“That… that’s true,” Lin Wuming said, standing up and rubbing his cheeks. “It seems I was too nervous. Thinking about it, I was indeed just worrying about some baseless things.”
As the two with the lowest Level and the least connection to this circle, Saten Ruiko and Haruue Erii had no idea what was happening the entire time. To be honest, for a while, they both regretted coming along to join the fun.
However, the change in atmosphere made them realize that the heavy and complex topic had ended.
Saten Ruiko immediately became lively, raising her hand to ask about the topic she cared about most: “Lin Wuming! So you can really become a Level 6 Absolute Power user?”
She had only understood this one thing from the entire conversation.
“Well…” Lin Wuming pinched his chin and fell into thought, “Calming down and thinking about it carefully, it seems I’m still far from it.”
Before, he had just been overthinking due to a momentary lapse, which made it seem like he was on the verge of a breakthrough that could destroy the world.
In fact, if Level 6 were really that easy to achieve, the entire Academy City wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to create so many things.
“Perhaps… I should experiment again,” Lin Wuming said. “Using my ability under the influence of ‘Ability Decline’—even if it ultimately proves not to be Multi-Talent Ability, it can at least eliminate a weakness.”
“Experiment? That sounds interesting.” Misaka Mikoto immediately rubbed her hands together. “I also want to try if I can use my ability under the influence of an interference device!”
So, Lin Wuming asked everyone to help him with his experiment.
With their current power and resources, obtaining some “Ability Decline” devices and a sufficiently private training ground was not a problem.
With a command from Shokuhou Misaki, Hokaze Junko almost immediately produced a training plan.
She even obtained the latest “Ability Decline” devices on the market through internal Sadan Faction channels.
Optimized and modified “Ability Decline” devices seemed to have become a standard, with almost all enterprises and organizations of a certain scale equipping a set for emergencies, so they were not difficult to acquire…
Realizing this, everyone in the room except Saten Ruiko and Haruue Erii showed grave expressions.
“It seems we need to prepare early,” Misaka Worst, who had remained silent, said. “Seriously, it’s a city known for esper ability, but I didn’t expect it to also be the place with the most exaggerated anti-esper ability measures…”
“Lin Wuming,” Misaka Mikoto looked over thoughtfully, “is that ‘Necklace Electrode’ really that effective? If it’s suitable…”
—After all, it’s the computing power of the “Misaka Network.” There’s no reason why others can use it but she, the “Misaka Body,” cannot, right?
Just as Hu Feng Toumi mumbled earlier—she also needed to become stronger and not be left behind.
Seeing that Lin Wuming’s strength was about to usher in a new round of improvement, Misaka Mikoto naturally couldn’t sit still any longer.
On the other side, after changing his way of thinking, Lin Wuming also began to look forward to the upcoming “experiment.”
In any case, improving one’s strength was always a good thing.
“Whether what happened during the day was an illusion, whether I really found a way to the next Level… I can always get some clues by experimenting.”
…
“Lin Wuming…”
In the No Window Building, Chairman Aleister also made a decision at the same time.
“I cannot let him continue to develop so freely. Measures must be taken to bring him under effective management!”
…
“Lin Wuming!” Hokaze Junko completed all the plans and happily raised her hand, saying, “It’s all arranged. Tomorrow at 10 AM, the location is in the Tenth School District.”
“Excellent!” Lin Wuming was also very excited—he would soon be able to verify his conjectures.
Lin Wuming, now energized, returned to his usual state and habitually walked towards the kitchen: “Although it’s a bit late, I’m going to prepare dinner. Does anyone want anything specific?”
The girls’ eyes lit up, and they all raised their hands.
Because of the tense atmosphere earlier, no one had eaten a proper dinner, only casually grabbing some snacks and drinks to get by.
Now that he had recovered, Lin Wuming felt that since he had come to this house, it would be against his style not to treat everyone to a good meal!
“No need to rush. We have plenty of ingredients at home today, which should satisfy most requests,” Lin Wuming said confidently. “Even if something is missing, we can borrow from the neighbors.”
As if returning to his most familiar domain, Lin Wuming freely unleashed his Nen, filling the entire kitchen with it.
“Don’t worry, I won’t make you wait too long,” Lin Wuming said, turning to the girls gathered at the kitchen door. “Go play some games or something, dinner will be ready soon…”
Before he finished speaking, Lin Wuming collapsed without warning.
Hu Feng Toumi reacted the fastest, darting into the kitchen and catching the unconscious Lin Wuming.
Immediately after, the girls crowded at the doorway also fell into disarray.
“Everyone, calm down!” Shokuhou Misaki pushed to the front, shouting, “Hu Feng Tong Xue, take Lin Wuming back to his room first!”
“His breathing and heartbeat are normal. Lin Wuming is still alive,” Hu Feng Toumi said calmly.
Her “diagnosis” made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Then, they all fumbled together to carry Lin Wuming into his bedroom.
“What happened? How did he suddenly…?” The incident was sudden, and Huangquanchuan Aisui from next door was called back immediately. “When you were at Study Group today…”
“It has nothing to do with that,” Hu Feng Toumi said. “Today’s enemy wasn’t strong, Lin Wuming’s battle…”
After a slight hesitation, Hu Feng Toumi decided not to complicate matters further, so she simply summarized: “The battle process wasn’t anything special, and the enemy didn’t even manage to injure us.”
“But what’s going on with Lin Wuming then?” Huangquanchuan Aisui’s drunkenness was startled away. “It’s not an after-effect of the battle… Could it be that he was attacked?”
“But we didn’t find any suspicious circumstances,” Misaka Mikoto said. “Nothing should be able to escape the combined detection of Shokuhou and me.”
“Out-of-sight attack? Invisible attack?” Huangquanchuan Aisui speculated rapidly. “Did some type of esper ability come here and do something similar?”
“We haven’t heard of this type of esper ability…” Shokuhou Misaki and Misaka Mikoto exchanged glances, both guessing what the other was thinking.
—If it’s magic or a curse, it’s very possible.
Coincidentally, since the summer vacation, Lin Wuming had been continuously involved in magic-related incidents.
It wouldn’t be surprising if he was targeted by the magic side or gained a few magician enemies during this process.
