A Scientific Urban Detective

"Sigh..." With a soft sigh, Haruue Kiyama shook off the distracting thoughts in her mind.

At this point, there was no turning back for her.

Even if Kiharu Gensei found out, so what? As long as she could save her students...

"Alright! Let's start the next step!" Haruue Kiyama invigorated herself. "Even if that 'hero,' Lin Wu Ming, sets his sights on me, it doesn't matter."

——To save the students who were in a coma due to illegal experiments, she, the teacher, had become an evil person conducting 'illegal experiments' herself…

"If the children knew the truth, they would definitely be disappointed, right?"

But after a self-deprecating remark, Haruue Kiyama still threw herself into research and development without hesitation.

Because she knew very well that she was just an ordinary person, not a powerful esper, and not even a so-called 'genius' among researchers.

Ordinary and average people like her were not qualified to ask for too much; being able to achieve her initial goal was already something to pour all her efforts into.

A perfect, happy ending was something only more powerful and capable individuals were qualified to consider.

What needed to be done had already been decided—to awaken her students, at all costs!

To that end, Haruue Kiyama was willing to give up revenge and actively avoid Kiharu Gensei, only asking that he not interfere with her actions.

If her research required test subjects and sacrifices, Haruue Kiyama would not back down because of it.

That night, Haruue Kiyama arrived at the Juvenile Reformatory.

With the downfall of Board Member Sherbine, coupled with Lin Wu Ming's surprise inspection, the Juvenile Reformatory had also undergone a major reshuffle.

All the "old employees" of the old era had left their jobs, most of them seamlessly transitioning into the real prison managed by the Security Department, going from prison guards to prisoners.

However, the Juvenile Reformatory was an important infrastructure in Academy City after all, and it couldn't be shut down because of these changes. Therefore, under the supervision of the Security Department, the "new employees" had resumed operation of this massive facility.

Haruue Kiyama was now an important partner in the research project of "Miniaturizing the AIM Diffusion Field Disruptor," so she could visit the facility at any time.

Bringing a sample of the device to the Juvenile Reformatory's office building, Haruue Kiyama didn't hide her intentions and said directly, "I need the espers detained here to cooperate with testing to verify the reliability of this system."

Although using the students in the Juvenile Reformatory for experiments was a sensitive topic currently at the center of controversy, the security guards present only raised their eyebrows and didn't say anything to stop her.

After all, the AIM Diffusion Field Disruptor that Haruue Kiyama was responsible for developing was originally intended to suppress the espers detained here; having them cooperate with the experiment was not a problem—they couldn't very well have good students outside who hadn't committed any crimes cooperate with the experiment, right?

Moreover, the AIM Diffusion Field Disruptor didn't cause any harm or adverse effects to the human body. As long as Haruue Kiyama didn't do anything extra, there was no reason to refuse her.

Haruue Kiyama added, "To improve efficiency, just find high-level espers—there should be Level 4 espers here, right?"

"A Level 4 esper, wouldn't that be too dangerous?" The security guard expressed his concern.

"Just find one without direct offensive capabilities," Haruue Kiyama said again, "Or, just go to the prison building in the back to verify—but I'm not allowed to approach that place, am I?"

Haruue Kiyama was right. The prison building had had several accidents, and it was now under high alert, jointly managed by the Juvenile Reformatory and the Security Department. The procedures for external personnel to enter were unusually troublesome.

"I understand," the person in charge of the Juvenile Reformatory nodded, "It just so happens that a Level 4 esper who meets the requirements has recently arrived. His ability is 'Visual Deception,' which has no direct offensive capabilities."

"That's great," Haruue Kiyama said immediately, "He's the one. There shouldn't be any problems with safety."

"I suggest we go to the underground esper training field, it's safer there," the security guard didn't deny it this time, but added, "Although it's just visual deception, it's still Level 4, so there's still some danger."

"You're right," the person in charge of the Juvenile Reformatory nodded repeatedly, "I'll go prepare it now."

He and the security guard obviously knew more, but because Haruue Kiyama was an external person, some things were inconvenient for her to know, so they could only reach a tacit understanding by speaking in riddles like this.

That "Visual Deception" Level 4 esper was a former official member of the dark side organization "Corpse Eater."

It should be known that "Corpse Eater" was a professional assassination organization. Even a "Illusionist" without direct offensive capabilities was an extremely dangerous person.

"Overly realistic illusions can also kill people," the security guard reminded, "Teacher Haruue Kiyama, I suggest we just observe from above to avoid direct contact with the esper."

"Please rest assured," Haruue Kiyama said confidently, "I have confidence in my device, there won't be any problems."

Soon, the "Illusionist" was wheeled into the training field.

Due to being pinned to the ground by Lin Wu Ming, the chest wound had not healed, so he could only move with a wheelchair.

Haruue Kiyama still looked confident, facing the opponent directly in the middle of the training field with her sample machine.

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The security guard had no choice but to accompany her with a helpless expression.

"Do you understand the rules?" The security guard looked at the "Illusionist" in front of him.

The boy in the wheelchair was tightly wrapped in a straitjacket, only his head was exposed, and he couldn't even move a finger.

Hearing the security guard's words, he looked up and sneered.

The next moment, Haruue Kiyama's heart tightened, and she found herself falling from a vast height!

The security guard beside her exclaimed briefly, while the other two staff members present screamed directly.

Excellent psychological quality allowed Haruue Kiyama to remain calm and analyze the situation in front of her.

——This sense of falling is too realistic!

According to the information, the opponent's ability should only target vision, but at this time, she seemed to be able to hear the whistling of the wind, and her skin also seemed to feel the cold air rushing past at high speed.

The semicircular canals clearly transmitted the signal of "falling"…

No, all of the above are the real "illusions"—hearing, touch, and the sense of falling, these are all fake!

Only the visual scene in front of her is the only "reality"—the "reality" constructed by the opponent's esper ability.

Forcibly suppressing the instinctive fear in her heart, Haruue Kiyama closed her eyes and kept suggesting to herself to forget the scene she had just seen…

Sure enough, the "illusions" around her quickly dissipated.

"That's right, it really is synesthesia!"