"Big Sister? Mm... yes, I understand. I'll do it right away."
Putting down her phone, Shirai Kuroko looked at Uiharu.
"Uiharu, I need your help with something."
"What is it?"
"Big Sister just brought a group of people from outside Academy City to District 7 for sightseeing, but two of them seem to have gotten separated from the group. Could you investigate where they went?"
"No problem. What time and location?"
"Park Area, about twenty minutes ago."
"Got it."
Hearing that, Uiharu began tapping away at the keyboard. Before long, footage of the park appeared on her computer screen.
"Ah, that must be them."
On the surveillance footage, Misaka Mikoto could clearly be seen talking with several girls who looked foreign. After a while, Misaka Mikoto went off to the side with three other girls, while the two girls on the bench remained behind, talking.
Soon, the girl with long silver-white hair curiously looked up toward an alley nearby, then stood and walked over. The blonde girl she had been speaking with followed behind her, and the two entered the alley...
"That's them?"
Seeing this, Shirai Kuroko frowned. Academy City was generally peaceful, but there were plenty of problems lurking in its darker corners. If those two were outsiders, they might have been attacked by the Armed Unskilled Group. If that had happened, things would be bad.
"Uiharu, can you monitor what's happening in the alley?"
"No, Shirai. That area is a blind spot."
Uiharu shook her head, while Shirai Kuroko clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.
"Fast-forward it. Let's see what happened afterward!"
"Okay."
Uiharu reached for the keyboard. The footage quickly began to fast-forward, and before long, they saw the blonde girl run out of the alley. She looked around as if trying to find someone... but clearly, nobody