Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

The strange boy frowned, looking impatient.

"Let's finish this quickly, otherwise if Kakine Teitoku captures the target first, we might end up blaming him."

As she said this, the girl in the Western-style dress pulled a pistol from her bosom and pointed it at Tsuchimikado Motoharu. Tsuchimikado Motoharu turned and ran, but—

"Don't stand so far away from me, or I'll miss!"

"..."

He simply couldn't refuse his sister's request.

Like a rewind, Tsuchimikado Motoharu walked back in reverse, pressing his back against the muzzle of a gun.

Behind his sunglasses was a bitter smile that betrayed his despair.

(If I survive this, I'll definitely make Satella pay for it properly—)

boom!

Gunshots rang out.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu fell into a pool of blood.

……

……

白井黑子

A petite girl with her hair tied in two ponytails, a student at Tokiwadai Middle School, a prestigious girls' school for girls with superpowers.

She is a Level 4 Ability User, skilled in using [Spatial Teleportation]. She is one of the best students at Tokiwadai Middle School, but she did not participate in this Daihasei Festival.

Because of the wounds she sustained from fighting Kihara Ayaki a few days ago, her body is still covered in bandages.

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However, instead of resting at all times, she sneaked out of the hospital and wandered the main streets of Academy City.

She was still wearing her usual Tokiwadai Junior High School uniform, but she was sitting in a wheelchair. The wheelchair was different from ordinary wheelchairs, with its wheels tilted in a figure-eight shape like those of an FL racing car.

She was all alone, because her usual companions were busy with something, Misaka Mikoto was investigating one of the Academy City legends, "Shadow Metal," and Uiharu Kazari was also dragged along to help.

The restless Shirai Kuroko wanted to make the most of her remaining time as a "Disciplinary Committee member," but unfortunately, the streets were well-managed by the security guards and the Daihasei Festival operations committee, and she couldn't get involved at all.

"Let's go check out a less crowded place."

With these thoughts in mind, a dejected Shirai Kuroko slowly drove off in the opposite direction of the crowd.

"—!"

Intuition is a wonderful thing; it cannot be proven by science, but it truly exists.

For example, right now, Shirai Kuroko was originally looking down.

However, a sudden, electric shock-like sensation rose in her heart, causing her to look up ahead.

Suddenly, a petite figure strongly attracted her attention.

—It wasn't just because the girl was walking hurriedly, as if she were in some kind of trouble.

The bigger reason is—

"That same dazzling short brown hair, that youthful face that so closely resembles my older sister's... Could it be... could this be my older sister's younger sister?!"

The girl named Shirai Kuroko has eyes that radiate a dazzling light like laser lights.

"This is...so beautiful. Absolutely too beautiful! What is this angelic 'older sister aura'? Damn it, since that's how it is, I've made up my mind. Kuroko, I don't care about sisters or anything else anymore, bring them all on! Waaaaaah! Hehehehe!"

Bathed in the light of the Misaka clan, Shirai Kuroko's thoughts were completely confused.

She pushed the wheels with all her might, driving the wheelchair at race car speed, kicking up a cloud of dust as it hurtled toward the final piece.

Then he crashed headfirst into the flower bed.

……

"Hmm... I understand. In short, there are four bad guys chasing you, right?"

The location changed to an open-air bar. Shirai Kuroko ordered a juice for both of them, rubbing the large bump on her forehead as she patted her chest and said:

"Don't worry, I'm a really good disciplinary committee member. I can handle those bad guys all by myself. There's no need to trouble you, big sister!"

"But those four bad guys are really powerful," Misaka Misaka kindly reminded her, "I think it would be safer to call my sister over."

Shirai Kuroko doesn't know Last Order, but Last Order does know Shirai Kuroko.

After all, Last Order shared the Misaka Network with all the sisters, which naturally contained information about Misaka Mikoto, so she knew that Shirai Kuroko was Misaka Mikoto's best friend.

So, with nowhere else to turn, Last Order chose to seek help from Shirai Kuroko.

"..."

However, Shirai Kuroko ignored her words, already lost in her own fantasy.

An image flashed through her mind—

That was a pink scene where Misaka Mikoto held her hands tightly, and they were talking while she looked shy.

"Hei Zi, thanks to you for saving my sister, I have no way to repay such a kindness except by marrying you."

"Sister...Big Sister...Kuroko is willing to marry Big Sister too!"

So, the two put on their wedding dresses and tuxedos and walked down the aisle...

(Hehehehehe... So how could I let anyone else interfere with a task like this!)

Completely lost in a delusional state, Shirai Kuroko let out a lewd laugh, with a trace of drool at the corner of her mouth.

"..."

Looking at Shirai Kuroko like this, Last Order began to doubt that he had entrusted himself to the wrong person.

However, it would be more dangerous to leave alone, and since the other party hasn't caught up for so long, they might have already lost track of them!

After all, she was still just a child, and her mood was always optimistic. Once she relaxed, another question came to mind—

"Shirai-neechan, can you take me to the apartment in the Seventh District? Misaka promised that person that she would wait for him to come home for dinner, so Misaka tried to ask him."

"Yes, that's fine."

Shirai Kuroko suddenly snapped out of her delusional state, tapped the wheelchair beneath her, and said:

"But I'm a little hungry right now and I want to eat the croquettes from that stall over there. But as you can see, I'm having trouble moving around right now. Could you please run that for me?"

"I feel like Misaka has gone from being the one who needs to be taken care of to the one who takes care of others... Misaka sighed, but still agreed to Shirai-neechan's errand-running task."

After finishing speaking, Last Order took the money from Shirai Kuroko and ran across the street to the croquette stand.

Be careful!

Shirai Kuroko gave her a reminder from behind, then continued to enjoy her drink.

"Excuse me, miss."

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the side.

Shirai Kuroko calmly turned her head. Standing next to her was a boy whose taste seemed rather vulgar.

The boy wore a gentle smile that seemed out of place with his appearance.

"Um, may I ask who you are?"

"Kakine Teitoku, I'm looking for someone."

As he spoke, the boy, who called himself Kakine Teitoku, took out a photograph.

"Do you know where this child went? Her name is Last Order."

"..."

Shirai Kuroko stared at the photo for a few seconds, then looked back and forth between Kakine Teitoku and the photo, finally shaking her head.

"I'm sorry, I've never seen her before."

"I see."

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"But don't worry, if it's a lost girl, I'll help you find her. After all, I'm a disciplinary committee member."

"No need to trouble you, I'll look for it myself."

After saying this with a smile, Kakine Teitoku turned to leave.

Shirai Kuroko also lowered her head and continued to taste her beverage.

"Oh, right, I forgot to mention something."

"?"

Before Shirai Kuroko could even look up, the next sentence came down with a punch.

"I know you're with Last Order! You bastard!"

Whoosh!

With her attention completely focused, Shirai Kuroko used [Spatial Teleport] to escape outside the range of the punch's force before being hit.

"A spatial ability, and it's already reached the point where he can move himself. He must be a level four power user, right? That's amazing."

Although he missed his punch, Kakine Teitoku didn't seem to care, and his voice sounded very relaxed.

"But you dared to fool me, I'm angry."

Shirai Kuroko ignored it.

She didn't even intend to speak to the other party. She slid her small hands across her thighs and activated her [Spatial Teleportation] ability. Several steel nails tied to her thighs tore through space and appeared directly around Kakine Teitoku.

Without checking the consequences of her attack, Shirai Kuroko activated her [Spatial Teleportation] ability again.

The moving object is itself, and its purpose is—

escape!