Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

"What does it mean?"

Kanzaki Kaori uttered a question that seemed to have no meaning, and one could almost hear the howling of the sea breeze coming from her direction.

She looks like she's either at the port or on a ship.

"I'll hang up now. You'll understand when you get there."

……

Talent Workshop, Director's Office.

Misaki Shokuhou sat leisurely on the leather sofa, her signature star-shaped pupils narrowed into slits, and her two slender, beautiful legs, which were overlapping each other, swayed back and forth.

Clearly, she's in a pretty good mood right now.

She was in a good mood, not only because she had almost completely mastered her abilities and fully demonstrated her strength.

It was also because of the two people who were directly captured.

Why didn't you two run away back then?

“I don’t think I gave you any orders to be captured; you could have escaped.”

Misaki Shokuhou looked at the two people in front of her with a smile.

"Because it makes no sense."

The girl spoke. She was wearing a pink dress, had blonde hair, and snow-white skin, revealing a slender and delicate figure. She looked like a princess, exuding intelligence.

Although she looks very young, even more like a little girl.

However, when faced with Misaki Shokuhou, who could blow an enemy's head off with a flick of her finger, this girl's performance could only be described as mature and calm.

Facing the devilish Misaki Shokuhou, she showed no sign of panic.

“From the very beginning, I never thought these idiots could succeed. I came here to surrender to you.”

Ayami Yukai nodded gently, a faint smile on her face, and said softly.

"Oh?"

Ayami's words piqued Misaki Shokuhou's interest.

"So you've been harboring thoughts of betraying Kakine Teitoku for a long time?"

"Tell me why!"

"You've been working with Kakine Teitoku for quite some time now, haven't you? What drove you to make this decision?"

The formation of a secret organization usually involves a leader who selects suitable members from within the secret organization's system and extends invitations to them to form a secret team.

There is absolutely no problem in saying that they have a cooperative relationship.

"The reason is simple."

“We can accept the orders of that idiot Kakine Teitoku to complete the mission, but that doesn’t mean we’ll face a mission that’s certain to kill us and give up our precious lives.”

Yu Wang Wan Hua removed the control device from his head and spoke calmly.

"The fact that the fourth-ranked player once defeated the first-ranked player."

"Kakine Teitoku always thought this was a ridiculous rumor, but according to our investigation, it is by no means a rumor."

"No matter what means are used, the fourth place will always defeat the first place."

At this point, Yu Hai Cai Mei and Yu Wang Wan Hua exchanged a glance.

"It wasn't just this one thing that truly made us decide to act."

Ayami Yukai continued speaking.

"At the Daihasei Festival."

"We were fortunate enough to witness the battle between the fourth-ranked player and the third-ranked player, who was in a berserk state."

"Therefore, we can conclude that Kakine Teitoku is definitely no match for the fourth-ranked opponent. We don't want to die in vain, so this decision is quite normal."

So that's how it is. You witnessed that battle.

Even though Misaka Mikoto had already erased all the video footage, it seems she was someone who was nearby at the time.

"Since you witnessed that battle, why didn't you report it to Kakine Teitoku?"

"If he had known about this, Kakine Teitoku might have known his own limitations and wouldn't have brought you all here to die!"

"impossible."

When asked about Misaki Shokuhou's question, Ayami immediately shook her head in denial.

"Kakine Teitoku is very confident in his own strength; he has always believed that his power is the strongest."

"Even though he was number one, he just thought that he had never truly fought against the number one."

"So he will not take what we say to heart and will only stick to his own opinion."

Actually, their collaboration with Kakine Teitoku went relatively smoothly.

If they could stop Kakine Teitoku, they would be willing to do so, but unfortunately, that's impossible.

"Moreover, even if, as you say, we escape from the research institute, the final result will probably be that we return to the control of the Dark Division and are reassigned to other Dark Divisions to continue our lives."

"In fact, according to our investigation, the treatment at the Talent Workshop is quite good, so rather than being recycled and reused by the Dark Division, we might as well choose you directly."

The Dark Division is such an organization.

Once you join, there is absolutely no way to leave. The only way to leave is to die on the spot.

If you are lucky enough to survive but are only seriously injured to the point of being unable to move, you will be executed on the spot to ensure the secrecy of the Dark Division. If your ability is useful, you will be sent to a research institute to lie on an operating table and become a dissected white mouse.

Rather than being reassigned and not knowing where you'll be assigned, it's better to just join Talent Workshop.

"interesting."

"The ability of mental normation is to quantify the mental distance between two specified parties and adjust the mental distance between them."

"Rules" refers to specifications and distances, while psychological rules determine the psychological distance between the two.

A truly capable person can even bring this distance to the level of blood relatives.

Regardless of the difference in strength between the two, as long as the other party cannot harm those close to them, it is absolutely impossible to defeat her.

Even Accelerator is not allowed in Academy City.

Only Kiyoko, whose abilities are completely superior to those of Ayami Gokumi, can be perfectly immune to her abilities.

This is a very valuable skill.

People who can turn against their own family members without hesitation are probably as rare as a needle in a haystack.

"Okay, let's do it this way."

"No matter what, I won't refuse two Level 4 ability users if they want to join."

Chapter 373 The Transfer of Power

"well done."

It was another morning, and there was still so much work to do. Or rather, ever since he returned to this world, his phone had been ringing non-stop.

The person calling him now is Toshitoku Komaba.

He was reporting to Makoto Haramura on the specific situation of Leo over the past few days, because a few days ago he had given Toshitoku Komaba the order to take control of the powerless armed group in Academy City.

Komaba Toshitoku is currently reporting to him on the results of the past three days.

From the first to the nineteenth school district, the crackdown has been completed in all school districts.

In just three short days, such results have been achieved. There are indeed some ability users among the Leo group, but none of them are at a level higher than Level 3.

To achieve such results, Leo naturally suffered heavy losses, even casualties.

Even so, it is still worthy of praise.

"You did a great job, Komaba. Now I can confidently entrust Leo to you."

As mentioned earlier, this is a test for Makoto Haramura against Toshitoku Komaba.

Therefore, even if Leo suffers severe losses, he will not intervene.

The darkness in Academy City cannot be completely eradicated, not even after Inori takes control of the city.

This is a question about human nature.

As long as humanity exists, the dark side of human nature cannot be completely eradicated. This cannot be solved by the wisdom of leaders or the perfection of systems.

The only difference is that a wise leader can significantly reduce this darkness.

He won't be able to stay in this world for long anymore, or rather, after solving the problems in this world, he probably won't stay in this world anymore.

However, Academy City's development of ability users will never stop.

After all, high-quality ability users will be continuously supplied to the Little Garden.

Therefore, after Leo, the only leader will be Komaba Toshitoku.

He needs to determine now whether Komaba Toshitoku possesses this ability.

If he doesn't have this ability, he'll have to look for other talented people.

Fortunately, Komaba Toshitoku performed reasonably well in the test given to him by Haramura Makoto.

"Thank you for your guidance."

Even though Makoto Haramura wasn't in front of him, Toshitoku Komaba still bowed deeply in Haramura's direction.

His organization was forcibly incorporated by Makoto Haramura.

In short, the matter is quite simple: he was harassed, then beaten up, and then forced to submit.

It's that simple.

However, he didn't harbor any clear resentment in his heart; he was always grateful for Makoto Haramura's existence.

It was through Haramura Makoto's guidance that he realized that even among those with low or no abilities, there were things they could do.

They can also play their proper role.

Therefore, he always trusted Haramura Makoto's orders without question.

Although it's unclear why Makoto Haramura would relinquish his carefully cultivated Leo brand and hand it over to him.

However, since it was Makoto Haramura's order, he would do his best to fulfill it.

"Yes, there's no need to rush the crackdown in the last few school districts; we can slow down the pace appropriately."

"You have already proven your qualifications, so there is no need for some trivial losses."

After saying all that, Makoto Haramura hung up the phone.

Having already decided to hand over the Leo constellation to Komaba Toshitoku, Haramura Makoto will no longer interfere.

An organization doesn't need two mouths.

He won't interfere anymore after that.

"So, what should we do today?"

Having resolved the matter, Makoto Haramura leaned back on the sofa and began to ponder.

"How about we go shopping with Xiao Qi?"

"Eh!"

Makoto Haramura paused for a moment while holding the tablet computer, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.

"Looks like the day has finally come. I probably won't be bored today."

"Let me see how you perform."

……

"Can you feel it, Gowa?"

The villa's exterior and surroundings had, imperceptibly, lost their vitality.

Although this place is sparsely populated, the number of residents living here is not large.

However, the few residents who originally lived here have all left without anyone noticing.