A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 873 Score Control
Level 3, a powerful ability user—Lin Wuming himself was not surprised by this result, and was even somewhat gratified—after all, he had not used "Imagine Manipulator" to cheat, but had naturally recovered to this level, so what could Lin Wuming be dissatisfied with?
Looking back, Lin Wuming was a Level 3 telekinetic user when he first transmigrated, so this is practically a "return to square one"...

However, it should be noted that with the "bullet time" state, Level 3 Nen ability is already enough to allow Lin Wuming to unleash the power of Level 5.

that's enough!
Although it may still be lacking compared to his previous peak performance—after all, Lin Wuming had already reached level 4 in his normal state before.

But none of this matters.

In everyday life, Lin Wuming saw almost no difference between Level 3 and Level 4 Nen abilities.

As for combat, in order to unleash the actual combat power of level 5, one must enter the "bullet time" state no matter what level one is in the normal state.

However, others see it differently. Going from level 5 to level 3 is a real regression! And a rather drastic one at that!
Despite the rumors that Lin Wuming is the type to unleash his full potential in battle, and that his ability level in normal circumstances does not actually reach level 5, the gap between level 3 and level 5 is simply too large!
The moment the results came out, the staff in charge of testing and the school teachers couldn't help but start discussing it.

The teachers at one of the high schools seemed somewhat panicked, afraid of affecting Lin Wuming's upcoming tests, but dared not show it too obviously, resulting in their current lifeless appearance.

After all, Lin Wuming was still level 5 before the library officially updated its data, and from both a public and private perspective, they did not want Lin Wuming to lose his level 5 title.

There's nothing we can do but hope that Lin Wuming can demonstrate strength commensurate with Level 5 in the upcoming actual tests.

"Don't worry," Lin Wuming was aware of the teachers' concerns, but he didn't care. "Just do our own thing."

Because his strength had indeed recovered, Lin Wuming was full of confidence and no longer worried about the results of the ability level test as before.

—Shokuhou, I'm going to use this as a pretext. Could you please keep an eye on the people around us?

Lin Wuming looked at Misaki Shokuhou.

The test results on the surface confirm that Lin Wuming's ability level has indeed regressed; once the results of the subsequent practical tests are available, a definitive conclusion can be reached.

Whoever violates the confidentiality agreement and leaks this information in advance will likely be the culprit behind this recent wave of rumors!
Well, whatever makes you happy, Mr. Nameless, I'll cooperate.

For some reason, Lin Wuming felt that Misaki Shokuhou seemed a bit uninterested, as if she had suddenly lost her motivation and interest.

Lin Wuming cast a questioning look at him.

"Hurry up, Nameless Senior," Misaki Shokuhou urged, waving her hand. "Make this quick; the real trouble is yet to come."

"Something troublesome?" Lin Wuming thought for a moment. "Perhaps... Then I'll head over there. See you later."

"Go for it, Nameless Senior!" Misaka Mikoto didn't care about anything else and still actively encouraged Lin Wuming.

Back with the testing staff, Lin Wuming said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's get started."

The doctors and teachers in white coats looked at each other, though they also wanted to complain, but they were worried about affecting Lin Wuming's next test; moreover, the people who had just talked to Lin Wuming were two other Level 5s!

In any case, the communication and interaction between Level 5 members is not something that others can arbitrarily comment on.

"I'm ready, let's get started as soon as possible." Lin Wuming looked at the large group of people around him.

—Come on, whoever you are, since you want to see, then take a good look at my "real strength".

The test ended ten minutes later.

"Maximum distance traveled: 109 meters;"
"Maximum mass moved in a single operation: 550 kg; Number of individuals operated simultaneously: 39;
"Fastest reaction time: 0.01 seconds..."

Upon seeing the test results, everyone present fell silent once again.

The practical test results did not create a miracle; on the contrary, they further proved that Lin Wuming was only at level 3.

The standard level 3 telekinesis test results did not even reach the limit of level 3.

Aside from his "reaction time" exceeding the level 4 standard, several other scores dragged him down. Overall, he couldn't be rated as a level 4, let alone a level 5 superpowered being.

"This result... feels so familiar." Misaka Mikoto stroked her chin, lost in thought.

“Of course you’re familiar with this, Big Sister.” Shirai Kuroko had returned here at some point. “This is the score from when the Nameless Senpai first took the Ability Level Test. It’s exactly the same, without the slightest error.”

"Kuroko, you're finally back!" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but complain. "But you're right, it really is the score from Mumei-senpai's first test... You remember it so clearly."

Shirai Kuroko remained silent, her expression complex.

Misaki Shokuhou chuckled softly.

“I’ll go check the surrounding area again,” Shirai Kuroko said.

"Shirai-san!" Misaki Shokuhou suddenly called out to her.

The space maker stopped in his tracks and looked over with a stern face.

“Please take this seriously this time,” Misaki Shokuhou said, but instead of saying anything strange, she was very serious. “Now we all know that the nameless senior is deliberately controlling the score, just to alert the enemy. If there really is an enemy... I believe they will definitely reveal their weaknesses.”

"I understand."

“Also,” Misaki Shokuhou narrowed her eyes, “I will announce in three minutes what I discussed with you this morning.”

"you!"

“If you want to explain yourself, then hurry back.” Misaki Shokuhou revealed a sharp edge. “To be honest, I’m getting tired of this too, and I just… can’t take it anymore.”

"Shokuhou, what are you up to now?" Misaka Mikoto looked over warily. "And what did you do to Kuroko?"

"sister……"

"Kuroko!" Misaka Mikoto stepped forward and grasped Shirai Kuroko's hands. "Did Shokuhou find something on you? It's okay, don't worry about it!"

"Uh... I guess so?" Shirai Kuroko looked away. "And I don't think it's entirely unrelated, is it? Anyway, I'm going on patrol!"

Shirai Kuroko left after saying this, and then immediately activated "spatial teleportation" to leave.

Misaka Mikoto looked down at her empty hands and fell silent.

"……No way?"

(End of this chapter)