What kind of chat group is this?!

"Hei Zi, don't even think about it!"

With a thud, Shirai Kuroko covered her head and squatted down amidst Misaka Mikoto's embarrassed and indignant expression.

Kiyama Haruo didn't react much, but suggested, "Let's talk somewhere with air conditioning."

Because a certain Bilibili user randomly discharged electricity after saying goodbye to Lin Mo on the evening of July 19th, causing a power supply problem in the Seventh School District, some facilities in the Seventh School District unsurprisingly received minimal power supply during the morning of July 20th.

Inside the tea shop

This place is more like a coffee shop or milk tea shop than a tea shop. At least it's a different concept from the tea shops in Lin Mozhili that are full of the aroma of tea leaves. After all, this place sells coffee, milk tea, cakes, and ice cream.

"So...where were we?"

Before Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko could speak, Kiyama Harumi muttered to himself, "Oh right, we were talking about the Idea of ​​Templar."

Then, Kiyama Harumi said, "But let's continue with the previous topic. Why is it that even with the same level of exposure, it's okay to wear a swimsuit but not underwear?"

"Ah... I'm curious about that too," Lin Mo responded from the side. "Some people can just wear a swim trunk and run around the streets without any problems, but they can't wear underwear, even though they're all boxer briefs..."

"That's it."

What's going on with these two adults?

Shirai Kuroko inwardly complained, then corrected the two, saying, "It doesn't matter how things turn out, the important thing is the Imagine Mage!"

"Are all of you people with some research ability mentally unstable?"

Misaka Mikoto seemed to sense something and began to complain. Lin Mo spread his hands: "You can't just eat whatever you want, and you can't just say whatever you want. It's just that you're too constrained by worldly moral concepts."

"Then I haven't seen you let Mei-nee..."

"How can you know that when we're alone, we're not in a state of blissful detachment?"

"Tsk."

The information contained in those few simple words was so overwhelming that Shirai Kuroko's cheeks turned red and steam rose from her face.

After a few words of interruption, Kiyama Harumi finally understood. These two superpowered individuals had figured out what they wanted to do.

"In other words, you believe that these students who fainted became like this after being affected by the Imagine Breaker. Therefore, the drug may be acting on the brain level. So, we hope that after finding the relevant drug, we can analyze its components."

Shirai Kuroko nodded: "Yes, we plan to investigate further based on the public's reaction."

Kiyama Harumi nodded: "Is that so? What you're doing is indeed very safe, after all, it can easily enhance the strength of the ability. However, if word gets out that people will become vegetative after using it, then what can be solved will become unsolvable."

"But speaking of which, there's something that's been bothering me. Do you three know those two aggressive girls outside the door?"

Lin Mo shook his head, while Misaka Mikoto nodded and Shirai Kuroko nodded.

So the table that seated four people became a table for six.

"The girl with the flower crown on her head is Uiharu Kazari, the one with long hair is Saten Ruiko, and this is Lin Mo-nii."

Misaka Mikoto introduced them to each other: "That's Kiyama Harumi, a scholar of brain physiology."

"Huh...why are we having tea with this big shot's scholar? Has Shirai lost his mind?"

Shiori's expression was quite subtle.

As soon as he said this, veins bulged on Shirai Kuroko's forehead: "He's talking about the Genshin Impact."

"Huh?!" Upon hearing this, Saten Ruiko reacted strongly, even with a hint of joy: "In that case... I..."

Before he could finish speaking yesterday, Shirai Kuroko poured cold water on him.

"We plan to find and protect all the holders of the Imaginer, because the Imaginer has great side effects on its users, and students who gain power or enhance their abilities through the Imaginer invariably end up on a path of crime. Several such incidents have already occurred in the last few days."

As a Level 0 powerless individual, Saten Ruiko desperately wanted to gain superpowers. Upon hearing these words, her expression froze, and she then became slightly panicked, accidentally knocking over a cup on the table.

The water in the cup spilled onto Kiyama Harumi's pantyhose. The brain scientist immediately stood up and started taking off his pantyhose, muttering to himself, "Anyway, it's just the pantyhose that got wet. As long as I take them off, it'll be fine, right?"

"Didn't I tell you not to take your clothes off in public?!"

Shirai Kuroko roared, and Saten Ruiko roared back: "If you're a woman, don't let anyone see you in the final moments!"

"But can a body like mine, with no curves at all, really generate a reaction from the opposite sex?" Kiyama Harumi didn't understand.

"Ugh, you don't even consider yourself a proper member of the opposite sex," Lin Mo complained. "Besides, your figure is only average, not completely flat. A regular white lab coat would just cover it up, wouldn't it?"

Misaka Mikoto couldn't hold back either, "Please don't get angry [I'm going to give a serious commentary in this kind of situation!]!"

Lin Mo shook his head, taking in all of Saten Ruiko's reactions.

After the farce, everyone left the tea shop and went their separate ways.

Lin Mo disappeared from the spot without saying anything.

In the chat group

[Worldline Destroyer]: What did the safety shorts do to you? There's something wrong with Saten Ruiko, I'm going to go see what's going on.

【What did the safety shorts do to you?】: Be careful.

[Worldline Destroyer]: Oh dear, am I being worried about?

[What did the safety shorts do to you?]: Brother Mo, what are you talking about? I was worried about other people and wanted you to pay attention to their safety.

outside the chat group

After saying goodbye, Saten Ruiko quickly ran off, clutching a small music player in her hand.

Knuckles turned white from straining.

"After mentioning Phantasm, he became tense, and he gripped that thing so tightly... Does that mean his player has Phantasm-related content? Does he enhance his combat power through music?"

Lin Mo muttered something as he appeared directly in front of Saten Ruiko. Saten Ruiko, who was running very fast, bumped into Lin Mo and then fell to the ground.

The music player in her hand flew out, but before it hit the ground, Lin Mo caught it with a wave of his hand.

"Ouch...that hurts! You are...Misaka Mikoto's brother."

"Mmm, call me 'brother' a few more times, I love hearing it."

Lin Mo looked at the music player in his hand: "Is the music in here the same as that of Phantasm Master?"

""

Saten Ruiko remained silent, while Lin Mo continued, "It seems to stimulate the brain through specific audio, thereby interfering and enhancing abilities. The person who developed this thing must be out of their mind to dare to release such garbage."

"Brother Lin Mo... what are you planning to do?"

The name Saten Ruiko comes from Misaka Mikoto.

"I'm not going to do anything with this. It's too trash. Let Misaka Mikoto deal with it herself." Lin Mo tossed the thing to Saten Ruiko as if it were garbage. "Looks like you crave power. So answer me, what do you want to do after you get it?"

To be honest, Saten Ruiko looks like a high school student, but she was an elementary school student a few months ago and is only in the first year of junior high school now.

Lin Mo could understand why Madoka wanted power, but he couldn't understand Saten Ruiko's motivation for wanting power at all.

He could see through Saten Ruiko's life up to this point in a single glance, which made it even more difficult for him to understand the girl in front of him.

Aside from her kind nature, Saten Ruiko values ​​friendship, is good at taking care of people, and can be described as omnipotent in handling family affairs. She is sunny and cheerful, and also carries a faint maternal glow.

Placed somewhere, it would definitely attract some insatiable man.

But what drives this girl's desire for power is her inferiority complex—but no one looks down on her at all; her inferiority complex is something she created for herself.

This is quite contradictory from this point of view alone.

Seeing the similar silence from yesterday, Lin Mo extended his hand and invited the other person to a nearby tea shop to eat and chat.

If you have nothing to do, why not go have some tea?

Saten Ruiko looked at the gentle-faced boy, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She just silently followed him into a nearby tea shop.

In the chat group

[Worldline Destroyer]: Misaka, come visit me sometime. Saten Ruiko knows about the Idea of ​​the Templar.

[What did the safety shorts do to you?]: Okay, I'll be right there!

outside the chat group

After ordering, the two remained in a subtle silence.

The drink level was below half full. Saten Ruiko finally spoke, explaining, "I entered Academy City carrying the expectations of my family, but because I haven't been able to become a Level 5 esper, so..."

"So, what will you do after you gain this ability?"

"I...I don't know."

Saten Ruiko has a strong intuition. Even though Lin Mo didn't reveal anything, the pressure he put on Saten Ruiko was enormous.

"Then think about it carefully."

Lin Mo said gently, "This thing will cause students to faint after using it. You, who value your friends, wouldn't want to put your friends in danger or make them worry about you, would you?"

"Brother Lin Mo...is he a superpowered person?"

"No," Lin Mo said calmly, "I don't care about those things either."

"He is indeed not LV5, nor is he a superpower holder. He doesn't need to perform all sorts of complicated mental calculations like those superpower users when he activates his abilities."

Misaka Mikoto appeared at the table at some point: "Mo-ge isn't from this world, he's a visitor from another world. It doesn't really matter whether he has abilities or not. If you really want abilities, Mo-ge will take care of you properly. Although Mo-ge's behavior is unreliable and his speech is sometimes incoherent and even illogical, he is essentially a kind-hearted person."

Saten Ruiko looked blankly at Lin Mo, who was sitting opposite her and "dissecting" the cake with a knife. Lin Mo said without looking up, "This is my idea."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a walking vase rushed in from outside, hugging Saten Ruiko and looking her over from left to right. After making sure that her good friend hadn't used that damned Imagine Breaker, she breathed a sigh of relief.

At this point, the four-person group of Branch 177 was only missing Shirai Kuroko.

Don't ask Shirai Kuroko. At this moment, Shirai Kuroko is still dealing with the thugs in the alley, diligently working and fulfilling her duties as a disciplinary committee member, trying to extract information about the Fantasy Master.

Neither Uiharu Kazari nor Misaka Mikoto informed her about Saten Ruiko.

Chapter 73 Misaka Mikoto's Safety Pants Rebellion (4k)

A Certain Magical Index, Part 2 (2) - October 21st.

After receiving news from Saten Ruiko yesterday, Uiharu Kazari quickly found and printed out the relevant information and materials in the branch and handed them over to Shirai Kuroko.

After reviewing the information, Shirai Kuroko headed towards the location of the transaction with the Phantasm Master, while Uiharu Kazari sent the relevant information to Kiyama Haruo.

At this moment, Lin Mo was in Kiyama Haruo's research institute. Kiyama Haruo was on the phone with Hatsuharu Kazari while communicating with Lin Mo using sign language.

Lin Mo nodded and then left the scene.

Fantasy Master Trading Location

Because she was in a bad mood, Saten Ruiko took a walk nearby to relieve her depression, but she never expected to accidentally enter a place where thugs were trading.

She could have run away after being discovered, but she returned, deceiving herself with the thought that "they're just strangers, so it won't matter if they don't help."

She couldn't deceive herself.

Just a few months ago, he was a primary school student. Now he's only a first-year junior high student.

In some respects, there's no fundamental difference between them and elementary school students...

But she still spoke up.

He spoke to those vicious thugs.

"Stop... Listen! That person is injured! The security guards are... they'll be here soon!"

The leader of the thugs walked silently to Saten Ruiko, and then suddenly kicked the wall next to Saten Ruiko's head.

Saten Ruiko closed her eyes and covered her head to dodge, but out of fear, she did not take a step, but simply bent down to avoid the kick.

"Hey, little girl, what did you just say?"

As the thug spoke, he reached out to grab Saten Ruiko's hair, "Little girl, you've got a tough tongue. You're a good-for-nothing who has nothing to show for it, so you have no right to be so gossipy and talk about others!"

But before the thug could touch Saten Ruiko, a hand suddenly appeared and stopped him.

Lin Mo sipped his lemonade and released the thug's hand. He glanced at the still-shaken Saten Ruiko, thinking that he couldn't let things get so bloody.

"I'm telling you, a cute little sister who grew up in my good ball zone and calls me 'brother brother' can't have her courage tarnished by someone like you."

Who the hell are you?!

The thug was about to make a move, but Lin Mo's glance made him take several steps back.

“You thief, I think killing someone like you is too cheap. You should experience the feeling of death slowly approaching.”

Lin Mo spat out the lemon seed in his mouth. The ordinary lemon seed severed the tendons in the hands and feet of the three thugs, and also sealed their voices.

Blood gushed from the torn flesh; the pain prevented him from screaming, leaving only a grotesque expression on his face.