Chapter 963 Lin Wuming's Fighting Spirit

Staring intently at his colleagues who looked at him with anticipation, Huangquanchuan Aisui said, “Anything else can wait until tomorrow! Wuming, I’m taking you home.”

At a time like this, of course, she would unconditionally side with her own family!

Lin Wuming, who had also learned about the “summary meeting” from Shokuhou Misaki, wasn't as opposed to it. If it were any other time, he wouldn't mind giving her face—after all, Anti-Skill had indeed provided him with a lot of help in this operation.

Not to mention anything else, at least all the hardware facilities of this command center were provided by Anti-Skill.

However, due to his low spirits, Lin Wuming simply wasn't in the mood to attend any more meetings at this time…

“Thank you all for your full cooperation,” Lin Wuming didn't get up, but instead bowed to everyone from his wheelchair, “The complete success of this operation is the result of all Our collective efforts…”

Because Lin Wuming's image in a wheelchair was deeply ingrained, no one found anything wrong with his actions at this moment.

Even though Lin Wuming had walked in on his own two feet today and was currently sitting in an office chair, not a wheelchair, no one found anything wrong with it. People seemed to have automatically identified the office chair beneath him as a wheelchair.

“I…” Lin Wuming glanced at the several girls beside him, “I’m a bit tired right now, so please allow me to go home and rest first. As for the various follow-up matters, I will come back tomorrow. The summary meeting and everything else can also be postponed until tomorrow.”

He had just told Kogawa Meiwei he wasn't tired, just bored, but now he decisively changed his tune…

Of course, Kogawa Meiwei and the others wouldn't expose him.

…

“He said he would personally handle the aftermath tomorrow,” Shokuhou Misaki complained after watching Lin Wuming and Huangquanchuan Aisui leave, “But in the end, he still dumped everything on us.”

Because she needed to maintain a certain distance from Lin Wuming, Shokuhou Misaki didn't follow him to Family Side this time.

And because of her example, or perhaps her restraint, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko also didn't feel right following him, and consciously stayed behind.

Of course, they weren't idle. As Shokuhou Misaki said, the operational part of this incident had ended, but the aftermath was just beginning.

This was also a complex and large-scale campaign.

During the command and dispatch, Lin Wuming had personally guaranteed that the bounty paid to the Armed Unskilled Group would come out of his own pocket—this part alone would require a considerable amount of work to properly verify.

Not just them, but Yun Chuan Ju Ya, who was the de facto accounting secretary of the “Wuming Foundation,” was also called in for emergency overtime…

“How reliable they are, Shokuhou and the others.” Huangquanchuan Aisui said while driving, “The colleagues at headquarters told me that Shokuhou and Misaka are already working on the follow-up matters, saving you a lot of energy.”

“Yes… I really have to thank them.” Lin Wuming said, “But if I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn’t have made it so troublesome…”

If he had known there wouldn't be a big BOSS for him to fight, Lin Wuming wouldn't have gone to such great lengths.

If he hadn't created such a command center and unexpectedly assembled such a large-scale operation…

“Who knew the enemies were really just a bunch of disorganized stragglers?” Lin Wuming couldn't help but complain, “And here I was, still holding out hope for them.”

“Eh~” Huangquanchuan Aisui drew out her words, observing the road conditions while also observing the young man beside her, “How rare, Wuming. Are you craving battle? This isn’t like your usual personality.”

Because they had spent three years together day in and day out, Huangquanchuan Aisui understood Lin Wuming very well and knew that he wasn't a particularly warlike person.

In fact, compared to the girls around him, Lin Wuming could be considered a rather gentle pacifist.

Precisely because of this, when Lin Wuming showed a desire for battle, it was even more surprising.

“Isn’t this normal?” Lin Wuming said, “After all, I’m a Level 5.”

In fact, it was because the battle with Front yesterday had thoroughly ignited Lin Wuming's fighting spirit and will to fight.

Lin Wuming was not satisfied with yesterday's battle, or rather, he was displeased.

Because, strictly speaking, Lin Wuming didn't believe he had won the battle on his own. Too many people had assisted him, participating in that battle together. So, Front was actually defeated by everyone together.

As for the battle outcome, defeating the enemy was certainly a good thing, but from the perspective of a clash between strong individuals, such a result was clearly unsatisfactory.

As he calmly reviewed yesterday's battle, the more Lin Wuming analyzed and reflected, the more dissatisfied he became.

If possible, Lin Wuming even wanted to start over and have another fair and just fight with Front!

Of course, he knew that such a thing was impossible.

So, Lin Wuming sought a second-best option, hoping to find satisfaction on other battlefields.

This was also why Lin Wuming had so eagerly anticipated a big BOSS in today’s great commotion.

“Wuming,” Huangquanchuan Aisui said, “You mustn’t do anything dangerous.”

“I know,” Lin Wuming said, “Don’t worry, Huangquanchuan-sensei.”

“Usually, in most situations, Wuming, you are indeed very reassuring.” Huangquanchuan Aisui smiled wryly, “But once you encounter special circumstances, your behavior is really hard to put at ease!”

Seeing that Lin Wuming had surprisingly changed his usual routine today, choosing to command from the rear command center, Huangquanchuan Aisui felt greatly relieved.

In Huangquanchuan Aisui's opinion, commanding others to fight was definitely better than personally going into battle.

—Since the summer vacation, Lin Wuming had already been to the Hospital enough times!

Of course, this didn't prevent Huangquanchuan Aisui herself from being eager to charge into the Front lines.

Lin Wuming didn't argue with her, instead asking, “Huangquanchuan-sensei, during your frontline operations today, did you have any special feelings? Or, what do you think was the reason for today’s success?”

“Are you testing me?” Huangquanchuan Aisui said with a smile, “Of course, it’s thanks to your command and dispatch, Wuming! No matter how you look at it, you are absolutely the greatest contributor!”

“Don’t joke around, I’m asking seriously.” Lin Wuming shook his head and said.

“I’m also answering you very seriously, Wuming.” Huangquanchuan Aisui said, “Your biggest problem is your indifference to external matters. Do you know, your current reputation and popularity have reached a quite exaggerated level, and it’s foreseeable that this is just the beginning.”

“Be mentally prepared, Wuming.” Huangquanchuan Aisui said with emotion, “You are already a true celebrity, and not just limited to Academy City.”

“…Those things aren’t important.” Lin Wuming thought for a moment and realized that such things didn't seem to affect him much. As someone with the title of “hero,” he was already a celebrity.

“Compared to that, what I want to know more is…”

“I know what you mean.” Huangquanchuan Aisui interrupted him, showing a thoughtful expression, “If you really want me to say… in today’s frontline operations, those Dark Side Organizations gave us a lot of help.”