Editing Toaru Majutsu no Index:Item5 Chapter1 (section)

===Part 1===

September 18.

It was still morning and the sun was shining.

Frenda Seivelun was using social media on her phone while waiting to meet up with her 1st grade little sister.

The fluffy-haired blonde girl hummed happily and leaned against a decorative column at the train station.

“Hm, hm♪”

The summer heat had withdrawn and the sky shined a beautiful blue as the city below had become an alternate time-space belonging to a certain event. The shopping district and train station area were strung up with national flags much like Christmas lights in December and fireworks were going off in the sky, making pleasant popping noises. Food stalls and trucks were set up wherever there was space and the scent of cooking sauces and mayonnaise reached Frenda’s nose even here. With so many visitors from outside the city, the population density was unusually high. If the 80% of the 2.3 million who were students each had their parents, brothers, and sisters here, how much more would that be? …The correct answer may have been “I don’t even want to think about it”.

To efficiently transport all those people, a fleet of self-driving buses had been sent out into the streets. You did have to pay attention because some of the ordinary streets could be blocked for the sporting events, but those mild inconveniences were greatly outweighed by the festive atmosphere.

Frenda wasn’t interested in the events themselves.

She was only thinking about her family.

(Oh, how fun. I can’t believe I’m looking forward to a meeting. Is this really Academy City? Hard to believe this is the same dangerous place where a serial killer and a corrupt corporation fit in so well.)

It seemed out of place for a dark side bomber to be saying that, but people had a way of making special exceptions for themselves.

“Onee-chan.”

Hearing that, Frenda looked up from her phone.

Something was there.

A 7-year-old in a red headband and athletic bloomers was striking a pose with hands on her hips and a smile on her face. Again, a 7-year-old in athletic bloomers.

“What do you think, Onee-chan!? This is a special Daihaseisai outfit. In the first place, I’m going to get first place like this. Pretty cool, right!?”

“Sooooo cuuuuute! Are you trying to kill me, my sister!? Kyah, in the end, kyah, kyah!!”

“In the first place, this is not the reaction I was expecting.”