Chapter 95

While still puzzled about what was happening, Shirai Kuroko felt a sharp pain in her right arm. A wine opener had been stuck into it, and blood seeped through the uniform of Tokiwadai Middle School.

Struggling to get up, Shirai Kuroko saw a girl with red twin-tails sitting on a box, wearing only a chest wrap and a coat. The box was the one that Kuroko had just taken, containing the remnants.

"Who are you?"

Kuroko immediately understood her opponent's ability when she recalled what had just happened.

"Teleportation."

"Oh, you figured it out so quickly? As expected of someone with a similar ability, you understand fast. My ability is [Coordinate Shift]. Unlike your half-baked ability, I don't need to touch the target. How about that? Shirai Kuroko of the 177th Branch of the Judgment Committee."

Zekubou Dansei was very pleased, having finally obtained [Tree Diagram Designer]. All she needed to do now was leave Academy City, and her goal would be achieved.

Mikoto Misaka immediately understood Kuroko's situation from the other end of the still-connected phone. It was clear that Kuroko had been attacked while on duty, and the attacker was a spatial ability user like Kuroko.

However, none of the three realized that when Zekubou Dansei had moved the remnants just now, the real and fake remnants had already been switched. What Zekubou Dansei now held was just a fake.

At the Protect base, when a box disappeared and another appeared, Tsukino Shirai nodded. The core of [Tree Diagram Designer] had been successfully recovered. It was time for Tsukino Shirai, as a member of the Judgment Committee, to make an appearance.

[Just like during the bank robbery, and this time too, I hope Kuroko can learn from this and not act so impulsively next time.]

At the alley where Kuroko was attacked, Kuroko launched another attack. Zekubou Dansei simply waved her flashlight, and the people Kuroko had just subdued appeared in front of her, blocking her path.

"Naive!" Kuroko immediately used her ability to teleport needles, not only that, but she also targeted the remnants.

But Zekubou Dansei just moved back, evading Kuroko's attack. Not only that, but the needles Kuroko had used to secure the criminals were thrown back at her by Zekubou Dansei.

Kuroko teleported directly in front of Zekubou Dansei, dodging the needles and attempting to subdue her. However, Zekubou Dansei just waved again, and a needle pierced Kuroko's thigh.

Originally, Zekubou Dansei had intended to attack Kuroko's left abdomen, but a strange worry made her change the target.

[Maybe it's because of her brother, who can defeat Accelerator. He's a monster!]

Due to the pain, Kuroko stopped in front of Zekubou Dansei.

"I told you, I don't need to touch the target." Zekubou Dansei's tone was filled with arrogance.

"How disappointing, I didn't expect her to involve her junior in personal matters when she's in a bind, that Mikoto Misaka."

"So... it really is the Absolute Ability Plan?" Kuroko finally confirmed her suspicions.

"Oh, you know about it. Even so, you're willing to be used willingly?"

Kuroko ignored Zekubou Dansei's provocation. She only wanted to know what was in the box.

"What's in the box?"

"[Remnant]. I doubt you understand that. [Silicorundum] might be hard to grasp too. Right, it's the remnants of [Tree Diagram Designer]. The supercomputer known as the brain of Academy City, even damaged, it still has infinite potential for calculations."

"Mikoto Misaka is so pitiful. Her nightmare finally ended when someone destroyed [Tree Diagram Designer]. If that thing is repaired, the experiments will restart. I can understand her anxiety."

"What do you know? The feeling of not wanting to involve others when in a desperate situation, and the thoughts of her brother who has always silently protected us, what do you know!"

Enraged, Kuroko didn't notice the countless debris trembling around her. Only Zekubou Dansei, also a spatial ability user, noticed the spatial fluctuations!

Not knowing what was happening, Zekubou Dansei fearfully attacked Kuroko, several needles piercing Kuroko's arm and thigh. Kuroko ultimately fell due to the pain.

Zekubou Dansei looked at Kuroko in horror. In the next moment, she realized she was seeing a possibility, a spatial ability more suitable for Level 5 than coordinate shift.

Zekubou Dansei wanted to kill Kuroko at that moment, but she hesitated due to the presence of Tsukino Shirai or the suggestion of Telepathy.

"Stop!" A thunderclap sounded from behind Zekubou Dansei. Turning around, she saw Mikoto Misaka arriving.

Mikoto Misaka had immediately hacked into the surrounding surveillance network when she sensed Kuroko was in trouble, found the location of their battle, and rushed over.

In the next moment, Zekubou Dansei teleported away with the fake remnants. She knew it would be difficult to deal with a Level 5. Working for Aleister, Zekubou Dansei understood the significant gap between near-Level 5 and Level 5.

Mikoto Misaka, though worried about the repair of [Tree Diagram Designer], was more concerned about Kuroko's condition. She immediately took Kuroko to the hospital.

At this time, Misaka Summer received a message from the Misaka Network.

"If this is true, we must act quickly. Summer kept raising the priority of this matter in her mind."

Misaka Summer got out of bed and started getting dressed.

"Now is not the time to dawdle. Every second, the situation is worsening. The current situation is that all the [remnants] needed to repair [Tree Diagram Designer] are in Academy City, and the external organization targeting it is [Science Association]. These are all correct, Misaka Summer confirmed again."

"That's right, Misaka 10044 will definitely come."

"Whatever it takes, we must stop the restoration of [Tree Diagram Designer], Misaka Summer resolved."

"Understood, I'll leave it to you, Misaka 14458 nodded in agreement."

"Please, Misaka 19002 agreed."

"Misaka also asks for your help, Misaka Misaka tried to ask!" The Last Misaka also joined the discussion in the Misaka Network.

"By the way, Misaka also wants to do something, staying here alone, Misaka Misaka..." The Last Misaka's voice disturbed Accelerator, who was preparing to rest.

"Hey! That's annoying, what have you been saying all this time?"

While the Last Misaka and Accelerator were communicating, Misaka Summer found Tsukino Shirai in the base's hall.

"Mr. Shirai, please, save the lives of Misaka and the Misaka sisters."

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