How to Enter a Girls' School

Following the energy fluctuations, Luo Yifang turned east and west before finally stopping in front of a wall. But just as he was about to jump over it, Paqi suddenly asked, "Are you sure you want to go in?"

"Huh?" Luo Yifang looked utterly confused. Of course I'm sure. What do you mean by that?

"You really don't know what's behind that wall?" Paqi glared at Luo Yifang as though he were some kind of pervert.

What else could it be, some secret facility? Luo Yifang gave a disdainful smile. To him, there were no secrets in Academy City. With a dashing leap, he easily cleared the not-very-tall wall... Then, barely ten seconds later, a piercing scream rang out, followed by the blaring of an alarm. Luo Yifang scrambled back over the wall in a miserable state.

"Oh, come on, why didn't you tell me sooner?!" Luo Yifang cursed furiously as he fled. "Could you be clear next time?! Why didn't you just say it was a girls' school bathhouse?!"

"Didn't I warn you? You just wouldn't stop," Paqi said indignantly. She had clearly said something. "And this is Academy Garden in District 7. Don't tell me you didn't know that?"

"How the hell would I know? I was busy tracking the energy fluctuations the whole way. Who knew they'd lead me here?!" Luo Yifang felt that his assistant was an absolute disaster.

Meanwhile, inside Academy Garden beyond the wall, two girls were saying something to a pink-haired girl. The excitement on both their faces was unmistakable.

"Shirai-san, you absolutely have to catch that pervert! He actually dared to enter Tokiwadai's bathhouse. Someone like that should be dragged off and humanely exterminated!" one girl said viciously, clenching her tiny fist.

"Okay, okay, I understand. So that's what happened." Shirai Kuroko nodded. "But you really didn't see what he looked like?"

"There was a lot of steam in the bathhouse, so we couldn't see his face clearly. But he was definitely a man!"

"Alright, I understand. I'll check the surveillance footage right away and see if I can find any clues."

Shirai Kuroko stepped out of the bathhouse and sighed. "It really has been one thing after another lately. Delinquents have been popping up like flies, and now there's even someone bold enough to sneak into Tokiwadai's bathhouse?" Thinking of the surveillance footage, she took out her phone and called Uiharu Shiori.

"Hello, Uiharu? Can I ask you for a favor..."

Luo Yifang, who was still wandering around outside Academy Garden, clearly had no idea that Disciplinary Committee member Shirai Kuroko had already put out a manhunt for him as a pervert. Right now, he was trying to figure out how to get into Academy Garden. Sneaking in was probably not an option. If he went in alone and found that necromancer, a fight would likely break out. If that guy was weak, it would be fine and wouldn't cause much of a stir. But if the necromancer was not so weak, things would get troublesome. After all, Luo Yifang was still not particularly familiar with the methods of magicians, so he was not as confident as he was when fighting espers.

"Good thing I bent the light just now. Otherwise, it would've been really fun if they got me on camera..." Luo Yifang wiped away nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead. If he had not distorted the light to avoid the cameras, tomorrow's Academy City newspapers might have run a story like: Esper Uses Ability to Sneak into Girls' Bathhouse, Now in Anti-Skill Custody.

"Why don't you ask Misaka Mikoto for a pass?"

"Uh..." Luo Yifang froze. "That was an option?"

"...With your intelligence, did you really write a godlike program such as an artificial life-form?" Paqi began to doubt Luo Yifang's intellect. How had someone like this become an academic genius?

"Ahem... I just happened to write it by accident..." Luo Yifang coughed twice, whether to cover his embarrassment or for some other reason. "Luckily, I remember saving Misaka Mikoto's number... Wait, fuck, I didn't bring my phone!"

"..."

"Huh? You want to visit Academy Garden?" Misaka Mikoto's tone was somewhat strange. What was Luo Yifang, a boy, doing at Academy Garden? Looking for a girlfriend? That sort of thing was strictly forbidden. If that was really the case, she did not dare send him an invitation, and the procedures for inviting a boy were more complicated to begin with. At that thought, Misaka Mikoto lightly bit her lip and smiled. "And how are you going to repay me if I help you?"

Are you really the Misaka Mikoto I know? You're not that damn closet-schemer Kuroko in disguise, are you?! Luo Yifang thought for a moment. "Uh... how about I treat you to a meal?"

"Tch, who wants to go eat with you?" Misaka Mikoto had little interest in that compensation.

"I heard there's a restaurant in District 9 having a promotion. I think they're giving away some kind of frog plushie. If you really can't make it, then—"

What? A frog plushie? Was it that restaurant from the recent ads that gave away Gekota?! Misaka Mikoto shot upright from her bed. She had no idea why Luo Yifang knew she liked Gekota, but... she really wanted to go! But if a boy found out she liked something like that...

"Who would like frog plushies? They're amphibians!" Misaka Mikoto launched into a textbook tsundere routine. "But since you're being so sincere, I'll agree to help you! I'll be bringing Kuroko and the others along, though. Consider that your repayment!"

"Okay, I understand. Let's make it noon the day after tomorrow, then." Luo Yifang revealed a victorious smile. He had finally handled this girl. "Please send me the invitation and pass as soon as possible. This is really urgent."

"That urgent? Can't you tell me what it's about?" Misaka Mikoto was curious about what Luo Yifang was doing. He did not look like someone trying to enter Academy Garden to visit a girlfriend. With how urgent he sounded, it seemed more like he had something important to do.

"Well, it's nothing major. I'm just looking for someone." Luo Yifang answered vaguely. He guaranteed that if he told Misaka Mikoto the truth, she would definitely stick her nose into it. And since he did not know the necromancer's strength, even though Misaka Mikoto was powerful, matters of the Magic Side were hard to explain. Besides, that guy most likely specialized in underhanded tactics. Bringing Misaka Mikoto along might only cause more trouble.

"Alright." Misaka Mikoto could tell that Luo Yifang did not want to say, but as a habitual troublemaker, she was now itching with curiosity. There was little chance she would obediently stay at school. "The earliest the pass can probably arrive is tomorrow. I'll just mail it directly to your home then. Oh, Kuroko's back on my end, so I'll stop here. Bye."

After hanging up, Misaka Mikoto looked at the somewhat tired Shirai Kuroko and asked, "What's wrong? You look exhausted."

"Sigh... Don't even mention it, Onee-sama. Today has been such an unlucky day..."

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