Magical Girl Mercenary For Hire - One

Magical Girl Mercenary For Hire - Chapter One

Chapter One

>> 2041

>> Continent: North America

>> Country: Old New York

>> City: Mega City New New York

>> 12:49am

The room past the entrance way was, unsurprisingly, another lobby. This was a very small one, though, with a long counter with a pair of secretaries behind it, and a corridor to either side. I saw some offices further in, a bunch of cubicles taking up a room, the other side just had a turn further in and a couple of doors with little placards next to them.

Miss? one of the secretaries said. He was a guy secretary, a big muscled guy that didnt seem to fit into his button-up shirt very well. Hello miss, Im Timothy Jortfull. Security out front said that you needed our services?

I blinked. I hadnt said anything like that to the security guy out front. Then again, I suppose it made some sense. When you walk into a store youre usually there to buy stuff, not to come asking for a job.

Im sorry, Mister Jortfull, but I think you have it wrong. Its not your fault, I just didnt know if that was the right entrance to take for what Im looking for.

Mister Jortfull stood a little taller at that. Oh, of course. This is the entrance for customers. Theres only one other entrance. For employees. I dont think you should come in from that one. He smiled. hoping that I can soon, I said with my best idol smile.

Mister Jortfulls smile looked a bit fixed. If... you wish? he said. Wed rather that than coming in from the walls.

I frowned. Why would I come in through the walls? I mean, I could come in through the windows, I guess.

Were on the seventy-sixth floor.

I know... I took the elevator here. I shook my head. This conversation was weird, and getting weirder. Alright, look Mister Jortless, maybe you can help me?

Thats what Im here for, he said.

Great! Id like one job application, please.

You want a job application? But our applications are online, he said.

Oops.

The man blinked. Im Commander Caden Carpenter. Id rather you didnt call me... Daddy.

Okay, sir, I said while working very hard to suppress the redness climbing up my cheeks. My name is Magic Muffin Cosmic Giggle Princess. Im a magical girl ready to fight for love and justice!

I... see. Well, Miss Magic Muffin Cosmic Giggle Princess, how can the Wraith Rangers help you?

I need work, I said. Fighting for love and justice is great, but there arent any aliens to blow up right now, and so I thought Id ask if you needed any help?

You want a job, he said. His eyes went distant for a moment, then he nodded. I think we can arrange that. What are your specialities? What kind of work are you looking to do? And you understand what kind of work wed ask of you?

My speciality is bringing a smile to the face of the downtrodden and also mid-ranged high-impact assaults. I shook my head. And I just need a job on the side, I ah, dont really know how you can help me with that. Honestly, it was a lot of brainstorming that brought me here, but I didnt have too much time to think about it.

Commander Carpenter leaned back against his desk, arms crossed. I felt like I was being weighted with the way he was looking at me. The Wraith Rangers mostly focus on anti-xeno operations whenever theres an incursion along the east coast. Well do clean-up as well. But those jobs arent constant. The rest of the time we split our attention between security work, which means long hours and low pay, and special jobs, which are usually short and dangerous.

I think Ill go with the short and dangerous ones, I said. I have school during the week, so this is more of a part time thing.

The commander nodded slowly. This is the first time wed work directly with a samurai, but Ive heard what its like from others. Frankly speaking, Miss Magic Muffin Cosmic Giggle Princess, samurai have a rep for being nightmares to work with, but other companies put up with it because its usually worth it in the end.

Oh, I said. Well, Im hoping that we both profit from it, if thats what you mean. I dont want to be troublesome.

Hmm, he hmmed. Alright. I think we can work with that. Are you free tomorrow?

Tomorrow was Sunday, which was one of my days off. Yeah, I can manage. Probably not all day, but for a chunk of it, sure.

He nodded again. Good. Lets call tomorrow a test, then. We have a medium-priority job tomorrow within New New York, in the destroyed part of the city. Ill email you the details. Do you have good decryption software?

Yup! Whats the job? Were not like... killing innocents or like, hurting nice people, right?

That kind of work pays well, but we dont take it. My Rangers started as Us Army rangers. We still act to serve the citizens of whatever country were in. No strikebreaking, no extortion work. This job is closer to what were made for; recon in force.

Okay, I said. I can work with that. Send me the details and Ill be there!

Good. Youll be with one of my most experienced teams. Theres a rogue AI to hunt down out there. Were being paid to take it out.

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