A Scientific Urban Detective

What Misaka Mikoto truly regretted was that she had actually drawn the "Archery Gekota" before, but only once.

As fate would have it, she never drew a second "Archery Gekota" after that.

On the other hand, Lin Wuming already possessed the rarest "Archery Gekota," and if he picked through this bag of gashapon, he might actually be able to complete the set even sooner!

"Wuming-nii also likes Gekota? Misaka is surprised, says Misaka."

"Hmph, didn't expect that, did you?" Misaka Mikoto smiled triumphantly. "Now you know how great Gekota is!"

"Could it be that Wuming-nii is just accommodating you? Misaka mutters to herself, says Misaka."

Misaka Mikoto didn't take the child's words to heart. She was in a good mood now—although she hadn't drawn a second "Archery Gekota," she would be happy if Senior Wuming could collect the whole set, as a fellow enthusiast.

"Big sister is surprisingly simple and easy to understand. Misaka mutters quietly, says Misaka."

While Misaka Mikoto was engrossed in the gashapon machine, Lin Wuming arrived at the "Building Without Windows" in a luxury sedan.

Sakura and Ryoko's service was as attentive as ever—they were the first to get out of the car and open the door for Lin Wuming.

"Oh, right, Wuming-sama." As if suddenly remembering something, or perhaps mentioning it casually, "I'm Sakura."

"I'm Ryoko." The other model girl followed up, "But I'm sure you've guessed that these aren't our real names."

"Sakura and Ryoko are code names," Sakura said.

"Yeah, so?" Lin Wuming asked expressionlessly.

Actually, he hadn't noticed. Or rather, with Lin Wuming's face blindness, he was already struggling to associate the names with the two of them; he certainly didn't have the energy to distinguish whether they were real names or aliases.

"Our Academy City's dark side organization... and other organizations operating in the underworld, have some unwritten rules," Ryoko said softly, "For example—code names like Sakura and Ryoko are common fake identities in the industry, making it easy to obtain 'legitimate' documents."

After saying this out of the blue, the two model girls fell silent, only offering professional smiles and gesturing to help Lin Wuming out of the car.

Lead-in Teshubyō Dan'i was waiting there as usual.

"Let's go." Teshubyō Dan'i was accustomed to the process.

However, when Teshubyō Dan'i looked at Lin Wuming again, her expression was somewhat complex.

—Things were different now. Who would have thought that he, who was originally just an "ordinary" telekinetic, would become Chairman Aleister's guest in such a short time.

In the past year, Lin Wuming had visited this building more than anyone else.

Sometimes, Teshubyō Dan'i even had the illusion that she was just the "exclusive driver" for Lin Wuming and Chairman Aleister.

"Thanks for your hard work." Lin Wuming nodded and extended his arm to her.

The familiar scene changed…

But this time, Lin Wuming felt like he had grasped something.

—"Spatial Movement" involves eleven-dimensional calculations. Unless you're a spatial ability user yourself, it's difficult for ordinary humans to truly understand that kind of ultra-high-dimensional world.

However, AIM diffusion fields are much easier to understand. Even ordinary people who aren't ability users can directly interpret AIM diffusion field waveforms after professional training.

After the "Level Upper" system's "special training," Lin Wuming could now roughly observe and judge the AIM diffusion field fluctuations of other ability users.

And by using AIM diffusion field waveforms, Lin Wuming could indirectly interpret "Spatial Movement."

Just now, Lin Wuming had "seen" Teshubyō Dan'i's AIM diffusion field on her body.

—Seems feasible. I'll ask Shirai Kuroko to help verify it later.

Lin Wuming pondered.

"Thank you for your hard work, Teshubyō Dan'i. You can go back now."

Chairman Aleister's voice interrupted Lin Wuming's thoughts.

Teshubyō Dan'i bowed slightly and then disappeared on the spot.

Lin Wuming didn't bother to greet Chairman Aleister. Instead, he stared intently at the spot where Teshubyō Dan'i had disappeared, capturing that trace of what seemed to be an AIM diffusion field fluctuation… again.

"Level 4 Teleport." Chairman Aleister spoke again, "Teshubyō Dan'i is Academy City's strongest teleporter, with the qualifications to go one step further and advance to Level 5—of course, you should already know this information, Lin Wuming."

"Yes, I know." Lin Wuming nodded.

"Then, what did you see—regarding the superpower 'Teleportation'?" Chairman Aleister asked.

"…" Lin Wuming closed his eyes, then opened them helplessly as if giving up, "How much do you know, Chairman Aleister?"

"A lot, perhaps not everything, but probably more than you think," Chairman Aleister replied.

Lin Wuming couldn't help but click his tongue: "So what did you call me here for this time? Don't tell me you have another mission for me?"

Now that Lin Wuming wasn't short of money, he had the confidence to refuse Chairman Aleister's requests.

"No, I just wanted to have a chat with you," Chairman Aleister said.

"A chat… Are you that free?"

Screens suddenly appeared in the surrounding space, playing scenes of almost every move Lin Wuming had made today.

From stopping student bullying to the scene of subduing the bank robbers just now, it wasn't exactly a "battle," but it was indeed a confrontation between ability users.

"I remember, there aren't cameras in many of those places, right?" Lin Wuming said speechlessly.

—So you're not even pretending anymore? Aren't you afraid of arousing my suspicion?

"'Stuck-type Information Gathering Web' isn't a secret among the board of directors," Chairman Aleister said calmly.

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"Lin Wuming, your performance can no longer be explained by telekinesis," Chairman Aleister said, "How about taking another ability test? I would be very excited to see a new Level 5 being born."

"Forget it," Lin Wuming waved his hand, "I know very well how far I am from a real Level 5."

After a slight pause, Lin Wuming continued, "Next school year, when I enter high school, I'll take the test—I should be ready by then."

"Alright." Chairman Aleister nodded slightly, "I look forward to your performance then, Lin Wuming."

"So, is there anything else?" Lin Wuming looked around, and the screens playing scenes of his actions disappeared one by one.

"I heard you want to attend a certain high school."

"I wouldn't say 'want to'…" Lin Wuming explained cautiously.

"That's fine, as long as you don't mind that it's an ordinary high school."

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