Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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"What...what did you do to me?" The robber quickly realized the situation he was in and frantically searched his body, while his companion, who had experienced this feeling before, sighed helplessly.

Although the abilities developed by people with superpowers are all kinds of strange and wonderful, this ability to strip others of their abilities still feels like a cheat even after so long!

It's like a Blood Elf mage with a million health points suddenly appearing on a continent with only 100 health points... He can kill people by using his staff to withstand the Heavenly Punishment, so how are the other 99 people supposed to play!

Sigh, what are the Jedi continent and Blood Elf mages anyway?

"Anyway, it's not very useful for you to have this ability. All you do is rob banks, rob banks, and rob banks some more. I might as well take it away first. I think even Aleister would agree with my decision if he saw this... Right, Aleister?"

"Heh!" Aleister, who was barely clinging to life with the help of the Netherworld Soul Chaser after losing half his health to Aiwass's big explosion, saw this scene through the airborne circuit and his lips twitched... Who would agree with your bandit-like behavior? Why did you have to shift the blame onto yourself?

And how do you know that someone is watching you?!

"Alright, since you can't do anything funny right now, let's just leave it to the professionals. Can you still move those disciplinary committee members over there? If you can, they're yours."

"Huh? Yes, we'll take them to the nearby police station right away." Hearing Bai Ye's call, the fierce little girl quickly came over and handcuffed the robbers before turning to Bai Ye: "Sir, while we are very grateful for your help, according to the regulations on administrative penalties for public security, could you please cooperate with us and give a statement? With us as witnesses, it will be quick, only a few minutes."

"Taking a statement... forget it, I don't have a good impression of that place." Shaking his head, Bai Ye's figure disappeared right in front of everyone.

Fierce Loli: "..."

No, no, it's gone?

At the same time, Gu Fameiwei, who was at the rear, also received a call from the branch's auxiliary personnel: "What, you're saying you can't find the information on that man who acted bravely in the database?"

"Did it suddenly appear along with that big cat that's currently causing trouble in District 18?"

"Yes, I understand."

"I'll do it right away."

Hanging up the phone, Kofumi looked helplessly at Shirai Kuroko, who was watching her eagerly: "Let's hurry up and get these three to prison. We've got more work to do. Although I don't want to do this either, the person who just saved us is definitely an undocumented immigrant..."

"Are you sure he's an unregistered resident?" A strange voice suddenly interrupted Gu Fameiwei's words.

"Uh...yes, there is no information about him in the database."

"Hmph, I knew my intuition was right. Even if he wasn't a robber, that guy had other problems... Damn it, he even fooled me just now!"

"Are you sure you're not angry because you mistook him for someone else and want to take this opportunity to beat him up?" With her loli intuition, Shirai Kuroko keenly sensed the true thoughts of the flat-chested girl in front of her.

"...That's so long-winded!"

With a crackling sound, a pale blue arc of electricity enveloped Shirai Kuroko.

Seeing the little girl collapse to the ground with a strange wail, Misaka Mikoto, who rarely gets this excited, curiously tidied her hair.

Even though it was only the first time we met, why did I have this feeling that everything should have been this way?

……

After leaving the robbed bank, Bai Ye went to an ATM a few blocks away, withdrew some money, and took down a few thugs who were trying to steal the wad of cash he had deliberately left out. Then, he patted his head, looking as if he had just realized something.

"Since there are still several hours left, instead of wasting time on things like eating, drinking, and having fun, why not do something more meaningful..."

For example, I could help Aleister, the high-ranking chairman who is so indifferent to the trivial matters of the lower classes, deal with the rampant delinquency in Academy City. As for the level 1, 2, and 3 abilities of these delinquents, I could consider it as payment for my help.

After happily having several delinquents press their fingerprints on contracts to sell their abilities, and then keeping the abilities he had essentially picked up for free, Bai Ye turned to look at the spiky-haired guy at the alley entrance who was staring at him in disbelief.

"What, do you want to join them too?"

"How could I, the mighty Kamijou-sama, possibly have such a strange request as to voluntarily join the masochistic side!" The spiky-haired man rubbed his messy hair in despair, turned around and ran away without saying a word, fearing that Bai Ye would really catch up and beat him up.

white night:"……"

Running so fast makes it seem like you have something that's really attractive to you.

Chapter 184 The Show-Off Gets Hit by Lightning...Bombarded

A few hours later, on the top floor of a residential building in the Seventh School District, Bai Ye scoffed and hung up the phone.

On the other end of the phone was the top dog and mastermind of Academy City, nicknamed Aleister the Hanged Man... Oh, his life support device exploded somehow, so he might not be hanging upside down right now.

As for the purpose of the call, it was naturally because Bai Ye had been wandering around the entire Seventh School District since 2 PM, causing trouble and attracting delinquents to come looking for him. Then, he went to the alley to fight back and take away those people's abilities.

In just a few hours, the number of delinquents stripped of their abilities by Bai Ye's hands had easily surpassed three digits and was heading towards the five hundred mark...

The chairman, who was already seriously injured because of Aiwas's sudden trouble, was so distressed that he twitched.

At this rate of several thousand per day, in just half a year, the magic side could present Bai Ye with a huge banner—it's estimated that by then Bai Ye will have cleared out all the ability users in Academy City.

Left with no other choice, the Chairman, despite his severe injuries, ignored the frog-faced doctor's orders and called Bai Ye, promising to send the details of the true Absolute Ability User Project and the previous Mass Production Ability User Project to Bai Ye's phone shortly. In exchange, Bai Ye promised not to reveal this information to anyone in the world.

"Beep beep, beep beep."

"Beep beep, beep beep."

Two notifications for new messages rang in succession. After clicking to accept, two data packages totaling more than 10 gigabytes were transferred to his phone.

It must be said that the internet speed at the science base camp is quite impressive.

After clicking "Accept" and learning about the ins and outs of the two plans, as well as the crucial artificial celestial realm plan, Bai Ye curled his lip... He knew that Aleister, with his calculating nature, wouldn't have spent so many years developing such a ridiculous solution for a mere supercomputer that might have been malfunctioning.

It's a pity that tens of thousands of clones had to die at the hands of one side in order to gain the trust of the magic side during the early stages of the project.

Speaking of which, the person who pretended to be a robber in the bank this afternoon seems to be the "mother" of these clones, right?

With a casual rub, Bai Ye crushed the phone that a certain unscrupulous person had given him into powder, clapped his hands, and stood up from the balcony.

"Quick, it's right here according to satellite positioning!"

We absolutely cannot let him get away this time!

"It's outrageous! I thought he was a good person this afternoon, but I never imagined he would commit such a heinous crime in just a few hours, stripping over four hundred ability users of their powers through unknown means..."

Suddenly, a commotion arose downstairs, and then a short figure appeared in front of Bai Ye, holding a pair of steel nails in each hand and staring intently at him.

"Give up, you're surrounded now!" Shirai Kuroko looked at the man who had saved her once in a way with an inscrutable expression: "Although I personally hate those scum who just wander around the streets all day, bullying whoever is easy to bully, that's not a reason for you to break the law and take away their abilities!"

"You're the only one who came up?"

"...Hmph, I only need to block you for now. This is a joint operation by the Disciplinary Committee and the Security Forces. You have nowhere to escape!" Thinking of the strength that Bai Ye had shown in the afternoon, a trace of fear flashed in Shirai Kuroko's eyes, but it quickly disappeared and was replaced by solemnity.

"So, is it really necessary for you to go to such lengths to deal with a law-abiding citizen like me?" Under the girl's wary gaze, Bai Ye walked to the edge of the balcony, looked at the dense crowd below, blinked, and looked completely innocent.

"To be a law-abiding citizen, you at least have to be listed in the Academy City's archives. Unregistered residents don't qualify for that term!" Shirai Kuroko exclaimed, exasperated. "And if you're a law-abiding citizen, what about those guys currently questioning their existence in the Security Department's temporary detention center?"

"If you really watched the surveillance footage, then you should understand that they attacked me first. I have never attacked anyone first," Bai Ye said, shrugging.

Shirai Kuroko: "..."

It sounds unbelievable, but Bai Ye is absolutely right. This guy just deliberately left half of his cash exposed after withdrawing it, and those idiots, like cats smelling fish, rushed to join the family of the powerless.

The pretext for the joint operation between the disciplinary committee and the security department is Bai Ye's undocumented status and his excessive self-defense...

"Speaking of which, I seem to have forgotten to ask this afternoon... how old are you?" At this critical moment when a fight could break out at any time, Bai Yeyi did not choose to break through violently, nor did he beg for mercy. Instead, he asked Shirai Kuroko a question that she found inexplicable.

"Twelve years old, so what?" Considering that this wasn't exactly a private matter, and that it was better to stall Bai Ye with words than to attack him directly... after all, if words failed, they could always resort to fists and kicks.

So Shirai Kuroko directly revealed her age.

"Twelve years old, shouldn't she still be in elementary school?"

"Nonsense, I'm a first-year junior high student!" When it came to such a matter of dignity as whether she would be classified as an elementary school student or a junior high student, Shirai Kuroko instantly lost her temper.

"Congratulations on successfully graduating from elementary school?"

"Thank you."

"..." x2

"You bastard, you're definitely messing with me, aren't you?!" Shirai Kuroko angrily slammed the steel nail in her right hand onto the ground.

"So kids are kids, even if they go to middle school, it won't change anything." Hearing the soft footsteps coming from the hallway, Bai Ye didn't want to linger any longer. Taking advantage of the fierce little girl's inattention, he patted her head: "Right now you should be in the classroom saying 'This-is-a-pen' and looking up waiting for the teacher's praise. I'm in a hurry, so I won't talk to you anymore."

"And you guys who've been chasing me all this way... Excuse me for being blunt, but if you can catch me, I'll admit defeat!"

He slapped a "Void Walk" ability card onto himself, and amidst the murderous gazes of Shirai Kuroko and the disciplinary committee members who arrived later, Byakuya laughed maniacally as he walked away, stepping on thin air...

boom--

A beam of orange light suddenly shot out from the rooftop of the building next door, precisely grazing Bai Ye's face and blocking his path with a slight pre-aiming.

Chapter 185 It's impolite not to reciprocate (Version 2.0)

First, let me say something. I didn't think things through when I was writing. I only realized it after seeing the comments. Even if it's confirmed that Byakuya really has a problem, Misaka Mikoto's personality wouldn't lead her to use the Railgun right away. So, the Railgun shot that was supposed to hit her directly at the end of the previous chapter has been changed to blocking the protagonist's path. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. (bows)

The following is the text——

If someone tries to stop you, and you leave, even if you are in the right, it's still someone else's territory. It's okay to temporarily back down to save trouble.

But what if someone just shoves something in your face...

Feeling the intense heat emanating from the high-energy beam so close by, Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. Instead of continuing to leave, he turned and flew back to the place where the orange beam of light had been emitted—the rooftop of the building next to the one where he had flirted with Shirai Kuroko. There, he saw the culprit who had stopped him.

The girl who mistook him for a robber that afternoon at the bank.

At this moment, she had one hand in her pocket and was playing with a coin in the other. When she saw Bai Ye flying towards her, the corner of her mouth curled up.

"Hey you upstairs, you're an unregistered resident, aren't you?"

Bai Ye nodded.

“Then that’s it. I had a vague feeling this afternoon, but according to the strict grading system after the ability is developed to an advanced level, it is difficult for a low-level ability user to fight against a high-level ability user, so I didn’t pay attention to it at that time.” As she spoke, a bright smile appeared on the girl’s face: “So come and fight me. Since you are an unregistered person, it is only natural that you are not among the existing level 5s in Academy City.”

"...I thought you were with them." Bai Ye pointed to the disciplinary committee members/security team in the next building who were almost bursting with anger, but after seeing Bai Ye fly back, they felt there was still hope of arresting them, so they were rushing over here eagerly.

"Tch, who would want to hang out with those troublesome guys?" The brown-haired girl glanced disdainfully at her neighbor.

"..." At this moment, Shirai Kuroko, who had just arrived at this building from that building through several teleportations, froze... Hey, hey, hey, you did such a terrible thing to me this afternoon, and now you're starting to dislike me after only a few hours? That's too much!

"what time is it now?"

"Huh?" The brown-haired girl was stunned for a moment, a few arcs of electricity flashed across her forehead, and then she answered Bai Ye's question: "According to the unified time of Academy City, it is eight o'clock in the evening."

At 8 PM, Yifang's first experiment was scheduled to begin at 10 PM. Including the last ten minutes spent traveling, he had one hour and fifty minutes left...

"That's enough, shall I play with you for a bit?"

"Hmph, that's quite an unpleasant attitude. I hope your strength matches your pride." The girl clicked her tongue, and a few more streaks of lightning crackled from her forehead.

sizzle-

A bolt of lightning struck the white night, which was still suspended in the air, without warning.

Since discovering that his body was truly extraordinary, Bai Ye has also developed some strange hobbies. For example, in battle, he likes to use his bare body to withstand the enemy's first wave of probing attacks...

Looking at Byakuya, who stood there with an air of "go ahead and chop me, I'll eat my hat if you don't move," Misaka Mikoto's lips twitched violently.

I must be being looked down upon.

"You bastard, don't go too far!!!"

As the girl's emotions fluctuated wildly, the electric arcs on her body, which were originally only the thickness of a hair, grew to the thickness of a finger. As a result, swathes of buildings around the building beneath her feet began to go dark, or rather, lost power...

boom!

If last time, her electric current was like touching an electric gate for the victim, then this time it was like carrying a metal flagpole to the mountaintop in a thunderstorm to chase a dream... and getting struck by lightning.

"This is quite interesting." He still took the lightning strike while standing motionless in the air. The feeling of being enveloped by the Thunder God's energy reminded Bai Ye of a seemingly dull but actually very cunning guy.

"Is lightning your only attack method? Although it is one of the most violent elements in the world, if that's all you've got, I don't think you have the right to challenge me."

Yo~

Hey, you big dummy!

Seeing that Byakuya possessed astonishing resistance to lightning, Misaka Mikoto pursed her lips and didn't continue to obsess over it. With her level 5 calculation ability, it wasn't impossible for her to further increase the power of the lightning, but the cost-effectiveness was clearly not worthwhile.

"Are you still planning to stand there and let me hit you?" Controlling the electric current to stimulate her muscles and enhance her physical fitness, the girl looked at Bai Ye seriously: "It won't be so easy from now on."

"Oh?"

"So your attitude is really infuriating! Take this shot first!" Once again enraged by Bai Ye's nonchalant attitude, Misaka Mikoto didn't say anything more this time. She deliberately missed the target before because she was worried about misjudging the situation, but since she could withstand a lightning strike of that intensity, it was just a railgun... Even if she would be injured, it wouldn't be fatal, right?

With that thought in mind, she tossed the game coin she had been holding into the air. As the coin reached its highest point and naturally fell back to her face, she flicked her finger, and an orange beam of light instantly pierced the night sky, shooting straight at Bai Ye's face.

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"Watch out!" Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but shout, then looked sheepishly at Kofun Miwa and Uiharu Kazari who had come to her side... Fortunately, they didn't notice her sudden lapse in composure.

But did they witness something incredible?

Seeing her friends and seniors looking up at the sky in shock, Shirai Kuroko followed their gaze and saw that the person she had just spoken to had raised his right hand, with a clearly deformed lump of iron between his index and middle fingers.