A Certain Magical Index: My Reincarnated Girlfriend(s)

Although encountering Shokuhou Misaki here surprised Kiryu greatly, his focus was clearly elsewhere...

"It's good that you're okay." Seeing that Kiryu was truly alright, Misaki released a heavy sigh of relief and carefully folded the handkerchief she used to wipe his sweat, treating it like some precious treasure.

"Are you lost?" She suddenly asked...

Kiryu: "....."

He glanced at Misaki, he hadn't even said anything yet, so how did she know?

He had already come to terms with this harsh reality and sized up Misaki carefully. He realized she did not look much older than Enshuu, yet she was considerably younger than him. Given that, her flat chest wasn't so unacceptable... maybe it would develop into the mountains that he knows in the future. He had confidence in her potential growth!

"Little sister! You're misunderstanding, it's not that I'm lost, it's just——" Kiryu tried to explain...

"You're `Contemplating life`, right!" Misaki interjected, finishing Kiryu's sentence.

He had once told her almost the exact same thing, and she remembered every word clearly!

"...." Kiryu shot a wary glance at Misaki and took a half step back.

Had she used her ability on him or something?

Otherwise, how could she know what he was about to say?

He was very wary of the all-encompassing psychic ability called 'Mental Out'. After all, he couldn't be sure if he'd fall under the control of such an ability... When watching the anime and reading novels, she seemed like a cute character, but in reality, anyone would be afraid of such a person, right? He wasn't exactly afraid, but caution was inevitable.

Perhaps he didn't have this thought right when he saw Misaki, but years of training had made vigilance a habit.

Misaki, noticing Kiryu's thoughts, quickly waved her hands and explained, "I didn't, I didn't use any ability on you! Please believe me! With you, I'll never use my ability, no matter what, I promise!!" She raised her hands showing she wasn't holding the remote.

She didn't know why Kiryu, who had never met her before, knew about her abilities and her need for the remote to use them accurately.

Of course, she wasn't entirely powerless without it.

Since 'Mental Out' encompasses various psychological abilities, she could not fully control it and used the remote for self-regulation. The downside was she needed to point the remote at people to use it precisely.

In other words, the remote was a limiter and precision tool.

But she didn't care about the reason.

Just seeing him again filled her heart with joy!

Nothing else mattered!

"Really?" Kiryu asked doubtfully.

Although she had no evidence, Misaki's words made Kiryu want to believe her.

It wasn't a capacity problem, but a genuine feeling of closeness.

Yes, this feeling was familiar to Kiryu.

It was like the natural closeness Enshuu made him feel. He could sense Misaki had a genuine friendliness towards him.

"It's true!" Misaki said seriously.

This time, Kiryu didn't question her anymore and steadied himself, 'Let's go.'

Naturally, he already knew her name... But simply couldn't let on.

"I'm Nanaya Kiryu, and you are?"

"Shokuhou Misaki, that's my name!" Hearing the name 'Nanaya Kiryu' brought an even brighter smile to her face...

To Kiryu though, there was something peculiar about the sensation he felt from her, it was as if she was crying even though she was smiling... He looked closely at her again, and she was clearly smiling, so why did he feel like she was crying?

"Can I call you Kiri-kun?" She suddenly asked.

It sounded more like a request or plea than a question.

"Can I?" She pressed on.

Kiryu hesitated, looking incredulously at Misaki. Were you so forward in the original story? Such warmth towards a stranger upon first meeting was hardly appropriate. Be cautious of strangers!

"Is that a no?" She continued.

"Not exactly... It's just that I think I'm older than you." Kiryu finally said.

"Then it's settled, Kiri-kun!" Misaki giggled covering her mouth, and said, "Where do you need to go? I'll take you!"

"Alright… It's trouble for you." After much hesitation, Kiryu finally decided to be honest.

"Mm-hm! Leave everything to me!" The honey-colored girl smiled and signaled victory with a V.

—`Is this miracle did by God to answer my prayers?`

—`You're still alive! I finally see you again!`

—`I won't let you out of my sight this time!`

Her smile was so sweet and pure, it was like spring bringing everything back to life!

──`Yes, this world is wonderful because of you!`

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