A Scientific Urban Detective

The door to the hospital room was suddenly knocked on.

Lin Wuming glanced at the time—it shouldn't be time for medication or rounds yet. Could it be Aihui Kawa Kawa coming to see him in her spare time again?

Before he could respond, the door was already opened.

The visitor was an impatient person, rushing in without waiting for Lin Wuming's permission, pushing the door open directly.

"Hiss..." Lin Wuming immediately showed a toothache expression.

"Yo, Lin Wuming, I've come to visit you." Toray Hachimitsu waved at him, with a lot of things in large and small bags in her other hand, which seemed to be gifts bought for the visit.

I don't want you to visit me—Lin Wuming curled his lips, but out of politeness, or perhaps fear, he ultimately didn't say what was on his mind.

After all, she was visiting him out of kindness, and Toray Hachimitsu was the first person he truly got to know after coming to this world, so there was no need to strain their relationship too much.

He had specifically inquired about it; Toray Hachimitsu didn't have any mental illnesses. She was just impulsive and easily angered. Unless she really encountered something that angered her, she wouldn't easily hurt people.

"...Thank you." Lin Wuming nodded, saying dryly. He silently put the apple he was peeling and the juice floating next to him back on the table.

"Your superpower is quite convenient." Toray Hachimitsu marveled at Lin Wuming's fancy use of his telekinetic abilities, and after entering the ward, she hooked her foot and closed the door again.

Then, without further ado, she immediately cleared the table and laid out the gifts she had bought one by one.

The things were quite practical, all food. Besides fruits and various snacks, there were also supplements and nutritional agents that looked impressive.

Lin Wuming wasn't quite clear about the price level in Academy City, but obviously such a large pile of things wouldn't be cheap.

Even if it was a gift from Toray Hachimitsu to apologize, it was enough to show her sincerity.

But considering that she was a Level 4 esper and received a higher amount of scholarship money each month, she probably wouldn't feel like it was a big loss, right?

"I asked the doctor," Toray Hachimitsu said, "Your current recovery is good, you just need to rest and supplement nutrition, so I bought some food..."

She paused suddenly and turned to look over: "Lin Wuming, you don't hate sweets, do you?"

Seeing the strawberry cake she had bought, Toray Hachimitsu suddenly remembered that when consulting the nurse, she seemed to have mentioned that Lin Wuming might not like desserts.

It was just that she had never visited anyone before, so when she went shopping, she bought things entirely according to her own preferences on a whim.

Other snacks were fine, but this strawberry cake was a complete dessert!

Toray Hachimitsu showed a regretful expression.

"No, I don't reject normal desserts." Lin Wuming said.

If it was a moderate intake, Lin Wuming didn't hate sweets. The reason why the saying that he hated sweets spread was probably because he ordered a sweet Mapo tofu at the restaurant yesterday at noon.

He was very disgusted with that dish for a while, and someone probably noticed it, so it spread and evolved into the saying that he didn't like sweets.

"...Hmm?" Toray Hachimitsu turned her head in surprise, with some cream still on the corner of her mouth.

The strawberry cake, which was originally her favorite and was limited in supply every day, was her sincere apology to Lin Wuming.

However, since Lin Wuming didn't like sweets, it couldn't be wasted!

Before Lin Wuming could speak, the girl had already quickly picked up the strawberry from the cake.

Then she heard the words "I don't reject normal desserts."

"Also, strawberries are fruits." Lin Wuming added.

The girl's mouth moved quickly, and after swallowing the spoils, she handed the cream cake with the missing top to Lin Wuming.

"...Forget it, I appreciate your kindness. You can eat it yourself..." Lin Wuming said.

"I'll make it up to you next time." Toray Hachimitsu was not polite, simply pulled over a chair and sat down, carefully tasting the cake.

Seeing the girl's performance, Lin Wuming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

—Looking at it this way, this girl is indeed just an ordinary little girl.

"Huh, what is this?" Lin Wuming suddenly noticed a very special item among the gifts she brought, "It doesn't look like food."

"Of course it's not food." Toray Hachimitsu said, "These are exercises and test papers for your entrance exam—Teacher Kawa Kawa asked me to bring them."

Although he was mentally prepared, the thought that he would have to start doing exercises and preparing for exams again after a long absence, and while he was hospitalized and recuperating, made him feel a burst of melancholy.

"Lin Wuming, are you going straight to the second year of middle school after school starts?" Toray Hachimitsu had already looked at the contents of the exercises. "Is that really okay? The courses in Academy City are quite difficult."

"Of course it's okay." Lin Wuming said, he was only going to a normal school, and even if there was an entrance exam, it wouldn't be too difficult.

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"Speaking of this," Lin Wuming was also a little curious, "Which school do you go to, Toray?"

Or rather, what he wanted to ask more was whether this girl was going to school at all? Or was she already a member of the "Armed Skill-Out Group" even though she was still a middle school student?

"Ninoarm Elementary School." Toray Hachimitsu said.

"Hmm... Hmm?" Lin Wuming widened his eyes and looked over. "Elementary school? Not middle school?"

"Is there a problem?" The girl asked back, "I'm not going to graduate until next year."

"You're only twelve years old?" Lin Wuming asked in surprise.

Clearly taller than himself, and even stronger than him in terms of pure strength, Lin Wuming had always thought that Toray Hachimitsu was the same age as him, about fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Well, girls develop earlier." Toray Hachimitsu shrugged, saying casually.

"I see..." Lin Wuming didn't dwell on it too much. Anyway, no matter how old she was, she was still a child in his eyes.

—But, still in elementary school and already feeling that the courses are difficult... It seems that although this guy's combat power is off the charts, his brain isn't very bright.

Lin Wuming looked over thoughtfully.

"Are you thinking something rude?" Toray Hachimitsu keenly noticed his thoughts, but she wasn't angry, seemingly used to other people's views of her. "Hmph, never mind, anyway, I can't really be considered very smart."

"No, no, no, I was being rude." Lin Wuming quickly apologized.

After thinking about it, Toray Hachimitsu explained: "Actually, I, like you, skipped a grade. In order to keep up with the same progress as my peers, I directly entered the fifth grade last year; and the courses in Academy City are indeed more difficult, so it's normal for me to feel strained."

"You... are also a victim of some illegal experiment?" Lin Wuming immediately thought of the scar on her face.