Academy City's Puppet Master

Finally, after cutting the last bolt, the sprite opened the shutter door, revealing the bustling streets outside.

"Huh, you're done!" Ling Xingye let out a long sigh of satisfaction, "We won!"

"You just ran away from those women, how dare you say you won?" Yifang Accelerator sneered, not knowing whether he was targeting Ling Xingye or laughing at himself, "And, how do you know they won't keep chasing after us?"

The sudden opening of the store door caught the attention of passers-by on the road.

So the two quickly and quietly closed the door and walked away.

Fortunately, the shops in this area are closed, so not many passers-by come here specifically.Otherwise, the combination of a puppet and two blood-soaked teenagers would definitely attract attention.

"I'm pretty sure they won't hunt and kill here."

The clothes on Ling Xingye's body were also tattered, stained red with blood.However, due to the effect of the silver blood in his body, his injuries have all recovered.

Unlike Accelerator, who is next to him, he can only rely on "vector operation" to control blood flow to stop bleeding.The wound itself was still exposed and looked horrific.

Ling Xingye took out a coat from the broken travel bag and put it on, and put the monster into the bag reluctantly, making a good disguise.

Then, he looked at Accelerator walking side by side.

"You should go to the hospital."

Ling Xingye suggested, and also threw him a coat.

"It looks like you were educated badly."

"Hmph," Accelerator turned his head, "I have roughly figured out their attack methods, and I won't be disturbed anymore!"

Then, Accelerator frowned again, put on the coat Ling Xingye gave him, and asked at the same time, "Do you know those women? They are also replicants, right?"

"Yes," Ling Xingye nodded, "Although they are not a product of Academy City, I think they are essentially the result of similar technologies. In contrast, they are more in line with the original purpose of cloning."

——Mass-produced fighters for war.

"I saw that they used props similar to puppets," said Yifang Accelerator, "It really has something to do with you, right?"

"I don't understand. It's understandable that I was attacked by them, but you..." Accelerator looked at him, "Why are you also being hunted down?"

When he was first attacked by flowers, when he saw the humanoid puppets formed by the gathering of flower petals, Accelerator once thought they were the helpers Ling Xingye had found.

It turned out that Ling Xingye was also being hunted down!

This made Accelerator deeply confused, and even aroused a rare curiosity.

Ling Xingye was silent for a moment, and finally chose to tell the truth.

Although he and Yifang Accelerator were in a state of mutual hostility, he didn't want to hide or lie to Yifang Accelerator only on this matter.

"Ha!" After listening to Ling Xingye's narration, Fang Accelerator laughed loudly, "So it turns out...so you too..."

"I've only heard that the dragon slayer will eventually turn into a dragon—I thought you would follow in my footsteps, but in the end...you are that dragon yourself!" Fang Accelerator said, "So, you Are you trying to stop me so desperately for the sake of repentance and atonement?"

Ling Xingye stared ahead with a stern expression: "You misunderstood, I never considered myself guilty. I didn't kill anyone."

As if for emphasis, he reiterated his point: "While I did kill a dozen flowers, they were not human—just something in the shape of a 'flower'."

Yifang Accelerator sneered, "It's the first time I know that you're going to argue like this... I'm a little disappointed."

"It's not sophistry, it's just stating the facts." Ling Xingye retorted seriously, "Although no one will believe it except me, I still have to explain clearly - I didn't kill people. The flowers I killed were not human beings! "

"In my opinion, the flowers that chased us just now are human beings." Ling Xingye raised his finger and pointed to the shop that was left behind. "Similarly, the Misaka sisters who were killed by you are also human beings."

"However, the flowers I encountered at that time - they are not human beings! The only thing I must emphasize!"

"Ah, that's right..." Fang Accelerator turned his head away, with a look of lack of interest, "After all, what's the matter with Mr. Guanben? You can explain it however you like—but, next time we meet again , I won’t be merciful anymore and play Dragon Quest with you.”

Ling Xingye was not surprised by the change in Fang Accelerator's attitude: "Don't say it as if you have been letting me go. And now I am letting you go-you have reached the limit, right? Losing so much blood, what's the point?" The ability to maintain clear thinking and action... is the result of precise manipulation of every red blood cell in the body? Do you still have the strength to cope with the battle?"

Ling Xingye shook his head and walked in another direction: "Bye, be careful on the road, don't be beaten to death by those women!"

===Chapter 59: Ling Xingye's question===

After that, Ling Xingye wandered around the night market street for a while, dragging on until three o'clock in the morning, and finally set foot on the way home after confirming that the flowers had stopped following her.

After returning to the apartment, Ling Xingye changed his clothes, washed up briefly, and fell on the bed, taking the time to rest.

It will be dawn soon, and we have to go to school.

Although it seemed absurd, Ling Xingye did insist on being a student.So going to school is his main job, and as for fighting at night... at best, it's just an amateur activity.

Next door, Misaka Mikoto woke up suddenly, she subconsciously looked at the clock on the wall.

"Huh? It's half past four!" The bangs on the girl's forehead flickered, and she jumped up, "Oops, I accidentally fell asleep!"

Misaka Mikoto saw that not far from her, Kanzaki Kaori was leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, holding her scary long knife in her arms.

Misaka Mikoto immediately turned off the lights and kept quiet, for fear of waking up the other party.

"You're awake." Unexpectedly, Kanzaki Kaori immediately opened his eyes, his eyes were clear and energetic, as if he hadn't fallen asleep at all.

"It's so late..." Misaka Mikoto said, "No, it's already morning! I don't know if Xingye has returned."

"As for Xingye, she came back about an hour ago." Kanzaki Kaori said.

"Huh? Really!"

"Yeah," Kanzaki Kaori nodded affirmatively, "I heard his footsteps."