A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 581 The Magician's Purpose
"But that information doesn't matter. We don't need to deal with Lin Wuming anyway," Stiyl said nonchalantly, shaking the cigarette in his mouth. "As long as he doesn't get in the way, who cares if he's really lame or just pretending..."

"But," Kamijou Kaoru said, doubts rising in her heart. "You saw the fight just now. Given the strength he displayed... I think it would be best if we could get in touch with him. Didn't you say that? The chairman also suggested that."

"Isn't it natural for a level 5 to possess this level of strength? What's there to be surprised about at this point?" Stiyl didn't care much about it, but he didn't deny Kamijou Kaoru's proposal.

Just as she said—Chairman Aleister had also suggested this.

The fact that the magician had penetrated deep into the scientific base was impossible to hide from Chairman Aleister—unless they were trying to cause trouble.

However, the British Puritan Church, to which Stiyl and Kamijou Kaori belong, has a good relationship with Academy City, so it is naturally impossible for them to do something that would damage the relationship between the two parties.

As soon as he entered Academy City, Stiyl paid a direct visit to Chairman Aleister as an "envoy".

They specifically explained the purpose of their trip and requested Chairman Aleister's support - in fact, they just asked him not to interfere and ruin their plans.

Obviously, the Supreme Bishop had already informed in advance, so Steele's visit did not encounter any obstacles or difficulties.

There was only one thing - before saying goodbye and leaving, the strange man hanging upside down in the jar gave a "little personal advice".

——If you don’t mind, you can say hello to Lin Wuming before doing anything. It may save you a lot of trouble.

However, Stiyl did not take these words to heart.

Of course he knew who Lin Wuming was, the eighth level 5 esper in Academy City and the top combat force on the scientific side.

Regardless of his stance, Stiyl, as a magician, was unwilling to have anything to do with the Level 5 esper in Academy City—whether as a "friend" or as an "enemy."

After all, from a big picture perspective, magic and science are in a state of confrontation with each other.

The English Puritans, the dominant force on the magical side, have formed an alliance with Academy City, the leading force on the scientific side, making the situation between the two even more delicate. In this situation, the wisest approach is to avoid unnecessary mistakes while doing nothing.

Tonight, the reason why Stiyl and Kamijou Kaori came to watch the duel was originally because they "didn't want to miss the famous performance in Academy City" and to collect information about the battle between level 5s.

It's just to kill time.

After all, the person they were waiting for hadn't arrived yet, so they were just sitting around doing nothing.

"Where is the child?" Kamiya Kaoru asked, remembering the important matter.

While speaking, she did not forget to continue observing the situation on the duel field, mainly Lin Wuming's actions.

Because the two magicians were five kilometers away from the duel arena, there was no need to worry about being discovered.

Stiyl had no interest in continuing to observe. He put away his magic, turned his back to the duel arena, leaned on the railing at the edge of the rooftop, and looked up at the night sky with a cigarette in his mouth.

"It'll probably take another three days before we can get ashore?" Stiyl recalled the itinerary. "After all, the cruise ship is much slower than our plane."

"Three days..." Kamiya Kaoru looked worried.

"Don't worry, we've got our people escorting her throughout the journey, so there shouldn't be any problems," Stiyl said. "Besides, the child is very alert and agile, and she's protected by the 'Mobile Church'. Unless something happens to her, she won't die even if the shipwreck occurs."

"Is there something wrong with her? She might have fainted from hunger." Kamijou Kaori said, "Does she have enough money on her?"

"I told you we'll be escorted the entire way, don't worry." Stiyl said this, but in fact he was scratching his head with a worried look on his face.

——Thinking back on the child's past behavior, this is indeed a problem. "Alright, alright," seeing her partner like this, Kamisaki Kaoru turned to comfort her, "You also said that we should trust our companions."

"I hope so..." Stiyl sighed.

"Speaking of which..." Kamijou Kaoru suddenly asked, as if she had thought of something, "Why did you come here? Why did you travel halfway around the world to lure that child to this city? Strictly speaking, this city is part of the enemy camp, right?"

This is also the problem that has been bothering Kamiya Kaoru in recent days.

"Don't talk nonsense here, we and Academy City are friendly allies." Stiyl corrected.

"I know, but this is the base camp of the scientific side after all." Kamiya Kaoru said seriously.

"That's why we can't let you meet with the chairman..." Stiyl exclaimed. "Well, it's actually not hard to understand. It's precisely because this is the scientific base that we can minimize interference from other magical forces, allowing us to complete the ceremony smoothly."

Stiyl spit out the burnt-out cigarette, and the cigarette butt burst into a small flame in the air before completely burning to ashes.

Relighting a new cigarette, he continued, "Those who need to be eliminated include even our own people—you know, there are always people who naively think they can save that child. To prevent such fools and stupidity from happening again, this year we must complete the ritual at the core of this enemy camp!"

After that, a long silence enveloped the rooftop.

Because they both knew that Kamijou Kaori and Stiyl himself, who said these words, were the "fools" mentioned just now.

"Tsk!" Stiyl stubbed out his newly lit cigarette, seeming bored. "Superpowers are too bizarre. I really should find a chance to meet this 'hero'. When I'm out of town on business, I always have to greet the local boss."

Kanzaki Kaoru raised an eyebrow: "Did you sense something? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Nothing," Stiyl shrugged. "My magic doesn't include divination. I just... decided to follow the chairman's advice."

Kamiya Kaoru nodded and said nothing more.

She was originally inclined to have some contact with Lin Wuming, and "magician's intuition" has always been something that needs to be valued.

The runes that Stiyl is proficient in are also inextricably linked to the source of the magic of the "divination" system; therefore, although Stiyl is not a magician who specializes in divination, his spiritual intuition is often very accurate.

"Oh, no!" Stiyl suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the duel.

However, since he had lifted the magic, he could not see the scenery five kilometers away.

On the contrary, it was Kamiya Kaoru who had been observing the whole time, so she was the first to see Lin Wuming look up at this side.

The two people's eyes seemed to meet...

"He discovered us." said Kamiya Kaoru.

But she was not panicked - tourists were not prohibited from watching tonight's duel, they were just a little far away.

With a light tap of her toes, Kamiya Kaoru jumped onto the railing and bowed slightly towards the other side as a greeting.

"As expected of a level 5 psychic, he can spot us from such a distance." Stiyl exclaimed in amazement.

At the same time, on the other side, Lin Wuming also bowed slightly in his wheelchair, as a return gesture to the magician here.

(End of this chapter)