A light rain fell from the sky.
There were no voices, only soothing music and the soft patter of rain.
[Music from Mahoutsukai no Yoru]
[Afternoon Slumber]
[Haruhi Suzumiya]
[Guitar and cello—why does this sound so good?]
[Embroidered Lake BGM]
[Actually, it's Nude Dance Music Zone 1]
[A classic ACG soundtrack]
The clumsy Shokuhou Misaki finished washing up on her own, then came before the mirror.
Like a young girl preparing for a date with her boyfriend, she carefully dressed herself up.
Braving the rain, she hurried into a car. As her gaze shifted, the outline of a city appeared before the audience.
Academy City.
With a population approaching 2.3 million, eighty percent of its residents were students. Its overall technological level was twenty to thirty years ahead of the outside world. The students here all underwent ability development, and almost everyone could gain an ability through it. The strongest seven were Level 5 Espers, but there were also Level 0 ability users whose powers could not be detected or developed. In fact, ability users made up as much as sixty percent of the population.
After passing through the city, the car slowly stopped in front of a research institute.
Shokuhou Misaki hurried out of the car and nearly fell.
She entered the laboratory. Shokuhou Misaki changed into a patient gown.
She took a deep breath, then opened the door.
The background music gradually faded, and the sounds of the surroundings that had been blocked out returned.
Misaka Mikoto slowly opened her eyes.
A white room. A white ceiling. White walls. A white floor. White lights.
When Misaka Mikoto opened her eyes, she saw a scene no different from yesterday, the day before yesterday, or the day before that.
The smell of disinfectant entered her nostrils, while the testing equipment