Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

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Looking at her, I noticed that the little girl seemed to be in a bad mood; her face had a gloomy expression.

That's true, he ran out to find Shichiya to find out what was going on.

But Qiye didn't say anything.

Add to that all sorts of other things, and it's no wonder he's feeling down.

So he raised his hand and patted the girl's head.

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't figure out?"

"..."

Misaka Mikoto did not answer.

He pushed Qi Ye's hand away and then let out a soft hum.

Why do you always like to pat people's heads?

"Oh? Jealous?"

"Crackling..."

"Okay, okay, don't just flirt all the time, that's no fun."

Qi Ye shook his head.

After leaving the hospital, I made sure to walk straight ahead.

He seemed to be recalling something; his expression looked like he was reminiscing.

This piqued Misaka Mikoto's curiosity.

“I grew up in research institutes.”

Qi Ye spoke, seemingly to explain to her.

Or perhaps it was just a recollection of the past.

"Because I always had to cooperate in experiments, and some of them were scary just to look at, I was always anxious. There was an older sister who took care of me back then. She was a very gentle person. Before each experiment, she would always pat my head to comfort and encourage me, and she would smile at me. Only in this way could I relieve my anxiety. After the experiment was successful, she would pat my head again to praise me. I guess I was infected by her. Whenever I wanted to comfort someone, encourage someone, or express my appreciation to someone, I would also pat that person's head... Thinking about it now, I was really young back then!"

Qi Ye seemed to miss it quite a bit.

However, it was just a moment of remembrance, and I didn't think much of it.

She then smiled and looked at Misaka Mikoto.

"Let's not talk about that. Little niece, I'm going back to the shrine. Do you want to come with me?"

"I...I'll pass."

Misaka Mikoto shook her head.

She doesn't want to go to the shrine right now; she just wants to investigate what happened last night.

If Qi Ye doesn't tell her, then she'll investigate on her own.

She won't admit defeat.

"Fine, I'm leaving."

Qi Ye waved at her, and then vanished instantly via spatial teleportation.

Misaka Mikoto stopped and stared blankly at the spot where Nanaya had disappeared.

"When you were little? To participate in experiments?"

It seems that Qiye also had a less-than-ideal childhood.

However, let's leave that aside for now.

When the topic turned to her childhood and her collaboration on experiments, she suddenly remembered something.

Moreover, I remembered where I had seen Fubuki Toshinobu before.

She even recalled the kind-looking old man who asked her to donate her DNA for research to patients with muscular dystrophy.

I remember that research institute, it seems to be...

"Higuchi Pharmaceutical, the Seventh Pharmaceutical Research Center?"

This seems to be it.

But there shouldn't be any problems, right?

Shake his head.

Looking around, I determined the direction and headed towards the schoolyard, intending to visit the school.

He took out his phone, intending to call Shirai Kuroko.

After all, he ran out without saying anything today...

"what?"

I accidentally switched to the news page and glanced at it.

Stop in your tracks and open your eyes wide.

"Last night... the research institute destroyed by the explosion included... Higuchi Pharmaceutical's Seventh Pharmaceutical Research Center..."

Chapter 221: Can I draw your doujinshi?

noon.

In the shrine.

Saten Ruiko sat in the living room, watching Freya lying on the floor, swinging her legs as she drew. Her drawing was somewhat...

Unsightly.

It's not that the drawing is bad, but rather that the content is unbearable to look at.

How should I put it? A little girl who looks about ten years old is actually drawing this kind of thing...

Very strange.

Then she looked at Himegami Akisa.

Himegami Akisa sat to one side, waving a stun gun around while seemingly muttering incantations.

This is also very strange.

I have a feeling that this is not the same world she usually lives in.

"that……"

Feeling somewhat awkward, Saten Ruiko still chose to ask.

Otherwise, it just feels a bit eerie.

"Hasn't Senior Seven Nights returned yet?"

"Come back, next, let's study."

Himegami Akisa pointed the stun gun in her hand at the floor.

This left Saten Ruiko a little confused.

So what does this actually mean? Why only use three seemingly unrelated words?

"Brother Qiye has returned and is probably doing research in the underground research lab downstairs. Sister, you should probably wait a little longer."

Fremia looked up and explained to her with a smile.

It's a bit strange, but he's a good kid.

Saten Ruiko quickly thanked her.

She was about to say something when Fremia looked at Himegami Akisa.

"Sister Qiusha, I'm hungry."

"Hi, make lunch."

Himegami Akisa put away the stun gun.

Even without the stun gun, she still looks quite serious, fitting the image of the older sister that Saten Ruiko admires.

Once you pick up the stun gun...

Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore, it just seems a bit childish anyway.

But speaking of making lunch...

"Let me help too."