"Running wild in Academy City, beating up Judgment members who maintain order, and now saying something like that... Do you really think so little of Academy City's espers?
You can leave if you want, but you have to come back with us first. Only after questioning you and confirming that you aren't enemies will we let you go."
Naturally, Divine Severance and Stiyl were unwilling to agree after hearing Shirai Kuroko's words.
What a joke. They were members of Necessarius, and well-known figures within their circle at that. If they were arrested by the science side, wouldn't they become laughingstocks among magicians from then on?
This was a matter of stance and dignity. On this point, neither Divine Severance nor Stiyl would compromise easily.
If they hadn't wanted to avoid escalating things, Divine Severance and the others wouldn't even have bothered negotiating with Shirai Kuroko's group. They would have simply beaten them down as well.
Magicians had always looked down on so-called espers. The other side wasn't some monster like Yoru Machi. For two mere high school girls to claim they would arrest them was utterly ridiculous!
"King of Witch Hunting—!"
Although they looked down on those from the science side, Stiyl and the others knew that Academy City had some quite troublesome figures as well.
Thus, after Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko blocked their path, Stiyl and the others had no intention of wasting any more time. They planned to show their strength, defeat the high school girls before them, and leave as quickly as possible.
When the enormous flaming giant rose from the ground, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were both rather surprised. Although Academy City had espers capable of controlling flames, they had never seen an ability like his.
As the King of Witch Hunting appeared, a