Chapter 869: The Plan
Someone was coveting him in the dark—although the exposure came a bit late, now that it was exposed, measures could be taken to deal with it.
Therefore, Lin Wuming appeared very calm.
Just as Shokuhou Misaki said, to prepare for the Level test, Lin Wuming had already made thorough preparations, even getting a cheating method like "Imaginary Hand" ready.
Now that he knew the enemy's conspiracy, besides increasing his vigilance and preventing them from having other unknown schemes, Lin Wuming couldn't think of anything else he could do.
Compared to this, finding the mastermind behind this instigation was the real focus and difficulty.
"Although I don't think this enemy is anything particularly big," Lin Wuming said, "it's good to find them out, so I won't always be plotted against from behind."
In Lin Wuming's judgment, he felt that this "enemy" might not have the guts to actually do anything; instead, it was more of a "test."
Because those who truly understood Lin Wuming's strength would not conduct such a redundant test. Nor would they want to do anything to Lin Wuming at this point in time.
—Although the attempt to reach Level 6 in "that incident" failed, the lingering power of the "Telekinetic Angel" descending was still present, and no one knew whether Lin Wuming could still enter that state.
In short, the current situation was—someone in Academy City had doubts about Lin Wuming's current strength; or, they wanted to understand the final outcome of "that incident" from the side, which is why they thought of this method.
Lin Wuming's method to break the situation was also very simple—prove that his strength was not affected and that he was still a Level 5 Telekinetic User.
Lin Wuming's esper ability was already recovering quickly, and he had also made all sorts of preparations, so passing the test was almost a certainty.
"So," Shokuhou Misaki concluded, "what we need to do is very clear—find the guy hiding behind the scenes. Since we've already caught a glimpse of them, it shouldn't be difficult to do."
Misaka Mikoto suddenly spoke: "It seems the enemy is very cunning. At least I couldn't find any flaws on the internet… What about Haruue-san's side?"
"I'm very sorry, I haven't found anything special either." Haruue Erii poked her head into the video frame.
The relevant urban legends seemed to appear out of nowhere and quickly occupied the most prominent pages, but before that… there was no trace.
"This is quite a headache," Shokuhou Misaki said, pinching her chin in thought. "If even you two can't find anything, then perhaps there really won't be any clues on the internet."
"Alright, don't worry too much," Lin Wuming said at this point. "It's getting late. Everyone should get some rest soon."
It was already past midnight, and Lin Wuming felt there was no need to continue wasting time and energy on such matters.
"Tomorrow's Level test won't be a problem, so even if the enemy has any schemes, they are destined not to succeed," Lin Wuming said. "Don't take it too much to heart; just react as the situation unfolds."
According to Lin Wuming's speculation, even if the enemy truly wanted to do something, they would wait until the test results were out before making a decision.
"So, I actually have a plan…" Lin Wuming suddenly said.
After the discussion, it was already past two in the morning.
It was also fortunate that they were all energetic young men and women; such late-night activity was not a particularly severe drain on them. A short sleep would refresh them for another energetic day.
On the morning of September 2nd, Lin Wuming and Hu Feng Toumi woke up on time as usual, then each did their morning exercises or made breakfast.
By the time Huangquanchuan Aisui woke up, everything was ready.
"Oh, by the way, Wuming, do you have confidence in today's Level test?" Huangquanchuan Aisui suddenly looked up while eating breakfast and scrolling on her phone.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."
"That's good," Huangquanchuan Aisui nodded. "Perform well."
"Is there some news?" Lin Wuming looked over, his gaze fixed on the phone in her hand.
"Not really," Huangquanchuan Aisui shook her head and said casually. "It's just that many people are paying attention to your test results. They probably heard some rumors, so they have some expectations, right?"
Rumors…
Lin Wuming and Hu Feng Toumi exchanged glances, both remembering the urban legend Saten Ruiko discovered a few hours earlier.
But from Huangquanchuan Aisui's words, there seemed to be another version.
What people cared about was not Lin Wuming's Ability Decline, but quite the opposite—they suspected whether Lin Wuming had already broken through Level 5 and reached a higher realm.
"This…" Lin Wuming pressed, "Can you confirm where this rumor originated?"
"That's probably impossible, isn't it? Rumors are always difficult to trace back to their source," Huangquanchuan Aisui shook her head and said, "You don't need to worry too much; just perform normally."
Huangquanchuan Aisui knew the truth of "that incident," which was why she could calmly deal with these rumors at this time.
Just as she said—as long as Lin Wuming performed normally and maintained his original Level 5 Level, it would be fine.
At that time, rumors of both ability increase and Ability Decline would collapse on their own.
"Teacher's right." Lin Wuming nodded.
In fact, if he didn't know the original plot, Lin Wuming would have thought the same way.
Just like Accelerator now—with his own strength laid bare, why bother with what outsiders say?
If they disagreed, they were welcome to try. He believed it wouldn't be long before the truth would come out and everything would settle.
However…
"I don't have the time or energy to waste on such meaningless things right now!" Lin Wuming shook his head silently.
Lin Wuming just wanted to play it safe now, make thorough preparations to deal with various upcoming events; if any unexpected event did occur, he wanted to deal with it at the least cost and fastest speed.
"Huangquanchuan-sensei, I'm taking the day off today," Hu Feng Toumi suddenly said. "So I'll go to A Certain High School with Wuming."
"Oh, to cheer Wuming on, right?" Huangquanchuan Aisui nodded. "No problem, we'll go to school together later."
Actually, it wasn't just to cheer Lin Wuming on, or rather, not entirely for that purpose.
According to the plan Lin Wuming proposed, their presence at the test site to cheer was just a facade; the real purpose was to observe the surrounding situation and find the culprit spreading the rumors.
Yes, not only Hu Feng Toumi, but Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki would also be there to assist.
Compared to online investigations, Lin Wuming had more faith in the performance of these two Level 5s in the real world.
Coupled with the assistance of Kazakiri Hyouka and Shirai Kuroko, he believed that once a suspicious target was found, they would definitely be able to catch them.
