Chapter 491 – #2-43 Magical Girl Academy Infiltration Diary (1st Experiment) (7)
Dark hallway. Blare.
The inside of the abandoned factory, entered through the back door, was quieter and darker than expected.
Above all, the hallways and walls were connected by flat walls without any decorations, and the ceiling was lined with things like steel pipes, which conveyed a remarkably dull feeling.
In the first place, I wondered if people would use this place, but if it was really a place not used by people, it would have been full of dust.
Bumping… Bumping…
Sneaky…
“(This way… There is a sensor here, so please follow me carefully.)”
“(Sensor?)”
“(Yes. But please don’t worry. At this level…)”
Whispering softly to each other, we make our way down the hallway.
Perry, who was ahead of me, floated an opaque hologram keyboard in front of her hand, and quickly moved her finger on it.
I only use one hand, and I can’t even see that finger.
She was looking at what she was doing while admiring the movement of her hands.
Beep beep…
A faint electronic sound was heard, and the next moment it disappeared in a flash.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes?”
“The sensor has been turned off. It’s only unlocked for 3 minutes, so we have to get past it.”
“What…!”
“Hurry.”
Perry, who had just told me to be careful with the sensor, ran out fearlessly and boldly through the dark hallway. Not knowing what was what, I followed suit.
――Perry was truly a genius.
Her back door was also locked, but before I could break it down, she unlocked her security.
Any device, as long as it is a mechanical device that uses programs, can be hacked and taken over.
Being able to do that like flowing water at such a young age was just talent.
“I’ll go down this elevator. You will need your registered ID card for authentication, but don’t worry.”
“This is really great…”
“Why take it for granted?”
And don’t forget to know and show off your talents.
…Not so lucky.
In any case, it was only thanks to Perry’s ability that he hadn’t come across anyone in the organization yet even after he had come quite deep.
I have seen magical girls who use various magics, I have seen nobles who use the power of spirits or something, and I have met people who show much better abilities than ordinary people with modified bodies.
However, with a human body that has not been remodeled and just as it was born, without magic or anything, it shows more than magic effects with just skills and talents.
That fact is just amazing.
“But this is still less than 30% of my ability. It needs an external unit to function properly.”
“External unit?”
“This is the chip I mentioned earlier. Usually, it is used as a simple backup chip, but I also use it as an external unit that helps calculation by paying expensive money and processing it. It makes a difference in work efficiency.”
“Hehe… I see…”
“…If you don’t know, it’s okay to say you don’t know, sir. Even if you are a teacher, if you are not in your field, you will not know.”
“No, did you understand… Didn’t you…? Anyway, I can’t imagine…”
Perry gave a wry smile.
“It’s okay. Because I know that I’m a geek. I also put my hands on my brain to use the backup chip as an additional arithmetic circuit… The fact that I was caught foolishly by these guys here is a little bit because of back trading.”
“A back transaction?”
“Ah…Haha. No, slips of the tongue, slips of the tongue.”
“…You, when you go back, I’ll listen properly then.”
“Teacher! I’m sorry, please forget!”
Perry clasped her hands together pleadingly.
‘…Touch the brain.’
If I can become a genius, I will do anything. I would accept any surgery if I could get the talent.
When I was living a normal life, there were times when I thought that way, but when I said that I really did something like that, I couldn’t help but feel rejected.
In addition, it seemed that I had enough talent, but to expect more from it and even undergo surgery that smelled of such a dangerous smell.
For me, who only has power at most, this is unimaginable.
Anyway, I’ll have to hear the details of the backdoor deal and everything that smells dangerous later, but for now, let’s think about how to safely break through here and return safely.
* * *
――The ground floor of an abandoned factory.
After the elevator reached this floor, we quickly headed inward to our destination.
In the meantime, there was no encounter with the gang members.
That’s why I thought Perry did a good job researching and guiding me to the uninhabited road…
“Something… Strange.”
Perry muttered in a puzzled way as he continued to move forward, relying on the dim lighting.
Until a little while ago, this level of security was nothing, I would show dominance even with my eyes closed, and I was overflowing with confidence as I said things like that.
The deeper I went, the more a sense of incongruity invaded my mind rather than arrogant confidence.
“How can there be no people like this…? At least, even a security robot… No, but… None of them are caught on the network… Why…?”
It’s quiet.
It’s still.
Defenseless
Too… Defenseless.
‘No matter how much something happens… Can you leave the hideout empty like this? Did you catch the ferry too?’
If it’s simply that she no longer has any use for her and it doesn’t matter what happens, there’s nothing to say…
There’s no such possibility, though.
Somehow it didn’t seem like that. I just have a bad feeling about it.
‘The back of my neck is a bit… Sore…’
“Mr. Kay… Hey… Shall we just go back…?”
“…They said it was absolutely necessary. I can’t leave it here.”
“…That’s right.”
To be honest, it’s better to cross the stone bridge and avoid crossing the dangerous river as much as possible.
But…
“Ha.”
I weighed it in my mind for a while, and with a sigh, I grabbed Perry’s hand and dragged him.
The direction we’re going is the same as the one we’ve been heading so far.
“Teacher?!”
“This way, right? …Let’s quickly pack up and run away.”
“…Yeah!”
I hurried my steps down the hallway.
* * *
“Sir, here you are!”
Going through the needlessly complicated corridors, I finally arrived at the room I was aiming for before long.
It was a room at the far end of the hallway, with an old, rusted iron door firmly closed.
Just like the image of an abandoned factory, most of the inside of this building was a very old facility, but the lowest floor and the door in front of us were especially special.
Perhaps because of my mood, the air seems a bit damp, so it’s creepy.
“Here…?”
“It looks like a warehouse. On the first day I was brought to this facility, I saw people passing by and throwing things at me.”
Did you say it was over…?
I looked around.
Most of the corridors in this building are complexly twisted and intersecting, giving the impression of a maze, but the corridor leading to this storage room is straight.
‘I passed by… Was there a reason I had to pass by this place?’
A straight hallway. In other words, he dragged the kidnapped girl along this hallway, showed her how to put her things in the storage room, and dragged her across the hallway again.
As if to escape, take your things from here and return.
While I naturally frowned because I couldn’t understand the intention,
“Oh.”
A voice came from Perry who was unlocking the door.
I look back with a somewhat tearful face. His face was strangely cute and I almost laughed.
“What’s going on?”
“That…”
While speaking with regret, he pointed at the heavy-looking padlock hanging near the doorknob.
Ah… All of a sudden it’s analog. If that’s the case, Perry’s skills can’t help it. No matter how hard you try to hack, non-electronic locks won’t budge.
“My magic is mostly electrical… So it’s hard to see the effect properly unless you’re dealing with a machine or a person… What should I do?”
“Look at me. It’s okay.”
And.
I finally have a place where I can play.
“【Costume Change】.”
The body wrapped in a teacher-like suit was instantly engulfed in light. Particles of light whirled around my body faintly, then disappeared at once, as if they were extinguished just like when they appeared.
And my body was wrapped in a red costume that I felt nostalgic for now.
An unscrupulous costume that sticks to the body and reveals the outline of the body. 〈 Witch Girl 〉’s red magical girl outfit, similar to the one worn by Ruby.
My body was overflowing with more power than ever before, and I was enveloped in an omnipotent feeling that I could do anything.
“Teacher…? What does that look like…?”
“It’s a secret between the two of us ♪”
Come to think of it, the fact that she is a magical girl should not be found out if possible.
… Well, it’s hard to even think that she, a student of hers, would immediately connect with Earth’s magical girl after seeing this, and for now, the first thing to do is to solve the situation in front of her eyes.
“A lock like this…”
She reached out her red-gloved hand and grasped a lock so large and heavy that she couldn’t quite grasp it with one hand.
And let’s give her strength with her magic power.
Kwadeudeudeuk…!
The lock was quickly crushed and shattered.
“Whoa, whoa…”
“Come on, let’s go in. Let’s quickly find what we need and run away.”
“Yes Yes! Teacher!”
* * *
‘…Um… Kay, I hope you don’t overdo it.’
Dan-ae, who was returning to the 【Education City】 by AI taxi, turned her consciousness while trying to tame her body, which still had her strange energy.
Anyway, if it’s Kei, there won’t be a problem.
As for Kay, she’s ignorantly strong in terms of her strength, so no matter what obstacles are in front of her, she can only defeat them with a single power.
Squeezing wisdom or learning skills is because there are opponents who cannot be controlled by force.
But it doesn’t have to be with Kei, so she doesn’t have to wear her hair coyly.
‘It’s more than me who only knows how to use her hair a little, what a much better anime…’
So she won’t have to worry.
Rather than that, the first thing to do is to quickly dig up the abnormality of this body. What the hell is triggering this, driving the body and mind into such a predicament… I need to find out the reason…
“Yes?”
‘Here is…’
Dark street. With no other cars in sight, only the AI taxi with Danae was driving down the street.
However, she didn’t notice it because it was dark and she wasn’t used to it. This direction is not the 【Education City】 side. …Not likely.
“What…?”
The boarding information screen was displayed using the touch panel installed in the seat. The destination must have been written as 〈 Education City Main Gate 〉.
However, upon closer examination, a completely different destination was written.
‘Did I put it in wrong…? No, no. I was on my way to [Education City] Properly at first…!’
[We will arrive at our destination soon. Please prepare to get off.]
To make matters worse, I heard such a mechanical sound as I was walking down a deserted alley.
Even without looking at the map, it is clear that this is a location far away from 【Education City】.
It was said that he was unconscious because his body was strange, but to think he hadn’t realized it until it reached this point… His own carelessness was cursed.
“…”
Whoops… Whoops…
Let’s stay calm. You have to figure out the situation. If you panic, you will only continue to play with the enemy’s intentions.
By the time Danae regained her composure with her deep breathing, the AI taxi she was riding finally stopped moving.
Gee-eeing–
The seat door opened smoothly with a mechanical sound.
“…【Costume Change】.”
Before getting off the taxi seat, Dan-ae’s body was engulfed in light for a moment… And when it appeared again, she was wearing a modified hanbok costume that she usually sees on her body.
His two favorite swords were hanging around his waist as if crossing each other.
When everything was ready, I got out of the taxi seat.
A taxi standing in the middle of an inconspicuous alley.
And as if to surround the cliff that got out of the taxi.
Several shadows stood at some distance.
In the dark without streetlights, they were figures whose outlines could barely be discerned, but for some reason, the silhouettes seemed to arouse people’s disgust… Danae inadvertently raised her eyebrows as if offended.
