"I'm sorry, sothing ca up and I have to go out for a bit. Let's eat when I get back."
Reiko's face still wore that sa dazed expression, but her eyes held a trace of anxiety as she handed the lunch box to Misaka 9982.
The sudden appearance of a watcher... does this an the Level 6 Shift Project isn't over? That soone still has their eyes on the Sisters?
But according to Natsu-san's understanding, the Level 6 Shift Project was completely finished, all the necessary conditions for it had clearly vanished.
Holding onto her desire to investigate the reason, she hurriedly changed her shoes in the apartnt. Controlling Reiko's body, Natsu Sonoko quickly gave chase.
Even though Reiko's body couldn't display her main body's full strength due to the ability's range limitations, it far surpassed that of a normal Level 4, equivalent to a comprehensively weakened version of Natsu Sonoko.
Watching Reiko's figure head downstairs, Misaka 9982's previously swinging arm stilled. She stood silently in place.
Misaka 9982's eyes remained vacant, her gaze following Reiko until she left. Then she looked down at the lunch box in her hands without a word.
The mont she stepped out of the apartnt, Reiko's body gradually turned transparent.
Reiko's consciousness was still new and didn't know how to use the abilities, but Natsu-san did.
Natsu-san never sought direct confrontation with enemies. Preserving her own strength was always the primary goal.
Thanks to this nature, Natsu-san had never suffered any major setbacks.
After another few steps, Reiko's body weight began to lighten, her whole body becoming as light as a feather.
A single step could now cover a great distance. She continued chasing towards the alleyway where the man in the suit had disappeared.
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The scene returned to Tokiwadai's dormitory.
Sitting at the rectangular table by the window, third row from the main dining hall entrance – this was Natsu-san's usual spot.
On the table sat a tiramisu and the cake she'd asked Tsuchimikado-san to hold onto yesterday. Today's main course was three servings of spaghetti.
Of course, one person wasn't eating all three. Sitting across from Natsu Sonoko was Misaka-senpai, while Juufuku-san sat by her side.
Shirai-san should have been here too, but she was probably eating a nutritional al at the hospital right now.
This ti, it seed it was a certain bun-head's turn to be distracted, which Misaka-senpai found quite strange.
"Not hungry today?" Misaka-senpai asked quietly.
"Of course not," Natsu Sonoko snapped back to attention, putting on a reassuring smile and shaking her head. "I just suddenly thought of sothing."
Natsu-san felt hesitant. She was considering whether or not to tell Misaka-senpai about what Reiko had discovered.
She'd confidently declared before that they should solve problems together, even using Shirai-san as a negative example.
But now that it was her turn, the reality wasn't as straightforward as she'd thought. She'd just buried the matter in her heart.
Her eyes lingered briefly on Misaka-senpai's face. Thinking about how exhausted Misaka-senpai already was from the Level 6 Shift Project, Natsu Sonoko sighed inwardly.
The whole incident with the remnants just happened yesterday. At the very least, I won't bring it up today.
Until she figured things out, Natsu Sonoko decided to keep it a secret from Misaka-senpai for now.
"Speaking of which, what was the Dorm Supervisor's punishnt for Misaka-senpai?"
Not dwelling on the previous topic, Natsu Sonoko asked about the situation where a certain Railgun had been kept alone in the office earlier.
Rembering the utterly miserable look on Misaka-senpai's face at the ti, it seed sothing montous had occurred.
Successfully having her attention diverted, Misaka-senpai propped her chin on her hand, listlessly placing her fork on the spaghetti. Her whole person seed to drain of color, turning monochro.
It was fine if no one ntioned it, but now she looked completely faded.
"It's actually... calling your parents!?"
Natsu Sonoko gasped, her head recoiling in shock. Even Juufuku-san beside her simultaneously cast a sympathetic look.
It seed the Tokiwadai Ace of Tokiwadai had encountered a major problem.
Normally, it was difficult for parents to enter Academy City, so even if contacted, it would only be via phone or video call.
But the timing now was rather bad. The Daihaseisai was less than a week away, and the usual restrictions on parents were all lifted. No matter how you looked at it, this felt very ominous.
"But being caught with costics... shouldn't be that big of a deal, right?" Juufuku-san said hesitantly.
Although hiding costics violated school and dorm rules, no matter how you thought about it, it didn't seem serious enough to warrant calling in parents.
"Plus the previous instances of repeatedly staying out overnight, intentionally damaging dorm property, and covering for Kuroko," Misaka-senpai sighed, sounding powerless.
Ro wasn't built in a day. Misaka-senpai felt she was gaining a new understanding of that phrase.
There were actually quite a few other things Misaka-senpai had done, but these were the ones related to the dorm. The mastermind behind the blackouts in District 7 and indeed the entire Academy City was sitting right here.
This made Natsu-san, sitting beside her, unconsciously shrink her neck in guilt. Aside from covering for a roommate, she seed to qualify for the other two charges.
If anyone else was likely to get their parents called in, it was probably her.
Ah, right, she'd almost forgotten Shirai Kuroko.
Thankfully, her identities as the 'District 7 Water Disruption Pro,' 'Urban Legend Mastermind,' and 'Ruthless Exploiter of Cleaning Robots' hadn't been discovered by the Dorm Supervisor yet.
"So, for this Daihaseisai, will Misaka-san's family be coming too?" Juufuku Miho asked curiously.
"That's right. My mother is coming," Misaka-senpai replied after a mont's thought.
"What about Natsu-san?"
"They said they would co... but they've said that for many years now, and in the end, they never did."
Natsu Sonoko imitated Misaka-senpai, stirring her spaghetti with her fork.
Because of this, for every vacation, Natsu-san would try every possible way to submit an off-campus application. It had been so long since she'd last seen them with her own eyes.
But now, Natsu-san wasn't quite sure if she should submit one for the next vacation.
It seed like whenever she left Academy City, she ended up causing trouble for a lot of people.
The ancient magic circle surrounding Conan... perhaps her cousin, Natsu Takashi, had sothing similar around him, protecting Natsu-san from harm during the tis she left Academy City.
"Don't worry. I'm sure your parents will co this ti."
Misaka-senpai seed a little taken aback for a mont, then her expression turned serious.
"Mhm."
Natsu Sonoko nodded gently.
"What about Juufuku-san's situation?" Natsu Sonoko turned and asked.
"They both really like the Daihaseisai. They're both coming to visit this ti," Juufuku-san said softly.
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