Stray Chapter 67: Shadow

   It was already after five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun had already started to slant westward, and it became somewhat softer, and the savage heat wave was no longer as powerful as before, so the pedestrians on the street also swarmed a little more.

   The setting sun dragged the shadows of buildings, vehicles and pedestrians for a long time. Xia Ran stood on the corner of the street, looking at her shadow and pondering for a while, then took out her mobile phone, swiped to unlock it, and clicked into the card book One of the few contacts found here.

   Dial.

   bell, which took a while to be connected.

   "Hey, yes, who is it..." Came from the opposite side of Kamijou Touma's rapid breathing, and some chaotic noises, like many people's footsteps intertwined, and various tones The sound of shouting and shouting, shouting and killing.

   is so lively, even through the phone, Xia Ran can imagine the scene of Kamijou being chased and beaten by a group of gangsters.

   Well, it is indeed in front of him. After all, to his clairvoyant, the whole world has no secrets at all, whether it is any corner of the earth, or a random celestial body in the solar system, or simply Other time-spaces that are more distant can be seen directly.

   So, just in the same city, in another school district, being chased and beaten by gangsters, the scene of the boy Kamijou running desperately through the streets and alleys really seemed to happen in front of his eyes.

   In his clear eyes, the silhouette of the spiky-headed boy who was running for his life was quietly reflected, as if he didn't hear how critical the situation on the other side was. He just asked in a unchanged tone:

  "Kamijo, why didn't you come today?"

  "Ahahahaha, it's the director..." The voice on the other side of the phone was a little stiff, "I, I'm going to tutor today..."

   "But you have been saying since the day before yesterday that you are going to tutor, do you plan to spend your summer vacation in tutoring?" Xia Ran asked with great interest, it seemed that the young Kamijou was very worried that he really The one who chopped off his little right.

   Although these days, with the deepening of his research on fantasy killers, the methods he has adopted have gradually become unusual, perhaps indeed leaving a heavy psychological shadow on this hedgehog.

   "Ahahahahaha...No, there's no way, after all, the grades are not good..." Kamijou Touma gasped and tried to laugh awkwardly, stammering his explanation.

   It's just that his mood at this moment is very complicated. There is a large group of people hanging behind him, driving himself to the ground. Now he has to explain to the director why he doesn't go to the research institute these days... Why do you always find yourself in such an embarrassing situation.

  The spiky-headed boy fell into deep contemplation. He felt that it was his own fault that he had to make a swollen face and make himself fat. Inexplicably, he owed such a large amount of debt. He could only go to the laboratory and act as a guinea pig. Live a trembling life.

   "Forget it, I don't care about you anymore, come over now..." The magician smiled, not caring whether what Kamijou Touma said was true or not, and directly asked Kamijou Touma to come over now.

  "Ah, this, this..."

  The young Kamijou was startled, this time had to pass, could it be that the director was determined to cut off his own hand? He was uneasy, and his first reaction was naturally to refuse

  "But it's already past five o'clock in the afternoon, Director, I still have things here and here, and there may be no way to get past..."

   "I'll be waiting for you here at the intersection near the research institute. Come over quickly, you should be able to make dinner in time."

  “…”

  “…”

   "Cough cough, Director, I really think I haven't passed a few days, it's a bit bad, wait, I'll come right now!"

   Kamijou Touma said righteously over there, and was not out of breath, as if he was worried that if he was not clear enough, it would delay things.

  I can't do anything about it. I can't stand up straight because of the shyness of the money. Today, he is also performing his own "everyday" as usual

   First, I spent more than an hour shooting a team in the hot summer, and then I competed with a group of aunts who can go to Marvel to become superheroes in the supermarket, and finally I managed to grab the discounted half-price eggs.

   As a result, his feet slipped as soon as he went out, and the half-price egg turned into a puddle of protein on the ground. He subconsciously wanted to make amends, but he was unable to catch the egg. He also dropped his bank card on the ground and kicked his foot. Stepped off.

   Of course, this is a common occurrence, and Kamijou Touma's habit is also bearish. Although he felt sorry for his half-day effort, he didn't waste time at that time, and decided to go to the bank to replace the card. Anyway, this is also the case. He is familiar with things that he is familiar with, and he is familiar with this matter.

   is just...

  Although he originally thought that he would be unlucky today, but the bad luck is far from being so simple to stop...

   The main reason is that he has applied for cards too many times, at least three times a week, so that the female clerk who applied for cards in the bank that he often goes to thinks he has some bad intentions for himself, and repeatedly hints him Don't interrupt your work.

   It’s just not like that at all. The boy Kamijou really needed to apply for a bank card, so it was still three times a week, and the female employee also decided that this was sexual harassment, and finally couldn’t bear to call the police. So Kamijou Touma, who passed by again today, was caught by the guards just after entering the bank.

   After finally waiting for him to explain clearly, the bank was already closed after he came out of the guard branch.

   As for how he got into a group of gangsters and was driven to run around the street, it is another matter. In general, the young man felt that he would definitely not be able to eat dinner today, and the food reserves at home were only enough for that one. Consumption of food nuns.

   Therefore, at this moment, the director's fluttering blow just hit his weakness.

   He was a manly man, but he had to bend over for a dinner... The spiky-haired boy felt heartbroken.

  "It's done, Kamijou will be here soon..."

   hung up the phone, and Xia Ran looked at the worried, tea-haired girl next to her: "When will the tears come?"

   "Laizi...Laizi said she will be here soon." Looking at the E-MALL message displayed on the phone, the tea-haired girl nodded. She is still in a bad mood, so she doesn't want to call , so your friends don't hear your voice.

  People are very strange animals. No matter how sad, sad, wronged and angry, maybe they can bear it, but at this time, if someone close to them cares and asks a question, they may immediately collapse.

   Misaka Mikoto was worried that her friend was very delicate and could hear that something was wrong with her. When she asked a question, she might cry, so she chose to use E-MALL to send a message.

   "Okay, let's wait here." Xia Ran glanced at the sky, "There's still time, just wait until it's completely dark, so it's easier to get started."

   "What's more convenient?" Misaka Mikoto was stunned.

   "The moon is dark and the wind kills the night, according to the plot on TV, isn't it like this?" The magician showed a puzzled look in return, "This kind of thing can't be done in broad daylight, right? It would be better for us to abide by the law.”

  Rao is Misaka Mikoto, no matter how bad she is at this time, she still doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Why is this person able to say such a thing with confidence?

   At this time, the other party narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her: "Speaking of which, why didn't you ask me why I asked Leizi to come over?"

  The tea-haired girl pursed her lips: "What is there to ask about this, she has an idea before, I haven't had time to watch it these days. I guess you must have used your fantasy hand? As long as If there is no problem, then there is nothing to say."

   hesitated for a while, and she couldn't help but asked: "What is Leizi's ability now, and what level has he reached? That...will there be any sequelae of using the fantasy hand, and what is the price?"

   Being able to be called by this person to deal with Accelerator, it must have changed a lot now, right?

   Besides, the side effects of the fantasy master are still vivid in his mind, Misaka Mikoto thinks about it, and is still somewhat uneasy.

   "The ability is to like to lift the skirts of other girls, at the cost of affecting the sensory perception and nervous system of others..." The magician said casually, "As for the level, you can reach the level of a superpower."

   The brown-haired girl fell silent, she always felt that something was not quite right.

  …

  …

   about ten minutes later.

   "Misaka-senpai, ah, senior is here too!"

  Satian Leiko trotted all the way over, waving his hands full of energy to say hello.

  "Director..."

   Kamijou Touma was out of breath and panting. He walked over from the other side of the intersection, dragging his heavy body and legs that seemed to be filled with lead. His unruly hedgehog hair was also soaked in sweat. The whole person looked stunned.

  The two arrived almost at the same time, but they formed a very sharp contrast.

  "You guys are here, you look very energetic!"

  Xia Ran nodded solemnly: "Let's go, let's go to dinner first, and I have something to tell you by the way."

   "Mmmm, ok ok..." Saten Leiko nodded again and again, she was just thinking about how she could help Misaka-senpai, but now it seems like a showdown is over? But that's fine, as long as she can help.

   When he heard the meal, Kamijou Touma was also refreshed. Today, he finally got rid of the group of gangsters, and then ran all the way to this place without stopping, isn't it for this? This was to make up for his bad day today, he didn't want to starve all night.

   "Just go there."

  The magician pointed at a western restaurant with a random finger, and then took the lead in walking. The other three looked at each other before they followed.

  "Misaka-senpai, what's going on?"

   On the way, Saten Leiko quietly pulled the arm of the brown-haired girl and asked in a low voice.

   The spiky-haired boy also cast his gaze curiously. Bilibili was also here. He didn't expect it. It seems that this time will be a little troublesome... So even he can't help but feel a little more. Silk's curiosity.

   also lamented in his heart, knowing that this dinner was not so delicious.

   "This... this... I'll tell you later." Misaka Mikoto's expression was reluctant, she didn't know how to explain this.

   "Oh." Saten Leiko was a little puzzled, she turned to look at the magician's figure in front of her, and was about to say something, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of her party from the window of the restaurant passing by. The figure of the person waiting suddenly snorted in surprise.

   "Senior..." She reached out her hand subconsciously, as if she wanted to hold the person in front of her.

   "Well, what's wrong?" Xia Ran, who was walking in front, turned around.

  "Senior, you...your shadow..."