"Something that can make metahumans lose control of their abilities..."
Looking at the machine in front of him, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and chuckled. Beside him, Misaka Mikoto and Kuroko looked at Fangzheng with serious expressions.
"Mr. Fangzheng, do you have a way to analyze it?"
"Of course I do, but it's better to find someone else to do it... Hmm, wait a minute."
As he spoke, Fangzheng opened his personal terminal and connected to Kisayama Chunsheng.
"Kisayama, come and meet your relative."
"... Relative?"
Everyone looked at each other when they heard what Fangzheng said, but they soon understood what Fangzheng meant.
"... This should be the same principle as the Fantasy Driver."
Kisayama Chunsheng quickly gave the answer after he listened carefully to some of the noise with his headphones.
"The other party must have created it based on my Shared Perception thesis."
"Does that mean that someone's brainwaves are also in this?"
Misaka Mikoto and Shiroi Kuroo were quite familiar with the situation of the Fantasy Driver. Therefore, when they heard what Musayama Chunsheng said, they immediately had their own ideas. However … Musayama Chunsheng shook his head.
"This isn't the same. The reason why I inserted my own brainwaves into the Fantasy Master's hands is because the resonance of brainwaves is necessary to form a network. However, this program's goal is purely to disturb the brains of ability users, there is no need to insert specialized brainwaves to achieve its goal."
"I see..."
Both of them were a little dejected when they heard this. But soon, Misaka Mikoto thought of another problem and looked at Fangzheng curiously.
"By the way, Mr. Fangzheng, when this machine was activated, both Kuroko and I were affected, but Zuotian was safe and sound. Why is that?!"
Truth be told, Misaka Mikoto had been troubled by this question for a long time. She could not figure out why this was the case. In terms of level, Zuotian Tears was at most Lv.3. He was far behind Shirai Kuroko who was Lv.4 and herself who was Lv.5. Zuo Tianlei had only become a metahuman for less than a month. It was impossible for him to be more experienced than them. However, the machine had no effect on Zuo Tianlei at all. Misaka Mikoto could not wrap her head around it.
But for Fangzheng, after analyzing the principle of this machine, it was obviously not a problem.
"The reason is very simple. The way she uses her ability is a little different from the rest of you."
"Not quite … the same?"
"That's right."
Fangzheng nodded, then he looked at everyone and explained.
"You've already heard from Musan that this thing is similar to the Fantasy Driver. It's based on synaesthesia, and directly stimulates the brain through hearing to interfere, causing the ability user to lose control of their abilities. In reality, the only thing it interferes with is the brain's control of energy. "
Fangzheng then looked at Misaka Mikoto.
"You should be able to understand this. It's like a machine. It can only work normally if the voltage is stable. However, if there's an interference that causes the voltage to be unstable, problems will occur. The effect of this machine is to interfere with your brain, causing the part of your brain that transmits energy to become unstable. That's why you lose control. "
"Ah …!"
As an electrical ability user, Misaka Mikoto was very familiar with this. She understood it immediately.
"But isn't Miss Zuotian also an ability user?"
"She's different. Although she uses her brain to calculate things just like you, like I said before, her body doesn't have the power to activate her ability. That's why she's Lv.0. In fact, the thing that activated Zuotian Tears' ability is this …"
As he spoke, Fangzheng pointed at Tears' bracelet. Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were shocked when they heard this.
"Are you talking about this bracelet?"
"That's right. That machine works on living beings. Unfortunately, this bracelet is only a stable energy transmission device. It's similar to an external battery. Of course, it won't hear any sound, so naturally, it won't cause any interference."
"Is that so …"
Misaka Mikoto was a little disappointed when she heard this. She was hoping to get some advice on how to resist the strange sound. After all, she was a Lv.5 superpower user. In the end, she fell to the ground the moment she heard the sound. Misaka Mikoto, who had always been a prideful person, could not accept it.
It was one thing for her to lose to Fangzheng or that hedgehog guy, but to lose to a machine?
Misaka Mikoto could not accept it!
She was an electrical ability user. Logically speaking, she should be the natural enemy of all machines. But now, the machine had become her natural enemy?
Did the cat catch the mouse turn into the mouse catching the cat?
What a joke!
"Don't we have any way to deal with this thing?"
"Of course. Come here, I'll give you guys a buff."
As he spoke, Fangzheng smiled and waved at Misaka Mikoto and Kuroko. The two of them looked at each other and walked up to Fangzheng in confusion. Then, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and slapped both of their heads.
"Sigh."
"Ah."
"Done."
Fangzheng clapped his hands and looked at the two of them with a smile.
"Now you don't have to worry about the noise pollution."
Something that could be solved with a Constant Enhancement of Resistance was a piece of cake for Fangzheng.
"Mr. Fangzheng, what did you do?"
Blackie scratched his head and asked curiously. As for Fangzheng, he shrugged his shoulders.
"Hehe, guess."
"… Haaahhh …"
Hearing this, Kuroko knew that he could not get an answer from Fangzheng.
"Um … Mr. Fangzheng …."
Misaka Mikoto fell silent for a moment and looked at Fangzheng.
"I have a question …."
"A question?"
"Yes, when I was fighting with those armed incapacitated people, they …."
As she spoke, Misaka Mikoto told Fangzheng what the hooligan had said before she lowered her head.
"I don't quite understand … I think what they did was wrong, but … I feel that maybe we're the ones who are at fault … Mr. Fangzheng, what do you think?"
"Hmm …. What do you think? They made the right choice. "
"… Eh?"
Misaka Mikoto, Kuroko, and Zutianlei were dumbfounded when they heard Fangzheng's answer.
"Mr. Fangzheng, do you think what they did was right?"
"The idea is right, but the method is wrong."
Fangzheng spread his hands.
"Actually, what you're talking about is pretty much the same all over the world. It's essentially the same. For example, some people are very rich, while others are very poor. Some people have good grades and can get into a good university, but some people can't even graduate from high school. Some people can solve difficult problems with just a thought, while some people can't even do it their entire lives. But do you know why this doesn't happen in the outside world? "
"… Why?"
"Because there are enough choices."
Fangzheng yawned.
"Let's take a country as an example. It needs all kinds of talents. You might not be a scientist, but you can be a celebrity. You might not be good at singing, but at least you can work hard. If you can't work hard, you can learn how to type or find another job. Basically, a country with a stable social order is a country where most people have enough to work hard. Of course, some of these people will be valued. For example, a Nobel Prize in Physics winner is definitely more useful than an Oscar winner in the eyes of the country's higher-ups. If there's a need to allocate funds, the country will definitely allocate the funds to those individuals and organizations with outstanding achievements, not to those unknown research institutes that can't do anything. "
"… …."
"But the campus city is different. It's limited to people with abilities to be valued, and there are no other choices for the incompetent. In fact, having abilities in itself is not a sin. It's just like learning. There will always be good students and bad students in a class. This is normal, and there's nothing wrong with students focusing on learning. But as a city with social functions, the campus city is not just a school. Logically speaking, they should provide more goals and direction for the incompetent to maintain stability, but in fact, for the campus city, it's the high ability who are valued, and the incompetent who are left to their own devices …. "
At this point, Fangzheng snorted coldly.
"Take the armed incompetent group for example. Is the campus city unable to control them? Or do they not want to? They just don't want to. If they wanted to, they would have done so long ago, right? After all, the armed incompetent group is just a bunch of kids, and they're incompetent. A group of guards can easily deal with them. But they don't care, which sends a message to the incompetent — that is, they've been abandoned. "
"This …."
"The children in the campus city leave their parents to come here. Logically speaking, the school and the teachers should bear the responsibility, but they obviously can't do it. The so-called student autonomy is nonsense. They're just a bunch of kids who haven't even reached adulthood. You're daydreaming if you expect everyone to be self-disciplined. You can even say that many of the incompetent became gangsters because the campus city left them to their own devices. That's why … the evils we bring upon ourselves are the hardest to bear. For the incompetent, this is the only way they can vent their frustrations. "
"… … …"
Upon hearing this, Misaka Mikoto and the others fell silent, while Zuotian Tears sighed softly.
"I can understand. After all, I was the same before this …."
"Student Zuotian …."
Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko did not know what to say in response to Zuotian Tears' words. On the other hand, Fangzheng shrugged.
"All in all, this isn't something you should be concerned about. You can only say that the Omnibus Council is a bunch of idiots. If anything happens to them, it's their own responsibility. You just need to be careful. Don't let the Omnibus Council use you as a weapon against idiots. "
"Ah, okay …."
Misaka Mikoto nodded blankly. She still did not know much about this. On the other hand, Kuroko fell into deep thought. As a disciplinary committee member, she obviously knew more about this than Misaka Mikoto.
Fangzheng did not care about the thoughts of these little girls. Coincidentally, Ram sent a message saying that the British Puritans had finally sent a representative. So, Fangzheng hurriedly greeted the others and happily ran off to collect the money.
However …
"What did you say?"
Sitting behind the desk, Fangzheng stared at the young man in front of him. He had dyed yellow hair, wore sunglasses, and was dressed like a gangster. Fangzheng had some impression of this person. He remembered that he was a friend of Jōjō Dōma. His name was Toyumon, and he was a double agent for both the school city and the magic side. Therefore, it was not surprising that he was here to pass a message on behalf of the Church of Necessary Evil. However, the content of the message was very surprising.
At that moment, Steele and God Rending Fireweaver were staring at him with their mouths agape.
"Oh my, Sir, don't look at me like that. This is a message from the British Puritans …. They say that we don't have that much money for the time being, so …. I'll leave these two in your care for the time being."
"… Huh?"
Fangzheng almost slammed the table when he heard this.
Are you kidding me?!
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