A Scientific Urban Detective

"Moving out on our own isn't a problem, but," Kohachi Mitsumi, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "Do you even have your student IDs right now?"

The girls, except for Misaki Shokuhou, exchanged glances, they didn't even have pockets, let alone student IDs.

In Academy City, student IDs are the official form of identification for citizens. Theoretically, everyone has their own student ID, and their electronic files are also registered in the Academy City management system—which is why Mitsuari Ayu and Kouzaku Mitori receive their monthly 'scholarships' in their accounts.

However, having an account and possessing a physical 'student ID' are two different concepts.

In Academy City, despite the highly developed technology, the use of various physical IDs and written documents has not been completely abolished, perhaps due to the influence of the country where it is located.

Therefore, whether checking into a hotel or renting an apartment, you must register with a student ID—a physical document.

Due to their participation in the experiment, Kouzaku Mitori and Kazakiri Hyouka's student IDs had long been collected for unified safekeeping.

Considering the nature of the experiment and Tsuchimikado Junzo's arrangements for them, those student IDs were probably thrown somewhere unknown, or simply destroyed, right?

Even if they wanted to reissue the documents now, it wouldn't be completed within today.

"Regarding accommodation," a security guard said, walking over, seemingly after consulting someone, "Family Side might be able to provide a vacant apartment."

Rin Mumei looked at Kohachi Mitsumi and asked in a low voice, "Do we have any empty apartments in our building?"

"Yes, and quite a few," Kohachi Mitsumi nodded in confirmation.

Family Side is the apartment building where Yomikawa Aiho and Tetsuzou Tsuguri live, and also where Rin Mumei and Kohachi Mitsumi are currently staying.

As someone who actually lives there, Kohachi Mitsumi's "testimony" was very convincing.

As for Rin Mumei, because he would get lost even inside the apartment building, he would only go up and down the stairs along a fixed route and never had the desire to explore the apartment building.

"Family Side's security facilities are very complete," the security guard said, "So it is occasionally used as a safe house for important witnesses. You are not completely out of danger yet, so it's good to live there to ensure your safety."

"Great, that's perfect! It saves a lot of trouble," Misaki Shokuhou clapped her hands and agreed readily.

Mitsuari Ayu snorted, but did not deny it.

The others naturally had no objections. Now Misaki Shokuhou was their de facto leader, and only Mitsuari Ayu would object to her decisions.

If Mitsuari Ayu did not object, the decision was unanimously approved.

Unless teacher Harumine Eri objected... but obviously, the security guard's suggestion was beneficial to them in every way, and Harumine Eri had no reason to refuse.

A security guard nodded: "I'll contact Tetsuzou Tsuguri and ask her to prepare a larger car."

Thus, on the fourteenth floor of the Family Side apartment building, a vacant apartment became the temporary residence of the "Artificial Intelligence Project" survivors.

Misaki Shokuhou, Mitsuari Ayu, Kouzaku Mitori, and Kouzaku Iruri moved in together.

In addition, teacher Harumine Eri, as their guardian, also moved in—she was an active researcher at the "Artificial Intelligence Project." Although the girls could prove that she was a good person, she had to cooperate with the security forces' investigation at any time until the entire case was closed, so moving into Family Side for protection was also a good thing.

The planned occupants were four girls aged twelve or thirteen, plus one adult, so living in a single apartment was not too crowded.

The group arrived at the Family Side apartment building and returned to their respective residences.

After simply tidying up the rooms they needed to live in, Misaki Shokuhou and the others came down to Yomikawa Aiho's apartment—there was a party tonight!

Originally, it was to celebrate the successful conclusion of the "Artificial Intelligence Project" incident, with everyone escaping safely and regaining their freedom. However, since Kazakiri Hyouka and Yuuri Chiya were still hospitalized and unable to participate, they decided to postpone the celebration.

So, today's celebration theme became the "Rin Mumei's recovery celebration."

Although Rin Mumei himself was still the one preparing dinner.

The guardians, teacher Harumine Eri and Tetsuzou Tsuguri, also participated in the party, but they were also not good at cooking, so no one present could help Rin Mumei.

They had no choice but to hold drinks and snacks and play around in the living room, leaving Rin Mumei alone to struggle in the kitchen.

Actually, as a celebration party, there was no need to prepare dinner on the spot, having enough snacks and take-out food would have been enough.

But Rin Mumei's cooking was now quite famous, and more than one person had requested to taste his skills.

In addition, Rin Mumei was used to cooking himself, so he did not refuse.

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Under Rin Mumei's control, the home kitchen was always stocked with plenty of ingredients, so he didn't spend too much time preparing a table of dishes.

The celebration party took the form of a dinner party, which felt a bit off-topic for a "party," but the girls in a good mood didn't care about these things, being able to eat freely and unrestrainedly was the best celebration in itself.

You should know that in the "Artificial Intelligence Project," although they would not go hungry, the regulations regarding diet were actually quite strict in order to ensure their physical condition. Eating was more about ingesting the necessary nutrients for the body, so naturally, not much thought was put into the taste and dining experience.

For them, being able to eat normal cuisine was something worth celebrating.

Including Harumine Eri, everyone from the "Artificial Intelligence Project" praised Rin Mumei's cooking.

Even Misaki Shokuhou couldn't find any fault with it—of course, this may be because she had not yet become the later "Queen Bee," so she was not so picky.

Only Kohachi Mitsumi, after putting down her chopsticks, pondered for a moment: "It feels... that the standard has declined compared to the past."

Everyone was shocked, and they all felt that Kohachi Mitsumi's requirements were a bit too strict.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to be the case," unexpectedly, Tetsuzou Tsuguri also nodded in agreement.

Although not that often, as Yomikawa Aiho's good friend, Tetsuzou Tsuguri also had the opportunity to taste Rin Mumei's cooking often.

"I was found out after all?" Rin Mumei smiled wryly and put down his bowl and chopsticks awkwardly, "Because today's dishes were made 'by my own hands,' there may be some errors in terms of knife skills, heat, and so on, right?"