A girl's soft call came from the coffee restaurant.
"...Eh? Are you older than me..."
Shokuhou Misaki, who endured the temptation of dessert and introduced herself elegantly like a lady, suddenly had a strange look on her pretty face when she heard the answer to a certain question.
She always thought that this girl she had met several times was the same age as her.
"……call."
She drank her second cup of black coffee without being shy or impatient. Counting only "this life", Flanda had indeed only experienced fifteen years.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, she may be a bit petite and her figure is regrettable, but she doesn't think there is anything wrong with her.
"Ah...then in this case, shouldn't I call you senpai~☆"
Blinking, Shokuhou pretended to be a cute school girl and chuckled, but Frenda didn't hear much sincerity.
Then, the star-eyed girl's gaze seemed to be moving downwards towards a certain part intentionally or unintentionally, and then she lowered her head and glanced at her chest.
From the perspective of indescribable growth, one has just entered junior high school and the other is about to enter high school.
Won!
"..."
Watching Shokuhou clenching his fists speechlessly, Flanda always felt that if she tried to be more serious at this time, she would really 'fail'.
Little girls in adolescence always have a strange sense of antagonism in some aspects...
Moreover, the other party just said that he wanted to thank her for her previous help, but even now, he still showed an inexplicable sense of distance.
Although I am a little concerned about what this starry-eyed girl is guarding against, the current situation is not the time to leisurely provide psychological counseling to others.
Putting her thoughts away, Frenda refocused her attention and logged into the Discipline Committee's exclusive channel with her mobile phone.
She always felt something was wrong.
(...Strange...Why did the news from the branch say that the satellite images were not monitored...)
While searching for the enemy's location, Flanda, who was keenly aware of something fishy, pondered the text messages uploaded on her phone.
If she remembered correctly, the leader of that youth organization was not an optical system user, so he shouldn't have been unable to find him.
(Hmm...I don't want to bother Yui with such a trivial matter...)
Sighing secretly, the invisible intelligence network began to deliver information to her in a way that was 'beyond common sense'.
The air slowly fell into an eerie calm.
at this time.
——Beep.
(…)
A dissonant sound suddenly entered my thoughts.
——Beep beep beep beep beep.
After the first failure, the other party simply broke the rules and acted openly.
With this 'attack' method, it is obvious who is causing trouble.
"……What are you doing?"
He glared unhappily at the star-eyed girl who was holding the remote control and pressing it randomly. The latter just kept smiling.
Although mental abilities cannot affect Frenda, the feeling of staying at home and not wanting to open the door, but someone is always ringing the bell outside is really annoying.
"Oops, it really doesn't work..."
Shokuhou threw the remote control back into his handbag without interest, and once again confirmed the fact, Shokuhou tried not to let the disappointment show on his face.
I originally thought there was a possibility that I was in poor condition that day, but the problem really was due to the limitations of my ability.
For her, people who cannot see their thoughts are the most difficult to get along with.
Because the being named 'Shokuhou Misaki' has become accustomed to breaking down 'goodwill' into 'purpose'.
"...I'm talking about you, how insecure you feel."
After connecting with the previous sense of disobedience, Flanda quickly understood.
With the status of "Committee for Discipline Inspection", she can now be regarded as the "guard" of this young lady, but she still feels uneasy.
It’s no wonder that until now, when we get along, we can always feel the vague hostility of the other party.
"Hehe, although it's a bit rude, it's also a sign of a girl's caution~"
After saying the reasons to justify his willful behavior, Shokuhou Misaki stood up from her seat after packing her handbag.
The temptation ended on a whim, and she had no interest in staying here anymore.
"Since it's so unsafe outside, as an apology just now, I will just be 'obedient' and go back today."
Holding her own long honey-colored hair, Shokuhou smiled at the senior whom she actually had a good impression of.
"Goodbye, senior~☆"
We should never see each other again, she mused in the exact opposite direction at the same time.
Soon, she got a response.
It's just that this "slightly" retention is a little unusual.
——[Get down!]
A nervous shout that seemed to have magic suddenly sounded in my ears.
"——?!"
This time, before her consciousness could react, her body with zero motor cells seemed to move first.
Whether it was a survival instinct or some other illusion, Shokuhou couldn't think about it for the time being.
Inside the "Kihara Research Institute", a young professional woman with long hair appeared in the office of the director, Gensei Kihara.
Terestina Kihara Liveline.
At a young age, she not only serves as the captain of the "Advanced Conditions Rescue Team (MAR)" and the director of its affiliated research institute, but she also knows more about the "Anbu".
Because she is also "Kihara", and she is also the granddaughter of Gensei Kihara.
As a busy person, she certainly didn't come here to talk about family ties with her grandfather.
"...Hmph, at this time, the idiot holding the test product should have come into contact with them."
Looking at the information in her hand, Terestina crossed her legs and said words that made no sense.
"'Pojun Singer'? So a kid is a kid."
He smiled coldly at someone's name, and the disdain on his face was clearly visible.
After all, the alias name for the ability "Army-breaking Songstress" was only changed by Flanda herself. In some people's records, the research name registered as "Rough Stone" is actually "Psychological Control".
Moreover, the ability precision, versatility, control time, and the shortcoming that it must be activated through "voice", Level 4's "Psychological Control" are far inferior to Level 5's "Psychological Mastery", which is the pinnacle of the spiritual system.
However, it was such an 'ordinary' person with great abilities that attracted the attention of Gensei Kihara.
The experiment he led was claimed to be the "AIM diffusion field control experiment", but in fact it was the "detonation experiment for analyzing the law of runaway abilities". The purpose was to stimulate the AIM diffusion field of the esper and then find out the conditions for losing control.
Therefore, Kihara Gensei developed a strong research interest in the fact that Flanda's normal status and abilities were almost 'constant' when used.
"Haha... then Terestina-kun, I'll leave 'there' to you."
Standing at the window with his hands behind his back, Kihara Gensei squinted his eyes and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"I know, the more experimental data, the better..."