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Kakine Teitoku, the #2 esper of Academy City, codenamed **"Dark Matter,"** possesses the ability to create matter that fundamentally does not exist in the world. 

"Why is he still intact and standing here?!" 

Tsuchimikado Motoharu complained. About an hour ago, around the time Li Mo was attacked, they had managed to intercept some information. The Library contained details about Maidono Hoshimi's intentions, and by following the trail, they had uncovered Neoka Norito's involvement. 

Neoka Norito was still too young. In his thirties, he was an adult, but for a board member, he was considered quite young. Becoming a board member at such an age was a rare feat. 

Youth meant ambition, but it also meant carelessness. Tsuchimikado Motoharu could tell that Neoka Norito was being used as a pawn by others. 

Thus, while confirming that Maidono Hoshimi had been sent to attack the board member, Tsuchimikado Motoharu's dark side team moved to deal with Neoka Norito. With Li Mo's board member authority, Neoka Norito's political advantage was neutralized. Moreover, Li Mo could also leverage Oyafune Monaka's identity if necessary. 

—After a recent conversation between Li Mo and Oyafune Monaka, the elderly woman had firmly decided to stand by Li Mo's side. 

Neoka Norito's defeat was almost a matter of time. Under normal circumstances, there would be no surprises. 

But surprises still happened. 

"Kakine Teitoku, I thought he was crippled by Accelerator and needed machines to maintain his bodily functions?" 

Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked at Kakine Teitoku, who appeared no different from a normal person, and spoke up. 

The one being questioned was **Mitsuari Ayu**. 

Her name might not be well-known, but her ability, **"Mental Stinger,"** was relatively famous. 

"I don't know. I left **'School'** before he challenged the #1!" 

Mitsuari Ayu, a former member of the dark side organization **"School,"** explained. 

For various reasons, she had also joined Li Mo's faction. 

"Don't just stand there being useless!" 

"Kinuhata Saiai, I'm doing my best to help you!" 

"Musujime Awaki, I'm talking about them." 

Kinuhata Saiai and Musujime Awaki were both high-level espers. The former's **"Nitrogen Armor"** and the latter's **"Move Point"** were effectively delaying Kakine Teitoku's advance. 

Tsuchimikado Motoharu adjusted his sunglasses. "Don't look at me like that. I'm no match for Kakine Teitoku. I'm just a weak Level 0." 

"Use your super amazing magic!" 

"Sorry, my magic is as weak compared to the board member's as a Level 0 is to a Level 5." 

"Mitsuari Ayu? Help! Help!" 

"My ability doesn't work on Kakine Teitoku." 

Mitsuari Ayu said. 

**"Mental Stinger,"** like the #5 Shokuhou Misaki's **"Mental Out,"** fell under the category of mental abilities. However, unlike the nearly omnipotent **"Mental Out,"** Mitsuari Ayu's ability allowed her to adjust the distance between herself and her target. 

In other words, she could make her target see her as a friend. 

But… 

Mitsuari Ayu explained, "Kakine Teitoku is the kind of person who wouldn't hesitate to attack his own acquaintances if he's in a bad mood. He's fundamentally arrogant and self-centered. When we worked with him before, we always had to ensure our own safety." 

"Enough talking. Do we have any of the items the board member gave us? Kinuhata Saiai and I have already used ours up." 

Kinuhata Saiai said. Among the group, she was undoubtedly the vanguard. The name **"Nitrogen Armor"** indicated that her ability was defensive, creating a several-centimeter-thick wall of nitrogen around her body. Normally, it could even block bullets, and with the calculation formulas derived from Accelerator, her armor had an automatic defense function. 

More importantly, among the group, she was the one most capable of dealing with Kakine Teitoku. 

"How interesting. The talismans you're throwing out are quite fascinating. The materials are so ordinary, yet they possess unique properties. Why do they behave like this? Some new gadget developed by Academy City?" 

Kakine Teitoku appeared before the group, wearing his signature outfit. 

Looking at the tense group, which included his former comrade, Kakine Teitoku laughed. "Mitsuari Ayu, you're still alive? What, after leaving me, you've decided to become my enemy? If that's the case, I won't hesitate to kill you." 

Mitsuari Ayu shrugged at the others, her expression saying, *See? I told you Kakine Teitoku is like this.* 

Then, the girl asked, "Kakine Teitoku, how did you recover completely? I remember your brain was split into three parts back then." 

Even in Academy City, Kakine Teitoku's injuries had been extremely severe, almost impossible to heal. The fact that he could maintain his life with machines was already a medical miracle. 

Yet now, Kakine Teitoku was completely unharmed. 

"Hahaha! Mitsuari Ayu, even you're puzzled by this? It's simple—because I'm a genius!" 

With a loud laugh, Academy City's #2 declared, "My **'Dark Matter'** allows me to create matter that doesn't exist in this world—not 'undiscovered' or 'theoretical' matter, but matter that fundamentally doesn't exist. So, all I had to do was create matter to fill in the gaps in my body." 

"Missing organs? I created new ones. Damaged brain? I replaced it. In short, whatever was missing, I filled it in. You could say I've mastered the miracle of creating life!" 

Kakine Teitoku laughed maniacally. 

Anyone who had been treated as a mindless machine and then regained their freedom would act just as arrogantly. 

He had always been a flamboyant person. 

"Musujime Awaki!" 

"Got it, got it!" 

In the blink of an eye, everyone except Kinuhata Saiai was teleported away by Musujime Awaki's **"Move Point."** They also left Kinuhata Saiai with a few small items. 

Kakine Teitoku had managed to breach Kinuhata Saiai's nitrogen armor several times, just like during the dark side battle. 

But the other side used talisman-like objects to evade his attacks, something Kakine Teitoku had never seen before. 

Those were not esper abilities. 

For some reason, Kakine Teitoku concluded this. 

Despite breaching Kinuhata Saiai's nitrogen armor multiple times, he had never managed to harm her directly because of those talismans. 

—Annoying. 

Extremely annoying. 

Unconsciously, the battlefield had shifted to District 7. By the time the fight moved, the area had already been evacuated, leaving no bystanders. It reminded Kakine Teitoku of his battle with Accelerator, where the #1 had effortlessly saved others while fighting him. 

"You're out of those annoying little trinkets, aren't you? Now, it's time for you to die." 

Kakine Teitoku stood in the street, his temper flaring as he spoke to the person in front of him. His opponent dodged his attacks like a nimble monkey. 

Kinuhata Saiai asked, "Musujime Awaki, can you still use Move Point?" 

"No, I'm starting to feel the strain." 

"Then what are we supposed to do?!" 

"By my calculations, he should be here by now." 

Musujime Awaki replied coldly. 

Kakine Teitoku didn't launch his next attack. Because right in front of him, a young man suddenly appeared. 

"Hey, #2, long time no see." 

Li Mo, who had arrived using spatial teleportation magic, smiled.