Japan, west of Tokyo.

There is a student city here that is 30 years ahead of the outside world in terms of technology, called Academy City.

One day in July, on a street in the seventh school district among Academy City's 23 school districts, a dessert shop opened with colorful strips spraying into the air.

Songshang Dessert House is the signature of this dessert shop.

This time happened to be the end of school in the evening. Students walking on the street were attracted by the sweet smell emanating from the store and poured into this newly opened dessert shop.

In addition, this store is located just opposite the Gakusha Garden, the gathering place of the five aristocratic women's colleges. It is just in time for school to be over. Many girls who love sweets saw a dessert shop opened here as soon as they went out, so one

He rushed over happily.

In the simple yet grand dessert shop, a frail-looking young man was standing behind the cashier, typing out the payment form with a smile.

Students were already sitting in the store, eating desserts or waiting for the desserts to be served, whispering something.

Of course, they said it was in a low voice. In fact, even if the boy was standing behind the cashier, he could still hear what they were saying.

"Hey, look! That cashier!"

"kindness?"

"Do you feel that he is so special? He is obviously not earth-shatteringly handsome, but for some reason, I just can't help but want to look away!"

"Huh? Really! What, what's going on? I can also feel it. It's not like having a good impression of someone, but it's an inexplicable feeling of closeness... Wait! Could it be a spiritual ability?

By?"

Most of what they said were similar words.

This Academy City is a veritable city of students, with a total population of approximately 2.3 million, of which nearly 80% are students. It is estimated that at least 1.8 million students are studying in this city.

So many students gather in one place just for one purpose - to develop super powers!

Students who have developed abilities are also divided into five levels, and they are named in order from low to high:

People with low abilities, people with super abilities, people with strong abilities, people with great abilities, and people with super abilities who are the top of the pyramid!

Those who have not developed abilities or whose abilities are not obvious are generally classified as incompetent.

The young man behind the checkout counter seemed to have become accustomed to the attitudes of others and did not express anything. He did not even look at the students who seemed to pay special attention to him.

Next to him, sat a girl wearing a certain school uniform, with long honey-colored hair and an proud figure. What was even more eye-catching was that the girl's eyes were actually shining with star-shaped light.

She crossed her legs, held a cup of coffee in a serious manner, and said teasingly to the boy:

"The opening results were surprisingly good on the first day, Matsuye-san, or...did you really secretly use your ability to attract customers?"

The young man was busy at the moment. When he heard the girl's words, he couldn't help but curl up his lips. After finishing the list on hand, he teasingly replied to the girl:

"Please Shokuhou-sama, you don't know what my abilities are, so don't make fun of me, okay? Instead of teasing me leisurely here, why don't you condescend to help me? Look at Kamijou-senpai.

How busy is he? Can you bear to let him be so tired?"

The girl who was called Shokuhou-sama brushed her honey hair from her forehead with a nonchalant expression. Just when she was about to hit back at the boy, a boy with a spiky hair shouted from the dining area.

"Shigure, table 9! One piece of orange toast, one piece of lemon cream tart, and two cups of plum iced tea!"

Because it had just opened, there were a lot of customers in the store, so the spiky-headed boy didn't have time to send over the list of dishes ordered by the customers, so he simply yelled at the top of his voice to the boy behind the cashier.

"Okay, Kamijou-senpai!"

The young man skillfully typed out two orders, leaving one at the cashier to be picked up when the customer paid, and one sent to the kitchen for the staff to prepare the customer's meal.

Before the meal is delivered to the table, the guest needs to take the time to come to the cashier to pay and take the order. When the waiter delivers the meal to the table, the receipt in the guest's hand will be recovered as proof that the money has been paid.

At this time, the taunting voice of a certain young lady nearby came:

"Huh? Have you ever seen any eldest lady working as a waiter? And this is your and Kamijou-san's store. As a distinguished sponsor, I have already generously invested in your little-known store, so why should I?

To help?”

Judging from the girl's tone, this dessert shop was obviously opened by the boy named Matsuya Shigure and the spiky-headed boy named Kamijou.

Probably that's why this shop is called Matsukami Dessert House.

Seeing that the young man behind the checkout counter, Matsuya Shigure, couldn't stand up to the girl, he simply ignored her and concentrated on his work with an increasingly kind smile on his face.

Gradually, as the school rush hour passed, fewer people came to the dessert shop to dine.

At the entrance of the dessert shop, a young girl with brown hair pushed the door in and glanced around the shop, seemingly looking for an empty seat. However, when her eyes glanced at the pretty girl with short hair sitting on the side of the cashier, she

A look of disgust suddenly flashed across his face, as if he had swallowed a fly, and he turned around to leave.

"Ah! Isn't this Misaka-san?"

A sweet voice, as if she had just eaten honey, came from behind. The body of the brown-haired girl suddenly straightened up, and then she seemed to have given up her resistance. She sighed helplessly. The girl turned around, extremely impatient and even a little disgusted.

Looking at the honey-haired girl.

"What's the matter? Shokuhou-san?"

"Ah? Can't you just talk to Misaka-san if you have nothing to do? You're really heartless!"

When the honey-haired girl said this, she did not put on a sad expression corresponding to the words. Instead, she smiled more and more happily, and her starry eyes shone with something called joy.

"Speaking of which, Misaka-san should be here for dinner, right? At this time, people will be quite envious of Misaka-san's super-powerful figure! After all, eating sweets will make you fat~~"

As she said that, the honey-haired girl's eyes glanced at the brown-haired girl's chest a few times, and she showed off her proud figure intentionally or unintentionally.

"Tsk!"

Hearing this, the brown-haired girl clicked her tongue in displeasure and said angrily: "I'm telling you...are you just trying to find trouble by calling me here?"

At this time, the students dining in the store also noticed something unusual here, and they all turned their attention here.

"Hey? Aren't those Misaka-san and Shokuhou-san?"

"What are they doing? Is there any conflict?"

"Misaka? Shokuhou? Who is it?"

"It's Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki! You don't know, right? The two aces of the prestigious Tokiwadai Middle School, a private aristocratic girls' school. They are also ranked among the only seven superpowers in Academy City.

The railgun of the third and the psychological control of the fifth!”

"They...are the railgun Misaka Mikoto and the psychological control Shokuhou Misaki?!"

Similar whispers were heard from all corners of the dessert shop at the same time.

As the owner of a dessert shop, Song Ye saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly walked out from behind the cashier and acted as a peacemaker.

He first said with a grimace to the honey-haired girl who was obviously the instigator, Shokuhou Misaki among the guests: "Shouhou-san, today is the first day of business. For the sake of Kamijou-senpai, you can

Don’t make any more trouble, okay?”

"Hmm~~"

Shokuhou Misaki raised his eyebrows, then stopped, and stopped talking. He just looked at the brown-haired girl provocatively.

Then Matsuya walked up to the girl named Misaka Mikoto and said with an apologetic smile: "This classmate is really sorry for causing you trouble. In this way, your consumption in our store today is free of charge. What do you think?"

Misaka Mikoto's face still looked angry, but after seeing Matsuya apologizing to her in such a low-key manner, she felt embarrassed to be angry anymore.

She curled her lips and said: "Forget it, I don't want to eat anymore, leave!"

After saying that, the girl turned around and walked out of the dessert shop.

The dessert shop fell into silence for a moment, as if they didn't expect that the conflict between the two superpowers would be resolved in this way.

Until then, the busy hedgehog-headed boy finally had a chance to relax. After discovering the unusual atmosphere in the store, he turned to Songye in surprise and asked:

"Huh? What happened just now, Shigure?"

"ha……"

Angry at the spiky-headed boy's slow reaction, Song Ye let out a long sigh, turned around and continued working, and explained to the spiky-headed boy:

"It's nothing, Kamijou-senpai, just keep busy with your own business."

At this time, those students who had previously turned their attention to the two superpowers once again turned their attention to Song Ye, who had a strange affection for them.

"Huh? I didn't see it just now, that cashier... there is a scar under his left ear! It's a bit unsightly..."

"Hmm...it's okay. Although it does affect the appearance a bit, it looks more distinctive this way. What should I do? If it wasn't affected by my ability, I feel like I'm in love!"

"Hey! That's not the case, is it? You are tarnishing pure love like this!"

Shokuhou Misaki, who was smiling as she watched Misaka Mikoto walk out of the store, suddenly turned pale when she heard these words. She turned her head and glanced flatly at the students who were discussing the scar under Matsuya's ear.

The whispers suddenly stopped, and everyone spontaneously stopped communicating. After a full second, they changed the topic and continued to discuss other topics.

Matsuya returned to the checkout counter, looked at Shokuhou Caoqi silently, and didn't say anything.

…

…

After that, the dessert shop opened without any surprises. Although it was not as popular as when it first opened, the business still continued until after seven o'clock in the evening.

Because Academy City is almost entirely populated by students, most of the dormitories are gated, especially those aristocratic and prestigious schools with strict management. Even if you go back a minute late, you will have to write a report if you are discovered.

At night, at around seven o'clock, street lights were lit on the streets, and there were few people on the roads. Most of the students had already gone back to their dormitories.

Song Ye stretched out and told his employees to get off work.

Shokuhou Misaki and the hedgehog-headed boy have already gone back first, and there are only three employees and the boss Matsuya Shigure left in the store.

"Kosaka, I'll leave the rest to you. I'll go back first."

Songye shouted in the direction of the kitchen, waved his hands and walked out.

Kosaka Terahira was the first employee of this dessert shop. Judging from Matsuya's attitude, he seemed quite relieved to hand over the shop to this person.

Songye's dormitory was nearby, and under the light of the street lights, he walked back to the dormitory in less than five minutes.

Opening the door, Song Ye did not go to take a shower immediately after changing her shoes, nor did she lie down on the bed to sleep because she was tired all afternoon. Instead, she picked up the mop in the bathroom and started cleaning.

This thin young man has an unusual obsession with hygiene. According to normal people, that is... mysophobia!

Very serious mysophobia!

No matter how busy or tired you are every day, it is Songye's daily routine to clean up your room before going to bed.

After finally mopping the floor from beginning to end, Song Ye took out the rag and started cleaning the dust on tables and chairs.

At this time.

Bell~Ling~

Bell! Bell! Bell!

The doorbell rang, and it became more and more urgent. The people outside seemed to be in a hurry, as if they were about to break through the door and break in at the next moment.

Song Ye was a little irritated by the ringing doorbell, threw the rag aside, quickly walked to the door, and opened it.

Outside the door, there was a somewhat familiar girl with brown hair.

She was wearing the same school uniform as Shokuhou Misaki, a short-sleeved white shirt and a thin summer sweater, with a gray pleated skirt that reached her thighs underneath. However, the modest lines of her body were in stark contrast to Shokuhou Misaki's.

comparison.

It turned out to be the third among the seven superpowers in Academy City, Railgun Misaka Mikoto!

"Uh? Misaka-san, you..."

Song Ye was a little confused and didn't understand what this young lady who visited late at night wanted to do with her.

And it seemed that something had happened to this girl. The anxious look on her face turned into infinite joy and luck the moment she saw Matsuya Shigure.

At the same time, Matsuye didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt that the girl's body seemed to be trembling, as if she was trying her best to endure something, trembling.

But the next moment, the confusion on Matsuye's face was instantly replaced by shock and surprise.

The girl suddenly opened her hands and hugged Matsuye, still murmuring in a low voice——

'It's okay...Fortunately...Fortunately you're okay...'
Chapter completed!