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"Tokiwadai? So... he's a Level 3 or higher esper?" Saten Ruiko said with surprise and envy. He's already Level 3 just after entering Academy City...

"By the way," Shirai Kuroko said warily from the side, "what's your age, and what grade will you be in after the start of the school year?"

"She is 14 years old and will be in the second grade after school starts."

"What?! She's in the same grade as my sister—" Shirai Kuroko gritted her teeth and threw herself into Misaka Mikoto's arms.

"Alright, Kuroko—" Out of consideration for the presence of outsiders, Misaka Mikoto gave her two seconds: "Hurry up and get down—"

One...two.

bili————!

Seeing that Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto still wouldn't come down, she simply unleashed an electric shock.

"Ah... Onee-sama, onee-sama's love... onee-sama's love that belongs only to me~" Shirai Kuroko said, her whole body convulsing.

"Ha...really." Misaka Mikoto sighed and said, "Ah, sorry, I didn't introduce myself before. I'm Misaka Mikoto, and this is Shirai Kuroko."

“Then, I can do it myself.” Saten Ruiko pointed to herself and said, “I am Saten Ruiko, oh dear, I forgot something—”

Saten Ruiko looked at the medicine beside her and said, "I have to go deliver the medicine to Haruharu. I can't keep her waiting too long."

"Early Spring?" Misaka Mikoto said in confusion, "Come to think of it, Early Spring wasn't with you. Was she sick?"

"Yes, she caught a summer cold and took the day off," Saten Ruiko nodded and said.

Is it very serious?

"No, not really... but I'm still quite worried."

“Then let’s go together.” Misaka Mikoto stood up and said with a smile.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I was planning to do by inviting you.” Saten Ruiko said with a smile.

"Um, can I join?" Ryougi Mana asked, extending her hand.

"What exactly are you up to?" Shirai Kuroko, who had been stunned by the electric shock, immediately became wary. "It's strange that you're so enthusiastic on our first meeting..."

“That’s right.” Ryougi Mona smiled. “Because, didn’t you just say it was ‘Misaka Mikoto’? One of the seven Level 5s in Academy City, right?”

Misaka Mikoto's expression didn't change much, but Shirai Kuroko puffed out her chest, looking very proud.

"So I'm really curious. It must be good to get along with LV5 before school starts, right? And Dad also said that the third one is the easiest to get along with among the seven LV5s. He's also the only one who's most like a student. I think a big reason why I was assigned to Changtaipan Middle School is because of you."

"Your father...?" Misaka Mikoto asked Ryougi Mana, "Your father arranged this... Who is your father? A researcher from Academy City?"

“No.” Ryougi Mana shook her head: “I just came here to have some fun.”

"Coming over to play?" Shirai Kuroko frowned. "That's strange. Academy City isn't supposed to be open to the public, is it? Not just anyone can come in..."

“Because Dad knows some people inside Academy City, he was invited here.” Ryougi Mona waved her hand and said, “Of course, I can’t say who they are~ or even if I did say it, I would have to ask Dad for permission first, since we are guests and we have to follow certain rules.”

“Alright, Kuroko.” Misaka Mikoto said, looking at Ryougi Mana with a smile, “Okay, then I’ll take you there. Anyway, I don’t have anything else to do. I can show you around Academy City later. It must be very confusing since it’s your first time here.”

“Hmm, the roads here are quite hard to find.” Ryougi Mona nodded. “Well then, thank you.”

As they spoke, the group headed toward Shiori's dormitory.

On the way, Saten Ruiko casually asked, "Ryougi-kun, what are your superpowers? Are there any levels or anything like that...?"

"As for the ability, it's about controlling the size of objects," Ryougi Suna said, looking around as she picked a leaf. "Like this, it can grow bigger or smaller. However, it can only 'enlarge' or 'shrink' at the same time, not both simultaneously."

"The level is LV3."

"I see." Saten Ruiko nodded with a hint of envy. "I wonder when I'll be able to level up..."

"Hmm...Does Saten-san want a special ability?"

“No, that’s not it…” Saten Ruiko shook her head: “It’s just that everyone else has some level, but I’m only LV0… I feel like I shouldn’t have come to Academy City…”

"No way," Misaka Mikoto said from the side. "Besides, even though it's LV0 now, you might be able to improve if you work hard."

"Hmm...probably..." Saten Ruiko said somewhat uncertainly, but Misaka Mikoto's level had risen all the way up from the low level, so before she knew about the existence of the 'Proficiency Assessment', it was quite convincing.

“But you,” Shirai Kuroko said, as if she had just remembered something, “judging from your tone, it sounds like you have other ways to increase your ability level…”

She thought of yesterday's void explosion; someone who was clearly only LV2 was able to perform at the level of an LV4 ability user...

"I don't know how to level up..." Ryougi Suna nodded, "but I do know how to gain new abilities."

"Huh? Gained a new ability?" Misaka Mikoto said in surprise, "You mean a multi-talented person? That's impossible."

"If you're interested, I can tell you... but it's best to use this ability while I'm with my father, and it's not certain whether it will be useful to you."

"What do you mean?"

"Simply put, it's about stabbing yourself with an arrow. Those with the aptitude will survive and gain the ability, while those without will die... that's it."

"Ugh...that sounds scary."

"Moreover, even if someone has this special ability, they would only be classified as LV0 in Academy City's examination."

Chapter 1,183 Imperial Governor Yuan Gen

The group had discussed it before.

What can we reveal to the people of this world now?

The first point is the 'Stand ability', and the second point is the 'Zanpakuto ability'.

Not for any other reason, but because these two things have already been exposed.

Ryougi Mana was used in the previous battle, so now we'll just explain these two abilities.

The previous battle with Kanzaki Kaori and the others.

Aleister must be watching in his own way too.

Since that's the case, there's nothing wrong with revealing it.

The most crucial point is—even if you knew, it wouldn't make a difference.

Without a bow and arrow, you can't activate a Stand's ability; without "Asahikata," you can't activate a Zanpakuto's ability. Simply put, it's like saying, "I'm telling you this ability exists, but you just can't use it."

Of course, this is not absolute.

Ryougi Kazuya possesses the Asauchi he brought back from the Bleach world, and the 'Arrow' he brought back from the JoJo world, which can trigger Stand abilities.

And listen to the words of the Two Elements Mana.

Saten Ruiko was also conflicted.

First of all, she didn't believe what Ryougi Mana said, after all, it was strange to suddenly mention some special ability beyond superpowers...

But why would someone who just arrived in Academy City tell such lies?

Or is it... that her hobby is such a lie?

The latter is more likely.

But... just in case, just in case such an ability really exists... you have to face the possibility of death to obtain it... it seems so difficult.

“I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that,” Shirai Kuroko said. “As a disciplinary committee member who maintains order in Academy City, I’m curious about what you said earlier. Could you elaborate on the special ability you mentioned?”

“Sure.” Ryougi Mana said with a smile, “Simply put, the ability is called ‘Stand Ability.’ Let’s skip the details about the principle. As for the effect… it’s like this.”

"What—!?" Misaka Mikoto was stunned: "When did that person behind you appear? Was that really a person?"

"This is...? Your special ability? Or is it—" Shirai Kuroko's eyes widened: "This is what is called a Stand ability."

"Um... what are you talking about?" Saten Ruiko looked completely bewildered. "Is there something behind Ryougi-san?"

"Huh? Can't you see it?" Shirai Kuroko pointed behind Ryougi Mana and said, "It's so obvious, so obvious—"

“I really can’t see anything…” Saten Ruiko reached out and touched behind Ryougi Mana. “I didn’t feel anything either.”

"You went through it?" Misaka Mikoto said in surprise, "Saten-san, your hand just went through that thing behind Ryougi-san... Could that be some kind of Stand ability?"

"Yes, this is it." Ryougi Mana retracted the Stand. "But... it seems like non-Devil Fruit users can't see it?"

But the two magicians clearly saw it before...

If you couldn't see this behind me, you shouldn't even be able to see a grain of sand...

There are some things I don't understand about the Two Elements and Mana...

She also thought that the characteristic of Stands being invisible to 'ordinary people' had disappeared. It seems that this characteristic still exists, and ordinary people still cannot see the existence of Stands.

However... both superpowered individuals and magicians are categorized as 'not ordinary people'...

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's go to the early spring area first, and then I'll show you around Academy City. There are quite a few interesting places here," Misaka Mikoto said, quickening her pace.

......

"Ah...this food street is really nice..." Ryougi Kazumi leaned back in her chair, picked up a drink, took a couple of sips, and looked at Ryougi Shiki sitting opposite her, saying, "So, how do you feel?"

"Me?... Ah, it's alright." Ryougi Shiki said casually, glancing at the ID card in her hand: "This is fine... It's quite convenient, but does it take seven days...?"

“After all, you ordered so much, seven days is already quite fast…” Ryougi Kazumi said, unfolding the bank card Aleister had given him. “However, the money is all gone… I didn’t expect to spend it all on the first day.”

Ten bank cards, each containing ten million yen.

After deducting the two bills handed to Ryougi Mana, they had a total of 80 million yen... But now, the two of them only had about 50,000 yen left as pocket money, and they had spent the rest.

And this amount of around 50,000 yuan...

I found it on the road.

The golden ratio has also decreased here; I only managed to find 50,000...

"There's nothing I can do about it, after all, they look pretty good... I only ordered eight sets." Ryougi Shiki turned her head away and said, "But... this is the first time I've heard about the price of kimonos. Before, they were always made and delivered directly..."

“Haha, it’s alright,” Ryougi Kazuya said. “I’ll go talk to Aleister about something tonight, and ask him for a few more tickets, or maybe have him deposit more money into the account. After all, he’s in charge of Academy City, he can’t be short of money… If all else fails, I’ll go see where I can buy lottery tickets.”

"Ah... whatever you want, but eight sets are enough to change into, or maybe seven sets..." Ryougi Shiki said after thinking for a moment.

She ordered eight kimonos, but apart from one particularly expensive one, the others, although not cheap, were all the same style for everyday wear. She only ordered one kimono for formal use and then ran out of money.

"Oh..."

Ryougi and Miyako took out their phones, looked at them, and said with a smile, "Looks like we can order a few more sets. Aleister is such a good person."

It's the same card as before, but the credit limit has changed from 10 million yen per card to 100 million yen per card... There are eight of these, which means 800 million yen.