Comprehensive: Beginning with the Killer Queen

It is hard to imagine that Janice's smug attitude is without reason.

Although the Roman Orthodox Church often acts recklessly in dealing with crusades due to its religious style, extremism and stupidity are two completely different words.

When it comes to a crusade against scientific forces such as Blue Dream Company, it is impossible to dispatch the Thirteen Knights without permission from superiors.

Kamiya Kaori thought.

She didn't care about the power of the Thirteen Knights, but as the official thugs of the choir, their status in the Roman Orthodox Church was equivalent to the ultimate weapon.

They are a shining card and will not be used to do dirty work that cannot be seen in the light. They will only obey orders if the crusade is publicly acknowledged.

Is it because Blue Dream Company took over the security of Academy City before, which made the magic side mistakenly believe that the ultimate weapon that blew up half the moon was related to them, and they planned to use this as a springboard to decide whether to go into all-out war with the science side?

Although there didn't seem to be such a powerful weapon in the Blue Dream Company's arsenal, if Roland was having fun, it was not impossible for him to blow up the moon to liven things up.

The female saint, who arrived late and was not aware of the already planned Misaka Network, did not realize that she had accidentally approached the truth.

However, even if she knew, with the sect, Index, and even herself all becoming Roland's property, no matter if Roland acted on impulse without considering the consequences or did it on purpose, it would not affect her standing on the side of Blue Dream Company.

So, she just continued to stare at Janice coldly, without any hesitation.

Seeing Kamiya Kaori's performance, Janice felt a little uneasy.

It would be fine for other people, but the female saint who had previously worked for the English Puritan Church should be well aware that the style of the Roman Orthodox Church is to kill any sinner and burn any heretic they encounter.

Even if Kamijou Kaori has the stigmata, her fate will at least be to go to the Judgment Hall.

Then why is she still so calm after knowing that her enemy is the world's number one magical force?
It's as if... he is sure that he will not lose.

"This is really a shocking incident. Although I expected the Orthodox Church to sacrifice a number of valuable flags, I was a little surprised that they even sent out the ultimate weapon."

As if he heard her inner thoughts, Roland looked over at the right time.

This reaction immediately made Janice frown.

"You act like you have us in your hands. Even if this is the base camp of the scientific team, do you think you can hold out until the reinforcements arrive?"

"Of course not," Roland shook his head and narrowed his eyes with a smile. "After all, the time before the reinforcements arrive is enough for me to deal with you thousands of times. As for you, do you want to surrender? Compared with the Roman Orthodox Church who sent you as a fuse, the Blue Dream Organization can better utilize your talents."

Janice looked at Roland in silence.

Although the other person looked very warm and had a gentle smile on his face.

But now, standing face to face, she only felt as if a cold poisonous snake was crawling up her ankle, and then moving up and wrapping tightly around her whole body.

The touch of those smooth and terrifying scales was so real that cold sweat broke out on Janice's forehead. She gasped for breath like a fish that had just come ashore.

Is this... an invitation, or a warning?

Janice suppressed the fear in her heart and quickly raised the silver staff in her hand.

At the same time, deep and sacred hymns rang out.

"The wings of the Blazing Sky are glory, and glory is the pure white that exposes sin—

Pure white is the evidence of purification, and evidence is the result of action——

The result is the future, the future is time, and time is uniform—"

The knights who had been prepared for a long time raised their swords high and chanted devoutly.

For a moment, the only sound around was the solemn chorus.

The right tune has the power to transform the mundane into the magical, and a ritual created by a former Pope is even more so.

As a mass that was popular throughout medieval Europe, this holy spell could combine the power of 3,333 monks, just like focusing sunlight through a magnifying glass, greatly enhancing the power of magic.

Furthermore, since the monks gathered in the Vatican Cathedral and did not need to go out, they only needed to be located by the Knights Templar, so it was impossible to interrupt the ceremony temporarily.

It is for this reason that the Roman Orthodox Church openly displays this strategic weaponry spread across the globe as a deterrent.

As the knights' swords flashed like antennas, for a moment, only the sound like the distant howling of wild beasts remained.

It was the roar of the clouds floating in the sky being blown away, and a column of light suddenly formed from the sky to the earth, as red as blood and like a huge thunderbolt.

Roland looked up and saw the entire lightning strike.

Thousands of flaming arrows gathered together and merged into a red lotus divine spear.

In an instant, it fell down with a posture that penetrated everything.

But for Roland, this level of attack was not enough.

Even though it is called the ultimate weapon of the Roman Orthodox Church, it is ultimately just a simple accumulation of energy. In terms of scale, it is only at the level of a magic version of space-based weapons.

Even if we add the harsh requirement that he couldn't just take it but had to block it perfectly in order not to affect other school districts and Index next to him, it was not a big deal.

It didn't even have the qualifications to destroy the inherent barrier of Oreos's Golden Great Evolution. If the alchemist had a higher talent, he could have treated an attack of similar scale as a normal attack.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Roland calmly stretched out his hand and grasped the divine spear with his palm, which was faster than starlight and contained terrifying light and heat.

Then, light and heat enough to destroy the entire school district bloomed in the palm of his hand.

But the paradox was that even though it had been crushed by Roland, it did not disappear directly. Instead, like a broken sun, it still stubbornly radiated its remaining power and relentlessly tried to pierce Roland's palm.

"The power of a saint?"

Roland's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he whispered in surprise.

"To be able to condense simply superimposed energies into a flawless whole, this is not just the level of a stigma, at least it can only be achieved by obtaining a closely related holy relic, right?"

There is a huge difference between the energy accumulated by quantity and the power used by a strong person with this level of power.

It's like the addition and subtraction of magnetic fields can produce reactions far beyond their capabilities at certain moments, but apart from the momentum, this uncontrollable force can't hurt any strong person at all.

Even with the help of holy mantras and the same beliefs, personal barriers will still create subtle boundaries in the integrated energy.

But the divine spear just called by the choir seemed to be one with it. It was no longer a strategic weapon that was difficult to control, but a blow that would truly bring destruction.

Judging from the sacred aura that was so strong that no mark could be seen, it was obvious that a higher-level power had forcibly unified them.

Roland raised his eyebrows and thought of the answer.

"Come to think of it, today seems to be the anniversary of the death of Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles. It seems that you have been planning this for a long time."

"It's a pity that the faith of only 3,333 people is not worth mentioning even with the help of the holy relics. It would be much more interesting if there were more people."

Janice did not doubt Roland's contemptuous words.

Although she had only been observing closely for a few minutes, she had an intuitive understanding of the strength and courage of the man in front of her.

In particular, the fact that Roland calmly held the weapon used by the Orthodox Church to intimidate the world and played with it casually had a great impact on her.

This look of ease is much more convincing than any act of bluffing.

"You've even noticed the power of the Apostle's Cross? No wonder the church considers the system you created to be the source of chaos and has completely disrupted the balance."

Janice gritted her teeth and forced herself to remain calm, not letting her gaze drift to the knights who were lying on the ground with their swords out of their hands, and whose life or death was unknown.

But the subtle tremor in her cute voice revealed her worry.

The petite nun has realized the pessimism of the current situation.

Obviously the plan went smoothly, from secretly recalling the wanted Oreos to coming to Academy City. If he succeeded in recovering the Index and Kamijou Kaori, that would be great.

If he fails, he can also use this as an excuse to declare war and destroy the leadership of Blue Dream Company. At the very least, he will destroy Academy City and plunge it into chaos.

The only option for Roland to win is to protect the city while defeating these strategic weapons.

But even without being fully prepared, the other party still handled everything perfectly in the most unpleasant way.

For the first time in her life, Janice admired her enemies.

but--

"I will not let you continue to act recklessly, heretic!"

The girl made a stern yet timid threat.

Originally, in the original plan, only the Gregorian Choir and the Apostle Cross were to be used as the final blow.

Because of the combination of the two ultimate weapons, no one thought that the Roman Orthodox Church would lose.

The Gregorian Choir is fine, but the Apostle's Cross is not some spiritual garment made based on a concept, but a cross erected in front of the tomb of the Apostle Saint Peter, the first Pope of the Christian Religion. It is a true holy relic.

It was only because of the order of the current Pope that Janice and her troops were dispatched urgently and met up halfway.

At first, Janice complained that this action was a bit unnecessary. After all, in the area affected by the light of the Apostolic Cross, everything that happened would be beneficial to the Roman Orthodox Church. With the cooperation of the choir, she had absolutely excess combat power.

But now she was extremely grateful for the order.

Otherwise, if this continues, this crusade will probably end in shameful annihilation.

Considering this point of view, perhaps the Pope specifically asked her to join midway because of this consideration.

The signature Gregorian Choir will attract the attention of all enemies, but no one would have thought that their purpose is only to direct the Apostolic Cross standing in the Vatican Cathedral to this place, so that the real killer can be used.

Suddenly, Janice raised the cross on her chest.

After she made this symbolic gesture, the nuns dressed similarly to her also appeared one after another.

In terms of individual combat power, they are not even as good as the knight who has fainted over there, but under certain conditions, Janice's troops have reasons enough to prevail over everything.

"The Pope's ban has been lifted. Under the light of the Apostolic Cross, faith has been gathered. Everyone is ready!"

The girl's whisper suddenly rang out.

"——I will activate the ritual here, Fish for Dinner."

"Fish for dinner?"

Roland showed a slightly surprised expression.

While the Last Supper may be the most famous meal in Christianity, the legend of the Son of God feeding all believers with five loaves and two fish is equally famous.

This is a spell that displays power by multiplying the number of believers.

Because conceptually the fish must be shared among all believers, whether there are fifty or a hundred people sitting in a row.

And with this as a premise, the size of the fish will determine the miracle it will be endowed with.

In Roland's impression, the current number of Roman Orthodox believers, if incomplete statistics are taken, should be...

"Two billion."

There was a hint of satisfaction in Janice's voice.

"This is a miracle from the mythical age that can only be carried out with the will of two billion people and the order of release issued by His Majesty."

With incredible power, the laser-like flash instantly penetrated the surrounding golden waves, but it did not destroy the objects it penetrated, but instead went straight through them.

This is a spell that simply explains the attack effects of lightning and divine punishment. Its structure is so simple that anyone with some knowledge of Christianity can do it.

Although it was based on such a simple legend in order to combine the will of everyone, the power of each flash was enough to be astonishing after being amplified 2 billion times.

Even if it was just a contact, even Kamijou Touma's Imagine Breaker would have his arm dislocated by the impact while erasing it.

What's more, the number of flashes nowadays is in the millions.

Under the light of the Apostle's Cross, they gradually gathered on the silver staff in Janice's hand, and instantly melted the original material, turning it into a cross sword made of energy.

This is a brand new spiritual outfit formed by combining the power of the Apostle Cross and the Supper Fish.

Just by holding it, Janice felt her own strength rising.

"Surrender, heretic. You have no chance of winning against the power of the Apostle's Cross and two billion people."

The girl raised the shining sword in her hand, stepped on thousands of flowing lights, and walked towards Roland step by step.

This is one of the real trump cards of Christianity. Its original target should not be humans, but the demons that fell into the material world.

"The so-called chance of winning is a probability that only exists when both parties are in an equal position."

Roland shook his head and chuckled as if talking to himself.

"Given the gap between you and me, this kind of thing doesn't exist in the first place. Since it was zero before, no matter how many times it is multiplied, the final result will not change at all."

“…How shameless.”

Janice's eyes sank slightly.

"In that case, let me see where your confidence comes from!"

The girl bent her slender legs slightly, and the moment her toes lifted off the ground, her body turned into a rushing thunder.

Thousands of flashes of light suddenly turned into cages as she moved, blocking all directions in which Roland could move.

The fish for dinner, which should have only been interpreted as an offensive one, has become somewhat omnipotent after its definition was expanded by the spiritual outfit of the Apostle Cross.

Although she has not fully utilized the power of faith of two billion people, Janice is now almost the same as the real saint in mythology.

"confidence?"

Roland's eyes flickered slightly, but the carefree look on his face remained.

He gently stretched out his fingertips and aimed them at the incoming sword.

"Didn't I tell you about that kind of thing at the beginning?"

The light of the soul, as red as blood but as clear as a gem, appeared again.

Then, the aurora-like cross stopped.

A technique that draws its power from a full one-third of humanity's faith is truly a model for the human world.

But it also has limits.

"I told you it would be a lot more fun if there were more people, but you don't think this is enough, do you?"

"It's just the level of Saint Peter, the faith of two billion people."

Roland smiled calmly and gently, but his eyes were as carefree and indifferent as ever.

"——Too small." (End of this chapter)