Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

"Also, please call Komaba over for me. I have some things to tell him."

……

Time passed quickly.

The lights in Makoto Haramura's office stayed on from the first half of the night until the second half.

Even with the highest work efficiency, it's impossible to finish things that have been piling up for seven months quickly.

"Boss, it's getting late. Shall we rest here?"

“I have someone clean your room every day.”

Komaba Toshitoku was very tall and strong, but at this moment he really looked like a secretary, standing respectfully next to Haramura Makoto, holding a pile of documents in his hands, giving people a strong sense of contrast.

"Is it already two o'clock?"

Makoto Haramura looked up at the clock on the wall and prepared to agree.

but……

The next second.

"Never mind, I just remembered I have other things to do."

"I think I'll go back and rest."

Haramura Makoto's eyes narrowed, and a glint of light flashed within the narrow slits that opened slightly.

As the black gap connected, Makoto Haramura, who was in the office a moment ago, appeared on the street outside the next moment.

However, Makoto Haramura showed no intention of leaving.

Instead, they stood still, as if waiting for someone.

A little while later...

Suddenly, he slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, his expression cold and stern, his eyes revealing a hint of indifference.

The space in front of him rippled, and a figure suddenly appeared before him.

Spatial mobility.

Makoto Haramura's eyes sharpened.

Such spatial capabilities are a hallmark.

In Academy City, to achieve long-distance human relocation, a user with spatial abilities would need to be at least a Level 4, a powerful esper.

Coincidentally, he had seen the Academy City's "Library" once by chance.

It contains information on all the ability users in Academy City.

For him at the time, the spatial ability user was very troublesome, but he was also very interested in him, so he took a closer look at him.

The girl in front of me was probably around high school age, and her face was quite pretty.

Her bright red hair was tied into pigtails at the back of her head. She wore a winter uniform draped over her shoulders. Her upper body was almost completely naked, except for her chest area which was wrapped with bandages. Her lower body was covered by a mini skirt that barely covered her buttocks, and a belt around her waist that was only for decoration.

It's confirmed.

Although the girl in the library wasn't dressed as provocatively, her face and abilities clearly identified her as that woman.

"Kirigaoka Girls' Academy, Kihara Tsuyuki?"

"Or is he the 'guide' from urban legends?"

A playful smile appeared on Haramura Makoto's lips as his sharp gaze swept over the woman in front of him, sizing her up and down.

It seemed that Makoto Haramura's gaze was too blatant, causing a hint of anger to rise on the face of the woman named Ayaka Kihara.

Her right hand naturally rested behind her mini skirt.

“‘Guide,’ a very important person wants to see you.”

Kihara Akihira spoke in a low voice, his gaze fixed intently on Haramura Makoto.

Judging from her tense muscles and poised posture, it seemed as if she would take action immediately should Makoto Haramura refuse.

"I came here waiting for you, let's go."

"I'm also very interested in the person behind you."

Haramura Makoto took a small step forward and came directly to Kihara Ayaki's side. Kihara Ayaki paused slightly, then subtly released the military flashlight from her waistband and placed her hand on Haramura Makoto's shoulder.

The next instant, the two disappeared into the dark road.

……

Urban legend!

It exists in this technologically advanced world, passed down orally among students, and is a kind of folk tale similar to a monster.

However, most people think that so-called urban legends are just a joke.

Only a small number of people with an extreme curiosity and deep obsession with this subject will firmly believe in such tales.

However, Makoto Haramura is different.

As someone who controls a portion of Academy City's underground forces, he knows very well that these urban legends are definitely not baseless.

Many things have patterns that can be found.

Just like him, he had personally witnessed Imagine Breaker, who had the ability to eliminate everything.

Although it sounds absurd, when the man raised his right hand, it did indeed negate the superpowers of the fire-generating and electricity-generating individuals at the time.

The woman before him, back in the "library," he had connected her to one of the ghost stories through his imagination.

— "A building without windows".

This is a building located in the 7th school district.

In Academy City, this building may not be the largest, but it is definitely the most unique.

As its name suggests.

This is a building without windows, doors, or stairs, as if it were two completely isolated worlds, making it impossible to go out from inside or enter from the outside.

Almost all the students in Academy City have visited this building.

This is why there is such an urban legend about this type of building.

There is a very special person in this building. When he wants to meet someone, a 'guide' will approach you and lead you into the building.

This makes the deduction quite easy.

The abilities of the espers in Academy City are indeed incredibly diverse and varied.

However, when it comes to entering a building without windows or doors, spatial flexibility is undoubtedly the most convenient option.

However, currently, only Level 4 Level 4 Ability Users can do this in the entire Academy City.

By making these connections, we can arrive at the answer.

"Your abilities are not bad, but why do you hesitate for so long every time you move?"

Despite the continuous spatial movement, Makoto Haramura experienced no discomfort.

The surrounding environment was very dark, with a floor crisscrossed with mechanical wires underfoot and the same overhead.

The space was dimly lit, with only a faint glow emanating from a certain spot in the center.

That's right, he's now inside that building with no windows and no doors.

However, Kihara Tsuki, who was standing next to Haramura Makoto, did not respond to Haramura Makoto's words. Her face was pale as she released her hand from Haramura Makoto's shoulder and used her ability to leave the place directly.

Makoto Haramura stopped standing in place and instead walked towards the source of the light.

Then he saw it.

There are cables and instruments everywhere.

In front of them was a test tube filled with red liquid, resembling a pillar.

Makoto Haramura gazed intently at what was inside the test tube.

It was a person wearing a green surgical gown, floating upside down in red liquid.

"..."

Looking at this person, Makoto Haramura couldn't help but fall silent.

It wasn't the gender of the person in front of him that caused him to have a cognitive impairment.

In fact, he didn't care at all about the person's gender.

The reason he fell silent was that he felt unimaginable pressure.

He hadn't felt that soul-stirring tremor for a long time since he began to awaken his power.

The difference in strength between himself and the being before him was enormous.

If a fight were to actually break out, I would be defeated instantly.

(White Demon, is this the magician you spoke of who was hiding in this city?)

The answer is already there.

Before meeting this man, he had thought that perhaps the person in this building who was being guided by the rumored 'guide' was a high-ranking official in Academy City.

But after he met the man, he was certain that the man could not be anyone else.

This man can only be the very powerful magician that White Night Demon mentioned.

After all, there couldn't possibly be anyone stronger than him within this academy.

Even the strongest esper in Academy City wouldn't be taken seriously by him.

(That's him, no doubt about it.)

At the same time, the voice of the White Demon also rang in Makoto Haramura's mind.

Or perhaps it should be said that from the moment Haramura Makoto said he was going to expose himself, Shiroyasha never lost contact with Haramura Makoto and remained vigilant the whole time.

After all, if that magician approaches Haramura Makoto and tries to harm him, she needs to transfer him to this world immediately.

(Then I'll leave the rest to you.)

Makoto Haramura's eyes flickered as he channeled his magic throughout his body to calm his slightly uneasy emotions.

He is very clear.

Now that I've made this choice, it's time to gamble big.

"So, you're the one who wanted to see me?"

She stepped forward from the shadows, completely exposing herself to the green-clad man's gaze.

"Yeah, that's right."

The man in green answered calmly, a calmness that revealed no emotion.

What Makoto Haramura could sense was only extreme indifference, a detached indifference to everything.

"It seems you don't recognize me."

"In that case, I'll need to introduce myself."

The man in green was still talking to himself.

Of course, his gaze remained fixed on Makoto Haramura, never wavering.

"Aleister Crowley!"

"If I had to name my identity, I would say I am the founder of Academy City and the chairman of the Academy City Council."

Shocked, utterly shocked.

I believe this applies not only to Makoto Haramura, but to everyone else as well.

Almost everyone living in this city knows that the city's highest leadership is the General Council.

They control all the cutting-edge technological fields in Academy City.

They hold a very important position in the world, and the students of Academy City all know them.

After all, these people have appeared on television many times.