novelraw Chapter 1767 - 1765: Overthinking (A Cat That Does Nothing but Sleep and Eat!)
Chapter 1767 - 1765: Overthinking (A Cat That Does Nothing but Sleep and Eat!)
"Uwah---!"
Kuroko Shirai screamed miserably as she was kicked, crashing into the glass beside her before heavily falling to the ground.
"Classmate Shirai!"
Seeing this, Saten Reiko also screamed. At this moment, Kuroko Shirai curled up and gasped for breath. Although she was a LV4 Great Ability Holder, she was just a middle school student; her physical condition couldn’t be that strong. That kick just now was quite damaging for her.
"Probably broke two or three ribs, hehehe, well then, I want to see what other skills you have?"
Saying this, the thug walked over to Kuroko Shirai and kicked her again!
However......
"Hey, bullying little girls, eh?"
Suddenly, a voice arose, and in the next moment, the thug screamed miserably, flying backward.
"Mr. Fang Zheng......"
Upon hearing this voice, Kuroko Shirai breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up, only to see Fang Zheng had somehow appeared beside her.
"You...how are you here?"
"Just passing by on a little matter, heard Reiko yelling terribly, so I came to check it out; didn’t expect you’d be beaten this badly......"
"I...I didn’t expect....."
Hearing Fang Zheng’s usual teasing tone, Kuroko Shirai finally relaxed.
"Be careful, Mr. Fang Zheng, that man isn’t quite right......."
"You bastard!"
Before Kuroko Shirai could finish her sentence, the man whom Fang Zheng had kicked away jumped up again, pulling out a dagger, angrily glaring at Fang Zheng as he charged towards him.
"Die for me!!"
"Ha...no cure for an idiot."
Seeing the thug charging at him, Fang Zheng sighed, stood up against the thug. At the same time, the thug rushed towards Fang Zheng.
"Die!!"
"Ha!!"
Facing the dagger thrust by the thug, Fang Zheng didn’t mind at all, directly throwing a punch. In an instant, the dagger in the thug’s hand shattered, and he suddenly raised his left leg high, his whole person seeming to drift forward.
"---------!!"
Next, neither Kuroko Shirai nor Saten Reiko saw clearly what happened. They only saw a series of flashes appear before them, and when the flash disappeared, Fang Zheng was already standing behind the thug, back facing him. On Fang Zheng’s back, the word "Sky" could be faintly seen.
"This is annihilation, go peacefully."
"Uwah!!"
With Fang Zheng’s words falling, in the next moment the thug screamed miserably and flew up, as if being beaten by several people, collapsed directly to the ground, motionless.
"Hehe, giving you a Shun Goku Satsu, didn’t die in vain."
"Uh......"
Kuroko Shirai had also stood up by now, hearing Fang Zheng’s words, she was speechless.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, you didn’t actually kill him, right?"
"Just joking, don’t worry, I beat him to death with the premise of not killing, so he won’t die."
"Ha......."
Hearing Fang Zheng’s reply, Kuroko Shirai didn’t know what to say.
"Classmate Shirai, are you alright!"
At this moment, Saten Reiko hurried over, seeing Kuroko Shirai covered in injuries, she was shocked.
"Such serious injuries!"
"Let me see, tsk tsk, indeed quite miserable."
Fang Zheng also came to Kuroko Shirai’s side, carefully observed her, then shook his head. Kuroko Shirai was indeed in a sorry state, not only had several ribs broken, but her face was also covered in blood marks, if Misaka Mikoto saw this scene, she would surely go berserk.
"Thugs don’t care about appearance, hitting people without understanding not to hit the face. How could they ruin such a cute girl? Come, come, let me give you a healing."
Saying this, Fang Zheng reached out and placed his hand on Kuroko Shirai’s face. Soon, as the Holy Light emerged, the blood marks on Kuroko Shirai’s face quickly disappeared, while the pain inside her body gradually eased.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang Zheng."
At this moment, Kuroko Shirai bowed her head somewhat shyly, thanking Fang Zheng while he waved his hand.
"No problem, just a minor effort."
"Speaking of which, Mr. Fang Zheng, what kind of Ability User are you actually?"
Recalling that scene earlier, Kuroko Shirai was rather puzzled. She took out a mirror and looked carefully at her face, discovering that the blood marks from the glass had completely vanished, leaving no trace but some dirt. Even the ribs broken by the thug were now fully restored. This kind of ability, Kuroko Shirai had never seen before.
However, in the face of Kuroko Shirai’s inquiry, Fang Zheng simply smiled.
"Hehe, make a guess."
"No way, I won’t guess."
Facing Fang Zheng’s answer, Kuroko rolled her eyes helplessly.
She no longer expected to get an answer from Fang Zheng.
After that, Kuroko reported to the Guard Officers immediately, and they swiftly arrived to arrest the thugs, while Kuroko Shirai and Saten Ruiko followed Fang Zheng away from the scene.
"Ha ah......"
Walking down the street, Ruiko suddenly sighed.
"I knew I wasn’t good enough... Having only a Level 2 ability, I can’t manage much at all..."
Upon hearing Ruiko’s words, Fang Zheng smirked.
"What’s it got to do with ability level? Look at Kuroko, she’s Level 4 but still got beaten up badly. You’re just overthinking it. With that mindset, should Kuroko level up to Level 5 to avoid getting beaten like this? And what if someone at Level 5 still gets smacked around? You planning to ascend to the heavens?"
"Um.........."
Feeling a bit embarrassed at this point, Kuroko quickly changed the topic.
"But speaking of which, Saten-san, you actually already have a Level 2 ability?"
To be honest, when she saw Saten Ruiko using her ability earlier, Kuroko Shirai was quite amazed. She had just remembered—Saten Ruiko originally was Level 0!
"You didn’t use the Fantasy Manipulator, did you?"
"No, no, no!!"
Upon hearing Kuroko Shirai’s inquiry, Saten Ruiko quickly shook her head vigorously.
"It’s Mr. Fang Zheng’s research result! I’m just cooperating as an experimental subject... It’s just immature, so I’m embarrassed to mention it..."
While speaking, Saten Ruiko explained the bracelet on her hand to Kuroko Shirai. Though Fang Zheng had asked her not to tell others, Kuroko Shirai wasn’t a Non-Ability User, and she already understood some of Fang Zheng’s research, so it wasn’t really leaking secrets.
"So that’s what it is... I thought the bracelet was just a fashion accessory you bought."
Looking closely at the bracelet, Kuroko Shirai breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she had spotted the bracelet on Saten Ruiko’s hand long ago, but since Saten Ruiko loved chasing trends, people just thought it was another trendy item she bought. No one expected such a small item could grant abilities to a Non-Ability User...
"It’s just a temporary solution, and it’s extremely expensive to create this thing. I never planned on mass production."
Fang Zheng shook his head. No kidding, this is a Divine Power-forged Divine Artifact. He gave it to Ruiko because she’s cute, clever, hardworking, and considerate, so he crafted one for her. But others? Fat chance, even if those thugs kneeled and begged Fang Zheng, he wouldn’t give them a fragment.
"Besides, you all should train more, especially you, Kuroko. As a Discipline Committee Member, you’re more likely to encounter conflicts than others. Relying solely on your abilities and Protective Technique is hardly sufficient."
Fang Zheng wasn’t lying. In terms of sheer combat frequency, Kuroko Shirai faced more challenges than Misaka Mikoto, who mostly shopped and occasionally dealt with delinquents. Whereas Kuroko Shirai was either fighting delinquents or on her way to fight delinquents...
"You might as well join the training, since I’ll be teaching Ruiko some combat skills anyway. Might as well teach you too."
"Can I use my ability in combat?"
Hearing this, Ruiko’s eyes lit up, and Fang Zheng nodded.
"Of course, merely using abilities is pointless; learning to use abilities in combat is what’s useful."
In fact, Fang Zheng had this idea after watching Ruiko fight those thugs earlier. Of course, that would wait until they returned to the lab. As for now...
"Are we heading back to the research lab now, Mr. Fang Zheng?"
With Fang Zheng offering combat training, Ruiko already seemed eager to try, but Fang Zheng waved his hand.
"No rush, let’s find someone first."
"Who?"
"The creator of Fantasy Manipulator."
"What? Mr. Fang Zheng, have you located them already?"
Hearing Fang Zheng’s answer, Kuroko Shirai was shocked. She couldn’t believe it—less than two days have passed, and Fang Zheng had already pinpointed the mastermind behind Fantasy Manipulator?
"Of course."
"I’ll immediately inform the Guard Officers..."
"Better not tell those booze-guzzling idiots."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, interrupting Kuroko Shirai.
"I’m afraid they might mess this up. It’ll just be us going this time. Besides, you’re a Discipline Committee Member, right? You can handle arrests yourself, can’t you?"
"This.........."
Faced with Fang Zheng’s question, Kuroko Shirai hesitated somewhat, but eventually she chose to follow his orders and nodded.
"Alright... I’ll leave it to you."