Chapter 77

Unable to sit still at the base, Tomoki Fushimi, who was in charge, became restless as the STUDY members lost all contact with the outside world.

At this moment, Misaki Mikoto appeared.

Seeing Misaki Mikoto, the agitated Tomoki Fushimi immediately activated the "final stage."

"Five thousand strands of hair scattered across the sky of Academy City, causing the diffusion proxy abilities to go berserk, triggering a chain collapse of all AIM diffusion fields in Academy City. The missile has already been launched from a construction machine in a geostationary orbit 35,000 kilometers high (please don't nitpick the data) and is approaching Academy City at a speed of 7,000 meters per second. No one can stop it. Hahaha..."

"That's a terrible laugh."

"What?"

Another figure appeared, and Tsukuyomi Kaguya looked at Tomoki Fushimi, who had caused this chaos, and said something that made him collapse.

"I know over ten people who can stop it. Any one of them could resolve this issue."

"How is that possible? You're lying to me!"

"Think about what to do. Do you think the higher-ups will be lenient about disrupting the peace of Academy City?"

"W-What..."

If Tsukuyomi Kaguya's guess was correct, STUDY would be directly disbanded as a warning to all underground organizations. As for the fate of these people, who knows?

However, with the combined efforts of Misaki Mikoto and Kuroko Shirai, perhaps the impact of this incident could be minimized.

"Kaguya, what should we do?" Misaki Mikoto didn't want to think about the implications of Tsukuyomi Kaguya's words, but the impending crisis facing Academy City was urgent.

"I will temporarily seal Jeanne's abilities. That way, the missile will just be a regular missile. After splitting into five thousand pieces, it will at most cause some fires. We just need to notify the relevant departments to prepare."

Misaki Mikoto didn't agree with Tsukuyomi Kaguya's plan. Even with a very low probability, there could still be casualties, and she didn't want to see that.

"Then I'll rescue Jeanne first and then deal with the missile, okay?"

Reluctantly, Tsukuyomi Kaguya had to make this promise. He first approached Jeanne and carefully sensed her.

Tsukuyomi Kaguya's freezing ability had frozen objects, energy, and even magic. Could it freeze something else, like... rules?

Now, Tsukuyomi Kaguya was freezing the intangible connection between Jeanne and the strands of hair. This was more difficult than freezing magic, but after some time, he succeeded.

Jeanne, freed from the system, was quickly awakened by Tsuchimikado Misaki and Fubuki. The data for the neutralizer was obtained after Tsukuyomi Kaguya promised to help the STUDY members avoid "humanitarian destruction." The only thing left was the missile.

At the Fourth Arena, Konoe Kotonoha's transformable large machinery, brought from her family, had been idle, but now it had a purpose.

Originally, Tsukuyomi Kaguya wanted to use the method from the original story, as he lacked long-range abilities, which was his weakness. However, after learning that Saten Ruiko had broken through, he changed his mind. It wasn't often that two people could go to space together.

With the help of the Misaka sisters, they successfully calculated the missile's trajectory. Initially, Konoe Kotonoha used her ability to send the two people into space, but this time, it was Tsukuyomi Kaguya and Saten Ruiko.

"Ruiko, use your air manipulation to preserve some air and surround it around us. Space is beautiful but very dangerous."

"Okay."

When the large machinery reached the calculated location, Tsukuyomi Kaguya and Saten Ruiko "walked" out.

In space, there was no air, so they relied on Saten Ruiko's air manipulation to control their movement and provide normal air pressure. Due to the significant pressure difference, Saten Ruiko could only maintain the air for the two of them and found it very strenuous.

"I'm going."

"Okay."

Tsukuyomi Kaguya wrapped his body in ice and used ice manipulation to move himself. He quickly approached the missile. Due to the long distance, the air provided by Saten Ruiko had dissipated, and the ice blocks were under immense pressure. However, Tsukuyomi Kaguya was already close to the missile and didn't care.

Since they were at such a high altitude, detonating the missile would be enough. So, Tsukuyomi Kaguya just shot a piece of ice at it. The fast-moving ice block hit the missile, destroying it and causing it to explode.

Tsukuyomi Kaguya rode the explosion back to Saten Ruiko's side, and the two kissed amidst the beautiful and vast space, accompanied by the massive fireworks.

Back on the ground, Tsuchimikado Misaki took Jeanne and Fubuki to join Protect, which was arranged by Kuroko Shirai while Misaki Mikoto and the others watched the sky. Tsuchimikado Misaki's previous statement was correct; it was difficult for those who had lived in the underground to return to normal life. Protect, which had saved Misaki Mikoto and the Fubuki sisters, might be a good place for them.

As for STUDY, all members were taken away by the security forces later. However, considering the daily lives of Misaki Mikoto, Shizuri Kagari, and Tokiwadai Midori, Tsukuyomi Kaguya had Kuroko Shirai make some adjustments.

After everything was over, everyone was exhausted. Most people went to sleep, and Kuroko Shizuri, who had used the spring bandages for the first time, was taken to the hospital by Komoe Tsuchimikado. Only Saten Ruiko, Tsukuyomi Kaguya, and Kuroko Shirai, along with Tsuchimikado Misaki, returned to the Protect base.

In the end, Tsuchimikado Misaki, like Kiyomi Kusanagi, was responsible for the research part of Protect, while Fubuki and Jeanne became... mascots...?

After all, the two were so cute that they, like Misaki Natsuki, were being adjusted here. The difference was that they were being taken care of.

Moreover, Saten Ruiko truly doted on the two, treating Fubuki as if she were her own child, even though she was only thirteen herself.

Tsukuyomi Kaguya was also helpless about this, but seeing the cute faces of the two children, he smiled. They were truly adorable, and wasn't the life he wanted to protect just like this?