"So this is a Level 5..."
The Record Keepers watched in a daze as one Railgun shot after another was fired into the pool, the giant waves kicked up by the bombardment turning into a torrential rain that poured onto the ground.
Some unprepared Record Keepers were instantly soaked like drowned rats, while others managed to pull out umbrellas at the last second; looking at the soaked group, they couldn't help but show expressions of schadenfreude.
"Ahem, next person."
A voice trying hard to suppress laughter came from the speakers near Chinatsu and Mikoto. The two looked at each other, and Mikoto helplessly reached up to scratch her head.
"I already held back quite a bit, you know."
"It's fine, it's fine. Don't mind them."
Chinatsu waved her hand dismissively, signaling Mikoto not to worry about such trifles. Then, after thinking for a moment, she asked Mikoto for a game coin.
These game coins, used as projectiles, came from the Gambling Entertainment Room established in Tokiwadai under the guise of "experience," where real money could be exchanged for game coins to use the equipment inside.
Of course, while real money could be converted into game coins, the coins won from games could not be converted back into real money and could only be used for further gaming.
Otherwise, it would truly become pure gambling, and Tokiwadai's strict school spirit would never allow students to pick up such a bad habit.
Although Mikoto was a bit puzzled as to why her sister wanted her game coin, she still fished one out of her pocket and handed it to her.
When Chinatsu received the coin, she actually mimicked the exact same movements Mikoto used to fire a Railgun. Before Mikoto could even ask a question in confusion, a knock-off version of the Railgun shot straight out.
Bang!
Unlike Mikoto's giant waves that rose as high as a building, Chinatsu's knock-off version of the Railgun only kicked up a spray slightly taller than a person.
Though the precision met the standard...
...the power was still lacking.
"Barely a Level 4 output?"
Chinatsu sighed lightly. Behind her, a bewildered and shocked Mikoto quickly stepped forward, grabbing Chinatsu's arms with both hands, her speech becoming stammered.
"Bi... Big Sister! Was that just now my... Railgun? How do you know that move... Even if you taught me the theory... isn't your ability Gravity Manipulation!"
"Ah, oops, I forgot to mention it~"
Facing Mikoto, who was frantically shaking her arms, Chinatsu tilted her head and gave an awkward smile, realizing she had forgotten to tell Mikoto about her true ability.
In contrast, the Record Keepers in the distance were all eyes-aglow; they knew Chinatsu's true ability, as it had long since ceased to be a secret in the research circles.
However, it hadn't been widely publicized, so in the general public's perception, Chinatsu was still just that Esper who could only manipulate gravity.
"Mikoto, lend me another coin."
"Wait, let me check..."
Mikoto reached into her pocket again, unsure. She didn't exactly carry that many game coins around; after all, how many opportunities were there for her to fire her cannon?
After finding nothing in her right pocket, she felt around in her left and successfully pulled out a game coin to hand to Chinatsu. She'd have to go to the entertainment room to "restock" later.
"Another one?"
"No, this time it's for skipping stones."
Chinatsu smiled and gripped the coin tightly, applying layer upon layer of compressed, concentrated gravity around it.
With a "whoosh!", the coin was thrown from Chinatsu's hand. An expert at throwing can make a stone skip across the water's surface multiple times before sinking.
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