A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1055 Did you win the duel...?

"Okay, finally..." After landing safely, Lin Wuming breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down at the girl in his arms, "Mikoto? Are you alright?"

The tea-haired girl had stopped struggling and instead nestled tightly against Lin Wuming's chest, her face pressed against his chest, obscuring her expression.

Lin Wuming then noticed that Misaka Mikoto's clothes had been completely destroyed in the battle just now—under the burning of the strong electric current, only a few tattered strips of cloth remained on her body.

During the battle, because her entire body was covered by a feathered robe woven with electricity, she didn't have to worry about being exposed. However, now, Misaka Mikoto probably doesn't have enough electricity to weave another set of clothes for herself.

—No wonder Mikoto clings to me and refuses to leave.

Because once they separate, they'll be completely exposed.

Lin Wuming looked up and around. In order to take refuge, there was not a single person in sight. In his haste, he could not find any decent clothes among the nearby ruins.

"Mikoto, I was a little... rude."

After thinking it over, the only clothing I had on site was probably the sports T-shirt I was wearing.

Despite having endured a series of fierce battles, Lin Wuming's clothes remained intact, except for the two holes pierced by the tiger bees' honeybees. Moreover, thanks to the protection of his psychic barrier, his clothes were barely covered in dust.

Lin Wuming took the girl's hands and stepped back slightly to create some distance; inevitably, their bodies were briefly exposed.

Misaka Mikoto finally looked up at Lin Wuming. Unlike what she had expected, the girl did not react too strongly and looked directly into Lin Wuming's eyes.

Lin Wuming, on the contrary, felt somewhat ashamed and stopped looking at her. He quickly used his telekinesis to lift his T-shirt and slip it over the girl's arm.

Due to the difference in height and body shape, Lin Wuming's T-shirt could hang all the way down to Misaka Mikoto's thighs, almost like a dress. Unless she's making vigorous movements, she barely needs to worry about accidentally exposing herself.

Throughout the entire process, Misaka Mikoto simply stared at Lin Wuming, like a doll being manipulated at will.

"Mikoto? Are you alright?" Lin Wuming couldn't help but ask again, suddenly worried that some kind of side effect might have occurred during the promotion process just now.

At this moment, the expression on the girl's face finally softened.

Tears streamed down her cheeks like broken pearls as the girl looked at Lin Wuming and wept silently.

"Huh?" Lin Wuming panicked truly, at a loss for what to do. "What's going on? What's going on? Could it be that just now... that was an uncontrollable event?!"

Misaka Mikoto ignored Lin Wuming's explanation and instead burst into even louder sobs.

It wasn't until Misaka Mikoto and the others returned from the distant safe zone that Lin Wuming finally managed to calm her down and learn from the girl's intermittent sobs the reason for her heartbroken tears.

—He cried because he was unwilling to accept defeat in the duel.

Upon learning the reason, Lin Wuming was somewhat amused and exasperated. He could only conclude that Misaka Mikoto was indeed quite innocent. Her ability to cry over losing a duel was indeed in line with her personality.

"Alright, stop crying," Lin Wuming said. "You're really strong. If it were me before today, I definitely wouldn't have been able to beat you."

"Don't comfort me anymore." After a good cry, Misaka Mikoto's emotions finally calmed down a lot.

"I'm not trying to comfort you, I'm telling the truth," Lin Wuming said with a smile. "You should know best how strong you were just now." Driven by strong emotions, the "Misaka Network" was fully activated, and she even stepped into the realm of Level 6 at one point... Since she hadn't completely lost consciousness, Misaka Mikoto was very clear about what had just happened.

"Then why did I still lose?"

"It's just because I'm very strong," Lin Wuming said. "You weren't the only one who broke through their limits in the battle just now."

"You!" Misaka Mikoto became angry again, but unfortunately she was completely out of energy and couldn't even swing her fist or cry.

Overwhelmed with anger, she finally collapsed forward into Lin Wuming's arms.

"Ah, Misaka-san fainted from anger!" The Shokuhou faction girls who returned to the scene discussed among themselves.

Considering Misaka Mikoto's strong competitive spirit, Lin Wuming could understand her annoyance and resentment.

If Misaka Mikoto truly maintained a certain level of self-control throughout that battle... then she was truly risking everything and fighting with all her might.

—After fighting to this extent, we still lost in the end. I don't think I would be willing to accept that if I were in your shoes.
Unfortunately, Lin Wuming didn't know how to comfort Misaka Mikoto. After all, he was the one who defeated her, and as the victor, any attempt to comfort her would seem like a provocation.

"It seems I'll have to wait until this whole mess passes before I can apologize," Lin Wuming thought to himself.

Immediately afterward, Misaka Mikoto's voice appeared in her mind: "It's not about apologizing, Nameless Senpai. You didn't do anything wrong. Apologizing will only make Misaka more upset. What you really need to do is make the girl happy..."

"How do I coax her?" Lin Wuming was stunned. "Kiss her?"

"This is... terrible!" Misaki Shokuhou sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Nameless senpai, don't you realize you're talking to someone? Saying you're going to kiss another girl in front of her... at least have some consideration for her!"

"Sorry... because I can't hide it from you at all, so what's the point of lying?" Lin Wuming replied. "So kissing is out of the question?"

"Ah~ Nameless-senpai is hopeless." Misaki Shokuhou sighed. "It's not that it's impossible... Misaka-san would probably be happy, right? But at the same time, she'd be even angrier, because a kiss would remind her of what happened today..."

As she spoke, Misaki Shokuhou ran her finger across her lips.

Why did Misaka Mikoto go berserk today? A large part of the reason is that she saw Lin Wuming kissing Toumi and Misaki Shokuhou in succession.

"This is so difficult..." Lin Wuming couldn't help but say.

Misaki Shokuhou sneered: "This is no one else's fault. It was your own choice, Nameless-senpai, to take this path, so~ just keep having a headache!"

Lin Wuming sighed again. Although he had won the duel against the girls, it didn't mean the matter was over. In fact, the trouble might have only just begun!
For Lin Wuming, it was hard to say that he had truly won this duel.

The ambulance finally arrived late.

No, considering the dire situation of Academy City at this time, which was comparable to a natural disaster and the communication system was completely destroyed, it was practically a miracle that the ambulance could arrive so promptly.

It's obvious without even guessing that it was Misaki Shokuhou who made this arrangement using her "mental control".

(End of this chapter)