"It's finally resolved. Are those guys on the magic side out of their minds? Why would they suddenly come to Academy City to cause trouble!"
After watching Sherry being taken away, Kuroko was somewhat speechless. She found that those people on the magic side really have some issues. Sherry's case was baffling, not to mention the past events like the Ars Magna Ritual and the previous Angel Fall incident. It was all troubles caused by the magic side.
"Perhaps, but now's not the time to dwell on that, right?"
After saying that, Mikoto looked at Hyouka. Although her arm has recovered, the current Hyouka feels strange to her. Although she herself can turn into lightning, and Ruiko can turn into wind, Hyouka felt different, especially considering they acquired their abilities after eating certain fruits. At this moment, Mikoto feels that the Hyouka in front of her wasn't entirely human.
"Right, maybe we can ask senpai. He must know everything!"
Suddenly, Kazari clapped her hands and found a solution. As for Index, she nodded in agreement immediately.
Afterwards, Index explained a lot about Asahi to Hyouka. To put it simply, Index believed that Asahi is an invincible entity, capable of rivaling the existence of their Church's leader.
After all, he can easily eliminate an Archangel, showcasing Asahi's terrifying strength is not a joke.
After some explanation, Hyouka came to a clear understanding. There is someone extremely powerful, even claimed by Index to be omniscient and omnipotent, so he would know what happened to her.
And according to Mikoto and the others, their elemental abilities are also given by this individual.
So in the end, Hyouka decided to follow and see Asahi for herself. She needed to understand her own issues, and she trusted the people Index believed in, as they couldn't be bad people.
On the way, while communicating with Misaka Mikoto and the rest, Hyouka realized that they were all genuinely good people. They didn't distance themselves from her just because of her physical issue. This made her very happy.
Soon, the group arrived at the manga store.
Upon seeing those coming to the store, Asahi was a little speechless. He now seriously doubts whether he has attracted Touma's talent of getting into troubles.
If after he deliberately attracted Mikoto, then subsequently led to a series of events resulting in Shokuhou Misaki showing up as well, it will be understandable, after all, he did it deliberately.
But what happened to Index doesn't seem to be caused by himself, and the current Hyouka is also the same.
It always feels as if he has obtained Touma's talent for some reason. He swears that he never copied Touma's ability. After all, such a thing as Imagine Breaker has no effect on him and does not need to be copied.
His main focus at the moment is putting all his energy into mastering Whis's power, everything else is secondary.
After all, Whis can be deemed almost like an alternative omnipotent, so there is no need for Imagine Breaker.
"I know your purpose for coming here, Kazakiri Hyouka. First things first, don't get too worked up after hearing what I said. You are indeed not a human being, of course, you have life now, so although you are not a human, you are still a living being."
"Having consciousness means you possess your very own soul, regardless of what kind of creature it is, as long as it lives, it will have its own soul. And even if it loses a part of its soul, it will not become completely empty."
"Your existence is referred to as the Imaginary Number District–Five Elements Institution. You are the core, and you are the conscious form of the aggregation of the AIM Diffusion Fields of Espers in Academy City."
"If we had to use a specific term to describe you, you would be the angel of the science side!"
Asahi shared what he knew, omitting details about fuses or the like, but mentioned the fact that she is an angel.
"Angel!!"
The group was stunned. Upon initially learning that she wasn't human but rather a aggregation of the AIM Diffusion Fields, Hyouka was finding it hard to accept that she was an illusionary being.
However, once she heard Asahi said that she was Angel, everything previously discussed seemed to fade away.
What is an angel in Western mythology? They're the embodiment of divine beings, representations of holiness!
Even though she wasn't human, in myth, angels are far superior to humans.
Originally, she thought that she was a monster, and fear was born, but the concept drastically changed with the mention of 'Angel'. After all, angels and monsters were completely different concepts.
"Can a scientific angel be created in the same image as the mythical concept of an angel?"
Mikoto can't understand it at all. Even if she is one of the top Espers on the science side, Mikoto couldn't fathom it. The others were equally puzzled, unable to grasp the nature of the situation.
"Why can't it be called Angel? In mythology, Angel was created by gods, and the existence of gods depends on faith. Although the Academy City is a bit different, the diffusion position of millions of people, how different is it from faith?"
"You can completely interpret this as a kind of faith. In this case, the Angel named Kazakiri Hyouka was born, but you have not fully become the so-called Angel, and can only be regarded as a special life."
"Of course, if you want to become an Angel, you'll need to do some things, but it shouldn't take too long, so don't think of yourself as a monster, understand?"
Asahi explained a few words to Hyouka again, and she also recovered immediately. After understanding that she wasn't a monster but rather an angel, her spirits lifted.
"In this way, if our science side can also give birth to Angel, would it be similar to that Archangel?"
Mikoto was astonished. The combined strength of her group wasn't enough to face an Archangel. So if Hyouka also has such strength, wouldn't she be a super-strong entity?
"Not yet, it would take some time to fully become an angel. And even after that, her strength still can't be compared with that of Archangel, but it won't be too far off. After all, Archangel have existed for a long time!"
Asahi shook his head. After all, in the original work, Hyouka and Accelerator had just barely managed to defeat the Archangel when working together, so facing it alone seems like an impossible challenge.
Now Asahi is waiting for Hyouka to take shape. Without Misaka Network and Last Order, how Hyouka be formed? Asahi guessed that Aleister has already thought about how to do it. After all, Misaka Network is not the only path.