A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1109 Academic Discussion
Saten Ruiko remained vigilant, searching for "non-metallic" metal while considering whether to notify her nameless senior or Shokuhou-kun, or have Uiharu Kazari investigate first.
After all, she was also a member of the "nameless forces." Even if her personal experience was limited, she was certainly knowledgeable and no longer the naive girl she once was. When encountering unusual situations, she at least still had the awareness to report them to higher authorities.

Just as Saten Ruiko was lost in thought, a flash of silver-white light suddenly appeared in the corner of her eye.

Saten Ruiko perked up and immediately focused her attention on the spot, where she saw a cluster of silver crystals growing quietly in the corner.

"found it!"

Saten Ruiko's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over and knocked it down.

"I found it!" Holding up her prize, Saten Ruiko turned to show it to the two "fellow enthusiasts," "Do you want it...?"

But where were the other people behind them?

"Tsk, there was definitely something wrong." Carefully putting the "not-in-metal" into her waist pouch, Saten Ruiko took out her phone. "Should I have Hatsuharu check it out first?"

Considering that the nameless senior and Misaki Shokuhou seemed to be very busy lately, Saten Ruiko felt that she shouldn't bother them with such a small matter.

—It's not too late to report to the anonymous senior after we have gathered more evidence.

Actually, there was no need for Saten Ruiko to report them, because Lin Wuming had already found them by then.

Lin Wuming had met O'Reilly not long ago, and he had not let his guard down since then. Although O'Reilly did not show any threat, Lin Wuming still could not truly trust him.

So after they parted, Lin Wuming followed behind him, secretly observing him...

During this process, they happened to discover Thor and Marian.

Lin Wuming didn't recognize the two women, but the black dwarf's distinctive dark brown skin and the golden artifact in his hand awakened his memories. In addition, there was a black barrel with magical fluctuations beside him, which further confirmed Lin Wuming's identity.

—Even the Gremlin has come?
Lin Wuming certainly couldn't ignore such a dangerous fellow.

Therefore, Lin Wuming patiently waited until the two of them left Saten Ruiko's side before showing up to stop them.

"Have you two found something you like?"

Thor squinted, a faint crackling of electricity flashing in his hand—he hadn't noticed Lin Wuming approaching.

Marian was also ready for battle, but she quietly took advantage of the opportunity to retrieve the golden artifacts to hide the samples she had just collected into the black barrel.

“Mr. Lin Wuming, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Thor said. “I wonder about your injuries…”

"Don't worry, my injuries have healed," Lin Wuming said. "But you two seem to have benefited greatly."

“Mr. Lin Wuming, you flatter us. Actually, we haven’t found a suitable target yet,” Thor said.

Lin Wuming, of course, did not believe it.

“Lin Wuming,” Marian continued, “Professor Bercy… no, it’s Kihara Kagura who wants to see you—if your injuries have healed, he wants to continue our previous 'academic discussions'.”

“Kihara Kaguya…” Lin Wuming looked thoughtful.

Thor stared intently at Lin Wuming, his hands already prepared for battle at any moment.

Fortunately, Lin Wuming did not continue to pester him.

"I would certainly welcome Mr. Kihara Kagura's invitation anytime," Lin Wuming said.

After all, Kihara Kagura had helped him not long ago, and he couldn't renege on that favor.

Moreover, now is not the time to provoke "Gremlin"—a demon god or something like that, Lin Wuming didn't even want to think about it.

Sensing the easing of the tension, Marian voluntarily put away her "weapon"—and also hid the collected samples even deeper. "My teacher has been looking forward to academic discussions with Mr. Lin Wuming," Marian said. "I will inform him as soon as possible, and if things go quickly, we should be able to meet around this time tomorrow."

"Then we'll look forward to your arrival," Lin Wuming said.

The following day was the first day after the successful conclusion of the Daihasei Festival.

The world is in chaos.

Many tourists only learned the "truth" of what had happened recently through news reports after leaving Academy City.

Emotions immediately boiled over, even spreading to the interior of Academy City, causing turmoil there as well.

Because a large number of parents who discovered the "truth" returned to Academy City, they tried to take their children away from this dangerous place.

—An unprecedented large-scale protest against Academy City has swept the world.

Seemingly finally recovering from the reality of being defeated and captured by the winds ahead, the Roman Catholic Church took a very strong reaction; the influential Pope even publicly condemned it, concluding that the destruction of the French tourist city of Avignon was due to Academy City.

The situation was so tense that it seemed as if a new Crusade could be launched at any moment.

In an instant, judging from public opinion alone, Academy City found itself in an embarrassing situation where everyone was against it and condemned it. It's not surprising that students' parents felt uneasy.

The parents' fear quickly spread to the students and citizens, plunging the entire Academy City into a state of panic.

Meanwhile, the "mass coma incident" that occurred a couple of days ago has also been brought to the forefront and become a new hot topic.

Rumors circulated that a large number of people died in the incident that night, but the truth was concealed.

After a series of coordinated attacks, Academy City, which had just successfully concluded the Daihasei Festival and seemed to be in a very good situation, suddenly found itself in a precarious state again.

Lin Wuming had no time to deal with these trivial matters, because Kihara Kagura had indeed arrived.

Perhaps knowing the current complex situation, Kihara Kagura did not enter Academy City directly, but instead arranged to meet Lin Wuming at the Osora Church outside Academy City.

"...Lin Wuming, I want to discuss with you the issue of life and death." After exchanging pleasantries, Kihara Kagura went straight to the point, "You said that the near-death experiences I've experienced aren't real death..."

“That’s right, it’s far from it,” Lin Wuming said bluntly. “In my opinion, it doesn’t even qualify as a near-death experience.”

After all, it's impossible to trigger "bullet time".

“Perhaps we have different understandings of ‘death’.” Kihara Kagura did not continue the argument, but instead got to the point, “But at least one thing is certain—our abilities are all based on ‘death’. So I have an idea that I hope to discuss with you.”

"What's the idea?" Lin Wuming asked, intrigued. "Is it related to your two spells?"

Kihara Kagura has two spells: the spell "Viding" allows him to emit blue-white "light blades" from his fingertips, and the more severe his injuries, the greater the power of the "light blades".

Another spell grants him immunity to fatal wounds.

The combination of the two spells results in the power of Kihara Kagura's "Light Blade," which theoretically has no upper limit!

From another perspective, Lin Wuming's "bullet time" can objectively also have the effect of "immunity to fatal wounds".

Therefore, Lin Wuming was somewhat interested in the magic "Weiting".

Unfortunately, Kihara Kagura did not discuss the matter of "Viting" with him in depth.

"Lin Wuming, have you ever heard of 'remembering the dead'?" Kihara Kagura asked.

(End of this chapter)