Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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After licking the empty container with her tongue, Misaka came to her senses and looked at the ice cream cone in her hand, which was now completely empty.

"Ah?"

Misaka subconsciously looked towards her sister, only to see the clone subtly averting her gaze, with ice cream crumbs still lingering at the corner of her mouth.

Chapter 241 Eating Ice

Chapter 241

"Hey!"

Misaka took a step toward her, raising her own aura.

"Is there a problem?"

This time, even Misaka Sisters turned her face away.

"Do," Misaka said, enjoying the refreshing aftertaste of the chocolate mint, pretending not to know anything.

But she was quickly betrayed by the way she spoke.

"You're my clone, so please don't be so greedy."

Misaka couldn't help but complain.

"My body is getting cold, so I'd like some warm black tea. Do," Misaka casually made this request.

"Clam?"

Because there are so many things to complain about, Misaka has lost count of how long she's been complaining about her. Eating so much ice cream at once would definitely make her stomach uncomfortable.

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite picky about black tea. Do, Misaka has set a high bar in advance."

"..."

Misaka watched the clones' self-directed and self-acted performance as if she were submerged in water.

"By the way, I'd like to order milk tea. Do, Misaka has already ordered it..."

"What a joke!"

Misaka was on the verge of a breakdown again, but in the end he didn't refuse the request. Maybe he could get some other information out of her while they were having tea?

Then it got to night.

"The milk tea here is pretty good. By the way, the strawberry cake is also good. Do, Misaka is so straightforward in expressing her thoughts."

"Hey, when are you going back?"

Misaka asked listlessly, bending over.

After spending half a day dealing with the clone, I was not only mentally exhausted, but also physically drained.

"I forgot to mention, Misaka is going to conduct an experiment next, so she won't be returning to the facility."

"what?!"

Misaka gave him a "Are you kidding me?" look, clearly unable to accept it.

"It's your prerogative to follow me, but you won't be able to see the person who created Misaka."

"Why...why are you only saying this now?"

Misaka suddenly felt a sense of inferiority regarding her intelligence.

"Because you didn't ask."

Misaka Mikoto gave Misaka a smug look. Misaka was so angry her face practically blotted out a "well" shape.

What should I do? Would it be faster to decipher the password from the previous investigation? He still has the handheld console on him.

As Misaka took out her handheld console, the Gekota badge that was in the same pocket as the console also fell out.

"what is that?"

"It's nothing, it's a prize from a gashapon machine."

Misaka bent down to pick it up from the ground, answering her sister's question as she did so.

correct!

Misaka looked her sister up and down, then told her not to move, and bent down to fix the badge to the hem of her clothes.

"Is there a problem?"

"Just stand still."

After Misaka pinned the badge on, she stood back and examined it closely, nodding slightly as her chin was supported by fingers.

"It's more objective and obvious than looking in a mirror, so it looks quite suitable."

Although the other person was dressed in women's clothing, Misaka had several similar outfits, all of which were very dignified and elegant formal wear. It is actually quite appropriate for boys to wear women's clothing on certain occasions, especially in some serious atmospheres.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, that's not appropriate."

Misaka Sisters gave a smug look, waving her hand while denying it and chuckling to herself.

"Misaka's childish taste left her speechless."

"Huh?! What did you say?"

Even her own clones began to pity her own aesthetic sense, which made Misaka blush and quickly deny it.

"Of course I was joking! I was just using you to try it on."

While pretending not to care, Misaka reached out to take off the badge.

"Snapped!"

My hand was knocked off by Misaka Mikoto.

Misaka looked at her strangely, while her sister responded expressionlessly.

Misaka reached out again, and her sister knocked it away again.

Realizing something was amiss, Misaka sped up her hand movements, only to find that her opponent was equally matched, moving incredibly fast.

The two even left afterimages when they clashed in the air.

"Hey! What's going on?!"

Misaka raised her reddened hand and shouted at the Misaka Sisters who were in a defensive stance.

"Misaka claimed that she had acquired ownership of the badge when it was placed on me, and Misaka's accusation that her brother's actions constituted theft."

"What nonsense is this?"

Misaka looked annoyed.

“This is not nonsense, and besides, this is the first gift my brother has ever given me.”

Misaka was at a loss for words. So that's how much she cherished it…

"Really, isn't there anything decent?" Misaka sighed, keeping this unspoken thought to herself.

Misaka Mikoto turned her head away, revealing the tsundere hidden in her genes, and then let out a long sigh.

Misaka, who had initially thought it would be nice to give it to a clone, didn't understand her sister's words and instantly flew into a rage, roaring:

"Just give it back to me after all!"

After getting angry, Misaka sighed, realizing she had fallen into her rhythm again. This girl was really toxic.

"This will never end. I guess I should check the internet."

Looking at Misaka's expressionless face, Misaka sighed again as if admitting defeat and said, "Fine, I'll take my leave today."

As she turned around, Misaka felt that there was something hidden in the other person's eyes, or that they were being interfered with by micro-electromagnetic waves, and she had a strange feeling about it.

"Anything else?"

Misaka turned around again and asked her as if to confirm.

"fine."

Misaka Sisters didn't know what expression to use to say goodbye, so she had no expression.

"Farewell, my dear brother."

"Oh, then I'm off."

In his haste to investigate the clone incident, Misaka didn't notice anything wrong with his sister's pronunciation of "goodbye," and he was also feeling rather complicated.

"Seriously, what's going on? The whole process is completely chaotic."

As she quickened her pace, images of their time together flashed through Misaka's mind.

"Playing with cats together, eating ice cream together, and even stealing badges from each other, it's just like..."

Misaka was startled by the thought that had appeared in her mind, and involuntarily stopped in her tracks, shaking her head vigorously.

As expected, human cloning is still ethically problematic...

"In short, we must find out who manufactured it first!"

Misaka started running, and while running, she called Haru to ask about the password she had heard that afternoon.

"This arrangement seems familiar; it's very much like a code classified as A-level or higher. I wanted to try analyzing it before, but..."

Before Chuchun could finish speaking, Misaka had already hung up the phone.

"I understand, thank you so much, you've been a great help."

"Eh? Um... Misaka-senpai?"

Chu Chun, who was doing her homework, was completely bewildered by this phone call.

For Misaka, knowing what kind of content it is allows her to hack in a targeted manner...

P.S.: Today in the Crimson Lotus of Tudirac, I felt like I could beat the boss on the last floor, I was just a little bit away, and then... nothing happened... I still haven't beaten it.

Chapter 242 Didn't expect that, did you?

Chapter 242

"what?"

The speed at which the secrets were cracked was even faster than expected. The header of the document that Misaka pulled up on the handheld device connected to the device amplified his unease.

“Using the Lv6 evolution method of ‘Sisters’”.

"There are only seven Lv5s in Academy City. According to the predictions and calculations of the tree diagram designer, only one person is certain to be able to enter the unprecedented Lv6."

"If this subject were to receive normal training, it would take 250 years to reach LV6. We retain this plan and are reviewing the possibility of promoting ability growth through practical combat. We will prepare specific battlefields and fight according to the script to manipulate the growth direction. After predictive calculations, we have determined that as long as 128 battlefields are prepared and 'Railgun' is killed 128 times, this subject can evolve to LV6."

"However, there can't be a second person for the 'Railgun,' so it was decided to continue with the previously frozen 'Railgun mass production plan,' replacing it with the planned 'Sisters.' The 'Sisters,' who are deployed in large numbers to arm themselves, will evolve into absolute power users by fighting against 20,000 'Sisters' according to the script, in accordance with the requirements of the rules..."

"What's going on? There's a limit to nonsense! Killing me and replacing me with a clone... how could such a plan possibly succeed..."

Misaka looked on incredulously, horrified by this insane and utterly immoral plan.

No, it was less shock and more disgust and nausea; it was unbelievable that such a thing could happen.

He clenched his teeth tightly when he saw the time and location coordinates of the most recent experiment at the end of the plan.

Misaka ran out of the phone booth. The experiment had already begun. Was her younger sister, who had been playing with her today, being murdered?

"farewell……"

It wasn't until now that Misaka realized the meaning behind her sister's words when they parted ways.

"That's enough!"

Misaka gritted her teeth and began running desperately toward the coordinates of the experimental site.

Even though she is just a clone, and even though she was created to be killed, this absurd thing is absolutely unacceptable and absolutely unforgivable!

-

Meanwhile, the younger sister, who had separated from Misaka, arrived at a locker in a shopping mall, swiped her card, entered the password, and retrieved a violin case as large as herself.

"You know how to feel sorry for a cat, why don't you know how to feel sorry for yourself?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Misaka Sisters. The person looked like they had just finished shopping and were about to leave, with both hands full of shopping bags.