A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 589 I am really a magician!
After witnessing Lin Wuming blocking Kamijou's powerful slash, Stiyl had no doubt that he had the ability to destroy the "Mobile Church".

Of course, he also knew very well that the person who actually attacked Index was not Lin Wuming.

But as a local tyrant, Lin Wuming must know some clues - for example, who else in Academy City has such strength.

"I broke it accidentally, it has nothing to do with anyone else!" Index didn't want to implicate others, so of course she couldn't reveal the name of the real murderer, Kamijou Touma.

"!" Steele's forehead twitched, and he felt that the situation seemed different from what he expected.

Apparently, Index knew the person who destroyed the "Mobile Church," and they seemed to be quite close...

No, considering the child's innocent and kind character, he was probably protecting the other person, right?
——How ridiculous! He is clearly a powerful person who can destroy the "Mobile Church". Does he need your protection?
Stiyl's face was gloomy and uncertain.

As for Kamijou Kaori, she was deeply remorseful because she almost killed Index just now.

For a moment, both magicians remained silent and made no further sound.

Seeing this, Lin Wuming put Index down and said, "You leave first. I'll hold them back."

"But..." Index still refused to escape alone.

"They are both very strong," Lin Wuming said, "but I am not weak either, so if a fight breaks out, you will probably be affected. So run away quickly, the farther the better."

The scene where Lin Wuming blocked the Seven Heavens and Seven Swords just now was very convincing, so Index no longer hesitated and ran away quickly.

Neither Stiyl nor Kanzaki Kaori tried to stop her.

Of course, they were not so shaken that they did not notice the fact that the girl had escaped, nor were they afraid of Lin Wuming's obstruction.

To be more precise, we should be happy to see it happen, right?

"Let's talk, Mr. Lin Wuming," said Steele.

At this point, Stiyl seemed to feel that there was no point in hiding it any longer, so he confessed directly, "Actually, that child—Indix—is one of us. She's also a member of the Church of a Necessary Evil."

"So she's a magician too?"

"Yes, but her situation is rather special..." Kanzaki Kaori continued, "She has no magical power and doesn't know any magic, but her brain contains the knowledge of 130,000 grimoires. It is because of this that she has the name 'A Certain Magical Index'."

"I see," Lin Wuming nodded pretentiously, "Humanoid Database? That's indeed quite important. It's no surprise that they sent two masters like you to attack us."

"Let me correct you," Kanzaki Kaori said seriously, "We are not here to attack, we are here to protect that child."

"Isn't it about hunting down traitors?" Lin Wuming asked in surprise. "An internal member with important intelligence defected... Isn't that the way it's going to unfold?"

"Of course not!" Kamijou Kaoru was a little excited, "It's just that the child didn't recognize us, so she mistakenly thought we were enemies. In fact, our mission is to protect her secretly!"

"But your actions just now really don't seem like 'protection'." Lin Wuming said.

"There's a reason for that..." Kanzaki Kaori blushed, no longer having the nerve to defend herself. "It's actually a misunderstanding that's accumulated over time, leading the child to mistakenly believe we're the traitors to the Puritan Church," Stiyl explained. "But it just so happens that by looking at the enemy's perspective, we can better identify the one truly targeting her."

"As for the chase just now..." Stiyl shook his head. "I was just playing hide-and-seek with her. The nun's uniform that child was wearing was a powerful spiritual outfit called the 'Mobile Church', which could provide her with powerful protection at the level of a Pope - or, in terms you scientific people would understand, it's the level of defense of a nuclear shelter. That's why Kanzaki was so confident in his attack just now... but he didn't expect it to be damaged..."

Kamiya Kaoru continued, "So, thank you so much, Mr. Lin Wuming! If you hadn't stopped me just now, I might have made a big mistake!"

Although he already knew the original plot, Lin Wuming still had a complicated expression: "I don't really understand your foreigners' logic... Also, I'm not trying to argue, but what does that clothing mean? Spiritual clothing? Nuclear shelter-level protection... It's really... I just observed it, it's just high-grade silk and gold thread."

"The 'Mobile Church' is indeed made of silk and gold thread, but its defensive power is provided by magic and has nothing to do with the material of the clothes." Kanzaki Kaori explained seriously.

Stiyl seemed to suddenly realize something: "Wait, Kanzaki, stop talking!"

Then he looked at Lin Wuming: "Mr. Lin Wuming, we have always said that we are magicians - this... you don't disbelieve it, right?"

——Of course I know that, but normally, when you meet a magician for the first time, questioning is the correct reaction.

Lin Wuming did not answer, but in Stiyl's opinion, this was "disbelief".

"Tsk, after all this talk, we haven't even reached a basic consensus?" Stiyl bit into his cigarette. "Just wait and see..."

The cigarette swayed up and down, and a few sparks fell from it, then quickly expanded in mid-air, turning into a fireball the size of a bowl.

Under Stiyl's control, these fireballs flew into the sky and then exploded, like fireworks...

"Amazing!" Lin Wuming applauded, assessing, "With this kind of power and proficiency, this should be roughly equivalent to a level 4 fire attack, right?"

"Hey, I told you it's magic, not superpowers!" Stiyl raised his eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, flames gathered in his palms, and the blazing flames gradually took shape in his hands, turning into a flaming sword.

"I remember that you super-powered people cannot master two abilities at the same time." Stiyl raised the flaming sword and showed it to Lin Wuming.

"In my opinion, you are just playing with fire." Lin Wuming said with a smile, "It's actually not difficult."

As he spoke, Lin Wuming also raised his hand, and flames emerged from his palm. Then he used his mental power to barely shape it into a shape similar to a long sword.

This performance actually surprised Steele.

Lin Wuming waved his hand to disperse the flaming sword in his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't mind, it's just a little trick. In fact, I really believe what you said - magic, magicians and so on."

"It's true..." Stiyl said helplessly, but he felt more and more that it was very difficult to prove that he was a magician in front of Lin Wuming.

"Oh, and the rune spell..." Stiyl pulled a few more cards from his pocket. "You've noticed, too, but no one else has been passing by here during this time. Normally, this should be a busy downtown area."

"Because I placed these cards nearby and cast the spell 'Dispel Idlers'." Stiyl introduced, then couldn't help but complain, "God knows how you got in..."

(End of this chapter)