A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1040 The Girl is Recharging

The applause and cheers of the Shokuhou faction girls did not disturb the two who were deeply embracing and kissing; however, just as Lin Wuming and Shokuhou Misaki were lost in their own world, dark clouds gathered in the sky, hanging low and almost pressing down on the rooftops of the buildings next to them.

"When are you two going to stop kissing?!" Misaka Mikoto, surrounded by lightning, descended from the sky and returned to the battlefield.

The tea-haired, electric princess blushed, her face flushed red, it was hard to tell whether she was angry or ashamed, but it was clear that the girl had lost her mind. With the power of natural thunder, a bolt of lightning struck down at the two people stuck together below.

……

Just minutes earlier, as the honeybee's ribbon was about to pierce Lin Wuming's chest, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were leaving a nearby office building.
Misaka Mikoto has been charging herself here using a cable; specifically, she's been finding the building's electrical control room and drawing power directly from the main cable...

Although she had left the battlefield, Misaka Mikoto was naturally unwilling to give up. In her opinion, the Nameless Senior was not seriously injured, and she herself had not completely lost her fighting ability. Therefore, her duel with Lin Wuming was only temporarily suspended and entered a halftime break.

Whether it was because of the special significance this duel was given, or because of Misaka Mikoto's own fighting spirit, she was not allowed to give up the fight.

In any other situation, if Misaka Mikoto were to run out of power, she would choose to find a place to rest and restore her power through her body's self-regulation, just like restoring physical strength. But not now. The important duel is not over yet, and Tiger Bee and Shokuhou are also watching closely. She can't afford to delay!

Although, in Misaki Shokuhou's definition, this duel was a joint effort by the girls to fight against the nameless senior.

However, when it comes to the actual implementation, these two competitors found it difficult to put aside their differences and cooperate fully.

Subjective will is one reason, but the main reason is the objective reality—the cooperation among the four of them is far from reaching the level of "tacit understanding".

Just like before, when Misaka Mikoto unleashes her full power, it's difficult for anyone other than fellow electric users to get close to her without being affected.

Actually, not long ago, at Misaki Shokuhou's suggestion, the girls had already begun to consciously practice coordinating with each other; however, the time was too short, and their practice level had not yet reached the point where they could deal with level 5.

During practice, their compatibility and synergy became apparent.

Misaki Shokuhou and Toumi the Tiger Bee have a high degree of synergy; while the only one who can form an effective synergy with Misaka Mikoto is the "Space User" Shirai Kuroko.

Only Shirai Kuroko can minimize the interference with Misaka Mikoto's "full power" by utilizing the high mobility brought about by "spatial teleportation"...

“Oh right,” Misaka Mikoto was pleased to have a reliable companion and roommate, but then realized, “Kuroko, you’re also one of the duelists, right?”

The joy in my heart was suddenly mixed with some complicated feelings.

"Please don't worry about it, Onee-sama," Shirai Kuroko said calmly. "Don't forget that we're on the same side in this duel. Whoever wins against Nameless-senpai is the same as us all winning together."

“That’s what they say…” Misaka Mikoto said with a wry smile.

Suddenly, the lights in the room went out at the same time, and the instruments on the electrical distribution box in front of them also dimmed.

“Overload protection—I got a little excited just now and didn’t control the current properly,” Misaka Mikoto said. “But it’s okay, we can just continue somewhere else.”

"Big sister, is it really okay for you to charge like this?" Shirai Kuroko asked, frowning.

Even knowing that Misaka Mikoto is a Level 5 Electromaster, the idea of ​​touching an electric gate and charging a human body is unheard of!
"Don't worry, it won't harm your body," Misaka Mikoto said. "Look how much more energetic I am now, don't I?"

"Anyone would be jolted awake by an electric shock, right?" Shirai Kuroko remarked.

“No,” Misaka Mikoto looked back at the cable she had borrowed while charging, “If anyone else did this, they would probably die, right?” Only Misaka Mikoto could perform such an operation.

Of course, such emergency charging is an extraordinary measure for an extraordinary time, and it is ultimately not a long-term solution.

While it's not quite to the point of drinking poison to quench thirst, it's similar to an ordinary person drinking excessive amounts of coffee and energy drinks to stay awake and stay up all night. It may have a short-term effect, but afterwards, you'll likely have to pay double the price.

However, for Misaka Mikoto, those minor side effects were nothing to worry about; she needed to settle today's duel first!

“The building’s circuit protection is too good, it’s really affecting my charging efficiency,” Misaka Mikoto said, looking around from the edge of the rooftop terrace. “I need to find a more powerful one…”

"Big sister, are you looking for a transformer?" Shirai Kuroko asked. "Wouldn't that be considered vandalism?"

“No,” Misaka Mikoto looked in a certain direction, “I’m going straight to the ‘power plant’.”

The ubiquitous wind power generation units in Academy City—the giant windmills.

“As far as I know, Academy City updates its windmills every quarter,” Misaka Mikoto stared at the windmill closest to her, her eyes slightly narrowed. “I think this is it—it’s still turning, but the power lines have been disconnected from the grid, and all the electricity it generates is used to charge the supercapacitor in the underground warehouse… It seems to be preparing to ‘retire’.”

Since the windmill had already been decided to be scrapped and replaced, Shirai Kuroko didn't say much; just like when she was "charging" in the office building earlier, Shirai Kuroko's bottom line had become much more flexible regarding some harmless behaviors.

Shirai Kuroko looked in another direction—the nameless senior was fighting with members of the Shokuhou faction…

"Huh? Tiger Bee... Senior?"

From this vantage point, one could clearly see the two figures overlapping, their lips meeting.

Crack!

A crackling sound of electricity rang out nearby, and Misaka Mikoto grabbed Shirai Kuroko.

"Big sister?" Shirai Kuroko looked over tremblingly.

But Misaka Mikoto's face was tense and expressionless, and she seemed quite calm.

"Hei Zi, take me down here quickly."

"Huh? Big sister, you're not fully charged yet!" Shirai Kuroko said.

“I mean, to the windmill,” Misaka Mikoto said.

Shirai Kuroko nodded quickly, then activated "spatial teleportation" to leave the area, not daring to continue looking at the situation with the nameless senior and the tiger bee senior.

Shirai Kuroko was worried that her older sister wouldn't be able to restrain herself, and she was also worried that she might act impulsively and do something.

When they arrived at the windmill, they unexpectedly saw Mitsuko, Kinuho Wannai, and Manbin Awafuki. For some reason, they were also gathered around the windmill, seemingly doing something.

(End of this chapter)