A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 979 Visit to the Imaginary Mathematics Area
The nameless senior remained motionless.

Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but feel concerned. In the past, given the tense atmosphere between herself and the extra individual, the nameless senior should have stepped in to persuade them, right?

"Is he really asleep?" Misaka Mikoto came to Lin Wuming's side and poked his cheek with her finger.

The latter did not react at all.

"Hey, what exactly did you do?" Misaka Mikoto wasn't too worried about Lin Wuming's safety, but that didn't stop her from questioning the extra character.

"I was just about to say that if anyone's to blame, it's you, Misaka 'Junior,' for suddenly barging in and randomly throwing electric shocks," the extra individual immediately retorted. "You're the one who ruined the experiment!"

“This…” Because the extra chapter was telling the truth, Misaka Mikoto couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. “But I clearly stopped the pachinko just now…”

That's right, Misaka Mikoto intervened to stop the attack, and the effect was remarkable.

Forget about a fatal crisis; at the very last moment, the speed of the small steel ball was reduced to zero. When it finally struck Lin Wuming, the damage from the steel ball itself was even less than the slight electrical current remaining on it!
Theoretically speaking, this attack should not be able to trigger Lin Wuming's "bullet time" state.

"Well, who knows?" The extra character spread his hands and shrugged.

"Speaking of which, what exactly are you doing here?" Misaka Mikoto frowned and continued to press, "And what was wrong with Kazakiri Hyouka just now? Could she have been interfered with by our electromagnetic field?"

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto was no longer pressing the issue and instead began to seriously consider the root of the problem, the extra individual stopped teasing her.

"Ahem, Senior Wuming probably went to the Imaginary Number District with Fengzhan Binghua," the extra character said.

"The Imaginary Number District? Can we go there?" Misaka Mikoto asked.

"That's why we needed to prepare just now," the extra character explained.

He then recounted in detail what had happened there before, without concealing anything.

There was nothing to hide, and the extra character felt somewhat guilty and didn't want to continue "playing tricks" on her older sister.

Just now, the extra character suddenly became bold and unrestrained, daring to launch a full-scale attack on Lin Wuming, because she noticed Misaka Mikoto's arrival.

The extra individual believes that as long as Misaka Mikoto is present, even if she accidentally exerts too much force and might actually hurt Lin Wuming, there is still room for redemption.

That's why the extra characters release electricity so dramatically before officially launching their attack, making it seem like a huge spectacle.

—Actually, it was just to attract the attention of Misaka Mikoto downstairs and get her to come over and help keep things quiet.

Of course, there was also an element of deliberately provoking and teasing Misaka Mikoto.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there's no need to push things too far.

"Hmm... it's not surprising that the nameless senior wants to improve his strength and become stronger, but..." Misaka Mikoto muttered, stroking her chin, "How did he come up with a technique like 'psychic clones'? And he even wants to visit the Imaginary Number District..."

It's no wonder Misaka Mikoto complained inwardly. After all, she had already noticed the technical route of the "psychic clone" technique when she heard the extra individual describe it earlier—it was too much of a match for the characteristics of these two transfer students. "I actually think this plan is pretty good." The extra individual naturally supported it, "At least it's more realistic than the Level 6 evolution plan."

Just then, a commotion could be faintly heard outside the classroom door, as if many people were approaching.

It's not surprising. The extra individual's massive electric discharge had already caused quite a stir, and then Misaka Mikoto openly flew up in full view of everyone, naturally attracting onlookers.

Misaka Mikoto pinched her brow: "Alright, whatever nameless senior wants to improve his strength is fine, what we need to do now is to prevent irrelevant people from disturbing him."

“A side story,” Misaka Mikoto said, “Let’s protect this classroom together.”

"No." The extra character shook his head and refused her suggestion. "It should be asking you, my sister, to protect the two of us—I want to go to the Imaginary Number District too; Kazezaki has already invited me!"

"How could this be?" Misaka Mikoto was extremely surprised. "It's one thing to be a nameless senior, but you were able to enter the Imaginary Number Zone?"

“Of course.” The extra character nodded and said, “Don’t forget, Onee-sama, I’m the leader of 20,000 Misaka Sisters…”

As it spoke, the voice of the extra character suddenly became distorted, as if countless voices overlapped and simultaneously uttered the last phrase—

"A malicious collective!"

Having said that, the extra character also seemed to lose consciousness and fell straight backward...

"..." Misaka Mikoto's feelings were complicated, but in the end she couldn't bear to see her fall to the ground, so she manipulated the iron sand to place her on a chair next to her. "You didn't even take me with you..."

At times like these, Misaka Mikoto feels increasingly excluded from her "sisters" simply because she cannot connect to the "Misaka Network".

Of course, rationally speaking, Misaka Mikoto also knows that it's not that her sisters are deliberately rejecting her, but simply because the "Misaka Network" cannot contain her power.

It's important to understand that if Misaka Mikoto were to force her way into the "Misaka Network," it wouldn't be difficult at all; however, if she did, her power alone would be enough to overwhelm 20,000 of her sisters.

The "Misaka Network" is essentially a "biological supercomputer" built using the brains of the Misaka Sisters as nodes. If a serious overload occurs, the worst-case scenario could endanger the lives of the Misaka Sisters!
According to the calculations of the "Misaka Network," all the Misaka Sisters, who serve as computing nodes, must be at least Level 3 or higher before the network they jointly build can support Misaka Mikoto's direct access.

"Damn it, when will we get there?!" Misaka Mikoto couldn't help but complain again.

Moreover, it's not just "Misaka Network" that I can't attend; I can't even participate in Misaki Shokuhou's "secret meetings" either... Every time I think about this, I feel more and more depressed.

"Hello, I'm here... Misaka, why do you look so pale?" Shokuhou Misaki pushed open the door and entered, then looked over with a surprised expression.

"Where are the people in the hallway?" Misaka Mikoto didn't answer, but instead peeked towards the doorway.

It was quite lively outside just now, but now it's completely quiet.

“Since they’re already standing here, there’s no need to ask!” Misaki Shokuhou said, opening her arms. “Of course, all irrelevant people have been asked to leave.”

(End of this chapter)