A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 874 This time, Shirai Kuroko
Seeing Misaka Mikoto's surprised and bewildered expression, Shokuhou Misaki muttered to herself, "Not too slow-witted after all..."

Then he looked at the tiger bee, who seemed completely uninterested in what was happening here and hadn't paid any attention to the conversation.

Noticing Misaki Shokuhou's gaze, Touka looked back, conveying a "what's up?" look.

Misaki Shokuhou shook her head: "I'll talk about it later."

The tiger bee let out a soft "oh," then looked away, its gaze returning to Lin Wuming's figure...

After completing all the test items, Lin Wuming achieved the results he expected.

He knew that this result would definitely cause a stir, but that was exactly what he wanted to achieve, so of course he didn't care.

Regardless of the headaches the surrounding staff and school teachers were having, Lin Wuming had already maneuvered his wheelchair toward the girls.

Upon returning to their side, Lin Wuming immediately noticed the unusual atmosphere.

Although he subconsciously sensed the "trouble," Lin Wuming also knew very well that some things could not be solved by repeatedly running away from them.

He has to face the situation when the time comes, after all, he's a man, and it's not right for him to keep dumping the trouble on the woman.

Unfortunately, the timing isn't right now.

—They also know that the timing is not right.

Misaki Shokuhou immediately replied—But I'm already Mumei-senpai's lover, right? Then let her be willful this once. To hell with the original plot and World War III! She can't care about that anymore! Why should I have to worry about those inexplicable things!
Misaki Shokuhou went berserk; under multiple provocations, she decided to flip the table.

I used all my strength and mustered up the courage to confess my feelings, and it was successful, but that was all. There was no progress after that. It felt like that confession was just a dream, without any sense of reality.

Then, the number of "enemies" increased. It was one thing to have Misaka Mikoto and Tohmi Tomi who were already there, but what about the side character and Kazakiri Hyouka who suddenly appeared?

Of course, Misaki Shokuhou was well aware that the two of them were deliberately pushed out by Serahi Kumokawa to cause trouble, and they were not a big threat, but they were very annoying.

But Shirai Kuroko is a different case.

Shirai Kuroko's "betrayal" became the final straw that broke Shokuhou Misaki's back—pure love, sincerity, without a doubt, she was the real enemy!
It's just that Misaka Mikoto wasn't up to par and failed to show enough charm to win over Shirai Kuroko—I was hoping that Shirai Kuroko could help restrain Misaka Mikoto like in the original story... but I didn't expect it to be this kind of "restraint".

and……

Misaki Shokuhou noticed the large group of people behind Lin Wuming—teachers, staff members conducting the ability level test, and students who had secretly come closer to watch the commotion…

Even without using their superpowers, it was clear that the onlookers had long been accustomed to and accepted this scene—the nameless senior surrounded by a large group of girls.

Thinking back to Gao Ping Hongliang's self-righteousness yesterday, he completely tacitly acknowledged the fact that the nameless senior had many female confidantes...

All of this made Misaki Shokuhou realize that she could no longer remain silent.

Looking at the girl who smiled brightly on the surface but whose eyes were devoid of light, Lin Wuming felt a chill run down his spine.

Misaki Shokuhou cut off her telepathic communication and instead said, "Nameless-senpai, thank you for your hard work."

"Uh...it's alright, everything over there is going as expected," Lin Wuming replied.

Then they fell silent, and for a moment no one spoke.

Misaka Mikoto also looked preoccupied, keeping her head down and remaining silent; Tobi-kaze Toumi was as usual, but since she was naturally quiet, she didn't seem inclined to speak either. Only Hokaze Junko looked helpless, glancing around, unsure of what to do.

The silence seemed to stretch on endlessly. Just as Junko Hokaze was about to take action to lighten the mood, Misaki Shokuhou finally spoke.

"Three minutes have passed."

As if startled awake, Misaka Mikoto quickly looked up and around, but did not see Shirai Kuroko anywhere.

“Since Shirai-san hasn’t returned yet, I’ll explain,” said Misaki Shokuhou.

"What happened to Shirai?" Lin Wuming asked.

“I talked to Shirai Kuroko today, and then I realized that we both misunderstood her a bit.” Misaki Shokuhou maintained her smile as if she were wearing a mask. “The good news is that this time, Shirai-san is a normal girl and hasn’t developed any feelings for other girls that go beyond friendship.”

"Huh? You mean Kuroko? 'This time'—why are you suddenly saying that?" Misaka Mikoto was completely confused.

"So that's not how it was before?" the tiger bee muttered to itself.

Ignoring their reactions, Misaki Shokuhou continued, "But the bad news is... no, for the nameless senior, perhaps it should be good news?"

Misaki Shokuhou said with a smile, "Shirai Kuroko, the person she likes is..."

“Nameless Senior! The person I truly admire… no, the person I love is Nameless Senior!” Shirai Kuroko suddenly appeared behind Lin Wuming. “Sorry, a miscalculation. I wasted more than ten seconds during the patrol.”

“That’s how it is.” Misaki Shokuhou shrugged. “And it’s beyond redemption.”

"Kuroko..." Misaka Mikoto finally gave up, her face showing a look of utter despair, "How could this be..."

"I'm sorry, Onee-sama," Shirai Kuroko bowed apologetically, "I didn't intend to be exposed, but... I was found out."

"Is it my fault?" Misaki Shokuhou sneered.

Immediately afterwards, Shirai Kuroko bowed to Tohmi Torabe again: "Tohmi-senpai, I'm sorry, I lied to you before too..."

Because they both have a "forbidden love," Shirai Kuroko and Tohmi Tora have a very good relationship and even become allies.

However, at the time, Tomiko Tomiko mistakenly believed that Shirai Kuroko liked Misaka Mikoto, which is why she called herself "Forbidden".

"No need to apologize, I don't care." Tiger Bee Honey remained calm. "Who you like is none of my business."

The brief exchange between the girls came to an abrupt end, and they all looked at Lin Wuming.

—Kuroko? Shirai Kuroko? There must be some mistake.
Lin Wuming remained silent, but his mind was in turmoil, with all sorts of thoughts almost boiling over.

—However, upon closer reflection, Shirai Kuroko did indeed behave quite normally this time, completely lacking the "perverted" attributes from the original story.

I initially thought that Shirai Kuroko was more reserved in front of others, but it turns out that she simply doesn't have the same personality traits as in the original work.

—No way! This isn't like Shirai Kuroko at all! Instead of being obsessed with Misaka Mikoto, you've turned your attention to me?
Lin Wuming thought to himself, "This is what I'm complaining about."

(End of this chapter)