On the evening of August 21, the color of the sky changed to the black of the dark sea.

Tonight is the first quarter moon, the shape of the moon is like a sneering mouth, the moonlight is very faint, and there are no street lights on the iron bridge quite far from the center of the city, which is connected with the black river below, forming a deep black block.

Mikoto Misaka was alone, with her hands on the guardrail, staring blankly at the lights on the street in the distance, and the girl's surroundings were emitting blue-white electric sparks.

Words like electric shock may give the impression of terrible pain, but for her it is the most gentle light, and even now, she can't forget the night when she first learned to use her abilities.

Hiding in the quilt, playing with that little electric spark all night, it looks like a star that is blinking, and I was looking forward to it seriously, when I grow up and become stronger, maybe one day I can create a starry sky,

That's right, that's Mai Tamin before she grew up.

But Mai Qin thought to herself, now she is no longer qualified to have such a dream.

“……”

Grasping her hand tightly and then opening it again, such a simple action made Maikoto squint her eyes slightly and smile softly.

Everybody can do it, such an ordinary action.

However, there are people in the world who can't even do such actions.

“…… Muscular dystrophy ......"

Tiny lips, gently spitting out every word.

Muscular dystrophy, one of the incurable diseases of unknown cause, causes muscles to gradually become immobile. If the body is completely unable to move, the muscles will gradually atrophy, so the muscles of the whole body will be lost bit by bit, and finally even the heart and lungs will lose their function.

Of course, Mai Trin is not a muscular dystrophy patient, and there are no muscular dystrophy patients among Mai Trin's relatives and friends, but Mai Trin can understand that such a life must be very painful.

Obviously he didn't do anything bad, but since he was born, he couldn't move his body according to his own will, and he couldn't do anything about it when he watched his body gradually weaken, and finally he couldn't even get out of bed. No one will be able to pull you by when you reach out for help, such a life is really pitiful.

A long time ago, a researcher once asked a young Mai Childu if she would like to help such a patient.

“……”

The young girl,Listen to their lies,She's convinced that as long as she unlocks the principle of her power to manipulate electricity,And successfully "transplanted" it to others,It will definitely save countless muscular dystrophy patients.,That's it.,Misaka Mikoto's DNA information,Officially registered in the school city library.。

However, reality shatters the girl's wishes in a completely unexpected way.

A degraded replica of "defective electricity" developed for military use has already been put on the production line, and you can make as many copies as you want at the push of a button.

And these created sisters don't even have the qualifications to be weapons, and they are born only to be killed, just like frogs on the dissecting table.

"Why............ Why is this the case?"

Mai Trin said softly with trembling lips.

The reason is very simple, all because the young Mai Trin was careless and provided DNA information, and now no one knows whether it was the man in the white real yàn dress who lied to her from the beginning, or whether the originally sound research went bad in the middle of the process.

Once upon a time, there was a girl who dreamed of helping others, but the girl's dream led to the fact that 20,000 people would be killed.

“……”

Therefore, the girl hopes to be able to prevent this from happening no matter what, even if she sacrifices her own life, she must stop this crazy "real yàn".

The girl doesn't think it's a very handsome thing to gamble on her life, the girl doesn't want to lose her life, in fact, the girl trembles with fear, her fingertips gradually lose their blood, and they become cold, and the back of her head seems to be surrounded by a large murmur, and she can't think calmly at all.

If I could, I would have wanted to cry out for help, but it was an absolutely intolerable act, and it was a despicable act to just think about my own salvation.

Because of Mai Trin's relationship, nearly 10,000 "sisters" have been killed, and the remaining 10,000 are also living on the verge of life and death. It is absolutely inadmissible for a man who bears such a deep sin, a monster whose hands are stained with blood, flesh, bones, fat, and internal organs, to think of his own salvation.

But......

"Who's coming...... Help me......"

Therefore, Mai Trin's cry for help can only be shouted in places where no one hears, and the sounds of fear, trauma, and scarring can only gradually dissipate in the dark.

"Help me......"

The shout, which will never be heard, can't help but vent from the girl's mouth.

“……”

Mikoto lifted her face.

On the iron bridge shrouded in darkness, there was not a single street lamp, only the light of the string moon as thin as a needle reflected the space around the girl. The side face of the girl who was swallowed by the darkness looked so fragile and tired, as if she had exhausted all her strength, and it could pass away with the wind at any time, which made people feel more heart-wrenching compared to the usual lively Maikoto.

On the iron bridge at night, Mai Sakato stood alone in a daze, her eyes as if she had given up a qiē, as if she was looking at a distant dream.

In fact, since she learned that the urban legend that her DNA was used to create replicants for military purposes has been circulating in the school city recently, Mikoto has already started her own actions.

However, it is really simple to destroy one or two research institutions, and it is easy to do this with a super electromagnetic cannon comparable to an army, but the 'real yàn' is taken over by other research institutions, no matter how many research institutions are destroyed, no matter how many times the trick is made, the 'real yàn' is still constantly being inherited.

"Heh, it seems that in the eyes of these great researchers, the unprecedented level 6 is quite attractive......"

The girl laughed at herself, her tone was really full of tiredness, as if she had lived for a thousand years, seen the dark side of the world, and had a pessimistic sense of despair about life.

The children knew very well what was going on with the animals, but even so, they still called themselves 'animals as if they were nothing'. How can such a thing be accepted? However, even if she couldn't accept it, there was no way to stop it, and red blood oozed from Mikoto's clenched lip.

"There's only one way...... Isn't it?"

Killing 20,000 sisters would allow one side to pass and upgrade to level 6?

However, as long as there is an 'error' in the perfect number, they can only choose to let the 'real yàn' stop, as if there was an incomprehensible error in the computer program, and thus force the end one by one, and the only way is to let the first party pass to kill the real super-electromagnetic cannon.

This is the only choice that the girl can make, although it is an act of sacrificing her life to protect others, the girl can't even defeat the enemy like a brave man, or protect others like a hero.

There is only one thing a girl can do, and that is to give her life to make people think that an answer that is originally correct is wrong.

One can only pray to the gods, and the "real yàn" will stop.

"Are you going to sacrifice your life?"

Mai Trin muttered to herself, not even knowing what kind of expression she had on her face now.

Then, she nodded, as if cheering herself on.

"You can't stand the kids being hurt again."

Mai Trin nodded again, muttering to herself like a child about to cry.

"You want to protect them with your own hands...... Break into the test site on your own, and don't ask anyone for help until the last moment, so let's die alone. ”

Mai Korin continued to nod vigorously, but this instead left Mai Korin in pain.

Now I am no longer qualified to accept these words, and even if there is a world where everyone can be happy and happy, there is no place for me to stay!

But those children will be saved!

I had to die to save those children! What's so bad about that? Wouldn't it be great if my death would save everyone?

Mikoto, who couldn't move a single step, was like a child, tears rolling down her eyes.

yes, absolutely, absolutely, it's a great thing.

The girl didn't choose to die voluntarily, she just didn't have any other options.

For example, there are three options to choose in front of you, and you must choose one, but all three options say "suicide", then in essence, there is only the option of "suicide" to choose from, and the girl is forced to make this choice, how can she be held responsible for her choice?

Even if all three options are "suicide", why not just find the fourth option? If there is a new option of "still alive", then the girl who was originally forced to choose "suicide" will definitely try to choose the new option.

Even if Mikoto Misaka doesn't sacrifice it, she can stop the real yàn, and she can save her sisters without harming anyone or losing anything, and Mikoto desperately wants it to survive.

Actually, I still want to live, but there is no other way to go except to die.

"Really...... Why do I have to ...... Do you have to die?"

Finally, the girl roared loudly, as if to vent a qiē complaint and anger, which gradually dissipated in the darkness, and then gradually returned to calm, gathering her thoughts that would break into pieces at any moment, and making a final decision.

As if praying to a god who didn't know whether there was a zài, she slowly clenched her fists and slowly walked into the darkness to the final place.