Misaka Mikoto Alter didn't know how she'd ended up on the street.
Everything around her seemed to have reverted to the past. Academy City, once reduced to ruins, had reappeared in its entirety. The giant billboards displayed a date, a month before summer vacation, and the students around her were radiating youthful, carefree energy, as if the war had never happened.
This gave Misaka Mikoto Alter a profound sense of isolation.
This peaceful life from her memories didn't seem to belong to her at all.
This feeling of isolation and unfamiliarity made her grip the little white toy in her hand even tighter. The clothes she wore had already changed into the Tokiwadai Middle School uniform during the time rewind, but the Gekota doll and the Gekota hair clip on her head hadn't changed at all. She found the only "truth" that belonged to her in these things.
"Hello."
A sudden voice made Misaka Mikoto Alter turn around sharply.
It was two girls wearing Tokiwadai Middle School uniforms, their expressions filled with fear, as if they had been startled by her cold gaze.
"We, we just wanted to ask if you need help, Misaka Sisters?"
After getting a good look at her face, the two girls seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Instead of fear, they approached with curious expressions.
"White bangs? Are there even Misaka Sisters who dye their hair?"
"How strange, I've never seen this before. What number are you, Misaka?"
"Hey, do you want to come play with us? It's okay if you call some more Misaka Sisters too."
The two girls chattered on and on. Misaka Mikoto Alter just remained silent. If it were before, she would have definitely spoken up to refute them, saying she was Misaka Mikoto, not a Misaka Sister.
But now, even though she still held onto hope, she had begun to doubt the truth of her own existence.
At this moment, a certain real Misaka Sister came running over.
"This is the special individual's older sister, Misaka 10084," Misaka 10084 explained, wanting to take the older sister away.
"So, a special type."
The two girls understood, and their eyes held a hint of sympathy.
"If you have any difficulties, tell us in time," one of the girls patted Misaka Mikoto Alter on the shoulder. "After all, taking care of you is Academy City's policy. We'll be going now. We'll take you out to play next time; this is a social practice task the teachers assigned."
Misaka Mikoto Alter didn't say a word throughout the entire exchange, her expression still ice-cold.
In truth, she didn't know what kind of expression to use to face this unfamiliar place.
She looked at the Misaka Sisters in front of her. The same clothes, the same appearance, still wearing a military telescope on her head, but holding various bags in her hands. There were clothes, food, and toys, as if she had just gone shopping at the supermarket.
The Misaka Sisters shopping?
"These are all gifts, gifts from many kind people. Misaka 10084 held up the gifts to show off to Sister-sama Number Two,"
The Misaka Sisters seemed to understand her thoughts.
"You…" Misaka Mikoto Alter had just uttered a word when she shook her head. "Is this the real world?"
Although this question seemed silly, it was indeed Misaka Mikoto Alter's first reaction.
If it were merely a simple time rewind, then the Misaka Sisters would be running around openly on the streets, and the students would all look perfectly natural, which was like a dream.
Clones would not be accepted in this world; in the eyes of most, they were just tools.
It was because she was certain of this that Misaka Mikoto Alter had launched the war, as this was the only way she believed the Misaka Sisters could live freely in this world.
From this point of view, what she saw now was more likely to be a magical illusion or a delusion caused by espers.
"Of course, this is the real world. Misaka 10084 is worried about Sister-sama's second's IQ and is trying to determine if Sister-sama's second is sick."
After Misaka 10084 said this, she leaned closer, pressing her forehead against Misaka Mikoto Alter's forehead. The two identical faces suddenly drew near.
"——What are you doing?!"
A soft scream suddenly came from the side.
It was a new Misaka Mikoto face, or rather, the real Misaka Mikoto, whose face was flushed as she glared at the two who looked like they were about to kiss.
Seeing her own image making such a shameful move in public, Misaka Mikoto felt her sense of shame was about to explode.
She walked over with a rush of momentum, grabbed one with each hand, and ran towards a deserted alley on the side of the road as if escaping.
"What exactly is going on?"
Misaka Mikoto Alter also reacted at this moment. She realized that she had unknowingly come to the place where Misaka Mikoto and the others were shopping.
The last people she wanted to see right now were Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kazari.
"I don't really understand either."
Misaka Mikoto sighed impatiently, but seeing the bewildered Misaka Mikoto Alter, she could only explain it simply.
"In short, my Master used some kind of incredible item to rewind the time of the entire world to three months ago, but only the environment was changed. The dead cannot be resurrected, so to eliminate this sense of incongruity, they changed the memories of everyone in the world, and incidentally made them accept the existence of the Misaka Sisters—Kuroko's memories were also changed."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"So simple?"
Misaka Mikoto Alter's vacant expression disappeared, replaced by obvious dejection.
It was a profound sense of emptiness. Her revenge hadn't even begun, yet everything was already over. Even her goal had been perfectly achieved. Misaka Mikoto Alter didn't know what she should do, or what she could do. She felt like an extra.
"Hey, why are you acting like you've lost your purpose in life?" Misaka Mikoto sighed, saying, "I really don't understand you. You have the same memories as me, yet you always act like this. No wonder Master calls you the Avenger."
The Avenger Misaka Mikoto Alter's thoughts gradually brightened.
"It's not over yet," she said suddenly, "Aleister is still in that building. I'm going to..."
BOOM—!
The sound, which resounded through half of Academy City, interrupted her.
It came from the center of Academy City, the "Building Without Windows," belonging to the Academy City Chairman. It shot into the sky like a rocket, leaving a long trail of flames behind.
"Aleister has been sent into outer space and permanently expelled." Misaka Mikoto Alter also received Shen He's notification, and she clenched her fist tightly. "I feel so incredibly relieved."
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