Chapter 854: The Thoughtful Koura
Upon hearing the name “Orsola Aquinas,” Lin Wuming had a slight impression of her—a character who appeared in the original plot, originally a librarian and intelligence analysis expert belonging to the Roman Orthodox Church; because she found a method to decipher the book of the law, she faced persecution and elimination from within the Roman Orthodox Church.
She was eventually saved by Kamijou Touma and the Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian, and then joined the British Puritan Church's Necessarius for refuge.
Because she was a character with quite a bit of screentime in the original main story, Lin Wuming had a deep impression of her.
However, as for visual data, it had no reference value—Lin Wuming only knew her name but not her appearance; even if he remembered her appearance from the original work, he wouldn't recognize her now.
“Senior Wuming, do you know her?” Shirai Kuroko, who had been silently observing Lin Wuming, immediately noticed the clue.
“Not really,” Lin Wuming shook his head, “I’ve only heard the name, so I’m guessing it might be her… but why would she come looking for me? Did something go wrong?”
Finally, Lin Wuming muttered to himself, as he had no dealings with the Roman Orthodox Church and had indeed never met Sister Orsola before, so he couldn't figure out why she was so persistent in wanting to see him.
Of course, Orsola Aquinas coming to Academy City was not unexpected; it perfectly fit the development of the original plot.
“Senior Wuming?” Shirai Kuroko continued to ask, “What should we do next?”
“Where is Sister Orsola now?” Lin Wuming asked.
Although he was surprised at first, Lin Wuming quickly recovered; in the original plot, Orsola came to Academy City to escape persecution from the Orthodox Church.
And the reason she was being persecuted seemed to be because she had found a method to decipher the book of the law.
Speaking of the book of the law, Lin Wuming was familiar with it—after all, it was the only “magic” he had mastered.
Given this, Sister Orsola specifically asking to see him wasn't entirely without reason.
“You're willing to see her?” Koura rejoiced, “I'll take you there right away!”
The man couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief; although he might have guessed something wrong, as long as Lin Wuming was interested in her, it would be fine—it was better than working for nothing.
“Where did you send that girl?” Shirai Kuroko asked.
“In the Tenth School District,” Koura quickly said, “Please rest assured, I have arranged for people to protect her…”
Koura was not such a reckless person; taking people into Academy City on his own initiative was one thing—in such a large city, it was not strange to have one or two people smuggled in, as long as no trouble was caused, everything would be fine; but if something really went wrong…
Koura was there to claim credit, not to seek death.
“I specifically hired Dark Side Organization to escort Miss Orsola,” Koura explained.
While he said “escort,” it also implied “monitoring” and “escorting,” in case the woman was lying, or if Lin Wuming refused to acknowledge her, the Dark Side Organization could make her disappear.
“Please rest assured,” Koura said, “I specifically chose a Dark Side Organization composed entirely of women, so there won’t be any problems.”
“You’re quite thorough with such details…” Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but retort.
By now, Shirai Kuroko had probably seen through the man's little scheme.
—This guy, could it be that he mistakenly believes that the nun named Orsola also has an extraordinary relationship with Senior Wuming? That's why he specifically avoided Shokuhou…
The relationship between Lin Wuming and the several beautiful girls around him was already an open secret.
At least in the eyes of those with discerning minds—it was an established fact that Lin Wuming had multiple “confidantes.”
If there was one, then two, then three, then a few more “confidantes” also seemed very reasonable.
Under this premise, Koura, eager to curry favor, happened to encounter a beautiful girl who came to say she wanted to see Lin Wuming… it was not surprising that some misunderstanding occurred.
“No wonder he specifically came to me, this guy is really trying hard…” Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but complain.
Indeed, to outsiders, among the “Unnamed Faction,” only Shirai Kuroko had a close enough relationship with Lin Wuming, but not to the point of “ambiguity,” making her the perfect messenger.
Thinking of this, Shirai Kuroko looked at Lin Wuming with a somewhat complex expression.
Lin Wuming, however, hadn't thought so much, and instead approved of Koura's actions: “Although it was presumptuous, at least he thought it through thoroughly.”
“…Senior Wuming, you are also Judgment!” Shirai Kuroko looked at him helplessly.
“Ahem. You're right, so don't do this kind of thing again in the future! At least don't bring people into Academy City so casually,” Lin Wuming quickly added.
Although Lin Wuming's stance was also on the side of “maintaining order,” he was not so rigid and had a relatively flexible bottom line.
Or rather, it was influenced by preconceived notions—in the original plot, wasn't the border management of Academy City virtually nonexistent? All kinds of characters simply came and went as they pleased.
Of course, Lin Wuming also knew that this was just survivorship bias, and besides, those who successfully invaded Academy City were basically super-standard existences; it would be a miracle if the city walls and border troops could stop them.
However, this also led to Lin Wuming subconsciously not taking “illegal entry” particularly seriously.
Koura naturally nodded repeatedly, admitting his mistake and saying he wouldn't do it again next time.
“By the way, which Dark Side Organization did you find?” Lin Wuming asked again, “It wasn't Item, was it?”
The only all-female Dark Side Organization Lin Wuming could think of was them, but they didn't seem like the type suitable for “bodyguard” missions.
“I considered them too,” Koura said, shaking his head while driving, “but they charge too much, honestly a bit unaffordable, and they’re said to be quite dangerous—after all, there’s a Level 5 sitting there, not someone an ordinary person like me can hire.”
As he spoke, Koura secretly observed Lin Wuming's expression, confirming that he was not displeased by this, and then continued: “But I still found an A-ranked Dark Side Organization—the recently powerful ‘Corpse Eater Squad,’ their strength is also very reliable, and their mission completion rate is very high!”
“So it’s them,” Lin Wuming murmured to himself.
Indeed, at least on the surface, the “Corpse Eater Squad” was an all-female Dark Side Organization; and as far as he knew, Kiyochin Taromaru had not yet joined the “Corpse Eater Squad,” and instead, it was the battle-ready ninja girl Chaliao.
In terms of strength, the “Corpse Eater Squad” was indeed trustworthy, but their performance in the original plot was too comical, so much so that Lin Wuming subconsciously overlooked them when seriously considering several Dark Side Organizations…
