Chance Encounter

After finishing dealing with the trash, Luo Yifang suddenly discovered that his superpower seemed to have a major side effect, forcing him to abandon the idea of going home to laze around and instead head to a fast-food restaurant.

"So, the 'side effect' you're talking about is... you get hungry too fast?" Paqi felt her mouth twitch.

"Ahem, pay attention, it's that after the enhancement, the excessive energy consumption makes me hungry again. It doesn't happen during combat though..." Luo Yifang buried his head in his food, trying to ignore the waitress's monstrous gaze.

He had already eaten five servings of the set meal. Considering Luo Yifang's seemingly not-so-burly physique, this was an astonishing number. Even some of the surrounding customers stopped eating and turned to look at Luo Yifang. Fortunately, after hastily devouring the fifth set meal, Luo Yifang finally felt his hunger subside.

Under everyone's gaze, Academy City's No. 1 fled in a sorry state. However, what Luo Yifang didn't expect was that his rampant consumption actually boosted the restaurant's business significantly in the future.

Having eaten his fill, Luo Yifang walked down the street, listening to Paqi's mocking laughter in his mind, "You didn't see just now, that waitress looked at you like you were a pig!"

"If I ate slowly, I would have been there all afternoon..." Luo Yifang was speechless. He had subconsciously ignored the massive energy consumed by the enhancement. Currently, before he had fully understood his abilities, he could only rely on basic eating to compensate for his body's consumption. However, Luo Yifang did notice something. Based on the amount he ate, it was completely insufficient to replenish the energy consumed by the enhancement. So, where did the remaining energy come from?

While pondering the various anomalies of his new ability, he didn't forget to activate his Vector Shield. It was precisely because of this superpower's spread that he possessed near-invincible reflection abilities. However, with Luo Yifang's current abilities, it was no longer simple reflection. Luo Yifang's superpower had further improved, allowing vectors to become his "eyes" and even his "ears." Even if he closed his eyes now, it wouldn't affect his normal actions.

But Luo Yifang activated this Vector Shield not for anything else, but simply because it possessed an air-conditioning-like ability, and it was even more versatile. It not only controlled temperature but also humidity and light, limiting them to the most comfortable level for the human body. After all, it seemed to be May or June, and the weather was still a bit hot.

After withdrawing some cash from the bank and keeping it on him for backup, Luo Yifang turned into a deep alley without looking up. The scorching sunlight outside was blocked by the tall buildings on both sides. The temperature in the alley was very cool, but the environment seemed excessively quiet. Luo Yifang was still absent-minded until Paqi's reminder sounded in his ear.

"Hey, Luo Yifang, it looks like two people are coming from in front of you... Hmm, now there are two behind you too."

"Oh." Luo Yifang still had that nonchalant demeanor. In fact, he had already noticed the tails following him. He only turned into this alley to deal with them conveniently. He didn't want to bring a few hoodlums back to his dorm. Although he had vector manipulation, his house didn't have it. A single physics holy sword would likely be enough to pry it open.

"It seems I was targeted when I withdrew money from the bank just now. Tsk, what a hassle!" Luo Yifang rubbed his hair, his expression very impatient. Who told him his physique was far from robust, even looking a bit thin? After all, the muscles on his body weren't like those of bodybuilders. He looked like a standard thin student and went to withdraw cash alone. It was hard not to be targeted.

Unfortunately, today, he was definitely not the unlucky one.

The two hoodlums approaching from in front of Luo Yifang had a vulgar look on their faces, one with a cigarette dangling from his lips, wearing an expression of "I'm the greatest in the world," which made people want to slap him. "Yo, kid, you look pretty rich. Lend us some change?"

Luo Yifang glanced at the two people behind him who were trying to block his escape route, and swept his gaze over the two in front of him with an expression like he was looking at an idiot. "You guys are quite skilled, aren't you?"

"Heh, you little brat, you're a bit tough. I'm in a good mood today, I'll loosen you up for you. We'll charge you a hundred thousand." The other one grinned and clenched his fist, about to throw a punch at Luo Yifang.

Just as his fist was about to enter the reflection range, a blue light flashed from the alley entrance. Luo Yifang remained unmoved, but the idiot who rushed up to punch Luo Yifang twitched all over as if electrocuted and collapsed on the ground.

"Disciplinary Committee!" The one with the cigarette exclaimed, dropping his cigarette butt on the ground. However, lacking any environmental awareness, he didn't pick it up. Instead, he angrily shouted, "Damn it, is the Disciplinary Committee that amazing!" With that, he crossed Luo Yifang and charged towards the figure at the alley entrance with the remaining two hoodlums, a ball of flames erupting from his hand.

Luo Yifang raised an eyebrow and had already seen the face of the person standing at the alley entrance and their distinctive tea-colored short hair. A memory instantly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for the three idiots who charged forward. "The one with Fire Control seems to be a Level 3... but they're still too unlucky."

Nodding thoughtfully, another matter piqued Luo Yifang's interest, so he no longer cared about the tragic fate of the three hoodlums. He kicked away the one lying on the ground like a corpse and walked away on his own, disappearing at the other end of the alley. "Speaking of which, this guy's luck is pretty good. If that punch had landed just now, it wouldn't have been as light as just getting electrocuted."

Less than half a minute after Luo Yifang left, the remaining three hoodlums also collapsed, smelling of burnt flesh. Even the Level 3 esper was no exception.

"Hmph, a Level 3 esper doing this kind of thing?!" Misaka Mikoto looked at the hoodlum on the ground with disgust. "Seriously, has Academy City's control over espers become this lax?"

Misaka Mikoto patted the dust off her hands, blue arcs of electricity quietly flickering at the tips of her hair. Even when facing three hoodlums who appeared physically stronger than her, she had resolved them in less than thirty seconds, and her clothes were barely disheveled.

"Good thing I arrived in time, otherwise that guy just now... Huh? Where did that boy who was surrounded go?" Misaka Mikoto froze for a moment, seemingly very surprised by Luo Yifang's departure. "That guy... he didn't just quietly run away, did he..."

Thinking that her hard work in saving people and fighting crime went unthanked, even though Misaka Mikoto didn't work for the Disciplinary Committee for a thank you, she still felt inexplicably annoyed. Well, this situation had happened a few times before, but those people at least hesitated or reminded her to be careful. This time, however, the guy left very cleanly.

"Well, well, why do I feel so unhappy?" Looking at the unconscious hoodlums lying around, Misaka Mikoto felt no sense of accomplishment this time. Instead, she complained about Luo Yifang's stealthy departure.

However, Misaka Mikoto didn't know that she hadn't actually saved the person she thought "slipped away," but rather the four hoodlums lying on the ground. Otherwise, these four unlucky individuals would have faced more than just a beating; it would have been light if they weren't carried to the hospital to get disability certificates!

--But these four guys are truly incredibly unlucky. Just after trying to rob the No. 1 of LV.5, they were then severely beaten by the arriving No. 3 of LV.5. Well, it must be said, this is truly something others can't learn in a lifetime!