Lost Narrative Poetry

"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 faith."

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 past, 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.

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"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 sadly and couldn't help but look at the syringe full of blood. opened his mouth and asked:

"Director, have you drawn blood more frequently these days? Why do you have 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 even 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 I can't do anything... 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. look like.

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

"Of course it's 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." …”

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"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.

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"It's not okay to give 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 unsure, as if he felt guilty. Of course it was impossible for him to do such a thing, but he did think about it subconsciously and realized that this was not conflicting.

"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 something like this.”

So the idea 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."

"Huh? Salary?" As if he heard something extraordinary, the hedgehog-headed boy's eyes widened.

"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 the Academy City official. Regardless of whether it is established, Still a temporary contract worker.”

"Really, really?"

"Can't you just check it out yourself?" Xia Ran, who had packed up her things, waved her hand, put away the blood she 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 head of a boy with a hedgehog head 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 to come! He knew that he would never have such good luck and would get an unexpected fortune out of nowhere...

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.

And being able to bring along the foodie nun at home, this is the beautiful life Kamijou Touma dreams of! What does he want money for?

"Director, why didn't you come...have you finished the research?" He asked melancholy, following the magician's footsteps.

"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 up the good life.

"This is just right. Kamijou, 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 hedgehog-headed boy 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 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 they were talking, the two of them had already arrived in the hall.

Outside the gate was a hot summer day, and the fierce sun made the light extremely dazzling. The scenery in the distance seemed to be distorted by the high temperature. The hall was as empty as usual, at least most of the place was empty. Only 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 this, but walked over slowly, just in time to hear Saten Ruiko gesturing with her hands and saying 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-kun."

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 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 it is true..." Misaka Mikoto took a sip of cold drink and said.

Her eyes were a little weird. After all, the brown-haired girl knew it well. It was like some urban legend about "a man who has the ability to nullify any ability" or "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"..."

Shirai Kuroko said boredly.

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The air became quiet for a moment.

"What, what's wrong?" Probably because she noticed that the atmosphere suddenly became a little weird, the perverted girl with twin ponytails looked up and looked around in shock, "Did I say something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing..." Misaka Mikoto pursed her lips and tried to make her expression look normal and natural. The sisters' problem has now come to an end. Although she still can't let it go easily, she doesn't want to involve Kuroko and Uiharu. Come in.

"Senior, and Kamijou-senpai, you are here too..." Saten Ruiko smiled unnaturally, turned her eyes and saw the two people beside her, and decisively used the diversion method.

"What do you mean, we're here too? I wonder if this is my home?" The magician blinked, looked around, and then fixed his gaze on Shirai Kuroko, "But why are you here again? Didn't you say that you were a disciplinary committee member before? Do you also have to work during the summer vacation?"

"...Because we are the disciplinary committee members and still have some doubts about what happened before, so we are here to continue the investigation this time."

Shirai Kuroko tried her best to smile. This was not a problem for her. In order not to make her elder sister suspicious, she also thought of a high-sounding reason before coming over today.

"Didn't you investigate before? After a whole day, Teacher Kishan didn't explain clearly enough?"

"This... mainly because there are many areas that need to be investigated and evidence collected, and we cannot just listen to the opinions of a few people or a few people." The girl with two ponytails searched hard, thinking about how to say something that would appear more serious, "So I only want to listen to the opinions of a few people." It’s not enough for Teacher Mushan to ask for confirmation, we also want to ask you.”

"That's it..." Xia Ran nodded clearly, not sure whether he believed it or didn't choose to expose it, "Then what do you want to ask?"

Done!

Shirai Kuroko's eyes shone brightly, and he almost blurted out: "You and sister...ahem! Do you have a girl...No, no, I want to ask, what kind of girl do you like!"

That’s right, you can’t ask directly!

You need to be more roundabout, first confirm whether there are any signs of this, and then take targeted action! Heizi secretly praised himself in his heart, he was so smart!

"Is there any need to contact this issue with the matter that your Discipline Committee is investigating?" The magician asked calmly without changing his expression.

"There is... there is a certain connection. This is mainly... ah, yes, it is mainly a test question to help us confirm your credibility. Please be sure to answer it seriously." The girl with double ponytails told lies with her eyes open and tried her best. Don't look at the expressions of your friends around you.

She felt that her elder sister must be angry now, and she might still be glaring at her with shameful eyes, sending a threatening signal, but she couldn't respond now. This matter was the most important thing, and she couldn't let all her efforts go to waste.

However, in fact, just like everyone else, the brown-haired girl just pricked up her ears with interest and stared directly at the magician.

"That's it, then let me answer it..."

Xia Ran thought for a while and said: "What kind of girl do I like... Well, I hope she is black, long and straight, her birthday is January 3rd, and her blood type is B. I hope she is in the second grade of high school and her class is second grade. Group J, student number is No. 38, I hope it happens to be snowing when she is born..."

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Is this the characteristic of a girl you hope to like?

Are you simply reading someone's information?

The scene suddenly became a little quiet, and everyone looked at this man awkwardly.

"I hope the name is..." The magician seemed not to notice the strange behavior of everyone at all, and continued to talk, talking about the characteristics of the girl he hoped to like.

And at this moment——

"found it."

A faint voice, with a presence that could never be ignored, appeared at the entrance of the research institute.

The broad hat with a pointed tip like a witch and the eyepatch covering her right eye are very eye-catching. The single-eyed girl looked indifferently at the space inside the door, the magician who would not be ignored by anyone. After a slight hesitation:

"It is indeed a heterogeneous existence. The person who is shaking and destroying all the phase foundations of this world right now is you..."

"It's not me, you've got the wrong person."

Xia Ran said very decisively and pointed outside, "The person you are looking for is over there. Walking through two school districts from here, there is a building without windows. It is easy to identify."