The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

"Ugh! — Huh?"

With the mental manipulation severed, Kuroko, Hatsuharu, and Saten behind him all convulsed and snapped back to their senses.

"That was... the legendary Mind Control?!" Haruhi exclaimed in a daze.

So, the legendary leader of the largest faction in Tokiwadai, known as the "Queen of Tokiwadai," Misaki Shokuhou... is this the guy right in front of us?!

Whoosh—almost overwhelmed by Misaki Shokuhou's queenly aura, the group's gazes all turned to their greatest source of confidence, the Railgun.

Misaki Shokuhou shook her head with a regretful expression and said, "Oh, as expected of Misaka. Mind Control is completely ineffective against your electromagnetic shield."

Misaka Mikoto remained vigilant, maintaining the electromagnetic barrier with all her might while sternly declaring, "I don't have time to deal with you today, get out of my way!"

Misaki Shokuhou remained unmoved, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at Tina with keen interest, and said slowly:

"Eh, even if your Railgun is ranked third, I won't admit to being weaker than you. You want me to step aside? Of course... However, I've become interested in this junior and really want to talk to her about some interesting things. Could you spare a little time for us to talk alone?"

Unsurprisingly, this immediately drew a sharp rebuttal from Mikoto.

"Mutual affection? But she clearly told me she wasn't interested in you."

Tina, who remained calm and composed, was unaware of the hidden meaning due to her robotic mindset. After Misaka finished speaking, she looked at her and said, "Misaka-sama, I didn't say that."

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"Pfft, hahahahahahaha..." The faction members, led by Misaki Shokuhou, were all subconsciously amused and found Tina increasingly interesting.

Misaka and her group exchanged awkward glances, utterly ashamed of their teammate's disastrous comment. Misaka herself choked back abruptly, saying, "Hey! That was just an excuse I gave her! What were you saying...?"

Tina lowered her head blankly: "I'm sorry, Misaka-sama, my AI is not yet capable of deeply analyzing human thought patterns to make a judgment..."

This little incident cannot change the outcome.

"Misaka-san, even Tina is indirectly complaining that you're meddling in other people's business. Even so, are you still going to be so stubborn?"

Misaki Shokuhou had no intention of giving Misaka Mikoto a chance to refute, but instead seized on her weakness and pressed her advantage, saying:

"Furthermore, not only were you in such a hurry to leave, but you also activated the electromagnetic storm shielding camera. Are you trying to keep the fact that 'Tina is a Level 5 esper' a secret? I don't understand your motives, but if I report this to Tokiwadai school authorities... or even the school's board of directors, I'm sure that's not what Misaka-san would want."

Misaki Shokuhou's keen intellect, a psychic, allowed her to easily detect the anxiety and anger on Misaka Mikoto's face. Hehe—did she guess right after all?

"Even without reporting it to the leadership, I can easily spread the news throughout Academy City within a day."

This kind of control over people's hearts, especially when the target is the proud Misaka-san... Ahh ...

Queen Shokuhou gracefully approached Misaka, stepping to her side and whispering, "My dear Misaka-san, it's wiser to trust your classmate than to make it known to everyone in Academy City. Well, don't worry, I'll just borrow Tina for a moment, and I'll return her immediately..."

Leaning closer to her, Cao Qi blinked her starry eyes and swore repeatedly, "Really, I swear! It's really true..."

"If Tina still remembers you in the end," Misaki Shokuhou added in her mind.

This is a confidence that belongs only to her. As the owner of Lv5 Mind Control, special skills like "Emotional Transfer" and "Memory Erasure" are a piece of cake for her!

Clearly, Misaka Mikoto's hesitation and indecisiveness stemmed from her having witnessed the terrifying power of mind control.

[Through analysis, is Misaka-sama feeling [anger] and [worry]? Executing the default protection procedure, I will clear the obstacles for Misaka-sama...]

The supercomputer AI gave Tina instructions.

Misaki Shokuhou, after all, is a student of Tokiwadai; her actions went too far. There are different ways to clear obstacles, and the best option right now is to surrender herself and let Misaka Mikoto leave first.

Just as the atmosphere was at an impasse, Tina suddenly said, "I'll go."

Everyone stared in disbelief. Railgun turned to look at Tina, as if seeking an answer.

Tina also gave her answer, pleading, "Misaka-sama, don't worry, I'll be right back. In the meantime, you can wander around with your friends. Just come back to the flowerbed at 5 p.m. I'll be waiting for you there."

Misaka Mikoto looked at Tina, and her eyes lit up with a sudden burst of intelligence.

Yeah! Tina's a robot! ...Ah, though it's not confirmed. But if she really is a robot, she should be immune to all mental abilities!

After considering all the options, and finding no better solution, Misaka Mikoto nodded in agreement and earnestly instructed, "Be careful in everything you do."

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It wasn't Misaka Mikoto's compromise, but Tina's initiative to agree. Although it was the most normal script, Shokuhou Misaki still felt a sense of frustration at not seeing A Certain Scientific Railgun suffer a setback.

They said they would just have a short chat, but Misaki Shokuhou and her faction went to great lengths to get Tina to a special private room on a high floor of another building.

Aside from the necessary ordinary decorations, nothing else of hidden meaning has been found in the two tampered chairs.

"Tina, please sit down."

Now that she was facing Tina alone instead of Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki tried to soften her tone.

The two sat down facing each other, and all the irrelevant people left, leaving only the two of them on the entire floor.

The meticulous Shokuhou immediately noticed that Tina's uniform didn't fit properly. In other words, Tina wasn't a student at Tokiwadai.

"You're not a student at Tokiwadai, are you? Even if you're from another school, a Level 5 esper shouldn't be unknown. I know a little about 'Imaginary Space,' it's a grayed-out entry in the records with no examples. I'm very curious about you..."

Tina: "…………"

Misaki Shokuhou spoke at a measured pace. After finishing her sentence, she picked up a cup of warm tea from the side of the table, took a large sip, and then put the cup down before continuing her conversation.

“A normal person would definitely start asking all their questions right now. But I won’t. You just need to rest for a little while, and I’ll know everything I need to know.”

Tina: "…………"

Wow, this is the first time I've seen such a calm prisoner! All the guys invited by Misaki Shokuhou have always been trembling with fear, their insides pounding. This makes me lose face, you know?

"Give me some response!" Misaki Shokuhou shouted unwillingly.

Tina stared at her in response, but the latter showed no sign of being captured, remaining as calm as if she were watching an educational film that was dull the entire time.

"I never search other people's memories without reason. If you don't speak, I'll take that as your consent."

Tina finally reacted, but she was trying to persuade her, "Please give up the idea of ​​going against Misaka-sama... if you don't want to be killed by me."

Tina wasn't just saying that.

Because in this scenario, if a kill is carried out before any commotion is made, no one will know. Thus, something called killing intent slowly emanates.

The sudden and drastic contrast made Misaki Shokuhou glance at her in surprise. She had seen a lot of killing intent, but Tina's killing intent was unexpectedly the kind that made her afraid. At this moment, she laughed and said, "That's right, that's the kind of aura a Level 5 should have."

As Misaki Shokuhou spoke, she circled around Tina again before returning to her seat. 'Snap!' She snapped her fingers, activating her Mind Control ability.

. . .

"..." Tina remained expressionless, even wondering why she snapped her fingers. Was it a signal to activate her power? So, did she activate her power? Her body shouldn't be completely unharmed; did she really activate her power...?

She was completely still, her eyes bulging out of their sockets. Was Tina terrified? This is how Tina appears from Misaki Shokuhou's perspective—utterly bewildered and disoriented.

Unsure of the enemy's strength, Tina dared not act rashly, her nerves on edge, constantly on guard against any attack. Then she realized this couldn't continue, so she asked, "Excuse me... how long is the delay for your skill?"

"Huh?...Ah!! You...how could you...?!!"

Meanwhile, Misaki Shokuhou on the opposite side was also astonished, because she had not discovered Tina's mental sea, and the girl's sudden question startled her.

After regaining her senses, Shokuhou was completely bewildered. What happened? She hadn't taken any defensive measures, so how did she manage to withstand the mental attack?!

A thought flashed through her mind, but she immediately dismissed it. A robot? Or a Level 5 one? It was utterly absurd, but Misaki Kasugai remained steadfast in her belief in science.

There was no better explanation than that. Looking at the dazed girl Tina, who was "waiting for the delayed skill to activate," she almost thought it was really a delayed skill. For some reason, a nameless anger was about to explode in her chest.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!

Having held back somewhat before, this time she focused all her attention on invading with three times the amount of mental energy she had used before.

Puff puff puff—!

In the spiritual world, those invisible chains that had entered Tina's body seemed to be inserted into an empty shell, showing no reaction of spiritual connection!

Huh?! Is this guy really a robot?!

Suddenly, the mental connection reacted, but the other party's mental will seemed to flee into an endless abyss, and the reaction disappeared in an instant.

[Target's ability is "Lv5 Mind Control", Threat level: -100]

The disturbance of something superfluous within her body led to the analysis results, which also indirectly signaled Queen Shokuhou's defeat. Under her gaze, which shifted from anger to terror, Tina attempted to rise from her chair.

"Wait a moment!!"

Misaki Shokuhou suddenly roared at her, her voice quite imposing, startling Tina so much that she didn't get up from her chair.

"Hehe... Haha... You never expected this, did you? I still have a trump card!"

Perhaps it was the psychological intimidation brought about by a powerful enemy whose mind control was ineffective, but she opened her shoulder bag and rummaged around for a while. She finally found the black remote control, but she clumsily dropped it on the ground and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

"Beg me for mercy, you fool!"

As if holding onto hope, she pressed the button, gambling with her last bit of confidence.

'Crack crack crack—whoosh crack crack—' In an instant, the wooden blocks on both sides of the chair shifted, and a hidden mechanism suddenly popped out from the gap, tightly binding the person in the chair.

"Hahahaha!! So what if you're immune to mental attacks? No matter how much you planned, you never expected this mechanical chair! Even if you scream your lungs out here, no one will come to save you. And next, all I have to do is press this button, and you will..."

"..."

The air froze instantly.

After a long silence of ten seconds, Queen Shokuhou finally erupted in an incredulous scream: "Why am I the one being restrained?!!!!!"

If Misaki Shokuhou is described by Misaka Mikoto as an all-powerful psychic capable of handling all mental phenomena, then Tina is an all-powerful robot capable of handling all technological aspects.

"Because I intercepted and altered the command signal of the radio waves."

The girl's innocent blinking was quite charming, though it appeared devilish to someone else. And Misaki Shokuhou wasn't wrong, because Tina had indeed done the devilish thing of grabbing the remote control.

The girl fiddled with the remote control, looked at Misaki Shokuhou's pale face, and asked, "What will happen if I press this button? You didn't finish what you were saying earlier."

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