Chapter 82

Chapter 82

He knew Misaka Mikoto who wanted to unleash her power upon meeting him. He also knew that Misaka Mikoto was ranked third in the Lv.5 rankings. Now that she was suddenly pushed out of her position by a latecomer, his first reaction was naturally that the third Eight challenged Misaka Mikoto and won.

Well, his guess was half right.

There is a challenge, but it is not the eighth vs. the third, but the eighth vs. the first! After Saten Ruiko used her abilities to simulate "power decline" and defeated Accelerator, the "Absolute Ability User Evolution Plan" was frozen, and Academy City's top leaders immediately ranked the winners. renew.

However, considering that the Lv.5 ranking is not just about combat power, but also about research and versatility, Saten Ruiko, as an [Aero User], defeated the strongest [Vector Controller] in battle. ], but this time the victory itself was too tricky, and her ability to control airflow was much worse than the first and second place in terms of research, so she was finally ranked third, which was crowded. I got off Misaka Mikoto's position.

Considering the obvious difference in Misaka Mikoto's performance when facing the first place, it is not surprising that this result will be reached.

However, I just don’t know how the original fourth to seventh people would feel if they found out that they had been moved one seat back for no reason... "Well, but these have nothing to do with me as Level 0! Kamijou Touma shook his head, no longer caring about those things in the sky, and said with some self-deprecation: "I'll just be a salty fish who relies on props!" "...Mr. Store Manager, it should be fine, right?" In "There is a Shop", Kamijou Touma looked nervously at the "store manager" in front of him, who was inspecting the green lantern ring Kamijou obtained from this shop in a way that he could never understand. .

"Yes! Very good. The ring is running very well. It seems that its actual use effect is consistent with the design."

Fang Yuan nodded and expressed to Kamijou-san that everything was normal, which immediately made the hedgehog-headed boy feel relieved.

"So, did you notice any shortcomings during use?" Just like a real product supplier, shopkeeper Fang asked Kamijou Touma about his experience as an "experimental user" very dedicatedly.

"Uh... is everything okay? After having this ring, my daily life has become much more convenient, and also during battles. It can simulate a material force field, which can only bring misfortune. My right hand is much easier to use!" Kamijou Touma's mouth was full of praise for this green lantern ring. It seemed that he was indeed very satisfied with this "experimental product" given to him by Fang Yuan.

However, at the end, Kamijou-san still hesitated and said: "It's... it's this color. I always feel a little..." Obviously, Kamijou boy was attracted by the green light emitted after the ring was activated. I feel very uncomfortable. I always feel that this color will bring misfortune to me in some aspects. Is it an illusion... "Ah, there's nothing I can do about it. The green color that accompanies the force field is the force field itself. The nature of it cannot be changed!" In order to ensure that his evil intentions could continue, Fang Yuan told lies without hesitation.

"Yes, is that so? There's nothing we can do about it!" Kamijou Touma was a little disappointed, but he also knew that in this kind of scientific matter, you can't just do whatever you want.

Moreover, this is a high-tech product that the store manager kindly gave him to use. It is already a great favor for him, a Level 0, to experience the convenience of an ability user. He can't push it too far! "Then, give it back to you! Keep using it well in the future!" After completing the inspection, Fang Yuan handed the green lantern ring back to Kamijou Touma.

"Ah, thank you..." Taking the ring, the boy Kamijou thanked him politely.

Putting the ring on the middle finger of his left hand, Kamijou Touma felt the power hidden in the ring, and couldn't help but sigh: "Ah! I still find it unbelievable. I didn't expect that with the power of technology alone, There is a day when I, a Level 0, can become an 'ability user'!" Fang Yuan smiled and said nothing at Kamijou Touma's praise - he didn't know that he had turned into the [Fantasy Killer] who could only risk his life! How much impact will the transformation into "Green Lantern" have on future plots?

Just when Kamijou Touma stood up and prepared to leave.

Jingle bells——The door of the shop opened, and another customer came.

"Ah la la! There is such a strange store name. I don't know what exactly this store sells!" The person who pushed the door open was a man with long honey-colored hair and a slender waist. A girl with slender arms and legs, plump breasts that don't look like a junior high school student, and facial features as delicate as a doll.

Wearing Tokiwadai uniform, but also wearing white lace spiderweb-patterned gloves and stockings, and carrying a brand-name handbag on her shoulder, anyone who looks at her will say, "This must be a young lady from somewhere." Feel.

However, what attracted the most attention was the girl's eyes, which were shining like stars in a girl's manga.

Yes, this is the former fifth and current sixth among the eight Level 5s in Academy City, the Bee Queen with the title of [Psychological Mastery], the strongest psychic who has single-handedly mastered all abilities in the psychic field. , Shokuhou Cao prays.

After the girl pushed open the door, she just glanced at the situation in the store casually. However, when she saw the hedgehog-headed figure standing in the store, her eyes could not be moved away. Even, the twinkling stars in the girl's eyes became brighter for a moment.

"Good afternoon, I didn't expect to see you here, Kamijou-kun!" Shokuhou Misaki greeted Kamijou Touma.

"Eh? Um... do we know each other?" Kamijou Touma was secretly happy that this girl with an incredibly beautiful figure and face would take the initiative to greet him, but he also felt very strange - judging from the other party's attitude, she seemed to be very familiar with him? But he had no impression at all... "..." Seeing Kamijou Touma's reaction, the twinkle in the girl's eyes dimmed for a moment, but it was quickly covered up.

The beautiful girl with starry eyes covered her mouth gracefully with her hands and smiled modestly: "Maybe you did forget, but it doesn't matter, we can get to know each other again.

Hello, my name is Shokuhou Misaki, you can call me Xiaoqi."

"Ah, ah! Hello, my name is Kamijou Touma!" It was the first time that a beautiful girl approached him, and she called him so intimately right from the start. Kamijou Touma was quite at a loss, like a complete virgin.

')323'\u003eChapter 322 The girl's vigilance is very heavy

After the self-introduction of the "first" meeting, Shokuhou Misaki greeted Kamijou Touma warmly and appropriately. Although she knew that this conversation and this encounter would be forgotten by the other party after the two separated, Shokuhou Misaki still took every meeting with this boy very seriously.

"…So Kamijou-kun is a frequent visitor here? Then, you can introduce these products to me…right?" At this point, Shokuhou Misaki noticed the strangeness of the products on display in this store.

It was fine at first glance, the physical products on the counter were not recognizable at first glance, and the light ball on the wall was also regarded as a holographic projection by the girl.

However, when she carefully read the labels under the products, Shokuhou Misaki almost couldn't hold back her expression.

Those inexplicable names are fine, but what's the matter with "counterfeit" and "high imitation" written blatantly behind this name? 　　Is this store with a weird name a store that specializes in selling fakes? "Well, this, don't look at the strange names of the products in this store, but these things are indeed very useful high-tech products!" Although Kamijou Touma is usually stupid, because Shokuhou Misaki's expression is too obvious, he naturally understood the other party's thoughts immediately-in fact, he had the same reaction when he first saw the things written on these labels.

"Oh?" Shokuhou Misaki's eyes flashed with stars, and glanced at Fang Yuan who was sitting behind the counter watching the show, and then looked at Kamijou Touma again. The meaning was very obvious, she wanted him to explain it on her behalf.

"Okay..." Kamijou Touma had no choice but to do it obediently.

- Fortunately, he had been here several times, and in the conversation with the store manager, he also roughly figured out the real functions of these products with strange names.

"This is an exoskeleton armor made with biomimicry technology, which can provide the wearer with powerful combat power equivalent to Lv.5 superpowers. It is also said to use subspace technology, which can be stored in a different dimension when not in use and summoned when in use. It is very convenient."

Kamijo Touma was introducing it while secretly regretting in his heart. If he had known that this armor called "Strong Colonization Armor" could be stored, he would have chosen this! 　　"Lv.5 combat power... are you kidding?"　　Shokuhou Misaki frowned, and she felt more and more that this store was a fake store that deceived people! 　　"Well, although it is unbelievable, it should be true!" Kamijou Touma didn't believe it when he heard it at first, but when he thought of the Green Lantern Ring on his hand, he felt that the manager might not be exaggerating.

In fact, if he can really exert the full power of the Green Lantern Ring, it is not difficult to defeat a modern army alone. According to the standards of Academy City, it can also be regarded as Lv.5 level power.

Since there is one, there must be two. If there is a Green Lantern Ring, there will naturally be more similar products.

In order to convince the girl, Kamijou Touma did not hide it and directly showed the ring on his hand, saying: "This is the prop I got from this store. It can allow me, a Lv.0, to gain abilities similar to superpowers."

"That's it?" Shokuhou Misaki had noticed the ring on Kamijou Touma's hand before. Seeing him wearing it on his middle finger, she thought he had found a girlfriend. Unexpectedly, it was a prop for simulating abilities? 　　"Ah, look, that's it."

Seeing the girl's unconvincing expression, Kamijou Touma directly activated the ring, releasing a green force field, condensing various objects, bricks, stones, fists, swords... Except for the color and the real object are very different, just looking at the appearance, each one is lifelike - it seems that his learning and training in this area has been very effective.

Shokuhou Misaki stretched out his hand and tried to touch those objects. He was surprised to find that these objects that looked like optical holographic projections actually had substance. In other words, this ring alone was equivalent to Kamijou Touma. A telepathic user, and according to her judgment, he is at least a Level 4 user with great abilities! It seems that the things sold in this store are really not fakes! Next, Kamijou Touma continued to introduce other products in the store to her. After listening to them all, Shokuhou Misaki looked at the ridiculous-looking product names, but there was no smile at all - if Kamijou said If all is true, if these purely technological creations really have this kind of power, if they are mass-produced and popularized, the entire order of Academy City will be subverted! Think about it, as long as you have a prop, you don’t need to go through dangerous and hard ability development, and you don’t have to worry about the developed ability being unsatisfactory or too low-level. As long as you can use the prop correctly, you can immediately gain abilities comparable to those of great abilities or even The powerful power of superpowers, if the incompetent people and those with low abilities who are dissatisfied with the hierarchy of Academy City can obtain these props... Feng Caoqi is most aware of the terrible consequences that may follow.

At this time, when she looked at the store manager sitting behind the counter, smiling and saying nothing, she suddenly felt that this guy was a little mysterious - Kamijou Touma had just said that this store manager was responsible for everything. Developed and manufactured! Originally, she only regarded today's encounter with Kamijou-kun as a rare encounter, but when Shokuhou Misaki learned how terrifying the products displayed in this store were, she no longer felt relaxed.

Why would a person with such terrifying technology open such a childish shop here as if it were a joke? Why would he give Kamijou-kun such a precious and powerful item for free? This guy, or the person behind this guy What is the purpose of the power? ! Kamijou-kun may have been too slow to notice something was wrong, but the sensitive girl was already very vigilant.

The slender hand wearing white silk gloves quietly reached into the bag slung on the shoulder and grasped the remote control inside.

However, the girl's fingers touched another thing in the bag, which was a somewhat old disaster prevention whistle. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Kamijou Touma who was still explaining the products to her, and she felt suppressed in her heart. I immediately had the idea to search the store manager’s memory.

——Even if the encounter this time will not remain in the other person's memory, Shokuhou Misaki is unwilling to let his bad side fall into the eyes of the boy.

Forget it, let’s wait until Kamijou-kun leaves before taking action... PS: I have something to do during the day, so I’m sorry, but it’s the second update.

')324'\u003eChapter 323 A conversation full of hostility and wariness

The boy and the girl chatted happily in the store for more than half an hour. Finally, Kamijou Touma realized that he had to leave early because he had to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.

"Goodbye, Kamijou-kun!" The girl with long honey-colored hair waved her slender hands wearing white silk gloves and said goodbye to the boy who would never be able to remember her.

"Ah, goodbye!" Kamijou Touma scratched his head and waved goodbye as well.

Jingle bells—— As soon as the door of the shop opened and closed, the shop became quiet instantly.

"...Then, let's get down to business now!" The starry-eyed girl who had been smiling coquettishly just now seemed to be a different person at this time. Her smile suddenly faded, and she took out her bag with an expressionless expression. An ordinary TV remote control was pointed at a certain store manager who had never spoken and seemed to have no sense of existence.

"Yeah, yeah, girls are really fickle! Just now, I was chatting and laughing with my little boyfriend, and in the blink of an eye, I put on such a posture... Why, does this 'Ms. Queen' have any idea about the products in the store? Are you dissatisfied? If there are any deficiencies, please feel free to mention them. Our store will make improvements immediately and strive to provide more excellent services to all customers..." Fang Yuan was pointed at by a "weapon" that didn't look like a weapon at all. There was no sense of nervousness at all, and she was still saying teasing words in such a joking tone, which immediately made Shokuhou Misaki's vigilance and displeasure burst out - and then she pressed the button on the remote control without hesitation! Tick—Two seconds later, Fang Yuan looked at Shokuhou Misaki with "innocent" eyes, and the starry light that would inevitably appear after being controlled by the ability of [Psychological Mastery] did not appear in his eyes.

"Eh?" The starry-eyed girl tilted her head, with an incredulous expression on her face. She looked quite cute.

This, what on earth is going on? Shokuhou Misaki was very sure that she had indeed activated her ability just now, but why was her ability completely unable to affect the opponent? ! Could it be that this store manager is also an electrical ability user like Misaka Mikoto? No, no, no, no matter how old you are, the other party is a bit too old. Considering the time when the first batch of ability users appeared in Academy City, this "uncle" who looks close to 30 years old is already too old to complete the task. A full suite of competency development courses.

Moreover, the feedback she received when using her ability was completely different. What blocked her ability was not the electromagnetic barrier, but another force that she could not understand at all.

Or maybe he has some kind of equipment that can block the spiritual ability? Judging from the high-tech products displayed in this store, it is indeed not impossible! However, it seems that he is not wearing any props... He is not wearing a full-coverage helmet on his head, nor are there any accessories such as a headband, forehead protector, or even earrings.

Could it be improved into an implantable one? Shokuhou Caoqi guessed the other party's methods, and at the same time he felt a little regretful.

She was still too rash and took action rashly, but she met another guy who was not afraid of her abilities, and there were no other ability users around her who could be used by her.

If this store manager wants to do something to herself, with her small body that makes her out of breath even after running a few steps...how should she resist? "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you!" Fortunately, Fang Yuan, who seemed to see what she was worried about, smiled and shook his head, without any intention of taking action against her.

"...Well, it seems that I was too rude just now!" Knowing that he couldn't do anything to the other party, judging from the store manager's intentions, it didn't seem like he wanted to attack her directly, so Shokuhou Misaki stopped for the time being. He put down the useless remote control in his hand and stopped being hostile.

Seeing that the girl had calmed down, Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Well, I know you suspect that I deliberately approached Kamijou Touma, the [Fantasy Killer], and gave him powerful tools for free. It seemed like I had ulterior motives." only."

'Is not it? ’ Although Shokuhou Misaki didn’t speak, her eyes full of distrust clearly expressed this meaning.

"Well, in fact, you are right to think so!" Fang Yuan nodded and admitted without hesitation that he did have his own purpose in treating Kamijou Touma so well: "The boy named Kamijou Touma has been From that day on, he has been involved in the biggest whirlpool in the world. Many people in this world, many 'people' who are so powerful that you can't even imagine them, all have their own feelings about the existence of Kamijou Touma. Calculation and planning.”

After hearing what this mysterious store manager said, Shokuhou Misaki frowned on her pretty face. She couldn't understand what this guy said.

What does "a person so powerful that you can't even imagine" mean? What is "the largest vortex in the world"? And most importantly, what does "from the moment of birth" mean? What is the difference between Kamijou Touma? Is it his right hand? What on earth do these malicious guys want to plan against him? All kinds of questions came to mind, but they could never come up with a definite answer. Shokuhou Misaki was worried about Kamijou Touma's situation, but he also felt completely irritable.

——This kind of guy who deliberately hides half of his words is the most annoying! "...So, what do you, or the forces behind you, want to do with Kamijou-kun?" After a long silence, Shokuhou Misaki asked her question.

"First of all, there is no force behind me. What I represent is just myself."

Fang Yuan first emphasized that he did not have any power behind him, and then said: "As for what I want to get from Kamijou Touma... Although I can't tell you, please rest assured that none of my actions will endanger him. Life and safety.

And to be honest, I quite appreciate a good old guy like him.

There are not many good people in this world who can do what he does, and I don't mind providing him with some help when he needs it - for example, the green lantern ring is a gift I gave him, so that he can It can provide an extra layer of protection in future crises. "

"..." Of course Shokuhou Misaki couldn't just believe Fang's words, but now that her ability couldn't work on this guy, she naturally couldn't get information from his brain to make judgments.

However, she noticed something - "You just said, the crisis in the future?" Shokuhou Misaki felt very keenly that when this mysterious store manager said this, he was not the kind of person who usually prepares for the future and prepares for the future. It was a precautionary attitude, but he seemed to be sure that one day in the future, Kamijou Touma would encounter trouble and danger that he could not avoid.

Is it possible that this guy can predict the future? Such an idea flashed through the girl's mind, and was immediately rejected by herself.

')325'\u003eChapter 324: When Shokuhou Caoqi possesses the spiritual foundation...

"What kind of crisis is it?" Shokuhou Misaki really wanted to ask, but she also knew that since the guy in front of her didn't say it clearly, he would never answer her question - or in other words, even if he answered, she might not Will believe it.

"Well, in a place like Academy City, there are always crises and so on! Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's change the topic!" As if he knew Shokuhou Misaki's thoughts, Fang Yuan did not continue. Go in depth on this topic.

This is actually a kind of protection for young girls.

Think about it, how many terrible people Kamijou Touma will involve in the future plot, whether it is Aleister's plan to destroy magic, or the right fire in order to lift the various restrictions of the "Holy Right", Even the arbiter that the descending demons longed for... Kamijou Touma was surrounded by so many forces because of his own special characteristics. Although he would always encounter various crises, his life was guaranteed. .

But Shokuhou Misaki was different.

Although she is one of only eight Level 5s in Academy City and the Queen who reigns at the top of mental ability users, she cannot be considered a weakling with the power of [Psychic Mastery].

However, in the power arena of this world, Shokuhou Misaki, who only has such power, cannot be considered a true strong man.

She doesn't have the special characteristics of Kamijou Touma. Once she accidentally gets involved in the plans of some big shots because she knows too much, she may end up in a happy ending.

After all, the plot in the world of "Forbidden" is not the kind of funny daily show. The plot behind the plot is actually very dark. Even a popular character like Flanda died at will and became Flan) ( Da.

In addition, this world is not just a plot stage for novels and animations, but a real world, and in the real world, anything can happen! However, the starry-eyed girl had no idea that the store manager in front of her had so many thoughts going through her mind.

Although she was a little unhappy about Fang Yuan's initiative to change the topic, the initiative was not in her hands now.

Just listen to Fang Yuan say: "Let me reiterate, I have no ill intentions towards Kamijou-san, and certainly not towards you, so please don't be so hostile towards me."

"Hmph! It's really hard to say!" Shokuhou Misaki snorted, but in the end she did temper her undisguisedly hostile and vigilant gaze.

"Well, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I will not disturb you, the precious time of this eldest lady. I will continue to look here for any desirable products, or leave directly. Please feel free to do so!" Although I heard it, Fang Yuan's words meant "bringing tea to guests", but Shokuhou Caoqi didn't just open the door and leave.

On the contrary, after confirming that she was in no danger for the time being, Shokuhou Misaki's eldest lady temper began to flare.

Since this mysterious store manager doesn't want to stay here so much, she wants to take a closer look at what kind of products are there! ——Kamijo Touma had been talking to her for more than half an hour before, but he actually didn’t explain a few items, especially the light group that filled an entire wall. After understanding that this place was indeed not a simple place, The girl no longer regards them as ordinary optical projections.

"Lingki...is this the name of these little balls of light?" Shokuhou Misaki looked at the labels on the counter, thinking about the meaning of the word "Lingki", and guessing the names of the people who followed. significance.

However, Queen Bee, who had never been in contact with magicians, did not guess the essence behind these names like Tsuchimikado Motoharu did at the time.

"Well, to put it in a way that you can understand, these spirit bases are a kind of energy information body implanted in the body, which can allow anyone to have at least Lv. 5 power after receiving it."

Seeing that the girl was interested in these spiritual foundations, Fang Yuan explained them in passing.

Then, he thought for a moment and added, "Well, except Kamijou Touma."

"..." Shokuhou Misaki didn't know whether to complain about how unreasonable it was to have a Level 5 power in one step, or whether to complain about why Kamijou Touma was excluded.

“Because the essence of these spirit bases are similar to supernatural powers, they will be eliminated by the power of [Fantasy Killer], so Kamijou-san cannot use them at all.

This is why what I gave him was a purely technological item. "

As if he knew Shokuhou Misaki's thoughts, Fang Yuan continued to explain.

"...In other words, are these 'spiritual bases' equivalent to the condensed supernatural abilities themselves?" Shokuhou Choi immediately thought of an experiment she had heard about before - the ability body crystallization experiment. They are quite similar... "You can say that, but the abilities in these spiritual bases I have here have been specially compiled.

See those names? This is all based on the heroes in myths and epics as templates, and I condensed their extraordinary abilities in legends into specific skills, and added them to the spirit base. Once the user fuses the spirit base, as long as he is a little more proficient, You can directly possess the power of those mythical and legendary characters! " Fang Yuan explained patiently, while Shokuhou Caoqi felt that something was wrong the more he listened.

This, this sounds a bit different from Academy City's superpowers! Moreover, according to the store manager, the powers in these spiritual bases are all "customized". What kind of power skills can be "programmed" like programming? If this is true, then the current superpower development course in Academy City, where you don’t even know what the ability is until it is successfully developed, is nothing compared to this “convenient and fast” spiritual foundation! Shokuhou Misaki felt more and more how unfathomable this store was. No, what was really unfathomable was actually the store manager who looked like an ordinary young man.

These spirit bases represent another strengthening method that is different from existing ability development courses. They are more mature, more powerful, more controllable, and more attractive - as long as they are really as the store manager said. If it is so real and effective and can be mass-produced and released.

"I still can't believe this is true!" Shokuhou Misaki shook his head, still persisting in his doubtful thoughts.

This kind of thing is so unbelievable that it doesn't sound real. Even though the store manager seems to be very mysterious and has strong technical power, he still shouldn't be able to create something of this level.

In response to the girl's doubts, Fang Yuan showed a subtle smile: "Whether it is true or not, you will know if you try it?" PS: The coding has been a bit slow recently, so today is the second update. Please bear with me, readers.

')326'\u003eChapter 325 There are always some people who want to cause trouble!

Of course Shokuhou Misaki couldn't believe Fang Yuan's words so easily and use this so-called "Spiritual Foundation" on himself without any hesitation.

After all, she is not a crazy idiot like Kamijou Touma, nor is she a spy like Tsuchimikado Motoharu who has been caught, but a psychological queen who has read all the darkness in people's hearts and is almost wary. It is impossible to Such casual use of something of unknown origin.

Seeing that the girl was still very vigilant, Fang Yuan did not force it, but moved his hand, and like an illusory phantom, a ball of light penetrated the glass sliding door on the counter surface and flew to Shokuhou. Pray in front of the body, and then magically transform into a card the size of a playing card.

"Is this...?" Shokuhou Misaki looked at this magical scene and curiously touched the cards flying in front of him with his hand. He discovered that this was not an optical illusion, but a real thing. entity.