A Scientific Urban Detective

"Got you!"

The instant the girl's voice echoed directly in his mind, Teitoku Kakine severed the connection with his clone. His reaction was undeniably swift, yet ultimately a step too late.

Since Misaki Shokuhou dared to speak and alert the enemy, it meant she had already accomplished her goal.

Teitoku Kakine severed the connection with his clone, activated his esper ability to erect layers of protection around himself, and then reconnected with the clone, immediately launching a fierce attack on Misaki Shokuhou!

Previously, due to confidence and curiosity, Teitoku Kakine hadn't immediately resorted to lethal force to end the battle, but had instead engaged in an intriguing conversation with his opponent.

After all, this was the first time he had encountered another Level 5, and her esper ability was a bizarre mental and psychic type; Teitoku Kakine couldn't help but feel curious.

He hadn't expected that this young girl, despite her age, was worthy of the Level 5 title, and had seized the opportunity to launch a preemptive attack!

Teitoku Kakine's understanding of "Mental Out" was very limited, so he didn't know exactly what the other party had done in that instant when Misaki Shokuhou invaded his mind.

However, he wasn't entirely unprepared. Level 5s were, after all, humans with the highest degree of brain development, and they had extremely strong control over their own brains and consciousness.

Therefore, after using "Dark Matter" to completely isolate himself from the outside world, Teitoku Kakine immediately began a "self-check"—comprehensively examining himself, eliminating all abnormal elements within his mind.

At the same time, the clone left outside began to act autonomously, Teitoku Kakine referred to the robot's operating mode, giving it the function of automatically executing commands.

—Attack, defeat Misaki Shokuhou.

This was the last command Teitoku Kakine gave.

On the clone's pure white face, its eyes suddenly opened, revealing a pair of black pupils.

Locking onto its target visually, it raised its right arm, using its palm as a blade to strike towards the target.

Boom!

A violent tremor ran through the corridor, the lights flickered erratically.

When the dust settled, the entire wall had collapsed into a pile of rubble, as if struck by a battering ram.

Unless one was an esper specializing in defense, no one could have survived such an attack.

However, Misaki Shokuhou's body wasn't seen beneath the rubble; not even a trace of blood could be found.

Even the clone, with its automatic robot-level intelligence, knew that its mission hadn't been accomplished. So it turned its head, looked around, and searched for Misaki Shokuhou's location.

But it couldn't find her, it couldn't find Misaki Shokuhou.

It was as if the attack had turned her to ashes, leaving not a trace behind.

After patrolling the surroundings, the clone returned to its original position and stood by—it was only automatic robot-level intelligence, so one couldn't expect too much from it.

Two minutes later, Teitoku Kakine completed his "self-check", dispelled the barrier around him, and the first thing he did was connect with the clone and launch another attack.

Perhaps because he reacted in time, fortunately, Teitoku Kakine didn't find any problems with his mind.

"Hmm? Vanished?" The attack of course missed, receiving feedback from the clone, Teitoku Kakine personally came to the scene to investigate.

The result was that he indeed didn't see any trace of Misaki Shokuhou.

"Did she run away?" Teitoku Kakine came to the edge of the rubble and squatted down to examine it carefully.

Clatter!

A small piece of broken brick hit near Teitoku Kakine's feet.

Without even turning his head, Teitoku Kakine, without a second thought, unfolded his pure white wings and swept them towards the direction from which the broken brick came.

Boom!

Another section of wall collapsed, but there was still no blood, and the girl's figure couldn't be seen.

Due to the three consecutive powerful attacks, alarms were blaring loudly in the corridor, and the lighting system had switched to emergency lights, presenting a disturbing dark red scene.

Teitoku Kakine remained unmoved, in the flickering dim light, his gaze scanned every corner around him, inch by inch.

Instinct told him that Misaki Shokuhou was nearby—she hadn't run far, and was hiding in the shadows, observing him.

But the reality he saw with his own eyes told Teitoku Kakine that there was indeed no one around him.

"Hidden?" Teitoku Kakine frowned, the pair of wings behind him fully manifested, emitting their own light in the dim environment, illuminating the surroundings in detail.

But he still couldn't find any trace of Misaki Shokuhou.

"No, I should say, it's that I can't see you." Teitoku Kakine suddenly realized and said with certainty.

"How perceptive~ As expected of a senior Level 5." Misaki Shokuhou responded, while also patting her chest with lingering fear.

That wing sweep just now almost really hit her!

Level 5s are too terrifying! "Dark Matter" is too terrifying! Teitoku Kakine is too terrifying!

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Make no mistake, this boy genuinely wanted to kill her just now, and he showed no mercy.

"If I hadn't been vigilant enough, I would have been cut in half, right?" Misaki Shokuhou couldn't help but complain loudly, "The dark side organizations are truly a bunch of lunatics, actually engaging in such unrestrained killing... Well, what Wuming-senpai did when facing illegal experiment institutions seems to be about the same."

To ease the fear and pressure in her heart, Misaki Shokuhou chattered on and on.

Her voice echoed endlessly in the corridor, carrying far away...

However, Teitoku Kakine, who was not far away, turned a deaf ear, and even ignored the girl walking in front of him, still looking around, searching for the girl's figure.

—Teitoku Kakine couldn't see Misaki Shokuhou, nor could he hear her voice.

In short, Misaki Shokuhou had set up a strong psychological suggestion for him, making him subjectively "ignore" her.

Therefore, this absurd and bizarre scene was created.

Just now, Misaki Shokuhou invaded Teitoku Kakine's mind through the clone's cables, and before the other party took countermeasures, she only did one thing, which was to make him actively "ignore" her.

This was the first time Misaki Shokuhou had interfered with the brain of a Level 5-level existence.

Because she had no experience, Misaki Shokuhou wasn't very confident, and didn't dare to make too big of a move, fearing that she would startle the other party.

Moreover, compared to "defeating the enemy", Misaki Shokuhou was more concerned about "self-preservation" at this time, not being killed by the enemy.

So her first reaction wasn't to actively attack and injure the opponent; but to defend and protect herself.

Thus, there was this psychological suggestion.

Fortunately, Misaki Shokuhou's ability was very effective. Teitoku Kakine fell for it, and even after a rigorous "self-check", he didn't eliminate this psychological suggestion.

After all, this psychological suggestion didn't cause him any direct harm.

But unfortunately, this would also be the only time Misaki Shokuhou would be able to apply "Mental Out" to Teitoku Kakine—after being prepared, with Teitoku Kakine's strength, he wouldn't fall for it again.

"As expected of a Level 5," Teitoku Kakine quickly grasped the situation, he turned his head and looked over, "Misaki Shokuhou, your esper ability is indeed very interesting. But unfortunately, you missed the best opportunity to kill me—at the moment you chose self-preservation instead of attack—there won't be such an opportunity in the future."

What startled Misaki Shokuhou was that Teitoku Kakine's gaze was focused and locked onto her!