Luo Yifang Feels Unlucky

"Sigh... this is giving me a headache," Luo Yifang said listlessly, sitting on his couch at home and drinking cola.

"Who told you to get involved? You could have just let them go," Paqi said, truly speechless with Luo Yifang. "Besides, with your current strength, you could have crumpled that car into scrap metal from a place they couldn't even see."

"Ah, I was just in a bad mood. Besides, I can't control that ability very well yet. I might accidentally destroy the whole street," Luo Yifang tossed the empty cola can into the air. Under the squeeze of an unseen force, the can instantly turned into a small ball.

"That ability of yours is really something," Paqi admitted defeat. However, Luo Yifang's development of it had far surpassed Accelerator's. After all, the original Accelerator found it difficult to control his ability with such subtlety. For that No. 1, destruction was far simpler and more brutal than control and manipulation. Now, Luo Yifang had taken "manipulation" a step further. The ability itself was already incredibly powerful, and Luo Yifang was now focusing on the microscopic world. It could be said that any place was his domain.

"After all, it's expensive. You get what you pay for." Luo Yifang had indeed checked the Myriad Worlds Mall. The price for Vector Manipulation was exorbitant, at least for the LV.5 and above level. Of course, the truly monstrously powerful one was Luo Yifang himself, because a typical LV.5 Vector Manipulation wouldn't be this ridiculously strong.

"Fine, but what's the point... You've been living like a lazy bum these past few days anyway," Paqi sighed. "You should really apologize to those system-novel and infinite-flow protagonists. They come out with trash skills, terrified of being stepped on, but you? You were born with a max-level cheat and you're doing worse than them."

"Huh? Why would I learn from them? Isn't it enough to just do what I want?" Luo Yifang shrugged indifferently. He wasn't a hero, nor was he some great figure who sacrificed everything for others. He lived such a stifling life in his previous one; wasn't he allowed to have some fun now? Constantly struggling on the brink of death was a terrible feeling. He didn't want to do anything reckless again. His only principle for doing things was whether he felt like it.

As for starting a harem, Luo Yifang hadn't even considered it. With his current appearance, would any girl like him? He was happy to be a shut-in. Being fat, however, was impossible. His other ability allowed him to perfectly convert energy for his own use, so gaining weight was simply not a concern. Luo Yifang no longer saw this ability as mere physical enhancement. Perhaps "Energy Absorption" would be a better name?

During his last experiment, Luo Yifang discovered that anything that touched him had its kinetic energy, thermal energy, and other forms of energy absorbed. The types of energy absorbed were determined by Luo Yifang. If he willed it, he could even strip the electrons of particles of their orbital energy, causing them to collapse inward. It had to be said that this was an incredibly imbalanced ability. The absorbed energy, besides strengthening Luo Yifang's body, also sustained his life activities. This meant that Luo Yifang could now survive indefinitely in the vacuum of space without external aid. Furthermore, as his body continuously strengthened, once it reached its limit, this energy would constantly renew his body. Lifespan seemed meaningless to Luo Yifang. As long as there was sufficient energy, injuries wouldn't affect him.

And Vector Manipulation could unreasonably supply Luo Yifang with energy. Luo Yifang was now a true perpetual motion machine, with infinite mana and infinite health. In this world, perhaps only a demon god could do anything to him. As for the possibility of entering a new testament in a few months, Luo Yifang wasn't worried at all. Based on the progress of his abilities, he would likely be LV.6 by then. Heard you're a demon god and want to go head-to-head? Come on, let's spar – this scenario wasn't impossible.

"But how are you going to deal with Misaka Mikoto now?" Paqi's question shattered Luo Yifang's pleasant daydream. That's right, his actions yesterday had caused huge trouble – Misaka Mikoto had set her sights on him.

"Oh dear, oh dear, let her be. I can't think of any good solutions anyway..." Luo Yifang rubbed his temples. If he didn't appear before her, she wouldn't come after him. But Misaka Mikoto's stubborn personality wouldn't be easily dissuaded. For the current Misaka Mikoto, Touma's strange ability to nullify all superpowers was less appealing than Luo Yifang's tangible LV.5 superpower.

Tokiwadai did have another LV.5 – a esper with mental control, Shokuhou Misaki. Unfortunately, because her ability was countered by Misaka Mikoto's, aside from her figure and personality being a natural enemy to Misaka Mikoto, she simply couldn't arouse Misaka Mikoto's desire to fight. But Luo Yifang was different. He could directly block Misaka Mikoto's Railgun, making her feel the excitement of a battle. Of course, this wasn't really a battle at all; it was all her competitive spirit at play.

However, Luo Yifang didn't have the leisure for that now. There were still countless Misaka Sisters waiting for him to save them. And there was a Necromancer secretly observing within Academy City. He had a feeling that if he didn't find that guy and let him run around with his disgusting baby, it would really affect his appetite.

"It's a good thing that information about LV.5 espers is scarce. The top two only have their ability names, not even photos. Otherwise, if Misaka Mikoto knew I was No. 1, she'd definitely come after me!" Luo Yifang flopped back onto the couch, saying helplessly. "Although, it wouldn't be entirely bad if Railgun came after me."

"You're just a classic case of getting the best of both worlds and complaining," Paqi spat at Luo Yifang. She had never met someone so thick-skinned. "Do you know, if word got out that you were even complaining about Railgun, believe it or not, a horde of otaku would come and take you down in minutes!"

"Meee, I have Vector Manipulation, I'm not afraid!" Luo Yifang started acting playful again. For some reason, he felt unhappy if he didn't act playful every day. Was it a side effect of not acting playful much in his previous life?

"Heh." Two words conveyed all of Paqi's unspoken thoughts.

"Alright," Luo Yifang suddenly sat up from the sofa, a hint of excitement in his eyes. "Fortunately, I absorbed some energy when that magic circle erupted. I've finally finished the analysis. Now it's time to settle the score with that guy!"