Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

For example, at this time of day, he would usually stay at home and order takeout, or at most go to the convenience store downstairs to buy a bento box to get by.

However, because of the girl's persistent pestering, he had no choice but to leave his house and wander the streets for most of the day, stopping by a well-known family restaurant for lunch.

now--

Looking at the sun, which was already tilting towards the west, Accelerator's patience had reached its limit.

Accelerator waved and flagged down a passing taxi.

First, they shoved in the still-sulking last piece of furniture, then faced the driver's question, "Where do you want to go?"

"The amusement park in the sixth school district! Misaka Misaka—Wow!"

Accelerator flicked Last Order on the forehead and said, "The second apartment building in the Seventh District, the Family Side."

As he answered, he got into the car, but just then, Accelerator's cell phone rang.

As Accelerator stopped getting into the car, he reached for his phone, but what he was really thinking was whether he should get a phone for Last Order.

While it might seem absurd to give a ten-year-old a cell phone, her existence is undeniably very special...

This casual thought was abruptly cut off when he heard the voice coming from the phone.

"Someone is secretly plotting against the sisters; child 9982 has already been attacked!"

The girl named Satella said this on the phone.

Accelerator frowned slightly, but then relaxed his brow, clicked his tongue, and said, "With someone like you who can defeat the 'Number One' around, what do I need to do?"

"You really don't want to come?"

Do you think I have nothing better to do?

"What if I told you that the mastermind behind this is Kihara Gensei?"

"—!"

Accelerator's lips parted to reveal a mad, twisted, and filthy smile.

"Are you going to fight someone again?" Misaka Misaka tried to ask.

Listening to Accelerator's conversation on the phone, Last Order instinctively felt uneasy and poked his head out from the back seat of the car.

"There's an old grudge that needs to be settled." Accelerator's eyes held a clear resolve: "That guy, however, is absolutely unforgivable!"

If the "Absolute Ability User Project," which sacrificed 10,000 sisters but yielded no results, is a complete tragedy...

The scientist named Kihara Gensei was the root of all evil in this tragedy.

Kihara Gensei is a veteran in the field of SYSTEM research in Academy City, and also the original advocate of the "Level 5 Project".

It can be said that the evil experiment that led Accelerator to kill 10,000 Misaka Sisters was derived from Kihara Gensei's research.

No one knows the Absolute Ability Project better than him. Now that he's taking action against the sisters, there must be secrets remaining about the Misaka Sisters or the Misaka Network that no one else knows.

but--

As an accomplice of Kihara Gensei, and the executioner who actually used those hands to kill ten thousand Misaka Sisters, do I really have the right to stand on the opposite side of Kihara Gensei?

For a fleeting moment, Accelerator questioned the reasons behind his actions.

But the next second, he laughed.

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It was a laugh of self-loathing.

(What stance, what reasons—those are 'props' only needed by righteous heroes. For a villain like myself, this is merely yet another massacre in that bloody and cruel world.)

That's it.

With this conviction, Accelerator took a step forward, but—

A tiny hand tugged at the hem of his clothes.

The girl named Last Order poked her head out from the back seat of the car, her face beaming with a big smile in the sunlight:

"Please don't get hurt, Misaka Misaka carefully reminded you. And please don't hurt any more good people, Misaka Misaka tried to make a request. Also, please be sure to get along well with your companions, Misaka Misaka added one last thing... And lastly—"

One-way turned its head away.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps between the car door and the body, falling on Last Order's face. Tiny dust particles in the air silently passed through that ray of sunlight. In that world of warm sunlight, the girl looked up with a big smile and said to the boy who still stood in a world overrun by monsters and filled with bloodshed and cruelty:

"Please come back soon, Misaka Misaka is waiting for you to come back so we can have dinner together."

The reasons for taking action are now clear.

"rest assured."

Accelerator crouched down and gently released the girl's fingers, one by one, from his clothes. If there were a mirror, even he himself would be astonished by the tenderness in her expression.

"I'll be back soon."

After leaving the girl in the car and instructing the driver to make sure she got to her destination, Accelerator stood up and headed towards his destination again.

……

"This is the police station. That annoying guy is finally gone. I'll start my operation right away... What? You're almost there too? Let's see who's faster."

Hidden in the crowd, the police officer hung up the phone call that connected with Kihara Gensei and followed the taxi where Last Order was.

The crowds during the Daihasei Festival are enormous, and traffic is extremely congested, so even vehicles can only travel at speeds of less than 20 miles per hour.

"I can keep up!"

Having made this decision, Jing Ce began to run. The crowded people and traffic brought her convenience, but also trouble.

Taking action in such a place would inevitably attract the attention of security guards and the disciplinary committee, leading to unnecessary trouble.

If possible, the police would prefer to operate in a less crowded area.

but--

The police officer turned his gaze to the other side of the road, where a blond, spiky-haired boy in a tracksuit was closely following the taxi.

"Tch—besides me, is anyone else eyeing that little guy?"

……

……

Satella and Misaka Mikoto's car turned around. Originally, they were heading towards Kihara Gensei's base, but now they were heading to the talent workshop instead.

There are two reasons for their change of course.

First, Accelerator has already personally gone there. That's the fully-powered Accelerator without any brain damage! With that level of combat power, it doesn't make much difference whether they go or not.

Secondly, Misaka Mikoto ultimately could not fully trust Shokuhou Misaki, and was also worried about Misaka 9982, so she wanted to go to the talent workshop first to confirm Misaka 9982's safety.

"So why involve someone like Accelerator in this operation?"

Inside the train car, Misaka Mikoto frowned and said, "That kind of executioner would save my sisters? I feel like I've heard the biggest joke of the century!"

"Well, actually he's not Accelerator, but my summoned beast!" Satella told a white lie: "You saw it that day, right? He did his best to protect us."

"..."

Despite saying that, Misaka Mikoto still looked unable to let it go, and the carriage fell silent for a moment.

Satella didn't particularly like this quiet atmosphere, and since it was a rare opportunity to be alone with her favorite anime character, she tried to find a topic to break the silence.

Satella: "The weather is so nice today."

Misaka Mikoto: "Mm."

Satella: "Have you eaten?"

Misaka Mikoto: "I ate it."

Satella: "What did you eat?"

Misaka Mikoto: "..."

"If you really can't find a good topic, we can talk about the Daihasei Festival this year."

After the conversation, Misaka Mikoto felt really awkward. Seeing Satella deep in thought, looking like she was about to speak, Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but sigh and said this.

"Gu..."

Satella lowered her head in grievance. She really wanted to chat with Misaka Mikoto, but finding topics to talk about was just too difficult for her, an otaku.

Seeing Satella's pitiful state, Misaka Mikoto's mood inexplicably improved, and she smiled, "Let's talk about you and Shokuhou-kun. I'm quite interested in the relationship between you two."

After a pause, Misaka Mikoto, with a tentative tone and a slightly flushed face, asked, "You two... are you really in that kind of relationship?"

"Ok!"

Satella readily admitted it, but immediately blushed and explained, "Don't misunderstand, our relationship is still quite innocent, we haven't done anything inappropriate for children!"

"Wh...what do you mean 'not suitable for children'? Who asked you about that kind of thing!"

Misaka Mikoto jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her pretty face turning bright red with an innocent look, followed by disbelief.

“You two are both girls, yet…”

"So what if she's a girl?" Satella said matter-of-factly, "The opposite sex is only for procreation, while same-sex love is true love! Don't you understand this principle?"

"Ha—what kind of heresy is this?!"

Smoke was rising from Misaka Mikoto's head, and her mind was in a state of confusion.

Satella continued, "Besides, if we're talking about yuri, Misaka-san, you're not far off either, are you?"

"When did I ever do such a thing?" Misaka Mikoto retorted, her eyes wide. "You can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

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"What innocence? I saw it with my own eyes. You and Shirai were naked in the bathhouse, and she was holding your chest and massaging it! And—"

"enough!"

Misaka Mikoto finally couldn't take it anymore. Her face flushed red, and the veins on her forehead bulged. Misaka Mikoto unleashed 100,000 volts!

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