The Life of Mikoto Misaka / Shokuhou: “My Heart Hurts So Much.”

Then Mikoto spoke as well.

"The butterfly chasing morning dew fluttered its wings and danced."

"Gently landing on closed eyelids."

"Trees entwined with newly sprouted green leaves, tenderly embracing the sighing spirit of the wood."

It was as though the world were being illuminated by morning light.

Her own body seemed to have been reborn beneath that warm sunlight.

But... Arisa Meigo suddenly felt that she could not let Mikoto keep singing.

It could not continue—it could not keep going—

This was not a song. Or rather, it was more than just a song.

A miracle had already descended.

And there was still one-third of the song left.

"Boom...!"

Another violent tremor came from outside.

"This is the grave I prepared for myself—" Retili was once again blasted to pieces by Shatiora's explosion, but she did not die.

Outside, a gigantic Magic Circle was gathering.

"Reverse—it can be used like this too."

Reversing the Tower of Heaven would turn it into the bottomless depths of Naraka, which would now become hell.

As long as the fact of death was achieved, it would be complete.

Misaka Mikoto's Life

Retili had originally intended to use "Reverse" on Arisa Meigo.

But although Arisa Meigo had felt lost before, she had never experienced that kind of pure darkness.

Then Retili realized that this ability could not only be applied to people—it could also be applied to other matters.

Using Gae-Tia's ritual to summon the Seventy-Two Pillars was actually a "side effect."

Its true purpose was to reverse and utilize the ritual.

"Activate—Burning Style Gae-Tia! Burn me—burn this world—to ash!"

Retili anticipated the ultimate destruction.

But at that moment, a third person began to sing.

"What is this?!" Retili's expression changed drastically.

"Seriously, I have to sing here..."

Accelerator looked at the sheet music before