You Really Heard Wrong / A New Life in Academy City Begins!

Aleister watched Scathach leave, quietly pondering the identities Scathach had revealed.

Each of these is something he should seriously consider.

He had initially believed that Scathach possessed power on par with his own, but now he no longer thought so.

Aleister was not blindly arrogant; he clearly recognized that Scathach possessed power far exceeding his own.

His prized knowledge and strategies would likely be insufficient to gain an absolute advantage against such an existence.

This reminds me of the group of people who suddenly appeared in Academy City a while ago, just like Scathach and her group.

Aleister could guess a thing or two about Scathach's purpose in visiting the Academy City.

He began to develop a strong interest in Yuxian and his group, but now he was more interested in the rune that Scathach had carved on the glass trough.

"The script, said to have been created by the great god Odin, possesses mysterious power..."

Aleister carefully studied the rune that was less than an arm's length away from him.

On the other side, Yuxian led everyone slowly down the street. He wasn't in a high mood, but the children seemed quite excited.

There seemed to be a lot of fun things to do here. They skipped and hopped ahead of Yuxian, chatting and laughing.

"Master, there's a crepe shop up ahead, let's go get some crepes!" Illya turned and waved to Yuxian.

They spotted a crepe shop ahead with a long queue, including many children playing there, and immediately decided to try it themselves.

Yuxian wanted to find a place to rest, so she took them to a crepe shop to queue up.

The group moved forward quickly, and it wasn't long before it was Yuxian.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, here's your crepe and the free frog plush toy."

Yuxian accepted the crepes and frog plushie handed to her by the sales clerk, her eyes blinking incessantly.

"Guatai doll..." Yuxian muttered to himself. Isn't that BiriBiri Misaka Mikoto's favorite? Maybe he'll run into her here.

Yuxian was a little stunned. Illya behind her urged, "Master, hurry up, it's my turn!"

"Wow! They even gave us a frog plush toy!" Illya cheered after receiving the toy.

Little Jeanne pointed to the notice board next to her and corrected, "This is called a frog, not a 'frog,' you see it says so over there."

After all the children had received their crepes and frogs, Yuxian led them away and, sure enough, saw Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko queuing at the very back of the line.

Because of Yuxian and the children's presence, neither Saten Ruiko nor Misaka Mikoto received the Gekota gift, which made Misaka Mikoto very frustrated.

Yuxian wanted to give the thing in his hand to Misaka Mikoto, but since they didn't know each other, he was afraid that if he went up to her rashly, he would be chased down by Shirai Kuroko.

He led the children aside to slowly eat their crepes and take a break.

Bang!

A loud bang rang out from across the street; a bank had been robbed by Esper robber.

As a member of the Disciplinary Committee, Shirai Kuroko acted swiftly, stuffing the crepe in her hand into her mouth and instantly teleporting to the street to confront the criminal.

Yuxian stood far away, having no intention of getting involved, but others thought differently.

Seeing this, the children showed none of the fear that other children might feel; instead, they moved closer and surrounded the area.

Their curiosity was piqued, especially when they saw the prisoner whose palms were on fire.

Kuro was the fastest; upon seeing that Shirai Kuroko could teleport, she immediately teleported over as well.

She asked Shirai Kuroko, "Can you teleport too?"

"Huh?" Shirai Kuroko was surprised to see a little girl who used the same ability as her.

But she had no time to worry about that, as the prisoner opposite her had already hurled the flames at her.

Kuro and Shirai Kuroko moved together, teleporting behind the criminal and subduing him with two quick moves.

At that moment, Illya ran over and pulled Kuro back. She apologized to Shirai Kuroko, saying, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"I'm not causing any trouble at all. I could handle an opponent of this caliber with one hand." Kuro felt that he was helping out, and definitely not causing trouble as Illya said.

Shirai Kuroko blinked and saw another little girl appear, looking exactly like the one who could teleport. She rubbed her eyes, somewhat doubting her own vision.

"Ah! Jack's been kidnapped!"

Suddenly, a scream rang out.

In the distance, another robber ran toward the car with Jack as a hostage.

Yuxian was speechless and could only watch helplessly as they made a fool of themselves.

It's obvious that Jack got caught on purpose; otherwise, it would be difficult for anyone to even see her, let alone catch her.

The Gretel rhyme's cries for help sounded excited, lacking any sense of tension about a friend being caught.

Saten Ruiko impulsively wanted to rush forward to save the person, Little Jeanne' Arc reacted quickly and pulled her back.

She couldn't let anyone else go up at this time; if innocent people were hurt, her Master would definitely be angry.

The robbers had hostages in their hands, and the others were hesitant to attack rashly.

Yuxian looked at the well-behaved Abby beside her, patted her head and said, "Abby is still the best-behaved."

After saying that, he shouted at Jack, "Jack, stop playing around! Get it done!"

Upon hearing Yuxian call her name, Jack, who had been held by the robber, suddenly flipped over, jumped behind the man, and kicked him to the ground.

She crouched down on the robber's back, pinning him down so he couldn't move, and stuck a dagger into the left side of his neck. In her hand, she held another dagger and gestured back and forth across the right side of his neck.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye, leaving the onlookers dumbfounded, wondering how the plot had suddenly taken such a turn.

Only after someone came to take the prisoner away did Jack put away his dagger and skip back to Yuxian's side, sweetly calling out, "Mom."

Misaka Mikoto, Saten Ruiko, Shirai Kuroko, and Uiharu Kazari, who happened to be walking by, all looked at Yuxian with strange eyes when they heard Jack's name.

Especially Shirai Kuroko, who circled around Yuxian and repeated in a tone that made Yuxian very uncomfortable, "Mom?"

Yuxian blinked and said in a serious tone, "You misheard."

"Impossible, Onee-sama, you heard it too, right?" Shirai Kuroko asked Misaka Mikoto.

Just as Misaka Mikoto was about to nod, Yuxian reached out and handed her a Gekota plush toy.

She grabbed the doll and said to Shirai Kuroko in a very serious tone, "Kuroko, you must have misheard!"

Chapter 3, Section 176: My New Life in Academy City Begins!

Misaka Mikoto's sudden change of expression is so swift that it catches people off guard.

Shirai Kuroko was completely at a loss for words. She knew Misaka Mikoto's preferences very well, and going against her at this time would only result in electroshock therapy.

As Misaka Mikoto's biggest fan, she naturally chose to support her older sister.

Shirai Kuroko nodded without hesitation and said, "If Onee-sama says she misheard, then Kuroko must have misheard."

Since the two of them said that, the matter was left at that, and Yuxian managed to gloss over it.

Although Yuxian wouldn't mind telling others why Jack called him "Mom," it would be too troublesome to explain, so it was more appropriate to just joke around and move on.

When Illya saw the various flowers in Uiharu Kazari's hair, she exclaimed, "Sister, the flowers in your hair are so beautiful."

Uiharu Kazari truly lives up to her reputation as a walking vase; the floral wreath she wears on her head makes it impossible not to notice the flowers at first glance.

"Did these flowers grow from your head?"

"Idiot, who grows flowers on their head? They must be worn on."

The children started discussing it, their voices making no attempt to hide anything from the person involved Uiharu Kazari.

Uiharu Kazari smiled shyly and explained, "These are artificial flowers; you can take each one off."

"Okay, stop staring at other people. It's impolite of you."

Yuxian drew the children's attention away from them, preventing them from staring at Uiharu Kazari and making her feel embarrassed.

He continued, "You must be Disciplinary Committee. I happen to have something I'd like to ask you."

"What is it?" Although Shirai Kuroko usually acts unreliable and like a lovesick girl when she's around Misaka Mikoto, she takes her work as Disciplinary Committee very seriously.

Yuxian didn't immediately ask what he wanted to ask. He pointed to a tea restaurant in the distance and invited, "Let's sit down there and talk. It's on me."

Misaka Mikoto and her three friends were out shopping and didn't have anything else important to do, so they naturally wouldn't refuse an invitation to treat them.

Looking at the large group of children around Yuxian, they didn't seem like bad people with ulterior motives, so they felt quite at ease.

Furthermore, with Misaka Mikoto, the Level 5 Railgun of Academy City, anyone who harbors ill intentions towards Tokiwadai Denki Hime probably tired of living.

The group arrived at the restaurant, found a nice window seat, ordered some drinks and snacks, and sat down to eat and chat.

The children were preoccupied with eating, showing no interest in the conversation to come; the ice cream in front of them was far more appealing.

On the contrary, Shirai Kuroko was curious about Kuro's teleportation ability, and she asked, "Is that child's ability also spatial teleportation?"

Yuxian smiled and shook his head. He explained, "Her ability is different from yours. Hers is just teleportation. Unlike you, who can teleport other objects to a specific location, she can only move herself."

Shirai Kuroko nodded, thinking to herself, "So she has this kind of ability."

Yuxian continued, "But her name is a bit like yours. Her name is Kuro."

Hearing Yuxian say this, they all looked at Kuro curiously. Their abilities were similar, and their names were similar too. It was quite a coincidence.

Kuro noticed that everyone was looking at her, looked up a little blankly, and then continued to focus on the ice cream in front of her.

"Is there anything you'd like to ask?" Uiharu Kazari asked.

She was in charge of intelligence and data among the Disciplinary Committee, and she was particularly interested in the matters that Yuxian wanted to inquire about, as that was within her job scope.

Yuxian pondered for a few seconds and said, "I wonder if you have any special news, like urban legends?"

"Urban legend?" They were somewhat puzzled by Yuxian's question.

"I know, I know!" Saten Ruiko was very enthusiastic about this, and she immediately launched into a long list of urban legends she had seen online.

"A stripper?"

That was Kiyama Harumi.

"An ability that can nullify any ability?"

That's Kamijou Touma.

"Does the wind turbine for wind power generation rotate in reverse?"

That was... Yuxian glanced at Misaka Mikoto, noticing her expressionless face, as if she had nothing to do with him...

"Don't wander around the school district at 4:04 PM, or you'll end up in the psychedelic Imaginary Math District."

That was the Kazakiri Hyouka.

"A tool that enhances abilities upon use, the Dream Device."

That's true...

"Seeing the same person more than three times in different places in one day?"

Hmm? Yuxian frowned subconsciously upon hearing this.

The Ability Unlimited hasn't stopped yet...

This pointless, deceptive plan— Aleister, that old fox, really knows how to beat around the bush.

He used the abolition of the "Project Ability Duplication" and the "Ability Unlimited" to conceal his true purpose.

Send the Misaka Sister to all parts of the world to create a global AIM Field.