A Scientific Urban Detective

"Everything is going smoothly on my end. Passing the entrance exam is no problem at all," Honey-colored Honeycomb asked back, "What about you, Nameless? How are you doing with your studies?"

"Me?" Lin Wuming thought for a moment and said, "I think I'm fine with the knowledge aspect. After all, it's a level 3 brain, so it feels much easier to learn things. But the problem lies in the application."

Despite studying like crazy recently, Lin Wuming didn't forget that the purpose of his studies wasn't to just pass exams.

Although, according to his teachers, Lin Wuming could already take the final exams for university-level courses, it wouldn't mean much to him.

After all, Lin Wuming wasn't in a hurry to get a degree.

The Microphysics and Human Anatomy courses were electives chosen to help him refine his Nen ability manipulation, making their importance secondary.

"Let's take it one step at a time," Lin Wuming sighed. "After all, I've only been studying for less than two months. These things can't be rushed."

"I don't understand any of that stuff," Honey-colored Honeycomb shook her head. "Anyway, let's do our best together!"

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months of the new year had passed. The third semester was over, and the first semester of the new school year was about to begin.

Just as planned, Misaki Shokuhou entered Tokiwadai Middle School with her pre-built "Shokuhou Faction."

Mikoto Misaka and Honey-colored Honeycomb also passed the exam smoothly and received their acceptance letters.

At the same time, Lin Wuming was finally "released from prison," or rather, his "divine skill was nearly perfected," and his seclusion ended—he was also going to school.

After taking two semesters off, he would directly enter the third year of middle school.

Despite being "secluded" and hidden away for half a year, his popularity and enthusiasm within Nagatenjōki Middle School hadn't diminished at all. There were still many legends about Lin Wuming circulating.

"Wuming, I didn't expect you to actually stay at home for five months!" Aiho Yomikawa looked at Lin Wuming, who had already changed into his school uniform, and couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

Although it was said that Lin Wuming was being punished with confinement, the fact that the confinement location was chosen to be Family Side showed that no one really took this "punishment" seriously. The main purpose was to let Lin Wuming avoid the limelight.

Even if Lin Wuming wanted to go out, as long as he told the gatekeeper teacher, he wouldn't be stopped.

But unexpectedly, Lin Wuming actually stayed in the Family Side building and didn't leave at all.

This surprised the security guard teachers, and even the Judgment members mistakenly thought the punishment was too severe and specifically came to negotiate and lodge a formal protest.

In fact, if the new semester wasn't about to start and Nagatenjōki Middle School hadn't specifically come to the door, Lin Wuming could have continued to stay in this building.

The security forces even issued a document announcing the end of Lin Wuming's confinement period, allowing him to move freely.

"I didn't expect Wuming to be so stubborn," Ms. Tsuzuri Teshōzui also said. "Actually, our security forces didn't really want to punish you."

"...Not stubborn." Lin Wuming slowly shook his head, then turned around and slowly sat back in his wheelchair. "It's just that I didn't like going out in the first place."

As he spoke, he gently pushed the control lever on the armrest of the wheelchair, and under the drive of the motor, the wheelchair moved forward smoothly.

When passing the door, Lin Wuming casually picked up the schoolbag placed in the entrance hall and turned back to the two teachers and said, "Well then, I'm going to school..."

Watching the wheelchair drive out of the gate, Tsuzuri Teshōzui quickly slapped Aiho Yomikawa's shoulder. "Hey, hey, hey, Ms. Yomikawa! Is Wuming okay? Why does he seem so dull? Could it be that he's been turned into an idiot by the confinement?"

"Don't turn my house into a confinement room!" Aiho Yomikawa rolled her eyes and slapped her friend's hand away. "Wuming is fine. He doesn't have any injuries, and there are no problems with his mental or psychological state."

"Then why is he still in a wheelchair? And his reactions are so slow."

"Probably because he's absent-minded," Aiho Yomikawa said helplessly. "He said he's perfecting a new formula..."

Pointing to her brain, Aiho Yomikawa continued, "This work seems to be taking up too much of his brain's computing power, so in normal performance, he will appear to be half a beat slower."

"Huh? Is that so?" Tsuzuri Teshōzui said in surprise. "Ability development... can it make people like this?"

"Who knows? After all, Wuming is a genius. It's hard for ordinary people to understand the brains of geniuses," Aiho Yomikawa spread her hands. "Look, in just five months, he has already completed university courses and is now working with Professor Matsumoto on cutting-edge topics in microphysics."

Although Aiho Yomikawa is also a teacher, she teaches physical education, and the high school she works at is, to be honest, very ordinary. This is the first time she has personally witnessed the practical performance of "ability development."

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"In short, don't worry. That's Lin Wuming after all," Aiho Yomikawa said very optimistically. "Ah, we should also go out. You will also start being a homeroom teacher this year, so you can't be late on the first day of school!"

After being reminded, Tsuzuri Teshōzui came back to her senses, looked at the time, exclaimed, and hurried back to her home.

"Really, Wuming is more reassuring than her." Aiho Yomikawa shook her head and then looked at the kitchen. "But, Wuming... is he really okay?"

Although she said that in front of Tsuzuri Teshōzui, as a guardian, Aiho Yomikawa felt inexplicably worried.

Being silent for so long, this doesn't seem like Lin Wuming's style!

Recalling when Lin Wuming first moved into this house last year, how many cases did he solve and how many illegal experimental institutions did he destroy in less than two months?

Even if Lin Wuming wouldn't actively cause trouble, those inexplicable incidents would take the liberty of coming to his door, eventually becoming part of the "heroic legend."

It's hard to imagine that such a Lin Wuming would obediently stay at home for five months because of a verbal punishment notice from the security forces! And nothing happened during that time.

Aiho Yomikawa always felt that something was brewing. And Lin Wuming's hard study and seclusion were also preparing for this.

—A certain event that is even more terrifying than all the previous events combined is about to happen, and the silence of the past five months is just the calm before the storm...

"Hahaha," Aiho Yomikawa suddenly laughed. "What am I thinking? After spending so much time together, I have long understood that Wuming is originally a person who doesn't like going out and socializing, so isn't this very normal."

"That's right, let's go out, let's go out." Aiho Yomikawa also carried her bag. "I'm also a homeroom teacher this year, so I can't be late!"