The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

It was fine at first glance. The physical goods on the counter were hard to tell what they were. The light ball on the wall was also mistaken by the girl as a holographic projection.

However, when she carefully read the labels under the products, Shokuhou Misaki almost couldn't hold back her expression.

Those inexplicable names were fine, but what was the matter with "counterfeit" and "high imitation" written blatantly behind the names? 　　Is this store with a weird name a store that specializes in selling fakes? 　　"Well, this, don't look at the strange names of the products in this store, but these things are indeed very useful high-tech products!" 　　Although Kamijou Touma is usually stupid, because Shokuhou Misaki's expression was too obvious, he naturally understood the other party's thoughts immediately-in fact, he had the same reaction when he first saw the words written on these labels.

"Oh?" Shokuhou Misaki's eyes flashed with stars, and she glanced at Fang Yuan who was sitting behind the counter watching the show, and then looked at Kamijou Touma again. It was very obvious that she wanted him to explain it on her behalf.

"Okay..." Kamijou Touma had no choice but to do as he was told.

—— Fortunately, he had been here several times, and in the conversation with the store manager, he also roughly figured out the real functions of these products with strange names.

"This, it is said that the exoskeleton armor made with biomimetic technology can provide the wearer with a powerful combat power equivalent to Lv.5 superpowers, and it is said that subspace technology is also used. It can be stored in the other dimension when not in use, and summoned when in use, which is very convenient."

Kamijou Touma was introducing it, and he secretly regretted in his heart. If he had known that this armor called "Strong Colonization Armor" could be stored, he would have chosen this! "Lv.5 combat power... are you kidding?" Shokuhou Misaki frowned, she felt more and more that this store was a fake shop that cheated people! "Well, although it's hard to believe, it should be true!" Kamijou Touma didn't believe it when he first heard it, but when he thought of the Green Lantern Ring on his hand, he felt that the manager might not be exaggerating.

In fact, if he could really exert the full power of the Green Lantern Ring, it would not be difficult to defeat a modern army alone. According to the standards of Academy City, it can also be regarded as Lv.5 level power.

In this case, there is one and there are two. If there is a Green Lantern Ring, there will naturally be more similar products.

In order to convince the girl, Kamijou Touma did not hide it and directly showed the ring on his hand, saying: "This is the prop I got from this store, which can make me, a Lv.0, gain abilities similar to superpowers."

"That's it?" Shokuhou Misaki had noticed the ring on Kamijou Touma's hand before. Seeing him wearing it on his middle finger, she thought he had found a girlfriend. Unexpectedly, it was a prop for simulating abilities? 　　"Ah, look, that's it."

Seeing the girl's unconvincing expression, Kamijou Touma directly activated the ring, releasing a green force field, condensing various objects, bricks, stones, fists, swords... Except for the color and the real object are very different, just looking at the appearance, each one is lifelike - it seems that his learning and training in this area has been very effective.

Shokuhou Misaki reached out and tried to touch those objects, and was surprised to find that these objects that looked like optical holographic projections actually had substance. In other words, based on this ring alone, Kamijou Touma is equivalent to a telekinetic ability user, and according to her judgment, at least a Lv.4 level powerful ability user! It seems that the things sold in this store are really not fake! Next, Kamijou Touma continued to introduce other products in the store to her. After listening to them one by one, Shokuhou Misaki looked at those ridiculous product names again, but she didn't smile at all - if what Kamijou said was true, if these purely technological creations really had this kind of power, if they were mass-produced and popularized, the order of the entire Academy City would be overturned! Just think about it, as long as there is only one prop, there is no need to go through dangerous and hard ability development, and there is no need to worry about the developed ability not being to one's liking or the level being too low. As long as the prop can be used correctly, you can immediately gain powerful power comparable to that of a powerful or even super-powered person. If those powerless and low-powered people who are dissatisfied with the hierarchy of Academy City get these props... Shokuhou Misaki, who was once hunted by the armed powerless group because of her ability, knows best the terrible consequences that may be caused afterwards.

At this time, she looked at the store manager who was sitting behind the counter, smiling and saying nothing, and suddenly felt that this guy was a little unfathomable - Kamijou Touma just said that these things were all developed and manufactured by this store manager! 　　She just regarded today's meeting with Kamijou as a rare encounter, but when Shokuhou Misaki learned about the terrible degree of the goods displayed in this store, she was no longer in a leisurely mood.

Why would someone with such terrible technology open such a childish store here as if it were a joke, and why would he give Kamijou such a precious and powerful prop for free? What is the purpose of this guy, or the forces behind this guy? ! 　　Kamijo might have been too slow to notice something wrong, but the sensitive girl had already raised her twelve points of vigilance.

The slender hand wearing white silk gloves quietly reached into the bag slung on the shoulder and grasped the remote control inside.

However, the girl's fingers touched another thing in the bag, which was a somewhat old disaster prevention whistle. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Kamijou Touma who was still explaining the products to her, and she felt suppressed in her heart. I immediately had the idea to search the store manager’s memory.

——Even if the encounter this time will not remain in the other person's memory, Shokuhou Misaki is unwilling to let his bad side fall into the eyes of the boy.

Forget it, let’s wait until Kamijou-kun leaves before taking action... PS: I have something to do during the day, so I’m sorry, but it’s the second update.

')324'\u003eChapter 323 A conversation full of hostility and wariness

The boy and the girl chatted happily in the store for more than half an hour. Finally, Kamijou Touma realized that he had to leave early because he had to go to the supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.

"Goodbye, Kamijou-kun!" The girl with long honey-colored hair waved her slender hands wearing white silk gloves and said goodbye to the boy who would never be able to remember her.

"Ah, goodbye!" Kamijou Touma scratched his head and waved goodbye as well.

Jingle bells—— As soon as the door of the shop opened and closed, the shop became quiet instantly.

"...Then, let's get down to business now!" The starry-eyed girl who had been smiling coquettishly just now seemed to be a different person at this time. Her smile suddenly faded, and she took out her bag with an expressionless expression. An ordinary TV remote control was pointed at a certain store manager who had never spoken and seemed to have no sense of existence.

"Yeah, yeah, girls are really fickle! Just now, I was chatting and laughing with my little boyfriend, and in the blink of an eye, I put on such a posture... Why, does this 'Ms. Queen' have any idea about the products in the store? Are you dissatisfied? If there are any deficiencies, please feel free to mention them. Our store will make improvements immediately and strive to provide more excellent services to all customers..." Fang Yuan was pointed at by a "weapon" that didn't look like a weapon at all. There was no sense of nervousness at all, and she was still saying teasing words in such a joking tone, which immediately made Shokuhou Misaki's vigilance and displeasure burst out - and then she pressed the button on the remote control without hesitation! Tick—Two seconds later, Fang Yuan looked at Shokuhou Misaki with "innocent" eyes, and the starry light that would inevitably appear after being controlled by the ability of [Psychological Mastery] did not appear in his eyes.

"Eh?" The starry-eyed girl tilted her head, with an incredulous expression on her face. She looked quite cute.

This, what on earth is going on? Shokuhou Misaki was very sure that she had indeed activated her ability just now, but why was her ability completely unable to affect the opponent? ! Could it be that this store manager is also an electrical ability user like Misaka Mikoto? No, no, no, no matter how old you are, the other party is a bit too old. Considering the time when the first batch of ability users appeared in Academy City, this "uncle" who looks close to 30 years old is already too old to complete the task. A full suite of competency development courses.

Moreover, the feedback she received when using her ability was completely different. What blocked her ability was not the electromagnetic barrier, but another force that she could not understand at all.

Or maybe he has some kind of equipment that can block the spiritual ability? Judging from the high-tech products displayed in this store, it is indeed not impossible! However, it seems that he is not wearing any props... He is not wearing a full-coverage helmet on his head, nor are there any accessories such as a headband, forehead protector, or even earrings.

Could it be improved into an implantable one? Shokuhou Caoqi guessed the other party's methods, and at the same time he felt a little regretful.

She was still too rash and took action rashly, but she met another guy who was not afraid of her abilities, and there were no other ability users around her who could be used by her.

If this store manager wants to do something to herself, with her small body that makes her out of breath even after running a few steps...how should she resist? "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you!" Fortunately, Fang Yuan, who seemed to see what she was worried about, smiled and shook his head, without any intention of taking action against her.

"...Well, it seems that I was too rude just now!" Knowing that he couldn't do anything to the other party, judging from the store manager's intentions, it didn't seem like he wanted to attack her directly, so Shokuhou Misaki stopped for the time being. He put down the useless remote control in his hand and stopped being hostile.

Seeing that the girl had calmed down, Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Well, I know you suspect that I deliberately approached Kamijou Touma, the [Fantasy Killer], and gave him powerful tools for free. It seemed like I had ulterior motives." only."

'Is not it? ’ Although Shokuhou Misaki didn’t speak, her eyes full of distrust clearly expressed this meaning.

"Well, in fact, you are right to think so!" Fang Yuan nodded and admitted without hesitation that he did have his own purpose in treating Kamijou Touma so well: "The boy named Kamijou Touma has been From that day on, he has been involved in the biggest whirlpool in the world. Many people in this world, many 'people' who are so powerful that you can't even imagine them, all have their own feelings about the existence of Kamijou Touma. Calculation and planning.”

After hearing what this mysterious store manager said, Shokuhou Misaki frowned on her pretty face. She couldn't understand what this guy said.

What does "a person so powerful that you can't even imagine" mean? What is "the largest vortex in the world"? And most importantly, what does "from the moment of birth" mean? What is the difference between Kamijou Touma? Is it his right hand? What on earth do these malicious guys want to plan against him? All kinds of questions came to mind, but they could never come up with a definite answer. Shokuhou Misaki was worried about Kamijou Touma's situation, but he also felt completely irritable.

——This kind of guy who deliberately hides half of his words is the most annoying! "...So, what do you, or the forces behind you, want to do with Kamijou-kun?" After a long silence, Shokuhou Misaki asked her question.

"First of all, there is no force behind me. What I represent is just myself."

Fang Yuan first emphasized that he did not have any power behind him, and then said: "As for what I want to get from Kamijou Touma... Although I can't tell you, please rest assured that none of my actions will endanger him. Life and safety.

And to be honest, I quite appreciate a good old guy like him.

There are not many good people in this world who can do what he does, and I don't mind providing him with some help when he needs it - for example, the green lantern ring is a gift I gave him, so that he can It can provide an extra layer of protection in future crises. "

"..." Of course Shokuhou Misaki couldn't just believe Fang's words, but now that her ability couldn't work on this guy, she naturally couldn't get information from his brain to make judgments.

However, she noticed something - "You just said, the crisis in the future?" Shokuhou Misaki felt very keenly that when this mysterious store manager said this, he was not the kind of person who usually prepares for the future and prepares for the future. It was a precautionary attitude, but he seemed to be sure that one day in the future, Kamijou Touma would encounter trouble and danger that he could not avoid.

Is it possible that this guy can predict the future? Such an idea flashed through the girl's mind, and was immediately rejected by herself.

')325'\u003eChapter 324: When Shokuhou Caoqi possesses the spiritual foundation...

"What kind of crisis is it?" Shokuhou Misaki really wanted to ask, but she also knew that since the guy in front of her didn't say it clearly, he would never answer her question - or in other words, even if he answered, she might not Will believe it.

"Well, in a place like Academy City, there are always crises and so on! Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's change the topic!" As if he knew Shokuhou Misaki's thoughts, Fang Yuan did not continue. Go in depth on this topic.

This is actually a kind of protection for young girls.

Think about it, how many terrible people Kamijou Touma will involve in the future plot, whether it is Aleister's plan to destroy magic, or the right fire in order to lift the various restrictions of the "Holy Right", Even the arbiter that the descending demons longed for... Kamijou Touma was surrounded by so many forces because of his own special characteristics. Although he would always encounter various crises, his life was guaranteed. .

But Shokuhou Misaki was different.

Although she is one of only eight Level 5s in Academy City and the Queen who reigns at the top of mental ability users, she cannot be considered a weakling with the power of [Psychic Mastery].

However, in the power arena of this world, Shokuhou Misaki, who only has such power, cannot be considered a true strong man.

She doesn't have the special characteristics of Kamijou Touma. Once she accidentally gets involved in the plans of some big shots because she knows too much, she may end up in a happy ending.

After all, the plot in the world of "Forbidden" is not the kind of funny daily show. The plot behind the plot is actually very dark. Even a popular character like Flanda died at will and became Flan) ( Da.

In addition, this world is not just a plot stage for novels and animations, but a real world, and in the real world, anything can happen! However, the starry-eyed girl had no idea that the store manager in front of her had so many thoughts going through her mind.

Although she was a little unhappy about Fang Yuan's initiative to change the topic, the initiative was not in her hands now.

Just listen to Fang Yuan say: "Let me reiterate, I have no ill intentions towards Kamijou-san, and certainly not towards you, so please don't be so hostile towards me."

"Hmph! It's really hard to say!" Shokuhou Misaki snorted, but in the end she did temper her undisguisedly hostile and vigilant gaze.

"Well, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I will not disturb you, the precious time of this eldest lady. I will continue to look here for any desirable products, or leave directly. Please feel free to do so!" Although I heard it, Fang Yuan's words meant "bringing tea to guests", but Shokuhou Caoqi didn't just open the door and leave.

On the contrary, after confirming that she was in no danger for the time being, Shokuhou Misaki's eldest lady temper began to flare.

Since this mysterious store manager doesn't want to stay here so much, she wants to take a closer look at what kind of products are there! ——Kamijo Touma had been talking to her for more than half an hour before, but he actually didn’t explain a few items, especially the light group that filled an entire wall. After understanding that this place was indeed not a simple place, The girl no longer regards them as ordinary optical projections.

"Lingki...is this the name of these little balls of light?" Shokuhou Misaki looked at the labels on the counter, thinking about the meaning of the word "Lingki", and guessing the names of the people who followed. significance.

However, Queen Bee, who had never been in contact with magicians, did not guess the essence behind these names like Tsuchimikado Motoharu did at the time.

"Well, to put it in a way that you can understand, these spirit bases are a kind of energy information body implanted in the body, which can allow anyone to have at least Lv. 5 power after receiving it."

Seeing that the girl was interested in these spiritual foundations, Fang Yuan explained them in passing.

Then, he thought for a moment and added, "Well, except Kamijou Touma."

"..." Shokuhou Misaki didn't know whether to complain about how unreasonable it was to have a Level 5 power in one step, or whether to complain about why Kamijou Touma was excluded.

“Because the essence of these spirit bases are similar to supernatural powers, they will be eliminated by the power of [Fantasy Killer], so Kamijou-san cannot use them at all.

This is why what I gave him was a purely technological item. "

As if he knew Shokuhou Misaki's thoughts, Fang Yuan continued to explain.

"...In other words, are these 'spiritual bases' equivalent to the condensed supernatural abilities themselves?" Shokuhou Choi immediately thought of an experiment she had heard about before - the ability body crystallization experiment. They are quite similar... "You can say that, but the abilities in these spiritual bases I have here have been specially compiled.

See those names? This is all based on the heroes in myths and epics as templates, and I condensed their extraordinary abilities in legends into specific skills, and added them to the spirit base. Once the user fuses the spirit base, as long as he is a little more proficient, You can directly possess the power of those mythical and legendary characters! " Fang Yuan explained patiently, while Shokuhou Caoqi felt that something was wrong the more he listened.

This, this sounds a bit different from Academy City's superpowers! Moreover, according to the store manager, the powers in these spiritual bases are all "customized". What kind of power skills can be "programmed" like programming? If this is true, then the current superpower development course in Academy City, where you don’t even know what the ability is until it is successfully developed, is nothing compared to this “convenient and fast” spiritual foundation! Shokuhou Misaki felt more and more how unfathomable this store was. No, what was really unfathomable was actually the store manager who looked like an ordinary young man.

These spirit bases represent another strengthening method that is different from existing ability development courses. They are more mature, more powerful, more controllable, and more attractive - as long as they are really as the store manager said. If it is so real and effective and can be mass-produced and released.

"I still can't believe this is true!" Shokuhou Misaki shook his head, still persisting in his doubtful thoughts.

This kind of thing is so unbelievable that it doesn't sound real. Even though the store manager seems to be very mysterious and has strong technical power, he still shouldn't be able to create something of this level.

In response to the girl's doubts, Fang Yuan showed a subtle smile: "Whether it is true or not, you will know if you try it?" PS: The coding has been a bit slow recently, so today is the second update. Please bear with me, readers.

')326'\u003eChapter 325 There are always some people who want to cause trouble!

Of course Shokuhou Misaki couldn't believe Fang Yuan's words so easily and use this so-called "Spiritual Foundation" on himself without any hesitation.

After all, she is not a crazy idiot like Kamijou Touma, nor is she a spy like Tsuchimikado Motoharu who has been caught, but a psychological queen who has read all the darkness in people's hearts and is almost wary. It is impossible to Such casual use of something of unknown origin.

Seeing that the girl was still very vigilant, Fang Yuan did not force it, but moved his hand, and like an illusory phantom, a ball of light penetrated the glass sliding door on the counter surface and flew to Shokuhou. Pray in front of the body, and then magically transform into a card the size of a playing card.

"Is this...?" Shokuhou Misaki looked at this magical scene and curiously touched the cards flying in front of him with his hand. He discovered that this was not an optical illusion, but a real thing. entity.

This reminded her of the green force field that Kamijou Touma demonstrated to her before. Could it be that this so-called "spiritual base" also uses the same technology? "This is another form of the spirit base. It turns into a card shape, which can be easily stored and carried when not in use. If you are destined, I will give you one - it is up to you to decide whether to use it or not. When you really When you encounter that kind of invincible enemy, you can try to use it, it may save your life!" Walking on the way back to Tokiwadai, Shokuhou Misaki thought about what the mysterious store manager said.

She took out the card from her bag, rubbed the smooth mirror-like surface, and saw the pattern printed on the front of the card - it was a female warrior with long hair and delicate face. Although it was an anime style, the expression of love and hate and the heroic temperament seemed like a real person, which made people feel the complicated story behind this female warrior at first sight.

"This looks like a card in a tabletop game..." The girl complained, and finally stuffed it back into the bag and put it on the bottom layer.

Although she had a strange premonition before, she took the card and did not directly refuse it.

However, Shokuhou Misaki had decided that no matter what the situation was, she would not use this card of unknown origin! 　　...　　"Oh, another spiritual base was sent out, but it was a very vigilant young lady..."　　In the shop that was quiet again, Fang Yuan looked at the girl's back as she walked away, shook his head and sighed.

As a matter of fact, he really had no ill will towards these boys and girls who were just students. He gave them all kinds of power plug-ins, not only because he wanted to cause trouble, but also because he didn't want to see these characters he liked die accidentally in the future changes.

But... why is it so difficult to build trust between people? Fortunately, the spiritual base was finally given away, although in the form of a heroic spirit card. When it will come in handy depends on the holder's mind.

However, Fang Yuan believes that with the intensifying conflict between the magic side and the science side, there will always be a day when it will be used.

...　　"So, the little girl [Psychological Mastery] has been to that store?"　　The old man named Kihara Gensei from the Advanced Education Bureau, Kihara Research Institute asked the man in black who was reporting to him in front of him.

"Yes, after [Fantasy Killer] entered, [Psychological Mastery] went in right after, and stayed inside for more than half an hour, and finally the two left one after the other.

When she left, she seemed to have gotten something from that store."

The subordinate dressed in a black suit, sunglasses, and a gangster-like gunman reported the intelligence he had obtained from surveillance truthfully.

"Humph! I didn't expect that this girl would be related to that person..."　　For this unexpected situation, Kihara Gensei showed an unhappy expression on his face.

As the leading researcher in Academy City, Kihara Gensei has a very high authority. Naturally, he knows that there is an outsider in Academy City that even Aleister has to tolerate and compromise, and the outsider's residence is that small store with a weird name.

Of course, if it was just an outsider with a little strength, Kihara Gensei, who can be said to be unscrupulous for his own research, would certainly not take it seriously.

However, from the information he obtained, this outsider seemed to have very powerful technology, which could easily turn a powerless person into a Lv.5 superpower. In addition, there were pure technological creations that could also allow an ordinary person to have power comparable to Lv.5, which should not be underestimated! Moreover, unlike those superpowered people in Academy City who were almost thoroughly studied by researchers, everyone's ability characteristics and weaknesses were in the hands of the researchers who studied them.

The outsider was different. So far, no one knew what the essence of the other party's technology was, and what weaknesses the created power users and powerful props had.

For an old fox like Kihara Gensei who planned before acting, this "unknown" and "mystery" were the real reasons why he was afraid to act rashly.

"The Absolute Power User Evolution Plan has been frozen, and Accelerator has refused to continue the experiment, so we can only think of another way.

Except for the first one, under the current conditions, the most likely to upgrade to Lv.6 is [A Certain Scientific Railgun].

According to our plan, if we want to evolve [A Certain Scientific Railgun], we must go through the Misaka Network, but that Last Order is no longer under our control... Therefore, the external substitute brain controlled by [Psychological Mastery] is necessary!" Kihara Gensei turned his back and muttered to himself about his plan. Obviously, even under the continuous blows of the ability body crystallization experiment being destroyed and the Absolute Power User Plan being frozen by the upper echelons of Academy City, this crazy scientist who can do anything for his own research still did not give up his goal.

"But, unexpectedly at this time..." Obviously, for Shokuhou Misaki, who had become his target, he would accidentally come into contact with the outsider, and it is even very likely that he received some kind of "gift", which made Kihara Gensei, who had already made a comprehensive plan, very passive.

"So, do you want to hire an Anbu to try that [Psychological Master]?" The subordinate in black behind him asked.

"General Anbu can't deal with Lv.5 esper at all, not to mention that [Psychological Master] is not alone. The 'Talented Workshop' she controls is also a strong force. Anbu without a strong trump card may not be able to get a good result against her!" Kihara Gensei turned around and looked at his subordinate in black: "So, we either don't move, or if we move, it must be a thunderbolt!" "Yes!" The subordinate in a black suit bowed and responded.

...')327'\u003eChapter 326 Props (Item)

"Tch, a new mission is coming! This time, we are going up against the fifth one!" In the vacant factory building, there was a beautiful girl with long brown hair, a tall and slender figure, and a very powerful chest. She was swinging her hand. Cell phone, informed the others about the task assigned to them this time.

"Hey~ Mugino, the fifth one...isn't it you?" The petite girl wearing a beret, with beautiful blond hair and blue eyes couldn't control her mouth and said such words, which immediately attracted the attention just now The tall girl she called "big sister" glared at her.

"F~RAN~DA~! I said it! I will never admit this messed up ranking! That shitty eighth place, and that lucky [railgun], I will never admit it Their ranking is above me! "Well, to say that, naturally only the former fourth among the eight Level 5s in Academy City, now the fifth, [Atomic Collapse] - Mugino Shimari.

At the same time, she is also the leader of the ANBU "Item", leading her team to prevent the upper-level departments, including the governing council, from getting out of control and suppressing the uprisings of other ANBU.

Of course, occasionally I would accept commissions from some higher-ups like I do now and do some dirty work that cannot be exposed to the sun.