A Certain Scientific Bee-eater

A stream of heat ran down his cheeks.

Of course Shokuhou Caoqi knew what it was, but now was not the time to care about it, her vitality was still in danger.

"Ugh-"

An unbearable moan leaked out of her mouth. She pressed the spot she hit with one hand and leaned against the wall with the other to stand up and continue to escape, but just after taking a step, her body collapsed to the ground weakly.

Bang, click-

Unlike her, the chasing soldier didn't seem to be damaged at all after the blow just now, adjusted his posture from the falling state and stood up again, as if his body was rigid and slow like a robot, he approached Shokuhou Misaki.

Ah, is it over yet...

In the end, I still don't know who is behind the scenes.

Although she felt that the world was boring for a while, she didn't expect that she was going to die now, and it was still a suffocating death in such a dirty dark alley, unknown and unwitnessed.

fair enough.

If you die, you will no longer be burdened with that heavy past and this despised ability.

If she died, would anyone mourn or remember her?

Family... Maybe that father, who doesn't trust anyone but himself, will only think about how to use his death to make the family business into Academy City after he gets the news?

Maybe the maid who has been taking care of her since she was a child may feel sad, but she who was hired to take care of herself will probably be fired soon.

As for friends...

The only girl who would be sad about her leaving had already left before her.

Shokuhou Misaki suddenly discovered that in his only 14 years of life, there was nothing worth recalling at all.

It's so sad...

But even if it was such a life, she didn't want to give up.

In fairy tales, whenever a beautiful princess is in danger, there is always a handsome and charming Prince Charming to rescue her.

Shokuhou Misaki doesn't feel like a princess for a long time, but only at this moment, can you expect a knight to save him?

Ha ha……

If other people knew that the lv5 capable person [Psychological Mastery] at the top of the spiritual system was thinking about such childish and ridiculous things before death, they would probably laugh out loud?

But if you don't have superpowers, and don't have that prestigious but impersonal family background, if you're like an ordinary girl living in the outside world.

Can she also love others or be loved by others?

If there is an afterlife...

"Bee-eater-"

Just as the boy in the knight costume was about to slam the 'iron fist' that broke everything at him, a voice that sounded familiar suddenly came from his ears.

then,

呲, bang——!

A few bluish-white lightning flashes suddenly flashed across the body of the boy in the knight attire, and then the whole person flew out backwards, and was sucked firmly to the wall like a strong magnet attracting each other.

A pair of powerful palms held up her upper body, and what she saw, with her eyes half closed, was a familiar figure that could no longer be familiar.

"Ah... Taoli... this, this... have you come to pick me up..."

It was probably the mercy of the god of death that she was allowed to see this vision before she died.

"You—this—speaking—stupid—holding up—me—the hospital—”

However, 'Tao Li' frowned and her face was a little ugly, and the words she said intermittently entered her ears.

Why show that expression?

Shokuhou Misaki grabbed the opponent's hand with all her strength, as if she had grasped the only reality in her world.

A person like her who is sure to go to hell,

"...Please, please...Finally...let me see...see your smile..."

But after saying this, she completely lost consciousness.

ps: Misaka Mikoto: Hey, wake up!Eat bee! ...really, what are you doing, what the hell is going on here?When I heard the news, I came over to take a look. I didn't expect that it was Shokuhou Caoqi who was attacked. Could it be what Hookaze-san said?

And why does this guy look like he's going to die?By the way, who is Taoli? It's obviously me who saved you!

23. Eat My Tathagata Palm

Shokuhou Misaki had a dream.

In the dream, she became the princess of a kingdom, with the doting of her parents and the company of her friends, she lived a very happy life.

But one day when she was having a tea party in the back garden of the palace, a Frankenstein driving a mechanical dragon suddenly appeared and took her away.

Imprisoned in Frankenstein's lab, she spends a dark time, and just when she's running out of steam, a righteous knight appears.

The knight defeated the evil Frankenstein and rescued her.

- "Ah, you are such a beautiful and moving princess, you captured my heart as soon as you met. My princess, I swear I will protect you with my whole life. Will you marry me?"

On the beautiful and bright high ground, the knight knelt before her on one knee.

"I……"

She was full of joy and wanted to nod her head in agreement.

Unexpectedly, after the knight in front of him raised his head, he turned into the appearance of Misaka Mikoto, and the handsome knight uniform on his body also became the summer uniform of Tokiwadai Middle School.

The other party grabbed the hand that he wanted to escape, and stood up with a schadenfreude expression on his face,

- "The king said that no matter who it is, as long as it can save you, it will satisfy that person's wish. You are ready to be a cow and a horse for me and be a maid for the rest of your life, hahaha..."

"People don't want this kind of thing—!"

Shokuhou Misaka screamed and slammed his palms towards Misaka Mikoto, who was pressing towards him step by step, and then,

Snapped--!

"it hurts--!"

Misaka Mikoto's familiar scream came from her ears, but...

"Eh……?"

Why was the palm that she fanned out just now felt a little sore and numb even though it was a dream?Having said that, she was on the high ground outside Frankenstein's laboratory just now. Why does the scene in front of her seem to have changed?

Shokuhou Caoqi looked around blankly:

Ah, an unfamiliar ceiling.The smell of alcohol and disinfectant came from her nose, which made her frown unconsciously.She was covered with a pure white quilt and looked exactly like a hospital.

……is that so?

Turns out he wasn't dead.

Shokuhou Misaki, whose consciousness gradually became clear, finally recalled the previous memory.

She was chased and killed by an unknown enemy in a dark alley, and when she was able to dodge the opponent's attack, her head slammed into the wall, and then she lost consciousness.

Could it be that the other party suddenly found out in conscience that he had given up the pursuit?And he was kind enough to send himself to the hospital?

...Just kidding, such a dramatic development is unlikely, right?

Having said that, an unbearable moan has been heard in my ears since just now.

Shokuhou Caoqi turned his head slightly to look at the side of his bed, and was suddenly a little stunned, because it turned out to be Misaka Mikoto sitting there.

... Although the other party was rubbing his cheeks that were a little red for some unknown reason.

"Since you woke up, you should have said it earlier. Seeing your expression is so painful and muttering something, that's why I will come over. You guy actually... Hey, wait, didn't you mean it?"

Misaka Mikoto glared at her angrily.

"Misaka Mikoto...why are you here?!"

Shokuhou Misaki, who had come to his senses, opened his mouth in confusion.

Then she immediately sat up from the hospital bed, but she suddenly felt dizzy and her head became heavy. She couldn't help but want to press her forehead with her palm, but then she realized that one of her hands was actually being held by Misaka Mikoto. in hand? !

"So, you passed out at the time... Well, to sum it up simply, I rescued you, and I worked so hard to send you to the hospital, and that's how you repaid me? You actually slapped me... Damn , even my mother didn't hit me—"

Ignoring Misaka Mikoto, who seemed to be getting more and more angry over there, Shokuhou Kaori finally remembered part of her memory again.

When she saw that figure before she fainted, she thought that she would see Dolly, who had passed away, but she didn't expect that person to be Misaka Mikoto.

That being said, the other party really saved him.

Although she thought at the time, 'Will there be a knight who can save her', but after that person was changed to Misaka Mikoto, why did she always feel that her mood was a little delicate...

Not to mention the weird dream she had just had.

"Thank, thank you... But don't worry, I will definitely repay this favor!"

Shokuhou Caoqi turned his head away with some heat on his cheeks, and spoke in an unnatural tone.

She is not someone who will accept the good intentions of others with peace of mind. After all, behind the seemingly good intentions, there are often hidden purposes that no one knows, although Misaka Mikoto, who lacks IQ, will definitely not think that it is so deep.

But precisely because the other party was Misaka Mikoto, she couldn't accept it.

"Ah, that's not necessary. I didn't do anything anyway. The attacker fled after seeing me. I just sent you to this hospital."

When Misaka Mikoto heard the words, she waved her hand and said indifferently, and then suddenly her face changed.

"Hey, don't change the subject! What's the matter of you slapping me?"

"It's so stingy, Misaka-san, being slapped by a beautiful girl like me is something that many people only dream of."

Shokuhou raised his cheeks in prayer, and said pitifully,

"If you are willing to start, then come on☆."

Although it seemed that she was wrong just now, but at that time she was dreaming, that is, completely unconscious behavior, she couldn't count at all, and who asked the other party to come up to her, saying 'worry' or something, pointing to Not necessarily wanting to do something bad.

Shokuhou Misaka's pride will never allow her to bow her head to Misaka Mikoto!

"...If it weren't for you being a patient now," Misaka Mikoto gritted her teeth, "Anyway, I will write down this hatred and return it to you sooner or later!"

Then he raised the hand that the two of them were still holding, and snorted softly,