At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

"Becoming level 6 is easy," Los Saint's voice appeared.

Superpowers originate from 'personal reality,' that is, an individual's understanding of the real world. Just as some people fantasize about flying and firmly believe that they can fly, this perception becomes 'common sense unique to themselves.'

The strength of a superpower depends on the upper limit of one's understanding of 'personal reality'.

Cognition is very difficult to change; it's basically set after adulthood.

However, as long as one continuously adds their own unique common sense to their 'personal reality,' eventually transforming it into a 'personal world,' one can become a Level 6, an Absolute Ability User.

This manifests as 'full-area aim diffusion stance coverage,' where its own aim diffusion stance is a simulated, completely independent 'alternate world common sense.'

[When faced with your own unique 'worldly common sense,' all other common sense in the real world will give way to you.]

[The global AIM's spread range is your exclusive 'other world,' and this range will at least cover the entire area of ​​Academy City, and at its largest, it can even cover the entire Earth.]

"Ah..." Both Misaki Shokuhou and Misaka Mikoto wore 'Aba aba' expressions. They could understand the individual words, but they couldn't understand them when they were combined.

[Hehe, it's normal that you don't understand. Anyway, after your time journey is over, I will provide you with a course on building your 'personal world'.]

"No matter how many times I say thank you, it's never enough. Thank you anyway, our Tokiwadai, oh~ the world's best teacher, Professor Losang." Misaki Shokuhou said with a hint of playfulness in her voice.

Although she was still somewhat wary of her teacher, the fact that he was able to salvage everything made him the teacher and the man she respected most.

Please express your gratitude to me in person; after all, this is just a pre-emptive response.

“Time manipulation abilities are truly unreasonable,” Misaka Mikoto said.

"Yeah, time manipulation is really unreasonable." Shirai Kuroko nodded, her expression gradually turning sinister: "For example, in some manga that can only be read secretly, they use time-stopping to do all sorts of things to girls, hehehe~"

If I had the time and ability, I could do all sorts of things to One-Mane! *slurp* Hehehe~

Boom!

"Ouch!" Shirai Kuroko cried out, clutching her head and crouching down on the ground, her face contorted in pain.

"Kuroko, I feel like I need to correct your perverted personality!" Misaka Mikoto was still in the position of hitting Shirai Kuroko on the head, a string of 'well' characters popping out of her forehead, and blue electricity crackling out. Seeing Shirai Kuroko's perverted appearance, you could tell that she was thinking something bad.

She was just feeling a chill run down her spine.

"No, no... This isn't perverted, it's just me, Kuroko..." Shirai Kuroko quickly tried to explain.

"Can you two stop this already? This isn't the time for fooling around." Misaki Shokuhou said with a look of utter resignation, "We're going to start."

“I have already sent the map of ‘Talent Workshop’ to your memory.”

"The entire talent workshop has three research rooms, each of which is basically four floors in size, and each floor is equipped with special high-tech security devices. Without researcher authorization, it is impossible to pass between them."

"The First Research Lab is the least classified, which is the 'World Talent Lab' that uses genes to recreate great people."

"The second research lab is located on the fifth to eighth floors; it is the 'Internal Evolution Research Lab'."

"When I arrived at the 'Talent Workshop,' the 'Superpower Evolution Experiment' had already begun, and a superpower explosion occurred in the first week after I joined."

“Two children had already died because of the ‘experiment’ before I arrived. Honey Ant, as one of the earliest members, should know this better than I do.”

Misaki Shokuhou looked at Aiyu Misaki, who was biting her lip, and said.

"On the surface, it is a course that promotes the evolution of students' abilities, but in essence it is just a laboratory to collect data for superpower detonation experiments."

"And from this, the 'crystals of the aim diffusion field' are extracted and fused into the human body, thereby mass-producing 'ability users'."

Her most capable henchman in the 'Shokuhou Faction', Junko Hokkaido, is also a member of 'Internal Evolution'. However, Junko Hokkaido doesn't know much about the inside story and believes that Internal Evolution is just a normal superpower training course.

"Yes, my best friend, Yuri Chiya, was forced to undergo a 'course' and her abilities went berserk. The researcher who fused with the 'crystal' also lost control and launched an indiscriminate attack on us. Our teacher, Tomine Yeri, who had always protected us, died on the spot." Mitsuhiko Aiyu said through gritted teeth, clenching her fists.

Not all researchers are bad people. Professor Yuanfeng Yeli is a very good person who hopes that they can become heroes as their abilities grow stronger, and he has been protecting them from harm from beginning to end.

Even as she was dying, Professor Yuanfeng Yeli kept saying "I'm sorry" to them.

"I will never forget that hellish world."

“Hell… Ha, there’s something even more hellish than this.” Misaki Shokuhou looked dejected.

"The 'external brain' of the Third Research Lab copied my abilities and then secretly disposed of me, but I infiltrated them before they could make a move."

“In each experiment, I only use 60% of my abilities, so they misjudge the rate at which my abilities are growing.”

"Besides these three research labs, the 'planetary' on the top floor is where 'Misaka Zero' was born, lived, and died."

"However, they had already collected all the data needed for the 'Railgun Mass Production Plan' before I arrived at the talent workshop."

"In other words, even if we perfectly resolve everything in the artificial workshop now, we still can't stop it." Misaki Shokuhou looked at Misaka Mikoto seriously.

"How could this happen..." Misaka Mikoto's face turned pale, and her hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

"Wait, Onesama!!!" Shirai Kuroko's expression turned serious as she realized something.

"As Professor Luo Sheng just said, everything we are doing now will affect the fate of countless people."

"Then, won't all the other older sisters who have already been born in the future disappear? We'll 'kill' them before they're even born!!!"

"!" Misaka Mikoto's expression changed slightly, and her breathing became rapid.

Yes, she was determined to stop this insane plan, but wouldn't those who were already born in the future be killed by her, the 'real' one?

"Huff..." Misaka Mikoto's breathing became erratic and rapid. She couldn't help but look at her hands. Could she really kill her clone without caring at all?

Even if they are being used for some evil plan, can I really take their lives with a clear conscience?

They weren't born into the world according to their own will. Perhaps their birth itself was a tragedy. Can I really justify adding the 'cruelty' of their disappearance to their lives?

Just as Misaka Mikoto was about to have her nerves snap, her head suddenly started buzzing, and the pain made her cover her forehead as crackling electric currents shot out from her head.

"What are you doing, Shokuhou?!" Misaka Mikoto glared angrily at Shokuhou Misaki, who was using her ability on her again. If it weren't for her electromagnetic field protecting her, she would have almost been succeeded in again.

"I only woke you up because Misaka-san was being stubborn, you really don't appreciate my kindness." Shokuhou Misaki snorted and turned her head away.

"You don't need to use your powers on me, it's a real headache." Misaka Mikoto rubbed her forehead.

“If Misaka-san really can’t decide, she should go see Dolly first before making a decision,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “It’s your own choice, and I won’t interfere, even if it’s a choice to never have come into this world.”

"After all, those who have never come into this world will not suffer."

“I don’t need your reminder.” Misaka Mikoto said through gritted teeth, “Then let’s proceed according to plan. Kuroko, take me inside first to break down their ‘psychological defenses.’ Shokuhou, you all go in through the main entrance and take control of everyone.”

'Mental Protection' is a helmet specifically designed to defend against 'mental abilities', and it can even defend against level 5 Shokuhou.

"Kuroko!" Misaka Mikoto looked at Shirai Kuroko.

"Understood, Onesama!" Shirai Kuroko, who had been holding Misaka Mikoto's arm, vanished in a flash.

"Let's go too." After saying that, Misaki Shokuhou ran straight towards the door of the talent workshop.

……

The patrol personnel wearing 'psychological protection' around the manned workshop did not notice a trace of blue current in the helmet; the helmet's circuitry had silently failed.

The next moment, all the patrol personnel froze, standing still like statues.

"Please, everyone, stay here and don't let anyone leave!" Misaki Shokuhou said playfully to the patrol officers while holding a remote control in her hand.

“Yes, Your Majesty,” the patrolman replied emotionlessly.

"To control so many people in an instant," Mi Yi Ai Yu whispered enviously. If she became a Level 5, she could control just as many people.

With Misaki Shokuhou around, she basically has no chance to make a move.

Her ability also requires 'psychological suggestion'; she can only operate accurately by pointing her phone camera at someone else.

Misaki Shokuhou swaggered into the talent workshop as if she were returning home.

Three months later, after being paralyzed in the "artificial intelligence room", she used it as her "secret base".

Of course, a research institution couldn't be so easily transferred to her name, and a Level 5 esper couldn't possibly resist the power of the entire Academy City.

Therefore, she proposed to the supporters behind the Talent Academy, 'Kai-ryo no Shi,' that she enroll in 'Tokiwadai' as a student on the condition that the General Council would cut off research funding for the 'Talent Academy,' and that she would also become the highest supervisor of the 'Talent Academy.'

Meanwhile, on the observation deck on the fifth floor.

Young Misaki Shokuhou is being led to the exit elevator by a researcher wearing a helmet.

"My abilities are progressing smoothly. All that's left is to complete 'Exte ior' so that I can reach level 5 within three months."

"At that time, Academy City will have a fifth esper who surpasses the 180 million espers."

“I don’t need that kind of thing,” Misaki Shokuhou yawned and said matter-of-factly.

"Don't say that," the researcher quickly said. "This plan is not only beneficial to us, but also to you. It can greatly expand the scope of 'psychological control'."

Young Misaki didn't care at all: "So, can I go back today?"

“Not yet. Before that, I want you to meet someone…someone…” the researcher continued, but his voice froze halfway through, and then he snapped off his 'psychological protection'.

"Huh?" The young Misaki was surprised. He actually took off his helmet in front of her. Wasn't he afraid of being controlled by her abilities?

This was her second day at the talent center. From the very beginning, everyone there, whether researchers or security guards, was equipped with devices to defend against her abilities.

After all, no one would want her to pry into their memories and secrets, and they were on high alert regarding her abilities.

"Wait... this feeling..." Young Misaki stared in shock at the stars in the researcher's eyes. It was a special mark that appeared when her ability was awakened. Her starry eyes were not innate, but appeared after her ability was successfully developed.

She really liked these sparkly eyes; after all, a beautiful girl should have sparkly eyes.

Just as young Misaki was pondering whether the super brain created from her cerebral cortex by 'Exte ior' had succeeded, footsteps approached.

Young Misaki looked over and saw a girl who looked almost exactly like her, only older, walk out from around the corner.

"As expected of me, even wearing such an ugly lab coat, I am still a dazzling beauty."

Chapter 366 Dolly, A New Understanding, The Future Begins to Change

"???" Young Misaki looked at the woman who was almost identical to her, and even had the same abilities, or was even more powerful than her, and retreated in fear. A chilling feeling swept over her.

In an instant, she subconsciously wanted to control the researcher who was already being controlled, and even wanted to control this woman who was almost identical to herself.

However, they discovered that the other party possessed the exact same abilities as them. If their own abilities were merely those of a sapling, then the other party's were those of a mature, century-old tree.

My own abilities haven't evolved to level 5 yet, but I'm very close, while the other party is a true level 5.

"Who, who are you?" Young Misaki swallowed hard in fear, her mind filled with images of some dark plan the research institution had against her.

Did the research institution use its own genes to create clones, and then replace itself with clones that are stronger than itself?

It's no wonder she thinks that way, since the core scientific goal of the artificial intelligence lab is to use genetic technology to replicate those great figures in history.

"Don't be nervous about my past self. I am Shokuhou from a year and a half in the future. With the help of a Level 6 Time-manipulation Absolute Power user, I returned to this time period," Shokuhou Misaki said directly.