Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

Makoto Haramura's gaze swept around the room again, passing over everyone before finally settling on Kaori Kanzaki, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"It seems I don't need to say anything more; you've already thought it through?"

Back at the bar in the living room, Makoto Haramura sat down in a chair, and Itsuki also returned to the bar, poured the already ground coffee powder into boiling water, and handed it to Makoto Haramura.

"I wouldn't say I've thought it through."

"It's just making the necessary decisions based on the current situation."

Kanzaki Kaori sighed softly, a helpless smile on her face.

"Moreover, this should have been my responsibility in the first place. It was only because of my inaction that they had to bear so many things that they shouldn't have had to bear."

"It's good if you know."

As the rich, aromatic coffee slid down his throat, Makoto Haramura pursed his lips.

"But you're not a particularly stubborn person. You're just stuck in a rut this time and can't figure out how to get out."

"Of course, if there are other things going on, I won't meddle."

"It's not my style to meddle in other people's business."

Kanzaki Kaori nodded firmly in response to Haramura Makoto's words.

"Don't worry, this will never happen again."

After saying that, Kanzaki Kaori stared at Haramura Makoto, not taking her eyes off him. Recalling that astonishing blow that seemed capable of severing the world, she couldn't help but smile bitterly at her earlier determination.

"You were just going easy on me last time, weren't you?"

Kanzaki's tone was somewhat complex.

It happened about a month ago. She was asked to stall this man because of Aleister's deal with the Anglican Church.

Although she lost at that time, she did not feel that she was much weaker than Makoto Haramura in that battle; at most, they were only a hair's breadth apart.

However, the battle between Haramura Makoto and Rear Water just now made him realize that the gap between her and Rear Water was already enormous.

If the two of them were to fight, I would have absolutely no chance of winning.

However, there was a world of difference between the man in front of them and the water behind him.

In that case, there's no need to calculate the gap between myself and this man.

Let alone victory, even the stalemate of a month ago would have been absolutely impossible.

The idea that Haramura Makoto has grown to this level in just one month is something Kanzaki Kaori would never believe, even if you beat her to death.

After all, this kind of thing is just too fantastical, so fantastical that even fantasy novels couldn't write such an outrageous plot.

"Yeah, that's about it."

Makoto Haramura did not refute Kaori Kanzaki's words.

He did indeed show mercy, but at that time, his internal strength was not at the level it is now.

However, there's no need to explain this to Kanzaki Kaori; it's fine to let her misunderstand it as it is.

"Never mind, there's nothing for me to do here."

Kanzaki Kaori stopped dwelling on the matter.

She's not a battle maniac, and she's not obsessed with her own strength or winning or losing. If someone went easy on her, she should be grateful.

"I'll leave first."

Jian Gongzhai also quickly stood up, his free hand pressing against his bleeding wound.

"Wait, Pope, we're leaving too."

Swish swish!

One by one, all the members of the Amakusa-style Cross Church stood up in perfect unison, looking hopefully at the slender figure who had already walked to the door and was now facing away from them.

They are waiting.

Awaiting the Pope's response.

Kanzaki Kaori paused, her entire body seemingly frozen, rooted to the spot at the doorway, unable to move.

A good while passed.

Kanzaki Kaori, whose steps had been completely frozen, resumed, reached out to open the door, and left without uttering a single word until she was completely gone.

However, the members of the Amakusa-style Cross Church showed joyful smiles.

Smiles appeared on everyone's faces, and they all busied themselves, ignoring their injuries, packing their luggage.

For them, Kanzaki Kaori's lack of a response was already the best answer.

Moreover, they can still sense the Pope's presence.

If the Pope doesn't allow them to catch up, it's impossible for them to sense her presence.

"Wuhe, you don't need to tidy up."

After quickly packing his few belongings, Jian Gongzhai called out to Wu He, who was also packing.

Jian Gongzhai carried his small backpack with one hand, walked up to Haramura Makoto, and bowed respectfully.

"This time it was our fault. It should have been our job, but in the end you had to protect yourself and even protect us."

"I am truly ashamed."

This has nothing to do with the relative strength of the forces involved; they simply failed to do it.

How ironic that those who should be protected are the ones who are being protected.

"Nothing."

"You've done a good job."

"In fact, if it were any other saint, your trick would be very effective."

Makoto Haramura was also generous with his praise, saying that the Amakusa-style Cross Cult's performance in today's battle was absolutely remarkable.

Their faults cannot be attributed to anything other than war.

"I don't think we can easily let this go, but even so, I have a shameless favor to ask of you."

"Ah! Please speak freely."

Whether I agree or not depends on your question.

Haramura Makoto yawned and waved his hand to signal Kenjiro Sai to continue.

He already guessed what this guy wanted to say, so he was still somewhat looking forward to it.

"That's right, I want Wuhe to continue to stay by your side."

……

Afterwards, the incident at the villa complex in the 18th school district of Academy City was ultimately determined by Academy City to be a series of gas pipeline explosions.

There was no way around it; almost the entire villa area was destroyed, leaving behind a bottomless crater in the middle.

Even if this were described as a deliberate terrorist attack, probably no one would believe it.

Even if it were a terrorist attack, the people of Academy City would probably accept it without question.

After all, this is just the kind of place a city is; fireworks in the sky every now and then, buildings being destroyed every now and then—it's all too normal.

Everyone has long been accustomed to this situation in Academy City.

Actually, the original idea for Osaka was to end with a terrorist attack, but then he thought that wouldn't be a good idea.

The situation in Academy City is tense all over the world right now, and everyone in Academy City, as well as their parents, are on edge.

If a terrorist attack were to occur now, many people would probably assume it was launched by another country.

The situation in Academy City, which had finally calmed down, is likely to reignite, and those pro-war elements will surely flare up again.

The situation that the people on the ship had finally managed to stabilize was not to be disrupted.

Night had completely fallen, and with the bright moon and stars hanging high in the sky, Makoto Haramura returned to the Saijin Workshop.

The houses in the 18th school district are definitely not safe to live in.

After all, all the surrounding facilities were destroyed, including essential facilities such as natural gas pipelines, water, and electricity. Even with Academy City's technological level, it would take more than a day or two to repair them.

Therefore, Makoto Haramura decided to return to live at Saijinbo.

As for Itsuki, Makoto Haramura simply gave her the key to his small apartment.

"Clap!"

The sound of footsteps rang out immediately.

As Haramura Makoto walked down the corridor, he saw a figure approaching. When that figure saw Haramura Makoto, a slight fluctuation appeared in the empty eyes of that figure.

"you are back?"

"It's you, number 9982."

Misaka Sister #9982 seemed very happy. She was the first Misaka Sister that Makoto Haramura met, and also the first Misaka Sister that Misaka Mikoto met.

Since all the previous Misaka Sisters were killed by Accelerator, she is now the number one Misaka Sister.

"You came back from Fubuki Toshinobu's place today?"

Following Aleister's instructions, the rescued Misaka Sisters were dispersed to research institutes around the world related to Academy City under the guise of adjusting their bodies.

The purpose was to create the artificial sky that Aleister needed.

Of course, it's also true that these Misaka Sisters have poor physical conditions and do need the research institute to adjust their bodies at any time.

Toshinobu Fubuki was one of the researchers who created these Misaka Sisters.

I heard that Xiao Qi got this guy out of the dark side's prison; apparently, he destroyed some kind of experiment.

"Yes, Toshinobu said that we don't need to go to the research institute for the time being."

Number 9982 seemed quite happy, which was evident from the expression on her face.

(Now, curing them shouldn't be a problem, right?)

(Anyway, the situation has already reached this point.)

Touching his chin, Makoto Haramura seemed to be deep in thought.

In fact, both Makoto Haramura and Aleister have ways to solve the problem of the short lifespan of these androids.

Aleister is a method of using magic.

Makoto Haramura, on the other hand, directly used his powers to alter the genes of a species.

It felt just like the feeling I had for Aiba Asagi's mother back then.

However, neither Aleister nor Makoto Haramura can do this kind of thing.

It's important to know that Academy City absolutely prohibits the outflow of ability users; the only place where all ability users can live for their entire lives is Academy City.

Even outsiders face considerable difficulties entering and exiting Academy City.

Unfortunately, Aleister needs the Misaka Sisters to be scattered all over the world, so the Misaka Sisters' health is not good and they need to be adjusted in the research institute. Academy City just doesn't have that many research institutes, which is a very good excuse and a very good reason.

Therefore, even though they had the ability to heal the Misaka Sisters before, they couldn't do it.

However, the difference is that Aleister acted according to his own plan, while Makoto Haramura was unable to act due to Aleister's situation.

Now, Makoto Haramura doesn't need to worry about so much.

Firstly, it was a decision he made, and Aleister had no room to object.

Secondly, given the current international situation, continuing to conceal it would not be very meaningful.

Furthermore, Makoto Haramura wasn't planning to save everyone right now.

He just wanted to test his theory a little with number 9982.

"Come on, let's sit down in the pavilion. I'll give you a thorough check-up."

Number 9982 seemed to suddenly remember something, and her whole body paused slightly. She rubbed her two little hands together, and her expressionless little face became a little shy.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Misaka said.

Chapter 379 Origin Stone Collection