[ And so, Shokuhou Misaki put on a nonchalant facade, pretending nothing had happened, and quickly left the scene—if she didn't leave soon, she might not be able to hold back her tears.
The scene shifts to the other side, where Awatsuki Maaya and the others mistake Misaka sister #10032 for the original Misaka Mikoto and recruit her into the "Balloon Hunter" competition.
Though forcibly taking out seven opponents at the cost of herself, Banjou Yoshika seized the opportunity to manipulate mechanical mosquitoes, leading to Misaka #10032 being ambushed and losing her mobility.
By this point, Shokuhou had already recognized that the Balloon Hunter's contestant, Misaka sister #10032, was one of Mikoto's clones. She then rescued the unconscious Sister and had Kaizumi take her to "Child Error" for protection.
On the morning of the second day of the Daihasei Festival, Misaka woke up in her hotel and ran into Wanri on her way downstairs. Learning that Misaka sister #10032 hadn't returned her gym clothes, she grew worried.
So Misaka took that familiar terminal and began investigating surveillance footage, discovering that Misaka's sister #10032 had been taken away by an ambulance to the hospital. Rushing there, she found the paramedics' memories had been altered—Misaka sister #10032 had been handed over to unknown individuals and had vanished!
"Memory alteration… could it be—?!" Mikoto's investigation into the ambulance transporting her Misaka sister #10032 caused chaos, prompting Shirai's teacher to arrive and take Misaka away. However, the teacher had already been controlled by the Queen, who directed her to bring Mikoto to a designated location under surveillance by Shokuhou's faction.
Meanwhile, Kaizumi, posing as a tourist, sought help from Shirai, Uiharu, and Saten to divert their attention. Behind them, Queen Shokuhou appeared, pressing the button on her remote. With her Mental Out ability, she erased the trio's memories of Misaka. ]
[ .....]
~Projection of All Worlds~
"Seriously,'s name is no joke—she's so fierce she might as well rename herself Uchiha… at least she took out seven in one go."
"Damn, it really is connected to the Misaka Sisters. Can't they just leave them alone? Everyone's jumping into this mess."
The corners of everyone's mouths twitched. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but why does Misaka sister #10032 have to suffer so much?!
No one could figure out what Shokuhou was planning. She knew this was one of Mikoto's clones and even saved her—so why erase the memories of those three about Misaka?!
~Detective Conan World~
"Did Misaka Mikoto even do anything that bad to Shokuhou?!"
Conan's brain short-circuited. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't understand Shokuhou's thought process. Just how much does she hate Misaka Mikoto?!
If she hated Mikoto, why were they laughing and chatting like friends in front of Touma earlier? Plus, she even saved a Misaka sister #10032.
But if she didn't hate Mikoto, why not tell her after rescuing the Sister? Letting Misaka panic alone and even altering her friends' memories—that's just cruel.
Haibara Ai also seemed uncertain.
"Could it be jealousy? Maybe seeing Misaka Mikoto close to Touma made Shokuhou feel envious?"
She wasn't sure, but her intuition told her as much. Given how Shokuhou acted around Touma, it was obvious there was something between them.
"Still, no matter what, this is going too far."
This contradictory behavior might just be Shokuhou being jealous. And jealous women can be terrifying—just look at how often people die in Beika.
~The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. World~
"Mental Out is such a convenient ability. Tch, why is mine only good for telepathy…?"
Saiki lamented how his own power was limited to communication and eavesdropping on thoughts. Sure, he had that banana-shaped memory modifier, but it was nowhere near as handy as Shokuhou's.
"Is this why they say quality trumps quantity?!"
He had countless psychic abilities, but they all came with weird side effects—far from as convenient as one might think.
.....
[ Under surveillance, Railgun seized a chance to call for help from Shirai, Uiharu, and Saten—only to realize their memories had been erased by the Queen. Furious, she clenched her teeth,
"Messing with my friends crosses the line—this can't be brushed off as a prank anymore."
Later, she met Shirai and the others on the street. During their conversation, she noticed something odd about their behavior… In the Balloon Sandwich competition, Mikoto took the opportunity to ask for help, begging her to investigate how Shokuhou had abducted her sister!
While investigating, she found Misaka's sister #10032's black cat. After exchanging intel with Awatsuki, she took the cat to continue her search, while Awatsuki and she sought out an animal telepath from Tokiwadai for assistance.
But all of this was overheard by a nearby mechanical dog. Banjou Yoshika, a member of the dark side, received a mission under the guise of protecting the Sisters—only to lure her to a park.
Easily defeated Banjou's mechanical dog with her Air Manipulation, but while protecting the cat, she was ambushed by a virus-injecting mosquito, leaving her immobilized on the ground.
Awatsuki, worried when she didn't return, ran into Saten, who had seen Banjou heading to the park. Leading them there, they found a battered. Enraged, Awatsuki stayed to fight Banjou while Saten took the cat to the hospital. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Misaka Mikoto was right—this is way beyond a prank. It's just too much."
"Seriously, don't stop me—I'm going to kill Banjou Yoshika and scatter his ashes!! Sneak attacks are bad enough, but doing it repeatedly?!"
Viewers from other worlds were practically boiling with rage. Their blood pressure spiked—was Academy City really built for students?! What kind of scumbags are running around here?!
~Sword Art Online World~
"Academy City really has all kinds of abilities, huh? Even animal telepathy—can something like that really be developed through calculations?"
Asuna felt her brain short-circuiting. With over two million students, what kind of bizarre powers were floating around there?!
And Mental Out—wouldn't that be a nightmare for criminals? There'd be no hiding any secrets.
The scariest part? Walking down the streets of Academy City, who knows how many telepaths are around? If your memories got erased, you might not even realize it.
"Suddenly, this place doesn't seem so bad…"
Kirito would rather die than have his memories read. As a man, everyone's got something hidden on their computer.
If that got exposed, he'd have to move to another planet.
~A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City~
"To have my memories altered so easily… My love for Onee-sama isn't strong enough…"
Shirai, already distraught over how she'd spoken to Misaka, was plunged deeper into despair.
Meanwhile, Misaka Mikoto was absolutely furious, grinding her teeth so hard they might shatter.
Can't people just leave the Sisters alone?!
And got hurt so badly helping her. Banjou Yoshika, huh? She'd remember this. If she couldn't beat Accelerator, she could at least take him down—no one gets to trample all over her like this!
.....
[ At the hospital, Misaka saw how she had been injured for her sake. Using her powers, she traced the mechanical dog's signal and instantly located Banjou Yoshika.
When Misaka Mikoto appeared, she severed the giant mechanical mantis's right arm in a single strike. Covered in crackling electricity, she advanced wordlessly, scaring Banjou into incoherent babbling.
"BANG—! "
With just a flick of her wrist, Railgun tore the mechanical mantis to pieces, leaving Banjou utterly terrified.
After Banjou retreated, his employer appeared.
She took Uiharu hostage to threaten Mikoto, but Shirai intervened and drove away. However, this revealed a third faction at play—not Shokuhou's faction from Tokiwadai.
Conveniently, the scene then showed Shokuhou rescuing the Sisters in full detail… Well, how to put it? She got framed for no reason.
The scene shifted again as Mikoto expertly hacked into surveillance cameras, locating Shokuhou. With a stern expression, she demanded,
"Where is she?!"
Shokuhou playfully winked at her.
"As you can see, she's in the grid-shaped building—my secret base, the place I trust most."
"Follow me if you want to talk. And I don't want anyone else near that place."
The two then stealthily boarded a truck. Ignoring Shokuhou's teasing, Mikoto pressed,
"The one looking for the Sisters—they're your enemy, right?"
"Correct. Their leader is at our destination—the same experiment you're all too familiar with."
"Researchers from my affiliated institution were discussing it privately. Word seems to have spread in the underworld."
On-screen, Shokuhou pressed her remote without hesitation, interrogating two researchers about the Level 6 Shift Project. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Just scaring Banjou is letting him off too easily—beating him half to death would barely be enough!"
"Damn, now it all makes sense. Shokuhou got saddled with a massive blame—there was a third party all along!"
After all that, it turned out to be a misunderstanding. The viewers could only shrug helplessly… Of course, it was another secret experiment. At this point, everyone knew about this project—what kind of "top secret" was this?!
Hahaha, this is hilarious. A "classified" project that everyone knows about—except the person involved. Gotta admit, that ability is way too convenient.
Want to know some gossip? Just press a button.
~Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea~
"This is just…"
Ritsuka sighed, feeling exhausted. At this point, he didn't even know what to say!
How is Academy City this leaky? Dark experiments everywhere—he wouldn't be surprised if a random brick thrown there hit three researchers.
"As we all know, experiments are meant to be secret."
Da Vinci muttered, rubbing her temples. This was barely any better than the "peaceful" Fuyuki incident.
Can't they just leave the Sisters alone? Find another research topic already!
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