A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 816 Kihara Joins the Group
Despite Ellie's provocative request, Tiger Bee Honeybee remained restrained, neither attacking nor even glancing in that direction.

Because they are constantly on guard against this teenage assassin and regard her as an enemy, they are even more unwilling to act according to the enemy's wishes.

Moreover, the tiger bee, Tou Mi, did not feel threatened by Ellie in the present.

With Lin Wuming right beside them, Tiger Bee Honey was naturally unwilling to go to the trouble of doing something that Lin Wuming would find annoying.

Ellie looked disappointed when she didn't receive the attack aimed at her.

At that moment, Kihara Kagura and Kumokawa Mariya walked towards them.

"You want to experience death?" Kihara Kagura didn't greet Lin Wuming and the others, but went straight to Ellie.

Ellie was a little confused by the man who had appeared out of nowhere. After he repeated his question, she came to her senses and nodded somewhat bewilderedly.

“Is that so?” Kihara Kagura said, as if sighing, or perhaps just casually agreeing.

Then he turned and left.

Kihara Kagura didn't make any unnecessary movements, but the girl behind him collapsed.

His pupils dilated, and a look of disbelief lingered on his face.

Allie, the girl who longed for death, finally got her wish at this moment.

Upon seeing this, Lin Wuming and his two companions immediately became alert.

Misaka Mikoto and Tohmi Tomi each stepped forward, supporting Lin Wuming while using their bodies to shield him, warily watching the man in the gray trench coat.

Lin Wuming certainly didn't want to be protected by two girls behind him—in battle, he was always at the forefront.

Unfortunately, due to his physical weakness and declining Nen abilities, Lin Wuming was unable to take strong countermeasures at this time.

—The side effects of the “experiment” were more severe than Lin Wuming had anticipated; it seemed that even his Level 3 Nen ability was lost.

Helpless, he had no choice but to rely on two girls to protect him.

Fortunately, with Kaguya Yunchuan present, Tomi and Misaka Mikoto exercised restraint out of consideration for her, thus avoiding the situation from deteriorating further.

"Lin Wuming." Kihara Kagura then turned his gaze to Lin Wuming.

Ignoring the two girls blocking his way, Kihara Kagura carefully examined Lin Wuming.

Despite his somewhat disheveled state, Lin Wuming refused to back down and met the other's gaze, taking the opportunity to observe him as well.

“Never mind,” Kihara Kagura shook his head and spoke again, “Let’s meet again after you’ve recovered.”

After saying that, Kihara Kagura walked past Lin Wuming and said, "I will stay here until the new semester starts. By then, you should be back to normal, right?"

“Of course,” Lin Wuming said without hesitation. “And who are you?”

“Bercy. Or you can call me Kihara Kagura.”

Lin Wuming nodded, but showed no surprise, muttering to himself, "It really is this person."

Kihara Kagura left very decisively, seemingly not intending to say a few more words to Lin Wuming now.

Yun Chuan Juya didn't have time to speak to her employer, she just bowed hurriedly and greeted him before rushing after him.

Not far away in the next block, Ryoko Misaki also arrived at this battlefield, where she was working hard to move the rubble of buildings, seemingly searching for something.

Just as she was busy, the broken walls beside her suddenly opened up on their own, startling Ryoko, who lost her balance and fell to the ground. Then, she saw a body almost identical to hers rise from the ruins—her "avatar," an artificial human with its own independent soul.

Due to the intense battle and the scraping from the surrounding building debris, the clone's clothes were torn to shreds, and now hanging on his body, they could no longer even provide the most basic function of covering his body.

Because it was a body exactly like hers, this scene made Ryoko Misaki blush a little.

But the clone doesn't seem to care—after realizing that she is not "Ryoko Misaki" or even human, she seems to have changed some of her basic beliefs.

Due to the battle just now, the clone's legs were blasted apart by the "Railgun", and now everything below the knees is empty.

However, the clone still managed to levitate in mid-air by manipulating "artificial muscles".

If you ignore the lower body, there is no difference between him and a normal person standing.

"Ryoko Misaki, did you come from the trap?" The clone looked at the original body in front of it. "You should be able to guess that I want to kill you, right?"

“I know!” Ryoko Misaki puffed out her chest and said loudly, “Your birth was my fault, so—I’m sorry!”

Ryoko Misaki bowed deeply.

The clone sneered, "Want to beg for mercy? The right thing to do is to hide and not show up in front of me."

“No, I have no intention of hiding or running away!” Ryoko Misaki said. “I will take responsibility! So, I hope you can give me three months.”

As she spoke, Ryoko Misaki pulled a card the size of a playing card from her pocket: "This is my 'Indian Poker,' which I'm using to build a new computing system. According to my calculations, it will only take three months for it to find a way to destroy souls!"

"You're giving me three months just to find a way to kill me?" the clone sneered.

“No,” Ryoko Misaki shook her head, “I will use that method to destroy my own soul—I said I will take responsibility for my mistakes.”

“So please bear with me a little longer!” Ryoko Misaki said, pressing her chest. “I will give up this body when the time comes…”

"So, you're planning to sacrifice your own life?"

Just as Ryoko Misaki was giving her impassioned speech, a stranger's voice suddenly came from behind her.

The girl jumped away in a panic, then turned around to look back.

A man in a gray trench coat, and a strange maid in a Bumblebee-themed outfit.

Upon suddenly seeing such a peculiar combination, Ryoko Misaki's brain went blank, and she didn't know how to react for a moment.

"You've done something incredible." Looking at the two girls in front of her who looked exactly alike, Kihara Kagura immediately realized what she had done.

"Who are you?" Ryoko Misaki asked him warily.

The clone had noticed the man and woman approaching long ago, but not knowing their intentions, it did not react and remained silent.

Kihara Kagura looked at Misaki Ryoko: "You want to exchange your death for this android's forgiveness?"

"Is...is there a problem?" For some reason, Ryoko Misaki felt like a student facing a teacher, and was inexplicably overwhelmed in terms of presence.

“There’s no need for that.” Kihara Kagura shook his head, while raising his hand to tap the girl’s forehead.

Immediately afterwards, Ryoko Misaki collapsed.

"Teacher..." Upon witnessing this scene from behind, Yun Chuan Juya looked over with a helpless expression.

(End of this chapter)