The Prince Who Absorbs Abilities With a ‘Click’

Chapter 13: The advent of a warrior from another world

I got the second magical girl through a contract.

Was it because the first magical girl I contracted died too quickly?

A system explanation, which had not appeared before, showed up this time.

▶ With a successful contract, ‘Seo Jiwon’ became a magical girl.

▶ The magical girl must deal with dimensional rifts and monsters.

▶ Rewards will be given based on the performance of the magical girl contracted with you.

▶ The magical girl contracted with you has the chance to move to another dimension through the dimensional rift.

【Currently opened dimensional worlds】

[Earth’s Last Day, Raising Survivors]

[Dungeon Master]

The name of the magical girl I contracted is Seo Jiwon.

Even though she’s a game character, she seems older than me, so I use formal language with her.

But right now, that’s not important.

“Seems like this game also has its own concept?”

The three games installed on my smartphone each have their own characteristics.

First, in the game ‘Earth’s Last Day, Raising Survivors,’ Kang Ha-yoon offers me items.

Those items can be used in other games as well.

In fact, the magic wand toy that Ha-yoon gave me was also used by the Skeleton Gunner in ‘Dungeon Master,’ and now it is being used by Seo Jiwon in ‘Magical Girl Maker.’

And the game ‘Dungeon Master’ doesn’t show exact characteristics yet, but the weapon enhancement scroll I received from the black market dealer could enhance the magic wand toy.

Thanks to that, a ＋1 was etched next to the item name after enhancing it.

【Magic Wand Toy＋1】

Magical Girl’s Purification: Deals mental damage to the enemy. However, to activate it, the magical girl must hold the wand, sing a song, and dance.

The enhanced toy now had an attack skill.

Of course, when I think about my second magical girl, 29-year-old Seo Jiwon, holding the magic wand in front of a monster and singing and dancing, tears blur my vision.

But what can I do? If I want to deal with monsters, there’s no choice.

“At least it’s a game, thank goodness.”

If it were real, Seo Jiwon wouldn’t just end in social suicide.

Anyway, there was a reason I absolutely had to level up this magical girl.

It was because of the unique feature of this game.

“The dimensional rift can move to other dimensions?”

After reading the explanation, dimensional travel was amazing.

It said that she could move through the rift, and the worlds she could move to were none other than my other games.

“In other words, I can use the magical girl as a mercenary, right?”

That means I could send Seo Jiwon through the rift to the game where Kang Ha-yoon is or have her defend the dungeon in ‘Dungeon Master.’

“This is pretty good, huh?”

Just like each game has its own strengths, this game also had its unique feature.

“Then I definitely have to do it.”

Of course, the magical girl would need to be strong for this to be useful, but if I can avoid her dying easily like the first one, maybe she’ll get stronger someday?

“By the way, is there no way to spend money here?”

All the games I had played up until now had some form of micro transactions.

I had supported Kang Ha-yoon’s awakening, and in the dungeon, I used micro transactions to summon monsters.

So, what about this ‘Magical Girl Maker’?

“……?”

Am I just not finding it?

No matter how much I searched the screen, I couldn’t find any sign of micro transactions.

“What? Really, there’s no micro transaction?”

It was true.

There were no micro transactions in this game.

“Huh…”

It seemed like I would have to level up the character the proper way in this game.

“No easy win, huh?”

My plan to quickly level up and reduce the difficulty in other games was dashed.

I felt a bit disappointed since there was no way to pay for it.

“No, wait, actually, it’s fine. This is dopamine, and this is what a game is.”

Without micro transactions, it meant I had to play based on my understanding of the game.

Playing purely with my own physical skills?

Isn’t that romantic?

I had momentarily forgotten the basics because micro transactions had become so natural.

Well, I could understand why there were no micro transactions.

If I could make a magical girl stronger with micro transactions, I would have just thrown money at it.

Then, would I send my micro transaction-buffed magical girl into other games?

The difficulty of all the games would definitely drop instantly.

Maybe this was a kind of balance patch.

“I can’t help it.”

From now on, I would have to level up the magical girl my way.

“Should I train her first?”

The most important thing was to raise the magical girl’s stats.

The in-game time was already approaching midnight.

It was quite late, but that didn’t matter to me.

“Let’s train before bed.”

I immediately controlled the cat character ‘Kain’ on the screen.

Kain, the cat, moved as I commanded.

And the best part was that I could talk to the in-game character by writing the words I wanted to say on the screen. This was a godly game.

I slowly tapped on the screen and wrote the words.

“Now, let’s begin special training!”

The winged cat Kain said, wagging his tail.

Unlike our first meeting, Kain’s tone was strangely different.

“Yes? But I have to go to work tomorrow…”

Seo Jiwon’s voice became muffled.

Hearing the words “special training,” she glanced at the clock with a worried expression.

It was almost midnight.

Even if she took a shower and went to bed now, she would only barely meet the average sleep time.

“This is all a necessary process for your survival. Do you have any complaints?”

His gaze was as serious as a manager giving orders.

“…….”

Naturally, Jiwon couldn’t say anything.

Being a magical girl was a dangerous profession where she would fight monsters.

Because of that, the mortality rate of magical girls was quite high.

‘Why did I even sign the contract?’

She had agreed to the contract while being tipsy from alcohol earlier, but now, as the drunkenness faded, she started to regret it a little.

But what could she do?

The contract had already been made, and the situation didn’t seem like it would allow her to back out.

Most importantly, the contract maker was thinking about her, so she had nothing to say.

“Alright! Let’s train hard and sleep right after! Got it!”

“First, we’ll start with 100 squats!”

“…100?”

“No excuses! I’ll make it 200 squats!”

“…….”

“Oh, you’re not focusing! Let’s make it 300 squats! How many?”

“Th-three hundred!”

“Good. Start with 200 squats!”

Seo Jiwon, unable to resist the command, began to do squats.

She barely finished the 200 squats, but that wasn’t the end.

Next came 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, and then a 20-kilometer run outside.

She felt embarrassed running outside in her magical girl outfit, but luckily it was early morning, and there were no people around.

By the time she finished all of it, it was already past 3 AM.

“Hah…hah…”

Seo Jiwon, after completing the tough training, panted heavily.

If she were her original self, it wouldn’t be surprising if she had collapsed by now, given how harsh the training was.

At least, since she was transformed into a magical girl, she wasn’t completely terrible at it for a first-time training.

“H-Hey…is this really the kind of training that makes me stronger?”

Jiwon looked down at her pastel pink outfit.

Her clothes, which had been soaked in sweat, were now dry and fresh.

‘Did I really have to train this much?’

She didn’t know how other magical girls trained since she had just signed the contract.

“Uh. I-I think so! You have to trust me completely!”

So, she had no choice but to follow the words of the cat in front of her, the one who made the contract.

Especially after this training, she realized one thing.

‘Being a magical girl is really exhausting, huh?’

The magical girls in the media that she saw were always shooting ads, eating delicious food, and living lives like celebrities.

And then, when monsters appeared, they’d go out to fight. She never imagined there were behind-the-scenes struggles like this.

“Alright, let’s finish the training here for today—”

Just as Kain was about to end the training, the place where they were standing began to distort.

More precisely, the air warped, and suddenly, small rifts began to form.

“Uh? What is this…!”

Seo Jiwon stared at the air with a surprised expression.

“It’s…a rift!”

The crack in the space was the dimensional rift.

Monsters appear within the rift.

Therefore, when a dimensional rift is discovered, it is mandatory to report it to the government immediately.

Naturally, the way a rift forms has been widely publicized, so she couldn’t have not known.

“Ho, that’s the rift?”

“Yes? What did you just say…?”

“Ah, no. More importantly, hurry up and enter the rift! Opportunities like this don’t come often.”

At Kain’s words, Jiwon tilted her head.

For a moment, she thought she had misheard.

Enter the rift?

There were clearly going to be numerous monsters inside that gap, and yet, she was told to enter it herself?

That was like asking her to walk into her own death.

But Kain was firm.

“Follow me and enter the rift.”

Since the contractor said it so decisively, Jiwon had no choice but to follow.

‘There’s no way the contractor would want to kill the magical girl, right?’

No contractor would force a magical girl into a deadly situation after making a contract with her.

Jiwon tightly closed her eyes and followed Kain, jumping into the rift.

▶ The contracted magical girl has entered the dimensional rift.

▶ There is a certain probability that the dimensional rift will turn into a dimensional gateway.

▶ If the conditions are met, you can travel to another dimensional world.

【Currently open dimensional worlds】

[Earth’s Last Day, Raising Survivors]

[Dungeon Master]

▶ Please choose the dimensional world to travel to.

▶ You have selected [Dungeon Master]. Moving to that dimension.

Jiwon, who had jumped into the dimensional rift, slowly opened her eyes.

What she saw before her was a world inside a cave.

“Wh-where is this?”

The problem was, she was not the only one in the cave with Kain.

“Eeek!”

There was a skeleton wandering around with a pistol in its hand.

“Gr-green skeleton!”

Jiwon was horrified at the appearance of the unfamiliar monster.

As she looked around, the cave was filled with monsters she had never seen before.

Strange green dwarfs were walking around, and zombies, just like the ones from movies, were making bizarre noises.

“I- I shouldn’t have entered the rift!”

Jiwon despaired.

She had become a magical girl, but she didn’t even know how to fight.

Yet, there were monsters everywhere.

She had entered the rift, and now she was about to die for it.

While in despair, her contractor Kain approached her.

Kain spread his wings wide and said,

“It’s okay. These are my subordinates.”

“Eh…?”

What was this about?

The contractor who gave her power as a magical girl was actually the leader of the monsters?

No, no.

That didn’t make sense.

In this sudden situation, Jiwon couldn’t find any words.

She couldn’t follow the situation at all.

“So, you can consider these guys as your comrades, Jiwon.”

“Eh?!”

Jiwon was astonished at this absurd situation.

Saint Irene opened her eyes.

“The hero of this realm has descended into our world.”

As the divine prophecy foretold, the savior appeared.

Now, the only action the Holy Order had to take was one.

To find the light that would stand against the darkness, they must find the savior.