Railgun 146

Chapter 146

01

Kessai: So I hear yesterday's art appreciation elective...
Kessai: was a disaster for the theatre group.
Text: Rumor is already spreading of Shokuhou's experience...

Title: Chapter 136: Scandal
Mikoto: The theatre equipment caught on fire, right?
Mikoto: I heard one girl was caught in the smoke.
Credit: Author: Kamachi Kazuma
		Art: Fuyukawa Motoi
		Character Designs: Haimura Kiyotaka

Mikoto: Oh.

Mikoto: I still haven't done that today.
Kessai: Could you not?

Reporter: Excuse me.

02

Reporter: I work for Weekly Bunshu.

Reporter: I was hoping to get an interview regarding the theatre fire where a Tokiwadai student helped save those trapped in the blaze.
Reporter: Could I have some of your time?

Kessai: Sorry, but neither of us was there.

SFX: Shove
Reporter: But you can at least tell me what rumors you've heard at school.

03

Reporter: Hold on.

Reporter: I can't believe this.
Reporter: Aren't you Misaka Mikoto-san, who moved up to Level 5 this spring!?

Reporter: Forget the fire. Can I ask you some questions, Misaka-san?
Mikoto: I'm not allowed to do non-school-approved interviews.

Reporter: Oh, this isn't a formal interview! I just want to chat.
Kessai: Well, that's blatant.

04

Kessai: He was after Mikoto-chan from the start.

Kessai: That's a real gossip rag tactic.
Kessai: Is he hoping to get an eye-grabbing headline out of this?

Kessai: I bet he went for Mikoto-chan because...
Kessai: Shokuhou Misaki is out of reach in the internal dorm.

Reporter: By the way, do you engage in personal power generation?
[Translation Note: That's slang for masturbation in Japanese.]

Kessai: Is he really asking a Tokiwadai student something so filthy!?
Kessai: Does he want to get zapped?

05

Mikoto: Personal power generation?

Mikoto: I do sometimes...
Mikoto: use my power to try it out with my phone.

Reporter: Oh, really!? How often do you try this?
Mikoto: 2 or 3 times a week? When I feel like it.
Kessai: Wait!?

Reporter: Do you always use your phone?
Mikoto: Yeah, since I always have it with me.
Reporter: When did you start this?
Mikoto: When I was a Level 4, so pretty recently.

Reporter: Thank you! This will make a great article.
Mikoto: It will?

Kessai: What is wrong with you!?
Mikoto: Eh?

06

Kessai: You can't let him make an article out of that!!
Mikoto: Eh?
Mikoto: Eh?

Kessai: Personal power generation actually means...
SFX: Whisper whisper

Mikoto: Huhh!!!?

Mikoto: Wh-wh-wh-why would it mean that!?
Mikoto: It makes no sense!!
Kessai: Don't ask me, but that's apparently what it means in the world out there.
Kessai(small): It's slang.

07

SFX: Zap
Kessai: Whoa.

Mikoto: It's not my fault!
Mikoto: How was I supposed to know!?

Mikoto: I-I need to destroy that voice recorder before he writes his article!

Mikoto: No! He might have made a backup on the server!
Mikoto: I need to burn the publisher to the ground just to be certain!!
Mikoto: They'll rue the day they crosse this Level 5-

Ruri: Calm down.
SFX: Whack
Mikoto: Ahh!

08

SFX: Thud

Kessai: Ruri-senpai.
Ruri: She was pretty riled up.
Ruri: What happened?

Ruri: Hm.
Ruri: I'll have to teach her how to sidestep vulgar stuff like that.

Ruri: I'll tell them not to publish that article.
Kessai: I didn't realize Judgment had that authority.
Ruri: It doesn't. I have some compromising info on that publisher.
Kessai: ...

09

Junko: Good morning.

Mibuki: I notice you aren't escorting the princess today.
Junko: She said she wanted to be alone.

SFX: Stop

SFX: Breathe

10

Misaki: How am I supposed to go to school now!!?

Misaki: I yelled at them all...
Misaki: and then had to be rescued covered in soot.

Misaki: I'll be a laughing stock for sure.

Misaki: Word of it has to be all over the School Garden and social media too.
Posts: She's Cinderella lmao
       What a loser
	   Can't she fix herself with self-suggestion?
	   lol she charged right in and got trapped
	   Shiitake girl
	   Pretty pathetic after all that big talk

11

Misaki: Maybe I should take off until the heat dies down.

Misaki: Ahh
Girl: Good morning.

Girl: Are you feeling better?

12

Girl: Y-yes.

Misaki: G-
Misaki: Gwood mworning.

Misaki: I screwed it up
Girl(edge:) Yes
Girl: Good morning.

13

Misaki: It's not my fault!
Misaki: I haven't greeted anyone but Junko-san in forever!!

Misaki: You need to give me advance warning before talking to me...
Misaki: or I won't have the mental preparation ability!!

SFX: Chk
Misaki: I know!

Misaki: I can edit her memory before she tells anyone! Or I could alter what everyone in Tokiwadai thinks of me.
Misaki: That's it. That's my only option☆

SFX: Dash
SFX: Slide
Girl: Oh.

14

Girls: How do you do, Shokuhou-san!
Girls: It's good to see you.
Girls: Would you like some of the Sanxia tea I received?

Text: She's stumbled upon the harem route!?
Misaki: Wh-
Misaki: What is this!?
SFX: Tremble tremble

Box: To be continued next issue. The August Issue goes on sale Tuesday, June 27!!