Keep This Up and You'll Lose Me

Yu Xian paused for Yuxian, then reassured him, "Don't worry, Da Vinci is known as Uomo Universale, so he is absolutely trustworthy in this regard."

Yuxian placed absolute trust in Da Vinci; one only needs to think about how extraordinary someone could be given the title of 'Pioneer of the Stars'.

At the end of the conversation, Yuxian warned Misaka Mikoto: "The entire Academy City is under Aleister's surveillance. There is nothing here that can be hidden from him."

"You need to keep this in mind."

Before Misaka Mikoto could react, Yuxian had Gretel Yao remove the barrier.

Misaka Mikoto silently walked back to Misaka Sister and Shirai Kuroko's side.

They were worried about her because she seemed preoccupied.

Shirai Kuroko asked with concern, "Is something wrong, Onee-sama?"

Misaka Mikoto then raised her head, regained her composure, and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing."

The more Misaka Mikoto said this, the more worried Shirai Kuroko became.

Shirai Kuroko looked at her with concern. She knew Misaka Mikoto too well; her older sister always took all the responsibility upon herself.

Misaka Mikoto was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Kuroko, do you think I'm a good older sister?"

Shirai Kuroko answered without hesitation, "Of course, my sister is the best sister in the whole world. I can vouch for that with my body!"

Misaka Mikoto forcefully pushed away Shirai Kuroko, who was leaning closer, her face full of exasperation. No normal person would use their body as collateral.

She yelled, "Nobody wants your body!"

With that, she pretended to leave in a huff and headed straight for Da Vinci's laboratory. She had made up her mind and no longer hesitated.

"Have you thought it through?" Da Vinci asked patiently, looking at Misaka Mikoto standing in front of him.

"Um!"

The Misaka Mikoto is standing here says it all: she wants to be a good older sister and will never allow her younger sisters to be used like tools.

"Then let's begin." Da Vinci quickly adjusted the instruments in his hands.

"As a genius beauty, there's nothing that can stump me, so don't worry, Misaka-san!"

Da Vinci's confident demeanor greatly reduced Misaka Mikoto's tension and made her feel much more relaxed.

Da Vinci then said in a very disdainful tone, "Those who say that True Magic and science are incompatible are all idiots."

"Nothing is impossible for a genius girl. Now let's witness the birth of a miracle together."

Da Vinci quickly set up the equipment on the laboratory floor using some unknown material.

Soon, a large True Magic circle appeared in the laboratory under her arrangement.

Then she placed the instruments one by one in the center of the True Magic circle. If anyone else saw this, they would definitely think she was crazy.

The combination of True Magic and science is a problem that countless people have been unable to solve.

However, in Da Vinci's hands, this seemed like a matter of course, without the slightest sense of incongruity.

After everything was arranged, Da Vinci said to Misaka Mikoto, "Next, you need to be mentally prepared. After connecting to the Misaka Network, you will receive countless pieces of information in an instant. These are the memories of the Misaka Sister that exist in the Misaka Network."

"Although your brain is highly developed as a Level 5 Esper, I have still set up safety measures in these devices so that they will automatically disconnect you if you cannot withstand the strain."

"Now you can stand in the middle."

Misaka Mikoto listened attentively to Da Vinci's words, nodded, and stood in the center of the True Magic circle as Da Vinci.

Da Vinci connected all the instruments to Misaka Mikoto and placed several small True Magic circles on her body.

As a genius, perfection is only achieved through absolute certainty; any uncertainty was intolerable to Da Vinci.

To put it nicely, this is called a perfectionist.

To put it bluntly, Da Vinci was actually a severe obsessive-compulsive disorder sufferer.

OK!

Da Vinci looked at his masterpiece and admired it with great narcissism.

"Next, Misaka-san, please relax and don't be nervous."

A flash of light appeared, the laboratory equipment began to operate, and the True Magic circle was activated at the same time.

Bathed in the interplay of scientific and True Magic light, Misaka Mikoto appeared utterly sacred.

From this moment forward, she will become a great witness to the fusion of True Magic and science.

Misaka Mikoto was unaware of what was happening outside. She felt as if she had entered a mysterious place, completely different from her own world.

Where is this place?

Fragments of memories flashed before her eyes like a slideshow.

She watched these scenes unfold like an observer.

These are the memories of the Misaka Sister.

Misaka Mikoto quickly realized that these were things the Misaka Sister had experienced, and were their memories.

Birth, experiment, experiment, experiment...

Killed, killed, killed, killed...

Among these countless fragments of memory, almost all of them are memories of being killed by Accelerator.

The increasing number of memories of death gradually made Misaka Mikoto's heart more irritable, and her resentment grew stronger.

She wasn't the Misaka Sister; she couldn't accept death as peacefully as they did.

Even just watching these scenes made her heart tremble.

Is this what they went through...?

Misaka Mikoto was nearing her breaking point; her patience was about to reach its limit.

Section 209, Chapter 36: You'll lose me if you do this.

Misaka Mikoto slowly succumbs to the constant memories of death.

The memory of being killed countless times is hard for anyone to bear, let alone the fact that these people she killed had extremely close relationships with her.

Death, death, death, death...

Misaka Mikoto felt like she was going crazy, but these fragments of memory kept flooding in, and it was far from over.

She wanted to refuse, to escape, but these memories never stopped, and continued to flood her mind.

Da Vinci, observing from outside, gradually frowned. She noticed that Misaka Mikoto's condition was deteriorating and she was nearing her limit.

If this continues, the experiment will fail, and Misaka Mikoto will be forcibly awakened by the safety device she set up.

It will be more difficult to try again next time; such connections are often most successful the first time.

Having experienced failure, Misaka Mikoto automatically sets up psychological defenses, making it extremely difficult to break through those defenses again.

This is not something that Misaka Mikoto can control through her instincts; this kind of subconscious rejection is very difficult for humans to control on their own.

Da Vinci watched quietly, unable to intervene at this moment. Misaka Mikoto had to overcome all of this on her own; no outsider could help.

Misaka Mikoto must overcome her inner obstacles and pass this hurdle on her own.

All Da Vinci could do now was wait.

Misaka Mikoto is still receiving the death memories of the Misaka Sister; it's not over yet.

All those deaths are etched into the memories of the Misaka Sister, and Misaka Mikoto must absorb them all.

Death, death, death, death...

Suddenly, a different scene appears amidst these memories of death.

This scene was very familiar to Misaka Mikoto; it was the day she met one of the Misaka Sister.

Frog badges, Fou, eating, shopping...

In stark contrast to those memories of death, the scene presented in this clip has a very warm feeling.

Is this how the younger sisters feel?

Misaka Mikoto felt as if she had received a bowl of hot, thick soup in the icy, biting wind.

That feeling was very warm, cozy, and sweet.

Her emotions were immediately pulled back.

It turns out that there were beautiful moments in their short lives.

That day, which almost drove Misaka Mikoto to the brink of collapse, was so special and so important to the Misaka Sister.

Misaka Mikoto's heart slowly opened up, and she finally realized her place in the hearts of the Misaka Sister.

She was their eldest sister, and they treated her with kindness and affection.

"They need me!"

Misaka Mikoto's heart grew stronger; she had to create more such memories for her sisters.

Their lives weren't just filled with those cruel experiments; there were many other wonderful things as well.

She had to create these beautiful memories for them because she was their eldest sister.

It was because she donated her genetic map that her sisters were born.

This was her responsibility, something she had to do no matter what.

Da Vinci noticed the changes in Misaka Mikoto, and the various indicators reflected on the instruments instantly returned to a safe range.

Although the specific reasons are unclear, the experiment was finally a success as we overcame this difficulty.

Da Vinci breathed a sigh of relief; she was a little curious about Misaka Mikoto's sudden change.

I wonder what caused this change in her?

Misaka Mikoto then successfully received all the memory fragments one by one, without any further emotional fluctuations.

She successfully connected to the Misaka Network and became a node in the Misaka Network.

"Big sister?"

"Is that you, Big Sister?"

"Why is my older sister here?"

"Big Sister!"

Countless voices rang out, and tens of thousands of Misaka Sister instantly sensed Misaka Mikoto's presence the moment she connected to the Misaka Network.

They were somewhat surprised, somewhat curious, and somewhat delighted.

The Misaka Sister greeted Misaka Mikoto and wanted to talk to her.

"My older sister secretly gave everyone gifts. Misaka Misaka is very unhappy and frustrated that she didn't receive a gift."

The message came that Last Order.

Misaka Mikoto knew about the gifts being distributed at the Da Vinci Laboratory, but because she was staying at Saten Ruiko's house, she didn't receive any gifts.

She was very upset about this Last Order, feeling that Misaka Mikoto had forgotten her.