Chapter Thirty-Four: Special 'Gift'

  "What a miserable level, it's over!" After picking up the savings card that had flowed out of a drain, Jūbei threw it to him. Was this good luck or bad luck?

  This card fell in but wasn't washed away...

  "How did you find it from inside..." Straightly staring at the savings card, Ushiro no Tatemae had a feeling of disbelief, was it really found that easily (after spending several hours and running through tens of streets)?

  Happiness comes too quickly, unfortunately, hurry up and pinch yourself, there is pain, it's not because the sky is too late to dream.

  "It's by feeling, take another look and you'll find something."

  By feeling? Are you kidding me, and what kind of feeling would prompt you to look in the sewer? No, how did you even get this card out from the gap leading to the sewer... Anyway, losing something and then finding it again is probably a once-in-a-lifetime thing for Mr. Ushiro.

  Go back and quickly find a diary to write it down!

  "Thank you so much!! My name is Kamijou Touma, and I'll treat you to dinner!!"

  "What does my name have to do with you treating me to dinner?" Looking at the excited and somewhat incoherent boy, Jiuming shook his head. Even if it's a matter of gain or loss, there's no need to get so worked up about it, right? "My name is Jiuming, I don't need to eat, goodbye." He waved his hand at him and turned to leave, not knowing whether Misaka Mikoto was asleep yet.

  Under the streetlight, Ushio confirmed one thing clearly - this kind-hearted passerby who helped him find his savings card really didn't have a shadow!

  He stared at Kujou as he slowly walked away from the streetlight, his gaze wandering between Kujou and the ground until Kujou disappeared into the distance. Finally, he turned to one side and revealed a rather forced, eerie smile. "Hmph, it seems Mr. Upperclassman has had an unfortunate encounter with a ghost?"

  Stroking the savings card in his hand, "A blessing in disguise?"

  What?!

  Ushiro no Tama suddenly looked at his right hand with a look of uncertainty, as if he had just touched something invisible? This caused the 'special' power of this hand to be activated for an instant.

  It must be an illusion.

  "What's this?" Feeling the unusual movement within the "Card Collection Book", Jiǔ Mìng snapped his fingers and summoned the hidden card vehicle. As he flipped open the book, a sealed card that had appeared at some unknown time was revealed to be a skill card...

  Phantom Killer

  Type: Skill

  Attribute: Eradicate

  Usage count: 1

  Caution! Be careful not to press it on yourself!

  A special ability that makes all psychic powers disappear...

  Convertible Source Power: 300

  Huh? Jiǔ Mìng turned his head to take a look, although he couldn't see that unlucky figure anymore. But this thing that suddenly appeared must have something to do with him. This is what they mean by "good people get good rewards"?

  Is the power contained in his right hand really the Illusion Killer?

  If that's true, then my caution at the time was indeed justified. If he really wrote such arrogant words in his notes, then when he got caught, did his soul scatter or did he directly lose his powers and become an ordinary spirit body?

  Neither of them is good for him.

  Note that the effect is variable, depending on individual conditions. In the hands of a master, it's a hint; in someone else's hands, it might simply be a "nothing". Of course, there's also the most common kind: warning you that your ability is insufficient, and using it recklessly will get you into a funeral pyre!

  This is a sealed card, not some legendary magic scroll. Using it will consume the user's power. No special energy? No problem! Just use physical strength to make up for it. Not enough physical strength? That's not a big deal either!

  According to the formula of the mysterious shop, when the soul burns, it can release a huge amount of energy. Taking one's life is absolutely possible...

  "Panel Lord, it's time for you to show your presence."

  When someone is extremely sincere in thanking you, there's a chance to trigger the current situation. You can consider it as an alternative gift.

  Sincere thanks, hey, it's just a lost savings card, no big deal, just reissue one and that's it, why make such a fuss?

  Kuon of course didn't know, in the life of Uchiha Sasuke, things getting lost and then found again was probably just this once......and even more so, he didn't know about his bumpy life history.

  "Alright! With this new item, I've got another thing to add to my collection. I'll put that Fantasy Killer with one-time use back for now. Nine nodded his head, if he uses this chance to deal with one of the passersby, their turtle shell would also lose its effect."

  As long as it's ineffective, don't overdo it, nine lives one punch can make him stay in hospital for more than a month...

  "Welcome back," Misaka said with a tone of discontent.

  "......Uh, it's almost midnight, hurry up and sleep. Tomorrow...if nothing unexpected happens, you'll be able to see the person you want to see." Kakeru reached out and patted Misaka Mikoto's head, saying as he shook his head.

  "When is it that you have to leave?" Misaka asked in pursuit.

  "Ah, once I've completed my task, I'll be leaving. Anyway, as my first real guest, I'll remember you. Once I get home, I'll have new diary entries to write. Hurry up and sleep."

  The next day.

  "Doctor, I'm leaving her in your care from now on."

  "Oh? Oh! You're leaving?" At first, Mingtu Zhuihun didn't understand the meaning of Jiuming's words, but then he reacted.

  "Of course, I can't stay here for long!" Jiǔ Mìng smiled and replied, the accumulated consumption intensity increased by another thread.

  "Your identity is here, it's better to leave early, don't worry, I will take good care of that child. As for the equipment to adjust her body to overcome the aftermath of drug-induced labor, I have a way here too."

  "Thank you." Jiǔ Mìng glanced at the evening sky and waved goodbye to Míng Tǔ Zhūi Hún, "Goodbye, doctor."

  "Wait, aren't you going to say goodbye to that child?"

  "I'm just a passing guest, no need for that." With a casual smile, Jiǔ Mìng turned and left without looking back.

  "It's okay to go there." As Jiuming was walking, someone walked by and whispered something in his ear, slightly tilting their head. Jiuming raised the extra piece of paper in his hand, which had been given to him by that starry-eyed girl yesterday, who had written her address on it, saying it didn't matter whether he accepted or not...

  In just one day's time, Shi Feng had already investigated quite a few things. With her abilities, doing this kind of thing was really too simple. The Nine Lives didn't even need to go to the Fang family's residence.

  "How will you thank me?"

  The nine lives walking in the direction of the map on the paper strip suddenly had their eyes covered.

  "Our relationship isn't at the point where you need to do that, is it?" With a slight twitch of his nose, he could tell who the newcomer was just from the familiar scent alone. "You're being so intimate with a ghost you've known for less than two days?"

  "If you look good, it's normal to go to a hotel after knowing each other for an hour, right?"

  "...Girls shouldn't talk about this topic, are you sure it's not called a chicken?"

  "How can you be so realistic? You sound just like an old man." Standing in front of Jiu Ming, Shi Feng Mo Chi was not polite at all, maliciously sarcastic.

  "Humans, I'm still young, it's normal to be a bit sentimental and impulsive sometimes, right? Looks like you're being more daring today?" Jiǔ Mìng tilted her head, if yesterday when they were alone together, Shí Fēng's behavior was also prickly, but that prickliness could be seen as soft, now... she had the nerve, she had the audacity!

  "Of course, now is in my home court."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the people walking around him suddenly froze in place, just like a scene from a movie where time suddenly stops.

  What's even more eerie is that the passersby all turned their bodies around, forming a circle to surround this place, with all eyes fixed on Jiuming's body, as if they would rush up like starving zombies and gang up on him at any moment...

  Bang!

  "Ow, it hurts!"

  "Don't mess around, the law enforcer and I are a deadly combination. The spiritual explosion of Jiuming is like a fatal blow in a game, with multiple critical hits that can crush any shield."

  After being patted on the forehead by a passing bee, the praying mantis cried out in pain. Then those passersby walked away as if nothing had happened, completely unaware that they had just narrowly escaped participating in a brutal group beating... or rather, becoming the target of a brutal group killing.

  "Anyway, thanks... What are you following me for?"

  After walking a few steps, Jiǔ Mìng turned around and looked at Shí Fēng Zòu who was following behind him with a hint of helplessness, "Don't you know that curiosity kills the cat?"

  "I've done so much for you, won't you even protect me?" Feng Xueya asked back with a hint of resentment, as if it was only reasonable.

  "I'm out of energy and I have to leave."

  Shi Feng's expression was slightly taken aback, "So soon?"

  She had thoroughly investigated and found that there was no such person as the Nine Lives in Academy City, which means he wasn't a resident of Academy City at all. His identity is more likely to be an outsider from outside Academy City who accepted a commission... Hmm? A young mercenary not yet human?

  "Yes, the commission is almost complete and I will naturally leave here... Hmm, what's wrong?"

  Noticing that Shi Feng's expression was slightly off, Jiu Ming asked in confusion.

  "Uh, that... if it's just a request, there's no need to rush, right?"

  "I'm an exception, what have you been hiding?"

  "Just as you left the hospital, Mikoto Misaka departed from Tokiwadai..."

  "Son of a bitch! I remember you!"

  At first stunned, Jiǔ Mìng's eyes widened instantly, as if he had underestimated the girl's psychological state, and was actually teasing himself?

  The commission is over, and he will definitely be kicked out of this world.

  In the midst of a stunned and bewildered food coma, nine lives vanished at an extremely fast speed, leaving nothing behind. After a while, a feeling called irritation emerged, what's going on?!

  It's just a simple matter of entrusting someone to meet with him...

  I don't know if it's an illusion or not, but when the nine lives rushed to the location on the note, I felt that the dryness on my body caused by the consumption of movement had also become more severe.

  The location on the note was a high platform, and this time she didn't fall into her own trap. Standing on this platform, Jiǔ Mìng quickly spotted the target she had been searching for... The original plan to sabotage the institute's experiment and destroy it in passing would have to be changed now.