Although she had made many mistakes, none of them were truly of her own will. In reality, she was only a pitiful person surrounded by misfortune.
No matter how dark the place she stood in was, and no matter how terrible her life had become, her heart still yearned for light even more strongly.
But she feared bringing that filth and darkness into the world of light, so she did not dare to reach out.
Regardless of whether it was because he had touched her chest before or for some other reason, Arata was willing to reach out and help her. Perhaps he had no sense of propriety and could be considered a terrible person, but he still possessed the mindset of a normal human being.
If you have never done good deeds, do not become the kind of villain who mocks kindness. If you decide to do good deeds, do not abandon them halfway through, otherwise you are merely committing evil in disguise. This was probably his personal motto.
To be honest, being in the same class as Touma Kamijou meant that many people mocked him for always interfering in other people's problems. In reality, the ones who mocked him were the truly despicable ones.
There were not many people in the entire anime world who possessed such an unbelievably upright moral compass as Touma Kamijou, despite all of his countless flaws.
Even gods are not perfect, so why should perfection be demanded from ordinary people?
"Slap!"
Accelerator gritted her teeth and slapped away the hand that had been extended toward her.
"Friends? Stop joking with me. I am an irredeemable villain. I do not need something as ridiculous as friends."
The moment that bastard extended his hand toward me, the shattered fragments of my heart felt a faint glimmer of light. In that instant I truly wanted to grasp that hand.
But I am a villain who belongs to the deepest darkness. Friends? That is something I cannot have, and something I should not have. My hands are too small. I cannot protect anything.
All it would do is allow those hopeless and disgusting people to reach out again, which would only result in tragedy.
Although this scoundrel is not as terrible as I originally thought, he is trying his best to protect the things that are precious to him. Those beautiful things are absolutely not something that a hopeless villain like me should ever touch.
"Phew. What nonsense are you talking about? Villain? How exactly do you define something like that? It is nothing more than empty words." Arata exhaled slowly. His eyes remained fixed on Accelerator as he spoke firmly.
"Take that doll and leave. Return here for the next experiment. I will still be here on time, you scoundrel." Accelerator turned around, revealing a cruel grin while clenching her fists.
"You really are troublesome. Even if you refuse to admit it, I will still consider you my friend." Arata laughed. "After all, I have already touched your chest before. I am not the kind of irresponsible man who runs away afterward."
"As expected, I still want to tear you apart, you lowlife." Accelerator muttered cruelly in a low voice while her hands clenched involuntarily.
"We are already friends. Do you not understand?" Arata shook his head with a smile.
"Nonsense. Absolute nonsense..." Accelerator denied casually.
"I am leaving now. See you tomorrow." Arata said this before grabbing the Misaka Sister's hand and disappearing from the spot.
"Despicable. Absolutely disgusting." Accelerator's lips curved into a smile filled with despair toward the world and toward life itself. She looked up at the moon, appearing extremely lonely.
I absolutely cannot touch the things that I should not touch.
No matter what happens, there are still things that I want to protect. Yet the more I want to protect them, the less capable I become of protecting them. Only by never touching them can I keep those things far away from this terrible world.
Therefore the only path left for me is to become a villain in this completely rotten world. I will walk down that path until the very end. I will make the entire evil world fear me so much that it will never dare to extend its claws toward that beautiful world again.
This is the only choice I have. My power does not allow me to grasp that outstretched hand.
Accelerator rejected the faint ray of light she had always longed for. Instead she decided to walk down the path of evil until the very end, protecting the world of light within her heart in her own way.
At that moment, every monitoring screen inside the research facility suddenly went completely blank. No one knew what had happened. The telekinetic barrier operated with electronic precision, directly interfering with the electronic surveillance equipment.
The greatest characteristic of telekinesis was its versatility. It could interact with almost anything.
Arata brought the Misaka Sister back to the hospital, where a nurse carefully treated and bandaged the wound on her arm.
Arata then went to a nearby convenience store and bought a large amount of fruit and snacks for the Misaka Sisters so they could pass the time.
Playing with the Misaka Sisters was naturally a one sided activity. The Misaka Sisters only responded with calm and emotionless remarks that sounded faintly sarcastic.
At around ten o'clock, the list of researchers collected by Nunotaba Shinobu was finally sent over.
"This list is not completely comprehensive, but the main personnel are all included. In fact, not every researcher is as terrible as you imagine. Many ordinary researchers have no choice but to follow the orders from above," Nunotaba Shinobu said calmly.
"Do not worry. I am not an executioner who kills people indiscriminately. I have my own ways of distinguishing them." Arata shrugged.
His sixth sense, strengthened through Void Star: Tai suu, allowed him to vaguely sense emotional fluctuations and various unique mental reactions. If it were classified as an esper ability, it would probably reach Level 3.
"I have already compiled the relationship data of the Misaka Sisters. Tomorrow I plan to upload it into the Misaka Network while bypassing the security restrictions."
Nunotaba Shinobu's voice sounded slightly exhausted.
"You have not slept for the last two days, have you?" Arata asked.
"No. I am fine. I will hang up now," Nunotaba Shinobu replied calmly.
"Alright." Arata sighed helplessly before opening the file on his phone.
Inside the file were the names of more than fifty researchers who had participated in the project. And this was only the early stage of the experiment.
The Level 6 Shift Project involved more than three thousand researchers in total.
Heaven Canceller stood nearby with his hands behind his back. The doctor looked at Arata with a gentle expression and spoke calmly.
"Are you planning to do something dangerous? What exactly are you planning to do?"
"Doctor, your connections should already know about my plan, right? It is another dark May Project, or perhaps some disgusting research related to Accelerator's ability." Arata said while looking at the doctor who had been standing by the door for nearly a minute.
"So once you obtain the list of researchers, you intend to destroy the research facilities, eliminate certain researchers, and force the higher ups to halt the project." Heaven Canceller closed his eyes and spoke with a heavy tone. "Those people at the top have once again pushed a kind child to such an extreme."
"Yes, doctor. Are you trying to persuade me to stop?" Arata asked while looking at him.
"I am only a doctor. I have witnessed far darker things than you can imagine. Do not do something that you will regret later unless it becomes absolutely unavoidable," Heaven Canceller said quietly.
"I understand, doctor." Arata replied before disappearing from the spot.
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At the same time, inside an underground research facility in District 10, the phone of a female researcher who appeared both mature and somewhat innocent suddenly rang.
"I am Heaven Canceller. If possible, I hope you will leave the research facility immediately. That child Arata intends to destroy this place and eliminate certain researchers. The facility will not be able to stop him."
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