The Evil Scientist is Too Competent

“The intelligent life forms on this planet and their management—”

In the middle of my conversation with the Watcher, the monitor suddenly shut off.

Startled by the pitch-black screen, I turned my head and saw that the mainframe had also lost power.

The already dimly lit lab was plunged into complete darkness, and I stood up slowly, feeling a sense of unease.

“What the...? Even the lights aren’t working?”

A blackout?

No, that didn’t make sense.

The Evilus Corporation’s building was equipped with emergency generators. They had functioned perfectly even during the recent global crisis that almost froze the entire planet.

Yet now the entire building had lost power? Impossible.

“What the hell is happening this time?”

Letting out a frustrated sigh, I stepped out of the lab—only to find the hallway just as drenched in darkness.

Not a single trace of light.

And then—squelch, squelch, splat, splat, squelch—

The sound of wet footsteps echoed through the corridor, gradually growing louder.

Squelch, splat, squelch—SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT—

The sound suddenly accelerated, rushing closer until—

“Waaah—?!”

I stumbled back and fell to the floor as something darted past me in the dark.

Its black, slick body. Its slimy, writhing skin.

Its grotesque form was enough to make my stomach churn.

“...Why is that here—?”

The World’s Enemy.

The leftover remnants scattered across the world by the fallen Fairy Queen... had appeared here.

*****

At that moment, when the Evil Magical Girl’s spell spread over the city—

The citizens of E City tilted their heads in confusion, looking at the sudden blackout.

“What? A power outage?”

“Out of nowhere...?”

“Damn it! I was working overtime!”

While the crowd grumbled about the sudden darkness, shadows began to stir.

They seeped out from alleys drowned in shadows.

From manholes and underground sewers untouched by sunlight.

From the hearts of overworked employees clinging to sanity after endless overtime shifts.

One by one, the monsters appeared.

No one recognized them.

They had never been seen outside of H City, and even there, it had been months since they’d last emerged.

But recognition didn’t matter.

The moment people laid eyes on them, they screamed.

“A-Aaaaah—!”

“Save me, save me, save me!”

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“Mom? Why are you here...? Oh, you came to take me away?”

The World’s Enemy possessed a unique trait—just looking at them shattered the minds of ordinary people.

Their grotesque forms inflicted deep psychological wounds, leaving only magical girls immune to the damage.

If this were a TRPG, the sight of them would require an instant sanity check.

Their horrific appearance alone made them biological weapons—but that wasn’t the worst part.

The World’s Enemy had been engineered specifically to fight magical girls.

Beyond their mental attacks, they had monstrous strength—easily capable of tearing humans apart.

—KREEEEEEEK—

One of the creatures let out a high-pitched, grating screech, its limbs extending unnaturally like strands of spaghetti.

Its tendrils lashed out, sweeping through the panicked crowd.

People flew through the air, slamming into walls and crumpling to the ground.

Even as bodies piled up, the creatures didn’t stop.

Unlike predators, which calm down after capturing prey, these monsters existed solely to destroy.

But of course, their rampage didn’t go unanswered.

“Damn it... Getting hit actually woke me up.”

Heroes who had been paralyzed with fear snapped out of their daze after being attacked.

“Where the hell are the heroes?!”

Villains, jolted back to reality by emergency countermeasures, began organizing defenses.

“You think this city belongs to you?”

And those with supernatural powers—many indebted to the Evilus Corporation—rushed to fight back.

Heroes, villains, and psychics united against the endless waves of creatures.

Yet even as they fought, despair crept in.

“Shit....”

“Where the hell are they all coming from?!”

“We need to stop whatever’s creating them—”

But overwhelmed and surrounded, none of them had the chance to search for the source.

They could only fight.

*****

“The World’s Enemy...?”

Snowah had just left the building after her failed confession to Eight.

She froze at the sudden blackout and the emergence of the monsters.

It had been a long time since she’d seen them.

For years, she had fought these creatures daily.

But ever since the recent treaty, their appearance had been strictly controlled—sealed away from the public.

Yet here they were, appearing not in H City but in E City.

“I don’t know what’s happening, but... Transform.”

Without hesitation, Snowah transformed into her magical girl form.

At her age, she didn’t bother with dramatic poses or declarations.

—WHOOSH! What’s happening, WHOOSH!

“Shut up. I need to focus.”

Silencing her noisy familiar, she unleashed her ice magic, freezing several of the creatures in an instant.

Despite not facing them in months, years of experience sharpened her precision.

With magical light illuminating her path, she hunted down the monsters roaming the building—her eyes scanning the bodies of those who hadn’t been so lucky.

“...Professor!”

Then, it hit her.

Eight was still inside.

He was just a civilian. If he saw these creatures, he might lose his mind.

Panicked, Snowah ran toward the lab—only to be blinded by a sudden flash of light.

“Aaaaaah—?!”

“H-Huh?”

She heard Eight’s startled voice as electricity surged through her body, forcing her to the ground.

“Miss Snowah?!”

“P-Professor...?”

Even with her magical barrier, capable of withstanding millions of volts, she had been brought down instantly.

“What... was that?!”

Eight approached, visibly worried.

“Sorry! I didn’t realize it was you.”

“Th-That weapon—?”

“It’s just self-defense... Are you okay?”

Snowah stood up, her mind racing.

A weapon strong enough to knock down a magical girl? No one had ever mentioned something like that.

Grabbing Eight’s wrist, she said urgently:

“Professor, we need to get out of here! This building isn’t safe—”

“Why would we leave?”

“What...?”

Eight looked at her calmly.

“This building is where the source is.”

“The source...?”

Snowah froze.

Her mind clicked the pieces together.

“Wait. You’re saying—”

Eight sighed.

“Is this really because I turned her down? No matter how mad she is, this is a bit much...”

It finally hit her.

This wasn’t an attack.

It was a tantrum.

And the mastermind...

Was Aile.