Chapter 49

For the children's matters, Misaka Mikoto was still very concerned. Not long after nightfall, she sneaked out after seeing Aizawa Kuroko fall asleep and called Aizawa Tsukuyomi. As for whether Aizawa Tsukuyomi was asleep? If he was, then he would be woken up.

Coincidentally, Aizawa Tsukuyomi was at the hospital where the children were being treated, and he quickly answered the call.

After two days of investigation, Aizawa Tsukuyomi had already confirmed that the initial sample should be on Therestina herself. To be safe, he had also had Kuro Tokishima verify it. Now he was just waiting for the fish to bite.

"Aizawa-kun, I need to talk to you about something." Although Misaka Mikoto had a vague feeling towards Aizawa Tsukuyomi, she herself was not clear about it, so for this "big matter" for her, she directly and bluntly asked, "Do you know where Kusanagi Kasumi is?"

"I know." An answer that was both unexpected and reasonable, "Do you want to see her? Come to the [Meito Tsuikon] hospital, oh, right, the doctor who told you about the brainwave problem during the Imagine Breaker incident." Then, without waiting for Misaka Mikoto to say anything, Aizawa Tsukuyomi hung up the phone.

Aizawa Tsukuyomi looked at the three people beside him, yes, three people, besides Kusanagi Kasumi and Kuro Tokishima, there was also Kuro Tokishima. Kuro Tokishima was there just in case, the main goal today was to ensure the recovery of the ability body crystals, and the secondary goal was, of course, to catch Therestina and prevent her from retaliating.

As for the reason for capturing someone, does the dark side need a reason?

Regarding the dark side, Kuro Tokishima had to join at all costs. Originally, Aizawa Tsukuyomi disagreed, but Kuro Tokishima said she would tell Saten Ruiko.

Actually, the two of them had slipped out after giving Saten Ruiko a sleeping pill. Regardless of the consequences of the dark side's affairs being known by Saten Ruiko, if the sleeping pill incident were to be exposed, Aizawa Tsukuyomi would really be in for a bad ending.

Looking at the three people, Aizawa Tsukuyomi gave a strange smile, "The plan begins."

After some time, Misaka Mikoto met Kusanagi Kasumi at the location where the children were placed.

"Sure enough... you are the one causing the poltergeist phenomena, aren't you?" Misaka Mikoto was furious at Kusanagi Kasumi's actions. This behavior that could destroy Academy City made Misaka Mikoto very angry.

"That's right." Kusanagi Kasumi admitted it very readily. Just as Misaka Mikoto was about to move to subdue Kusanagi Kasumi, another voice was heard.

"But, there are very complicated reasons behind it." [Meito Tsuikon] appeared, and with his explanation, Misaka Mikoto could quickly understand the truth of the matter—the out-of-control experiment of the ability body crystals led by Mihara Kousuke.

However, now was not the time to investigate the cause of the experiment, but rather the consequences if another poltergeist phenomenon were to occur.

"No matter what, we can't let these children continue to sleep!"

"Even so... how can we..." Misaka Mikoto's rebuttal was weak; she didn't know what to do.

At this moment, the laboratory door opened, and Therestina appeared with a team of mechanical armor troops.

"Sorry, I followed you. We are the mental health rescue team, and these children are under our protection. Please comply with us."

To Therestina's surprise, Kusanagi Kasumi did not show any shock but instead smiled slightly.

"You finally came."

Huh!?

Therestina and Misaka Mikoto had no idea what was happening and why Kusanagi Kasumi would react this way. But soon, their doubts were resolved.

"We've been waiting for you, Therestina Mihara Laforet." Aizawa Tsukuyomi walked out from a shadow.

"Aizawa-kun, how... wait!" Misaka Mikoto finally realized, Therestina's middle name—Mihara. Misaka Mikoto immediately realized what she had almost done, her mind wavering.

"Aizawa Tsukuyomi? Hmph, no matter how you know my name, I have an order document. For the safety of Academy City, please..."

But Aizawa Tsukuyomi didn't intend to listen to Therestina's nonsense: "Kuro, check her."

"Yes, it's in the inner pocket of her shirt." Kuro Tokishima, whom Therestina had met twice, appeared.

"This matter can finally be resolved." From the other side, Kuro Tokishima's boyfriend, Kuro Tokishima, walked over.

Therestina finally felt panic. In the inner pocket of her shirt, there was only one thing—the initial sample! "What are you!"

Misaka Mikoto also felt strange: "You..."

But Misaka Mikoto didn't get to finish her sentence because Aizawa Tsukuyomi drew his sword!

Aizawa Tsukuyomi pointed the sword at Therestina: "We are Protect. Hand over the initial sample, or you know what will happen." Since Misaka Mikoto was there, Aizawa Tsukuyomi couldn't be too blunt, but Therestina understood completely. She was unwilling to hand it over; in her eyes, the initial sample was the path to Level 6!

"You don't know anything! That is..."

The blade drew a line of blood on Therestina's face. Misaka Mikoto didn't blame Aizawa Tsukuyomi; after the introduction, she already knew what the initial sample was. She was immersed in shock and self-reproach.

Faced with Aizawa Tsukuyomi's blade and his increasingly cold gaze, Therestina was afraid. She knew what Protect was, a recently appeared organization in the dark side's list without any contact information, meaning it was directly under the control of Academy City's chairman, Aleister. People of this level could do whatever they wanted; even if they killed her and forcibly took the ability body crystals, it would just be a matter of a few words.

The MAR members behind her didn't dare to move; the situation was clearly that Therestina had met her match, and they could only wait for the result.

In the end, Therestina handed over the ability body crystals. A few hours later, Kusanagi Kasumi saw the children's smiling faces as they woke up, as she had wished.

Therestina was forcibly detained by Aizawa Tsukuyomi and handed over to [Meito Tsuikon].

"I believe [Meito Tsuikon] has some expertise in mental health. I'll leave her to you. From now on, she is your patient."

Regarding Aizawa Tsukuyomi's unscrupulousness, [Meito Tsuikon] just smiled, "Don't worry, I will do my best to treat every patient until they recover."

As for Misaka Mikoto, she was confused by Aizawa Tsukuyomi's words: "The matter is over. As for the specific process, I believe you have some understanding of the darkness of Academy City. It's better not to say anything for their sake. As for what Protect is, you'll understand in the future."

"How will I understand in the future!" Misaka Mikoto was completely confused. But Aizawa Tsukuyomi was right; the truth of the matter could be said, but the specific process of obtaining the ability body crystals absolutely could not be revealed. To be honest, Misaka Mikoto still didn't understand the whole story.

The next day, Misaka Mikoto narrated the truth of the story to the others, but she glossed over how she obtained the ability body crystals, saying she had raided the research institute at night. As for why she raided the research institute, well, everyone knew there was something wrong with Misaka Mikoto's unreliable story but didn't bother to expose it.

Aizawa Kuroko had some understanding, as she knew that Aizawa Tsukuyomi and Kusanagi Kasumi had communicated before. This matter might have been done by Aizawa Tsukuyomi, but without evidence, Aizawa Kuroko couldn't say anything.

Shinobu Kuroko also reunited with her good friend, and Shokuhou Misaki recognized her mistake and reconciled with Aizawa Kuroko. Everything ended happily.

PS: The first volume [Arrival in Academy City] is now complete. The next volume [The Intersection of Magic and Science] is being planned, and there might be a break of two to three days. Please bear with us, dear readers.

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