A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 561 Rivals in Love

"Oh!" Misaka Mikoto nodded, but she didn't look disappointed.

—I’m pretty much the same? If that’s the case, it’s not so bad.

After all, in Misaka Mikoto's opinion, when it comes to the closeness of her relationship with Wuming Senior, Shokuhou Misaki undoubtedly has the upper hand. The two of them can even share many secrets through "spiritual communication", and this alone is something she can never achieve.

Now I realize that this arrogant Queen Bee is actually at about the same level as me in terms of "strategy progress". If we round it up, wouldn't I have the advantage?
Misaka Mikoto didn't know it yet, but in a sense, she had already guessed the truth.

"Ah, I can guess what you're thinking without even having to use mind-reading skills," Shokuhou Misaki said unhappily. "You're such a naive person with no sense of crisis. There's nothing to be proud of about something like this..."

But unfortunately, Shokuhou Misaki knew that the other person's guess was correct - that's why she didn't say directly "Wuming-senpai doesn't like Misaka".

"You can directly manipulate other people's will and thoughts, so why didn't Wuming senior fall in love with you?" Misaka Mikoto asked proactively.

"Such a superficial woman," Shokuhou Misaki snorted. "A thick-skinned person like you wouldn't understand—precisely because I can manipulate people's hearts, I value genuine, uninterrupted sincerity the most!"

Although these words might sound fake coming from the mouth of "Psychological Master" to those who don't know the truth, Misaka Mikoto knows that in this regard, Shokuhou Misaki's performance is indeed indisputable.

Next, Misaka Mikoto also put away her tit-for-tat attitude and began to discuss seriously.

"Since you can see Wuming-senpai's true thoughts, I trust your judgment." Misaka Mikoto said, "Wuming-senpai doesn't like you..."

"I don't like you either," Shokuhou Misaki added viciously.

"Well, you don't like me either... Damn it!" Misaka Mikoto muttered softly, then continued, "Why is that? Do you see the cause of the problem?"

Misaka Mikoto looked across with sparkling eyes. She believed that Shokuhou Misaki definitely knew something, otherwise she wouldn't have brought up this topic with such a fuss.

"What do you think?" Shokuhou Misaki asked back.

"I think..." Misaka Mikoto thought seriously, "Recently, Wuming-senpai has been busy with training. Maybe because of this, he has no time to pay attention to other things?"

"Well, that's partly the reason," Shokuhou Misaki nodded, "but it's not the main reason."

"Okay, stop keeping me in suspense."

"In short, Wuming-senpai doesn't consider us as romantic partners," said Shokuhou Misaki.

"Huh?" Misaka Mikoto was stunned. "What... does this mean?"

"That's exactly what it says," Shokuhou Misaki said. "Wuming-senpai doesn't treat us as the opposite sex."

"Uh...so in the eyes of Wuming Senior, we are actually boys?"

"Your way of thinking is really strange..." Shokuhou Misaki said helplessly, "But it's not surprising that a short-haired tomboy like you is mistaken for a boy."

"Apologize to the short-haired students here!" Misaka Mikoto said immediately.

"We are just children, little children," Shokuhou Misaki said. "In the eyes of Wuming Senior, you and I are just children."

"It seems... that's not wrong, right?"

It is normal for a girl who has just graduated from elementary school to be called a "kid".

"That's right, that's why it's even more impossible for them to be romantic partners," Shokuhou Misaki said helplessly and frustratedly. Unless someone has some unusual quirks or a few rare exceptions, the basic consensus for a romantic relationship is "similar age."

People of the same physical and mental age are more likely to have the same three views.

Two people with different ideas are destined to have difficulty in achieving happiness.

The problem lies in the "similar age" issue.

Although their physical ages are similar, Lin Wuming is a time traveler and is born with the psychological age of his previous life.

This led to him subconsciously treating Shokuhou Misaki and Misaka Mikoto as "children" who needed adult care rather than people of the opposite sex who could become lovers.

Of course, this problem is not difficult to solve.

——Men are always simple. As long as they grow up, they can easily cross the gap of psychological age.

After observing and judging from Shokuhou Misaki, she concluded that the reason she was treated as a child was because her appearance was that of a real child.

With this underdeveloped body, it's normal that she isn't considered as the "opposite sex".

Yesterday, when taking a bath at Yomikawa Aiho's house, Shokuhou Misaki specifically verified it, so it can be confirmed that the only person in that house that Lin Wuming realized was of the "opposite sex" was Yomikawa Aiho herself!

Lin Wuming could remain calm and use his telekinesis to carry Shokuhou Misaki back to the bathtub as usual - you know, for Lin Wuming, telekinesis is almost equivalent to a high-precision scanning sixth sense.

However, when facing Aiho Yomigawa, who was only wrapped in a bath towel, she showed obvious hesitation and even turned her head away to avoid his sight.

At that time, Shokuhou Misaki was also complaining in her heart - she actually fell in love with such an old lady. Did Wuming-senpai learn this preference from some uncle?

But on second thought, Lin Wuming's mental age really is that of an uncle...

This makes people very helpless.

"Teacher Yomikawa?" After hearing Shokuhou Misaki's analysis, Misaka Mikoto was also dumbfounded. "How is it possible... How could I possibly win with what Teacher Yomikawa said?"

Recalling the scene he saw yesterday—the same bath towel could be used as a cloak for both him and Shokuhou Misaki!
——Time waits for no one, and it is imperative to “restore” the figure in the original plot!

Shokuhou Misaki also thought of the same scenario and made a decision.

"So," Shokuhou Misaki brought the topic back, "you see, our common opponent now is Mumei-senpai himself—we have to make him realize that we're girls, the opposite sex."

Misaka Mikoto seemed to be lost in thought: "Looks like I'll have to ask Mizukage-senpai for help."

"Oh, superficial..."

Hearing the familiar lines, Misaka Mikoto raised a brow, but then realized that the person speaking was not Shokuhou Misaki.

Instead, it was Hufeng Toumi who was almost forgotten by them in the corner - in theory, he should be the third participant in this meeting.

It wasn't just Misaka Mikoto. It wasn't until Tomi Touma took the initiative to speak that the audience noticed that there was another party that hadn't participated!

—She seems to be a formidable rival to Shokuhou Misaki! Considering the distance between her and Wuming-senpai.

(End of this chapter)