According to the investigators' feedback, at the laboratory site, there was nothing other than an automatic medical pod and its accompanying equipment. Moreover, the entire facility had long been abandoned, and all systems appeared to have been running in a fully automated, unsupervised state for a long time.
Further investigation revealed that the time this laboratory was abandoned coincided with the declaration of bankruptcy for the "Absolute Power Evolution Project."
On the other hand, Misaka Mikoto, by tracing the system's network records, further confirmed this conclusion—ever since the "Absolute Power Evolution Project" was frozen and canceled, this facility was simultaneously abandoned. Theoretically, the Misaka Worst, still immersed in the medical pod, would remain in an indefinite slumber.
"So, this individual truly only woke up at this time by accident."
Early in the morning, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki rushed to the Hospital as soon as possible and personally saw this brand-new version of Misaka.
As for Hu Feng Toumi, since she didn't need to be responsible for the investigation work, she secretly snuck out of the dormitory in the early hours of the morning after receiving the news and went to Lin Wuming's side.
Hu Feng Toumi's thoughts were also very pure—regardless of the final facts, the strange Misaka who suddenly appeared at this time was very suspicious, so it was always safe to treat her as a dangerous individual and be on guard.
Hu Feng Toumi made no secret of her wariness and hostility towards the Misaka Worst; her attitude was quite bad, in fact.
Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki surprisingly raised no objections and even seemed to agree.
Facing the undisguised suspicion and even "hostility" from the three girls, the Misaka Worst remained calm, as if completely unaware of the surrounding atmosphere.
"No, this individual's mind is completely chaotic; I can't see through her true thoughts at all!" Shokuhou Misaki seemed to attempt to read her thoughts with her esper ability, then whispered.
According to the setting, the "Misaka Worst" is a special existence born from the accumulation of all the Misaka Sisters' negative emotions. Her mental world alone is equivalent to the other side of the entire "Misaka Network."
Such a vast quantity—according to Shokuhou Misaki's explanation—even for a Level 5 "Mental Out," it's not an easy task to read.
But the actual truth is only known to Shokuhou Misaki herself. After all, in the field of "Mind Reading," Shokuhou Misaki has the final say.
The collective emotions of the Misaka Sisters are indeed very chaotic, and the difficulty of carefully discerning and interpreting them is sky-high!
But on the other hand, the Misaka Sisters' minds are very simple, so as their opposite, the Misaka Worst, her thoughts are not difficult to guess.
Chaotic as it is, the general trend is very clear.
—Her... their target is Senior Wuming!
How could such a conclusion be spoken?
Senior Wuming already had a special fondness for "Misaka," though he himself hadn't realized it yet, seeing Misaka Mikoto as an "opposite sex."
But now, a "mature version" of Misaka suddenly appearing in front of him... that's very dangerous.
As for Misaka Mikoto, looking at the girl in front of her, who was five centimeters taller and had a vastly different bust size, she was completely lost in confusion and self-doubt.
"Hey, the review is over, right?" the Misaka Worst said with a smile. "I can live at Senior Wuming's house now, right?"
"There's no empty room for you at home," Hu Feng Toumi said.
"What kind of dream are you having!" Misaka Mikoto finally snapped back to reality and quickly retorted, "Go live at Misaka House, Misaka House!"
—Hmm... a Misaka who goes for a direct attack is indeed troublesome.
Shokuhou Misaki thought to herself, then proposed her plan: "It's truly a bit inappropriate to keep bothering Senior Wuming~ Coincidentally, there are many empty rooms in my 'palace,' you can choose a room you like."
"Eh~~" The Misaka Worst narrowed her eyes, looking at the three girls in front of her provocatively.
—As expected, just as everyone reported on the network, the "enemy" forces are very strong.
Shokuhou Misaki took a step forward, blinked, and showed the same smile: "Is there anything you're not satisfied with? Please feel free to say it, Misaka Worst student~"
"No, there's nothing I'm not satisfied with." The Misaka Worst laughed heartily, "Thank you very much for your care, Queen."
With that, she strode forward again, reaching out to take Lin Wuming's hands: "Senior Wuming, it's a pity I can't be with you temporarily. You must remember to come see me!"
"Ah, I can't take it anymore! What does this individual want to do!!!" Misaka Mikoto grabbed her hair and yelled loudly, "How can she say such an immodest thing with my face!"
Saying that, Misaka Mikoto, sparkling with electricity, pounced forward and grabbed the Misaka Worst: "Alright, quickly... come with me... to get acquainted... with your new home!"
The Misaka Worst was only a Level 4 Great Ability User Electromaster, unable to defy a higher-level esper ability of the same type. Moreover, she had no intention of resisting and was very cooperatively taken away by Misaka Mikoto.
"What's going on? That Senior... uh, Misaka Senior, why is she so inexplicable?" Shirai Kuroko, who came with Misaka Mikoto, couldn't help but complain.
Shirai Kuroko had already known for a long time that Misaka Mikoto had clones, and had even met many Misaka Sisters.
However, this was the first time she had encountered such a special one as the Misaka Worst.
"Don't mind it." Shokuhou Misaki took a deep breath, allowing herself to calm down completely. "Don't take her words too much to heart."
"Did you find anything, Shokuhou?" Lin Wuming quickly asked.
"That individual—the Misaka Worst—is just deliberately causing trouble." Shokuhou Misaki said, looking directly into Lin Wuming's eyes, "Senior Wuming, you also know, her personality... is a bit bad."
—The Misaka Sisters are all good children, but as humans, they will inevitably have negative emotions.
Shokuhou Misaki did not directly state a more specific explanation.
—And that Misaka Worst is the embodiment of these negative emotions. So, her words and actions should just be treated as pranks.
This explanation is valid; Shokuhou Misaki did not lie.
However... she also didn't tell the whole truth.
After all, just one Misaka Worst is easy to handle.
But if twenty thousand Misaka Sisters all joined the competition... that would be the worst and most troublesome situation.
Shokuhou Misaki rubbed her forehead, sighing inwardly—Senior Wuming's worries aren't unfounded; the appearance of that individual is simply to cause trouble. It looks like someone is deliberately trying to make trouble for Our...
Fortunately, the Misaka Worst is ultimately a Misaka Sister, and this essence determines that she won't be a "bad person"—or rather, she at least won't become an "enemy" to Our side.
What the Misaka Worst is doing now is, at most, causing trouble and pranks. Although it will be very troublesome, it's not fatal.
