Playing Favorites / Investigating the Situation

"Yukino... woman, woman, there's something wrong with your eyes."

Yukino Yukinoshita turned around, straightened her posture, and made a completely unconvincing assertion.

Chapter 228 Differential Treatment

"What are you guys doing, Kuroko? By the way, I haven't seen you all day."

Railgun walked over to the two of them with the food in her hands.

"Onee-sama, waaaaaah~~~"

Kuroko immediately knelt down and hugged Railgun's leg. "Onee-sama, please don't hang out with Yukino and the others! She's actually a boy, a boy..."

Railgun's forehead creased with annoyance, and she pushed Kuroko away, saying, "Stay away from me, don't take advantage of me."

"Waaaaah~~~"

Seeing Kuroko's heartbroken expression, Railgun turned her gaze to Yukino.

"This isn't a secret. Do you think I haven't seen the files?"

"What? You knew, sister? You knew and still let her take advantage of you?"

Kuroko was so heartbroken he couldn't breathe.

"Isn't Yukino a woman? She was checked before entering Tokiwadai, and she has a female body, so it's impossible for her to be interested in anyone else, right?" Railgun said nonchalantly. "Besides, all her clones are female, only her main body is male. Don't you doubt her true gender?"

"..."

I have absolutely no idea where to begin complaining.

I feel like someone else has said the same thing before.

Because she has too many clones, and in most cases uses a female body in Tokiwadai, it's inevitable that her true gender will be questioned.

"Although I want to emphasize my true identity, it seems... not very convincing."

"Yes, I've always thought of you as a girl. Hehehe, but you're really capable, you don't even need to find a boyfriend." Railgun suddenly joked.

"I have a feeling there's a dangerous undertone to what you just said."

These guys probably can't avoid having certain images in their minds.

When Yukino was halfway through her meal, the dormitory supervisor ordered Railgun to perform a talent show.

There's not much to say, really. The so-called program was just a violin solo.

In Upper Rank One entire day's visit ended with Railgun's performance. After the guests left, the students had to spend a lot of time tidying up the dormitories to restore them to their former state.

"I'm getting closer and closer to Misaka Mikoto discovering the secret of the Absolute Ability User Project. I should think about how to make the Time Machine truly come into being."

Although she really wanted to send the text message back decades ago, just like the paradox inherent in time travel itself, Yukino only been in this world for less than a year. Before that, she didn't actually exist.

Although identities have been forged in various ways, and even proof of existence has been imprinted in the minds of some powerful figures, the fundamental problem of existence remains unresolved.

To completely sever the plan, it seems the only option is to personally return to many years ago.

However, the development of events is inherently uncertain, and perhaps a small change in history is enough to bring about the end of the A Certain Scientific Railgun world ahead of schedule.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Kurisu Makise's proposed solution was to save as many Misaka Sister as possible.

In other words, some of those who have died may not be saved.

She made the decision after careful consideration.

Not to mention, the Misaka Network records the memories of all the Misaka Sister, meaning that the deceased actually continue to exist in some way.

"Before that, we must do our best to prevent Misaka Mikoto from discovering the secret of the Misaka Sister."

In other words, let her discover it a little later.

The biggest problem now is that we can't figure out the exact location of the killing. We only know that it happened in her school district, but we can't determine that just by looking at a map.

So every night, all she could do was send her clones to different places to observe anything suspicious.

That night, in the dormitory.

"An earthquake?"

The sudden ground tremor startled Su Lin, who was leaning back on the sofa eating.

But he soon remembered that the cause of the earthquake was the Random Disorder Incident.

"So, the story has progressed to this point?"

In reality, Su Lin wouldn't be bothered by such things, but as a participant in the main storyline, being somewhat close to Railgun would inevitably draw him into the events to some extent.

"There is another issue that is worth noting. Generally speaking, if an earthquake occurs here, it means that Konoe Mitsuko."

My classmate has always had a nickname after we got married. "First Blood Konoe." It means that in any incident involving a victim, she's always the first one to get hurt—she's the one who gets the first blood.

He was clearly a Level 4 power user.

Su Lin picked up a potato chip, poured some into his mouth, and then opened a can of Karaku and drank it.

Suddenly... two people appeared in front of him.

"Oh ho, so this is your true form?"

Faced with the sudden appearance of Railgun and Kuroko, Su Lin was completely stunned.

He looks a little... awkward right now.

Yukino, dressed in Maid Outfit, knelt down in front of him and helped massage his thighs, Sister Doma gently poured him a drink. During her work break Kurisu Makise was also sitting next to him eating a steak that had been delivered.

"Hey, what brings you all here all of a sudden?"

Seriously, really, it was incredibly... embarrassing.

Putting down her water glass and moving Sister Doma's hand and the white-stockinged thighs that were resting in front of her away, Su Lin blushed and stood up, saying, "How about we eat together? There's plenty of food."

With a blush, Railgun stood there for a few seconds before sitting down next to her and taking a bag of potato chips.

"These... are all your clones?"

"Um."

"Are you sure? Why do I feel like you're the clone, and these are the real body?"

With so many beautiful women in the harem, each with a different temperament, it's hard to say that Railgun would be considered pretty if she were among them.

And no one would believe it if I told them, because these bodies behave like completely different people.

"It's paradise on earth, for boys."

For some reason, I sensed a hint of envy in Railgun's words.

"Hehehe, in that case, you won't have to bother with Onee-sama anymore, right? That way, Onee-sama is Kuroko's... pfft"

Railgun punched Kuroko's rabbit, then reached out and twisted her face. "Even if I have no one else, I won't consider you. Forget about it."

"Waaaaah~~~"

"Let me make you a cup of coffee."

Don't be fooled by the fact that Su Lin lives alone in the dorm; she has a lot of food, with several cabinets filled with all kinds of food.

Whenever I crave something delicious, several bodies enjoy different flavors together—the feeling is simply unbearable.

Moreover, when a normal person is almost full, the food doesn't taste as good anymore. But Su Lin can make different bodies take turns eating. If the food doesn't taste good, they can stop and go hungry. When they are hungry, they can share the taste with other bodies.

Yukino, Maid Outfit, handed coffee to Kuroko and Railgun.

Kuroko suddenly lifted her foot from under her slipper and placed it in front of Yukino.

"Come here, cute little Maid, give me a massage."

"Get lost." Yukino tapped her on the head, then said to Railgun, "Let me give you a massage."

Chapter 229 Investigation Status

"Onee-sama, Yukino, you... you guys, waaaaaah~~~"

Kuroko, feeling completely ignored, burst into tears.

There's nothing I can do; this kind of thing is just too heartbreaking.

Originally, she planned to take her sister to Su Lin's room so that she could see the true nature of this evil roommate. Unexpectedly, Misaka didn't mind Su Lin's male form at all and even treated him like an old friend.

Kuroko felt that her position as the main wife was seriously threatened.

A few seconds later...

"Hahaha, it tickles! By the way, Yukino, are you giving me a massage?"

Misaka Mikoto's cheerful laughter made Kuroko, who was next to her, extremely depressed. She rested her chin on her hand, remained silent for a while, and then grabbed a large bag of chocolates and stuffed them into her mouth.

"Waaaaah~~~~"

"Don't cry, let's play games together."

Rikka walked over carrying an AR Game device.

Although Academy City boasts advanced technology, it doesn't seem to focus on developing games. This AR Game is Rikku's product of modifying existing equipment, and it also utilizes content from her previous life. Incidentally, it also borrows experience from a major company in virtual reality.

"What kind of host is this? I've never seen it before."

Seeing Takanashi Rikka fiddling with something, Railgun looked on with a puzzled expression.

"AR Game".

In situations like this, it's definitely better to play horror or war games.

In terms of immersion, advanced AR far surpasses VR.

Let's test it out with a game we've played before.

"Alright, get ready, let's begin."

The scene around them suddenly changed in the next instant.

"This is..."

"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds where 100 people are airdropped onto an island, and the last one standing wins."

Rikku placed a treadmill-like device on the ground, but it was an omnidirectional mobile device. So when you run on it, the machine underneath is actually moving, so your body is actually in one place.

However, the position of the game screen has indeed changed.

If I explain the rules simply, you'll understand almost everything.

It's just playing PUBG.

After playing together for hundreds of minutes, Railgun was very excited.

"I'm so good, no, it's just that my opponent is too weak."

"Well, since it's a human vs. machine game, they made me increase the difficulty."

After PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds a while, I felt it wasn't exciting enough, Rikku I switched to Battlefield.

This game uses AR separation technology. When all the bodies participate together, the distance between them is increased in the game, which actually gives it a real battlefield feel.

What's even more exciting is that the background is no longer the tiny space in a computer game, but a battlefield covering more than 10 square kilometers, with tens of thousands of NPCs participating in the battle.

The dormitory was filled with gunfire and loud shouts.

Bang!

Suddenly, the dormitory supervisor pushed open the door.

"What are you guys doing? Don't you want to sleep?!"

A loud roar was completely drowned out by the sounds of fierce fighting.

"Charge! 3rd Company, all of you, charge with me!"

An NPC company commander let out a roar, but his body was immediately shattered into pieces by a shell.

"Ah... Ahh."

The dormitory supervisor's expression gradually turned horrified.

"Get down, get down!"