Two years ago, the female saint who joined the Puritan Church had also held the position of leader of the "Amakusa Cross Church" in the Far East. Although the female saint had abandoned her original sect, no one could say whether her loyal and compassionate nature might cause her feelings toward her former followers to resurface.
For the Puritans, this was an extremely unstable factor. In the magical world, the value of a Saint was comparable to that of a strategic nuclear weapon.
Therefore, in order to make this female saint willingly devote herself to serving the Puritan Church, it was necessary for the Puritan Church's greatest secret, the "Index Librorum Prohibitorum," to be taken away due to her own mistake.
Considering the personality of that saintly woman, the deep remorse and lingering guilt caused by such a mistake would be more than enough to bind her firmly.
Laura did not need to personally intervene in the matter. She only needed to push things slightly forward and the result she desired would naturally come to fruition.
The second objective was to gain the opportunity to openly and legitimately enter Academy City and monitor its movements.
The third achievement was establishing deeper contact and communication with Aleister.
"No need to apologize repeatedly, Kanzaki. Everyone makes mistakes. Correcting them is what matters. I will speak with the Chairman of Academy City now."
"I am truly ashamed," Kanzaki Kaori's voice came through again, still filled with self reproach.
Laura casually combed through her long hair with her fingers, then gracefully walked over and sat down beside the communication device placed in the corner of the church hall. She blinked her clear blue eyes, glanced at the instruction manual in her hand, and pressed the single button on the black device for the second time.
"What is it, Supreme Bishop of the Puritans?"
A silver haired figure hanging upside down appeared on the screen.
"The rest is in your hands, Chairman Aleister. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum has already been taken away by the protector you arranged," Laura said with a playful smile and a light wink.
"Everything has already been arranged. Is there anything else that needs to be discussed?"
A mechanically synthesized voice echoed from the device. The voice sounded androgynous and slightly unpleasant to listen to.
"Hmm. I would also like to request some information about the protector appointed by Chairman Aleister. That should not involve any confidential secrets of Academy City, correct?" Laura asked with a gentle smile.
"That will not be a problem."
Information appeared instantly on the screen.
The personal profile of Arata was displayed.
Laura leaned forward slightly with an expression that appeared curious and playful as she examined the data.
"The eighth Level 5 esper of Academy City, Arata?"
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At the same time, in Academy City's Seventh School District.
"Where is this place?"
Index blinked her eyes and looked around with curiosity, like a small cat that had just woken up.
Only a moment ago her vision had suddenly blurred and the surrounding scenery had changed completely.
"This is Academy City," Arata said with a smile while placing his hand lightly on Index's shoulder.
He had almost been startled earlier. If Kanzaki had chosen to strike directly at that moment, he might have been killed instantly.
Although he possessed the Void Star: Tai suu, he would not truly die. However, being cut in half was almost guaranteed, and that would certainly be unbearably painful.
An attack that could not even be perceived or reacted to would always be sudden and terrifying.
"Oh. Did you use something like teleportation just now?" Index asked while blinking her innocent eyes and looking at Arata with curiosity.
"That is an esper ability called teleportation. But the way you looked at me just now, as if you were ready to sacrifice yourself for my safety, really annoyed me."
Arata slowly raised both hands and placed them on the sides of Index's cheeks. He gently pinched her soft and smooth cheeks and slowly stretched them outward.
"I am annoyed. Very annoyed."
"Mmm."
Index made a small and adorable whimpering sound.
"My name is Arata," Arata said with a gentle smile as he released her cheeks.
"My name is Index. Thank you for helping me," Index replied innocently.
Just as she finished speaking, a series of loud rumbling sounds came from her stomach. Her entire body immediately drooped like a wilted flower. She weakly held her stomach with both hands and looked as if she might collapse at any moment.
"I'm so hungry!"
Since the morning she had eaten nothing except for a boxed lunch that someone had left on a park bench. After that she had been chased around by the red haired magician, and now this had happened.
However, she had actually been quite fortunate. Almost every day she would find discarded bread or lunch boxes nearby. In reality, they had been secretly placed there by Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl Magnus. She silently thanked the Father in Heaven for this blessing.
Index looked at Arata's gentle smile and blinked her bright blue eyes. She suddenly revealed a saintly and healing smile, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and even seemed to radiate a holy aura.
"Kind person who has helped this devout nun, if you can kindly feed my Index until she is full, both my Father in Heaven and I will be extremely grateful to you."
Arata looked at Index, who now resembled a saint offering a prayer, and suppressed the urge to laugh. He then raised a finger and flicked her lightly on the forehead.
"If you want me to treat you to food, just say it directly. Do not bring your God into this. I am not religious. If you want to believe in something, you can believe in me instead."
"Hmm."
Index puffed out her cheeks and covered her forehead with both hands. However, when she heard that she would be treated to a proper meal, she immediately forgot about the flick and said happily.
"You are such a good person."
"Stop. Whatever you do, do not call me a good person," Arata immediately interrupted.
Index tilted her head slightly like a curious kitten and then said,
"In this country, saying that a man is a good person sounds like a form of rejection. People here are really strange."
Thanks to her perfect memory, she clearly remembered the exact words Arata had spoken earlier.
"So, Sister Nun, should you not tell your savior your story?" Arata asked while pretending he did not already know the situation.
"Yes. I am a nun from the Puritan Church. I do not know why I suddenly woke up in this country. Ever since then I have been chased by an evil magician."
Index spoke with complete innocence and without the slightest suspicion.
"However, even if they capture me, those evil magicians cannot really do anything to me."
"Why?" Arata turned his head and asked.
"Because my nun habit has a church level defensive barrier. It is modeled after the Shroud of Turin. No physical attack or magical attack can break through its protection. At most they would only imprison me and starve me, prick my fingers, or force me to take strange medicine..."
Index spoke as if she were not concerned about her own safety at all.
"Is that not even worse? That sounds completely unsafe," Arata said with a speechless expression.
"Gurgle. I'm so hungry."
Index weakly held her stomach again and looked at Arata pitifully.
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