A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 751 Complaint
"Very good, you're a member of the Disciplinary Committee?" Noticing Shirai Kuroko's armband, the operator in the drive armor immediately inquired, "What's the situation now? Is anyone injured?"

She then noticed the unconscious Shirley Cromwell and Lin Wuming: "Don't worry, the passage is open. You can send the wounded up immediately."

Shirai Kuroko spoke rapidly as she described the information she possessed.

"There are still six people trapped ahead? I've already scanned them." The powered armor strode forward steadily. The tall machine seemed a bit cramped in the underground space after the earthquake, but at the same time, it gave people a very reliable feeling. "You guys go up first, I'll take care of this."

Seeing this, Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto felt reassured and entrusted the rest of the rescue operation to this Drive Armor.

Misaka Mikoto then manipulated the Iron Sand Cloud, leading the group away from the underground space.

Once they reached the ground, they discovered that the area above ground was also a mess.

The sudden earthquake appears to have had considerable destructive power, causing severe damage to buildings on the ground.

The scene was bustling with activity, with members of the security forces and disciplinary committee constantly moving back and forth, urgently dealing with the situation in the disaster area.

It is also thanks to the collective mobilization of the two major organizations today that so many people were able to be gathered in such a short time to maintain the situation in the disaster area.

Among the bustling crowd, those three-meter-tall drive armors were particularly eye-catching.

These blue mobile suits have the same paint scheme and number, and belong to the same model as the cherry blossom-painted mobile suit they encountered underground earlier.

"The guard force...when did they get so many powered armors?" Misaka Mikoto exclaimed in surprise.

The guard force is indeed equipped with a certain number of powered armors, but these large machines are rarely deployed when carrying out routine missions within Academy City.

It's unclear whether this was to deal with the intruders or for emergency disaster relief, but they actually deployed more than twenty Drive Armor units at once.

"Advanced Situation Rescue Team?" Shirai Kuroko inquired briefly. "A recently formed special operations team? No wonder I haven't heard much about it."

Although the disciplinary committee and the security forces often cooperate, it's impossible for them to inform each other of everything. Especially for the security forces, who are essentially "adults" and "teachers," it's even less likely that they would inform the "children" and "students" about every little detail.

Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto weren't interested in this either. After handing the intruder, Sherry Cromwell, over to the guard teacher, the two of them went to the hospital in the ambulance.

……

Lin Wuming woke up in the hospital ward.

Seeing the familiar ceiling, he immediately knew where he was.

Sensing the familiar presence around him again, Lin Wuming knew that he had worried them once more.

"Nameless Senior." The first to notice Lin Wuming had awakened was always Misaki Shokuhou. The girl rushed to the bedside, looking down at Lin Wuming, "How are you feeling now?"

As soon as Misaki Shokuhou spoke, the girls who were guarding the ward gathered around.

"I...I feel pretty good, nothing's wrong..." Lin Wuming said as he tried to get up, but failed.

The girls forcibly pushed him back down.

"The doctor said that Nameless-senpai needs to rest now," Misaka Mikoto said earnestly. "Nameless-senpai's appearance just now terrified us!"

“Yes, Mumei-senpai is really too reckless!” Misaki Shokuhou continued. “I always thought senpai was very rational, but as expected, every time the facts prove that it was just my imagination.” “That’s right. Mumei loves adventure.” Toumi the Tiger Bee nodded in agreement. “Even though she hates illegal experiments the most, she still personally undertakes all sorts of dangerous attempts every time.”

Faced with the girls' resentment, Lin Wuming tried to explain, "It was out of necessity. The situation was urgent, and there was no better way..."

But now, even Lin Wuming himself feels he's tired of giving this explanation.

Although Lin Wuming genuinely believed this, it seemed a bit odd that he was always so "genuine" in his beliefs.

Such an explanation is unlikely to convince them, is it?

“It’s great that the nameless senior has such self-awareness,” Misaki Shokuhou remarked. “It seems that the senior is indeed reflecting on his actions.”

After hearing that Lin Wuming had woken up, the Netherworld Soul Chaser Doctor also came to the ward to check on him: "It hasn't been that long since we last met, and you've already come up with some new tricks... Lin Wuming, in a way, I really admire you."

The backlash damage suffered by superpowered individuals due to the use of magic is a type of injury that even the Underworld Soul Chaser rarely encounters.

"I really have to thank you. You've helped me review the treatment plans for this injury," said the Underworld Soul Chaser.

The doctor's sarcasm only added fuel to the fire, making the girls in the ward look even more serious.

"Wait...wait a minute!" Lin Wuming quickly raised his hand to interrupt everyone's building emotions, struggling to sit up as he did so. "Where's my phone? I need to file a complaint first!"

The complaint against Chairman Aleister's tutoring course—the side effects of using magic were so strong that they were somewhat beyond Lin Wuming's expectations.

In fact, although Lin Wuming has now woken up and has no obvious injuries or aftereffects, he still has a lingering feeling of exhaustion from the bottom of his body.

It was a very strange feeling, a bit eerie, and made me uneasy.

Lin Wuming felt that he should consult with the tutor at the cram school as soon as possible to put his mind at ease.

Of course, this reason is formal enough to make the girls around him temporarily let him off the hook.

As expected, even Misaki Shokuhou, who had already seen through Lin Wuming's ulterior motives, did not stop him from taking action.

After all, this is indeed a problem that urgently needs to be solved.

Faced with Lin Wuming's questioning, the chairman of Aleister remained very calm.

“Ultimately, it’s because you’re not proficient enough,” Chairman Aleister explained. “You’ve only had one lesson and haven’t received any intensive training. There are flaws in the timing of the rituals and spells.”

“Furthermore,” Chairman Aleister had clearly witnessed Lin Wuming’s entire battle, “because of the failure of your first attempt, your own condition also became problematic, further affecting the accuracy of the ritual, and ultimately…”

Faced with such a generic explanation, Lin Wuming was quite disappointed. However, the chairman of Aleister's answer was not beyond his expectations—in the end, it was simply a lack of training. Once his proficiency improved, these problems would be easily solved.

For Lin Wuming, confirming this point was enough.

Now that I'm certain that the path I've chosen is on the right track, all that's left is to continue striving for improvement.

(End of this chapter)