Lost Narrative Poetry

Regarding the attack on Steele, Kanzaki Kaori did not let down his guard easily, and it was impossible to believe Academy City's official statement——

This incident was a completely random crime, without any deliberate targeting. The bad boy who was passing by suddenly got nervous and saw a passerby who made him feel uncomfortable, so he went up and punched and kicked the other person... …

After all, this city has more than two million residents, and 80% of them are students. You can't expect everyone to be of such high quality. It's normal for some gangsters to focus on the dark side of life.

Since they can squat in the streets and alleys, smoking cigarettes, wearing a hair style that kills the aristocrats, and specifically looking for trouble for those who pass by, then naturally they can also do it when walking on the road and directly attack anyone they see who doesn't like them. things...

That's it. Normal people can't understand the brain circuits of little gangsters.

It sounded really reassuring, but Kanzaki Kaori didn't believe a word of it, so after these days of rigorous pursuit, and with the enthusiastic help of the church's spies lurking in this scientific city, she found the source of the attack that day. Steele's murderer.

and……

It was also confirmed that after the other party beat Steele that day, just after leaving with his front foot, he met Index with his back foot.

If this kind of thing were to be completely coincidental, how insulting would it be to her intelligence? This is simply a deliberate targeting!

In the end, in order to ensure that there would be no unexpected surprises that they could not accept when dealing with Index's problem, two magicians from the Magic World camp found an unexpected factor that was not in their plan today.

"From now on, there are still three days to go. We must erase her memory before midnight that day..."

Kanzaki Kaori said softly, with an indescribable emotion in her tone, and her eyes were filled with a bitter smile.

"That's right, so we must eliminate any threats and interference before that!" Steele said coldly, "That's why we are here. No matter what, we can't let him have the opportunity to do anything later. Destroying the ceremony is the most dangerous thing!"

In the past few days, they also found the location of Index who was hiding, but they did not act rashly. Because the ceremony cannot be held before the time comes anyway. Rather than act rashly to alert the snake, it is better to let Index stay in a place where she thinks she is safe.

And they can just take advantage of this period of time to find this person who wants to go against them for some unknown reason.

After all, it involves Index's personal safety, so they treat it very carefully and are unwilling to take any unnecessary risks. There may not be anything they can do about undiscovered risk factors, but since they are discovered, they must be the first to eliminate them. dropped.

"Then let's start executing the plan, first disperse the idle people around..." Kanzaki Kaori breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes became serious.

The flame mage nodded, turned around and walked downstairs without saying a word.

He was going to start setting up the scene next, preparing to use rune magic to disperse irrelevant people around him. Although this area was already very quiet and no one seemed to be coming in and out frequently, it was best to do this for the sake of safety.

"Opila", also translated as "removing idlers", is a rune magic that prevents irrelevant people from entering the battlefield. It can have the effect of making people nearby feel like "I don't want to come near this place for some reason" .

"Opila" originally means "land". As the literal meaning indicates, it can obtain regional ownership within a certain range and prevent outsiders from interfering. This is magic that has been confirmed by various schools and sects in ancient and modern times to produce similar effects.

And at this time, this kind of magic can also play a strategic role, because the target they have to deal with is not ordinary people, but the most powerful person in the city who is suspected to be standing at the top of the pyramid, who can manipulate others at will. Mental thinking, control more than three digits of people at the same time.

Therefore, if you take advantage of the idlers beforehand, you can not only prevent others from interfering with the battlefield, but also greatly weaken the ability of this troublesome enemy.

As for what the outcome will be, Steele believes that there is no suspense. Even if the mental ability user notices the arrival of himself and others, he can't change anything. He and others have already made sufficient preparations.

besides……

There are less than twenty "saints" in the world.

Therefore, no matter what, the opponent has no chance of winning. The flame mage thought this as he walked down the stairs. He didn't think there would be any suspense in the next battle. Maybe he could get revenge after he found out what the other party's intentions were.

At least I had to punch that guy hard in the nose and send that psychic ability user to the hospital!

"Innocent."

Just as he was thinking wildly and quickly descending the seven or eight floors with brisk steps, a faint chuckle sounded in his ears in a daze.

Steele's footsteps paused, his expression froze slightly, and he subconsciously stopped on the stairs. He looked around, but found that there was no one else at all. The air was also quiet, and there were even echoes in the empty corridor. nothing.

It was as if nothing happened just now, everything was just an illusion.

"..."

"..."

Something is wrong.

The flame mage's expression was a little solemn. He didn't think it was an illusion, and there was no reason to say that he would have hallucinations inexplicably.

Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran back, quickly sprinting towards the rooftop upstairs. The situation seems to have changed, so Kanzaki needs to be warned, otherwise, some accidents may occur.

At this time, Kanzaki Kaori was still looking at the single-family apartment on the rooftop. She was waiting for Steele to lay out the battlefield, and then send a message to herself before taking action. Before that, she just had to keep an eye on the target. .

Relying on the powerful visual ability of being a "Saint", Kanzaki Kaori can see distant scenes without the need for telescopes and other equipment, and it is very clear, so she can see the boy sitting by the window, looking towards After taking a look here, he turned back and continued staring at the computer and typing on the keyboard.

On the surface, it looks like a otaku was playing on the computer for a while, casually glanced out the window, and then looked away. There was nothing to care about.

But Kanzaki Kaori was certain that this person had noticed the problem, but he didn't do anything and still sat there motionless.

"What on earth is this person thinking? Is he confident or arrogant..." As he muttered to himself, Kanzaki Kaori had a bad premonition in his heart.

There was a sound from behind, and there were footsteps walking up the stairs.

Kanzaki Kaori, who was thinking about the problem, originally thought that Steele had missed something and wanted to come back to say something, so it took her half a second to react. She turned around suddenly, and was shocked and angry to find that the boy had already He appeared on the rooftop with brisk steps.

So fast? !

When exactly? !

The female "Saint" subconsciously glanced at the building opposite with the corner of her eye, and found that the figure who was sitting in front of the window just now had indeed disappeared. It seemed that the other party was not arrogant or overconfident, but had taken action from the beginning. !

It's just that they and others are still unaware!

Kanzaki Kaori was shocked to have such a realization, and she suddenly thought of a very scary thing - Steele just came down from the rooftop, and not long after, this person came up from downstairs, wouldn't it? Will they just hit each other? !

What happened to Steele? !

This terrifying thought quickly passed through his mind. Kanzaki Kaori had already looked at the boy thoroughly and noticed more details. She found that this man's expression was unusually calm and his eyes were indifferent. He was wearing casual home clothes, but there seemed to be some mottled blood on the front of his clothes.

A very light, but for a person with strong senses like Kanzaki, the smell of blood that couldn't be stronger filled the air with the appearance of the boy.

As he walked towards him, he sneered: "I have something bad to tell you..."

"Hundan!"

The girl suddenly changed her color and was so angry that she reached out and grasped the handle of the two-meter-long Japanese sword at her waist.

And on this side——

Steele rushed up to the seventh or eighth floor in one breath and returned to the rooftop. He couldn't help but breathe heavily, but he still forced himself to be calm and walked quickly towards his companion standing on the edge of the rooftop, wanting to tell him What I just discovered:

"I have something bad to tell you..."

The words stopped suddenly, and the terrible sense of crisis almost made the flame magician's scalp explode. His eyes suddenly widened to their maximum size, and the pupils shrank instantly. The image reflected in them was that of a girl with fair skin and a tall figure. He turned around and looked at himself with a cold expression, full of murderous intent.

The next moment, she reached out and grasped the handle of the knife at her waist. With a soft "ding" sound and the roar of the wind, the air was cut into eight pieces in front of his eyes.

Something was coming with terrifying speed.

It's like an illusion that huge laser beams are shooting from all directions.

The ground on the rooftop was lifted up by the storm like torn pieces of paper, and all kinds of debris, large and small, flew up, endowed with terrifying kinetic energy and lethality like shotguns!

At this moment, Steele was almost suffocated, and a thought instinctively flashed through his mind:

Was Kanzaki actually controlled by the opponent so quickly?

…

…

"Misaka-senpai, do you want to try this!?"

Sitting on a booth near the window of a restaurant at the corner of the street, a girl with long, straight black hair showed a vibrant smile, and enthusiastically and cheerfully recommended the snacks in her hand to the girl with brown hair opposite her, with stars in her eyes:

"This is delicious. I just discovered it yesterday. It's much tastier than the signature dim sum of this store..."

"No, thanks."

Misaka Mikoto held her chin in her hands, looking at the empty street outside the window with dull eyes, and replied weakly.

"Yes, really?" Saten Ruiko put down her hands helplessly, always feeling that Misaka-senpai was completely listless and simply absent-minded.

But she also knew what was going on. After all, Misaka-senpai has been like this since that day. She would come here every day to squat and stare at the single-family apartment at the end of the street with a terrifying look...

This is a terrible obsession, but Saten Ruiko feels that she can understand it. When she accompanied them to the police branch that day, it took a lot of effort not to laugh out loud, so she could still Be friends.

Now it is also because Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Shiri have to continue to perform tasks as the Discipline Committee, so she has no obligation to accompany Misaka Mikoto to sit here. After all, she is the only one free.

At least she can help Misaka-senpai when she is irrational or impulsive.

At this moment, Saten Ruiko suddenly saw Misaka Mikoto's soulless eyes burst out with some kind of terrifying light, and at the same time, she stood up with her hands on her hands, her movements were extremely violent, and her momentum was extremely amazing!

Could it be...

Saten Ruiko looked out the window and found that at the end of the street, there was a figure who actually went out today. He hung a digital camera around his neck and walked happily. He didn't know where he was going, but his expression He looked very happy.

Did you find money?

The girl was a little confused, but then she saw Misaka-senpai appeared outside the window and ran quickly over. She realized immediately, exclaimed, and stood up to catch up.

Xia Ran was worried that she didn't have enough material to edit a ghost video. She took the photography equipment she had just bought with great interest and walked towards the high-rise building over there. As soon as she dozed off, someone gave her a pillow. Such a meaning.

Speaking of which, my previous thinking was not broad enough. The name of the victim... ahem, the cooperation list can definitely be expanded.

Before it was Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko, Mugino Shiri and others, now it is Kanzaki Kaori and Steele, and what about after that? Perhaps both the science camp and the magic camp can catch them all in one fell swoop, and the Archbishop, the Hanged Man, and even the Demon God can persecute them... and cooperate.

If that's the case, there's not enough material to worry about and the content is monotonous. I can make a series about Ghost and Beast All-Stars for a lifetime.

"My Days as an UP Leader in Academy City"?

The magician suddenly had such a strange idea, and inexplicably felt that it was not difficult at all.

"stop!"

There were angry shouts from behind, but Xia Ran continued to walk forward indifferently, leaving the brown-haired girl to jump angrily behind her, yelling, but never slowing down.

"I told you to stop! Didn't you hear me?"

After finally catching up, Misaka Mikoto rushed forward with a sprint. Misaka Mikoto was furious. If she hadn't seen a guard robot walking around on the roadside, she could hardly suppress the electric energy surging in her body. Now her bangs were Blue-white electric light burst out continuously.

"I heard you..." Xia Ran walked around the brown-haired girl without a care and continued to walk forward without looking at her for a moment.

"Then why don't you stop?" Misaka Mikoto felt that she could hardly lift her breath. It would be okay if this person didn't answer, but it was even more irritating when he answered.

"Because I have no obligation to do this, and your tone is one of the two people I dislike the most, the one who orders me..." Xia Ran answered calmly, holding up her digital camera.

"...What about the other kind of person?" Misaka Mikoto opened her mouth, but found that she had nothing to say, so she could only ask in frustration.

"The other kind of people I hate the most are those who resist me." The magician said, nodding his head repeatedly.

"..."

"..."

Is this some kind of joke? Or is it a blatant double standard?

Misaka Mikoto took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in her skull, and asked again through gritted teeth: "I have a question - are you a LV6 absolute user?" This is the question she cares about most these days.

The strength of this person's abilities is too terrifying, and it seems that it is far from the level that a superpower should be.

She has also heard the rumors during this period, but she all sneered at them. The second person with psychic superpowers who has mastered the psychological skills of the queen? Are you kidding me? If Shokuhou Misaki had the ability to match this guy's ability, she felt that she couldn't win even if ten of her were tied up.

But the actual situation is that Shokuhou Misaki has no advantage at all against her, and she is the one who has the upper hand.

"No." Faced with this obvious question, the magician answered concisely.

"No, no... neither are you?" Misaka Mikoto's eyes widened in disbelief. How big is the gap between LV5 and LV6?

Why does the gap between LV5 and LV5 seem to be wider than the gap between humans and dogs?

"Of course not. The definition of a person with LV6 absolute abilities is someone who understands God's will as a being beyond human beings and becomes a person who descends into the mortal world just like the will of the gods... So from this point of view, I am indeed not LV6." Xia Ran was very sincere. He said, looking back at the black-haired girl who was catching up, panting.

"Oh, you're talking about that. What's that called? Remember, "Human beings cannot perform calculations at the same level as gods, so they must first have a body that surpasses humans before they can get answers from gods." "

Misaka Mikoto drooped her shoulders in frustration and annoyance: "Don't tease me, what is the mind of God? It is obviously a scientific development of super powers, why do you say it in such a mysterious way? Why can't you tell me in a more intuitive and easy-to-understand way? , what is an absolute capable person?"

"Intuitive and easy to understand?"

Xia Ran pondered for a moment, and was about to say something, but suddenly he felt that some sleeping emotions were spreading in the depths of his being, turning into vague and ambiguous echoes again.

The world fell into temporary distortion.

This time it was not that the mirror was broken and he woke up briefly.

But he inexplicably felt that everything in front of him seemed familiar. It seemed that the scene of the brown-haired girl chasing him on the hot summer street, talking unhappily, seemed to have happened a long, long time ago.

The peaceful days are so quiet that they feel a little lonely. The sufferings in the past or in the future are very far away and have not happened yet or have long since died.

He heard his own voice, speaking calmly, answering the girl's question:

"That is to say, if you can understand my answer, then you are an absolute capable person."