Chapter 923 Manifesting Will
"I am!" Hearing Shirai Kuroko's spirited declaration, Misaka Mikoto's voice also rose a few octaves. "No matter who the opponent is, I will not give up! Lin Wuming will definitely choose me in the end! No, I will make him choose me!"
"That's what I want to say too!" Shirai Kuroko also raised her voice, but it wasn't an argument. Instead, it was more like expressing her feelings and attitude. "Even though I'm a latecomer, I will try my best to make Lin Wuming choose me!"
Bang!
Just as the two were making increasingly passionate declarations to each other, the dorm room door was forcefully pushed open again by the Dorm Supervisor.
"You're too noisy!" The Dorm Supervisor was furious, pushing up her glasses impatiently. "Do you know what time it is? Turn off the lights and go to bed immediately!"
It was no wonder the Dorm Supervisor was angry. As the Dorm Supervisor, she had the responsibility of patrolling and managing the entire dormitory.
For a conscientious Dorm Supervisor, she could only return to her room to rest after confirming that all students had turned off their lights and gone to bed. This meant that the Dorm Supervisor was often the last person in the entire dorm building to go to bed.
It was one thing if students occasionally stayed up secretly; as long as it wasn't too excessive, the Dorm Supervisor wouldn't particularly pursue it.
However, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were "habitual offenders," and coupled with all the things they had caused today, they had long become key targets of the Dorm Supervisor's attention.
Therefore, any disturbance in this dorm room, of course, could not escape her ears.
Under the "bloodline suppression" of the Dorm Supervisor over the students, the two girls, who had been somewhat hot-blooded, immediately fell silent, stood up quickly, and bowed ninety degrees to the Dorm Supervisor.
"We are very sorry, we will go to sleep now!"
"Don't let me hear any more noise from this room! Also, if you dare to be late tomorrow morning, you're finished!" The Dorm Supervisor threatened unceremoniously.
"Yes... yes! We definitely won't be late!"
Pushing up her glasses, the Dorm Supervisor let out a silent sigh, then continued, "Also... I didn't want to meddle, but—how old are you? You're already fighting over a man. What kind of behavior is that! Don't forget, you are Tokiwadai ladies!"
"Fighting... fighting over a man?" Misaka Mikoto's face immediately turned red. Although the meaning was pretty much the same, this way of saying it was a bit too vulgar.
Shirai Kuroko, however, was not to be outdone and bravely confronted the Dorm Supervisor to refute her: "This has nothing to do with age or being a lady. We also have the right to pursue love!"
The Dorm Supervisor snorted, "The right to pursue love... you certainly have that right."
Suddenly, the Dorm Supervisor raised her hand and slapped the door, making a loud noise.
"Then go and act on it! What's the point of hiding in the dorm and arguing among yourselves?" The Dorm Supervisor reprimanded, "Can Lin Wuming hear it? Can he feel your feelings?"
Seemingly recalling some unpleasant memories, the Dorm Supervisor's emotions became increasingly agitated, showing signs of losing control and going berserk.
But she ultimately remembered that she was a Dorm Supervisor. After taking a deep breath and trying to calm her emotions, she continued, "Little girls, I'll give you a piece of advice: act! Just act! So-called love is not something you can get by shouting slogans or being self-moved in here! Don't underestimate love, you brats!"
With that, the Dorm Supervisor slammed the door and left.
The two middle school girls in the dorm were completely intimidated by her ghost-like aura. It took them a long time to recover.
They couldn't help but look at each other, speechless.
"What the Dorm Supervisor said... does make sense." Misaka Mikoto said with a bitter smile, "What's the use of us arguing here?"
It wasn't just this time; in fact, before this, she had similar "arguments" with Shokuhou Misaki and Hu Feng Toumi.
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed as the Dorm Supervisor said: they were constantly making empty declarations and asserting their claims when Lin Wuming was not present.
Rather than a "confession," it was more like mutual deterrence among them as competitors.
Shirai Kuroko pinched her brow: "The Dorm Supervisor is right, but I finally understand Onee-sama's previous concerns and predicament... because Lin Wuming doesn't seem to have any interest in Our side."
Love is a two-way street. If only one side puts in effort, that's unrequited love, and it's unlikely to have a result.
Since Lin Wuming's side had no feedback, the girls could only fall into internal competition like this.
"Yes," Misaka Mikoto sighed even more helplessly when this was mentioned. "Even Shirai feels this way? I thought Lin Wuming would favor you more. After all, you see, you two spent so much time alone today..."
"Onee-sama..." Shirai Kuroko looked over speechlessly. "You really do care, don't you? But Lin Wuming and I really didn't have any special developments; it was just a normal walk. And the route was directly from the No Window Building to the Hospital; we didn't go anywhere else."
Shirai Kuroko explained, "Because we walked on foot, the speed was slow, and it took a longer time, that's all..."
"I know, no need to explain." Misaka Mikoto waved her hand. "I can see your movement route."
"Huh?" Shirai Kuroko immediately understood. "Lin Wuming's phone? A tracking app?"
Misaka Mikoto had no intention of hiding it: "Because of battles, Lin Wuming's phone often gets damaged and replaced, so the practicality of a tracking app isn't strong."
"She didn't deny it... did she really install one?" Shirai Kuroko complained.
"This is common, isn't it?" Misaka Mikoto, however, didn't think there was any problem. "Couples tracking each other's information—similar service packages are quite popular."
"But I directly lock onto Lin Wuming's phone signal," Misaka Mikoto said. "After all, phones are constantly being replaced, but Lin Wuming's personal number has never changed, so it's very accurate for tracking."
"You can do something like that?" Shirai Kuroko asked in surprise.
"What's so surprising about that?" Misaka Mikoto retorted, "I'm a Level 5 esper! It's not difficult to track and locate one person's phone signal. Besides, I'm just getting started; Shokuhou can even communicate with Lin Wuming directly through telepathy, regardless of distance!"
—This is hopeless. What are these two Level 5 espers using their precious esper ability for!
Shirai Kuroko had long known that this "Lin Wuming Scramble" was intensely competitive, but she never expected it to develop to such an extent!
One could only say that they were indeed Level 5 espers; their actions were truly varied, bold, and magnificent!
