In the restaurant, Accelerator and Hamazura Shiage, who had caused a commotion earlier, were long gone, and Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and Hu Feng Toumi, who had come to mediate the incident, had also left.
But the silver-haired nun alone was still eating voraciously, with empty plates piled high on her table, and even a maid exclusively serving her!
Such a startling scene, as expected, attracted onlookers. No wonder Kamijou Touma was going crazy.
The maids were constantly busy replenishing supplies, but fortunately, due to their excellent demeanor, no one came to stop Index's gluttony. Instead, it inexplicably ignited their fighting spirit, as if they were determined to compete with the guest.
“Wow,” Saten Ruiko murmured when she saw this, “Just looking at her makes me feel full.”
“You can say that again,” Haruue Erii also said, patting her stomach and nodding.
However, when they turned their heads and saw the various delicacies offered in the restaurant, they immediately cast aside such thoughts and ran excitedly towards the food counter.
“Wu… uh, Senior,” Shirai Kuroko promptly corrected herself to avoid revealing Lin Wuming’s identity, “Please also try Our craftsmanship. Perhaps there’s still a gap compared to your cooking skills, but…”
“No, there’s no need to be so humble,” Lin Wuming said, “My cooking skills aren’t that exaggerated, actually.”
Although Lin Wuming’s cooking skills were superb, they generally fell within the realm of “home-style cooking.” This was fundamentally different from professional chefs, making a direct comparison impossible.
The maids of Liaoluan Housekeeping Girls' School, however, possessed “professional” level cooking skills, so Lin Wuming dared not underestimate them in the slightest.
And he was also full of anticipation.
Just as Lin Wuming was holding a tray and selecting dishes…
“Mr. Lin Wuming, Mr. Lin Wuming,” someone suddenly called him from beside him.
“Ah, here we go again…” Lin Wuming sighed and turned his head to look.
It was the silver-haired nun, Index.
“So how did you recognize me again?” Lin Wuming asked helplessly.
“Recognize you?” Index tilted her head, then seemed to realize something, “Oh, so Mr. Lin Wuming is in disguise?”
“Huh? You’re Wuming?” Kamijou Touma, who had just followed along, heard Index’s words and instantly exclaimed.
Then, in the first instant, Lin Wuming sealed his mouth with Nen.
Kamijou Touma instinctively raised his hand, dispelling the Nen. Noticing Lin Wuming’s warning gaze, he also reacted and coughed twice: “Alright, I understand. It seems you’re not having an easy time either.”
Index explained, “Because Lin… oh, because your face and physique haven’t changed. You’re just wearing a pair of glasses. This small difference is easy to spot, isn’t it?”
“Where is it easy?” Kamijou Touma muttered from the side.
It was only because Index possessed perfect memory and had undergone specialized training that she could compare the images she saw with the information in her memory—through this most direct and crude method, she instantly saw through Lin Wuming’s disguise.
“Alright, this is indeed unresolvable,” Lin Wuming shook his head helplessly, “So, is there something you need me for?”
If it were Kamijou Touma, Lin Wuming had some acquaintance with him, but with Index… Lin Wuming couldn’t think of any connection he had with her.
Lin Wuming looked at Kamijou Touma, finding that the latter also looked clueless, and was curiously asking Index, “Why did you suddenly come looking for… him?”
After all, based on Kamijou Touma’s understanding of Index, there was no reason for her to suddenly seek out Lin Wuming.
After Kamijou Touma’s reminder and warning, Index became somewhat self-aware, realizing that “secrecy” was an issue.
“If only I had Routard Dispelling,” Index couldn’t help but say.
“Don’t dispel visitors just for something like this,” Kamijou Touma retorted, “If there’s really something, just find a private place to talk.”
“No, I won’t leave this food paradise,” Index flatly refused.
“Where exactly is your faith?!”
Lin Wuming shook his head, and after choosing his food, he turned and walked towards a table: “Don’t always stay there, it will be very conspicuous.”
Kamijou Touma also hastily selected a few dishes and followed, carrying his tray.
After the few of them were seated, Lin Wuming activated his Nen: “You can speak now. I’ve made some soundproofing—Kamijou Touma, don’t make any large movements with your right hand.”
“Understood,” Kamijou Touma quickly nodded in assurance.
Immediately after, Index pressed her hands on the tabletop, leaned forward, and looked directly at Lin Wuming.
“Mr. Lin Wuming, I heard that during your recent battle with Sherry Cromwell, you used content from the book of the law?”
“That’s right,” Lin Wuming nodded, “Did Sherry tell you?”
“Yes,” Index said, “I talked to her before returning to the country… Oh, Shinkanzaki asked me to say goodbye to you and Miss Hu Feng. Because she has a mission, she has already left Academy City and returned to England, so she couldn’t say hello to you two.”
Not long ago, the magician Sherry Cromwell, who had caused chaos in Academy City, was defeated and captured.
However, her British Puritan Church and Academy City were, after all, friendly organizations, so it wouldn’t go as far as breaking ties over this incident.
It was unknown what kind of deal Chairman Aleister had struck with the Archbishop on the other side, but in any case, Sherry Cromwell was eventually “extradited back to her country.”
The person responsible for the escort mission was Kanzaki Kaori, who happened to be in Academy City.
Before leaving, Sherry Cromwell told Index about her battle with Lin Wuming.
And then, this current scene unfolded…
In fact, this was also at the Archbishop’s instruction.
After all, the British Puritan Church originally wanted to find out whether Lin Wuming could use magic.
As a result, they had a blessing in disguise; due to Sherry Cromwell’s actions, they actually got the answer.
But after that, a further question arose—to what extent did Lin Wuming master magic?
Furthermore, the book of the law itself was a very intriguing element.
Legend has it that the book of the law was written by Crowley during his activities in Egypt in 1904.
Some believe that Crowley summoned the guardian angel Aiwass and, through the angel’s teachings, learned “angelic rituals” that humans could not use, and recorded them in the book of the law; in other words, if one could successfully decipher the book of the law and master the knowledge contained within, then humans could freely use “angelic rituals,” effectively touching the “realm of God.”
Therefore, some believe that once the book of the law is opened, the era of the Cross Religion will end, and humanity will enter a new era.
Precisely because of such rumors, in the magic side, the book of the law holds a completely different status and symbolism compared to other grimoires.
As the Christian Church, one of the three major denominations of the Cross Religion, naturally cared greatly about this matter.
