After a while of playing around in the hospital room, Ren took the two girls out for discharge.
Dolly got into the car, rolled down the window, adjusted her seat, and occasionally let out sounds of amazement.
Looking at the scenery rushing past outside, Dolly even stuck her head out to feel the wind.
Now, she was curious about everything, whether it was the car or the outside view.
"Dangerous, Dolly! Get back inside." Shokuhou Misaki grabbed her waist and pulled her in immediately.
"Haha, Misaki, let go! It's ticklish." Dolly struggled and laughed joyfully, thinking Misaki was just playing with her.
"Really now~ don't make such dangerous moves sticking out of the window." Misaki scolded, sounding like a mother even though she was just a middle schooler.
"I'll let you feel speed and thrill." Ren said, then stepped on the gas. The car surged forward instantly.
The two girls without seatbelts clung to each other, while Dolly shouted happily, "Researcher big brother, this is so fun! Faster!"
"Ren, why are you accelerating without warning?" Misaki rubbed her forehead. Dolly's lively antics quickly chased away her lingering sadness.
"Hehe." Ren chuckled. He knew Misaki's temper well.
Misaki hated that sound from Ren, but thinking he had saved Dolly, she reluctantly forgave him.
Once they returned to the artificial living quarters, Dolly's excitement quickly faded.
Here, besides giving her happy memories, life was mostly painful.
"It's okay. I've got everything under control here." Misaki held her close and whispered comfortingly.
"Mm." Dolly nodded. If her friend said so, she believed it.
"You two go play for now. I'll go make dinner." Ren smiled.
"Hmph, Ren! Don't share my video with anyone." Misaki gave him a fierce look.
"Don't worry, I won't. I'll enjoy it myself." Ren patted his chest confidently.
Misaki shivered and quickly pulled Dolly away, not wanting to argue with Ren anymore.
That dinner, Dolly ate happily, Misaki was happy too, and Ren went wild taking pictures.
He wasn't a pervert—he just wanted to record the lives of these two quirky girls.
Thinking about Dolly's few remaining days of life, Misaki silently allowed Ren to do so.
"Researcher-nii, what are you filming?" Dolly was curious about everything now.
"Recording your life with Misaki," Ren answered honestly.
The girls' joy was genuine, and Shokuhou Misaki, with her starry eyes, showed her excitement clearly.
"Hehe, Misaki, let's make Researcher-nii film more," Dolly said, food still at the corner of her mouth, quickly pulling Misaki toward Ren and posing.
"Honestly, Ren, don't do anything weird. And Dolly, Ren is a lolicon," Shokuhou Misaki said, feeling very cautious.
Even though she had her powers and Ren was Level 0, she felt overprotected, which didn't make sense—wasn't she supposed to protect him?
"Lolicon? Researcher-nii, what's a lolicon?" Dolly asked curiously.
"A lolicon is someone who admires beautiful things," Ren quickly fed her a strange explanation.
"Wow, awesome! I'm a lolicon too!" Dolly exclaimed excitedly.
Shokuhou Misaki glared at Ren and tried to show Dolly that it wasn't a good word, but Dolly's curiosity was too strong to resist.
Explaining it felt like forcing a perverted idea into an innocent girl's mind, so Misaki just kept glaring at Ren to vent her displeasure.
Watching Misaki flustered, Ren couldn't help but laugh. Her emotional knot from the artificial lab experience was finally loosening.
Hearing that Misaki would go to school tomorrow, Dolly immediately said, "Misaki, I want to go too."
"That won't work," Misaki refused. She remembered an annoying person—the original version of Dolly.
"Why not? Researcher-nii, can't I come?" Dolly wanted Ren to take her along.
"Nope, only students can enter school. Dolly isn't a student yet," Ren said, coming over to pat her long hair.
"Oh," Dolly replied, understanding.
Early the next morning, Shokuhou Misaki woke up and found Ren already preparing breakfast and lunchboxes.
"Ren, you're not going to eat with me again, are you?"
"Why not?"
"…" Misaki was speechless. She couldn't drive away this shameless guy, but she didn't dislike him.
After saying goodbye to the two, Dolly began exploring the building. She had been confined to one room before, and now she could move freely, which made her very happy.
In the car.
"Dolly… she'll be okay, right?"
"Are you her mom or something? Worrying this much." Ren teased while driving.
"She just got out of the hospital. Maybe I should just take a day off." Shokuhou Misaki's eyes lit up. That way, she could spend more time with Dolly.
"If you want to take a day off, I can take you back." Ren didn't push. Being a Level 5 meant her brain worked at an incredible pace, making her a true genius in learning.
"Alright, Ren. Help me get the day off." Misaki didn't care either. After all, the school was already spreading the word that he was her brother.
After Ren dropped her off, he headed to school alone and went to his office.
"Good morning, Teacher Ren."
"Good morning, Teacher Kotono. My sister isn't feeling well today, so she took a day off. She asked me to inform you."
"Misaki, huh? Alright." Teacher Kotono agreed immediately. Being a genius student came with certain privileges.
"I have class this morning, so I need to get ready." Ren replied with a smile.
"Speaking of which, Teacher Ren is really popular. Even students who dislike math are willing to attend your classes," Teacher Kotono laughed.
"As teachers, a student's best motivation to learn is interest. I just sparked their interest in math," Ren said.
"Impressive."
After chatting with colleagues for a while, Ren walked into the classroom. For some reason, seeing Mikoto's face reminded him of Dolly and the twenty thousand sisters that would appear in the future.
Today, he taught the girls about spatial coordinates—how to deal with space ability users. Compared to pure math lessons, this related topic captured the girls' attention even more.
In this Academy City, superpowers were the most important. By teaching math to show how to handle spatial ability users, the girls eagerly engaged with the lessons.
Even Mikoto, who had almost finished middle school courses, was deeply drawn to Ren's teaching.
After class, Ren returned to the office and checked the schedule. Two classes remained in the afternoon, still with no homework. Now he understood why, in the original story, these students always seemed to be doing something—they were just bored.
Now it was time for a superpower test class. Ren headed to the gym. Even though he had gained power, he was still very interested in Esper abilities.
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