Thank you for the invitation. He's in heaven now, he's become God.

Kuroko seemed to have thought of something and quickly turned her gaze to Hatsuharu, wanting to remind her.

However, her reaction was clearly too slow.

Before she could finish speaking, a small bear doll that had appeared beside her without her noticing began to twist and contort.

"Eh?"

Upon seeing this, Chu Chun's mind went blank, and she stood there dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Ruiko reacted instantly, but as someone without superpowers, she had no way to defend against the explosion or escape to safety with Hatsuharu.

Therefore, her choice is...

"Tears?!"

Once again, her body reacted faster than her brain. By the time she came to her senses, she had already hugged Chuchun, turned her back to the doll that was about to explode, and used her body to protect her firmly.

Upon seeing this, Chu Chun's eyes widened instantly.

However, before she could say anything, the huge roar of the explosion made her head buzz and completely robbed her of her ability to think.

As for Ruiko, there's no need to even mention her.

For a moment, she even saw the Sanzu River and thought she was definitely going to die this time.

Strangely, she felt no pain whatsoever in the face of such an explosion.

The early spring in my arms, the soft touch felt so real.

She's not dead?

The doubt in her heart made her turn around and look at the boy who, although she had not known him for long, had left an exceptionally deep impression on her.

"Are you alright, little one?"

It must be said that the attacker timed it very well. Neither Misaka Mikoto nor Kuroko had time to come to the rescue. In the end, Yawe had to step in to save Ruiko, the little girl he valued so much.

"........."

The same person, the same words, but Ruiko felt completely different.

Having survived the ordeal, she let go of early spring, her legs feeling slightly weak.

Recalling what had just happened, Ruiko was still somewhat shaken.

This was the closest she had ever come to death; it was a brush with death. If it weren't for Yahweh…

"Well……"

The belated fear and lingering dread surged forth, instantly bringing tears to her eyes, making her look teary-eyed.

Seeing this, Yahweh was about to say something...

"Senior Yahweh..."

The girl threw herself into Yahweh's arms, burying her head in his chest, her body trembling slightly with fear.

"........."

Yahweh could only reach out and rub her little head, just like he used to do when facing an angel who would fawn over him.

"Huh? Ruiko..."

Finally snapping out of her daze, Chuchun looked at Ruiko, who was tightly hugging Yawei, and blinked her eyes in a somewhat dazed manner.

"My Lord..."

At this moment, Kanzaki Kaori and Index finally came out of the dressing room after changing into their maid outfits.

Looking at the now completely empty clothing store, Kanzaki still wore a puzzled expression, even though she had just heard the explosion in the dressing room.

Index looked at the tears in Yawei's arms and puffed out her cheeks slightly.

"I never expected to encounter something like this while out and about..."

It was only through Shokuhou's explanation that Kanzaki and Index finally understood what had just happened.

After explaining to them, Shokuhou showed a somewhat dissatisfied expression.

"...What a disappointment."

"However, it seems the deity has reaped quite a harvest..."

She turned her gaze to Saten Ruiko in Yawei's arms, her expression somewhat inscrutable.

She does look like a pretty cute girl!

But that's all it is...

"........."

Misaki's words naturally had no effect on Yawe's emotions, but Namiko, who had already vented her emotions, realized what she had done and quickly pushed Yawe away, her cheeks flushed.

"I'm sorry, Senior Yahweh, I realized what was happening..."

What on earth did I just do...?

Tears welled up in my heart, a mournful lament.

The thought that she had actually thrown herself at a senior she had only met today made the girl so ashamed that she wished she could start over on the spot.

Although she was indeed very scared at the time, and although Yahweh did make her feel very safe, she still couldn't...

Finally, it was Yahweh's statement that he didn't mind that calmed the shy girl down.

"Tears, are you alright?"

Some time after the Void Blast attack began, the Academy City security forces finally arrived.

With their help, Kuroko and her friends finally caught the culprit of the "Void Blast Incident".

After they taught that guy a lesson, they finally had time to come and check on Ruizi.

P.S.: When I was writing about Ruiko, I suddenly thought of Miko for some reason. The teary-eyed look she had after being frightened was strangely reminiscent of Miko... (cute)

Chapter 256: Can we exchange contact information?

"Ah, it's nothing, thanks to Senior Yahweh..."

As Ruiko said this, she couldn't help but turn her gaze to the bespectacled young man who was being held firmly by the security team.

"Shirai-kun, has the Void Explosion issue been resolved?"

"We finally caught that guy this time..."

Kuroko answered Ruiko's question in this way.

"What an arrogant guy... he's infuriating..."

"And... it's related to that matter again..."

Kuroko frowned, his tone sounding somewhat helpless.

"I've lost count of how many this is..."

"Huh? What is it you're talking about, Shirai-kun?"

Kuroko's words made Ruiko and Hatsuharu both show curious expressions.

"This has happened several times before..."

Hei Zi explained it this way.

"Cases where the perpetrator's abilities do not match the records in the archives..."

"That guy..."

Hei Zi glanced at the man with glasses.

"...According to the library's records, he should be a LV2 ability user, but his performance just now shows that he is at least a LV4 high-level ability user..."

The superpowers have increased by two levels.

"Huh? Is that urban legend really true?"

After listening to Kuroko's story, Ruiko seemed to have realized something.

"The 'Imagine Master' that can enhance the abilities of superpowered individuals..."

"The 'Phantom Master'?"

Upon hearing Ruiko's words, Kuroko immediately took out an MP3 player from his pocket.

"That guy seems to have leveled up his abilities by listening to the music in here..."

"This is... the legendary Imagine Breaker..."

Ruiko stared blankly at the MP3 player in Kuroko's hand, unable to look away.

Fantasy Controller...

What was clearly just a vague urban legend has actually become a reality.

In other words, if she could get this, she could...

"But you can level up just by listening to music..."

Kuroko's voice startled Ruiko from her thoughts.

"...There can't be anything that cheap in this world, right?"

"Yes...indeed..."

Tears welled up as she echoed this in a somewhat stiff tone.

"Perhaps there are some side effects we're unaware of..."

"Let's put the idea of ​​Fantasy Mage aside for now..."

Just then, Misaka Mikoto suddenly spoke up.

She frowned as she looked at Miri beside Yawei and Dolly beside Shokuhou, whom she hadn't noticed before.

Now that the "Void Blast Incident" is over, it is natural to continue answering the questions in her heart.

"Who exactly is this child?"