A Scientific Urban Detective

Lin Wuming planned to start anew, establishing a new ranking system that disregarded ability levels and focused solely on strength.

His reasoning was to create a stage where those who weren't Level 5 could also reach the top—the subtext being to create an opportunity for himself to reach the top.

According to convention, challenging the rankings meant starting from the bottom and working your way up. If someone really wanted to exploit this channel, the first person they'd encounter would be Gunha Shizuri…

Of course, there would definitely be challengers who ignored this unspoken rule and directly challenged Accelerator.

But at that point, Accelerator would have sufficient reason to reject those challenges.

Although the end result might not change—the challenger would be cleanly defeated and sent to the hospital.

However, Lin Wuming believed that as long as he provided a reasonable excuse, Accelerator could be more relaxed and at ease mentally.

He would no longer fixate on the idea that his strength wasn't enough to deter all the reckless fools, unable to subdue them without a fight.

This pressure would be transferred to all seven Level 5s collectively, as well as the Academy City Board of Directors.

Because those foolish challengers were essentially challenging the 'rules' established by the higher-ups.

Lin Wuming predicted that as long as he achieved this step, his goal would be accomplished.

"Oh~?" Misaka Mikoto stared at Lin Wuming's eyes with interest, "So that's your goal?"

She seemed to see through something, but Lin Wuming remained unmoved, his face tense as he silently met her gaze.

—Helping Accelerator, perhaps that was indeed a goal.

Misaka Mikoto thought to herself—but at the same time, his ambition and desire didn't seem fake either…

"This is quite interesting!" The high school girl suddenly smiled.

She leaned back in her chair, the previously unremarkable peaks on her chest suddenly becoming prominent; the uniform shirt, originally designed to be dignified and conservative, was stretched into a crop top.

Misaka Mikoto herself seemed unaware of this, reaching out to stroke her proud, broad forehead: "Alright, I agree to your proposal, Lin Wuming."

Lin Wuming immediately smiled: "Thank you for your support."

"You're welcome, I'm just providing some basic support. The Board of Directors won't make any explicit statements," Misaka Mikoto wagged her finger, "The extent to which you can achieve this depends on your own efforts, Lin Wuming."

Misaka Mikoto actually agreed to this with a rather malicious intent—to watch the show. She wanted to see how far Lin Wuming could go with this螳臂当车foolish act; whether he could continue the 'legend' like a true 'hero'.

For her, agreeing to Lin Wuming's suggestion was just a matter of a word. She didn't need to contribute anything extra. The only cost was producing seven armbands, and there was already an existing production line for Judgment armbands, so even the cost was practically zero.

Just as Misaka Mikoto had said, apart from the armbands, she wouldn't provide any other support, and she wouldn't come forward to support him in the name of the Board of Directors.

But in Lin Wuming's view, that was enough. He wasn't seeking the Board of Directors' support; he only needed them not to publicly oppose him, and then tacitly accept this fait accompli.

After leaving the classroom, Komugi Torayasu, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke: "I don't like that person."

"Yeah, I know." Lin Wuming nodded. Of course, he knew Komugi Torayasu's feelings. During the negotiation, the girl's dissatisfaction was almost overflowing.

Because Komugi Torayasu disliked Misaki Shokuhou, and Misaka Mikoto was, to some extent, the same type of existence as Misaki Shokuhou, Komugi Torayasu's attitude was easy to understand.

But what was even more impressive was that Misaka Mikoto remained unfazed throughout the entire process, completely ignoring Komugi Torayasu's danger and calmly dealing with her.

Truly a genius who had reached a high position at a young age.

Because the negotiation with Misaka Mikoto went smoothly, there was a lot of free time left.

So, Yomikawa Aiho, according to the planned schedule, led the two of them on a tour of the campus.

A Certain High School was the school where the protagonist of the original work, Touma Kamijou, attended—although Touma Kamijou wouldn't enter this school until the next academic year—so Lin Wuming was also very interested in this place.

In any case, to familiarize himself with the environment in advance for his future studies wouldn't be a bad idea.

Komugi Torayasu seemed uninterested, because A Certain High School, just like its name, was an ordinary and unremarkable school. Moreover, it was during the holidays, so there wasn't much to see.

However, seeing Lin Wuming looking so serious, Komugi Torayasu suddenly leaned over and asked in Lin Wuming's ear: "Wuming, do you plan to come here for high school?"

"Maybe," Lin Wuming shrugged, "I should come here, or go to the high school farthest away from here."

The choice depended on the safety and stability of daily life without being disturbed.

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You know, in the original main story, the protagonist Touma Kamijou had a constitution that attracted incidents—otherwise he wouldn't be the "protagonist"—getting too close to him would easily lead to being involved in various troubles and dangerous incidents, which didn't fit Lin Wuming's plan to "lie flat" and enjoy life.

But on the other hand, after the main story began, this world would be like entering a runaway mode, with all kinds of demons and monsters appearing one after another, and "world-destroying" crises and major events followed one after another. In the entire Academy City, there really wasn't a place that could be said to be 100% safe.

However, in that turbulent and unstable world, Touma Kamijou's classmates didn't seem to have any unfortunate deaths.

In other words, being Touma Kamijou's classmate, although there was a risk of being involved in incidents, their life safety could probably be guaranteed.

Even if, as a last resort, he couldn't entrust his life safety to others, as long as he was close enough to Touma Kamijou, he could get first-hand information on various related events in time, so he could prepare in advance.

It was better than hiding in the distance and being overwhelmed by strange enemies and disasters that descended at any time.

In short, both choices had their advantages and disadvantages. Lin Wuming couldn't make a decision immediately, and he needed to carefully consider it.

But anyway, there was still more than a year left, so Lin Wuming wasn't in a hurry.

Komugi Torayasu nodded and said "Oh". Her idea was very simple. No matter which school Lin Wuming chose to attend, she would follow him there. Anyway, the two were a year apart, so she had a "late-mover advantage".

Yomikawa Aiho nodded repeatedly with satisfaction. Of course, she was very happy that Lin Wuming was willing to choose A Certain High School; as for the other high school Lin Wuming mentioned, in her opinion, it was of course Nagatenjouki Academy in the 18th District, right?

The number one prestigious school in Academy City. An excellent child like Lin Wuming should, of course, attend the best school, right?

As a guardian, Yomikawa Aiho was also very satisfied with this choice.

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