Comprehensive: Beginning with the Killer Queen

Chapter 429: Misaka-san, how are you?
"Anyway, this is what happened. I know there are often frictions between Onee-sama and Shokuhou Misaki, but Hatsuharu is a well-behaved girl who knows her limits. She is also one of the few friends I agree with. Please go to this event together for Kuroko's sake!"

At a coffee table under the shade of a tree in the Seventh School District, Shirai Kuroko clasped his hands together and pleaded earnestly to the girl in front of him.

The girl was wearing the same Tokiwadai school uniform as Kuroko, and had a slender figure, with her calves in white bubble socks.

She has shoulder-length brown hair and a delicate and pretty face, but her student-like outfit does not show the childishness of an ordinary junior high school student. Instead, it has a hint of heroism.

The confident temperament that comes from within can easily make people attracted to her, and even people of the same sex will admire her.

But at this moment, facing her friend's earnest plea, Misaka Mikoto's face showed a hint of suspicion that was inconsistent with her temperament.

"Let me confirm for the time being, this is not your plan, Kuroko, to use my well-behaved and sensible friend to fulfill your own perverted wish, right?"

Although Shirai Kuroko is undoubtedly a friend recognized by her, as a new roommate assigned by the school at the beginning of the new semester, Misaka Mikoto knows her personality very well after spending time with her day and night together.

Reliable and righteous, tough and decisive, kind yet with a hint of enthusiasm.

There is absolutely nothing wrong in becoming friends with such people.

However, no matter how many advantages the other party has, it cannot change one fact.

——This guy is an unabashed pervert.

Even because of the purity of her experience, Misaka Mikoto has not been poisoned by unhealthy things.

But Shirai Kuroko's attitude was too weird, completely different from the usual idol-like worship and pure admiration of school girls.

"Just your usual actions have already accumulated a lot of pressure on me. If this time is also a specific plan..."

Misaka Mikoto's face turned cold and she pulled Kuroko's cheeks on both sides until tears welled up in her eyes.

"It hurts, please forgive me, elder sister, this... this time it's real..."

While rubbing her cheeks, Shirai Kuroko begged earnestly in a sweet and soft voice with a pinched tone.

"If we don't rely on onee-sama, Hatsuharu and Saten-san will definitely be cheated out of their money and their lives!"

Looking at Shirai Kuroko's determined expression, which didn't seem like a joke, Misaka Mikoto sighed helplessly.

"Forget it. Since he's Kuroko's friend, there's nothing we can do about it."

"Sister, sister! Please let Kuroko express his gratitude..."

"That's not necessary!"

Misaka Mikoto skillfully stretched out her ruthless iron hand and grabbed Shirai Kuroko who was about to pounce on her, and used her slender but very powerful arm to push her back to her seat little by little.

"But, to say that you've lost both your money and your people is too much. Didn't you confirm that it was Blue Dream Company? Even though Shokuhou Misaki and I have never gotten along, she's not the kind of person who's evil enough to lure innocent students."

"I'm not worrying about that!"

Shirai Kuroko frowned, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Shokuhou Misaki is definitely not such a person. I believe that such bad things will not happen in the projects she handles. But as the spokesperson of Blue Dream Company, can you represent Blue Dream Company?"

After returning yesterday, she also conducted a detailed investigation of Lanmeng Company through the authority of the Discipline Committee.

Of course, due to the difference in level of authority, nothing was gained.

But as the saying goes, every profession has its own specialties. Even if Lanmeng Company can keep all of its important information confidential, the Disciplinary Committee members will still leave some records when handling cases related to it.

The more she sorted through these files, the more confused Shirai Kuroko became.

Even though Roland said that he had a close relationship with Shokuhou Misaki, it did not dispel her doubts.

After all, her beloved elder sister is also the face of Tokiwadai, but because she is not interested in factional struggles, her control over the school is not high at all.

Shokuhou Misaki's performance in this area is indeed outstanding due to her abilities, but compared with the size of Blue Dream Company, this is nothing.

After checking Roland's simple background information, combined with the bad impression left when they first met, Shirai Kuroko deeply suspected that there might be some secret hidden behind this.

"I have a feeling that man has bad intentions!"

"That man?"

Misaka Mikoto blinked her eyes and looked at Shirai Kuroko, whose face was tense but flushed unconsciously and who was gnashing his teeth in hatred, and whose eyes also had a strange look.

"This is the first time I've heard you react so violently when you mentioned men, Heizi. What happened?"

"No, I am devoted to my elder sister!"

"Why did you bring this up? I haven't asked anything yet..."

Originally, Misaka Mikoto was just planning to tease Shirai Kuroko, but when she saw her look like a cat whose tail was stepped on, she began to take it seriously and kept the incident in mind.

"Shirai-senpai!"

A sudden voice interrupted their conversation. Shirai Kuroko turned around and waved behind him.

"Saten-san, and Hatsuharu, here!"

Hatsuharu Shikiri and Saten Ruiko, who were walking together, also came over and looked curiously at Misaka Mikoto who was sitting opposite them.

"Shirai-san, is this the friend you said you wanted to get involved?"

"That's right!"

Shirai Kuroko raised his head proudly, "Rather than letting you, Hatsuharu, be charmed by that Shokuhou Misaki, it would be better for you to become my friend, so I brought onee-sama here!"

"Eh? Could it be Misaka-senpai?"

A light suddenly flashed in Hatsuharu Shikiri's eyes, and her smile became shy.

"Misaka-senpai? The princess of Tokiwadai?"

Saten Ruiko's eyes couldn't help but widen, and she looked at Misaka Mikoto with astonishment.

"You are Uiharu-san and Saten-san, right? I'm Misaka Mikoto, please give me your guidance."

Misaka Mikoto stretched out her hand generously and observed the two girls. After her eyes quickly swept over their not-so-big breasts, her smile became even brighter.

Is this the size a junior high school student should have... That woman's figure is totally unreasonable!

Although Misaka Mikoto was a little upset that she couldn't even beat her schoolmate who was one year younger than her.

But compared to the mountain of despair that is impossible to cross, this level of setback is like a breeze on your face.

"Okay, okay, Misaka-senpai."

Looking at Misaka Mikoto who was holding her hand enthusiastically as if she had found some comfort, Saten Ruiko responded somewhat dazedly.

She originally thought that people with super powers were all arrogant, but she didn't expect them to be so easy to get close to.

It seems that her luck has changed since she received the invitation from Lanmeng Company.

Hatsuharu Shikiri on the side also clenched her fists with excitement. As a fan, it was like a dream for her to be able to see two idols at the same time.

She quickly surrounded Misaka Mikoto and started chatting with her, and her emotions only calmed down a little after the jealous Shirai Kuroko interrupted her.

"Sister-sama has participated in far more research projects than us, and she is also a current esper, so she can guide us who are participating in such a large-scale project for the first time."

Shirai Kuroko turned his head and looked at Saten Ruiko beside him.

"By the way, Saten-san, has that guy... already informed of the scheduled time?"

"Ah, yes," Saten Ruiko nodded, her tone relaxed, "She said that she has given us temporary permissions, so we can go anytime in the afternoon."

"You are so attentive, it makes me more suspicious..."

Shirai Kuroko pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes. They were not rare enough to be fought over, and were not worth mentioning to a large organization like Blue Dream Company. However, this behavior was like welcoming distinguished guests.

"Kuroko, you are worrying too much. If it was a private research institute, it would be fine, but since even outsiders like us who were not invited are allowed to sit in, there is no need to worry so much about such a large-scale public project."

Misaka Mikoto didn't think too much about it. As an example of rising from LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 5, life in the research institute has become a part of her daily life, so she still has a lot of trust in it.

Of course, what Heizi said was also correct. It is impossible for all research institutions to be spotless, and it is not surprising that accidents can occur due to poorly prepared and reckless experiments.

But in her opinion, it could only be this outrageous.

It's impossible that they would secretly collect the protagonist's DNA to create an army of clones like in science fiction novels.

“Even my elder sister said so…”

Shirai Kuroko gritted his teeth and his eyes became more alert.

Since she was the only one who noticed that something was wrong, in order to protect her precious friends from Roland's murderous hands, she would do everything she could to expose the man's true face.

The girls, who were chatting happily, took a short rest and then set out on their journey together.

Because they had made an appointment in advance, they were able to board the Lanmeng Company's special bus smoothly.

"Come to think of it, even though this is a research institute, the staff here don't look like researchers at all."

After getting out of the car, looking at the several employees who were pouring into the building, Shirai Kuroko's eyes became a little subtle.

Unlike her impression of researchers who always had serious faces and wore white coats, those employees looked more like office workers in suits and ties.

"Because Blue Dream Company is a complex organization."

Hatsuharu Shiki nodded as a matter of course. "It was originally formed by the merger of the Talents Workshop and many research institutes. The rapid expansion in the past year has increased the burden on personnel."

"For a large-scale project like Dream Creator that has already been publicly sold, it is more important to blockade and market the core technology than to continue research and development. It is not surprising that ordinary people appear."

"That genius factory is actually also part of the Blue Dream Company?"

Misaka Mikoto looked at the building in front of her and was also a little curious.

Although she was only dragged here halfway, she still has a lot of interest in Lanmeng Company for personal reasons.

"Hatsuharu is amazing, why do you know so much? It's obviously not mentioned in the information online."

Saten Ruiko looked at the talking Hatsuharu Shikiri and spoke excitedly.

"I just checked it out of curiosity..."

Hatsuharu Shikiri shrank her neck, her tone became a little weak, and she quickly tried to change the subject.

"However, it is a bit strange. After all, this is a technology department that has been put into practical use. Isn't it too lax to allow visitors and employees to walk on the same road?"

"It's like trying to cover up something and saying we have no secrets here."

Seeing that someone finally stood on his side, Shirai Kuroko added dimly.

"——That's just your personal prejudice, Shirai-san."

But before Shirai Kuroko could start spreading her theory of the threat posed by Blue Dream Company, a clear voice interrupted her.

Roland calmly walked out of the building and looked at the girls opposite.

"The reason why Lanmeng Company was so lax in its defense is that we trust every employee who has been baptized by the company from the bottom of our hearts."

"ah……"

Riri Saten looked at Roland, a strange light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Unlike the casual attire he wore when he rescued her yesterday, it seemed that because of the occasion today, he had changed into a decent outfit.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and Roland's tall stature and handsome appearance easily make people like him.

But soon, the girl's gaze followed her companion, reluctantly leaving Roland and looking towards the other person's side.

The reason is that the girl next to him is also overwhelmingly beautiful.

Although she was wearing just an ordinary Tokiwadai school uniform, it was clear from every detail that the girl had dressed herself up carefully.

Embroidered with chiffon lace, the spider-web-like white stockings are worn on the slender legs, showing the graceful curves to the fullest.

Her slender feet were wearing black leather shoes and her hands were wearing slightly transparent white lace gloves.

At the collar of the uniform, the arc outlined by the sizeable mountain peak revealed a large area of ​​snow-white neck.

The heart-shaped gem pendant trembled slightly with the pace of her walking, but it still lay obediently in the girl's charming cleavage.

The long honey-colored hair fell down softly, like tassels under the sunlight.

In just one year, Shokuhou Misaki has undergone tremendous changes.

Even for Roland, it was hard to imagine that the cute girl like a doll would grow up to be such a tall and radiant girl.

Even though he had seen it more than once, his eyes would still linger on the stunning girl beside him from time to time.

Especially the plump and softness. Even if Shokuhou Misaki herself admitted that this place was flat a year ago, I'm afraid no one would believe it.

For a moment, all eyes, with expressions of amazement, jealousy, and greed, were focused on him, so much so that the huge hall suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Shokuhou Misaki, who had long been accustomed to such scenes, acted very calmly, but when she noticed Roland's glance over at her, a hint of pride rose in the girl's heart.

To be able to get such a reward, all her efforts in the past year are worthwhile.

Shokuhou Misaki blinked, then decisively hugged Roland's arm, pressing her full body against his without any hesitation, and gave a faint smile to the stunned girls.

"You are Saten-san and his group who have made an appointment to visit us, right? Welcome. I am the person in charge of the Dream Makers project, Shokuhou Misaki. Thank you for your guidance."

"Tear...Tear! It's the Queen!"

Hatsuharu Shiki's pretty face was flushed, and her excitement was visible to the naked eye.

Seeing her friend who was so excited that she could hardly control herself and was tugging at her sleeve, although she wanted to ask her to be more reserved, Riri Saotome no longer had the energy to do so.

"The real Miss Tokiwadai..."

She began to understand Hatsuharu Shiki's thoughts.

A girl like Misaka Mikoto who has no ladylike demeanor and is approachable would certainly make people feel comfortable as a friend.

But if you just watch from a distance and don't establish further contact, Shokuhou Misaki is the image in the girl's dreams.

Elegant, beautiful, fashionable, every move she makes is captivating.

"Tsk, still the same as always, always giving people a perfect first impression." Shirai Kuroko curled his lips.

Although Shokuhou Misaki's appearance is impeccable, unfortunately, her admiration for her elder sister will not be shaken by such vulgar things!

"Sister, now is the time for you to take action! Go and put down her spirit...Sister?"

After finding that the only response to her was silence, Shirai Kuroko turned her head away in confusion.

She tugged at Misaka Mikoto's sleeve, but found that her eyes were still fixed straight ahead, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

However, the person she was looking at was not Shokuhou Misaki, but the smiling man next to her.

Roland seemed to have noticed the sharp gaze, looked back and chuckled.

"So the friend that Shirai-san was talking about is you.
——Misaka-san, how are you?"

(End of this chapter)