Chapter 881: Two People in Action
"Then why did you still ask for his help...?" Itsuwa looked over with a puzzled expression.
"Because of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, we can appropriately let him help with some things," Stiyl said. "But this incident is already very clear. No matter how you look at it, it's an 'internal affair' between Our Cross Religion factions, so there's no need to let outsiders interfere."
"That's true." Itsuwa nodded. His character and style naturally didn't like involving unrelated people.
Previously, he just hadn't been able to accurately grasp Kamijou Touma's identity and stance, but now that Stiyl had explained, he naturally wouldn't continue to expect the so-called "reinforcements."
"However..." After explaining, Stiyl himself frowned. "He might really be able to bring in reinforcements, that guy..."
—If that Lin Wuming disregarded the "tacit understanding" between the science side and the magic side, and didn't mind getting involved in busybodying...
Whether it was lucky or unlucky, it wasn't long before Stiyl received news—he had guessed correctly.
The Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian had also sent people out to scout, and it was through their report that they saw a car stop outside the Orsola Church.
And they saw two people get out of the car. One was Kamijou Touma, who had just parted ways with them not long ago, and the other was a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to have difficulty moving.
"They actually came!" Stiyl immediately jumped up after hearing this news. "Is Kamijou Touma's influence that great? Or is Lin Wuming really that eager to help?"
"Did they just go in directly? Just two of them?" Itsuwa also quickly asked.
"That's right," the Amakusa-style member who came back to report nodded. "Not long after they entered the church, sounds of fighting came from inside. Itsuwa was observing from the back door of the church and didn't see anyone else."
"Are people from Academy City all so bold? Or do they not understand the Agnese Forces' strength?" Itsuwa said. "This is troublesome, it will take time for us to get there... By the way, is that Lin Wuming powerful?"
"He's very powerful," a new voice suddenly sounded. "After all, he's a dignified Level 5 from Academy City. If we go too late, the battle there might already be over."
"Tsuchimikado Motoharu, you're finally back?" Stiyl frowned. "Where were you just now...?"
When they were fighting fiercely in the hotel before, it was Tsuchimikado Motoharu who appeared in time to help both sides resolve the misunderstanding and facilitate their current joint cooperation.
However, when they went out of the city to rescue Sister Orsola, Tsuchimikado Motoharu had disappeared at some unknown point.
Even as a companion, Stiyl couldn't help but complain about this elusive guy.
But when he turned to look, Stiyl's reprimand was instantly forgotten.
The surrounding Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian members fell into a deathly silence.
"Queen... Queen of the Church!" With Itsuwa's cry, the scene seemed to be activated. The Amakusa-style men and women entered a state of almost fanatical excitement.
Stiyl's familiar figure, the Saint Shinkanzaki Kaori, stood quietly behind Tsuchimikado Motoharu.
Tsuchimikado Motoharu pushed up his sunglasses and showed Stiyl a triumphant smile, answering that previous question.
"You bastard..." Stiyl cursed inwardly.
Tsuchimikado Motoharu must have known the truth of the matter long ago and had already met up with Shinkanzaki Kaori.
But he quietly watched the situation unfold, only revealing the truth now...
After learning of Orsola Aquinas's true situation, Stiyl naturally knew that Shinkanzaki Kaori had not "betrayed" them.
He even suspected that the Archbishop had already guessed that things would turn out this way.
—In the end, only he, who was doing the actual work, was busy to no avail.
Without giving the Amakusa-style members time to reminisce and catch up, Tsuchimikado Motoharu very unromantically urged, "Now is not the time to chat, hurry up and move, otherwise it will really be too late!"
After his reminder, Itsuwa and the others remembered that there was still important business to do.
The reason he led all the members of the Amakusa-style Cross Rosicrucian, risking offending the Roman Orthodox Church to help Orsola Aquinas, was to prove to the Queen of the Church, Shinkanzaki Kaori—that even if she was no longer with the Amakusa-style, they would continue to implement and practice her ideals and beliefs, extending a helping hand to all who needed it.
—While the unexpected reunion with Shinkanzaki Kaori is certainly a joyful thing, it's even more important to show her the progress and achievements we've made these past days.
"Break time's over! Objective: Orsola Church! Get there as fast as possible!" Itsuwa shouted.
The people around him responded in unison, then swarmed out, running towards a parking lot not far away.
The three members of the British Puritan Church remained at the back, watching the Amakusa-style members, who were as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline, with complex expressions. Shinkanzaki Kaori's expression was complex.
Stiyl could understand her feelings, but now was not the time to talk about such things: "We should also hurry and catch up. I don't want to run ten kilometers on foot."
"Indeed, we should hurry," Tsuchimikado Motoharu nodded. "As I said just now, if we go too late, it might really be too late—internal disputes within the Cross Religion factions are easier to handle, but if it escalates into a conflict with the science side... then it will be truly troublesome."
"You mean..." Stiyl finally understood. "Lin Wuming will win?"
"Of course, without a doubt." Tsuchimikado Motoharu nodded. "And he will win very quickly, which is why we need to hurry over..."
...
Two minutes ago, Lin Wuming's private car stopped in front of the Orsola Church, their destination.
Lin Wuming and Kamijou Touma got out of the car one after another.
Since neither of them were magicians, and they arrived in a high-class sedan, the nun responsible for reconnaissance and vigilance never regarded them as a threat.
It wasn't until she clearly saw Kamijou Touma's face that she finally confirmed they were "enemies."
But it was too late; Lin Wuming had already maneuvered his wheelchair and burst into the church!
The Agnese Forces had set up a barrier at the church entrance, but such a thing was meaningless in front of the Imagine Breaker.
Lin Wuming and Kamijou Touma entered as if there were no one there, going directly to the center of the church.
Then they saw the many nuns gathered there, and Orsola Aquinas lying on the ground, her life unknown.
Sister Agnese hadn't expected only two people to dare to break in and rescue someone. Her reaction was a beat too slow, and then she ordered, "Eliminate the intruders!"
The more than two hundred nuns around them moved upon command. They were like a single entity, focusing their gaze on Lin Wuming and Kamijou Touma.
"Only... only the two of us?" Kamijou Touma finally panicked.
