A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 718 Commemorating the Lost Self

Although the Tenth District has the only cemetery in Academy City, of course, since most of the people buried there are singles, almost no one comes to visit the cemetery.

For most of the year, this cemetery is deserted and almost all citizens, like Misaka Mikoto, have no idea that the "cemetery" exists.

"Okay, I know there's a cemetery in Academy City, but..." Misaka Mikoto said, pointing at the map on her phone screen, "Why would Wuming-senpai go to a place like this? Is this the right place for a date?"

"Maybe..." Shirai Kuroko made the most reasonable inference, "Could it be that they are going to commemorate someone?"

No one would go to a cemetery for no reason. If they come to a place like this, it is obvious that they are here to visit the graves.

"Tiger Bee," Misaka Mikoto turned to the girl beside her and asked, "Has anyone from Wuming Senior passed away?"

Tiger Bee Toumi shook his head silently.

"Even you don't know..." Misaka Mikoto was a little disappointed.

"I don't know anything about what happened before I met Wuming," said Hufeng Toumi. "But I've never heard Wuming mention the death of anyone he knew, and he's never been here."

"Could it be someone Shokuhou knows?" Misaka Mikoto analyzed, "The child who tragically died in the 'Saigong Workhouse'?"

But she immediately denied this conjecture: "It's impossible. I've known her for so long and I've never heard of this incident, nor have I seen her come out to visit the graves and pay respects."

"Did the eavesdropping device hear anything?" After thinking fruitlessly, Misaka Mikoto turned to seek the power of technology.

"It seemed like there was a moment of silence. They were silent."

"Tsk!" Misaka Mikoto was shocked, a look of understanding appeared on her face, "I see, this is another secret that belongs only to the two of them."

Tiger Bee Toumi nodded silently in agreement.

"Uh... I'm sorry, Onee-sama!" Shirai Kuroko bowed her head and admitted her mistake, "It seems I've been meddling in other people's business."

I had originally intended to catch up with the progress by using small tricks like tracking and monitoring, but it turned out that such behavior was just rubbing salt into my own wounds.

Apart from repeatedly witnessing the tacit understanding between Wuming Senior and Shokuhou Misaki, there was no other greater gain.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto looked listless, as if she had been stabbed.

"Well, forget it." Misaka Mikoto waved her hand, "I already knew about this kind of thing anyway."

"Then shall we continue?"

"Of course!" Misaka Mikoto said, "It's already this late, how can we give up halfway!"

……

The cemetery in the 10th School District is designed to be like a "centralized parking building". The entire building is divided into tens of thousands of small blocks, and each small space is a separate cemetery.

Maximize space utilization.

There are only four small "hallways" on each floor, located in the east, south, west and north, where people can worship and visit graves.

The specific method is to select the tomb sweeping object through the touch screen, and then the track inside the cemetery building will send the corresponding "graveyard" to the "auditorium".

In front of the small tombstone, there is a space the size of a cardboard box for placing offerings.

Lin Wuming placed the bouquet in his hand in the sacrificial area, which was considered as the worship.

The tombstone in front of him was empty, just a blank board. As for the back of the tombstone, where the urn should have been placed, there was only an empty box.

After all... everything of the Xiaolin family was inherited by the current Lin Wuming. Even if one wanted to set up a cenotaph for him, there were no suitable items as a memorial.

You can't put your own stuff in here, right? That's outrageous.

So, I had to get an empty box and an empty tablet to commemorate it.

——But no matter what, from now on, the original owner of this body can be declared completely dead. Lin Wuming came here to "sweep the grave" just to give himself an explanation and make a complete end to the past.

The "Angel Falls" incident accidentally evoked the soul of Kobayashi, who had been dormant in the deepest part of his soul, and also reminded Lin Wuming that it was time to say goodbye to his past self.

After waking up from a coma, this was the first thing Lin Wuming thought of.

It just happened to coincide with Shokuhou Misaki's date, so this scene happened.

Since there really was nothing to commemorate, Lin Wuming quickly came to his senses: "I probably won't come here again."

"Shokuho, I've done it here." As he spoke, Lin Wuming operated the control panel, preparing to end the worship and let the machine return the grave to its original location.

"Then let's leave." Shokuhou Misaki said.

The memorial service was shorter than expected, but of course, Shokuhou Misaki had no objection.

The reason she came here was purely to accompany Lin Wuming, not to pay tribute to that Xiao Lin.

Just as Shokuhou Misaki herself said - this is a secret shared by her and the nameless senior, and there is no third person in this world who knows this secret.

——So, I am special. To the nameless seniors, I am irreplaceable.

Because of this, even though they had to come to a place like a cemetery for a "date", Shokuhou Misaki had no complaints at all.

This isn't a good place for a "date," but it's the best place to witness their bond.

Shokuhou Misaki put her arm around Lin Wuming's and walked out of the cemetery building together.

It was the middle of summer and the sun was shining brightly, but I don’t know if it was a psychological effect, but the area around the cemetery building always seemed cool and chilly.

In the 10th School District, where factories are concentrated, even the unique chirping of cicadas in summer has disappeared, and the surroundings are eerily quiet.

Shokuhou Misaki looked around and saw that there was, of course, no one around.

but……

——They must be hiding somewhere watching over here, Misaka Mikoto and Tomahawk-san.

——You must be very curious and confused, right? Why would you go to a place like a cemetery during an important date?

——Unfortunately, this secret... can never be told to you.

Noticing Shokuhou Misaki's actions, Lin Wuming also began to observe his surroundings.

"Is it nearby?"

"Maybe?" Shokuhou Misaki said, "Even though they can't find it, I don't think they'll give up."

"Is that so..." Lin Wuming felt complicated.

It feels like things are becoming increasingly complicated and moving in an uncontrollable direction.

But from Lin Wuming's perspective... he couldn't make any effective decision while he was confused.

"So what should we do next?" Shokuhou Misaki asked.

Lin Wuming has done what he wanted to do, so he can devote himself to the "date" in the future.

However, the "tail" behind you becomes very concerning at this time.

"Hide and seek? Or pretend nothing happened and continue to play as planned?" So Lin Wuming proposed two options.

(End of this chapter)