"Sis, just come back first, then we'll talk!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming right now..."
Mikoto's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with indignation, her hand on her hip. On her end, Chinatsu nearly felt like kneeling. Her younger sister was usually gentle in nature, but when she got angry, she was incredibly fierce.
After hastily ending the call, Chinatsu slunk out of Teacher Komoe's house. She truly understood Mikoto's feelings. The main issue wasn't staying out for a night, but rather not sending any message all night.
Besides Mikoto, there were also Kongo Mitsuko and Shirai Kuroko. Just thinking about it gave her a slight headache. She couldn't help but lift her right hand and gently massage her own forehead.
However, along with the headache, Chinatsu also felt a warmth in her heart. In her view, if no one cared about her at all, that would be the real headache... no, that would be heartache.
Of course, being afraid was still being afraid!
Chinatsu imagined for a moment how Mikoto would lecture her later, and she shrank back a little, lowering her head with a heavy sigh, wondering if there was any way to slightly ease the situation.
Suddenly, a strand of alluring, sweet fragrance wafted from the roadside Chinatsu was passing. Chinatsu lifted her head from its lowered position and turned towards it. It turned out to be a cake shop.
No evidence was needed to prove the quality of this cake shop's goods. The long, dragon-like queue stretching out from the shop's entrance was proof enough.
"Cake... cake!"
Chinatsu's eyes lit up, and she prepared to buy three portions, thinking that it would be hard for Mikoto and the others to go all out while eating cake.
Just as she turned to head that way, the figure of a girl wearing the Tokiwadai school uniform entered her line of sight.
Mi... Mikoto?
No... that's not right!
A happy smile spread across Chinatsu's face. She stealthily followed, and just as the girl ahead seemed completely unaware, she reached out both hands from behind and tapped her on the shoulders.
"Surprise!"
"Whoa~"
Along with Chinatsu's excited voice came an extremely perfunctory response. A girl with features strikingly similar to Chinatsu and Mikoto turned around.
"It's Big Sister Chinatsu. I was really scared just now. Misaka attempts to lie, concealing the fact that she had already noticed her sister."
The clone Misaka Imouto, codenamed Sisters, tried hard to adjust the expression on her face. Unfortunately, her unique way of speaking almost completely revealed her emotions and inner thoughts.
Although she was a bit disappointed that her surprise attack had failed, Chinatsu was truly happy to see Misaka Imouto outside. Not long ago, she had been muttering that if there was still no news, she would storm the Research Institute again.
Nowadays, the Misaka Sisters were being sent to various places around the world. Although the fundamental purpose was to construct an artificial heaven, taking care of their bodies and extending their lifespans wasn't just empty talk.
Clones like Misaka Imouto cost 180,000 yen each to produce individually. As mass-produced products, their active lifespans outside life-support devices weren't long, averaging only 1-2 years.
Fortunately, with a medical expert like Heaven Canceller around, extending their lifespans beyond that in the future shouldn't be a problem. For this reason, Misaka Imouto needed to go to the hospital regularly for Physical Examinations.
Chinatsu's gaze tilted downward towards the cake in Misaka Imouto's hand. Seeing this, Misaka Imouto reacted sensitively, quickly hugging the bag containing the cake to her chest with both hands.
"Even Big Sister Chinatsu cannot take our cake. We don't have enough to eat as it is. Misaka states this with a firm and serious attitude."
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