As expected, when Takumi arrived at the school gate of Tokiwadai, he saw Misaka Mikoto in a classic school uniform, and...
Shirai Kuroko, who stared at him as if she wanted to eat someone after seeing him.
"Haven't you explained it clearly to her yet?" Takumi looked at Misaka Mikoto.
What's going on? Why is this mount still so hostile to him?
Misaka Mikoto shrugged helplessly: "I've already explained it, but she doesn't believe it at all."
After Takumi left, she took Shirai Kuroko back to the dormitory, woke her up, and explained to her. She said that Takumi was a friend she knew and had a Space Ability. He just came to see her for something, but she didn't expect that it was simply an inconvenient time for her.
However, Shirai Kuroko couldn't say that she didn't believe a word of this explanation. It can only be said that she has her own set of understandings. In Shirai Kuroko's view, there is no coincidence at all. Takumi must have done it on purpose, and even the reason why he got close to Onee-sama in the first place was because he had evil intentions!
In this regard, Misaka Mikoto had to give up trying to reason with Shirai Kuroko after continuing to argue several times to no avail. Tired, think what you like.
After hearing Misaka Mikoto's explanation, Takumi was also speechless about Shirai Kuroko.
Please, although Biribiri is indeed cute, he really won't attack middle school students. The upper limit has been locked even more now. Death is forbidden as long as you are underage. And this is not only a moral and legal issue, but also an XP issue.
Think about his wives; except for Lulu, who can become bigger and smaller, none of them are small. He obviously likes big ones, but he's really not interested in a poorly developed existence like Misaka Mikoto.
But Takumi will definitely not say this, otherwise, he will definitely die socially.
He hesitated for a moment, and then said to Misaka Mikoto: "Actually, there is no problem even if you tell her the truth now."
"I understand your worries, but if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it forever. Sooner or later, it will be exposed. It's better to let the people around you know as soon as possible. In this way, you can still come to my place to play together."
"Well..."
Misaka Mikoto was stunned when she heard this and was silent for a while before saying: "You are right, but I'll think about it again. I'm not ready to confess yet."
Takumi nodded: "I won't force you either. It's your own business, just decide for yourself."
"But what I want to tell you is that I just went to meet with the Board Chairman of Academy City. He knows about this and has discovered you a long time ago."
"Ha?!"
Misaka Mikoto was startled and almost jumped up. The news was really scary to her.
Takumi going out for a walk and being discovered by someone was enough to shock her. What was even more shocking was that people had already discovered her strangeness, which is what made Misaka Mikoto feel the most terrified.
Because she didn't know at all, and she had never noticed that someone was watching her. When she thought of her every move being under the eyes of others without her realizing it, Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but feel a chill running down her spine.
Misaka Mikoto looked bad, so Takumi understood that she was thinking too much, and quickly comforted her:
"Don't worry, things are not as bad as you think. I fully expressed our friendship to him, and he also expressed his welcome. We have even initially reached a cooperation. He will even help us cover in the future, which is a good thing."
"That's not the point, right? Shouldn't it be the Chairman? How would he know? Could it be that he has been spying on me?"
"This is it..."
Takumi also didn't expect that Misaka Mikoto's focus would be here. After thinking about it, he finally decided to sell out Aleister. After all, for him, Misaka Mikoto, who has the authority of the Dimensional Gate, has a higher priority.
"It can't be said that he's been monitoring you specifically. It should be said that he's monitoring the entire Academy City."
"There are many nanomachines scattered throughout the atmosphere in Academy City. They are called Underline. The entire city is under the surveillance of these nanomachines."
"So you don't have to worry too much about privacy issues. This is not specifically aimed at you, and they have no interest in paying attention to your personal privacy. It's just that some of your previous abnormal behaviors happened to attract attention."
"Don't worry my foot! This is simply scarier!"
Facing Takumi's comfort, Misaka Mikoto did not feel at ease at all, but became even more crazed. Originally, she thought she was just being watched by some people, but in that case, it was actually not bad—as long as she found them, she could solve it.
But now you tell me, there are no people at all, but machines? Or a group of machines so small that they are invisible, covering the entire city?! Just imagine, you have been living under surveillance, no matter where you go you can't even escape—who can stand this!
What is this? Is this The Truman Show 2.0?!
"Is it scary? I feel fine, as long as I don't pay attention to it and it doesn't affect my normal life, just treat it as security surveillance."
Takumi doesn't think this is a big deal; it's just that there are more surveillance cameras around. For people in 2023, they have long been accustomed to it. Can you understand the Sky Eye system?
The only difference is probably that Underline is not a Sky Eye system, and Aleister will not share this monitoring resource with the public security management department (Judgment/Anti-Skill). Otherwise, people in Academy City would probably become accustomed to it.
After all, the benefits of this thing are very obvious. Once a dispute arises, there is no need to say that there is a god watching overhead, but there is surveillance overhead. As long as you look at the surveillance, it is clear who is right and who is wrong. It is very easy to use.
"Even if you say that, it's still a bit hard for me to accept."
Misaka Mikoto had a sad expression on her face: "If it's security surveillance, I can accept it, but like now, being watched without any knowledge, I really can't feel at ease."
In the final analysis, it's not that Misaka Mikoto can't accept surveillance. If it's public security surveillance, Academy City has a lot of it on the surface, and everyone is used to it. The reason why Underline is really unacceptable is its secrecy and the fact that the person involved does not know about it.
After all, what the hell is the difference between this and peeping?! Being peeped on is unacceptable to anyone.
"So, let me help you say hello to Aleister and ask him to remove the surveillance around you."
Seeing Misaka Mikoto being so resistant, Takumi didn't try to persuade her. After all, Aleister didn't care about this matter. So, he took out his cell phone and called Aleister as soon as possible.
Misaka Mikoto seeing Takumi's movements, didn't object. She didn't want to continue to be monitored.