A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1056 Senior, have you forgotten me?
Misaki Shokuhou had already predicted that the battle between Lin Wuming and Misaka Mikoto would become quite intense, so she called an ambulance early on.

Moreover, during the battle of the colossi, the area within a ten-kilometer radius was severely affected; however, miraculously, there were no casualties, all thanks to Misaki Shokuhou's command and evacuation.

To achieve this level of perfection, Misaki Shokuhou also ran her "external brain" at full capacity for such a long time for the first time in history.

Such reckless behavior also placed a huge burden on Misaki Shokuhou herself.

— Misaka Mikoto called the ambulance not just for Misaka Mikoto alone, but she herself also got into the ambulance.

"Nameless senior, aren't you coming up?" Misaki Shokuhou asked while rubbing her temples. "Don't push yourself too hard. Your body and mental strength have already reached their limits, haven't they?"

In terms of combat intensity, Lin Wuming, who had gone through a series of battles, was the one who was most exhausted.

“Shokuhou, I’m already level 5,” Lin Wuming suddenly said.

Misaki Shokuhou knew what he meant—not by cheating with "bullet time," but by relying solely on her "psychic" superpower to reach level 5.

Of course, this is not entirely accurate, because in principle, Lin Wuming still relied on "a principle similar to bullet time" to forcibly push his Level 4 Nen ability to Level 5 through technical means.

But in any case, that's not a true "bullet time" state.

Since it behaves like a Level 5, the test results are Level 5, and its combat power is also at the Level 5 level, then this is a genuine Level 5 superpower!
However, maintaining this level 5 strength requires far more resources than ever before.

—Level 5 Nen abilities have immense potential, but the energy consumption is equally terrifying.

At this point, Lin Wuming had indeed reached his limit.

"I need some time to digest and summarize what I just learned." But Lin Wuming still said, "I think I can still hold on—not that I'm being stubborn, but I feel that it's more important to take advantage of my current good condition and absorb combat experience than to treat and recover from my injuries."

Level 5 Nen abilities are incredibly close to "omnipotent," and in a sense, they can indeed be described as "omnipotent."

But Lin Wuming was well aware that this sense of "omnipotence" was actually an illusion, or even a "poison," and that if he took it seriously, he would definitely suffer a great loss in the future.

Timely sedimentation and absorption are also to avoid that situation.

“Then I’ll let Junko stay…” Misaki Shokuhou said without trying to persuade her any further.

"No need, you should all leave." Lin Wuming shook his head, glancing around as he said, "This has caused too much of a commotion; there's more trouble to come."

Lin Wuming said with a wry smile, "The guards and even the secret service will definitely arrive soon. I'll stay here to deal with them—I can handle today's events by myself."

Considering Lin Wuming's current strength and status, only he could handle such a serious incident.

Furthermore, the reason for today's duel is ultimately Lin Wuming's desire to realize his ambition of building his "Crystal Palace".

Therefore, both publicly and privately, he has no choice but to take the blame himself.

Since that's the case, there's no need to involve other girls.

After understanding Lin Wuming's plan, Misaki Shokuhou nodded in acquiescence. She tossed him a white coat from the ambulance and left. Subsequently, the girls of the Shokuhou faction gradually withdrew, leaving only Lin Wuming standing alone in the center of the battlefield amidst ruins, looking at the surrounding chaos and feeling a headache coming on.

He said he wanted to stay on the battlefield to summarize and absorb the experience from the battle, but in reality, Lin Wuming had no mood to think about those things.

—This has really gotten out of hand, especially since it's the first day of the Daihasei Festival...

All I can say is that Lin Wuming is grateful that no one has died; he really doesn't dare to ask for anything more!

While Lin Wuming was lost in thought, awaiting official judgment.

"Nameless senior, have you... forgotten me?" Shirai Kuroko's gloomy voice sounded from behind.

The world spun around, giving Lin Wuming no time to react. When he came to his senses, the scene before him had transformed into an endless night sky.

Lin Wuming lay on his back on the ground, while Shirai Kuroko straddled him, one hand holding the collar of the white coat and the other holding a steel needle pressed against Lin Wuming's heart.

“Nameless senior, you’ve lost,” Shirai Kuroko said.

"Shirai... I thought you wouldn't come."

"Senior, are you underestimating me?" Shirai Kuroko maintained her restrained demeanor. "I'm serious, don't underestimate my feelings!"

"How could that be? I just thought you would be with Mikoto..." Lin Wuming said with a wry smile.

Although Shirai Kuroko only recently confessed her feelings, Lin Wuming had already spent quite some time with her; in addition, he was inevitably influenced by the preconceived notions from the original plot, so Lin Wuming could somewhat sense that Shirai Kuroko was different from the other three.

Compared to the three girls who were completely devoted to him, Lin Wuming always felt that Shirai Kuroko still had considerable affection for Misaka Mikoto.

“I do admire you, Onee-sama,” Shirai Kuroko said, “but that doesn’t mean I’m just your follower, especially when it comes to love. I’m very serious about it—even if my rival is Onee-sama, I won’t admit defeat, and I won’t give up!”

Shirai Kuroko openly and honestly expressed her feelings.

However, there is still a subtle difference between her true inner thoughts and the words she is saying at this moment.

Shirai Kuroko does indeed harbor considerable affection for Misaka Mikoto, which could even be said to exceed the scope of normal friendship—otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to the trouble of overcoming a grade difference to become Misaka Mikoto's roommate.

However, her affection for Misaka Mikoto ultimately stemmed from Lin Wuming—the "heroic legend" she had heard so often when she became a disciplinary committee member, and the fact that she had witnessed Lin Wuming's actions during the bank robbery...

It was at that time that Shirai Kuroko met Misaka Mikoto for the first time and learned that Misaka Mikoto and Lin Wuming knew each other; her initial intention in approaching Misaka Mikoto was actually to indirectly learn more about Lin Wuming.

However, during their time together, Shirai Kuroko seemed to be destined to discover the charm of "Onee-sama" and was captivated by her.

As a result, Shirai Kuroko's emotions became skewed and distorted... especially after realizing the strong love that her older sister, Misaka Mikoto, had for the nameless senior.

Faced with two people she loves, Shirai Kuroko ultimately chooses to hide her feelings and instead watch over and support her older sister.

(End of this chapter)