Saten Ruiko dreamed day and night of awakening her own powereven a useless Level 1 would be enough.
"Ruiko, don't worry. I'm sure your ability will awaken eventually."
Uiharu Kazari patted her on the shoulder, encouraging her in a sweet voice.
"But I've tried so many methods already"
Saten Ruiko couldn't help looking at Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto.
"Kuroko, Mikoto-senpai, you're both so strong. Do you have any tips?"
Shirai Kuroko scratched her head in embarrassment. "I don't really have any special tips. After I awakened, I just kept working on my Personal Reality."
Misaka Mikoto also shook her head apologetically.
"Sorry. I'm afraid my experience won't be much help to you."
"It's all right. In the end, it's my own problem."
The last bit of hope in Saten Ruiko's eyes faded.
'It looks like I'm just destined not to awaken any power.'
She resolved to accept reality.
Seeing their friend like that, the other three felt awful too, but there was nothing they could do.
How someone awakened an ability was a mystery.
Unless Saten Ruiko went to a top-notch research institute for intensive Ability Development, there might be no way
Wait!
Misaka Mikoto suddenly recalled a certain mysterious chat group she belonged to.
In that group was a pretty formidable perverted group admin. Perhaps he could make it happen?
Once Misaka Mikoto thought of Rei Ao, though, she almost immediately rejected the idea.
Because he was a pervert.
But when she saw Saten Ruiko's disappointed expression, her heart softened, and she decided to bring it up anyway.
"I might know a way."
"?"
Saten Ruiko looked up sharply.
Uiharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko also looked at her in surprise.
"Onee-sama, are you saying you have a way for Saten Ruiko to awaken her power?"
It wasn't that Shirai Kuroko didn't trust her beloved seniorthis was just too unbelievable.
"Mikoto-senpai, is this true?" Uiharu Kazari asked hopefully.
She also didn't want her best friend to remain so insecure about her lack of ability.
And, of course, Saten Ruiko was the one whose hopes were most revived.
"R-Really? Is something like that even possible?"
She was excited and nervous, afraid that it would just end in disappointment.
"Well, it involves a friend of mine"
Misaka Mikoto tried to choose her words carefully.
Suddenly, she froze, looking ahead.
A chestnut-haired girl in a Tokiwadai school uniform came out from around a distant corner.
That side profile looked so familiar.
When the girl glanced around and briefly turned her face in this direction
"!!!"
Misaka Mikoto stood up in disbelief.
That face was identical to hers!
"Senpai?"
"Onee-sama, what's wrong?!"
Her companions were baffled by her behavior.
Apparently, that mysterious girl also noticed them. After one glance at Misaka Mikoto, she turned around and ran away.
"Don't run!"
A flood of strange emotions rose within Misaka Mikoto; seeing someone with a face identical to hers suddenly flee, she immediately chased after her, shouting, "You guys don't have to wait for me! I'm going to catch someone! We'll talk about Ruiko's problem later!"
She dashed away, leaving the three of them staring at each other in confusion.
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Chapter 283: Excuses...
"Where did she go?"
Misaka Mikoto had chased after her for quite a while, only to realize she'd lost sight of the person!
"Darn it!"
She looked gloomy.
Misaka Mikoto was full of doubt.
That girl who looked so much like her definitely had something going on. Otherwise, why would she run away the moment she saw her?
She opened the chat group.
Carefully examining the side profile of the girl she had just taken a photo of via the group chat, she noticed thatapart from the eyes and the gogglesthey looked startlingly alike.
"Tch. What's going on?"
The more she looked, the more questions she had. The 'Misaka' who resembled her so closely now had a huge question mark over her head, biting her nail anxiously.
Misaka Mikoto: "@Everyone, I've run into something, and I'd like to know if you all have any ideas."
Mabel: "Spill it. I love gossipoh, I mean, I love helping others!"
Frieren: "Honestly, gossip or fooling around might be an inherent trait of humanoid life."
Stella: "Hard to disagree."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Let's not fool around. @Misaka Mikoto, what happened? Tell us."
Misaka Mikoto: "[Image]"
She sent her own selfie to the chat group.
Misaka Mikoto: "[Image]"
Then she sent the side-profile photo of that other girl she'd just taken.
This action was quickly met with comments.
Kasuga Hijiri: "Very pretty. Is that a selfie?"
Stella: "You're not asking us to judge your appearance, are you?"
Busujima Saeko: "In the first photo, you give off the vibe of a strong, energetic girl, with piercing eyes. But in the second photo, something seems offthose eyes look vacant and unfocused."
Yomogawa Ayame: "Indeed."
Shiba Miyuki: "That's really strange. How could the same person have two totally different auras?"
Misaka Mikoto: "Waaah! Don't just casually comment on people's looks!"
Her face was already red from the praise.
Megumi Kato: "So what kind of advice do you want from us?"
Yotsuya Miko: "Is it about clothing style? I'm not good with that."
Misaka Mikoto: "No, it's none of those!"
Misaka Mikoto: "The person in the first photo is mebut the person in the second photo isn't me!"
Sui: "It's not you? It looks identical to me!"
Sakurajima Mai: "Same here."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "The eyes and goggles are different, and the aura is different. If they're two different people, everything makes sense."
Izawa Shizue: "Twin sisters."
Kasuga Hijiri: "That's what it feels like."
Misaka Mikoto: "So you guys also think she looks way too much like me."
Hiiragi Shinoa: "Judging from your tone, it doesn't sound like you two are sisters."
Misaka Mikoto: "Exactly, I'm totally clueless about having any siblings. That's why I'm so confused!"
Frieren: "Oh, oh. If I suddenly found someone identical to me, I'd be curious too."
Misaka Mikoto: "Right?! And she ran away as soon as she saw me, so there's definitely something up."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Could it be that your family kept a lost older sister or younger sister a secret from you?"
Misaka Mikoto: "!!! I totally forgot about that possibility. I'm gonna ask!"
Misaka Mikoto hurriedly took out her phone and dialed her mom.
"Hello, Mikoto? What made you think to call your mom at this hour?"
A familiar voice came from the other end.
Without even greeting, Mikoto anxiously asked, "Mom, tell me the truthdo I have an older or younger sister?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? I only have you as my daughter. Where would another sister come from?"
Hearing her mother say that, she breathed a sigh of relief but still pressed on seriously, "You're not lying to me, right? I just saw someone who looks almost exactly like me! It's so unbelievable I had to call you."
"Hmm?"
""
There was a brief pause on the other end of the line before it fell silent.
After a while, Misaka Mikoto still didn't hear her mother speak. Her expression changed.
"Mom, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Uh, something urgent just came up on my end. I'll hang up firstah!"
"???"
Staring at the phone that had been hastily hung up, Misaka Mikoto was stunned.
Her mother's flustered behavior was suspicious no matter how you looked at it!
"No way Do I really have a sister or an older sibling?"
That possibility struck her like a bolt from the blue.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone:
A young and beautiful woman with fair skin, a stunning figure, and chestnut-colored hair was anxiously clutching her phone.
"Could Mikoto really have an older or younger sister?"
She was Misaka Misuzu, Misaka Mikoto's mother
But right now, Misaka Misuzu was also feeling confused because of Mikoto's call.
It seemed bizarre, but here was the truth: even she didn't know how many daughters she had.
Because Misaka Mikoto wasn't her biological child.
She'd appeared in Misuzu's home out of nowhere one day as an infant. Misuzu, a "single mother," took her in and raised herthat child was now the Misaka Mikoto of today.
Thus, she couldn't be certain whether Mikoto had a sister.
If Mikoto was someone else's lost child, it was entirely possible.
Misaka Misuzu ruffled her hair in frustration.
"How am I supposed to explain all this to Mikoto?"
After thinking for a while, she made a decision.
"Alright. I'll head to Academy City in a few days and just come clean with her."
Back on Misaka Mikoto's side, she shared the details of her phone call with the chat group.
Misaka Mikoto: "Isn't that super suspicious?!"
Megumi Kato: "Yeah, it does sound pretty odd to hang up so suddenly for 'urgent business.'"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Feels like an obvious excuse."
Frieren: "But why would a mother go out of her way to hide something like this?"
Akame: "Having an older or younger sister isn't necessarily bad. There might be other hidden reasons."
Rei Ao: "Sigh. I just popped in and already see some interesting info. That girl isn't your sister, but she is indeed related to you."
Misaka Mikoto: "?? You know something?"
Rei Ao did not reply immediately.
Instead, he turned to the little cutie nestled in his arms and said, "Satania, our lesson is over."
"Huh?"
The dazed Satania showed immediate reluctance, because the kissing felt so good.
She had experienced itboth passively and activelyabout twenty times by now.
Hearing that they were stopping, her expression subconsciously showed she wanted more.
Of course, Rei Ao chose to indulge this little cutie.
He curled his index finger under her small nose and said dotingly, "Alright, one last time."
"Mm!"
Before he could lean in, Satania had already pressed herself closerand she had learned how to be quite proactive.
""
Off to the side, the giant third wheel, Vignette, silently wailed in her head, "At least notice me, you two!!!"
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Chapter 284: Truth Revealed! Clones! (Bonus Chapter)
After sending off the two little devils, Rei Ao finally responded to Misaka Mikoto's question.
Rei Ao: "That girl who looks exactly like you is related to you by blood."
Misaka's Sister.
She's an artificial lifeform created from Misaka Mikoto's DNA.
When it comes to blood ties, this goes beyond the question of whether you're actually related. You could say she's a clone.
He simply hadn't expected that Misaka Mikoto had already come into contact with this being.
The issue of the Misaka Sister runs very deep.
Whether it's the "Railgun Mass Production Plan," the "Power Curriculum Program," or even the real mastermind behind it allAleisternone of those are things that Misaka Mikoto, as she is now, can resolve.
Misaka Mikoto: "So you're saying she really is my sister?"
Rei Ao: "Misaka Sisteryes, you can think of it that way."
Rei Ao: "Her situation is very complicated. If you really want to know, you'll need to be mentally prepared."
Frieren: "It sounds like there's more going on here."
Stella: "All this secrecycan't you just tell us?"
Rei Ao: "It involves Misaka Mikoto's personal safety."
Stella: ""
Megumi Kato: "If it concerns her safety, then it's better to be cautious."
Misaka Mikoto: "???"
Misaka Mikoto herself was full of doubts.
How did it suddenly become an issue of her own safety?
Misaka Mikoto: "Go on, I'm pretty confident in my abilitieswho could possibly hurt me?"
Akame: "You said you were the third-strongest in Academy City, which means there are two people stronger than you."
Misaka Mikoto: "Hmph, I've just never had the chance to meet the first or second rankers. If I did, I'd beat them, too!"
Rei Ao: "I don't mean to discourage you, but the two above you are far stronger than you are."
Misaka Mikoto: "Huh? Are you kidding?"
Much stronger than she is?
She couldn't pretend she didn't hear that.
Rei Ao: "Heh heh."
Rei Ao: "The second-ranked esper is Dark Matter, an ability that can create substances that don't exist in this world."
Dark Matter doesn't produce something merely "undiscovered" or "theoretically possible." It literally creates things that do not exist at all.
So it's not bound by existing physical laws.
As soon as light waves or electron waves pass through the minute gaps on his white wings, they change their properties, twisting into impossible vectors that operate by their own rules.
Rei Ao: "His calculation power exceeds yours, and with that kind of ability, are you sure you can take him on?"
Misaka Mikoto: ""
She had never heard the details Rei Ao was giving about the second-ranked esper, but what he was describing was worthy of the name Dark Matter. It sounded daunting. Just hearing about it made Misaka Mikoto's expression grow serious.
Misaka Mikoto: "Hmph, you can only tell who's weaker by fighting!"
She was still as stubborn as ever.
Rei Ao: "Pfft. Then there's the first-ranked esper, Accelerator. On the surface, his ability is called 'Vector Control.'"
Vector Control lets him manipulate the direction of energy. As long as it makes contact with his skin, he can freely alter the direction of kinetic energy, heat, electricityall types of energyand reflect every physical attack.
Rei Ao: "Accelerator also has what's called the greatest mind in Academy City."
Rei Ao: "According to your Academy's calculations, if he went all out, he could even slow the Earth's rotation."
Mai Sakurajima: "???"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Slow the Earth's rotation what an outrageous claim"
Stella: "Tsk. Why are there so many monsters in Misaka Mikoto's school?"
Misaka Mikoto: ""
Hearing this, even Misaka Mikoto began to lose confidence. Whether it was Dark Matter or Vector Control, both completely countered her electromaster powers. If their calculation abilities were really as far above hers as Rei Ao said, she had no confidence that she could win.
Rei Ao: "By the way, Accelerator is acknowledged by top scientists, researchers, and even the Board of Directors at your Academy as the person most likely to become a Level 6 'Shifts.'"
