I'm a Pokémon Master from School City (by mistake)

I know, but I don't want to expose it. As the starting point of the story, things are going to get interesting in the future.

As for Misaka using her abilities to cause a power outage in this large area...

Since Academy City itself hasn't investigated the matter, she doesn't want to either.

At school, Chiyo's relationships with her classmates remained the same as always.

Unlike Mikoto, Chiyo always had a cold expression and spoke very little. Although it seemed that for some reason, the students at school looked at her with more admiration and less distance than before, they didn't talk to her much.

She also likes tranquility and doesn't care.

After marriage, just like in the original story, Mitsuko found two important close friends in her life, and she also tried to form a faction.

Unfortunately, she failed, but because of Mikoto's calculations, she gained a deeper understanding of her father's saying, "Peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a path is formed beneath them."

Because they were in the same grade, Mitsuko knew about Chiyo's coming to school after the wedding. She came over and chatted for a while, then introduced two of her friends to Chiyo, and then talked about the plantation.

The fruit trees are growing faster than expected after being planted. With the help of the skilled farmers in the plantation, the first batch of fruit may ripen by the end of the month at this rate.

Chiyo was quite surprised when she heard about such a speed.

In the Pokémon world, berries... well, it's not that fruit trees are any different from fruit trees in other worlds; they're all perennial plants. Generally, it takes three to five years from planting to bearing fruit, but the growth cycle varies depending on the species.

The system is moving at a speed almost as fast as in the game.

After discussing it with Mitsuko after marriage, Chiyo felt that the growth rate was a bit strange. She estimated that this first generation was probably specifically designed to produce seeds. The fruit tree's current characteristics should be similar to those of an annual plant, and its life cycle would end after completing one round of fruiting.

The fruit might taste good, since the system wouldn't produce inferior products, but such a rapid growth rate is probably intended to encourage her to quickly cultivate it on a large scale.

Therefore, Chiyo instructed Mitsuko not to sell the offspring after the marriage, but to collect most of them as seeds.

It seems that after the first generation, the growth rate of the second and third generations will slow down and they may gradually return to normal perennial plants.

The primary condition now is to expand the scale of planting, as for the fruit trees.

She has plenty of fruit and is not lacking in this at all.

After a long day at school, it was finally time to go home. Back at the hospital, Chiyo changed into ordinary clothes and threw out a Poké Ball.

It is a carving.

"Let's go to this place."

The plot should officially begin today, and Chiyo hasn't decided whether or not to get involved.

But it can't hurt to go and take a look first.

It's better to be proactive than passive.

Chapter 122 Battle Mage

According to the information Chiyo received about Touma Kamijou from the Underworld Soul Chaser, she rushed to the building opposite Touma's apartment after nightfall.

Stakeout.

This is something I often did in my past life.

Having been experienced in my past life, I am quite adept at what I do in this life.

It offers a wide field of vision, allowing direct visibility of the target, and is also discreet.

Well, secrecy doesn't have to be that important.

Chiyo felt that these magicians' counter-surveillance capabilities didn't seem to be that strong.

After observing at least two magicians, she found that their counter-surveillance and reconnaissance abilities were quite average.

However, Chiyo would not underestimate these two because of this.

After all, their mission is to deal with overt threats and provide covert protection, somewhat similar to the role of a sheepdog.

Invisibility cannot be complete; one needs to reappear from time to time to maintain pressure.

This means maintaining pressure on Index, driving her away, and also maintaining a deterrent effect on those who covet Index.

So the feeling that they can be seen by themselves should be considered a kind of silent protest.

She was also very curious about the magician's battle this time.

As the story of A Certain Magical Index begins, future adversaries will not only be limited to the espers in Academy City, but also include magicians from other parts of the world.

Kanzaki and Stiyl are very valuable opponents to learn from.

She took out her binoculars and stared at Touma's apartment door. After a while, she saw a girl covered in blood appear at Touma's door and then fall to the ground.

The commotion attracted the robot vacuum cleaners that were cleaning the area. They seemed to regard Index as some kind of large, non-combustible waste and tried to clean her up, but Index's enormous size left them helpless. However, they couldn't stop the program from running, and it was as if there was a bug in the program, so they kept bumping into Index's body.

Next to arrive is one of the two spells, Stiyl, who would definitely appear here in the original storyline.

He followed Index upstairs, glanced at her, and then seemed to do nothing more than turn around and go back downstairs to start setting things up.

The entire hallway was covered with all sorts of sticky notes.

'This guy...'

Chiyo frowned slightly.

There's a saying from a past life: "Novels need logic, but reality doesn't."

In fact, novels often don't need to adhere to logic.

When I first saw this scene, I thought he was a villain. Later, he explained that he was a friend, but since it was just a short scene, it wasn't a problem. Nobody would think about it too deeply.

But in reality, if someone has already been slashed and is bleeding heavily, shouldn't the first thing to do is to provide medical treatment?

They say they'll protect you secretly, but you can't see any bloodstains or smell any blood.

The fact that the novel doesn't do it this way could be attributed to the author's oversight, or it could be said that the author's influence allowed the female lead to survive even with a blood loss of 10000000 cc until the protagonist came to save her.

But that's completely impossible in reality!

Are you really not afraid that the person you're protecting will die?

Or did you always have to do it this way? But that doesn't make sense either, Index's clothes were intact back then.

It was the first time I held back and couldn't break through their defenses, but this time their defenses were clearly completely breached!

Aren't you going to take a look? You're just going to stick up sticky notes like that?

Chiyo felt something was wrong the more she looked at it; she was genuinely worried that Index would die from blood loss.

This is the real female lead; if she dies, who knows what will happen in the future?

Chiyo wanted everything to follow the plot as closely as possible, and even if things went off-topic, she hoped there wouldn't be any serious incidents like the death of an important female lead.

The advantage of a time traveler is knowing what will happen next, but her greater advantage lies in her work experience and system from her previous life, which allows her to resolve any deviations from the plot or new events.

But it wouldn't be good if the female lead died.

Chiyo remembered that this person was very important. If he died, especially in Academy City, then the scenario of the Third Shinobi World War would probably start very soon.

The Third Shinobi World War is in the future; at least for now, Chiyo doesn't want it to happen immediately.

Chiyo, who was hesitating whether to help, suddenly felt that the situation seemed a little delicate.

'Something's wrong.'

She turned the binoculars and searched around.

It wasn't that he was looking for another magician, but rather observing the pedestrians on the street.

She estimated the time based on the plot.

Touma got home a little late because he was kept after school by his teacher.

However, the nightlife of modern city dwellers is not like that of ancient times, where people basically had to stay at home after dark.

Staying at the hotel until dark isn't actually that late, as nightlife is still quite vibrant at this time. Even though this is an ordinary residential area, there aren't many people outside.

However, for various reasons, there are also quite a few students who go out at night and return late.

But now, Chiyo gradually notices that fewer and fewer lights are on in the apartment across the street, more and more people are going out, and fewer and fewer people are around the apartment.

this...

'Is this a spell to ward off idlers?'

Chiyo immediately guessed what it was.

One of the things that appears in the animation is used to save money; greatly reducing the depiction of the environment and environmental NPCs can significantly reduce costs.

In reality, this can theoretically reduce unnecessary trouble and exposure.

It can also reduce unnecessary casualties during combat.

fighting?

Is Touma coming back?

Chiyo took out her phone and glanced at the time.

The anime doesn't specify a particular time, only two important time points: tutoring and nighttime.

Judging from Stiyl's current actions, he probably prioritized setting up spells to disperse the idlers before setting up his own.

But doesn't this thing require energy? Can it be set up for a long time and then activated directly?

If necessary, why enable it after it's set up?

Have they discovered an enemy?

An enemy? Someone outside the main storyline? Who could it be?

Suddenly, this line of reasoning popped into Chiyo's mind.

If your reasoning is correct, and you know that dispelling idlers is unrelated to the matter at hand, or at least not to people who need to know about it, then this technique seems to have a certain degree of filtering, retaining only those who need to be retained.

Secondly, based on what I saw in the anime, this is a technique used in Academy City when fighting enemies. The fact that it's being activated now means they are already preparing for battle and are about to start fighting.

Third, the enemy they will face is definitely not Touma Kamijou, but someone who has not appeared in the story.

So, considering these three points, the only one present who fits this description is...

'I?!'

Chiyo suddenly felt a cold sweat break out on her back and her spine went cold. Almost instinctively, she rolled to her side.

"Blocked by latala~ buzz~"

It sounds like the clang of a knife, the sound of a blade cutting through a cement surface.

A flash of cold light streaked past where Chiyo had just been standing, leaving a jagged crack in the ground.

'It really is me?!'

Chiyo remained calm. She put away her binoculars and took out a kunai and handcuffs.

"I'm a member of the Disciplinary Committee, you should know that, right?" Chiyo said to the seemingly empty rooftop in the darkness, "Do you know what it means to take action against a member of the Disciplinary Committee?"

"You definitely have a problem."

A tall figure emerged from the small door leading to the rooftop.

Tall, with a single ponytail, a large chest, and wearing single-leg jeans.

There is also a samurai sword.

With so many obvious features, it's obvious who it is.

Kamiya Kaori.

Theoretically speaking, this represents the ceiling of magical combat power in Academy City.

Kanzaki said confidently, "I noticed something was off about your eyes today. You really are someone who's plotting against Index."

"What the hell?" Chiyo picked at her ear, her expression a mixture of surprise, disdain, and a sense of entitlement. "I'll say it again! I'm a disciplinary committee member; I need to keep an eye on any suspicious individuals!"

“Look at what you’re wearing. A nun’s habit would be more normal, but I don’t remember there being a church or monastery here.”

"And you two," Chiyo said, pointing at Kanzaki with a kunai. "Do you want to look at what kind of weird clothes you and that redhead are wearing? It's hard not to be noticed, and you two are sneaking around behind a nun like you're not to be messed with."

"Are you really so sure that no one in Academy City is capable of anything? Can't you tell?"

This was the reason Chiyo had already come up with. She knew the real reason herself, but this was the practical reason she had already figured out.

"We?" Upon hearing Chiyo's choice of words, coupled with Chiyo's disdainful expression, Kanzaki said somewhat angrily, "Who is the one sneaking around here?"