Shirai Kuroko used Space Movement to return to the street where the Seventh District Student Dormitory was located, and after a careful reconnaissance, she cautiously moved towards the dormitory building.
After confirming that she hadn't been seen and had also avoided nearby surveillance cameras, Shirai Kuroko finally reached a suitable distance, then activated Space Movement, moving directly into her dormitory room.
Having Space Movement was convenient; she didn't even need to climb through a window to enter the room, making less noise, which was truly undetectable.
The only thing to be careful about was suddenly appearing and potentially startling someone…
“Onee-sama, what are you doing?” Shirai Kuroko subconsciously searched for the familiar figure, but upon seeing her, she couldn't help but ask.
On the way back, Shirai Kuroko had felt a bit uneasy and awkward, unsure how to face Misaka Mikoto—after all, her feelings for the unnamed senior had been exposed, and her relationship with Onee-sama had suddenly changed from roommate and friend to “love rival”!
How to handle such an awkward situation was expected to be a significant challenge for the two of them in the near future.
At the very least, Shirai Kuroko did feel a sense of guilt towards Onee-sama due to her long-standing concealment.
However, when Shirai Kuroko saw the scene before her, she almost forgot her complicated feelings for a moment…
The first thing Shirai Kuroko saw upon returning to the dormitory room was Onee-sama Misaka Mikoto wrapped in a bath towel, her hair still wet and dripping, clearly having just come out of the bath.
However, for some reason, Onee-sama was holding a comb in one hand and an unplugged hairdryer in the other, looking sneaky, in a tactical assault-like stance, half-crouched beside the main door of the dormitory.
“Onee-sama?” Shirai Kuroko truly couldn't understand the scene before her, so she had to ask, “What are you doing?”
Noticing Shirai Kuroko had returned, Misaka Mikoto's eyes lit up, and she quickly raised a finger to her lips: “Shhh!”
Keep quiet—Misaka Mikoto mouthed silently.
Then she tiptoed to Shirai Kuroko's side, water droplets from her hair leaving a clear trail on the floor.
“Onee-sama…” Shirai Kuroko whispered a reminder, “Your hair, water…”
“I know, I did it on purpose.” Misaka Mikoto threw the items in her hands onto the bed, then stepped forward and grabbed Shirai Kuroko's shoulders, “No time to explain, the bathwater is ready, just bear with it for a moment and hurry in!”
With that, Misaka Mikoto actually started to help Shirai Kuroko take off her clothes.
Due to her vigorous movements, she didn't even notice her own bath towel falling off.
“Huh? Why is this?” Shirai Kuroko grew more confused, but she didn't stop Onee-sama's actions; instead, she actively spread her arms to cooperate with her movements, “Is this my punishment?”
“What punishment… I'll explain later, alright, never mind the underwear, hurry up and get in!” After only taking off her outer clothes, Misaka Mikoto ultimately did not continue to touch Shirai Kuroko's intimate apparel, instead urging her to quickly go to the bathroom, “The Dorm Supervisor has been waiting outside!”
“Eh? Dorm Supervisor?” Shirai Kuroko instantly understood the situation.
Without another word, she activated Space Movement and dropped herself into the bathtub.
Almost simultaneously, there was a knock on the dormitory door.
Misaka Mikoto re-wrapped herself in a bath towel, grabbed the hairdryer and comb, and pretended to be styling her hair.
Two seconds later, the door was opened directly—besides the two occupants, only the Dorm Supervisor had the key to open this door.
Although unplugged, Misaka Mikoto directly powered the hairdryer with her esper ability, making it hum loudly.
“Sorry, Dorm Supervisor, I didn't hear the knock just now…” Misaka Mikoto forced a smile.
This was why Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were so nervous and wary, because the Dorm Supervisor had the power to open the door for surprise inspections at any time; if she was determined to check, it would be difficult to hide.
“Misaka Student, why does it take longer for you to care for your short hair than students with long hair?” the Dorm Supervisor asked, “I remember you were blow-drying your hair an hour ago, weren't you?”
“This…” Misaka Mikoto quickly said, “Because my hair got wet again… Yes, I accidentally got it wet when I was waking up Shirai Student just now, so I conveniently washed it again…”
“Shirai Student…” The Dorm Supervisor turned to look towards the bathroom.
Unlike the previous two room checks, this time the bathroom door was not locked, and was even slightly ajar, allowing a view of the inside.
Noticing the gaze from outside the bathroom door, Shirai Kuroko quickly shrank her entire body into the water, only showing her head: “Good evening, Dorm Supervisor!”
The Dorm Supervisor stared at her for a moment, then let out a soft sigh: “Come out soon, soaking in the bath for too long isn't good for your body.”
“Under… understood!” Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto outside both nodded.
The Dorm Supervisor turned to leave the dormitory, and before closing the door, she casually asked, as if an afterthought: “Misaka, Shirai, you won't be going out again, will you?”
“No…” Misaka Mikoto blurted out, then quickly corrected herself, “No, we haven't been out at all!”
Shirai Kuroko, soaking in the water, couldn't help but palm her face.
The Dorm Supervisor, however, did not expose them, merely saying: “I was talking about this afternoon. You only requested half a day off, but you didn't return to school for classes this afternoon.”
“This…” Misaka Mikoto was immediately speechless. Too many things had happened today, and the impact was too strong, so much so that she had forgotten about classes.
“Remember to explain the situation at the academic affairs office tomorrow,” the Dorm Supervisor said, “But don't worry, the head teacher knows your situation and won't blame you too much. Just remember to ask for leave in time next time.”
“Yes… yes!” Misaka Mikoto nodded repeatedly.
After thinking for a moment, the Dorm Supervisor added: “You are still girls and students; adventurous things should be done in moderation.”
With a click, the door closed.
Misaka Mikoto seemed to lose all her strength at once and sat down on the bed.
“Actually, we were both exposed just now, weren't we?” Misaka Mikoto finally spoke after a while.
“Of course, it was obvious,” Shirai Kuroko said, “Clearly, the Dorm Supervisor just didn't expose us.”
Recalling the scene of their exchange just now, Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but exclaim, “I never thought the Dorm Supervisor had such a gentle side.”
“Gentle? No…” Misaka Mikoto shook her head repeatedly, “If you hadn't rushed back in time just now, it probably wouldn't have been so ‘gentle’!”
The mighty Level 5, Tokiwadai Middle School's “Strongest Electromaster Princess,” now wore a look of lingering fear: “The Dorm Supervisor's persistent room checks really scared me! That's why I had to resort to this tactic, saying you fell asleep while taking a bath because you were too tired…”
