A Scientific Urban Detective

Tokiwadai Middle School has no more than two hundred students enrolled, making the twenty-member Shokuhou Faction, with its membership exceeding ten percent of the total student body, a veritable fourth-largest faction.

Due to the increase in members, the Shokuhou Faction was also able to upgrade its faction activity room, changing from a small room to an empty classroom, with the usable area more than tripling. This was indeed a progress worth celebrating.

Therefore, the main activity of the faction in recent days has become decorating the activity room. According to the requirements of the faction's actual manager, Fūho Runko, they are preparing to decorate the activity room in the style of a palace.

—Fūho Runko still remembered Shokuhou Misaki's preferences.

"You really have a bad taste, are you really treating yourself like a queen?" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but retort, looking at Shokuhou Misaki, who was sitting upright on a throne-shaped high-backed chair.

"You are also sitting on a throne now, Misaka-san," Shokuhou Misaki pointed out.

Indeed, Misaka Mikoto was sitting directly opposite Shokuhou Misaki at the end of a luxurious long table, and her seat was also a throne-shaped high-backed chair, but its height was subtly lower than Shokuhou Misaki's.

As for the other members of the faction, they were smiling and watching this famous scene of the "Dual Queens' Meeting." By the way, they also played the roles of "maids" and "attendants," shuttling back and forth around the long table from time to time, doing small tasks such as serving tea and water.

These innocent girls didn't feel that there was anything inappropriate about doing these chores. Perhaps, in their opinion, they were actually treating this scene as a theatrical performance, or a more high-end game of house.

After all, apart from the core members that Shokuhou Misaki personally brought in, the new students who joined the faction were all fans of the two Level 5s. They chose to join the Shokuhou Faction because they admired and worshipped the two Level 5s.

For them, being able to directly contact the two Level 5s at such a close distance, even if it meant acting as a maid, was a kind of reward, right?

—That's right, the reason why the Shokuhou Faction's numbers skyrocketed was because several admirers of Misaka Mikoto had joined.

Misaka Mikoto's handsome style with a masculine air was particularly attractive in an all-girls school.

Despite being unwilling, Shokuhou Misaki had to admit that Misaka Mikoto had an advantage over her in terms of popularity.

Therefore, Shokuhou Misaki used a little bit of publicity to bring Misaka Mikoto into her faction as well.

Of course, Misaka Mikoto herself did not admit this. She was here today to protest.

Looking at the girls who were standing on her side, looking at her with admiration, Misaka Mikoto knew that they probably joined the Shokuhou Faction because of her.

Thinking of this, Misaka Mikoto's eyes sharpened: "Shokuhou Misaki, let's make it clear, I have no intention of joining your faction, so don't lie to people."

Shokuhou Misaki tilted her head and said, "But Misaka-san doesn't have any plans to form a faction, does she?"

"I don't plan to, but isn't this your false advertising..."

Misaka Mikoto was interrupted by the other side before she could finish speaking.

"Didn't Misaka-san agree to help us?"

"Eh?" Misaka Mikoto was very surprised. "When did I agree to such a thing?"

Her relationship with Shokuhou Misaki was not bad, but it could not be said to be good either.

After all, every time she met Shokuhou Misaki, she would always be ridiculed by her in a sarcastic manner. Even if Misaka Mikoto had a good temper, she would still harbor resentment.

Therefore, Misaka Mikoto was certain that she would never have made such a promise to Shokuhou Misaki.

"Just last month, when your superpower was renamed," Shokuhou Misaki reminded her.

"At that time..." Misaka Mikoto fell into memories.

Inspired by Lin Wuming's "Telekinetic Acceleration Cannon," Misaka Mikoto developed her own special move, the "Railgun," and completely completed this move at the beginning of the year.

Because Level 5s have the right to rename their superpowers, Misaka Mikoto submitted an application last month to officially change her ability name from "Electromaster" to "Railgun."

At the "renaming" celebration party, Misaka Mikoto felt that her special move was born from Lin Wuming's inspiration, so she regarded Lin Wuming as her teacher.

And promised—she would definitely repay Senior Wuming!

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto had already recalled this scene, Shokuhou Misaki said, "Helping them is helping Senior Wuming~ Misaka-san should also know the strength of the relationship between them and Senior Wuming, right?"

"Hey, aren't you being too cunning?" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but say.

Shokuhou Misaki's statement was valid, at least Misaka Mikoto, who was thin-skinned, could not deny this.

So she had to emphasize again: "In any case, I can't possibly join the Shokuhou Faction!"

"But Misaka-san doesn't plan to, and won't plan to form a Misaka Faction in the future, right?" Shokuhou Misaki asked again.

"Yes, I don't want to do such troublesome things," Misaka Mikoto said bluntly.

"That's enough!" Shokuhou Misaki clapped her hands with a smile. "Looking at it this way, there is no conflict between us! Misaka-san can become our special advisor, without joining us. It's enough as long as you come here often to show your face and have afternoon tea."

"Eh~" Misaka Mikoto clicked her tongue. "I feel like I'll be tricked if I agree."

Shokuhou Misaki looked over with a smile: "Although it's not appropriate for me to say it, there are quite a few members in the faction who admire Misaka-san. If Misaka-san doesn't come, wouldn't they be very pitiful to be abandoned?"

"In that case, don't use my name for advertising from the beginning!" Misaka Mikoto retorted.

Shokuhou Misaki just smiled and didn't answer.

Because of the incompatibility of their superpowers, Shokuhou Misaki couldn't peek into Misaka Mikoto's true thoughts.

However, she had a hunch that Misaka Mikoto had come here today not just to protest against her using her name for advertising.

Sure enough, when the faction member cosplaying as a maid served tea and snacks, Misaka Mikoto suddenly took action and grabbed one of their wrists.

"Purple twintails, I finally found you!" Misaka Mikoto showed a triumphant smile.

"I'm not wearing twintails," Keisaku Kūmi said calmly.

After entering Tokiwadai Middle School, she wore glasses and changed her hairstyle to a high ponytail, greatly changing her image and temperament.

But she still couldn't escape Misaka Mikoto's eyes.

Or rather, Misaka Mikoto first noticed the twin sisters, Dolly and Thorny, and then suspected that Keisaku Kūmi was the purple-haired girl with twintails she met that day.

Finally finding her target, Misaka Mikoto looked excited, and faint electric sparks flickered on the bangs in front of her forehead.

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