"You are one and ten thousand, the beginning and the end."

“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

"Lord in heaven, you can hear the voice of your people who believe in you. We are dedicated to you with all our hearts, all our souls, and all our beliefs."

In a pure white world, the pure white brilliance extends infinitely, spreading through the layers of void, continuously extending on the timeline, coexisting with infinite time and space in the future and the past, in all time.

And in that radiance, there seemed to be countless high-pitched voices singing hymns of praise at the same time, praising the miracles created by "all that is" and the perfect and immortal supreme reality.

Because it will succeed in the future...

This result is also spreading towards the past and exists in all time and space in the universe.

…

…

"The first thing you say when you wake up every day is to cheer yourself up..."

Xia Ran seemed to be in a good mood today. While humming the devilish brainwashing lyrics, he drew blood from the arm of the young boy. The latter frowned gloomily. Looking at the syringe full of blood, he still couldn't help but

opened his mouth and asked:

"Director, have the blood draws become more frequent these days? Why do we need to draw blood again today?"

"Is there any?" Xia Ran glanced at him and said with some confusion: "Is it very often? I don't seem to have such an impression. If I have to do this kind of work many times a day, I will definitely feel bored.

Now it’s just once a day…”

Once a day...that's all?

The corners of his eyes twitched desperately. The boy Kamijou was suddenly glad that he had raised an objection in time. Otherwise, he might have died without knowing how. He felt that he needed to explain common sense issues to the other party.

"Director, the hematopoietic function of the human body may not be as powerful as you think. One tube of blood a day is already very fatal..."

The hedgehog said with a grimace. Although it had only been in the past few days, he felt that he had lost too much blood. He didn't know if it was an illusion or a psychological suggestion. Now he suddenly felt that his hands and feet were weak and his body was weak.

"And I don't understand why you keep drawing my blood!"

"I don't have enough materials, so there's nothing I can do... Cloning requires a lot of quantity, and just confirming your DNA profile is more troublesome." The magician said seriously, and sighed helplessly, as if he found it very troublesome.

appearance.

The hedgehog-head's body froze slightly: "K, clone? Wait! Director, what on earth did you do with my blood?"

"Of course it is to create clones. What do you think of this idea of ​​20,000 Kamijou brothers?" the magician said. "The cost of each one is only 180,000 yen. 20,000 Fantasy Killers will form an army and follow me to sweep the world.

…”

"..."

"..."

"I feel like I heard something terrible!" Kamijou boy said with a bitter face, "Director, stop making such jokes." This kind of thing is really scary, and he feels that he may not be able to sleep at night and have nightmares.

, after all, there is a template for this matter.

"I'll give you the money." Xia Ran coughed lightly.

"..."

"..."

"Here, you can't even give me money." Kamijou Touma said firmly.

"Did you hesitate just now?" The magician pointed out calmly, "Did you actually think carefully?"

"No, no. Director, don't talk nonsense!" The hedgehog suddenly felt a little lack of confidence, as if he felt guilty. Of course he couldn't do such a thing, but he did think about it subconsciously, and this is actually not true.

conflict.

"Okay, don't worry, I won't do such a thing. The ability of Fantasy Killer cannot be copied by conventional means." Xia Ran shook his head and said with a slightly regretful tone, "At least by cloning your

The method won’t work, and there’s no point in doing such a thing.”

So the meaning is, if it makes sense, would you really do it?

Kamijou Touma couldn't help but curse.

"Okay, today's portion is done, get ready to go out to eat..." Xia Ran packed up the things and utensils quickly with her hands and feet, and said to the boy with the hedgehog head, "By the way, remember to settle the bill later, you can take this time

For the salary, just ask Teacher Mushan."

"Eh? Salary?" As if he had heard something extraordinary, the boy with the hedgehog head widened his eyes.

"Yes, is it strange?"

"No, no, wasn't it agreed upon? I came to the institute to help offset the cost of the reconstruction and repair work on that part of the street..." Kamijou Touma shook his head repeatedly, "This was agreed upon, I

Can’t ask for money.”

"I know, but this is an additional subsidy, don't you know?" The magician explained casually, "Everyone in the institute has it. This money is paid by Academy City officials, regardless of whether it is established or not.

Still a temporary contract worker.”

"Really, really?"

"Can't you just check it out yourself?" Xia Ran, who had packed his things, waved his hand, put away the blood he had just drawn, and walked out of the laboratory first, "You won't come here after today, and enjoy your next visit.

Let’s have summer vacation.”

"Eh?" Kamijou Touma, who had just received an unplanned but reasonable unexpected windfall, was a little shocked when he heard this: "Don't you want to come tomorrow? Why, why, so

long?"

When it comes to livelihood issues, the heads of spiky-headed boys can always spin very fast, and the calculation mode can be instantly overclocked to a level comparable to that of a LV6 absolute person.

No, no, as expected, this is not a lucky development, but a sign of a new disaster! He knew that he would never have such good luck, and would get an unexpected fortune inexplicably...

Sure enough, will the stable life that now allows him to live without struggling for food and clothing become a thing of the past?

Kamijou's boy's expression changed. What's the use of taking money by himself? The money in his hands will definitely be lost inexplicably for various reasons. It's better to be here like now... and participate in the research.

At work, I have to take care of food three times a day.

He can even bring the foodie nun at home with him. This is the beautiful life Kamijou Touma dreams of! Why does he want money?

"Director, why didn't you come...have you finished the research?" he asked, following the magician's steps with some melancholy.

"It's done." Xia Ran replied simply, without giving him any chance.

"……oh."

Kamijou Touma responded in a dull voice. All the reasons he was trying to think about suddenly lost their meaning. Now that the research has been completed, there is really no other way. It seems that there is no reason to continue to let this person go.

Keep the good life going.

"This is just right. You don't have to be tied here for the whole summer vacation. You can enjoy life in the rest of the time. It's good to think about it!"

Xia Ran walked in front and said seriously without looking back.

"Yes, yes, that's true."

The boy with the hedgehog head tried his best to smile, lamenting in his heart, feeling that the director must not understand how bad his life could be. If possible, he didn't want to enjoy the summer vacation.

This period of time was the most comfortable life for him. Apart from worrying about having his hand chopped off, he had no worries. It was like he was in heaven.

It's not that he has no ambition, it's that the world forces him to do this... If he can just wait for death and muddle along, who wants to be in fear and tremble every day?

While talking, the two of them had already arrived in the hall.

Outside the gate is a scorching summer, and the fierce sun makes the light extremely dazzling. The scenery in the distance seems to be distorted by the high temperature. The hall is as empty as usual, at least most of the place is empty.

On the sofa near the air conditioner, a group of girls were sitting there chattering.

The table was piled with snacks and snacks, as well as cold drinks they bought when they came over.

Why do they always feel that the hall of the institute has unknowingly turned into a dessert shop where they are accustomed to sit? Xia Ran thought so, but walked over slowly, and happened to hear Zuo Tian

Leizi gestured with her hands and said happily:

"...At four o'clock in the afternoon, if you run around in Academy City, you may be able to break into the Imaginary School District. It is said that it is an organization that has not been discovered so far, and it is not part of Academy City Twenty.

Any of the three school districts, which are said to have existed since the founding of Academy City, seems to be researching some ulterior things..."

"Just listen to this kind of thing. Thinking about it, I know it can't be true, Saten-san."

Uiharu Shiri whispered her opinion: "How can there be a school district that does not belong to any of the twenty-three school districts? Doesn't this rule out the possibility of its existence from the beginning?"

Academy City is so big, not to mention that it can be seen clearly by satellites in the sky. As long as you have patience, it is not difficult to visit all the school districts by yourself. At least it is much easier than traveling around the country and the world on foot.

It's easy to hide some secret things in such a big place, but how could it possibly hide an entire unknown school district?

"Hehe, I just heard someone say that. I don't know exactly what it is..." Saten Ruiko touched her head in embarrassment and said with a smile, "I know it too,

Urban legends are actually false.”

"It's not all fake, some of them are true..." Misaka Mikoto took a sip of cold drink and said.

The look in her eyes was a little weird. After all, the brown-haired girl knew it very well. It was like an urban legend about "a man who has the ability to nullify any ability" and "my ability will increase as long as I use this thing."

, are all real, and their corresponding entities or manufacturers are now in this research institute.

"I don't think many of them are true. I've heard of the urban legend that "a person can be seen appearing more than three times in different places in one day"..."
To be continued...