Huangquanchuan-sensei misunderstood; a shura field broke out here.
Shokuhou Misaki relayed the message in Lin Wuming's mind.
The scene of Huangquanchuan Aisui pushing the door open and then decisively retreating left everyone in the room bewildered.
Immediately after, the girls who realized something felt a bit awkward.
Only Lin Wuming was absent-minded and did not notice the atmosphere.
"What shura field…" Lin Wuming complained in his mind. "However, it was indeed a bit abrupt for us to suddenly occupy the living room for a meeting. Next time, we should notify her in advance."
"Getting back to the point," Lin Wuming reopened the topic, "My esper ability seems to have a problem."
This was the issue Lin Wuming specifically called everyone together to discuss.
"Is it because of today's Ability Decline?" Hu Feng Toumi asked.
"That was the catalyst for me to discover the problem," Lin Wuming nodded and said.
Shokuhou Misaki frowned slightly, her face showing a hesitant expression.
But in the end, she still did not speak—including using her esper ability to "speak" in Lin Wuming's mind.
She sat calmly beside Lin Wuming, but a hint of worry was vaguely revealed in her eyes.
"Although it might just be my illusion, I think I might have found a way to advance to Level 6," Lin Wuming said, surprising everyone.
The surrounding girls were all stunned for a moment, seemingly digesting the meaning of Lin Wuming's words.
Then, they all exclaimed in unison.
"This… isn't this a good thing? The legendary Level 6 Absolute Power!" Saten Ruiko's thoughts were simple. As a Level 0, she greatly envied high-level esper abilitys.
Even after the lessons from incidents like "Imaginary Hand," she still yearned for high-level esper abilitys.
Misaka Mikoto glanced at the Misaka Worst mixed in the crowd and asked with some concern, "What is the method? Is it safe? What will be the cost?"
Among all the Level 5s in Academy City, Misaka Mikoto was probably the least interested in advancing to Level 6, even to the point of being resistant.
Because she was a victim of the Absolute Power Evolution Project. The consequences of that reckless experiment… were painful lessons she could never forget in her life.
As a result, Misaka Mikoto developed a stress response, unconsciously becoming vigilant when she heard words related to "Level 6."
Hu Feng Toumi stood behind Lin Wuming, her hands on his shoulders, as if she was massaging him.
But in reality, everyone knew that she just habitually stood in that position, maintaining that posture.
Instead of helping Lin Wuming with a shoulder massage, it was more like a "claiming a spot" gesture.
Hu Feng Toumi appeared very calm about Lin Wuming's claim of "advancing to Level 6."
But everyone present could hear the girl's self-muttering: "It seems I need to work harder to improve my strength… I can't be left behind."
"Cough!" Shokuhou Misaki looked up, her eyes directly on Lin Wuming, "Wuming Senior, why do you have such a feeling… Can you tell us the reasons?"
"Everyone else has missed the point, even Wuming Senior himself has."
Shokuhou Misaki forced herself to remain calm, pretending to be unaware, and accompanied Wuming Senior in playing out the act.
"If it's just a 'small matter' like finding a way to advance to Level 6, it wouldn't make Wuming Senior so shaken, even terrified."
Shokuhou Misaki knew that Lin Wuming's actions at this moment were not for "discussing matters," but rather… seeking comfort.
Or, he wanted to find someone to share and vent the pressure in his heart.
"The incident that happened today was not serious, and the enemy was not very strong. So what exactly happened that made Wuming Senior like this?"
Since he wanted to share the pressure, the best way was to speak his troubles.
"Wuming Senior," Shokuhou Misaki looked at him, smiling with infinite tenderness.
"I've been seen through. As expected, I can't hide it from you."
Lin Wuming smiled bitterly, as if mocking himself: "Perhaps I'm just overthinking…"
Taking a deep breath, Lin Wuming continued, "Today, I encountered an Ability Decline during my mission, but I successfully broke through using the Necklace Electrode. During this period, I… I felt like I saw the essence of this world."
Due to his Nen being interfered with and sealed, he could only borrow computing power from the Misaka Network through the Necklace Electrode, and by utilizing the data recorded in the ability catalog and the Misaka Network's own tendencies, Lin Wuming temporarily became an Electromaster.
At that time, Lin Wuming indeed activated the Electromaster ability through himself.
And Lin Wuming could feel that—this was definitely not Kiyama Harumi's Multi-Talent Ability, but a genuine, only belonging to "Lin Wuming's own ability."
In other words, in that brief moment, Lin Wuming indeed became an Electromaster.
He broke the "impossible" and became a person with multiple abilities in fact!
"So, Wuming Senior, you also became an Electromaster?" Misaka Mikoto's eyes lit up, and she eagerly pressed on.
"No," Lin Wuming flatly denied.
"In fact, when I calmed down a bit and checked again carefully…" Lin Wuming smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Actually, that so-called 'Electromaster' ability was still an imitation formed by my Nen. It's just that the imitation was too realistic, so much so that even I myself mistakenly thought I had mastered the 'Electromaster' ability…"
"Is it really just Wuming Senior's misunderstanding?" Shokuhou Misaki asked, "If it's just a simple misunderstanding, Wuming Senior, you wouldn't be so troubled, would you?"
"That's right," Lin Wuming rubbed his brow, "What the truth of the matter was at that time… I don't know either. Or rather, I hope it's just my illusion and misunderstanding."
"In short," Lin Wuming said with a serious expression, "When I briefly became an Electromaster—whether that was my illusion or not—at that moment, in my perception… the world was decomposed."
Electromaster, Pyrokinesis, Fluid Manipulation, Solid Manipulation, Light Refraction…
All existence and phenomena in the world seemed to be explainable by one esper ability, or several esper abilitys combined.
"This world is formed by countless esper abilitys."
It seemed somewhat reasonable, but in reality, it was a very absurd feeling.
"There is indeed such a theory," Misaka Mikoto raised her hand and said, "It seems some people are also doing research on constructing the world with esper ability phenomena."
"It's different," Lin Wuming shook his head, "My feeling at that time was real, not some experiment or research. I truly realized that this world had become a product pieced together by countless esper abilitys."
Simple verbal descriptions made it difficult to convey Lin Wuming's true feelings to others.
So, except for Shokuhou Misaki, no one else truly understood what Lin Wuming was wary of.
"I'm afraid this world will suddenly shatter," Lin Wuming murmured softly.
