Chapter 1: The Soup is Here~

—Tachibana Asuka had let her guard down.

Even though she was still in her [Magical Girl Silver White] transformation, she had been stripped of all ability to resist.

Her wrists and ankles were tightly bound with bandages.

The dignified older sister’s body was forced into a humiliating, helpless “bird perch” position, unable to move an inch inside this [Evil Demon Lair].

She looked like nothing more than a delicious, helpless lamb waiting to be devoured.

On the shelves around her, surgical knives, syringes, medicine bottles, and bandages were neatly arranged.

What kind of horrific fate awaited her, a [Magical Girl] captured by the [Villain Boss]…?

Just imagining it for a second—

“Ugh…”

—every inch of her fair, delicate skin broke out in a cold sweat, sticky with fear.

Her heart was inevitably thrown into chaos.

But as the flawless, righteous [Magical Girl Silver White], she absolutely could not yield to the [Villain Boss].

“Guh… Just kill me already!”

“What a strange request. Why would I kill you?”

“Because I am [Magical Girl Silver White]! The embodiment of love and justice, the flawless and fearless Moonlight Knight!”

“Tone it down. Your weeb levels are off the charts.”

Removing his face mask, Linux revealed a surprisingly youthful face—one that still looked utterly bewildered.

—It had been a full year since he had accidentally arrived in this other world.

Though the transition had been abrupt, at least the setting was a modern neon metropolis.

The level of technological and cultural development was almost identical to his original world, making adaptation easy.

And after opening an unlicensed [Black Clinic] called [Hundred Leaves Clinic] last month, he had finally settled into a peaceful life.

But this afternoon, a silver-haired older sister calling herself [Magical Girl Silver White] had barged in.

Wielding what looked like a cosplay prop—a silver lance—she had declared she was here to “vanquish evil in the name of love and justice.”

—Classic symptoms of a paranoid delusion.

For safety’s sake, Linux had no choice but to subdue her and temporarily lock her in the clinic’s soundproof storage room.

“A Magical Girl…”

Now, he glanced at the silver lance tossed aside.

Only now did he realize—this wasn’t some foam-painted cosplay prop, but a genuine knight’s lance.

It had the weight and texture of metal, yet its composition was unlike any metal he knew.

Under the storage room’s ceiling light, it shimmered with a holy, radiant silver glow, as if infused with [Magical Power], making it seem utterly fantastical.

“Does this world… really have Magical Girls?”

Linux frowned slightly.

Thinking back, he had seen plenty of suspicious news reports on TV and in newspapers since arriving here.

There had been at least twenty incidents blamed on “gas leaks.”

But the accompanying photos looked nothing like gas explosions—more like the aftermath of some kind of supernatural battle.

If [Magical Girls] really existed in this world, that would explain a lot.

“—D-Don’t touch me!!!”

Suddenly seeing Linux approach, [Magical Girl Silver White]—Tachibana Asuka—panicked.

She struggled desperately, but it was futile.

Her captor was a genuine [Boss Level] [Villain Boss].

Anything belonging to the [Villain Boss] would be tainted by his evil power.

Even though she was transformed into [Magical Girl Silver White], brimming with incredible [Magical Power], the evil bandages binding her made escape impossible.

All she could do was watch in horror as the terrifying [Villain Boss] closed in.

“Hey, are you really a genuine Magical Girl?”

Kneeling down, Linux tentatively reached out and brushed aside the beautiful older sister’s silver hair.

The sensation was unbelievably smooth, like moonlight slipping through his fingers.

Then he took in her bizarre outfit—a form-fitting, knightly armor that perfectly matched her silver lance.

It also left nothing to the imagination, accentuating every curve of the silver-haired older sister’s body.

“Ugh… I-I’ll never… never submit to you! Villain Boss!!!”

Tachibana Asuka’s pink-gold eyes welled up with humiliating tears from sheer terror.

She turned her face away, desperately trying to maintain the dignified defiance of a knight.

But this pitiful display was clearly beyond the capabilities of a mere mental patient.

Linux fell into thought.

—If he could cross worlds, then the existence of [Magical Girls] in this new world wasn’t so strange after all.

In that case…

“Hey, System?”

He tentatively called out in his mind.

Instantly, a response came.

[The 101st Generation—Evil Deeds Incentive System, officially activated.]

[Confirmed—Captured one Magical Girl! Villain Value +20]

[? Host, host, let’s do bad things together~ ?]

[A. Turn the Magical Girl into your Villainess Executive, body and soul completely obedient to you!]

[Reward: Killer Queen (Stand)]

[B. Broadcast the Magical Girl’s defeat live worldwide, crushing the hopes of ordinary people!]

[Reward: Giant Monster Godzilla (Juvenile Form)]

[C. Trick the Magical Girl into going on a date with you, making her lose all combat ability from sheer embarrassment!]

[Reward: Just a plain bag of cotton candy (worth 100 yen)]

“…?”

Staring at the system interface in his vision, Linux remained calm, in no rush to make a choice.

As an excellent medical school graduate, his mind was always clear.

He never acted impulsively and wouldn’t be blinded by immediate gains.

—Options A and B were textbook [Villain Boss] behavior.

Turning the [Magical Girl] into his subordinate would grant him [Killer Queen (Stand)].

Broadcasting her defeat would give him a [Godzilla (Juvenile Form)].

No matter which he chose, the [Evil Deeds Incentive System] was offering incredibly generous rewards.

But for some reason, Linux couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

His inner voice was full of suspicion.

“System, can you explain this to me?”

[Very simple~ As long as you torment Magical Girls, you’ll receive tons of evil rewards~]

[Increase your Villain Value, then do even more bad things~ Fufufu~]

“No, that’s not what I’m asking.”

Linux shook his head lightly.

Now, he finally realized what was bothering him.

“When you introduced yourself earlier, which generation did you say you were?”

[The 101st generation~]

“So… there were 100 others before me?”

[That’s correct~]

“Then… where are they now?”

[Dead.]

[All dead.]

—The honest [Evil Deeds Incentive System] answered in a cheerful, girlish voice, delivering the most horrifying truth.

[? You’re the 101st host, and I’m the 101st System Girl~?]

[Now, let’s do bad things together~]