A Scientific Urban Detective

So, in these past two days, Accelerator had already knocked down nearly a hundred idiots who dared to challenge him, and because he was in a bad mood, he didn't hold back at all, almost completely revealing his violent side, except for not directly killing anyone.

Every person who was knocked down by Accelerator would have to lie in the hospital for at least three months.

"Tch, that Lin Wuming guy isn't playing tricks on me, is he?" Accelerator, increasingly annoyed, finally couldn't help but suspect.

Just as Accelerator sent the three hundredth idiot to the hospital and his patience was about to run out completely, he finally received a call from Lin Wuming.

"Lin Wuming! Your injury has finally healed!" Accelerator hadn't forgotten his duel with Lin Wuming.

"Not quite," Lin Wuming shook his head, and seemingly noticing the bad mood on the other end of the phone, he quickly added, "However, this little leg injury won't affect my strength. In fact, my strength has slightly improved recently."

"Very good," Accelerator said immediately, "Then let's begin, our duel!"

"That's exactly what I want too," Lin Wuming said, "But I need to remind you of something, Accelerator. You should be clear about your own strength, so... please don't have unrealistic expectations like 'I can defeat you'."

"Tch, how disappointing." Seeing Lin Wuming shrinking back before the battle, essentially admitting defeat, Accelerator felt very let down.

Although he knew intellectually that what Lin Wuming said was the truth, deep down, Accelerator sincerely longed for a "soulmate," or rather, an "equal" opponent.

Before this, Accelerator had always unilaterally believed that Lin Wuming was that ideal opponent.

That's why Accelerator was so obsessed with having a "fair duel" with Lin Wuming.

Not concealing his disappointment, Accelerator's sigh seemed to appear directly in front of Lin Wuming through the radio waves.

Lin Wuming's heart tightened—he couldn't afford to make this great master unhappy, or he might just kill him in the battle out of displeasure!

So, Lin Wuming quickly made some amends: "Accelerator, you are Level 5, and I am only Level 3! Although my combat ability might reach the Level 4 level, I ultimately can't be a match for Level 5, that's an objective fact."

"Of course I know that, you little punk," Accelerator snorted, precisely because he knew that Lin Wuming's true strength and ability level weren't the same, he held some unrealistic expectations for him.

"Don't worry, I will continue to improve my strength," Lin Wuming said, "Perhaps soon, I will be able to have a proper duel with you."

"As long as you can really do it," Accelerator said.

"Then it's settled, the person who takes the title of 'Number One Under Heaven' from you will probably be me," Lin Wuming boasted.

"I'm waiting, go ahead and try," Accelerator said.

"Then..." Lin Wuming drawled, tentatively asking, "This duel will be..."

"Let's just set it for tomorrow," Accelerator interjected, "Don't tell me you're trying to run away, Lin Wuming?"

"No, how could I?" Lin Wuming's lips curled up, revealing a smile—the high-end practice match with Accelerator as his sparring partner was finally set, "But the timing is a bit of a problem, give me two more days, this weekend then."

"Dragging things out, so indecisive!"

"I also have some things I need to deal with, please forgive me," Lin Wuming said.

"If you dare to delay any further, I will personally come looking for you," Accelerator had already been "disappointed" once, so he didn't say much more.

Anyway, Lin Wuming had already frankly admitted defeat, so the outcome of this "duel" was no longer in doubt. Accelerator's expectations for it had plummeted, and now it was more of an obsession with finishing something.

Or rather, before the actual result was out, Accelerator still held a glimmer of hope.

To Accelerator, Lin Wuming was different—among all the people Accelerator had interacted with, perhaps only Lin Wuming was a normal person.

Hanging up the phone, Lin Wuming casually tossed the phone on the bed, then looked up at the side of his desk.

This was Lin Wuming's own room, and his desk was piled high with all sorts of packaging boxes; unknowingly, the Gekota series merchandise he had purchased had already built up half a wall.

"And now that I've met Misaka Mikoto, it's time to find an opportunity to give these away and increase her favorability," Lin Wuming muttered to himself.

But to be honest, Lin Wuming didn't quite understand what the point of doing this was.

Collecting "Gekota" merchandise, increasing Misaka Mikoto's favorability, and so on, were just ideas that Lin Wuming had on a whim—he happened to see a store poster promoting limited edition "Gekota" series products, and then he thought about giving them to Misaka Mikoto or something...

After that, it became a habit, and he continued to purchase new products, gradually piling them up in his room.

But now that he thought about it carefully, his relationship with Misaka Mikoto didn't seem that close, and even suddenly giving her a gift would seem a bit awkward.

Moreover, it was clear that Shokuhou Misaki was on more intimate terms with him, and the two of them were jointly keeping the secrets of "transcender" and "original plot."

Besides, that girl, Toraumi Itsuki, although she had many flaws and her personality was hard to describe, she was Lin Wuming's most solid and reliable "comrade"; she participated in every action or battle.

"Then..." Lin Wuming once again asked himself, "Is there really any meaning in collecting these things?"

Even if he wanted to use these "Gekota" limited edition merchandise as a reward to "hire" Misaka Mikoto, he probably wouldn't need this many, right?

Moreover, the same trick couldn't be used too many times, just keeping five or six rare items would be enough, and the rest... perhaps he could give them to Kazakiri Hyouka and Yumiya Iruka, he remembered that they were also fans of the "Gekota" series.

In the end, relying on giving away some doll merchandise to increase favorability was something that only happened in games; in reality, it could only serve as a means of embellishment, and it was impossible to really gain the favor of a strange girl so easily.

The only way to truly gain Misaka Mikoto's favor was probably to solve the "Sisters" incident.

And as a transmigrator, and at this point in time—the "Level 6 Shift" project hadn't started yet, and not a single Misaka Sister had been killed—Lin Wuming's ambition was naturally even greater.

He wanted to "clear the game without injury" and achieve a perfect ending—that is, to not let any of the Misaka Sisters die, and under this premise, solve the relevant incidents.

Thereby saving everyone—Misaka Mikoto, the Misaka Sisters, and Accelerator.

Ever since he accidentally encountered Accelerator that day, this idea had been lingering in Lin Wuming's mind.

Lin Wuming wanted to accomplish this, even if it went against his original intention of "lying flat and enjoying his new life."

This idea had been brewing in his mind for a long time, and after experiencing events such as the "Underground Fighting Arena" and the "Level 5 Ranking Announcement," a plan finally gradually took shape.

He wanted to challenge his own limits and save the Misaka Sisters!