Are you kidding me!!?

"The higher you stand, the farther you see." Jiu Ming, who had originally planned to rush down and instantly kill his opponent, spotted a building not far from Accelerator – a research institute of unknown name. Hmm, I'll wait a bit longer.

He glanced briefly in another direction. The faint, peeping gaze quickly retracted. Jiu Ming didn't pay it much mind.

Watching Accelerator enter the research institute, Jiu Ming took a deep breath. Since I'm leaving, there's no need to hold back. At worst, I'll just sleep more when I get back. Transparent fluctuations, like flames, burned on Jiu Ming's body.

"What... is this? This oppressive feeling." The one peeping at Jiu Ming, through their ability, sensed not only Jiu Ming but also the rapidly escalating mental pressure. It even gave them the illusion that their own mental strength was weaker than Jiu Ming's... How is that possible?

Crack...

Dense cracks appeared on the high platform beneath Jiu Ming's feet, spreading rapidly. Jiu Ming, standing there, had vanished.

Boom--

The building Accelerator had entered collapsed as if directly hit by a missile. Jiu Ming had targeted it precisely because it wasn't the main experimental area, so he didn't have to worry about accidentally harming other Misaka Sisters.

"Hahahaha! It's you again, you scumbag! I was wondering how I'd find you!!" A crazed laugh erupted from beneath the collapsed building. The piled-up debris blasted outwards. "Your greeting is quite unique!"

"Tch, it didn't work, huh?" Seeing Accelerator unharmed, Jiu Ming curled his lips. Single-target attacks are reflected, and this AOE attack is equally ineffective. Don't be fooled by the fact that Jiu Ming brought down this building with one punch.

In reality, he had charged up for longer this time. The collapse of this building was merely a consequence. He had controlled his power, concentrating most of the impact in one direction. But judging by Accelerator's appearance...

He seemed completely fine!

Fighting, fighting, fighting your sister!

This cheat of a White Hair.

"Why didn't you show up yesterday? Dealing with a bunch of helpless experimental animals like ants just doesn't get me going." Accelerator tilted his head slightly, stating the events of yesterday with a grim tone. Jiu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

So it was like that?

He opened his Card Collection Book and took out a card. Jiu Ming crushed it in his hand, and a steel pipe appeared in his grasp. "You bastard."

"Bastard? Tch, don't talk like I'm a murderer. Those things were just experimental animals for my path to invincibility. With the press of a button, I can have as many as I want. But you? You're not human either!"

"That's right, I'm not human anymore." Jiu Ming examined the steel pipe in his hand. How is the usage count calculated? Does it disappear after use, or...?

"But I feel like torturing you is more enjoyable than those experimental animals!!"

"Can you? Path to invincibility? Who do you think you are?" Curling his lips, Jiu Ming's expression froze for a moment. The hand holding the steel pipe turned transparent for an instant. What is this? My time is up.

Perhaps in the next few seconds, he would be ejected from this world. Damn it, couldn't I have had a little more time? Next time, I definitely won't be so verbose!

It was clear that Misaka 1, elsewhere, had already met the original body. Jiu Ming's commission with her was complete!

With the commission finished, he had no reason to stay in this world and would naturally be expelled shortly. Jiu Ming tried to resist this sense of rejection, but the result was that he wasn't strong enough to fight the power of the entire world by himself.

"Damn it!! Invincible!? What a joke!"

Not knowing why Jiu Ming suddenly went crazy, Accelerator watched Jiu Ming's body become severely illusory and suddenly charge over. After a brief moment of stunned silence, he sneered, "What? You look like you're about to disappear? What's that piece of scrap metal in your hand... How is this possible!?"

Under extreme threat, Accelerator's intention to withstand Jiu Ming's attack turned into an emergency evasion. This time, he didn't activate his ability carelessly. The emergency evasion, almost at full power, caused the ground beneath his feet to buckle and instantly sink.

Even so, a bloodstain appeared on Accelerator's cheek. 'Reflect' actually... didn't work!

It wasn't that it failed, but that it was broken through. How was this possible! His ability, theoretically, could withstand a nuclear bomb, yet now he was injured by a steel pipe he had just called scrap metal!

The tip of the steel pipe, the moment it touched him, seemed to exert a power that was just a sliver beyond his calculation ability at that moment... and this was a moment when he couldn't react to further increase his calculation ability. It was incredibly precise!

Just exceeding it by that sliver caused his ability's 'Reflect' to fail.

Could it be that this unremarkable steel pipe was a tool specifically developed by some force to counter his ability? But how could such a thing exist, and he wasn't blind, the steel pipe in Jiu Ming's hand was just an ordinary one he'd broken off from somewhere casually!

This one blow caused a crack in his confidence. Earlier, Jiu Ming had targeted his brow. If he hadn't dodged, the outcome would have been death!

If it wasn't the steel pipe, then it was Jiu Ming himself. This kind of ability that countered him... the dangerous experience of narrowly escaping death just now...

"Very good! I'm starting to hate you more and more, what should I do? Killing you will definitely bring me extreme pleasure!!!" Wiping the bloodstain on his cheek, Accelerator's expression became manic, like a complete lunatic having an episode...

"...Too bad! Time's up." Without continuing the bickering, after one failed attack, he stood still. The actions just now had consumed most of his remaining time. If he made any more significant moves, he would definitely be instantly sent away. In the end, Jiu Ming could only stand there and say these two words with an extreme sense of helplessness he hadn't felt in a long time.

It seemed that this existence called Accelerator was also quite important to this world. If it were someone else, even if their strength was similar to Accelerator's, but they weren't an important existence in this world, the outcome would be very different from now.

Jiu Ming had already unleashed his full speed just now, but he watched as Accelerator, with an unscientific 'subconscious' quick turn of his head, managed to avoid it. Damn it! Don't play like this!!

If he had two more chances... if he were given another chance to attack, he really wouldn't believe Accelerator would have such a 'lucky' move.

But there were no more chances.

"You scoundrel!?" Accelerator also noticed Jiu Ming's abnormality, how could he not see the flickering like a neon light.

"Sigh, it's a shame I didn't kill you. Hurry home and sleep..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiu Ming completely disappeared before Accelerator's eyes, like a candle blown out by the wind.

Boom--

As if a strong earthquake had occurred in front of Accelerator, the ground instantly filled with deep cracks, and large amounts of debris flew upwards. No one was there.

"Bastard! What do you mean time's up!!"

Roaring like a beast whose prey had been snatched away, Accelerator madly destroyed the surrounding open space. Jiu Ming's disappearance, which didn't look like he walked away, and his regretful tone before disappearing, was more like a natural disappearance...

Time's up?

Disappeared?

Are you fucking with me!!!

"What!? It disappeared." Hearing the report from his subordinate, Shokuhou Misaki was slightly stunned. Coupled with the very specific description from her subordinate, Shokuhou Misaki clearly understood the events that transpired.

After flickering and becoming completely transparent before disappearing? Are you sure it didn't just dissipate?

Ah... As the nameless anger in her heart instantly vanished, she inexplicably felt a sense of guilt.

Did it really disappear?

"Who exactly are you?" Staring blankly at the girl in front of her who looked exactly like herself, Misaka Mikoto's tone was filled with disbelief.

"Ahhhhhh!! Fuck!" Inside the Mysterious Shop, Jiu Ming paid no mind to his Soul Body, which had reached an unprecedented level of transparency. He rolled on the ground like a child, his usual calm demeanor completely kicked away by extreme frustration.

Give him ten more seconds... no! Five seconds of normal operation, and he could have successfully given that White Hair a one-way ticket!

"What a joke, this kind of depressing ending isn't suitable for me..." Glaring at the lying corpse with a look of dying regret, Jiu Ming suddenly sat up. He stared intently at the 'Dimensional Gate' for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh. Alright... He pushed open that door again. Jiu Ming looked at a sealed Card quietly floating there. This was also a 'gift' belonging to the 'Imagine Breaker' card type.

Name: Defective Electricity

Type: Skill

Attribute: Electric

Notes: None. The consumption for activating the ability contained within this card can be ignored.

Remark: An ability that hasn't even reached 1% of the genuine Railgun...

Convertible Origin Power: 200

There was no time limit, meaning the ability sealed in this card was the type that could be permanently mastered just by loading it onto oneself. For Jiu Ming, he didn't need to load it onto himself at all. On one hand, holding this card allowed him to use the ability sealed within it without any usage limit, and without directly crushing it...

On the other hand, it was... unnecessary!

The value of this sealed card, while not low, was also quite low in some aspects. A single-use Imagine Breaker was worth 300 Origin Power, and the broken defense Steel Pipe with three uses was worth 450 Origin Power.

Oh, the Steel Pipe now has two uses remaining, and its value has been cut by a portion, making it equal to Imagine Breaker. Don't forget, the sealed card for Defective Electricity grants permanent mastery, while the other two have usage limits. Even if the value difference isn't large, the actual difference... tsk.

"Let's make a deal, Panel-kun. Can you return this thing and let me go back?"