A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 977 The Malice of a Bad Girl
“Yes,” Lin Wuming nodded with a smile, while making a pistol gesture. “My Deringer pistol is broken and is being repaired.”

"So it really is true..." the extra character remarked with a complicated expression, "Although I already knew about your... fighting style, Nameless Senior, but..."

But after confirming this, even for a unique individual like the extra character, it was somewhat unacceptable.

In particular—the nameless senior actually made him launch an attack, and it was a fatal attack that could kill him!
—I'm not like my older sister, Misaka Mikoto, who can just fire a "Railgun" at anyone...

The extra character thought to herself, "Although she looks like a delinquent girl and acts like one, in reality..."

Well, in reality, the individuals in the side stories don't feel guilty about "murder."

Ultimately, the extra character is an amalgamation of the malice of all 20,000 Misaka Sisters. Since it's "malicious," don't expect her to be a kind and innocent girl.

Of course, the Misaka Sisters are clones, and their sense of good and evil is different from that of ordinary people; in a sense, it is closer to biological instincts.

They take "killing" and life and death lightly. They do not feel guilty for killing other creatures, but they will not kill other creatures for no reason either.

This is the result of a long-term re-education of the Misaka Sisters by Lin Wuming, Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and others after the Misaka Sisters were rescued. Otherwise, the Misaka Sisters would have been even more indifferent to life and death.

It is precisely because of the care and attention of Lin Wuming, Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and others that the Misaka Sisters, although still somewhat different from ordinary people, are all "good kids" without any problem.

Moreover, unlike the original storyline, the Misaka Sisters in the real world were not involved in Accelerator's "Level 5 Evolution Project," so they all survived without encountering any misfortune, resulting in their excellent mental and emotional well-being.

This means that, as a side character who embodies all the malice of the Misaka Sisters, her greatest "evil" is nothing more than jealousy.

The fact that the extra characters are so actively involved in the competition for the "nameless senior" is less about "romance" and more accurately a result of the Misaka sisters' collective outburst of jealousy towards their older sister, Misaka Mikoto.

Unfortunately, when educating the Misaka Sisters so that they can live normal lives like ordinary girls, the instructors at "Misaka House" often use their older sister, Misaka Mikoto, as their most frequently used example.

Therefore, for all the Misaka Sisters, "becoming a normal human" is almost equivalent to "imitating Misaka Mikoto".

Although this idea is actually quite problematic, it is undeniably effective.

At least in terms of the results, the Misaka Sisters have all successfully "graduated".

The result was that the younger sisters, who completely imitated Misaka Mikoto, also inherited her fondness for Lin Wuming.

This positive feeling then evolved into "jealousy" towards Misaka Mikoto, and ultimately all of it converged on the individual character in the side story...

In conclusion, the malice of the extra character ultimately stemmed from her affection for Lin Wuming, so it was impossible for her to kill Lin Wuming.

Seeing the girl's hesitation, Lin Wuming reassured her, "Don't worry, you know my abilities, I'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, the extra individual raised an eyebrow: "Is the nameless senior questioning my strength? Even if I'm not as good as my older sister, I'm still a Level 4 esper. If I were to fight seriously, my attack power might not be weaker than my older sister's 'Railgun'!"

As if to prove the credibility of her words, the girl crackled with electricity, causing the lights on the ceiling to flicker as well.

Aside from Misaka Mikoto, Lin Wuming had indeed never seen a more powerful Electromaster than the one in front of him from the side story. However, he remained noncommittal regarding the girl's words.

To most people, the railgun attack unleashed by the extra individual might seem almost identical to Misaka Mikoto's "Railgun"; however, only true Level 5s know that there is a qualitative difference between Level 4 and Level 5.

However, in the real world, it is rare to have the opportunity for Level 5 to fully unleash their true potential.

The upper limit of the target's tolerance determines that a level 5 attack and a level 4 all-out attack will result in the same final outcome, which is why it gives people the illusion that the best of the level 4 can be comparable to level 5.

Unless one has witnessed it firsthand, it is difficult for people to understand this through language alone, so Lin Wuming did not correct the individual characters in the extra chapter.

“I don’t doubt your strength,” Lin Wuming said. “On the contrary, it’s precisely because I acknowledge your strength that I asked you to launch this small steel ball. What I need is a lethal attack!”

"...Alright." With a slight pout, the extra character finally nodded. "So, I really have to attack?"

“Come on, come on,” Lin Wuming nodded, “Feng Zhan is getting impatient.”

Feng Zhan Binghua's smile remained unchanged. Noticing the gaze from the extra character, she clenched her fist to encourage her: "Go for it!"

He rolled his eyes at her, took a few steps back to create distance, and then the lightning converged towards his fingertips.

With a crackling sound of electricity, the small steel ball was released from my hand.

Lin Wuming frowned. He remained seated, motionless, simply watching the small steel ball fly towards him.

—Too slow!

Not only did he not enter "bullet time" mode, but even in this normal state, Lin Wuming was able to see the trajectory of the small steel ball clearly.

Then, just as the small steel ball was about to touch Lin Wuming, its flight speed suddenly decreased, and finally it came to a stop just at the tip of Lin Wuming's nose, as if it had braked suddenly.

"Extra chapter..." Lin Wuming looked over helplessly.

"Nameless senior, you don't have any defensive measures at all!" the extra character couldn't help but complain.

"I already told you I wanted a fatal attack!" Lin Wuming said. "Your attack has no power at all, what am I supposed to defend against!"

Lin Wuming's trump card was truly counterintuitive. Even the extra individual knew where the problem lay: only a fatal attack could activate that trump card.

But... what if something unexpected happens? If the nameless senior's trump card, "bullet time," malfunctions and fails to work, wouldn't the nameless senior really be killed?
The extra characters are, after all, the ones who are responsible for launching the attack themselves, so they inevitably have a lot more to think about.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Lin Wuming could only reassure her once again.

(End of this chapter)