A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 980 The Ability to Trouble

Judging from what she said, the students in the outer corridor had all been expelled. This was indeed something that Misaka Mikoto was best at—Misaka Mikoto nodded, it was certainly good to save some trouble.

"By the way, aren't you going to ask what happened here?" Misaka Mikoto asked, having calmed down.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto was standing alone in the classroom, while Lin Wuming was lying on the desk as if asleep, and another extra character was also lying unconscious in a chair.

This scene doesn't seem normal no matter how you look at it, right?

"No need to ask, they've already seen it." Just like Mitsuko fiddling with her folding fan after marriage, Misaki Shokuhou covered her lips with a remote control. "It's probably just some nameless senior's attention again, right?"

Noticing the remote control in her hand, Misaka Mikoto immediately understood what was happening.

"Tsk, this is it!" Then he felt even more annoyed. This superpower was really troublesome. Its combat power might not be very strong, but it was really annoying!

"What's wrong?" Misaki Shokuhou couldn't read her mind, so she guessed casually, "Are you upset by the side story?"

"No," Misaka Mikoto said curtly, then asked, "You said you saw it—that you could use your abilities on the current nameless senior?"

It's no wonder Misaka Mikoto was surprised, since you can't touch Lin Wuming's consciousness when he's in "bullet time" mode.

There are precedents for this – among Misaki Shokuhou's experiences with "Mental Control," the only instance where she failed was when she tried to understand Lin Wuming's inner world in "bullet time."

“Of course you can.” Misaki Shokuhou said matter-of-factly, “The nameless senior isn’t in ‘bullet time’ mode right now.”

"Huh? You don't have it?" Misaka Mikoto exclaimed in surprise. "Then why isn't it there...?"

"Why didn't you wake up?" Misaki Shokuhou asked in return. "Because the nameless senior is currently touring the 'imaginary number area'."

As the tour guide, Feng Zhan Binghua did indeed say that in order to enter the "Imaginary Number Zone," Lin Wuming first needed to enter the "Bullet Time" state.

But what Kazezaki Hyōka really needed was just that one special moment as a trigger.

The so-called "Imaginary Mathematical District" is another academy city composed of AIM diffusion fields; in essence, the Imaginary Mathematical District is the same as Kazakiri Hyouka, both being AIM diffusion fields, which is why Kazakiri Hyouka can freely enter the "Imaginary Mathematical District".

For others, the "imaginary mathematical region" is more like a theoretical concept, something that is untouchable and even more impossible to enter in reality.

But Lin Wuming is different, because he has already mastered the technique of "psychic clones"; and the so-called "clones" are actually an application technique that utilizes the AIM diffusion force field, and their existence is highly similar to that of Feng Zhan Binghua. That's why Feng Zhan Binghua is so insistent on believing that Lin Wuming is "of the same kind".

In short, with this premise, Lin Wuming already had the conditions to "personally visit the Imaginary Number Area".

Once we obtain Feng Zhanbinghua's permission to open the door to the "Imaginary Number Zone" to him, everything else will fall into place.

Of course, the above are all theoretical; the actual operation is much more complicated.

That's why Lin Wuming needed to enter "bullet time" mode first, because Feng Zhan Binghua could only open that "gate" for a very short time; if he didn't seize that moment, he would have to try again.

In "bullet time" mode, Lin Wuming would have ample time to seize the moment the door opened.

Similarly, the only time that truly requires "bullet time" in this entire process is the instant you enter the door; after that, you can return to normal.

Just then, Misaka Mikoto suddenly burst in through the window and stopped the extra individual's electromagnetic cannon attack. With that, the deadly crisis was averted, and Lin Wuming naturally emerged from the "bullet time" state.

But before that, Lin Wuming briefly entered "bullet time" mode – after all, it was a full-force attack from an extra character, and its power should not be underestimated.

It was by seizing that fleeting opportunity that Kazakiri Hyouka successfully lured Lin Wuming into her world; at the same time, Kazakiri Hyouka suddenly disappeared in the real world... which was the scene that Misaka Mikoto saw when she rushed in.

“Now…” Misaka Mikoto asked.

"Don't worry, Senior Wuming said—" Misaki Shokuhou looked at Lin Wuming, "He'll be back soon."

It seemed that because they were no longer bound by physical constraints, Lin Wuming and his companions were able to explore the "Imaginary Number Area" at a much faster pace than usual.

Furthermore, the entire tour involves "flying" or even "teleporting," eliminating travel time and compressing the time to the extreme.

As long as the topic of ownership of the nameless senior was not involved, Misaka Mikoto still believed Shokuhou Misaki's words, so she patiently waited.

Just as Misaka Mikoto was getting so bored that she wanted to change the hairstyle of the extra character to pass the time, Kazakiri Hyouka suddenly appeared in the classroom again out of thin air.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Wuming and the extra individuals also woke up one after another.

"Big sister, what are you doing?" Noticing that Misaka Mikoto had approached her, the extra individual immediately became wary.

"Don't worry, it's not a prank." Misaka Mikoto waved her hand. "I just... wanted to see what twin tails look like."

Misaka Mikoto is treating people like dress-up models—she's thinking about whether to start growing her hair long so she can change her hairstyle when she goes to high school.

The extra character in front of me is a perfect, ready-made model.

Unlike the long-haired versions of Dolly and Dolly, whose hair is too long and would not normally grow to that length in a year or two; in comparison, the shoulder-length hair of the extra characters is more in line with their actual situation.

It's no secret that the older sister occasionally does things that are completely out of her mind—this has been widely known among the Misaka Sisters for a long time.

So the extra character didn't pay much attention, reached out and touched his hair, and found that it hadn't been changed into a strange hairstyle, so he was relieved.

Then, as was her habit, she was about to walk toward Lin Wuming, but this time she was blocked by Misaka Mikoto in time.

Not only that, the extra individual then noticed that Misaki Shokuhou had also arrived in the classroom, and was now holding a remote control, looking at him with a malicious expression.

—The enemy has breached our headquarters!

"What nonsense..." Misaki Shokuhou had obviously already activated her ability without any politeness and immediately retorted, "Strictly speaking, aren't you two the enemies who invaded this place?"

—This superpower is such a hassle.

It's quite rare for an individual in the side story to have the same feelings as Misaka Mikoto.

(End of this chapter)