A mob of clones

Chapter 718: First meeting with Misaka Mikoto

Misaka Mikoto: "I have always trusted my instincts, and today is no exception!"

"There is definitely something wrong with that ordinary-looking man!"

……

Academy City time, 3:35 pm.

Majina no Index Kirikawa walked on the street, moving forward leisurely.

And on the building behind him, a sneaky figure followed his progress.

Feeling the electromagnetic force coming from the building behind, Misaka sister, who was walking beside the Magical Index Kirikawa holding a coin, turned her head slightly.

"Brother, someone is following us!"

"Misaka spoke so seriously!"

In response to this, Majin nods slightly without caring.

"I know!"

"Just let her follow."

As he spoke, Kirikawa turned his head slightly, and his eyes instantly penetrated through the layers of concrete and saw a long-haired girl wearing the Tokiwadai school uniform. The corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"After all, it doesn't matter..."

……

Now let's go back a little bit to a few hours ago.

After letting the exhausted Kamijou Touma go, Magical Index Kirikawa upgraded her superpower level from LV1 to LV4 at school, and left at the urging of Misaka sisters.

Walking on the street, to ordinary people, it seems that Majina no Index Kirikawa is shopping alone.

But if you look from the perspective of Majina no Index Kirikawa herself, you will see a Misaka sister with lifeless eyes, looking around with curiosity on her face.

Whether it was the sunshine in the sky, the soil on the ground, the people walking around, or the green belts planted on the roadside, they were all so new to her, a clone who had just been born in the laboratory for less than a month and then died.

She stretched out her hand and tried to touch the grass on the green belt under her feet, but her palm just passed through the grass and she didn't touch anything, just like when facing the sun directly, she couldn't feel the warmth it brought.

Seeing this, Misaka 001 lowered his head and stared at his hands in a daze.

She didn't say anything, and there was no other expression on her face, but an emotion called loss was transmitted to the Magical Index Kirikawa through the mysterious connection between the two of them.

Seeing this scene, Majin no Index Kirikawa couldn't help but sigh slightly, and squatted down slightly, his figure overlapping with that of Misaka sisters. He stretched out his right hand, overlapping with the hand stretched out by Misaka sisters, and gently pinched the piece of green grass.

A light touch, like holding a hand, passed through the fingertips of the Magic Index Kirikawa and also entered the heart of Misaka No. 001. Along with that touch, a refreshing warmth also came into the heart of Misaka sister.

That is the warm breath from the sun, gentle and comfortable...

Misaka 001 closed her eyes slightly, then opened them again. There was no other change in her expression, but through the connection with Magical Index Kirikawa, she could feel the other person's inner joy.

“It’s like raising a daughter…”

Looking at Misaka sister who was squatting on the ground and seemed a little distracted, Majin-no-Independence Kirikawa stood up from her half-squatting position and sighed softly.

"Well, what daughter can I see?"

As soon as Majin no Index Kirikawa finished speaking, a voice sounded from behind him, and along with the voice, a slightly rough big hand appeared.

Majina no Index Kirikawa turned his head and saw his cheap father baring his teeth.

The cheap father of Majina no Index Kirikawa stretched out his arms and embraced his son in front of him. He looked around with a little excitement in his eyes, just like a hound looking for prey.

"Ah He, where is the daughter you mentioned? Let me see."

"Let me see what my daughter-in-law... no, granddaughter looks like!"

At this moment, the old father of Majin no Index Kirikawa had shining eyes, and he was worried about his son.

Majina no Index Kirikawa is almost twenty years old, but he has never had a girlfriend.

You have to know that when he was twenty years old, the Magic Index Kirikawa was already nine months old.

The future of Magical Index Kirigawa is still uncertain.

The highest level of superpower quality is LV2. Although there are some ideas to apply the effects of the ability to LV3, there is still no distant future in this regard.

In terms of knowledge acquisition, he does not have the talent to skip grades and become a researcher directly, and the best he can do in Academy City is to be an insignificant researcher.

Even though he is mediocre in these two aspects, the cheap old father of Toaru Majutsu no Index Kirikawa is very open-minded about it.

Being outstanding in a place like Academy City is not necessarily a good thing. No matter how outstanding you are, there will always be someone more outstanding than you.

He himself is the best example.

Originally he thought he could be considered a genius, but when he looked at Fusuka Toshinori, then looked at the group of crazy people in Kihara, and then looked back at himself, he was actually just that.

If the time really comes, my corpse after death will not be any better looking than those so-called small-time researchers.

Majina no Index Kirikawa's abilities are neither too good nor too bad, and her talent for learning knowledge is neither too bad nor too bad, which is just right. She doesn't have much that others can reach, and she also has a certain ability to protect herself.

The only thing that makes Majin no Index Kirikawa vulnerable is that the old father is worried about Majin no Index Kirikawa's life events.

Because Kirikawa knew from a young age that he was in a world against the will of heaven, from childhood to adolescence, to puberty, and up to now, he has never shown much interest in women.

This is not a good sign.

Especially in the first half of the year.

Before, for various reasons, Kirikawa would have contact with the girls from the Higher Education Academy, but according to his observations over the past six months, the number of times Kirikawa had spoken to other girls did not exceed ten sentences.

He even thought about using his position to clone a girlfriend for Magical Index Kirikawa to ensure his happiness for the rest of his life.

Unexpectedly, when I met my baby son as soon as I came out of the laboratory, I heard him muttering something like "It's like raising a daughter".

Let’s analyze the meaning of this sentence in depth.

First of all, it's just like that means it's not.

Daughter means the other person's gender is female.

Combining the two sentences together, the old father of Majin no Index Kirikawa interpreted the meaning of Majin no Index Kirikawa's words.

In recent times, Majin no Index Kirikawa has come into contact with a girl who is not much younger than himself, and seems to have taken care of her for a while.

A guy who was completely indifferent to women before suddenly goes crazy and takes care of a girl. What is this?
This is a sign!!
The sign of a future happy life for Magical Index Kiriga.

As for the fact that those who treat the other person as their daughter are all men, doesn't he understand that?

Isn't that just coveting someone's body? If you still don't admit it, you are a lowly person.

When he thought that he could still live to see his son get married and have children, the old father's eyes, which were a little tired from being exhausted all night, flashed like light bulbs.

Countless passers-by who observed the situation here couldn't help but stop, take a detour, and complain about "crazy"...

Looking at the slightly perverted face of his cheap father, Majin Kirikawa pushed his face aside with disgust.

Feeling the thoughts in his cheap father's mind through his own power, Majutsu no Index Kirikawa was speechless for a while.

Although he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but complain a little when he truly felt these things at this moment.

"I guess this is how I look like in your mind, right?"

While complaining, Majin no Index Kirikawa also felt the idea in her cheap father's mind of creating a clone for Majin no Index Kirikawa to be her wife, and she couldn't help but feel even more disgusted.

He glanced at the Misaka sister who had stood up from the green belt and walked towards him, looking at her "father" curiously, and complained in his heart.

"In a way, your idea has already come true."

There are remnants of Majin Kirikawa's cheap father's power on his body, so it's natural that Majin Kirikawa wouldn't be unaware of the other party's approach.

He just doesn't care about it.

On the contrary, he wanted to use this sentence to attract his cheap father to his side, and thus attract another person.

……

At this time, the street behind was not far away.

The two of them showing their affection as if no one was around indeed attracted a lot of people's attention.

Most people chose to stay away from this strange father and son pair, but the girl with brown hair stopped for a moment.

She looked at the father and son walking on the street in front of her, hugging each other's shoulders, as close as a pair of brothers, and her mind couldn't help but flicker slightly.

The scenes that I had seen and left a deep impression on me a few years ago involuntarily emerged in my mind, and I couldn't help but stop for a moment.

She stood there, looking at the two figures in front of her, thinking for a long time. After confirming that the other party was indeed the person she was looking for, she didn't care about the strange looks from others around her, and walked behind the two of them...

At this time, the cheap father of Majin no Index Kirikawa was still chattering about all kinds of non-existent details of Majin no Index Kirikawa.

He didn't notice at all that there was a figure behind him.

Until the figure reached out and pulled her lab coat, and a clear and pleasant sound rang in his ears.

"Um, sir, are you Researcher Kiri from Higuchi Pharmaceutical's Seventh Pharmaceutical Research Institute?"

Feel the pull from behind and listen to the voice from behind you.

The old man who was still chattering suddenly stopped.

Being embraced by the other party, Majin Kirikawa could clearly feel the other party's body stiffened for a moment.

But immediately he stretched out his arms and let go of the Magical Index Mist River, then turned his head and looked behind him.

Then, Majin no Index Kirikawa felt the panic coming from his father at that moment.

But he suppressed his panic in just a moment, turned his head and looked at the girl behind him. She had brown medium-length hair, a white short-sleeved shirt with a sleeveless beige V-neck knitted wool vest, a Guatai keychain on her waist, a gray pleated skirt, and brown leather shoes. After a tiring day, her face, which had been forced to cheer up because of some unusual news, suddenly turned pale. But he suppressed this strange feeling in the next moment, showing a slightly forced smile, and asked:
"It's me, classmate, what's the matter?"

Magical Index Kirikawa also turned his head at this time.

The face of the girl behind him also caught his eyes. She was also a "Misaka sister", but her face was more lively. She was the prototype of "Misaka sister", the Electric Princess of Tokiwadai, the third of the only seven remaining psychics in Academy City, and the A Certain Scientific Railgun - Misaka Mikoto.

Seeing the two people in front of her looking at her, Misaka Mikoto also spread her arms generously, without any shyness of a little girl. She nodded slightly to the two people in front of her, then looked at the cheap father of the Magic Index Kirikawa and asked:

"Uncle, I don't know if you still remember that my name is Misaka Mikoto, and I'm a student at Tokiwadai..."

"I remember you once publicized the dangers of muscular dystrophy at Tokiwadai and organized a fundraising campaign."

"What a coincidence that I met you on the road today. I want to ask you how the relevant drug research is going, and whether my original choice helped those people?"

Looking at the pair of clear eyes of the brown-haired girl in front of him, the cheap old father of Majin Kirikawa was a little at a loss for a moment, and his eyes were slightly evasive.

The entire process of the first experiment of the Absolute Ability Project that he had seen during the cloning experiment emerged in his mind.

As for the Misaka sisters who might be killed in various forms in the subsequent experimental reports, he only felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

However, he quickly suppressed this thought in his heart, showed a hearty smile on his face, and nodded heavily at Misaka Mikoto.

“It’s helpful.”

The image of Misaka sister No. 0 who died in the mass production of ability users appeared in his mind, and the smile on his face became a little forced.

"It's helpful..."

Although the smile on the face of the old father of Magic Index Kirikawa was a little forced, Misaka Mikoto on the opposite side did not notice these abnormalities.

After making sure that the sick children could get help, a genuine smile appeared on her face, and she felt happy for being able to help others.

She leaned forward slightly.

"Thank you."

In response to this, the old father of Magic Index Kirikawa: "..."

The silence at this moment was deafening...

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto seemed to remember that there was someone next to her. She quickly smiled with a slightly apologetic look and extended her hand to the Magical Index Kirikawa.

"Hello, my name is Misaka Mikoto."

In response, Majina no Index Kirikawa also reached out her hand.

"Hello, my name is Wuhe..."

……

The meeting between the three did not last long.

Misaka Mikoto left immediately after asking the question she wanted to ask.

Maybe because he felt guilty, the cheap father of Majin Kirikawa did not ask Majin Kirikawa any other irrelevant questions after Misaka Mikoto left, and left in a hurry.

When I was leaving, I looked very worried and couldn't let go.

Magical Index Kirikawa used mental guidance and the Misaka network, which took half an hour, and then used psychological suggestion at close range to facilitate this meeting, which ended in less than five minutes from beginning to end.

There was still only the Majin no Index Kirikawa left there, but he was not actually alone.

"How could your elder sister disappoint you?"

Majin no Index Kirikawa looked at the Misaka sister who was looking at the place where Misaka Mikoto left with a dazed expression, as if she had turned into a "sister-looking stone", and asked.

In response to the question about the Magical Index Kiriga, Misaka Sister stood there in a daze for a long moment before shaking her head.

"No, onee-sama is the best onee-sama in Misaka's eyes."

"Misaka also wants to be like onee-sama."

As she spoke, Misaka No. 001 slightly raised her hands and made a prayer gesture. Although there was no other expression on her face, the faint sunlight shining on her, penetrating her body, made her look like the most pious nun.

Bright and eye-catching.

but……

"Misaka said with anticipation, trying to let the perverted brother see the details that onee-sama has but Misaka doesn't have."

This sudden turn of events almost caused Majin no Index Kirikawa to sprain her waist.

Looking at the Misaka sister who suddenly ruined the mood in front of him, his head almost exploded on her head.

After all this preparation, you give me this?

But what is the difference between Misaka Sisters and Misaka Mikoto?
Majina no Index Kirikawa looked up and down at No. 001 in front of him, but couldn't figure out what his name was for a moment.

I don’t think that what No. 001 is talking about is a difference in the ability to express emotions.

In response to this, Misaka 001 responded very directly. He just reached out and patted his waist.

When Magical Index Kirikawa thought about what Misaka Mikoto had on her waist that Misaka sister didn't have, she became even more speechless.

Isn’t it just a Guatai keychain?
He looked helpless, but still satisfied Misaka sister's wish. As soon as he thought about it, a non-existent key chain appeared in front of him.

The style is exactly the same as Misaka Mikoto's.

However, Misaka sister did not take the key chain in front of her, but continued to stare at the Majina no Index Kirikawa in front of her with a pair of lifeless eyes, staring at him until her whole body went creepy.

"Why are you looking at me? Isn't this what you want? Go on--"

In response to this, Misaka sister tested her head and spoke in her own weird voice.

"Perverted brother, worthy of being called perverted brother."

"It's not unreasonable for father to worry that my perverted brother will end up alone."

"According to the data from Misaka, the perverted brother's current behavior is a straight male behavior called destined to be alone."

"Misaka spoke so fiercely, trying to make her perverted brother realize the mistake of her careless behavior of reducing points."

"touch~"

Majutsu no Index Kirikawa simply crushed the non-existent Quata keychain in her hand, and her expression was a little bit unable to hold back.

"Why can the old man be called Father, but I have to be called Perverted Brother?"

"Is there any reason in this world?!"

Although Majinajin Kirikawa complained, he roughly understood what No. 001 in front of him wanted to say.

This guy obviously wanted to give her a real gift himself, rather than just making up a completely fake thing like he was doing now.

He scratched his head and searched his pockets, and surprisingly, he actually had something that was very related to melon on him.

He reached out and a game coin appeared in his hand.

And the portrait of Guata was engraved on the game coin.

This coin was fished out from Kamijou Touma's tattered clothes when Kirikawa lent him a complete lab coat.

According to him, he was once changing money in a convenience store and didn't notice that he was given game coins instead.

It's not a game coin exclusive to any arcade, but a commemorative coin. It's quite valuable, but Kamijou Touma doesn't understand, so he just gave it to Magical Index Kirikawa.

Before, Magical Index Kirikawa wanted to use this thing to improve Misaka Mikoto's favorability.

But since Misaka sister wants...

Majina no Index Kirikawa stretched out his finger and flicked it, and an electromagnetic force suddenly shot out from his fingertips.

The coins in his hand also flew out.

Misaka sister subconsciously reached out to take it, and was surprised to find that she actually caught the coin.

This coin actually crossed through reality and entered the personal phase of the Magical Index Kiriga.

Looking at the coin in her hand, Misaka sister didn't say anything, but just held it tightly in her hand and placed it on her heart.

This was the first gift she had received since coming into this world, and it was the first thing that truly belonged to her.

In the eyes of No. 001, the value of this gift is far greater than his own life...

In response, the Magic Index Kirikawa did not say anything, but just shook his head, then waved his hand and moved forward...

……

"We have successfully recruited Kamijou Touma to join our group, and have made a preliminary analysis of the starting point."

"I have finished changing my superpower level."

"Let Misaka 001 meet Misaka Mikoto."

"Let Dad be mentally prepared to leave the Absolute Ability Evolution Plan."

Majina no Index Kirikawa counted the tasks he had completed today on his fingers and looked up slightly.

"Is today's mission over?"

But the next moment he shook his head helplessly and glanced at a building not far behind him.

“It’s still a long way off…”

……

(End of this chapter)