"Teacher Kiyama, your dark circles are so heavy."
The awakened girl pretended to be fine and flashed a smile at her former teacher. Watching this scene, Kiyama Harumi could no longer suppress her emotions, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.
Even if the Level Upper project she envisioned were truly implemented, she had never thought she could awaken the students this quickly.
One year.
Five years.
Ten years.
Even if she had to become an enemy of Academy City, even if she had to spend half her life, as long as she could save these children who called her teacher, she would never regret it.
Kiyama Harumi raised her gaze toward Chinatsu, who was currently using gravity to toss those nudist beach armored suits out of the Research Institute like trash, and expressed her sincere gratitude.
In response, Chinatsu, who was busy tossing trash with one hand on her hip and the other seemingly holding a baton, withdrew her focus for a moment, shrugged her shoulders, and nodded without a hint of modesty.
"I told you, you can rest easy when things are in my hands. But I haven't completely finished your commission yet; after I deal with these guys, I still need to awaken the rest of the children."
After saying this, Chinatsu used her gravity even more roughly, and one nudist beach armored suit after another was batted out of the Research Institute by Chinatsu as if she were playing baseball.
After finishing with the nudist beach armored suits, Chinatsu symbolically clapped her hands together, as if trying to pat off non-existent dust.
Watching Chinatsu like this, Kiyama Harumi couldn't help but want to smile. Of course, this was by no means mocking Chinatsu, but rather feeling that the seemingly mature Chinatsu also had a childish side.
"Let's go, to awaken the remaining children."
"Now? The forces behind those nudist beach armored suits haven't been confirmed, and my physical state isn't suited for continued combat. Wouldn't it be better to transfer the children first..."
Kiyama Harumi voiced her own opinion on the current situation. In reality, her judgment was flawless under normal circumstances, but when facing various standard situations, Chinatsu often chose to go off-script.
She saw her stop the footsteps she had originally turned to take back the way she came, and with a smile, she extended a finger and lightly tapped her own forehead.
"Practice makes perfect. With the experience I've gained and my upgrade, it won't take that long to awaken the children again. My growth rate has even been affirmed by a certain white-haired individual~"
Kiyama Harumi couldn't help but feel puzzled upon hearing this, wondering who this "certain white-haired individual" in Chinatsu's words was. In her impression, there didn't seem to be anyone in Chinatsu's circle of friends who fit the white-haired criteria.
Returning to the hall where the unconscious children were, this time Chinatsu did not walk to the side of any single child, covering their forehead with her hand and closing her eyes for precise operation.
Instead, she walked to the central area where the unconscious children were. She slowly raised her right hand, her open palm appearing as if she were grasping something.
[Empty Shell Field · Constitution]
An invisible field enveloped all the unconscious children in the vicinity. Chinatsu, who had not closed her eyes, had many complex rules emerge in her pupils like shooting stars, eventually converging into a single point.
[AIM Diffusion Field · Concept Modification]
The already existing AIM Diffusion Field underwent subtle temporary changes due to Chinatsu's interference, which made it even easier for Chinatsu to manipulate.
And this change was not the difference between a tsunami and a torrent, but rather the difference between a tsunami and a stream.
Although a Gemstone Esper does not rely on calculation power to activate abilities, improving one's calculation power and understanding various types of knowledge is undoubtedly beneficial.
Reaching the sky in one step by thoroughly understanding the essence of a Gemstone was still too far away for Chinatsu. Even a Gemstone needs to advance step by step; it's just that the starting point and ending point of a Gemstone Esper are further than most people's.
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