Umm, hello everyone, this is my first time doing this and I'm kind of nervous, usually the others take care of the opening announcements. Oops, almost forgot, my name is Ruiko Saten. I'm Kazari Uiharu's best friend and a good friend of Mikoto Misaka, Kuroko Shirai, and Misaki Shokuhou. I just recently got promoted to level 2 and I'm really excited about it. I read a lot of your comments and thank you so much for the support. I hope I can answer your questions to your satisfaction, but please remember, this is my first time.

naruhinasakufan1: I have noticed it, but it's not his fault. He treats everyone exactly the same and will help no matter what the situation. It's really his kindness that attracts people and I hope he doesn't change that.

Brosephg: Uhhh, I don't think our lives would change that much. We might have less free time with others because we spend it together, like Uiharu and Kagere. As for Misaka-san, that is one thing I'm worried about. I think she would be upset at first, but she would probably accept it. I hope so… I really don't want to lose her as a friend.

AxelLord20: I would love it if he asked me. If he tried to k-kiss me, I don't know… maybe… like it? It seems like a spur of the moment kind of thing and you really can't plan for it. I really appreciate your encouragement.

MarkJ: S-share? Well, if it's just hypothetical. I was going to say Misaka-san, because she really likes him too, but if not her, Maybe Shokuhou-san? She really cares about him too.

Syko-Soldier963: I'm sure they won't be upset, probably just surprise. They know what happens when he and his friends are together. I only flip her skirt maybe once a day on average, unless I have had a really stressful day. The normality of it really calms me down.

wildarms13: I don't think he's really interested in forming a harem… But if he is…. Maybe?

Salishious: I can understand Kagere and Uiharu, Motoharu always seems to just be joking about it, but Accelerator said that too? I think Accelerator is his best friend. They seem have some kind of special male bond. His high school does seem like a lot of fun, if I do go, I hope I can get the teacher he has. I was actually thinking about that for the points, but when I asked the author, he just laughed.

Guest: I don't know, I don't think braids are really me. Well, both of them met Kagere before, but If Touma and I started dating, I would introduce him to them at some point.

Guest 10032: Saying a war is going on, might be a little much. Please don't remind me about the underwear, I was so embarrassed. I haven't kissed him though, the others have, so there is no way I can be first. As for a date, Touma seems like a more active person, I think something outside would be better than a movie.

Disclaimer: I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or any of the characters. Reading this story may cause you to burst out in laughter or start yelling at fictional characters. This may cause nearby people to assume you have gone crazy. Please read responsibly.

Where the heck is he?

Mikoto magnetized her shoes and jumped up onto a nearby building overlooking A Certain High School. She glanced across the street for any movement, searching for the familiar spiky black hair. I wish Kuroko was here, it would be so much easier to search, but she's actually focusing on someone else besides me. She grinned slightly. Kuroko had been nice enough to teleport her to Touma's school, but that was only because they both had targets at that location. While Kuroko knew who Mikoto was after, she was prioritizing Jason's capture because of the bet that hung on the line. She wasn't planning to lose again. When they got to the school, they couldn't find any sign of the boys and spread the search out to the neighboring areas. Kuroko had disappeared and wasn't answering her phone anymore. Mikoto noticed someone with black hair disappear around the corner and she jumped down to the street below. Chasing after him, she stopped when she saw it was someone else dressed in black. He saw her blue uniform, turned, and bolted, but Mikoto didn't bother chasing him. She had more pressing concerns.

There are too many criminals around here, she thought. Did they do this on purpose? Our school barely had any. She yawned and rubbed her eye. She didn't sleep very well last night because several things had been bothering her. First, she was worried about what Lessar was going to do. Even with Touma's reassurance, she was still suspicious of how far Lessar would go to prove a point. Mikoto trusted Touma enough to refute Lessar's advances, but he was still a guy and was a little dense sometimes. Next, she was worried how much Touma was going to be healed. His back had been scrapped pretty badly, not life threating, but still cut up severely. The first thing she did that morning was text him to see how he was, relieved when she received a reply from him saying he was fine. Then there was the big problem she kept reliving last night and it wouldn't go away. Even now, she continued fretting about it.

Cain kept appearing in her dreams. Mikoto was not thinking about the calm human looking Cain, but the beast she saw near the end of the fight. She kept reliving the fear he struck with in her, not just that Hunter's Presence magic he used, but his entire being. I should have realized when I found out magic existed, stuff like vampires would be a possibility. She frowned as she remembered the fight. Cain's magic was so far above her, she had been almost completely powerless. Lessar had been in the same position as her, but Touma and Leivinia were able to save the day. She didn't really know anything else about Leivinia, except her name and that she was the boss of a magic cabal. What was really bothering Mikoto was how useless she had been.

First it was England and now here. I could understand the ruler of a magical nation being able to have inhuman powers, but there seems to be so much more than just her. They are all Accelerator class and even he couldn't defeat the princess on his own. Is a level 5 really all that? She normally didn't care about people constantly telling her how special she was reaching level 5, but she did have some pride in how hard she worked to obtain her power. The worlds a big place isn't it? Academy City is just a small speck in the world. This is what Touma always kept to himself before the Fallen started to attack. She sighed. I need to get stronger. I want to stand by him, not as baggage, but as an equal. I want to be able to protect him, not the one always being protected.

"Misaka!" a cheerful voice called out, and she felt two large soft balloons push on her back, and arms wrapping around her shoulders. "You shouldn't stand in the middle of the street looking so gloomy. It's unladylike." Mikoto recognized the voice, and turned her head to see Misaki, staring back at her with an innocent expression on her face.

"Why are you here?" snapped Mikoto automatically, resisting the urge to shock her. It took all of her concentration.

"I assume the same reason you're here," Misaki replied, not letting go of Mikoto. Mikoto's face flushed slightly as Misaki kept fidgeting on her back. "They disappeared from my radar."

"If they escaped you," Mikoto replied, raising an eyebrow. "They must have been prepared, or maybe you're losing your touch."

"If you have something," Misaki replied. "There is always the possibility of losing it." She lowered her hands and gripped Mikoto's chest. "But looks like you don't have to worry about that." Mikoto's face flushed scarlet and she smacked Misaki's hands off of her, before turning around.

"Who would want those blobs of useless fat?" Mikoto demanded, reaching over and grabbing Misaki's chests with her hands. "They absorb all your nutrients so you can't even run a block…" She trailed off as she felt how soft they were, but still were firm enough not to cause her hands to sink. Damn it. Why does it still feel like I lost?

Misaki took her purse and smacked Mikoto on the head to get her to let go. "What's with you? You assault someone then go all quiet?"

"You started it," Mikoto pointed out, trying to change topics. There was no way she was going to tell Misaki how jealous she was. They were about to continue arguing, when they both notice they were being watched. They turned their heads simultaneously to see a group of guys ogling them with wide eyed amazement. Apparently, they had seen the entire thing. Three of them were criminals, and two were hostages, but none of them seemed to care the two girls were cops. Mikoto's face turned red again and she was trying to think of a way out of this, but Misaki was faster. She whipped out a remote, pointed it at the boys, and pressed a button. The guys turned around and walked away mechanically. "Remember when you said you were limiting using your ability, except in emergencies, to Touma?"

"I believe this qualifies," Misaki replied casually, storing her remote back in her bag. "I don't need rumors spreading around that we are a couple, especially with your overzealous roommate who would probably never stop hassling me unless I forced her to stop."

"How did you even get here so fast anyways?" Mikoto questioned. She wasn't upset anymore and was confused more as to why. Did Shokuhou see I was upset and try to cheer me up? It's not like her, but this is isn't the first time she's done something like this.

"I took the train," Misaki answered. "They were kind enough to go directly to my stop." She smiled and Mikoto frowned.

Of course.

"I take it by the fact you're standing here with a serious look on your face," Misaki continued. "You haven't had any luck in finding HIM either."

"Maybe I have," Mikoto replied, crossing her arms. I really don't want to work with her. If she's coming to me that means she wants to use me.

"I was thinking of sharing the information I found out of the kindness of my heart," Misaki said sweetly, and Mikoto snorted. "I had a couple… lookouts… watching the area when the game started. It seems like the guys left in a black van, but then we lost track of them. I don't suppose you have any idea where they would go?"

"Hmm," Mikoto muttered, crossing her arms. "Normally, I would say Touma would find a place to lay low for a bit, but you know his friends won't allow that." Misaki nodded, grinning slightly. "I remember Touma mentioning Kagere-san was planning to go after Uiharu-san, so there is a chance they are at her school."

"I believe I saw Shirai-san going in that direction," Misaki recalled. "That would explain her actions."

"Great," Mikoto mumbled, face palming at the thought of Jason and Kuroko fighting. "I might as well hack the security cameras and see where they went."

"I knew you would be able to use your less refined skills to help," Misaki said, beaming. Mikoto glared at her for a second, before walking toward a terminal. Misaki figured Mikoto hacking the security cameras would be the best way of tracking Touma, but she didn't want to be the one to admit it. She hated asking for help and her group was still spread out, looking for Touma. She especially didn't want to ask Mikoto for help, because that meant she would be able to find him too, but Misaki wanted to find him as fast as possible. "Of course, as a law-abiding citizen, I have to say hacking security is wrong."

"Sure you do," Mikoto replied, irritated, and rolled her eyes. "Because you never use your power improperly." She annoys me so much. She definitely wouldn't have contacted me if she didn't need my help. She channeled her electricity through a nearby terminal, bypassed the encryption codes, and found the cameras around the school. She rewound the timer to early that morning and quickly found the van Misaki mentioned behind the school. She saw Motoharu, Accelerator, Jason, and a blue haired guy she didn't know enter the car. "Found them," she said and Misaki smiled, glad to have a real lead. Mikoto eyes widen when she finally saw Touma. "Who is that?" she whispered, and Misaki leaned over her shoulder to look at the screen. Mikoto knew something was wrong when Misaki gasped. "You know who that is?"

"O-of course not," Misaki said, unconvincingly. Mikoto actually raised an eyebrow. She had never seen Misaki loose her cool like that unless Touma was in trouble. It was very hard for Mikoto to read anything form Misaki, but not now.

She knows.

"What makes you think I would know every girl from his school?" Misaki continued, her face ashen. That… that… old hag! How dare she take advantage of this game to get near him?! I bet she purposely volunteered to be a hostage in order to have him capture her! That diabolical old wretch! Touma's too innocent to question her motives. She saw Mikoto was staring at her and realized she had lost her composure. She flipped her hair back, took a deep breath, and appeared normal again. "Now that we found him, it should be easy to track them."

"If you say so," Mikoto answered suspiciously. "Judging by their direction…" She flipped through the images of different cameras and then frowned, as she realized the direction they were heading in. "It looks like they are heading toward the School Gardens." The School Gardens was the area composed of five prestigious middle schools, including Tokiwadai, along with other shops and restaurants. It was also exclusively for girls only.

"Sounds like they are heading to our school," Misaki said thoughtfully. But why? That old hag wouldn't want him to be anywhere near us if she could help it. "I guess he really wanted to visit me."

"Sure," Mikoto said sarcastically, rolling her eyes obviously. "He would visit me long before he visits you."

"He snuck into the dorms to study with me once," Misaki replied winking.

"He only went with you because he was desperate," Mikoto protested. "Anyways, I'm done arguing with you. I'm going to go find him and his friends and capture them. I still plan to participate actively in the game." She looked up at a street clock. "The next train isn't going to be here for a bit, I guess I have to take the bus." She walked off and found the bus stop and the bus came a few minutes later. As Mikoto stepped up into the bus, she saw Misaki following her into it. "I thought you hated riding the bus?" Mikoto asked with a grin, as she sat down.

"I suppose I don't have much of a choice," she answered curtly, sitting down next to Mikoto and pouting slightly. "I suppose I could just find a car, but I know you would rat me out."

"It will do you some good to take the bus like a normal person," Mikoto replied with a grin. "Besides," she suddenly felt like teasing Misaki a little, because of all the times she had been teased by her. "You obviously just want to spend time with me right?"

"Don't push your luck." They sat in silence, neither of them having anything to say to each other. Both of them were lost in their own thoughts. Mikoto was thinking of what the guys were up to and if Kuroko had succeeded in finding Jason. Misaki's thoughts were focused on Seria and her plans involving Touma. It took a while to get back to their school, but when they arrived, nothing seemed to be out of place. It's too quiet. Misaki took out her remote and scanned the area. None of the nearby girls, along with a couple guys, had seen anything remotely resembling Touma and his friends. "Are you sure they came this way?"

"Why else would they come this way?" Mikoto asked. Misaki had to admit she had a point, but she knew Seria wouldn't do something so obvious.

There has to be something more, Misaki thought. I wonder if this was just a distraction. If you take away what you know is wrong, what's left has to be right. Could it be possible she didn't plan this?

"I'll check the cameras again," Mikoto continued. "I should have just followed them the entire way, but going through the thousands of street cameras was going to take a while." She walked over to a terminal, preparing to hack it again, when something happened to make any further investigations pointless. One of the large TV monitors placed all over Academy City, usually used for advertisements and important service announcements, suddenly changed to a news studio. A man appeared on the screen and started speaking.

"A few moments ago," he said. "One of our news drones was taken down by an individual during the Anti-Crime Orientation event hosted by Academy City for the schools of District 7. While trying to reestablish connection with the drone, we received a surprising message from an organization under the control of one of the city's level 5s, Kami."

"Huh?!" Mikoto and Misaki said together, completely in shock. Both of them turned their eyes up toward the screen and watched with bated breath. The screen changed to another image and both of their mouths fell open. Touma was sitting on a couch, wearing a mask and his Kami persona outfit, but he was also surrounded by many attractive girls, many who they recognized.

"Saten-san?" Mikoto gasped. "Hibiki-sani and Hanabi-san too? Why are… when did they…?" She grabbed her head. "What's happening?" Ruiko looked embarrassed, but she had a slight grin on her face, like she was still having fun. Hanabi was in the same situation, but Hibiki looked like she might have been set up there against her will. The other girls were obviously amused and occasionally giggled.

Seria Kumokawa, Misaki thought, a bitter taste forming in her mouth. She's so close to him, but Saten is with him too? I bet Uiharu is there since they usually are together. It's obvious now. This had to be all part of the guys' plan, Kumokawa wouldn't want all those girls near him. They both watched in silence, trying to figure out what the guys had done when they slipped off the radar, when Touma began to speak. Once again, his mask messed with his tone, so it was hard to tell how he was feeling, but they had a pretty good guess.

"For those of you who might have been living under a rock the last couple of weeks," Touma told the camera. "My name is Kami, the Harem King, the eighth level 5. My followers have set up this public service announcement to relay an important message. During this anti-crime simulation game," he paused for a moment, "I have taken over the famous Tokiwadai High School."

"WHAT!?" Mikoto and Misaki were completely stunned. Neither of them had imagined anything close to something of this level.

"Many of the girls you see around me are part of my most recent conquest," Touma continued. A couple of the girls giggled, but Hibiki just looked annoyed and Ruiko's face flushed crimson. "I announced before I have been expanding my harem, and this event gave me the perfect opportunity to invade an all-girl's school." He paused and glanced over at someone or something out of screen. "But enough about that, let's move to the main reason for this little announcement."

"I am issuing an invitation," Touma continued. "I am looking to include more members, not only for my harem, but as my followers. This is a notification to all those interested. It's too much work to go out and find everyone one at a time. I rather you all come to me. I am currently at the Tokiwadai gym, waiting. All girls are welcomed, no questions asked. For the guys, there will be… obstacles… and the," there was a pause as he looked off screen again, "survivors will have the honor of joining my group. Losers will be ejected from the selection."

"One last order of business," Touma added. "I want to deliver a couple special invitations." This statement caused all the girls to turn their heads, along with Touma, to someone off screen. The girl's mouth fell open in surprise, indicating someone else was holding up cards to read. Seria raised an eyebrow and looked highly amused. The silence lasted a moment longer before Touma continued. "These invitations are for three unique girls who hold a special place in my harem. I personally invite all three level five girls to join me, The Railgun, Mental Out, and Meltdowner. I'm sure they wouldn't want anyone taking their places… Kami, out." The screen flashed back to the newsman. He was saying something, but Mikoto and Misaki weren't paying attention any longer. They were still in shock as the information sunk in.

Then they exploded.

"THOSE IDIOTS!" Mikoto roared, grabbing her hair. Several people across the street jumped and hastily continued down the street. Seriously? What on earth is he thinking? He obviously went along with his friends. There's no way he would do something like this on his own, but how did Saten-san get involved in this too? Even Hibiki and Hanabi were going along with this. Has the city gone insane?

"Tsk." An irritated noise with her tongue was the only sign Misaki let out letting Mikoto know she was also upset, before Misaki regained her composure. She kept her face passive, and her posture light, but she too was fuming on the inside. That old hag actually managed to get the drop on me. Not only that, it seems like the high schoolers are enjoying spending time with him. Now that I think about it, he did beat those twins in the tournament, so it only makes sense they would be interested in him. Though, I'm surprised Saten-san actually made a move too, she usually is quite passive. First the ride back and now this? I'm moving her up the list behind the hag and Misaka.

"I think we need to pay him a visit," Mikoto said, her voice barely suppressing the endless abyss of rage. "We deserve an explanation, don't you agree?"

"Why that sounds lovely Misaka," Misaki replied cheerfully, a vein throbbing in her head. "It has been awhile since we got to go out together." Both of them smiled at each other, but the dark aura surrounding them was all it took for them not to be disturbed by anyone, as they made their way to the high school.

"I still can't believe you want to see a movie this early," Shiage said, handing over two cards to Saiai and Frenda, who were sitting across the table from him. "I won't even mention it's rated R."

"You're mentioning it now," Frenda pointed out, but grabbed one of the cards. "These look real though. Basically, you actually did a good job."

"This is the last day the movie's playing," Saiai explained, grabbing her card. "So I super needed to catch it today, but I needed an ID." She grinning and held up the card. "Plus Mugino is making us work this afternoon, so it has to be this morning."

"Was it just me or did Mugino seem… off this morning?" Shiage asked.

"She seemed to be sick," Frenda agreed, crossing her arms, frowned, and then her forehead crinkled in thought. "But she just snapped at me when I asked." Frenda recalled Shizuri rubbing her head, stumbled slightly in the apartment, and punched the wall in anger. The punch may not have been unusual, but she didn't seem to have any reason for it. Frenda had been too scared to ask.

"Something happened for sure," Saiai added. "I super feel like Takitsubo-san knows about it too. Mugino purposely kept her from coming with us."

"She was even more short-tempered than usual," Shiage said, rubbing his arms.

"That was pretty funny," Saiai said. She and Frenda laughed at the memory. They had all arrived early that morning at one of ITEM's secret apartments because Shizuri called them and gave an information briefing for a mission. After noticing she was acting unusual, Shiage made the mistake of asking if she was okay. Shizuri turned slowly to look at him, and then proceeded to punch him repeatedly, many more times then was necessary. Frenda and Saiai had thought she had been stressed over something. After Shiage crashed to the ground off his chair, Mugino appeared to be feeling slightly better. She told Shiage, Frenda, and Saiai they were being assigned to protect a small lab that afternoon, but they need to stick together in case they are attacked, now that Saiai's identity is known by Kekine.

"Basically," Frenda continued. "Your Hamazura-y prowess entertained us all."

"Glad my pain makes you laugh," Shiage muttered, taking solace n the fact Rikou was the one who stopped Shizuri before he was seriously hurt. He only had a couple bruises from Mugino's insane strength. "Shouldn't we have to leave soon Kinuhata?"

"You're right," Saiai replied, looking at the time. "It's early, but I super want to get a good seat."

It's probably not going to be crowded, Frenda and Shiage thought, knowing the unusual movies Saiai was into. They got up together and walked down the street toward the movie theater. As they passed a shop, a large TV was playing a news station. Shiage was walking right by it, when it suddenly flashed to a masked guy, surrounded by several girls. He stopped and shared in shock, listening to the one calling himself Kami issue his declarations. Frenda and Saiai also stopped to see what he was watching, and couldn't prevent laughing when they saw it. Though, their laughter quickly stopped when the level 5s were mentioned.

"How could that guy be so lucky?!" Shiage fumed loudly. "He's living every guy's dream and he knows it! Look at how damn cocky he is. At least that Kamijou guy keeps it on the down low." Frenda and Saiai looked at each other, shared a knowingly look, and smirked.

He doesn't know.

"He's not you," Saiai pointed out. "So it's only natural he can super flirt with girls. Besides, he's a level five and you are just a level 0."

"Level 0s are people too," Shiage retorted, annoyed. "We can do amazing things too."

"Fine," Saiai huffed, crossing her arms. Touma's fight against Mugino crossed her mind. "You might have a point," Shiage grinned for a moment, "a level 0 might, just not you."

"Hey!" he said, his grin slipping off while Saiai stuck her tongue out at him. Before he could argue more, he noticed someone was being extraordinary quiet. "Frenda?" he asked. "Are you okay?"

"Don't ask stupid questions," Frenda huffed. Since she knew Touma was Kami, she was a little depressed about what she just saw, and was now lost in thought. This has to be a joke right? Kamijou doesn't have the balls to do something like this. I bet his friends had something to do with it, they would think this is funny. Arg, why does he have so many girls around him? Not only is Saten there, but those twins from the tournament and a bunch of other girls. I want to go over there and kick his ass. "Why wouldn't I be fine? Some of us actually think once in a while, but that's not the issue here. Basically, what do you think is going to happen when Mugino sees this?"

"Well," Saiai said, pausing for a moment. "Judging by the mood she's in now, he's either going to die or at least get mortally wounded?" All three of them looked into the distance, swearing they heard something explode far away in Shizuri's apartment.

I'm going to die.

Touma was sitting on the couch with his face in his hands, completely depressed. Seria was standing behind him and patting him on the back, while Ruiko and Hanabi were sitting on both sides of him, trying to reassure him. The other girls either left to go back downstairs or talk with the guys and Kazari. After his announcement, a bunch of girls ran upstairs, but Yuna blocked most of them from getting up. Her ability allowed her to affect the friction coefficient of objects. By increasing the friction on the door edges exponentially, the door wouldn't budge. Touma was oblivious to all of this though.

It was even worse than I imagined. I embarrassed not only myself, but my friends and the other girls too. Plus, there's no way Misaki, Mikoto, and Mugino are going to forgive this. I might as well write my last will. He glanced up when Jason and Kazari walked over to them.

"They went a little further than I expected," Jason said, frowning slightly. "It was pretty funny though." Kazari poked him in the side.

"You said you were going to apologize," Kazari reminded him.

"A little?" Touma asked exasperated. "If it was just me, I would probably be running for my life, but you embarrassed Ruiko, Hanabi-san, senpai, and those other girls."

"I didn't really mind," Seria said. I hope Shokuhou saw that broadcast. She's going to be so upset.

"It was a little embarrassing," Hanabi admitted. "But it was kind of exciting too."

"I had fun," Ruiko added, glancing over at Kazari, who gave her a nod. "I never got to do anything like this before." While what she said was true, she was also trying to cheer Touma up.

"Thanks for being understanding," Touma sighed, then looked back up. "Where are the two idiots?"

"Your friends are over there," Kazari told him, pointing to the corner of the roof. "Hibiki-san had some stern words for them." Touma, Jason, and the other girls turned to look and actually managed to have a good laugh. Motoharu and Pierce were kneeling on the roof, while Hibiki stood over them, arms crossed. Her punishment was simple. She created blocks of ice and sat them on their legs as they kneeled down on the roof. Both Motoharu and Pierce were shivering slightly, but otherwise looked okay, just very uncomfortable.

"Serves them right," Touma muttered. It's the little things that let me know karma is real. "Why didn't she punish you?" he asked, looking at Jason.

"She could tell I didn't know what they were going to make you say," Jason shrugged. "She's pretty sharp. I wouldn't have been so crude but, to be fair, they made it up on the spot."

"What's happening now?"

"It's going to be a king of the hill battle shortly," Accelerator called out, as he stood up and stretched. "That announcement is bound to rile up a lot of people."

"You could have stopped them," Touma pointed out.

"Where would the fun in that be?" Accelerator asked mockingly.

"You're as charming as ever," Hibiki said, walking up to them. She turned and glared right at Touma. "Because you let your friends push you around, there are probably going to be hundreds of people trying to rush into our school. I'm only working with you now because of that."

"Sorry about this," Touma apologized. She huffed, but seemed mollified. She turned and walked to the edge of the roof and looked out across the grounds.

"Wow," Hanabi said impressed. "That's the first time I've seen her give up so easy."

"Well Kami here is pretty honest," Seria answered, smiling slightly. "She probably could tell he didn't mean anything bad from coming here."

"Well," Touma said, standing up at last and stretching. "I got us into this mess. I might as well see it through to the end." He sighed and looked up. "Such misfortune." he muttered, walking over to Accelerator. As soon as he was out of earshot, Kazari rushed up and sat down next to Ruiko.

"You did it," Kazari said excitedly in a hushed voice. "You managed to stay with him through it all. I was really surprised."

"I figured if he could stand it," Ruiko replied, half smiling. "I should be able to."

"Could you stand it because you like him?" Seria asked conversationally. "It's pretty obvious Hanabi-san here likes him."

"Don't say that so loudly Kumokawa-san!" Hanabi spluttered, glancing over at Touma to see if he heard her. She sighed in relief when he seemed to be absorbed in a conversation with Accelerator. Kazari also looked around, and noticed Jason had walked over the edge of the roof and sat down, looking out across the grounds. Kazari wanted to stay with him, but her friend needed her more right now.

"I do yes," Ruiko admitted, which caused Hanabi and Kazari's eyes to widen. Ruiko was still a little high on adrenaline from the show, so she spoke up without thinking. She immediately slammed her mouth shut and her face flushed. Her eyes darted to the ground and she looked embarrassed.

"You don't need to be embarrassed," Seria continued kindly, but her inner thoughts were quite different. This brat actually thinks she has a chance. It could be problematic because she actually spends time with him, unlike most of the girls here. Hanabi is closer to his type, but she doesn't see him enough. Plus, she doesn't seem like she can muster the courage to confess. "He's a nice young man. I'm sure many girls would fall for his caring nature." She gestured at Hanabi.

"He is really nice," Hanabi admitted. "But I'm surprised at how easily he goes with his friends' plan."

"He's been that way since I met him," Ruiko agreed. "He's pretty carefree, but he's probably the most reliable person if you are ever in trouble."

"How many times has he saved you?" Kazari asked, nudging her.

"More times then I care to admit," Ruiko laughed.

"How long have you all known him?" Hanabi asked interestedly.

"I met him shortly before he entered high school," Seria said. "I helped him a little bit with the entrance exams."

"I met him about a month ago," Kazari said. "And Saten-san knew him before that."

"First time I met him was at a sport's festival," Ruiko elaborated. "But I didn't really get to know him until recently."

"Do… do you know if he's seeing anyone?" Hanabi asked hesitantly. Ruiko froze and Kazari shifted uncomfortably, but Seria spoke up.

"I don't believe he is," she said, putting a finger up to her cheek and pretending to think. "I recall him mentioning he was into older girls." She pretended to frown. "I also recall him saying something about dorm manager onee-san types or something." The look on the other girl's faces told her she did her job. Now the brat will be discouraged, which only leaves Hanabi. They both get along well, so Hanabi will be hesitant to make a move on him if it would hurt Saten. He's always been kind of dense to girl's advances unless you are completely direct. I made that mistake in the past.

I remember his friends saying that in England, Ruiko thought, her grin slipping at the depressing thought. That means I really have an uphill battle. She felt Kazari pat her shoulder and leaned up next to her.

"He may have said that," she whispered. "But I've seen him look at you with eyes beyond just friends. Jason thinks he just not ready to ask anyone out yet. It's why he hasn't made any moves with Misaka-san or Shokuhou-san either. You still have a chance."

"Thanks," Ruiko whispered, feeling slightly better.

"I see," Hanabi said softly, glancing over at Touma.

Dang, Seria thought, glancing at Ruiko and Kazari. The brats are working together. I'll have to separate them… They were all interrupted as Jason called out to everyone.

"We got some intruders! Hmm?" he paused for a moment. "Looks like a fair number of people are outside the gate looking in."

"Then we should give them a show," Motoharu started. It looks like the ice melted, leaving his pants soaked. Pierce was right behind him grinning.

"Haven't you two caused enough trouble?" Hibiki asked.

"Listen," Pierce explained. "If we only push them out a few at a time, others are going to keep entering. If we display strength, it's going to prevent a lot of the guys from trying to get in. The issue is to bring the girls in without them causing problems."

"Leave that to me," Yuna volunteered, causing everyone to look back at her. She had been listening to their conversations silently for a while. "My friends and I should be able to convince any girls trying to get in that this is a game and not trying to free us. I'm sure your senpai can help." She reached over and grabbed Seria's hand. "You seem to be the type of girl others look up to."

"Ah, but…" Seria tried to protest, but Yuna wasn't taking no for an answer. She dragged Seria down the stairs. Damn it, I need to stay with him. She hadn't expected any girl at Tokiwadai to be insightful as to her intentions, so she didn't know Yuna's true motive. Yuna had seen Seria try to put a divide between Hanabi and Ruiko, so she had thought of a way to keep Seria away from the others. She phrased her words in away the others wouldn't question it and by dragging Seria down the stairs, she wasn't given a chance to weasel her way out.

"So Accelerator," Pierce continued. "Want to go all out?"

"Don't think I can really go all out without someone dying," Accelerator laughed. "But I should be able to have some fun." He flipped his choker and jumped.

"Don't go all out!" Touma called down.

"I'll make sure everyone is okay," Jason volunteered, climbing up on the edge. "I'll capture the ones I can and put them in the gym, while Accelerator knocks out the others. Hanabi-san and Hibiki-san, please watch for anyone trying to sneak around us." The girls nodded as he jumped off the edge, his shadow spreading into wings.

"I feel a little better," Touma sighed. "Jason's ability is a lot more gentle than Accelerator's when he wants it to be."

"What did he mean by capture?" Kazari asked.

"He's going to put the girls in the gym for points," Motoharu explained. "While Accelerator keeps the guys away, so it keeps up the Kami persona that way."

"You guys are still trying to make everyone believe he's a huge player?" Hibiki asked exasperatedly.

"We aren't trying anymore," Pierce said, grinning. "Take a look at the power of Kami Disease." He pointed across the school grounds and the girls turned to stare.

"Holy…" Hibiki gasped.

"Oh my…" Kazari mumbled.

"He's so popular," Ruiko said wide-eyed.

"Why are there so many?" Hanabi asked in shock.

Outside of the school gates, the couple dozen people looking on with interest had become a couple hundred. Males and females of all ages were watching excitedly through the metal fence. Most of the onlookers were students and many of them were participants in the game. There were criminals, hostages, and cops all ignoring each other and only focusing on the people trying to get into the school. What was even more interesting was a couple news vans had pulled up and set up equipment to start filming. Most of the people bypassing the gate and sneaking into the school ground were males, and they found a very unpleasant surprise waiting for them.

A sudden explosion shook the ground and threw up dust and dirt into the air in front of three high school male students, who were the nearest to the building. They had been planning to use the distraction of Kami to sneak into the girls' school. Even thought they had been warned there would be obstacles, they didn't take it seriously until it was too late. "What was that?" one of them yelled, jumping backwards to avoid some flying rocks.

"Must be one of Kami's underlings!" the second one shouted back, which actually was a bigger mistake than sneaking into the school.

"Underling?" a male voice asked, his voice barely suppressing rage. Wind begun whipping around and the dust was blown away, revealing Accelerator. He started walking toward the guys, his arms wide. "Who's an underling?" Wind began to form tornados behind him, making it look like he had four wings.

"Oh crap!" the third guy yelled in panic. "It's Accelerator!"

"What's he doing here?"

"Run!"

"It's not going to be that easy," Accelerator laughed, flicking his wrist. The air direction changed and blew all three of the guys dozens of meters away, landing in bushes near the outer fence. They quickly got up and scaled the wall, while everyone who was watching went silent. Accelerator looked around and sneered. "Anyone here brave enough to face me?!" he roared. "Come on, you all came here for a reason." He took a single step forward and the ground all around him broke and shattered, causing large chunks to go flying in every direction. Hmm, I seem to recall something about minimizing property damage… Oh well, let's make it good for the cameras. The less trash trying to break in the less work I… His thoughts were interested as a girl screamed. He turned his head when a girl in a blue uniform appeared in midair. She apparently had been sneaking around him, and a chunk of earth lifted her up in the air.

"AHHHHHH!" she screamed. Her ability was light manipulation and, by bending the light around her, she was able to become invisible. Light wasn't being reflected off her, so anyone looking at her wouldn't be able to see her. In this case, it was actually a liability because Accelerator hadn't seen her or he might have avoided a large area attack. Before he could rectify his mistake, he saw Jason's shadow fly forward and wrap around the girl's midriff, preventing her from crashing down into the ground.

"I can understand making a big entrance," Jason sighed, his shadow recoiling and holding the girl in the air a couple meters away. "But seriously, think before you react here. There are a lot of spectators."

"Eh," Accelerator shrugged. "They knew the risk in coming here. Besides, isn't it her fault for making herself invisible? Also, kind of ironic for a light manipulator to be bound by darkness, isn't it?" Jason laughed and Accelerator turned his head to glare at the spectators, many of whom backed up a little bit.

"Thanks for saving me," the girl said to Jason. "But can you let me down?"

"Nope," Jason replied, grinning. "I have to take you captive and then you get to go through indoctrination." This time it was Accelerator's turn to laugh.

"What?" the girl asked shocked.

"You are a prisoner of Kami now," Jason elaborated. "I'm going to drop you off and the other girls will tell you what being part of his harem means."

"But… but… I'm a cop and you two are criminals," she spluttered.

"Let's not worry about semantics," Accelerator yawned. "Just take her away." He glanced over at some of the girls peering through the fence. "Might as well get this over with," he muttered. "If any of you female brats want to go them!" he barked loudly. "Now's your chance. Everyone else will be treated as hostiles." Several of the girls whispered anxiously, but no one immediately moved forward, until a couple middle school girls ran in, giggling excitedly. Soon, several more girls followed them. A guy tried to sneak in with them, but Accelerator blasted him away with a gust of air.

"You know they just all want to meet Kami," Jason said smirking, right before he turned around and lead the girls into the gym. "I'll leave the fighting to you for now and I'll cover surveillance."

"Whatever," Accelerator said, walking back toward the gym. There was a bench right outside of it and he sat down, his eyes darting across the grounds, daring anyone to try to get past him. He heard an explosion from behind the gym and smirked. Sounds like Hibiki caught a couple people trying to sneak around me. If she lets anyone pass her, I'm defiantly going to rub it in. There's something about annoying her that's way more fun than it should be, even more than the third rate. I think I finally understand why Kagere likes to annoy that one brat. His phone vibrated and he looked down to see a message from Worst.

Tou-san, smile, you're on TV. Even if your tiny weak body makes you look like a girl.

Accelerator looked up and saw a drone in the air, aiming it's camera at him. He smirked, knowing Worst was watching, and flicked it off. He then proceeded to ignore it and flipped through his phone, occasionally looking up to make sure no one was approaching. He yawned and started thinking about why he actually joined this game. Normally, what he and his friends were doing would be two childish for him to want to participate, even now he was wondering why he didn't just leave. He didn't need the points, nor did he really care about messing with Touma this much. He raised an eyebrow unconsciously when he began to figure it out.

There's just something about working together with others instead of by myself. Those idiots have grown on me.

"Looks like they are having fun," Motoharu said, as he, Touma, and Pierce were looking out across the grounds.

"I'm glad Jason saved that girl," Touma added relived. She appeared out of nowhere when Accelerator was showing off.

"Poor Kami," Pierce said, shaking his head. "He wants to make sure he has ever girl possible. Looks like Kagere is leading a group back for you."

"Great," Touma said dryly. "Just what I need, making a fool of myself in front of more people." There was a loud boom in the back of the gym, as Hibiki threw a large ice shard at someone who was sneaking around behind the building.

"Just think though," Pierce said, putting his arm around Touma. "With so many girls, there will be plenty of them who would dress up for you and cover every type imaginable. I'm sure they are some that can fit the profile of cat girls, alien girls, goddesses, angels, demons, ghosts girls, sailor girls, police girls, super hero girls, bunny girls, ninja girls, loli girls… thought, they might be snapped up by Accelerator. Oh, you could even get one of them to act as a dorm manager onee-san type for you. You always say those are the best, even if you can't understand the glory of the others. Then you could bring them all with us to the anime convention."

"If I can get out of this unscathed," Touma replied sarcastically. "I'll see if I can find a group of people to go with you to that convention."

"You should know better than that Kami-yan," Motoharu said, using the nickname now that the others were out of earshot. "If you promise something like that, you know it's going to happen."

"At this point," Touma said, gesturing out to the growing number of spectators. "I would be willing to suffer that humiliation. This is only going to get worse and, with my luck, I'm going to end up in the hospital."

"From being hugged and kissed to death?" Motoharu laughed and Touma punched him in the shoulder.

"Well I'm heading downstairs to check out the new girls," Pierce declared, turning away from them. "Let me know if you need my expertise." Touma rolled his eyes, knowing that was never going to happen. However, Pierce's absence and the other girls appearing busy gave Touma a chance to tell Motoharu something important.

"Hey Tsuchimikado," Touma whispered. Motoharu's plastered smile faulted when he heard Touma's voice become serious. "You know that girl you tricked me into asking out?"

"Whew," Motoharu said. "I thought you were about to say something important. Are you just bragging now about your conquest?"

"Shut up!" Touma snapped. "Listen, I know you know she's a magician because you were listening last night. Her full name is Leivinia Birdway and she was part of a magic group called the Dawn Colored Sunlight… you know them?" he asked, noticing Motoharu flinched slightly.

"I've heard of some of their exploits," Motoharu said, evading the question. "I didn't hear that little piece of information though. Anything else?"

"You know how she led me, Lessar, and Index to a Fallen base and we met Eve's companion Juliet," Touma explained quickly. "Juliet's power could turn her entire body into shadow, just like Jason's ability, but she said she's just a memory and not alive."

"There's magic that can imprint memories of the dead," Motoharu confirmed. "It's a branch of necromancy, but Index would know all about it."

"Index told us all about that on the way back and obviously Cain," Touma explained hastily. "Birdway was the one who actually defeated him by using her group to perform some sort of ceremonial spell. She also said he was created by Eve, so there's a chance Eve could make more of him. He was incredibly powerful and we couldn't even scratch him at first." Touma spent a couple minutes explaining the fight in detail while Motoharu listened in silence.

"Thanks for letting me know," Motoharu whispered. "I have to contact Stiyl and Kanzaki with this information. Make an excuse if the others ask where I am, but don't let this bother you so much that you don't have fun today. Embrace the Harem King persona." Touma flinched but nodded, and Motoharu walked away. Unsure of what to do with himself now, Touma walked over to Ruiko, Kazari, and Hanabi, who were huddled around the computer Jason left behind.

"What are you three up to?"

"Ah nothing," Hanabi said, turning slightly red.

"We were just killing time since we can't really do much," Ruiko said, slightly dejectedly. "So I thought, let's see what some of the online forums are talking about, and behold, Kami is dominating every topic. You are really popular." She laughed and even Kazari and Hanabi chuckled.

"Are they saying I'm some huge pervert?" Touma sighed.

"Some are," Kazari said softly. "But others have more positive comments and some have pretty descriptive comments of the type of bodily harm they would like to do to you. Though, most people are talking about how you called out the level 5s."

"Misaka-san probably isn't going to be too pleased," Ruiko added, looking at him.

"I know," Touma admitted, looking down at his phone. He had been debating of trying to contact her for a while, but he wasn't able to find the courage. "I'll have to apologize to all of them when I see them."

"How many of the level fives do you know?" Hanabi asked. "You know Misaka-san, Shokuhou-san, and Accelerator right?"

"I haven't met the second and sixth," Touma told her. "I know everyone else."

"Wow," Hanabi said. "What are they like?"

"Everyone one of them is completely different than each other," Touma said, and Ruiko burst out laughing.

"I can attest to that," she said between laughs. "Take a look at Misaka-san and Shokuhou-san. They are like night and day. It's not bad, but pretty surprising."

"Seems like a lot of people are offering a bounty on whoever can unmask you," Kazari said, glancing at the screen. "The amount's getting pretty high too."

"Really?" Touma asked, leaning over her shoulder and looking at the amount. "Wow, that's a pretty penny. No one is going to see it though because, as soon as this event is over, I am burning this outfit." All three girls laughed at how serious he sounded.

"Can I borrow the computer for a moment?" Hanabi asked. "I need to check a couple things while we have some downtime. I know Hibiki is going to force me to help out if too many people show up."

"Sure," Kazari said, pushing the laptop over. Touma walked away from the girls and peered out over the edge of the gym. A good section of the schools ground had been overturned as several other students tried to bypass Accelerator, but all of them failed. Jason was continuing to bring girls into the gym below, but even that slowed down. Judging by the fact dozens of angry girls hadn't barged up to the roof, Yuna seemed to have been right about being able to keep them calm. The grounds had become quiet and Accelerator was busy relaxing on the bench, while Jason had jumped back up onto the roof and pulled Kazari away from the other girls. Hibiki had also returned and was talking with Hanabi. Touma sighed and stared out across the grounds.

"What you thinking about?" Ruiko asked, suddenly appearing next to him.

"Mainly how I got involved in this mess," Touma sighed. "Thanks for being so understanding through everything that has happened."

"We are friends right?" Ruiko asked. "I know you well enough you don't mean anything bad by this, even your friends understand that. To be honest, this is actually a lot of fun. I just wish my ability would let me get involved more like the others."

"It's not like I'm doing much either," Touma laughed. "My friends did everything, I just watched."

"How long are you guys planning to stay here?"

"I think we plan to give up before noon."

"I see," Ruiko said hesitantly, but she took a deep breath and gathered her courage. "If you aren't doing anything else after this, do you want to hang out? Maybe go to the batting cages again or something…? It's fine if you're busy."

"Ah no," Touma said quickly, turning to look at her. "I don't have any plans. I would be glad to go. This week has been really weird and something normal would be great."

"Great," Ruiko repeated, beaming at him. Yes, I did it. I really enjoy spending time with him so this is perfect. She suddenly had the feeling she was being watched and turned around. Jason and Kazari were staring at her, both of them smirking. Her face flushed and she turned back to face Touma, who suddenly looked concern.

"You're a little red," Touma pointed out, putting his hand on her forehead. "You might have gotten too much sun up here."

"Ah, n-no," Ruiko stuttered, surprised at the unexpected physical contact. This was more than just hand holding or grabbing her arm to drag her somewhere. He was touching her face tenderly and she took a step back. "Thanks for worrying, but I'm fine."

"If you're sure," Touma said, turning back toward the school ground. His face suddenly turned white as something caught his eye. "I'm dead…," he moaned.

"What happened?" Ruiko asked, looking around. "Oh…" she said softly.

A large amount of electricity was emitting from a nearby building overlooking the school. A moment later, a single girl jumped down onto the metal fence, and then into the school grounds. She was still emitting a lot of electricity, causing nearby stoplights and building lights to flicker. The crowd backed up to avoid accidently being hit by a stray bolt.

Mikoto Misaka was walking toward the school and she did not look amused.

"So what now?" Mikoto asked Misaki, as Tokiwadai High School came into view. "You're the one who always seems to have a devious plan."

"You make it sound like I'm a villain or something," Misaki replied pouting, but then she smiled. "But I have several ideas, if you must know. Though, I would prefer to avoid the crowds, but the entire school appears to be surrounded."

"I could climb a building to take a look," suggested Mikoto, looking upwards.

"One moment," Misaki said, pulling out a remote. She pointed it to the crowd and clicked a button. A torrent of memories flooded her mind as she sorted through them to find the information she needed. Interesting, so that's what they are doing. Accelerator's going to be impossible to pass, but I wonder if I can use Misaka. She will probably be gullible enough to fall for this. She didn't want Mikoto to get near Touma, but she had resigned herself to the fact she probably would. Now she had a chance to get a head start and she was planning to take it. "I think I have an idea."

"This plan wouldn't happen to require leaving me somewhere while you try to get into the school by yourself?" Mikoto asked suspiciously.

"Of course not," Misaki denied, not caring to admit that was exactly what she was planning. "I was going to…"

"Queen!" a blonde girl cried out, racing toward her, followed by four other girls. "Thank goodness you are here. We saw the news and knew you wouldn't take such atrocities lightly."

"We tried to figure out how to stop his broadcast," a girl with her hair in ringlets added. "But the crowd grew too large." She turned to Mikoto. "It's good to see you again Misaka-san." Mikoto nodded in acknowledgement, but didn't say anything.

"I already have a pretty good idea of the situation," Misaki said to the girls, who Mikoto knew were part of her clique. "Accelerator's been preventing guys from getting close, while other people have been bringing the girls into the gym. Everything has settled down for the most part right?"

"Yes," the ringlet girl nodded. "It also appears Kami has mostly kept the roof with a few other people, some other boys in masks and a few girls."

"Hmm," Misaki said thoughtfully. "I would prefer getting the crowd to leave, but it's far too late for that. Misaka, go ahead and take a look from above us. It will help us greatly to know which side has the least number of people."

"Don't order me around," Mikoto said, slightly annoyed, but did what Misaki said. She magnetized herself and jumped up unto the building and continued to climb. While the school was completely surrounded, it looked like the back entrance had the least number of people, with the majority looking in from the main entrance. Some tall bushes were blocking a good chunk of the back area, which led to less people. "Well, that's probably our best way in," she muttered to herself, as she descended back down to the ground. She frowned and looked around. Where did she go? Don't tell me she ditched me. That…! Her question was answered as a large number of people turned around.

"Look, it's the Railgun."

"She must be here to take on Kami's challenge."

"I bet she's going to barge straight in, that's how she normally fights right?"

Damn it Shokuhou! Mikoto fumed, as she noticed the stars in everyone's eyes. She's trying to keep me away, but it won't work! The dozen or so people Misaki was controlling drew the attention of others around them and now nearly everyone near her was starting to turn around. She jumped back up onto the building and climbed it until she was on the roof and out of sight from the people on the ground. She squinted at the roof of the school and saw several figures, but she couldn't make out who they were from this distance. I have no idea what she is planning, but I have to decide fast. I know I won't have much time. ARG! She started sparking up wildly as she thought about Misaki getting to Touma before her. "Screw this," she said out loud. "I'm going in through the front, I don't care who sees. I've lived through worst rumors." She magnetized herself and leaped down pulling herself to the metal gate.

"It's the Railgun!" someone shouted, pointing to her.

Just ignore them, she told herself mentally, not paying any attention to the onlookers calling out to her. She jumped down into the school grounds and walked toward the gym building, still unconsciously sending electricity in every direction. She was aware of the small craters and upturned earth, signs some skirmishes had taken place around her. As she approached the gym, someone stood up from a bench and walked toward her. When she recognized who it was, she grimaced. "Get out of the way," she snapped.

"Well well," Accelerator laughed. "If it isn't the third rate. I wonder what on earth could have brought you here."

"You know full well why I'm here," Mikoto said angrily. Accelerator's smug face just increased her irritation she still felt from Misaki trying to leave her behind. "Now excuse me, I need to go punch that idiot a couple times until he tells me what the hell is going on."

"No."

"What!?"

"I'm not going to let you pass."

"Why not?" Mikoto gasped, completely bewildered by this turn of events. "He's the one who wanted me to come."

"I thought about it," Accelerator said, putting his hands behind his head. "And decided it would be far more fun to harass you by preventing you from meeting the damn hero. The constant noise from all those spectators in the background has caused me a lot of stress. I plan to feel better by pestering you for a bit."

"You are a horrible person, you know that?" Mikoto said, exasperatedly.

"I've been called worse."

"I'm getting past you," Mikoto said, sparking up. A line of electricity erupted from her hand and flew at Accelerator, but it was reflected off to the side. At least it looks like he's not trying to kill me, he really is just a jerk. Both of them glared at each other and then Mikoto charged.

Seems like Misaka is doing exactly what I expected. She's so predictable.

Misaki and her girls snuck around the outer edge of the crowd, heading toward the back entrance. She was using her ability to prevent people from noticing them but, even with the number of people, it wasn't very tough for her. Most of them were trying to see what was happening as Mikoto engaged Accelerator. Two level 5s fighting was something most people didn't get a chance to witness. Misaki didn't care about such violent activities, and continued to make her way to the back entrance of the school. She had seen in all the spectators' minds that the back area had the least number of people. They had almost reached their destination, when one of the girls behind her spoke up.

"Queen?" the girl asked. "What's the plan for this Kami guy? This is the second time he insulted your honor, publically no less."

"I'm actually not sure," Misaki said, pretending to think. "But I think it's about time I met him at the very least in order to ensure he doesn't do it again. Wouldn't you agree?"

"That sounds like the perfect idea," another girl said. "As expected of you Queen."

"Will you need our help when you face him?" the first girl asked.

"I appreciate the concern," Misaki replied, turning to them and smiling. "But remember, he is a level 5, so I'll have to be the one to face him. Please just keep watch by the entrance in case others try to interrupt us."

"Yes Queen," all the girls chanted.

They reached the back entrance and Misaki looked around. There were definitely a lot less people here, but there were still enough of them to block the entrance gate. This just won't do. She grabbed a remote from her bag, pointed it at the crowd, and clicked. Immediately, all the spectators parted like curtains to give her a straight path toward the school. She smiled, but left a few basic orders in their minds, before she started making her way to the gym. The first was they wouldn't notice her until she was already to the gym. Second, they wouldn't have the desire to make their way into the school grounds. They would be content just waiting outside the gate. When she was about halfway to the gym, she stopped. A dark humanoid shape with wings in the sky was gliding down to her location. So the welcome committee had arrived. She reached into her bag. Is he friendly or hostile today?

Jason landed about twenty meters in front of her. His shadow wings coiled back to his body and he walked toward her slowly and deliberately. Misaki raised an eyebrow, curious at what he was going to do, but still ready to use her ability if the need arose. She couldn't make out his expression under the mask he wore. He stopped a couple meters in front of her and then she received a surprise. "Shokuhou-sama," Jason said, putting his arm across his chest and bowing. "Kami has been expecting you."

"Really?" she asked, aware of the stares from the girls she left at the back gate. I might as well play along, he probably has a reason for acting like this. She wasn't worried about what they girls would think, she knew what was going through their minds. "I take it you are my escort to meet him them?"

"Of course," Jason confirmed. "Misaka-sama has already met her escort…" He paused for a second and Misaki could hear the amusement in his voice before he composed himself again. "If you would follow me, please." He turned and made his way back to the gym, with Misaki walking right behind him.

"What is with this act?" Misaki whispered, resisting the urge to read his mind.

"No act," Jason replied. "It is only natural for a Queen to meet a King, is it not?"

"I can agree with that," Misaki said, grinning. "This should be interesting." Jason laughed and they walked in silence until they reached the gym. She heard several more explosions and heard the sound of electricity in the distance. Looks like Misaka is having fun. Jason pushed open the gym door and she walked in. Hmm, there are more girls then I thought. The original two dozen girls had grown to easily fifty girls, all talking and hanging out in the gym. They all stopped and turned their heads when the door opened, expecting to see more girls being dropped in. Most of them recognized Misaki, and started whispering excitedly.

"This way," Jason told her, motioning to some stairs that led to the roof. Misaki had just taken her first step up them, when a familiar voice made her freeze.

"Why hello Shokuhou," Seria's fake sweet voice whispered into her ear. Misaki turned around immediately. "It has been so long since we last met face to face."

"Not long enough," Misaki replied, forcing her own voice to be sweet. This hag had her wrinkly hands near my prince without my permission. "I was surprised to find out you were here, but I suppose it makes you feel young again." They both continued up the stairs slowly.

"We haven't seen each other in ages and you are already insulting me," Seria pouted. "And here I thought we were best friends."

"Shame," Misaki replied. "You are already showing signs of being senile."

"Maybe eating all those sweets is preventing your body from getting nourishment to remember things," Seria suggested. "Oh, did you enjoy that little announcement? I was able to spend a lot of intimate time with him before and after it. He's so cute when he gets embarrassed."

"I doubt you got far with him," huffed Misaki. "His self-control is legendary. I'm going to break it though and he will end up in my…" She stopped and turned when she heard Jason try to stifle a laugh. "Oops, forgot about him for a moment. I'll have to erase those last few seconds." She reached into her purse, but Seria's hand stopped her.

"I'm sure he won't tell anyone," Seria said, but she had an ulterior motive. Jason knew a lot of information about some higher ups in the board of directors, if Misaki got curious, she might see something she shouldn't even though they argue a lot, both of them were still somewhat friends, though all was fair when it revolved around Touma. "He's my kohai and it would be improper to let you mess with his mind."

"I also didn't hear anything," Jason added, in a way that told them he heard everything and was highly amused. "It probably didn't concern me anyways. Besides, we are here, go and say hi to your favorite guy." He opened the door to the roof and held it open for the girls. Misaki stepped out into the light and looked around. Besides her, Jason, and Seria, she saw Kazari and Ruiko looking over the edge of the roof toward where Mikoto and Accelerator were sparing. Hibiki and Hanabi noticed her and waved. She waved back politely and Hibiki pointed to the other side of the roof. She turned and saw Touma, Motoharu, and Pierce standing near the edge, talking, but also watching the level 5 fight below them.

This should be fun, Misaki thought to herself as she walked out onto the roof. "So Kami," she called out. "I was gracious enough to accept your invitation." Touma spun around and, if he wasn't wearing the mask, Misaki was sure his face would have gone ashen. Everyone else turned in surprise too.

"Misaki," Touma said hesitantly, unsure of what he want to say. He wanted to apologize and try to explain, but Pierce put him in headlock and shouted at him.

"Damn it Kami!" he yelled. "You just had to show off you could bring one of the top girls in Academy City at your beck and call, didn't you!?"

"You idiot!" Touma roared, pulling Pierce's arms off his neck. "It was entirely your fault remember!? Quit trying to push this all on me." He flipped Pierce over him and slammed him on the roof. "Listen Misaki, I'm sorry about what happened, those two, partially Jason and Accelerator too, decided to stage that entire thing."

"It was pretty funny," Yuna interrupted, stepping out onto the roof. She reached out a hand and shook Misaki's. "Nice to meet you Shokuhou-san, I'm Yuna Ishikawa. I've heard so much about you."

"All positive I hope," Misaki giggled. "Nice to meet you too." She turned back to Kami. "I figured as much, but did you have to go along with them?"

"It was sort of sprung up on me at the last minute," Touma admitted.

"Do you know actually know each other?" Hibiki asked surprised. "I figured he was just trying to act big for the camera."

"All the level 5s know each other," Misaki lied, thinking fast. "We have met a couple times before."

"A couple huh?" whispered Touma, and Misaki kept a determinedly straight face.

"To be fair," Ruiko said, coming to his rescue. "We didn't really protest when we realized what his friends were doing."

"I did," Hibiki said.

"But you had fun too or you wouldn't have done it," Hanabi giggled.

"I didn't have much of a choice," Hibiki protested.

"It was rather fun," Seria added. "Shame you weren't with us earlier Shokuhou."

"It's okay," Misaki smiled, but secretly wishing bad things on Seria. "I'm not the jealous kind." Seria rolled her eyes briefly.

"You're partially to blame too," Kazari said, poking Jason in the side.

"We put the drone back the way we found it," Jason replied innocently. "And I bet the news station loves us for that. Besides," he snickered. "Who was the one who actually hacked the software?" Kazari blushed and he pulled her close. "After this is all done, want to do something just us two?"

"Yes," Kazari replied. "There's something I need to pick up today, but it shouldn't take more than a few minutes." She noticed Ruiko leaning closer to listen to them. "Maybe someone else should find someone to go with her," she said just loudly for Ruiko to hear.

"I did," Ruiko whispered back. "He and I are going to hang out after this."

"Nice one," Jason said approvingly, giving her a thumbs up.

"Are you going to ask the big question?" Kazari prodded.

"What?" Ruiko asked, before realizing. "Maybe if the situation arises…" Before she could give a complete answer, an earth shattering boom and a flash of light occurred when a large lightning bolt hit the ground on the other side of the roof.

"Ah crap," Touma said, turning around. "Mikoto's still fighting Accelerator. Why on earth did he decide to fight her in the first place?"

"I'll take care of this," Motoharu said, walking to the edge of the gym.

"You don't have to yet," Misaki spoke up. "I heard she had a stressful week and this would be perfect for her to blow off some steam." Touma's head turned to look at her for a moment, and she pretended to be innocent of any wrongdoings.

"I would like to meet Misaka-san," Seria said, glancing at Misaki out of the corner of her eye. She knew Mikoto would show up at some point, but it was obvious Misaki didn't want her here. Since it would annoy Misaki, Seria of course wanted Mikoto here sooner. Seria had already lost the chance to be alone with Touma any longer, so she just had to score points by pretending to care about Mikoto. "I'm sure she would be sad being left out of our fun."

"Accelerator wouldn't actually hurt her right?" Hanabi asked.

"He's a jerk," Hibiki said irritated, crossing her arms. "But I think he can control himself to some degree."

"Hey Accelerator!" Motoharu called down to him.

Mikoto was pissed to say the least.

First, she saw one of the most insane announcements she ever heard coming from Touma, and then Misaki ditched her to get an advantage. Now, Accelerator was just being a complete asshole to her. She had fired several bolts of electricity at him, but he didn't even flinch. Each strike just rebounded off him in different directions. She really hated that smug look on his face, but he didn't seem to be trying to win. What is he playing at? Maybe he isn't even trying to stop me. Spurred by that thought, she tried to go around him, but Accelerator actually moved to intercept her. She magnetized herself to propel herself over him, but he controlled the wind around him and blew her backwards.

"Why are you doing this?" she yelled at him.

"For fun?" he replied and shrugged.

"Arg," Mikoto cried, grabbing her hair. I thought he had changed, but he's still the same. I can't beat him in a contest of strength, so I have to find a way past him. She reached out a hand and transmitted a magnetic field beneath the ground, searching for and gathering her iron sand. Let's see how he likes this. She bent her knees and dashed forward, at the same time, causing the sand to erupt from the ground around Accelerator like geysers.

"You know this won't work," he laughed, spreading out his arms. "Go ahead and try if it makes you feel better."

"Overconfidence is going to be your downfall," Mikoto replied, grinning. She knew attacking Accelerator directly with the sand was useless, but that wasn't her plan. As the geysers spread out the iron sand over Accelerator, the particles started spinning in a vortex. They moved together and formed a solid wall of black sand, completely blocking her from his sights. He growled and looked around.

"Surprise attacks won't work eith…" he started to say, and then his eyes went wide. "Fuck!" He stepped on the ground, causing a huge explosion. The flying dirt and rocks broke the iron sand wall apart and he looked around. Mikoto was past him and running as fast as she could to the gym. The ground exploded around Accelerator as he rocketed himself forward. By manipulating his vector, he could move faster than Mikoto could run or propel herself with magnetism. He reached a hand out and he intercepted her. He lightly touched her shoulder and she immediately found herself flying away from the gym.

"Ahhh!" she yelled, as she rolled several times before springing back up to her feet. What? I'm still alive and barely injured. Of course, this is all a game to him. He's not actually trying to hurt me, just piss me off. Cheered again by this thought, she took another couple of steps forward. Accelerator turned to face her and shook his head.

"Not a bad trick," he laughed. "But without metal buildings everywhere, the directions you can move are severely limited."

"Don't tell me what I already know," snapped Mikoto. "It's my ability." Damn, direct attacks don't work, surprise attacks don't work, and he's faster than me. What should I do?" She could see several people watching her, including Touma, Ruiko, and Kazari. Great, I'm looking like a fool in front of my friends. She looked around. Let's see what kind of metal objects are available. She took a deep breath and spread out her magnetic field, detecting anything she could use. There were a few metal trashcans readily available, and then she felt several large pipelines deep beneath the ground. For a moment, she briefly thought about using those, but quickly decided against it. I'm sure the city officials wouldn't be happy if I uprooted them for a game. She frowned, as she considered her options.

"Did you give up already?" Accelerator asked, his voice thick with mirth, after she went quiet for a bit. "Though, you know about my power so it's pretty obvious you would know the difference in our strength." He yawned. "If you leave, I can go back to bothering that Hibiki girl. I'm surprised how much fun it is. It's like how Kagere messes with your friend."

"I'm going to tell Last Order that you are flirting with other girls," Mikoto replied bitterly. She only said that out of annoyance toward Accelerator, but when his facial expression changed from smug superiority to a combination of surprise, anger, and a little bit of horror.

"You wouldn't dare," he snarled.

"I have her number right here," Mikoto replied, smirking, holding up her phone. She wasn't entirely sure what she was going to do with this information, she wasn't Jason or Misaki in terms of scheming, but she hoped something would come to her. "I'm dialing…"

"Die!" Accelerator roared, stomping down with his left foot. Dirt and rocks flew from the ground in front of him at Mikoto like shotgun bullets. Mikoto had been expecting something like this and pulled one of the heavy trash cans with magnetism to use as a shield. The rocks peppered the can and sounded like heavy rain on a tin roof. He took a deep breath and composed himself. Can't believe I fell for that. There's no way the third rate would tell the brat that. If Last Order thought that, she might disconnect me…. oh for the love of… What really pisses her off again? His thoughts turned back to what he knew about Mikoto from spending a week in England with her.

"Let me pass," Mikoto told him. "And I won't tell her anything."

"You can't beat me in a fight," Accelerator retorted. "So you resort to underhanded tricks huh? You remind me so much of the fift… fourth rate."

"Don't you compare me to her!" Mikoto yelled angrily. "Now let me pass!"

"What on earth could be so important back there?" Accelerator asked sarcastically.

"You know damn well what," Mikoto said through gritted teeth. "I'm going to go up to Touma, kick his butt, and then get an explanation."

"While that sounds fun to watch, I think he's going to be busy."

"Why?"

"He's surrounded by girls now," Accelerator answered with a sneer. "And most of them are his type."

Mikoto froze for a moment. "Explain."

"Well his preferred type is older mature girls," Accelerator continued. "But Aogami mentioned he liked well developed girls too.., which would put you in last place."

"..."

"Not counting the fourth and fifth rate," Accelerator further insulted. "Even Saten is further along than you, and I think she's younger too. Plus now, he has all those high school girls flocking…."

"SHUT UP!" Mikoto roared, completely snapping. She hadn't been mad at Touma, but was now furious at Accelerator. She had always been rather upset about her chest size, but it was usually only Misaki that made fun of her. Her friends were roughly the same position as her so no one really mentioned it. Touma also had never said anything about it to her, but that was probably because he didn't want to die. A large lightning bolt descended upon Accelerator, blocking everything else from view, with a flash of light, and drowning out all the sounds of screams from some of the surrounding spectators.

Of course the lightning didn't do anything to Accelerator, but the flash of light and sound annoyed him.

Heh she freaked out and probably destroyed her phone, he thought, as he redirected most of the electricity down into the ground to avoid unnecessary damage. This is getting boring though, I should just let her pass, but then again, she did threaten me. I can't let that go lightly.

"Hey Accelerator!" Motoharu's voice caused him to turn around. "Quit messing around with Misaka-san and let her up."

"We were just having a SMALL discussion about the hero," Accelerator called back up.

"I hate you so much," Mikoto fumed loudly, and he laughed. "I can't believe I thought you changed."

"Okay you two," Motoharu continued. "Stop flirting with each other…"

"WHO'S FLIRTING!?" they both roared in unison.

"…we need you both up here."

"Sounds like too much trouble," Accelerator called back.

"Don't make us send Kami down to make you," Pierce added, sticking his head out. "He is getting upset one of his top girls is being held back."

"Tsk, whatever," Accelerator mumbled, and glanced back at Mikoto. He took a step forward and leaped into the air when a small explosion went off below him. He flew like a rocket toward the roof and landed, before walking out of sight. Mikoto's hands made fists, before she calmed herself down. Magnetizing herself, she followed him up the side of the building.

"Misaka-san!" Ruiko cried, as soon as she stepped up onto the roof. "I'm glad you are okay. Welcome to the party." She laughed slightly, but stopped when Mikoto raised an eyebrow.

"Sorry Misaka-san," Kazari added. "We kind of got roped into this too."

"I figured as much," Mikoto said glancing over at the guys. Accelerator has joined Pierce, Motoharu, and Jason. Touma was standing off to the slightly, shifting nervously. Misaki and an older girl were near him, but were watching her. Mikoto felt a wave of anger as Misaki winked at her. Hanabi and Hibiki waved to her, but there was also another girl around their age Mikoto didn't know. She focused her attention on Touma, who finally took a couple steps toward her. "So…?"

"Sorry Mikoto," Touma said, clasping his hands together in front of him. "I didn't know it was going to get this far out of hand."

"Do you have to go along with everything your friends do?" she asked. Touma scratching the side of his face, but didn't say anything. He goes along with anything if you push hard enough, she sighed to herself. At some point, he needs to say no. To be fair, I have taken advantage of that nature before. "Never mind, I know what happened." She turned to Hibiki and Hanabi. "Hello," she greeted them friendly. "I haven't seen you two in ages."

"Hello Misaka-san," Hanabi returned her greeting.

"So you are friends with him too?" Hibiki asked, wide-eyed, nothing their friendly exchange. She had just been under the impression they knew each other from the tournament. "Does he personally know all the level 5 girls?"

"Unfortunately…" Misaki and Seria muttered.

"Oh," Hanabi added, gesturing to Yuna. "This is our classmate Yuna Ishikawa."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Misaka-san," Yuna said cheerfully. "It has been really fun to have Kami at our school. The girls downstairs have been hounding him for autographs and pictures all morning. I've been forcing him to go down there every now and then to sate them."

"Oh, has he?" Mikoto said coolly, shaking her hand and glancing over at him. Touma determinedly looked away.

"I'm surprised you didn't join us earlier Misaka," Misaki said. "Were you having too much fun exercising with Accelerator?"

"Well some of us have to keep in shape," Mikoto replied, a vein in her head throbbing. "Eating a lot of sweets can be bad for you." Everyone could feel the tension in the air, and Ruiko took a step back. Kazari looked guilty and snuck off to talk to Jason, who had broken from the guys and was looking at the computer, frowning.

"Come on you two," Ruiko said. "We are in the presence of the great Kami." This caused everyone to turn to look at her, before they burst out laughing. Even Touma joined in, though he was the most embarrassed of this entire situation. Everyone calmed down and the atmosphere lightened considerably. After Mikoto was introduced to Seria, she turned to Touma.

"I have no idea what you guys are planning now," Mikoto admitted. "What's next?" Ishikawa-san seems really nice, but Kumokawa-san is so pretty, AND she goes to his school Even I can tell Shokuhou is weary of her.

"I really don't know," Touma answered, looking over at his friends. "I've been hoping this event would end soon."

"You may get your wish," Jason spoke up. He and Kazari were gazing at the computer. "Seems like Anti-Skill is beginning to disperse the crowd around the school, something about causing traffic jams and…" He paused and looked at the screen again. "…defeating the purpose of the game."

"In what way?" Ruiko asked curiously.

"Seems like a lot of students are ignoring the game and watching Kami take over Tokiwadai," Kazari explained. "The crowd was one thing, but a lot of TVs are being mobbed around the city. When Misaka-san and Accelerator-san started sparing, the number of viewers skyrocketed."

"I can see that," Misaki said. "A lot of people like to see the abilities of a level 5."

"But didn't you sneak in here?" Seria asked.

"My ability isn't as flashy as Misaka's," Misaki replied curtly.

"Looks like the fun is over," Pierce said sadly, kicking his foot against the roof. "Well, it was fun while it lasted."

"How many girls rejected you this time?" Motoharu asked.

"Eh I lost tracked," Pierce shrugged. "That one girl who had upper strength was pretty cute, and she looked like she was still in middle school."

"Sounds about right," Accelerator snorted. "Any girl with half a brain could tell you're a pervert."

"What are they talking about?" Mikoto asked Hibiki, Hanabi, and Yuna.

"It seems like Kami's blue haired friend there," Hanabi explained. "Was trying to flirt with most of the girls downstairs, and it didn't go very well."

"That's saying it mildly," Hibiki added. "He's one of the biggest perverts I have ever seen."

"Most of the girls I talked to slapped him," Yuna said. "One girl actually threw him across the gym. I never saw her so red before."

"Sorry for him," Touma said, joining their conversation. "He really doesn't know how to hold back." He's the reason I expect all the girls to attack us. If it wasn't for Hanabi-san and Ishikawa-san, this could have turned out a lot worse. Maybe my luck is finally changing. He glanced toward the crowd in the distance, noticing several vans that hadn't been there before. "We better get going soon," he told the guys. "Anti-Skill is all over the place and I definitely don't want to be caught here."

"Or in that disguise," Mikoto added with a grin.

"Do you think we can sneak you and your friends out?" Ruiko added, looking around.

"Can we?" Touma asked Hanabi and Hibiki, who shrugged.

"Might be tough with so many people," Hanabi said slowly. "But technically you aren't breaking any rules by being here because of this game. The most they should do is ask you to leave."

"We probably should go," Jason said. "While I enjoy hanging out with everyone, I really want to get some alone time with Kazari."

"Plus someone else probably wants some alone time with someone else," Kazari whispered, so only he could here.

"Kagere," Pierce said angrily. "Quit showing off your girlfriend!" Motoharu tripped him before he could cause a scene.

"I'm bored too," Accelerator yawned. "I'm going to head out."

"We probably got enough points anyways," Motoharu said.

"Do you have any plans after this?" Seria asked Touma. "If not, would you like to accompany me for a while?"

"Well I…"

"Oh I'm sure you are far too busy," Misaki said, stepping between them. "Don't worry, I'll take good care of him while you complete all those errands I know you have to do."

"Umm…" Ruiko said hesitantly, unsure how to interrupt. Hanabi, Hibiki, and Yuna looked at each other, and shook their heads.

"What about…?" Mikoto started to ask, when an amplified girl's voice came through a loudspeaker. Most of the girls, except Seria, didn't recognize the girl, but all the guys froze. The girl sounded furious and far past what would be considered angry.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU IDIOTS THINK YOU ARE DOING?!"

"Is that…?" Pierce asked.

"Sounds like it," Motoharu answered.

"That's not good," Jason added.

"It was nice knowing you all," Touma called out to the girls, as he, Pierce, Motoharu, and Jason ran to the edge of the roof. Motoharu pulled binoculars out of a pocket and glanced across the crowd. "Are we dead? How angry does she look?"

"I don't think I've seen her this mad before," Motoharu said. "But it definitely is her."

"Well," Accelerator said, shuffling over to them. "Do you geniuses have a plan to get out of this?"

"What's going on?" Mikoto asked, rushing to the edge next to them.

"It's strange to hear all of you sound worried like this," Misaki added.

"Who was that?" Ruiko asked.

"Fukiyose-sama," Motoharu said, his voice shaking slightly.

"Who is she?" Kazari asked Jason, pulling on his shirt. "You all are acting strange."

"If I had to explain her," Jason said, crossing his arms and thinking. "I would say she's the only one who has the power to keep us all in line."

"All of you?" Hibiki asked, looking at Accelerator.

"He doesn't get in as much trouble as us," Pierce explained. "But she had to put him in his place a couple times."

"Seriously?" all the girls gasped, turning to look at him. Accelerator glared at them, but didn't say anything. He didn't want to seem weak, but it wasn't like he cared what the girls thought. Seiri was one of the few girls he knew who actually talked to him like an equal, rather than an all-powerful level 5, and would openly scold him. He also had an inkling of what the other guys were planning and thought it would be interesting to see the girl's reactions.

"She's your classmate, right?" Seria asked Touma. "I think I remember that voice."

"She is," Touma confirmed. "This won't be the first time she's taken us down. I should have known she's going to be mad when she saw this." I still have the bruises from previous encounters. I do not want to meet her while wearing this getup.

"So she actually defeated all of you?" Mikoto asked. I couldn't even touch Accelerator and Touma would always negate my ability.

"She can take all of us at once," Jason added, his face slightly pale. He unconsciously rubbed his head, remembering some of her blows. "Is fleeing still on the table?"

I don't recall anyone having that kind of power in their class, Misaki thought.

"Woah," Ruiko said in admiration. "She sounds strong, what's she like? Can we meet her?"

"She's the Iron Wall of our class," Motoharu continued. "You could probably meet her, but we definitely shouldn't. What's the plan Kami?"

"Why do you think I have a plan?" Touma asked incredulously. "Right now, I'm planning to run in the opposite direction."

"Do you still have that megaphone?" Pierce asked Motoharu, who nodded. Motoharu reached into his bag and pulled it out. "I have a plan, but I'm not sure if we are getting out of this alive."

"Well," Motoharu said, and suddenly grinned. "If we are going to die, we die as heroes."

"What?" Touma asked confused, but his danger sense went off as Pierce raised the megaphone. "Oh no, stop…!

"Kami will surrender!" Pierce yelled loudly through the megaphone. "On the condition you become one of his girlfriends!"

"WHAT!?" Touma, Mikoto, Misaki, Seria, Ruiko and Hanabi cried. Hibiki and Kazari could only stare in shock. Yuna, however, joined Motoharu, Jason, and Accelerator in laughing. Before anyone could say anything else, Seiri's reply came back, sounding even angrier, if that was possible.

"When I catch you!" Seiri replied. "I'm going to beat you all within an inch of your lives!"

"Why would you do this!?" Touma yelled, shaking Pierce violently.

"Punishment for showing off your harem to the world."

"You are the one who caused this!"

"I think I now understand how he became Kami," Hibiki said to Hanabi.

"His friends are hilarious," Yuna added.

"Interested in leaving?" Jason asked Accelerator. "I have no desire to be here when she arrives."

"Probably a good idea," Accelerator replied, taking a step back from the rest of the group. He had wanted to leave for a while, but was just waiting for the opportunity when nothing entertaining was happening. While this could qualify as entertaining, Seiri was sure to lecture him and he wasn't interested in that.

"I'll meet up with you when we are done here," Kazari told Jason, and then leaned forward. "I want to see what happens and support Saten-san." Jason nodded and was leaning in to kiss her good-bye, when something came falling from one of the nearby buildings. It was a single person, falling at speeds that would kill a normal person, if they hit the ground. When the individual hit the ground, a huge explosion erupted, sending a cloud of dust into the air. The male's voice was so powerful, it didn't even need a voice enhancer, as it reverberated through the dust.

"KAMI!" the male's voice boomed across the grounds. "You have a lot of guts to call out the level 5s and then exclude me! I've wanted to meet you for a long time! Face me Kami and show me the power of your guts!" A small red explosion blew the dust away, revealing a high school male wearing a white uniform with a Rising Sun shirt and a green jacket thrown over his shoulders like a cape.

"Never mind," Accelerator said, moving to the edge. "I think we should stay."

"Oh god," Touma said, face palming. "Why is Gunha-san here?" This day just keeps getting weirder. I'm half expecting Mugino to show up and blast me. Is the number two and six going to show up too?

"There's a bigger issue we should be worrying about," Misaki told him seriously and Mikoto nodded.

"What do you mean?" Touma asked confused.

"That jacket," Mikoto said pointing. "WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD MAKE HIM A HOSTAGE!?"

Feel free to leave a review, comment, suggestions, or ideas, I love reading them. If you have a question you wish I ask and would like a quick answer, feel free to message me directly. I try to respond to those within a day or two. Comments, I tend to respond to in the next chapter.

Well, I did not plan for this arc to be three chapters. It was only supposed to be two. Oh well, you all get to enjoy an extra unplanned chapter and then we can move back to evil people's plot. One thing has to happen before that happy moment. Touma's misfortune hasn't played a big enough part yet, it's going too smoothly. Also, DAMN, Team Saten has a lot of members as readers.

Touma: No no no, I've been plenty misfortunate enough. Let's just let me leave and nothing else happen.

Shokuhou: I'll help you escape and if you want to, you can hide in my room. Then you don't have to stay with certain old ladies.

Mikoto: He knows better than that.

Shizuri: I'm going to have to punish him for those comments first you know.

Lessar: Oh, can I join in on the fun?

Motoharu: Well, you ladies scared Kami-yan off. All that's left is a cloud of dust.

Last Order: Misaka wants to join MISAKA says as MISAKA states her desires.

Misaka 10032: Misaka believes this game is only for students Misaka reminds you.

Worst: When have rules ever stopped this Misaka?

Kazari: Saten-san, you have to keep going. Even the readers support you.

Ruiko: I don't think I want to be the main female lead, too much pressure. Answering questions was nerve wrecking and embarrassing.

Misaki: Don't worry, I'll take charge next chapter and answer questions.