Chapter 26

Perhaps due to the shock from the last spatial explosion incident, or possibly because of the recent overwork, in any case, Shizuri Misaki fell ill.

To take care of the sick Shizuri Misaki, Saten Rikou went to the pharmacy after school to get some fever medicine and planned to visit Shizuri at the dormitory. On the way, she saw Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko leisurely enjoying some cold treats.

At that moment, the two were puzzled by the discrepancy between the recorded abilities in the "Library" and the actual abilities of the individuals. Seeing Saten Rikou alone, they found it strange: "By the way, Saten, isn't Shizuri with you?"

"She caught a cold and took a day off today." As she spoke, she took out the medicine from her bag. "So, I'm on my way to bring her some medicine."

"Is it serious?" Misaka Mikoto was very concerned about her friend's health.

"It doesn't seem to be a big problem, but I'm a bit worried."

Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, having nothing else to do, decided to go with Saten Rikou to visit Shizuri Misaki.

In Shizuri Misaki's dormitory, only Shizuri was there. Since Saten Rikou moved out a few months ago, no one else had moved in.

"Here we are, we've come to visit you. Sorry for the intrusion."

"I'm sorry for the trouble." Shizuri Misaki was very happy to see her friends. "Huh?"

"What's wrong, Shizuri?"

"Is Senpai not here? I thought Senpai would be with Saten."

"Shizuri!" Mentioning this, Saten Rikou blushed, feeling a bit shy. Even though their relationship was out in the open, she was still not used to being teased, especially after what almost happened yesterday...

On the side, Shirai Kuroko's expression was a bit complicated, but she quickly returned to normal, and no one noticed.

After taking Shizuri's temperature, Saten Rikou went to prepare a cold towel for her, while the others continued their discussion. Even though she was sick, Shizuri was still concerned about her work as a Disciplinary Committee member: "Shirai, has there been any progress on the spatial explosion incident?"

"Well, there has been some, but not much." Shirai Kuroko's tone was somewhat helpless. "We only know that the culprit's level is Level 2."

"But that ability is undoubtedly Level 4." As a Level 5, Misaka Mikoto's judgment on this was almost certainly correct.

"So, the mystery deepens?"

"Pretty much."

At that moment, Misaka Mikoto suddenly thought of something, "I once saw in a bookstore that there's an urban legend about the Imagine Breaker..."

"Yes, there is such an urban legend." Saten Rikou said, then came over to explain.

"Boosting ability levels!" No wonder Shirai Kuroko was so surprised. If such a thing really existed, it would completely颠覆学院都市提升等级的一般方法。

"呃，所以说啦，只是传闻啦，而且是个实体不明的东西，传闻和实情交错混杂呢。"

"也是，哪有这么好的事情？" 对于这种东西，自己一步一步从Level1升到Level5的御坂美琴可是很不爽的。

然而出乎意料的是，白井黑子竟然陷入了沉思之中。

"怎么了？黑子。"

"实际上，【书库】中记录的能力等级和损伤情形不符的案例，这并不是第一次出现了。" 白井黑子的表情有些严肃。"狩猎常盘台的重福省帆、袭击银行的发火能力者和水流操纵者，光是姐姐大人知道的就有这么多了，除此之外还有其他能力等级和损伤情况不符合的事情发生。"

"所以说···"

"Imagine Breaker真的存在么？"

"佐天同学，你还有什么线索么？" 御坂美琴对这件事还是比较上心的。

"呃，虽然不知道是真是假，但是用了Imagine Breaker的人有在网上留言板上留言。"

这时，初春饰利也出来刷存在感。"是这个么？" 该说不愧是学院都市的【守护神】么，仅仅一会就找到了目标。"这个留言板？"

"就是这个！"

得到肯定后，白井黑子立刻进入风纪委员的状态："接下来只要弄清这些人的底细和集会地点···"

"虽然不清楚他们的底细，但是集会地点的话···" 初春饰利用手指着电脑屏幕上的一处，"看，他们好像经常在这个家庭餐厅聚会哦！"

听到消息后，御坂美琴和白井黑子就冲了出去，此刻她们一心想着如何能得到Imagine Breaker的消息，而佐天泪子则留下继续照顾初春饰利。

傍晚，御坂美琴和白井黑子站在了一个家庭餐厅的前面。

"那就进去吧！" 面对近在眼前的真相，御坂美琴有一点兴奋，对于御坂美琴的奇特行为，白井黑子也是没有办法。"姐姐大人，你又来了···"

不过这次，御坂美琴可以理直气壮地反驳白井黑子了："你是风纪委员，说不定会被人认出来吧。放心吧，交给我吧。" 也是，作为风纪委员活跃着的白井黑子因为其稀有的空间移动，在所有不良中也有些名气，还是很有可能被认出来的。当然，主要还是白井黑子和那个【剑魔】都姓白井的这个事实让他们深刻地记住了她的名字。若是被认出来了话，不良少年们肯定是不会合作的。

说着，将手里的包递给白井黑子，然后就向家庭餐厅走去。"你就在远一点的位子上等着吧。"

对于御坂美琴的大话，白井黑子感到非常不安，以御坂美琴之前的样子来看的话。"真是不安啊。"

"喂，走啦。"

"等等我啊，姐姐大人。"

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However, unexpectedly, Shirai Kuroko fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong, Kuroko?"

"Actually, this isn't the first time there have been discrepancies between the ability levels recorded in the 'Library' and the actual damage caused." Shirai Kuroko's expression was serious. "The cases of Jyofuku Seifun hunting at Tokiwadai, the fire user and water manipulator who attacked the bank, and others where the ability levels and damage didn't match, are all known to Onee-sama. There are other similar cases as well."

"So, you mean..."

"Does the Imagine Breaker really exist?"

"Saten, do you have any other leads?" Misaka Mikoto was quite concerned about this.

"Um, although I'm not sure if it's true, people who used the Imagine Breaker have left messages on online bulletin boards."

At that moment, Shizuri Misaki also chimed in. "Is this it?" As expected of the city's "Guardian," she quickly found the target. "This bulletin board?"

"That's it!"

With this confirmation, Shirai Kuroko immediately switched to her Disciplinary Committee mode: "Now we just need to find out who these people are and where they gather..."

"Although I don't know who they are, the gathering place is..." Shizuri pointed to a spot on the computer screen, "Look, they seem to often meet at this family restaurant!"

Hearing this, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko rushed out, determined to get information about the Imagine Breaker, while Saten Rikou stayed behind to continue taking care of Shizuri.

In the evening, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko stood in front of a family restaurant.

"Let's go in!" Facing the truth that was right in front of them, Misaka Mikoto was a bit excited. Shirai Kuroko, used to Misaka's peculiar behavior, had no choice but to follow. "Onee-sama, here we go again..."

However, this time, Misaka Mikoto could confidently counter Shirai Kuroko: "You're a Disciplinary Committee member, you might be recognized. Don't worry, leave it to me." After all, as an active Disciplinary Committee member, Shirai Kuroko's rare spatial movement ability made her somewhat famous among delinquents, and she could easily be recognized. Of course, the fact that she and the "Sword Demon" both have the surname Shirai made her name stick in their minds. If she were recognized, the delinquents would definitely not cooperate.

Saying this, she handed her bag to Shirai Kuroko and walked towards the family restaurant. "Wait for me at a spot a bit further away."

Saten Rikou's bold words made Shirai Kuroko very uneasy, given Misaka's previous behavior. "I'm really worried."

"Hey, let's go."

"Wait for me, Onee-sama."

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