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On the other side, the girl with cherry-blossom hair and twin tails reached out her hand under the former's urging gaze: "Kanzaki H. Aria, professional armed detective, special skill: hole-making."

Haru Shiori, who had been watching the whole thing, looked puzzled: "Opening a hole?"

"Don't mess with me, or I'll rip holes in you!"

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After reaching a consensus, the members of the 177th branch of the Disciplinary Committee officially began the necessary intelligence exchange with the group that called themselves "Armed Detectives".

"We don't have much intelligence on our side. We can only confirm the fact that the surveillance around the criminal would go out of control before each operation through early spring, as well as the criminal's ability tends to be the type of large-scale destruction, and that he can easily defeat LV4 level great abilities, etc., which are vague information. If we combine these phenomena, we suspect that the criminal has electromagnetic abilities close to the level of LV5 superpower users."

"I'm sorry, your intelligence is wrong."

"Eh?"

After declaring "death" to the intelligence that the disciplinary committee members had spent considerable effort gathering, Reki took out a pre-prepared document from her personal weapon case.

"The Absolute Ability User Project, how about you?"

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Subsequently, the aloof-looking girl brought up concepts such as "the strongest ability user," "the designer of the tree diagram," and "data collection," which sounded like something out of a fantasy novel to the disciplinary committee members. And in the end...

"Singularity Reversal, replacing 'Accelerator', has made him the 'strongest' esper in Academy City. According to the 'tree diagram designer's' calculations, as long as he completes the challenges against all 50+ Level 5 espers and 7 Level 5 espers in Academy City, he will have an 80% or higher probability of becoming the first 'absolute esper' through data modeling."

"Wait... is all of this true?"

"So that's it!"

"Early spring?"

"I was wondering before, if those surveillance cameras failed due to electromagnetic interference, there would definitely be a lot of damaged parts afterwards, but the surveillance cameras at the scene only 'failed' temporarily and returned to normal after the incident... It wasn't due to electromagnetic interference, it was just simply turned off!"

"So, who is it that can disregard the authority of the disciplinary committee members and arbitrarily manipulate the school district's surveillance cameras?"

The answer is obvious.

"...So, the 'Eighth Mystery' of Academy City doesn't refer to a single esper, but rather to a phenomenon caused by the entire Council and the Ability Research Institute?"

Reggie nodded slightly, giving an answer that Kofumi Miwa found hard to accept: "Correct."

"But if that's the case, what about those missing ability users—"

"If they really are an 'absolute ability user,' then they wouldn't allow this information to be leaked, would they?"

With one hand supporting her head, Shirai Kuroko gazed out the window with a vacant look: "Although we might kill them outright, do you think we can't imprison them before the plan is completed, given the authority of the Oversight Council?"

"..."

The stark contrast between the beautiful facade she had previously experienced and the cold reality she was now facing shook all of the girl's fantasies about this academy city, and she remained silent for a long time.

"...Tell me what I should do."

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School District 7.

Tokiwadai Junior High School and other secondary schools.

The once bustling streets have become extremely deserted due to unknown factors. Looking around, there are only a handful of people, and they are standing in confrontation with each other.

On one side is a blonde girl supported by several people, and on the other side is an unknown figure whose appearance is covered by a black robe.

Even so, they were both aware of each other's identities.

"So you're the 'Singularity Reversal,' the guy who replaced 'Accelerator' in the 'Level 5' competition?"

Surrounded by several powerful espers who were "psychically manipulated" by her, the blonde girl—the fifth-ranked esper in Academy City—who had no direct combat abilities, felt confident enough: "She doesn't look that great."

Unlike those powerful individuals who knew nothing before, it seems that all superpowered individuals have some understanding of this "Absolute Ability User" project. "Accelerator," who was directly disqualified, is one, as is "Atomic Collapse," who directly participated in the "capture" of Lin Yi. "Mental Control" is the third one. It is unknown whether the remaining four are the same.

"Heh, don't underestimate the Queen of Tokiwadai, the largest faction. Let alone the mere 'Level 5 Project,' I know exactly what you're thinking right now."

"Oh?"

The simple rhetorical question provoked a strong reaction from the superpowered individual in front of him. His expression changed abruptly, and the several powerful individuals around him, who were being controlled, released their abilities at top speed.

In an instant, earthen walls rose from the ground, water vapor froze into ice, and the roar of the compressed atmosphere... all sorts of abilities were displayed before my eyes, but they were all just in a simple defensive form.

Naturally, Lin Yi wouldn't be foolish enough to confront the overlapping defensive abilities of at least five in front of him head-on. Instead, he calmly observed the nature and principles of these abilities.

Behind the area protected by these abilities, Misaka Mikoto felt a profound sense of absurdity.

Once again, he used his "psychological control" to observe the psychological state of the "enemy" not far ahead. The response he received was the obvious "all-out attack," but in stark contrast was the fact that the enemy had not made the slightest attack so far.

This feeling is almost like being separated from reality, with the mind and body coexisting in completely contradictory and independent forms—

For no apparent reason, a word surfaced in Misaki Shokuhou's mind: schizophrenia.

"That's right, only schizophrenia would cause this."

Having realized the "truth," the superpowered individual calmed his panic and changed his plan to rely on the surrounding superpowered individuals to fight the "schizophrenic" patient in front of him.

Having made up her mind, Misaki Shokuhou took out a remote control-like object, pointed it at the "unsuspecting" Lin Yi, and pressed the button—

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Wu Yiqi stopped crying (six) and asked, "Eh?"

Surprisingly, everything went far too easily and simply.

There was neither obstruction from other abilities nor resistance from subjective will; it was as if one had entered an empty shell where no consciousness existed at all. The ability from "mental control" easily seized control of the body.

"I thought they were some tough opponent, but it turns out they're just this level."

After a brief moment of surprise, Misaki Shokuhou quickly accepted the reality and began to think about how to make use of this "future esper".

"Wait, let's check their abilities first."

Controlling this body to perform the most familiar movements, a faint airflow flows above the raised palm.

"The ability to manipulate gravity? But with this level of strength, it shouldn't be enough to catch the eye of the 'tree diagram designer.' Where did things go wrong?"

—No problem.

“——————!!!”

As he watched in horror as his hands, which he clearly controlled, closed uncontrollably, a voice clearly reached his consciousness.

—Your method is simply wrong.

At the center of the distorted light, a pitch-black "dot" appears.

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Strictly speaking, this was not the first time Lin Yi had encountered this kind of "mental control" ability. When the main god was unable to provide support to the main body after fusing with the "fragments", Lin Yi led the humans of the Origin World to invade the other world and encountered a world with special rules. In that world, there was no high-level active energy application, but a mental ability called "geass".

Among the many different forms and natures of "geass" abilities, the one ultimately chosen by the world's will to stand openly in opposition to the invaders is a native life form with "absolute command".

Compared to the "psychological manipulation" we are currently experiencing, the "geass" we encountered back then was far superior in both level and energy. Upon closer examination, this is not incomprehensible, since the former was a form of mental interference against an individual based on "world consciousness," while the latter was merely the influence of one individual's reality on another.

Moreover, Lin Yi was prepared before setting foot here this time.

Whether it's the various chaotic legends in the Origin World, true or false, or the encounters in the Geass world, they are enough to prove the "harmful" nature of this kind of mental ability. Compared to the direct external destruction, this ability to read your memories and seize your consciousness without your knowledge is obviously much more disgusting. The possibility of accidentally capsizing in the ditch is much greater than a direct head-on collision. Given the characteristics of these mental abilities, Lin Yi naturally made certain preparations for these mental abilities afterward.

However, it was somewhat unexpected that the first person to verify the effectiveness of these "preparations" was a "plot character," compared to other "fragments."

The series of events took Lin Yi only a few seconds to process, but for Misaka Mikoto, who had successfully seized control of "Lin Yi's" body through "psychological manipulation," those few seconds felt longer than her entire life.

Like every psychic ability user, after realizing that she had not succeeded in influencing the user's mind, the Queen of Tokiwadai made the wisest choice: a wave from the heart.

However, before she could finish this operation, she was horrified to discover a reality.

"—What did you do?!"

The voice was not uttered by her own body, but by a "singularity reversal" that was being manipulated yet not controlled. When she tried to retract her consciousness, the ability user felt as if she had hit a wall and was unable to leave her body. In her panic at this unprecedented situation, she could no longer maintain her queenly aura.

"Stop!"

An uninformed person hearing this would probably think that Lin Yi was manipulating the other party.

This scene is truly bizarre. It's one thing to be unaffected by the "mind control" ability, or at the very least, to be immune to manipulation through other means. But how can someone be manipulated and still be able to use their own body as a container to trap the other person's consciousness inside? It's as if they're not using their body as a body, but as a tool.

—It's roughly as you imagined.

"—!"

The Queen of Tokiwadai felt like she was about to collapse after encountering so many incomprehensible things, even though her own thoughts were being directly captured by the other party.

At this moment, she felt extremely regretful about her previous decision to rely on her own abilities to fight against this "singularity reversal". If she had lost to the opponent's unreasonable and overwhelming abilities, she could have accepted it. After all, the "tree diagram designer" thought that the opponent was the most likely to become an "absolute ability user". But now, the opponent has only shown how to use the ability from the beginning and has not used any ability at all. Instead, she, who took the initiative, has fallen into an awkward situation where she can neither advance nor retreat.

If I'm not mistaken, she's not only trapped in this "prison," but she's also facing a situation she's caused everyone else to experience—

—Yes, mind reading.

"..."

After receiving a definite answer, Misaki Shokuhou did her best to control her thoughts. In terms of understanding the ability of "mind reading," probably no other esper in the entire Academy City was as familiar as she, a Level 5 esper. But it was precisely because of this familiarity that many things were not something she could stop on her own.

The more you don't want to think about something, the more it will subconsciously surface in your mind. Isn't that a strange phenomenon?

Lin Yi casually "flipped through" the memories accumulated by this superpowered individual over the past ten years. Normally, Lin Yi wouldn't be able to use this kind of mental ability to directly "transmit sound" to this superpowered individual, but it was different when the superpowered individual deliberately ran into this completely empty information body.

Yes, that's the real reason this superhuman failed.

Ultimately, the ability of "psychological control" only targets humans with intellectual thinking—at most, all intelligent life forms in nature. It is naturally effective in interfering with the minds of these intelligent life forms, but it is completely useless against an empty shell that does not even have subjective thinking.

Imagine, even the most skilled hypnotist, could they possibly hypnotize a doll?

Based on a similar principle, Lin Yi directly used this information body to form a trap. It's fine if the mind-based interference doesn't actively enter, but once it does, it will create a "mental blockade" effect. Before the effect ends, the other party will have some control over this blank information body, but at the same time, they will also expose their mind to the information body without reservation, forming a passive ability: being mind-read.

Misaki Shokuhou, who has a severe lack of informational cognition, clearly understands this information. However, this does not prevent her from knowing that her thoughts are being read. The more panicked she becomes, the more information she tries to hide is exposed to her opponents. She tries to escape but cannot, and she cannot even control the several Level 4 ability users outside to destroy her body. In this state where everything about her is unilaterally exposed to others, and she is completely powerless to do anything about it, she begins to understand the feelings of those ability users she used to influence or even control.

When Lin Yi came across Misaki Shokuhou's memory, she quickly found something else interesting through her associations.

—A human stunt room? And this… a psychological amplifier?

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"what do you want."

Realizing that she was powerless to fight back against this one-sided information leak, Queen Tokiwadai had no choice but to save herself in order to avoid having her last shred of shame exposed: "Let me make it clear that all my actions were my own, and my purpose was the same as what you are 'seeing' now: to defeat you and prove that I am the most likely candidate to become an 'Absolute Ability User', so as to obtain more resources from Academy City. There is absolutely no other purpose."

Even if she didn't say it, Lin Yi probably already knew most of these things through her current "mind-reading ability". Compared to the other transmigrators she had encountered with ulterior motives, this character's purpose was obviously much simpler. Of course, it's also possible that it was because she didn't know how to take over the "transmigrators'" abilities.

In reality, she simply wanted to defeat Lin Yi, end the "Absolute Ability User" project, and gain more security and benefits for her position in Academy City.

In other words.

—Is this all you need?

"need?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Misaka Mikoto quickly grasped the meaning of this "demand" and readily admitted, "It's quite normal, isn't it? Since it's a city focused on developing abilities, isn't it the goal of every ability user to make their abilities stronger and attract more attention?"

In just a few words, her true nature was completely exposed.

A loveless adolescent monkey with little ambition, simply seeking attention from others.

Once there's a demand, things become much simpler.

With a similar mindset, Lin Yi readily presented Misaki Shokuhou with the exchange terms: to get her back into his body and to satisfy her subsequent "needs." Without even needing any additional psychological intervention, Lin Yi could sense that she was already tempted simply by seeing these terms and the exchange.

"...How can I believe that?"

This is not something you can judge; right now, you can only choose to accept or not accept.

With an absolute advantage in information and power, Lin Yi could have easily found other more effective ways to acquire the other party's "abilities" if time constraints allowed. The reason for using "exchange" was simply because it was more efficient.

Furthermore, it's not really necessary to go to great lengths to influence the "psychological control" ability of basic carbon-based life forms. If it were to rise to the level of "rules," the situation would probably be quite different now.

As the Queen of Tokiwadai, who had a deep understanding of many people's hearts, she was not unable to understand Lin Yi's words. After a brief hesitation, she wisely accepted the condition. Putting aside everything else, the fact that her mind was being read in this one-sided way was something she could not endure for long. Even if it was to get out of this situation, she had no choice but to make a decision.

Almost the instant she made the decision, Misaki Shokuhou noticed that the "wall" blocking her path had vanished without a trace. Only after returning to her body at top speed did she experience this "temptation of going home" for the first time. She breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked at the "singularity reversal" opposite her again, her mindset had changed somewhat...