A Scientific Urban Detective

Although she outwardly appeared carefree and relaxed, contrary to what Shokuhou Misaki might have guessed, Mikoto Misaka's inner excitement was no less than that of her and Lin Wuming.

After all, Mikoto Misaka was the direct party involved in the "Misaka Sister" incident. Even if she learned the truth later and her level of involvement was less than the other two, even less than Hachiou Tsuumitsu, Mikoto Misaka's concern was unmatched by anyone else.

However, due to guilt, Mikoto Misaka felt she didn't have the right or the face to reveal such emotions in front of Lin Wuming.

So she just tried her best to show a calm and composed demeanor.

Now, even though the incident had a perfect ending, Mikoto Misaka still hid the joy in her heart.

But at the subsequent celebratory dinner, Mikoto Misaka couldn't hide it as much.

Although they could only drink soft drinks instead of alcohol due to their age, Mikoto Misaka managed to drink with the spirit of Aiho Yomikawa chugging beer, giving off a feeling of being drunk on juice alone.

Even after dinner, when she staggered out, it was truly worrying whether she was drunk...

However, once outside, the cool night breeze sobered Mikoto Misaka up quickly, restoring her composure and making her less worrying.

A spark of electricity flashed through her hair, Mikoto Misaka raised her hand and patted her cheeks, turning to look at Lin Wuming: "Wuming-senpai, I won't say too many words of thanks. In short, if there's anything you need help with in the future, just tell me, and I'll do my best!"

After bowing deeply, Mikoto Misaka turned around and walked back into the night breeze.

Then she suddenly summoned a cloud of iron sand and sped away as if fleeing.

"What's wrong with Misaka?" Lin Wuming asked, puzzled.

"She's probably running late for the dormitory curfew," Shokuhou Misaki glanced at the time. "Well, who told her not to move into the dormitories in the Academy City?"

Shokuhou Misaki and the others weren't worried at all. In fact, they didn't plan to return to the dormitory tonight. Anyway, they all had their own rooms in Family Side, just like going home, so it wasn't a problem to stay out overnight occasionally.

Mikoto Misaka was indeed rushing back because she realized the dormitory curfew was approaching.

Because today she didn't expect a celebratory dinner.

Normally, now that the final signal had been found and the whole incident had come to a perfect end, there shouldn't be any need to investigate overnight today, so Mikoto Misaka forgot to ask her roommate, Kiyama Harumi, to help her deal with the dorm supervisor's room check.

It could become a big problem!

Mikoto Misaka didn't want to go from joy to sorrow on this happy day, so she didn't care about much and hurried back to the dormitory.

Fortunately, she made it just in time.

Under the dorm supervisor's sharp gaze, Mikoto Misaka scratched her head and returned to her dormitory with an embarrassed smile.

"Misaka-san!" Seeing her roommate return, Kiyama Harumi was a little surprised. "I thought you weren't coming back today."

"Ah, sorry, sorry," Mikoto Misaka clasped her hands together in apology. "I had dinner with Wuming-senpai today and was delayed a bit."

"Oh, that hero?" Kiyama Harumi immediately became interested. "Misaka-san and the hero are still on good terms, as expected."

"It's not that good," Mikoto Misaka quickly said, "but I am indeed very grateful and respectful to Wuming-senpai."

"It seems you are the first person to be evaluated like that by Misaka-san," Kiyama Harumi said with a smile, then asked casually, "By the way, Misaka-san, are you going out tonight? You need to tell me in advance, or it's easy to be seen through by the dorm supervisor if we don't rehearse our lines."

"Ah, that's not necessary anymore," Mikoto Misaka opened her arms and stretched her body, lying down on the bed. "I don't have to sneak out in the middle of the night or stay out overnight anymore... Well, not for the time being."

Because the problem that had been bothering her had been resolved.

Feeling incredibly relaxed and happy, Mikoto Misaka narrowed her eyes, showing a pleasant and lazy smile like a cat.

"Anyway, I can finally rest well~~"

Kiyama Harumi was surprised for a moment, but she quickly concealed her expression and asked in a calm tone, "So, the thing that has been bothering Misaka-san has been resolved?"

"Yeah..." Mikoto Misaka didn't deny it. "So, Yuki has already noticed that I've been facing problems..."

"After all, we're roommates, so of course I'd notice something like that," Kiyama Harumi said, "although I don't know exactly what it is."

"Well, never mind, it's over anyway..." Mikoto Misaka waved her hand.

"So, Misaka-san can stay in the dormitory obediently and won't run around anymore?"

"Don't worry, I won't cause you any more trouble~"

Kiyama Harumi quickly said, "It's not really trouble, after all, Misaka-san has covered for me before..."

As she said that, Kiyama Harumi remembered the task her sister had given her: "Misaka-san?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Opening her eyes, Mikoto Misaka turned to look at her roommate.

"Now that the thing that's been bothering you has been resolved," Kiyama Harumi carefully probed, "can you reveal some internal information to me?"

"Internal information?" Mikoto Misaka's expression stiffened.

--That's not something that can be easily revealed to others.

Kiyama Harumi had been observing Mikoto Misaka's expression. Seeing this, she quickly waved her hand and said, "Ah, I'm just curious, after all, you see, Misaka-san has often been going out at night recently, and Shokuhou-san and the others also have the same trend..."

Mikoto Misaka sized up her roommate for a while, then showed a look of realization: "I see, is Sachikura-senpai asking you to inquire about information?"

"Eh?" Kiyama Harumi was stunned for a moment, then remembered that she was a member of the Sachikura faction and had been given the task of building a good relationship with Mikoto Misaka.

"Indeed, Shokuhou that girl also often acts together," Mikoto Misaka muttered to herself.

Considering that Tokiwadai Middle School has a peculiar faction system--although Mikoto Misaka always felt that it was a slightly more advanced "playing house" game, it was undeniable that the competition, or even the struggle, between different factions was actually quite fierce.

The current objective situation was that Mikoto Misaka belonged to the Shokuhou faction, while Kiyama Harumi was a member of the Sachikura faction.

Although the two were good friends and roommates, from the perspective of faction affiliation, they could actually be said to be "competitors," right?

"Tsk, this faction system is so troublesome," Mikoto Misaka couldn't help but complain. "We're clearly good friends, but this kind of thing makes it so awkward..."

"Good... good friends?" Kiyama Harumi immediately covered her cheeks and turned away.

Mikoto Misaka continued, "Although I can't tell you the specific details, please rest assured that what Shokuhou Misaki and I have been doing these days has nothing to do with faction competition."

"Nothing to do with it?" Kiyama Harumi continued the topic. "Mm-hmm, that's good, that's good..."

Seeing that her roommate still didn't quite believe her, Mikoto Misaka smiled helplessly: "To be precise, I'm helping to deal with the mess I left behind? That's why I'm acting with Shokuhou-san and the others."

"I see," Kiyama Harumi nodded, then asked, "If Sachikura-sama is willing to help, would Misaka-san join our Sachikura faction?"

"I told you it has nothing to do with factions," Mikoto Misaka waved her hand. "This matter started before we came to Tokiwadai Middle School. And the real core force is Wuming-senpai, Shokuhou that girl is just doing odd jobs on the side."

"Wuming-senpai... Misaka-san really values that Wuming-senpai."

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