Comprehensive: Beginning with the Killer Queen

"I always feel like you're wasting Blue Dream Company's funds under the pretext of taking care of Index."

Looking at the plates and food baskets that had filled the entire table and had to be stacked up, Roland closed his eyes and took a sip of the black tea in his cup.

Because it is a famous shop, the dining table in the outdoor dining area of ​​this cake shop is not a small round table, but a long wooden table that can accommodate six or more people to dine together.

Under such circumstances, the table can still be filled or even piled up. Apart from the drinks on the order book, it is estimated that all the desserts must be served twice or even three times to be so spectacular.

Hearing this, Kamiya Kaori, who was sitting on the chair opposite, turned her head slightly.

Although her face was expressionless, one could still glimpse a hint of guilt in her obsidian-like deep and penetrating eyes. It was obvious that what she was thinking had hit the nail on the head.

She was deeply grateful for Roland's help, but she still felt a little resentful about the price she had paid.

Unfortunately, for the usually self-disciplined female saint, taking Index on a feast with the help of an organization to pay for the expenses was the most acceptable form of revenge she could think of.

Unexpectedly, I ran into my boss in the same restaurant while eating and drinking on public funds.

Even though Kamijou Kaori had completed countless commissions, she still couldn't find a solution to this embarrassing situation.

"It's just a joke. You really don't take a joke very well. Compared to those who need luxury cars to pick them up when they go on missions, you are pretty frugal."

Seeing Kamiya Kaori's shy look, Roland laughed and comforted her.

But his way of comforting sounded more like a threat in a different form.

"After all, in order not to waste the original function of the RV, I have to take the time to make full use of it from time to time..."

"Index is still here!"

Kamiya Kaoru looked at her warily and covered the ears of the silver-haired nun who was devouring the cake to prevent Roland from saying anything shocking or outrageous.

The two of them had a close relationship, so whenever Index was puzzled by Roland's remarks, she would be curious to find out the truth.

Kamisaki Kaori, who is always by Index's side, is the one who bears the brunt of these problems.

In order to prevent the other party's purity from being polluted, the female saint racked her brains to make up an explanation and felt that her brain cells were burning out.

"And haven't you been entangled with that space-shifting girl in Tokiwadai recently? How did she fall into your clutches so quickly?"

"The idea of ​​falling into the clutches of the devil is really subtle."

Roland sighed. In front of the female saint who recognized his vest, he didn't even have the confidence to refute.

"As you said, that kid won't bother me anymore."

"I was subdued by you?"

“…I was convinced.”

Pretending not to hear Kamiya Kaoru's resentment, Roland shook his finger.

"Besides, I hope you can view this matter from the perspective of reaching a consensus."

"consensus?"

Kanzaki Kaori interrupted with a frown.

“What kind of consensus?”

"To put it simply, she thought I was a pervert who didn't know how to restrain myself during the day, and then I proved with my actions that she was right."

Roland explained sincerely, but only received a cold look from the girl.

"Don't look at me like that. Although I don't deny that I'm a scumbag, I still have principles."

"She was the one who wanted to interfere in this matter without permission. Mikoto and I were in love and it was a normal activity that we both agreed to. I didn't care about her secretly eavesdropping outside the door, but she came to pester me privately, insisting that I had defiled her sister and asked me to stop."

"In that case, it wouldn't be too much for me to ask her to fill the time I free up with her in exchange."

"..."

From this perspective, it is indeed not an exaggeration.

Because of her status as a saint, although she joined the Blue Dream Company, Kamisaki Kaori was not allowed to act on her own. When she was not with Index, she would stay at the headquarters, so she knew a lot about the experiences of the Misaka sisters.

To Misaka Mikoto, Roland is a hero sent from heaven.

In addition, she also had a trace of affection in her heart, and was completely half-hearted. Even the so-called transaction itself was more like a kind of interest.

In this situation, it was indeed a bit rude of Shirai Kuroko, who was only treated as a friend, to want to interfere because of her personal emotions. She didn't dare to go to Misaka Mikoto and only dared to stare at Roland.

This was something that she could not even imagine for Kamijou Kaori, who grew up in the magic world and deeply experienced the treatment and shackles that came with being strong and weak.

As a saint, she had to run around to protect the sect in which she grew up, and even became a lackey of the Puritan Church.

But even so, she did not dare to complain and could only blindly obey the church's instructions.

With Roland's status and strength, he could still treat Shirai Kuroko so gently and even meet some of her requests. This could already be considered merciful.

Hmm... so it seems that Roland has many good points besides his lack of humanity?

However, this kind of difficult to explain but still wanting to protect the chastity of important people, even at the cost of sacrificing oneself to feed the tiger, always feels inexplicably familiar.

Is it an illusion?

While Kanzaki Kaori was lost in thought, Roland also put down the teacup in his hand.

"Okay, it's almost time to end the small talk, and now it's time to talk about business."

"Business?"

Kamiya Kaoru raised her head in confusion, her expression changed.

“Is there a new amusement park or buffet restaurant opening nearby?”

"Sometimes, I don't know whether to be proud of your reaction or helpless."

Roland didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Now that Blue Dream Company has taken over the entire defense of Academy City, Index's safety will be monitored by a special person named Afei, and any possible hidden dangers will be eliminated in advance.

It is no wonder that the once aloof female saint would be so relaxed. Although she still knew nothing about technology, the convenience and hard-earned leisurely life still allowed her tense nerves to rest for a while.

"It's an enemy. According to the organization's intelligence system, it seems that a bug that is targeting Index has already embedded in Academy City, and it is a magical character."

Roland said bluntly.

"Magic side?"

Kamiya Kaoru's expression became serious, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

"It seems that they can no longer suppress their desire to start a war."

She did not ask if this was Puritan behavior, because the answer was obvious.

Although Laura's personality is very troublesome, it is different from stupidity.

After seeing Roland's unreasonable power, she would never send anyone to get involved in this mess again, at least not so directly.

After all, although the British Puritan Church is large and powerful, it cannot withstand a mission with a 100% mortality rate. The cost and reward of taking back Index are not proportional at all, and that old fox will never do a business at a loss.

Therefore, this could only be an unauthorized action taken by the magic side for the sake of the overall situation after discovering the Index of Forbidden Books.

"On the one hand, it can cause trouble for the Puritan Church, and on the other hand, it can prevent the general chairman from holding this killing weapon."

There was a lot of anger in Kanzaki Kaori's voice.

"As the pinnacle of technology, his only weakness is his ignorance of magic. If there was an all-knowing Index of Forbidden Books, he might have developed a weapon that could turn the tide of the war. These guys, for their own selfish desires, want to..." Roland glanced at Kamijou Kaori with pity and interrupted her.

Otherwise, when Aleister is exposed, this female saint will probably want to find a hole to crawl into because of what she said today.

"In short, considering that the other party came prepared, I think it would be better for me to come here in person."

"I understand."

Kanzaki Kaori knew very well how many variables the preparations on the magical side could bring to the battle, so she nodded gratefully.

"It's just a small favor. Anyway, Blue Dream's liquidity has been somewhat depleted recently due to the deployment of Academy City. And the identity of this enemy is quite special. It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to replenish it."

"Supplementary funds, special status?"

Kamiya Kaori was stunned for a moment, not understanding the connection between the two words.

"Speaking of which, I forgot to introduce this guy's origin to you. Since there is no easy-to-understand description of him in this era, I will call him in my own way."

Seeing the confusion on the female saint's face, Roland raised his eyebrows and smiled playfully.

"That's a... national-level alchemist."

"Alchemist?"

The female saint was even more confused.

The Amakusa Cross Sect she belongs to is already a small sect, but because it is related to the Cross, it can occasionally support the scene by absorbing saints like her.

But although alchemy is far more widespread among the branches of magic, in a sense, its position is even more awkward than theirs.

The so-called alchemist is a scientist on the magic side. He achieves the ultimate goal of simulating the entire world by constantly studying various substances and looking for their benchmarks or operating rules.

However, due to this theory that relies more on the rules of the world itself than on phases, the knowledge of alchemy is relatively crude. Generally, only those who are considered not talented enough to study other kinds of magic will be forced to become alchemists.

After all, since the beginning of the history of this discipline, no alchemist, with the exception of Paracelsus, has made truly significant progress in their field.

Therefore, workers who can become powerful are generally at the top of their careers.

But Roland actually added such a formal title of national level in front of the word "alchemist". What is the reason?

But soon, just as Kamiya Kaori was about to ask

——The answer has revealed itself.

A sudden tremor instantly swept everything around and spread like a wave.

In the rolling air waves, a man in a white suit slowly walked out.

He was wearing expensive leather shoes and had his hair dyed a very eye-catching color of forgiveness green. He stared at the girl who was pulled behind him by Kamijou Kaori with a crazy look on his face.

"Index, Index! It's been a long time since we last met. I finally meet you again!"

"But you probably don't recognize me. Of course, you don't remember the name Oreos Isard."

"But it doesn't matter, I will save you soon!"

Oleos's face was filled with excitement, and he only regained his composure after Kamijou Kaori put her hand on the hilt of the sword. He glanced at Kamijou Kaori and Roland who was interested, his eyes slightly fixed.

"The Puritan saint... and this unknown gentleman, I heard that Index is now under house arrest in this city. So, are you her new guardians?"

Kamiya Kaori did not respond to the other party's words, but just showed a hostile look.

Although she didn't have much interaction with the other person, she was not completely ignorant of him after he introduced himself.

"Oreos, an alchemist of the Zurich School, was originally the secret recorder of the Roman Orthodox Church, and... Index's guardian three years ago."

After revealing the other party's identity one by one, Kamiya Kaoru spoke coldly.

"You are clearly a traitor to the church. What are you doing here in the tech sector?"

"Does that need to be said?"

Aureos withdrew his gaze and gave a sinister smile.

"Of course I came to save Index. I thought I didn't need to explain to you, a fellow guardian."

"save?"

Kamiya Kaori was stunned for a moment before she suddenly remembered the meaning.

Because what she saw that day was so shocking, the fact that Index's shackles were removed did not leave a deep impression on her.

"If that's the case, you should know that you're too late. Index has already escaped control and doesn't have to endure the tragic fate of having her memory erased once a year..."

Considering that the other party was also a guardian, the female saint forced herself to muster up a little patience and explained.

But her kindness was not reciprocated.

"shut up!"

Oleos's expression suddenly became ferocious.

"I won't admit to that kind of thing!"

Although his starting point is the same as that of Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl, Oreos's kindness is not pure.

Since he has no talent for other magic, he developed a rather self-centered personality in order to prove himself.

Even if he has a just goal, he does not care about the lives of people around him, and cannot accept that others have done what he wants to do before him.

In his view, this behavior was undoubtedly a trampling and mockery of his kindness.

"I will never allow Index to be saved by someone other than me! What's more, the person who helped her is a scum of the science side! Now, I will use my means to reshape everything!"

He waved his hand, and shining golden darts came out from his sleeves and pierced directly into the surrounding ground.

"Zheng——"

The next second, the shining golden light was like a bright lightning that cut through the night sky, so blinding that one could not open their eyes.

In an instant, waves surged up on the ground and turned into boiling golden water.

Because of their nature, they were like half-melted chocolate wrapped in the palm of one's hand, swirling around Oreos in a sticky manner.

"Female Saint, just open your eyes and look carefully. This is the proof that I have grasped the symbol of alchemy and have the qualifications to save Index!"

Aureus stood in the furnace of gold and laughed wildly.

However, to his disappointment, facing such an exaggerated scene, Kamisaki Kaori remained calm, but Index, who always analyzed magic unconsciously, yawned and looked bored.

Could it be that these country bumpkins don’t know the significance of this scene?

The alchemist's eyes grew colder, and his originally gloomy expression became even gloomier.

He snorted coldly and said.

"As someone who can freely create gold, I am already able to interfere with the strategies and overall situation between countries. No matter which power I am in, I will be protected..."

"If you can't read the air, I advise you to shut up. Or do you need me to translate for you--"

Roland lazily stood up from the table and looked at Oreos, who was wrapped in gold, unceremoniously, with a teasing smile on his lips.

"You talk a lot of fancy words, but you can't even rub gold with your hands. Is this the ultimate symbol of alchemy?" (End of this chapter)