What goes around comes around. The long-haired, straight-haired high school girl, seemingly holding up thin air, gave her senior an invisible princess carry. She leaped from the fifth floor, her innocent skirt fluttering in the sunlight.

As expected of Tearful Master, she's the second person after Junko Hokkaido to achieve this. Both of their names contain the character "子" (ko).

Nangong couldn't help but wonder if he also had the passive ability to be "princess-carried" by a beautiful girl—provided that the girl was strong enough to carry him.

"Oh no, senior. I haven't even learned how to land yet!"

Chapter 039 The Battle of Wits in Love

As it turns out, [Air Force Mastery] can't outrun [Spatial Teleportation]. Having recovered, Shirai Kuroko, too busy to fool around, immediately contacted the local police to take the delinquents away, borrowing Ruiko's phone in the process.

"Huh, an unfamiliar number?"

Saten Ruiko received a phone call from an unexpected person.

"Chongfu Shengfan... classmate, you're awake?"

"Yes, a young and handsome doctor woke me up. I forgot to ask his name, but I got your number." A gentle voice came from the other end of the phone. "You're Saten's friend, right? Could you please pass on my thanks?"

"……Um."

The girl with long, straight black hair gazed at Nangong's retreating figure, her eyes softening. After finishing the phone call, she followed closely behind the black-haired youth.

"what happened?"

“It’s Shigefuku-kun. She asked me to thank you, senpai,” Saten said softly. “She said she wants to email me in the future, and we should be able to become good friends.”

Nangong teased, "What a sinful woman."

No wonder he's called "Tearful Lord"; he's popular with both men and women.

"The senior who always flirts with girls has no right to talk to me!" Saten said resentfully. "He also harassed Kuroko X in front of me just now."

But I don't dislike it.

Without realizing it, I became an accomplice, and even enjoyed it. If I could, I would prefer to be the victim... As for my senior, it's okay.

Thinking of this, Saten Ruiko blushed slightly, but still mustered up her courage.

"I promised to treat you to a meal. Senior Nangong has been busy until now trying to wake up a comatose patient, he probably hasn't had lunch yet, right? How about... we come to my place and eat together?"

Before I also "fell asleep".

"Sure, but I have something to do," Nangong said after thinking for a moment. "I'll be there in a while."

Saten said happily, "Perfect timing, I'll prepare the food. Does senpai have any dietary restrictions? Do you eat spicy food?"

"I want it super spicy."

Even so, one can imagine the level of spiciness that Japanese people can tolerate.

"Understood, senior~"

The girl with long, straight black hair playfully struck a salute pose, then happily ran off. Her energetic JK (high school girl) personality was simply irresistible.

Is this the charm of Saten?

Before he knew it, Nangong Xuan had fallen for this ordinary girl and her shining qualities, even though she wasn't some dazzling anime heroine.

Perhaps it's because it's the closest thing to my past life self.

"I wonder how the investigation is going in early spring."

Shirai Kuroko watched the vehicle carrying the prisoners, escorted by security guards, drive away. Unaware of the lurking danger in the air.

Unbeknownst to the two security guards, there was now an extra person in the car. Nangong Xuan, driving with [Visual Obstruction], was silently sitting opposite a group of dejected delinquents, including the criminal who had brutally beaten Hei Zi.

Visual interference prevents them from seeing themselves with their naked eyes.

“I can also become invisible,” Nangong suddenly said.

"what sound!"

"Did you hear that?"

Everyone was suspicious.

A month ago, Nangong Xuan obtained a weak polarized light ability by defeating this delinquent, only at Level 0. He once used this move to hide the light effect of [Reply] and steal Chu Chun's hacking ability.

What a small world, we meet again.

One month later, this man used his Imagination Mastery to reach Level 3, and at one point gained control over Spatial Movement.

However, the current Nangong is even stronger than the original form of [Fantasy Master], directly unlocking the complete transparency that is only available at Level 4.

Optical invisibility combined with visual invisibility equals complete invisibility; neither the human eye nor optical instruments can detect its existence. As for detection machines, they cannot overcome the barrier of electromagnetic forces.

If Ruiko hadn't awakened her ability, that twin-tailed girl might have actually been killed. This is also the butterfly effect brought about by the time traveler—who taught Kuroko a lesson this morning.

Nangong Xuan had already confirmed the brain of the polarizing ability user, and knew his ugliness even better than he did himself.

This incorrigible guy still dreams of using his near-invisibility to take revenge on the two girls after he gets out of the juvenile detention center.

I'm not as kind and benevolent as they are. To protect the daily lives of those around me, I nip any potential threats in the bud!

Teleport!

Nangong pressed down on a piece of white paper, which appeared on the prisoner's neck the next second. Before anyone could react, the polarizing ability user's head had been severed.

"Boom!"

The round head landed on the ground. Without using the [Paper-Soaking Telekinesis], the soft paper that had been forcibly teleported into his body had already severed his neck like a sharp knife.

A dimensional reduction attack that ascends from three dimensions to eleven dimensions, and then falls back to three dimensions!

The blank sheet of paper was intact, but a single bleeding English word was left by telekinesis: Killer!

"what--"

Screams erupted from inside the car; the delinquents were terrified by the horrific sight before them.

Nangong Xuan only briefly appears when switching abilities, disappearing in an instant. Even if he is seen, he can use his [improved] disguise to escape punishment.

"He... he was killed by his own invisibility..."

"Mom, I'll never do anything bad again!"

"...Kira, the legendary Kira!"

The greatest and most devastating event in Academy City's history.

At this time, Haru and Mikoto were still tirelessly conducting their investigation at a certain hospital.

The flower-garland-wearing girl entered the "Bank"—which was actually a hacking scheme. Unfortunately, even the "Bank," which stores all of Academy City's medical records, couldn't detect Zero's brainwaves.

"We've already compared the brainwave data with those recorded in major hospital systems. No similar waveforms were found. Strange..."

Misaka Mikoto suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Where's that Kiyama-sensei?"

"Hey?"

The girls then realized that Kiyama Harumi was missing.

In the morning, Nangong Xuan cured the last batch of unconscious patients sent to a certain hospital, and then hurriedly left after receiving a phone call.

"Could it be that……"

Shiori Haru quickly compared Kiyama's brainwaves.

The results were completely different.

"Am I overthinking this?" Mikoto murmured. "I overheard them discussing topics like brainwaves and AIM diffusion fields. That man can even handcraft experimental instruments."

"Thanks for your hard work."

A middle-aged doctor with a scar on his face walked in; his name tag on his chest read "Hojo Seigo".

"This little girl with the flower in her hair is actually a remarkable cybersecurity expert. We feel much more at ease with you helping our hospital detect and remove the virus. It would be a real problem if even the doctors and nurses fell into a coma due to [Phantom Hand] and there was a medical crisis."

"Oh, not at all," Chu Chun said, feeling embarrassed.

Dr. Hojo smiled and said, "Your computer skills are just as good as Nangong-kun's."

"Huh?" Chu Chun was taken aback.

Misaka Mikoto asked in confusion, "Nangong Xuan, does he also know about computers?"

"Yes."

Hojo Shizuma, not understanding, patiently answered.

"Initially, Nangong was retained by the director as an intern. Not only did he provide amazing [responses], but he also helped our hospital solve many computer system problems."

A sudden inspiration struck the girl with the flower crown, and she quickly sat back down at the hospital's computer. After analyzing the data, she discovered that the hospital's system used the exact same programming framework and coding style as her own.

The last time, it was when a computer virus carrying the "Fantasy Guardian" was deployed on Zero. For hackers, habits are like fingerprints—they don't easily change.

Senior Nangong, who exactly are you...?

"Oh, right, Mr. Kiyama asked me to give this to you."

Hojo Shizugo took out a USB drive containing an MP3 file, completely opposite to the audio of "[Fantasy Master]". After analysis by Meido Tsurugi, it was determined to be the "antidote" for the comatose patient.

"As long as you listen to this music, the interference with your brainwaves will be lifted."

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