A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 835 Defense is Vulnerable
"Me? Powerless? So what exactly happened?" Hearing Dolly's mutterings, Misaka Mikoto quickly asked loudly.

"It was Misaki-chan who discovered it; that extra entity is taking action," Dolly explained. "So I wanted to ask Onee-sama if she has any solutions..."

But upon closer reflection, unless Misaka Mikoto personally goes to the scene, she has no way to interfere with the actions of the extra characters.

Furthermore, Misaka Mikoto hadn't even joined the "Misaka Network," so she was completely unaware of the Misaka Sisters' movements. It was precisely because she realized this that Dolly suddenly abandoned her original mission to deliver messages.

"What did the extra individual do? And how did Shokuhou find out?" Misaka Mikoto pressed.

“Her Majesty has her own intelligence channels—the extra individual went to the school of the nameless senior,” Dolly said.

"Eh?"

"Impersonating a transfer student."

"What stupid thing is that guy doing?!" Misaka Mikoto complained.

“Big sister,” Dolly tilted her head and looked over, “aren’t you… worried?”

"What are you worried about?" Misaka Mikoto asked back, then suddenly realized and waved her hand, "Oh, you mean the side story individual? Don't worry too much, the nameless senior isn't interested in her."

Dolly looked over in surprise, unsure whether her older sister truly believed it or was merely feigning composure.

“It’s true,” Misaka Mikoto knew what she was thinking and could only explain, “Besides, shouldn’t Shokuhou be the one who knows the most about this? What is she worried about?”

Dolly stared at Misaka Mikoto without any attempt to hide her feelings and said, "That extra character is arguably the most perfect Misaka at this stage. I think it would be better if Onee-sama felt a little threatened."

Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes: "I know what you mean. We're all the same size, so let's not laugh at each other. Besides, looking at the extra characters, doesn't that just show my future potential?"

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto did indeed seem quite optimistic, Dolly was speechless and muttered to herself, "Looking at it this way, it's really pitiful that Misaki-chan is getting anxious on her own. She's already the one with the fastest progress in the conquest, yet she's even less confident now?"

“I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that.” Misaka Mikoto narrowed her eyes, sparks crackling in her hair. “Dolly, what did you mean by ‘fastest progress’?”

"Yay!" Realizing she had misspoke, Dolly immediately covered her mouth.

In Misaka Mikoto's memory, she should have gained the upper hand during the summer festival, which was almost equivalent to a successful confession—she just failed to translate the violin music into words.

—If there really is such a thing as a "progress bar", theoretically your own progress should be the fastest!
However... Misaki Shokuhou loves and excels at sneaking around, after all, her superpowers are very advantageous in terms of covert operations.

If it were the queen bee, it wouldn't be impossible for her to do something secretly and sneak away first!
Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto could no longer remain calm, and her eyes were fixed on Dolly in front of her.

"Uh..." Dolly felt a cold sweat bead on her forehead as she faced the overwhelming pressure from the superior individual. "The bell rang; it's time to go back to the classroom..."

“That’s not important,” Misaka Mikoto said seriously. “If you don’t want to be late, just tell me quickly, what’s going on with Shokuhou’s ‘progress’?”

"Misaka-san, what you said isn't important?" The teacher's voice suddenly came from behind. "Breaking school rules on the first day of school is not the behavior of a lady!"

Every creature has its nemesis. Facing her teacher, Misaka Mikoto's imposing aura instantly vanished, like a mouse before a cat. "I'm sorry, Ms. Amada..." Halfway through her sentence, Misaka Mikoto suddenly realized something and looked up suspiciously. "You...you rascal!"

Upon closer inspection, the young female teacher in front of me has bright, piercing eyes, as if one could see starlight flowing through them.

"Mental Control" - only Misaki Shokuhou's superpower could accomplish such a thing!

“Shokuhou,” Misaka Mikoto said in a low voice, “just how many people are you secretly controlling here?”

I originally thought that only the students who joined the Shokuhou faction would be affected by her "psychological control," but now it seems that even the teachers are not spared?

"Oh dear, Misaka-san, you should thank her~" After being exposed, Shokuhou Misaki stopped pretending and resumed her original tone, "If you were really caught being late by Amada-sensei, you would definitely be kept after school for a lecture."

"..." Misaka Mikoto was silent.

Misaki Shokuhou's point is undeniable. Ms. Amada is a serious person by nature, and if she finds out that you are still moving around outside the classroom during class time, you will definitely be kept after school for a lecture.

Although Ms. Yutian is very gentle, her "preaching" is really just education—reasoning, chatting and having heart-to-heart talks. If you ignore her status as a teacher, this kind of afternoon tea-style chat is actually quite nice.

The only downside is that the "preaching" can go on for a long time. Teacher Yutian speaks slowly and has a somewhat gentle personality, but he has excellent eloquence and strong logical thinking. Once he starts talking, he can talk non-stop for at least two hours.

After school today, Misaka Mikoto didn't have much time to waste—she had promised to go to Saten Ruiko's party.

“But…” Misaka Mikoto wasn’t fooled. Instead, she looked at him coldly. “If you hadn’t acted recklessly, Mr. Amada wouldn’t be here, would he?”

Teachers also have classes, so the same applies to being "late".

If it weren't for Misaki Shokuhou's manipulation, Ms. Amada wouldn't have been able to appear in the hallway outside the classroom at this time.

"Don't worry about the details." Misaka Mikoto waved her hand. "Misaka-san, aren't you going to do anything?"

"What should I do?" Misaka Mikoto was completely baffled.

"Didn't Dolly tell you?" Misaki Shokuhou looked at Dolly with some confusion, "about the fact that the extra individual is at a certain high school."

“I already know that,” Misaka Mikoto nodded. “So… is it really necessary to do anything? Besides, we can’t skip class and leave school, so even if we wanted to take action, there’s nothing we could do, right?”

“Who says you can’t skip class?” Misaki Shokuhou said. “Why do you think they specifically notified you? With our superpowers, we could sneak out without anyone noticing without any problem.”

“There’s no need to do that,” Misaka Mikoto said, shaking her head. “Besides, I have something I want to ask you…”

“Misaka-san, it seems you haven’t realized the seriousness of the problem.” Misaki Shokuhou interrupted her question. “Don’t you realize? The only time we’re at school is when Mumei-senpai is all alone!”

(End of this chapter)