A Scientific Urban Detective

"Huh? The same gold bar? What does that mean?" Kamijou Touma on the other end of the phone was utterly confused, but he didn't continue to press the issue, instead suddenly letting out a cry of surprise.

Immediately after, the communication was cut off.

Lin Wuming felt a stirring in his heart, and he looked up in the direction of District 10.

Because of the distance and the obstruction of buildings, it was impossible to see Misawa Cram School from here.

However, the beam of blood-colored light that descended from the sky could not be blocked no matter what.

So it really came after all, one of the Roman Orthodox Church's trump cards—the Gregorian Chant Squad's Holy Chant Bombardment.

The magnificent attack that was akin to a cataclysmic change in the world was fleeting, and because it was a precision strike, it unexpectedly didn't produce too much of an aftershock.

From a distance, it seemed like just a grand-scale visual effect.

"What's that?" The girls also saw that scene, and Misaka Mikoto associated it with the scene she had witnessed not long ago, "Another Dragon King's Breath?"

"No, that's the 'Gregorian Chant Squad'," Index said with a serious expression. "It's a great magic formed by three thousand three hundred and thirty-three monks gathering in a cathedral and chanting sacred spells together. It's a skill that the Roman Orthodox Church is proud of."

As soon as Index finished speaking, the beam of blood-red light reappeared, but this time it was slightly different from before—instead of descending from the sky, it shot from the ground to the sky, like a rewind.

Lin Wuming immediately sighed "Ah".

That famous scene reappeared, the alchemist Aureolus was as reliable as ever!

Lin Wuming wasn't worried at all about Aureolus, or the safety of Kamijou Touma and Stiyl, who were also inside Misawa Cram School.

As long as Aureolus was willing, they couldn't die inside Misawa Cram School.

"Rebound… is it the effect of 'Golden Great Practice'?" Index deduced the truth of what was happening at Misawa Cram School based on her extensive knowledge.

"Are magical attacks all this grand?" Misaka Mikoto exclaimed. "It's much more flashy than what we have here…"

The previous "Dragon King's Breath" was like this, and now that "Gregorian Chant Squad" is also a grand offensive that penetrates the heavens and the earth.

You should know that even a Level 5 can't produce attacks of this scale… at least the visual effects wouldn't be this flashy.

"Don't belittle yourself," Lin Wuming said. "Your lightning strike is no worse than their great magic, whether in terms of power or flashiness."

"Eh, is that so?" Misaka Mikoto thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Since Senior Wuming said so, then it must be true."

Misaka Mikoto felt satisfied, then pointed in the direction of Misawa Cram School and asked, "Then, should we go over and take a look?"

Although it was a bit dangerous, she was very concerned about what was happening there.

Lin Wuming dialed Kamijou Touma's number on his phone, but it showed that the other party was not in the service area.

He didn't know if Aureolus had turned off the permission to contact the outside world, but it was clear that he could no longer obtain first-hand information from Kamijou Touma.

Lin Wuming looked at the girls beside him, and then looked down at the golden cube, knowing that they couldn't enjoy the amusement park today.

"Then let's go to Misawa Cram School and see what's going on," Lin Wuming said. "Let's take this gold with us."

Because they had just witnessed a shocking magical attack, everyone had temporarily lost interest in the gold.

Lin Wuming knew very well that, according to the original plot development, after experiencing this "Gregorian Chant Squad" defense battle, the personnel sent by the Roman Orthodox Church had completely lost their threat.

And the alchemist Aureolus, according to what Kamijou Touma said on the phone just now, was no longer an enemy.

Therefore, it could be concluded that Misawa Cram School was no longer dangerous and could be approached with confidence.

That's why Lin Wuming suggested that everyone go and join in the fun.

If possible, it would be a good experience to enter Misawa Cram School in a non-hostile state and visit the other party's "Golden Great Practice".

Lin Wuming and his group quickly arrived at District 10, the neighborhood where Misawa Cram School was located.

When they arrived, they could still see a group of strangely dressed people fleeing in panic.

Without a doubt, they were members of the Knights sent by the Roman Orthodox Church to punish the traitor.

Lin Wuming ignored them and went straight to the bottom of Misawa Cram School.

The strange building consisting of four tower blocks was intact, and it was impossible to tell that it had suffered a devastating disaster not long ago.

Just as Lin Wuming was looking up at the building, Aureolus also walked out of Misawa Cram School.

Stiyl and Kamijou Touma, who was also in a wheelchair, came out with him.

Also, there was a long-haired girl in a shrine maiden outfit—Himegami Aisa.

"We meet again, Lin Wuming," Aureolus stepped forward. "My substitute…"

Lin Wuming turned to look at Misaka Mikoto.

The latter was somewhat reluctant, but still manipulated electromagnetic force to move a large piece of gold to the front.

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"Thank you for your cooperation," Aureolus said. "Although it's not of equal weight, but…"

As he spoke, Aureolus waved in the direction behind him, and a golden light flew out from inside the gate of Misawa Cram School.

Misaka Mikoto subconsciously manipulated electromagnetic force to stop it.

On closer inspection, it was also a piece of glittering gold!

Overall, it was much smaller than Aureolus's Substitute No. 2. But when weighed, it was also exceptionally heavy.

"This one is only five hundred kilograms, but it is indeed real gold," Aureolus said. "Let's just treat it as the ransom and compensation I'm paying."

The reason why Aureolus paid the "compensation" so readily was not only to regain some of his image in Index's mind, but also because he wanted to continue occupying Misawa Cram School for a period of time.

In order not to let Lin Wuming and the others interfere with him, Aureolus chose to spend money to avoid disaster.

Aureolus is still a "vampire", this is the sacrifice he made to save Index—using his body as an experimental subject to study the method of vampire transformation.

And now, since he knows that Index no longer needs him to save her, then this research is meaningless.

Aureolus certainly doesn't want to continue being this vampire.

With the premise that "vampire killers" do exist, becoming a vampire undoubtedly adds a fatal weakness to oneself, which is really not worth the loss.

As a researcher among magicians, Aureolus naturally left a way out—as long as he is willing, he can still transform back into a human.

The only problem is that Aureolus stores his "human template" on Substitute No. 2…

For Aureolus, it is worth paying some not-so-precious gold in order to restore himself to a human.

Moreover, because Substitute No. 2 was beaten so badly, it will take some time to completely repair it before it can be used as a "template".

So Aureolus still needs to continue occupying Misawa Cram School for a period of time.

In essence, this is a transaction.

Lin Wuming did not refuse Aureolus's transaction, and he unceremoniously accepted the gold bar.