A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 729 The Chairman Who Loves Gossip
"I wonder if they'll start fighting..."

As the limousine drove away from the street, Lin Wuming breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help feeling a little worried.

“I know, this is the legendary battleground!” Seemingly because the two “Bee Girls” were no longer a threat, Touma Kamijou, sitting opposite him, became lively again and said excitedly, “I never thought I would see such a scene in real life—I thought it only happened in manga.”

"Kamijou..." Lin Wuming couldn't help but roll his eyes, "I don't think I've offended you, have I?"

"No, quite the opposite. Nameless, you've helped me a lot." Touma Kamijou explained seriously, "I'm not mocking you, Nameless-sama! The so-called 'battlefield'... do you know how many boys dream of but can't have it?! Damn it, I'm just jealous!"

"Ah, is that so?" Lin Wuming looked over expressionlessly. "As expected... it's okay to joke around freely when it doesn't concern you."

However, Lin Wuming noticed that the silver-haired nun next to him had started grinding her teeth, so he decided to forgive this somewhat smug guy for the time being.

Thus, amidst Touma Kamijou's screams and wails, Lin Wuming arrived at his destination.

After getting off the bus, "guide" Jebtham was waiting there as always.

Perhaps because it was summer vacation, Kihara Ayaki wasn't wearing her school uniform, but rather a light summer outfit, as if she had been suddenly called in from her vacation to work overtime. Although she still had that expressionless look, she gave off a feeling of low pressure.

"Thank you for your hard work," Lin Wuming said.

He opened his mouth, but in the end, Kihara Tsurugi remained silent and silently led Lin Wuming to initiate "coordinate movement".

This is what it's like when you're forced to work overtime—Lin Wuming expressed his complete understanding and agreement.

Therefore, upon meeting Chairman Aleister in person, Lin Wuming immediately made the request.

"Shouldn't we give Jie Biao Danxi more overtime pay?"

“If this is your will, then of course there’s no problem,” Chairman Aleister replied without hesitation.

"What do you mean by 'my will'... I'm working for you, aren't I?" Lin Wuming complained. "Fine, just say what you want to say. What did you call me here for this time?"

"I'll help you out of this predicament," Chairman Aleister replied decisively.

"……what?"

"I'll get you out of this predicament, Lin Wuming," Chairman Aleister repeated. "Just now, you were in a dangerous situation where your backyard was on fire, weren't you? If I hadn't called you over in time..."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't make it sound like I'm running a harem..." Lin Wuming looked at the giant test tube with an expression that said, "Are you kidding me?"

“Isn’t that right?” Chairman Aleister’s tone seemed to carry a hint of amusement. “Don’t let my current appearance fool you. Before entering the life support device, I was a man too, and I can understand your thoughts and feelings. There’s no one else here, so there’s no need to be embarrassed to admit it.”

"Stop, stop, stop!" Lin Wuming quickly interrupted the topic. "Chairman, you didn't call me here just to chat about these gossips, did you?"

“That’s one way to put it. As an educator, I’m actually quite happy to see students’ romantic comedies,” Chairman Aleister said. “Of course, if you don’t want to talk about it, we can change the subject—for example, Kazakiri Hyouka who just appeared in front of you.” “As expected…” Lin Wuming murmured, “That’s more like it.”

"Lin Wuming, you've heard of the 'Imaginary Number Zone,' right?" Chairman Aleister said. "'Five Elements Mechanism. Imaginary Number Zone'?"

"I've heard about it, but it's just an urban legend," Lin Wuming said.

"I'll believe you for now." Although he said that, Chairman Aleister obviously didn't think that Lin Wuming only knew this much. "Feng Zhan Binghua is the only citizen of the Imaginary Number District... You probably already know that, so let's skip that and get to the point."

"Don't skip the explanation so easily," Lin Wuming said. "Perhaps I have information I don't know?"

The figure suspended upside down in the giant test tube opened its eyes and cast a meaningful glance at Lin Wuming.

But she continued explaining: "According to popular urban legends, or the generally accepted view, this building is often considered to be the main body of the 'Five Elements Mechanism,' but in reality, the true 'Imaginary Number District' is much larger. If we strictly calculate the area, it should be the same size as the entire Academy City, right?"

"In short, it can be seen as a kind of projection of Academy City—a projection formed through the AIM diffusion field," said Chairman Aleister. "And Kazakiri Hyouka is the final materialization of this projection. You can think of her as the only citizen in the projected city, or you can think of her as the 'key' to activating that city."

In short, Kazan Hyōka is a very important person, and judging from what Chairman Aleister said, he seemed to be very surprised that Kazan Hyōka suddenly appeared and went directly to Lin Wuming.

“In fact, this is beyond my expectations,” Chairman Aleister said seriously. “According to the plan, she shouldn’t have appeared at this time.”

Because Kazakiri Hyouka is a "ghost," although she is registered at Kirigaoka Girls' Academy and there are frequent eyewitness reports, she does not have the foundation to exist stably in the real world.

According to Aleister's original plan, he should use Touma Kamijou's "Imagine Breaker" at the appropriate time to introduce the concept of "death" to Hyouka Kazakiri, using it as a catalyst to ultimately help her gain "humanity".

Only after completing that step can the individual "Wind Slashes Ice Blossoms" be considered finally complete.

However, it now appears that Fengzhan Binghua obtained a way to shape her "humanity" ahead of time through another method.

Through “imitation”—“imitating” Lin Wuming’s form of existence.

To be precise, it imitates the special state of Lin Wuming's "soul leaving his body" and using the "Superpower Catalog" to create a stand-in to carry out activities during the "Angel Fall" incident not long ago.

Just as Misaki Shokuhou and Lin Wuming analyzed earlier, Lin Wuming, who inherited the power of the "Fantasy Beast," has a high degree of overlap in his form of existence with Kazakiri Hyouka in terms of fundamental logic.

Having wandered in the "imaginary number zone" for a long time, like a lost soul, Feng Zhan Binghua observed Lin Wuming in that state.

By imitating Lin Wuming at the time, he successfully created a complete "personality" for himself.

That's why Feng Zhanbinghua is so convinced that Lin Wuming is "the same kind" as her.

(End of this chapter)