"Wow~" Misaka Mikoto looked at the long string of Gekota hand puppets and suddenly felt as if pink bubbles were rising from her body. It was as if Cupid's arrow had pierced her heart, and she could not help muttering to herself incoherently.
"These were all prizes from those terrible takoyaki flavored drinks. The probability of getting each hand puppet is about one in ten to one in twenty. To collect ten limited edition hand puppets, you would need to buy nearly two hundred of those awful drinks. So far, I have only collected three..."
"Hehehe, you really like this gift, don't you? If you do, please help me with something, Misaka kohai." Arata waved the Gekota puppet slightly with a half smile, and Misaka Mikoto's frog shaped eyes followed the movement closely.
Thinking about those Gekota hand puppets was actually quite tragic. Back then, as a Level 1, he could only afford the cheapest drinks. Besides takoyaki flavor, there were even curry flavored drinks. He truly did not understand why Academy City insisted on creating such experimental beverages.
Hearing this, Misaka Mikoto trembled slightly. Her cheeks flushed red as she hurriedly tried to cover it up by speaking in a forced and serious tone.
"How could I possibly like frogs? Haha. Think about it, they are frogs. Amphibians. Slimy and slippery. How could any girl like something like that? Seriously."
"Oh, I see. Then I will just throw it away. I thought it would make a good thank you gift." Arata pretended to suddenly understand. He sighed and shook his head before walking toward the trash can with a regretful expression, lightly weighing the string of frog puppets in his hand.
"Wait a minute. Although no girl would normally like something like that, I will accept it as a thank you gift since you are in a difficult situation."
Misaka Mikoto panicked and quickly grabbed Arata's hand that was holding the Gekota puppet, speaking rapidly in a flustered tone.
That despicable villain was about to throw these adorable little children into the trash can. I must save them.
Eh... wait a second.
I just grabbed this awful senior's hand...
Crack.
Misaka Mikoto's expression froze. Her cheeks turned bright red, and faint steam slowly rose from the top of her head.
She had actually taken the initiative to grab a boy's hand outside of normal politeness.
She hurriedly pulled her hand away from Arata and snatched the frog puppet.
"Misaka kohai is unexpectedly understanding. Thank you very much for your help, Misaka kohai." Arata smiled widely at Misaka Mikoto's obvious tsundere reaction.
"Honestly, this is the first time I have heard of a younger sister asking her older brother to come out and buy clothes for her. It sounds extremely suspicious." Misaka Mikoto quickly changed the topic to hide her embarrassment while carefully putting the Gekota hand puppet into her skirt pocket.
"Please do not misunderstand me as that kind of pervert. There are many complicated reasons behind it, and it would be difficult to explain everything." Arata spoke with a serious expression. He obviously could not say something like, "My sister is actually your clone," because people would immediately think he was insane.
"Come on, hurry up. It is almost nine o'clock. Let's go inside." Misaka Mikoto said energetically as she walked inside with a cheerful, boyish stride.
Gekota, Gekota.
Wow. This is amazing. Today I finally obtained the limited edition Gekota puppet that I have been trying to collect for so long.
"Kuroko, let's go."
"Hehehe... uh!"
Arata was just about to laugh happily when suddenly a terrifying wave of resentment came from behind him, as if some ancient monster had extended its tentacles toward him.
He stiffened slightly.
Apparently he had subconsciously ignored the certain teleporting junior standing nearby.
Shirai Kuroko seemed to be overflowing with hostility. Her hair swayed slightly as her crimson eyes stared directly at Arata. Her voice sounded both sinister and frightening.
"How do you know what Onee sama likes?"
"It was just a coincidence. A coincidence, Shirai kohai. There is no need to get so excited." Arata suddenly had a mischievous idea, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted into an amused smile.
"You bastard. This was definitely planned. You must have targeted Onee sama from the start, secretly following her, investigating her preferences, and then pretending everything was a coincidence. In reality, you calculated Onee sama's route in advance and deliberately waited here."
Shirai Kuroko breathed heavily as she glared at Arata. This guy had made Onee sama blush so easily.
A dangerous enemy.
A very troublesome enemy.
And he was also the Eighth ranked Level 5.
Just now, Onee sama had shown such a happy expression. She had never shown that expression toward her.
"Oh ho ho. I did not expect Kuroko to have detective potential. Hehehe." Arata laughed teasingly.
"Do not get arrogant, you bastard. Onee sama will not be conquered so easily by a wicked ape like you," Shirai Kuroko said coldly.
What Onee sama hated the most were hypocritical people.
With a little investigation, she could definitely expose the true nature of this ape and make Onee sama cut off all contact with him.
That would truly be killing two birds with one stone.
No.
Right now it was more like three birds with one stone.
"Kuroko, Arata senpai, what are you two doing?" Misaka Mikoto turned around and shouted.
"Coming, Onee sama." Shirai Kuroko instantly teleported next to Misaka Mikoto, grabbing her arm and sticking her tongue out at Arata.
Hmph.
Even if someone is a Level 5, trying to approach Onee sama will not succeed so easily. Shirai Kuroko will drive him away with her clever tricks.
"Kuroko, it is too hot. Stop clinging to me like that." Misaka Mikoto forced out an awkward smile.
"This is to protect Onee sama from being kidnapped by suspicious people." Shirai Kuroko glanced toward Arata, who was smiling nearby, with clear hostility in her eyes.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"It seems like you are both having a lot of fun today. Am I right, Shirai kohai, Misaka kohai?" Arata said with narrowed smiling eyes.
"Is Academy City fun today? I think it is nothing special." Misaka Mikoto replied casually.
Shirai Kuroko shuddered.
Squinty eyes.
This guy had squinty eyes.
Alarm bells immediately rang in her mind.
Everyone knew that people with squinty smiling eyes were usually monsters or perverts.
We must keep a close watch on this guy. He is definitely dangerous.
"By the way, how tall is your sister?" Misaka Mikoto suddenly asked while blinking.
"Hmm. Just buy the same size as yours. It should be about the same." Arata looked Misaka Mikoto up and down before giving a thumbs up with a cheerful smile.
Shirai Kuroko stared intensely at Arata.
The clothes were the same size as Onee sama's.
This guy must be imagining Onee sama wearing those clothes and then doing something disgraceful.
Kill him.
T/N- There were mistakes regarding senpai and kohai, I have fixed them.
Thanks to rimuru_void for pointing them out , really appreciate it.
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