Plot Deviation (Part 1)

"I can't let my Onee-sama see what I look like."

"Don't worry, no one will want to see it," Chuharu assured her.

"Um?"

These words dealt a heavy blow to Kuroko, who grabbed Chuharu's collar and shook it violently.

Just then, Railgun walked in.

Good morning, is there anything I can help you with?

Startled, Kuroko teleported Chuharu to the doorway.

However, unlike in anime where one or two people's heads collide, their heads veered to the side.

Railgun grabbed Chuharu, who was about to fall, and angrily shouted, "Kuroko, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Onee-sama."

Kurotama remained silent for a moment.

The Worldline seems to have shifted slightly, but it's nothing serious.

Judging from the current situation, things have changed somewhat.

Half a day later, when Kurotama was about to return to her dormitory, she suddenly received a message from Chuharu.

Saten Ruiko called and admitted that she was using the Imaginary Hand and was very regretful because her friend fainted.

And now, she herself has fainted.

I rushed to the hospital and found Kuroko and Railgun there as well.

They just came out of Guatai-kun's... oh no, I mean, the workshop of the Meido Chaser.

"It's basically confirmed that the creators of the Imaginary Hand, who forcibly synchronized the user's brainwaves with those of another person, brought a huge burden to the brain. They didn't have any good intentions."

"Are you going to investigate next?"

Looking at Railgun's suppressed expression, Kurotama asked.

"Um."

Back at the branch, because Chuharu had gone to seek help from Kiyama Harumi, the task of searching the computer was handed over to Judgement, a fellow Sister Gufua committee.

And this was her first time meeting Kurotama.

"Really? You two are such good friends?"

Although they often come to the branch, they have never bumped into each other due to time constraints. This is the first time they have actually met.

But the most urgent matter is resolving the issue of the Imaginary Hand.

Through analysis, a specific brainwave was identified as a protocol, and people with different brainwaves were connected by the AIM Diffusion Field unconsciously emitted by the ability users.

And the person whose specific brainwaves matched was clearly Kiyama Harumi.

"It was her."

In an instant, the thought of Chuharu running off to find the other person made everyone feel uneasy.

"I can't get through to Kiyama Harumi's phone either." The message indicated the phone was out of service, Chuharu's expression began to panic.

Gu Fa immediately stood up and said, "Prepare to contact the Security Team and arrest Kiyama Harumi. Tell them to be careful; the other side may have hostages."

"Can I go help too?" Railgun asked.

"No problem. Logically speaking, ordinary people shouldn't be involved in this kind of thing, but it's a big deal. With your help at LV5, I'm sure things can be resolved well." Sister Gufua didn't refuse.

"And what about me?" Kurotama asked as well.

"Ordinary people shouldn't get involved."

"She's also LV5, didn't Sister Gufua check the information?"

"..."

A few seconds later...

"Two Level 5s, huh? Okay."

After quickly figuring out Kiyama Harumi's location, Railgun and Kurotama headed to their destination first.

When we arrived at the scene, all we saw were ruins.

The battle was fierce, and the bridge in front of them was severely damaged. Kiyama Harumi, who stood calmly at the scene, saw the two and said indifferently, "Misaka Mikoto, ranked 3rd among the seven Esper in Academy City, A Certain Scientific Railgun. And the newly Esper, Su Lin, are there two of you here at the same time?"

With a tone of disdain for the trouble, Kiyama Harumi was clearly very confident in his abilities.

"Do you think you can handle me when I have multiple abilities?"

Kurotama frowned. "It's just a lot of quantity, but in terms of quality, it doesn't even reach LV5, does it?"

"That's enough to deal with you."

Kiyama Harumi's eye was bloodshot, and his tone and expression still suggested he hadn't woken up properly.

"Then why don't you give it a try?"

Railgun seemed to be enraged by the other party's words and prepared to rush forward.

A ripple-like shockwave struck, startling her so much that she quickly dodged to the side. Unexpectedly, the spot where she landed suddenly became empty.

Kurotama caught her.

"Although it's different from the theoretical situation, the me you're facing has indeed mastered multiple abilities. If LV5 only has this much power, you've already lost."

———Divider Line———

P. S.: I'm about to start catching up on the previous text.

Chapter 211 Plot Deviation (Part 2)

Kiyama Harumi is very strong, that goes without saying, otherwise the Security Team on the scene wouldn't have been lying on the ground.

Undeniably, multiple abilities perfectly counter a single ability user. Not to mention, Kiyama Harumi has connected to over ten thousand brains, so the number of abilities he possesses is naturally in the tens of thousands. Even without discussing the specifics of each ability, there must be quite a few Level 4 abilities, such as a powerful Void Explosion.

Buzz—

With a powerful tremor, the bridge beneath their feet suddenly collapsed, and Kurotama and Misaka Mikoto fell to the ground simultaneously. Kiyama Harumi, however, landed lightly, appearing remarkably calm.

"So you really do possess multiple abilities. Take a bite of my attack."

Railgun released a bolt of electricity, then used electricity to control a piece of metal, which she then launched at the opponent.

Unfortunately, all such attacks were blocked by the pitch-black shield.

"Is this what LV5 is? You haven't shown me anything impressive so far."

"Yeah?"

Kurotama suddenly accelerated, flashing in front of her at an exaggerated speed, and slashed down with his sword.

"Cut."

The speed was too fast. Even with tens of thousands of brains, Kiyama Harumi could only temporarily control the rocks on the ground to erect a thick metal shield to block the attack.

Although Yatsufusa shattered the shield, the protective barrier inside was indeed quite extraordinary.

The next second, all the surrounding broken rocks were controlled by an unknown power and flew towards Kurotama.

"What a hassle."

With a few slashes, Kurotama smashed the rocks, then retreated slightly, increasing the distance between them.

"I'm starting to get a feel for it, but do you have a way to deal with this move?"

Hundreds of empty cans suddenly flew out, swarming towards Kurotama.

Based on the events of a few days ago, it can be confirmed that even the explosion of an empty can can reach the exaggerated power of LV4.

"Then blow them all up."

Misaka Mikoto's electric current instantly broke through these empty cans, without even Kurotama needing to launch an attack.

But the next second, Kiyama Harumi teleported the two empty cans to the sides of Kurotama and Railgun respectively.

"What?"

The explosion had already occurred by the time Railgun realized what was happening.

Kurotama sensed the danger almost instantly, and with a swift movement of her blade, she shattered the can before the explosion occurred.

"Kiyama Harumi, you should know what my abilities are, right?"

Although somewhat disheveled, Kurotama remained calm knowing that Railgun had a way to defend against such an attack, and instead smiled as she asked the slightly surprised Kiyama.

"I understand, clones, each clone has its own abilities. Considering my plan, it's impossible not to conduct a basic investigation of you. It's a pity that the information officially released by the academy is a bit limited." Kiyama Harumi began to be wary of Kurotama's other bodies.

She didn't know that the Kurotama in front of her was a direct transformation of her original body, which meant that she could create a clone at any time using a Teleportation -like method.

"Yes, you know that perfectly well. So, what do you think my current clone can do?"

Kurotama raised her weapon.

"I'm not sure, but it's probably something like Swordsmanship?"

"No, Swordsmanship is only part of it; the strongest skill is summoning."

The true power of the Imperial Arms Yatsufusa lies in its ability to allow multiple puppets to fight together.

All the Upper Rank began to appear before her eyes.

"My knife is ruthless; it kills without blinking an eye. So for your safety, I'm not going to make a move."

This time, it wasn't just Upper Rank Three and Upper Rank Six; Hantengu and his group also appeared.

Suddenly facing these strangely drawn and seemingly powerful enemies, Kiyama Harumi immense pressure.

"So we really can't underestimate LV5 after all?"

Having never faced a strong opponent before, Kiyama naturally had no idea what battles between ability users were like.

She spread her arms and released a Water Dragon that was five or six meters thick, which attacked the puppets.

Akaza charged forward without flinching, colliding head-on with the Water Dragon, and surprisingly did not retreat an inch.

The water contained tiny wind blades, but they couldn't damage his body at all. Seeing that things were going badly, Kiyama Harumi threw out a large number of empty canisters, bombarding Akaza's body.

The continuous explosions quickly left the ghost severely injured, and the appearance of countless wounds relieved her.

"That's all there is to it."

"Don't be too confident."

Kurotama gave a reminder, and the next second, Akaza, despite her injuries, began to recover at a visible speed and quickly approached Kiyama, throwing a punch at her body.

She hurriedly used her abilities to defend herself, but she was still sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the wall.

"Cough, cough."

Kiyama Harumi tried to get up, but just then she saw Railgun approaching.

She tried to resist, but was grabbed by Railgun and given a direct electric shock.

As expected, the electric current caused Railgun to receive the other party's memories.

She was once a teacher and wanted her students to thrive, but those poor children were being used for experiments. And she was powerless to stop it.

She wanted the power to save more children like this, and the appearance of the Imaginary Hand was itself for the purpose of salvation.

After being electrocuted, Kiyama Harumi collapsed and was extremely weak.

She raised her head somewhat unwillingly, gritting her teeth as she said, "Did you see everything?"

"Hmm." Railgun nodded. "But... why do something like this?"

"That experiment, on the surface, was disguised as the control of the AIM Diffusion Field, but in reality, it was a detonation experiment used to analyze the laws of runaway capability. It explored the conditions for runaway by stimulating the AIM Diffusion Field. In other words, that runaway was pre-arranged, which I only discovered later. Those children still haven't opened their eyes, but those people treated them like guinea pigs to be used and then discarded."

"However, if we could contact the Security Team..."

"23 times, for the children's recovery and for simulating the events, that's how many times I used the Tree Diagram Designer. If I had that kind of computing power, I should have been able to save those children. But a full 23 times." Her tone suddenly became agitated. "The General Council is in cahoots with them, completely refusing to send the Security Team."

"But you can't do that either."

As soon as Railgun spoke, Kurotama suddenly interrupted her, saying, "Shut up, or she'll lose control if you provoke her any further."