On how PhDs become human evil

I only used my clairvoyance to check if Kiana would cause trouble, but I didn't expect to hear such interesting things.

A spirit weapon capable of killing a saint in one blow? It's even more outrageous than his Holy Lance! It's hard to imagine that the Christian Church would create such an unreasonable spirit weapon. Even if it's meant to deal with a saint with evil intentions, such a spirit weapon is simply too much. Logically speaking, they should have just created a spirit weapon that could seal or render a saint powerless.

After all, a saint is someone who possesses some of the characteristics of a divine being, and can be regarded as the incarnation of a divine being. Killing a saint is, in a sense, killing a divine being.

Kill Jesus?

Would a devout Christian do this?

"Well, I don't know much about this world, so I need to find the kind and helpful Chairman."

Bai Jie took his phone out of his pocket and dialed Aleister directly: "Moshi Moshi, is this the chairman?"

"...I already know why you've come. Are you planning to interfere?"

"I won't get involved, because I'm not interested. But my daughter is quite interested, and as a good father, I should naturally support her interests," Bai Jie said with a smile. "So, Chairman, could you please explain to me whether this 'Thorn Thrust Sword' is real or not? If it's not real, then what is this fake Thorn Thrust Sword?"

"......"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone; this was the first time Aleister had ever remained silent for so long in front of Bai Jie.

"Apostolic Cross".

Finally, Aleister uttered a name.

"The Thorn-Piercing Sword does not actually exist. It is a rumor from a certain era that has been passed down through generations and mistakenly believed to be an actual magical artifact."

"So what kind of spirit armor is involved in this transaction?"

“I just received this information from the Anglican Church. The transaction isn’t about the spirit garments themselves, but rather using them to complete the transaction,” Aleister said. “The Vatican, the stronghold of the Roman Catholic Church, began long ago when it buried the body of St. Peter on the vast earth and erected a cross. And the relationship can also be reversed.”

Bai Jie instantly understood Aleister's meaning: "I see... land with crosses planted on it can be considered Vatican territory—in other words, Roman Catholic territory, right?"

"Yes. And what will turn this possibility into reality is the spiritual artifact called the Apostolic Cross. As long as that cross is planted on the land of Academy City, Academy City will be brought under the control of the Roman Catholic Church, and the transaction will be completed."

"A trade...a trade that isn't about goods, but about control of Academy City?" Bai Jie laughed. "The Roman Catholic Church really knows how to play games. They've come up with such an amazing plan without making a sound. If they succeed, the world will probably be in chaos."

"I understand everything, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Jie opened his text message and edited all of Aleister's words into a text message, sending it to Kiana with the added line at the end: "There's a limit to fooling around. No Skyfire allowed."

"Okay, that should be about right. Alright, let's go find Cecilia."

Section 545, Chapter 44: Misaka Mikoto: Transform!

Kiana is in a very bad mood right now.

She had originally planned to solve the problem independently so that her father would look at her with new respect, but after less than an hour of getting involved, her father seemed to have a cheat code and sent her the information she wanted.

While everyone desires a god-tier teammate, the problem is that Bai Jie, this god-tier teammate, makes both teammates and enemies lose their fun!

Upon receiving Bai Jie's message, Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Stiyl's expressions turned even more grim.

"It's the Apostolic Cross...!"

"The Roman Catholic Church really does things like that."

As experts in magic, the two immediately understood the Roman Catholic Church's purpose after learning about the effects of the Apostolic Cross.

Academy City was brought under the control of the Roman Catholic Church.

In other words, whatever Academy City does will ultimately benefit the Roman Catholic Church. It will accept any burden and consider extremely unreasonable demands as justifiable—if the Apostolic Cross is successfully planted on Academy City's land, this will come true.

“Alright, although we now understand their true purpose, our task remains the same: to find Oriana. I will activate the search spell; the task of capturing her is now in your hands.”

As he said this, Tsuchimikado Motoharu gave Stiyl a wink, and the latter immediately understood and activated a barrier to disperse onlookers. The crowd within a hundred meters around them gradually left their positions.

He took out four pieces of paper of different colors and placed them on the ground. He drew a circle with a pen, made a few hand seals, and then an aerial map of Academy City appeared inside the circle. A red dot was moving rapidly on the map.

"Found her, it's Oriana! This location... she's already on the outskirts of District Seven?"

"Well, now that we know the location, it's time for our work—Belfast! Enterprise!"

Without Kiana needing to say more, Belfast and Enterprise understood her meaning. With a wry smile, Enterprise retrieved his composite bow from the quantum space, drew back the bowstring, and fired an energy arrow. After being fired, the arrow quickly transformed into a fighter jet!

Pulling Kiana along, the company leaped directly onto the fighter jet, with Belfast following closely behind.

Touma Kamijou and Stiyl were both speechless with shock. To chase someone, she actually rode a fighter jet, right in the city... Is this the daughter of the Magic King? That's too arrogant!

"Um... Miss Shaniat, airplanes aren't allowed to fly in Academy City," Touma Kamijou said timidly.

"It's alright, it's alright, Sister Enterprise is a very good driver!"

"You can't fly fighter jets in the city!"

Just as Touma Kamijou was earnestly trying to persuade them, a deafening thunderclap suddenly came from afar!

Rumble rumble rumble ————————!!

Blue and white lightning descended from the sky like a pillar of light.

"That's Oriana's location! Go! Get on the plane!"

"Ugh!!! Never mind!"

In despair, Touma Kamijou climbed onto the plane.

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Rewind two minutes to the streets outside the Seventh School District.

Shirai Kuroko knelt on the ground, looking at Oriana not far away: "What kind of ability is that? Could she be a multi-element user?"

A few minutes earlier, Shirai Kuroko, who believed Orianna was using superpowers without authorization because the surveillance cameras had captured her using magic, approached her and asked her to give a statement to the disciplinary committee.

Orianna was naturally unwilling to agree, and Shirai Kuroko was not surprised by this. As usual, she was about to subdue Orianna when she was directly blasted away by Orianna's magic. If it weren't for teleportation, she would have crashed into a tree and been injured.

Afterwards, Shirai Kuroko tried to subdue her several times, but each time she was forced back by Oriana's magic.

"No... that's not a superpower, it must be magic like that delinquent teacher's. Is he a magician?"

Shirai Kuroko, who had learned about magic from Bai Jie, frowned. She had no experience fighting against mages, and judging from the situation just now, Oriana was definitely not an ordinary person. Although spatial teleportation could keep her in the upper hand, it was probably only so far.

“Hey, little sister, I don’t intend to get entangled with ordinary people. Can you just let me go?” Oriana asked with a smile.

"Oh dear, do you think you've got me figured out, Miss Magician?"

Shirai Kuroko's words immediately startled Oriana.

Does she know about magicians?

(Looks like she's not an ordinary student. If she's not an ordinary person... taking her down shouldn't be a problem.)

Oriana doesn't intend to harm ordinary people, but she won't show mercy to those who know the inside story.

Gripping the shorthand manual tightly, Oriana tore off a card, and blades of wind immediately flew from around her toward Shirai Kuroko.

This wasn't a particularly aggressive spell, and Orianna was only targeting Shirai Kuroko's feet, clearly intending to render her immobile.

“Good luck, good luck!”

Just then, a spear of lightning suddenly shot out from the other side of the street, its blue and white light instantly shattering more than a dozen wind blades.

Misaka Mikoto, dressed in a tracksuit and fiddling with her bangs, walked out from the side of the street and said irritably, "I came to find Kuroko to discuss the doubles match this afternoon, but what's going on here? Kuroko, what are you doing fighting with a magician?"

"Big Sister!" Upon seeing Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko immediately rushed over excitedly.

Misaka Mikoto grabbed Shirai Kuroko's head and said, "Don't come any closer! Explain yourself!"

"This mage is using magic at will in Academy City. I wanted to take her back for an investigation, but she's not cooperating."

"I see. So, it's that easy for magicians to sneak into Academy City's security checkpoints?"

After meeting with Bai Jie, Misaka Mikoto learned more about the situation inside Academy City. Although security was relaxed during the Daihasei Festival, allowing magicians to enter and use magic on the street was already a dereliction of duty by the Academy City security personnel.

With a sigh, Misaka Mikoto said, "Well, whatever happens, let's hurry up and finish this so we can discuss the afternoon's events. We have a lot of matches this afternoon."

Lightning crackled around Misaka Mikoto's waist, and a blue and white belt gradually appeared around her waist. At the same time, lightning also flashed in Misaka Mikoto's hand, and she held a Coca-Cola can-shaped Full Bottle.

"Kuroko, just you wait, here comes my transformation!"

Section 546, Chapter 45: The Seven-Faced Samurai is really easy to defeat.

"Railgun Princess!"

The sound rang out from the belt, and countless bolts of lightning swirled and coiled around Misaka Mikoto's body, forming a human-shaped frame.

"Are you ready?"

"Transform!"

"A railgun piercing the sky! Railgun Princess! Ciao!"

The spherical lightning space suddenly contracted, and each individual human framework fit perfectly onto every part of Misaka Mikoto's body, causing dazzling lightning to explode across the street.

Hey!

With a clear footstep, Misaka Mikoto emerged from the lightning.

With its predominantly blue armor, red compound eye-shaped goggles, and lightning wings unfolding behind it—Kamen Rider Railgun makes its appearance!

Even Shirai Kuroko was stunned by Misaka Mikoto's posture.

Oriana curled her lip: "Tch, Academy City's Drive Armor, what a troublesome thing."

"Drive armor? This isn't a simple device, at least that's what the creator himself said—Kamen Rider." Misaka Mikoto, hidden beneath the mask, chuckled. "Then let's finish this quickly, even though this is my first time fighting a magician."

"Want to finish this already?" Oriana's expression darkened. "You really dare to say that, little brat. Don't think you can beat me just because you're wearing armor—"

Oriana didn't finish her sentence.

Because Misaka Mikoto had already come to her.

"Sorry, I'm not going to listen to your nonsense. I'll strike first!"

Lightning flashed in her palm, and Misaka Mikoto slapped Orianna's abdomen. A large amount of electricity surged into Orianna's body in an instant—but this did not happen.

Feeling the strange sensation in her palm, Misaka Mikoto quickly distanced herself. The next moment, a huge earthen spear suddenly rose from the ground where she had just been standing. If she hadn't moved away, she probably would have been pierced through.

"Oh my, you're quick on the uptake. Looks like you're no ordinary student," Oriana laughed.