Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

"Isn't this that bastard, number two? Interesting. If you can take care of him, it'll save me a lot of trouble."

Only champions are remembered in this world.

Similarly, in Academy City, the one who is most prestigious and has the greatest "voice" is always the one in first place.

Even though Kakine Teitoku is only ranked second only to Accelerator, in terms of status, he is worlds apart from Accelerator.

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This was intolerable to the ambitious Kakine Teitoku, so he constantly competed with Accelerator, both openly and secretly.

This arrest was his final act, and he wanted to use it to defeat Accelerator and pull him off his throne as the strongest.

Satella didn't reveal that Kakine Teitoku was hunting down the Last Order, fearing that the other party would rush over recklessly.

She simply said, "Then it's settled. I'll take care of Kakine Teitoku for you, and you save Shokuhou Misaki and Misaka Mikoto for me."

"To entrust two lives to a villain like me?"

"It doesn't feel bad, does it?"

"cut."

"..."

Satella turned off her phone and took in the scene. After a long silence, Kakine Teitoku smiled.

He laughed with unusual joy.

"Very good. I was wondering where to find the Last Order after dealing with you all, but unexpectedly, another person connected to Accelerator popped up, saving me a lot of trouble."

Unlike Accelerator's maniacal smile, his smile was calm, yet it exuded a sense of superiority.

The way he looked at Satella was like an emperor looking at a dancer who had pleased him—full of admiration, but also utterly contemptuous.

Firstly, he hadn't really used his powers in that kick; secondly, the girl in front of him was clearly not one of the seven superpowered individuals.

So how could he possibly respect Satella?

But Satella ignored him and didn't even glance at him.

Satella first cast a healing spell on Shirai Kuroko to alleviate her pain, then spoke:

"Hey, could you please disperse the people around here?"

Although this is a street with relatively few people, it is not entirely devoid of pedestrians.

The reason no one dared to help earlier was because Shirai Kuroko was wearing a "Disciplinary Committee Member" armband.

So in that scenario, it's like even the police are subdued by thugs, so how could ordinary citizens dare to stand up for themselves?

"you……"

Shirai Kuroko and Satella were not familiar with each other, but she knew that Satella was definitely not the "first one".

Since it's not number one, it's definitely not a match for number two.

This is a very simple logic problem, so she wanted to persuade Satella to leave.

However, the words that were about to come out were all swallowed back down his throat when he saw Satella's face.

—Thinking about it carefully, I realize that I don't actually have much interaction with Shirai Kuroko in this world.

No.

When Satella first arrived in the world of "A Certain Magical Index", she was weak and pitiful, and was even driven to the brink of despair by Shirai Kuroko.

So to be precise, there is some grudge between Satella and Shirai Kuroko.

Although Satella is a very magnanimous girl who can disregard what happened in the past, she is also quite happy to see Shirai Kuroko suffer misfortune.

but.

even so.

When Shirai Kuroko's shoulder was stepped on by Kakine Teitoku, her cries of pain became hoarse; when Kakine Teitoku cornered Shirai Kuroko, even threatening to crush her life along with the justice she upheld—

"I'm angry."

The dust kicked up by the sudden silence of the space fell down, and Satella stood up amidst the dust, brushing past Shirai Kuroko, whose body was frozen in place.

The calm voice, like a knife that could cut, echoed throughout the space.

"The following scenes may be a bit gruesome, so it wouldn't be good for others to see them."

As she said this, Satella opened her eyes, her purplish-red pupils resembling a deep, unfathomable icy spring.

She raised her right fist, rolled up her sleeve to her arm, and approached Kakine Teitoku.

"Brute force (Arms)!"

As the faint light shone, Satella's power rose to another level.

Upon seeing this, Kakine Teitoku smiled.

"A physical ability user? You're not thinking of defeating me with physical attacks, are you?"

Like a referee presiding over this battle, Kakine Teitoku commented with a hint of critique:

"It seems you haven't even figured out my abilities—my [Final Element Matter] doesn't apply to common sense."

The so-called "final matter" refers to matter that does not exist in this world.

It's not something that "hasn't been discovered yet" or "should theoretically exist," it's something that truly doesn't exist, so it's not subject to any physical laws.

Take a very simple example.

An apple will fall down if it detaches from a branch; this is due to gravity, it's common sense. But if Kakine Teitoku wanted to, an apple could fly upwards if it detached from a branch.

This is because Kakine Teitoku wrapped the apple in a layer of "final matter," which is not subject to the law of universal gravitation.

Similarly, the reason why punching someone can cause harm is due to a series of physical effects.

Therefore, Kakine Teitoku only needs to place a layer of [End-of-Element Matter] around himself to ignore all physical damage.

The so-called "final matter" is such a monstrous ability that it could make Newton jump out of his coffin in anger.

Therefore, as Satella approached little by little, Kakine Teitoku did not make much of a defensive stance, and still leisurely put his hands in his pockets.

So when Satella suddenly accelerated and closed in on him, he still had a calm yet pretentious smile on his face.

So, the next second, his smile crooked.

Satella's not-so-large fist was embedded in his cheek.

The bones and flesh on his face were concave inward, and his teeth were sticking out. It was like a poorly drawn original drawing by an anime artist to save time. Kakine Teitoku's face was twisted into an irregular shape.

Then, a shockwave exploded between Satella's hand and Kakine Teitoku's face.

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A roar erupted in the next instant.

boom!

Kakine Teitoku flew backward like a cannonball, crashing into a street lamp. With a loud "Duang," the street lamp shuddered violently, and a dent appeared on its steel surface.

Kakine Teitoku's body was as if it were embedded in a street lamp, remaining there for two or three seconds before slowly falling down.

"What a coincidence."

Raising her right fist, Satella declared to Kakine Teitoku, who was coughing up blood:

"My right hand doesn't apply to common sense either!"

……

……

Misaka Mikoto got out of the car at the entrance of the talent workshop, and then she saw a girl with long honey-colored hair leaning against the entrance of the research institute, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was waiting for someone.

Misaka Mikoto walked straight over and said, "By the way, you've actually been following us all along, haven't you?"

Misaki Shokuhou opened one eye. "...Even though I arrived a step ahead, you still managed to find me?"

"I've never let my guard down around you."

Even while in the car, Misaka Mikoto remained vigilant about her surroundings, which is why she noticed a car that maintained the same distance from them.

However, this gave Misaka Mikoto a new question.

"Why don't you come out to see Satella? She seems really eager to see you."

Upon hearing this, Misaki Shokuhou opened her eyes, her starry eyes sparkling, and as if she had heard a joke, she spoke matter-of-factly:

"My darling has already made such a declaration of love. If I meet her now, I'll definitely be so engrossed in her arms that I won't want to leave."

After saying that, seeing Misaka Mikoto's pretty face turn bright red and look very innocent, Shokuhou Misaki tossed her hair with a queenly air and shook her head.

"Forget it, I'm not going to talk about this with a kid like you who has no dating experience. Aren't you going to see 9982? Come with me."

After saying that, he straightened up and walked into the research institute.

Misaka Mikoto hurriedly followed, but her mind was still filled with all sorts of random thoughts.

For example, there's the scene where Satella, dressed in a very stylish suit, is holding Misaki Shokuhou in her arms.

For example, there's the scene where Satella pins Misaki Shokuhou against the wall and kisses her lips.

(Just now... it seems that Misaki Shokuhou said something about being 'lost in her arms,' which means that the strong Misaki Shokuhou was actually the passive one?)

(Ugh... What am I even thinking?!)

Because her mind was in extreme confusion, Misaka Mikoto didn't see where she was going while walking, and as a result, she accidentally kicked something while passing through a certain section of the road.

"This is……"

Misaka Mikoto looked at the package placed at the entrance of the research institute and subconsciously asked a question.

"These are things Satella bought while shopping—"

Halfway through her sentence, Misaki Shokuhou suddenly sensed something was wrong.

—In any case, this package should not have been left at the door; the staff inside the research institute should have delivered it to the room.