Miss Justice is not motivated

"Even if you say that, I won't feel happy." This was indeed the truth. For Othinus, the distance between her and Baina was too great. Even if the other party had feelings for her, it was still not something worth caring about.

"So, let me ask you something. Do you like the cult leader? The him in this world... is this how you indulge yourself?" Unable to resist asking what she cared about, Bai Aina knew that asking this might cause her trouble, but she still couldn't help asking.

“I don’t care, he’s none of my business.” Othinus said softly, recalling the moment he piloted the 'Temujin' mecha and fought against the demon god to the very end. “The him I know is not the him I know now, and the distance between 'him' and me… is growing ever wider.”

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Road

The conversation with Othinus didn't last long; the great demon god was clearly not particularly interested in such dialogue. After instructing Baina not to mess around, he left. Before leaving, he even peeled off the sticker covering the original world.

And so, Bai Aina returned to Academy City. She glanced at her two remaining mission targets and, without saying a word, went straight to Misaki Shokuhou.

Her "psychic manipulation" involves manipulating water to create various phenomena. It primarily controls the secretion of substances within the target's brain, as well as the proportions of fluids such as blood and bone marrow. Her bioelectric currents also seem to involve manipulating the current itself, but rather controlling the fluid that acts as the medium to alter its conduction efficiency. This is precisely what Baina can counter.

Despite her opponent's exceptional psychological manipulation skills, it posed no threat to Bai Aina. By manipulating the nanomachines within her body, she disrupted the effectiveness of the Devourer's abilities, and then swiftly knocked him unconscious.

Afterwards, he left without a trace, concealing his merits and fame. Junko Hokaze wanted to chase after him, but with the help of a repulsive field, Bai Aina could easily escape his pursuit by performing a triple jump.

At this point, the original story finally progressed to the end of the 'Index Forbidden Books' incident, except that this time... Touma Kamijou did not lose his memory.

Having witnessed everything through binoculars from afar, Bai Aina couldn't help but feel a little emotional. While it was a good thing the leader hadn't lost his memory, something still felt off. And the Dragon King's Sigh looked incredibly powerful! She wondered if Miss Secretary knew how to use it!

After watching all of this from a distance, Baina went back to the windowless building. Alesta, who was working on her writing, glanced up at her and then continued typing.

"I want access to Academy City's research data, is that alright?" Considering that the learning restrictions for the Perfect Biological Bloodline had been lifted, Bai Aina immediately thought of the superpowers in Academy City—if they could be reproduced...

“You mean that? No problem, but I should remind you that the superpowers of Academy City aren’t necessarily universal in other worlds.” Arista kindly explained for Beaina. “The reason is that the principle of superpowers is to distort the macroscopic world through the individual’s microscopic world, and the cost of doing so is extremely small—because it’s a technology developed specifically for this world.”

"If we went to other worlds, superpowers might not be as easy to use as they are in this world. After all, it's just a trick."

"Shocking! Is that so? Then, aren't those Reincarnators or other system holders at a significant disadvantage?" Although she had never seen a Reincarnator using superpowers, Bai Aina could imagine that if they used similar technologies or abilities, they would probably encounter similar situations. A typical example is the Speed ​​Force, a technology that cannot be used outside the DC Universe.

“Of course not. Reincarnators have Source Terminals supporting them, and as for system holders… frankly, I’ve never seen a system as garbage as the one in your book before.” Arista spoke eloquently, mercilessly criticizing Bai Aina’s system. “However, higher-level Reincarnators and system holders have their own methods to solve these problems. For example, users of the Speed ​​Force have found a way to create and store the Speed ​​Force themselves, and then resonate with the concepts of ‘speed,’ ‘time,’ and ‘space’ in their world, thus unleashing power no less than their original strength.”

"Is that so?" Bai Aina's eyes widened. She hadn't been unaware of these possibilities, but there were indeed solutions. "What about superpowers? There should be solutions to those too, right?"

"Don't even think about it, I won't tell you." At this moment, she adopted a decisive attitude, shaking her head as if she were very sorry. "It's such a pity that the people at the tea party won't allow me to interfere with you."

"I always feel like you guys have everything planned out for me..." Bai Aina couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. No matter what, she didn't like having her path decided by others.

"No, apart from Pure White, the others are just curious to see how far you can go," Alessa smiled and nodded. "Indeed, if we wanted to, we could certainly use resources to create a powerful individual qualified for the tea party, but... what would be the point? Don't you think so?"

"That doesn't sound like a happy thing at all, especially being targeted by powerful figures like you..." Bai Aina felt a surge of unease at the thought that everything she did might be watched.

Being stared at by characters in a novel and being stared at by readers are two completely different experiences, and Bai Aina couldn't stand it.

"It's nothing, everyone has their own regular schedule, and everyone's pretty busy. I just check on you occasionally." As she said this, Alessa remembered that she was actually single, and couldn't help but feel frustrated. "But there is something I can tell you, it's about the calculation formula."

"Calculation formula?" Bai Aina remembered this thing; she was quite familiar with the term and didn't find it unfamiliar.

The strength of a superpower user is roughly determined by three factors: the calculation formula, the nature of the ability, and the amount of computation. If we were to use a martial arts novel analogy, it would be techniques, physical strength, and foundation – these are among the three major factors determining a superpower user's combat power.

That being said, in fan fiction... these three things seem to have almost no presence except for their essence? But it doesn't really matter.

“Yes, your Stand can be used in conjunction with calculation formulas to some extent.” Alesta said this with surprising seriousness, completely unlike her usual infatuated self. “Perhaps you find it incredible, difficult, right? After all, the ability of a Stand is closer to instinct in its application, isn’t it?”

After seeing Baina nod, Alessa continued, "That's right. This is the difference between most superpowers and special abilities. Their use is closer to 'instinct,' and it's not easy to refine their operation."

Baina understood what Alesta meant and suddenly realized what it meant.

"Nanomechanicals! Perfect biological cells! You mean I can use refined manipulation of my body to influence my own Stand in reverse?"

"Yes, your perfect biological bloodline is quite versatile, and your substitute is a mental world capable of eroding the real world. In that case... why not plant more flowers and plants in your mental world?"

Chapter Thirty-Six: On the Bridge...

She had considered it, but Baina quickly dismissed it. The reason was that a gray world suited her aesthetic quite well, while a world filled with flowers and plants was too boring and repetitive, so she never added anything to the Reflection of the Heart.

But now it seems... Baina can use Perfect Biomimicry Plants and then turn them all gray!

However, to do this, we must wait until the end of this world. But for now, the Bai Ai Na... Misaka Sisters incident will suffice.

However, to her surprise, when Baina inquired about the Misawa Academy, she found no trace of Aureos.

In fact, Baina had previously asked Alesta about the Misaka Sisters. Alesta knew what Baina was worried about and replied that the souls of the deceased Misaka Sisters would directly enter Valhalla and become Valkyries of Othinus.

What are those two up to...? I don't quite understand what Aresta and Othinus are planning to do, but this situation is exactly what Beina is happy to see. At least this way... isn't it good?

However, Alessa still granted Baina the authority to directly access data at various research institutes in Academy City, which made her happy to run around everywhere.

During this time, Baiana also successfully obtained the method to decipher runes from Index. Although the latter was initially reluctant, she eventually agreed to the request after Baiana's earnest pleading.

"Now, all that's left is to find the target for the last mission..." Bai Aina looked at the last empty space on the main mission panel and couldn't help but feel excited.

Ever since she read the original work, she'd wanted to do that...

On August 21st, the moon was a waxing crescent. Its shape resembled a mocking mouth, and its light was very faint. The iron bridge, quite far from the city center, had no streetlights and merged with the black river below, forming a deep, dark patch.

The third-ranked student in Level 5 of Academy City is now in a predicament. Misaka Mikoto is not a weak person, but faced with this absolute predicament, she falls into weakness. The only thing she can do is to change this fact by dying.

But within this darkness, there was a single ray of light: someone Misaka Mikoto both vehemently disliked and yet somehow found agreeable. This person was very close to that blond, starry-eyed girl, and they were rumored to be boyfriend and girlfriend. On the other hand…

"If you understand, then get out of the way. I need to find Accelerator now. I've already found the coordinates of 20,000 'battlefields' from the stolen data. So, I must strike first before my sisters go to the battlefield and end this war forever."

"I won't move aside." He absolutely wouldn't move aside here. If he did, he wouldn't be himself. Although he was just an ordinary high school student, Touma Kamijou had his own beliefs, and these were things that were non-negotiable.

But for Misaka Mikoto, this was also a non-negotiable matter. Because she was willing to sacrifice her own life to prove that the designer of the tree diagram was wrong; she was willing to use her own life to save the remaining Misaka Sisters.

Therefore, she was willing to use force to defeat the boy in front of her. Although he was not a bad person and was not her enemy, she knew it was impossible but still did it. This was Misaka Mikoto's resolve. She... was going to defeat Kamijou Touma here.

"I won't fight you." Kamijou said this as if to shatter the other's resolve and beliefs. He didn't want to fight Misaka Mikoto, who was a victim, a girl who, despite her irritable personality, would stand up for the weak.

Worried about the other person's safety and not wanting them to die, Kamijou would never fight them.

However, this well-intentioned act was seen by Misaka Mikoto as trampling on her resolve, and a furious curse, like that of a demon from hell, rang out.

"...I told you to hit me—!" A lightning spear appeared from Misaka Mikoto's bangs. Lightning generated in nature can have a maximum voltage of up to one billion volts. And LV5's power generation capability is enough to unleash an electric shock comparable to real lightning.

The lightning-struck spear, accompanied by a ferocious roar, struck the boy's heart. Kamijou was hit as if by a cannonball, crashing to the ground. The powerful force sent him tumbling a meter or two across the earth. He finally landed face down, his limbs haphazardly scattered across the ground, looking like a broken doll.

"Why...why..." Her voice choked up and became distorted, but the reason Mikoto used the Lightning Spear so decisively was because she believed that Kamijou would use Imagine Breaker to defend against her attack, which was why she was able to use the Lightning Spear.

However, instead of defending, the opponent took the hit...

"...I don't...know..." The boy's body seemed about to collapse at any moment. He desperately braced himself with his feet, letting out a roar that sounded like he was vomiting blood. "I don't know why I don't want to fight! I don't know if there's any better way! But I just don't want to! I don't want to see you get hurt! I don't even know what I'm saying, but I can't control myself, I just don't want to throw a punch at you!"

"Even if there's no other way, even if I don't know what to do anymore, I just don't want to! Why do you have to die? Why does someone have to be killed? I can't accept this!" The boy probably already realized that these words couldn't change Mikoto's mind. But he still roared. There was probably no reason. There was only a feeling of knowing there was nothing he could do, yet still not wanting to give up.

"This is so annoying..." It's utterly unacceptable. Because of my actions, over ten thousand of my sisters have died, and now I want to rely on others to save them—how unforgivable! "I'm no longer qualified to accept these words. Even if there truly were a world where everyone could be happy, there's no place for me there!"

The second lightning strike was unleashed without mercy. A streak of azure light flashed through the air, an attack powerful enough to kill an ordinary person instantly was about to erupt.

Just then, a figure darted in. Even in the summer heat, Bai Aina, still wearing a blue windbreaker, activated her repulsive force field. The lightning spear struck it, creating ripples that quickly dissipated.

"That's enough for now, Touma Kamijou..."

The original intention was to target the family on the bridge.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Passing By, the Person of Baina

"Wait, who are you?" Seeing a third person suddenly rush onto the bridge, Kamijou was somewhat taken aback; this situation was completely unexpected. But for the other person to immediately block the lightning spear for him... wasn't this script a little off?

"Of course, it's the hero of justice, Bai Aina!" Because she was looking at the GPS navigation on the way, Bai Aina arrived a step late and failed to stop the first lightning strike. However, the power of that first lightning strike was limited, and the damage it caused to the cult leader should be limited.

"Huh...? You're a fan of Devilman?" Kamijou wasn't unfamiliar with Toei's Devilman series; he was quite familiar with the lyrics from the opening theme. Especially after Nico Nico Douga released various remakes, it was hard to forget.

Mikoto frowned, feeling displeased by Bai Aina's sudden intrusion. The other person... seemed to be an esper too? But the feeling she gave off wasn't quite right.

"Anyway, I'm leaving the task of saving Misaka Sisters to you. As for that arrogant brat... I'll handle him." As if worried the leader wouldn't leave, Bai Ai Na added, "Misaka Sister #10032 is in grave danger, and I can't defeat Accelerator... so I'm entrusting her to you!"

"You... how did you know about this?!" Sparks flew from Misaka Mikoto's bangs as she stared at Bai Aina with utter bewilderment. "Anyway, you get out of my way!"

"That won't do! Enclose, fix, bind!" An orange cube instantly formed at Mikoto's feet, binding her within it. Her long gray hair fluttered in the wind as Bai Aina said without turning her head, "Saving Number 10032 is more important than wasting time here, isn't it? Don't worry, I won't let this girl take her own life."

"Who gave you permission to act on your own!" Blue and white lightning bolts shot out, but Mikoto's lightning spear only caused a ripple in the orange cube. This level of attack was not enough to penetrate the cube formed by Baina's repulsive force field, and after realizing this, she slowly retreated, still standing on a part of the cube.

"Then I'll leave her in your care..." After hesitating for a moment, seeing that Bai Ai Na was only keeping the electric girl trapped and not letting her leave, Kamijou got up and rushed to the experimental site of Misaka Sister 10032... well, he ran there on his own two legs.

However, Kamijou's physical condition is much better than in the original story, and since he hasn't wasted any more time, he should be able to arrive at the scene shortly after the experiment begins, and fight Accelerator in good condition.

After watching the cult leader leave, Bai Aina lowered her head and said as if to herself, "Sorry for lying to you. After all, I said not to let her commit suicide, but I didn't say... I wouldn't teach her a lesson."

The repulsive field affected the propagation of sound to some extent, so Mikoto didn't hear Bai Aina's whisper clearly. However, after seeing Kamijou leave, she panicked. Her entire body erupted with dazzling lightning, and the long-accumulated lightning bolt poured out with unparalleled ferocity, dense and dazzling blue lightning striking outward against the repulsive field.

At this moment, Bai Aina was still an ordinary human. The repulsive force field could not withstand the real lightning strike. As countless cracks appeared, the orange cube collapsed instantly.

"Is this what you call getting serious? Please, we have no recent grudges or past grievances, why are you going to such lengths to kill me?" Bai Aina, using the repulsive force field to retreat, quickly withdrew from the area ravaged by the lightning strikes and stood at a distance, speaking loudly. "I just wanted to stop you from seeking death, there was no need to kill me, was there?"

"I don't want to waste any more words with you, get out of my way." Using the electromagnetic force evolved from her power generation ability, Mikoto extracted iron sand from the surface of the steel bars in the bridge and formed a weapon that could be considered a sword or a whip, which she held in her hand.

"Can't you just listen to people properly? That's why I hate tsundere types the most. Have you really thought about your family before you court death? Wouldn't your mother be heartbroken if she knew you were dead?" Mikoto's body stiffened. Although Bai Ai'na's words were unmistakably sarcastic, they hit the nail on the head, making them impossible to ignore. "Think about your family. To say you're unworthy of happiness just because of a moment of anger… have you really considered that?"

"If you die at Accelerator's hands, it won't just be your family, your junior classmates, the Tokiwadai dormitory supervisor, and the female students you know, people you've spent time with, who will be heartbroken for you. Is it really okay to make them grieve for you?"

"So...you're so annoying!" Not daring to listen any longer, fearing that she would waver in her resolve, Mikoto unleashed her Lightning Spear first, the blue-white lightning spear striking at Bai Ai Na at the speed of light.

The reason for using the Lightning Spear again is that this move is at the speed of light. It's perfect as an opening attack, and Mikoto is trying to use this move to shut her opponent up first.

"Severing the Void!" Before the lightning spear arrived, Bai Aina's repulsive field rose, blocking the light-speed attack. The principle was actually quite simple: when Misaka used the Lightning Spear, sparks would first appear on her forehead. By anticipating this and defending accordingly, one could intercept the straight-line attack.

Whether it's resisting or defending, as long as you grasp this point, this lightning spear that seems to reach the speed of light is not so invincible.

"You really are a naive guy. Do you really think that dying like this can atone for your sins? Isn't that incredibly naive?" Even though Mikoto told her to stop, how could Bai Ai Na stop? "Being self-righteous, impulsive, and anxious is one thing, but the key point is that you also trampled on Kamijou Touma's kindness, didn't you?"

"Have you said enough?!" Realizing that lightning strikes had no effect on Bai Ai Na, and that using lightning strikes and the railgun would require some preparation time, Mikoto chose to use the Iron Sand Sword at this moment. The high-speed vibrating iron sand was like an electric chainsaw that could cut through objects. The Iron Sand Sword, which extended several meters in the air, slashed down at the enemy's head!

Realizing that Mikoto was about to use the Iron Sand Sword, Baina snapped her fingers, and a repulsive field formed a cube that enveloped her.

Like amplifying the sound of a bee's wings hundreds of times, the sound of the iron sand sword almost drowned out Bai Aina's words. The falling blade tore through the air and slashed directly at the repulsive force field, creating ripples from the electric chainsaw that was destroying objects at a microscopic level.

Without a doubt, Mikoto made the right choice; the Iron Sand Sword is indeed the most effective way to destroy a repulsive force field.

The black blade slashed down.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Main Quest Completed

But just as the iron sand sword was about to strike Bai Ai Na, a repulsive field that appeared behind her suddenly blasted her away. Then, a repulsive field rose from the ground, propelling her into the sky. Finally, an orange meteor shower fell from the sky—long clubs shaped by the repulsive field—slamming directly into Misaka Mikoto on the bridge.

"A little trick!" Mikoto remained unfazed. She changed the form of her iron sand sword, the longsword constructed of black iron sand instantly transforming into a funnel, engulfing every single falling pestle. The converging iron sand then pulverized the repulsive force field's structure into dust. "Where are they all?!"

But Bai Aina's figure was no longer visible in the sky. As Mikoto unleashed her Iron Sand Sword for defense, she returned to the ground and extended her palm towards the third-ranked player at LV5.