"Indeed, a pervert will always be a pervert; that much won't change."
As Misaka Mikoto had just opened her dorm room door, Yoshino, standing behind her, saw Shirai Kuroko in a silk nightgown already pouncing towards the doorway.
This startled the originally curious Yoshino and also made her realize what was happening.
"Shirai-san's love for Senior Misaka seems a bit too deep."
Even if it wasn't directed at her, that overly deep love still made Yoshino unable to resist complaining.
It seemed her previous understanding of Shirai Kuroko's pervertedness was still insufficient.
"Isn't this fate's arrangement? If Misaka Mikoto hadn't saved Shirai Kuroko during the bank robbery incident back then, Shirai Kuroko wouldn't have developed an interest in Misaka Mikoto. Without that interest, it wouldn't have gradually turned into love, and then this love slowly became distorted, transforming the originally normal girl Shirai Kuroko into her current state, which reads as Kuroko but means pervert. It's all Misaka Mikoto's fault."
Now that she thought about it, it really seemed to be the case, didn't it?
This series of events, caused by saving Shirai Kuroko, all stemmed from saving her back then.
"When you put it that way, Senior Misaka is a bit pitiful, Shiina. If she hadn't saved Shirai-san back then, Shirai-san would have definitely been injured. It's understandable for Shirai-san to like Misaka-san."
After all, didn't her admiration for Toujou Nozomi turn into her current love?
"But you can't express your love with such behavior, can you? A pervert is a pervert, after all."
Shiina expressed that even if you like someone, you shouldn't express your love in public places like that, right?
That would be a bit troublesome for others, and for Misaka Mikoto as well.
While Yoshino and Shiina were chatting, Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari had already been pulled into the room by Misaka Mikoto and began to marvel at Misaka Mikoto's room.
Yoshino didn't feel anything special about the room; the room she shared with Suzuya Yuriko was quite large, and Yoshino didn't like living in dorms.
Uiharu Kazari, as a big fan of young ladies, was already looking at the room with shining eyes.
Meanwhile, Saten Ruiko crawled under Shirai Kuroko's bed and pulled out a rectangular box.
By the way, is it really okay for you to just casually rummage under someone's bed like that?
"Classmate Saten, what are you doing?" Without complaining about Saten Ruiko's actions, everyone asked curiously.
"Well, it's my first time at a friend's house. I suppose it's only right to do a routine search, isn't it?"
After speaking, she opened the box she was holding, and inside was a series of panty.
At this point, I want to ask, why would Saten Ruiko rummage under someone's bed when it's not a boy's house? It's not a boy's house where one might hide dirty magazines or similar things under the bed. Also, how did you find things so easily?
"Wow, how sexy!" What she pulled out casually was a strappy panty.
This made Misaka Mikoto and Uiharu Kazari's faces flush. Yoshino still looked down, not daring to look at the panty.
All the panty she had received so far were pure white, so she really didn't understand why anyone would wear such panty. It didn't look like the kind of panty that would be comfortable to wear, did it?
"As expected of Mikoto-senpai, so mature." Mistaking the panty in her hand for Misaka Mikoto's, Saten Ruiko looked at Misaka Mikoto with an admiring expression.
Yoshino knew that someone like Misaka Mikoto, who liked children's pajamas, wouldn't wear such panty. Didn't you see her embarrassed expression just now?
"This isn't mine at all," Misaka Mikoto said with a blush. She would never buy such panty.
"If it's not Mikoto-senpai's, then that means..." Saten Ruiko stared blankly at the panty in her hand, and the correct answer instantly formed in her mind, she said in disbelief.
"It's mine," Shirai Kuroko said calmly, as if it were as natural as eating.
"No way?" Saten Ruiko, still somewhat incredulous, pulled out even more unbelievable panty from the box, and Shirai Kuroko admitted to them all as a matter of course.
But why can you be so nonchalant about it?
"Wah wah wah wah~" The overly pure Yoshino's eyes turned into swirls because of these excessive panty, and she fainted onto Saten Ruiko, causing the four people in the dorm to panic instantly.
"So Classmate Shikino is really pure~" Fainting just because of a few overly sexy panty, even Uiharu Kazari didn't know what to say.
With Misaka Mikoto's wet towel from the bathroom covering her head, Yoshino slowly recovered her spirits, her face red as she hid behind Saten Ruiko, looking fearfully at Shirai Kuroko.
She made cute whimpering sounds like a small animal, shrinking completely behind Saten Ruiko.
"Oh my, oh my~ It seems you've been disliked by Yoshino, you perverted Classmate Shirai Kuroko. This is truly wonderful; now I can rest assured that Yoshino won't be led astray by you."
Shiina, who had been silent all this time, said gloatingly, "You're really asking for trouble."
Even though Yoshino isn't as shy as she once was, she's still an easily bashful girl.
Shirai Kuroko's face also darkened, and she remained silent. She understood that Yoshino was very shy, but she hadn't expected it to be to this extent.
"Oh, right! Let's look at photo albums now," Uiharu Kazari said to ease the atmosphere, "This way, Classmate Shirai won't be too embarrassed."
"Then let's start with Shirai-san's photo album."
Saten Ruiko, activating her Level 5 treasure-hunting ability, found the photo album Shirai Kuroko had hidden. It was an album with a large 'Secret' character written on it.
"No~" Shirai Kuroko, who had been looking dejected, completely jumped up when she saw this and tried to use her ability to snatch the album back. However, Shiina used the power of her necklace to seal the space around Shirai Kuroko, preventing her from moving.
"Wow~"
"..."
"How perverted~"
Inside were photos of Misaka Mikoto bathing, sleeping, getting dressed, and various other photos taken from under tables in the classroom—a wide array of pictures. The only thing for sure was that these were definitely candid shots.
The several people looking at the album, which was full of Misaka Mikoto's private photos, reacted differently.
Especially Misaka Mikoto's face had slowly begun to turn dark with anger. She angrily pinched Shirai Kuroko's cheek and said indignantly, "Kuroko! If you don't explain what's going on, you're finished!"
Now was the greatest crisis of Shirai Kuroko's life.