But Aleister also saw that Takumi, a person from another world, really had no ill intentions towards their world.
However, this was actually completely indifferent to Aleister. It didn't matter even if Takumi really wanted to command an army to invade this world. Aleister only cared about whether this would affect his plan. As for what happened to the world, he actually didn't care.
But right now, it seems that the appearance of Takumi and Dimension City may really affect his plan.
"I see. So, what about Misaka Mikoto? She seems to be able to visit you freely," Aleister said calmly, and his gaze towards Takumi gradually became sharper.
Misaka Mikoto is also part of Aleister's plan. In the future, he will need Misaka Mikoto to disrupt the Level 6 Shift Project, rescue the Misaka Sisters, and distribute them all over the world.
The existence of Dimension City will undoubtedly have an impact on the final step of this plan. Just as Takumi could think of it, Aleister naturally did the same. He thought that Dimension City might become another option for Misaka Mikoto to place her sisters.
He planned to use the Misaka Sisters to spread the AIM diffusion field to various parts of the world, and then use them as the basis to form the Imaginary Number District: Five Elements Institution. For Aleister, whose machinations have spread all over the world, Takumi's interference was undoubtedly an undesirable outcome.
"The main reason why Dimension City can connect to various worlds is that the Dimensional Gate will randomly select some visitors in each world and let them come to Dimension City, thereby opening the connection between that world and Dimension City."
"And Misaka Mikoto is the chosen one in this world."
Takumi also felt the change in Aleister's eyes, but he didn't care and continued to explain frankly.
"Is that so?..."
Aleister heard this and understood that Takumi finding Misaka Mikoto was not intentional; it was just a coincidence. However, risks that should be avoided must still be avoided.
He asked again: "You said before that Dimension City is still in the construction stage, right? So do you have the intention to accept immigrants?"
This is the most important question to Aleister.
"Of course, since I want to build a city, I must first have enough people. As someone who has been through this, Mr. Aleister should have a deep understanding of this, right?"
"Yes, the construction of a city requires a lot of labor. After it is built, if you want it to operate, you also need a large number of residents."
Aleister dealt with it casually, but his gaze toward Takumi became more and more dangerous, as if he was thinking about whether and how to take action.
Seeing that Aleister's hostility towards him became more and more obvious, Takumi knew that he could no longer pretend to be ignorant. He did not come to meet with Aleister today just to provoke conflict with him.
"Since Mr. Aleister mentioned this matter, could it be that he intended to transfer a group of immigrants to our Dimension City? If so, thank you very much."
When Aleister heard this, his heart moved slightly, and his hostility immediately softened.
"Yes, maybe we can cooperate on this."
Aleister also realized that he actually didn't need to take action against Takumi. Dimension City needs people, so he can provide them. As long as Dimension City's population is filled up in advance, then even if Misaka Mikoto wanted to, Takumi would not accept the idea of placing the Misaka Sisters in Dimension City.
However, just as Aleister relented, Takumi's next words made his hostility rise again quickly.
"This is a good thing. I won't mince words. Our Dimension City doesn't want just anyone. After all, ordinary people have no value to us."
"If you really want to give me a group of people, I think those clones of Misaka Mikoto are good. How about giving them to me?"
That's right, when Takumi came to see Aleister, he came for the Misaka Sisters. If possible, he hoped to trade the Misaka Sisters directly from Aleister.
In this way, he would not need to wait for Misaka Mikoto to break the Level 6 Shift Project, and there would be no need to worry that Misaka Mikoto might waver in the end and be unwilling to entrust the sisters to Dimension City.
At the same time, if he asked for the Misaka Sisters in advance, he could also terminate that useless Level 6 Shift Project early to reduce their sacrifices and save as many as possible.
Hearing this, Aleister's calm face suddenly sank, and he looked at Takumi indifferently and said: "You... how did you know of their existence?"
Aleister really didn't expect that just when he was about to change his mind, Takumi hit the bullseye. He actually targeted the Misaka Sisters?! This was one of the key parts of his plan. How could it be possible to let them go!
"How do I know about their existence? I have my own unique information channels."
Takumi smiled and shook his head. Instead of answering the question directly, he asked instead:
"How about it? I wonder if Mr. Aleister could be generous enough to hand them over to me?"
"No, they are still of great use to me. I won't hand them over to you, so give up," Aleister flatly refused.
"Don't be so absolute."
"They are only useful to you because of the role they can play, not because of themselves, so..."
"As long as there is a way to replace their role, then they are actually dispensable to you, right?"
"So, what if Dimension City is willing to pay a corresponding price to replace them?" Takumi said with a smile, looking like a bargaining businessman.
"..."
Aleister immediately fell silent after hearing this. Because Takumi was right.
What he cared about was not the clones themselves. What he cared about had always been the utility of these clones. Even without the Misaka Sisters, there could be Hayasaka Sisters or Kuroki Sisters.
No matter who it was, as long as the Imaginary Number District could be spread to the whole world without being noticed, he didn't care about the details. Therefore, if Takumi can really provide compensation to replace the Misaka Sisters, then it would not be a bad idea to trade them to him. Only...
"Why should I accept this deal? This doesn't benefit me at all, does it?"
Yes, this deal could be established, but it would not be beneficial to Aleister at all. Now that he already has the Misaka Sisters, why bother to change to something else?