"Ability levels increasing significantly in a short time... I suspect that the culprit behind the recent bombing cases that injured several Judgement Members is also using the Level Upper, which is why we couldn't find any high-level Ability Users in the database capable of long-range explosions."
Shirai Kuroko said this seriously. In reality, she had already contacted Uiharu and tasked her with lowering the Ability level requirements in the database to filter for the culprit.
Previously, they had assumed the culprit was a Level 4 Great Ability User, but considering the power enhancement from the Level Upper, the culprit might originally only have been at a Level 1 to Level 3 level.
Upon hearing Shirai's analysis, Mikoto recalled the bombing incidents that had been flooding the news recently and couldn't help but feel a bit worried about Shirai.
"Shirai, why don't you let me…"
"Onee-sama is a regular citizen!"
Almost instantly, Shirai guessed what Mikoto wanted to say. She puffed out her cheeks and firmly rejected Mikoto's offer, stating that this was her duty as a Judgement Member.
She also turned her gaze toward her other sister. As for Kongo Mitsuko, who was also sitting nearby, she didn't ignore her but instead put on a smiling face.
"Shirai is a useful woman, whether it's over at the Judgement Member side or here with Onee-sama~"
"Huh? Am I not useful then?!"
Mitsuko and Shirai's gazes met, and for a moment, it seemed as if crackling electricity and sparks were erupting in the air.
Seeing this, Chinatsu and Mikoto both sighed helplessly, then each continued to hold their lunch boxes, enjoying the somewhat noisy lunch break.
Unlike the harmony on Chinatsu's side, inside another school in Academy City, the culprit behind the bombing incidents mentioned by Shirai was currently experiencing school bullying.
"Hey! Lend me some more money!"
"B-but… the money from last time hasn't been…"
The student named Sango Hatsumi hadn't finished his sentence before the thug in front of him kicked him to the ground, followed by a series of punches and kicks.
"Didn't I tell you? I'll definitely pay you back after I make big money in the future. Someone like you being able to lend me money without interest, time limits, or conditions—this is my special favor to you!"
The thug laughed while continuing to kick Sango Hatsumi, who was lying on the ground. Even while being beaten like this, he didn't take any action to fight back.
Seeing this behavior, the thugs' mouths curled up even further. These thugs specifically looked for targets when extorting, and clearly, he was very qualified.
The little money he had in his pocket was taken away by the thugs, who even tossed some loose coins back at him as if they were giving him charity.
His accomplice walked over slowly from a distance, teasingly asking why the Judgement Member hadn't come over yet.
"It's too easy. I just spilled a bucket of water in the hallway, and the Judgement Members all ran over to clean it up. What a bunch of simpletons. But I guess it's because they're simple that they're Judgement Members, hahaha."
Listening to the thug's words, he gritted his teeth, slowly climbed up from the ground, and turned to walk toward his classroom.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
The Judgement Members are so incompetent. They should be cleaning up these parasites, but they're busy cleaning some damn hallway. Patrol more carefully! I'm being bullied here!
Yes, it's because of you incompetent Judgement Members that I'm being treated this way. It's all you Judgement Members' fault. Just you wait.
Sango Hatsumi gritted his teeth and returned to his classroom. The surrounding students, seeing that he had clearly been bullied, pretended nothing had happened; they didn't want to get tangled up with the thugs themselves.
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