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Saki Koizumi rarely connected with global consciousness.

The world operates autonomously, and the world consciousness cannot interfere with human affairs. It also absolutely forbids humans from touching the origin without authorization. Koizumi Saki's attempt to communicate with the world consciousness violated this taboo.

It can only be said that the world's consciousness has shown great mercy by not erasing her.

Saki Koizumi still felt a lingering fear when she thought about her previous rash behavior. She ate the cake, using the sugar to relieve her stress, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Now, she is an editor at the Tower newspaper, has a family, and lives a comfortable and successful life; she should be more mature.

I don't know why, but that day he suddenly went on a drunken rampage, almost burning my life to the ground...

Saki Koizumi tried to stop thinking about those things, picked up the teacup in front of her, only to find that it was already empty.

She paused.

Strange, I haven't drunk much... Ah.

Saki Koizumi noticed a cup of untouched tea to her right.

My cup is another one.

And it was during this moment of hesitation that Kita Kirihara, who was sitting next to her and chatting with a guest, reached out and touched the back of Koizumi Saki's hand.

The two instinctively looked at each other and were both stunned.

Kita Kirihara glanced at his own empty cup in Koizumi Saki's hand, then looked at the other cup full of tea, and knew what had happened.

She laughed to ease the awkwardness, but her ears secretly turned red. This clumsy way of hiding her shyness was quite adorable.

As if to cover up her mistake, she took the cup from Saki Koizumi's hand, poured her a drink, and changed the subject: "Saki, are you free the day after tomorrow?"

"Ah, um, yes." The other person addressed her by her name affectionately and naturally, making Koizumi Saki's face flush slightly, and her reply became a little hesitant.

Although I remember that I had a good relationship with A-Yuan, it was still a bit awkward and uncomfortable to be around him after he had been gone for seven years.

"The day after tomorrow is the first performance at the new stage, let's go together." Kita Kirihara invited her, and proudly introduced his friend, "Karen is an outstanding talent who graduated from a famous music academy, you definitely can't miss it."

The cold-blooded cake, its face covered in cake, nodded.

3. There's just no way to deal with her.

For Kita Kirihara, living with Koizumi Saki, his nominal wife, was not unpleasant; in fact, it was quite novel.

Matching her large dog-like temperament, Kita Kirihara does indeed possess a strong sense of territory, though she may not want to admit it, and she is extremely resistant to strangers intruding on her personal space.

She didn't like living with unfamiliar strangers, let alone a "wife" arranged by the system who was practically a complete stranger to her.

Kita Kirihara initially thought he would find it difficult to adapt, but in the end, he gradually got used to the respectful relationship with Koizumi Saki.

Koizumi Saki's personality was rather bland; among the various people Kita Kirihara encountered, she was quite unremarkable. She was usually very busy with work, often working overtime even on her days off, giving Kita Kirihara a great deal of freedom.

She's not exactly a newlywed wife, but rather a roommate with whom she has a good relationship and can go on trips together—that's roughly the impression she gives.

Kita Kirihara was satisfied with Koizumi Saki's sense of propriety, and if she had to say, she also had a high level of affection for her.

The main reason is that Saki Koizumi's appearance is in her good zone, and she is not unpleasant to be around.

However, to say that it is "like" or "love" is far from enough.

To her, the other person was just a rather special friend, someone who was called her wife.

"...After saying all this, you must care a lot, right?"

After listening to Kita Kirihara ramble on on about his indifference towards Koizumi Saki for a long time on the voice call, Akemi Homura finally couldn't help but hit the nail on the head, exposing Kita Kirihara's clumsy attempt to cover up his mistake.

Kita Kirihara has been troubled lately because Koizumi Saki is rarely home, and because the other woman is always trying to hide something from him.

However, she also felt that her relationship with Koizumi Saki was merely one of mutual exploitation. She wanted to use Koizumi Saki to stay in this world, while Koizumi Saki chose to accept a relatively unfamiliar partner because of the preferential housing policy offered by her workplace.

From any perspective, it's only a legal matter, not a real-world relationship between husband and wife.

So Kita Kirihara hesitated for a long time about whether to take another step and investigate why Koizumi Saki was going out to work overtime at night.

As a result, during the discussion, his friends accurately criticized him, thinking that Kita Kirihara was just being arrogant.

After saying all this and analyzing all the pros and cons, all I really want to do is care about the other person.

The director must have fallen for it at some point; how lame.

—A sharp commentary by Nana Ohba.

"Hoo..." Koizumi Saki calmed her disordered breathing slightly and hastily raised her hand to wipe the wet liquid from her face.

After the deer-like monster, its body ablaze with dark flames, was torn to pieces by Jun Furuhashi, the flames went out, and the surroundings lost their light source. The streetlights that had been there were destroyed in the battle, and the vending machines on the street were reduced to scattered scrap metal. Only a little moonlight could be used to make out the outlines of things in the area.

Saki Koizumi's ability cannot be used continuously. Although she borrowed the ability from the world's consciousness, she still has to bear the energy consumption herself.

Despite being invincible, it's only for a few minutes. Once he exits the divine state, he becomes just as weak as an ordinary person.

How can a unified language borrow sufficient power from the world's consciousness?

It's probably like the feeling of "Give me power! I am Saki Koizumi!"

It was only thanks to the world's relatively benevolent consciousness that she was given enough power.

After killing the invading beast with her temporary partner, Saki Koizumi belatedly felt a bit tired and sleepy.

She checked the time; she had said she had to work overtime after dinner and hadn't gone home until 3 a.m.

A-Yuan might get angry.

She was a little lost, wondering whether she should go back now, but she was worried that going back in the middle of the night might wake A-Yuan up...

In that case, no matter how good-tempered he is, A-Yuan would still be unhappy.

Just as she was feeling troubled, the animal trainer, Jun Furuhashi, casually put his hand on her shoulder and said cheerfully, "Hey, we're done for the day. Want to grab a drink? I know a really good izakaya nearby. Their oden is excellent."

Saki Koizumi was thinking very seriously.

Going home now would wake A-Yuan, or would it be better to wait until daytime to go back?

"..." Kita Kirihara held his forehead.

She was standing on a rooftop not far behind Saki Koizumi, and everything that had just happened was clearly reflected in her eyes, including Saki Koizumi's struggle.

With his formidable ability to conceal his presence and his tracking skills, Kita Kirihara followed Koizumi Saki, who had been leaving her home through the window in the middle of the night, and finally understood why Koizumi Saki had been leaving home late at night recently.

Putting aside Saki's side job...

...Staying out all night is a much more serious offense, isn't it? And if I really didn't know anything, Saki coming home reeking of alcohol the next day would definitely be misunderstood...

There's just no way to deal with her...

Kita Kirihara sighed.

4. Who is the most generous benefactor of the High Tower area?

"The Silver Garden?" Upon hearing this term, a vague sense of familiarity washed over Saki Koizumi.

She stuffed stewed radish into her mouth, and after finally swallowing it, she repeated, puzzled, the word that Kobayashi Ryo had mentioned: "What is this?"

"It sounds like some kind of fairytale-themed Instagrammable spot... Ah, I remember now, my manager told me that there seems to be an agency with the same name that wants to sign me." Shiori Hachiya, who was munching on a beef tendon skewer next to her, interjected. She had her hair dyed a gradient of red and black just for the stage today, and she held the empty autograph in one hand while resting her chin on her other hand.

"The agency?" Saki Koizumi tilted her head slightly.

Shiori Hachiya rubbed her chin with her index finger, seemingly lost in thought: "My manager said she'd never heard of this Silver Garden before; it seems to have appeared out of nowhere recently. Is it some kind of organization we should be paying attention to?"

"It's not exactly... it's just that these past two days, someone from the Silver Garden came over, intending to sponsor us." Kobayashi Ryo seemed quite confused. She gestured with a number, "They hinted at the initial funding, and it seems to be a very substantial amount..."

The few volunteer police officers who had come out to drink and chat fell silent.

Although Kobayashi Ryo, as the next heir to the Kobayashi Group, can provide some financial support to the vigilantes, currently it's only a small subsidy.

She was merely the heir; real power remained in her father's hands. That man, firmly opposed to masked heroes, would find it absolutely impossible to allocate more funds to support vigilante activities.

...If a partnership with the Silver Court is reached and such a sum of money is injected, many projects that have stalled due to insufficient funds can continue to operate, which is really tempting for these poor vigilantes.

Furthermore, the Silver Garden indicated that it would provide long-term support.

“Wait a minute,” White Eagle frowned, “the Silver Court has already sent people to contact Ryo and Bee Valley?”

This means that the Silver Court had already investigated their identities without them noticing?

The Silver Court seems to be more than it appears. Not only has it secretly investigated all the heroes belonging to the tower, but it's also talking about "investment"... What are its true intentions?

Kita Kirihara sneezed for no apparent reason, almost spilling the coffee in his cup.

Misaka Mikoto, sitting next to her, quietly moved her computer a little further away, looking quite annoyed: "Don't spill coffee on my computer."

"Sorry, sorry," Kita Kirihara apologized cheerfully. "It seems like someone's been talking about me..."

"Well, it's not impossible." The pretty middle school student's fingertips flickered with barely perceptible electricity, and the images on the computer screen changed at a speed imperceptible to the human eye. She made a few operations and sent the data to Kita Kirihara's personal terminal.

"Here you go, the information and the account you requested." Misaka Mikoto stretched her shoulders slightly, indicating that her task was complete.

With Misaka Mikoto's help, the information about the Silver Garden was properly processed, and a special account was set up to fund the tower. Some necessary traces were also forged... No matter what, the trail couldn't be traced back to Kita Kirihara.

"Does it have to be so roundabout?" The middle school student with tea hair was a little confused.

Funding was handled by Kita Kirihara and the system, along with the help of friends, who created a shell company called "Silver Garden" in this world. In reality, it was a consolidation of assets from some less-than-honorable organizations.

However, a little investigation reveals that this force called the Silver Court appeared overnight, and there was no trace of it before.

“Hmm… Saki should accept it this way.” Kita Kirihara was considerate of the vigilantes’ pride. “And it’s also quite interesting.”

"The point is actually that it's fun..." Misaka Mikoto said helplessly, but the eagerness in her eyes betrayed her, because it was indeed very interesting for a middle school student.

I really want to know what kind of expression Miss Koizumi, who usually tries so hard to hide her identity, will have after she finds out that Kita Kirihara is the biggest benefactor of the tower.

I'll update later tonight, maybe in the early morning.

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