A Scientific Urban Detective

"No..." The girl was about to deny it, but after a moment of hesitation, she finally said, "I just feel like I'm too weak and haven't been able to contribute in battles!"

You must know that Hahny always insisted on fighting alongside Lin Wuming, and she would even get upset whenever Lin Wuming fought enemies alone.

But, in the two recent battles with Aureolus, her contribution was... practically zero!

This made Hahny feel that her long-held persistence and pride were like a joke.

Lin Wuming looked enlightened and comforted her, "It's just because your compatibility with the opponent wasn't good, right? Today's Aureolus substitute is essentially a piece of gold, which can't be considered a 'living' thing in the first place, so of course it can't be stabbed to death."

"Losing is losing, and winning is winning. There's no point in making excuses in battle," Hahny gripped the handles of her wheelchair tightly, as if she was about to crush them. "It's just that my strength isn't enough!"

"Alright, don't get hung up on it," Lin Wuming patted the girl's hand. "In fact, I didn't play a big role in today's battle either. The real main force was Misaka Mikoto."

"Tsk, that's even worse..." Hahny muttered to herself.

Unlike Shokuhou Misaki, who actively retreated to the rear of the battle, Misaka Mikoto is competing with me for the same ecological niche!

What's worse is that the Level 5 "Railgun" is objectively stronger than the Level 4 "Absolute Penetration."

Hahny pursed her lips, a solemn expression on her face.

Realizing that the girl behind him had fallen silent, Lin Wuming belatedly realized his mistake.

He shouldn't have mentioned Misaka Mikoto...

Lin Wuming's intention was to explain that he was also a support role in today's battle, similar to Hahny's position.

But Hahny seemed to have completely understood it in another way.

She was comparing herself to Misaka Mikoto.

Lin Wuming opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say to comfort Hahny.

After spending so much time together, Lin Wuming certainly knew that Hahny was a person who was quite confident and conceited about her own strength.

In this situation, any words were pale and powerless.

Just like Hahny herself said—losing is losing, and winning is winning.

That's what battle is all about—simple, direct, with no room for ambiguity.

And so, the two returned home in silence.

"Hahny, we have just enough ingredients at home, let's make a strawberry cake," Lin Wuming decided to use the girl's favorite to restore her vitality after taking stock of the refrigerator's reserves.

"Yeah..." Hahny was still in a daze, standing at the kitchen door, tilting her head and reacting for a while, "Okay!"

Wow, the situation is a bit serious. Even strawberry cake can't bring her back?

"If it's strawberry cake, leave it to me," Hahny finally regained some energy and pushed Lin Wuming out of the kitchen somewhat forcefully. "I'm stronger than you in this dish!"

Seeing that Hahny had finally cheered up, Lin Wuming didn't insist on staying in the kitchen. "Then I'll leave it to you. I'll be looking forward to it."

Next, Hahny busied herself in the kitchen with clanging sounds.

After a period of patient waiting, a sweet aroma wafted out of the kitchen.

It must be admitted that Hahny's cake-baking skills are indeed becoming more and more exquisite. Her works can be taken out and opened as a store without any problems.

Lin Wuming doesn't have a particular obsession with sweets. If he's just having them as snacks, he'll eat them happily.

Although they had just had dinner, for Hahny, strawberry cake was stored in another stomach, so it wasn't a problem; and Huangquan Chuanai Sui could have it as a late-night snack after getting off work.

As a result, Hahny made a lot of cakes in one go, so many that even the three big eaters at home couldn't finish them.

Hahny regarded making cakes as a way to relieve stress, and a sense of satisfaction arose as she looked at the cake bases filling the oven and the cream being processed in the mixer.

She was also well aware that she had baked too many cakes. But that wasn't a problem.

"Anyway, they'll all be here tomorrow, so we can share them and eat them together," Hahny said.

It was already a kind of routine. As long as it was a holiday, this house would never lack guests.

"Wuming, try it," Hahny cut a piece of the newly completed cake and brought it to Lin Wuming.

Lin Wuming looked at the cake in his hand, hesitating to take a bite.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" The girl looked over nervously.

"No, there's nothing wrong," Lin Wuming shook his head. "It's just... strawberry cake, where are the strawberries?"

"..."

"Hahny, you also said that the so-called strawberry cake, strawberries are its core and treasure, but I always seem to miss this treasure," Lin Wuming couldn't help but complain.

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The girl opened her mouth, stuck out her tongue, and a crystal-clear, bright red strawberry lay on her tongue.

"Okay, I get it..." Lin Wuming couldn't help but rub his forehead. "As long as you're happy."

Hahny was also a little embarrassed—it was completely a habit to take the "treasure" off when handing the cake to Lin Wuming.

In the past, there may have been an element of mischief, deliberately stealing the strawberry from Wuming's cake; but at least today, Hahny originally intended to invite Lin Wuming to taste a complete strawberry cake.

After chewing the strawberry in her mouth a few times, Hahny quickly guaranteed, "Next piece, next piece of cake, I will definitely not touch the strawberries on it!"

With that, she immediately turned back to the kitchen and continued to operate.

Lin Wuming actually just saw the girl's skilled and casual pickpocketing action, so he complained; in fact, he didn't care about the small strawberry on the cake.

He was the one in charge of the kitchen and food procurement at home. It was just strawberries. As fruit, he could eat as much as he wanted.

Carrying the plate back to the dining table, Lin Wuming prepared to savor this masterpiece of Hahny's.

Just then, the phone rang.

"Misaka Mikoto?" Seeing the avatar displayed on the screen, Lin Wuming wondered whether to call her over for cake as he answered the phone.

"It's terrible, Senior Wuming!" Before she could even say hello, Misaka Mikoto immediately said after the phone was connected, "Kuroko is missing!"

When Misaka Mikoto returned to the dormitory, she found that Shirai Kuroko had not yet returned.

She didn't pay much attention to it at the time. After all, Shirai Kuroko had Judgement work and often came back right on time.

However, Shirai Kuroko was still nowhere to be found even after curfew. And when she called to contact her, it also showed that she was out of service area.

It was then that Misaka Mikoto became anxious.