Chapter 62

At this moment, in the dormitory of Tokiwadai, Shirai Kuroko dialed the phone to call Saten Ruiko to inquire about the whereabouts of Misaka Mikoto, who had not yet returned.

At this moment, Saten Ruiko was at the hospital taking care of Shirai Tsukuyomi. Receiving this call was strange; at this time, where could Misaka Mikoto be if not at the dormitory? After dismissing Shirai Kuroko, Saten Ruiko expressed her concerns to Shirai Tsukuyomi.

"Could something have happened to Misaka-san?"

"There shouldn't be any problem. After all, Misaka Mikoto is a Level 5 in Academy City, and the experiments have already ended. She's probably just having fun somewhere."

"That's not necessarily true." At this moment, Shokuhou Misaki opened the door and walked in. "I just heard from Misaka 10032 that she encountered Misaka-san and even revealed the experiment code to Misaka Mikoto. I think Misaka Mikoto has already found out about the experiment."

Shirai Tsukuyomi frowned. They had worked so hard to terminate the experiment to let Misaka Mikoto live in the light, but now this had happened.

"We can't tell Misaka Mikoto that the experiment has ended, or it would be hard to explain how we knew. So, let's have all the Misaka sisters in Academy City come to this hospital for a physical check-up. I can guess what Misaka Mikoto will do next. Let her vent her anger; she'll find out about the end of the experiment sooner or later."

Soon, all the Misaka sisters except for Misaka Summer Lotus arrived at the hospital where Shirai Tsukuyomi was, and they were temporarily forbidden from going out.

Just as Shirai Tsukuyomi said, it was better to let Misaka Mikoto vent her anger first.

The next day, Misaka Mikoto, who had spent the night on a park bench, met Tokiwadai Kiyotaka, who also didn't know the experiment had ended due to her long absence.

After their conversation, Tokiwadai Kiyotaka's words made Misaka Mikoto even more determined: "I don't want to treat the clones as human beings, and I don't want to help those who accept the fact that they will be killed. But for those who use human DNA for meaningless experiments, I will not stand idly by."

Although Misaka Mikoto said this, her eyes revealed her true feelings. Spending the afternoon with Misaka 10032 made Misaka Mikoto see these children as her sisters. How could she just let the fact that her sisters were being killed pass? However, considering Misaka Mikoto's pride, she was unwilling to show her vulnerable side to others.

Shirai Kuroko, who had been waiting in the dormitory all night, finally saw Misaka Mikoto return, but Misaka Mikoto's gloomy face filled Shirai Kuroko with worry.

"What happened?"

However, Misaka Mikoto wouldn't tell Shirai Kuroko. She planned to handle this matter alone, as she had to resolve the consequences of her own actions.

That night, Misaka Mikoto took her PDA to a phone booth on the street and directly hacked into the research institute that had been involved in the experiment.

Misaka Mikoto didn't carefully read the experiment logs. Since she was hacking, to quickly destroy the institute, she caused the electronic equipment to short-circuit and burn. Otherwise, she would have discovered that the experiment had already ended.

Because the institute had been transferring and destroying experimental data recently, their reaction was a bit slow. After a while, they cut off the communication lines, but Misaka Mikoto had already destroyed 80% of the institute.

Seeing this method being blocked, Misaka Mikoto had to act personally. Her ability allowed her to infiltrate various institutes without leaving a trace and destroy the relevant facilities.

However, Misaka Mikoto was too hasty. While hacking, she only paid attention to the locations of the relevant facilities and escape routes. If she had checked a bit more, she would have found that most of the experimental facilities had already stopped. Perhaps the impact of this matter on Misaka Mikoto was too great, causing her to lose her composure.

The next day, Misaka Mikoto returned, exhausted, but still managed to mark the destroyed institutes on the map with an X.

"Only two left."

At this moment, Shirai Kuroko had just returned from buying limited-edition food. Seeing Misaka Mikoto, she was very excited. Misaka Mikoto's absence the previous night had made Shirai Kuroko very worried.

"Big Sister, you're back!"

While subtly putting the map into her doll, Misaka Mikoto responded to Shirai Kuroko, "Is there something wrong with me being in my room?"

"N-no, that's not what I meant... Big Sister didn't come back last night."

"I had some things to take care of." Misaka Mikoto tried to keep her tone as usual.

"Is that so? Well, I bought some water chestnut buns from Anshido. Big Sister must have been craving them, so..."

"I'll pass. I'm not hungry right now. Sorry, I'll be out again..." Night was about to fall again, and Misaka Mikoto couldn't bear to enjoy a peaceful life while the Misaka sisters were still undergoing inhumane experiments.

After Misaka Mikoto left, Shirai Kuroko collapsed on the ground.

"I can tell something big is happening. Can't you rely on Kuroko? What should I do?"

With a whoosh, Shirai Kuroko stood up. She suddenly thought that perhaps there was someone else who could tell her what to do. Immediately, she called Shirai Tsukuyomi.

"Brother, I need your help."

What else could it be? There was only one thing that could make Shirai Kuroko call Shirai Tsukuyomi like this.

"Tell me what to do."

Sigh.

"Come to me, and I'll explain it to you slowly." Concerning Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Tsukuyomi couldn't hide it from Shirai Kuroko. As for how he knew, he would blame it on Mikan Shiranui, as her Imagine Breaker network was based on the [Misaka Network].

Maybe he could get away with it.

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Shirai Tsukuyomi had just received a report on the destruction of the research institutes and then received a message from Aleister. If the experiment hadn't ended, Aleister could have ignored Misaka Mikoto's actions and used it as a lesson. But now that the experiment had ended, those institutes were Academy City's property. Although not too important, they couldn't be ignored.

Shirai Tsukuyomi received Aleister's order to stop Misaka Mikoto's destructive actions. However, he didn't know what to do. Because the experiment had ended, the researchers' reaction to cut off communication lines was a bit slow, and by the end of the day, only two institutes remained.

The researchers probably guessed who was behind the actions and saw it as Misaka Mikoto's revenge. They likely called in the dark organization ITEM for support. So, Aleister's order was just a way to tell Shirai Tsukuyomi that he knew about Misaka Mikoto's actions and that Shirai Tsukuyomi had tacitly approved. Aleister wanted Shirai Tsukuyomi to be more cautious. So, Shirai Tsukuyomi didn't plan to intervene; everything would truly be over after tonight.

But!

Shirai Kuroko's call came at this moment.

"Brother, help me."

What else could it be? There was only one thing that could make Shirai Kuroko call Shirai Tsukuyomi like this.

"Tell me what to do."

Sigh.

"Come to me, and I'll explain it to you slowly." Concerning Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Tsukuyomi couldn't hide it from Shirai Kuroko. As for how he knew, he would blame it on Mikan Shiranui, as her Imagine Breaker network was based on the [Misaka Network].

Maybe he could get away with it.