It was tense, very tense.

Misaka Mikoto had a lot of combat experience, so she naturally guessed the identity of this nervous man. This guy should be an accomplice of the robbers. And judging from his bank clerk outfit, this guy should be the robbers' insider in the bank, and it was he who helped the robbers successfully complete the robbery.

Seeing this guy in a suit and tie actually collude with the robbers, Misaka Mikoto finally understood why this bank was always robbed. Obviously, this was not just a security problem in Academy City, but a spy inside this bank.

After collecting everyone's information, Misaka Mikoto slowly stretched out her right hand. The surrounding iron sand began to gather around her and became Misaka Mikoto's fighting partner.

Seeing Misaka Mikoto's performance, the hope that had risen in the hearts of the people around her gradually subsided. Because from the ability Misaka Mikoto has shown now, her ability level is only Level 3 at most. Although the control is very strong, Level 3 is Level 3. It is impossible for an ordinary Level 3 to defeat this bank robber.

Of course, Misaka Mikoto's ability is definitely not Level 3, and she showed such an ability not to hide her incompetence, but because her superpowers are too destructive. If she really wanted to electrocute people wherever she went like in the original work, and use game coins to use a railgun from time to time, it would be bad if she hurt innocent people.

Seeing that the iron sand was ready, Misaka Mikoto said calmly:

"Mr. Robber, could you please just stand still and wait for the guards to come and take you to jail?"

Her tone was calm, as if she was stating a fact.

"It's ridiculous. You told me to stand still and I did. Who do you think you are? Level 5?"

Obviously, the robber in front of him was angered by Misaka Mikoto's bland tone.

He was going well in the robbery and was about to succeed. He was about to run to an abandoned building with his good friend to happily share the money. But who would have thought that Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway, and it would be strange if he was in a good mood!

You know, robbing a bank is a high-risk job! He also lives with his head on his belt!

And in terms of ability, Misaka Mikoto doesn't seem to be much better than me, so why are you so arrogant?

The robber thought so, and took out a small steel ball from his pocket, and said to Misaka Mikoto:

“I think your ability is only Level 3, right? With this level of ability, you dare to meddle in my business? Go to hell and regret it!”

After saying that, he threw the small steel ball gently, stretched out his right hand, curled his four fingers, and put his thumb in his palm, ready to go. As soon as the small steel ball landed in front of him, his thumb curled up in his palm suddenly popped out like a dragon and hit the small steel ball. The small steel ball was hit by the thumb and immediately changed its downward trend. Like a flash of lightning, it flew quickly towards Misaka Mikoto.

Looking at the opponent's smooth operation, Misaka Mikoto was frightened.

I was not surprised by the other party's ability, but by his actions.

Isn't this the railgun in the original work?

Although after traveling through time, Misaka Mikoto felt that the power of the Railgun was too great and she rarely used it. But she had also practiced her own signature moves in the original work. The man in front of her performed these moves smoothly and seemed to be more skilled than herself. How could Misaka Mikoto not be shocked?

Of course, Misaka Mikoto was shocked, but she didn't take the man's attack seriously. After all, the robber's ability seemed to be only Level 3. He was able to defeat Shirai Kuroko only because he took advantage of the unexpected. In terms of strength, he was not much stronger than Shirai Kuroko.

Of course, the robbers obviously had no idea what kind of monster they were facing.

In fact, the robber is very confident now, because once his ability is activated, it is very powerful!

Its ability is called: EqualSpeed.

Unless the objects he threw were destroyed or their abilities were removed, no matter what appeared in front of him, they would move forward at a constant speed. Even a hard steel plate would be easily penetrated by the iron ball thrown by the robbers. Just now, he wanted to use this ability to open the closed bank.

However, although his ability is very powerful and can easily penetrate steel plates, it also has two disadvantages.

First, this ability also requires the strength of the thrown object. If the thrown ball is not strong enough, it will break into pieces when it encounters a solid obstacle, and this ability will be meaningless.

Secondly, the initial velocity of the thrown object must also be fast. Otherwise, if you throw objects slowly one by one and the opponent can easily dodge them, such an attack would be a joke.

In order to make up for their two weaknesses, the robbers actually made a lot of preparations.

The first thing is to carry a sturdy small steel ball with you.

This small steel ball is made of a special metal that can only be refined in space. It is several times stronger than ordinary steel. As long as such a small steel ball is thrown, it can basically penetrate most objects in the world. It is said that it can even penetrate the uniform of Tokiwadai Junior High School.

Secondly, I developed a unique method of throwing small steel balls.

By ejecting the small steel ball with the thumb, the small steel ball can be accelerated to an extremely high speed in a short period of time. Coupled with the influence of the absolute constant speed of the own ability, the fast small steel ball will not slow down at all. Such a small steel ball is impossible for ordinary people to dodge, and it has a much stronger penetrating power than a bullet.

This is a special move that he mastered after practicing hard and wearing out a lot of nails! And the action is very cool!

Therefore, the robber was very confident in his ability. He felt that he could fight unless he faced a Level 5. Otherwise, he would not have the courage to rob a bank. So when the small steel ball was thrown, a confident smile appeared on his face. The girl in front of him would be pierced by his small steel ball immediately. This was the price of her meddling!

Then, he found that his small steel ball was stopped by the iron sand controlled by Misaka Mikoto just after it flew into the air. Then, facing Misaka Mikoto's iron sand, the originally indestructible small steel ball shattered into slag with a bang.

How is this going?

The robber was a little confused.

Did I buy a fake? Why did it break in mid-air? The quality was pretty good before.

Then, he took out several small steel balls from his pocket, not caring whether he could hit Misaka Mikoto or not, and threw the small steel balls in his hand out.

As a high-tech product, the small steel balls in the robber's hand are very expensive. So under normal circumstances, he uses these small steel balls very sparingly. After all, each one is worth money!

However, the situation was urgent and the robber was a decisive person. He knew that either his small steel balls were faulty or the girl in front of him was faulty. With her ability, even small steel balls made of high-tech products could be easily smashed. So, he threw out a handful of small steel balls. He didn't believe that the girl in front of him could smash all of them.

But reality is often cruel. Even though the robber had begun to overestimate Misaka Mikoto, she was still stronger than he had imagined. As soon as these small steel balls flew out, they were smashed into pieces by Misaka Mikoto in the same way. The iron sand in front of Misaka Mikoto was like a wall of sighs, easily blocking all the robbers' attacks.

hiss~

The robber took a deep breath.

He finally understood that there was no problem with his little steel ball, but that the girl in front of him was a person with super powers.

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Shirai Kuroko who was still lying on the ground. To be honest, Shirai Kuroko's close combat ability was very strong, and the reason why he was able to defeat him just now was because he kidnapped her good friend Hatsuharu Shikiri. Now there is another powerful ability user, and he wants to use the same trick again and threaten the girl in front of him with Shirai Kuroko.

In his opinion, the biggest weakness of these cute girls with super powers is their immaturity. Once they see someone being held hostage, they will be lambs to be slaughtered if they are not fierce enough. Even if they have strong powers, they will not take action against the hostage-taking criminals.

Thinking of this, he once again took out a small steel ball and aimed it at Shirai Kuroko.

Just as he was about to threaten, the robber was surprised to find that he could not move. He looked at his limbs and found that Misaka Mikoto's iron sand had approached her without her noticing, and had controlled all his hands and feet. He struggled to break free a few times, but found that the iron sand wrapped around him was like reinforced concrete and was not moved at all.

At this point, the robbers were desperate.

But after controlling the robber, Misaka Mikoto did not defeat him immediately, but asked a question:

"Why did you rob a bank?"

The robber was startled when he heard this, and Misaka Mikoto said:

"Judging from your abilities, you are at least Level 3! With your abilities and Level 3 computing power, it shouldn't be difficult to find a good job, right? Why do you have to break the law?"

Chapter 225: Employment Problems in Academy City

Since merging with Misaka Mikoto of this world, Misaka Mikoto has devoted most of her energy to learning scientific knowledge, just to master the knowledge from the source more quickly. Because of this, Misaka Mikoto does not fully understand the social operation mode of Academy City. For example, she still cannot understand why the banks in Academy City are often robbed.

After all, the robbers who are capable of robbing a bank in Academy City are essentially excellent talents. For example, the robber in front of Misaka Mikoto is at least a Level 3 ability user. And such ability users, because of the development of their brains, often have good IQs.

So Misaka Mikoto really couldn't understand why he would rob a bank. Obviously, his ability could play an important role in industry and scientific research, and his IQ was enough to handle most high-end jobs. If he wanted to, it would be easy for this robber to make tens of thousands of dollars a month, not to mention becoming a billionaire.

Why do they have to commit crimes when they can earn over 10,000 yuan a month and live an enviable life? Are these robbers really born violent and like to seek excitement by robbing banks?

The subdued robber suddenly laughed when he heard Misaka Mikoto's question. He looked at the Tokiwadai school uniform on Misaka Mikoto and sneered:

"As expected, you are the eldest daughter of Tokiwadai. You really are out of touch with the world! If I could find a good job, do you think I would do such a dangerous thing?"

Hearing the robber's question, Misaka Mikoto didn't show any surprise on her face, but continued to ask calmly:

"Is it difficult for graduates of Academy City to find jobs now?"

"Isn't this nonsense?" the robber said dissatisfiedly:

"Academy City has a population of only 230 million, and 8% of them are students. With such a population structure, how many jobs can this Academy City provide? In Academy City right now, even deliverymen need Level 3 spatial ability users. What kind of job do you think someone like me can find in Academy City? Even street sweepers don't want me!"

"Since you can't find a job in Academy City, why don't you leave Academy City? The world outside is so big, there must be a suitable job!" Misaka Mikoto said again.

"Outside?" Hearing this, the robber rolled his eyes again and then said:

"Where do you think this place is? This is Academy City, a gathering place for people with superpowers. You don't really think that people outside welcome people with superpowers, do you? This is no longer the era when people with superpowers were admired. In the eyes of people outside, so-called people with superpowers are terrifying and dangerous."

"Whether it's you or me, or the discipline committee members, we are all the same in the eyes of the outside world. Our superpowers can easily kill a person. We are a group of walking weapons! No one likes to get along with weapons. Would you like to sleep with a bomb next to your pillow that may explode at any time?"

Hearing this, Misaka Mikoto finally understood the reason why robbers were rampant in Academy City. In the final analysis, it was because Academy City could not provide suitable jobs for all graduates, and the outside world refused to accept people with special abilities because of their dangerousness. Therefore, people with special abilities who had no jobs could only take risks, becoming the source of the unrest in Academy City's public security.

Unlike Misaka Mikoto, who was calm, Shirai Kuroko, who was robbed, seemed to have opened the door to a new world. After all, she had always thought that these robbers were bad people who robbed banks out of greed. But now, after hearing the robbers' stories, she realized that these robbers were also forced to do so.

Without a job, without income, and without recognition from others, their lives are trapped in a small academy city. What else can they do besides committing crimes?

"Honestly, I sympathize with your situation." Looking at the robber in front of her, Misaka Mikoto said:

"But unfortunately, robbery is wrong! Not to mention that innocent people were hurt because of you. So you just stay here and wait for the judgement of the guards. I believe that when you leave the prison, all the problems you are facing now will be solved."

Misaka Mikoto's tone was calm, but her words were filled with an indescribable confidence. It was as if the words of a high and mighty god were true. As long as she said it, all problems would be solved.

But it was obvious that Misaka Mikoto could not satisfy all the robbers. At least the guy who colluded with the robbers as a bank employee would not believe Misaka Mikoto. Or he was more worried that his accomplice would confess his affairs after being imprisoned.

So when Misaka Mikoto was talking to the robber, the bank employee secretly raised a pistol and pointed it at Misaka Mikoto's back. Then he pulled the trigger hard, wanting to kill Misaka Mikoto with one shot. But to his surprise, the trigger of the pistol in his hand seemed to be stuck. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull the trigger.

"Don't press it. The trigger of your pistol has long been controlled by my ability."

As Misaka Mikoto spoke, she turned her head and looked at the man with indifferent eyes, like a god:

"Your companions robbed because they were jobless. What about you? You have already found a stable job in a bank, so why did you participate in such a dangerous thing? Has your greed for money made you lose your humanity?"

Seeing that his secret was exposed, the bank employee no longer hid it. Although he had a pretty face, his expression was extremely ferocious. He looked at Misaka Mikoto and said:

"Humanity? That thing was thrown away not long after I entered Academy City!"

"Those crazy people in white coats always inject all kinds of strange liquids into my body. I endured all kinds of inhuman torture, but in the end I just became a useless Level 2. If it were just that, it would be fine, but because of the development of my ability, I suffered from serious sequelae. The drugs to maintain my life every day cost a lot of money!"

"I also want to live a stable life. I don't want to collude with robbers! But what should I do with my illness? As long as I want to live, I need money, lots and lots of money! I can only collude with those criminals and stage a robbery in this bank every once in a while. I don't want to do this, but I have no choice but to do this. At least this way I can still live!"

So that's how it is. Is this another case of being forced into a situation?

Looking at these two robbers, Misaka Mikoto knew that the Academy City in this world was sick.

Or it is not just this world, most of the academy cities in the world of Magical Index are sick. Because the existence of academy cities is against common sense. Its internal economic structure and organizational model will inevitably bring about various social problems. The various stories that happened to the protagonists in the academy cities in the animation are themselves part of these problems.

After understanding the reason, Misaka Mikoto did not continue to ask. She just walked to Shirai Kuroko and carefully checked her injuries. Then she controlled the robbers with her ability and waited for the security guards to arrive.

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto looked superior but was actually so gentle, Shirai Kuroko was naturally fascinated by her. So much so that when Misaka Mikoto asked her various questions, she was all crazy, making Misaka Mikoto almost think that this girl had a problem with her brain.

After everything had calmed down, Hatsuharu Shikiri, who was outside the bank, also walked into the bank with courage. Seeing that the arrogant robbers were now under control, and the senior from Tokiwadai was now standing there calmly, her face not red, her breath not panting, her body spotless, and she was helping Shirai Kuroko check her body. Hatsuharu Shikiri couldn't help but sigh:

"As expected of a senior from Tokiwadai, you're amazing!"

Then, she saw Shirai Kuroko in a strange state. She was obviously beaten up, but she was staring at Misaka Mikoto with a blush on her face and drooling in her mouth, as if she was insane.

"Shirai-san?"

Seeing Shirai Kuroko's unsatisfied expression, the naive Hatsuharu Shikiri thought that Shirai Kuroko was seriously injured, and immediately ran towards Shirai Kuroko with a worried look on her face.

However, Hatsuharu Shikiri's voice woke Shirai Kuroko from her beautiful fantasy. She immediately realized her impoliteness and hurriedly calmed down.

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto still had that calm expression, Shirai Kuroko was secretly glad that her behavior just now did not annoy Misaka Mikoto, but on the other hand, she was impressed by the broad-mindedness of the senior sister in front of her! At that moment, her favorability towards Misaka Mikoto increased by another three points.

Afterwards, she and Hatsuharu Sakiri thanked Misaka Mikoto, and Misaka Mikoto was polite, saying that it was just a small favor.

"By the way, are you from Tokiwadai Junior High School, Senior?"

Noticing Misaka Mikoto's school uniform, Shirai Kuroko guessed the name of Misaka Mikoto's school at a glance.

Misaka Mikoto nodded when she heard this, and Shirai Kuroko immediately said excitedly:

"I didn't know there was someone as handsome as you in Tokiwadai Middle School! I originally thought that Tokiwadai Middle School was full of soft-hearted young ladies, which made me not want to go there. Now I am more interested in Tokiwadai Middle School! I must work hard to get into Tokiwadai."

Hearing Shirai Kuroko's bold words, Misaka Mikoto was frightened and thought:

Could it be that Shirai Kuroko entered Tokiwadai Middle School because of me? No, I have to quickly make her give up this terrible idea.

After thinking about it, Misaka Mikoto said:

"Actually, Tokiwadai Junior High School isn't as good as you think! If I could do it again, I'd actually like to go to Kagawa Junior High School!"

Then she made up a lot of negative information about Tokiwadai and said a lot of good things about Zhachuan Junior High School.

What? Zhachuan Middle School has high-quality long black straight girls, very suitable for being lesbians!

The sailor uniforms of Zhachuan Junior High School are very youthful and energetic!

There's a guy in Tokiwadai who uses mental manipulation on others all the time. Something like that.

But obviously, this argument could not convince Shirai Kuroko, who was determined to enter Tokiwadai. She even started thinking about how to squeeze out Misaka Mikoto's current roommate and enjoy the good time living with Misaka Mikoto. Obviously, she didn't know how powerful Misaka Mikoto's roommate was in this world line.

On the other hand, Hatsuharu Shikiri, who was standing by, heard Misaka Mikoto's words and felt hope for the ordinary Kagawa Middle School. She thought that for a person with low ability, entering Kagawa Middle School would be a good choice.

Soon after, the security guards and the ambulance arrived. Although Shirai Kuroko was reluctant to leave Misaka Mikoto, she had no choice but to take the ambulance to the hospital. Hatsuharu Shiri also accompanied the injured Shirai Kuroko to the hospital, but Misaka Mikoto was left behind. She spent some time explaining what happened to the security guards, and then walked to the dormitory in Tokiwadai.

Just before returning to the dormitory, Misaka Mikoto found the big brother who opened the market again.

"Hey, isn't this the eldest lady from Tokiwadai?" Seeing Misaka Mikoto coming, the eldest brother was not very nervous. After all, she is the eldest lady of Tokiwadai, and she would never bully others by relying on her ability.

"I'm sorry, but the robber's ability is Level 3, and the bet you placed is Level 4, so you won't get your back."

Misaka Mikoto certainly didn't come to this big brother for the mere 10,000 yuan. What she really wanted was to learn about the living conditions of the lowest class in Academy City through this big brother. So she said:

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