My journey to Konoha

"Don't talk about skipping class! I'm just leaving temporarily!" Mikoto said quickly.

"Haha, if that's the case, no wonder we haven't seen any trace of Heizi. Well, this is a good thing." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Don't miss any suspects!" Mikoto warned solemnly.

"Understood." Chu Yue nodded, "Don't worry, I will handle this matter in detail."

Then, Chu Yue accompanied Miqin on a journey to the market...

"Another toy store..." Chu Yue shook her head helplessly, "It fits your personality perfectly."

"You, you don't care so much!" Mikoto retorted, "These are what I love..."

"Well, no one interferes with your hobbies. Haven't I always supported you?" Chu Yue responded with a smile, "By the way, I also seem to need to buy something..."

"You're buying some toys too?" Mikoto asked in surprise, "Are you also..."

"No, no," Chu Yue quickly clarified, "It's just that I have a few friends who are still childish, so I bought these as gifts for next time."

"Ah, my friends..." Misaki smiled, "I never thought that Chuyue, you are so popular among the children."

"It's fate." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Then let's go find that Guatai... Well, we should also pick some of the Maru Clan's stuff for Shenwu..."

......

After the bookstore, Mikoto and Chuyue entered the world of books. Mikoto went straight to the magazine area, and Chuyue wanted to devote herself to comics, but with Mikoto in front of her, she should give priority to Mikoto.

He looked around and was about to pick up the women's magazine to stimulate Mikoto with the beauty on the cover, but Mikoto suddenly turned around.

"Did you notice?" Mikoto asked.

Chu Yue’s spiritual awareness was always open, but at this moment she did not sense any malicious gazes coming towards her.

"No?" Mikoto asked.

Chu Yue pointed to a convex mirror in the corner of the bookstore. There was no one else on it except the two of them.

"No way..." Mikoto asked doubtfully, "No one exists?"

"Although there is some feeling," Chu Yueyan said, "but that was from someone outside the store. There is really no one behind us... Even if there is someone, he is outside the store and not a suspect..."

"What's the reason?" Mikoto said with a slightly irritated look.

"Relax, Mikoto." Chu Yue quickly comforted, "Don't worry, everything is fine."

Mikoto sighed helplessly after hearing that.

"How about we go to the game center?" Chu Yue suggested, "It should be relaxing there."

"Okay." Mikoto looked a little tired, but still agreed.

Seeing her in this state, Chu Yue couldn't help but clench her fists.

Game Center.

Although there is no "King of Fighters" in Academy City, there are still many similar fighting games. The two of them fought together in the virtual ring.

Chu Yue hadn't played this kind of game for a long time, so the new moves made her feel a little unfamiliar, and she was suppressed by Mikoto for several rounds. However, Chu Yue's reaction speed and operation speed had already surpassed ordinary people. After getting used to it, she had already begun to plan the next counterattack.

A new round begins. Immersed in the pleasure of victory, Mikoto forgets her worries. At the same time, Chu Yue's progress forces Mikoto to go all out.

After Mikoto used a ranged skill, she immediately performed a melee kick. Chu Yue blocked it in time, but suddenly realized that Mikoto's character did not defend after the kick.

Opportunity! Chu Yue immediately launched a special move, and a dazzling animation of the special move appeared on the screen.

Chu Yue glanced at Mikoto, but saw that she was not focusing on the battle scene.

"......" Chu Yue closed her eyes and sensed, but her senses were as normal as usual...

"Misaka." Chu Yue called Misaka.

"Huh? Ah!" Mikoto suddenly came back to her senses, and the English word "KO" appeared on the screen after Chu Yue's ultimate move ended.

"......" Mikoto remained silent.

"Misaki," Chu Yue said, "Come to my house."

"Ah, what?!" Misaka was stunned.

"Uh... you think too much." Chu Yue said, "I mean, let's go to my house to discuss countermeasures and deal with the suspect together."

"Oh, so..." Mikoto came to her senses and nodded helplessly with a blushing face.

Chu Yue’s residence.

Since Kanna was still at school, Chu Yue and Mikoto were the only ones left at home. After putting away the things they had purchased, the two of them sat down on the sofa.

"I didn't expect that even you, Chu Yue, didn't notice the suspect..." Mikoto said helplessly.

"No, I have some clues." Chu Yue said.

"Um?"

"Several times, I searched around and found no one or a large crowd of people, which meant..."

"Could it really be a ghost who did it?" Mikoto asked.

"How is this possible?" Chu Yueyan said, "This means that this person does not exist."

"Ah?!" Mikoto was surprised.

"That's true." Chu Yue continued, "It's obvious that no one is watching you."

"How is this possible! That feeling..." Mikoto became emotional.

"Calm down, Mikoto," Chu Yue said, "Let me explain."

"...Um..." Mikoto knew she had lost her composure just now, so she sat down and waited for the answer.

"Have you ever been the one being watched from behind at school?"

"At school, I don't think there is any..."

"I also asked the girl who had the same experience as you. Now it seems that the two of them had exactly the same experience." Chu Yue said.

“Exactly the same?”

"Yes." Chu Yue nodded slightly to show her agreement. She said firmly, "Two points can be concluded: First, it is certain that this is not a mysterious incident, but a man-made one. If it is really a ghost or something like that, then this situation will occur no matter where it is, and our school is not the only exception; second, the troublemaker did not come here in person, nor did he send anyone to monitor our every move."

"I am sure of this, but as for the other point..." Mikoto said, "If people are not ghosts, then doesn't that mean..."

"Yes." Chu Yue nodded, "There is only one possibility left, that is machinery."

In fact, Chu Yue came to this conclusion not only by speculation, but more by using her own spiritual sense to gain insight. The spiritual sense can capture any malicious eyes towards others, and now she didn't feel it, which means that the criminal didn't project any malicious eyes. In the face of the characteristics of this world, the only explanation is machinery. ...