A day later, Yoshino woke up early, finished her usual breakfast, and left with her drawing board. After hearing about the events of last night, she needed to calm down and sort out the current situation. For some reason, she felt that something unexpected was happening to her.
Upon arriving at a park near her home, there weren't many people there because it was still early morning. After finding a quiet spot, Yoshino sat on a bench and began to draw.
Sitting on a park bench, Yoshino held her drawing board and sketched herself and Toujou Nozomi, among others, in the park. However, her mind wasn't focused on the drawing at all; she was completely preoccupied with the events of her last dream.
She wondered how many Misaka Imouto had already been killed by Kakine Teitoku, and she sighed helplessly. world consciousness wouldn't allow her to prevent this from happening, and she herself had no way to stop it.
"The events in the scientific world have already reached the Misaka Imouto situation. Although my presence delayed the experiment, Mr. Kamijou should ultimately resolve the problem for her. I wonder if Mr. Kamijou's Imagine Breaker will be effective against Kakine Teitoku's Dark Matter, which doesn't conform to this world's physical concepts. You know, even Accelerator suffered at his hands in the original story." Although, in the end, an overconfident Kakine Teitoku was instantly killed by Accelerator's black wings, leaving him utterly speechless.
It seemed he was ultimately torn to pieces by a rampaging Accelerator, losing more than half of his internal organs, and his brain was split into three sections, leaving him lacking self-awareness and only able to function by relying on electrical signals given to him by others.
She really didn't know what made him think he was invincible; was it his ability?
"I don't think you need to worry. You know, this whole thing was Aleister's plan. And every one of Aleister's plans can be said to be related to Kamijou Touma's 'Imagine Breaker.' So, it's already a given that Kamijou Touma will resolve this matter. The main problem now is that Misaka Mikoto will be 'conquered' by him after she sees Kamijou Touma resolve this incident. That makes me feel a bit displeased; we were here first."
Shiina said, pouting. Originally, Misaka Mikoto and Kamijou Touma had no interaction due to Yoshino's influence. However, during this 'Ability User Evolution Project,' Kamijou Touma appeared before a despairing Mikoto, thus stepping deep into Mikoto's heart, who had intended to shoulder all problems alone and die. He became her "hero who would come to save me if I cried out."
That damned world consciousness! If it hadn't forbidden Yoshino from interfering, none of this would have happened. She really wanted to teach it a good lesson, but the other party was a big shot of a whole world. Even with Yoshino's current extraordinary abilities, she was no match for it, so she could only swallow her anger for now.
However, Shiina thought of the events before this incident and felt a bit indignant again. Should she say it's worthy of being the world's protagonist? Although he lost his luck, he gained terrifying romantic luck. Fortunately, it was useless against Yoshino; otherwise, even if Kamijou Touma was favored by the world, she would have to team up with gaia and alaya to kill that guy!
"It's a completely clichéd hero-saves-the-damsel story. This 'harem hand' already has Index, yet he still goes around flirting. If I'm not mistaken, Kamijou Touma has already resolved the Misawa Cram School incident, and Himegami Aisa is now one of his harem members. What a deeply sinful guy! Although his right hand can nullify all supernatural powers, other parts of him shouldn't be able to. Let Mikoto give his crotch a good blast to teach him a lesson." Shiina thought with a touch of malice. This guy really should be humanely destroyed. On the surface, he talks about misfortune, but secretly, he's so enviable.
"That would be a bit too much, but why do I feel like I've heard of this method you mentioned, Shiina, somewhere before?" It seemed like she had seen information about it in some place or document in her previous life, but where exactly was it? A long time had passed, and she had forgotten many things. But if she could forget it, it meant it wasn't anything important, right?
"Forget it, Yoshino. You don't need to worry about whether Kamijou Touma can defeat Kakine Teitoku. You know, someone will help him. He is the protagonist of the world, after all." In truth, it was because he was secretly trained by members of the 'Saintess Cult.' Before Yoshino left that world, Toujou Nozomi had ordered certain boxing experts from the Saintess Cult to train Kamijou Touma's martial arts. You see, before, he only had superficial fighting skills, but with sufficient technique and his ability, he could deal with many people.
When dealing with Kakine Teitoku, all he needed to do was seize the moment the opponent let down his guard and hit him with his signature move: the Friendship Breaking Punch. One punch would be enough to knock him out directly!
"By the way, Yoshino, can you now manifest the particle from the kabbalah tree of life within you as spirit crystals?" Shiina asked with a hint of curiosity. Yoshino had already gathered about four spirit crystals, and these were all things that could be converted into combat power. If she could control them well, they would be her future combat strength.
"Mm, yes. But it's only temporary." After nodding to Shiina, Yoshino closed her eyes. A faint light emanated from Yoshino's body, and then four different colored rhomboid crystals floated around her. It was a bit of a pity that Itsuka Miku's particle hadn't formed yet. This was the power of the kabbalah tree of life that Yoshino now possessed, allowing her to create spirit crystals.
However, the kabbalah tree of life within Yoshino was not like the original, producing original spirit crystals. Nevertheless, these spirit crystals could still provide a certain amount of spiritual power to those who absorbed them, allowing them to temporarily use an Angel.
"I wonder why Sister Kurumi's particle representing Understanding (Binah) suddenly lit up. It's been a while since we last met, besides that one time. Why would it suddenly come to mind?" Yoshino had originally been thinking about how to improve Tokisaki Kurumi's favorability, but then one morning she woke up to find the fourth particle lit up, which left her a bit bewildered, like a dream. It was like suddenly winning a million-dollar lottery.
"...Yes, it's really strange." Shiina said somewhat unnaturally. And Shiina didn't notice any problems.
That's because you don't know anything, Yoshino. Do you really think Tokisaki Kurumi hasn't appeared since she left last time? You're too naive! You know, the reason some of your underwear suddenly goes missing from your room isn't just because of Toujou Nozomi and the others, but also Tokisaki Kurumi, who can control shadows, playing tricks. You should know that after she gets your panty, she's thoughtful enough to buy a new one and return it. To prevent you from noticing anything, she'll even use various methods to make it look exactly like the original.
What? You ask why Shiina would know about this? Of course, it's because Tokisaki Kurumi only appears in Yoshino's room after Yoshino falls asleep. And when she comes out, Shiina sees her. Although Shiina knows every time Tokisaki Kurumi comes to Yoshino's room, it just hasn't said anything. Besides, she only takes one or two panty; has Yoshino 'lost' few panty?
"If that's the case, Yoshino should be able to use other abilities besides her original ice, just like Tokisaki Kurumi's The Twelfth Bullet. You, Yoshino, don't need to replenish time like her; gaia and alaya won't let anything happen to you. It's just that using The Twelfth Bullet will only put you in an extremely weakened state for a period of time at most. And the power of Zadkiel within you will allow you to recover very quickly." It's like cheating, with multiple abilities on her body assisting each other.
"I see, Sister Kurumi's power." She channeled Kurumi's spiritual power within her to her left eye. Gradually, Yoshino's sapphire-like eyes began to change, transforming into a golden clock. The hands on it slowly ticked, looking so eerie. But this phenomenon appearing on Yoshino's face also gave off a strange sense of beauty.
"But Sister Kurumi's Angel: Zafkiel's long hand and short hand are an antique rifle and a pistol, respectively. Does that mean, Shiina, you're going to help me hold the other gun?" Yoshino looked at Shiina on her left hand with some confusion. The long and short guns represented the hour and minute hands. She now had Shiina on her left hand. Was it going to help her share the burden?
"Uh!" Hearing this, Shiina began to fantasize about that scene in her mind. Thinking about it, that scene was indeed a bit comical. The image of an already very comical doll holding a gun was intoxicating to imagine; what kind of prank was this?
"Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu!!!!!!!!"
Just then, the Spatial Quake alarm suddenly blared, making Yoshino and the others put away their thoughts and carefully watch the space in the sky beginning to distort.
"Due to an observed Spatial Quake, we estimate that a Spatial Quake is about to occur nearby. Residents in the vicinity, please proceed to the nearest shelter immediately! Repeating again! Residents in the vicinity, please proceed to the nearest shelter immediately!"
No way, what's going on? Hearing this broadcast, Yoshino knew that this wasn't an drill; a Spatial Quake was really about to happen.
But in Yoshino's mind, there was no reason for a Spatial Quake to occur at this time. Could it be that a certain Spirit was about to appear?
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