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"Are you really not going to fight anymore?"

Misaki Shokuhou skipped over to Mugino Shizuri, whose face was pale, and stood between Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda, taking their arms as if she had become their best friend.

"Even though I just read their thoughts, I still find it hard to believe that Mugino Shizuri, you suddenly changed your personality so drastically? Hey, Mugino Shizuri, you've suddenly become a good kid, don't you have any thoughts about that?"

Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda could only manage bitter smiles. They were controlled by Shokuhou Misaki; their bodies were immobile and they couldn't speak. Only their faces could express emotions, proving that they hadn't been brainwashed by Shokuhou Misaki.

"What exactly is your purpose? I have already surrendered to you, and you are free to do with me as you please. Just don't touch their hearts and minds. If you have any conditions, you can state them."

Misaki Shokuhou stared intently at Mugino Shizuri's expression, confirming that Mugino Shizuri was indeed not lying, which surprised her even more. However, Misaki Shokuhou then thought of the original setting and roughly guessed the reason why Mugino Shizuri had become like this.

It seems that Mugino Shizuri's dark history occurred outside of Academy City, and was then erased due to the separation from Academy City.

Is Mugino Shizuri lucky or unlucky?

Good fortune naturally stems from the absence of a dark past, which is akin to emerging from that dark history—a profound realization, a turning point in life.

And if you're unlucky...

Misaki Shokuhou watched with amusement as Mugino Shizuri's husky ears were transformed into those of a domestic dog without its fangs, making her and Item much easier to tame. This posed no challenge for Momo and Misaki Shokuhou.

However, if Mugino Shizuri truly becomes a Heroic Spirit, then her dark past will resurface in her memories. If that happens, will the family dog ​​Mugino Shizuri revert to her wild nature?

Interesting... This is so interesting!

"What are you laughing at? Speak your mind!"

Mugino Shizuri felt increasingly uneasy looking at the eerie smile on Shokuhou Misaki's face, as if her life and future were being controlled by Shokuhou Misaki.

"It's alright, it's alright!"

Misaki Shokuhou blinked, her eyes sparkling, and said, "Don't worry, although we're fighting now, we're only fighting for our own masters. I understand, aren't you all suffering in silence?"

"Since you are no longer angry with Mo Mo, and you don't want to fight him to the death, then I'll let you go. We have no reason to fight anymore, right?"

After saying that, Misaki Shokuhou actually released her power. Kinuhata Saiai, Frenda, and Takitsubo Riko, upon realizing they could move again, immediately ran behind Mugino Shizuri. Frenda even hugged Mugino Shizuri's waist with tears in her eyes, looking like she was about to have a good cry and that she was scared to death.

Mugino Shizuri looked at Shokuhou Misaki in surprise, even more confused about Shokuhou Misaki's purpose. Although she was relieved that her three companions had been released, she still asked persistently, "What exactly do you want to do? Do you want us to be your spies?"

"I would never let you do something so dangerous."

Misaki Shokuhou smiled sweetly and said, "On the contrary, I have a piece of advice for you, a piece of advice that can save your lives."

“Those things on your heads,” Misaki Shokuhou pointed to their dog-ear hair clips, “represent Momo’s promise to you, right? I can tell you, it’s more powerful than you think, it can even save your lives!”

"If you're faced with a life-or-death crisis and can't make your own choice, then go and follow Momo. Momo is such a good person, what are you hesitating for?"

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After saying all this, Misaki Shokuhou waved and left, leaving the four Item members looking at each other in bewilderment.

Is that all?

The surprise and confusion in the eyes of the four people were almost identical to the confusion that Misaki Shokuhou had felt after she had controlled Kinuhata Saiai and the other two and read their thoughts.

Kinuhata Saiai and the others originally thought that this time, having been controlled by Shokuhou Misaki, they were doomed, since it was too easy for Shokuhou Misaki to do something to someone's consciousness.

Mugino Shizuri also made up his mind that even if he had to abandon all his dignity and beg Misaki Shokuhou, he would ensure that his three companions' memories and consciousness were not altered. He was even willing to surrender to Misaki Shokuhou and side with her.

However, it all ended so easily. In the end, all Misaki Shokuhou did was say a good word for Momo and act as a pimp.

"Who are you to him? Why would you do such a thing!"

Finally, Mugino Shizuri couldn't hold back any longer and asked Shokuhou Misaki's retreating figure. Upon hearing this, Shokuhou Misaki turned around, winked, made a face, and said from afar, "It's just a normal, pure relationship between a man and a woman. As for what kind of relationship it is, you'll understand once you join us."

"When the time comes, as Mo Mo's lover, don't be envious or jealous!"

After saying that, Misaki Shokuhou turned and left, leaving the four Item members still in shock. After a long while, Frenda sighed and said, "Did we escape this time?"

Kinuhata Saiai answered Frenda, saying, "Actually, if Misaki Shokuhou really didn't mean any harm, we actually missed an opportunity."

"Missed the opportunity?"

“That’s right,” Mugino Shizuri interjected, “We missed the chance to escape safely from those dangerous elements like Kanemoto Teitoku. But there’s nothing we can do about it. Since they have no intention of taking us over after we surrendered, we can only go back there.”

After saying that, Mugino Shizuri turned to look at the huge research institute. The immense pressure emanating from the institute was so strong that even Mugino Shizuri felt suffocated, as if his own abilities were about to be crushed.

"Are we just going back like this, defeating them and then going back?"

Flanda understood the problem and said, "That gruff old man, he won't make things difficult for us because of this, will he? After all, we look like we haven't done anything..."

“If it’s just making things difficult for us, that’s a minor matter.” Mugino Shizuri shook his head and said, “Let’s go back. Actually, this is a good thing.”

"Good thing?"

Mugino Shizuri took the lead, saying, "That's right, it's a good thing."

"At least it proves that Momo's side has no ill intentions towards us. And if we choose to continue to stay by Huan Gendi's side, no matter which side wins or loses, I think we can still protect Item without any problems."

"Moreover," Mugino Shizuri turned his head and glanced at the smoke from several distant battlegrounds, "if I'm not mistaken, it's not just us who lost. I'm afraid those guys would be more concerned about their own future than about taking action against us."

……

"boom!"

A squad leader of the hound unit was thrown to the ground like a tattered doll. Beside him, Kihara Kazuta stood ramrod straight, his face ashen, his fists clenched.

The thick bloodstains on his fist were very noticeable, and the bloodstains came from the squad leader on the ground.

“We lost,” Kihara Kazuta said, his face contorted with rage. “You’re telling me we just lost like that? Everyone lost, not a single one was won?”

"Are you kidding me!"

"When did Academy City acquire a high-powered force that I didn't know about? Do you guys think I'm an idiot?!"

The squad leader struggled to sit up. He dared not resist Kihara's beating and could only say, "Accelerator... They have Accelerator in charge, we can't beat him!"

Accelerator is obviously a very reasonable reason. After all, Accelerator's defenses can withstand nuclear bombs, and he can stand still and calmly face an army. If the Hounds encounter him, they are just asking for death.

"Just an experiment!"

Upon hearing of Accelerator's existence, Kihara Kazuta's expression darkened. He knew Accelerator's strength, but he also knew his personality well. Why was that Momo so powerful that he even managed to bring Accelerator to light?

"Mobilize the troops and move with me. Heh, Accelerator, huh? I'm going to teach him a lesson myself. What kind of strongest in Academy City is he? He's nothing but a one-armed dog!"

After saying that, Kihara was about to lead the team off himself, but as soon as he stepped out, he saw Theristina, her face ashen and her clothes tattered, walking over with the help of others.

Kihara Kazuta's face darkened further. He said, "How did you end up like this? Even though you don't have superpowers, are you saying your MAR squad is just for show? That's the fighting power of five Drive Armor units! You're not telling me you've destroyed them all, are you?"

Theristina shook her head with difficulty and said, "How could that be? It's just because I was careless and scattered the Drive Kai forces too much, which allowed Accelerator to defeat them one by one."

"As for myself... I ran into Misaka Mikoto, that third one! Damn it, the data is wrong. Her maximum power output is much stronger than the test results showed. I analyzed her ability and the specially made railgun device couldn't even defeat her!"

As Theristina spoke, her expression grew increasingly ferocious, like a child who had been tricked and was in a bad mood, her face filled with anger and hatred.

"Looks like that brat isn't someone to be trifled with either, actually knowing to hold back? But even if you lost to her power, you shouldn't be in this state. Where's your power-reducing device?"

The Ability Reduction Device is a product developed by Terestina. It reduces the computational ability of ability users by emitting a large amount of noise that affects brain function, thereby reducing their abilities.

Even a small ability-depressing device is enough to disrupt an esper of Misaka Mikoto's caliber, making it difficult for her to use her abilities accurately and freely. Theristina, on the other hand, possesses a large ability-depressing device that can completely prevent an esper of Misaka Mikoto's caliber from using her abilities.

Upon hearing this, Theristina's face darkened, and she fell silent. Seeing Theristina's reaction, Kihara Kazuta covered his face, realizing what had happened.

"We underestimated them..."

"Yes, we underestimated our opponent."

Both men were arrogant and didn't take Mo Mo's side seriously. Now, having been thoroughly humiliated by Mo Mo's overwhelming strength, they realized that Mo Mo's side was not easy to deal with.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a muffled thud was heard, followed by a series of warning sounds. Then, the lights in the entire research institute dimmed, and the indicator light, symbolizing the activation of the backup power supply, lit up.

"What's going on!"

Kihara Kazuto shouted, and soon someone came to report, "It's been cut off! The entire power grid has been cut off! We're isolated..."

The newcomer's panicked expression filled Kihara Kazuta with disgust. Before he could finish speaking, Kihara Kazuta punched him to the ground, knocking him unconscious.

Then, Kihara Kazuta and Theristina exchanged a glance and immediately headed towards the laboratory where Kakane Teitoku was. A power and network outage wasn't a big deal, but if Kakane Teitoku's transformation was interrupted, that would be a much bigger problem!

The two arrived at the laboratory and entered. To their surprise, Kihara Gensei was lying on the experimental table, almost face to face, staring at Kane Teitoku, completely unaware of their arrival.

The two were familiar with Kihara Gensei's habit of forgetting everything else once he took a liking to something, so they didn't say much and quickly approached Kanemoto Teitoku to check on his condition.

Once they saw it, they couldn't take their eyes off it.

Emperor Huangen opened his eyes.

However, Huan Gendi did not wake up. It seems that the power and network outages had affected Huan Gendi, causing him to only open his eyes.

However, those eyes were so eerie that they made one feel as if they were staring at some enormous creature, causing a sense of psychological pressure.

Huan Gendi's pupils had disappeared, replaced by golden triangular prisms in his eyes, one in each eye, and the golden triangular prisms seemed to be rotating.

What exactly is that?

"Grandpa, Grandpa!"

Finally, Theristina couldn't hold back any longer. She pulled Kihara Gensei's arm, pulling him out of his own world, and asked, "What happened? What's going on with Kanemoto Teitoku? Did he fail?"

Kihara Gensei's face flickered with a strange smile, seemingly very happy, as he said, "There was no failure, and there was no success."

"Neither failure nor success?"

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Kihara Gensei stretched out his finger, almost touching Kanemoto Teitoku's eyes, and said, "I see these eyes. They are so beautiful. This is what we have been pursuing all along. The combination of the AIM positions and computing power of more than 100,000 people has turned Kanemoto Teitoku... no, to be precise, his brain into something inhuman."

"This symbolizes power, possibility, and wonderful flavor!"

Kihara Gensei grew increasingly excited, and the smile on his face widened rapidly, but it didn't last long before it disappeared.

"That's why Emperor Huangen's consciousness has disappeared. What exists here now is just a shell. Something without consciousness and thought cannot be used."

The expressions on Teresa and Kihara Kazuta's faces stiffened. It was true that they and Kanemoto Teitoku had a mutually beneficial relationship, but that was on the premise that Kanemoto Teitoku could be used.

Even if Emperor Huangen is arrogant and domineering due to his strong abilities, it's still better than becoming a vegetable, right?

Now that Emperor Huangen has become like this, isn't it all meaningless?

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Kihara Gensei understood his granddaughter's expression and said, "I foresaw this situation as well. Go and call Item over; they are my backup plan."