I adopted a child demon from the Gap, and I'm a special agent for the Bureau of Supernatural Ab

And then, she saw a sign on a bulletin board at the entrance of the coffee shop advertising a special offer: order a coffee and get a free Guatai accessory.

The girl stopped in front of the coffee shop.

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Second update today, 3500 words.

Section 272, Chapter 10: Girls and Boys

In a softly lit and elegantly decorated café, I sat at a window seat.

Rin's expression was gentle, but the dangerous glint in her eyes made it clear that she was thinking about how to silence him. Li Cheng and Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent, clearly intending to watch the show. At that moment, Suzuko was called away by a group of guests at the next table, leaving Touma Kamijou to face Rin Tohsaka's murderous gaze alone.

"Cough cough!"

A middle-aged man's cough came from not far away. Li Cheng turned his head and saw that the store manager had walked nearby at some point. Although he was not looking in their direction, his unfriendly expression clearly showed that he was already somewhat dissatisfied with Lin's behavior of not working properly.

Since she was now the employee, Rin didn't dare to do anything underhanded and quickly left Li Cheng's table to serve customers at a table a little further away.

Li Cheng, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Kamijou Touma chatted casually, listening to him recount how he had recently lost several things, encountered several thugs, been hospitalized several times, and been impoverished by Index's appetite a few times... In short, it was a light and pleasant chat, but as they talked, Kamijou Touma couldn't help but shed tears.

After hearing about Touma Kamijou's life, which was many times more exciting than his own, Li Cheng remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a soft sigh and saying:

"Kamijou's life is as colorful as ever."

"I'd rather not have this kind of excitement!"

Touma Kamijou let out a desperate shout, then took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. He quickly regained his usual optimistic smile.

"Well, at least I wasn't too unlucky today. I didn't lose my wallet, get hit by a car, break my phone, or get involved in any weird explosions or robberies..."

It must be quite an achievement for you to recount such a long list of tragic experiences in one breath.

"In short, today might just be my lucky day!"

So, in your eyes, not experiencing misfortune means that your luck has turned around?

Looking at the genuine smile on the boy's face, Li Cheng felt a mix of emotions.

But why is he so unlucky? Experiencing so many terrible things happening in quick succession—is there really such a thing as divine retribution?

No, it's just this child's special ability.

Zi's ​​voice suddenly rang in Li Cheng's mind. She was obviously spying on Li Cheng again and heard him muttering to himself.

That child's special ability has the power to erase magic and other supernatural abilities. It can also erase subtle, almost imperceptible specialties like luck. That's the key to his bad luck!

Purple thoughtfully explained to Li Cheng the reason for Touma Kamijou's bad luck, and then quickly fell silent, probably returning to her voyeuristic state.

Lately, she's really taken to using gaps to peek at screens more and more...

Although I already knew from looking at Zi's memories that one of her hobbies was to hide under the covers and peep around through the gaps, experiencing that feeling in person now is still a bit complicated.

Li Cheng glanced at Touma Kamijou, who still wore that innocent smile and was discussing with Kiritsugu Emiya how they met a kind blue-haired man with a ponytail while fishing over the weekend. The two of them fell into the water because the dock foundation had sunk, and they were hit by a passing fishing boat. Touma Kamijou only suffered a minor scrape on his arm, while the blue-haired man seemed to be seriously injured and was hit hard by the bow of the boat, staining a large area of ​​the sea red. He was immediately sent to the hospital.

Kiritsugu Emiya's smile was somewhat forced; he probably already knew who the kind blue-haired uncle Touma Kamijou had mentioned was.

Meanwhile, while Touma Kamijou was still reveling that nothing unlucky had happened today, the door to the café was pushed open.

A girl with short brown hair walked straight into the cafe and immediately recognized Kamijou Touma's signature hedgehog hairstyle at the table not far away.

"Hey, you, what brings you here having coffee?"

Misaka Mikoto gasped the moment she saw Kamijou Touma. For some reason, her face flushed slightly, as if some little secret had been discovered.

"I... I wasn't here for the trinkets or anything, it's just... yes, I just thought the cafe had a nice atmosphere, so I came in to sit for a bit!"

He exposed himself so easily? He seems to be an honest kid.

"Huh? What jewelry? I just happened to be here to rest for a bit, what does that have to do with jewelry?"

Touma Kamijou looked bewildered and subconsciously took a sip of the cheapest regular coffee in the shop. He then frowned in disgust at the bitterness.

"Well, never mind, it's nothing."

Realizing she had acted somewhat inappropriately, and after confirming that Touma Kamijou hadn't noticed anything amiss, Misaka Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief and then chose a nearby seat to sit down.

Then, Li Cheng noticed that Ling Ke, who had been standing a little further away, walked straight up to Misaka Mikoto and asked her with a smile what she wanted to order.

Did you go there specifically to ask?

Li Cheng pondered with some curiosity.

Misaka Mikoto seemed a little embarrassed, her expression was somewhat strange, and she kept glancing at Touma's table. After making sure no one was paying attention to her, she whispered something to Rinko. About five or six minutes later, Rinko brought her a discounted coffee and gave her a small frog charm.

So that's how it is, you came for the jewelry? There's no need to be shy about this kind of thing, but Li Cheng wasn't too interested in such private matters. He just glanced at it a couple of times and then looked away.

Anyway, Touma Kamijou, who was the focus of that tea-loving girl's attention, didn't pay any attention to her from beginning to end. He was just chatting with Li Cheng and Kiritsugu Emiya.

Li Cheng and Kiritsugu Emiya came to the café partly to chat and partly to check on Rin Tohsaka, a member of their group. After finishing their coffee, they prepared to leave. Touma Kamijou, on the other hand, came to the café to wait for the girl named Suzuko to finish her part-time job. According to him, the café operates in three shifts, and Suzuko's shift is the middle one, from noon to 5 pm. It was already around 4:50 pm, and in about ten minutes, Suzuko would finish her shift, after which they would begin the tutoring sessions they had already conducted.

However, the appearance of the brown-haired girl named Misaka Mikoto made Li Cheng feel that today's events might take an interesting turn.

However, continuing to stand by and watch from here doesn't seem like the best option.

"Well, shouldn't we be heading out soon, Emiya? I need to go to the supermarket, and you seem to have some things to do too, right?"

"more or less."

"Well then, goodbye, Touma. I hope you won't look so exhausted when we meet again."

After a brief farewell, Li Cheng left, but secretly opened a small gap in the ceiling of the room to continue spying on what was happening.

Sure enough, not long after the two left, Misaka Mikoto couldn't wait any longer and stood up to sit next to Kamijou Touma.

"Hey, you haven't come to see me lately. You promised to be my assistant and that I would teach you supernatural abilities, but you haven't come even once in a week or two. Have you already mastered everything?"

Her words were merciless, even tinged with anger, but the speaker's body remained awkward and hesitant, barely glancing in the direction of the person she was asking the question.

It's really easy to see that she has the mindset of a little girl.

When asked about the question, Touma Kamijou instinctively shrank back in the opposite direction of the girl before laughing foolishly and saying something like, "I guess so."

"Really? Aren't you completely incapable?"

Misaka Mikoto looked on with disbelief.

"Ah, you can't say that entirely, but..."

However, a kind girl I recently met helped me a lot.

That's what Touma Kamijou originally intended to say.

But before he could finish speaking, a white-haired girl walked up to them and sat down in the seat on the other side of Touma Kamijou.

"Kamijou-kun, who is this person?"

With a smile on her face, Lingke asked Kamijou Touma with some curiosity.

At this moment, Rinko had changed out of her previous black maid outfit and was wearing a simpler gray-white coat and long skirt. However, this attire, combined with her own temperament, gave her a unique quality. When she placed one hand on Kamijou Touma's body and looked at Misaka Mikoto with a curious expression, the latter subconsciously raised his eyebrows.

When asking someone's name, shouldn't you say your own name first?

Intentionally or unintentionally, Misaka Mikoto's tone became somewhat unfriendly.

"Ah, that's right. I'm sorry, I'm Suzushina Yuriko. So, may I ask your name?"

Tch, so composed?

"Misaka Mikoto, let's just say she'll be this idiot spiky-haired girl's boss from now on."

"I don't think Kamijou-kun is an idiot."

I have a feeling that something's not quite right in the atmosphere. Is it just my imagination?

Located between the two girls, Touma Kamijou looked around in confusion. His intuition told him that things seemed to be going wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto's eyes had become sharp.

"You bastard, you really do have some kind of relationship with this guy. Wait, could it be that you've been teaching him about superpowers all this time?"

“That’s right, what’s so strange about that? Kamijou-kun is very hardworking. I’ve been thinking a lot while I was teaching him. I think he’s quite remarkable for working this hard.”

Being praised like that by Suzuko made Touma Kamijou start to feel a little awkward.

"Um, Suzuko, I'm not that smart..."

"What the hell?! You bastard! You actually went to someone else for tutoring! I clearly said from the beginning that I would teach you if you didn't understand something, okay? Are you kidding me?"

However, before Touma Kamijou could finish speaking, Misaka Mikoto became somewhat agitated.

"It's clearly Misaka-san's fault, isn't it? I heard Kamijou-kun say that you call him an idiot without any mercy during lessons, and it's not just once or twice. It's because you keep doing that that Kamijou-kun was so hurt and made up his mind to work hard on his own."

At this moment, Suzuko once again began to defend Touma Kamijou.

"What the hell, you bastard! How could you say such things to outsiders!"

"No, it's Misaka-san who's been constantly attacking Kamijou-kun, isn't it?"

Misaka Mikoto was filled with shame and indignation, and her expression towards Kamijou Touma was one of pure rage, as if she wanted to find a place to beat him up. However, Rinko remained steadfast in protecting Kamijou Touma, and his gaze towards Misaka Mikoto revealed a clear hostility.

Although it all started when she accidentally saw the boy sitting at a table in the library, looking extremely distressed, she helped him out and they became friends. However, as they spent time together, she grew to really like Touma Kamijou, this cheerful and righteous friend. Therefore, after learning that he had become increasingly insecure due to Misaka Mikoto's repeated setbacks, she began to dislike the Misaka Mikoto she had never met.

After finally meeting him today, she realized that he was indeed an impolite and willful brat, and that someone as kind as Kamijou shouldn't be entrusted to her.

I'm actually planning to quit my job next month to start a research project, so perhaps...

Suzuko began to seriously consider whether or not to invite Touma Kamijou to her lab, while at the same time, an angry Misaka Mikoto reached out her hand to Touma Kamijou.

"You bastard, you'd better reflect on your actions!"

The electric current lurking between her fingers, if it touched her skin, would likely knock Touma to the ground instantly. While not fatal, it would certainly be a very unpleasant experience. Misaka Mikoto, already furious and about to explode, was clearly losing control. But at that moment, Rinko, sitting on Touma's other side, suddenly changed her expression, and without hesitation, reached forward and grabbed Misaka Mikoto's outstretched hand.

"what?"

Misaka Mikoto revealed an undisguised surprise in the next moment.

She had clearly used electricity that could stun ordinary people, but the red-eyed girl holding her hand was completely unharmed. She even felt the current she transmitted being guided by the girl and flowing directly into the ground.

"you……"