Prologue: When the Gears Turn.

The season is the incessant cicada-calling midsummer. Even at night, the heat of summer can't be eliminated, making people subconsciously feel irritable.

Apart from air conditioning, people can only feel the rare coolness in natural lakes in the mountains and forests. This is such a natural lake, with a diameter of more than sixty meters. It doesn't have a particularly loud reputation, but it's a good place to escape the heat in summer.

What's even more rare is that there are few mosquitoes hovering here. If time goes back fifty years, the night here should be full of people cooling off, even a gathering place for couples in midsummer. Unfortunately, with the popularization of air conditioning and the deep-rooted modern life, this cool place has long been deserted. You should know that the distance from here to the nearest town is only about a ten-minute walk.

A junior high school girl in a clearly uniform school uniform quietly walked here, showing a bit of decadence that didn't quite match her image.

With honey-colored short hair that is generally used to describe warmth and enthusiasm, paired with a doll-like delicate face, and long legs beyond her age, she constantly shows the amazing charm of this beautiful girl. Apart from this, what's a bit disappointing is that her chest is relatively flat, which is a bit imperfect.

Before she got to the coolest edge of the lake, the girl seemed unable to bear the heat of summer and suddenly sat down, lying on the soft grass at a very fast speed.

Although she was wearing a short skirt, her movements were not ladylike at all, and she lay down in a comfortable big shape. But before lying down, she seemed to have observed the movement around her, and she was not worried that other people would appear around her, so she did not need to worry about the problems caused by etiquette and ladylike education.

Perhaps on a whim, the girl took out something like a TV remote control from her bag and played with it. Her playing skills were so proficient that the cooperation between her fingers could even compete with the god-level players who studied turning pens during school hours.

As a candidate for a mental hero, a genius at the level of a psychologist, the girl is very clear that her physical and mental state is beginning to decline. The careful planning of the previous period made her feel a bit tired, and the plan will enter the final part in a few days.

The girl could simply and rudely use her innate Quirk to eliminate this mental fatigue, but the girl felt that Quirk is practical, but the coordination of human beings themselves is also very important, so she carefully chose such a place that is not far from the target location, has ample time, and will not be suspected to affect the plan to adjust her physical and mental state.

Although the enemy is not the kind of organization that is particularly energetic, the plan chosen by the girl makes her bear a considerable part of the risk. Most of the problems have been solved as planned by the girl, but the process of facing the darkness makes the girl feel a lot of pressure, after all, she is not a professional hero, but just a candidate for a hero.

The price of doing things that ordinary people can't do naturally exceeds the imagination of ordinary people. The girl understands that her heart has a tendency to be anxious, so she will come here and try to relax herself.

She rolled around on the soft grass, and then screamed out like a vent.

In the realm of young ladies, none would frolic on the grass in a short skirt, shouting and rolling about. Fortunately, there were few people around, and there were no unfortunate rumors about a beautiful but eccentric girl.

This situation persisted for quite a while, perhaps because the anxiety in the girl's heart showed no signs of subsiding. Thus, she decided to use her abilities. Pointing what seemed like a remote control towards her temple, she prepared to activate her power.

The girl's parents were both top-tier mental-type heroes, ranking in the top ten of the active hero hierarchy. What made them even more special was their genuine love for each other, coupled with complementary Quirks. As their descendant, her Quirk underwent a qualitative transformation.

She was born with the most potent psychic Quirk in the history of the superhero society - "Psychic Domination."

It was no exaggeration to say that by pressing the button on the remote control against her temple, the historically strongest mental-type Quirk, "Psychic Domination," would immediately come into effect. It covered everything from memory manipulation and telepathy to long-distance mental communication, thought erasure, willpower amplification, thought reconstruction, emotion transplantation, and even personality reshaping and customization. It was an all-encompassing psychic ability, akin to a versatile Swiss army knife.

The TV remote control itself served as her combat tool, refining the power for easier manipulation. This was necessary because her ability was too extensive. Without using this device, the power could be activated, but it wouldn't be as versatile.

Resetting all her negative emotions without any side effects was easily achievable. However, the girl's parents always taught her that the process was essential for people; many things didn't just become perfect once the results were good.

As the girl hesitated, her thoughts were interrupted by a voice.

"Isn't it time to stop? That guy over there, with all the fooling around, is quite annoying. Can't he be a bit quieter?"

Impatience was evident in the speaker's words, and the voice came from the edge closer to the lake below.

Embarrassed by the remark, the girl realized she had been attentive to her surroundings but had not observed the area below properly. It was clearly her mistake. But why didn't she hear any mental noise?

However, as she remembered her carefree posture in the short skirt and the location of the person below, the girl felt even more ashamed due to her good upbringing. Nevertheless, this did not stop her from standing up slowly.

But it seemed that wasn't the right choice.

As the girl finally saw the white-haired young man lying in a large letter-shaped posture below, she felt a sense of displeasure. After all, the distance between them was already considerable, and this person was unnecessarily making fun of her with his loud voice! It was really going too far!

Just as the girl was about to retort, the white-haired young man spoke again.

"This old man indeed enjoys some eye candy, but I have no interest in pitiful, flat-chested girls like you."

"You! This person! You are extremely rude! No matter what, one shouldn't be so crude! I happen to be a lady! A genuine, valuable, pure-hearted maiden!!!"

From embarrassment to anger, the girl could feel her face turning hot from her nose to her ears. If this were an anime, there would undoubtedly be steam bursting out, given that not only were her panties seen, but her most sensitive body part was also mocked.

However, a young lady is a young lady. She wouldn't let anyone see her panicking, waving her hands to hold down her skirt in such an unsightly manner.

So, she pointed the suspected TV remote control that she had just pressed against her temple at the white-haired boy below, and let things go back to the time when they didn't happen.

"Memory erase!"

This wasn't an abuse of power! It was a necessary action to protect the innermost feelings of the young lady! Especially as a hero candidate, she was even more of a pure-hearted girl! Convincing herself forcefully, the young lady activated her power without the slightest hesitation.

However, reality is always cruel.

Below, the white-haired boy lying in a large letter-shaped posture opened one eye. The color of his eyes was a rare red, but he looked at the girl with a gaze that seemed wise.

".... !!!?"

His memory was not erased! What kind of eerie gaze was this?

But the awkward situation continued. In case the boy had already been erased, the girl temporarily put aside her shame and asked,

"...By the way, what am I wearing today?"

"How interesting~ This old man is seeing such a pure (laughs) and unpretentious nympho for the first time."

While saying something interesting, the last three words were clearly dragged out in pronunciation. The actual expression, however, was filled with disdain, as the white-haired boy spoke.

"Isn't it just white lace panties? Is there anything special about it?"

"As a pervert, it's not very special either, but that kind of thing can't cover anything, even the places I don't want to see are visible, it's really a torture for people who have no interest at all."

Pervert!!! These two words easily pierced the girl's heart, something broke.

No matter how outstanding the girl is, no matter how excellent the qualifications of the hero candidate are, and no matter how perfect the upbringing of the lady is, she will definitely not be able to bear this situation.

"Woo ah! You are the pervert! Memory Erase X3!"

"So you look at people's panties like this! You are the pervert! Your whole family are perverts!"

This time the girl shouted out completely, which just proved how much the girl wanted Quirk to realize this wish immediately. Quirk shone in the name of "Psychological Control", the strongest psychic ability in history, with unprecedented maximum power, but still failed to achieve it.

This time, the white-haired boy stood up. When the girl was about to cry and thought she was successful, she was faced with the disgusted expression of the white-haired boy, which shattered the girl's heart again.

"Ho? Memory erase? If this is true, it's so pitiful that I can't help but want to hold you."

"However, I have no interest in you, a half-hanging girl who wears lace net panties and has a flat chest. The lady's self-consciousness is too much." (Laugh)

The white-haired boy seemed to notice the girl's Quirk's activation, but the girl didn't notice it in her embarrassment.

Still saying no interest! I have already launched a powerful memory erase! Still can't erase your obsession! You monster! Panties monster!

The girl quickly counterattacked, no matter what, she didn't want to be labeled as a pervert by a stranger. Although she was also careless, she would not forgive the girl who was not obediently deleted from memory. This person is the culprit! It's all his fault!

"What do you mean by a little ghost! I am Miss Shokuhou Misaki! Remember it! You rude white-haired civilian!"

"Verbal housekeeping, I'm almost tired of it. While I'm in a good mood, you guy, disappear in front of me quickly."

The white-haired boy seemed to lose interest in the conversation, and Shokuhou Misaki finally calmed down. Encountering such a person who ignored her ability, she felt that it was better to choose a strategic retreat. Her girl's heart is indeed very, very important, but she cannot forget her responsibility. But this hatred! This field! She, Shokuhou Misaki, will always come back one day, she must make him kneel down and apologize.

Looking at the shadow of the girl going away, the white-haired boy seemed to find something and began to be slightly alert.

The flat-chested pervert little girl is put aside for the time being, just a seasoning after waking up, but what is the scenery and climate here?

Accelerator has a lot of doubts in his heart. No matter how advanced the technology of the Academy City is, its constructed artificial scenery can never compete with the natural wonders of nature. The scenery here is obviously natural. This kind of scenery can't be seen anywhere in the entire Academy City. After all, the Academy City itself is a manifestation of technology in the world.

Accelerator pointed his finger at his temple and activated his ability to check his physical condition by touching his skin.

What is surprising is that all the indicators of Accelerator's body are very normal, but he found an anomaly, that is, his computing power has shown some problems, not that the computing model has problems but the decline of computing power, for example, for a long time Go players do not study chess books and do not play against others, then the chess power will decline, his own abnormality is such a subtle state.

But it shouldn't be like this. He, who understands himself better than most people, has more doubts in his heart. According to the situation of memory, his situation should not be like this. There is only so little situation.

Indecision is obviously not Accelerator's style. The air begins to fluctuate, and then four Tatsumaki winds appear behind Accelerator. The gale takes him into the sky. In the air, there will be a better view and more information, and the movement efficiency will also be improved. It is very in line with the energy-saving style of the white-haired boy.

Obviously something has changed quietly and must be understood clearly. But it's not bad to have a little change in the boring life. After all, no matter what the situation is, there is no danger and fear. These words have no qualifications to appear in Accelerator's dictionary.