Their commission was suspicious.

Misaki Shokuhou's mental control is indeed very strong, but Misaka Mikoto is Misaki Shokuhou's natural counter.

Misaka Mikoto's electromagnetic abilities can block Shokuhou Misaki's abilities, thus preventing the influence of any mental abilities.

Anyway, after Chen Luo finished talking with Kars on the second floor and came down to see Misaka Mikoto's smug smile (Shokuhou Misaki was surprised that her ability had completely failed), he couldn't help but remove the mutual damage restriction between the two of them.

Since we've run into each other on such a narrow road, there's no problem settling things over here, right?

Chen Luo's playful nature was fully unleashed at this moment.

Although her remote control was ineffective, Misaki Shokuhou was a master of psychology, and her opponent was Misaka Mikoto, an old acquaintance who hadn't been involved much in the dark side of Academy City.

So, since Misaka Mikoto was unable to do anything about it, Shokuhou Misaki had Misaka Mikoto explain the details of the bar to her.

Meeting an acquaintance in a completely unfamiliar situation, even if it's your enemy, is a reassuring experience.

What's more, this person is Misaka Mikoto.

Misaki Shokuhou didn't mean anything by targeting Misaka Mikoto; she just wanted to say that Misaka Mikoto was easy to fool.

Even without the ability to control her mind, Misaki Shokuhou could still completely fool Misaka Mikoto.

Or rather, Misaki Shokuhou was extremely happy about this.

Compared to Misaki Shokuhou, Misaka Mikoto didn't think too much about it.

Since it was an acquaintance who came to this bar through luck, opportunity, and fate, it wouldn't hurt to introduce her to Misaki Shokuhou.

A cunning and ruthless person can overcome a proud and arrogant one; this is an eternal truth.

However, Misaka Mikoto had serious doubts about whether this bar could truly guarantee her safety. Perhaps her inability to use her powers earlier was simply due to... a mistake?

In response to Misaka Mikoto's doubts, Misaka Mikoto generously offered to lend her her equipment so she could experiment further.

When Misaki Shokuhou pressed the remote control in her hand, an electromagnetic barrier suddenly sprang up to protect Misaka Mikoto, but it also gave Misaka Mikoto a headache. It wasn't serious, but the familiar feeling surprised Misaka Mikoto.

Could it be that Misaki Shokuhou's power has exceeded the bar's maximum capacity? Or is it that the bar's restrictions are ineffective against psychic abilities? Can the bar's staff control others through psychic powers?

However, Misaka Mikoto quickly denied this. This wasn't to deny the power of Shokuhou Misaki, a Level 5 esper, but rather because she had seen many strange and unusual things in the bar, and Shokuhou Misaki wasn't the only one with a mental ability.

At least the Herald of Knowledge's achievements in the realm of the mind should be greater than those of Misaki Shokuhou.

When Misaka Mikoto saw Chen Luo walking past her, whistling and clearly trying to hide his ulterior motives, she instantly understood what was going on.

Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes at Chen Luo, who was about to go up and "reason" with him, when she suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Misaki Shokuhou tried out her mind control ability again.

Misaka Mikoto already felt innocent, and now that Shokuhou Misaki had come to her doorstep, she started arguing with her, which led to the current scene.

"Ya ya ya ya!"

"Ya ya ya ya!"

Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki were making a ruckus there, gesturing wildly.

Misaki Shokuhou is naturally a smart person, but she might experience a forced drop in intelligence when she encounters Misaka Mikoto.

Perhaps this is what they mean by "bring your IQ down to my level, and then use my extensive experience to defeat you"?

Misaka Mikoto stated that she was very familiar with this matter.

As their strength, especially Misaki Shokuhou's, gradually ran out, and as more and more people in the bar began to watch, the two eventually stopped arguing.

"Hey, why did you stop arguing? Keep going." Seeing that the two had stopped arguing, Chen Luo also stopped playing the erhu.

Chen Luo was wondering if he should play a "nuclear explosion anthem" to provoke the two of them, but he felt that it would be a bit too much.

However, their argument did bring a surge in fruit sales to the bar.

Watching sows line up and fall into the water and watching women fight are two great pleasures!

"Honestly, as a leader, you actually make fun of your own underlings, and watch them argue with others, even helping to stir up the argument. You're really unreliable as a leader." Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes at Chen Luo.

Even Misaka Mikoto could see that Chen Luo was using her.

To make money off ticket sales?

[Chen Luo helped Misaka Mikoto save the Misaka Sisters, and in return, Misaka Mikoto acknowledged Chen Luo as her boss.] Although Chen Luo no longer cared about this agreement, Misaka Mikoto seemed to take it very seriously and had no intention of going back on her word.

"Alright, that's enough playing around. This must be Misaka Mikoto's Shokuhou Misaki, right? I've heard Misaka Mikoto mention you. I'm a little spirit who grants wishes. If you can pay the price, I'll accept any wish." Chen Luo said as he walked up to Misaka Misaki.

At the same time, Chen Luo also understood why Misaka Mikoto doubted whether Shokuhou Misaki was actually a middle school student, because her slime was just too big.

It looks even bigger when viewed up close.

"To grant a wish, you have to pay a price? That sounds more like a devil than a fairy who grants wishes," Misaki Shokuhou said, stroking her chin.

Upon hearing this, Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but glance at him slightly.

When I think back to when I first met Chen Luo, he introduced himself as the devil.

"However, given that you're this idiot's boss, I can trust you to some extent. Although Misaka Mikoto is easy to fool, her intuition is very accurate. So, Mr. Fairy, what kind of wish can you grant? For example... world peace?"

"Uh......"

The other party made such a big wish right off the bat, and didn't even issue a commission. Chen Luo felt that the other party was being somewhat perfunctory.

"I might try destroying the world, but world peace is out of the question, because maintaining the world is always harder than conquering it." Chen Luo shook his head.

"Are you serious?" Misaki Shokuhou couldn't sense any sign of lying from the man in front of her, and she was quite taken aback.

Is this person really capable of destroying the world?

"Why would I lie to you? I didn't ask for any payment beforehand, so what's wrong with you believing me?" Chen Luo said helplessly.

"Then... do you know anything about mental matters?"

"You've found an expert! To be honest, I am the Lawbringer of Consciousness, an absolute expert in the field. Lawbringer of Consciousness, I've changed your mind. Now you believe I'm very skilled in the field of consciousness." Chen Luo snapped his fingers in front of Misaki Shokuhou.

Is this how mind manipulators greet each other when they meet?

"Then... if someone accidentally damages their cognitive circuits and can never remember the face and name of a specific person, do you have a solution?" Misaki Shokuhou asked somewhat nervously, having suddenly come to believe Chen Luo.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Anonymous]: The ending between a princess and a knight may not always be happy, and the princess and the knight may not end up together, but... who can resist the allure of a beautiful fairy tale? So, let Touma Kamijou remember Misaki Shokuhou.

Reward: 700 Primogems + Psychic Crystal (Shokuhou Misaki)

Difficulty: 3 stars

"...Let's discuss the issue of world peace instead," Chen Luo said after a moment's thought.

An SSS-level talent...that's a bit tricky.

To be honest, this task is really difficult.

Chen Luo could forcibly fabricate memories, but he was worried that if Touma Kamijou touched his head with his right hand, the fabricated memories might immediately disappear.

In short, it's very difficult to handle.

“I’m serious,” Misaki Shokuhou said earnestly.

After Chen Luo gradually withdrew the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness, Misaki Shokuhou, realizing that the person in front of her could overwhelmingly modify her consciousness, placed a certain hope on the person in front of her.

Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't.

"I'm serious, let's talk about world peace instead. Let me tell you, I'm a pro at saving the world!"

Chen Luo, who has experience in saving the world, said this.

Compared to the vague idea of ​​achieving world peace, influencing SSS-level talents is definitely more difficult, isn't it?

Touma Kamijou's SSS-rank talent is really troublesome.

"How could helping someone regain their memory be more difficult than achieving world peace?" Misaki Shokuhou was getting anxious.

"You might not believe it, but I'm serious. Whoever's lying to you is Merlin!" Chen Luo said anxiously.

Chapter 954 Merlin: I'm just here for the fun.

This is an extremely clichéd but classic story, only the ending isn't exactly delightful.

Touma Kamijou and Misaki Shokuhou met on a bright sunny morning. At that time, Misaki Shokuhou was struggling with the pain of losing her friends and was hesitating about whether to erase her memories. However, a chance encounter with Touma Kamijou and a heartwarming greeting gave this desperate girl the confidence to keep going.

After that, they met several more times: the first time the boy saw her swimsuit, the first time she hit him on the head with her backpack, the first time they indirectly kissed...

Poor Misaki Shokuhou was completely manipulated by Touma Kamijou.

Then comes the scene where the female lead is attacked for some reason, and the male lead steps in to save her.

And it's quite normal for the protagonist to get injured after saving the damsel in distress, right?

During the attack, Touma Kamijou suffered an abdominal injury and bled profusely.

Misaki Shokuhou, as a mind controller, is incredibly versatile in psychological manipulation. However, the essence of her ability lies in manipulating water to create various phenomena, primarily controlling the secretion of substances in the target's brain and the proportion of fluids such as blood and marrow.

The living current doesn't seem to manipulate the current itself, but rather controls the liquid that acts as the current medium to change the conduction efficiency. Therefore, when Misaki Shokuhou encountered Misaka Mikoto, a power-generating ability user who directly manipulates living currents, her ability became less effective.

During the treatment of Touma Kamijou, in order to relieve the pain of Touma Kamijou, who could not be anesthetized due to low blood pressure, Misaki Shokuhou forcibly used her ability.

Although the surgery was ultimately successful, it resulted in the physical necrosis of all memory circuits related to Misaki Shokuhou in Touma's brain.

So even though Misaki Shokuhou introduces herself time and time again, Touma Kamijou will forget about her again and again.

"Well? I've finished telling you the story now, can you help me now? Aren't you a wish-granting fairy? As long as you can grant my wish, just tell me what you want." Misaki Shokuhou said to Chen Luo in front of her, sitting on the table with a somewhat self-deprecating tone.

The above is Misaki Shokuhou's account. However, due to excessive shyness, she didn't directly mention Touma Kamijou's name, but instead made a small change—Knight.

At this moment, Chen Luo and Misaki Shokuhou were sitting on the second floor, where there were usually fewer people. After all, this was a rather private matter, so it was normal for Misaki Shokuhou to want to keep it a secret. However, Misaki Shokuhou knew even better that hiding her condition from the doctor was a very serious problem.

Especially in terms of psychology.

Misaki Shokuhou herself is a master of mind manipulation.

Moreover, it was too awkward to say these things in front of acquaintances, so Misaka Mikoto, who was quite curious about it, stayed on the first floor and did not come up. Although Misaka Mikoto had some complaints about this, she could only suppress her curiosity and sulk downstairs.

but……

"The idea of ​​hiding the secret has not been achieved at all." Thinking this, Misaki Shokuhou glanced at the people sitting around her.

Today was the long-awaited day when the bar's second floor was packed with people.

Watching for entertainment and listening to gossip is human nature, and the people in bars are no exception; in fact, they are a major source of gossip.

Although Misaki Shokuhou didn't want to reveal her secret to so many strangers, she felt that Chen Luo was right about one thing.

[With so many strange and unsettling people in bars, if you tell them your story, they might take pity on you and happen to have a way to help you.]

After the gossip-loving crowd began to show their unique perspectives, Misaki Shokuhou could only nod helplessly.

Although Misaki Shokuhou had kept this matter to herself, now that there was a possibility of it being accomplished, it wouldn't be an unacceptable loss to reveal it.

However, at Shokuhou Misaki's strong suggestion, Misaka Mikoto stayed on the first floor. According to Shokuhou Misaki, Misaka Mikoto was of no help in this regard.

In addition, Chen Luo felt that part of the reason was that saying these things in front of acquaintances was simply too embarrassing.

This is why Misaka Mikoto is extremely angry right now.

If it were Misaki Shokuhou who wouldn't let me listen, that would be one thing, since it's her secret, but...

Seriously? Seriously? We've known each other for so long, and we're from the same world. You're letting them listen but not me?

Although Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki are considered rivals, this relationship is completely diluted in the bar.

In a bar, it doesn't matter if you come from a different country; what matters most is that you come from a different world.

When a person's understanding extends to the entire country, they will definitely be more wary when encountering people from other countries.

When our understanding extends to the entire planet, we will definitely be on guard against extraterrestrials, just like the Dark Forest theory.

When cognition expands to the entire world, this defensiveness extends to the inter-world relationships; one becomes wary of people from other worlds. However, a bar, a place where safety can be mutually assured, perfectly eliminates this wariness.

Therefore, everyone who comes to the bar is regarded as a companion by people from the same world. As long as there is no unavoidable or unsolvable grudge, then... they are all companions.

Just like Misaka Mikoto's feelings for Shokuhou Misaki right now.

Although the two of them might have some friction at school, these were just conflicts between students. But once they were in a place where they could meet people from other worlds, they should naturally coexist peacefully.

This perfectly aligns with a primary school student's desire to show off their glory. One can only say, as expected of Misaka Mikoto.

Misaki Shokuhou was also helpless. Who told Misaka Mikoto to have neither mental abilities nor any intricate schemes or tricks, and to have a limited range of abilities, plus she was an acquaintance... So why did I call you up here to hear my secret?

Why do you think I've kept this secret in my heart for so many years?

That's because this story is a fairy tale that belongs only to me, of course.