Illimitable Until Death

Chapter 993: IUD-Chapter 988 Convenient Open Door

“This time, you won’t get away.” The one who said this was a petite young girl with naturally wavy long hair, tied into twin ponytails with ribbons.

She wore a short-sleeved upper garment, with a thin summer sweater over it, and a gray pleated skirt on the lower half.

It was a uniform.

And not just any uniform, this was one of the most well-known uniforms in all of Academy City.

The uniform of Tokiwadai Middle School.

One of Academy City’s five elite schools, Tokiwadai was a prestigious private girls’ school, second to none.

Although it only had a middle school division, in terms of Ability Development, it ranked at the very top of Academy City.

One of its entry requirements was that applicants had to possess at least a Level 3 Ability.

If one failed to meet this standard, then no matter how noble their background or status, they would not be admitted.

In other words, the girl standing before him was at least a Level 3 esper.

Naturally, Fang Li recognized this young girl.

Not only was she an active character in the original story, but because she also frequently caused him trouble.

Her name- Shirai Kuroko.

A first-year student at Tokiwadai Middle School.

Her Ability Level: Level 4.

Within Tokiwadai, she was the only esper with a space-manipulation ability.

Her power, precisely, was the ability to instantly transport any object she touched to a designated location, ignoring the three-dimensional rules of space itself.

Her Ability was called “Teleportation.”

Just now, Fang Li had been lifted into midair by her teleportation, while the arrows around him were also instantly transferred to specific locations, ignoring any physical obstacles in their way, resulting in his clothes being pinned to the ground.

Under this effect, Fang Li was completely restrained.

And yet, as if he had already foreseen this outcome, he simply lay on the ground without resistance while gazing at the girl before him, and let out a sigh.

“Again, it’s you?”

His encounter with Shirai Kuroko had been purely coincidental.

It happened right after Fang Li had been held back a grade, forced to repeat his first year of high school, where he became acquainted with Kamijou Touma, Tsuchimikado Motoharu, and that blue-haired earring-wearing idiot.

That day, Fang Li received news from his subordinates: another armed Skill-Out gang had broken into Scorpius’ headquarters.

Since Fang Li had subdued the local Skill-Out groups and established Scorpius, the other Skill-Out factions naturally set their sights on it, hoping to swallow it up and expand their own territory and influence.

And so, two Skill-Out groups clashed.

Unfortunately for Fang Li, by the time he rushed over, the scene was already filled with defeated delinquents.

And the one who had singlehandedly subdued them, was none other than the Judgment officer standing before him now.

“So you’re the leader of Scorpius? Looks like I’ve caught a big fish today.”

Saying this, Shirai Kuroko casually tried to take Fang Li down as well, teleporting to his back.

However, Fang Li wasn’t so easily subdued by a mere teleportation trick.

As a result, because she underestimated him, Shirai Kuroko had just teleported behind Fang Li when she was immediately pinned down by his reflexive counterattack.

Kuroko was left completely dumbfounded.

By the time she recovered, Fang Li had already freed his captured men and slipped away without a trace.

From then on, the grudge between Fang Li and Shirai Kuroko was born.

Ever since, it was as though Kuroko had made it her mission to target Fang Li.

Whenever she had spare time, she would wander the streets, and whenever she encountered members of Scorpius, she would arrest them on the spot, constantly working against Fang Li at every turn.

If she were to directly encounter Fang Li, Shirai Kuroko wouldn’t even bother with words; she would just charge straight at him.

Normally, in front of a space-ability user, no matter how you run, it would be useless.

However, Shirai Kuroko’s ability was only Level 4.

She could only teleport within a distance of about a hundred meters, and it required a high degree of concentration of mental energy, otherwise, her ability couldn’t activate.

Therefore, every single time, Fang Li toyed with Shirai Kuroko in various ways.

Either he used the surrounding terrain to slip out of her line of sight so she couldn’t track him, or he provoked and taunted her until she shook with anger, making it impossible for her to concentrate and activate her ability, before slipping away unscathed.

In other words, in Shirai Kuroko’s heart, Fang Li was no different from a sworn enemy who had killed her father.

But as for Fang Li himself, he felt nothing toward Shirai Kuroko.

He only entertained himself with a bored mindset, as if he were playing with a child, and said casually:

“Say, you still haven’t given up yet?” His bored tone, however, didn’t anger Shirai Kuroko like it usually did.

“You think such provocations still work on me?” Shirai Kuroko smiled confidently and replied, “Since you’ve fallen into my hands today, be mentally prepared. Don’t think I’ll let you off so easily.”

“Is that so?” Fang Li muttered in annoyance.

“Isn’t this place outside of your jurisdiction anyway?”

Anti-Skill and Judgment had different jurisdictions.

Anti-Skill mainly handled incidents outside of school grounds.

Judgment mainly handled incidents inside school grounds.

Furthermore, while Anti-Skill was citywide, each school had its own Judgment branch, and each branch only dealt with cases within its own school’s territory.

“If I recall correctly, the 177th branch you belong to doesn’t cover any of the nearby schools, nor is it in charge of this area outside the campus, right?” Fang Li said in a leisurely tone.

“Attacking me out of nowhere, aren’t you afraid of being punished with report-writing and reflection papers?”

“That’s none of your business…!” The confident look on Shirai Kuroko’s face vanished instantly.

She coldly snorted and said, “If my actions can dissolve a massive armed Skill-out group, then even the higher-ups will have to give me some leeway.”

“Is that so?” Fang Li said innocently.

“But I haven’t committed any crime. You don’t have any reason to arrest me, do you?”

“How could this be considered an arrest?” Shirai Kuroko’s expression changed, and she put on an innocent smile.

“I’m only ‘inviting’ you over, planning to persuade you to disband an armed Skill-out group and properly fulfill a student’s duty, you know?”

“So that’s how it is.” Fang Li nodded in mock realization, then suddenly said, “But the way you ‘invite’ me seems to be giving me quite the benefit. From my angle, your completely exposed skirt bottom is basically throwing open the gates of opportunity for me.”

After all, Fang Li was lying on the ground.

And Shirai Kuroko was standing right in front of him.

“——!”

Shirai Kuroko’s expression instantly changed.

She instinctively pressed down on the hem of her skirt and quickly stepped back.

And at that exact moment, “Shua!”

Fang Li suddenly shrugged off his pinned upper garment.

“Riiiip!”

With the tearing sound of cloth, Fang Li forcefully yanked his upper garment from the ground and flung it toward Shirai Kuroko.

The tattered fabric landed squarely on Shirai Kuroko’s head.

“Wha…?!” Shirai Kuroko hurriedly pulled the cloth off her head.

But by then, Fang Li had already bolted into a nearby alley.

Shirai Kuroko trembled all over with rage.

That guy had tricked her with such cheap little ploys again?!

“Don’t think you can escape!” Shirai Kuroko shouted, and her figure vanished on the spot.

(End Of This Chapter)