Twenty Thousand Level 5s?! / If You're Unhappy, That Makes Me Smile

Misaka Mikoto also began to try speaking in her mind.

She wasn't quite used to this way of communicating, and her conversation with them was halting and hesitant.

She said slowly, "I'm saving the gift for you. I'll give it to you next time I visit Uiharu Kazari's house."

The Last Order was delighted to hear this and became lively again, chattering away.

"I have two gifts." Misaka couldn't help but start showing off her special treatment.

This is the Misaka Sister who received the Gekota Badge.

Her words instantly ignited the other girls, who all started talking about the issue.

Some were envious, some were jealous, some expressed dissatisfaction, and some even said they wanted to come and snatch it away.

Misaka Mikoto was dumbfounded.

She had a bad feeling; was she going to have to prepare a gift again...?

Her wallet simply couldn't take it anymore. Her wallet had already failed last time, and she couldn't possibly prepare tens of thousands of gifts this time.

"Don't worry, Big Sister, we won't make things difficult for you," Misaka comforted her understandingly.

"Actually, we don't want any more gifts." Misaka tried to comfort her older sister, saying things she didn't mean.

"I'm already very happy with just one gift. Misaka wants more gifts, but she can't bring herself to say it."

"Onee-sama needs to work hard to earn money. Misaka begins to tempt Onee-sama to earn money to buy gifts."

"You'll lose me if you keep doing this..."

Misaka Mikoto has a premonition that her peaceful life is gone forever.

When she opened her eyes again, Misaka Mikoto returned to reality; she was in Da Vinci's laboratory.

Da Vinci was circling around her, looking at her with a peculiar gaze, as if he were studying something.

Misaka Mikoto asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

She was worried that something might have gone wrong with the experiment, and she was concerned about it.

"No problem, the experiment was a success." Da Vinci answered confidently, but his eyes remained fixed on Misaka Mikoto.

"So you are..."

Misaka Mikoto heard the news of the experiment's success, her anxiety subsided.

Da Vinci asked curiously, "Don't you feel anything special?"

A special feeling?

Misaka Mikoto did not understand the meaning of Da Vinci's words.

Is it a special feeling to have tens of thousands of younger sisters asking for gifts?

Section 210, Chapter 37: Twenty Thousand Level 5?

Seeing Misaka Mikoto's blank expression, Da Vinci continued to guide her, "For example, have your superpowers changed at all?"

Superpowers?

Misaka Mikoto blinked and began trying to activate her electromagnetic abilities.

Sizzle!

Just as she was about to deliver the electric shock, Da Vinci immediately stopped her, saying, "Do you want to blow up my laboratory?!"

Misaka Mikoto immediately realized that it was inappropriate to conduct the experiment here and stopped immediately.

At the same time, she also sensed the difference; her abilities had changed significantly compared to before.

She asked, "What happened?"

Da Vinci thought for a moment and explained, "Superpowers are ultimately about developing the human brain."

"Once you connect to the Misaka Network, it's like having an external supercomputer, which will definitely greatly enhance your superpowers."

"It's like the Misaka Sister's superpowers are only LV2, but Last Order is stronger than them because Last Order has greater authority in the Misaka Network."

"You can now access the Misaka Network, so your abilities will definitely be enhanced."

"As for how much it will improve, you'll have to experiment with it yourself."

Misaka Mikoto was startled, not expecting such a change after she connected to the Misaka Network.

This was something she hadn't anticipated.

She doesn't actually care about further enhancing her superpowers; already at level 5, she doesn't have a strong desire for it.

But this unexpected joy still made her very happy.

After Misaka Mikoto came out, the Misaka Sister and Shirai Kuroko surrounded her, asking her all sorts of questions.

The Misaka Sister knew about her connection to the Misaka Network immediately, and they were very curious about it, pestering her to know the details.

"It was Professor Da Vinci," Misaka Mikoto said. "She helped me successfully connect to the Misaka Network, so we can contact each other anytime from now on."

Then she put on a serious face and said earnestly, "But let's make this clear first, you can't all ask me for gifts at the same time. I really don't have any money left."

"My older sister is so stingy," Misaka muttered under her breath.

Although it was said to be a whisper, the voice was actually quite loud, and everyone present heard it.

Yuxian smiled and expressed his regret, saying that anyone with tens of thousands of younger sisters would worry about gifts.

"Oh right, I'm going to test my superpowers. I feel like my superpowers have improved." Misaka Mikoto pretended not to hear and continued.

"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Shirai Kuroko jumped up with joy. "Is Onee-sama finally going to become the No. 1 in Academy City?!"

Although she didn't understand what had happened to Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko felt very happy when she heard her say that her superpowers had improved.

"It's not that simple. I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either. We'll have to test it out to find out."

Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes at Shirai Kuroko; she had no interest in rankings.

"Then let's hurry and find a place to test it!"

Shirai Kuroko was even more anxious than Misaka Mikoto. She immediately started contacting venues, eager to know the extent to which Misaka Mikoto's superpowers had improved.

The group soon arrived at an open space, which was the testing area of Academy City.

As a member of the Disciplinary Committee, Shirai Kuroko has many connections in this regard and easily booked the venue.

Everyone wanted to see Misaka Mikoto's current superpower status, and almost everyone followed.

Yuxian followed quietly behind them, and she whispered to Da Vinci, "To what extent can Misaka Mikoto's superpowers reach?"

Da Vinci pondered for a moment, and after careful consideration, replied, "The specifics will only be known after testing, but her greatest gain is not the improvement in superpowers."

"What is that?" Yuxian asked curiously.

"Her biggest gain was obtaining access to the Misaka Network. Once the entire AIM Field is set up, she will possess extraordinary power within it."

"In other words, she will become a special existence in the 'artificial Heavenly Realm '."

Da Vinci was naturally aware of the Aleister Heavenly Realm Project; such a project could not possibly be kept from the genius of Da Vinci.

"Artificial angels?"

"No! Not an angel, but a more special being."

Da Vinci shook her head; she couldn't explain the specifics either, as it was difficult to describe.

"Wow!"

While they were chatting, Misaka Mikoto's test had already begun.

Each of her Railgun elicited gasps from the audience, with the Misaka Sister making equally enthusiastic screams, which sounded almost deliberate.

The advantages of having many younger sisters become apparent at this time.

Misaka Mikoto's every attack elicited gasps from them, perfectly creating the atmosphere.

After a while, Butsutobi Shinobu came over and reported to Da Vinci, "The results of Misaka Mikoto's superpower test are out. She now possesses strength that completely surpasses her previous abilities, and she is probably not much different from Accelerator."

Da Vinci nodded to indicate that he understood; having this assistant made her work much easier.

She stopped chatting with Yuxian and went to find Misaka Mikoto.

He told her, "We'll talk about your situation later; there's another test that needs to be done right now."

"What test?" Misaka Mikoto was in a great mood and was very cooperative with the testing.

Seeing her eager expression, Da Vinci smiled and shook his head, saying, "Not you, but them."

Seeing Da Vinci Misaka Mikoto at the Misaka Sister, Misaka Mikoto asked in confusion, "Are they going to be tested too?"

"Of course!" Da Vinci raised his little face. "The influence between you is mutual. Since you can improve, they will definitely be strengthened as well."

Misaka Mikoto's mouth dropped open in disbelief, and she asked eagerly, "How much can it improve?"

The Misaka Sister's superpowers are only around level 2. If they could be upgraded to level 3, level 4, or even level 5...

Misaka Mikoto dared not think any further; what would happen with 20,000 Level 5s? It was beyond her imagination.

Da Vinci smiled mysteriously. Instead of giving the answer, she said very carefully, "We'll have to test it to find out."

In fact, she had a general idea of what level these Misaka Sister would reach.

Not saying it directly was simply a matter of the rigorous attitude that a researcher should have.

Whether this stems from her own perverse sense of humor remains unknown.

After all, geniuses always have many strange hobbies, and genius girls are no exception.

Chapter 38, Section 211: If You're Unhappy, I'll Laugh

At Da Vinci's request, the Misaka Sister began testing.

Their tests were much less dramatic, lacking the power and impact of Misaka Mikoto's.

Da Vinci conducted psychic tests on ten Misaka Sister, while Butsutobi Shinobu took notes.

The results were somewhat disappointing. While their abilities did improve, the improvement was minimal and insufficient to break through to level 3; they remained at level 2.

Everyone was somewhat disappointed, after all, with Misaka Mikoto's outstanding performance as a precedent, everyone hoped that they could also make a great improvement.

Da Vinci remained silent, still deep in thought.

This was as she had predicted, but there was still a slight difference.

She is trying to figure out which part of the process went wrong.

She caught a glimpse of Misaka Mikoto beside her and a possibility suddenly occurred to her.

Da Vinci beckoned Misaka Mikoto to his side.

She said, "Try to relinquish your permissions on the Misaka Network."

"Permissions? What are those?"

Misaka Mikoto was puzzled. She was not yet familiar with Misaka Network, having only recently joined, and her understanding of the Misaka Network was far from sufficient.

Da Vinci tried to explain the key points to her, carefully going over the details for her.

Misaka Mikoto listened and began to try it out.

"I sensed my sister's inner world. Misaka was very curious and tried to understand my sister more deeply."

"My older sister is so childish." Misaka secretly began to covet her older sister's Gekota doll.