Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

Makoto Haramura shook his head, then put on a joking smile.

"What, is the third one scared? If you're really scared, admit defeat now and let's just drop this matter."

"..."

The fear she felt earlier vanished instantly, and this unconscious mockery reignited Misaka Mikoto's anger, causing her to blush and shout at the top of her lungs.

"Whoever surrenders loses; I haven't lost."

Misaka Mikoto stretched out her foot and stomped hard on the ground.

The blue lightning bolts, like strands of silk, flew rapidly upwards.

"Rumble..."

When such a sound reached Haramura Makoto's ears from the sky above, his eyes lit up, and he immediately looked up.

What came into Haramura Makoto's view was a sky that had become covered with dark clouds.

"Boom!"

The moment the thunder roared, lightning flashed within the clouds.

"Is he going to use some kind of Qilin attack on me?"

Touching his chin, Makoto Haramura thought with amusement.

To be honest, he doesn't know much about anime or 2D culture, but Naruto is the only anime he's ever watched.

He was just bored, but he still had a pretty strong impression of the only anime he had ever watched.

Among them, when Uchiha Sasuke launched his revenge against his filial older brother, he used Fire Release to create water vapor to gather dark clouds, and then manipulated the lightning of nature to activate Kirin, which left a deep impression on him.

Looking at Misaka Mikoto's stance now, it's very similar to the Kirin used by Uchiha Sasuke.

"I know that your abilities are very similar to Kuroko's."

"But can you dodge such a dense barrage of attacks?"

The dark clouds that had been gathering in the sky suddenly stopped.

The next second, azure lightning bolts struck down continuously from the clouds in the sky, instantly reducing the distance between heaven and earth to zero, like a torrential downpour, completely engulfing Makoto Haramura.

"Bam—"

Amidst the deafening roar, lightning continued to strike the ground, making it impossible to spot Makoto Haramura; all that could be heard was the smell of burning earth.

"Bang—bang bang—"

"Is that enough?"

"If we keep chopping for a while, the disciplinary committee will be coming over."

Amidst the crackling and buzzing sounds, Makoto Haramura's voice wasn't very noticeable.

Even so, he still shouted with all his might, afraid that he would shout himself hoarse.

And now, he hasn't done anything either.

Or perhaps he really did nothing at all; he simply stood there nonchalantly, letting the lightning strike from above.

Of course, the lightning did not strike him directly.

Instead, the lightning mysteriously disappeared about five centimeters above his body.

It was as if they had never existed in this world at all; they simply vanished from here.

This has led to the bizarre scene we see now.

The surrounding land had been cleaved into pits and scorched earth, but only the land beneath Makoto Haramura's feet remained intact.

Even the grass wasn't affected.

Whether Misaka Mikoto had heard him or not, the dark clouds that had been hanging over Haramura Makoto's head vanished instantly.

The pillar of lightning that had enveloped him also vanished.

The annoying noise that had been bothering him disappeared completely, and Makoto Haramura reopened his eyes, looking at Misaka Mikoto.

At that moment, Misaka Mikoto extended her hand to Haramura Makoto.

The thumb of that hand was clenched up as if it were about to play a marble.

However, what Misaka Mikoto wanted to play was not a marble, but a game coin that was already tumbling in the sky.

A game coin, launched into the air and drawn by an unseen force, spins as it falls toward Misaka Mikoto's upside-down fingertips.

However, Makoto Haramura knew what Misaka Mikoto was planning to do.

No, that's not right. Actually, everyone in Academy City knows what Misaka Mikoto is planning to do.

This is the third move.

That's a technique that uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to correct and accelerate the flight trajectory using its own electromagnetic force, launching objects like projectiles.

The objects used as projectiles can be of various kinds, and their power and range will be affected depending on the type of projectile.

Because it's easy to carry, Misaka Mikoto usually uses leftover game tokens from the arcade as projectiles.

In such a scenario, the game coin will be launched at three times the speed of sound and will continue to accelerate before hitting the target. Although its range is limited to only fifty meters due to its size, its accuracy and destructive power are impeccable.

This is Misaka Mikoto's signature move, and also the origin of her title.

Its name is——

"Railgun—!"

Chapter 176 Disguise

"Railgun—!"

With a girl's sweet shout, the game coin landed squarely on Misaka Mikoto's fingertip.

"Boom--!"

It was the sound of a cannonball being fired.

The game coin, enveloped in an astonishing electric current, transformed into an orange-yellow beam of light, which, like a fleeting streak of light, vanished through the air at a terrifying speed of three times the speed of sound.

"laugh--!"

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out as if only belatedly.

The orange beam of light swept across the space, piercing through the air like a light arrow parting surging waves, and shot towards Makoto Haramura.

However, Makoto Haramura calmly raised his sword, pointing the tip at the incoming orange beam of light.

"Not bad, but I'm not cut out for it. You can enjoy it yourself."

That familiar feeling of palpitation instantly surged into Misaka Mikoto's heart.

Immediately afterwards, the electromagnetic barriers surrounding her began to frantically warn her.

It was almost an instinctive action, or rather, by the time she realized it, her hand had already instinctively reached out to block to her left.

"Bam—!"

With a muffled thud, the orange beam of light that shot out was distorted by the electric current in Misaka Mikoto's palm, and suddenly shot into the sky, disappearing into the moonlit night.

"What a cunning trick."

Misaka Mikoto's eyes widened, her face filled with condemnation.

He actually used the ability of spatial teleportation to move his railgun to his upper left.

If it weren't for her own electromagnetic barrier being extremely sensitive to signals from the electronic system...

She was just hit right through by her own attack.

Being hit by one's own move is a minor matter; there's no injury that can't be healed in Academy City. The real problem is losing face.

"Big sister, you really are here."

"I knew that dark cloud just now was definitely not normal."

Before the condemnation of Makoto Haramura was finished, and before Misaka Mikoto could say anything more...

A familiar voice rang out directly behind Misaka Mikoto.

Misaka Mikoto also shuddered.

"Kuroko, what are you doing here?"

The electric current that had been gathering on Misaka Mikoto's forehead vanished instantly.

"What else could it be but to stop you from fighting privately?"

"So you really did come to see this guy."

Upon landing, Shirai Kuroko immediately rolled her eyes at Haramura Makoto, making no attempt to hide her hostility.

"I just heard that you and your seniors are working really hard!"

"I just wanted to help you as a concerned citizen."

Misaka Mikoto chuckled twice and retorted in a low voice.

"Big sister, you're just an ordinary citizen!"

"You can't get involved in this kind of thing."

Shirai Kuroko, on the other hand, was completely different from her previous infatuated and righteous demeanor when facing Misaka Mikoto. Now, she seemed like a proper disciplinary committee member.

"I know, I know."

Misaka Mikoto deflated like a punctured balloon, her previous confident demeanor vanishing. She pouted, then, as if suddenly remembering something, she whispered to Shirai Kuroko, "I have a question."

"By the way, is there anything wrong around here?"

"Big sister, how do you think I found you so quickly?"

Shirai Kuroko rolled her eyes at Misaka Mikoto, clearly annoyed.

"There was a large-scale, brief power outage in the B456 area just now. How do you think I found you?"

This immediately extinguished Misaka Mikoto's arrogance.

"Then, about compensation?"

“Your classmate Chu Chun covered for you, so this compensation will be waived.”

Misaka Mikoto let out a long sigh of relief.

Her family was just an ordinary family; compared to Tokiwadai Middle School, where aristocratic young ladies were everywhere, her family didn't have much money.

However, the bonuses received by those who served as high-level ability users and were studied by research institutes over the years were still a very large sum.

But in reality, she wasn't particularly well-off; she was only considered to be somewhat wealthy.

A major reason for her current situation is that she occasionally loses her temper, recklessly interferes with electronics, and causes damage to the surrounding area.

Her research funding for this month hasn't come through yet, and she doesn't want to live a frugal life from now on.

She also wants to try her luck at the gashapon machine to win the latest Gekota plush toy.

"Yes, there is more."

"The dormitory supervisor is coming to check the rooms soon."

"Sister, you didn't ask the dormitory supervisor for permission to go out, did you?"

If Misaka Mikoto's previous words had completely deflated her arrogance, Shirai Kuroko's words now truly made her feel as if she had lost her parents.

Shirai Kuroko has had permission to go out for the past two days.

After all, the disciplinary committee members have been very busy these past two days, and they have basically had to work overtime, so this permission to go out is perfectly reasonable.

But she didn't.

Just like Hei Zi said, she was just an ordinary citizen. If she didn't go back now, she would definitely be killed by the dormitory supervisor's skillful strangulation techniques.

Just thinking about this made Misaka Mikoto break out in a cold sweat.

Even when Haramura Makoto almost killed her just now, she wasn't this terrified.

"Kuroko."