At that moment, inside a certain family restaurant.
The Misaka Sisters and Shirai were seated by a glass window. Mikoto and Shirai were in the middle of a heated discussion, which was entirely centered around Shirai's perverted schedule logs.
Chinatsu, however, seemed like an outsider, holding her phone and chatting with someone. The seriousness on her face was completely unaffected by the two beside her.
Is it... Sekihana Senpai?
No, it was Accelerator.
Ever since she had finished her battle with Accelerator and exchanged contact information, Chinatsu had been sending him messages from time to time. Although he never replied quickly, he always responded eventually.
And the more she communicated with Accelerator, the more Chinatsu found that his mental state was unexpectedly stable. It was precisely because of this stability that Chinatsu felt even more strange.
According to the timeline in the original story, Accelerator should currently be mentally unstable due to the 'Level 6 Shift Project'.
Not only that.
Thinking back carefully to when she first met him, the 'Level 6 Shift Project' should have already been underway for some time. However, his mental state and attitude seemed as though he hadn't even come into contact with the project yet.
Chinatsu couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. After all, to navigate this dangerous world, she believed she had to make good use of her two major advantages.
First.
Her mysterious and powerful Gemstone power.
Second.
Her memories of the plot's progression.
By using the uniqueness of her Gemstone ability to constantly climb toward the peak of strength and relying on her knowledge of the plot to develop slowly and avoid risks.
But now, an unexpected turn of events had occurred. Chinatsu was anxious to find out what had happened, even wanting to fish for information from Accelerator.
"No, I need to stay calm."
Chinatsu whispered to herself in her mind. After closing her eyes for a few seconds, she quickly returned to her original state and calmly analyzed the current situation.
First of all, the change in the plot's direction must stem from herself as a variable on the chessboard. Considering that whether or not the Level 6 Shift Project is executed wouldn't directly affect the Board Chairman's overall plan, there was every reason to suspect he wanted to use this to test her.
Leaking her ability was merely a slight fluctuation in a weak combat force in his eyes, but if she leaked her knowledge of various classified information or even her foresight, that would be a major problem.
Deciding to continue her 'naive and sweet' persona strategy, Chinatsu exchanged a few more pleasantries with Accelerator on her phone before simply ending the conversation again.
She put away her phone and turned to look beside her, only to see Shirai sitting pervertedly on Mikoto, her body rubbing vigorously against her.
"Onee-sama! Onee-sama!"
Mikoto looked exhausted as she tried to break free from Shirai. Other customers sitting nearby cast lingering glances in their direction.
At the same time, Uiharu and Saten walked up outside the shop, staring dumbfounded through the glass wall at Mikoto and Shirai's behavior.
Chinatsu stood up from her seat with a faint smile. While paying for the parfaits they had ordered while waiting, she spoke up to remind the two who were currently tangled together.
"Kuroko, it looks like your friends have arrived."
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