AN: Here we go people! Next chapter hype! I dunno, just trying to excite the chapter for some reason.
Still surprise this came out like a week later? Well, I go back to school. Yeah...
Like I know I promised to go crazy with the chapters and all, but this is where I went nuts!
So enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 35: A Long Day
Apparently, there were various traffic light incidents happening around Academy City. Electronics were shut off during the time, including security cameras. One of them occurred close to the Exhibit Assembly we went to.
Here's what I think. STUDY purchased and/or manufactured a lot of powersuits. These powersuits are transferred while the power was out. Still, I don't know what they're planning with all of those powersuits.
Then there's the incident at the Assembly itself. A few powersuits and security robotss attacked us. Was STUDY testing Janie capabilities? If that is Febrie's sister's limit, then they would dare push her beyond that.
That's really ticking me off!
"Relax Otomi!" Ruiko patted my back, "C'mon hotsprings!"
"Yeah!" Febrie agreed,
A smile formed at the sight of those two.
"Otomi?" called Febrie with a big smile,
"Yes?" I said,
Febrie blushed and hugged me!
"You'll look really pretty in a dress!" she beamed up,
What?
Ruiko's eyes widened due to some realization.
"Yeah you would!" she agreed with Febrie, "Maybe some time this week, we could have mommy try out pretty dresses!"
My eye twitched at the explanation.
Once again Febrie agreed. I couldn't help it but smile at those two. I love how they interact.
"Konori and the others went ahead to set it up." Ruiko reminded, "Afterall, you need those wrappings after we're done in there."
I simply nodded at the reminder. I checked my bag to make sure my medical wrappings and other necessities were there.
All accounted for.
"Yeah I do." I replied,
Once we got to the hotsprings, we met up with the others but a woman called out for Kuroko. However I intervened for the girl so she can take a break. I mean she's working really hard at Judgement, especially today. So she deserves a break.
"So you're one of Shirai's friends?" the woman raised her eyebrow at me, "And how will you give me a massage with one hand?"
Without a word, I raised my pointing finger and sparks started to how around it. It's simple, all I had to do was redirect the older woman's nerves around her muscles and bones. I'm redirecting her muscles to be relaxed.
Electricity can do a lot of thing.
"Quiet one when you're alone, huh?" she commented,
"Unless when I'm with my friends." I smiled,
She introduced herself as the dorm supervisor of Tokiwodai. It's obvious she's the supervisor for Kuroko and Mikoto's dormitory.
I only went to that dorm once. It was during the annual midsummer festival, which was a few weeks ago. However I didn't really explained what happened there. I simply partook at the activities and events there. From tea ceremonies to arranging flowers, it actually was a relaxing time. That was it. Nothing crazy enough to actually tell the tale.
"I went to the midsummer festival at their dorm." I started a conversation,
"Ah yes, I knew I recognized you from somewhere." her glasses shone, "I swear you look a bit like Misaka."
"I get that a lot." I laughed,
Her muscles were quite tense. She really needs a break. I was easing her muscles with small shocks and it was working. Her posture started to relax and her breathing calmed down.
"I never got your name Supervisor-san." I smiled,
Then I realized she fell asleep! Whoops. Did I put too much shock into her brain? Impossible! The shocks were equivalent to touching something small traces of friction. It's like feeling the static in your shirt! Then again the dorm supervisor does have a relaxing smile on her face. She must be one of those people the rarely smile, but when she does it's nice.
Looks like my job was done.
The moment I got into the hotsprings, I saw an interesting sight. Kuroko slumped down unconscious at the side of the bathtub, while everyone else was having a decent chat.
"Finally!" Ruiko grinned,
Sighing to myself, I suddenly felt self conscious. I was staring at Konori and Ruiko. Those two were quite developed.
"They're like balloons right mom?!" Febrie asked innocently, "Someday I'll be as big as them!"
The two of girls blushed at the comment and were reprimanding Febrie. What did Proto teach her?
Why does this feel like a manga? Hotsprings and everyone talks about chest size? No seriously.
Balloons, that's one way to describe them.
"Here let me take your towel off." Mikoto approached me,
I felt it slipping and my body was exposed. I heard collective gasps at the sight. My body was filled with various scars throughout my one year. Some were old while others were obtained weeks ago.
"Y-You're back!" Uiharu gasped,
"All over." Ruiko commented,
"Otomi." Mikoto frowned,
"That's a lot." Konori pointed out,
The most notable scar was the one at my back. It was more like multiple scars, lines all around it. Like someone scribbled at it. I got the scars when I fought the Saint. Another notable scar was the one at my stomach. It's where Worst stabbed me for her final action.
"That's why you don't want to bathe together." realized Ruiko,
Simply nodding, I tried to ignore the stares. However it was hard to wash yourself with just one hand. I still had my cast.
"Let me." Mikoto smiled,
She was gentle around the scars. I smiled as Mikoto told me how Kuroko was freaking out and how she had to shock her to stop the teleporter.
After that I was allowed to go to the tub itself. Febrie approached me and stared at my scars. I felt nervous.
"The TV said scars are for heroes!" she hugged me, "You're my hero, Otomi!"
My vision became a blur and a held a sob. I felt the girls' smiles right at us.
"T-Thank you." I replied,
"Daddy, mommy is a hero!" Febrie repeated,
"That's right mommy is a hero." mirrored Ruiko with a grin,
The moment was sweet and lovely.
Then it got ruined.
Two arms snaked around me, and I could feel irregular breathing right on my back. Ruiko quickly covered Febrie's eyes. Everyoen stood there in total shock on what is happening.
"Onee-sama let Kuroko take care of you." the recently awakened Kuroko muttered,
Then I felt her hands right on my chest.
I mean it's not as bad as an actual woman's chest, right? I mean it's like holding a guy's chest, right? I-I dunno what to say.
I'm trying to keep this for teens! Not for adults! Honest! I will not go into full detail!
"Ah yes, these have so much potential!" Kuroko screamed in ecstasy,
I wanted to say something, but strange sounds will come out instead. Taking a deep breath, I can talk. "Kuroko."
The arms stopped moving.
"O-O-Otomi!" she realized her total error, "I-I thought y-you were onee-sama!"
Time to play victim.
"I guess what they say about rape is true." I sighed, "You are more likely to get caught by someone you know rather than a stranger."
Everyone's judging eyes were on the poor teleporter. A part of me felt bad, but this was fun!
"How dare you, Kuroko." snarled Mikoto,
She grabbed her underclassgirl's head and sparks slowly emerged.
"What did Otomi do to you?!" she shouted,
Then Kuroko got shocked, like electric chair shock. I never noticed, but Kuroko seemed to enjoy it? She's one of those kinds of people?!
"Yes, punish me onee-sama for touching Otomi!" Kuroko screamed,
I stood there in absolute silence as it happened. Something told me this was a daily occurrence between the two.
"I thought Otomi was onee-sama!" she continued to yell,
So after relaxing at the hotsprings, despite that particular event, we all felt refresh.
I felt a hand grabbing mine.
"I'm so sorry Otomi." Kuroko bowed her head down,
I felt her hands shaking.
"Please know, I did not mean any harm to happen." she went on, "Despite your current condition, I went on doing that. There is no excuse for what I've done."
"I'm guessing you're only comfortable doing that Mikoto." I...guessed,
Kuroko nodded ferociously. She went on to explain, how she can handle Mikoto's shocks since she got used to them. Plus they're roommates and best friends. Kuroko and I are friends, but not roommate close.
"Still you are quite someone." she muttered and blushed,
What?
"No I must stay faithful to onee-sama!" She clutched her head in a dramatic fashion, "Kuroko must stop thinking lewd thoughts about you and onee-sama with me!"
What. The. Hell?!
Now Kuroko is getting fantasies like that?! I don't know what to say. I swear if she starts obsessing over me.
Gotta keep a straight face.
"I can hear you." I chuckled and teased, "Still thanks for the offer, but no thanks."
Kuroko blushed even more and walked away. Mikoto was glaring at her.
"If you do anything to Otomi ever again." my older sister threatened,
At least she's doing her big sister role.
"I-I would never!" Kuroko gasped,
Looks like that got settled quickly.
"So Otomi, you never noticed our peers at school." Uiharu approached me with a smile,
"They think I'm above them or something like that." I shrugged,
"It's not just the guys after you sempai." she kept that smile,
What?
Let me think about-
Oh.
Oh!
I attract girls too?!
"You got that cool vibe." Uiharu blushed, "I mean, I did sorta had girl crush on you."
What is going? It's like one of those school girl animes!
"But I got over it!" she shouted quickly,
I am calm, on the outside.
"Mommy no cheating on daddy!" shouted Febrie,
I got no comment over this nonsense.
...
We had some late lunch or early dinner at a nearby restaurant. The sun was already setting.
"Time to head home." Ruiko stretched her arms and noticed a yawning Febrie, "Someone's tired."
Konori left already. She said something about visiting someone at prison. Mmmm, interesting.
As the six of us head home, we noticed detour signs at the sidewalks.
Febrie was looking tired at Ruiko's back. At least she looks comfortable.
Anyways the more detours we go through, the more suspicious I got.
"What's with all the signs?!" complained Ruiko,
"It's closed here too?"Kuroko raised her eyebrow,
"That's a long way around." pointed out Uiharu,
At the corner of my eye, I saw a black van moving away.
!
Damn, not again! This is a trap! Still, how could I explain it to them without giving it away?
"What's wrong?" Mikoto asked,
"Shouldn't some official declare construction or something earlier today?" I wondered outloud, "Or did we miss it while at the hotspings?"
I can't believe it! All this time, they've been monitoring us! STUDY was setting this up while we were taking a break! Damn them!
To think I got outplanned!
The worst part had to be the lack on phone signal! That means no communication or anything.
"So it's going to be like earlier today." Mikoto narrowed down her eyes,
I simply nodded. The sisters got a plan. When I mean sister, I mean me and Mikoto!
After more turns, we reached a warehouse.
Rather it's a-
"Dead end?" Uiharu wondered outloud, "But we followed the directions exactly."
Looking around, the area was very open. Plus the only way out was where we stood. This is such a trap. Either the powersuits or security bots can come from the warehouse itself or are hiding themselves. Perhaps we will get surrounded by sentries. Once again the black van was there, but this time it was standing there.
They're observing us.
There's plenty of cover for us to use, but we got Kuroko. Just in case Kuroko gets knocked out, which is unlikely, then I can make cover with all of these metal sheets and beams. We're at a significant disadvantage.
I grabbed Mikoto's shoulder and she let get some electricity again.
Feels like I could take the whole damn world, despite my condition.
Doctor said I can't run or do any crazy activities. All I'm doing is walking around.
"Hey I got a lot of missed calls from Kongou." Uiharu took out her phone,
At a glance there was at least thirteen missed calls. That's not good. With that many attempts at a call, it means something bad. Kongou knew something urgent and it probably involves Febrie.
Then the door of the warehouse suddenly open. A powersuit emerged with a weapon in hand. It looked like a baton, either way it's going to hurt.
"Stand back!" Mikoto ordered,
We all split up. I was close to Ruiko, while Kuroko was close to Uiharu. Just in case the powersuit goes after them.
"Let the experiment begin." a voice declared,
What the hell? It sounded like it came from the black van, but how did I hear it? I didn't get super hearing now did I? Maybe it's my natural instinct on listening to any nearby transmissions or communications. Then that means, these guys got cameras around this area. All for this experiment.
Mikoto stepped on the weapon and gave the suit an electrical shock. However it did nothing. The powersuit can still function despite the electricity. Does the suit have no electrical systems or something?
"Like the simulations predicted!" the voice gleefully announced, "Time for next phase!"
The powersuit got even more aggressive, but Mikoto had a quick counterattack. She used her iron sand to smashed it to the side.
A vision appeared, Mikoto moved it to some support beams. The beams almost crushed Ruiko and Febrie, but Kuroko saved them. However Febrie dropped her pink Gekota, which she tried to go after. The powersuit recovered and went straight for Febrie.
"Mikoto hit it towards the wall!" I directed, "Not the beams!"
At least this vision came in handy.
"Got it!" she nodded,
The powersuit got smashed towards the concrete wall.
"That girl is the real threat, not Railgun!" a different voice shouted,
However it got up and it went for me at alarming speed. Before I could use any of this borrowed electricity, a steel beam came to finish off the powersuit.
"Just in time." Kongou approached us in total relief,
"Thanks." I smiled,
"Oh my, you do have a lovely smile." she blushed,
Does every girl I know have some sort of crush for me?!
Before we could relax, Febrie collapsed.
"Febrie? Febrie?!" Ruiko shook the girl,
She was conscious, but her face was red and her breathing was loud.
Everybody was concern for her. They're so concerned for Febrie that they don't even noticed my lack of attention. Yes I am really worried for her, but worrying isn't enough. I have to do something. While their attention was towards the needed Febrie, my attention was somewhere else.
Stupid creepy black van.
Approaching it, I used my surge of electricity to keep it from moving. I used another to open the backdoors forcefully. There stood two student scientist. They looked nothing special, but one of them was the same person I wanted to punch the smug of out of his face! I felt rage boiling within me.
"What the hell?!" lackey scientist screamed,
The second one, Aritomi, calmly drew a gun. However I reeled the gun into my hand and aimed it right at them.
"Well, well, well if it isn't Aritomi Haruki." I sneered at the two, "Nice to know you went after me."
"How do you know me?" he narrowed his eyes,
He seemed calm for someone who never got into danger. Unless, he thought I was unwilling to shoot. I moved my electricity around the gun's barrel and made a makeshift suppressor. Afterall, I'm still a few meters away from the girls.
I aimed at his lackey, or friend and shot both his knees.
"Kosako!" Aritomi gasped at the sudden action,
"You don't have the right to ask question." I smirked at the two,
His friend was crying in absolute pain.
"You think you're hot stuff at the Dark Side huh?!" I glared, "You STUDY wannabes are nothing compared to others!"
They intended to hurt Febrie. I will make them suffer.
I guess old habits die hard. At least, I'm doing this for a better reason than for myself.
"The Dark Side?!" Aritomi shivered,
Ah, now he knows I'm a threat. A threat to his pitiful life.
"Of course." I continued, "Everyone at the Dark Side knows of your so called 'amazing project', it's so amazing we're all ignoring it unless it's a threat."
"How is it a threat to you then?" he dared ask,
Looking with a bored look, to prove how valuate they are to me, I pointed at the monitor. I pointed at the powersuit.
"A friend of mine wants her powersuits back." I answered, "I noticed you were using her's first."
"But those powersuits are-" his eyes widened, "You're with Hardlight!"
"And you hurt an innocent little girl." I glared, "This so called Chemicaloid Project is such a joke compared to the other inhumane experiments going on here."
The bastard stood there in defeated silence. His friend was still whining about getting shot.
Seriously? The moment STUDY entered the Dark Side, they should have expected something like this. One of their members getting shot.
"Damn espers, all of you!" lackey or moron shouted at me,
Fool.
"You know it's not the best idea to taunt the one with the gun, right?" I raised my eyebrow,
"You espers think you're all that because of your abilities!"" he accused me, "Take the ability away what are you?"
He made a good point. However I've seen plenty of espers who really are just regular students, or just trying survive out there.
"Still a survivor regardless." I replied,
"We'll prove to Academy City our espers are better with our Silent Party!" Kosako grinned,
"That's enough, Kosako!" Aritomi demanded,
Silent Party? Sounds like a final plan or something.
"Your espers? You mean the girls you created and think you own them like some pet, right?" I sighed, "Their names: Febrie and Janie."
Their eyes widened at how much I knew.
Almost forgot! A cure for Janie and Febrie! They need a cure. Was that why Febrie's condition suddenly got worst?
However it seemed like I broke them too much. Something tells me they won't tell me or rather lie about it and set a trap for me.
"Our accomplishments were never praised as much as you stupid espers!" he kept rambling on,
So that's their reason for all of this. Jealously.
I knew it was a strong emotion and all, but really? I mean vengeance would have been a better reason than envy. It's pathetic.
These are the so called antagonists? The last designated antagonists were Accelerator, a strong Sister and the inhumane level 6 shift experiment. To be fair, these guys need all these powersuits while Accelerator and Worst did everything by themselves.
I'm saying there are two types of main villains. The one that will fight and the one that will hide. I need to be experienced in facing against different kinds of so called villiains. In my condition, fight the one that needs lackeys will suffice.
"Not only are you jealous of the 'stupid espers', but you guys want attention, huh?" I smirked at their trembling forms,
I got a plan.
"Tell you what, you do this so called Silent Party and you're gonna get all the attention you want." I dared them,
It's manipulative, but it will benefit the girls as well. Was I morally good or was I just trying to justify my actions. Even if I did grow soft, this was so much fun.
I didn't kill his friend, I only injured him.
Before I left, I shot the pistol all around the van. Seeing these guys tremble was amusing. I mean these guys didn't know what they got themselves into! I kept on shooting until there was no more bullets.
"So gentlemen, I will see you later." I waved and stopped suddenly, "By the way, did you know teleporters have to calculate various factors like volume and vectors just to teleport to their desired location? They do it on the fly too."
I closed the doors and the van sped off as fast as possible.
Turning back, Anti-Skill arrived at the scene. It's the same group from the Exhibit Assembly.
!
"The assembly is meant for research rather than esper abilities."
"I was wondering where the science and boring parts were."
"Our accomplishments were never praised as much as you stupid espers!"
That's it!
STUDY originated from accomplished students at the Exhibit Assembly! I guess research was the big thing back then. Later on espers became the big thing. Less people participated and observed the Exhibit Assembly and STUDY had enough of that crap! That's why they hated espers! That's why they made Febrie and Janie!
Or maybe it's pure coincidence.
"Otomi!" Mikoto approached me with a worried look, "Febrie is being sent to a hospital!"
"Which one?" I asked,
She answered, but it wasn't the hospital I wanted to hear. Whatever hospital it was, they're going to waste their time and resources. I saw the ambulance and quickly moved up front.
"Otomi?!" Mikoto questioned my decision,
"Move!" the driver ordered,
"Listen go to Heaven Canceller." I ordered back, "He can take care of Febrie much more than your designated hospital."
The driver looked hesitant to make a move.
It's not desperate, but I have to make him move now.
"If you want to save this little girl's life, then go there now!" I shouted, "If not, then live with the guilt she died because she was sent to the wrong hospital!"
Then the driver's eyes looked determined. He nodded towards me and I smiled back.
This part of me will never change. The ability to manipulate people's emotions is something I always do. Whether it be for my own intentions or not, a part of me felt ashamed. Manipulating someone was never a nice thing, whether someone justifies it for the greater good or themselves.
"Where are they going?" Kuroko approached us, "They should be going to nearby hospital."
Kuroko stared at me for an answer.
"I know a doctor at a certain hospital." I smiled, "It's the same place I stayed and he can really save people."
Kuroko nodded and grabbed our hands.
"Uiharu and Ruiko are with Febrie." she informed me, "We're gonna meet up with them, now."
In the blink of an eye, I was in front of a certain frog faced doctor's hospital. For once, I wasn't a patient.
"Hold it you two." Kuroko grabbed our shoulders, "We need refreshments."
We went to a nearby vending machine and grabbed some drinks. At the corner of my eye, I saw Proto peeking at us. Nodding to her, she quickly vanished.
"Gotta visit my neighbor, just want to check in." I declared,
I followed Proto to an emergency stair room. She had a frown on her face.
"To think they would go after Febrie." frowned Proto, "She has no physical outside injuries."
"So it's internal?" I asked,
"We both know she's an artificial human, but she's not self sustainable." Proto explained, "Unlike them, we can function without a sustainable substance. Can you guess what she had throughout the entire thing? Or rather, what did Shinobu gave her?"
"The lollipops, it's keeping her alive!" I answered, "Shinobu did treat them like some medicine instead of candy."
"Children do love lollipops and I'm no exception." smiled Proto, "Did you get a cure from STUDY?"
"Almost." I sighed and explained what happened earlier today, "It started at the Exhibit Assembly."
I recalled the events that happened today and Proto's smile was not there.
She punched the wall and looked rather frightening, "Bastards. Misaka curses the people that hurt her precious Febrie."
Proto adores Febrie. I shouldn't be surprised, she's be even more protective than me.
"Still a Silent Party sounds dangerous." Proto said, "Not as dangerous as Accelerator or the Misaka Worst units, but still dangerous."
My eye twitched at the unneeded comment.
"Something tells me this Silent Party involves all the powersuits STUDY got." Proto began, "Powersuits can't talk."
My eye twitched, again, at the simple reason.
"If it does involve powersuits then it also involves Janie." I continued,
"You said, you found a strand of her hair within the suit." recalled Proto, "And you think STUDY is using Janie to control the powersuits. Today she controlled a few."
"So with thousands of powersuits, unless Janie is a level 5 esper, it could kill her." I took a deep breath,
With our limited info, I'm glad I was able to deduce something like this.
"So what is Febrie's role?" asked Proto,
We already knew the answer, but we wanted a reminder to why we're protecting her.
"She's the backup." I answered,
"You do realize it's only been a day." Proto frowned, "And all of this happened in one day."
Today felt longer than usual. I felt exhausted. It's already nighttime.
"Go see her onee-sama." she urged me, "I'll see her when you girls leave."
I ran to where they put Febrie, thank you receptionist for recognizing me. On the way to room, I arrived to see my friends listening intently to Kongou.
"They said reclaiming Febrie!" she explained to the group,
We all gasped, but I was right around the corner.
I couldn't exactly hear what they were saying, because my mind was preoccupied with one thing. I was right.
Those bastards want Febrie! They'll have to go through me-
No.
Us. They'll have to go through all of us first.
Konguo turned aroudn the corner and jumped from my sudden appearance.
"Otomi, please do not scare me like that." she squeaked out,
"Goodnight, Konguo." I smiled,
"Please call me Mitsuko." she smiled back, "And goodnight to you too."
"Thanks again, for saving me." I told her,
She blushed again and quickly left the hallway.
I approached the exhausted group.
"Hey." I greeted them,
All of them looked like they're going to fall asleep.
"Listen, we can go to my old room." I offered a smile, "Doctors got it all set up just for us."
Everyone was really tired, since they all simply nodded.
Febrie's room was close to my room. Pretty much this hospital is like a second home. Then again, the room is specifically designated for me.
We all got our separate beds. Most of them fell asleep, besides Ruiko.
"Otomi?" Ruiko spoke,
"Yes?" I replied,
"Something you wanna tell me, it's like you got a lot in your mind." she pointed out,
She's right. Plus we agreed no secrets between us, when I'm ready to talk about it. Throughout the entire day, I realized how much I mean to the girls. All of them. I'm not ready to reveal my secret to Kuroko and Uiharu, but Ruiko deserved to know. She's the one that got worried the most.
"Come with me." I grabbed her hand,
It was late night, so the hallways were empty. The only sound we can hear was the air conditioner.
"So you gonna confess or something?" she teased,
"Ruiko I'm serious." I said with a straight face,
I took deep breaths to calm myself down. I knew Ruiko. She doesn't shun anyone. Ruiko is so nice to people.
"You remember those rumors about level 5 clones wondering around Academy City?" I began,
Ruiko nodded. She could tell I wanted to go on, "Those rumors are actually true. Though it's only Mikoto's clones. There's no official reports about the other level 5s getting clones."
I can do this.
"I think it's obvious to where I'm getting at. Here's a girl who has an uncanny appearance to a level 5 and there's a rumor about cloned level 5s."
"Don't tell me-" gasped Ruiko,
I sighed and removed my contact lenses. I showed Ruiko my real brown eyes. Her eyes simply widened. Then I slowly removed my wig, showing off my real hair as well. It's grown a little longer, but it's still the same hairstyle as Mikoto's.
"Genetically, I am Misaka Mikoto's younger sister." I told the quiet Ruiko, "But I'm still Akami Otomi. I'm still me."
I-Why did I do that?
Still there's no going back, I refuse to wipe Ruiko's memories. I will not tamper her memories of this conversation.
"I was part of a twisted experiment meant for the strongest esper in Academy City." I began my story,
So I told her a lot of things. Not everything.
I felt her arms around me once I was finished telling my story.
"All this time, you were afraid?" Ruiko asked, "Afraid of being rejected, by me?"
I nodded.
"Listen Otomi, I don't care if your artificial human or not! You're still my friend!" she declared, "I mean we've been through so much! It doesn't matter how you were made!"
Tears started to blur my vision.
"You're protecting Febrie because you saw your old self, when you were called Little One." she said, "We'll protect her. All of us."
"Thank you." was all I could say,
"Why didn't I see it sooner?!" Ruiko gasped suddenly, "Your name came from Mikoto's name! Otomi, Mikoto. Akami, Misaka!"
The two of us smiled at each other. Ruiko handed my wig back, while I put my contacts back.
"So I'm guessing you and Misaka are the big sisters for like 10,000 sisters right?" she asked,
"They are called the Sisters." I replied, "Besides, unlike them, I'm capable of emotionally expressing myself. However they could still feel emotions, but they can't facially show it. So be nice to them."
"Like a good big sister." she grinned,
"Like a good big sister." I repeated,
The two of us decided to share a bed. Ruiko was rather protective of me that night. I was wrapped around her and everything.
...
Early morning at the hospital, Ruiko Kuroko and Uiharu were with Febrie at her room. Meanwhile, Mikoto and I were with Heaven Canceller.
"I'm sorry but I can't do anything to help her." he sighed,
"What do you mean, doctor?" Mikoto asked,
He looked at me and nodded to himself.
"Your friend is just like your sisters." he informed her, "Even Otomi."
Here it comes, words Mikoto should be able to handle now.
"She is fully and scientifically manmade."
END AN: Sooooooo, double revelations! For Ruiko, Otomi is a Sister! For Mikoto, Febrie is artificial! Dun, dun, dun!
Ruthless Otomi is best Otomi, in my opinion.
This chapter was all over the place, but I wanted to end it specifically there.
So, like the Poltergeist Arc, Silent Party is NOT too long of an arc here. I mean Otomi is speeding things up!
Enjoy your day!