Editing Toaru Majutsu no Index:Biohacker Chapter6 (section)

===Part 1===

Defeating a powerful foe was not guaranteed to save someone.

If the problem they faced and the hurdle you cleared did not match up, clearing it would not save them.



They parted the underbrush and arrived at the former location of the log cabin.

But no one was there.

Rikuri’s drone had seen her passed out there, but once they arrived, she was nowhere to be found.

Had someone taken her away? Unlikely.

Matsuo Ryuusuke’s lifeless upper body was lying nearby and they doubted there was any further villain here. Kamijou knew you were not supposed to disturb a crime scene, but when he saw a swarm of small ants gathering, he shooed them away with a stick.

Amazora used a hand to fan at the opening in her dress’s chest and spoke up with the unique cruelty of a child.

“Leave him like that. It’s what he deserves. It’s fitting for someone who toyed with life.”

“Amazora,” said the girl in a dress to cut off any further discussion.

Kumokawa Seria sighed.

“If she isn’t here, she must have either panicked and fled after seeing this or ended up rolling down the slope by accident. Except…”

They had of course tried calling her phone, but she did not answer.

And it did not seem to be a case of having no signal in the mountains.

Kamijou clicked his tongue and put his phone away.

“Then we need to go find her. We have no idea how many L.S.S. creatures are out here!!”

“You want to find a single person on this mountain with only the five of us? She might not be on the usual route up the mountain, you know?”

The girl in a dress argued against his plan.

Meanwhile, the oldest sister, Gokusai Rikuri, pointed overhead, causing her gaudy dress’s shoulder strap to strain.

“I sent out a drone, but nothing yet. Also, the map of the mountain is far from complete. If she’s hiding in a cave or something, I might overlook her while viewing things from above.”

“Then what can we do?” asked Kamijou.

“Nothing here on the mountain. But there is only so much my drones can check. They miss a lot inside the complexity of the city. You know her well enough to want to save her life, right? Then do you know where she might go?”

“Are you suggesting she left the mountain without telling us?”

“It’s a possibility. Maybe she was only focused on escaping the creatures or maybe she went into the city to get some help from the adults. Besides, she’s probably safest off the mountain now that Matsuo is gone.”

Matsuo Ryuusuke had destroyed himself.

They had somehow managed to stop the Beginning Child.

But he still had a bad feeling about this. No matter what they did, it never seemed to end. Still, he knew they had to end it somehow. This did not feel like a place a normal person could stay for long.

“Then let’s split up and search. Senpai and I will head to the city, so you three-”

“My drones are enough to search the mountain, so my cute little sisters can drive off the creatures that L.S.S. left behind.”