On how PhDs become human evil

"You... you prepared defensive measures from the very beginning?"

"After all, that's how the older sister fights."

Even before she finished speaking with Misaka Mikoto, Orianna had already begun preparing defensive magic. After all, judging from Misaka Mikoto's appearance, her attack power was definitely not to be underestimated. The moment Misaka Mikoto's figure disappeared from her sight, Orianna immediately activated the defensive magic she had prepared beforehand.

Although she mainly relies on improvised magic to fight, that doesn't mean she doesn't know ordinary magic.

"Next up is a rollercoaster of emotions, little girl, can you handle it?"

As Oriana spoke, she tore off a card, and in the next moment, her hands revealed bursts of flame and icy energy respectively. The scorching flames and the extremely cold ice shards shot towards Misaka Mikoto.

"Bilibili Bilibili Bilibili!"

Lightning crackled across her arms as Misaka Mikoto unleashed two punches to meet the incoming pillars of fire and ice!

"Boom!"

The Lightning Fist directly shattered the Flame Pillar and the Extreme Cold.

Then a bolt of lightning flashed beneath Misaka Mikoto's feet, transforming into a streak of electricity. Misaka Mikoto swiftly swept across the street, her lightning fist striking Orianna's chest!

Boom!

Thunder Fist and Wind Barrier collided. Spitting out the already deactivated card, Orianna tore off another one—this time, a devastating shockwave!

Seeing Misaka Mikoto being blasted away, Oriana couldn't help but laugh: "It seems your attack can't do anything to me, big sister. I don't want to make too much of a fuss, how about we end it here?"

"Can't do anything to you? What are you talking about?" Misaka Mikoto said. "You seem to have some misunderstanding. Do you think that attack just now was my full power?"

"Hmm?" Oriana sensed something was wrong.

After shaking hands and getting a feel for the grip, Misaka Mikoto placed her hand on the belt handle and started shaking it.

"Final Phase!"

Orange energy shone throughout Misaka Mikoto's body, then flowed into her left hand. As Misaka Mikoto shook the handle, the orange energy became increasingly dazzling and unstable.

"Let me make it clear beforehand, I didn't launch those two attacks on you to defeat you; it was just to get a feel for the game."

"After all, my ultimate move is very powerful. If your defensive magic can't completely block it, you'll probably die. I don't want to kill anyone."

At this point, Oriana immediately understood what Misaka Mikoto meant: "Those two punches just now... were you testing how much force you should use to just defeat me?"

"That's it."

Misaka Mikoto laughed, and at that moment, she stopped turning the handle and raised her left hand, which was enveloped in orange energy.

"Ready go! Vortex Finish!"

The lightning wings on her back fully unfurled, and Misaka Mikoto slightly lowered her body before her wings flapped—

boom--!

An orange shooting star streaked across the street!

The orange energy on Misaka Mikoto's left fist left a long trail in mid-air, and the extremely violent energy pulsed wildly on her left fist.

Misaka Mikoto threw her left fist, aiming it at Oriana's chest!

A shield of light was erected the instant Orianna was about to be hit, and her left fist collided with the shield of light!

"boom!"

An orange storm of lightning swept across the street, but incredibly, it left no trace on the street at all. Upon closer inspection, the storm of lightning always floated upwards just before it touched the ground!

This is naturally the result of Misaka Mikoto's control. In her Kamen Rider form, not only does her power increase dramatically, but her control over her abilities is also greatly enhanced, making it easy for her to control lightning without causing harm to the surroundings.

And now-

"That's enough, let's break this shield."

With a sudden burst of strength, Misaka Mikoto's left fist, which had been locked in a stalemate with the light shield, shattered it to pieces. As the light shield broke, a fatal opening appeared in Oriana's chest!

Misaka Mikoto stepped forward and into Oriana's arms, and to Oriana's horror, she punched her in the chest!

"boom!"

The heavy blow sent Orianna flying backward, bouncing twice on the ground before collapsing onto the floor.

Oriana, she can no longer rise again.

Removing the Fullbottle and deactivating her transformation, Misaka Mikoto breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Is that alright? Kuroko, you can grab that guy now. I have the power to control her; I just knocked her out with electricity."

Approaching Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko looked at the obi belt around her waist and the full bottle in her hand: "Onee-sama, what exactly is this...?"

"Well, to put it simply... I've become a Kamen Rider."

This is Misaka Mikoto's first real battle as Kamen Rider Railgun.

P.S.: The Seven Samurai was so fierce, I originally thought it would take a long time to fight, but... with a single stroke of God's Flying Snow, I just kept pressing and grinding, and I passed the first life in one go. The second life was an aerial ninja kill. It was just there to give me a free kill!

Section 547, paragraph 46: Everything is under calculation.

Two hours after Misaka Mikoto defeated Oriana.

Kiana, Touma Kamijou, and Haku arrived one after another—Haku had been called over by Kiana.

Looking at Oriana, who was tied up, Bai Jie chuckled and patted Kiana's head: "Oh dear, I gave you all the information and you still managed to get your kill stolen. Girl, are you even capable?"

"Who would have thought a Kamen Rider would suddenly appear! Dad, why did you even have to create a Kamen Rider?!" Kiana said irritably. "If it weren't for this Kamen Rider, I would definitely be the one who defeated Oriana!"

Misaka Mikoto, who was being pointed at by Kiana, scratched her head sheepishly.

He patted his daughter's head and said, "Letting Misaka handle it isn't a bad idea. With your personality, you definitely won't hold back when you fight. If you kill someone, I'll have to clean up your mess."

"No way! I've practiced controlling my strength!"

"Hehe? How did you practice?"

"Make meatballs!"

"...Who taught you that?"

Tsukasa Kadoya.

Bai Jie made up his mind: he would go and beat up Kadoya Tsukasa as soon as he got back. Wasn't he just asking for a beating for corrupting his daughter?

"Kiana, avoid contact with that pink guy in the future, and don't trust what he says."

"Isn't that a magenta?"

"If I say it's pink, then it's pink."

"Aren't you afraid he'll beat you up?"

"He can beat me?" Bai Jie said with disdain. "Let's put that aside for now and deal with Oriana's matter."

Looking at Oriana, who was tied to a chair, Bai Jie tapped the table: "Alright, let's begin the interrogation. Miss Oriana, please answer the following questions. By the way, you have no right to remain silent or lie. If you do, I would be happy to use the evil magic of soul searching on you."

"Oh my, even the Magic King knows that kind of evil magic."

“You said I’m the King of Magic, so naturally I can do all kinds of magic, right?” Bai Jie laughed. “Then the first question: where is your accomplice? She should be called Lidovia Lorenzetti, right?”

"Asking a question like that right off the bat, what a direct man." Oriana sighed. "Lidovia isn't in Academy City, she's outside with the Apostle Cross."

Not in Academy City?

Tsuchimikado Motoharu was puzzled: "Strange, according to the deductions, if we want Academy City to be brought under the control of the Roman Catholic Church, then the Apostolic Cross needs to be planted on Academy City's land. What will she do if she's outside Academy City...?"

“The scope of influence,” Bai Jie said. “Historically speaking, the Roman Catholic Church, founded by the Apostles, once had a territory of 47,000 square kilometers at its peak. That area would be enough to cover the entire Academy City, even outside of it.”

"How could this happen? If we try to leave Academy City now... no, even if we get out, we won't know where Litovia is. Damn it!"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu blew hard on the table.

Bai Jie continued his interrogation: "So, the second question is, what is your purpose in coming to Academy City?"

"To confuse the enemy... you could say that. The Apostle Cross is surprisingly time-consuming to use. In order to buy time and to cover for Lidovia, I, your big sister, will be the bait in Academy City."

"I see, I understand the situation now." Bai Jie stroked his chin.

Kiana immediately responded, "Isn't that Tsukasa Kadoya's catchphrase? Dad, you don't really know anything, do you?"

"Don't treat me like Tsukasa Kadoya, that guy who'd die if he didn't show off. He's just pretending to know what he doesn't, but I genuinely understand. Who do you think you are, your dad?" Bai Jie glared at his daughter, annoyed. "So, one last question: when does the Angelic Cross activate?"

"...I don't know the exact time, but it should start at 6:30 at the earliest."

"Six-thirty... Are you sure?"

"That's when night falls, isn't it? What's wrong?"

Upon hearing that Oriana did not deny it, Bai Jie immediately lay down like a deflated balloon: "Ah, what's the big deal... Alright, alright, it's over, everyone go home, the Apostolic Cross can't be activated."

"Huh? What's going on?"

Everyone was stunned. How could it be over already? Lidovia hadn't been captured yet, and the Apostolic Cross hadn't been destroyed either.

Bai Jie took out his phone and opened a picture: "Look for yourself, the last line."

Touma Kamijou held the phone close and read it aloud: "Eh... Academy City's first day schedule... Fireworks festival starts at 6:30 PM... Huh!?"

"Fireworks display?"

"No!"

Putting away his phone, Bai Jie shrugged: "That's it. The activation of the Apostle Cross requires starlight. Also, the furthest location outside Academy City that can bring Academy City into its effective range is 1,700 meters away."

"At that distance, the light from the fireworks display could completely obscure the starlight. That's the radiance of the entire Academy City. In this era, the brilliance of a city can easily make starlight and moonlight pale in comparison. And the fireworks display lasts for a full half hour."

Hearing Bai Jie's words, Tsuchimikado Motoharu and the others were both amused and exasperated. They had been busy for so long, but in the end, they didn't need to take any action at all. The Academy City's schedule had just eliminated the possibility of the Angel Cross being activated.

"Ah, well then, that's settled then. Let's go back to the competition, Shang."

"That's true... By the way, we skipped a competition all morning, won't our classmates scold us?"

"Don't worry, Shang, I'll say it was you who dragged me out to play."

"Hey!"

Seeing that Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Kamijou Touma had left, Stiyl also stubbed out his cigarette: "Then I'll be leaving too. I need to go back to the Anglican Church in England to give a report. Honestly, I didn't expect it to be such a farce."

"A farce...?"