I Stand at the Forefront of Popularity Supremacy

"And all of these are signs that the world is falling apart," Kihara Genji said.

"So this world is about to end?" Short-haired Mikoto pondered.

"It is precisely because this world is cracking apart that you leaked into this world," Kihara Genji said. "And you, as another Misaka Mikoto, can seize control of the Misaka Network and stop the disaster. You will also be able to become a true Level 6!"

His tone grew more impassioned as he spoke.

"Sorry, but I don't have any particular obsession with Level 6." Short-haired Mikoto instinctively felt that something was wrong.

Was she the villain of this world? And had Kihara Genji become the good guy?

[Holy crap, the villain just dropped some explosive revelations.]

[It might not be true. We can consider it broadly, but black and white may be reversed.]

[He's definitely hiding a lot of facts.]

[We just don't know the specifics.]

[But this world being doomed is definitely confirmed.]

[A world that's doomed without Touma is way too fragile.]

[Rather, it's already a miracle that this world can exist without Touma.]

[The sheer value of saving the world ten times in half a year.]

"Of course, it isn't just about becoming Level 6." Kihara Genji then threw out a bargaining chip Short-haired Mikoto could not refuse. "Once you become Level 6, you can return to your original world."

"Return to my original world..."

That truly was an irresistible temptation.

If she could return to her original world, save this world as well, and even become Level 6... could such a good thing really exist?

"Can I really go back?" Short-haired Mikoto asked again.

"Of course." Kihara Genji smiled.

But Short-haired Mikoto felt that things were becoming increasingly wrong.

"But isn't there another possibility?" Mikoto said. "For example...