Chapter 93

Finally, Bai Jingyue had a few days of comfort. He usually played happily with his classmates, teased his sister at Branch 177 after school, then either went out with Saten Rikou and Awaki Ami, or returned to the base early to watch TV leisurely. Life couldn't be more comfortable.

However, it seemed that even the heavens couldn't bear it. On this day, just as Bai Jingyue entered the gate of Branch 177, he heard Shizuri's nervous voice: "Someone is trying to infiltrate the [Library]!"

What's going on?

Bai Jingyue walked over and watched Shizuri and the intruder battle online. Bai Jingyue originally wanted to see who was so overconfident to challenge the [Guardian], but unexpectedly, Shizuri was in a tough fight!

Soon, Shizuri had to load a set of incredibly complex passwords, even she herself had to spend a lot of effort to crack them, before the intruder's actions stopped.

[That's not right, Shizuri's network capabilities should be unmatched. Wait... there is one... the person at the pinnacle of electrical abilities.]

Thinking of this, and considering the recent news of various countries launching satellites, Bai Jingyue understood. The remains of the [Tree Diagram Designer] had been salvaged, and Misaka Mikoto must have received the news and wanted to find out where the recovered remains were hidden.

Beside him, Misaka Kuroko also thought it might be Misaka Mikoto, but she didn't know why. However, looking at Bai Jingyue, who was deep in thought, Misaka Kuroko made up her mind.

[This matter must be related to Onee-sama, but I don't know what has happened. I'll investigate it myself first. If it doesn't work, I'll ask Onii-sama.]

Just as Misaka Kuroko decided to investigate the matter herself, Bai Jingyue also decided to intervene. Although Bai Jingyue knew that Aleister would never restart the experiment, nothing was absolute, and Bai Jingyue didn't want to test the recklessness of those in power.

Back at the Protect base, Bai Jingyue asked Awaki Ami to use the Protect intelligence network to find the location of the [Tree Diagram Designer] remains. For the remains, Bai Jingyue had his own ideas. A supercomputer, it would be a waste to destroy it. He could use it himself. As for those in power, anyone who dared to cause trouble would be dealt with. The dark side was an organization that didn't follow the rules.

However, if Protect took the [Tree Diagram Designer] remains, Aleister might intervene, which would be troublesome. Should he just give up?

After much thought, Bai Jingyue decided to discuss with Awaki Ami how to switch the remains without anyone noticing.

On the other side, Misaka Kuroko was quickly deducing the reason for Misaka Mikoto's involvement.

[Onee-sama invaded the [Library] without telling us because there was information in the [Library] that Onee-sama needed to know, but we couldn't obtain through normal means.

So, this information must be highly confidential in the [Library]. From Onii-sama's reaction, he probably guessed it was Onee-sama. So, Onii-sama must know what Onee-sama wants to know.

Without considering what I don't know, what series of events required Misaka Mikoto to do this?

Academy City? Impossible.

Dark Side STUDY? They were all caught, right?

Beach resort? That's a [Magic Side] matter.

So, it must be... the [Absolute Ability Plan]?]

Thinking of this experiment, Misaka Kuroko felt a chill. If not for Bai Jingyue's intervention, who knows what the result of Misaka Mikoto's repeated attacks on the research institute and the failure to stop the experiment would have been—death? Or falling into the depths of darkness in Academy City?

[Is the experiment going to restart? No... that's not right. If the experiment were to restart, Onii-sama wouldn't stand by. So, it might be about to restart? Onee-sama wants to solve this alone?]

Misaka Kuroko felt she was getting closer to the truth.

[So, the information or object in the [Library] now might be something that could restart the experiment? Onee-sama's DNA map? No, if it were that, Onee-sama wouldn't invade the [Library] now.

So, it must be something recent that has Onee-sama worried about the possibility of the experiment restarting. And the recent event is... the various countries launching spacecraft? What in space is related to the [Absolute Ability Plan]? The [Tree Diagram Designer]?]

Thinking of this, Misaka Kuroko was a bit confused. Isn't the [Tree Diagram Designer] still in space? What does Onee-sama want to do?

[No! If nothing had gone wrong, the countries wouldn't have launched spacecraft! So, something must have happened to the [Tree Diagram Designer]! And when the experiment stopped, it wasn't just because of Onii-sama's intervention, but also because of an accident with the [Tree Diagram Designer]? So, the [Tree Diagram Designer] or its core must have been salvaged, and Onee-sama wants to... destroy the [Tree Diagram Designer]?]

Scared by her own guess, Misaka Kuroko soon felt she was right. Unless there was something else she didn't know, Misaka Mikoto's actions were likely because of this!

At this point, Misaka Kuroko was conflicted. As a disciplinary committee member, she couldn't ignore Misaka Mikoto's actions, but as Misaka Kuroko, she was eager to destroy the [Tree Diagram Designer] if it had been salvaged.

Sighing, Misaka Kuroko decided to do nothing for now and follow her heart when the time came.

On this side, Bai Jingyue shared his thoughts with Awaki Ami. After some thought, Awaki Ami felt that only a spatial ability user could replace the item without being noticed. However, Bai Jingyue wouldn't actively seek out Misaka Kuroko, nor would he use her ability to hypnotize Misaka Kuroko, so...

"Yue, I remember there's a Level 4 [Coordinate Shift] in Academy City. I can manipulate her to do the replacement, but we need a box with integrated circuit boards from an unknown district, and it must be identical to the original. Considering it was just salvaged from space, the box should be a specially made, highly sealed, and protected against cosmic rays. But we don't even know which district is responsible for this or the model of the box, so there's no way."

"No, there is a way." Bai Jingyue smiled.

[It just so happens that it's Yomikaze Tashiki. I can give her a suggestion: when using her ability to take the box, swap the real one with a fake one. Just one more step. As long as the fake box is made in a place without a spatial loop, Aleister won't notice.]

"The spacecraft incident happened in District 23 a few days ago. As for the model of the box, District 23 has only four models of specially made space boxes. The extra-large one can be ruled out, as the [Tree Diagram Designer] was indeed destroyed, and there wouldn't be any extra-large remains."

At this point, Awaki Ami frowned. She was present when the [Tree Diagram Designer] was destroyed and knew that Bai Jingyue had become a hero.

Bai Jingyue didn't notice Awaki Ami's reaction and continued: "The small one is also impossible. The core of the [Tree Diagram Designer] is about the size of a suitcase. If the core is damaged, it would be worthless. We'll make the other two, and we'll see which one fits the situation."

"Okay." After making the decision, Awaki Ami and Bai Jingyue went to the Fog Hill Girls' Academy to find Yomikaze Tashiki, ostensibly to handle the transfer of Kirishima Akiha's school records.

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