"That guy with the red and white shirt with the white uniform over it, I don't even know his name in the end. But he sure is strong."

Saying this, Mikoto continued to walk back to the dorm.

After that incident, the researchers from Academy City came over. "We're going to repair the park. Don't get nosy to this; hurry up and go back". Though they didn't understand why, Mikoto and Kuroko ran away from the park in order to not be glared at by the dorm supervisor.

"Onee-sama, do you want to look for this person because the battle didn't have a decisive outcome?"

"Well, it's true that it ended because time was up even though we didn't go all out, and that guy really irritates me. It's better if I just focus on 'that guy'."

"Who's 'that guy'? I'm really mindful of that as well."

Ignoring Kuroko's question, Mikoto's heart was raging with even more determination.

"But I can't remain complacent. If that guy just retaliated normally, I probably would have lost. There's really a lot of amazing people in the world. I have to train my ability, too!"

"Ahhh, you're saying things that a shounen manga protagonist would say. Onee-sama, you should focus on more feminine hobbies."

Sighing deeply, Kuroko looked at Mikoto.

"Speaking of which, Onee-sama, it's really convenient for you that you can do an electric massage on yourself."

Inserting electricity into the neck the dorm supervisor had twisted, Misaka Mikoto looked embarrassed and said,

"Well, it's alright."
[-]
"Well, I don't think I lost in terms of guts, but I actually got beaten in terms of momentum. Is that bespectacled woman the incarnate of a Hariti?"

"Hard to tell."

Sogiita Gunha and Haratani Yabumi were leaning on the vending machine and watching the researchers continue with their "recovery work".

At first, he said that he wanted to help, and after doing hard manual work like lifting a fallen tree, he was told "leave everything else to us", so he went to the vending machine to rest.

Gunha and Haratani, who were left at this messy place, recalled the previous scene.

The girl who he had been fighting had gotten twisted *CRACK* by the bespectacled woman who had entered. The next moment, that woman seemed to glide on the ground towards him as she said,

"It seems that our students here caused you trouble. I would like to apologize for this. Please forgive her."

She said all that as she gave off an invisible pressure.

He didn't even have time to feel angry that the battle had been interfered with. Sogiita felt a chill down his back as he responded, "Oh, okay."

Since he had nodded his head and accepted the apology, he didn't have any right to be angry, and the final battle ended without a decisive outcome.

"But that Electromaster missy really has some guts. She didn't mock me even when I didn't fight back, and even wished to fight me on equal standing."

"Ahh, okay."

"This world is so big! I don't know who that Electromaster missy is, but if that had kept up, maybe it would have been my loss. It seems that I can't be complacent. Got to correct my guts!"

...Before that, please correct some other aspects first.

Thinking about this, Haratani didn't say it as he casually responded.

The faulty vending machine that was famous in Tokiwadai.

Not knowing this rumor, Sogiita put 120 yen into the coin slot. He chose a drink and pressed the button.

*Clack*. Just like that, the vending machine spat out the product.

"It actually can work even after such an electric shock."

The leveled trees, the volcanic crater-like stone paving that was ripped off... Despite facing such a devastating situation, the vending machine continued to work. Sogiita Gunha smiled and said,

"You're rather gutsy."

As if it was a response to him, the vending machine responded with "you won a prize" music...

Singing that it was still standing firm in this park that was filled with killing intent.

To Aru Majutsu no Index -To Aru Jihanki no Fanfare