Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

If at the beginning, Shirai Kuroko still had the mentality of 'defeating the enemy and taking credit for Misaka Mikoto'.

After learning that one of the enemies was Kakine Teitoku, the second-ranked of the seven espers, that thought had long since vanished.

As Misaka Mikoto's best friend, she was acutely aware of the huge gap between level four and level five, not to mention that the other party was Kakine Teitoku, who was ranked above her older sister!

Fighting an enemy of that caliber would be suicidal, judging from what they just said.

The other party only knew the information that "Last Order was once with him," but did not know the information that "Last Order is currently where he is."

Therefore, as long as you can successfully drag the other party out, you can save the final work!

Swish!

Like afterimages in a science fiction movie, Shirai Kuroko's figure flashed continuously in the air.

(That's right, use this tactic to tie down the opponent. Although you're no match for them in a direct confrontation, the mobility of [Spatial Movement] is powerful. If you're just holding them off—)

"The idea is good, but my primordial matter does not apply to common sense."

"—!"

The sound came from directly above, and before I could even realize what was happening, a sharp pain shot through my cheek.

boom!

With a deafening roar, Shirai Kuroko's body slammed into the ice cream stand below like a cannonball.

"Guwa—!"

She spat out a mouthful of blood, and the enormous impact caused her to bounce up again after landing, her body folding into a ">" shape. The impact also destroyed all the surrounding tables and chairs.

Before she could figure out what was going on, Shirai Kuroko's first thought was to use her ability to escape.

But Kakine Teitoku's foot slammed down on Shirai Kuroko's right shoulder as she lay on her back.

"Squeak!"

As if casually extinguishing a cigarette, she twisted her shoulder, and the next second, the flesh and bone of Shirai Kuroko's shoulder visibly twisted, and the sound of bones rubbing and dislocating rang out violently.

"Ughh ...

The sound coming from Shirai Kuroko's mouth was less a lament and more a scream of agony; the immense pain made it impossible for her to concentrate on using her abilities.

"Alright, if you don't want to suffer any longer, hand over the position of Last Order. After all, it's an important tool for me to challenge for first place. Although I'm a bastard of evil and heresy, I don't want to hurt ordinary people. If you obediently assist me, I won't be rough with you."

Kakine Teitoku increased the pressure, his shoe pressing into Shirai Kuroko's already dislocated shoulder joint.

"...But! I show no mercy to my enemies. Although you were unknowingly mixed up with Last Order, it's a different story that you're protecting her out of personal will. Please, little sister, don't make me kill you."

Click-clack!

The intense pain of having the dislocated bone forcibly moved felt like the entire arm was being torn off piece by piece, skin and flesh.

Even someone as resolute as Shirai Kuroko was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face, and her body convulsed. The physical pain, combined with the anxiety about whether Last Order could escape, created a tremendous negative emotion that weighed heavily on her nerves.

Where is the final work?

As Shirai Kuroko's consciousness began to fade, Kakine Teitoku's voice sounded persuasively.

Tell me, and I'll let you go.

For Shirai Kuroko, such a voice was like a sound from heaven.

[If you just tell the other person, you won't have to endure this pain.]

Instinct screams wildly from the depths of one's heart.

So Shirai Kuroko opened her mouth, tears streaming down her face, and began to speak haltingly.

"What did you say?"

Kakine Teitoku frowned and leaned slightly forward, as if he hadn't heard clearly.

So Shirai Kuroko opened her mouth again, trembling.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The first sound that came from her mouth was a painful gasp, and her wide eyes were bloodshot, a manifestation of extreme mental and physical pain.

The human instinct for survival was still screaming in her mind—she wanted to live, of course she wanted to live!

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However, some things are more important than life.

"I know...where she is..."

Even breathing required immense effort for Shirai Kuroko, as if she were determined to fool her opponent, she smiled and said:

"But I'm not going to tell you!"

Kakine Teitoku remained silent.

"……All right."

After saying that, he removed his foot from Shirai Kuroko's shoulder.

However, his feet did not touch the ground, but hovered above Shirai Kuroko's head.

"I've told you before, while I don't lay a hand on ordinary people, I won't let my enemies get away with it either. Since you understand that and still refuse to cooperate, then there's nothing I can do."

Kakine Teitoku concentrated all his power into his raised foot.

Farewell.

Then, as if he were about to crush a soda can, he stomped his foot on Shirai Kuroko's head.

Shirai Kuroko had already lost the ability to resist; he could already foresee the scene of his opponent's head exploding like a watermelon.

but.

Before that, a small foot wearing a black boot stood between his foot and Shirai Kuroko's head.

Although those small feet were encased in shoes, the beautiful arches that were faintly visible were enough to drive foot fetishists crazy—but beauty also symbolizes fragility, and Kakine Teitoku had reason to believe that his foot, imbued with all his strength, was enough to crush everything.

Just a moment ago, the two feet were still staggered.

The next instant, they collided violently directly above Shirai Kuroko's eyes.

boom!

The strong wind transformed into a shockwave, exploding from the point where the two feet met. The invisible shockwave created a gust of air that blew away all the remaining fragments of tables and chairs around them.

"—"

Kakine Teitoku slowly raised his head, and the other person raised his head at the same time. Then, he saw that the one who had saved Shirai Kuroko at the last minute was a girl.

She had long, snow-white hair and an extremely beautiful face. However, what caught his attention more than the girl's appearance were her purplish-red eyes, which looked like flames burning.

"Since you enjoy bullying the weak so much..."

The girl slowly spoke:

"Then let me bully you a little."

Chapter 169 Satella's Powerful Punch

"What exactly is going on?"

Accelerator stands in a cold room filled with scientific equipment.

Besides him, only a middle-aged man lying on the ground remained in the room.

The door to the room was not opened, but there was a large hole in the steel wall.

Faint groans and screams could be heard coming from outside the cave.

As the "number one" in Academy City, Accelerator is so strong that it's unreasonable.

After locating the research institute as his target, he stormed in alone.

He was naturally targeted by snipers during this time, but those modern troops were simply a joke in front of him.

They successfully penetrated to the deepest part of the research institute and captured their target, but—

Accelerator held the camouflage hood he had ripped off the middle-aged man's head with one hand, and with the other hand, he switched his phone to video call mode and pointed it at the middle-aged man on the ground.

"Don't tell me this guy is Kihara Gensei?!"

“…I’ve been completely played.” On the other end of the phone, Satella remained silent, then let out a rather frustrated sigh.

She came to Academy City simply to relax in this comfortable, modern city.

As a result, starting this afternoon, one troublesome thing after another began to happen.

First, they received news that Misaka Mikoto's sister had been kidnapped by Shokuhou Misaki.

Then she confronted Misaka Mikoto.

Then he received a call from Tsuchimikado Motoharu, informing him that two factions were hunting down Last Order.

Now, just as they are about to engage in battle with Kakine Teitoku, they receive information that their intelligence is completely wrong.

What frustrates her most is that none of these storylines have appeared in the anime.

Was it a butterfly effect caused by my own arrival? Or was it simply a plot point that the hippopotamus didn't write?

However, Satella is not someone who doesn't know how to act just because she has lost her advantage of foresight.

(It seems that the information Shokuhou received was deliberately leaked to us by the other side... If that's the case, our actions should have been under their control all along, which means they probably already know the exact location of Misaka 9982!)

After calming down and thinking for a moment, Satella spoke:

“Accelerator, I suspect that Misaka Mikoto and the others have fallen into Kihara Gensei’s trap. He should be lying in ambush in the Saito workshop right now. Please go there again.”

"You, weren't you with [the third one] before? Why did you make me go?"

"...I encountered a small problem along the way, and I had to separate from her temporarily."

Satella pointed her phone at the boy in front of her: "You should know this guy, right? I have some scores to settle with him right now, so I can't leave."

"what?"

Upon seeing the figure displayed on his phone, Accelerator was initially surprised, but then, as if he had seen something interesting, he grinned and laughed.