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"This is a necessary punishment."
Higashino's voice remained calm, but his movements did not falter at all. He stretched out his long arm and precisely embraced Mikoto's slender yet resilient waist, gently pulling her along.
"ah!"
Mikoto gasped and lost her balance. She was half-carried and half-supported by Higashino and pulled over. The next moment, her body was also flipped over and she was lying on Higashino's other thigh in a very awkward position, just like Haruhi.
Beneath Tokiwadai's school uniform skirt were soft athletic shorts. At that moment, Mikoto felt her face burning hot, and her heart pounding in her chest.
She never imagined she would be spanked like this in public, especially in front of Chu Chun! It was an absolute humiliation!
She subconsciously tried to use her ability, but the electricity crackled twice under her skin and then went out. It wasn't that it was eliminated by Higashino's ability, but rather that a stronger sense of shyness and compromise with the person in front of her suppressed her resistance.
"Snapped!"
Another crisp slapping sound landed on Misaka Mikoto's buttocks.
The firm, elastic flesh of her buttocks swayed gently in my palm.
"Ugh!" Mikoto bit her lower lip, letting out a suppressed groan. The blow wasn't heavy, but the intense shame instantly overwhelmed her.
"This is your punishment."
Higashino's voice rang close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, making her tremble all over.
"If you continue to distrust me like this and put yourself in danger next time..."
His voice deepened, carrying a dangerous magnetism, and his words were loaded with meaning.
“Punishment isn’t just as ‘simple’ as a spanking. Understand?”
“…Hmm…I understand…” Mikoto’s voice was barely audible. She buried her face even deeper, not daring to look at anyone.
Higashino then released her hand, allowing the blushing Mikoto to scramble to her feet. She instinctively reached to rub the spot where she'd been slapped, but halfway there, she suddenly realized Haru, Toshin Fubuki, and the Misaka Sisters were watching, and froze. She then pretended to tidy her slightly disheveled skirt and hair, but her flushed cheeks and evasive eyes betrayed her true feelings.
She glared at Dongye, but her gaze was more like a reproachful yet shy expression, completely harmless and instead making her look adorable.
After punishing the two girls, Higashino's gaze passed over them and turned to the rear.
Fubuki Toshinobu remained quietly supporting Misaka 9999, but took a slight step back, seemingly frightened by Higashino's 'brutality'.
When Higashino's gaze fell on Misaka 9999, his expression became incredibly complex.
This is a girl wearing the Tokiwadai school uniform who looks exactly like Misaka Mikoto.
At this moment, Misaka 9999's face was expressionless, but her tilted head seemed to be trying to understand the meaning of Higashino's punishment.
Higashino led Mikoto and Haru to them.
"she…"
Having recovered somewhat from her earlier embarrassment, Mikoto's gaze was fixed intently on Misaka 9999, her throat tightening slightly.
This was the first time she had seen her clone at such close range.
The complex blood ties and the painful experience of being exploited caused her heartache so intense that she could barely breathe.
"Mikoto, let's leave the sad stuff for later. Things aren't completely resolved yet."
Higashino gently patted her shoulder, his voice low and serious, temporarily cutting off her questioning. Now is not the time to explain the whole truth; there's still some rubbish that needs to be cleaned up immediately.
He turned to Fubuki Toshinobu: "Fubuki, I remember you know where Tenjo Ayumu is now, right?"
Bu Shuzhi nodded: "Yes."
Then, Higashino Yu looked at Hatsuharu: "Hatsuharu."
"Um, is there anything else I can help you with, senior?"
Chu Chun looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Using the location provided by the cloth bundle, confirm whether that guy is still over there." Higashino's voice was icy, filled with undisguised killing intent.
Compared to Accelerator, this guy is of no use to him whatsoever; his ultimate fate is for such a being to disappear.
Chu Chun nodded firmly without any hesitation: "Understood! I'll investigate right away!"
She quickly took out her tablet and started typing rapidly, her expression focused and tense.
Then, Fubuki Toshinobu walked up to her and provided the exact location.
After giving his explanation, Higashino's gaze finally fell on the figure slumped like a piece of junk in the broken pit at the end of the tunnel.
He took a step, one step at a time, and walked up to the white-haired boy.
Accelerator was breathing heavily with a blurred consciousness, proving that he was still alive.
Higashino looked down at him with an indifferent gaze.
"One-way..."
His voice was not loud, as if he were talking to himself.
“A guy like you should have ended here, along with your twisted and disgusting path, and been completely wiped out of the world.”
He paused, a hint of cold mockery in his voice.
"Killing you like this would be too easy on you."
He slowly squatted down and extended his right hand.
"You are still alive, not because your abilities still have any value."
Higashino Yu's fingertip hovered above Accelerator's forehead, slowly approaching.
"It's because I've seen a deeper darkness, and I need someone like you to 'work'. Your trampled, twisted 'evil' nature is quite suitable for doing some shady things."
A sliver of light almost imperceptibly seeped into the skin of Yifang Tongxing's forehead.
"Your sins need redemption."
Higashino Yu's voice is like a final judgment and a brand.
"But your path to redemption will be guided by my will."
His words, along with that deep blue light that penetrated into consciousness, were forcibly imprinted on the chaotic and fragile core of a soul's cognition:
"Higashino Yuuyuki's orders are absolute. Obedience is the sole meaning of existence."
This is an order, a shackle, and above all its "selves," an inviolable supreme principle!
"after…"
Higashino Yu's fingers left his forehead, and the light at his fingertips faded.
"Just live well as my tool, you villain."
The moment the light faded, Accelerator convulsed violently. In his half-open, crimson pupils, which were filled with pain and humiliation, the unfathomable chaos and fear were replaced by a deeper, inhuman blankness. Then, a faint, almost invisible light, forcibly restrained by some "rule," called "surrender," flashed before finally falling silent.
His head lolled to the side, and he fell into a deep coma, or rather, he was forcibly put into a "standby" state.
The tool's authority has been taken over by the highest command. His past as an "absolute power user" has ended, and his "rebirth" as a tool has been defined.
Higashino stood up, not having finished dealing with Accelerator's excitement, but instead, his previous doubts resurfaced in his mind.
"My feeling just now was right; this is indeed the power of cognitive reconstruction!"
While revising Accelerator's perception, Higashino finally confirmed the anomaly he felt when he defeated Accelerator.
He is influenced by the power of cognitive reconstruction, and his cognition has been modified in some way.
"But this shouldn't be the case. Shouldn't the power of cognitive reconstruction be limited to just me? And this feeling is definitely my power!"
To confirm once again, Higashino crouched down and placed his hand on Accelerator's forehead.
"Then let me take a look at the past!"
As his ability was activated, certain past scenes reappeared in Higashino's mind. After removing unnecessary content, Higashino saw scenes that even he found somewhat incomprehensible.
Accelerator's first participation in the experiment... Misaka No. 1 and his battle... His strength seems to be approaching that of the real Misaka Mikoto... An inescapable fate... Misaka No. 1 still dies... and... the disappearing corpses... Finally... the corpses of Misaka who were killed each time disappeared?
"Huh... what is all this?"
Higashino was even more puzzled. Why did the Misaka Sisters' bodies disappear? Why didn't Accelerator and the researchers find it strange?
This is a very obvious sign of cognitive alteration! What exactly happened in the past?
"Then let's see if this seed of cognition within him can provide me with more information."
Accelerator also has a cognitive anchor, but he didn't notice its existence until Higashino modified his cognition. It was only when Higashino finished modifying Accelerator that this seemingly hidden seed was noticed.
"It's quite a discovery that my cognitive anchors can also become inert..."
With his eyes closed, Higashino began to try to resonate with this newly restored anchor point. In the next instant, silver light flowed around Higashino, and new memories flooded into his mind.
A power that appeared in the past... A figure seen only by Misaka 01... Mr. Friend... An increase in power... A gap in phases... The Misaka Sisters, life and death... A reconstruction of collective cognition... Power from the past and the future!
"Uh, this is... my phantom projected into the past? And my power..."
Higashino opened his eyes, feeling an incredible surge of power within his body, and fell into a brief silence.
He didn't quite understand, but there was no doubt that his power had been projected into the past under some unknown circumstances. The resonance just now not only brought back memories of the past projection, but also significantly enhanced his power.
To give an example, if his previously generated phase was roughly the size of a basketball court, it would now be about the size of a football field, and its duration would also be significantly increased. (This is just an analogy, not an actual size.)
"Could it be the day my memories resonated with Index's?"
Higashino wasn't sure, but if there was any possibility, that one time was the most likely.
He later heard from Ruizi that everyone seemed to have experienced a brief period of confusion that day, but there were no clear records or memories, which eventually became a new urban legend.
However, having basically figured out what had happened, Higashino didn't intend to delve any further into the matter. Since he had already benefited, the impact was no longer important to him.
Those are things of the past; for him, the present is what matters most.
He turned around and looked at Chu Chun, who was still operating the tablet computer.
"Early Spring, is everything confirmed?"
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"According to the location information provided by Senior Sister Bu Shu, it has been confirmed that she is still there! Seventh School District, Am Diffusion Field Research Institute Affiliated Data Processing Center, third basement level!"
"Well done, early spring."
Higashino patted Haru's head, then turned his gaze to Misaka Mikoto and Misaka 9999.
At this moment, Mikoto is supporting the injured Misaka 9999.
"Don't move," Higashino said to Mikoto, while placing his hand lightly on their foreheads.
Mikoto felt a cool and soothing power envelop her wound, the stinging pain disappeared, the wound healed rapidly, and her mental exhaustion was also soothed.
Misaka 9999's body shuddered slightly, and the wounds on her body disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. She even regained some of her strength.
She looked at Higashino's palm: "The physical damage has been repaired, and the functions have returned to normal. Misaka 9999's condition confirmed."
"All right."
Higashino withdrew his hand. He looked at Haru, Mikoto, Toshinobu Fubuki, and Misaka 9999, and said, "Let's go, let's end all of this."
Before he could finish speaking, a brilliant silver light shone in Higashino's pupils!
Om-!
They were all suddenly in a room that was clearly a laboratory!
"Although this isn't my first time experiencing it, the distance is indeed a bit exaggerated."
Mikoto thought that the last time she teleported directly to the dormitory was Higashino's full strength, but this time the distance was much greater than last time, and there were even more people.
Thinking back, I thought Yu had already given it her all when she fought her.
Not long ago, I was acting like an idiot, worried that he would get hurt, and rushed over to help. But I just got spanked.
She really wanted to grab Higashino by the collar and demand an explanation for why he had held back in the previous battle!
"Huh, senior can actually do something like spatial teleportation?"
It was the first time that Chu Chun had seen Higashino use his ability to teleport, so she was inevitably a little surprised.
"Well, I can do even more incredible things. I'll show you when I have the chance."
To be honest, he didn't spend much time alone with his number one girlfriend, Higashino. The last time they went on a date was a three-person date with Ruiko.