On how PhDs become human evil

Section 574, Chapter 71: Second Rider, Kamen Rider Accelerator

Bai Jie's full self-introduction lasted for more than two hours.

From the moment he became a Rhodes Island Doctor in the Terra world until he arrived in Academy City, Bai Jie spent two hours telling Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko about his situation to Shokuhou Misaki. It wasn't anything serious anyway.

Just as Misaka Mikoto said, Shokuhou Misaki remained in a daze for two hours while listening to Bai Jie's story, pausing every time Bai Jie spoke. And when Bai Jie finished speaking, her worldview seemed to shatter completely, and her entire being turned from vibrant color to gray.

It's clear that she was quite devastated.

Fortunately, as the strongest psychic in Academy City, Misaki Shokuhou's mental strength is arguably the strongest among the seven espers. Even Accelerator might not be able to match her mental strength—this is before Accelerator was taught a lesson by White Gage—and soon, Misaki Shokuhou woke up from her dazed state.

She picked up her coffee and took a sip. The intense bitterness helped Misaki Shokuhou finally catch her breath: "Honestly, today is probably the most unusual day of my life. Not only did I witness the existence of magic, but I also learned about your identity, Professor Bai Jie."

"Well, my identity isn't anything special, but magic is certainly a shocking fact for you guys, isn't it?" Bai Jie laughed. "Academy City is a place where science reigns supreme, and everything can be explained by science. Growing up in such a city, you naturally wouldn't know that magic actually exists."

"That's right. But now I have to believe that magic exists, after all, I've experienced it firsthand."

Misaki Shokuhou was referring to the previous Stone Gate Q&A session, which was clearly a power completely different from the superpowers of Academy City. At the very least, Misaki Shokuhou spent most of the day analyzing a magic circle but still couldn't understand its structure.

Misaki Shokuhou poured herself another cup of coffee and took a sip: "I now know who the teacher is. So, may I ask you to answer my initial question?"

"Kamen Rider?" Bai Jie chuckled. "Misaka, give her a performance."

"Hey, don't make it sound like I'm an actor!"

Misaka Mikoto complained for a moment, then took out a Fullbottle from her skirt pocket. At the same time, lightning crackled around her waist, forming a belt.

【Railgun Princess!】

Are you ready?

"Transform!"

[A railgun piercing the sky! Railgun Princess! Ciao!]

Amidst a flash of lightning, Misaka Mikoto transformed into Kamen Rider, her form exactly as described in the Kamen Rider legends of Academy City, without the slightest deviation!

"Rejoice! She is—"

"Shut up! Celebrate your big idiot!"

Misaka Mikoto immediately covered Bai Jie's mouth, which was about to celebrate, and then looked at the astonished Shokuhou Misaki: "As you can see, I am Kamen Rider Railgun. I became interested in Kamen Rider after listening to this delinquent teacher, and then I became Kamen Rider."

"Misaka-san... she really is a Kamen Rider!" Misaki Shokuhou, like a curious child, leaned close to Misaka Mikoto and examined her from head to toe. "I can't tell what material it's made of at all, and the technology doesn't seem like Academy City's technology... What's this grip? Can I shake it?"

"Would you like to experience what it feels like to be hit head-on by my railgun?"

Misaka Mikoto's words made Shokuhou Misaki quickly withdraw her hand. She had seen Mikoto's signature move, the Railgun, many times before. She wasn't blind to see the water jets that splashed up from the school pool during every ability test, and she had heard that the pool had mitigated the power of the attack.

"So, what is the relationship between Misaka-san and Mr. Bai Jie? Misaka-san said that she became a Kamen Rider because of Mr. Bai Jie, right?"

"My relationship with Misaka... to put it simply, it's a collaboration relationship," Bai Jie explained. "I helped develop the gadgets that Misaka Mikoto uses as a Kamen Rider. On one hand, it helps her increase her strength, and on the other hand, it allows her to help me test the effects of the new gadgets."

"As for the rest... it's the teacher-student relationship. Misaka has good talent, and I want to train her to become a real Kamen Rider."

"By the way, speaking of Kamen Rider, Accelerator, this is what I told you I'd help you develop. Here."

Bai Jie opened a spatial portal, pulled something out of it, and threw it at One-Way Street.

Accelerator reached out and caught it, looking at the object in his hand: "Kamen Rider belt.....?"

"It's from the same series as Misaka, but it has higher performance and requires more computation when used. You should be able to use it smoothly, right? Try transforming and see."

"...You want me to become a Kamen Rider?"

"What's wrong with that?" Bai Jie smiled. "Academy City is such a big place, one Misaka can't handle it all. Besides, aren't you trying to make up for what you did in the past? Becoming a Kamen Rider to uphold love and peace is a good choice, isn't it?"

"......"

Accelerator fell silent.

"I'm not suited to be a Kamen Rider. In the end, I'm just a villain."

"It's alright. Not all Kamen Riders are righteous heroes. There are also Riders who fight for their own selfish desires, and there are also Kamen Riders who were villains but have now been redeemed."

Accelerator fell silent again.

Looking at the squeeze driver in his hand, Accelerator took a deep breath, his red eyes flickered slightly, and then he put the belt on.

【Sclash Driver】

Accelerator shook the jelly-like transformation device that Bai Jie had handed him, then tucked it upside down into his belt.

[Accelerator Jelly! It's crushed! It's flowing! It's overflowing!]

Like a robot, armor instantly covered Accelerator's entire body, and black jelly-like substance erupted from the top of Accelerator's head like a fountain, drenching his entire body!

【Devil in Accelerator! Buraa——! 】

Black, jelly-like substance condensed on Accelerator's body, forming a pure black exoskeleton armor. Its basic style was not much different from Misaka Mikoto's, but what was most eye-catching was that there were two more jet nozzles on his shoulders than on Misaka Mikoto's, which looked as if they could spray something out.

And on his lower body, there was a black skirt that symbolized power.

Kamen Rider Accelerator! has arrived!

P.S.: In the original work, Accelerator is the second protagonist, but here he is the secondary rider. So according to the law of secondary riders getting defeated, Accelerator is bound to get defeated (but to be fair, Ryuga's record is pretty good, except for that legendary fastest defeat...).

Section 575, Chapter 72. Accelerator: Li Wei, have you eaten?

Inside Bai Jie's underground experimental site, Accelerator and Misaka Mikoto faced off, separated by a dozen meters. Not far from them, Bai Jie and Shokuhou Misaki watched the battle from behind a defensive barrier.

"Ahem! Now, let's begin the first test of Accelerator's fighting power! Accelerator vs. Misaka Mikoto! Begin!"

Yes, now, in order to test Accelerator's fighting ability as a Kamen Rider, Bai Jie arranged for Misaka Mikoto to fight him. Since he is a Kamen Rider, it is natural to let the Kamen Rider be the one to be tested. It can also be regarded as a senior guiding a junior.

Facing Accelerator, Misaka Mikoto rubbed her hands together, saying, "Although I don't care anymore, let me get some interest from you on behalf of my sisters."

"Huh? If you can do it, then come and try it, third one." Accelerator waved his hand provocatively, "You can't beat me even if I stand here without moving."

This isn't Accelerator boasting. With his vector manipulation abilities, Accelerator has Reflection active 24/7. Any force that touches his body will be reflected back along its original path. Not to mention that Accelerator has now completed the analysis of magic under Bai Jie's influence, so he's not afraid of magic at all.

Seeing Accelerator's arrogant demeanor, Misaka Mikoto couldn't stand it any longer. She felt she had to teach Accelerator a lesson about the dignity of a senior!

“Good luck, good luck!”

With a sudden clap of thunder, Misaka Mikoto instantly rushed in front of Accelerator, her right fist, crackling with lightning, aimed straight at Accelerator's face!

Misaka Mikoto's stats as a Kamen Rider are a punching force of ten tons. With the enhancement of Lightning, this punch can cause an impact force of at least ten tons, not to mention the paralysis that Lightning brings.

However, for Accelerator, tens of tons? That's considered weight.

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Standing still without moving an inch, Accelerator took the blow to Misaka Mikoto's face directly, and after a strange sound, Misaka Mikoto was instantly sent flying backward!

"Thump!"

The blue knight crashed directly into the wall behind him, creating a loud bang.

At that very moment, Bai Jie also received the real-time measurement results.

"Completely, without leaving a single trace of Misaka's power, it seems the ability to manipulate vectors can be used smoothly even in Kamen Rider form." Bai Jie nodded in satisfaction. "Accelerator, now let's test your defense. Just stand there and don't move. Misaka, use whatever attack you want, hit Accelerator all you want."

"That's what you said!"

Lightning flashed from the spot where Misaka Mikoto had been smashed in, and Misaka Mikoto, her body crackling with electricity, sprang up with a somersault.

Since Bai Jie had said she could hit Accelerator however she wanted, she wouldn't hold back.

With a few vigorous shakes of the joystick on her belt, orange light shone from her limbs, and Misaka Mikoto launched another fierce attack on Accelerator!

"Boom!"

The orange beam of light streaked through space and struck Accelerator directly. The attack stirred up a raging gale, and the shockwave repeatedly shattered the defensive barrier set up by Bai Jie.

And this was only Misaka Mikoto's first strike.

"Thump! Thump! Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump th

Like the sound of gongs and drums, muffled sounds erupted one after another like waves. Misaka Mikoto kept swinging her orange-glowing fists, causing them to rain down on Accelerator, stirring up wave after wave of orange ripples.

Misaka Mikoto's special move is to spread electricity throughout her body, giving her attacks the same power as a railgun. In her current state, every attack from Misaka Mikoto is equivalent to a railgun shot. If she were outside, Misaka Mikoto could split a street in two with just a swing of her arm.

Fists pounded on Accelerator like a storm, while his legs, like battle axes or blades of lightning, struck him from time to time, causing orange flashes to erupt from his body.

Misaka Mikoto felt extremely satisfied. This was a great opportunity to beat up Accelerator without having to worry about him retaliating. She had long been fed up with his arrogant attitude of thinking he was the most important person in the world. Taking this opportunity, Misaka Mikoto was going to vent her dissatisfaction with him!

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

One booming sound after another rang out. Even though they were underground, Misaki Shokuhou felt a tremor like an earthquake: "Teacher Bai Jie, is this place going to collapse?"

"No, I've enclosed this place with a barrier. Everything that happens inside won't affect the outside. Whether it's an energy attack or a physical attack, it will be isolated by my barrier. There's no need to worry about any impact," Bai Jie said. "Well, if it weren't for the barrier, I wouldn't dare let Misaka act so recklessly. She's currently in a situation where she could destroy a street with a single move. If she were to act so recklessly, she could demolish an entire school district in no time."

"Misaka-san's terrifying power has suddenly increased a lot. How am I supposed to compete with her now?"

"A contest, huh... Shokuhou, to put it bluntly, Misaka Mikoto has already set her sights on the world. While she can't be called super strong, she's already around the top 100 in the world, and she has the ability to compete with people from all over the world on the world stage. Tokiwadai is too small for her; she doesn't even look at it."

"Tokiwadai...is it too small for her?" Hearing this, Misaki Shokuhou felt a little uncomfortable. "Honestly, doesn't this make her seem like a woman who's just being delusional?"

"In a sense, you are indeed that kind of person."

"Teacher, your masculinity is really low."

"But I have about ten wives."

"Scumbag!"

"You've lost your math credits."

Misaki Shokuhou was almost internally injured with anger. How could she not have noticed that Bai Jie was so shameless? He actually deducted her credits without a word? That was too domineering!

Taking a few deep breaths to compose herself, Misaki Shokuhou forced a smile and said, "Teacher, you can't just deduct credits like that, you know."

“Then I’ll give Aleister a call and have him talk to the principal of Tokiwadai. I’ll give Aleister a little something in return.” Bai Jie said casually. “Shokuhou, I’ve told you your vision is too narrow. Things that are complicated for you can be handled with just one phone call from me.”

"To deduct my credits, you're using the chairman's power? Teacher, isn't that a huge waste of your talents?"

"I'm willing, so what?"