A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 734 Latest Rumors Regarding Lin Wuming

"Okay, okay, I understand." Misaki Shokuhou continued to comfort her companion. "Don't be angry. Strictly speaking, Kazakiri Hyouka is just a newborn baby. Don't worry too much about her."

"Honeybee, do you really think so?" Tiger Bee looked at her suspiciously.

My own reaction was indeed quite intense, but Misaki Shokuhou wasn't exactly calm either.

The threat posed by Kazakiri Hyōka is clearly not as harmless as Shokuhou Misaki claimed.

“Well, it’s impossible to say that he doesn’t care at all,” Misaki Shokuhou said. “But this is the only thing we can fully trust about the nameless senior.”

—As for the size of the threat, let's wait until she can squeeze into the finals!
Just then, the light from distant car headlights illuminated the road—Misaki Shokuhou's car had finally arrived.

After parking, the driver got out of the car, bowed repeatedly, and apologized profusely, explaining that he had encountered a "ghost wall" (a type of illusion).

No matter how the driver drove, the car seemed to only be able to circle around a few nearby streets, and could not get close to Misaki Shokuhou's location no matter what.

Just now, somehow, I suddenly found the correct route again...

“Wind cuts through ice, imaginary number zone…” Misaki Shokuhou immediately guessed the root of the problem.

Logically speaking, Kazakiri Hyouka shouldn't have this ability in the original work, but the situation is different now. Her whole personality has changed, so who knows if she might have gained some special abilities.

"At least I don't have to walk back anymore." Misaki Shokuhou certainly wouldn't blame the driver for this; on the contrary, she felt a pleasant surprise.

"By the way, should we go to that windowless building to pick up the nameless senior and take him home?" Misaki Shokuhou asked.

“No.” Tiger Bee shook his head. “The most efficient way is to go straight home. Maybe Nameless will get home faster than us. Nameless is very fast when he acts alone.”

Misaki Shokuhou rolled her eyes: "Okay, okay, I know, I slowed down the nameless senior's flight speed today..."

The car started smoothly and drove towards the Family Side.

After getting on the bus, neither of the girls had any interest in continuing the conversation, so they remained silent and waited for time to pass.

After a long day of running around, Misaki Shokuhou was exhausted and had already closed her eyes and fallen asleep.

The tiger bee, not so tired from scavenging for honey, rested its chin on its hand and looked out the window at the scenery.

"Huh?" Hu Feng Toumi suddenly sat up straight, almost pressing his entire body against the car window.

"What's wrong, Miss Tiger Bee? Do you need me to stop?" The driver noticed the situation in the back seat.

"No, no need," Tiger Bee shook his head. "Let's go home as soon as possible."

"Ok, I see."

—Just a moment ago, Tobi-chan saw the figure of her "master," Kanzaki Kaori.

She was thinking about whether to go down and say hello, but then she noticed another figure in the shadows next to Kanzaki Kaori.

Master Kanzaki Kaori seemed to have something to attend to, so Toumitsu Torabe didn't bother them anymore.

If Touka were to get off the bus, she would discover that the figure beside Kanzaki Kaori is someone she recognizes: Tsuchimikado Motoharu, a magic prodigy reportedly once a member of the Church of Necessary Evil, now infiltrating Academy City as a spy.

Unlike during the daytime when he could act openly while delivering breakfast, this was now "working hours," so Tsuchimikado Motoharu was being very cautious.

He hid himself in the shadows, carefully avoiding all surveillance cameras.

"We have the latest orders from headquarters, Kanzaki-neechan." Tsuchimikado Motoharu brought the latest news.

"I haven't received any messages." Kanzaki Kaori frowned.

"Perhaps it's because the task isn't so difficult that it requires a saint to intervene?" Tsuchimikado Motoharu said. "However, in my judgment, if the eldest sister is willing to help, it might be twice as effective with half the effort."

"I see, you're just dumping your work on me."

“Don’t say that, boss. It’s just helping each other out. After all, who else can I rely on in this city? I can’t possibly drag Index into this, can I?” Tsuchimikado Motoharu spread his hands. “And don’t worry, it really is just a small favor for you.”

As he spoke, Tsuchimikado Motoharu took out a note and handed it over.

Kanzaki Kaori took it and examined its contents.

"What... does this mean?" Kanzaki Kaori looked up, her face full of confusion.

The task was simple, consisting of only one sentence: find out if Lin Wuming possessed magical abilities.

But Kanzaki Kaori felt she couldn't understand the true meaning of those words.

So she looked at Tsuchimikado Motoharu with a questioning gaze, waiting for a specific explanation.

“It means exactly what you see.” Tsuchimikado Motoharu shrugged. “Find a way to investigate and probe Lin Wuming’s background, to see if he can use magic… it’s that simple.”

"But... Lin Wuming is a psychic, right? And a Level 5 at that, the highest level." Kanzaki Kaori asked Tsuchimikado Motoharu, "Psychics... can they learn magic?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu shook his head: "Even if you look at me, it's useless. My situation is completely different from his, and there's no comparison between us."

Motoharu Tsuchimikado is a magician who has become a superpowered individual. After receiving a course to develop his abilities, the price he pays is that he can only possess the lowest level, Level 0, "no abilities".

At the same time, he could no longer freely use many of the spells he originally possessed. Fortunately, his ability was "physical regeneration," which allowed him to exploit a bug; otherwise, forcibly casting spells would have resulted in severe injuries and near death, or even outright death.

The conclusion drawn from this is that a body that has undergone superpower development courses is destined to be incompatible with magic.

As someone who is already at the highest level (Level 5), Lin Wuming has no reason to learn to use magic—the risks and rewards are completely disproportionate.

Therefore, Kanzaki Kaori could not understand the meaning of this mission, which was essentially asking her to verify something that was impossible in the first place.

"Well, I do know a bit about the specifics," Tsuchimikado Motoharu said, adjusting his sunglasses. "Since summer vacation, Lin Wuming has been frequently involved in magic-related events, right? Perhaps he's been too active, which has attracted attention here. And then, I don't know where the rumor came from, but it's said that Lin Wuming might be a super strong person who simultaneously possesses both superpowers and magic..."

"Rumors?"

“Yes, it’s a rumor.” Tsuchimikado Motoharu nodded. “That’s why we need to verify it. The Supreme Archbishop seems to care a lot about it too. There’s an even bigger rumor that Lin Wuming is the product of a collaboration between Academy City and our Church of Necessary Evil, which is why he has mastered the technology of both sides.”

(End of this chapter)