Congratulations on Your Magical Girl Duties

46 – Through the Eyes of the Market

He explained so many cases, truly.

From the example of Typhoon Noru, so famous it had become a formula, and No□ Paint, to Sam Altman and Sam□ Soy Sauce – the starting points of the AI era. Even the case of TL□A rising right alongside T□LA when it surged.

“Just a moment. ‘Sen□’ is a stock that’s suddenly skyrocketing, but why is ‘□sen’ going up too? They’re not even related, are they?”

“Why aren’t they related? Reverse Sen□ and what do you get? □sen.”

“Seriously… what?”

“Remember. If the company names share even two characters, they’re connected in some way. That’s just how it is.”

And that wasn’t all. He even went as far as to teach them methods to escape from the brink of ruin.

“Let’s say, as an example, that Koryeo A□ goes bankrupt.”

The possibility of any stock falling always exists.

This applies to the local market and the overseas one.

“Of course, for the Magical Girl who holds that stock, the result would be devastating. Some might be so overwhelmed that they collapse and give up.”

But.

“We are different.”

We must rise again.

“So, let’s look at the possibility of Koryeo A□ crashing through the eyes of the market.”

A Magical Girl isn’t made to be defeated. She’s born to overcome crises, no matter when or where.

“In this desolate situation, what will rise?”

Koryeo A□’s lower limit. This is the demise of Koryeo.

If that’s the case, what comes after the demise of Koryeo?

That’s right. Joseon.

“It’s related stocks in the shipbuilding industry! Because the dynasty established after Koryeo was Joseon!”

Of course, the Magical Girls looked to be in extreme pain every time I explained.

Well, I can’t say I don’t understand their reaction. It’s a world they can’t comprehend with their current way of thinking. A different world, in the truest sense of the word.

But they have to endure.

The different world they’re facing isn’t the goddamn, awful one I was in, but a *real* isekai filled with the dreams and hopes of striking it rich.

Magical Girls who sing of dreams and hopes should be able to endure this, right? That’s what I believed.

And, before long…

“When customs is abuzz with talk of Magical KC Certification, which stocks should we buy?”

“KC… by any chance, is it KC□?”

“That’s correct.”

My fervent belief was finally being rewarded.

Yes. The magic girls were beginning to open the Director’s Eyes, one by one.

Little by little, very little by little.

But definitely.

“If In□ Corp and Sam□ Electronics form an alliance, which stock would rise?”

“Probably Insam□ Co., right?”

“Exactly!”

It was a truly moving moment.

Is this the feeling farmers experience when they sow seeds and see the harvest? I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with emotion.

I could actually feel tears welling up.

I’ve finally saved everyone, converted them to the Director.

“So, how does it feel to finally have the Director’s Eyes?”

To my slightly tearful question, the magic girls frankly poured out their honest feelings.

“These eyes… I can see the Director… so clearly…”

“Damn it, Shin Siyul! What even *are* these eyes?! To give me such precious eyes…!”

“This is amazing, the Director’s Eyes!!!”

However, there were still about three magic girls who hadn’t yet opened the Director’s Eyes.

“I still don’t get it. The Director is just so different from the stock market I knew.”

“I feel like I’m almost getting it, but I’m not quite sure.”

“Is there another example, perhaps?”

“Of course.”

I gladly accepted their request, and spoke to the magic girls who *had* opened the Director’s Eyes.

“Let’s make an assumption. Let’s say there’s news that 2,000 magic girls are being added to the ranks.”

The magic girls had unfocused, hazy, slightly drooping eyes.

Proof that the Director’s Eyes were activating.

“So then, which stock would likely rise?”

“Ha□nix!”

“Precisely.”

It was clear they were fully engaging the Director’s Eyes, the speed of their answers was remarkable.

A satisfied smile gracing my lips, I addressed the lambs still trapped in darkness, their eyes yet unopened to the Director.

“You see? This is how it’s done.”

“Got it! Thank you!”

“Me too! I can finally see clearly now, thanks to you!”

But one remained.

“Excuse me, would you mind explaining it again? I still don’t quite grasp the principle.”

“Of course.”

The principle is simple.

2 thousand → Icheon → H□nix

3,000 → Samcheon → Samcheon□ Bicycle

4,000 → Sacheon → Han□ Aerospace Industries, N□

Isn’t it easy?

“Do you understand now?”

“Yes! Thank you! I finally get it!”

I’m glad everyone likes the Director.

If you have the Director’s Eye, it becomes exceptionally easy. As easy as breaking a baby’s joints.

Truly, a baby submission-level difficulty.

However.

How could there be only advantages in this world? If there are advantages, disadvantages must inevitably exist as well.

This applies just as much to the Director’s Eye.

“So, every time a missile carrying a weirdo flies in from North Korea, I should buy stock in ‘Mi□’, that is, Aable□&C, right?”

Just like now.

“No! Absolutely not!”

I urgently stopped the magical girl.

If you continue to use the Director’s Eye, you become fixated on the theme alone. Unable to look around you.

The current magical girl is a perfect example of the disadvantage.

“Why? The important theme is missiles, isn’t it?”

“Missiles are bound to fall eventually, wouldn’t you agree?”

And naturally, the stock price will fall with them.

“You understand?”

“Ah, I understand. So, we shouldn’t just blindly buy things because they’re mentioned.”

“You have to calculate the laws of physics carefully, too, you know.”

Thankfully, my pointing that out seemed to snap the magical girl back to her senses. With this, she’d use the Director’s Gaze a little more cautiously.

In that moment, another magical girl blurted out something shocking.

“What about Magical Gift trading? Is that okay?”

“Are you crazy? Gifts are genuinely bad news.”

Even Jo Sang-woo, our pride of Ssangmun-dong, the valedictorian of Seoul National University’s Business Administration program, went down after giving gifts. That’s how dangerous gifts can be.

“Then what are we supposed to do, Ms. Dashyul?”

“It’s simple. Think about it.”

If you’re thinking with the Director’s Gaze, it’s not difficult.

Gift is Present in English.

The meaning of Present is ‘the current time’.

Which means, cash.

“Ultimately, cash is bad, so you’re better off doing margin trading.”

“Oh, so the Director’s Gaze can be used like that, too.”

Just then, I felt someone tapping me on the back, so I turned around.

It was none other than Heuindungi.

She was wearing a strange expression, a perfect half-and-half mix of worry and astonishment.

“What did you just teach them? Are you actually insane?”

“What did I do?”

“Margin trading is truly dangerous! And that thing you told them not to do, that’s Futures! The spelling is Future! Not Present!”

Heuindungi, unusually showing off her intelligence, spoke urgently, but the only feeling I had toward her was…

Disappointment.

“Of course, the English spelling for ‘gifts’ is Present. What are you talking about, ‘Future,’ you dummy?”

“No, that and this are different!”

Someone who claimed to have lived in New York, not even knowing everyday English that even a high school graduate like me knew… Heuindungi was truly disappointing.

At this rate, wouldn’t she just be a mediocre zero-language speaker who can’t properly speak either Korean or English?

I was so frustrated that it was going beyond anger, to the point of pity.

Who could possibly live with such a brain-dead person?

I certainly couldn’t.

A sympathetic smile touched my lips, a heart ache woven into it.

“It’s alright. I understand perfectly. Someone can live in New York and still not know English, you know.”

It was entirely possible.

I’d spent ten years in this world, and still couldn’t write the local script.

Though, the fact I could read it from day one was a little strange.

Anyway.

Meanwhile, Whitedog seemed to take offense at my words, stomping a foot.

“Ah, goddamn it, this crazy b*stard, seriously!”

His Korean became almost fluent when he cursed, but even then, it wouldn’t be enough for everyday life.

He was definitely dead weight.

Completely different from an A-lister like me; a genuine, grade-A screw-up.

True to form, Whitedog jumped up from his seat before the lecture had even finished.

“I’m leaving! This is supposed to be a Magical Stock seminar! It’s just a Magical Ant meeting! I thought it’d be helpful, but I got my hopes up for nothing!”

Whitedog stormed out, fuming.

Sora and Octopus followed in her wake.

“Sorry, Senior. I can’t listen to any more. My head feels like it’s splitting.”

“This maiden’s mind cannot possibly comprehend the inferior species’ thought process, so I shall cease listening.”

Each left a parting sentiment on the air.

Well, nothing to be done.

I had no justification, no reason to stop them.

Investing in stocks was a personal choice, after all.

Though, regretting it later for not making any money was their choice too.

Meanwhile, the Magic Girls who had their eyes opened by the director were now finding their own path without my guidance.

“Come to think of it, didn’t they say Magical Girls would be magically dispatched from Japan later on? What airline did they say they’d be flying in on?”

“I think the news said they’d be coming on Air Pre□a.”

“Air Pre□a means air fryer, so obviously we should buy Lock&□.”

“Shouldn’t we buy Ca□o in preparation for next year’s Valentine’s Day? Cacao is the raw ingredient for chocolate, after all.”

“Hey, you idiot. Where does cacao come from? Africa, right? Then we should buy A□rica TV.”

“Ah, that’s right. Thank you.”

“Wasn’t there a magical protest at one of the Magical Universities recently? I remember it being a massive protest, with Magical Lockers being painted all over the place, causing significant damage.”

“Still, didn’t they say that their nail-use magical remover could erase it?”

“Remover… In that case, A□ Pacific and LG Healthy□ could see a rise.”

“Oh, right. Thanks, man.”

Truly, a beautiful sight, no?

Even in darkness where one could not see an inch ahead, they helped each other, setting out to find a path.

Here, no hero was needed any longer.

“Then, this concludes the lecture.”

I exited to a roaring applause.

My footsteps returning to the dorms were incredibly light. I felt like I had finally done something worthy of a hero.

Since becoming a magical girl, for the first time, I didn’t see the other magical girls as lunatics.

Now, in my eyes, they were simply magical girls.

Guardians of the department, singing of dreams and hope.

Truly, genuine magical girls.

I watched the lecture hall building for a moment longer, where magical girls were still, no doubt, engaged in heated discussions, before resuming my walk.

“Hope it goes well.”

Earnestly wishing their futures would be bright.