At the same time, she is desperate to catch up with Touma and be able to stand on the same stage as him so she could tell him her feelings.
It was shown that Mikoto had intended to take the trial enrollment into Touma's school during the Ichihanaran Festival, which further showed her interest in Touma, though this came to naught as she was interrupted by Shokuhou Misaki.Īs of December of the current year, following the encounter with the High Priest and a glimpse at what Touma had been facing, Mikoto's pride has been considerably damaged, seeing how far behind she was and feeling she was nothing but a burden to him.
Furthermore, she has been shown to be capable of solving problems intended for Kamijou Touma who courses a school grade higher than her, though it should be noted that Kamijou's school doesn't pursue the same academic excellence that Tokiwadai does. Mikoto is known for being very intelligent, naturally as she is in Tokiwadai Middle School, a school that is meant to create world-leading talents and thus deals with a very advanced curriculum. Moreover, she states that the most important to Onee-sama is someone she can feel is on the same level as her. She states that Mikoto is at the top and can defeat her enemies, but she cannot avoid making more enemies at the same time. Furthermore, according to Shirai Kuroko, Mikoto naturally acts as a leader and becomes the center of attention by everyone, yet she cannot mingle with those people regardless of being the center.
She's also good at playing the violin and teaches Uiharu Kazari how to play in Volume 12 of the Light Novel.
She often goes to Green Mart to read manga for free in her spare time on Mondays and Wednesdays and goes to the bookstore on the 10th of each month. This is shown when she was willing to lose in a fight against Accelerator on the first move, just to prove the Sisters Project was wrong and save the remaining 9969 sisters (the Tree Diagram predicted that she would die in the 185th move). She has a keen sense of justice, demonstrated by her frequent involvement in the crime-fighting body, Judgment, and her unshakable resolve. She wishes to avoid endangering other people and relies on her powers to try to solve problems on her own, often times despite her better judgment. She often prefers to be solitary and dislikes the idea of being restricted by rules and duties such as those of Judgement and Anti-Skill. While generally amicable and humble, Misaka is highly individualistic.
She can also be slightly hypocritical at times, getting angry at Touma for not calling her by her name despite never once calling him by his. She has a very irrational and unexplained fear of bugs, as shown in episode 6 of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. When she realizes that a stuffed animal another person is carrying is just a regular frog, she immediately loses all of her interest in the stuffed animal.
She likes frog merchandise, but only if it features Gekota. To add to this childishness, she has a soft spot towards cute things, most specifically, Gekota and Kill Bear merchandise, and is easily embarrassed. She often shows an incredibly immature and selfish side and displays heavy tsundere tendencies when her crush, Touma, insults her.
This is probably because she was originally a level 1 esper, and became a Level 5 esper through hard work. Despite this, she is friendly and easygoing, to the point where Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari comment on how they are shocked to find that, compared to other Level 5's, she doesn't look down on lower-level espers at all. In reality, she's short-tempered, prideful, has an improper attitude with some slightly violent, boyish tendencies (or masculine since she wears boxers and an undershirt), and insecurities, a fact few people know of. To most people, she is considered a 'proper lady' or ojou-sama ( お嬢様, ojou-sama ?).