The legend of Li Shuaixi

() "...By the way, you said that someone is chasing you, who exactly is chasing you?"

"Hmm..." The girl said in a thirsty voice, "I don't know either. Maybe it's the 'Rosary Cross' or the 'Golden Dawn'. Although I can guess the organizations, I don't know the names of those people... …and the names don't mean anything to them."

"them?"

Kamijou repeated in bewilderment.The opponent is a group, an organization?

But Index, who was being chased, was very calm, and said after a "hmm":

"They are magical associations."

"What? Magic...? Uh... what is that? Did I hear wrong?"

"..." After she explained it in English, Kamijou became even more confused: "What the hell is that? You're talking about that mysterious new religion with the teaching that 'people who don't believe in the ancestors will be condemned by heaven'" , an organization that lets others take strange medicines and then kill them? That sounds really dangerous enough."

"...Are you trying to make fun of me?"

"Uh……"

"...Are you trying to make fun of me?"

"...Sorry, I can't do it. It's really impossible for me to believe in the existence of magic. Although I'm familiar with "supernatural powers" such as the ability to catch fire and the ability to see through, when it comes to magic, I really don't know. unbelievable."

"...?"

Index tilted her head and thought.

If you are an ordinary person who embraces scientific omnipotence, you will definitely shout at this time: "There is nothing in the world that science cannot prove!"

However, Kamijou's right hand really has some kind of "supernatural power".

As long as one possesses this extraordinary "supernatural power" called "Fantasy Killer", even miracles that only appear in myths will be completely invisible.

"In this Academy City, superpowers are not uncommon. As long as the medicine is injected into the vein, the neck is passed an electric current, and the ear listens to the special rhythm of the earphone, anyone's brain can be 'developed'. Everything can be done with the help of science. To explain, who can deny its existence?"

"...I don't quite understand what you're saying."

"You don't need to understand! All in all, superpowers are genuine and natural!"

"...Then why can't magic work? Magic is also a matter of course!"

Index had a dissatisfied expression on her face. It felt like being criticized that your pet is just a cat.

"Uh... Let me put it this way, do you know boxing guessing? Hey, wait, is boxing guessing a common culture in the world?"

"...It should be Japanese culture, but I know."

"Suppose you lose ten times in a row for ten times in a row, do you think there is a reason for this?"

"……Well……"

"Of course there is no reason, right? But human beings will think that there is a force manipulating it!" Kamijou said in a boring tone: "Ordinary people will think how can they be so unlucky, there must be something wrong with it Unseen laws exist. And when one thinks this way, what if the 'horoscope' element is mixed in?"

"...for example, 'You are a Cancer, and your luck is bad now, so don't gamble!' Right?"

"Magic and mystical powers around us are actually produced in this way. People imagine that there is an invisible law in their own destiny, and regard some trivial things that happen by chance as destiny. This is 'magic'. "

Index pouted like a displeased cat for a while before saying:

"...It seems that you don't believe it for no reason."

"Yeah. But it's because I've thought about it seriously that I can't believe those ridiculous words. Who can believe that the magician in the fairy tale book really exists? If the dead can be resurrected by spending mp, who would use super powers?" Development? There is no scientific basis for 'magic', how can I believe it?"

As for those who don't believe in the existence of "superpowers", they are just a bunch of idiots.

In this Academy City, "superpowers" are already common knowledge, which can be reasonably explained by science.

"...But, there really is magic!"

Index pouted and said.Perhaps, "magic" is already like a spiritual pillar to her, just like "Fantasy Killer" is to Kamijou.

"Okay, whatever. Then why are they chasing you—"

"...It's really magical!"

"..."

"It's really magical!"

It seemed like she was going to admit it no matter what.

"Okay, then tell me, what exactly is magic? Can you release fireballs from your hands? Can you release fireballs even if you haven't received our superpower courses? You can perform it and let me see it, then I may believe it. "

"I don't have magic power, so I can't use magic."

"..."

How is this any different from those fake psychics who say "the camera distracts me so I can't bend a spoon"?

Having said that, in fact, Kamijou's heart is also very complicated.

Although he said that there is absolutely no such thing as magic, in fact, Kamijou is completely ignorant of the ins and outs of his right hand ability "Fantasy Killer".How did it work?In that invisible air, what power is there?Even Academy City, which is at the peak of superpower development in the world, cannot find out Kamijou's "ability" through physical examination, so he was labeled as a "level zero incompetent".

And it is not acquired after receiving a scientifically-based development course, it is an innate ability of the right hand.

Although he always said that "magic is impossible in this world", he does have "unrealistic" powers that surpass common sense.

...But just because of this, you can't make an unfounded conclusion like "Since there is really incredible power in the world, then maybe magic really exists."

"...It's really magical!"

Kamijou let out an "ah" and sighed:

"Okay, let's say there's magic."

"Assumption?"

"Assume there is magic." Kamijou ignored her interruption and continued, "Then why are you being chased by those people? Does it have something to do with your costume?"

Kamijou refers to the ultra-luxurious nun uniform worn by Index, made of pure white silk and embroidered with gold thread.To put it another way, it is actually asking "whether religious belief is involved".

"...Because I am **directory."

"what?"

"I think what they want must be the [-] magic books that I have."

"...Why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen?"

"Why does the more I explain, the more you look like you don't want to talk to me? You are a person who is easily impatient?"

"Okay, let me sum it up. I don't know what the 'magic book' is, but it's just a 'book', right? It's the same thing as a Mandarin dictionary?"

"Well, the Book of Ai Bang, the Book of Solomon's Little Key, the Book of the Unknown, the Book of Cannibal Sacrifice, the Book of the Dead...these are probably the most representative ones. Because the Necromancer Book is so famous, Arius is very different from the forgery." Many, perhaps not very reliable."

"Uh... I don't care what the content of the book is..."

Kamijou forcibly swallowed back the sentence "I'm not writing some nonsense anyway" that I was going to say later.

"You said there were one hundred thousand copies—where?"

Only this has to be figured out anyway.One hundred thousand books can build a library.

"You mean, do you have the key to a warehouse with you?"

"No." Index shook her head and said, "One hundred and three thousand books, I have all of them with me now."

──What?Kamijou frowned.

"...Could it be that you are going to say that only idiots can't see those books?"

"Even if you're not an idiot, you can't see it! It's meaningless if everyone sees it."

Index's every word was confusing, as if he was being played by her again.Kamijou glanced to the left and right, there was no book about ghosts and demons, only game magazines, comics, and summer homework thrown in the corner of the room scattered on the floor.

"……Ugh……"

Kamijou, who had been patient all this time, finally couldn't take it anymore.

Maybe even the matter of "someone is chasing me" is just her delusion.If it was her own imagination, but she actually jumped out from the roof of the eighth floor, and then failed to jump, and ended up stuck on the balcony, this kind of person must not have anything to do with her.

"...Isn't it strange to believe in superpowers but not in magic?" Index pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "And are superpowers that great? Even if you have a little special ability, you can't So look down on people!"

"Well, you're right!" Kamijou sighed softly: "Yes, you're right. It's just some tricks, but they are used to classify people. Oops!"

Kamijou looked down at his right hand.

The right hand does not emit flames or lightning, nor does it emit light or sound, and of course there are no strange lines on the wrist.

However, Kamijou's right hand can destroy any "supernatural power".Good or evil, good or bad, even the miracle-level abilities that appear in mythology.

"However, for the people in this city, superpowers are like a kind of spiritual support, so don't get too caught up. In fact, I am also a member of this group."

"It's good to know, idiot! Huh, why make such a mess in your head, the spoon can be bent by hand."

"..."

"Hmph, what's so bad about a man who abandons his natural qualities and pursues his acquired appearance? Hmph."

"...can I gag that talking engine of yours?"

"Violence... Violence can't frighten me!" Index looked like a cat in an unhappy mood: "And you have been talking about superpowers since just now, so what amazing superpowers do you have?" Lie?"

"...Uh, about this... how to explain it..."

Kamijou was a little troubled.

I rarely have the opportunity to explain the ability of "Fantasy Killer" to others.And since this ability only responds to "supernatural powers", if the other party does not accept the concept of "supernatural powers and superpowers", it will be useless to explain it.

"Well, it's my right hand... Ah, let me declare first, this is a natural material, not a synthetic one!"

"Oh."

"Just touch it with this right hand...any special ability, whether it is a nuclear explosion-level fireball or a strategic-level railgun, or a miracle of a god, it will be wiped out, that's all."

"Huh—?"

"...What is that look in your eyes? It looks like you saw some mail-order catalog of magical lucky crystal stones!"

"Ouch... People who have never even heard the holy name of God, tell me something that can destroy the miracle of God, so I am a little embarrassed──"

Index went so far as to dig her ear with her little finger and laughed.

"...Well, I'm so pissed off! I didn't expect to be ridiculed by a fake magical girl who said 'magic really exists, but I can't prove it to you'. I'm really angry..."

Hearing Kamijou Touma's muttering, Index seemed to be angry too.

"I... I am not a fake magical girl! Magic really exists!" (To be continued.)