Chat group: People are in the sandbox, the system just ran away

"Yes, the principle behind the Fantasy Hand is similar to the internet. It treats each person's brain as a computer, and uses the Fantasy Hand to connect those who use it, forming a local area network. When someone on the network wants to use their abilities, they can borrow some of the computing power of others. If there are others with similar abilities, they can also partially optimize the superpower calculation formula. This is why those who use the Fantasy Hand see their abilities significantly improved."

"Even so, it's pretty good!"

Riri Saotome felt that this invention was quite good. At least it gave most people with no abilities or low abilities the opportunity to experience powerful abilities. She knew that most people with no abilities did not actually want to obtain powerful abilities, but were unwilling to be regarded as defective products by others, and unwilling to accept that their efforts over the years were meaningless.

Although the ability improvement brought by the Fantasy Hand is only realistic, it is enough to significantly alleviate the resentment of many people.

"Saten-kun, that's not the key to the question!"

Misaka Mikoto 2.4 frowned, she had already realized the problem.

"This Fantasy Hand is certainly a great invention, but the key problem is that the inventor originally posted it on an urban legend website instead of releasing it as a product. This is very problematic, considering that local area networks have administrators!"

"Yes, the inventor of the Fantasy Hand is acting in a sneaky way. If he has bad intentions, it will cause big problems."

Even Misaka Mikoto could see the problem with Fantasy Mishou, and Shirai Kuroko, as the discipline committee member, was even more sensitive.

"This is directly connected to the brain of everyone who uses the Fantasy Hand. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous! Chuchun, report this information to Senior Gufa of the branch immediately!"

Chapter 711: Exposed Kimiya Haruo

"Okay! Shirai-san."

Hatsuharu Shikiri gradually realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately notified Gufa Meiwei from the same discipline committee branch.

"Saten-san, do you know any other information?"

Shirai Kuroko has no breakthrough now, and can only see if she can find some clues from Saten Ruiko.

"Sorry, Shirai-san, I didn't think it was very reliable when I first saw it, so I just glanced at it and don't know much about it. You can check out that urban legend website."

If most people have not witnessed the Phantom Hand with their own eyes, they probably wouldn't believe in its existence. Therefore, Riri Saten didn't care much about it at first.

"That's right, Uiharu, go check out that urban legend website."

Shirai Kuroko also forgot this because the matter was so serious.

With Hatsuharu Shiki's internet skills, she quickly found the post originally published by Fantasy Hand.

The first dozen or so replies were basically ridicule, but gradually the direction of the replies began to change, becoming thanks and the experience of using the Fantasy Hand, and there is a trend of gradual increase. There are already hundreds of such replies20.

It is obvious that the Fantasy Hand has spread in a small area of Academy City. Although it has not reached the point where tens of thousands of people will use it in more than a month, it is obvious that two or three hundred people have used it now.

"This is really troublesome. Two or three hundred people have already used it. If anything goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous!"

This involves the lives of hundreds of people. To be honest, this is something that Shirai Kuroko has never encountered in her past as a discipline committee member.

To be honest, although the situation inside Academy City is quite dark, as a disciplinary committee member who exists in public, most of the cases she encounters are just bad guys. In the past year, Shirai Kuroko has only encountered a few bank robberies like today, let alone a major incident like the Fantasy Hand.

"That's just the beginning! If I hadn't pointed this out in advance, this Fantasy Hand incident would have involved tens of thousands of people."

Li Xuan was not interested in waiting for the fantasy to ferment. Since he had already met him, he should solve it in advance.

"Tens of thousands of people!? This......"

Shirai Kuroko was shocked. Hundreds of people were a big deal to her, but now Li Xuan actually said that the number of people involved should have been over ten thousand. This was too scary.

"Isn't this perfectly normal? With the power of the Illusion Hand, it's practically irresistible to those without or with low abilities. If the inventor hadn't had other motives and secretly spread it, it wouldn't be unusual for it to spread throughout Academy City."

"That's true."

Shirai Kuroko also gradually figured it out. Since the Fantasy Hand is so useful, it is normal for it to develop to tens of thousands of people.

"Then can you provide us with some information?"

Originally, Shirai Kuroko didn't want to ask Li Xuan, because she was the most wary of Li Xuan among the four. When everyone else had gradually let down their guard, she was the only one who remained wary of Li Xuan.

However, the Fantasy Hand incident has become so serious now that if they continue to rely on themselves to slowly search for clues, the number of victims will increase rapidly. She has no choice but to ask Li Xuan for help.

"Actually, this is quite simple. There aren't many researchers capable of inventing the Illusion Hand. You can look up famous brain physiology experts and investigate their activities. Inventing the Illusion Hand takes a lot of time. Observe who has accepted fewer research invitations in recent months, and you'll have a good clue of who might be the suspect."

Kimiya Haruo actually has quite a lot of flaws. A capable expert and researcher like her is basically very busy in Academy City, but she can actually accept some students' requests to help them, which is a flaw in itself.

"Early spring."

Hatsuharu Shikiri naturally understood what Shirai Kuroko meant and immediately took action. With her network capabilities, few people could hide from her investigation. Kiyama Haruo was no exception.

Soon, Hatsuharu Shiori found out that Kimura Haruo had hardly accepted any invitations from other research institutes in the past year, which was very abnormal.

"Is she the suspect? Kiyama Haruo, since leaving the Kihara Research Institute a year ago, she's rarely accepted invitations from other research institutes, and there's no trace of her online."

When Shirai Kuroko said this, she turned her gaze to Li Xuan, obviously wanting to confirm whether their investigation results were correct.

"Yes, it's her, Kiyama Haruo."

"But why would she do this? She doesn't look like a bad person."

Ryoko Saten was a little confused. Although Haruki Kiyama had a gloomy temperament, he didn't look like a bad person at all.

"Saten-kun, you can't tell whether a person is good or bad just by looking at them."

In the eyes of Shirai Kuroko, Haruo Kiyama, who performed the fantasy hand, is already a criminal.

"Kuroko-kun is right. Although Kiyama Haruki can be considered a good person, that doesn't mean she won't do bad things." 133 "If that's the case, she must have her reasons."

Misaka Mikoto was very interested in this. She wanted to know why Kiyama Haruo gave up the honor and money that were within his reach and chose to do this.

If the Fantasy Hand had been released as a product, Kiyama Haruo would have received a ton of fame and money. Yet, she chose to forgo it and instead released it secretly online. This must have been due to...

"Want to know? This involves the other side of Academy City, the terrifying darkness hidden beneath the glamorous surface of Academy City."

After Li Xuan said this, he made a decision on his own without waiting for Misaka Mikoto and the others to respond.

"But even if I don't tell you, you will still come into contact with it later. After all, I brought you to this time point because this time is the beginning of a series of events. The Fantasy Hand incident is just an appetizer."

Everyone was stunned, even the most daring Misaka Mikoto. Could the future be so outrageous? Was even the Fantasy Hand just the beginning?

"Even the Fantasy Hand you mentioned involving tens of thousands of people wasn't a big deal? What would happen after that? A world war?"

Misaka Mikoto couldn't believe it. Was Li Xuan exaggerating to scare them?

Chapter 712: The arrest operation begins

"World War!? Misaka, you're right. It's a World War."

"Haha, you, you are kidding!"

Misaka Mikoto's smile was very forced. Even though she was just a middle school student, she understood how cruel and terrifying a world war was.

"Although there are some conflicts among countries, they haven't escalated to the point of causing a world war!"

Although Misaka Mikoto doesn't pay much attention to world affairs on a daily basis, she knows that there are currently no signs of war among countries.

"Oh, there aren't many conflicts between nations, but what about science and magic? Science, a newly emerging force that has only been around for a few decades, has already become deeply ingrained in the minds of most ordinary people, while magic has gradually faded away. Even those devout believers have become one with science."

"In this situation, do you think the magic side will just sit there and wait for death? You've all read about the Crusades in textbooks, right?"

Li Xuan saw very clearly that the transition between the old and new forces in the world of Magical Index was destined to be not peaceful, even without Aleister.

"The Crusades are really too exaggerated!"

Although Misaka Mikoto refuted this, she did not have much confidence in her heart. After all, if the magic side really existed, it would definitely not allow the science side to take the lead.

"Do I need to lie to you? The magic side will definitely not watch the science side grow stronger."

"But what does that have to do with us middle school students?"

Shirai Kuroko didn't quite understand. Such a grand topic shouldn't have much to do with them, the students! Although she had some sense of justice, Shirai Kuroko also understood that in the face of an event like a world war, both justice and evil were too insignificant.

The only thing that can determine the outcome is profit. As the eldest daughter of the Shirai family, Shirai Kuroko has also received an elite education and understands all of this very clearly.

Both the scientific side and the magical side have their own reasons for not giving in. The scientific side cannot accept suppression and defeat calmly, and the magical side cannot accept the overthrow of its dominant position. In other words, world war is inevitable.

But why did Li Xuan tell them this news? This is too weird!

"How can it be unrelated? Academy City is the leader and pillar of the scientific side! If it weren't for Academy City leading the way, the scientific side wouldn't have developed so easily. Of course, this is also related to the chaos and intense conflict within the magical side."

"And as one of Academy City's seven esoteric users, you, Misaka, can definitely play a supporting role. And the story is quite interesting, so I approached you. As for the world war or something? It's just too boring. I've seen it too many times."

"Is the story interesting? You're really going too far, aren't you?"

Misaka Mikoto was also speechless. What kind of person is this? He uses other people's lives to make fun of them.

"You can't say that! I'm helping you. After all, there are so many tragedies in world wars. I'm helping you reach a happy ending."

Tragedy? Hearing this, Misaka Mikoto's heart suddenly sank. She had actually thought of this too. After all, it involved a world war, so it was clear that her future wouldn't be a happy and heartwarming story. So, that bastard god was doing a good thing after all.

"So, you should first solve the problem with Kiyama Haruo and change the course of the tragedy!"

"Kimami Haruo is actually quite tragic. As a teacher, she watched helplessly as her students fell into a coma due to an experiment conducted by her jerk boss. She tried to apply for the use of a tree diagram designer, but was rejected every time. So, in the end, she tried to use the Illusion Hand to gain sufficient computing power."

"But that's not the reason why she did this!"

As a disciplinary committee member, Shirai Kuroko sees it very clearly. Although Kiyama Haruo's experience is sympathetic, this cannot be a reason for her to exploit or even hurt others.

She would send Kimura Haruo to jail no matter what, and she would also find a way to deal with the unconscious children.

"Shirai Kuroko, don't think about solving the problem by yourself. Without Misaka's help, you can't defeat Kiyama Haruo."

"Although only a few hundred people have used the Fantasy Hand so far, and the computing power she can mobilize isn't very vast, with administrator privileges, Kiyama Haruo can be considered a multi-talented user at the level of a great esper. You alone are no match for her."

Although the scale of the Fantasy Hand Network is not large now, Kimura Haruo's strength is not much weaker. After all, the computing power that Kimura Haruo can master and use is limited. Even if there is more computing power, it is meaningless. There is no one in the entire network who can reach the level of a superpower, and the output limit is locked.

If there were people like Hokaze Junko and Mitsuari Ayumi who were qualified to become psychics within Kiyama Haruo's network, then even Misaka Mikoto might not be her match.

After all, the Fantasy Hand Network, which consists of more than 10,000 people, is not much worse than the network formed by the Misaka sisters in terms of computing power.

Although the brain waves of more than 10,000 people can only be synchronized through the Illusion Hand, which causes great losses, even so, the computing power that Kimura Haruo can mobilize is not comparable to that of any psychic except Accelerator.

The reason for Kiyama Haruki's failure is that her output limit is not enough to match that of a psychic, and she can only be considered a powerful esper with a very long blue bar. Otherwise, Misaka Mikoto would probably not be able to defeat her.

"Well! Heizi, you're planning to sneak away again, but this time you can't do without me."

Misaka Mikoto grabbed Shirai Kuroko, but she didn't expect that she was going to leave her and do it alone again. She kept saying that ordinary people had no right to interfere, which was really annoying.

"Yes, I understand, onee-sama. I will take you with me this time."

Shirai Kuroko did not refute. It goes without saying how powerful a person with hundreds of abilities is. Apart from her elder sister who is a superpower, she also has the discipline committee, and she can't find anyone else who can deal with it in a short time.

"Then, Uiharu, you stay here and provide us with intelligence support. I will take Onee-sama to capture Kiyama Harunoki."

Shirai Kuroko finished assigning the tasks and placed her hand on Misaka Mikoto. The two of them instantly vanished from their original location, appearing in the distant sky. In just a few flashes, they were gone.