"Academy City's Level 5, if I beat you, conflict will certainly erupt!"
After seeing Mikoto, Sherry Cromwell immediately recognizes her identity. As one of the seven Level 5 Espers, defeating Mikoto will definitely cause a big conflict between the two sides.
What Sherry Cromwell wants is this kind of contradiction. She doesn't intend to kill, after all, that's not her goal. But logically, her approach is quite bizarre. Following her actions, if it incites a war, what would she do?
Her intention is to avoid seeing individuals from the science and magic sides getting hurt or killed due to possessing each other's abilities. However, if her actions indeed lead to a full-scale war, the casualties wouldn't be limited to just a few.
Asahi has also stumbled upon a crucial issue before, which is individuals from the magic side not only lack scientific understanding, but also seem to lack cognitive sharpness.
This kind of basic calculation, something so clear-cut, might be the reason they're considered scientifically challenged, they might not have a high IQ, completely failing to make these simple connections.
It's akin to a skit Asahi saw before: to avoid being cheated, someone had to personally buy a single screw for a price of 77 cents, yet the cost of the trip was 77 dollars. Is that even cost-effective?
Anyway, Asahi is quite speechless. Generally, individuals prone to needless worry find themselves in such situations. If the sky fell, it wouldn't affect them, as in this world, they aren't the strongest. There's no necessity to insist on holding the current position.
This chaos leaves everyone feeling out of place. Of course, at this moment, Sherry Cromwell will also be severely beaten by Mikoto. Her stone giant is might be numerous and capable of regeneration, but against Mikoto and the others, they're completely useless.
Two colossal stone giants directly enclosed Mikoto, one in front and one behind. However, Mikoto seemed entirely unconcerned. As the fists of the stone giants descended, she showed no resistance, and the two immense fists struck her.
Mikoto's body was directly pulverized by the blows, leaving Hyouka and Sherry, who were unaware of her capabilities, stunned.
According to Sherry's assessment, since Mikoto is a Level 5, she assumed she could easily withstand such attacks, so she didn't hold back much. But she never expected that the other party wouldn't retaliate and would just be obliterated by a single punch.
This was a genuine murder, which makes Sherry completely panicked. Defeat might trigger conflict, but if it led to killing, it would mean war. It's akin to Academy City charging into their base, taking out one of their Saints. This is just asking for war.
"Your attacks might count for something, but unfortunately, they have no effect on me!"
Just when Sherry looked terrified, lightning gathered, and Mikoto's body reappeared, this time suspended in mid-air. For someone like Misaka, who can transform into elements, this kind of damage was completely ineffective.
"How could a physical body turn into lightning? Can science really achieve something like this?"
Sherry was baffled. Even people from magic side couldn't transform into lightning, but now, individuals from the science side seemed capable of doing so.
This is a body of flesh and blood turning into lightning. It is so shocking that Hyouka can't help but dumbfounded. She originally thought that she was a monster, but when Mikoto was like this, she began to doubt it.
Is she really a monster? Although her body is indeed a bit peculiar, it seems that Mikoto is not much better now.
Then, Mikoto effortlessly demolished Sherry's stone giants with her lightning.
"Kuroko, I'll leave that troublesome person to you!"
After seeing Sherry was still creating stone giants, Mikoto became speechless. It was better to leave this to Kuroko, as her abilities are more convenient when dealing with such opponents.
"Leave it to me, Onee-sama. To dare disrupt my Onee-sama's shopping trip, that is an... unforgivable act!"
Kuroko's figure disappeared instantly, and then at the next moment, she appeared directly in front of Sherry.
Seeing a living person suddenly appeared in front of her, Shirley was startled, and then, she saw Kuroko thrust a blade directly into her chest, which left her shocked once more.
She never thought of killing anyone when she came here. She also knows the situation in the Academy City, and at most, they would defeat and arrest her. She thought that after causing enough commotion, she could escape. And even if couldn't flee, being captured wouldn't be a major issue, as she wouldn't die. However, now, Kuroko Shirai had just plunged a knife into her chest, taking her heart.
"Your heart, I will accept it!"
After that, Kuroko swiftly pulled it out, and a heart that was sealed in a cube appeared in Kuroko's hands. And Sherry's body went limp and collapsed.
With her heart taken, she wouldn't die immediately, but she'd be completely powerless. Moreover, if the heart were to be damaged, she'd perish, and merely touching or damaging her heart would cause her immense pain.
Kuroko's move can be said to be the ultimate restraining move.
However, Sherry is completely stunned. She discovered that she is not dead, and except for her body did not have much strength, nothing else changed, as if that heart was not her own.
'What the hell is going on? Is it fake?'
Sherry thought it might be an illusion, so she immediately used her magic to force herself to stand, intending to continue casting her magic, but Kuroko who saw this scene gently squeezed the heart in her hand.
Immediately, Sherry felt a surge of excruciating pain, and the magic power she had condensed disappeared in an instant, and the crayons in her hand slipped and fell to the ground.
"This lady from the magic side, you are a criminal now. I'm arresting you in the capacity of Academy City's Judgement. You better not have any extreme reactions, otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety. Just stay put honestly!"
Kuroko and the others have contacted the Anti-Skill. Since they planned to continue shopping afterward, Kuroko didn't immediately escort Sherry away. Moreover, the scene needed the Anti-Skill's presence to clean up.
Soon, the Anti-Skill came, took Sherry into custody, and left some individuals to handle the aftermath.
And when they left, the person in charge of the Anti-Skill was somewhat confused. Looking at the heart in his hand, he suddenly felt that the world had become a little different.