Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

Although it was obvious that she was moved by Roland's invitation, Misaka Mikoto still avoided the topic of installing the Dream Maker.

It's not surprising that she pursues power just because of her personality, not because of her inner obsession to achieve it.

Her life has gradually gotten back on track.

The symbol of Academy City, the Dengeki Princess of Tokiwadai, a bright future and friends who can speak freely are all appearing around her little by little.

Occasionally, as a person with super powers, he cooperates in the research of new technologies, or he acts chivalrously when the road is rough.

For Misaka Mikoto, there is nothing to find fault with in this kind of life.

Therefore, she always had mixed feelings of fear and longing for the dreamer who might derail this life, and she couldn't make up her mind at the moment.

However, now that the seeds have been planted, Roland does not intend to rush.

Even though Misaka Mikoto is still enjoying life without knowing anything, the things she is carrying will not disappear.

When the insult that belongs to her comes, even if she is not tied up by Wuhuada, her powerless despair will push her here.

The brown-haired girl took a deep breath, looked at the smiling Roland with resentment, and turned her head.

But before she could complain, a soft and sweet voice came over.

"Ah, what a wonderful performance. You dare to take the initiative to challenge even though you know your skills are inferior to others. Sometimes I really envy Misaka-san's self-confidence."

The smile on Shokuhou Misaki's face became brighter and brighter, and she quickly walked between the two of them and stood in front of Roland.

"There's no need for you to talk too much. If you have the ability, come and try it!"

Misaka Mikoto glared at Shokuhou Misaki fiercely, her face turned cold.

But this kind of attack that has not been tempered at all is not painful or itchy for Shokuhou Misaki.

"You even said such embarrassing words, Misaka-kun, are you really my classmate? Even elementary school students wouldn't say that now, right? Ah, there's nothing I can do about it, after all, your body is the same as that of an elementary school student. Well"

She looked at Misaka Mikoto in feigned surprise, then shifted her gaze to the flat chest, her face full of teasing.

"This has nothing to do with body shape! But you, with your sparkling eyes, think of reality as a shoujo manga?"

Misaka Mikoto clenched her hands into fists, and the beeping arc sounds continued to explode on her body.

Shokuhou Misaki narrowed her gorgeous pupils and raised her swan-like neck, looking triumphant.

"It's natural!"

Before the atmosphere became tense, Roland clapped his hands, walked between the two, and forcibly separated them.

"Okay, today's protagonist is not you. How about you restrain yourself a little? I think Saten-san and the others are a little impatient."

The two girls each held back their messy hair, snorted in unison, and tilted their heads to each other.

However, when there are steps, it is undoubtedly better to limit the situation to verbal provocations than to look like a fight is about to start at any time.

Misaka Mikoto glared at Shokuhou Misaki angrily, walked to the side and picked up Shirai Kuroko, who was still smoking white smoke from the corner of his mouth.

Her expression was like melted ice cream, and she was murmuring happily.

"sister……"

"Shirai-senpai, are you okay?"

Uiharu Shiori, who looked innocent, walked over, looked at Shirai Kuroko's strange appearance, and asked with some worry.

Although logically one should first care about the defeated Misaka Mikoto.

But to be honest, because the whole process was too fast, from their perspective as ordinary people, everything that happened in that flash of lightning was no different from adults playing with children.

If she hadn't witnessed all this with her own eyes and knew that Misaka Mikoto was not someone who would cheat for the sake of fame, she would have simply thought it was a show.

The same was true for Saten Ruiko. She was already keenly aware of the thoughts of the people around her. She looked at Shirai Kuroko curiously as if she had forgotten everything that had just happened.

"But Misaka-senpai is really powerful. Is this a person with super powers? The light of the electric current just now enveloped the lights."

Although looking at Shirai Kuroko's state, the opponent is obviously in control, the feeling of being shocked is not pleasant, right?

"It's okay, I just need a little extra stimulation, right, Kuroko?"

Misaka Mikoto looked at Shirai Kuroko, whose eyes were still a little hazy, with a smile. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she rubbed her knuckles skillfully.

The crisp sound and the hint of anger suddenly awakened Shirai Kuroko's reason.

She stood up in a jiffy and became energetic again.

"It's okay, it's okay. This kind of whipping of love from my sister, even if it comes a few more times, I will still be happy with it."

"I told you to restrain yourself...do you really like being shocked?"

Misaka Mikoto looked at Shirai Kuroko suspiciously, twitched the corner of her mouth, and the electricity in her temples moved uneasily again.

But considering that this guy had something serious to do later, she still resisted the urge to burst out the electricity, so as not to really shock Shirai Kuroko.

"Forget it, now is not the time to worry about this."

Misaka Mikoto turned her head and looked at Roland, who was waiting for them to meet outside the door, her eyes flashing slightly.

"Next, let's take a look at what kind of grand plan the so-called Dream Maker Project is."

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"To understand the purpose of the Dream Maker, we must first understand the nature of the magnetic field rotation."

Looking at the girls sitting in a row below, Roland explained slowly.

"Just like the ability development of Academy City, since it is within the rules, it can be developed artificially and allowed by the universe. Even if there is no human participation, as long as there are enough coincidences, it will still be born."

"In other words, are you the original stone of this new power?"

Shirai Kuroko glanced at Roland with a strange look in his eyes.

"Original stone? Those who are born with abilities, aren't they urban legends?"

Hearing Shirai Kuroko's words, Saten Ruiko was a little confused.

"Saten-san, even urban legends can be true or false. Although I don't want to admit it, there are people in the world who get something for nothing."

Shirai Kuroko shrugged and said faintly.

Although Roland was somewhat surprised that his ability was independent of AIM, all the girls present were excellent in both character and learning.

Since the superpowers that were considered fantasy were born decades ago, it is not surprising that explanations outside of AIM appeared in this ever-changing era.

"...It's true, but there are still some differences."

Roland's eyes were also a little subtle.

Although the acquired ability should not be called a rough stone, it is precisely because of him as the source of the magnetic field that the world allows the power of magnetic field rotation to appear.

"So, is the Dream Maker Project an alternative ability development plan?"

Misaka Mikoto said thoughtfully.

"To be precise, it should be the process of assisting the development of abilities." Roland added, "You should know the difference between magnetic field rotation and general superpowers, Misaka-san."

"So, before the magnetic field environment changes, even if you are extremely close to the principle of this ability, you cannot break through that threshold without someone to guide you. Ordinary people who are not ability users do not even have the possibility of obtaining it for the time being."

"Because compared to your ability algorithm that has upper and lower limits that conform to the rules and depends on the strength of your physical fitness, magnetic field rotation is a power that completely exceeds imagination."

Roland, who knew what Misaka Mikoto was wondering about, raised his eyebrows.

"Even if you were a weak girl before you got it, you can still use it to split mountains and rocks easily."

"And at this time, the dream creator needs to appear."

"Because it needs to be installed on the brain, the outside world has always spread it as a device that sacrifices life in exchange for power, but this is actually a misunderstanding."

Roland took out a delicate iron sheet that looked like an arched mountain from behind and rubbed it gently.

"Its essence is a microcomputer installed in the brain, similar to those in science fiction movies. Improving computing power is just a side effect. The real purpose of the Dream Creator is to assist in the subtle control of abilities."

"What does this mean?"

Hatsuharu Shiori was a little confused.

As the best hacker in Academy City and a patron saint, the secrets of the ability users are no secret to her.

Isn't the subtle control of abilities a unique algorithm constructed with computing power?

The algorithm constructed by the superior ability users who stand at a higher place and look down below, as long as the low-level ability users have the foundation to support its operation, will often burst out to a level far beyond their level.

In this case, why is the effect of improving computing power, which makes people flock to it, just a side effect in Roland's mouth?

As if he saw through her thoughts, Roland's next words directly dispelled the girl's doubts.

"Because the level you have reached and whether you can perfectly exert the level of this ability are always two different things."

"No matter how rare or excellent the ability is, it will be full of flaws due to the user."

"If there is an auxiliary device that can assist the operation of the algorithm according to the will, it will undoubtedly make the ability user have a qualitative leap."

Roland shook his head slightly and looked at Shirai Kuroko with a slight smile.

"Isn't that right, Shirai-san?"

"......?"

A hint of realization flashed in Shirai Kuroko's pupils.

She understood what Roland meant.

While spatial movement is a rare ability, the difficulty of operating the algorithm is also much higher.

Because it is a point-to-point movement, the three-dimensional space coordinates need to be transformed into eleven-dimensional space coordinates every time the calculation is performed.

If the distance and mass are not confirmed, it may happen that the body is stuck in the wall.

In addition, even if the limit of the ability is 80 meters, it is common for Shirai Kuroko to subtract five to ten meters before moving.

After all, as a biological instinct, people always leave themselves a boundary that will not fall into danger.

When these key conditions are guessed, it is not difficult to understand that the enemy can capture the trace or see through the idea.

However, if there is a microcomputer to help calculate, this defect will be compensated.

"Combining these reasons, dreamers care more about the type of ability than the strength of the ability."

Roland said softly.

"After all, it's just using the AIM standpoint to imitate the rotation of the magnetic field to get started. When the dream creator can develop computing power by itself, it is in line with the nature of the situation. For us, it is twice the result with half the effort."

"The ability to interfere with nature and the ability to manipulate the body in detail are the qualities we need."

"And Saten-san is one of the people who meet our requirements."

"But, I'm just a powerless person..."

Saten Ruiko's expression was a little hesitant. Perhaps because no one had ever expected her in this regard, she didn't know how to respond for a while.

However, such a question only made Roland tilt his head in confusion.

"Aren't powerless people also powerless people?"

Of course, powerless people are powerless people.

This has long been confirmed.

Although their abilities are so weak that they can only cause minor effects inside the body, powerless people with self-healing abilities will still recover faster than ordinary people who have not developed their abilities when they are injured.

However, this worthless common sense is meaningless in this city.

Occasionally, although only occasionally.

Saten Ruiko still vaguely hoped that one day someone who could break her attempts would appear in front of her.

But when that person really appeared, the girl subconsciously lowered her head and looked directly into Roland's pupils.

Because that look was too hot.

That was his undoubted trust in her.

That was his undoubted confidence in himself.

"So, Saten-san, are you willing to join the Dream Maker Program?"

Looking at Saten Ruiko, who was lively and cheerful before but now obedient like a cat, although she hasn't answered yet, everyone already knows her choice.

Shirai Kuroko sighed.

She did come with the idea of ​​causing trouble for Blue Dream Company at first, but after explaining the pros and cons, she would not interfere with her friend's choice because of her personal likes and dislikes.

But before that, she had to confirm one thing.

"Mr. Roland, please ask... do you know the Fantasy Hand?"

"Fantasy Hand?"

Before Roland spoke, Misaka Mikoto showed a puzzled look.

"What is that?"

"It's an urban legend that's been spreading secretly recently. It's said that the real thing is music that can improve the level of ability."

Hatsuharu Shiki came over and spoke.

"In the recent files of the Discipline Committee's database, there have been several crimes suspected to be related to this legend. But Shirai-senpai, this kind of thing has nothing to do with Blue Dream Company, right?"

"Uh..."

Looking at the juniors who had already started to turn their elbows out after a briefing, Shirai Kuroko puffed up her cheeks slightly.

But she was not unable to understand Hatsuharu Shiki's idea.

Compared with Blue Dream Company, which openly recruited experimenters, the Fantasy Hand, which was only spread secretly in the dark side, was completely unpresentable.

However, Shirai Kuroko also had her own reasons.

"More than half of the suspects in those files are the lucky ones who got the first batch of Dream Creators released by Blue Dream Company."

"From the perspective of proportion, it is a bit far-fetched to regard it as a simple coincidence."

"Mr. Roland, do you have any clues about this?"

Shirai Kuroko raised her eyebrows slightly and stared at Roland seriously.

"Shirai, it is not a bad thing to be suspicious, but it is also very important to know the limit."

Roland restrained the urge to raise the corner of his mouth, looked at Shirai Kuroko with pity, and shook his head.

"It seems that although your nutrition is not concentrated in your chest, not much flows to your brain."

Hearing such teasing, the blue veins on Shirai Kuroko's forehead gradually exposed.

The teeth were also rubbing against each other, and she looked like she wanted to beat someone up.

But before she could argue with Roland about the advantages of flat breasts, an identity card was thrown over.

"However, as you said, Blue Dream Company has also paid attention to this matter recently, and this ID card is used to deal with this matter."

"As long as you have it, you can browse related information freely, and even hide related news and information. Hey, come to think of it, don't you just owe me a favor?"

"You don't want to use this to threaten me not to get involved in this matter anymore, do you?"

Shirai Kuroko was a little depressed for a while. She took a deep breath and her eyes became cold.

Even if the other party reported her violation and implicated the Discipline Committee, she didn't intend to give up.

In any case, even if she, Shirai Kuroko, had to lose her position as the Discipline Committee, even if she had to endure the misunderstanding and criticism of others, she would never go along with the dirty Blue Dream Company employees...

However——

"...No, in this matter, the attitudes of Blue Dream Company and the Discipline Committee are not contradictory. What I mean is,"

Roland answered seriously.

"——Since you are so interested, why don't you just become an employee of Blue Dream Company and investigate it yourself?"