At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

She happened to run into Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko, and Mitsuaki Aiyu.

"Heh, being called to the teacher's office with so many people, do you really think you're a queen?" Misaka Mikoto curled her lip at Shokuhou Misaki's queen-like entourage.

From the moment she enrolled, Misaki Shokuhou began targeting her, threatening her not to form a faction or she would spread rumors about her everywhere, and even manipulating her classmates to tease her.

Her heart was just as wicked as her abilities; she hated people who disrespected others and treated them like fools.

In her mind, Misaki Shokuhou had long been equated with the kind of 'shadowy' character in manga who plots schemes in the shadows.

"Is Misaka-san envious? Rather than teasing me, I'd like to know what Misaka-san did yesterday?" Misaki Shokuhou said with a calm smile.

Misaka Mikoto's lips twitched. Just how far had Shokuhou Misaki infiltrated the school with her abilities? Was there anything she didn't know? Damn it.

"Hmph, I can't be bothered to talk to you." Misaka Mikoto snorted coldly, "Let's go, Kuroko. Don't get involved with this treacherous woman, or you'll be in big trouble."

"Oh dear~ How arrogant you are, as expected of the violent Misaka-san." Misaki Shokuhou said with a smile.

"You're the one who's so self-righteous, you scheming woman," Misaka Mikoto said through gritted teeth.

"..." Honey Ant Loves ignored the two Level 5 students arguing and walked into the teaching building.

Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, arguing, also entered the teaching building, while Hokaze Junko and Ari Saicha stayed at the entrance of the teaching building, ready to meet Shokuhou Misaki at any time.

Both of them had been exposed to some of the darker aspects of Academy City, so they absolutely trusted Misaki Shokuhou.

Misaki Shokuhou was able to get half of Tokiwadai's students to join her faction in a short time not because of her abilities, but because of her personal charisma. She would take responsibility for the safety of everyone who came near her, even if she herself did not trust the people in her faction.

Knock knock~ The door was gently knocked on.

"Professor Luo Sheng, may I come in?"

"Okay, come in," said Luo Sheng, and then Misaki Shokuhou, Misaka Mikoto, Mitsuhime Aiyu, and Shirai Kuroko walked in.

Misaki Shokuhou was extremely wary, after all, this man had rendered her abilities ineffective, and without her abilities, she was just an ordinary girl.

"Oh, teacher, is there something you need us for?" Misaki Shokuhou asked, feigning innocence, while simultaneously, with her hands behind her back and a remote control in her hand, she pressed a button and used her abilities to invade the brain with all her might.

She doesn't need any props to use her abilities; the remote control is just a hint she has given after precisely categorizing her own abilities, and the prop that hints at it is the remote control.

Her 'Mental Control' encompasses all known mental abilities in Academy City, and with so many effects, it's easy to get confused without self-control.

'At such close range, even someone with items that defend against mental attacks wouldn't be completely ineffective; there would at least be some kind of reaction.'

"Teacher, is it to enhance my abilities? Am I the eighth in Academy City?" Shirai Kuroko asked impatiently. Right now, besides One Sama and Starry-eyed, who are both Level 5, she is the only Level 4 Level 4 Level 5 Level 5 Level 5 Level 5 Level 5 Level 5 Level 4 Level 5 Level 3 Level 3 Level 3 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 5 Level 5 Level 5 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 1 ...

Honey Ant Lover's eyes were filled with hope; becoming a Level 5 had almost become her obsession.

Misaka Mikoto looked down at her toes, her hands fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, appearing very awkward and completely out of sorts.

"Hey, Misaki Shokuhou, don't try to use your abilities to invade the teacher's brain, or you'll get hurt." Luo Sheng sighed as he looked at the determined Misaki Shokuhou and tapped the table lightly with his finger.

boom~

In the next instant, centered on the finger, the colors in the office vanished, turning into black and white, and the view outside the window also instantly turned black and white.

Everything in black and white is still.

In the office, only Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto remained unchanged, while Kuroko Shirai and Ai Mitsuaki were completely still, and even the curtains that were blown by the wind were frozen in place, defying the laws of physics.

Misaki Shokuhou turned pale upon seeing this, while Misaka Mikoto was completely bewildered.

"Ability?!" Misaki Shokuhou exclaimed in surprise, quickly looking around. Everything turned black and white and remained still, as if she had entered a black and white picture frame.

Looking out the window, the planes that streaked across the sky with white trails were eerily still, and the students walking around looked like fitting dolls in a shopping mall.

Everything was frozen in time.

Chapter 361 Returning to the Past, Changing Everything

"Everything has stopped...time has stopped?" As a psychic, Misaki Shokuhou's thinking speed is among the best in Level 5. She analyzed the situation in an instant and retreated in horror until her back bumped into Ai Yu Mitsuaki, who was frozen in place behind her.

Things frozen in time are naturally in a state where they cannot interfere with the species, and even space is frozen.

Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto are able to move because Los Santos allows them to move around in a world where everything is at a standstill.

“Professor Luo Sheng…you, you are actually an esper…” Misaka Mikoto’s mouth dropped open in shock.

In her memory, none of the researchers developed superpowers. Researchers were researchers, and superpowered individuals were superpowered individuals. Although there were researchers who were also superpowered, their numbers were very small, and she had never encountered any.

“How amazing is that? The core of the superpower development technology in Academy City was created by me. No one understands superpowers better than me. What difficulty is there in developing superpowers for myself?” Luo Sheng looked at Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto, whose expressions were completely different.

Misaki Shokuhou's legs were trembling, while Misaka Mikoto, after her initial shock, was quite excited.

"Teacher, your superpower is time stop, right? That's amazing!" Misaka Mikoto exclaimed excitedly. "If it's that amazing, you must be a Level 5, right? Why have I never heard of such an outrageous ability as time stop before?"

The superpowers in Academy City are clearly categorized, including telekinesis, water manipulation, fire manipulation, electromagnetism, optical manipulation, atmospheric manipulation, spatial manipulation, physical manipulation, sensory manipulation, mental manipulation, mechanical manipulation, metallic manipulation, precognition, and unknown types, among others...

But there's no time-related element, because it never actually existed.

As a Level 5, she had enjoyed browsing through this kind of merchandise since she was Level 4, so she had some knowledge of various superpowers.

“Level 5 can’t stop time in the entire Academy City…” Misaki Shokuhou looked out the window at the plane at least 20,000 meters above the sky and swallowed hard.

Even aircraft that tall are within the pause zone, so you can imagine how vast the area is. It can be inferred that the entire Academy City has been frozen in time.

What terrifying superpowers! How can one fight back against such superpowers?

Even Accelerator, who is ranked first, can only be instantly killed in the face of time stop, without any ability to resist.

"Level 6? An absolute power user?" Shokuhou Misaki broke out in a cold sweat, but after realizing that she had no way to resist such absolute power, she felt a little relieved.

After all, with such an exaggerated ability as time-stopping, there's no need for any schemes to do anything to her; just stop time, take her away, and lock her in a glass chamber to be a guinea pig.

“I’m not surprised you know about something as ruthless as the [Absolute Ability User Project],” Luo Sheng laughed. “That’s right, I am indeed a Level 6 Absolute Ability User, and I’m also the only one in Academy City with a time-based ability.”

"Time slows down, time speeds up, time is displaced, even going back to the past to change past tragedies is easy for me."

“Level 6…the legendary absolute esper…gulp~” Misaka Mikoto swallowed hard. She had only ever heard of Level 6 absolute espers.

Not only can it stop time, it can also go back to the past... Is this what they call an absolute power user? That's too exaggerated, this is practically a god!

"You can even go back in time!!" Misaki Shokuhou's eyes widened, and her heart suddenly pierced with pain, caused by a sudden acceleration of her heart rate.

"Yes, I can do it, as long as it's not a period of hundreds of years." Luo Sheng laughed. He was lying; he could even return the universe to its original state in just a few seconds.

"So, Professor Losang, what exactly did you call us here for? It wasn't to help us improve our abilities, was it?" Misaki Shokuhou, whose mind was more mature than her body, took a deep breath and pressed the remote control behind her to force herself to calm down.

Being able to go back in time... the answer seems obvious.

Thump, thump, thump... Her heart was still racing. If she could go back to the past, wouldn't she be able to undo everything that her weaker self couldn't? Her deceased best friends could even reappear before her eyes.

"Yes, teacher, why did you call us here?" Misaka Mikoto asked, puzzled, but she was already very excited. It must be something very important, and being involved in something big might allow her to use her abilities to the fullest.

As a student, she was forbidden from using her powers, especially on school grounds and in the streets. Because she couldn't use her powers, she would go to neighborhoods with many delinquents and deliberately electrocute them, turning them into shaking frogs.

*Snap!* Luo Sheng snapped his fingers, and Mitsuko and Shirai Kuroko were released from their time-stopped state.

After a moment of stunned disbelief, Misaki Shokuhou looked around in shock, and kindly relayed what had happened directly to the two of them.

"Hiss... Level 6 Absolute Ability User!!!" Shirai Kuroko screamed, hissing and exhaling air as if she wanted to suck up all the Arctic cold air.

"Wow, that's amazing..." After her initial shock, Mii Ai Yu nervously clenched her hands together. Her teacher was actually an esper, and a previously unknown Level 6 absolute esper at that.

As a student who experienced the darkness of Academy City, she could understand why she had never heard that her teacher was a Level 6 Absolute Ability User.

The teacher is a world-class genius researcher who knows far more about the darkness of Academy City than she, a student, does. And for a time-manipulation ability user to hide themselves, it's quite simple, isn't it?

“I invited you four students here because I have some plans to completely change Academy City.” Los Saint’s expression deliberately became serious.

"As for why it's you, it's because you are the people most directly involved in my next plan."

"I'm going to go back a year and a half, to July 30th of last year."

“These plans are all related to yourselves. You, Honeybee, probably know them all, and Honey Ant Aiyu knows some of them as well,” Luo Sheng said.

"..." A shadow crossed Misaki Shokuhou's eyes. She really did know everything: the 'Origin Sample Project,' the 'External Brain Project,' the 'Misaka Sister Mass Production Project,' the 'Level 5 User Project'...

She has already resolved the 'External Brain Project' and has completely taken control of the research institution 'Talent Lab'.

Controlling the 'Talent Lab' was her only true friend at the time. Dolly died from repeated human experiments. During that time, she investigated and learned about the deepest darkness hidden in Academy City.

Dolly is the third clone of Misaka Mikoto. The reason she targets Misaka Mikoto is not only because she cannot access her memories, but also because she is resentful of Misaka Mikoto's naive and carefree attitude.

"It's all related to us? What is it? It seems like something huge is being kept from us." Misaka Mikoto frowned. So, Professor Losang is a mysterious riddle-maker?

"Haha, I can't explain too much now. You'll find out when the time comes. If you really want to know, just ask Shokuhou-kun," Luo Sheng said with a smile.

"Okay~ If you really want to know, I can tell Misaka-san, but I'm afraid Misaka-san won't be able to handle the shock and will break like a rag doll." Misaki Shokuhou instantly changed her expression to one of indifference, shrugged, and spoke in a sickeningly sweet and playful voice.

"So, you'll be happy to tell you after you kneel down and lick my shoes, Misaka-san~"

I've already decided in my heart that Professor Luo Sheng is not an enemy.

And... just how long can Professor Los Saint maintain this time-stopping state? Isn't that a bit too exaggerated? Or are Level 6 absolute power users really that ridiculously strong?

"Shokuhou-kun, are you mocking me? Want to have a contest to see who's stronger?" Misaka Mikoto's forehead creased with a tic-tac-toe. That's why she hated Shokuhou Misaki; every word she said was so fake, so sarcastic.

"Even Honey Ant knows that I don't need to beg you? You scheming woman, hmph."

"Ah... I know about the artificial workshop, but I've only heard about Misaka-san, like the 'Railgun mass production plan' and stuff." Mitsuaki Aiyu hurriedly shook her head nervously.

"The... the mass production plan for the Railgun?" Misaka Mikoto suddenly trembled, an extremely uncomfortable physiological reaction occurred, her expression stiffened, and her voice stammered.

"No, it can't be true, right? Aren't they all just rumors? I've never met anyone like me before..."

"Yes, is there some mistake? I know about this. It's a complete rumor. Even the council has clarified it. After all, creating clones is a crime against humanity." Shirai Kuroko quickly said.

"Heh, how naive you are, Misaka-san~" Misaki Shokuhou mocked mercilessly.

"Professor Los Saint, could it be that I, my, clone, am real?" Misaka Mikoto's voice stammered nervously, her hands clenching together involuntarily, a growing sense of fear rising within her.

“You’ll know once you go back in time,” Los Saint said.

"Of course, there's one thing you need to know before you decide to go back in time."

"That is the 'spacetime paradox': if the past is changed, then the future must be changed."

"When you return from the past to the present, will people you already know become strangers, will friends still be friends? Changing one person's destiny is creating countless new destinies."

"A small butterfly flapping its wings on the other side of the Pacific can stir up a storm elsewhere; the butterfly effect is unavoidable."

He could eliminate all these paradoxes, but he wasn't prepared to do so, because wouldn't that just turn it into a one-man show by the gods?

“As I said before, my goal is to completely change Academy City and erase all the darkness in Academy City from the timeline.” Luo Sheng said matter-of-factly, “As a paradise for children and a holy land of science, Academy City should not have any darkness.”

"Does the development of science require sacrifice? Does it need to conflict with moral goodness? This is a completely false proposition, a sophistry by perpetrators to justify their evil deeds."