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In a world where magic is powered by "Intent," everything is a mess. Mages are dying of mana-congestion, the Guild’s logistics are a nightmare, and the high-ranking women running the city are one bad day away from a localized nuclear meltdown. Kaito is a systems engineer from Earth who sees magic for what it actually is: a poorly documented API. Dropped into the slums with nothing but a "System" that rewards him for fixing biological and energetic inefficiencies, Kaito doesn''''t go on a quest to kill the Demon King. He starts a business. From his first "Hazard Surcharge" on a High Elf Magistrate to building a multi-node "Restoration Array" fueled by a captured Dragon-Soul, Kaito’s goals are simple: 1. Fix the cooling-leaks in his clients'''' nervous systems. 2. Optimize the Harem Resonance to avoid synaptic frying. 3. Liquidate the competition through superior engineering. Elara needs him to function. Xenia needs him to survive. Vesper needs him to exist. None of them planned on needing him for anything else. He’s not a hero. He’s the guy you call when your soul is red-lining and the Guild''''s "healing" is just a band-aid on a bursting dam. Just don''''t ask about the conductive gel—it''''s purely for the "tactile assessment."