Unlimited Ambition

"You lost." I put away the Heaven-Slaying Sword and said this to the girl.

"That's not fair—you cheated!!" The girl still thought my victory was unfair.

When I heard her say that, I felt a little helpless: "Miss, I have this strength because of my persistent efforts, scientific and correct training, and my brain that is above the average person's intelligence. It is absolutely, absolutely not because of cheating."

Because Geass is no longer usable. I added silently to myself.

"But, but you made me wait so long... I think I've caught a cold—yes, that's why I lost!" The girl continued to make excuses.

"That's because you didn't tell me the location." I rolled my eyes.

Of course, if I really knew the place, I would definitely avoid it.

"But... you sang a song to mock me just now, and I got angry and agitated, which is why I lost."

"I didn't name names, how do you know I was talking about you?" I continued to play dumb.

"You...you're a car thief!"

...My ability to steal a car has nothing to do with winning a fight, right?

I was a bit exasperated. I thought to myself, this young lady is really hard to please; whoever marries her will be doomed.

"I didn't steal the car, I just had nowhere else to go and it was so cold, I was just looking for a place to sleep," I explained to her.

"I don't believe it!" The girl shook her head vigorously, thinking: This person's strength is at least LV5, and he receives so many allowances, how could he not even have a place to live?

"Believe it or not." I rolled my eyes. I thought to myself: Forget it, why should I argue with a silly girl? After that, I ignored her and went back the way I came, not caring about anything anymore.

He opened the car door and climbed inside. Then, with a snap of his fingers, he locked the car. Ignoring the girl's screams outside, he plugged his ears and drifted off to sleep.

Chapter Eleven: Is the ID card forged?

What woke me up in the early morning wasn't the usual cheerful birdsong, but a soft, sweet, and adorable voice. I opened my eyes and saw a very cute pink-haired little girl in a dress looking at me with a wronged expression.

Well... it seems I didn't do anything... or maybe I forgot?

I was just about to get up for a moment to comfort the little girl when I realized that my right hand, which was near the other car door, was being held tightly.

Looking again, I couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my god!" Wasn't that the crazy woman from yesterday? How did she end up next to me?!

At this moment, the girl I called the crazy woman also woke up groggily, rubbing her eyes and saying, "Good morning, Kuroko... why are you in my bed again?"

Immediately afterward, the girl, who also realized something was wrong, cried out "Ah!" She then immediately shook off my hand, turned away with her face flushed, and lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

I yawned, my mind racing between the image of a loli and a madman. Then I thought again... um, what was my original goal again... to stew a pot of braised pork and then, and then eat it myself?

Having just regained consciousness, my mind still a mess, I almost forgot why I came here in the first place: to find Index before she starves to death, and then bring her back to Jerusalem.

Never mind, I have important matters to attend to. I'll talk about lolis another time.

Thinking this, I yawned and climbed out of the car, ready to leave.

At this moment, the pink-haired little girl mustered up her courage—grabbed the hem of my clothes, and whispered, "Can you not go?"

Huh? My luck has turned around? I'm getting lucky with love right after I wake up this morning?

As I thought this, I turned around and patted the little girl's head. "What's wrong, little one?" I asked.

The little girl seemed quite angry when I called her "little kid," but she looked so cute: "I'm not little anymore." But she really did look very young, in every sense of the word.

"She's already... already twenty-eight years old." That next sentence from the little girl made me laugh. I burst out laughing, patting her head as I did so.

"You said you're twenty-eight. Hahahaha... How cute. Although most innocent lolis lie about their age, this is the first time I've seen one give such an absurd number, hahahahaha..." I laughed like that. Immediately afterward, tears welled up in the loli's eyes.

"This is someone's employee ID, and also, and their driver's license." The little girl then pulled two exquisitely crafted documents out of her pocket.

I took a look at it; the craftsmanship was indeed exquisite. But I'm not a student of Academy City, so I can't tell the difference. However, it wasn't a complete waste; at least I learned the loli's name was Tsukuyomi Komoe.

There was a legitimate student from Academy City right next to me, but I was trying to avoid her. Why would I possibly strike up a conversation with her?

And so, I returned the two documents to the little girl untouched, saying, "I never imagined Academy City's fake document forgery skills were so good. They're practically indistinguishable from the real thing."

The adorable little girl was almost in tears: "I'm really 28 years old already!"

It feels so good to bully a little girl. I chuckled and ruffled her hair, making it look like a bird's nest. I wasn't in a hurry to leave. I wanted to see what other tricks she had up her sleeve.

"They...they..." Teacher Xiaomeng was anxious. She had gotten up early in the morning and was about to drive to class when she saw a boy and a girl lying in her car. The teacher was shocked.

Although I've heard that kids these days are precocious, and there are even rumors that this riverbank is a playground for illicit sexual activity, Teacher Xiaomeng, being an early riser, has never witnessed it firsthand and doesn't really believe it.

But today I actually saw it. A young couple lay huddled together in her car. Taking advantage of the Japanese tendency to use vulgar language, Teacher Xiaomeng immediately thought of indecent terms like "dating," "illicit sex," and "car sex."

Her face flushed red, and she resolved to fulfill her responsibilities as a teacher once the couple woke up, offering them care and proper guidance—only to discover that they didn't care about her at all. They treated her like a twelve-year-old elementary school student, just like always.

As a result, Teacher Xiaomeng disagreed. If you want to educate someone, you at least need to make them believe it first. Otherwise, you, a twelve-year-old elementary school student, going up to two teenagers and giving them premarital sex education—aren't you just asking for trouble?

Just then, Teacher Xiaomeng had an idea, and it was as if a lightbulb suddenly lit up above her head. She then pointed to the little car behind me and said, "This car is mine."

Huh?

Then, the little girl walked past me again, pulled out a bunch of keys, and surprisingly, she actually started the car. As she started the car, I heard her whisper, "What's going on? I remember locking it yesterday..."

……

I remember locking it, so how did that girl manage to climb in?

After hearing what the little girl said, I also had a few questions. I was a little curious.

Seeing that I remained silent, the little girl revealed a proud expression, chuckling softly. She seemed to think I had finally acknowledged her identity.

Whatever, I shrugged.

Then, the little girl brought the brown-haired girl back to her senses, who was still in a "daydreaming" state.

The girl seemed confused. When the little girl said she was a teacher, she looked puzzled. The little girl followed suit, explaining that she was the car owner.

Although the girl wasn't entirely convinced she was a teacher, she was pretty sure the little girl was the car owner. The girl was about to complain about me, so she got out of the car and stood beside me, listening to the little girl's lecture.

The little girl's words stunned us both: "You two are so bold! It's one thing for young people to date, and I wouldn't interfere. But I never expected you to go this far! Not only did you taste the forbidden fruit, but you even did it in someone else's car..."

The little girl blushed, then shouted, "Anyway, that boy! Take responsibility! Go to the hospital for a proper checkup! Right now!"

……

An unbearable silence ensued.

What on earth is this little girl saying? I scratched my head, looked at the girl next to me who almost fainted, and ran my fingers through my hair. This is really a headache. Are all the people in Academy City weirdos like this?

"Fine, I'll just brush this little girl off for now." I made up my mind, then pulled the girl next to me into my arms and said, "Hahaha, I never expected you to see through me, teacher. But that's youth, the infinitely beautiful youth. Don't worry, teacher. I'll take responsibility. We'll go to the hospital right now. Once we're old enough, we'll register. I'll definitely invite you to our wedding banquet."

Teacher Xiaomeng nodded in satisfaction, about to say something more. But then the short-haired girl shoved me aside, yelling, "Who said we're a couple! You jerk!"

Seeing the little girl looking at me with a puzzled expression, I quickly explained, "Girls are delicate, you know. It's understandable. I've just been too nice to her. That's why she's acting so presumptuous."

Teacher Xiaomeng nodded, as if agreeing with my statement. Then she remembered that she had to go to school to teach today, and it was already getting late. If it got any later, who knows what those naughty kids would do.

Thinking of this, Teacher Xiaomeng couldn't sit still any longer, so she hurriedly instructed, "You must take responsibility properly." Then she got into the car, closed the door, and drove away.

Just as I was regretting not asking the little girl for her phone number, I noticed the electromagnetic field around me was extremely distorted. Having learned from experience, I turned around and used Heaven's Sanctuary again, barely managing to block the enraged Railgun.

"What nonsense were you spouting, you bastard?! Who asked you to take responsibility?! Can you even afford to take responsibility?!" The girl, filled with shame and anger, yelled at me.

That's really not cute.

I rolled my eyes, then spread my hands: "It's just a temporary measure. Are you going to accuse us of being car thieves?"

"You are! But I'm not!" the girl retorted angrily.

"Then why did you get into the car too?" I asked.

The girl stammered, unable to speak. Could she possibly answer that she couldn't go back to her dorm either? It was freezing outside. Seeing me sleeping so warmly and comfortably in the car, she felt envious and used electromagnetic force to open the electronic lock. Should she crawl in and sleep there too?

That's so embarrassing.

That's what the girl thought.

"I...I came in to keep an eye on you, afraid you'd drive someone else's car away!" the girl stubbornly insisted.

However, I've just finished teasing the little girl and am in a great mood. I don't have time to argue with her about this. Thinking about it, I realize I did do something slightly wrong. And finding Index really does require the help of Academy City itself…

Okay, I don't want to go see that bastard Astray again. I don't want to get ripped off by him again.

So, is it possible to take advantage of this seemingly innocent girl in front of us?

Thinking this to myself, I smiled and said, "How about we just let this go? A girl's heart will be more open-minded, and her chest will open up too."

Before the girl could even get angry, I continued, "How about we find a place to sit down and talk it over? It's getting late. How about I treat you? There's a really good crepe shop nearby."

The girl hesitated for a moment. She was also very curious about me, the person who could easily defeat her, but she still stubbornly said, "I don't want to eat with a petty thief whose name I don't even know."

I chuckled softly and held out my hand: "Wright Stuart. That's my name."

The girl seemed unaccustomed to such formal etiquette, hesitated for a moment, and then shook hands with me: "Misaka Mikoto."

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Is it really okay to use Bishop Laura's surname?

Chapter Twelve: The Girl the Prince Loves

Just as Mikoto and I were heading towards the only crepe shop I knew of in the area, the lucky rogue priest Stiyl beat me to it and found Sister Index, who was starving.

Immediately afterwards, most of the rogue priest's savings were transformed into food and flowed into Index's black hole stomach.

The rogue priest, on the verge of tears, told Index he was taking her back to England after she had barely eaten her fill. Index immediately turned hostile, saying, "I'm not going!" and ran off.

And so, Index ran ahead while the rogue priest chased after her. As they chased, somehow they ended up on the rooftop, and then Index jumped forward—and fell off.

The rogue priest was a step too slow. When he reached the rooftop again and looked around, Index had vanished. Based on his experience studying in the British Isles, she must have used some advanced technique like teleportation… But wasn't Index supposed to be unable to use magic?

As the rogue priest was pondering, Index landed on the balcony railing of a certain spiky-haired man, nearly vomiting up everything in her stomach...

Leaving aside the nun's tragic past, I was openly and subtly trying to extract information from Misaka Mikoto. And the naive Mikoto, oblivious to the harsh realities of the world, did indeed reveal some information.

Girls who are naive and innocent like this are the easiest to fool. I casually flattered her a couple of times, and Mikoto was all smiles. Anyone who saw the two of us would think we were a young couple.

Of course, sometimes the things she asks unintentionally can be difficult for me to answer.

“Wright, you don’t look Japanese. Are you an exchange student from the 14th school district?” Mikoto asked.

"That's right, I am indeed a foreigner." I nodded, thinking to myself that this wasn't me lying to you.

Mikoto, of course, didn't notice the difference between exchange students and foreigners. She nodded and then asked, "So what exactly is your ability? It's so amazing!"