Rewind the time to an hour ago.

Mikoto and the others, who walked out of Gufa's dormitory, were rushing back. Hatsuharu and Saten aside, for Mikoto and Shirai, Tokiwadai's access control has always been very strict.

Same path, same private. If there's anything different from when you came......

"I don't understand ......"

Mai Trin stopped.

"Sister-sama?"

"To be honest, the fact that Sister Gufa used to be a Skill_Out made me a little shocked, but even so, is it necessary to put down the work of the Discipline Commissioner? What the hell does it matter? ”

"That's probably because of ......"

"Anyway, the past is just the past, right? Isn't the current senior sister already working hard in the Discipline Inspection Committee? It's gentle with us.,Although it's occasionally very strict.,And it's very reliable.,Everyone likes this kind of senpai, right? But why is it still ...... today?"

"Can it really be that simple?"

An unexpectedly flat tone came from Mikoto's side, and it was like a moment, really just a moment, as if she had seen the end of her dream, and the tone was so flat that it was unsettling.

"Saten-san?"

That's so, different from the usual liveliness. In Saten's words, it seems to be talking about this one that has never been touched.

"It is precisely because of the past self that the present self exists. And, if this was something special in the past...... Ay? ”

Because it was so quiet, Zuotian suddenly came back to his senses and found that the other three were all looking at her silently.

"No, it's not...... I'm not against Misaka-san's opinion...... Ah, I still can't figure it out. ”

(I don't understand...... Oh, yes. Sure enough, I still can't figure it out...... ）

Tapping his forehead, Shirai didn't say anything more.

It doesn't make any sense, it's just pure nonsense. Shirai just felt that behind this incident, there was something hidden that no one knew.

Probably even the Qiong Nai who told her some clues, or Mitsuki Haihara, who was acting silently, didn't notice this. Their siblings are too intellectually in many cases, and they may not be as good at making such unreasonable associations as Shirai does.

Whether it is a solid law or a sea plain, there seems to be a key connection point. The problem, however, is that Shirai can't find out exactly where this connection is.

If thinking is a chain, then there is a strange absence in this chain today.

(In which part, exactly?) At what point did the chain break off? ）

This kind of nonsense, which is completely unreasonable and groundless, Shirai can't rule it out in any way.

(past...... Right now...... Also, dreams...... ）

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An ambulance suddenly drove past them with a blaring alarm. Of course, if it were just that, it wouldn't attract their attention. But behind the speeding ambulance was a special vehicle for guards.

There's really nothing too much to worry about. The problem was that through the passing window, Shirai saw a person.

Huang Quanchuan Aiho is also a well-known figure among the guards. However, what Shirai Kuroko cared about was that it was the guard team led by her who had previously recovered the equipment used to interfere with the ability. Moreover, although I don't know much, it seems that they are also in this group who are connected to Haiyuan Mitsugui.

Shirai frowned. Extrapolating from the normal situation, there should be no urgent tasks to be completed today. If it was a sudden incident, why didn't I receive a report as a member of the Discipline Inspection Committee?

"Sister, go back first. I still have some things to inquire about. ”

Shirai said, and without waiting for Mikoto and the others to reply, they chased after them with continuous teleportation.

Her continuous teleportation is not as comfortable as that of Dome No, but it is equivalent to two hundred and eighty kilometers of movement when converted. Although siren-blaring guard vehicles and ambulances have absolute access privileges on the road, when it comes to traffic privileges, the ability to move in space in a point-to-point manner is obviously the highest level, absolute access privilege.

It is quite difficult to continuously observe while moving in space, and there are not many people who can do it even with the same spatial mobility ability. However, Shirai was one of the few people, so even if the two cars turned several corners in a row, Shirai did not miss the target.

Eventually, the ambulance, along with the guard vehicle, stopped at a guard facility.

Just by seeing it, Shirai couldn't help but gasp.

The guard badge, which has always been a symbol of authority for law enforcement agencies, is long since disappeared, and the scene is as if it had been blown up by a high-explosive bomb, and it is a scorched black trace. There was even one car in which the entire body was gone, except for the chassis that could be vaguely distinguished.

A terrorist attack on a car bomb?

At the first time, Shirai thought of this possibility.

Indeed, judging by the traces of the scene, anyone would have thought so. But the question is, there is no doubt that a terrorist attack like this against law enforcement agencies is a big deal, so why didn't I get notified as a member of the Discipline Committee in the first place?

The emergency rescue work at the scene was carried out as soon as the ambulance arrived, and Shirai, who was impossible to intervene, could only stay aside with doubts for the time being in order not to interfere with the ambulance.

While the scene was shocking, it was surprising that there were surprisingly few injuries in need of help. A few of them even suffered only some skin trauma. Shirai, who was still thinking of car bombs at first, denied this possibility after seeing this scene.

With a clear selective sabotage, the only people who can do this kind of thing are probably the ones who have the ability.

(I see...... That's why the Discipline Inspector was not notified? ）

By and large, the capable people are some students. Naturally, minors make up the vast majority of them. For this reason, it generally does not appear on information platforms.

But why would a capable person attack a security facility?

"Damn!"

She heard the lightly wounded guard scold.

"Leave this kind of thing alone, just don't have serious casualties. What the hell is going on? ”

"We're the ones who want to know what's going on!"

"Is the surveillance still there? Let me take a look. ”

Hearing the conversation between Huang Quanchuan and the guards at the scene, Shirai stepped forward.

"Sorry to interrupt. I'd like to take a look at it too, can I? ”

"Oh, you were the ...... at that time" Normally, such requests would not be granted. Even if they are members of the Discipline Committee, except for some coordinated tasks, the resources at hand of the security officers will not be allowed to be consulted by them. But this time, Huang Quanchuan just thought about it for a while, and then made an answer that was not in the usual way, "Then come here." Anyway, it has something to do with you. ”

"Huh? Something to do with me? ”

"The on-board equipment we dragged back at that time was there."

Huang Quanchuan pointed to the vehicle that Shirai had noticed at the first time, the only vehicle with only the chassis faintly recognizable.

"W-Do you mean?"

"Yes." Huang Quanchuan took out the cigarette case from his arms and was about to take out the cigarettes, but suddenly remembered that Bai Jing was on the side at this time. She shook her head and slipped the cigarette back, "That's what we're going to disassemble here, the Capacity_Down we captured that day." ”

Who the hell is it? And why do you do that?

Just as the dismantling of the seized Capacity_Down was being prepared, something happened immediately. To say that this is a coincidence, I am afraid it will not convince anyone.

It's really like Dome guessed, behind this matter, there is an invisible hand pushing it.

But......

"Alright, here it starts."

Three monitors in the facility were invoked, and the surveillance cameras from three perspectives turned back the time, revealing the scene that had happened a few moments ago in front of everyone's eyes.

It was really, an incredible moment.

In the golden twilight of the cause, in the afterglow of falling, between the crystalline mist, indigo fills everything.

Even those present may not be able to tell what happened at that time.

Because, at all, there is no way to see it.

Not only can't you see it, you can't even feel it. That is beyond the reach of human eyes.

It was a far more high-end and precise Dummy_Check than the Tokiwadai hunters of the past. It's not just a visual distraction, it's not even the means to find it. Only the mechanical eye left this trace in the record.

This trace appeared in this emptiness.

Really, that's how it emerged.

Like alabaster, emerging from nothingness, the figure of a young girl.

The figure was pure white, but it was like an indigo diamond. It's like the flash of light that seeps out of the distant horizon before the sun rises, before a touch of morning gold reveals the atmosphere.

One by one, the crystal clear little edges wrapped the pure white body, and the girl who couldn't be distinguished by the naked eye floated in.

Although it was only a sight from the monitor, Shirai froze. It couldn't be simpler, and even the scene that could be understood at a glance attracted her deeply. It was only on the first day of enrollment at Tokiwadai that I had a similar feeling.

In fact, everyone was stunned. Only Huang Quanchuan himself was able to make a normal judgment at this time.

"Pause."

She ordered.

"Do any of you have an impression of this girl?"

This is also an ordinary question, and the answer to this ordinary question is unprecedentedly unanimous.

No one had ever seen this young girl.

Huang Quanchuan turned his gaze to Shirai. Although she was not at the scene at the time, as a member of the Discipline Commission, she may have left some impressions of this person. But Shirai's answer was also negative.

"Isn't there a record in the library?"

Shirai asked curiously.

"Do you think I'm not trying?" Huang Quanchuan complained, "It's really strange that all the current matches don't have matching characters." Not to mention, the ability of Dummy_Check is so rare that there is only one person. Did this child come out of the ground? ”

"Let's take a look first, maybe we'll find more clues?"

Shirai suggested.

Huang Quanchuan nodded. For now, we have to look at it first.

The footage captured by the surveillance camera begins to move again. The girl in the picture stops in front of the car loaded with Capacity_Down, as if observing.

"Wait a minute!"

Shirai suddenly shouted.

"What's going on?"

"That's not right!" She shook her head desperately, "The time in the picture is not so long ago, that is, dusk, and there is obviously something missing here!" ”

"Missing something?" Huang Quanchuan stepped forward, staring at the monitor and shaking his head, "I really don't see what's missing...... Not! ”

Her words suddenly stopped.

Yes, there is one thing missing. The same thing that should be obvious at this point in time, but is not in the picture.

Shadow. Under the girl's body, there is no shadow.

Will it be captured by the surveillance, but it will not leave a shadow in the light? What kind of bizarre argument is this?!

Suddenly, the girls in all three monitors turned their heads in the direction of the camera, and everyone held their breath for a moment.

Undoubtedly, the cameras that captured this scene were installed in different positions. But in all the viewpoints, the girl's movements are incredibly consistent, and they all turn their heads and look at the cameras that are not in the same position at all!

On the screen, it seems that the girl's lips move slightly. She seemed to be saying something here, but no one could hear her.

In the next instant, darkness descended.

A shadow suddenly appeared under the feet of the girl, who had not left a shadow, and this long shadow seemed to be the sun shining at a very low altitude. But most importantly, it does not cover the object, but runs through the body like a sharp blade. Indigo rose from within the shadows, enveloping the body of the car like a flame. It was clearly in front of many people's eyes, but no one noticed this scene. Until the whole body of the car exploded, it was like a bomb being detonated.

This is where the video ends.