Unlimited Ambition

At that moment, I snapped my fingers.

"Do you really want that thing?" I asked Mikoto.

"...I don't really want it that much," Mikoto said stubbornly.

A slight smile played on my lips as I said, "Fine, I guess I'm just being nosy." With that, I happily walked into the store. I quickly opened the trash can where I'd thrown that thing away the night before, then fled amidst the clerk's shouts of "What?! It's you again?!"

"Is this it?" I took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the surface of the free phone charm. Then I handed it to Misaka Mikoto.

"Light-senpai is really amazing, she actually went to such lengths for Misaka-senpai..." Ruiko whispered to Haruharu.

Early spring nodded vigorously.

"Like an idiot..." Misaka Mikoto muttered to herself, but a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. She took the phone charm I handed her and gripped it tightly with both hands.

"But why would Senior Light know there's another frog there?" Haru asked curiously.

"Hahaha... Don't worry about such a small thing, just ignore it." I laughed it off and brushed the matter aside.

The four girls (Kuroko is officially back in action, what amazing regenerative abilities, no wonder she's my chosen M) then discussed going to their usual ice cream parlor for drinks. Under their enthusiastic invitation, I reluctantly prepared to go—wait!

I didn't come here to flirt with young girls. Rather, rather... well, what was I here for?

Just then, the spiky-haired man, extremely skeptical of the nun's words, exclaimed: "You're saying magic really exists? And this nun's habit of yours is a magical artifact? Are you kidding me?!"

“That’s right! The nun’s habit I’m wearing isn’t just any ordinary clothing! It’s the powerful artifact of the Anglican Church, the ‘Mobile Church’! It has invincible defensive capabilities!” The flat-chested nun continued to puff out her chest.

"What invincible defense? If it's real, any illusion will be nullified after my right hand touches it. Want to give it a try?" said the spiky-haired man with a beastly heart.

"Hmph... It's no use. Go ahead and try if you want." The nun stood with her hands on her hips, looking arrogant.

"Alright, I'm going now!"

At this moment, influenced by the forces of the universe and influenced by the Earth's rotation and revolution, a sunspot eruption occurred—I sensed an immense threat from the depths of my soul—damn it.

Shrinking the earth to an inch!

Then, under the astonished gazes of several girls, I vanished into thin air.

The next moment, I appeared between the nun and the hedgehog-headed girl, and at the same time, with a "rip," the nun behind me was brutally ripped open.

—Technique: Women's Self-Defense Technique: Gouge Your Eyes Out!

"Ah! My eyes! My eyes!" Immediately afterward, the hedgehog-headed man, struck by the Lone Power Spell, covered his eyes and collapsed, rolling around on the ground.

"Are you alright, Index?" I took off my cloak and wrapped it around her.

"Your Highness Wright?" After several days of wandering, the little nun finally met her family. She burst into tears and threw herself into my arms, crying, "I'm so scared! There are perverts here!"

"Sweetheart, sweetheart, it's alright now." I hugged the little nun and rubbed her affectionately. At the same time, I comforted her, "I was really worried after I heard you got lost. So I came here to look for you myself. I sensed you were in danger just now, so I rushed over. Luckily, it would have been dangerous if I had been any later."

After I finished speaking, I wiped away the little nun's tears, then turned around and looked at the hedgehog-headed man with the same disdain I would give him as trash.

Then I said, "If I remember correctly... you're Touma Kamijou? I thought you were a good person when we last met. I never thought I could misjudge you."

"Listen to me, it's a misunderstanding! You have to believe me!" Kamijou, ignoring his burning eyes, propped himself up and shouted.

"Further words are pointless! Face the truth, you scumbag lolicon!!!"

With the air of a thief crying "stop thief!", I drew my sword hilt and started wildly punching Touma Kamijou. Touma, feeling guilty, initially wanted to take a few blows as atonement. However, he found that he couldn't take even one.

"Broken ribs! Broken ribs!" Touma Kamijou screamed, suffering the same treatment he'd received from the thugs the day before. Seriously, in such a remote place, would anyone have found them and taken them to the hospital in time?

Never mind, it's not a big deal.

Then I snapped my fingers, collecting all the fragments of the "mobile church" in the room, and packed them into a shopping bag. Then I picked up Index and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute! Who are you? What gives you the right to take her away?!" Kamijou's sense of justice kicked in, and he shouted at me.

I frowned. "Can't you see? I'm Index's family, family, like a brother. If a brother doesn't even have the right to bring his runaway sister home, then what justice or fairness is there in this world?"

Kamijou blushed, somewhat unwillingly asking, "Who can vouch for you?! What if you're a human trafficker posing as a relative?"

"Ask her yourself," I said, pinching Index's cheek. Index nestled in my arms, not wanting to leave.

"See that, kid? Accept reality. Your relationship hasn't even started, there's no confession, you've only known this kid for a short time—but I can tell you very clearly. It's over." Saying this, I hugged Index and opened the door to Touma Kamijou's apartment. I walked out.

The utterly defeated Kamijou Touma knelt on the ground in a "orz" pose. His cry of "What a misfortune!!!" echoed through the heavens.

Pshaw, you think you can mess with me?

I rolled my eyes, then said to Index, "Come on, let me take you shopping for clothes first, and then I'll introduce you to some older ladies."

“But I’m hungry…” Index replied.

"Let's have dinner together then, but make sure you're dressed properly beforehand," I continued to coax her.

After wavering between shame and hunger, Index finally reluctantly agreed to my suggestion. A little while later, she fell asleep in my arms.

Looking at Index's smiling face as she slept, I chuckled softly and gave her a quick kiss.

Yay! I've acquired 103,000 copies of A Certain Magical Index.

Chapter Fourteen: You'll be stuffed to the brim, anyway, I'm so poor all I have left is money.

Sometimes, being handsome is just unavoidable. If the person holding Index was over two meters tall, with dyed red hair, wearing earrings, and smoking a cigarette, looking like a middle-aged man, then there would definitely be police officers coming over to question him. He might even be taken to the station for questioning.

But when I put it in my hands, everyone saw a completely different scene. A young, handsome older brother was holding his sleepy younger sister. Everyone who saw it would exclaim: "What a handsome young man! He really dotes on his sister." Perhaps some with vivid imaginations would even think we were a couple.

At that moment, I was unaware that the "bad priest" I had mentioned had just confirmed Index's location, though the information was slightly outdated.

After contacting his partner, a girl with messy hair, dark skin, and dressed in gothic Lolita fashion, the two decided to cause trouble for Touma Kamijou and forcibly reclaim the A Certain Magical Index. It seems Touma's ordeal has only just begun.

Arriving at the clothing store, based on the glimpse of the nun's naked body I'd just seen, I bought her a white dress for everyday wear. Then I woke her up.

The young nun didn't seem to have worn any clothing outside of the mobile church before. She was clearly very happy after changing into the clothes, so I readily paid.

After that, I took Index and used the Shrinking Earth Technique to return to the ice cream shop we had visited before. This startled the four girls again.

After Kuroko, who was sitting outside, gave up her seat, I sat between her and Mikoto, and then put Index on my lap.

"What's wrong with this girl?" It was Misaka Mikoto who reacted first, though her tone clearly betrayed her displeasure. Based on my years of experience with women, she was obviously jealous.

“To be honest, the reason I came to District Seven this time is because of this child.” I tried to look at Index with the same eyes a brother would have when looking at his sister: “She’s been missing for several days, and I only found her today.”

"It's your sister." Mikoto patted her chest, clearly relieved. She really is an easy-going person. I chuckled to myself.

"Eh~ Onii-chan's sister?" Shirai Kuroko, on the other side, looked displeased. Her gaze towards Index was quite unfriendly.

Seeing my loving gaze upon Index, Kuroko thought to herself, "An innocent-looking, silver-haired, flat-chested loli... a formidable rival. But it's alright, as long as I use my signature seduction technique, Onii-chan will still be mine alone. Hehehehe..."

Compared to my proud older sister, my gentle older brother is definitely easier to win over... After I win over my older brother, I'll help him win over my older sister. After that, they'll both be mine, Shirai Kuroko's people, hehehehe..."

As Kuroko fantasized about the blissful life of sleeping together in the same bed in the future, drool dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"Kuroko... are you alright?" Haru asked from the side.

"It's okay, it's okay, hehehehe..." Kuroko continued to chuckle maliciously. He only stopped this idiotic behavior when he saw Mikoto glaring at him angrily.

Index seemed a bit shy and didn't join the conversation.

"Alright, let's continue our discussion of the urban legends of Academy City." Ruiko clapped her hands, making a concluding remark.

Since you're looking at me so earnestly, I'll just ask anyway: "Urban legends? What are they?"

"It's one of the Seven Mysteries of Academy City, Light-senpai, haven't you heard of it?" Haru asked.

"A Japanese tradition? It's not very popular in my country," I chuckled. That was true; apart from Japan, I'd never heard of any other country being so bored as to have urban legends or anything like that popular.

"Eh... Come to think of it, we don't know yet. What country are you from, Wright-senpai?" It was Haru who asked the question.

Well, as far as I know, there are almost no Jerusalemites living abroad, apart from a few essential diplomats and businessmen. And in a scientific hub like Academy City, you can't find a single one.

Therefore, I paused for a moment, intending to make up a lie.

At this moment, Index, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Wright, he is Jerusalem—" I immediately covered Index's mouth.

“Yes, I am from Jerusalem,” I said with a light laugh.

"Eh~" All four girls exclaimed "Eh~" at the same time. It seemed quite strange.

"Yes, my homeland is indeed a bit closed off, and has a strong religious atmosphere. But don't forget, both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions originated in my homeland. Jerusalem is not only home to devout clergy, but also to extremely talented scientists."

I explained with a smile, while secretly adding to myself: Of course, in Jerusalem, all the best scientists are devout priests.

“That’s true.” The girls nodded slowly, seemingly convinced by my explanation.

"Wright-senpai is truly remarkable," Haruharu remarked.

"So, what is Wright-senpai's current superpower level?" Ruiko seemed very interested in this.

"Well... it seems I didn't reach LV5 in the last test. But I don't know about this time." I continued to explain with a smile.

"Hmph..." Mikoto snorted softly, sounding somewhat dissatisfied.

"The one with short hair, what's your problem..." Index, who had just been released from my mouth, jumped out again, and then I covered her mouth again.

Mikoto glared at Index with some displeasure, then said, "Don't be fooled by how gentle he is now; last night he was like a wild beast..."

"Eh..." The others clearly misunderstood something. The way they looked at Mikoto suddenly changed.

"What's going on?! Has things progressed to this point between Onii-chan and Onee-sama? Does that mean there's no room for me to appear?! How could this happen?!" Kuroko became more and more upset as she thought about it, and continued to bang her head on the table.

"It's not what you think." Seeing that Mikoto's face was flushed and she seemed unable to speak, I had no choice but to step forward and explain: "Mikoto and I actually only met yesterday. Because of a little misunderstanding, we had a little sparring match. And I won by a small margin."

"Is that so? Light-senpai, you defeated Misaka-senpai?" Ruiko asked excitedly.

"You could say that... Mikoto, don't mind me." I smiled apologetically at Mikoto.

"Hmph... You only won because you cheated." Mikoto still seemed a little resentful.

After hearing this conversation, Kuroko stopped banging on the table and silently thought to herself, "So that's how it is. They've only known each other for a day—no, only for a day, but Onii-chan and Onee-sama's affection level has already exceeded that of ordinary friends... What a scary person. I need to speed things up."

I glanced sideways at Kuroko, who was leering incessantly. I chuckled softly, thinking: This kind of perverted girl is actually quite interesting, in every sense of the word.

"Then, I'll explain the urban legends of Academy City to Light-senpai," Ruiko said confidently. I nodded, pretending to listen attentively. However, my memory is just too excellent; even though I wasn't paying attention, I still caught about 80-90% of it, which can be summarized as follows:

1. Fantasy Rider: Using this ability can upgrade a user or grant an ability to a user without abilities.

2. Imagine Breaker: An entity capable of eliminating all superpowers.

3. The Street-Stripping Demoness: A shameless, lewd witch who strips off her clothes in public.

4. The Legend of Immortality: It is said that she is twenty-eight years old, but still looks like a twelve-year-old loli.

5. The strongest legend: The white-haired demon, powerful and undefeated.