Hello, everyone! In this chapter, Last Order comes over for a visit, as well as someone else.

Blankow: Thanks, the trip was a nice break. Yes, hoping not to be interrupted was a bad idea. I wanted to have Mikoto and Touma interact with Last Order again, so I figured now would be a good time. And I also wanted to show Mikoto and Kuroko's friendship, so I'm glad you enjoyed that scene.

ToMyMaster: I'm glad you liked the interruption scene. Kuroko meeting Last Order will be interesting, though Mikoto will always be Last Order's big sister.

GG Vegito: I'm happy you enjoyed the fluff. Mikoto meeting Beetle Kakine would definitely be interesting.

LordChorizoCosmico: Thanks, the trip was fun, but I'm also happy to be back home. Yes, being in the hospital at least allows Touma to sleep in an actual bed, and he didn't have to deal with an angry Index or Mikoto this time. Yeah, the arc fusion blades are probably not the best weapon for Mikoto, but she has plenty of other techniques. Mikoto really likes getting compliments from Touma. It was risky to fool around in the hospital room, but you're right that they were already quite perverted. I didn't think about Saten's other friends, but let's just say they were unable to meet up with her. Uiharu did have to deal with a lot of pain, but she managed to protect Last Order. Unfortunately, magic would still be too dangerous for Saten to use, even as a Level 0. Komoe isn't an esper, which is why she was able to use magic. Last Order isn't going to be living with Mikoto and Touma, but they will babysit her for the afternoon, so they will get to show off some of their parenting skills. Yes, Accelerator is still dealing with trauma, but it is pushing him to be a better person. And hopefully Kuroko won't go that far, and will behave well around Last Order.

Steinfield: Thanks, it was nice to take a break from writing, but now that I'm back, I'm looking forward to writing more chapters.

Aminadab Brulle: Are you referring to everyone meeting Last Order, or the Railgang learning about what happened during the festival?

bitbitbit11: Yes, Mikoto is a very powerful ally for Touma in his fights, and I'm hoping to show that even more in future chapters.

Toa Solaric: I'm glad you enjoyed the private scene between Mikoto and Touma, even if it was interrupted.

Stryper88: You have a point that continuing might have been dangerous. You're probably right about Touma not wanting to tell Mikoto's friends about magic, but it might become necessary if magic incidents continue to plague the city. Mikoto is starting to have some doubts, and while I'm not sure it'll grow into a full-blown fight, Touma will certainly try to convince her her doubts are unfounded. I'm glad you liked the scene between Mikoto and Kuroko, it certainly helped them to see each other's viewpoints. For Shokuhou's speech, it'll probably have to be a bit different, but she's still not going to let Mikoto die. Yeah, that was more of a set-up chapter for this chapter. I did have fun on my trip, but I'm also glad to be back.

xellos540: Thor shot himself so it would be a fair fight between him and Touma. Yes, Fraulein was trying to eat Last Order's brain. They all know that Kakine is a Level 5, since Uiharu had that encounter with him before. Well, Mikoto will get the AAA later on, but she will probably still have some doubts about her strength. Yeah, Mugino helped out Accelerator and prevented him from giving up when Kakine made copies of the dead Sisters with dark matter. That analogy between Touma, Mikoto, and Kuroko is pretty interesting, so I wanted to have them talk about it. Shokuhou will appear soon in my version of NT7, and Othinus will appear at the end of my version of NT8. But there will also be a couple of slice-of-life chapters in between, including this one.

Vetin221: Thanks, and yes, this new chapter will have some slice-of-life scenes.

The following afternoon, Mikoto and Touma were sitting on a bench in a park. She was currently resting her head on the boy's shoulder, and the two of them had their hands intertwined between them. They were happy to be spending some alone time together, but that wasn't the main reason why they were there.

As Touma softly caressed his girlfriend's hand, he asked her, "Are you excited to see Last Order again?" In fact, they were waiting for Accelerator to drop off the little girl, who wanted to see her Big Sister again.

Mikoto leaned a bit closer against him and answered, "I am! We haven't really hung out with her since that time in the amusement park." She hoped she would get to spend even more time with her little sister this time. It would be a little awkward to see Accelerator in person again, but that wasn't too big a deal.

They continued cuddling against each other, closing their eyes and resting for a bit. But they soon heard a little girl's loud voice. "Hello, exclaims Misaka as Misaka greets Big Sister and the boy!" Mikoto and Touma opened their eyes to see Last Order, but they were surprised to see the person with her. It was not Accelerator who was accompanying Last Order, but Misaka Worst.

Misaka Worst grumbled, "Can you pipe down, you little brat, you're hurting Misaka's ears."

Mikoto and Touma stood up from the bench. Mikoto smiled at the little girl and said, "Hello, Last Order!" She then turned to the older-looking girl wearing an ao dai and said, "Hello, Worst. What are you doing here?" She didn't think that Misaka Worst would be inclined to come with Last Order.

Misaka Worst gritted her teeth and replied, "That bastard was too lazy to bring the brat here, so Misaka was forced to do the job. But make no mistake, she would much rather still be at home."

Meanwhile, Last Order rushed towards Mikoto and began tugging at her skirt. "Misaka wants a hug, says Misaka as Misaka tries to get your attention."

Mikoto laughed and lifted the girl into the air, before wrapping her arms around her little sister. Last order grabbed onto Mikoto's shoulders and rubbed her cheek against Mikoto's. Mikoto ruffled Last Order's hair and said, "It's nice to see you again!" She was glad that Last Order didn't seem that affected by what had happened during the festival, thinking to herself, "It's still hard to believe Fraulein was going to eat her brain."

Last Order then jumped out of her sister's arms and onto Touma's back. "Hi, greets Misaka as Misaka gives you a surprise hug from behind!"

Touma groaned at the sudden weight on his body, but he held onto Last Order's arms, which were now wrapped around his neck, and replied, "Nice to see you too, Last Order." He was also glad to see that she was as cheerful as usual.

Mikoto laughed at her little sister's interactions with her boyfriend. She then glanced over at her other sister and said, "Do you want to join us, Worst?" The last time they'd been together, in Hawaii, Misaka Worst had mostly teased her. However, Mikoto was willing to try again, hoping to get to know her newest sister more.

Misaka Worst crossed her arms and replied in an annoyed tone, "Not particularly, but Misaka doesn't have anything better to do at the moment. Maybe she can have some fun annoying the brat."

She then turned her attention to Touma. Unlike all of her sisters, Misaka Worst didn't particularly like the boy. In fact, since she was the outlet for the Misaka Network's negative emotions, and since Touma would always fight for the happiness of all Misakas, his efforts would tend to make her less happy. As a result, Misaka Worst was somewhat wary of him, but she nevertheless pointed to his hand and said, "Misaka sees that you accepted Big Sis's ring."

Touma raised his left and and fiddled with his ring with his right hand. Mikoto had told him that Misaka Worst had teased her about buying him a ring. Wanting to get a little bit of revenge on his girlfriend's behalf, Touma grinned and said, "Yeah, it was a very thoughtful and romantic gift. Using her own electricity to make it pretty and colorful was a really nice touch!"

Misaka Worst kind of expected that sort of reply, but she stuck out her tongue and made fake gagging noises, saying, "Ugh, Misaka is disgusted by your sappiness. She thinks you two goody two shoes are made for each other."

Mikoto smirked and patted her sister's shoulder, gushing, "Aww, thanks, Worst! That's very sweet of you!"

As expected, Misaka Worst flinched away and replied, "Gross, don't ever call Misaka sweet!" Mikoto just giggled at the other girl's reaction.

Last Order leaned her head further from Touma's shoulder and rejoined the conversation. "Misaka is curious about something, Big Sister. She heard about you and the boy consummating your relationship, and him being both gentle and rough, says Misaka as Misaka restates the information she gleaned from the Network. But what does that mean exactly, asks Misaka as Misaka feels frustrated, especially since the other Misakas won't tell her."

Mikoto's face reddened, and she quickly held up her hands in front of her, replying, "H-hold on, you're too young to know about those kinds of things." She was very embarrassed that Last Order was bringing up that subject.

Touma also blushed heavily, particularly at the fact that his girlfriend had apparently called him both gentle and rough. He added, "Th-that's right, a young girl like you shouldn't even be thinking of that topic."

Misaka Worst erupted in laughter. "Hah, sorry, but you're not mature enough like all the other Misakas. So you'll have to wallow in your ignorance until you're older!"

Last Order didn't take that comment lightly. "Misaka is older that you, asserts Misaka as Misaka raises her fist in the air in anger!"

Misaka Worst quickly fired back, "You may be older, but that doesn't make you more mature than Misaka." She then turned to Mikoto and continued, "As for you, Big Sis, you should've known that anything you told one of the Misakas would spread to all of them, including this brat here."

Mikoto sighed, "Yeah, I know, I know." At least it seemed that her other sisters were being responsible enough to not tell Last Order about inappropriate topics.

At this moment, yet another Misaka sister appeared before them. She was wearing a heart-shaped necklace and a black cat was riding on her shoulder. Mikoto immediately greeted her, "Oh hey, 10032-chan, you wanted to join too?"

"Yes, in fact, all of the Misakas at the hospital wanted to come to this gathering, but we determined it was best for just one of us to show up, answers Misaka, wiping her sweaty forehead with her arm as she remembers the intense rock paper scissors competition we fought to decide which Misaka it would be."

Mikoto smiled at her and pulled her into a hug, saying, "Well, it's good to see you again, 10032-chan!"

"It's good to see you too, Big Sister, says Misaka as she returns your embrace." Misaka 10032 then pulled away and approached Touma, who still had Last Order on his back. "Hello to you too, says Misaka, greeting the boy with a hug, despite the obstacle on his back."

"Hey, Misaka is not an obstacle, furiously exclaims Misaka as Misaka pounds her fists on your shoulders."

Touma felt a bit strange being between Last Order and Misaka 10032, but he wrapped his arms around the latter's back and said, "Hello, 10032-chan."

Misaka Worst nudged Mikoto's shoulder and said, "How does it feel to see your boyfriend in a Misaka sandwich, where you're not one of the Misakas involved?"

Mikoto rolled her eyes and said with a smirk, "It's actually a pretty funny sight." Things like this were a familiar sight to her, so she didn't rise to her sister's bait.

Misaka Worst frowned as her attempt at teasing went nowhere. She then turned her attention to Misaka 10032, who had just separated from Touma, and said, "Misaka sees that you extracted that cat from your shoe. Did you take her advice and pull it out with an iron claw?" During the festival, the black cat had made a home in one of Misaka 10032's shoes, and Misaka Worst had made a suggestion that the other girl had vehemently refused.

Misaka 10032 gave her an icy glare. "Misaka sees that you are just as heartless as usual, snaps Misaka in response to your taunt."

Misaka Worst grinned and exclaimed, "Ahh, there's that anger I crave!" Mikoto frowned at her behavior, but she knew that Misaka Worst was designed to thrive on her sisters' negative emotions, so she figured she could let it slide as long as the other girl didn't go too far.

A little while later, Mikoto's friends finally arrived. They expected to see Mikoto, Touma, and Last Order, so they were taken aback when they saw not only Misaka 10032, but also another girl that looked exactly like an older version of Mikoto.

Saten pointed at Misaka Worst and asked, "Who is this, Misaka-san? Did they make an older clone of you too?" She considered pointing out the clone's bigger chest size, but she decided not to do so in front of Touma.

Mikoto sighed and told her friends, "This is Misaka Worst. Yes, she's another one of my little sisters." She then thought to herself, "Though that might be somewhat of a misnomer."

Misaka Worst then grinned and said, "It's true, Misaka is a clone that was produced as part of the Third Season project, but that project was shut down before any more were produced. Unfortunately, she lives with this brat and Accelerator. She is only a Level 4, not as powerful as Big Sis, but she is better than the Original in many other ways, as you all can see."

Mikoto rolled her eyes at her sister's insult and continued, "As you can see, she can be a bit rude, but she's the outlet for the Misaka Network's negative emotions, so that might be why."

Kuroko initially had some trouble keeping herself together after seeing this more developed version of her onee-sama. She'd had similar feelings when she'd met Mikoto's mother, but Kuroko wasn't as attracted to Misaka Worst's attitude and demeanor. As a result, she was able to politely greet the girl, "Nice to meet you, Worst."

Misaka Worst frowned and noted, "Oh, Misaka's heard a lot about you. She thinks it would be good to keep her distance."

Kuroko blushed in embarrassment and asserted, "H-hey, I've changed, I don't do those kinds of things anymore!" She knew the other girl was referring to her previous harassment of Mikoto and the other Sisters, but she had indeed stopped doing that a while ago.

Uiharu then looked at the girl on Touma's back and said in a cheerful tone, "Hello, Last Order!"

Last Order immediately jumped down to the ground and approached Mikoto's friends. "Hello, says Misaka as Misaka greets the flower girl who saved her!"

Saten kneeled down so that she was at the same eye level as the little girl. She smiled and said, "So you're Last Order, Misaka-san's little sister, huh? I'm Saten Ruiko" Saten then placed her hand on top of Last Order's head and started rubbing it, gushing, "You're so cute!"

"Thank you, replies Misaka as Misaka enjoys your pampering."

Kuroko watched this interaction with a twinge of longing. Last Order was really cute, a tiny version of her onee-sama with an adorable ahoge, and Kuroko wanted to do the same thing that Saten was doing.

Once Saten got back up, Kuroko nervously approached the little girl and said, "Nice to meet you, Last Order, I'm Shirai Kuroko." She slowly lowered her hand, approaching Last Order's head.

"Go ahead, says Misaka as Misaka senses your hesitation. Misaka loves headpats!"

Kuroko let out a wide smile, relieved that Last Order was receptive. She gently placed her hand on the girl's head and rubbed it for a few seconds. Once she pulled her hand back, she cheered to herself, "I did it!"

Now that introductions had been made, the eight of them sat down on the grass in a circle. Mikoto sat between Touma and Misaka 10032, and she pulled Last Order into her lap. Mikoto took this chance to once again brush her fingers through her little sister's hair.

Misaka Worst, who was sitting on the other side of Misaka 10032, frowned at the sight of Mikoto and Last Order. She said in a devious tone, "Aren't you pampering that brat a little too much?

Mikoto raised an eyebrow and teasingly asked, "What, are you jealous?"

Misaka Worst immediately retorted, "Of course not, why would Misaka be jealous. She's too mature to be satisfied by something simple like that!"

Mikoto smirked and wondered, "Oh really?" She stretched out her arm in front of Misaka 10032, leaning over to ruffle Misaka Worst's hair. She was curious to see how her sister would react to this.

Misaka Worst was initially surprised, and blushed a little as she realized what was happening. She quickly batted the other girl's arm away and said, "Misaka is not a child, s-she doesn't enjoy being patronized like that!"

Mikoto chuckled and simply replied, "All right, I won't do that again." It was kind of a strange method, but she felt that she was beginning to bond with her youngest sister.

Touma smiled as he watched his girlfriend interacting with her sisters, thinking to himself, "She really is quite a doting Big Sister."

While this had been going on around her, Misaka 10032 had contented herself with petting her cat. But now, she joined in the conversation. "Can Misaka have a headpat too, asks Misaka, feeling a little envious."

Mikoto softly smiled at her and said, "Of course, 10032-chan!" She reached her arm up and placed it on the other girl's head, behind the goggles she was wearing. Mikoto then gently combed her fingers through her sister's hair.

"That feels very soothing, states Misaka as she enjoys her Big Sister's ministrations." Mikoto did this for a while before pulling back her hand and wrapping her arms around Last Order's waist.

Misaka 10032, who had been petting her cat for a while, then held it up in her hands. "This is On Hold, states Misaka, introducing everyone to her black cat's amusing name."

Uiharu tilted her head in confusion and said, "On Hold? That's quite an unusual name, 10032-san."

"When Misaka first found the cat, she suggested some names to the boy, but he vetoed every single one, recalls Misaka with some frustration. He said that Dog was not a dignified name, that Tokugawa Ieyasu was too dignified, and that Schrodinger was taboo. He suggested putting the name of the cat on hold, and Misaka thought that would be a humorous name, concludes Misaka."

Touma just sighed and said, "Even though I thought you might, I still can't believe you actually called it that."

Uiharu nervously laughed and replied, "I see, well, if you like that name, that's all that matters, right?"

Last Order then snatched the cat out of Misaka 10032's hands. "Misaka wants to pet On Hold, exclaims Misaka as Misaka gleefully enjoys her prize!"

Misaka 10032 initially reached out her hands to take her cat back, but she then pulled her arms back. "Misaka is annoyed that you're yet again stealing something precious from her, but she'll let you indulge yourself now, says Misaka, acting like a reasonable older sister."

"Whatever, says Misaka as Misaka busies herself with petting the cute kitty." The cat let out some nyaas as the little girl stroked between its ears.

Mikoto smiled down at the girl in her lap, enjoying seeing the smile on her face. But she also wanted to play with the cat, so after some time, she asked Last Order, "Could you let me pet the cat?"

"Sure, answers Misaka as Misaka wonders how you'll do so with your stronger electromagnetic field."

Mikoto turned to her boyfriend and asked with a grin, "Hey Touma, could you do the honors?"

Touma smiled back and replied, "Sure, Biri-Biri." He placed his right hand on Mikoto's head and started gently caressing her hair. The girl leaned into him a bit and also started petting the cat, which was still in Last Order's lap. She had a wide smile on her face, ecstatic to once again be doing something she usually couldn't due to her ability. Meanwhile, the boy thought to himself, "Mikoto's so adorable like this!"

As Mikoto's friends watched the heartwarming scene, they were entranced by the gleeful expression on her face. They knew that she could normally not pet cats, but they were surprised that something so simple could make the girl that content. Kuroko in particular realized that this was just one more way that Touma made Mikoto happy.

Saten stated with a grin, "Misaka-san looks so cute, doesn't she?" She took out her phone and quickly captured a few photos of the scene, making sure to include Touma and Misaka 10032 as well.

Uiharu nodded, "She does." Seeing her friend interact with her sisters again only reminded Uiharu of how amazing Mikoto was.

Mikoto blushed at her friends' reactions, but she still enjoyed the situation. She was here with her boyfriend, her sisters, and her friends, all of whom she loved dearly.

But now that she was here with Last Order, Mikoto could finally ask her, "Hey, Last Order, during the festival, did you encounter the 2nd Ranked Level 5, Kakine Teitoku, the one who uses dark matter?"

Last Order wiggled excitedly in her lap as she began her recounting. "You heard about that, Big Sister, asks Misaka as Misaka looked at you with a shocked expression. Yes, he created lots of rhinoceros beetles from dark matter and sent them after Accelerator and Misaka, explains Misaka as Misaka recalls the dangerous scene. But one of the beetles rebelled against its master, and it helped Misaka and her new friend Fremea escape! Accelerator had a hard fight, but in the end, the beetle that saved us became the new Kakine Teitoku, and the old one was destroyed, concludes Misaka as Misaka states the shocking result."

Everyone who didn't already know this was absolutely stunned by this information. Touma replied, "So Accelerator fought against the 2nd Ranked again, and one of his dark matter creations turned against him?"

Saten's eyes widened, and then she excitedly pumped her fist into the air, shouting, "Yes! The urban legend about the dark matter rhinoceros beetle that saves people is true!"

Kuroko could only sigh, wondering to herself, "How is it that so many of those silly urban legends actually end up being true?"

While Mikoto was also a little surprised that the urban legend was true, she was more concerned for Last Order's safety. She looked down with a frown and asked, "Are you all right after all that?"

"Misaka is fine, she had a lot of fun at the festival, says Misaka as Misaka recalls her experience. She made two new friends, a girl named Fremea who was lost, and another girl named Fraulein. Fraulein originally tried to eat Misaka's brain to acquire all the information of the Misaka Network, but after she ate a fake brain, she's no longer after Misaka's brain, so she and Misaka are friends now, states Misaka as Misaka assures you of her safety."

Saten asked in a confused but also excited tone, "She wanted to eat your brain? What, was she some kind of zombie?" She hadn't heard any urban legends about a zombie girl, so she was eager to learn more about Fraulein.

Mikoto then explained, "I'm not sure about the zombie thing, but apparently she had some sort of function that made her attracted to brains with a lot of information. Since Last Order is the control tower of the Misaka Network, that's why she was the target.

Kuroko had a puzzled expression on her face as she tried to put the pieces together. She questioned, "Hold on, onee-sama, is Fraulein the girl you and Kamijou-san were fighting to save?"

Mikoto nodded, "Yes, that was her."

Saten then wondered, "What was so special about her that made her a target for different groups of people?"

Touma then answered, "Apparently, she's immortal or something like that. I'm not completely sure of that myself, but it's said that she's survived witch trials for hundreds of years."

Uiharu was a little skeptical, saying, "That seems quite far-fetched."

Saten, on the other hand, excitedly said, "Wow, an immortal girl! That's even better than a zombie girl."

Kuroko desperately wanted to change the topic away from urban legends, so she asked the couple, "Who exactly were you two fighting, anyway? Onee-sama said that her opponent had super strength and super speed."

Mikoto and Touma nervously looked at each other, not sure exactly what to say. Mikoto cursed herself, "Damn, maybe I shouldn't have told her that. But then I would've been hiding even more from her. Keeping secrets is so hard!"

Misaka 10032, who had been quiet for a while, then rejoined the conversation. "Misaka wonders whether your opponents were from that other side, says Misaka, attempting to discreetly allude to secret information."

Misaka Worst soon wore a wicked grin. She laughed and said, "Hold on, Big Sis, you still haven't told your friends about that yet? Do they even know the real reason you went to Hawaii?"

In response to this, both Mikoto and Touma winced. They had known that all the Misaka sisters knew about the Magic Side, but they hadn't thought that one of them would blab about it.

Kuroko narrowed her eyes and interrogated Mikoto, "Oh, what's this real reason? Did you two perhaps know about that mercenary invasion beforehand?" Now that she thought about it, the timing there had been really suspicious.

Mikoto nervously rubbed her neck, before letting out a sigh. She decided to give a partial explanation, "You're actually right about that. There's this terrorist organization called GREMLIN that's apparently upset that Academy City benefitted so much from winning World War 3. They were the ones who staged the invasion of Hawaii, and we were there to stop them. Worst and Accelerator came with us too."

Touma then continued the explanation, "They were also involved in the incident during the Ichihanaran Festival. GREMLIN wanted to capture Fraulein and use her for their own goals."

Uiharu asked him, "So you and Misaka-san were fighting against GREMLIN during the festival?"

The boy shook his head and replied, "No, actually, we fought against a group we were allied with in Hawaii. They wanted to capture Fraulein to keep her out of GREMLIN's hands, but we couldn't bear to see an innocent girl captured because of that."

Mikoto's friends took some time to process this information. Saten noted, "So you two were planning to intervene in a foreign war? Oh yeah, now that I think about it, both of you also went to Russia during World War 3!"

Kuroko frowned and added, "I get that you two are among Academy City's strongest assets, but it's unfair that they're sending students to the battlefield rather than adults."

Touma smiled and replied, "You're probably right, Shirai-san, but I'll always clench my fist if there's someone who's suffering and needs to be saved."

Mikoto matched his determined expression and added, "That's right, and the same goes for me!"

Her friends all just sighed at their familiar responses. They knew that there was nothing they could say to dissuade them.

At this point, Last Order placed On Hold on the ground in front of her, and got up from Mikoto's lap. "Misaka wants to play on the swings, states Misaka as Misaka pulls on your hand to pull you up." This park had a playground, so there was a swing set nearby.

Mikoto was a little startled, but she quickly stood up and replied, "All right, you don't have to pull so hard." She glanced at her boyfriend, but he just smiled at her and gestured at her to go play with her little sister.

"Misaka would also like to play on the swings, says Misaka, standing up and inviting herself along." She followed just behind Mikoto and Last Order.

Misaka Worst looked between her sisters and the people remaining on the ground. She felt wary around Touma and awkward around Mikoto's friends, who she didn't know. So she stood up as well, announcing, "Misaka will go join them, perhaps she can cause some mischief."

As Touma watched them walk away, he thought to himself, "I guess they want to have some family time together." As a result, he decided to stay with Mikoto's friends and let her play with her sisters on the swings.

Mikoto was a little surprised to see Misaka Worst follow them to the swings, but she didn't mind. Last Order and Misaka 10032 had both sat down on the two neighboring swings.

"Big Sister, push me, exclaims Misaka as Misaka makes a demand!" Last Order gripped onto the chains and wiggled in the seat in excitement.

"Misaka would like you to push her, says Misaka in a polite tone, hoping Big Sister will indulge her instead of the rude child."

Mikoto looked between both of them, not sure which sister to push first. Misaka Worst stepped up with a grin and suggested, "Don't worry, Big Sis, Misaka can push the brat, but she might accidentally push too hard!"

"No, Misaka doesn't want to be pushed by you, says Misaka as Misaka feels frightened. Big Sister, save me!"

In response to these antics, Mikoto just rolled her eyes and stepped behind Last Order, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll push you first. I'll push you next, 10032-chan, okay?" She hoped that Misaka 10032 would understand.

"All right, sighs Misaka, annoyed that the control tower's childish antics actually succeeded."

Mikoto decided not to respond to that, instead pushing Last Order on the swing. She started out slow, but after a few pushes, the little girl was swinging rather high each time.

"Yay, this is so fun, it's like Misaka is flying, says Misaka as Misaka feels the wind rushing through her hair!"

"Well, perhaps Misaka can swing by herself, says Misaka, not wanting to wait." Misaka 10032 didn't push her feet on the ground to start swinging. Instead, she got up off the swing, and then carefully stepped up onto the swing. She then moved her body back and forth, so that she could swing while standing on the seat. "Misaka will instead do a standing swing, gloats Misaka, smugly showing off her superior swinging method."

Mikoto tensed up as she remembered the last time her sister had done a standing swing. Her fears were confirmed as she looked at Misaka 10032, whose swinging kept causing her skirt to flap up, revealing her blue and white striped panties. Mikoto then looked over at her boyfriend and friends. They'd been watching the sisters swing, but they all blushed and turned away from the revealing sight. Mikoto shouted at her sister, "Hey, 10032-chan, stop that! You can't just go around showing your underwear like that! Especially not to Touma!"

"But the boy has seen Misaka's panties twice already, recalls Misaka. More importantly, he has already seen you naked, so it doesn't matter if he sees a little more of Misaka's own body, since it is exactly the same as yours, argues Misaka."

Mikoto glared at the back of her boyfriend's head and asked her sister, "It definitely does matter! And when exactly did he see your underwear?"

Misaka 10032 stopped swinging as she heard her older sister's angry tone. "Please don't blame the boy, frantically states Misaka. The first time was when she first met him. He had tripped and fallen on the ground, among those vending machine drinks you stole for him, and Misaka walked directly above him, recalls Misaka. The second time was in the underground mall, when Last Order had stolen Misaka's goggles. The boy wanted some way of telling Misaka apart from you, so she showed him that she didn't wear shorts under her skirt like you, Big Sister. The boy immediately looked away and told Misaka to stop. In both cases, it was Misaka's fault, so please don't get mad at him, pleads Misaka, hoping you'll forgive her."

As her sister elaborated on these incidents, Mikoto relaxed a bit, and by the end, she let out a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, "Okay, it was before we were dating." Nevertheless, she pinched her sister's cheeks and scolded her, "Look, this is exactly why you need to be more aware about your surroundings. You can't just go around flashing people!"

Misaka Worst had been very amused by this situation, and she now said to Misaka 10032 with a teasing grin, "Ooh, Misaka didn't realize that you were such an exhibitionist! Perhaps you're not so boring after all!"

Last Order was now swinging on her own, but she was still having a lot of fun. "Misaka didn't realize you were so mature, gasps Misaka as Misaka wonders how long she'll have to wait to reach the same level."

Mikoto glanced over at the little girl and said, "Please don't rush into things like that, Last Order."

Now that Mikoto had released her cheeks, Misaka 10032 now sat back down on her swing. "Misaka is not an exhibitionist, since she didn't gain any pleasure or excitement from those situations, protests Misaka."

Mikoto scoffed, "Yeah, you're not an exhibitionist, you just don't have enough self-awareness. Whatever, as long as you're sitting down, I'll push you." She did just that, and although Misaka 10032 weighed as much as Mikoto did, Mikoto didn't have any problems pushing her.

"Thank you for indulging Misaka, Big Sister, replies Misaka in a content tone."

Mikoto looked at her with a soft smile and said, "Of course! I promised I'd do anything to help you out, didn't I?" She wistfully recalled the pledge she had made the last time her sister had played on the swings, just after Touma had defeated Accelerator.

While those two bonded, Misaka Worst saw her opportunity to mess with Last Order. She stood behind the little girl and pushed her very hard, exclaiming, "Don't worry, Misaka will push you now, since Big Sis is occupied!"

Last Order's eyes widened in fear, and she gripped tightly onto the chains. "Wah! Don't push so hard, begs Misaka as Misaka feels scared for her life!" Misaka Worst didn't stop, so Last Order quickly jumped off the swing and onto the ground. "You're so mean, shouts Misaka as Misaka beats you with her fists!"

Misaka Worst smirked, "Hah, those tiny and pathetic punches don't hurt Misaka at all!"

Mikoto now took her moment to intervene, quickly delivering a chop to Misaka Worst's head. As the girl kneeled down and gripped her head in pain, Mikoto pinched on her cheeks as well and scolded, "Don't bully Last Order!"

Once Mikoto released her, she rubbed her cheeks and replied, "Ugh, you're even more annoying than Misaka's guardians." Wanting to get back at Mikoto, she sat down on the swing vacated by Last Order. With a grin, she looked at Mikoto and said, "Well, Big Sis, since you did it for those other two, you should push Misaka on the swing now! It's your duty as an elder sister, isn't that right?"

Mikoto rolled her eyes but relented, "Yeah, okay." She then began pushing the larger girl on the swing.

Misaka 10032 and Last Order looked at the sight in disbelief. The latter was the first to speak. "Wow, Big Sister is so strong, says Misaka as Misaka watches the amazing sight."

"Yes, Big Sister is quite strong and athletic, notes Misaka, recalling her feats during the Daihasei Festival."

Mikoto smiled at their praise, feeling really glad to spend some quality time with her sisters.

Meanwhile, Touma and Mikoto's friends had remained sitting on the ground, content with just watching the Misaka sisters play on the swings.

Now that she could talk to Touma without Mikoto around, Saten learned forward and asked him with a grin, "So, how is your relationship with Misaka-san going? I mean, aside from that honeymoon trip to Hawaii?"

Touma's cheeks reddened a little, having a good idea just which part of their trip she was implying. He nervously rubbed his neck and replied, "It's going great! But we've gotten involved in all these incidents lately, so we haven't had as much quiet time together."

Kuroko frowned at him and noted, "It doesn't matter how busy you are, you should be making time for her." She didn't want the boy to neglect her onee-sama just because of his hero complex.

Touma sighed and retorted, "Just to be clear, both of us were equally busy during those incidents, so it's not like I'm making her wait for me. But you're right, I want to go on some more dates with her soon."

Uiharu then tilted her head and asked in a curious tone, "What do you do together on your dates, b-besides fooling around?" She became a little flustered as she mentioned the last part.

The boy shrugged and answered, "Well, we've been on a few different dates, I guess. Our first date was at the amusement park, and we've also had dinner dates in my dorm room a few times. We did a study date just before we went to Hawaii, and we went to the mall and to the beach in Hawaii. Pretty standard stuff, I think."

Saten then asked him, "So what do you love the most about her, Kamijou-san?" She was really interested to hear his answer.

Touma leaned his head on his hand and thought for a moment before answering, "I really love everything about Mikoto. How cute she is in every outfit, her love of Gekota, how tsundere she can be sometimes. But what I love the most about her is how determined she is to overcome any obstacle in front of her, and also how kind she is, looking out for me, you guys, and her sisters."

The three girls were all moved by his answer. After a few seconds, Saten smiled at him and said, "Wow! That was so romantic! No wonder she loves you so much!"

Kuroko couldn't help but smile as well, saying, "I'm glad you understand how great onee-sama is. She is always looking out for us."

Uiharu excitedly nodded and added, "She really does care for her sisters doesn't she?" As she said this, they all turned back to watch Mikoto and her sisters on the swings.

Mikoto was currently pushing Last Order on one of the swings, while Misaka 10032 was standing on her swing. To the shock of Touma and the three sitting girls, Misaka 10032 began swinging while standing up, revealing her panties with each swing.

Touma blushed and immediately looked away, thinking to himself, "Damn it, not again!" This wasn't the first time he'd seen Misaka 10032's underwear, but this time he was dating Mikoto, which made it a lot worse.

The three girls had also averted their gazes. They and Touma avoided making eye contact, and Kuroko said, "10032-san should be more careful. That's definitely not appropriate behavior for a lady."

Saten nodded and replied, "Y-yeah, for sure." She then pointed towards Mikoto, who was pinching her sister's cheeks, and said, "Look, Misaka-san's scolding her."

They then watched as Misaka 10032 sat down on the swing instead, and Mikoto began pushing her. Kuroko let out a content sigh and observed, "She's just a great onee-sama!"

Touma internally agreed with the girl. He then frowned when he saw Misaka Worst push Last Order too hard, but he was impressed when Mikoto immediately took action and scolded Misaka Worst as well. But even so, Mikoto still proceeded to push Misaka Worst on the swing.

Uiharu smiled and mused, "It's nice that we get to see this side of Misaka-san."

The boy then noted, "Yeah, she's very mature and caring around her sisters."

Saten grinned and observed, "You know, looking at them, you'd never realize that they've only known each other for a couple of months. It really looks like they're actual sisters!"

Touma chuckled and corrected her, "That's because they are actual sisters, Saten-san." He knew that his girlfriend would do anything for her sisters, and he resolved to do the same for her.

The four of them continued watching the happy family, and hoped that Mikoto's smile would continue to be preserved in the future.