"Tch, not very credible."
Although Accelerator had only dipped his toes into the darkness of the world at this point, he was well aware that the upper echelons of Academy City were by no means benevolent.
One had to realize that creating clones was a major taboo in scientific research, and they had even devised an absurd plan to have him kill over twenty thousand clones to grow stronger.
At this moment, Accelerator felt not even a shred of goodwill or trust toward the upper echelons of Academy City; just imagining that he might have agreed to the plan to kill the clones made him feel a chill.
If such a thing had really happened, he wouldn't need others to forgive him; he wouldn't even be able to forgive himself in the first place...
Accelerator took a deep breath, gripped the communication device with its glowing screen, and called out to Chinatsu without looking back into the warehouse.
"Chinatsu, let me show you something."
Hearing this, Chinatsu reluctantly released her embrace of her sister, turned around, reached out to catch the communication device Accelerator tossed over, and saw the message inside.
Aleister's purpose in arranging the Misaka Clones was never to research the DNA map of an Esper, nor was it to have Accelerator grind monsters to level up to Level 6.
These were all smoke screens; his true purpose was the Misaka Network formed by the electrical interconnection of over twenty thousand Misaka Clones, and then to disperse the Misaka Clones across the world to create an artificial heaven used to eliminate magic.
If she didn't know that this plan would ultimately fail, and that the Misaka Sisters, who were being treated as tools, would regain their freedom, Chinatsu would probably have had to do some more mental preparation.
When it came down to it, she was just too weak.
Although Chinatsu wasn't sure if pursuing powerful strength was the right choice now, since she had already embarked on this path, she could only keep walking forward.
Strength, power, status.
These were all indispensable. If she were to end up as nothing more than a pawn, then Chinatsu hoped she could at least manage to protect the beauty and tranquility around her sister.
Chinatsu quickly adjusted her mindset, handed the communication device in her hand to the Misaka Imouto, and then placed her hands on her shoulders with a smile.
"Rest assured, I will protect you all."
The Misaka Imouto quietly looked at Chinatsu, whose eyes seemed to hold the sun, and ripples stirred within her wooden heart—a feeling that she, in her current state, couldn't even begin to explain.
She could only nod in response, and receiving that nod was enough. Chinatsu took a deep breath, turned around, walked back to the Researcher who had led the way, and once again initiated mental control on them.
The previous mental control had been a simple manipulation; as Chinatsu left, those controlled would gradually recover. But now, Chinatsu was using one of the branches of the mental type.
［Mental Suggestion］
Although the content in the communication device clearly stated that the Researchers could not do anything harmful to the Misaka Imouto, that wasn't foolproof, so Chinatsu chose to add a safeguard.
Chinatsu repeated this action several times until she had suggested everyone in the Research Institute, and only then did she stop.
She raised one hand to cover her forehead, cold sweat trickling down her listless cheeks, her breath coming in slightly rapid gasps.
After her contest with Accelerator, her mental and physical strength had already been nearly depleted, and now she had continuously used precise Field Manipulation to mimic Shokuhou's mental abilities.
However, in front of her sister, she still wanted to show her reliable side as much as possible. She raised both hands to pat her cheeks and quickly pulled herself together.
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