A Certain Magical Index: My Reincarnated Girlfriend(s)

"I'm Nanaya Kiryu, and this is my little sister, she's here to observe, if that's okay?" Kiryu patted Enshuu's shoulder. He didn't want to mention her by name... since Yoshikawa Kikyou might know the surname 'Kihara'...

...

Yoshikawa Kikyou... Kiryu searched for related information about her in his mind.

"Of course she can stay, no problem. And feel free to just call me Yoshikawa," she said with a smile.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Yoshikawa-san." Kiryu looked at the woman who had earned the absolute trust of Accelerator, unable to keep from saying, "There's something I've been meaning to say, and if you don't mind, please hear me out."

Yoshikawa's curiosity was piqued, "What is it?"

Had she known this kid before?

"I think Guatai is more appropriate than just blue and white." ¹

Kiryu kindly offered his opinion.

"Huh???" Yoshikawa was dumbfounded by the seemingly nonsensical words. 'What blue and white? What Guatai? What is he talking about?'

Of course, he was referring to the 'sisters'.

If Kiryu remembered correctly, in the original story, Yoshikawa Kikyou had bought around 20,000 sets of undergarments for the Misaka clones, settling the dispute among the researchers about their panties. The choice of blue and white was widely accepted.

But he thought Guatai pattern would be more fitting!

Kiryu didn't say it directly, especially since he wasn't sure when in Academy City's timeline they were.

Judging by Yoshikawa's confused expression, it seemed they hadn't reached that point yet... Perhaps he had crossed over too early, maybe many events from the original series hadn't happened yet or were secretly ongoing.

Kiryu definitely wanted to change some of the tragedies from the original story.

But that would depend on the circumstances, he would not force it.

After all, this wasn't just a novel or an anime for him, but reality, a truly existing world!

And he only had one life...

"In any case, it's getting late. Let's start quickly." Yoshikawa urged.

"Sure!" Kiryu was also eager to find out his Gemstone ability level.

"Onii-sama..." Enshuu looked at Kiryu encouragingly.

Kiryu felt a bit embarrassed. It was just a test, like a school exam, nothing to be nervous about... this young loli worried too much. Kiryu turned to Yoshikawa and asked, "I know I'm a Gemstone, but I have no idea what my ability is. How do we test for that? I can't just demonstrate something I don't know, right?"

"Don't worry, every Gemstone ability user doesn't know their own ability." Yoshikawa paused briefly and continued, "Using Gemstone abilities relies purely on instinct, without any complex calculations. As for testing the level, leave it to 'Tree Diagram'."

A short while later.

The news of another Level 5 Gemstone in Academy City spread like wildfire.

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Walking back to the villa.

Or rather, being led back home by a young loli, Kiryu was deep in thought.

He was actually a Level 5 super ability user???

'Are we sure Tree Diagram didn't make a mistake?'

'No, that thing's accuracy was impeccable before Index rewrote it with her spellbook.'

It could even forecast the weather to the millisecond.

But Kiryu could not fathom how being exceptionally good at learning qualified as a Level 5 ability!

Does this ability just make him a genius?

'Oh please not!' He'd be the biggest embarrassment among Level 5 ability users!

Thinking about this filled Kiryu with dread for his future prospects.

What if people asked about his ability? How would he answer? "I have a talent for learning" he can imagine the laughter that would invoke...

He did not even think of himself as particularly smart, just a bit quicker at picking things up.

Gemstones couldn't be scientifically defined, so they could not be named. But for database entry, it needed a name, just like Gunha Sogiita naming his ability 'Attack Crash'.

So, Kiryu named his Gemstone ability:

— "Talent"!

Meaning talented with innate ability.

...

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{T/N: FYI, "Guatai" refers to a character from a popular children's show in Japan. Guatai Bu, often depicted as a small, cute frog, is known for its adorable appearance and is beloved by many kids. The character can be seen on various merchandise, including clothes and accessories, and is especially popular for featuring on pajamas and undergarments for children...

So I'd reckon Kiryu was referring to patterned underwear as opposed to just plain.}