Telling of the Misaka Sisters' Existence

Night...

Mikoto and Hinagiku were already asleep. Although the two girls had slept for quite a while earlier, their mental fatigue hadn't fully recovered. After all, they were just fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls who had just gone through a brutal slaughter. Even with Wu Yan's antics to lighten the mood, it wasn't easy to shake off...

Wu Yan sat alone by the fire, taking on the task of keeping watch. No one knew if there would be another monster attack while everyone slept, even if it wasn't on the same scale as before. He couldn't afford to be careless.

So, as a man, Wu Yan consciously took on the task of keeping watch. It was definitely monotonous, but watching the sleeping faces of the two cuties wasn't too unbearable. Wu Yan was an otaku, after all; staying up late was just part of his daily routine.

This place was vast; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to accommodate such a terrifying number of monsters. However, the only real passage, besides the slide that Wu Yan and the others had come down, was the large passage directly in front of Wu Yan.

Of course, Wu Yan wouldn't let his guard down in other areas either.

The Celestial Jade... it must be ahead...

Wu Yan thought, looking at the seemingly endless passage in the distance.

As long as he obtained the Celestial Jade and exchanged it for the Luzhinomiya Family's other half of the Mystic Crystal, he and Mikoto would leave this world!

And then, he'd summon Hinagiku over. This world wouldn't have much to do with Wu Yan anymore.

Although Wu Yan had been quite fond of the world of Hayate the Combat Butler before he transmigrated, that didn't mean he would be content!

He remembered the familiar dungeons on the System's dungeon list. They were all his dreams from before. Now that he had a real chance to make them come true, how could Wu Yan be willing to stop there?

Perhaps Wu Yan would bring Hinagiku back in the future, but stopping here was absolutely impossible!

Hayate the Combat Butler was just the first stop!

"So, your so-called keeping watch involves spacing out here!"

Just as Wu Yan's thoughts were about to drift endlessly, a voice successfully rescued him. When Wu Yan looked up, Railgun was looking down at him, her face full of dissatisfaction.

"Weren't you asleep? Why are you up?" Wu Yan scratched his head a little awkwardly. He had really spaced out just now, not even noticing Railgun getting up and approaching him. He was a bit negligent.

"Yeah, I just woke up suddenly. Maybe it's because I couldn't sleep anymore, probably because I just slept." Mikoto casually brushed it off and sat down opposite Wu Yan.

"Well, that's true. Being full of energy is more like Railgun." Wu Yan said this almost without thinking.

Mikoto glared at Wu Yan. "What do you mean! Are you saying I'm not like a girl? And what's with that Railgun thing? Are you making fun of me?"

Wu Yan chuckled dryly and pressed his finger against his cheek. "Don't be angry, babe. I'll give you a smile!"

"Don't try to act cute in front of me! It's disgusting!" Barely suppressing the urge to punch Wu Yan in the face, Mikoto would have already unleashed her electricity if Hinagiku wasn't still sleeping.

Smiling at Mikoto, Wu Yan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that Mikoto had fully recovered. He was really afraid that Mikoto would get stuck in a rut because of it. Fortunately, it seemed that the previous sacrifice wasn't in vain...

"Hey, don't change the subject. What's with that Railgun thing?" Seeing Wu Yan smiling foolishly, Mikoto was dissatisfied again. Wu Yan's nickname for her made her feel like she was being insulted.

"Well, well..." Wu Yan scratched his face and said, "Aren't you Railgun? Calling you Railgun is a sign of respect."

Mikoto stared straight at Wu Yan's face. "Why do I feel like that's not the case?"

"Don't worry about the details. People who worry about the details are all 9s!"

"How can I not care!" Mikoto retorted loudly. "Calling me 'older sister' or something, you're much older than me, you old man!"

"O... old man!" Faced with Railgun, who had evolved a venomous tongue, Wu Yan seemed to be struck by lightning and was completely stunned.

I'm only twenty years old! I'm not an old man! You half-loli!

Wu Yan screamed in his heart, but if he really shouted it out, he would be close to death, which made him feel extremely aggrieved.

Seeing Wu Yan's constipated expression, Mikoto smiled and looked at the fire in front of her, gradually becoming a little lost in thought.

Wu Yan, who didn't know when he had recovered, saw Mikoto like this and couldn't help but want to talk to her for some reason.

"What's wrong? Are you homesick?" Wu Yan said softly.

Mikoto nodded blankly and then shook her head, making Wu Yan confused.

Perhaps sensing Wu Yan's confusion, Mikoto glanced at him and said, "Actually, it's not really that I'm homesick. Although I wasn't dissatisfied with my previous life, living in Academy City felt a bit ordinary. Every day was just going to school, coming home, playing video games, and stuff..."

Whether it was because of the life fusion with Wu Yan or because she had never had anyone to confide in before, Mikoto couldn't help but feel like she had to get it off her chest. "But in this world, there are a lot of thrills, there are Exorcists, and monsters..."

When she mentioned monsters, Mikoto's expression was a little unnatural, probably thinking about the battle before.

But soon, Mikoto said again, "But now, I kind of miss Academy City, I miss my parents, I miss my junior, although that junior... is a bit abnormal..."

It seems that Mikoto is deeply harmed by Shirai Kuroko, that yuri girl...

"In other words, you're conflicted. You want to go home, but you also want to stay here and seek thrills." Wu Yan bluntly retorted, while also sighing in his heart. As expected of Railgun, she likes thrills. No wonder she runs off to tease those delinquents every day.

"...Although it's pretty much what you said, why do I feel so annoyed when you say it?"

"With your temper, you probably only feel good when you're electrocuting people..." Wu Yan muttered very quietly.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing!" Wu Yan quickly waved his hands and shook his head when Mikoto glared at him.

Mikoto pouted unhappily and turned her head away, seemingly wanting to avoid seeing him.

Life in Academy City... is it ordinary?

Wu Yan sighed in his heart. He didn't know how to tell Mikoto about that matter.

About the Misaka Sisters...

The System had already said that if the person Wu Yan summoned hadn't entered the dungeon of the world that person was from, then the summoned person would be in the time period of the day before the start of the plot! Although he didn't know if this so-called "day before the start of the plot" was the time in A Certain Scientific Railgun or A Certain Magical Index, in both of those timelines, Mikoto didn't know about the existence of the Misaka Sisters!

It was clear from the original work that this kind-hearted girl regarded the Misaka Sisters as vitally important. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been willing to risk her own life to end the Absolute Power Project.

And now, Mikoto had been summoned by him. Even though time in the Magic Ban world was still frozen, the Misaka Sisters had already been born!

One day before the plot began, Wu Yan didn't even know how many Misaka Sisters had already died on this day.

If Mikoto knew about this, she would definitely be frantic. This girl saw the fate that the Misaka Sisters had to face as her own fault...

But, if he didn't tell her, it would be even more cruel. After all, the Misaka Sisters were Mikoto's sisters...

What... what should he say...?

Wu Yan's expression began to fluctuate, and after hesitating for a moment, Wu Yan said in a deep voice, "Mikoto..."

Turning her head to look at Wu Yan, seeing his hesitant expression, Mikoto was immediately puzzled. "What is it?"

Sighing, Wu Yan looked at her with a serious expression and said earnestly, "What if... if Academy City isn't as wonderful as you imagine it to be, what would you do?"

"Not as wonderful as I imagine?" Mikoto's expression froze at Wu Yan's "what if." As an LV5 with excellent calculation skills, Mikoto's IQ was definitely not low, even much higher than Wu Yan's. Now, Wu Yan had said a "what if" at this time, and Mikoto didn't believe it was groundless.

Immediately, Mikoto frowned and said, "Yan, do you know something?"

"I..."

"Don't try to fool me!" Before Wu Yan could answer, Mikoto reached out to stop him. "I know, as my summoner, with such a magical System, you must know a lot of things. Otherwise, you wouldn't summon someone you don't know for no reason. You must know me very well, that's why you summoned me, right?"

Wu Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then said lightly, "That's not necessarily true. At the time, I just wanted someone to protect Hinagiku, so I chose to summon a character!"

This sentence was not false. No matter how much Wu Yan liked anime characters, the situation at the time was that Wu Yan summoned a character so that someone could protect Hinagiku. Of course, liking Railgun as a character was also part of the reason.

Mikoto didn't believe Wu Yan's words at all, and said directly, "If you had said this reason before, I might have believed it. But, after this period of time, Yan, I've noticed that every word and every action you take when you're with me seems to be targeted. I don't believe that you can understand a newly summoned character to this extent!"

"Maybe the System gave me your information? Just like you had my information back then!"

Hearing Wu Yan's words, Mikoto smiled and said, "After your explanation, I'm even more certain that you already knew a lot about me before you summoned me!"

Staring blankly at Mikoto, Wu Yan smiled helplessly. "You actually tricked me..."

"Tell me, Yan!" Mikoto opened her brown eyes and said with incomparable seriousness, "Why would you say that Academy City isn't very wonderful!"

Wu Yan had a headache. Under Mikoto's watchful gaze, he was silent for a while, and finally slowly spoke about the clones, the Misaka Sisters, Accelerator, and... the Absolute Power Project...

Under Wu Yan's narration, Mikoto's face was ashen, and her eyes were full of anger. When Wu Yan spoke about the Absolute Power Project, Mikoto's face turned pale, and after Wu Yan finished speaking, Mikoto lowered her head.

"It's all... my fault..." Raising her head, Mikoto looked at the ceiling, her eyes empty.

He knew it would be like this...

Wu Yan suddenly stood up, walked to Mikoto's side, and then, hugged her in his arms.

Mikoto was startled and quickly came back to her senses, wanting to struggle, but Wu Yan's voice slowly entered her ears, causing Mikoto to stop moving.

"Kindness is never wrong, Mikoto. You have to face reality. Don't worry, right now, time in your world is frozen, and the sisters will be fine for the time being. When we become stronger, when we can beat Accelerator, let's go back and save the sisters!"

With Wu Yan's words, Mikoto fell silent.

Until a certain moment, feeling the person in his arms nod, Wu Yan smiled