Chapter 760: Musujime Awaki's Playground Class and Misaka Mikoto's Twenty-Hour Private Tutoring Class!
Although Musujime Awaki's ability, "Coordinate Movement" (Move Point), was officially designated as Level 4 (Great Ability), in terms of raw potential and utility, it was arguably the strongest spatial teleportation ability within Academy City.
Her "Coordinate Movement" boasted a weight limit of 4,520 kilograms and a maximum teleportation distance exceeding 800 meters. Compared to Shirai Kuroko's "Teleport," which required physical touch and had much lower limits, Awaki's ability to move objects remotely was vastly superior.
Logically speaking, she should have been classified as a Level 5 Esper long ago. Her calculations were perfect, her output immense.
However, Musujime Awaki herself harbored a fatal psychological defect—a trauma so deep it shackled her potential, preventing her from ascending to the throne of a Level 5.
Even before Ren appeared, she had zero chance of becoming a Level 5 on her own.
The reason was simple: Musujime Awaki had an extreme, paralyzing fear of moving her own body.
Two years ago, during a routine ability test, a calculation error caused a catastrophic failure. Her leg was partially materialized inside a wall. The pain, the horror of her own flesh merging with concrete, and the helpless feeling of spatial rejection had scarred her psyche permanently.
Since then, whenever she attempted to teleport herself, she would experience intense psychological tension, physical trembling, and overwhelming nausea. It placed an immense burden on her body and mind, slowing her calculations and risking self-destruction.
Therefore, Musujime Awaki tried her best not to move her own body in combat or daily life.
If she forced herself to teleport more than four times in rapid succession, the contents of her stomach would likely be emptied onto the floor. Her mind would descend into chaos, her concentration shattering, rendering her unable to use her Esper abilities at all.
When moving her own body, due to the need to repeatedly and frantically confirm safety calculations to soothe her trauma, there was a two-to-three-second delay in activation. In a high-level esper battle, three seconds was an eternity. It was a fatal flaw.
This was her biggest psychological shadow, the chain binding her to mediocrity.
But then, Ren arrived.
Just after Ren's finger gently touched the center of her chest, right over her heart, everything changed.
"Huh?"
Awaki blinked. She felt a coolness spread from his fingertip, washing over her nervous system like a cleansing tide. Her brain, usually clouded by anxiety and complex calculations, felt unprecedentedly light. The pressure, the gloom, and the phantom pain in her leg disappeared instantly.
She looked at a spot ten meters away. The calculations formed in her mind instantly, without the usual hesitation or fear.
Swish.
In the blink of an eye, she was standing there. No nausea. No delay. No fear.
"I... I moved?"
She looked at her hands, trembling not with fear, but with exhilaration. The calculations were effortless. The spatial coordinates felt like extensions of her own limbs.
She had a feeling that she could use her ability at will, moving mountains if she wished. The barrier that had held her back for years was gone.
Therefore, Musujime Awaki became a Level 5 Esper at this very moment.
"How could this be?"
Musujime Awaki was filled with shock, staring at the man who had performed this miracle with a casual touch.
Ren stood in front of her, chuckling softly. "I simply helped you overcome your psychological shadow. A small adjustment to your neural pathways and cognitive state."
"..."
Musujime Awaki did not question him. The change was sudden, absolute, and undeniably linked to his touch. No matter how she analyzed it, he was the cause.
But Musujime Awaki, having survived in the dark side of Academy City as a guide for the General Superintendent, did not believe in unprovoked charity.
"What... do you want me to do?" she asked, her voice steadying as she accepted her new reality. "Do you need me to assassinate someone? Infiltrate a facility?"
Ren pointed a finger at her.
"I don't need you to do anything. I just simply want you."
"Me?"
Musujime Awaki was stunned. "Is there a difference?"
One second she was confused. The next second, she found Ren's golden eyes admiringly surveying her body—from her crimson twin-tails to her exposed midriff and down to her legs.
She instantly understood the true meaning of that sentence. It wasn't her skills he wanted; it was her existence.
"Are you talking about my body?" she asked, a flush rising to her cheeks.
"No, it's everything about you. Body, soul, loyalty."
"..."
Musujime Awaki fell silent. Her mind raced, weighing the options.
"Not enough," she whispered.
She didn't think her body was that valuable, especially in the dark, transactional world of Academy City. She was just a guide, a courier.
But Musujime Awaki still had a hint of greed. She had just tasted true power. She wanted to gain more guarantees.
Regarding bargaining, Ren said nothing.
He just beckoned with a finger.
"!!!"
The next instant, Musujime Awaki's expression changed drastically. The lightness in her mind vanished, replaced by a heavy, suffocating pressure. Her connection to the spatial dimensions flickered and dimmed.
"Don't think about bargaining with me. What I give you, I can naturally take back. You take what I give you, and don't reach for what I don't give you."
"Otherwise, I don't mind directly enslaving you and turning you into a puppet."
Ren's cold voice impacted Musujime Awaki's mind like a sledgehammer.
Her face turned ashen. That oppressive, gloomy feeling returned, along with the phantom pain in her leg. The fear of using her ability came rushing back, paralyzing her.
She was back to her old self. Weak. Broken. Terrified.
Just as Ren said. The Level 5 status he gave her, he could also take back in a heartbeat.
She pursed her lips, realizing her mistake. She wasn't dealing with a client; she was dealing with a god.
Finally, Musujime Awaki gritted her teeth and bowed her head. "Okay! I understand! I can be loyal to you, but you must promise me not to take back my Level 5 status! Please!"
The power returned instantly. The fear vanished.
"You may have made the most correct decision in your life."
Ren smiled, the coldness evaporating from his eyes. "But for the offense of trying to bargain just now, there must be a small punishment. Strip."
"Huh?"
Musujime Awaki looked at him in confusion, blinking her eyes. "Strip?"
"Clothes. Take them off."
"Hmm?"
This time, she understood. She looked around frantically.
"Hey, this is on the main road! How is that possible?!"
Musujime Awaki retorted excitedly, clutching her school blazer. Even though it was night, there were still automated cleaning robots and security drones patrolling. She couldn't do it outside!
But Ren pointed to the students walking on the road in the distance.
"Didn't you notice? No one can see you and me right now."
"???"
Musujime Awaki's eyes flashed. She looked closer. A student walked right past them, eyes fixed on a phone, not even registering their presence.
She was then brought to the center of the playground by Ren.
Although there were students around engaged in club activities or walking home, no one noticed their appearance. A student playing soccer ran right towards her.
Musujime Awaki yelped and prepared to dodge, shutting her eyes.
But she found that the person passed directly through her body like she was a ghost.
"What's going on?"
Ren calmly explained, "We are not in the same space as others right now. We are in a phase shift, layered over reality. They cannot see, hear, or touch us. But we can see them."
Musujime Awaki's eyes flashed again, understanding the implication. Absolute exposure without the risk of discovery. It was a terrifyingly arousing concept.
She appeared on the main stage of the playground with Ren. This was the most conspicuous position for school leaders during large morning assemblies.
Ren's hand suddenly rested on her shoulder and pulled off her jacket, exposing her bandaged chest and bare skin to the cool night air.
"Then, the training begins. Let's see if your new Level 5 stamina can keep up."
...
The training ended as dawn broke over Academy City.
Ren left Academy City and also prepared to leave this world, having secured his assets.
He handed the position of "General Superintendent" and the management of the Board of Directors over to Misaka Mikoto and Misaki Shokuhou.
With the help of over twenty thousand enhanced Misaka Sisters, they were invincible.
Each Misaka Sister possessed immortality (via Ren's reconstruction), the power to make her own existence disappear at will (Assassination Protocol), and each exerted the power of a Level 5 Electromaster.
Moreover, with Misaka Mikoto's modified Misaka Network acting as a cloud server, the computational power was infinite.
Each Misaka Sister could mobilize the computing power of the entire Misaka Network to elevate her ability to a very terrifying degree, creating a legion of localized natural disasters.
In addition to the Sisters.
They also had Mugino Shizuri. Under Ren's "adjustment," she now perfectly controlled her Meltdowner ability, stabilizing it to a point infinitely close to Level 6. She was a walking nuclear reactor that didn't leak radiation.
There were also the three small Level 5s (Frenda, Kinuhata, Takitsubo - upgraded by Ren) and the newly ascended Level 5 Musujime Awaki.
Letting them manage the Board of Directors gave them something to do when they were idle, preventing them from destroying the city out of boredom.
Monitoring Academy City. Managing the balance between Science and Magic.
And... recruiting beautiful women for the "Harem Council."
He might have a slight collecting hobby, after all.
Of course, their safety was also guaranteed.
Not only was the building protected by his residual power, but there were also four occasional Magic Gods (Othinus, Nephthys, Niangniang, Proserpina) hanging around the Board of Directors building, treating it as a vacation home.
There was probably no safer place in the multiverse than the General Superintendent's building.
As for the recruitment of beautiful women, Misaka Mikoto had some strong reservations.
"I won't do it! Why should I find more women for you?!" she had protested, sparks flying.
So, to make her behave.
Before leaving, Ren arranged a separate 24-hour private lesson for her.
He thoroughly put Misaka Mikoto in her place.
The entire building bore witness to it.
The Misaka Sisters, connected to the network, acted as relay towers for the sensory data.
Seeing the phenomenon of all the Misaka Sisters and Dolly in the entire Board of Directors building collectively reaching extreme highs, flushing red, and collapsing in unison for twenty-four hours straight...
Misaki Shokuhou, Mugino Shizuri, and the others who had originally had opinions about Ren's orders all obediently shrank their heads.
They definitely did not want a twenty-four-hour private lesson. The sheer stamina required was lethal.
Especially after hearing Musujime Awaki describe her experience—being made to pose in dozens of shameful ways on the playground while students played soccer through her body.
Although they were not in the same space, the feeling of shame from public exposure was not pleasant.
Everyone was intimidated by Ren's methods. Absolute power, absolute pleasure, absolute control.
Thus, the new order of Academy City was established, ruled by a shadow council of Level 5 beauties, all waiting for their Master's return.
[Inorin's Note:
Enjoying the story? Dropping a quick review, comment, or Power Stone means the world to me and keeps these daily updates flowing!
Want to read 50 chapters ahead or just want to help keep a shameless translator alive? (My livelihood actually depends on this, haha 😭). You can support me directly here:
(P.S. Just remove the brackets and replace the [.] with a regular dot . to use the links!)
✨ Patreon (50 Advanced Chapters): patreon[.]com/InorinTL
☕ Ko-fi (Support / Sponsor): ko-fi[.]com/InorinTL
Thank you so much for reading and keeping this project alive!]