On how PhDs become human evil

Misaki Shokuhou was stunned.

Why does Bai Jie's house feel so eerie? Did she go to the wrong place? Is this some kind of research institution?

Misaki Shokuhou pulled a remote control out of her bag. Although she herself has no combat abilities, if you count her abilities, she can still rank in the top seven in Academy City.

"Om-!"

A sudden blue light illuminated Misaki Shokuhou's face, followed by abrupt changes in her surroundings, which instantly plunged into darkness. The floor beneath her feet had transformed into a stone path.

Before Misaki Shokuhou, a stone gate, about two people tall, gradually appeared in a mist.

You, mortal who has entered this forbidden zone without permission, accept the test!

A line of blue characters appeared on the surface of the stone gate.

"test?"

Misaki Shokuhou was completely bewildered. She had only come to visit Bai Jie, so why was she being put through another test?

"As long as it's not a test related to physical exercise, I should be fine."

So, the first question...

The definition of beauty may vary widely, but it is also absolute. A princess is more beautiful than a queen, and an innocent girl is more charming than a scheming woman.

Between Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, who is more beautiful?

Misaki Shokuhou: "Huh?"

No, no, no, this script is wrong! Shouldn't this be a serious test? How did it turn into asking her who's prettier, Shokuhou Misaki or Misaka Mikoto? Who came up with this question?!

but--

"Does that even need asking?" Misaki Shokuhou proudly puffed out her chest. "Compared to that flat-chested little girl who can only electrify herself with her 'Bilibili' mere words, my beauty is definitely superior!"

[Answering incorrectly will result in punishment.]

Misaki Shokuhou was stunned.

"Hey?! How could there be a mistake? I'm clearly more beautiful!"

Accept the punishment.

A beam of blue light suddenly shot out from the stone gate and shone on Misaki Shokuhou. Misaki Shokuhou hurriedly closed her eyes, but she did not feel any pain in her body. Instead, she felt a sense of relief... relief?

Misaki Shokuhou looked down.

Then she covered her face: "I... how did my bust size shrink?!"

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In Bai Jie's research lab.

Looking through the magic trick at Shokuhou Misaki, who was panicking because of her reduced bust size, Misaka Mikoto laughed loudly and slammed her hand on the table: "Hahahaha! You got your comeuppance, Shokuhou Misaki! Serves you right for always waving those flabby pieces in front of me! Now I'll make you look like me and see how you dare to be so smug!"

Seeing Misaka Mikoto's smug expression, Accelerator, holding a can of coffee, asked, "Hey, teacher, is that woman crazy?"

"Let's not concern ourselves with women's affairs. The feud between small-breasted and large-breasted women is not something we men can resolve." Bai Jie leisurely sipped his tea. "By the way, why don't you go and pose a few questions yourself? It'd be quite interesting, wouldn't it?"

"..."

After thinking it over carefully, Accelerator stepped forward: "Third person, let me ask you a question too."

"Accelerator? You're also interested in Misaki Shokuhou?"

"I just want to explore magic that I don't understand. I have no interest in your feud with the Fifth."

As Accelerator spoke, he placed his hands on the keyboard.

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Misaki Shokuhou is feeling terrible right now. She has every reason to suspect that the broken door in front of her was made by Misaka Mikoto. She just answered three questions in a row, and the answer to each one was Misaka Mikoto. Every time she answered incorrectly, her bust size would decrease. Her bust size, which was originally the envy of her peers, has now shrunk to about the same size as Misaka Mikoto's!

This is a disgrace!

Answer it! Answer it!

Another stone door appeared in front of Misaki Shokuhou.

"Not again!?" Misaki Shokuhou was on the verge of tears. She had already made her flat-chested, and they still wouldn't let her go?

Power comes in many forms: charisma, wisdom, and force. The most direct way to assess a person's strength is to evaluate their power.

[Who has stronger overall abilities, Misaka Mikoto or Shokuhou Misaki?]

"Overall ability... Although I can't beat Misaka Mikoto, in terms of overall ability, I'm definitely stronger... probably!"

[Answer is incorrect]

Misaki Shokuhou is devastated!

Accept the punishment.

Another beam of blue light shone on Misaki Shokuhou, and within the light, she clearly felt something moving on her face.

She hurriedly took out a small mirror from her bag, and as she looked at herself in the mirror, tears welled up in her eyes.

A turtle was drawn on her face.

Misaka Mikoto: Ecstasy.jpg

P.S.: FGO players should be able to tell that this image is a direct reference to the Underworld scene in Chapter 7 of the game.

Section 573, Chapter 70: Fighting the headless enemy used up all my Divine Snowballs.

Today is the most humiliating day since Misaki Shokuhou was born.

From the moment she stepped into Bai Jie's house, she was constantly humiliated. She was forced to admit that Misaka Mikoto was prettier than her, that Misaka Mikoto was more capable than her, that Misaka Mikoto was more popular than her... Shokuhou Misaki seriously suspected that all the problems she experienced were orchestrated by Misaka Mikoto, otherwise why would all the answers be about Misaka Mikoto?! Not only that, but all the punishments were directed at her: her bust size was reduced, turtles were drawn on her face... Shokuhou Misaki had never felt so miserable before.

Now, after answering nearly ten questions, the door in front of Misaki Shokuhou finally disappeared, and the surrounding darkness gradually dissipated, revealing the layout of Bai Jie's house. The stone bridge under her feet also returned to the floor.

(Am I... back?)

Misaki Shokuhou could hardly believe her surroundings. The test of conscience she had just experienced in the darkness had made her no longer dare to underestimate anything in this villa.

"Da da da..."

Footsteps came from upstairs, and Misaki Shokuhou hurriedly looked up.

Misaka Mikoto, Accelerator, and Bai Jie. The three of them stood on the second floor of the building, looking down at her from above.

Looking at Shokuhou Misaki's flat chest, which had shrunk to almost the same size as Shirai Kuroko's, and then at the turtle and circles on her face, even Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Pfft pfft pfft! Shokuhou Misaki, I want to take a picture of you right now. You actually have such an embarrassing day."

"Misaka Mikoto!" Shokuhou Misaki's anger flared instantly. "How dare you say that! You're the one who caused all those strange problems! You planned to mess with me all along, didn't you!"

"How can you say I'm messing with you? Don't you think about how many times you've messed with me before? I'm just returning the favor." Misaka Mikoto said righteously and confidently.

"Look at how smug you are." Bai Jie tapped her head in annoyance. "Well, don't mind me, Shokuhou-san. I created the illusion just now. Misaka was just responsible for causing the problems. The changes on your body were all illusions. I'll break them for you."

As he said this, Bai Jie snapped his fingers, and a magic circle suddenly appeared on Misaki Shokuhou's body. As the magic circle shattered, Misaki Shokuhou's body returned to its original form.

Seeing this, Accelerator narrowed his eyes: "Is it a five-sense manipulation type of illusion magic? Logically speaking, you need to be in contact with the other party to use it, but you used it remotely."

"Oh my, your eyesight has improved." Bai Jie smiled. "Although it is said to be an illusion manipulated by the five senses, if the magic power is strong enough, it can be simulated as a third hand and used remotely—although I just manipulate it directly with magic power."

"...You monster."

"You're finding out today?"

With a smile, Bai Jie looked at Misaka Mikoto: "I have a general idea of ​​why you've come, Misaka. You're here to find out about the identity of the Kamen Rider and Misaka's recent changes, right?"

"...That's roughly right. But after listening to what you just said, I have even more questions to ask." Misaki Shokuhou frowned deeply. "Magic, illusion... Just who are you, Professor Bai Jie? Could you be a legendary magician?"

“Oh my…” Bai Jie raised an eyebrow. “When we first met, Misaka, you asked me the same question, and you asked me several times.”

Upon hearing this, Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes at Bai Jie: "Isn't it because you give off a mysterious vibe, like you have a lot of secrets? Plus, with your appearance, it's normal for me to be curious, okay?"

With a smile, Bai Jie said, "Shokuhou-kun, if you want to know, I can naturally tell you, but before that, I wonder if you are prepared for your worldview to be completely shattered? Because my identity may destroy the worldview you have built up over the past ten years."

"I won't lie to you about this. The fact that he's a bad teacher is really terrifying. I was completely bewildered when I heard it."

Hearing Misaka Mikoto speak so earnestly, Shokuhou Misaki hesitated.

She came here only to find out the identity of the Kamen Rider and the relationship between Misaka Mikoto and Bai Jie. The investigation into Bai Jie's identity was not expected—if she hadn't gone through the Stone Gate Q&A just now.

With a resentful sigh, Misaki Shokuhou looked at the three people on the second floor: "After what just happened, do you think I would let it go unpunished, Sensei?"

So you're going to listen to me?

"If I don't listen, I'll probably get some special treatment."

"I won't give you special treatment, I'll just erase your memories of what just happened and then throw you out."

"As a man, isn't this a bit too much for a beautiful young girl?"

"I've seen plenty of beautiful girls, and I'm already tired of them. In my eyes, you're just an ordinary girl on the street."

Will anyone actually want this man?

Misaki Shokuhou felt that Bai Jie could no longer be described as a "steel straight man"; he was more like an iron tree that would never bloom!

Since Misaki Shokuhou wanted to hear Bai Jie explain his identity, Bai Jie could no longer stay on the second floor.

"Snapped!"

With a snap of his fingers, a magic circle suddenly appeared beneath their feet, and the four of them vanished from the room, reappearing in Bai Jie's underground laboratory.

"This is... a laboratory?!"

"Oh, you seem to know this place well. Which labs have you visited before?"

Mentioning this, Misaki Shokuhou's expression immediately darkened: "The laboratory... In a sense, I spent my childhood in the laboratory. I didn't expect that Professor Bai Jie was also a researcher."

"Oh dear, judging from your tone, you don't seem to have a good impression of researchers." Bai Jie said as he poured her a cup of coffee. "But unfortunately, I'm probably not the same type of person as the researchers you're familiar with. At the very least, I'm very opposed to human experimentation. You can ask Yi Fang if you don't believe me."

"Yeah, you came straight to me and punched me because of the third person."

Remembering how Bai Jie had knocked him down with a single punch, Accelerator was filled with rage. He, the number one student in Academy City, had been defeated by a single punch—it was an utter disgrace!

With a smile, Bai Jie took a sip of coffee: "Where should I begin to explain my background? It would take quite a while... Let's start with my birth."