Chapter Twenty-Three: Far Away

  "Is there air conditioning?"

  "Huh? To suspect senpai like this, isn't it a bit..."

  Kei and Sora almost spoke at the same time, and both were taken aback by what they heard from each other.

  Satenashi thought that Kaito Hatsuyuki was only invited to the school's disciplinary committee because he helped her, and she felt guilty for misunderstanding him. She opened her mouth to explain things for him, but when she heard what he had to say, it seemed like all he cared about was whether or not there was air conditioning in the disciplinary committee branch office.

  "Hehe, you're really a considerate girl, after all, an upright person doesn't fear the shadows. So, going to the Discipline Committee for investigation isn't as serious as you imagined." Ji Luochu opened his mouth to explain to Soten Lizi, who looked a bit embarrassed; unexpectedly, this skirt-lifting devil could show such a side to someone he hadn't met many times before.

  Of course, the main reason why I didn't reject going to the windmill was that there was air conditioning and no trouble. After asking questions, I could stay there and play PFP with the sound on for a day without worrying about running out of battery.

  "Ah, ah, no, it's not like that, senpai is the one..." Soten Ryoko was made to blush by Kaito's praise and hurriedly waved her hand in an attempt to show her humility.

  "Alright, let's put the mutual praise on hold for now. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that although the branch office has air conditioning, it's currently undergoing electrical repairs and is without power." Shiroi Kuroko said something that left Kai Tsurugi utterly dismayed.

  "Never mind, just ask me directly here, I'll tell you everything. If there's no air conditioning, I'd rather not go to that sweltering place with a power outage and be locked in a small dark room being questioned left and right. Otakus are naturally intolerant of heat."

  "Alright, I'll ask directly then. Does your sudden increase in ability have anything to do with 'Fantasy Hand'? Do you know the origin of 'Fantasy Hand'?" Shirai Kuroko asked with a serious expression, being very diligent and responsible when it came to normal work.

  "I swear to heaven, everything I'm about to say is true and can be used as evidence in court!" The old man had always thought that the phrase "Anything you say now can and will be used against you" was quite impressive, so he took this opportunity to change his tone and said it out loud.

  "Enough with the nonsense, let's get to the point..." Shirai Kuroko covered her face again. Are all these chuuni guys just full of hot air? How could Onee-sama fall for someone like this? This is too weird... Did I misunderstand something?

  If Touma knew what Shirai Kuroko was thinking, he would kindly tell her: "You really are misunderstanding something. From my interactions with Misaka Mikoto and the things she's done to me, no matter how I think about it, there's no way Misaka Mikoto would look at me! And besides, I knew eight hundred years ago that Kamijou Touma is Misaka Mikoto's true target, you're directing your hatred at the wrong person."

  "I've never used 'Fantasy Control' because from the scattered information I gathered from the forums, everyone who has used it ended up falling into a coma. The cost is just too high and the performance is too poor, so I won't use something like that." As he said this, Kaito paused for a moment, casting an intentional sideways glance at the black-haired girl with a look of unease on her face, before continuing to speak.

  "As for the improvement of abilities, it seems that due to the brain being severely impacted, after being discharged from the hospital, my abilities have mysteriously increased. I haven't gone to test what level I am at currently, as for the reason... can we not talk about it?"

  "What about you?" Kuroko Shirai raised an eyebrow and tugged at the windbreaker with the disciplinary committee emblem on her shoulder, making it clear where she stood.

  "Ah, because I got into a conflict with the director of studies on the second day after leaving the hospital and was expelled as a result, so unfortunately I didn't get to participate in the subsequent ability tests." Kaito Haiyuu could only vaguely mention the fact that he was expelled, but as for the reason... it's better to gloss over it. Kaito Haiyuu himself didn't regret punching the director of studies, but the student council members were different; if they knew the real reason, no matter what, Shirai Kuroko would definitely take him to the student council branch office for a detailed discussion and investigation. After all, assaulting a teacher was already an incident that required management in the eyes of the student council."

  "Okay, so what's the origin of 'Fantasy Hand'?" Shirai Kuroko didn't press Iori Ichinose about why he was expelled from school; after all, it was an unpleasant experience for him. She also wasn't worried that Iori would lie to her - this kind of thing could be easily verified by having Hatsuharu look into the library's records. If he dared to deceive her, she could just use his name to find out where he lived and then pay him a visit.

  "As for that, I only knew about it from rumors and online forums; at first, it was only circulating on the internet, but after the download link was blocked, now it's mostly spread among delinquents and incompetent people." Kaito pretended to recall something and said: "Maybe those delinquents who fainted earlier were trading 'Fantasy Hands' with someone else."

  "Is that so?" Shirai Kuroko gazed at the delinquents who had fallen to the ground and were already unconscious, muttering to herself: "In that case, we'll have to thoroughly interrogate them once they wake up."

  "Ah-ha!" Soten Ryoko suddenly exclaimed loudly as if she had just remembered something: "I remember there's still an important thing I haven't done, I'll be off first!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than he hastily ran away without waiting for a response from Shirai Kuroko and Tachibana Kise.

  "What's going on with Takanashi lately? This morning at the gathering, she was also in a hurry and ran away... " Shirai Kuroko muttered to herself as she watched Takanashi's figure disappear into the distance. She shook her head, putting aside things she couldn't understand, and picked up her phone to call the Wind Chronicle Branch Office to arrange for someone to come and take away these unconscious delinquents. After finishing her task, she waved her hand at Kiseki no Yaiba, indicating that he was now useless and could disappear."

  This is exactly what Xiaoyi had in mind, he couldn't wait to get away from this yuri girl who was competing with him for resources. If he stayed with the rotten girl for too long and became a gay man, what would happen? Although it wasn't written in the comic, those who have some understanding of yuri attributes know that yuri girls usually have a heart that yearns for men to stir up trouble.

  After bidding farewell to Qian Li without any lingering attachment, he walked in the direction where Sora Takanashi had left; he remembered that there was a dessert shop on that side which was cheap and delicious.

  Of course, the focus is on that store because of its slightly remote location. Even if a traveler just orders a cold drink and sits there blowing air conditioning all day, no one will drive him away. This is simply one of the best places for poor people to avoid the heat in the scorching summer.

  Away from the iron bridge where the temperature was gradually rising, Jie Lü Chu Yì walked with his usual dead fish eyes and lazy steps, swaying back and forth to step on the shaded areas towards the selected store.

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