Railgun Eats Big Money

Luo Yifang was annoyed, in every sense of the word. "This won't do, that won't do, why not just do as I say?"

"How can you say that?" Busu Dixin objected. "Even if you take care of Number 2, what about the Misaka Sisters?"

"That's a problem for the Board of Directors to worry about," Luo Yifang waved his hand, indicating he didn't care. He knew Aleister's Mass-produced Ability User Plan and Absolute Ability User Evolution Plan were all part of his later schemes. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them open plots, because even if these plans were disrupted, his own would still proceed.

However, Busu Dixin didn't understand the intricacies. She thought Luo Yifang didn't care about the Misaka Sisters' lives at all. "You're completely disregarding the sisters' lives! Or is the real reason you're disrupting this plan because you're afraid Number 2 will take your place?!"

Tch, if I didn't care about the sisters' lives, why would I bother with this mess? Luo Yifang rolled his eyes. "Are you stupid? If I didn't care, why would I be discussing this with you? I'd just go and take out Number 2, wouldn't I? It's precisely because I have to consider the aftermath that it's so troublesome!"

He paused, seeing that it was time to reveal his true plan, and continued, "However, I have another stratagem."

"Oh? Go on," Busu Dixin rolled her eyes. She was truly impressed by Luo Yifang, a man whose chest read "reckless" and whose back read "brave." After their long discussion, Luo Yifang's plan could be summarized as: attack Kakine Teitoku head-on, flank and break through Kakine Teitoku, and ambush and eliminate Kakine Teitoku from behind. To put it more concisely: fight, fight, fight.

"Who in Academy City has the best chance of defeating Number 2?" Luo Yifang smiled slightly, beginning to guide Busu Dixin.

Without knowing about the existence of Touma, most people would fall into the trap of conventional thinking. Hmm? The most likely person to defeat Number 2 would be someone slightly weaker than Number 2. That would definitely be Number 3! Busu Dixin's eyes lit up, but she immediately asked with confusion, "Are you sure Number 3 can defeat Number 2?"

"No," Luo Yifang actually wanted to add that there was a possibility, but it was very slim, maybe zero point something percent? Well, that was assuming a one-on-one fight. If something like a summoning spell were used to summon an "Imagine Breaker" or something, it would be different.

Busu Dixin sighed. She knew it. Kakine Teitoku's strength was not what it seemed, and compared to Number 3, who was always studying at school, Kakine Teitoku, who worked in the dark side, definitely had much more combat experience than Misaka Mikoto. "Then what do you mean?"

"In a one-on-one fight, Misaka Mikoto is indeed no match for that Kakine Teitoku," Luo Yifang said. "But if someone were to secretly assist her, it might be a different story."

"But would she be willing to get involved in this mess?" Busu Dixin was still somewhat skeptical.

"You don't understand her," Luo Yifang shook his head. "Besides, if your siblings were used in such inhumane experiments, wouldn't you do everything you could to save them?"

"But they aren't Number 3's real sisters. They are indeed just a group of clones. Would you risk everything for your own fakes?"

Luo Yifang smiled. "I wouldn't, but she definitely would."

"Fine, even if it's as you say," Busu Dixin spread her hands. "I'll still carry out my plan."

Luo Yifang just nodded, then disappeared from the room under Busu Dixin's astonished gaze, leaving behind only one sentence: "Don't be foolish enough to confront Kakine Teitoku head-on, unless you want to die."

"This guy..." Busu Dixin said irritably. "Sneaking into a girls' dormitory in the middle of the night and then acting like he's considerate of others. Hmph!"

Heaven and earth bear witness, Luo Yifang simply wanted to prevent Busu Dixin from revealing her whereabouts, otherwise, the process of him resolving this plan would be slowed down, which did not align with his character of quickly resolving issues. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that directly eliminating Kakine Teitoku would have some negative consequences, he would have already hacked into Academy City's network and wiped out the entire "School" dark side in one go. After all, if Kakine Teitoku were truly gone, it would be truly difficult to control the bizarre changes in the worldline that would follow.

Leaving Busu Dixin, Luo Yifang yawned, thinking that since he had nothing to do, he would go home and sleep. Just then, his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Misaka Mikoto. "Hello, classmate Railgun, what's up?"

"Heh," Misaka Mikoto let out two cold laughs. "My dear Mr. Number 1, have you forgotten something?"

"What is it?" Luo Yifang scratched the back of his head, looking confused. He should have remembered to lock the door when he went out yesterday...

"The restaurant! The restaurant that promised Gekota! The one we talked about!" Misaka Mikoto gnashed her teeth and paced around her dorm room, extremely anxious. She wouldn't be like this normally, but when she found out the Gekota event at that restaurant ended today, she couldn't sit still.

"Uh..." Luo Yifang suddenly remembered. It seemed he had promised to treat them to a meal last time... This was bad. He had been busy with this and that lately and put this matter aside. He glanced at the time and realized it was almost mealtime. "Of course, I haven't forgotten. I've already booked a table. You just need to come. I was just about to call you."

"R-really?" A "well" character popped out on Misaka Mikoto's forehead. This guy clearly completely forgot! But for Gekota, she wouldn't dwell on it too much. She hung up the phone and grabbed Kuroko, who was slumped on the bed. "Let's go, Kuroko, we're going to eat like royalty today!"

"Eat like royalty? Onee-sama?" Kuroko found Misaka Mikoto's hurried manner very strange. When had her Onee-sama ever been so enthusiastic about eating?

To avoid revealing that she was going to pick up Gekota, Misaka Mikoto gave a dry laugh. "Don't worry about it, just know there's food. Oh right, call Hatsuharu and Ruizi too. More people means more profit. Hmph, let's see if we can bankrupt that scoundrel."

Alright, Kuroko didn't object. It was an opportunity to eat with Onee-sama, after all. Although there were two "light bulbs," when were they ever not there? It was just that at this moment, Kuroko had completely forgotten that they were being treated to a meal by one person...

Otherwise, our classmate Kuroko would definitely say: I, Shirai Kuroko, would rather starve to death outside Tokiwadai, drown myself in Tokyo Bay, than eat a single meal from you, Luo Yifang!

So delicious!