A Scientific Urban Detective

"Okay, okay, it's nothing. It's just a small wound. I'll be fine after a sleep," Ryoucha Saryou waved her hand dismissively. "Don't tell Suzuran-nee, or she'll worry again."

"Don't tell me what?" Aoboshi Suzuran walked out of the room. "I'm off today, so I've been home. You can't hide anything from me!"

Seeing the blood-stained cotton balls and gauze that Ryoucha Saryou hadn't had time to clean up, and her uniform also stained with blood, Aoboshi Suzuran felt a pang of heartache.

"Ryoucha, you didn't go and do something dangerous again, did you?" Aoboshi Suzuran hurried forward to check the injuries, muttering, "I told you, leave the Ghoul Squad stuff to Iizumi Rize and the others. You guys should just focus on school and be normal students."

"No, I didn't interfere with the dark organization's mission," Ryoucha Saryou explained. "I was just routinely tailing Lin Wuming."

Originally, after Lin Wuming graduated and left Sakugawa Middle School, Ryoucha Saryou, in her role as Sakurai Ryoko, hadn't been tailing Lin Wuming for a long time due to the lack of geographical advantage. She planned to graduate normally and then take the opportunity to enter a certain high school and continue to be Lin Wuming's junior.

This was also normal. Due to Lin Wuming's exemplary role, many students at Sakugawa Middle School regarded a certain high school as their first choice.

However, due to the recent intervention of magical forces, Ryoucha Saryou discovered a new target.

Kouga sent her to Academy City in the first place to obtain new technical intelligence, thereby expanding and optimizing their ninjutsu.

Superpowers were one idea, and magic was another.

As long as they could improve their strength, ninjas didn't care about the school or source of the techniques.

However, it should be known that in Academy City, the stronghold of the science side, "magicians" were extremely rare creatures.

According to Ryoucha Saryou's investigation, the probability of magicians appearing around Lin Wuming seemed to be higher.

Therefore, she began to observe Lin Wuming again.

Since Ryoucha Saryou had no malice or hostility towards Lin Wuming, and she was an expert in the field of "tracking and investigation," she had not been discovered by Lin Wuming all these days.

Until tonight, she met a "colleague"...

And the most troublesome spatial ability user!

If Ryoucha Saryou's ability hadn't restrained "spatial movement" to a certain extent, the encounter just now would probably not have been as simple as being hit by a steel needle.

"Crap, it seems I have to confess to Lin Wuming as soon as possible tomorrow," Ryoucha Saryou said helplessly.

She didn't have time to think much during the battle, but now she finally came back to her senses and remembered the identity of that spatial ability user.

Shirai Kuroko, a level 4 esper with the ability "Teleport," Misaka Mikoto's roommate and friend; also a member of Judgment, Lin Wuming's junior.

When collecting information about Misaka Mikoto, Ryoucha Saryou also investigated Shirai Kuroko.

Although she didn't know why Shirai Kuroko was secretly following Misaka Mikoto and Lin Wuming, she had to prepare for the worst—Shirai Kuroko would complain first.

In terms of relationship closeness, Lin Wuming and the others would definitely believe Shirai Kuroko's accusations, right?

Ryoucha Saryou was planning to enter a certain high school next year and continue to hide under Lin Wuming's halo, so it was best to keep the "Sakurai Ryoko" alias.

—I must find a suitable reason for my stalking behavior...

The next morning, Ryoucha Saryou got up early as usual and began her daily routine of ninjutsu training.

"Hey, your injury..." Shirokinu Hizuhi, who also woke up early, was shocked to see this.

"I told you it's just a small injury." Ryoucha Saryou lifted the hem of her T-shirt, revealing a small wound that had already scabbed over, and didn't even break open under her strenuous movements.

"And Academy City's wound medicine is very effective." The ninja girl gave a thumbs up, not stingy with her praise.

Academy City's science and technology were already twenty to thirty years ahead of the outside world, and the field of biomedicine was one of the best.

After all, even if it was just to better research and develop superpowers, these fields were destined not to be weak.

Now Ryoucha Saryou was like a half-official member of the dark organization, so the wound medicine she carried was the standard equipment of the dark organization—the same as the medicine equipped by Judgment and Anti-Skill.

"You don't have to push yourself so hard, do you?" Shirokinu Hizuhi said, "Wait until the injury is a little better before resuming training..."

"That won't do!" Ryoucha Saryou said seriously, "Compared to them, I don't have any special talent. I can only rely on hard training to maintain my strength. Otherwise, if I'm left too far behind, I'm afraid I won't even be able to complete the most basic tasks!"

"...Your 'Ability Observation' is already level 3, right?" Shirokinu Hizuhi said speechlessly, "Who are you comparing yourself to?"

It should be known that Shirokinu Hizuhi had only barely reached level 3 now.

"Of course... Lin Wuming and the others." Ryoucha Saryou replied.

"Uh... then you really can't compare." Shirokinu Hizuhi shook her head speechlessly.

Lin Wuming and his friends were all level 5 and level 4!

After completing her morning routine, Ryoucha Saryou walked towards the bathroom with a towel and change of clothes: "By the way, Haruaki and Wagawa..."

"They're not awake yet," Shirokinu Hizuhi said, "You know, Haruaki is a night owl, and as for Wagawa... she likes to sleep in."

Even their guardian, Aoboshi Suzuran, would often miss breakfast due to her night shift.

In this house, only Ryoucha Saryou and Shirokinu Hizuhi could insist on getting up early every day.

"I see..." Because there were only girls in the house, Ryoucha Saryou didn't close the bathroom door—it was easier to communicate this way. "I'm going out later. Please tell them, so they don't worry."

"Actually, I'm also very worried about you." Shirokinu Hizuhi leaned against the bathroom door and said.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to fight," Ryoucha Saryou made an OK gesture. "I'm just going to see Wuming-senpai. There won't be any danger."

Rather, being with Lin Wuming was the safest—any danger encountered would be dealt with by him.

"Did you make an appointment with Lin Wuming?"

"No," Ryoucha Saryou said calmly, "But it doesn't matter. I'll just create a chance encounter when Wuming-senpai goes out—as long as that queen bee isn't there."

—Lin Wuming was especially tolerant of girls, so even if my little thoughts were exposed, he shouldn't be too serious, right?

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