A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1015 Let's duel!

"Your reaction time is too slow!" Misaka Mikoto's belated realization was met with a roll of her eyes. "At this point, Misaka, do you have any other suggestions? Or... are you going to quit?"

"How could that be!" Misaka Mikoto reacted quickly this time; just as Shokuhou Misaki had said, the situation had already developed to this point, so how could she possibly back down voluntarily?
Watching the girls' conversation, Lin Wuming tentatively asked, "So... you've agreed?"

"How could that be?" Misaki Shokuhou replied in the exact same tone as Misaka Mikoto just now.

"Huh?" Misaka Mikoto turned to look at her again. "But you disagreed too, didn't you?"

Misaki Shokuhou said, "Logically speaking, I know that this is probably the best choice that the nameless senior could make; but emotionally, I just can't accept it! Putting aside Tiger Bee, Misaka and Shirai must think so too, right?"

"Eh? Me?" Misaka Mikoto's gaze darted around. "Actually, I am..."

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto's attitude was clearly wavering, Shokuhou Misaki interrupted her without any politeness, "You should think this through. After all, Mumei-senpai is a boy, and with the natural power of boys, once this door is opened—the harem will probably not just be a few of us."

"Huh?" The people present exclaimed in unison.

Misaki Shokuhou lowered her eyelids: "Think about it carefully. The nameless senior has never lacked beautiful girls around him—the extra chapter individual and Kazakiri Hyouka are ready examples."

"This," Lin Wuming quickly raised his hand to defend himself, "I can guarantee that it won't happen again..."

"Nameless Senpai's guarantee is useless." Misaki Shokuhou interrupted him bluntly. "Nameless Senpai simply doesn't know how to refuse girls—if you could really be ruthless enough to refuse, things wouldn't have turned out this way!"

After hearing what Misaki Shokuhou said, the girls all showed expressions of agreement and nodded silently.

Lin Wuming fell silent, speechless. Even he himself had been convinced by Misaki Shokuhou, knowing that no matter how he explained, it wouldn't be convincing.

Just as everyone fell silent again, Tiger Bee Honey suddenly spoke up.

"So what do you plan to do?" Tiger Bee's voice was clear and calm, as if the series of conversations just now had nothing to do with her.

Tiger Bee tilted its head: "Or is it that we really do need to decide a winner between us?"

As she spoke, the black ribbon dangled from her hand—it could transform into an indestructible sword at any moment, once her power was activated.

Tiger Bee's Honey Infiltration was indeed different from others. While the argument was still going on, she was already prepared to start a fight directly; her main approach was to be clean and efficient, and to take action rather than talk.

Her actions seemed to flip a switch, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

After spending a long time together, everyone present knew that Hu Feng Tou Mi didn't joke around; she was serious.

Misaki Shokuhou couldn't help but smile wryly: "If I nod, you'll stab me right away, won't you?"

The tiger wasp did not answer, but its entire body exuded an undeniable aura.

"Calm down, Tiger Bee," Misaki Shokuhou said. "This is no longer a problem between us."

After saying that, she turned to Lin Wuming and said, "The key to solving this problem lies with Senior Wuming." Lin Wuming nodded quickly, "I know, I will take responsibility!"

"It's not time to take responsibility yet!" Misaki Shokuhou waved her hand and said, "As I just said, she hasn't agreed to the nameless senior's harem plan yet."

"Not yet?" Lin Wuming also keenly caught the key phrase. "In other words, your words also imply the possibility of agreeing?"

Misaki Shokuhou smiled, then raised her hand to her chest and said loudly, "Let's fight, Nameless Senpai!"

"A battle?" Lin Wuming and the other girls looked at Misaki Shokuhou, unable to keep up with her leaping thoughts for a moment.

“It can also be understood as a duel.” Misaki Shokuhou looked at Lin Wuming and said, “Senior Wuming, if you want your dream to come true, then defeat us honorably and conquer us! If you succeed, you can do whatever you want... at least we will accept our loss and obey unconditionally.”

"Wait!" Misaka Mikoto interrupted, frowning. "'We'?"

“Of course,” Misaki Shokuhou said matter-of-factly, “In this duel, we girls are allies, so we should join forces to fight against the nameless senior!”

"You can do that?" Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but exclaim.

“Of course, and that’s how it should be fair,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “After all, the nameless senior wants all of us, so of course he has to defeat all of us at the same time, right?”

Lin Wuming raised his hand to rub his temples: "Indeed, if that's the case... then it is fair."

But if he could, Lin Wuming still wouldn't want to fight these girls in front of him.

It's clearly just a romantic relationship—although it's definitely inappropriate for it to develop into a one-to-many dynamic—but it's really strange for it to evolve into a literal "battle."
However, once Misaki Shokuhou has made up her mind, no one can stop her. Even without relying on superpowers, she has a way to carry out her will to the end.

It's unclear when exactly, but Misaki Shokuhou completely took control of the situation and thus decided on this duel to determine the "harem permission."

As the two sides facing off, Lin Wuming and the girls separated, each preparing for the upcoming battle. The battle was scheduled to begin after all the events of today's Daihasei Festival had concluded.

After parting ways with Lin Wuming, the four girls began a strategy meeting.

But first, the other three had a lot of questions they wanted Misaki Shokuhou to answer—it was almost as if Misaki Shokuhou had made the decision about the duel all by herself.

She had a firm grasp on the rhythm of the entire conversation, making it hard not to have doubts.

Faced with these questions, Misaki Shokuhou calmly retorted, "Besides this, do you have any other better ideas? We can't just have the four of us duel to decide who the nameless senior belongs to, can we? Nobody would be satisfied with that."

The girls fell silent again. There really was no better way—if no one was willing to back down, especially since Lin Wuming himself had made the choice to "have it all."

Upon closer examination, the duel proposed by Misaki Shokuhou seems less like an attempt to dissuade Lin Wuming from his "harem plan" and more like a reason to convince herself.

(End of this chapter)