"Just as I thought..."
The words slipped from Fang Li's lips in an extremely soft murmur.
The only person who should have been able to hear them was Fang Li himself.
Yet Shirai Kuroko picked up on them with remarkable sharpness.
Combined with Fang Li's silent expression, Shirai Kuroko immediately understood.
The leader of the Armed Unskilled Group before her likely knew something.
That was perhaps not surprising at all.
Active in the shadows of streets and alleys, gangsters and thugs could sometimes obtain more intelligence than anyone else.
And since Fang Li was the leader of the largest Armed Unskilled Group in the surrounding area, it would not have been strange if he really knew something.
Shirai Kuroko hurriedly asked.
"What do you know? Tell me, quickly!"
It was the first time Fang Li had seen an impatient expression on Shirai Kuroko's face.
That expression showed just how anxious Shirai Kuroko was.
However, Fang Li said nothing. Instead, he asked a question.
"Why are you suddenly so worried about Railgun?"
At that, Shirai Kuroko's pretty brows furrowed again.
But after hesitating for a while, Shirai Kuroko let out a resigned sigh.
"Recently, Onee-sama's condition has seemed a little off."
Somewhat unwillingly, Shirai Kuroko told Fang Li about Misaka Mikoto.
"Not only has she seemed listless every day, but she often goes out after curfew and does not return until around the next morning. As soon as she comes back, she collapses onto her bed to sleep. Once she wakes up, she immediately goes out again. It has been going on for quite some time now."
At first glance, it sounded as though she was busy with something.
However, as Misaka Mikoto's roommate, Shirai Kuroko could say with certainty—
"...Onee-sama seems to have an enormous worry weighing on her heart..."