People are forbidden by magic, just become mercenaries

She was taken aback by Sigurd's sudden question, but Kanzaki Kaori immediately recovered her composure.

She was not the first to know Sigurd, but because she is a Christian "saint", she is the necessary evil magician who has performed the most difficult tasks with Sigurd.

In addition, Steele himself is a flame mage who is not easy to control, so most of the things are actually independent actions, and in the end there are only some support staff as assistance.

Therefore, Kanzaki Kaori understands Sigurd's behavior and behavior better than Stiyl, who first knew Sigurd.

This mercenary definitely has nothing to do with the words "justice" and "kindness". The mercenary who can mercilessly kill children in the hostile association only follows the "rules" set by himself.

But under this rule that has always maintained the fragile balance between "science" and "magic", Kanzaki Kaori firmly believes that Sigurd cannot become the fuse that triggers the war between the two sides.

"More than 80.00% of that child's brain capacity has already been taken up by the [-] grimoires in the Forbidden Books Catalogue, so he can only rely on the remaining [-]% to barely maintain function... .”

Seeing the serious Kanzaki Kaori, Stiyl finally calmed down.

No matter what Sigurd wants to do, he actually has no say.

Would Sigurd give up what he was going to do because of his and Kanzaki Kaori's opposition?

Impossible, there is no such person in this world.

Even Sylvia or the second princess Carissa couldn't make Sigurd give up what he wanted to do, at most let him postpone it, or change to a more moderate approach, but the ultimate goal cannot be changed.

Sitting slumped on the sofa next to Kanzaki Kaori as if exhausted, Stiyl lowered his head and spoke lifelessly.

"That child's brain capacity that can maintain function is only [-]%. That is to say, if she keeps 'memorizing' like ordinary people, she will definitely die due to saturation in the end..."

"Because of her perfect memory ability, Index can record every leaf shaking and even every scratch on a passing vehicle. Even if she doesn't want to, it's the same, nothing can be forgotten, so she Her brain will be filled with these garbage memories in a short time. If Index's memory is not cleaned regularly, her brain will be saturated in no time..."

Kanzaki Kaori clenched the "Mobile Church" in his hand, looking at the exposed white sutures, Kanzaki Kaori bit his lip and didn't know what he was thinking.

In fact, it is also a kind of torture for them to let them say this kind of thing that is well known to the upper echelons of the entire Necessary Evil Church.

They used to be the "guardians" of Index, but they were all forced to cut off all contact with Index because of this "unavoidable" order.

In order to make the previous "guardian" give up, the Church of Necessary Evil also specifically requires each "guardian" to do it himself, in order to completely cut off all ties between the two parties, without leaving even the last bit.

It was like this for Stiles two years ago, it was like this for Kanzaki Kaori a year ago, and it was like this for everyone before that.

Moreover, the kind nun who first established contact with Index also died in a crusade against the witch.

After that, the first "guardian" in the strict sense, and the only magician who performed "cleaning" twice in a row...

It was Sigurd himself.

In other words, in fact, the three people in this room were all existences who had "connected" with Index in the past.

Thinking of this, Stiyl raised his head and looked at Sigurd who was flipping on the bookshelf expressionlessly.

"Mr. Sigurd, this child still thinks of coming to you after amnesia, is it also the 'insurance' you left before? Because you know, no matter where in the world, if it is related to you Human beings have the greatest possibility of being protected. After all, the number of magicians of the 'golden' lineage is definitely not rare."

"The first time I thought about going north, I probably agreed that Northern Europe was the first place to seek asylum, right? After all, there is a Valkyrie, no matter whether it is related to you or not, I probably will not give it to you easily. Russia is a mature religion."

The guesses of the two were correct, but even if it was clarified, all they got was the reason why Index wanted to come to Academy City.

"But I don't understand, this and this child..."

"It seems that Necessary Evil has taught you how to kill people and how to cry beautifully to use magic. You haven't learned anything more, have you?"

"I......"

Can't refute, dare not refute, and have no reason to refute.

"The book just now, turn to the first page and read the first paragraph to me."

"..."

Stiyl looked at the book in hand, it seemed that it had been translated, although the author was German but the content was in Japanese.

Taking a quick glance at the content, it seems to be a subject used by Academy City in its ability development courses.

But from Stihl's point of view, this is probably not a textbook for students, but a textbook used by researchers.

After a slight pause, Stiyl began to read.

"People's 'memory' does not exist in only one area. The memory area is divided into many places, such as the 'meaning memory area' in charge of language and knowledge, the 'procedural memory area' in charge of motor proficiency, and the 'experience area' in charge of recall Memory area'. Each 'area' operates independently, independent of each other..."

It was only after reading this that Steele realized the problem.

Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl raised their heads at the same time, Stiyl looked at Sigurd with a puzzled and surprised expression, while Kanzaki Kaori was a little more confused.

Before the delighted Stiyl could speak, Kanzaki Kaori pinned his shoulders with a confused expression.

Looking at Kanzaki Kaori with a serious face in astonishment, Stiyl didn't understand what Kanzaki Kaori was thinking.

"Mr. Sigurd, if this is the case, does it mean... between you and the British Puritans, there is a problem with one party's rhetoric?"

"What's the problem? Mr. Sigurd can still..."

Steele wanted to say, "Mr. Sigurd can still lie to us in this kind of thing", but when he said the words, Steele also realized a very serious problem.

If this book is not an explanation of the special human body structure of "capable people only", then the long-standing statement of "Index will die if the memory is not cleaned up regularly" by the Puritans in England is nonsense?

But if it is assumed that Sigurd is trying to deceive them with false information, what is the reason for doing so?

Want to watch Index's head explode like this?

The two looked at Sigurd, and Sigurd looked at the two.

None of the three opened their mouths, and they remained silent for a long time...

"Have you finished? Haven't you had dinner yet? Would you like some pizza? If you want to eat Japanese food, I also prepared onigiri and some sushi?"

The eerie silence was broken by the sudden intrusion of a maid in an apron.

Sigurd turned and left the study without saying anything.

While the other two followed behind Sigurd, Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl's eyes changed further.

That's some kind of red flag, but apparently the subject...

Something other than Sigurd.

Chapter 330 Nine: Let Unhappiness Become Past Tenses

On the dining table, there is generally no difference from the past.

Sigurd was eating pizza, and was reprimanded by Sylvia for complaining about the lack of coffee.

If one ignores the other two magicians who were staring at the delicious food in a daze, the scene should be quite warm.

"I still don't understand."

"I don't understand why you put olives on the pizza, or why you don't need a bowl for good rice, but you have to grab it with your hands like primitive people? Or are you unable to use the two things on the table? If In this way, which Yamato Nadeko will feed you?"

Picking up a piece of pizza with one hand, Silvia asked back without even looking at Stiles.

Obviously they worked hard to make a table of delicious food, but the two British magicians were just in a daze, and even frowned from time to time.

Even knowing that they were not dissatisfied with the food, Sylvia was not happy about being so rude at the table.

"I......"

"I'm going to start..."

Seeing Kanzaki Kaori who folded his hands and began to fight with Sushi, Stiyl also relaxed his shoulders as if surrendering.

Steele gave up his plan to argue, after all, among the four people present, he seems to be the worst one.

After honestly eating the rice ball in front of him, Stiyl seemed to be deliberately avoiding the pizza in front of Sylvia and Sigurd.

After eating, imitating Kanzaki Kaori's appearance, he said "Thank you for the hospitality" quite perfunctorily.

Seeing Sylvia clear away the dishes, Stiyl asked.

"I don't understand, what is the significance of the church doing this?"

"The truth is right in front of you, won't you confirm it with your eyes?"

Compared to Stiyl who was completely confused, Kanzaki Kaori, a Japanese magician who was not born in England, was able to judge calmly.

"If 'full memory ability' is not the culprit causing Index's pain, then what is it that makes Index have to undergo amnestics every year, otherwise she will be in excruciating pain? To be honest, I can only think of one possibility......"

"Kanazaki, are you saying that the Church put a 'collar' on her to control Index? But..."

"You think so too, don't you? If that's the case, it actually makes sense. If Index has to rely on some kind of English Puritan magic to maintain her life every year, then it's considered to be someone who If the influence is taken away, Index will die suddenly after a year, so that the other party will not be able to obtain the power of the 'Forbidden Book Catalog' for a long time."

"But what's the point of such a thing? Or as long as you cast a curse or something else? Why do you have to clear your memory?"

Kanzaki Kaori hesitated for a moment, but she didn't say what she thought was a possibility.

But Sigurd, who is familiar with Kanzaki Kaori, knows that this Far Eastern sage has already thought of a certain possibility.

In order not to waste time, Sigurd took the initiative to speak.

"Compared to the threat of 'if you don't obey, this kid will die', don't you think 'as long as you protect her, the child will be safe' is more relatable?"

"Magicians themselves are a group that does not rely on 'loyalty'. Even the Roman Orthodox Church has believers who betray their faith for their own purposes. If we threaten us with Index's life and death, it may cause a lot of unnecessary troubles ?and......"

"The advantage of clearing memory is that Index can never establish a long-term bond. It is not only to prevent the humane 'Forbidden Book Catalog' from abusing the 'Book of Magic' for self-interest, but also to prevent you guardians from being 'bonded'. collapsed and out of control.”

"The best example of losing control is the alchemist..."

Hearing what Sigurd and Kanzaki Kaori said, Stiyl relaxed a lot.

How should I put it, because Stiyl is not an "outsider" like Kamijou Touma, he has long been accustomed to such things.

So when you hear such a reason, you will actually feel that it is "reasonable".

"but why?"

Why again, but this time Steele's question was not aimed at Index.

"Why are you telling us this now?"

"Because there is no better opportunity than this time. It coincides with the 'Crowley fanatic' attacking Academy City. Is there any better reason to destroy the 'collar' on Index?"

"But there's one thing I don't understand."

Before Stiyl spoke, Kanzaki Kaori directly expressed his doubts.

"With your personality, Mr. Sigurd, you shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing. I mean, Index's problem didn't directly affect the balance between the two sides. Control, on the contrary, is less likely to go wrong. But now that you choose to intervene, does it mean that you think that going on like this will lead to a collapse of the balance?"

"Because I didn't approve of stuffing those stupid things into a girl's head from the very beginning. But if I don't let those idiots mess with Index's brain, it will be scrapped, and in the end if I can't think of a good way to control her, and I don't rule out cutting off her limbs, poking her eyes blind, and then pulling out her tongue and trapping her underground in the Tower of London."

Kanzaki Kaori and Steele are too aware of the fact that British Puritanism can do such a thing.