A Scientific Urban Detective

Late at night, inside the "Girls' Dormitory" of Family Side.

Misaka Mikoto chose to stay overnight again today, borrowing Dolly and Tolly's room here once more.

It was already one in the morning, and they had been playing downstairs until late before returning to the girls' dormitory to wash up and rest.

After all, downstairs was Teacher Kiyama's home, and they, as students, were really embarrassed to play all night—although, judging by the looks of it, Kiyama Harumi herself seemed to be in the mood to stay up all night playing games…

"Shokuhou, don't you think Anonymous-senpai is acting a bit strange?" Unable to sleep, Misaka Mikoto, uncharacteristically, took the initiative to come and chat with Shokuhou Misaki.

"Huh? Where is Anonymous-senpai acting strange? I don't see it," Shokuhou Misaki retorted instinctively in a sarcastic tone—are you the 'Mental Out' or am I the 'Mental Out'?

Misaka Mikoto, however, was long accustomed to her attitude, and her brain automatically filtered out those meaningless tones: "Look, hasn't Anonymous-senpai always been very busy? Especially this past semester, he's always been immersed in secluded cultivation, improving his strength; he rarely has time to spend with us. But now…"

To be precise, it was yesterday, after the summer vacation started, that Lin Wuming's time seemed to suddenly become abundant. He seemed finally willing to take a lot of time to spend with them.

For Misaka Mikoto, such a development was, of course, a good thing, and she was happy to see it.

But in her heart, there was always a lingering sense of unease—as if… something was about to happen again.

Misaka Mikoto hated this feeling, because she had a similar feeling when she experienced the "Sisters" incident.

—Anonymous-senpai is hiding some secret, and Shokuhou Misaki definitely knows!

"You actually noticed!" Shokuhou Misaki looked at the electric user at the door with a surprised expression.

"You knew it…"

"No, I don't know," Shokuhou Misaki immediately denied, and then explained, "I'm not lying to you, maybe I'm too reliant on my superpower, I didn't even notice these details…"

Shokuhou Misaki frowned, seemingly starting to seriously think and recall.

"No way, you didn't know?" Misaka Mikoto exclaimed.

"I told you, I'm not a pervert who eavesdrops on other people's minds all the time," Shokuhou Misaki rolled her eyes, "Especially Anonymous-senpai, except for communication and information sharing, I would never pry into his inner thoughts."

"Eh~~ really?" Misaka Mikoto, of course, couldn't completely believe these words.

"Of course, it's true," Shokuhou Misaki sneered, "Let's just imagine, what if I saw that Anonymous-senpai's taste had a problem, and he ultimately chose you instead of me…"

Shokuhou Misaki pointed her finger at Misaka Mikoto, and then pointed at herself: "At that time, I can't guarantee that I won't do something…"

"Don't do anything unnecessary!" Misaka Mikoto said quickly, "Using superpowers to cheat is too despicable!"

"Heh, don't worry, I said it was a 'hypothesis' and a 'what if'," Shokuhou Misaki said with a smile, "The fact is, for that kind of low-probability event, I don't need to use superpowers to cheat."

Misaka Mikoto slammed the door shut in anger and returned to her room.

—Why does it always turn out like this whenever I want to talk to her about something serious…

Besides having a headache, Misaka Mikoto decided that tomorrow… this morning, she would personally ask Lin Wuming!

To save herself from guessing here and there, or listening to that Shokuhou Misaki's vague riddles!

After teasing Misaka Mikoto and successfully driving her away, Shokuhou Misaki also lay back on the bed contentedly: "Well, I have to have a good chat with Anonymous-senpai tomorrow."

Shokuhou Misaki wasn't lying just now, she really didn't notice Lin Wuming's absent-mindedness.

However, Shokuhou Misaki knew the reason for Lin Wuming's change.

In the end—summer vacation has arrived, and the plot of the original story has unfolded dramatically!

And although Lin Wuming said he didn't want to interfere in Kamijou Touma's "plot story", worried about hindering his growth.

But the reality is, already knowing what will happen in advance, and also having the ability to do something, but having to restrain himself from doing anything—is also a very uncomfortable thing.

"Anonymous-senpai is really something, if he really cares about it, he should just go and see for himself, or simply interfere, it doesn't matter," Shokuhou Misaki actually had a different view, "If Kamijou Touma is really the destined savior, then even if Anonymous-senpai steals his growth experience points, it won't hinder him from saving the world."

However, Shokuhou Misaki still chose to respect Anonymous-senpai's choice, and strictly speaking, Anonymous-senpai's approach was also the most reasonable and stable, and there was nothing to criticize.

But humans are, after all, emotional creatures, and the theoretically optimal solution is not necessarily the best answer in practice. Therefore, Shokuhou Misaki decided to have a good talk with Lin Wuming again, and offer some of her own ideas as a reference.

Because they thought a lot, neither Misaka Mikoto nor Shokuhou Misaki slept very deeply that night, and they woke up early in the morning.

After washing up, the two met in the living room.

Teacher Tomine Eri was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

However, Misaka Mikoto had other plans, and naturally prepared to go downstairs for breakfast.

Shokuhou Misaki also agreed with this: "Anyway, Anonymous-senpai must have prepared a portion for us too, it would be a waste not to go."

The fact was indeed so, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki enjoyed a delicious breakfast in a cheerful mood—if they could ignore the two tipsy women passed out together on the living room sofa next door, this morning would have been perfect!

Lin Wuming brought out hangover soup from the kitchen, preparing to pour it down Kiyama Harumi and Tetsuomoto Tsuguri.

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But he was stopped by Shokuhou Misaki: "Anonymous-senpai, let's talk."

Shokuhou Misaki pointed to the balcony.

Kazanari Junko thoughtfully took over the hangover soup and the task of taking care of the two drunkards.

Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki came to the balcony, and Misaka Mikoto and Hachiwaki Yomiko, who noticed this scene, also followed automatically.

Seeing this scene, Shokuhou Misaki couldn't help but roll her eyes, but she didn't stop them—anyway, they couldn't hear the real "conversation".

However, before Shokuhou Misaki could start her persuasion, she heard Lin Wuming say "Huh".

The three girls reacted quickly and immediately followed Lin Wuming's line of sight.

Because it was daytime, the field of vision was good.

So, all three girls saw that on the roof of an office building two kilometers away, there was a figure looking towards them.

"Is that female magician?" Misaka Mikoto immediately remembered.

"What does that woman want to do?" Hachiwaki Yomiko sensed danger—they were being targeted!

"Ah~ I can't avoid it after all," Shokuhou Misaki gave up her original persuasion content, and the facts proved that Anonymous-senpai had already been drawn into the plot.

—That's fine, it saves Anonymous-senpai from being entangled.

"Since things have come to this…" Lin Wuming turned around, "If you don't mind, let's take a trip together. Kanzaki Kaori asked me to meet her."

The location was in the office building where Kanzaki Kaori was, and she used lip reading to invite him—seemingly convinced that Lin Wuming could see her lip movements clearly.