A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 860 I Feel Guilty

"I'm going after her, I'll be right back!" Noticing the look Shirai Kuroko gave her, Misaka Mikoto said hurriedly, then leaped onto the roof of the car.

As if waiting for Misaka Mikoto to catch up with her, Shirai Kuroko would stop and wait for a moment in a place where Misaka Mikoto could see her every time she teleported.

Therefore, Misaka Mikoto caught up with Shirai Kuroko after chasing her for less than two kilometers.

Or rather, it was Shirai Kuroko who deliberately stopped, allowing herself to be caught up.

"Why did you run away, Kuroko?" Misaka Mikoto complained. "I didn't mean to blame you. And I didn't mean to shock you either."

"Of course I know that. Actually, it's because I feel guilty and ashamed to face my sister." Shirai Kuroko slightly curtsied and lifted her skirt to greet her.

"Feeling guilty?" Misaka Mikoto asked in surprise. "Kuroko,... have you done anything that you should feel guilty about?"

Shirai Kuroko paused briefly before saying, "Someone asked me to help introduce Senior Wuming this time, actually so that the nun could meet Lin Wuming."

“Ah, there really was a girl in black just now.” Misaka Mikoto recalled the figure she had just seen. “Wait, you mean…”

“That was just a misunderstanding.” Shirai Kuroko shook her head. “Although Mr. Takahira’s intention in asking me for help was indeed to introduce a new confidante to the nameless senior, that’s not the case.”

Next, Shirai Kuroko recounted everything that had happened.

"I see," Misaka Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile after learning that Sister Osora had only come seeking refuge. "That's alright, Kuroko, you don't need to get upset over something like this..."

"What if this isn't a misunderstanding?" Shirai Kuroko asked.

"what?"

"What if it really is the nameless senior's lover who has come looking for us...?"

“Huh?” Misaka Mikoto also wavered. “This… no way? Nameless Senpai shouldn’t know anyone outside of Academy City…”

"No one can guarantee something like that, right?" Shirai Kuroko said with a straight face. "After all, we're not Shokuhou-kun, so we can't possibly know Mumei-senpai that well! We can't be 100% sure that Mumei-senpai hasn't formed any connections elsewhere."

"This..." Misaka Mikoto chuckled dryly, "Kuroko, you're getting too worked up. There's no need to be so sensitive. Besides, you know what kind of person and personality Mumei-senpai is, so..."

“Onee-sama,” Shirai Kuroko interrupted her words of comfort, “I know all that you’re saying, and I admit you’re right. But…”

Shirai Kuroko wore an expression of deep regret: "I just can't forgive myself for being used. The thought that I was asked to do this, and it turned out to be for something like this... to create more competition for my sister... is just too ironic!"

"Let's not even talk about competitors. Even without that girl..." Misaka Mikoto smiled bitterly, "Shokuhou Misaki was already a headache, and Tomizu was also difficult to deal with. Now we have to add the side story individual and Kazakiri Hyouka, who are causing trouble... Sigh!"

"Uh...it is indeed a very serious situation," Shirai Kuroko said with a serious expression.

“Anyway, let’s put these things aside for now and focus on the immediate problem,” Misaka Mikoto shook her head, forcing a nonchalant attitude. “Kuroko, did you come all the way here just to tell me this?”

"Yes...yes!" Shirai Kuroko looked to the side, "I do feel guilty, so..."

“I told you not to worry about such a small thing…” Misaka Mikoto said, “Besides, Mumei-senpai must already know. Alright, let’s go back and meet up.”

“No, Onee-sama, please go back yourself,” Shirai Kuroko refused. “I have something to attend to and need to leave first.” Facing Misaka Mikoto’s questioning gaze, Shirai Kuroko lowered her eyelids: “This incident is a bit troublesome. Although the nameless senior has endorsed it, there are still some cleanup tasks to be done… Hmm, the sooner the better, so…”

……

After Misaka Mikoto chased after Shirai Kuroko, Lin Wuming gave a detailed account of the situation.

Misaki Shokuhou wasn't surprised—even if there were some discrepancies, it was still something mentioned in the original story.

Tiger Bee Tou Mi didn't care at all, especially after learning that Sister Osora had only come seeking refuge.

As for the extra characters and Feng Zhan Binghua, they were hoping the situation would become even more chaotic, so they cared even less about this little thing.

Mimi-chan silently observed the girls, finally turning to Misaki Shokuhou speechlessly: "The price you paid for pursuing so-called 'true love' is far too high, isn't it? And you've only made things more chaotic!"

Strictly speaking, both Lin Wuming's inaction and Shokuhou Misaki's laissez-faire attitude are responsible for the current situation.

At least in Mimi-chan's opinion, if Misaki Shokuhou hadn't been so indecisive and had taken decisive action, she would have already dealt with Lin Wuming. Where would these inexplicable developments have come from?

"Mind your own business." Misaki Shokuhou rolled her eyes at her, but did not refute her assessment.

"Hehe." With a light laugh, Honey Ant Ai Yu glanced at the group of beautiful women present, then shook her head in disappointment—she couldn't watch the show anymore.

"Let's go, Tiger Hunter." Feeling bored, Honey Ant Ai Yu called for Tiger Hunter to leave.

"Oh, okay!" Bow and Arrow Tiger nodded quickly.

After taking two steps, he hurriedly turned back and politely bid farewell to Lin Wuming and Hu Feng Toumi.

"This atmosphere... is really scary." Uiharu Kazari, who had come along with them, whispered to Saten Ruiko.

“That’s true…” Saten Ruiko nodded to herself, then glanced at her best friend beside her, “Aren’t we going to joke about that anymore?”

Earlier today, Kazari Uiharu joked more than once that Ruiko Saten might also want to "join the competition."

"No..." Shiori Uiharu's face turned pale. "In this kind of atmosphere, if I say those kinds of things again, I'll really get killed, right?"

The two of them followed closely behind Himegami Akisa the whole way, treating this thick-skinned senior as a safe haven.

However, seeing Mitsuyoshi Aiyu and Yumiya Ryūko take their leave, Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

—Although I would like to go to the nameless senior's house for a meal, the atmosphere today is really not appropriate, right?

So the two of them decided to say goodbye and leave...

The two of them had just left when Misaka Mikoto rushed back in a flurry.

(End of this chapter)