Perhaps because they were similar in age, Final Signal and Fremea had met before, and now, like "old friends meeting in a foreign land," they happily tasted various desserts together.
The Item trio, seeing this, naturally didn't stop them, and even sent Hamazura Shiage, who was best at communicating with strange girls, to talk to them.
During their conversation, they learned that Final Signal had gotten separated from the person who came with her, which was why she was alone; however, because she looked so much like Misaka Mikoto, she quickly caught the attention of the maids, and then, because she was hungry, she was brought to the restaurant by those kind maids.
The Item trio weren't bad people either; with the mindset that herding one sheep or two sheep was the same, they simply decided to help look after Final Signal as well.
With the deterrent power of the three of them, they believed no one would dare to harass the two girls.
However, their appearance seemed to be overly intimidating, especially Komaba Ritoku, the burly man, who, even sitting in a chair, was taller than most people standing around him, so no one dared to approach them.
When Accelerator found the restaurant, the first thing he saw was this "giant" next to Final Signal...
Then came the scene that Misaka Mikoto and the others witnessed: the "tense standoff" between the two parties.
"Onee-sama, you're here!" Final Signal had no awareness of causing a commotion and greeted them very leisurely.
"You..." Misaka Mikoto quickly approached, pulled the girl aside, "Come over here for a moment, I have something I want to ask you..."
"Ah, everyone guessed correctly," Shokuhou Misaki clapped her hands behind them to attract attention, "This child is indeed Misaka Student's younger sister, but a distant cousin who has just recently arrived in Academy City."
"I see."
"It's true, I knew she looked a lot like Misaka Senior!"
The surrounding maid students discussed it amongst themselves, but they clearly all accepted this explanation.
Misaka Mikoto turned her head, glaring fiercely at Shokuhou Misaki who had taken matters into her own hands.
Shokuhou Misaki, however, smiled: "Isn't this good? Publicizing it at the right time also prevents everyone from overthinking."
Misaka Mikoto didn't argue further; unless Shokuhou Misaki used her esper ability to alter people's memories, explaining it by going along with people's guesses was already the best option.
Compared to that, Final Signal in front of her was more worth paying attention to.
"How did you suddenly think of coming here? And acting with Accelerator?"
"Hey, let's be clear, this old man was pestered by this brat, which is why I followed along," Accelerator said from the side, "According to the original plan, this old man should be shopping at the supermarket right now."
"That's quite a coincidence..." Misaka Mikoto sighed, "By the way, where did you get your invitations?"
Accelerator had no interest in the Summer Festival event to begin with, so he wouldn't have an invitation.
And for Final Signal, neither she nor Shokuhou Misaki had sent her an invitation, and she didn't seem like the type to use online reservations...
"Misaka Worst gave them to me, two invitations," Final Signal said.
"Tsk, I almost forgot, there's that troublesome guy too," Misaka Mikoto clicked her tongue forcefully.
As for where Misaka Worst got the invitations... it felt like someone as cunning as her would have plenty of ways to get what she wanted.
With Final Signal's situation clarified, Misaka Mikoto turned to look at the Item trio.
Hesitating for a moment, she still asked: "Although it might be rude to ask, how did you... get in?"
She really couldn't help but be curious!
"We came in with Fremea—that is, this girl," Hamazura Shiage said, pointing to the doll-like blonde girl behind him, "And we all have invitations, we're definitely not suspicious people!"
As he spoke, he fumbled to pull out the invitations as proof.
"No, no, no, you don't need to show proof, I was just asking casually," Misaka Mikoto quickly said.
In fact, Misaka Mikoto's suspicion was indeed reasonable.
Not long ago, Komaba Ritoku, Hamazura Shiage, and Hattori Hanzo were indeed stopped by the maid students at the entrance as suspicious individuals when they tried to enter.
Fortunately, Fremea, the cute little girl, vouched for them, and furthermore, Huangquanchuan Aisui, who was on duty at the entrance, also knew them and understood that the three of them could only be considered "small troublemakers," not "major villains," which was why she let them in.
As for Fremea, who produced four invitations at once, she stated that her older sister had given them to her.
Because Fremea had recently been very much looking forward to Tokiwadai Middle School, she wanted to take this opportunity to visit.
And Fremea's older sister—Frenda—had quite a terrifying network of connections, so getting a few invitations was no difficulty at all.
In fact, the Item quartet had also arrived at the Summer Festival...
"Kihara, hurry up, we need to move to the next room," Frenda called back to her companion, "What's wrong? Is there anything special over there?"
Noticing Kinuhata Saiai looking at something, Frenda also followed her gaze, but besides the corridor and visitors, there was nothing else special.
"I feel like I saw a super familiar figure," Kinuhata Saiai retracted her gaze, "Did I see wrong?"
"Oh, isn't that girl the Spatial Ability User next to Railgun?" Frenda recognized Shirai Kuroko opposite them, "Hmm, strictly speaking, she is indeed an acquaintance."
"No, that level of acquaintance only counts as an acquaintance to you, right?" Kinuhata Saiai retorted, "Let's go, we haven't found Railgun, and even the errand girl is gone, Mugino looks super impatient."
"Well, I haven't found Fremea either, so there's no need to rush," Frenda said with a smile, "In the end, we're definitely all in this building, so we'll definitely meet."
"So, why not take the opportunity to relax and enjoy," Frenda urged again, "It seems quite nice to occasionally experience what it's like for a true young lady to live."
Thinking about it carefully, Mugino Shizuri was actually a genuine "young lady of a wealthy family," except her family had the prefix "underworld," which gave a completely different impression from Tokiwadai Middle School.
Watching Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda leave their line of sight, Lin Wuming couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know if it's a misconception, but I feel like I've seen a lot of familiar faces today."
Before encountering the Item quartet, they had also met the Yumizuru Hyouka and Yumizuru Iruru sisters, who, along with Mi Yi Aiyu and Hojo Ayasuzu, were enthusiastically touring this Seventh District Student Dormitory.
Additionally, the Koga Ninja Tsurigane Saryou also flashed by in the crowd, wearing the alias "Sakurai Ryoko."
"Vampire Killer" Himegami Aisa seemed a bit eccentric, for some reason coming to visit in a miko outfit.
However, coincidentally, Konori Mii also made a grand appearance in a Japanese maid outfit, which at first glance looked very similar to a miko outfit.
Because of the similarity in their outfits, Konori Mii immediately regarded Himegami Aisa as a kindred spirit, happily chatted with her, and agreed to tour together.
"It's so lively..." Lin Wuming sighed again.
