Chinatsu's gaze swept over the boys and girls lying in the life support devices, involuntarily bringing to mind her sisters, submerged in their own solution tanks.
She wondered how they were doing now. Although she had placed mental suggestions on the Researchers at the Research Institute beforehand, so they shouldn't be doing anything too out of line...
But considering her sisters' naive and simple personalities, having seen little of the world, Chinatsu, as their older sister, couldn't help but worry for them—even though she herself felt this was probably unnecessary anxiety.
And before that unnecessary anxiety, she had to deal with the matter at hand. With that thought, Chinatsu crossed her arms and stretched heavily, taking a deep breath in and letting it out with force.
"Just leave it to me!"
With her confident declaration, she quickly walked to the nearest life support device. With a grave expression, she stretched out a hand and placed her palm on the forehead of the girl lying inside, closing her own eyes as she did so.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
The confident expression on Chinatsu's face gradually morphed into one of awkward dismay. Beads of cold sweat appeared and slowly trickled down, making the surrounding atmosphere turn somewhat subtle.
Unlike Sha Danshan, whose power had gone berserk after fusing with the twelve eternal princesses and was forcibly corrected by Chinatsu, these unconscious children were in a state *after* their rampage had already ended.
It was the difference between being in the midst of a tornado's assault and the aftermath of that assault. The state inside these children's brains was quite terrible, making the difficulty much greater than she had imagined.
Thinking this, Chinatsu opened her eyes, terminating the first phase of the rescue. Seeing this, Kiyama Harumi anxiously hurried over, urgently asking about the situation.
"Still no good?"
"Calm down. It's a bit tricky, but it can be handled. It's just... I've never done this sort of thing before, so it might take some time. And I can't be disturbed while I'm attempting it."
As she spoke, Chinatsu turned her head to look at the unconscious little girl beside her. Based on the initial probe, she had a rough idea of how to wake her up.
Kiyama Harumi's hanging heart slowly settled. She placed a hand over her chest, let out a sigh, and a determined look of trust appeared on her face.
"Please, go ahead and do it."
Chinatsu nodded. She turned back to face the young girl, once again stretching her body with full vigor, as if preparing to step onto a fierce battlefield.
[AIM Diffusion Field]
Among the various fields Chinatsu had mastered, this was undoubtedly the one with the lowest proficiency. Unlike other fields, which could be practiced by releasing them into the air for simulation, the AIM Diffusion Field primarily acted upon people.
Chinatsu had a premonition that if she could successfully reawaken all the children here, her mastery over the AIM Diffusion Field would rise to a whole new level.
[Bestowal of Ability]
[Enhancement of Ability]
[Deprivation of Ability]
The world Chinatsu's hand could reach would become even more vast. Whether for her own strength or for the sake of these innocent children, she absolutely had to succeed.
She raised her hand and placed it on the girl's forehead. Maintaining calm breaths, she closed her eyes once more, meticulously controlling the special power that was the AIM Diffusion Field.
Fast. Steady. Precise.
No mistakes were permissible. The slightest deviation might very well plunge these children into an even more dangerous situation.
Kiyama Harumi stood beside her, nervously awaiting the result. Meanwhile, another person, having discovered that Kiyama Harumi had brought Chinatsu into the Research Institute, now wore a troubled expression.
Teresutina Kihara Lifeline.
The mastermind behind the deception that led Kiyama Harumi to carry out the
And Teresutina was none other than Kihara Gensei's own granddaughter, having received from her grandfather the authority to conduct the
In other words, Academy City had never truly abandoned these unconscious children, because there was still value to be squeezed from them.
They attempted to extract Ability Body Crystals from the brain secretions of the unconscious children. Then, by combining these crystals with suitable Ability Users who met the experimental conditions, they aimed to create the theoretical Level 6 Esper.
"Why is the Level 5 Misaka Chinatsu with Kiyama? I recall her ability is Field Manipulation... Could it be she can even manipulate the AIM Diffusion Field? Regardless, these little ones can't wake up now..."
Teresutina bit her fingernail, muttering in a low voice. Soon, she made a decision very much in line with her character: the greater the risk, the greater the reward. For the sake of creating a Level 6 Esper, what did it matter if she made an enemy of an Esper?
A mortal body, comprehending the will of a god.
That was the Level 6 Esper. In her view, Academy City existed for this very purpose. Nothing was more important than creating a Level 6.
"Deploy, the nudist beach armored suits!"
Time passed second by second. The grave expression on Chinatsu's face still hadn't faded, but at least she hadn't opened her eyes or removed her hand, which meant she hadn't given up or failed.
Kiyama Harumi's originally tense and anxious heart gradually eased. Looking at Chinatsu's seemingly delicate back, she felt a sense of reassurance she had never known before.
Just as she thought everything would proceed smoothly in a positive direction, strange noises reached her ears, and the sounds were growing louder.
"Something's approaching?!"
Kiyama Harumi's gaze shot toward the direction of the sounds, then returned to Chinatsu, who was focused on treating the children.
In the end, she turned and walked step by step toward the source of the noise. The already abnormal AIM Diffusion Field around her body became even more violent at this moment, one of her eyes rapidly being swallowed by a crimson hue.
As the creator and primary node of the Level Upper network, she could utilize the computational power of nearly ten thousand brains and the various abilities they each possessed.
[Multi-Skill]
Although Kiyama Harumi wasn't sure how long she could maintain this state, she was acutely aware of the tremendous burden it placed on her body to remain in it for extended periods.
But even so, she couldn't retreat a single step. This was the most critical moment for whether her students would regain consciousness. No matter who was approaching or with what purpose, she had no intention of letting them pass.
Soon, several nudist beach armored suits, each nearly three meters tall, appeared in Kiyama Harumi's line of sight. The technological weapons mounted on their arms took aim at her.
At this moment, Kiyama Harumi understood that the other party was definitely not friendly. With a grave expression, she raised her palm toward them. A violent gale instantly surged forth, sweeping toward them.
"All of you... get lost!"
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