Chapter 835: Empty Defenses
“Me? Helpless? So what exactly happened?” Hearing Dolly’s soliloquy, Misaka Mikoto quickly asked loudly.
“Misaki-chan found out; Misaka Worst is taking action,” Dolly explained. “So I wanted to ask Onee-sama if she has any solutions…”
But thinking about it carefully, unless Misaka Mikoto personally went to the scene, she wouldn’t be able to interfere with Misaka Worst’s actions.
Moreover, Misaka Mikoto hadn’t even joined the Misaka Network, so she was completely unaware of the Misaka Sisters’ movements. It was precisely because she understood this point that Dolly suddenly gave up her original message-relaying task.
“What did Misaka Worst do? How did Shokuhou know?” Misaka Mikoto pressed.
“Our Queen Bee has her own intelligence channels—Misaka Worst went to Somewhere High School,” Dolly said.
“Huh?”
“Posing as a transfer student.”
“What kind of stupid thing is that guy doing?!” Misaka Mikoto grumbled.
“Onee-sama,” Dolly tilted her head and looked over, “Are you… not worried?”
“Worried about what?” Misaka Mikoto retorted, then suddenly realized, waving her hand, “Oh, you mean Misaka Worst? No need to worry too much, Our senior has no interest in her.”
Dolly looked over with some surprise, unsure if her Onee-sama truly believed that or was just pretending to be calm.
“It’s true,” Misaka Mikoto knew what she was thinking and had to explain, “And for this kind of thing, shouldn’t that Shokuhou know best? What is she worried about?”
Dolly openly scrutinized Misaka Mikoto and said, “That Misaka Worst can be said to be the most perfect Misaka at this stage. I think Onee-sama should have a little more sense of crisis.”
Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes: “I know what you mean. We are all the same size, so no one should laugh at anyone. And looking at Misaka Worst, doesn’t it just show My future potential?”
Finding that Misaka Mikoto was indeed quite optimistic, Dolly was even more speechless, muttering to herself, “It seems that Misaki-chan, who was anxiously rushing there on her own, is truly pitiful. She already has the fastest progress in the conquest, but has she become even less confident?”
“I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that.” Misaka Mikoto narrowed her eyes, and electricity crackled in her hair. “Misaka Student, you just said ‘fastest progress.’ What does that mean?”
“Yabai!” Dolly, realizing her slip of the tongue, immediately covered her mouth.
In Misaka Mikoto’s impression, she should have gained the upper hand during the Summer Festival, almost equivalent to a successful confession—she just hadn’t been able to translate the violin music into words.
—If there really was a so-called “progress bar,” theoretically, her progress should be the fastest!
However… Shokuhou Misaki especially liked and was good at acting secretly, as her Superpower was very advantageous for covert operations.
If it were that Queen Bee, it wouldn’t be impossible for her to quietly do something and get a head start!
Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto really couldn’t remain calm anymore, her eyes fixed on Dolly in front of her.
“Uh…” Dolly, facing the suppression from the superior individual, couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat on her forehead. “The bell rang, it’s time to go back to class…”
“That’s not important,” Misaka Mikoto, however, became serious. “If you don’t want to be late, tell me quickly, what’s going on with that Shokuhou’s ‘progress’?”
“Misaka Student, what do you mean by ‘not important’?” The teacher’s voice suddenly came from behind. “Violating school rules and discipline on the first day of school, this is not how a lady should behave!”
One thing conquers another; facing the teacher, Misaka Mikoto’s aura instantly weakened, as if a mouse had seen a cat.
“I’m sorry, Teacher Amata…” Halfway through her sentence, Misaka Mikoto suddenly sensed something and looked up suspiciously. “You… this guy!”
Upon closer inspection, the young female teacher in front of her had bright, sparkling eyes, as if starlight flowed within them.
Mental Out Shokuhou Misaki, only her Superpower could do such a thing!
“Shokuhou,” Misaka Mikoto said in a low voice, “How many people have you secretly controlled here?”
She had originally thought that only students who joined the Shokuhou Sadan Faction would be affected by her Mental Out, but now it seemed that even the teachers weren’t spared?
“Oh my, Misaka Student, you should thank me~” After being exposed, Shokuhou Misaki no longer pretended and reverted to her original tone. “If Teacher Amata really caught you being late, you would definitely be kept after school for a lecture.”
“…” Misaka Mikoto was silent.
What Shokuhou Misaki said was undeniable; Teacher Amata was naturally serious, and if she found her active outside the classroom during class time, she would definitely be kept after school for a lecture.
Although Teacher Amata was very gentle, her “lectures” were truly just education—reasoning, chatting, and heart-to-heart talks. If one ignored her identity as a teacher, these afternoon tea-like conversations were actually quite nice.
The only drawback was that the “lectures” would last a long time. Teacher Amata spoke at a slow pace and had a somewhat gentle temperament, but she had excellent eloquence and strong organizational skills. Once she started talking, she would go on and on, unable to stop for at least two hours.
After school today, Misaka Mikoto didn’t have that much time to waste—she had promised to go to Saten Ruiko’s gathering.
“But…” Misaka Mikoto didn’t fall for it, instead looking over with cold eyes, “If you hadn’t messed around, Teacher Amata wouldn’t be here, right?”
Teachers also had classes, so “being late” also applied to teachers.
If it weren’t for Shokuhou Misaki’s manipulation, Teacher Amata couldn’t possibly be in the corridor outside the classroom at this time.
“Don’t mind those details,” Shokuhou Misaki waved her hand. “Misaka Student, aren’t you going to do something?”
“Do something?” Misaka Mikoto was completely bewildered by this.
“Didn’t Dolly tell you?” Shokuhou Misaki also looked at Dolly with some confusion. “About Misaka Worst being at Somewhere High School.”
“I already know that,” Misaka Mikoto nodded. “So… is it necessary to do anything? Besides, we can’t skip class and leave school, so even if we wanted to take action, we couldn’t do anything, right?”
“Who says we can’t skip class?” Shokuhou Misaki said. “Why do you think I specifically notified you? With Our two Superpowers, sneaking out without anyone knowing is no problem at all.”
“There’s no need to do that,” Misaka Mikoto shook her head and said, “And compared to that, I just happen to have something I want to ask you…”
“Misaka Student, it seems you haven’t realized the seriousness of the problem yet.” Shokuhou Misaki interrupted her question. “Haven’t you realized? Only when he’s at school, Our senior is completely alone!”
