A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 942 Invitation in Person

The man in the suit, who identified himself as a member of the Daihasei Festival's operations committee, was very polite and humble: "Perhaps you two have already guessed that my purpose in coming here is to invite you to serve as student representatives for the Daihasei Festival!"

"This..." Lin Wuming and Misaka Mikoto exchanged a glance. "Shouldn't we have refused through the school?"

“Yes,” the man in the suit nodded repeatedly, “Your school’s teachers said they fully respect the students’ choices—that’s why I came here specifically to visit you two.”

Previously, the invitation was sent directly to the school out of courtesy and unspoken rules.

As a result, both schools stated that they would respect the students' own will. So, the persistent operations committee members bypassed the schools and went directly to the Level 5 superpowered individuals themselves, hoping to persuade them.

Faced with the enthusiastic invitation from the operations committee, Lin Wuming and Misaka Mikoto exchanged a glance and then gently shook their heads together.

"I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing," Lin Wuming said. "My attitude remains unchanged. Please go find someone else."

Misaka Mikoto also said, "What the nameless senior means is what I mean."

—If the anonymous senior agrees to serve as the student representative, then I wouldn't mind reluctantly agreeing.

Unfortunately……

"Wow, so popular, Level 5..." Shirai Kuroko remarked from the side.

That's just the reality of Academy City; in many situations, ability level determines everything. Even though Shirai Kuroko is already a Level 4 Level 4 esper, in people's eyes, only Level 5 truly represents Academy City.

“Alright, we still have a mission to complete,” Kofumi Miwa pushed up her glasses and stepped forward to the operations committee member. “Since Mumei and Misaka have clearly refused, please don’t block our way.”

"This..." The operations committee member looked distressed, but seeing the disciplinary committee armbands worn by the people in front of him, he didn't press the matter further. "If you two change your minds, please be sure to contact us!"

Watching Lin Wuming and Misaka Mikoto, the ideal candidates for student representatives, leave, the man in the suit could only sigh once more.

"No wonder, after all, we can't offer any benefits. How could we possibly agree to let them be our student representative just by talking?" the man in the suit complained.

Fame and a sense of honor are fine for fooling ordinary students.

But "Hero" Lin Wuming, "Electric Princess of Tokiwadai," and "Queen of Tokiwadai Middle School"—these people don't lack these empty titles at all.

Moreover, according to the intelligence they had, these Level 5s were flawless even in terms of money. Even if they wanted to "hire" them, the Operations Committee's limited budget probably couldn't afford to offer them an amount that would sway them!
"Forget it, let the president worry about the rest." The man in the suit took out his phone to report the situation. "Hopefully, things will go smoothly with Accelerator..."

In order to persuade the Level 5s to accept the invitation to serve as student representatives, the operations committee mobilized almost all its members and used all its connections to contact the eight Level 5s.

Lin Wuming and Misaka Mikoto had people personally paying them a visit, and Accelerator's side was no exception...

"...So, repeat what you just said?"

In the narrow, dark alley, the pale boy looked down at the man trampled under his feet, his scarlet eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Yes...we would like to invite you to be the student representative for the opening ceremony of the Daihasei Festival..."

"Student representative, what kind of job is that?" Accelerator asked, frowning. But after confirming that this guy wasn't a suspect, Accelerator took a half step back and released him.

“It’s the person who takes the oath on behalf of all the students at the opening ceremony,” the unfortunate operations committee member quickly explained. “Because the Daihasei Festival is essentially a large-scale sports meet that all students in Academy City must participate in, everyone is an athlete, just like the athletes taking the oath at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games…”

"Enough," Accelerator interrupted impatiently. "I know this basic common sense. The question is, why are you suddenly targeting me?"

“Uh…” The operations committee member was taken aback for a moment, “because this year’s student representatives are limited to those selected from Level 5.”

"Tsk, always doing these boring things..." Accelerator said impatiently.

"Bored...?"

Accelerator gestured with his chin towards the deeper part of the alley: "See that over there?"

"..." The operations committee member swallowed hard, nodded stiffly, but couldn't utter a sound.

—Even though you tried to pretend you didn't see it, you still couldn't escape it?
At the end of the alley, there were several "things" groaning and wailing.

The reason we use "things" to describe them is because they are essentially human, but at this point they have no longer taken on human form.

Before seeing it with my own eyes, it was hard to imagine that the human body could be twisted to such an extent!
The operations committee member trembled, almost bursting into tears. Although they had known for a long time that Level 5s were all highly individualistic and had all sorts of quirks, no one would have imagined they would be such ruthless beings before actually seeing them!

"What kind of look is that!" Accelerator sneered. "Don't worry, they're all still alive."

"Living...alive?" The operations committee member dared not look in that direction again. He believed that Accelerator was not lying, but living like this was worse than simply dying.

“Of course.” Accelerator nodded seriously. “Someone once told me that you should not kill unless absolutely necessary, especially when facing someone much weaker than yourself.”

"This...is like this..."

“They deserved it,” Accelerator said. “They were enemies who intended to destroy this city—and my mission is to stop their plot.”

Hearing this explanation, the operations committee member's expression improved considerably.

Since there was a reason for the incident, then the actions of the other party cannot be considered wrong... at most, they were just a bit excessive.

"Besides, their injuries aren't as serious as they look," Accelerator explained. "I've also taught myself human anatomy, so I know how to handle things. As long as they're taken to the hospital, injuries of this level will heal in a few days."

"Oh...I see..." The operations committee member could only nod in agreement.

Accelerator wasn't lying, but his assessment of the last point—the speed at which these intruders recovered from their injuries—was clearly flawed.

After all, Accelerator didn't have much experience with injuries, and he only had theoretical knowledge about the speed of human injury recovery, but lacked practical experience.

Moreover, Accelerator used Lin Wuming and Mingtu Zhuihun, a doctor-patient duo, as a reference, which led to the misunderstanding that "it can be cured in a few days".

(End of this chapter)