The Evil Scientist is Too Competent

Chapter 55

Karl Heinz, a director of H Group, crossed one leg and smiled broadly. It was as if he trusted the Magical Girl aiming from afar.

Of course, no matter how powerful the Magical Girl might be, Heinz doubted she could penetrate Vira’s barrier. Besides, there hadn’t been any reports of her firing magic at citizens in other cities.

What does the Magical Girl Association care about the most? They work hard to shed the image of magical girls as threats to citizens, making them look more like friendly neighbors or idolized heroes. Even if this wasn’t City H but City E, launching magic at citizens would be risky for them.

There’s not much chance of the Magical Girl taking aim here. Not unless things get really dire…

“Getting attacked now would be pretty troublesome.”

Recently, City E had been struggling due to villainous attacks from City B. Even though Evilus Corporation had a firm grip on the area, the belief that City E was a villain-free zone was proving untrue.

Moreover, after that incident, they had marched into City B and forcibly acquired Baphomet Corporation, making the political situation quite precarious. If they ended up clashing with a major corporation from City H in this situation, other cities might unite to attack Evilus, thinking of E’s expansion plans as threatening.

“…Do you know I’m a member of Scholar?”

“Yes. I’m aware. It took quite some time to discover you took the Magical Girl with you because of that.”

“Do you know that members there receive protection from various cities and governments?”

“Indeed, Scholar members do receive support from corporations. But that doesn’t make them untouchable, does it?”

Karl Heinz said as he let his smile turn into a grim scowl.

“You should just stick to being a bookish nerd. Don’t meddle in other fields.”

I frowned slightly and met Heinz’s gaze.

“…The Magical Girl belongs to H Group?”

“I would appreciate it if you referred to her as a specialty of City H!”

“Alright, I’ll send her back.”

“That’s a wise decision. We didn’t want to make an enemy of Evilus Corporation, after all.”

Seemingly surprised by my agreement, Heinz quickly proceeded with business. He terminated the contract between me and White Pang and even paid the penalty for it.

He was keen on completely severing my ties with the Magical Girl.

Having wrapped up matters swiftly, Karl Heinz asked me to send White Pang back to City H by the end of the day. I nodded and looked down at the torn contract.

“Then, I’ll take my leave. Make sure the Magical Girl returns to City H today.”

I watched Heinz walk away with a smug grin, and then turned to look at the table in silence. Perhaps feeling sorry for me, Vira, who had been standing guard close by, came over and patted my shoulder.

“You did well, Eight. If a fight had broken out, you might not have been harmed, but the citizens would have been at risk.”

“…Phew.”

“Eight?”

“Pffft—!”

I burst into laughter, unable to stop myself. The re

The other people in the city hadn’t caught on yet, but having encountered these monsters daily, Karl Heinz recognized it immediately.

It was a World’s Enemy.

Something that was supposed to appear only in City H.

“…Why is that there?”

He didn’t have time to be shocked. Before Karl Heinz could think of a response, the news anchor delivered yet another breaking news.

[Ah…! We have a new update identifying this monster as a World’s Enemy! To reiterate, it’s a World’s Enemy! This creature, which had only ever appeared in City H, has suddenly shown up in City G, raising questions…]

“Send the Magical Girls at once! Immediately!”

“Y-Yes!”

Karl Heinz shouted.

He couldn’t complacently allow World’s Enemies to roam other cities. Losing City H’s exclusive status would be unacceptable.

While he yelled at his subordinates, the news anchor spoke once more.

[We’ve just received reports of small creatures claiming to be spirits appearing in City A.]

“Oh, my God.”

Karl Heinz felt a cold shiver run through his spine.

Something was happening.