A Scientific Urban Detective

Misaka Mikoto never expected someone to intrude on their "battle"—especially since, judging by the sound and light effects, her fight with Last Order was quite intense!

Surprised, before Misaka Mikoto could retract her electric arcs, the spiky-haired boy grabbed her right wrist.

"Huh?" Immediately afterward, Misaka Mikoto was astonished to find that the electricity she had released had suddenly vanished into thin air.

It was as if the spiky-haired boy had snuffed it out with his hand.

"What did you do?" Misaka Mikoto quickly asked.

Kamijou Touma was also stopping an "Electromaster's" attack in this way for the first time. The scene of Misaka Mikoto launching her "attack" was quite intimidating, so Kamijou Touma had braced himself for injury when he intervened, unsure if he would miss any stray electric currents.

Therefore, he had closed his eyes when he rushed in.

Only after hearing Misaka Mikoto's question and feeling no pain did Kamijou Touma slowly open his eyes. After finding himself unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief and said earnestly, "You shouldn't use electricity to attack children like that!"

Behind Kamijou Touma, Last Order was also very curious about what had just happened.

"This older brother isn't afraid of electricity? Misaka Misaka is surprised, so she's going to experiment herself…"

As she spoke, Last Order also released a small electric arc, hitting Kamijou Touma's left hand, which he had extended backward to protect her.

Kamijou Touma then realized something was wrong; he seemed to have misunderstood something.

Immediately afterward, he screamed and jumped up and down while shaking his left hand.

"Eh~ Why doesn't it block electricity now? Misaka's electricity is much weaker than Big Sister's, after all. Misaka Misaka is confused by the current phenomenon."

Although he was shocked and jumped, Kamijou Touma, with his rich battle awareness, did not release his right hand. He still tightly grasped Misaka Mikoto's wrist—his instincts told him where the real danger came from.

So much so that Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but stumble.

"Stop jumping around! This kid's electricity is barely stronger than static, what's the big deal!" Misaka Mikoto scolded. "And let go!"

"But it really hurts!" Kamijou Touma complained. "Is this little girl a demon? I risked my life to save you, and you repay kindness with malice!"

"But Misaka doesn't need saving! Misaka Misaka earnestly explains."

"Yeah…" Kamijou Touma said with a wry smile. He wasn't face-blind; after the electric light effects faded, he could tell at a glance that the two girls, one big and one small, were obviously family.

"You're sisters, right? I definitely misunderstood…"

"That's right, we were just having a sisterly quarrel." Misaka Mikoto said smoothly. "The electricity was just for fun; we're both Electromasters, so we won't be hurt by it. So…"

"Can you let go now!"

Misaka Mikoto released an electric railgun from her forehead bangs, threatening the spiky-haired boy in front of her.

Kamijou Touma quickly let go and took a few steps back, raising his right hand in defense while repeatedly apologizing.

Of course, Misaka Mikoto wouldn't really attack him with the railgun. She was frowning as she looked at her right hand.

Brilliant electric light gathered along her arm into her right palm, crackling and shining brightly.

It was no different from usual.

But why had it… just now…

So she asked again, "So, was that your ability just now? Are you a rubber-man?"

"There's no such ability!" Kamijou Touma said. "Although it's true that it's my ability, I'm actually just a Level 0, a person with no power."

Kamijou Touma looked at his right hand and explained, "I don't have any particularly amazing abilities, but my right hand happens to be able to negate other abilities. Just now, your electricity disappeared into thin air because it was negated by my right hand."

"Level 0? That kind of ability is completely unfair!" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but say.

Having experienced it firsthand, she didn't doubt his explanation.

Kamijou Touma scratched his head. "Actually, it's not that convenient of an ability. After all, only my right hand can negate abilities. It's troublesome if I face multiple attacks at the same time."

Just like just now, because his right hand was restrained by Misaka Mikoto, Kamijou Touma was shocked and jumped by a small electric arc from Last Order.

"That's true." Misaka Mikoto nodded, feeling it made much more sense.

"I misunderstood and was meddling, so please forgive me!" Kamijou Touma apologized again. "But it's best not to have such loud fights on the street; it can easily cause panic."

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ book ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!

"Okay, okay, I got it." Misaka Mikoto, knowing she was in the wrong, could only listlessly respond a few times.

Afterward, she wasn't interested in playing around with Last Order anymore and safely led her towards the Family Side apartment building.

"…Big Sister? Big Sister? This isn't good, Big Sister is distracted! Misaka Misaka worriedly leads Big Sister along. Did that spiky-haired older brother give Big Sister too much of a shock?"

"What shock! Don't talk nonsense on the side." Misaka Mikoto vigorously rubbed the girl's head beside her. "I just think… it really is an unfair ability."

An ability that can negate other superpowers; it looks like it's specifically targeted at espers.

Misaka Mikoto could be considered knowledgeable and deeply understood the "darkness" of Academy City, so she couldn't help but associate it—could that guy who claimed to be Level 0 actually be an assassin from some dark organization?

"No, I have to find a way to investigate." Misaka Mikoto muttered to herself.

"…Does Misaka need to help? Misaka Misaka asks." Seeming to sense the seriousness of the matter, Last Order rarely became serious, putting on the air of being a "Supreme Commander."

"If necessary…" Misaka Mikoto remained noncommittal. "In any case, it's just my one-sided guess for now. I'll wait until I investigate more before saying anything."

After entering the Family Side building, Misaka Mikoto seemed to change her mood and let out a long breath, relaxing her whole body.

"It always feels like Big Sister is scaring herself. Misaka Misaka whispers."

"Heh, it's always good to be careful." Misaka Mikoto chuckled. "Who told me there are too many things I don't know?"

After the "Sisters" incident, it was no longer possible for Misaka Mikoto to be an ordinary, simple middle school girl.

When encountering unusual things, thinking about whether it was a conspiracy or if there was a cover-up had almost become a subconscious reaction.

Thanks to Joey for the donation and support!!!!