In Academy City, the Paradise Project begins.

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Haru and Ruiko excitedly followed Mikoto to the entrance of the infirmary, but the scene before them stunned them.

The long line stretched from the entrance of the infirmary all the way to the corner of the corridor, and it was made up entirely of girls.

Some of them were holding their foreheads, some were clutching their stomachs, and some were coughing softly, but their eyes all glanced at the crack of the tightly closed health room door, their faces flushed with suspicion and anticipation.

"Wow……"

Ruiko raised her eyebrows dramatically, nudged Mikoto lightly with her elbow, and spoke with a hint of teasing.

"Hey, Misaka-senpai, are all the young ladies of Tokiwadai so delicate? Or is it just bad luck today, and they're all sick?"

The teasing tone in her voice couldn't be clearer.

Most of these girls were dressed in maid outfits like Mikoto, while some wore Tokiwadai school uniforms and a few wore uniforms from other schools.

Mikoto's lips twitched violently, and a vein seemed to throb on her forehead.

She hadn't expected that such a long queue would form here in just ten minutes.

Looking at the exaggerated expressions on the faces of the girls in line, Mikoto knew exactly what was going on!

Nine times out of ten, these guys are faking it! Their only goal is that one super troublemaker sitting in the infirmary, the one with the title of Tokiwadai school doctor! The ultimate pervert!

She could almost imagine how "seriously" Yu was "treating" these "patients" inside.

The only thing she couldn't understand was why so many people had gathered here in such a short time.

A strange sense of irritation welled up inside me.

"Senior is so awesome!"

In early spring, however, she exclaimed with heartfelt admiration, cupping her hands to her chest, her eyes sparkling with adoration.

I don't find it abnormal at all that there are so many people queuing here. On the contrary, I feel proud and happy that Higashino has gained the trust of so many people.

"So many students trust your medical skills, senior! You truly live up to your reputation as Higashino-senpai! Your popularity is off the charts!"

Lei Zi sighed and rubbed her forehead, speechless: "Chu Chun, our boyfriends are so 'popular' with girls, shouldn't you feel even a little bit... well, a sense of crisis? Instead, you're so excited?"

She emphasized the word "welcome".

Chu Chun tilted her head and chuckled innocently, "Because senior is very amazing! It's normal for him to be popular! And senior he..."

She paused, a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

"He's the best to me! As for what other girls think of him, it doesn't really matter!"

His tone was one of complete trust and reliance.

"Hmph, it's because you spoil him so much that he's so unscrupulous!"

Mikoto crossed her arms and said irritably.

"That guy must be having a blast right now, right?"

She could almost picture Higashino Yu's confident, slightly mischievous smile.

She remembered it clearly; the first time she went to the infirmary, she was teased by that guy Yu. What a nasty person.

"But if we want to see our seniors, we have no choice but to obediently wait in line."

Although Ruiko didn't want to wait in line, she felt a little embarrassed to ask them to cut in line when so many people were already in line.

"Okay, let's hurry up and go, or there will be even more people later!"

As Chu Chun said this, she pulled the two of them to quickly join the queue.

The wait felt exceptionally long. Listening to the occasional soft laughter coming from the girls ahead of her as they went in, Mikoto felt more and more crossroads appearing on her forehead.

She could imagine that Higashino was actually chatting with the girls in the infirmary instead of doing his job properly, not working at all.

After all, they were all girls faking illness; they didn't have that many illnesses for him to see. The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that although the queue was long, the line actually opened very quickly, and it wasn't long before it was their turn.

Finally, when the door to the infirmary opened again, it was the three of them's turn.

As I entered the familiar infirmary, I saw Higashino sitting behind his desk, his face showing obvious surprise at the sight of the three women.

"Oh my, three rare guests? What's wrong, are you also feeling unwell?"

Higashino really didn't expect that Mikoto would come looking for him with Haru and Ruiko so soon after she left. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used his wide-ranging abilities to attract the girls to come for treatment and plant cognitive anchors.

After Mikoto left, Higashino, having nothing better to do, decided to take advantage of the fact that the summer festival had attracted many people to Tokiwadai and try to influence more people to accelerate the progress of the cognitive network's coverage of Academy City.

Of course, Higashino didn't do anything strange to these ordinary girls; he just chatted with them for a few minutes and then sent them away.

Just as Mikoto thought, apart from a few students who did have minor ailments, most of them were faking it.

Most of them came to see him because they were curious about him due to his abilities.

He stood up, opened his arms, and very naturally gave Mikoto, Ruiko, and Haru a warm hug each as they approached.

"Welcome to my domain, Higashino Health Room!"

Chu Chun excitedly jumped into his arms, chattering excitedly, "Senior! We came to see you! You're amazing! There was such a long line outside!"

Higashino smiled and ruffled Haru's hair, then looked at Mikoto and Ruiko.

Ruiko pouted: "It's rare to be able to openly visit the Tokiwadai dorms, but all the time was wasted queuing. Senpai, I really want to go around with you."

Her tone carried a hint of coquettish complaint.

I joined the queue before even starting to explore the school, wasting almost half an hour. If I had known this would happen, I would have just gone to explore for a while first.

“If I had known there would be so many ‘patients’ coming, I wouldn’t have brought them here at all.”

Mikoto was speechless, completely unable to understand why people would skip the summer festival and come to the infirmary to pretend to be sick.

Haru nodded vigorously: "Actually, Mikoto-senpai also wanted to shop with her, right? Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought us here directly! Hmm, I also want to shop with her."

Higashino's gaze swept across the faces of his three girlfriends, and he smiled with a hint of distress.

He hesitated for a moment, then snapped his fingers: "Since all my girlfriends have said so..."

He walked to the window, gently pulled open a crack in the blinds, and gestured for them to look outside: "Look."

Mikoto, Ruiko, and Haru leaned closer, puzzled.

The corridor, which had been packed with people just moments before, was now completely empty! The patients behind them seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

"Huh? What about people?"

Ruiko's eyes widened in surprise.

"There were so many people just now..."

Even in early spring, I was completely bewildered.

Mikoto understood instantly. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Higashino: "You... used your ability?"

Although the underlying principle is unknown, there is no doubt that Higashino used his abilities to do something.

Higashino shrugged, looking innocent. "I just made them 'suddenly remember' that they had more important things to do, or 'realize' that their little ailments were actually insignificant, and they naturally dispersed. See, very efficient, right? Now, I announce that the infirmary will be temporarily closed this morning!"

Of course, in order to help everyone leave as soon as possible, Higashino also used spatial teleportation to help them, and teleported them to various places on campus, so that the girls who had worked hard to queue up could continue to enjoy the summer festival.

He took off his white coat and casually hung it on the back of the chair, revealing a casual shirt underneath.

"Let's go, my three personal guides and companions. This afternoon's Midsummer Festival belongs to us."

While skipping work hours isn't ideal, normally no one would come to a place like the infirmary unless he used his ability to attract people.

After all, no one is going to be so unlucky as to have a problem today, right?

Besides, if someone really needs to see a doctor at the infirmary, there's actually another doctor on duty in another building. Students who are truly sick or injured will instinctively head towards that building when they get close to this one.

As for the rest of his time, he will naturally spend it with his girlfriends to enjoy the rare summer festival.

After all, nothing is more important than spending time with them right now.

Ruiko cheered, "That's awesome!"

Chu Chun clapped her hands happily: "Senior is so handsome!"

Seeing Higashino's smug expression, Mikoto wanted to say something, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

Being able to stroll through the festival with him was indeed...not bad. As for the maid's job...what is that? Mikoto felt that losing one of her wouldn't make much of a difference.

Besides, isn't the job of a maid to serve customers? Haru and Ruiko are guests from outside the school, so serving them is also a form of work for me.

As for Yu, that was just a side note!

For the rest of the time, the four of them seemed to be immersed in the joyful ocean of the Midsummer Festival.

Led by Mikoto, the "professional maid," they were first attracted by a castle cake made entirely of glistening sugar.

The exquisite towers and lifelike sugar flowers shimmered with a dreamlike luster under the lights, making the eyes of the early springer shine and bringing tears of anticipation to their lips.

Unfortunately, this exhibit was not allowed to be eaten, so Chu Chun had to give up on the idea.

Ruiko, however, was more interested in a landscape painting "drawn" with different colored sugars next to her, and even dragged Higashino to take a lot of photos.

They left the first place with lingering reluctance in the early spring air and arrived at the embroidery experience area.

In early spring, full of confidence, she picked up her needle and thread, ready to show off her skills.

"Senior, watch closely, I'm going to embroider a lovely flower for you!"

However, half an hour later.

When Haru saw the abstract artistic pattern that Ruiko had casually embroidered next to her, and the finely stitched and exquisitely patterned finished product of Misaka Mikoto, Haru looked at the crooked and twisted stitches on her own fabric, which looked like they had been scratched by a cat. She was instantly shocked, her face fell, and even the little flower on her head seemed to wither.

"Waaaaah... How could this happen..."

Feeling wronged in early spring.

"puff……"

Tears welled up and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Although her embroidery wasn't actually that great, it was much better than Chu Chun's attempt at embroidery, which clearly aimed to create something beautiful but ended up being a mess.

Mikoto couldn't help but chuckle; Chu Chun's embroidery was truly nothing to write home about.

Higashino picked up the appalling piece of embroidered fabric from Chuchun, examined it closely, and commented with a very "serious" expression: "Hmm... it's full of postmodern deconstructionist charm, with free and unrestrained lines, very much in line with your personal style, Chuchun! Very unique, very cute!"

He nodded solemnly.

Chu Chun was amused by his serious nonsense and burst out laughing, her frustration vanishing instantly: "Senior! You're just teasing me again!"

Although she said that, she was clearly cheered up and cheered herself up again.

In the flower arrangement class, the rich fragrance of flowers is refreshing and delightful.

When the student in charge of welcoming guests saw the ever-blooming, seemingly alive and exquisite "head flower" on Chu Chun's head, they couldn't help but exclaim sincerely, "Young lady, your headdress is so beautiful! It's even more unique and natural than our carefully arranged floral arrangements! Where did you order it?"

Chu Chun paused for a moment, subconsciously touching the small flower in her hair, her face slightly flushed, and she mumbled a reply, "Ah, this... was... given to me by a very special person..."

Higashino smiled knowingly at the side.

This is actually a special talisman created by Higashino using his abilities—a daisy that never fades.

It was made along with the amulets for the Misaka Sisters. It can ensure that if Haru is in danger, this thing will ensure that she will never have any accidents.

Other girls also had similar items, only they were different objects.

Afterwards, they lingered in the calligraphy and painting exhibition, savored the elegant and tranquil tea ceremony performance, and even took a short break in the Tokiwadai library, which was comparable to a small library, to enjoy the unique fragrance of ink and the serenity of books.

In early spring, she was completely immersed in the "young lady" atmosphere she had always dreamed of. Even her walk seemed to have an elegant rhythm, her eyes were dreamy, and she was completely intoxicated.

"Ah~ Is this what life in Tokiwadai is like...?"

In early spring, she cupped her face in her hands, sighing with a dreamy expression.

"Elegant, refined, and full of artistic flair, these young ladies are truly amazing..."

Just then, with quick eyes and hands, taking advantage of the moment when Chuchun was intoxicated and relaxed her guard, she very skillfully, right in front of Higashino, "whoosh" lifted up Chuchun's skirt!

"Oh! Tear!"

Early spring plummeted from the clouds in an instant, letting out a panicked and ashamed scream. She frantically grabbed her skirt, and all the elegant "young lady" images in her mind shattered completely. She turned back into that cute girl who was easily embarrassed and prone to getting angry, with even the little flower on her head trembling with rage.

"What are you doing! The senior is still here!"

Leizi chuckled and withdrew her hand: "Well, you were putting on such an act, so I'm bringing you back to reality! This is what early spring is all about!"

Higashino suppressed a laugh, finding Haru's embarrassed and indignant expression particularly amusing. As for the unexpected situation unfolding here, no one would notice.