Stray Chapter 40: God’s Answer

Kanzaki Kaori didn't let down his guard easily about the incident of Stiyl's attack, and he couldn't believe the official statement of Academy City——

This incident was completely a random crime, and there was no intentional targeting. It was just that the bad boy passing by suddenly became nervous, and seeing a passerby made me feel unpleasant, so I went straight up and punched and kicked the other side. A meal...

After all, this city has more than two million residents, and 80% of them are students. You can't expect everyone to be so high-quality. It's normal for some punks to go to the dark side of life.

Since they can squat on the streets, smoking cigarettes, wearing a haircut that kills aristocrats, and looking for faults with those who pass by, then naturally they can also do it when they walk on the road and see anyone who doesn't please the eye. The thing about going up directly to A...

That's the thing, normal people can't understand the brain circuits of punks.

Sounds reassuring, but Kanzaki Kaori didn't believe a word, so after days of intensive investigation, and with the enthusiastic help of the Church's spies lurking in this scientific city, she found The murderer who attacked Steele that day.

And...

It was also confirmed that after the opponent beat Stiyl that day, the front foot just left, and the back foot met Index.

How insulting to her IQ would it be to say such a thing was a complete coincidence? It's just deliberately targeted!

Ultimately, in order to ensure that there are no surprises that they can't accept when dealing with Index's problems, two magicians from the magical world camp today found something that was not in their plans. unexpected factors.

"There are still three days from now, and we must amnesticize her before midnight that day..."

Kanzaki Kaori said softly, with an indescribable emotion in her tone, her eyes filled with a bitter smile.

"That's right, so before that, we must eliminate any threats and interference!" Steele said indifferently, "This is why we are here, no matter what, we can't let him have The opportunity to destroy the ritual later, that is the most dangerous!"

In the past few days, they also found the location of Index who was hiding, but they didn't act rashly. Because the ceremony couldn't be held until the time came anyway, rather than act rashly, let Index stay in a place she thought was safe.

And they can just take advantage of this period of time to find this person who wants to oppose them for some reason.

After all, it involves the personal safety of Index, so they are very cautious and unwilling to take any unnecessary risks. There may be no way to find dangerous factors, but since they are found, then naturally to be excluded first.

"Then let's start executing the plan, the idlers around Pioneer..." Kanzaki Kaori breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes became serious.

The flame wizard nodded, turned and walked downstairs without saying a word.

He will start to set up the scene next, preparing to use rune magic to disperse irrelevant people around. Although this area is very quiet, it seems that no one comes and goes frequently, but it is better to do so for insurance.

"Opila", also translated as "expelling idlers", is a rune magic that avoids letting irrelevant people step into the battlefield. It can make people nearby to have a kind of "I don't know why I don't want to be near here". mood effect.

"Opila" originally means "land", as it literally means, it can obtain regional ownership within a certain range, preventing outsiders from interfering. This is magic that has been confirmed by various schools and sects of ancient and modern times to produce syngeneic effects.

And at this time, this kind of magic can also play a strategic role, because the target they have to deal with is not ordinary people, but the most powerful person in the city who is suspected of standing on the top of the pyramid, who can arbitrarily Manipulate the minds of others while controlling three or more people.

So if you are a leader in the field, you can not only prevent others from interfering with the battlefield, but also greatly weaken the ability of this troublesome enemy.

As for what the outcome will be, Stiyl thinks that there is no suspense. Even if the person with the spiritual ability senses the arrival of himself and others, he will not change anything. He and others have already done enough. preparation.

And...

Less than twenty "Saints" from all over the world are in the lineup.

Therefore, no matter what, it is impossible for the opponent to win. The flame magician thought so as he walked down the stairs. He didn't think there would be any suspense in the next battle. Maybe he could get revenge after he was forced to ask the other party's intentions.

At least punch the guy in the nose hard, and send the mentally capable person to the hospital!

"Naive."

Just as he was thinking wildly and walked down the seven or eight floors briskly and quickly, in a trance, a chuckle faintly sounded in his ears.

Stier's footsteps stopped, his expression froze a little, he subconsciously stopped on the stairs, looked around, but found that there was no other person at all, the air was also a quiet, empty corridor There wasn't even an echo.

As if nothing happened just now, everything was just an illusion.

“…”

“…”

Something's wrong.

The flame magician's expression was a little dignified. He didn't think it was a hallucination, and there was no reason to say that he would have hallucinations inexplicably.

Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran back, quickly sprinting towards the upstairs rooftop. The situation seems to have changed, so it is necessary to remind Kanzaki, otherwise, there may be some accidents.

At this time, Kanzaki Kaori was still watching the single-family apartment just now on the rooftop. She was waiting for Stier to set up the battlefield, and then sent a message to herself before starting. Before that, just keep an eye on the target. The object will do.

Relying on her strong visual ability as a "Saint", Kanzaki Kaori does not need equipment such as a telescope, and can see the distant scene, and it is very clear, so she can see the boy sitting by the window After taking a look here, he turned his head back and continued to stare at the computer and type on the keyboard.

On the surface, it looks like a nerd playing with the computer for a while, casually glanced out the window, then withdrew his gaze, nothing to worry about.

But Kanzaki Kaori can be sure that this person has already noticed the problem, but he doesn't do anything and still sits there motionless.

"What the **** is this person thinking, is he confident or arrogant..." Muttering to himself, Kanzaki Kaori had a bad premonition in his heart.

A voice came from behind, and footsteps came up the stairs.

Kanzaki Kaori, who was thinking about the problem, originally thought that Stiyl had missed something and wanted to come back and say something, so it took half a second to react. She turned back suddenly, and was shocked and angry to find out The young man has appeared on the rooftop with brisk steps.

So soon? !

When exactly! !

The female "Saint" subconsciously glanced at the building opposite from the corner of her eye, and found that the figure who was sitting in front of the window had indeed disappeared. It seemed that the other party was not arrogant or arrogant, but rather Action was taken!

It's just that they and others don't even realize it!

Kanzaki Kaori was horrified to have such a realization, and she suddenly thought of a very terrifying thing-Stier just went down from the rooftop, and not long after that, this person came up from the downstairs , wouldn't it just collide? !

What happened to Steele? !

The terrifying thought quickly passed through his mind, Kanzaki Kaori had already looked at the boy thoroughly and noticed more details. She found that the man's expression was unusually calm, his eyes were indifferent, and he was wearing casual home clothes, but there seemed to be some mottled blood on the front of his clothes.

A very light, very light, but for a person with strong five senses like Kanzaki, a **** smell that is too strong to be stronger, filled the air with the appearance of the boy.

As he walked towards him, he sneered: "I have something bad to tell you..."

"The soul fades!"

The girl suddenly changed color and became furious. She reached out and grabbed the handle of the two-meter-long Japanese sword around her waist.

And on this side—

Steer rushed up to the seventh or eighth floor in one breath and returned to the rooftop. He couldn't help but gasp for breath, but he walked quickly towards his companion standing on the edge of the rooftop, thinking about it. To tell the other party what you just found:

"I have something bad to tell you..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and the terrible sense of crisis almost made the flame magician's scalp burst. His eyes suddenly widened to the maximum, while the pupils shrank instantly, and the reflected image was fair complexion, body The tall and slender girl turned around, her expression icy cold, and she looked at herself with murderous intent.

The next moment, she reached out and grabbed the handle of the knife at her waist. With a soft "ding" sound, accompanied by the roar of the wind, the air was cut into eight pieces in front of his eyes.

Something is coming at terrifying speed.

It's almost like the illusion of a giant laser beam coming from all directions.

The ground of the rooftop was lifted up by the storm like a torn piece of paper, and various fragments of various sizes flew up, endowed with the terrifying kinetic energy and lethality of shotguns!

Stiel almost suffocated at this moment, and a thought flashed in his mind instinctively:

Is Kanzaki being controlled by the enemy so quickly?

……

……

"Misaka-senpai, do you want to try this!?"

In a restaurant on the corner of the street near the booth, the black long straight girl showed a full of vitality, and enthusiastically and cheerfully recommended the dessert in her hand to the girl with brown hair on the opposite side, her eyes seemed to be risking Stars:

"This is delicious, I just found out yesterday that it's much better than this restaurant's signature dim sum..."

"Thank you, no need."

Misaka Mikoto held her cheeks and stared blankly at the empty street outside the window, and replied weakly.

"Yes, yes?" Saten Leiko put down her hands helplessly, always feeling that Misaka-senpai seemed to be completely listless, just absent-minded.

But she also knows what's going on. After all, Misaka-senpai has always been like this since that day. Every day she comes here to squat and stare at the single building at the end of the street with a terrible look. Apartment...

This is a very terrifying obsession, but Saten Leiko feels that she can understand. When she accompanied her to the police branch that day, it took a lot of effort to hold back her laughter, so to be able to be friends.

Now it is also because Kuroko Shirai and Shiri Uiharu, who are members of the discipline committee, have to continue to perform their duties, so she is obliged to accompany Misaka Mikoto to sit here. After all, she is the only one who is free.

At least I can pull a hand when Misaka-senpai is irrational or impulsive.

At this time, Saten Ruiko suddenly saw Misaka Mikoto's godless eyes suddenly burst out with some kind of terrifying light, and at the same time, she stood up with her hands up, her movements were extremely violent, and her momentum was extremely amazing!

Could it be...

Saten Leiko looked out the window and found that at the end of the street, a figure actually went out today, with a digital camera hanging around his neck, walking happily, not knowing where he was going, It's just that the expression looks very happy.

Is this a money grab?

The girl was a little confused, and then she saw Misaka-senpai appearing outside the window and hurried over. She immediately reacted, and stood up in exclamation, trying to catch up.

Xia Ran, who was worried about the lack of material and unable to edit a video of ghosts and animals, took the photographic equipment she just bought with interest and walked towards the high-rise building over there, and the tourists who had just dozed off for a long time gave pillows , that's probably what it means.

Speaking of which, my previous thinking was still not broad enough. The name of the victim... ahem, the list of cooperation can be expanded.

Before it was Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko, Mai Ye Shiri and others, now it's Kanzaki Kaori, Stiles, and after that? Maybe whether it is the scientific camp or the magic camp, they can all be wiped out in one go. Any archbishop, the Hanged Man, or even the devil can persecute... cooperate.

I'm still worried about the lack of material and the monotonous content. The series of Ghost and Animal All-Stars can be done for a lifetime.

"My Days as a UP Master in Academy City"?

The magician suddenly had such a strange idea, and inexplicably felt that it didn't seem to be difficult at all.

"Stop!"

There was an angry shout from behind, but Xia Ran continued to walk forward without hesitation, letting the girl with tea hair jump in anger behind her, yelling, but she didn't slow down.

"I told you to stop! Didn't you hear me!"

It was hard to catch up, and she rushed forward with a stride. Misaka Mikoto was full of anger. If she hadn't watched a guard robot wandering around the road, she could hardly hold back the surging electricity in her body. Now her bangs The blue-white electric light is constantly bursting out.

"I heard..." Xia Ran bypassed the tea-haired girl indifferently, and continued to walk forward, her eyes didn't stay on the other side for a while.

"Then why don't you stop?" Misaka Mikoto felt that she almost couldn't get up in one breath. It would be fine if this person didn't answer, but the answer was even more irritating.

"Because I have no obligation to do this, and your tone is one of the two people I dislike the most, the one who ordered me..." Xia Ran answered calmly, holding up her digital camera.

"...What about the other kind of person?" Misaka Mikoto opened her mouth, but found that she had nothing to say and could only ask sullenly.

"The other kind of person I hate the most is the one who opposes me." The magician said while nodding.

“…”

“…”

Is this a bad joke? Or a blatant double standard?

Misaka Mikoto took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in her skull, then she gritted her teeth and asked again: "I have a question - are you a LV6 absolute ability?" She is most concerned about these days, this is the one question.

The strength of this person's ability is too terrifying, and it seems that it is far from the level that a superpower should have.

She has also heard the rumors during this period, but they all sneered at the second psychic superpower who mastered the Queen's psychology? What a joke, if Shokuhou Caoqi has the ability value of this guy, she feels that ten of her own can't win.

But the actual situation is that Shokuhou Cao Qi has no advantage over her at all, and she is the one who has the upper hand.

"No." Faced with this natural question, the magician answered succinctly.

"No, no... you're not either?" Misaka Mikoto's eyes widened in disbelief. How big is the gap between LV5 and LV6?

How come the gap between LV5 and LV5 seems to be bigger than the gap between humans and dogs?

“Of course not. The definition of a LV6 person with absolute ability is to understand the will of God by being beyond human beings, and to become a person who descends to the earth like a god’s will... So from this point of view, I am indeed not a LV6.” Xia Ran said sincerely, and looked back at the black-haired girl who was catching up panting.

"Oh, you said that. What is that called? Remember, "Humans can't do calculations on the same level as gods, so they must first have a body that surpasses human beings before they can get answers from gods"? "

Misaka Mikoto lowered her shoulders in frustration and annoyance: "Don't tease me, what is the mind of a god? It's obviously a scientific superpower development, why do you say it so mysteriously, you can't use a more intuitive and easy-to-understand statement Come and tell me, what is the absolute ability?"

"Intuitive and easy to understand?"

Xia Ran pondered for a while, and was about to say something, but suddenly felt that some sleeping emotion spread in the depths of her existence, and it turned into a vague and ambiguous echo again.

The world is caught in a momentary distortion.

This time it wasn't Kyoka Shuiyue being broken, he woke up briefly.

Inexplicably, he felt that everything in front of him seemed familiar. It seemed that the young girl with tea hair was chasing after him on the hot summer street, talking unhappily, as if it happened a long, long time ago.

The peaceful days are quiet and a little lonely. The sufferings of the past or the future are very far, far away things that have not yet happened or have long since died.

He heard his own voice and spoke indifferently, answering the girl's question:

"In other words, if you can understand my answer, then you are absolutely capable."