"Hm?"
Just as Shokuhou Misaki was screaming inwardly, Sylvia, who had been watching the interaction between Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko with interested eyes, seemed to notice something. She turned her gaze toward Shokuhou Misaki.
"Shokuhou, what's wrong?"
Sylvia's concerned words brought Shokuhou Misaki back to her senses.
Seeing Sylvia look at her with a cheerful smile, Shokuhou Misaki could not help hesitating.
Should I use my ability on this diva?
The ability known as Mental Master was an exceptionally powerful, unfair ability. If she used it on the diva before her, she could learn her thoughts and even peer into her past memories, allowing her to judge her personality and hidden cards before confronting her.
Thus, Shokuhou Misaki held an extraordinarily strong advantage in battles of words and minds.
Yet at this moment, Shokuhou Misaki had no intention of using her ability on Sylvia.
It feels like I'd lose if I used it...
It was merely Shokuhou Misaki's intuition.
However, Shokuhou Misaki chose to trust that intuition.
So, Shokuhou Misaki made up her mind.
There'd be no meaning if I didn't defeat her head-on.
These thoughts had only flashed through Shokuhou Misaki's mind in an instant.
By the time they settled, her expression had already returned to its usual composure.
"It's nothing. I was just a little curious." Shokuhou Misaki rested a finger clad in a white spiderweb glove against her lips and looked at Sylvia with a meaningful smile. "Sylvia, it seems you became quite close with your deskmate right after transferring in. That's a little surprising~~☆"
At Shokuhou Misaki's words, everyone came back to their senses.
"R-Right! You still haven't answered my question!" Misaka Mikoto clamped a hand firmly over Shirai Kuroko's mouth as she glared at Fang Li again and said in a low voice, "Why