The Shining Debut

"Kuroko, get out of the way. This is personal now!" Seeing Saten Ruiko attacked by thugs, Misaka Mikoto decided she wouldn't hold back any longer. This bastard, she would deal with him herself.

The thug frantically got into a car, but who knows what gave him the courage – it certainly wasn't Liang Jingru. In a moment of rashness, he decided not to flee. He stomped on the gas pedal and made a sharp turn, attempting a desperate counter-attack. But was an LV.5 that easy to defeat? Of course not. He had no idea what he was about to face.

Misaka Mikoto took out a game token and gripped it in her hand. Powerful electricity spread around her, converging on her right hand. Everyone present only saw a flash of orange light as a beam of energy, carrying terrifying momentum, shot towards the approaching car. Normally, this car would have been destroyed or sent flying, but just then, something unexpected happened.

A figure suddenly appeared between the car and the coin. He faced the car, completely ignoring the Railgun that had already been fired at him. Even Misaka Mikoto didn't have time to react before the Railgun slammed hard into his back, causing a violent explosion amidst the gasps of the onlookers. Misaka Mikoto's expression changed. She never expected someone to intervene in her firing trajectory. That guy, she feared...

What would happen if the Railgun, whose residual energy alone could gouge a deep trench in the concrete road, hit a person? Logically, this unlucky fellow wouldn't even have a complete corpse. Yet, the person didn't move an inch. He remained firmly in place, and the orange beam was deflected towards the sky by him.

Shirai Kuroko exclaimed in shock, "How is this possible? He actually blocked Onee-sama's Railgun?" Even Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Shiori were stunned. To them, Misaka Mikoto's earth-shattering attack was already the most powerful they had ever seen. But now, this unknown visitor seemed to have blocked the fatal blow with ease, as if it were a water gun, not the Railgun.

How many people in Academy City could block the Railgun? Misaka Mikoto didn't know the exact number, but she was sure it wouldn't exceed five. In fact, among the LV.5s, besides the two in front of her, perhaps none of the others could take her attack head-on. And this person before her, with such casualness, without even displaying any abilities, had easily neutralized her ultimate move. Misaka Mikoto felt a voice in her heart warning her: this guy is dangerous!

However, as the dust settled and Misaka Mikoto saw the person's appearance clearly, she froze. It was him. The guy she had saved from delinquents that day and who had then disappeared. Even though his clothes were different, his rare white hair was unforgettable to Misaka Mikoto!

"Who just bombed the bank?" Luo Yifang asked with a dark expression, looking at the approaching car. His back was to Misaka Mikoto and the others, and he hadn't noticed their presence. All he wanted now was to make the person who ruined his efforts understand how beautiful this world was.

Receiving no answer, Luo Yifang recognized the person in the car, and his memory supplied the rest. He sneered and walked towards the car. The thug was almost scared out of his wits. He thought he would be blown to bits by that shot earlier, but after seeing the Railgun blocked, a sliver of hope resurfaced. He felt like he might still have a chance.

Of course, there was no chance. It was impossible. In less than a second, the pitiful thug understood how cruel the world was. A speeding car was no different from a toy in front of Luo Yifang. Luo Yifang lifted his right foot and stomped directly onto the car's hood. The roaring steel beast instantly fell silent. The rear wheels spun wildly on the ground, the rubber tires even emitting white smoke. The car's front hood was dented as if it had hit a wall.

"The car... stopped?" Saten Ruiko felt that the shocks she'd received today were more than in the previous decade combined.

But what Luo Yifang did next shocked everyone even more. He pressed his right foot down, and the car flipped over, landing on its back like an overturned turtle. However, it wasn't over yet. Luo Yifang reached out and flicked his index finger against the car's body. The car was torn in half. The thug hadn't fainted yet. He watched his passenger seat drift away, sitting in his seat, pinned by the airbag, trembling. He felt like he had forgotten to check the almanac before leaving home today; everyone he encountered was more monstrous than the last.

"Without a doubt... he's an LV.5," Shirai Kuroko said solemnly. "But, which of the seven is he? Number 4 or Number 2?"

Misaka Mikoto didn't reply. She just stared at Luo Yifang, her eyes filled with an eager impulse to fight. She now felt like fighting this guy; he seemed much stronger than the people she had beaten before. At that moment, Luo Yifang yanked the unlucky thug out of the car and tossed him aside like garbage. The thug flew into the nearby greenery and passed out completely.

"So strong..." Saten Ruiko sat on the ground, speechless. Uiharu Shiori, however, froze when she saw Luo Yifang's face, biting her lip.

At this point, Luo Yifang finally saw Misaka Mikoto and the others. He sighed. With this familiar plot, he knew what had happened. He hadn't intended to come out, but he really wanted to beat up the idiot who had blown up the bank doors and caused the magic circle to explode. Now that Misaka Mikoto and the others had seen him, it was probably going to be more trouble.

"Didn't you want to drag them into this before?" Paqi seized the opportunity, her angle sharp.

"Drag them into this? Is getting involved with espers considered dragging them into this? I'm helping them face reality!" Luo Yifang retorted forcefully. "Besides, it's not time yet. Hmm, I'm outta here!"

Now, while Misaka Mikoto and the others were still in shock, he needed to slip away. Luo Yifang clearly remembered the tragic reality of Kamijou Touma being entangled by Misaka Mikoto; she was also a troublemaker. To prevent his free and easy life from being disrupted, and most importantly, to stay away from the guy who was written as Kuroko but read as a pervert, even if he was No. 1, he didn't want to be pestered by this pervert, called an ape, and so on. Therefore, the best course of action now was to escape!

Of course, Luo Yifang was still a little reluctant... He wanted to touch the real Misaka Mikoto. He had only ever touched figures before! (Young man, your thoughts are dangerous!)

But just as Luo Yifang was about to make a swift exit, a voice called out, "Wait, you still owe me an explanation." He almost stumbled and fell to the ground. What the heck?!