With a sunny smile, she turned back to look at the Misaka Imouto, then entrusted her with some trivial matters; the way she looked, she seemed less like a sister and more like a mother.
Of course, after giving the instructions, Chinatsu and Accelerator left the Research Institute, and it was only the moment she left the Research Institute that she let her weak state show.
She raised her arms high, crossed them, and stretched with a big yawn, her face full of exhaustion.
"What time is it now?"
"Two in the morning."
"..."
Chinatsu rubbed her sleepy eyes in discomfort. Thinking about having to get up early for class tomorrow made her feel even more tired. After all, she was one of those rare people who went to bed early and got up late.
On days off, she ensured she got over 10 hours of sleep, and even when school was in session, she needed at least 9 hours of sleep to have enough energy to face the subjects at Tokiwadai.
Just as Chinatsu was using her brain power to think about tomorrow, Accelerator, who was walking beside her with his hands in his pockets while gazing up at the bright moon, suddenly opened his mouth.
"Chinatsu, do you think I'm strong?"
The sudden remark broke Chinatsu's train of thought, but this was a question Chinatsu had pondered before, and the result she had reached applied equally to Accelerator.
"Very strong, but the world is too big."
Chinatsu also looked up at the moon in the sky and sighed. In Academy City, she and Accelerator undoubtedly stood at the pinnacle of Ability Users.
But what about outside Academy City?
Corresponding to the Science Side was the Magic Side, where experts were as numerous as clouds. At present, their strength was far from the point where they could be proud.
Accelerator nodded thoughtfully. He hadn't yet seen the experts of the Magic Side, but once he came into contact with that world, he would be able to welcome another wave of astonishing growth.
And Chinatsu also believed that she had not yet fully developed all the power of her Gemstone. Since there was a fourth step, there must certainly be a fifth, and even a sixth and seventh.
Perhaps she should go find Sogiita Gunha, who was also a Gemstone, to exchange ideas; that might provide an opportunity for a breakthrough on the level of their shared idealistic power.
The two walked together until they reached a crossroads, where they waved goodbye. Soon, Chinatsu, carrying a heavy sense of sleepiness, walked to the outside of the high-rise dormitory of Tokiwadai in Academy City.
Just as she had jumped out of the window when she left, she chose to enter through the window upon returning. She summoned the last bit of fighting spirit in her body to control gravity and levitate herself upward.
With a soft "Click!", her dormitory window was pulled open. Chinatsu climbed in from the outside like a thief, and then she very carefully closed the window.
Kongo Mitsuko in the neighboring bed, wearing an eye mask and earplugs, had already drifted into a sweet dream, completely undisturbed by the commotion Chinatsu had made.
Chinatsu let out a sigh of relief. She then took off her school uniform, changed into a loose pair of pajamas, and pulled the quilt on her bed to wrap herself up tightly.
"Good night..."
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