Midsummer festivals are a common festival in Japan, and they are also present in the Gakuen cities that tower over the islands of Japan.

The Midsummer Festival is held in the middle of summer, and the Midsummer Festival held at Tokiwadai Junior High School is set in August, and mainly consists of visiting the booths prepared by Tokiwadai students in the girls' dormitory, as well as ancillary activities such as auctions and stage performances.

Because she was going to play on stage at the end of the Midsummer Festival, Mikoto Misaka was extremely unnatural today, and her anxiety was overflowing, like a prisoner who learned that he would be executed in a few hours.

Saten and Hatsuharu were immersed in a variety of confectionery craft booths, and they didn't notice the difference between Mikoto Misaka. Their school has held festivals such as midsummer festivals, but the gap between ordinary junior high schools and Tokiwadai, a private aristocratic school, makes all the efforts of their school not even match the one booth here.

In such a lively festival, Qin Shao wandered around with interest.

He hasn't been to Japan in other fantasy worlds, although he has been to Japan twice in the real world, but at that time, Japan was either a war-torn hell on earth, or it was simply completely occupied by zombies and established a zombie empire, not to mention celebrations, it was the same thing whether there was anyone alive in the whole of Japan!

Therefore, he was still very interested in the Japanese-style festival held in Tokiwadai.

"Boss, boss, I very much doubt that these flowers were cut from the garden and then brushed with a layer of syrup, do you want to taste them and verify them?"

As he spoke, without waiting for Qin Shao to answer, Zuo Tian plucked a petal from the flower, put it in his palm and presented it to him.

"Well, sweet, no fake." Qin Shao made an evaluation after tasting it.

"Yikes! Saten-san, and Satian-san's store manager, you ...... How can you do this! ”

Looking at the behavior of Zuotian and Qin Shao as if no one was around, Chu Chun covered his mouth and widened his eyes in horror.

"Well, candies are meant to be eaten when they are made, and they can't be ruthlessly thrown into the trash after the midsummer festival, right?!"

Zuo Tian waved his hand indifferently, but instead of introspection, he preached about the early spring.

"And, look at Misaka-san, aren't they having fun!"

Looking in the direction of Saten's finger, Mikoto Misaka is being pestered by a group of candy booth makers, begging Misaka to eat their creations.

"......" in the early spring, he couldn't help but be speechless.

Indeed, from the moment they are born, candy is destined to be eaten, and they also regard the smile that makes people smile after tasting themselves as the supreme glory. Early spring, take a bite? ”

Qin Shao picked up a vase closest to him, first picked a few petals and threw them into his mouth, and then handed them to Chu Chun.

Chu Chun licked the corners of his mouth, looked around again, and found that no one was paying attention to this side, so he quickly pulled it down in hesitation and entanglement, and stuffed it into his mouth with the leaves......

In the end, she still couldn't resist the temptation of the sweet taste.

"Delicious......!"

Five minutes later, Mikoto Misaka finally got rid of the juniors who were pestering her, and hurried to reunite with Qin Shao and the others. But when she approached, the words that she had originally intended to apologize were immediately suffocated back into her mouth by the picture in front of her.

Pointing with trembling fingers at the bare branches in the vase near the three of them, Misaka looked horrified and said, "What did you three do when I wasn't looking!?" ”

Chu Chun turned his face away, quietly wiped the sugar stains on the corners of his mouth, Zuo Tian took a few steps forward, blocked Chu Chun's movements, and said at the same time: "Maybe the weather is too hot, they all melt." You know, they're not really flowers. ”

“…… Yes, I know, but please tell me, why is it that in the whole room, only the people around you have melted, and there is not even any scum left?! ”

Mikoto Misaka pointed to the lifelike sugar man on the opposite stand, and the non-existent angry flames around her were so hot in the eyes of Saten and Hatsuharu.

The lie was ruthlessly exposed, and Zuo Tian's face suddenly sweated like rain: "Uh...... That, it's all at the behest of the boss... Yes, the boss said that people's labor should not be ignored and cruelly abandoned, so, in order to respect the people who make these things, we must eat them, this is an honorable and great act, we are duty-bound, we ......"

Seeing that the more he talked, the more he became more and more involved, and even flaunted his actions as a good deed that was unparalleled in the world, Chu Chun, who was hiding behind her, couldn't listen to it anymore, and quietly stabbed her in the back with his hand, interrupting her gushing speech.

And when she heard that the act of stealing handicrafts was affirmed by Qin Shao, Mikoto Misaka's cheeks couldn't help but turn red.

She originally thought that this thing was only done by Zuo Tian, at most plus early spring, but she didn't expect that this was still a three-person criminal gang! And the one who is in charge of brainwashing is still the boss Qin she respects!

Misaka lowered his head in shame: "Since you ...... Since the store manager has said so, you really deserve to be commended for your actions. Come, this was given to me by a junior just now, you can eat it too! ”

Seeing this, Chu Chun's eyes widened instantly: "Misaka-san... Was he persuaded by Satian? ”

"Haha, Misaka-san, I was inspired by the mission. She has come to realize what a miserable fate awaits those sugars if we don't take action! Zuo Tian pinched his waist with both hands and shouted very arrogantly.

"No...... I just want you to eat too much and get a toothache! Mikoto Misaka looked away and said to herself with an expressionless face.

A smile appeared on Hatsuharu's face: "Since Misaka-san's won't pursue it, let's go to the next place!" Time is limited, and today's early spring decoration is going to visit here in this limited time! ”

When Chu Chun spoke, Zuo Tian naturally didn't dare not listen, and followed behind Chu Chun step by step, and soon left this exhibition area.

Mikoto Misaka seemed to remember something annoying, sighed, and then looked at Qin Shao: "I don't have confidence in myself!" ”

"Do you mean the afternoon performance, or the Puritan visit afterward?"

"I really can't hide anything from you!"

Qin Shao smiled noncommittally: "You don't have to worry about the performance, in the sun and the breeze blowing the corners of her skirt and hair, a beautiful girl in white pulls the strings, and the melodious melody floats in the sky above the women's dormitory, I think even those who want to take pictures will involuntarily immerse themselves in this beautiful atmosphere and forget her original purpose." ”

"It always feels like the person you're going to take pictures of is a lot like someone I know...... What about the Puritan visit for a few days? I'm really worried about this! ”

"That's the center of the storm.,Two winds of different natures of science and magic that are drifting around the world.,Will meet in the school city at that time!"

"So serious?"

Mikoto Misaka's face turned a little pale. The night she stayed in Anding District, she learned about the existence and powerful power of magic from Qin Shao's mouth, and knew what kind of disaster the world would suffer once the balance between magic and technology was broken.

Qin Shao explained: "It's better to be blocked, the contradictions between the two sides have been accumulated for too long, and sooner or later there will be a war." Strong winds mixed with dark clouds, and heavy rains came later. Judging by various phenomena, the prelude to the war could not be played at least before the Great Overlord Festival. If we can find a way to clear the contradictions between the two sides before then, we may be able to avoid this war. ”

"Then we'll ......"

Before Mikoto Misaka finished speaking, she was stopped by Qin Shao raising her hand.

"This is a high-level game, there is no force that can be driven, and the strength is not comparable to the top person under the magic system, at this time, you can't change its pace!"

Hearing Qin Shao's words, Mikoto Misaka was not pessimistic, she thought for a while, tilted her head and asked, "Then do you mean that as long as I have the power that I have been driven and the strength comparable to the top powerhouse, I can participate in this matter?" ”

Qin Shao shrugged: "As long as the war is not over at that time." ”

"That's enough, you'll help me, right? It's like helping Saten-san. ”

"Time will make the river of history flow unwaveringly forward, and from the macro perspective of time, even if you change this war, at some point in the future, it will still happen. So, why are you stopping it? ”

"Probably...... It's for this school city.。 Life here is peaceful and happy, and although some troubles often come to the door, I still love the city and my friends who live in it. ”

"I thought you'd say for the whole world." Qin Shao said with a smile.

"And what about your reply?"

Mikoto Misaka looked at Qin Shao without blinking.

"After August 31st, although there was a deal with Aresta, as long as you don't take action personally, it doesn't mean to cultivate one or two saints once in a while, right?"

Realizing the meaning of Qin Shao's words, Mikoto Misaka held back the excitement in her heart, clenched her fists and said, "No, not at all!" ”

"That's right, boss. I've always wondered what kind of shocking identity you are hiding besides the café owner?! ”

Mikoto Misaka stared at Qin Shao curiously, with an inquiring expression.

"You want to know?" Qin Shao looked at Mikoto Misaka with a smile.

Mikoto Misaka nodded for a while.,The hidden identity of the person who can make the chairman of the school city treat each other equally.,Can she not be curious?

Qin Shao took a glass of juice from the tray in the hands of the passing maid, took a sip, and pondered: "Well, I do have other identities, such as the city lord, the alliance master, the principal, the supreme leader, etc., now that I think about it, some identities are really nostalgic!" ”

Mikoto Misaka was shocked by the number of identities Qin Shao said, and after snatching the juice in Qin Shao's hand and taking a big sip, she commented one by one: "Is there still a profession of city lord in the world now?" And what the hell is the alliance leader? Is the high-end profession of Supreme Leader really suitable for you? Also, boss, you even became a principal! Which college is the president? I can't see it, boss, your experience is quite rich! ”

"Look at your performance, obviously you are taking my words as a joke!"

"Where is it, where is it......" Mikoto Misaka had an expression that wanted to laugh but couldn't help laughing, she really listened to Qin Shao's words as a joke, although deep down she also knew that Qin Shao had no need to lie to her at all.

Snatching back his juice from Mikoto Misaka, Qin Shao snorted coldly and continued: "Well, it's normal for you not to believe me, after all, it's not the experience of this world. Didn't you ask me about my hidden identity? Aside from the café owner, there is only one 'Demon God' left on me, which is why Aresta treats me as an equal! ”

"Demon God? What is that? ”

Mikoto Misaka scratched her head, and in her vast knowledge reserve, she couldn't find the slightest introduction to the demon god.

Qin Shao explained: "The Demon God, simply put, is the God of Magic, a title that can only be obtained by those who have reached the pinnacle of the field of magic. For you, a science student who has only been exposed to magic for a few days, you don't understand the meaning of this title! ”

Hearing Qin Shao's words, Misaka was unhappy: "Classmate Zuotian's boss, are you looking down on me?" ”

"If you look at the level gap, your understanding is not wrong!"

Qin Shao affirmed Misaka's words. Then, without waiting for Misaka to discharge, he continued: "After all, an existence of my level, this world has become a constraint, we can't go all out, and even a little movement may lead to the destruction of the world." ”

"If you move, the world will be destroyed, and you can deceive people!" Misaka expressed strong doubts about Qin Shao's words.

"Otherwise, why do you think Aresta, who is close to the Demon God, is asleep most of the time, and why don't I leave the Stability Zone so easily?" Qin Shao asked rhetorically.

"Because as soon as we step into reality, it will be a huge burden for the whole world to collapse! So for the most part, we stay in our own phase and don't care about the world. I am here for some special reason to show up to you, and even so, I have to stay in the Stability Zone. ”

"It's the first time I've ever known about this kind of thing...... Misaka muttered to himself, a little dejected. Living in the world of science, she knows for the first time today that one person can really ruin the whole world!

"Isn't it a little unbelievable? Isn't there a sense that no matter how hard you put in and how much you achieve, it all seems meaningless? Because they disappear with a single move, because they are never really in their own hands! ”

Humility and powerlessness in the face of fate will make people fall into the abyss of despair, and some of them will peek into the abyss to the corner of heaven.

Qin Shao believes that Mikoto Misaka is one of those people!

After a pause, Qin Shao changed the topic and said, "Aresta is playing a game of chess, using the whole world as a chessboard and all the demon gods as opponents!" I'm a spectator of the game, and I have the ability to ruin it! Aresta was afraid that I would destroy the chessboard, so he turned a blind eye to my actions in the school city, and only when Saten was in trouble, he came to his aid, and endured the price of the blocked plan, and terminated the absolute ability and follow-up plan for the spread of the Misaka network around the world! ”

"And the next world war is an uncertain factor beyond the Aresta plan! Misaka,You said you wanted my help.,Then the full support of this school city.,It's my first gift to you! ”