I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 73 Magical Girl Empty Box

"Magical Girl Empty Box...?"

After listening to Noah's story, Yuheng lowered his head and pondered.

"Yes, you must have heard of her," Noah said with a smile. "She is currently the biggest threat in this city."

That day, Noah took the initiative to go to the Civil Defense Bureau and met with Yuheng alone. She decided to reveal some key intelligence as the first lever to persuade her to cooperate with the Civil Defense Bureau.

The magical girl Empty Box is plotting something in this city for some purpose. And it's a "disaster" that could cause immense trauma to human society.

Yuheng had indeed heard of Magical Girl Empty Box.

She is an unregistered magical girl outside the Civil Defense Bureau, at the "Eternal Radiance" level. Intelligence suggests she may be involved in underground, gray, or even black market activities.

However, she hid it very well, and since she was a powerful magical girl of the "Eternal Radiance" level, the Civil Defense Bureau had turned a blind eye to her in recent years. As long as she didn't go too far and become intolerable, the Civil Defense Bureau didn't interfere too much.

"Magical Girl Empty Box... In the future, she's probably the strongest boss I've ever encountered," Noah added, though her statement sounded like she was talking about "beating a video game."

Yuheng frowned, expressing doubt about one of Noah's choices of words: "The strongest? Stronger than that Yiluoxin who ruled the world in the future and enslaved all magical girls?"

"I'm looking at it from the perspective of 'difficulty in conquering the map,' not from the perspective of the 'destructive power' that will ultimately result." Noah closed her eyes, leaned back on the sofa, and seemed to be lost in some unpleasant memories.

"In my timeline, Magical Girl Empty Box... actually, she made her move very late. By then, I had already reached the 'Eternal Radiance' level. So theoretically, she's a late-game big boss, but this time, I want to deal with her first."

"Before this, my team... although we had fought tough battles, we never lost any members. But the battle with the empty box almost wiped out my entire team."

"A six-person squad, three dead and three wounded... My squad, however, had three 'Eternal Radiance' level magical girls."

Noah's words surprised Yuheng. To be able to push a team that included three "Eternal Shao" to the brink of defeat was far beyond her comprehension.

"...What was the motive of the magical girl Sora no Hako who did this?" Yuheng continued to ask.

"That's the most ridiculous part." A bitter smile appeared on Noah's face.

"This 'boss' that I consider the strongest, the one who could even wipe out my entire team... everything she did wasn't out of any ideals or to fulfill any wishes. All she did was—make money."

Even Yuheng's unusually serious face showed surprise.

Such a mundane motive?

"So, could the Civil Defense Bureau help me eliminate her this time? Eliminating such a dangerous individual would be in your best interest, wouldn't it?"

"...I personally have no objection. But this requires more intelligence." Yuheng's expression returned to calm. "And...is Yuehua City's current combat strength really sufficient to deal with the Empty Box?"

"I think that's enough. Because she's far from reaching the level of my timeline. All her plans rely heavily on her mental constructs. She'll continue to lie low, accumulating strength, until she's absolutely certain of victory before she makes her move."

Noah's tone carried a hint of awe, an acknowledgment of an enemy who had pushed their abilities to the limit.

"From a certain perspective, the mind-reading ability of the empty box is indeed 'invincible' under certain conditions."

"Then what is her inner state?" Yuheng asked the most crucial question.

"...To foresee the future." Noah didn't keep them in suspense; she said it directly.

"What?" Yuheng was stunned. This ability—

"I knew you'd react this way," Noah smiled again. "It's similar to your ability, isn't it? But she doesn't have your kind of 'observational' type of future prediction. Her predictions are absolute phenomena that have already entered the realm of 'causality'."

"Once her 'precognition' is observed, no matter what happens along the way, the outcome can never be changed."

"She remained in the shadows, arranging various covert operations and accumulating strength... until she saw her 'absolute victory' in the foresight of the future, and only after ensuring the inevitability of that victory did she truly make her move."

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Information that can be made public now:

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Future Light Vision

Category: Mindset

Level: A

Holder: Yuheng

description:

A cognitive ability to observe and calculate the "possibilities" of the future. The holder can predict multiple future outcomes based on the "actions of the present" (e.g., taking action A leads to outcome X, and taking action B leads to outcome Y).

It observes dynamic processes and divergences, providing users with crucial information on "why it happens" and "how to change it."

The strength of this ability largely depends on the user's analytical skills, judgment, experience, and composure. A person lacking decisiveness or prone to panic may not be able to utilize it effectively. When faced with complex situations, too many "possibilities" can also lead to user errors or overlooking critical paths.

At the same time, because there is a possibility of a good ending, users may unconsciously become obsessed with "zero casualties" or "perfect results," worry about the future with "sacrifice," and ultimately lose the courage to make a decision.

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Finale movie

Category: Mindset

Level: A+

Holder: Empty Box

description:

The ability to foresee the future is a futuristic ability that has reached the level of causality. Any outcome seen by the user is certain to happen and cannot be changed under any circumstances.

For certain major events that are destined to happen (such as natural disasters, predetermined death, etc.), it can provide the most direct warnings. Even if it cannot be changed, it can allow users to prepare mentally in advance and take last-minute remedial measures.

However, directly receiving the result, knowing that a terrible ending is inevitable but being powerless to stop it, can be a devastating blow to the user's spirit.

Moreover, users only see a fragmented "ending scene," remaining completely unaware of the "process," "cause," "triggering conditions," or even all "participants (except for the characters appearing in the ending scene)" that led to this ending. This renders any effective intervention or prevention impossible, and may even lead to misunderstandings of the incomplete scene, thus accelerating the tragedy.

Therefore, users can only passively accept and prepare for the inevitable end, but cannot actively "create" a better future.

This ability is almost useless in scenarios where you need to proactively solve problems and create opportunities.