A Scientific Urban Detective

"What mission?" Kamijou Touma asked loudly, preempting Index's protest.

If this was the price to pay, Kamijou Touma wouldn't refuse.

After all, Kamijou Touma had vowed that even if the road ahead led to hell, he would walk it with Index. Not to mention that the current price was just helping Stiyl complete a mission.

Stiyl stared at him for a while, then clicked his tongue. "Well, your readiness saves me a lot of trouble. This..."

Stiyl tossed him a file bag. "The mission information is in here. Be careful, I've drawn runes on it. Burn it after reading."

"Don't worry," Kamijou Touma said with a smile, waving his right hand. "I'll be fine."

"Touma!" Index didn't have time to stop him and could only lean in to look at the information together. "You're too impulsive... Huh? Misawa Cram School?"

Index, with her perfect memory, scanned the entire page and memorized it, quickly extracting keywords from her memory.

Prompted by her reminder, Kamijou Touma also noticed the mission location. "It really is Misawa Cram School. Wasn't that where Mumyou was before...?"

Saying that, Kamijou Touma looked up at Stiyl. "I knew it, you're here for the alchemy too!"

"Lin Mumyou..." Stiyl said, chewing on the cigarette in his mouth and clicking his tongue softly. "No wonder the chairman's attitude was a little strange. So Lin Mumyou had already acted beforehand?"

--But now that I think about it, even Lin Mumyou failed. It seems Chairman Aleister wasn't exaggerating. Aureolus is indeed very troublesome!

--Damn it, isn't he just a recorder of magic tomes? How did he suddenly become such a powerful alchemist?

"Kamijou Touma," Stiyl said suddenly, "Can you contact Lin Mumyou? It seems necessary to ask him to come out and chat."

To get firsthand information, and also to ask Lin Mumyou to take care of Index.

Stiyl planned to go to Misawa Cram School with Kamijou Touma, which meant he would have to leave Index alone--after all, he couldn't bring her into such a dangerous battlefield.

This was probably one of the few things that Stiyl and Kamijou Touma agreed on.

But on the other hand, besides Kamijou Touma, Index had no other reliance in this city. Leaving her alone in this unfamiliar science city was obviously not reassuring.

Therefore, the only solution he could think of was Lin Mumyou.

Lin Mumyou was one of the very few people in this city who knew Index's true identity and value, and who could be trusted--both in terms of strength and character.

...

On the other side, after more than a day of rest, Lin Mumyou seemed to have forgotten his experience at Misawa Cram School the day before, completely returning to his normal life rhythm and starting to enjoy his summer vacation.

He was just about to go to the amusement park in the Sixth District with the girls at home today, but he received a call from Kamijou Touma as soon as he left the house.

"It's Kamijou Touma, I wonder what's up," Lin Mumyou said to the people around him after seeing the caller ID.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Misaka Mikoto said.

"There's no need to have a feeling..." Shokuhou Misaki was even more clear. "So let's postpone the amusement park trip for another day."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Mumyou said, "It seems that the schedule does need to be postponed. Stiyl is here, I'll go see him. But don't worry, it should just be an exchange of information."

"In that case," Torao Mitsu said, "Let's go together, it's on the way anyway. And if it's just an exchange of information and Mumyou doesn't need to take action himself, we can still follow the plan and continue to the Sixth District."

Torao Mitsu's suggestion was unanimously approved by everyone.

After meeting, Stiyl didn't say anything about the lack of tension in Lin Mumyou's group, but was instead more relieved to entrust Index to their care.

Moreover, the three of them seemed to have communicated in advance. Index silently walked to Misaka Mikoto's side and joined this "tourist group," without objecting or clamoring to go to the battlefield to join in the fun.

Facts have proved that sufficient communication can prevent many problems in advance. Index is not an arbitrary and unreasonable person. If the reason is explained clearly, she can also accept reasonable arrangements.

After all the arrangements were made, Stiyl contentedly lit a new cigarette, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Mr. Lin Mumyou, Kamijou Touma and I are going to deal with that alchemist next. Do you want to...?"

"No, of course not!" The girls, led by Shokuhou Misaki, said in unison.

Lin Mumyou shrugged. "That's about it. How about I meet you outside?"

Lin Mumyou knew very well that his strength had not fundamentally improved since the day before, so even if he fought Aureolus again, the result would probably not change much.

So there was no point in entering Misawa Cram School again.

Besides, now that Stiyl and Kamijou Touma, this "best team," were in place, he only needed to wait for good news, so why bother interfering?

"Forget it, you don't need to meet us either," Stiyl shook his head. "It's more helpful to take Index further away and protect her. As for the alchemist..."

Stiyl smiled. "Let the magicians deal with the magicians. Only in this, I am a professional."

"But I'm not a magician," Kamijou Touma protested softly from the side.

"Stop complaining, you are my shield. Just wave your right hand when the time comes!"

The two bickered habitually and walked towards Misawa Cram School.

"Kamijou Touma! Good luck!" Lin Mumyou shouted.

Kamijou Touma skillfully turned the wheelchair around in place. "Don't worry, I won't lose!"

Feeling that his actions were becoming more and more like Lin Mumyou, Kamijou Touma inexplicably felt more confident.

--If I could be as strong and all-rounded as Mumyou, then... there's nothing to be afraid of!

After the two groups separated, Stiyl led Kamijou Touma forward.

However, when they came to a busy highway, Stiyl suddenly stopped.

Then he turned to look at Kamijou Touma.

"Why aren't you moving?" Kamijou Touma asked. "Didn't you say we should act quickly and resolve the mission as soon as possible?"

"Your feet," Stiyl stared at his feet and asked, "Can you really not walk?"

"It's not impossible if you help me borrow a pair of crutches, but the efficiency and movement speed will definitely be greatly reduced." Kamijou Touma looked over warily. "Let me make it clear first, for me now, this wheelchair is definitely not a burden when encountering a battle!"

"Don't be nervous," Stiyl said with a smile. "I don't mean to force you to give up the wheelchair. I just called a taxi, and I don't know if you can get in the car now... By the way, what's the top speed of this wheelchair?"

"If Mumyou drives it, it can easily break 100 mph," Kamijou Touma said. "But in reality, it's only a dozen kilometers per hour."

"Tsk, so slow."

"This is a wheelchair, not a race car!" Kamijou Touma rolled his eyes. "Also, it can be folded and stored. A normal taxi's trunk should be able to fit it."

After confirming this, Stiyl nodded with relief.

Then he silently smoked and waited for the taxi, while checking the vehicle's location on his phone.

"I never thought you would think of booking a taxi..." Kamijou Touma couldn't help but marvel at the sight.