A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 998 The Great Star Festival Opens

"By the way... why are you all alone today?" Lin Wuming suddenly asked, looking at Misaki Shokuhou walking beside him.

Recently, the girls seem to have formed a tacit understanding, and they are basically doing group activities and appearing together around Lin Wuming.

Aside from spending time at home with Tiger Bee, I almost never have the opportunity to be alone with a particular girl.

“Because everyone was very busy this morning,” Misaki Shokuhou said matter-of-factly.

Similar to Lin Wuming's situation, Tokiwadai Middle School also nominated their two ace students as representatives of the school, and they could not escape the work of image promotion.

Moreover, Tokiwadai, as one of the five prestigious schools, has a small student body, and all of them are beautiful young women in their prime. From the very beginning, it was decided that all of them would participate in the main venue activities of today's opening ceremony.

Unsurprisingly, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, both Level 5, were chosen as team leaders and will be standing in the front row, so there are naturally many things to prepare.

Moreover, because there were not many people at Tokiwadai, they were unable to sneak out of the opening ceremony activities.

Tiger Bee Tomi and Shirai Kuroko were also unable to slip out.

As for Misaki Shokuhou, who is right in front of Lin Wuming at this moment... it's obvious without even thinking that this girl must have used her superpowers to "cheate".

It's important to understand that even without the reason of meeting Lin Wuming, Misaki Shokuhou's weak physique would not have been willing to participate in such a troublesome activity.

"But you, nameless senior, how come you have the leisure to stroll around outside?" Misaki Shokuhou retorted. "You must be the absolute star of some high school today, right? Are you sure it's okay not to go back?"

“It’s still early,” Lin Wuming glanced at his phone screen. “At this time, the border gates have just opened, and it will take some time before the parents and visitors arrive at the school.”

In other words, Lin Wuming was also taking a break from his busy schedule to relax...

"If you had said so earlier..." Lin Wuming gave a helpless, bitter smile, "Actually, there was also the intention of avoiding Accelerator. Once the event officially starts, he probably won't bother me anymore, right?"

Since the last three-way battle was interrupted and ended without a conclusion, Accelerator seems to have developed some kind of obsession, pestering Lin Wuming to continue the previous duel.

Lin Wuming had little interest in continuing his duel with Accelerator—after their previous encounter, Lin Wuming had a good grasp of the difference in strength between himself and Accelerator, and unless both sides were serious and fought to the death, there was no point in continuing the fight.

In addition, the girls around him also harbored resentment towards their duels, so Lin Wuming simply refused all duel requests from Accelerator afterward; and during this time, he had been consciously avoiding him.

Escaping is indeed effective, but it also has side effects—Accelerator's dissatisfaction and anger seem to be accumulating over time.

Lin Wuming suspected that if nothing else distracted him, Accelerator would definitely attack the moment they met.

"How's the investigation going regarding Accelerator's obsession with dueling?" Lin Wuming asked again.

“Unfortunately, our current leads have completely dried up.” Misaki Shokuhou sighed and shook her head. “That female researcher must have been disguised. We can’t find the target based on her appearance alone.”

While Accelerator was focused on the duel and ignored his surroundings, Misaki Shokuhou launched a sneak attack and successfully used "Mental Control" on him.

However, considering Accelerator's formidable strength, Misaki Shokuhou acted very cautiously. She hardly performed any operations, only reading a piece of memory information.

—The reason why Accelerator suddenly became obsessed with Nameless.

The accusations and inducements from the mysterious female researcher were undoubtedly the most crucial trigger. Unfortunately, despite a long investigation, nothing was found in the end.

“This is troublesome,” Lin Wuming sighed, looking up. “Without catching the culprit, it will be difficult to persuade Accelerator.”

“Whatever happens, happens,” Misaki Shokuhou didn’t seem to care much. “I think Accelerator doesn’t really doubt his senior—or rather, after all this time, he’s probably already shaken off his suspicions about his senior, right?”

What Accelerator truly cares about is probably just the act of "fighting Lin Wuming" itself.

Just then, a thunderous sound of cannons suddenly rang out in the distance.

Starting from this point, the entire city seemed to be suddenly awakened, bursting forth with unprecedented vitality.

As if overwhelmed by a sudden wave of sound, Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou leaned back involuntarily, and only then did their ears perceive the hustle and bustle of the city.

"It's finally started," Lin Wuming sighed.

“Yes, the Daihasei Festival… has begun.” Misaki Shokuhou turned to look at the large screen temporarily set up on the street. “Look, the opening ceremony.”

The opening ceremony, broadcast live from Academy City's largest stadium, is proceeding smoothly and according to plan.

“It’s time to go back, Nameless Senior,” said Misaki Shokuhou. Then, she naturally came behind Lin Wuming, grabbed the handle of the wheelchair, stepped onto the footrest, and hung herself on the back of the wheelchair.

“Shokuhou, you…” Lin Wuming turned around to look.

“I already told you that everyone skipped class, so I’ll be pretty free today,” Misaki Shokuhou said.

It seems that Misaki Shokuhou is determined to stay by Lin Wuming's side today.

Lin Wuming did not object: "Hold on tight, I need to get back to school as soon as possible."

The Daihasei Festival is a large-scale event in which the entire Academy City participates; the whole city is the arena, and similarly, the whole city is also the audience seating.

To make it easier for people to watch the games or get real-time information, Academy City has installed a large number of large screens on both sides of the streets and around major buildings, ensuring that people can see a large screen every short distance.

It was through these ubiquitous large screens that Lin Wuming and Misaki Shokuhou managed to catch up on most of the opening ceremony on their way back to a certain high school.

Upon arriving at the destination, it was just in time for the student representatives to speak and take an oath.

In the live broadcast, Kakine Teitoku read his prepared remarks in a serious and proper manner, without making any mistakes.

But the man next to him, Xiaoban Junba, was much more unruly. Despite his imposing manner, he somehow changed his oath at the last minute, whether he forgot his words or was too emotional, causing quite a stir at the opening ceremony.

It was only thanks to Kakine Teitoku's strong suppression and intervention that the entire ceremony was able to conclude as planned.

"As expected, if that guy shows up, it's bound to end up like this," Lin Wuming exclaimed in surprise.

(End of this chapter)