I Stand at the Forefront of Popularity Supremacy

This building was where Aleister usually "hung upside down," and it was also the place Accelerator could not destroy even by hurling the entire Earth's kinetic energy at it.

"Begin."

In an instant, lightning flashed.

Tokiwadai's uniform was also disintegrated by the electric light.

"Full power... release."

"—Then, begin."

Level 6 was still not enough.

But with Herrscherization added, it was different.

Misaka Mikoto was not merely an Esper; she was also a Herrscher.

The Ruler of Domination.

It was simply that after being "localized," this power had also become a native ability—the power of an Originium.

Even if the Demon Gods truly withered away completely and everyone else lost their powers, Mikoto would still be able to use hers.

Once the Herrscherization began, everything around her started to change.

"Boom—!"

The dark clouds were swept away in an instant.

A brilliant blue sky was revealed.

But the sight was utterly bizarre.

—Because it was already nighttime.

During the day, black clouds had pressed over the city like night itself, yet after nightfall, the sky was as blue as a clear day.

Then the anomaly began.

The sky above District 7 was torn apart.

This was not a metaphor, but a literal tear—pitch-black fissures spread across the azure canopy like a spiderweb.

From far away, a petite figure wrapped in lightning could be seen floating at its center.

Then, the binoculars were lowered.

Kihara Genji smiled.

"Hehehehe. That one from the parallel world ran away, so be it. What a disappointment. But—the original must not be allowed to escape."

That parallel-world Misaka Mikoto was nothing special. Though she could reach Level 6, the gap was simply too vast.

Having her around before had been tolerable. But now that she had run away... the one from this world was obviously better.