A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1160 The Lack of "Humanity"

Faced with the questions from the group of girls, Lin Wuming fell into deep thought and seriously recalled his thoughts at the time.

"To test my strength," Lin Wuming explained, "my strength has improved again in this battle—so I want to find an opportunity to challenge my limits."

“I understand that feeling.” Misaka Mikoto nodded first.

When you gain new power or techniques, you will definitely want to try them out.

Tiger Bee Honeybee then added, "Nameless is like this in battle; he's easily impulsive."

Misaki Shokuhou looked at them with some helplessness; the united front they had just formed had instantly crumbled.

They had already planned to put pressure on Lin Wuming, at least to make him more cautious and stop acting so recklessly.

Ultimately, however, only Misaki Shokuhou truly understood the gravity of the situation; as for the others, they lacked a genuine sense of the gravity of the situation.

They were indeed concerned about Lin Wuming, but they didn't think this time was particularly dangerous. Hospitalization after every major battle was a routine for Lin Wuming. Compared to previous incidents, this injury was even much less serious.

Misaka Mikoto and Tohmi Tomi weren't too worried, since they had both inflicted more serious injuries on Lin Wuming during the battle.

Feeling a bit weary, Misaki Shokuhou pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed, "Anyway, Nameless Senpai, please don't take such risks again."

"Don't worry, I know..."

Before Lin Wuming could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Misaki Shokuhou.

“No, you don’t know, Nameless Senior.” Misaki Shokuhou rolled her eyes at her. “It’s always the same answer. There’s no sincerity at all.”

“Actually…” Shirai Kuroko, who had been observing for a long time, raised her hand and said, “Since it’s all over now, there’s no need to keep dwelling on it, right?”

“It’s not over yet, Shirai-kun,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “It’s only just begun… What do you think, Mumei-senpai?”

“It’s not over yet,” Lin Wuming nodded, “but there’s only one last hurdle left.”

“Nameless senior, I’m worried you might not make it to the end of this so-called final stage,” Misaki Shokuhou said, surprising everyone.

“Shokuhou…” Lin Wuming looked over in surprise, only to see the blonde girl looking at him with a serious expression and her starry eyes staring straight at him.

Lin Wuming knew that Misaki Shokuhou wouldn't exaggerate; she must have discovered something to say that.

However, according to past practice, such words are usually told to oneself quietly through "private chat" rather than being said directly and publicly like this.

"Nameless senior is in a very bad situation right now," said Misaki Shokuhou.

The room fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Misaki Shokuhou, wondering why she would suddenly say such a thing.

“Your Majesty…” Junko Hokaze grasped Misaki Shokuhou’s hand with some concern.

Haru Shiori and Saten Ruiko curled up again, trying to minimize their presence.

Lin Wuming wasn't angry: "What did you find out? Just tell me."

"Your condition..." Misaki Shokuhou then asked, "Nameless Senpai, why are you back in a wheelchair?"

I remember that when Lin Wuming came home just now, he was in a wheelchair.

"What's so strange about that?" Tiger Bee asked.

“Nameless Senior’s leg injury has long since healed.” Misaka Mikoto looked at Lin Wuming’s legs. “I already knew that,” Tomiko Tobi said, “but it has nothing to do with whether or not he uses a wheelchair.”

It's an open secret that Lin Wuming's legs are fine; it's just that people have gotten used to him sitting in a wheelchair because of his image and persona.

In fact, starting from the Great Star Festival, Lin Wuming began to abandon his wheelchair more and more frequently and move around on his own two legs.

Of course, going back to a wheelchair now is not a problem, and there is really no need to dwell on this.

Lin Wuming, however, wore a thoughtful expression: "I see..."

Whether he uses a wheelchair or not doesn't really matter. With Lin Wuming's current Nen abilities, he could move around even while floating in the air.

But when Lin Wuming left the hospital, he still subconsciously borrowed a wheelchair...

Now, after being reminded by Misaki Shokuhou, Lin Wuming thought about it carefully again and immediately realized the problem.

—I'm too lazy to spend my energy on anything other than my Nen ability.

Therefore, he would rather use his Nen ability to control his wheelchair than walk on his own two legs.

This wasn't the first time I'd felt this way. I'd also experienced something similar for a period of time when I was in seclusion, practicing the subtle manipulations of mind control.

At that time, it was necessary to focus brainpower on maintaining the superpower formula, so it was necessary to reduce other aspects of brainpower as much as possible.

But things are different now than they were then.

Lin Wuming couldn't help but smile bitterly at his current self—he was simply "lazy" and too lazy to put his mind to anything other than his Nen ability.

Because his Nen ability became stronger, the convenience of his "omnipotent ability" was overwhelmingly displayed, making people addicted to it and unable to extricate themselves.

This is what Misaki Shokuhou is most worried about right now—Lin Wuming is being "eroded" by her own superpowers.

“This is perhaps the price to pay for advancing to Level 6,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “What you have to pay is the ‘humanity’ of an Ability user!”

In short, the more powerful someone becomes, the more likely they are to lose their "humanity."

According to Kihara Gensei's research theory, becoming a Level 6 person means "one who reaches the realm of gods with a non-divine body," and this process involves replacing "humanity" with "divinity."

The successive "angelization" of Lin Wuming and Misaka Mikoto also proves this point—while their strength increased dramatically, their behavior at the time was indeed unlike their original selves.

The girls present fell silent once again. They were the ones who knew Lin Wuming best, so they could all sense the changes in him to some extent.

—What Misaki Shokuhou said is true.

Since returning from the Siberian battlefield, Lin Wuming has become much more indifferent, and he often finds himself lost in thought.

However, Lin Wuming was not a particularly emotional person, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with him at the time.

Even now, Misaki Shokuhou has revealed the secret of heaven in a single sentence.

"Why did I gather everyone for this party?" Misaki Shokuhou sighed. "It's to cheer up that nameless senior and prevent him from being corrupted by his superpowers and losing his 'humanity'!"

"I don't think it's a problem either. Anyway, the nameless senior is very indifferent and basically won't respond to our feelings," Shirai Kuroko remarked. "So there's no difference."

"..." Lin Wuming was speechless, because she was telling the truth.

(End of this chapter)