Academy City's Puppet Master

"Unfortunately, it is said that the target of the Eastern Expedition is here." Misaka Mikoto pointed to her feet.

"Because of the 'puppet invasion' war?" Toyama Haruka immediately reacted.

"Yes, for the purpose of defeating the automatic puppets." Misaka Mikoto nodded, "Of course, the real war will not spread to the Japanese mainland... It should be said that the war will only be waged at sea."

Misaka Mikoto just relayed the news she got, and didn't know the specific information.

"A war is about to break out? Isn't that very dangerous!" Saten Ruiko exclaimed.

"Don't be so loud!" Misaka Mikoto hastily covered her friend's mouth, "These are secret information of intelligence control! Besides, Academy City is definitely safe and will not be threatened by war anymore!"

"Really?" Isshiki Chihiro expressed doubts, "The No.13 school district has just been invaded, and now there is such a crusade. No matter how you declare the safety of Academy City, it is not convincing, right? "

"That's why there is this tea party." Misaka Mikoto shrugged and looked at Shokuhou Misaki on the stage.

Those who were invited to the tea party were all daughters of rich and powerful families from all over the world.They are nothing in themselves, but the power and influence behind them cannot be underestimated.

For Academy City, which is currently in the midst of the "leaving school wave", it is of great significance to stabilize these young ladies, and it is enough to convince other students to continue to stay in Academy City with peace of mind.

And "Mental Mastery" Shokuhou Misaki is the perfect person to carry out this action - both in terms of her superpowers and influence.

"However, why do you ask us for this kind of thing?" Isshiki Qianhui asked strangely, "Aren't we a few young ladies, and Junko Fanfeng, the Queen's number one general, personally sent the invitation?"

Just as they were talking, they saw two girls in Tokiwadai Middle School uniforms approaching them.

"Misaka-senpai, Toyama-senpai..." The two greeted each other politely.

"The queen is here, please go this way."

"Is there really another purpose?" Isshiki Qianhui muttered.

Yuan Shanyao followed without hesitation, and the others quickly followed after seeing this.

Coming to a living room indoors, they saw Shokuhou Misaki himself.

To their surprise, there was already a guest at the scene.

Wearing the uniform of an unknown school, she looks like a high school student or even a college student, and she is more mature than the other girls attending the tea party.

Misaka Mikoto and Misaka 10001 recognized each other at a glance.

I met not long ago, Ling Xingye's third senior sister.

"Yu Wufei?" Out of surprise, Misaka Mikoto called him by his first name without regard to etiquette, "Why are you here?"

===Chapter [-] Information Exchange===

"Everyone is here, let's start." Shokuhou Misaki blinked and said with a smile.

Fanfeng Junzi hurriedly greeted them to take a seat, and began to serve refreshments.

It is worth mentioning that the girls who wear maid costumes and act as waiters are actually girls from the Shokuhou Misaki faction.

Although all of them were born as young ladies, they didn't complain at all about this arrangement.

Among the maids, Misaka Mikoto even saw a few of her classmates.

Immediately, he couldn't help glaring at Shokuhou Misaki: "You bastard, what did you do to them?"

It's no wonder that Misaka Mikoto misunderstood. In her impression, although the two classmates were also very easy to get along with, they were still pampered young ladies in their bones.

It is considered hard work not to use a maid at ordinary times, how could it be possible to act as a maid to serve others?

So Misaka Mikoto took it for granted that it must be the ghost of Shokuhou Misaki.

"Don't get me wrong, they didn't do anything."

Not only that, but the maid herself quickly explained.

"I volunteer as a waiter."

"It is an honor to serve the Queen..."

Isshiki Qianhui asked in surprise: "Is there such an exaggeration...the charm of the queen?"

Yakushiji Mixi also said: "Squad leader Shiranui is also the 'Queen of Memory', but it feels like the gap is a bit big."

"So~" Shokuhou Misaki looked at Misaka Mikoto proudly, "It's all about her personal charm, it has nothing to do with superpowers or anything."

Immediately afterwards, I heard Fanfeng Junzi say: "That's right, Her Lady Queen is deeply loved by everyone."

Then, she looked at Misaka Mikoto again: "Of course, because there is Misaka-san among the guests today, everyone is vying to be a waiter."

Ignoring Shokuhou Misaki's dissatisfied eyes, Junko Hokaze looked at Misaka Mikoto with a touched expression.

"Huh? Huh? Is that so..." Misaka Mikoto was at a loss for what to do.

In fact, in terms of popularity alone, in Tokiwadai Middle School, Misaka Mikoto, who is also level 5, is even more popular than Shokuhou Misaki.

It's just that Misaka Mikoto didn't intend to form a faction at all, so a large number of people were swept away by Shokuhou Misaki.

Misaka Mikoto doesn't have much interest in politics or social life, plus there is a Kuroko Shirai by her side, one person is comparable to the "worship power" of the entire faction, which makes her even less interested in such thankless things.

But Tokiwadai Middle School is an all-girls school, and in the eyes of these girls, Misaka Mikoto, who is somewhat boyish and handsome, is the most desirable character.

Misaka Mikoto coughed twice, and changed the subject abruptly: "Can you explain your purpose? What are you trying to do by calling us all here?"

She and Shokuhou Misaki have a natural horoscope disagreement, and the latter always teases her in various ways, so every time I meet Misaka Mikoto, I can't help but want to say something.

But he didn't expect that this time it would turn on him instead.

Saten Saten nodded in agreement with deep feeling, "Indeed, Misaka-san is always unaware of her own charm."

"Okay, okay," Yu Wufei knocked on the table impatiently, "Should I get down to business? I'm very busy with time, and I don't have time to listen to your chats."

Shokuhou Misaki glanced at Fanfeng Junzi, who immediately understood, asked the maids to retreat, and then closed the door himself, leaving only herself standing behind Shokuhou Misaki.

Looking at the girls present, Shokuhou Misaki said, "Since everyone knows each other, let's skip the self-introduction part."

"I'm not here to make friends, so tell me what's the matter." Yu Wufei urged again.

If it wasn't for the invitation sent by the queen of level 5, and some powerful subordinates came directly to the door to deliver the invitation, Yu Wufei would not have paid attention to the tea party at all.

"Well," Shokuhou Misaki said without being annoyed, still smiling, "Perhaps you all don't know—you were not the only ones who went to the 'Quantum Calculation Research Center' last night."

As she spoke, her eyes flicked across the faces of Misaka Mikoto, Misaka 10001, Yu Wufei and Yuan Shanyao one by one.

And as she expected, she saw the surprised expressions on everyone's faces.

None of the people present were dull people. After hearing Misaki Shokuhou's almost explicit words, everyone understood that Misaki Shokuhou invited all the people related to the "Quantum Calculation Research Center" last night!

The girls looked at each other quite unexpectedly, especially Yu Wufei and the other girls—the former is not a student of Academy City, and they are not familiar with Misaka Mikoto and Toyama Haruka.

Both sides were amazed by the other's actions—unexpectedly, besides themselves, other people also went to the research center!

"I really can't watch it anymore. They are all for the same purpose, but they are doing repetitive things because of lack of communication." Shokuhou Misaki said, "That's why people thought of calling you all at this tea party. Come and get to know each other."

There was silence at the scene, everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke first.

Shokuhou Misaki said dissatisfiedly: "Don't be cold, there is absolutely no wall with ears here, you can speak freely. Although the purpose is different, everyone wants to rescue Ling Xingye, right? If this is the case, don't hide it, the enemy—Kihara Chien You must have experienced the difficult and powerful purpose, it is not a monster that any of us can fight against."

Misaka Mikoto felt ashamed immediately—because she had no experience of confronting Kihara Chime directly, she just saw him in the ambulance.

Even if they want to exchange information, she has nothing to say.

In the end, it was Yu Wufei who spoke first: "If it's just to deal with that old pervert Kihara Chime, I don't mind sharing information."

Then, she narrated the battle with Kihara Chime last night.

"...The enemy's abilities are very strange, and the external manifestations are all kinds of strange and not stereotyped." Yu Wufei said, "However, I feel that it is very similar to the spell of 'word spirit'-the words he said seem to be can have a real impact.”

Her guess was agreed by Yuan Shanyao: "Yes, the enemy's words are powerful. Specifically, it is his 'lie' that has power—he can turn the lies he uttered into reality."

"So unreasonable?" Misaka Mikoto asked in surprise, "Is it super power or magic?"

"Judging from the other party's age, it can't be a superpower, right?" Yuan Shanyao said.

Ishishiki Chihui and Yakushiji Miyu who were on the side were confused. Like them, Junko Hofeng behind Shokuhou Misaki didn't know the existence of "magic".

But they all know that now is not a good time to ask, so they can only keep their doubts in their hearts and ask again when they have a chance.

Next, Haruka Toyama also talked about his process and perception of dealing with Kihara Chime.

In the end, she hesitated for a moment, and added: "At least, I can confirm that Xingye is safe and sound, and there is no need to worry about his safety for the time being."

Yu Wufei looked at her in surprise, she didn't expect such an inconspicuous and weak girl to be able to deal with that monster Kihara Chime to such an extent, it is really impressive.

But the communication between the two parties ended here - they found that although they had obtained the information held by the other party, they still couldn't find a way to deal with Kihara Chime.

Yuan Shanyao's "self-exposure tactic" can only work for the first time.

As a result, including Misaka Mikoto, several girls discussed for a long time, but they couldn't find a way to defeat Kihara Chime until the tea party came to an end.

During this period, Shokuhou Misaki never spoke again, just drinking tea and eating snacks while listening in, letting other people communicate.

"It's almost time." Finally, Shokuhou Misaki clapped his hands, "Let's stop here for today's discussion. After all, this time I just provide you with an opportunity to communicate."

The maids reappeared and started packing the tea sets.

At this time, Shokuhou Misaki said again: "By the way, this is a rare opportunity. The pass is valid until [-] pm. If you are interested, you can visit the school house again."

Suggesting this, Shokuhou Misaki also specially arranged for members of the faction to be their guides.

After exchanging contact information, Yu Wufei and Yuan Shanyao were not obsessed with this moment, and gladly accepted Shokuhou Misaki's suggestion and took the opportunity to visit this mysterious daughter country.

Misaka Mikoto herself is a student of Gakuen House, and she is used to everything here, so she doesn't have much interest.

"So, I'll go back first."

Misaka Mikoto said goodbye to the others and left, then went back the same way and came to the tea party again.

As expected, Shokuhou Misaki still hasn't left.

===Chapter [-] Bee-eater Misaki and Hitomi Shiranui===

Ever since seeing Shokuhou Misaki, Misaka Mikoto did not fully trust each other's words.

It's not that she has any prejudice against her... Well, it's just prejudice—Misaka Mikoto feels that she just can't fully trust Shokuhou Misaki, especially after seeing her manipulating others in front of her again and again. This woman feels bad.