A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 861 The Consequences of Neglect

Seeing Misaka Mikoto return alone, Shokuhou Misaki asked, "Where's Shirai-san? Didn't she come with you?"

“Kuroko said she had something to do and needed to leave first,” Misaka Mikoto explained. “And she felt guilty about what happened just now…”

At this point, Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but look at the black-haired nun beside her, a hint of doubt rising in her heart: "You are Sister Osora?"

“Yes,” the nun nodded, responding softly.

"You... really only came to seek refuge with the nameless senior?" Misaka Mikoto asked again.

"Yes." The nun nodded again and bowed. "I'm very sorry to have troubled you."

Misaka Mikoto is the type of person who responds better to gentleness than force, and seeing the other party lowering their stance like this, she felt a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry about it, don't worry about it." Misaka Mikoto waved her hands repeatedly, "As long as Mumei-senpai doesn't mind, it's fine, it's just that Kuroko..."

Misaka Mikoto wanted to explain things to Shirai Kuroko, but then she remembered that Sister Osora had been mistaken for the nameless senior's confidante, which was why Takahira Kurō had invited her in...

Feeling a little embarrassed, she quickly changed the subject – it was better not to let this misunderstanding become public knowledge.

"...Kuroko was also deceived and manipulated, so please don't blame her, Mumei-senpai," Misaka Mikoto said.

"Blame?" Lin Wuming shook his head. "I never meant to blame her."

"Misaka Mikoto, Misaka Mikoto, you're really useless," Misaki Shokuhou muttered under her breath.

However, this "quiet" tone is precisely controlled to a level that Misaka Mikoto herself can hear.

"Huh?" Misaka Mikoto glared at her immediately. "Do you have to pick a fight at a time like this, Shokuhou?"

—What Miyu said earlier seems to make sense. "Love" does have a negative effect, making people less rational and diminishing Misaka Mikoto's "charm," right?
Misaki Shokuhou felt exhausted and had no intention of continuing the argument. She simply said, "I'll talk to Shirai-kun when I have the chance."

"Hey, don't mess with Kuroko." Misaka Mikoto became wary, after all, Shirai Kuroko wasn't like her, immune to the other party's "psychological control".

"Heh, who would mess with her!" Misaki Shokuhou sneered. "It's just a chat. You're the one who should be. Don't come and cause trouble later."

Although she vaguely felt that something was wrong, Misaka Mikoto also knew that she had no reason to stop "normal communication between classmates".

Moreover, after spending so much time together, she also knew that although Misaki Shokuhou would occasionally use "Mental Control" to play some willful little tricks, she had never really done anything particularly bad.

“Shokuhou,” Lin Wuming also seemed a little concerned, “Shirai-san, she…”

—Is there something wrong with her?

Lin Wuming didn't say the second half of the sentence directly, as it would be inappropriate to doubt his companion in public.

However, Misaki Shokuhou's sudden unusual attention to Kuroko Shirai also made Lin Wuming take notice.

—An anonymous senior…

Misaki Shokuhou stared intently at her, and after a long while, she let out a long sigh and replied as if giving up, "Nameless Senpai, are you sure you want to know? Or... should I report back to you after I've confirmed it?"

"This..." Seeing the girl's expression, Lin Wuming realized something.

He immediately shook his head, decisively abandoning further thought: "I'm leaving it to you." "Tsk, the bystander sees most of the game..." Misaki Shokuhou's feelings became even more complicated. "That guy, Misaki Aiyuu, was absolutely right..."

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Lin Wuming sorted out his mind and then looked at Osora Aquinas.

“Sister Osora, do you have any luggage?” Lin Wuming said. “This place is not suitable for living. I will find you another place.”

“Thank you very much.” Sister Osora smiled and expressed her gratitude. “I was in such a hurry on the way here that I didn’t have time to pack my luggage.”

“These are minor matters,” Lin Wuming said, “if you don’t mind wearing ordinary clothes…”

"Wait, Nameless Senior!" Misaki Shokuhou interrupted Lin Wuming, "Where do you plan to arrange for her to live?"

“Where else could it be?” Lin Wuming said, “your palace…”

At this point, Lin Wuming suddenly realized that the "palace" seemed to belong to Misaki Shokuhou.

"Don't add any more weird residents!" Misaki Shokuhou complained, then turned to Akisa Himegami, who was quietly watching the scene unfold, and said, "Sorry, Akisa Himegami, the weird resident I was referring to wasn't you."

The extra character said, "So you're referring to me?"

“It’s great that you have self-awareness,” Misaki Shokuhou replied.

—I initially agreed to let the extra characters stay in the "palace," but I never expected that she would actually have the ambition to make a move against the nameless senior!

Misaki Shokuhou certainly doesn't want to repeat this act of inviting trouble.

Although all sides have indicated that Ossola Aquinas is indeed innocent, the rumors have already surfaced, and with so many voices at large, it's not impossible for the falsehood to become true...

Of course, in the end, this is just Misaki Shokuhou's own willfulness, and she has every right to be willful, since the "palace" is indeed her territory.

“Actually, it doesn’t have to be so complicated, palaces and stuff…” Osora had already sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Since she was already living under someone else’s roof, she didn’t want to cause any more trouble, so she chose to keep a low profile and back down as much as possible.

“The palace is just a nickname,” Misaka Mikoto explained. “It’s actually a mansion. Even if she’s called the Queen, Shokuhou doesn’t actually own a palace.”

Lin Wuming changed his mind and said, "Then let's find a hotel room. It shouldn't make much difference if we're just staying for a couple of days. What do you think?"

Osora, of course, had no objections and quickly nodded, "I have no objections, I will follow your arrangements."

Sister Osora's matter has been settled for the time being, but for some reason Misaki Shokuhou still harbors resentment and looks unhappy.

Misaki Shokuhou's expression finally improved after she sent Sister Osora to a hotel suite and then forcibly sent the extra character and Kazakiri Hyouka back to their residence in the "palace".

"It's foolish to worry about those things," Misaki Shokuhou muttered to herself, pinching her brow after calming down.

“You really don’t need to worry about what they say, Misaki,” Lin Wuming said. “I’ll go prepare dinner. Is there anything you’d like to eat?”

“Nameless senior,” Misaki Shokuhou looked up, “this time, don’t even think about fooling me with food again.”

Misaka Mikoto, standing to the side, reluctantly lowered her hand and chose to stand with Shokuhou Misaki: "That's right, the extra individual characters and Kazakiri Hyouka are absolutely out of the question!"

(End of this chapter)