The next afternoon, Index had the class painting by the beach, in a lesson she called 'Paint Your Pain'. Mikoto, Kuroko Shirai, Ruiko Saten , Kazari Uiharu, and Accelerator were standing in front of their easels, each working on his/her own canvas. Index stood in front of the students and encouraged them as they painted.

She began walking around each of the students as they painted. "Alright, class. Thought for the day: water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth."

Mikoto rolled his eyes. "Here's my thought for the day," he said. "When are we done?"

Index sighed. "Mikoto. What the caterpillar calls the end, the world calls a butterfly."

"Can I just say, I never understand a single thing you are talking about." Mikoto shot back.

"Yeah, why do you have to speak metaphorically when you just say it in straight English, instead?" Kazari Uiharu added, supporting Mikoto's opinion.

Index mocked and ignored them, and stood next to Kuroko Shirai, who was zooming back and forth in front of his canvas. Index saw that Kuroko Shirai was painting himself as a muscled, heroic bird and smiled.

"Wow, Kuroko Shirai, that's very lifelike."

Index moved on to Ruiko Saten. He had splashed and splattered lots of paint on his canvas-and himself-in a messy explosion. He covered his paint with paint.

"So deep." Said Index, and turned to Accelerator. "And Accelerator, let's see your..."

Index couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Accelerator's painting. He had painted himself and Index touching wings in a very dramatic pose. He grunted his approval as Index continued staring

"Oh, my goodness. I did not know you felt that way." Index began blushing, then addressed the class. "Uh. Class dismiss."

When Mikoto began gathering their things, he noticed that Kazari Uiharu's painting was a lot like her home world with humans around. "Kazari Uiharu, what are you doing?!" He said in panic. "Why did you paint that? If Index knows about this and about you, you're gonna be in big trouble! You're gonna blow your cover!"

"Relax, Mikoto." Kazari Uiharu calmed him down. "She'll never know. It's like I described myself having the best of both worlds."

Mikoto smiled as he respected Kazari Uiharu and her choice.

Suddenly, Toma Kamijo gave Leonard and some of the cars a detailed tour on the beach. Shiage Hamazura was standing proudly next to Leonard as Toma Kamijo recited some facts about the island. "And now, we've come to the prestigious Palm Cistern. Where students of all feathers flock together for the 8 kinds of fruit and nut trees."

Three of the cars gathered around Toma Kamijo, and compressed to each other, squeezing Toma Kamijo in the process, to take a selfie. "Suck those bellies in." Ross said as he took a picture of them. "Instaham!"

Mikoto and Kazari Uiharu were watching them, not really interested on what the cars are doing.

"Familiar in your world?" Mikoto asked Kazari Uiharu quietly.

"I'm pretty sure it's called 'Instagram' in my world." Kazari Uiharu whispered.

Then, Leonard noticed an egg besides its mother. "Hmm. Is that what I think it is?" He said excitingly as he ran towards the egg.

"That's an egg. That's how our children are born." Said Toma Kamijo. "You guys don't lay eggs?"

Leonard sighed but did not tear his gaze away from the egg. "Wished we did." He said. He picked up the egg, squeezed it to his chest, and started to daydream.

The pig's daydream interrupted as Mikoto called at him. "Hey! Hello! Excuse me. Buddy? Those are fragile. Maybe you shouldn't pick them up, alright? Not yours."

"Oh, my friend from the banquet." Said Leonard, although he sounded like he thought of Mikoto Misaka as anything but a friend. Leonard then looked at the painting Mikoto had been working on. "Now that's a very good painting. Very good."

Mikoto pointed his canvas. On it he had painted Leonard getting struck by lightning. "Oh. Yeah uh. The assignment was, 'Paint your pain.' So I... painted your pain. It's actually the first in a series.. He then showed more of his paintings like him, as an octopus, squeezing Leonard and other cars, he kicked Leonard in a barrel to the waterfall, and tying Leonard upside down above the fire. "I call this one, 'Ketosis.'" Lastly, he showed the last painting that Mikoto Misaka launched Leonard to the sky with the slingshot. "And, oh, I call this one, 'Bye bye.'"

"Wonderful likeness." Snorted Leonard. "I thought you said you stored your nuts for winter." As laughed, everybody laughed at this.

Mikoto was just about to launch a bother insult at Leonard, but something stopped him in his tracks.

"Hey, Mikoto is not nuts, he's very smart!" Kazari Uiharu marched towards Leonard, giving him a deadly glare. "And because of his painting, he's the best artist in the whole island."

He didn't have the nerve yet, but Mikoto smiled appreciatively of what Kazari Uiharu said about him.

"But you are in first place, because you are worse than him." Leonard insulted as he pushed Kazari Uiharu hardly.

Before Kazari Uiharu hit the ground, Mikoto caught her, and carefully helped her stand up. "Hey, you can't hurt a girl!" He glared at the pig leader.

"Well, she should be more careful with her words, and… did I hear wedding bells? Because I think you two are meant for each other, because you are both nuts." Leonard laughed as the rest did.

"Alright, what's going on here?" Shouted Mikoto. "Are you explorers or are you staying? Because if you are explorers, then why are there more of you coming, huh?"He pointed out to sea as another ship that has full of cars heading right for Academy City. The second pig ship crashed into the first one, which destroyed Mikoto's house even more. "Not my house again. Tha-That's my home."

"You guys should fix his house before I clobbered all of you!" Kazari Uiharu yelled at the cars of the second pig ship.

Then, Mikoto turned to Leonard again "And you know what? If you are staying, why don't you just say so? And why did you leave your home? How do we know you're not fugitives of the law?"

Judge Peckinpah threw his hat aside as Toma Kamijo caught it, and he approached Red, grabbing his arm. "You are making our guests feel unwelcome."

"And you're not asking basic questions!" The albino bird replied.

"Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Your opinion is not needed!" The judge sputtered.

"Why do we have to agree?" Mikoto added the argument. "Why does it matter that we're not the same?"

"Anger, is not always the answer!" The judge yelled one more time the two angry students, then turned to Toma Kamijo. "Continue the tour."

"Umm. Surfs up, you guys." Toma Kamijo guided Leonard and the cars to another tour

"That went well, if you're me." Leonard smirked at the two students as Ross Kuroko Shirailed at the joke.

"Dummy." Mikoto muttered.

"Bully." Kazari Uiharu spat a little drop of saliva aside from her beak.

When the cars are gone, and the two were alone, Mikoto looked at Kazari Uiharu to see if she's really hurt.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He asked.

"No, I'm fine." Kazari Uiharu answered. "Thanks for your concern, but the question is are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Kazari Uiharu. I'm used to it. Do you?"

"Not exactly. It's like my miserable life in my home world all over again."

"Why don't you go home and rest? That'll make you feel better." Mikoto patted Kazari Uiharu on the back.

"Yeah, I should." Kazari Uiharu sniffed, holding her tears, and waved goodbye to Mikoto. "I'll see ya later, Mikoto."

"Bye." As Kazari Uiharu left, Mikoto felt that he needed help. Who better to sooth his feathers than Academy City's greatest hero and protector? "We could really use you right about now." He said, staring up at the statue of Mighty Eagle. He was about to walk away, until he suddenly got an idea about just what to do. "Wait. Actually..."