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

Perhaps the latter is more outrageous?

"........."

Seeing that Leizi did not believe it, Yahweh did not care.

"By the way, senior, there's something I want to show you..."

Just then, Ruiko suddenly seemed to remember something and said this with her cheeks slightly flushed.

The girl's expression and tone at that moment easily led people to think in an ambiguous direction.

However, the truth is...

Ruiko stretched out her hands, took a deep breath nervously, and then...

A very faint but visible upward current rose from her palm.

"senior……"

Tears looked at Yahweh and revealed a smile that revealed an unknown amount of emotion.

"...Now, just like Senior Miri, I am a superpowered person!"

Although it is completely incomparable to the power of Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, and although it is an insignificant ability in the eyes of others.

But for Saten Ruiko, it was a transformation from zero to one, from an ordinary person to a superhuman!

She has finally regained her status as Misaka Mikoto and the others, and is now on the same level as Miri.

This excitement...

Those with special abilities could never possibly understand this, could they?

Ruiko was also eager to let others know about it.

Then, for some reason, she thought of Yahweh, the senior she had only met twice.

"superpower?"

However, Yawei's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the rising air currents in Saten Ruiko's hand.

To be honest, he hadn't paid much attention to this little girl lately.

"Hmm...it does look very impressive..."

Yawei naturally knew what Leizi wanted to hear, and the girl couldn't help but show a happy expression on her face after hearing his words.

"They're nowhere near as good as Misaka-senpai and the others..."

"only,"

However, Yahweh suddenly changed the subject.

"You... used 'Illusionist', didn't you?"

"Um……"

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she lowered her hands and head slightly.

"Senior...do you also think I did something wrong?"

The girl pursed her lips, looking slightly nervous, like a child caught doing something wrong by their parents.

In the end, she couldn't resist the temptation of "Imagine Master," which is why she didn't dare tell Haru about it.

"It's perfectly normal for ordinary people to want to pursue extraordinary power..."

Yahweh did not criticize Tear's idea.

"However, just as Shirai said..."

"...To improve one's abilities simply through that kind of thing, there must be a price to pay..."

"cost……"

After hearing Yahweh's words, Tears fell silent.

She was certainly aware of this, but...

Just as she was thinking about how to answer, her phone suddenly rang in her pocket.

She quickly took out her phone and answered the call, and then came Chu Chun's somewhat anxious voice.

"Raiko, did you use 'Illusionist'?"

They went straight to the point, which was a pretty bad situation for Ruiko.

However, before she could reply, Chu Chun's words made her pupils shrink sharply.

........................

In a ward filled with disinfectant, several girls lay on hospital beds with their eyes closed, wearing ventilators.

Every beat of the electrocardiogram beside her felt like a blow to Leizi's heart.

What she was seeing now was the consequence of using "Imagine Mage".

"I'm so sorry this happened..."

The one who said these words was a mature woman wearing a white coat who looked somewhat weak and listless.

She is the culprit behind the "Phantom Master" incident, Harumi Kiyama.

Because Shokuhou's counterattack went too smoothly, Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto were left with nothing to do. In the process, they even discovered clues about "Phantom Mage" and captured Kiyama Harumi.

However, although the culprit has been caught, the current situation is not good.

"However, it's no use even if you come to me now..."

"...The 'Illusionist' system has now been taken away by Kihara Gensei..."

Kiyama Haruo was originally a researcher at the Kihara Research Institute of the Advanced Education Bureau. Because he had a teacher's license, his superior, Kihara Gensei, arranged for him to teach at the Elementary School Affiliated to the Children's Ability Teaching Material Development Institute of the Advanced Education Bureau (formerly the No. 13 School District Elementary School). He served as the homeroom teacher for the children, who were called "orphans," who were the subjects of the "Explosion Experiment for the Analysis of the Law of Uncontrolled Ability."

However, the "explosion experiment to analyze the law of out-of-control ability" is just a superficial statement. In fact, this experiment was a test of the use of ability crystals.

The following year, due to unexplained loss of consciousness among students during experiments, Haruo Kiyama resigned and left the Kihara Research Institute.

In order to find a way to restore the children and to conduct simulation experiments to explore the cause of the accident, Kiyama Haruo applied to use the "tree diagram designer" 23 times, but all his applications were rejected. Therefore, Kiyama needed a machine that could replace the calculation.

Therefore, Kiyama developed "Fantasy Master" and distributed it online in the form of audio files.

However, unlike its original fate...

Midway through, her "Fantasy Guardian" system was taken over by Kihara Gensei.

"We don't know what that guy is up to... but if you can, you must stop him!"

Having failed to achieve her original goal of saving the children, and with the "Illusionist" system stolen by Kihara Gensei, Kiyama Harumi looked extremely dejected, yet she still said this.

Although he orchestrated the "Phantom Mage" incident, Kiyama Harumi was only trying to save his students and was not inherently a bad person.

Having once worked under Kihara Gensei, she naturally knew exactly what kind of person that old man was.

She didn't want her "Imagine Master" to fall into his hands and commit even greater sins.

“Mr. Yahweh, that’s it.”

After listening to Kiyama Harumi finish speaking, Kuroko addressed Yahweh respectfully.

"The situation doesn't look good. That guy hasn't made a move at all. He must be plotting something..."

In fact, the haters don't like Yahweh.

Or rather, she had no good feelings towards any man who got close to her older sister.

However, Yahweh was different.

It wasn't that she had any special feelings for Yahweh, but rather that she felt that disrespecting him would be...

I have a feeling something terrifying is going to happen!

So in the end, Kuroko chose to follow his own heart.

"so……"

Kuroko gestured with her eyes that they should go back to the research institute and talk to Shokuhou and the others about this matter, but Yawei glanced at Tear, who was pale but still tightly clutching the hem of his clothes beside him, and the meaning was already very clear.

Therefore, in the end, Kuroko left first, while Yahweh stayed behind to deal with Ruiko's matter.

P.S.: Speaking of which, what do you all think of Kara no Kyoukai? Are you interested? (Maybe I could also write about Tsukihime and Mahoutsukai no Yoru while I'm at it.)

Chapter 268: Praying to the Gods

"Senior Yahweh, what will happen to me...?"

Clutching at Yawei's clothes, Leizi's voice trembled slightly.

Will she...die?

Ruiko knew that improving the "Imagine Master's" abilities would inevitably come at a price.

However, the weight of this price far exceeded her expectations.

Perhaps because of Yawi and Miri, Ruiko did not use the "Imagine Mage" with her friends in order to seek peace of mind, as she did in the original work.

She didn't need to blame herself, but the shadow of death still made this ordinary girl feel a little suffocated.

Those who lack ability are defective products.

Ruiko didn't really want to admit the inferiority complex she felt deep inside when she stood next to Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko.

The stinging pain of not daring to stand beside Yahweh and Mili when they were standing together.

She hated her powerlessness.

Therefore, in the end, she could not resist the temptation of "Phantom Master".

Those who try to gain power through cheating will surely face retribution, won't they?

Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought this with a bitter taste in her mouth.

"Users of 'Imagine Master' are constantly influenced by the brainwaves of others, causing their brains to lose control and resulting in a state of drowsiness."

Just then, Yahweh, who was beside Tear, spoke up.

"Now that the 'Illusionist' system has been taken over by Kihara Gensei, it's impossible to predict where things will lead at this point."