At first, Fang Li had also found it strange that Misaka Mirei had approached him.
The reason, in fact, was both simple and innocent.
"Excuse me, where is Tokiwadai's next competition venue?"
That was why Misaka Mirei had approached Fang Li.
Despite having a guidebook, Misaka Mirei had still been unable to find the place and had been preparing to ask someone on the street for help.
At that moment, Fang Li had merely happened to be passing by.
"Because I spotted a famous person who'd been in the newspapers."
So Misaka Mirei had simply gone up to Fang Li and asked him to lead the way.
How should he put it?
This mother really was quite carefree.
Of course, that was the nice way of putting it. The less flattering way was that she was far too scatterbrained.
She had not considered that Fang Li had become famous, which was exactly why he found people approaching him because of it especially troublesome.
If Misaka Mirei had not been Misaka Mikoto's mother, Fang Li would have refused her right then.
After all, anyone could give directions, couldn't they?
He was still looking for that gluttonous nun who was stuffing herself somewhere unknown.
But since he had recognized Misaka Mirei, Fang Li had no way to stay out of it.
"Forget it. It's only giving directions."
Thus, Fang Li had prepared to take Misaka Mirei to Tokiwadai's next competition venue.
As a result, halfway there, they ran into Misaka Mikoto, whom he had met not long ago under rather awkward circumstances.
That was why Fang Li called it ill-fated fate.
Misaka Mikoto seemed to think so too.
"...Why?" Misaka Mikoto covered her face as though she could not bear to look, muttering, "Why did you have to find this person even