Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

"I always feel like you're wasting Blue Dream'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, Roland closed his eyes and sipped the black tea in his cup.

Because it is a famous store, 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.

Under this premise, it can still be filled and even stacked. Apart from the drinks on the menu, it is estimated that all the desserts must be served twice or even three times to be so spectacular.

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

Although her face was expressionless, she could still see a little guilty from her obsidian-like deep and penetrating eyes. It was obvious that what she was thinking was right.

She was deeply grateful for Roland's help, but in terms of the price she paid, there was still a little resentment.

Unfortunately, for the usually self-respecting female saint, taking Index out for a feast with the organization paying for it was the most acceptable way of revenge she thought.

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

Even though Kamisaki Kaori had completed countless commissions, she couldn't find a way to deal with this embarrassing situation.

"It's just a joke, you're really not easy to tease. Compared to the items that need luxury RVs to pick up and drop off when going on missions, you're quite frugal."

Seeing Kamisaki Kaori's shy appearance, Roland laughed and comforted her.

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

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

"Index is still here!"

Kamizaki Kaori looked at her with a vigilant face, covering the ears of the silver-haired nun who was busy eating the cake, to prevent Roland from saying anything shocking and outrageous.

The relationship between the two was originally very close, so when Index was puzzled by Roland's remarks, she would curiously find out the truth.

Kamizaki Kaori, who was always by Index's side, was the first target of these questions.

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 burned out.

"And haven't you been entangled by the girl who can move in space in Tokiwadai recently? Did she fall into your clutches so quickly?"

"The statement of falling into your clutches 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, the kid won't bother me anymore."

"Did you convince her?"

"...I was convinced."

Pretending not to hear Kamisaki Kaori's resentment, Roland shook his finger.

"Besides, I hope you can look at this matter as if we have reached a consensus."

"Consensus?"

Kamizaki Kaori interrupted with a frown.

"What kind of consensus?"

"In short, 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 her idea was correct."

Roland explained sincerely, but only got 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 wanted to interfere in this matter without authorization. Misaka and I were in love and had a normal activity. I didn't care about her secretly hiding outside the door and eavesdropping. But she came to pester me privately, saying that I had defiled her elder sister and asked me to stop."

"In that case, it's not too much for me to ask her to use herself to fill the time I vacated in exchange."

"..."

From this perspective, it's not too much.

Because of her status as a saint, although she joined the Blue Dream Company, Kamisaki Kaori was not easy to act without authorization. When she was not with Index, she would stay at the headquarters, so she knew a lot about the experience of Misaka's sister.

For Misaka Misaka, Roland was a hero sent from heaven.

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

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

This was completely unimaginable for Kamijou Kaori, who grew up in the magic side and deeply experienced the treatment and shackles brought by the difference between the strong and the weak.

As a saint, she had to run around to protect the sect where she grew up, and even became a running dog of the Puritan Church.

But even so, she didn't dare to complain and could only obey the instructions of the church blindly.

With Roland's identity and strength, he could treat Shirai Kuroko so gently and even meet some of her requirements. This can be called kindness.

Eh... So, besides having no humanity, Roland seems to have many advantages?

However, this kind of way of protecting the chastity of important people without saying anything, and not hesitating to feed the tiger with his own body, 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, the chatting time is almost over, now it's time to talk about business."

"Business?"

Kanzaki Kaori raised his head in confusion, his expression changed.

"Is there a new amusement park or cafeteria opening nearby?"

"Sometimes, I really don't know whether I should be proud or helpless for your reaction."

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 is monitored by dedicated Yafei, and possible hidden dangers will be eliminated in advance.

It's no wonder that the once aloof female saint was so relaxed. Although she still knew nothing about technology, this convenience and hard-won 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 targeting Index has embedded itself in Academy City, and it's also a magic person."

Roland said bluntly.

"Magic side?"

Kanzaki Kaori looked solemn, and a coldness flashed in his eyes.

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

She didn't ask if this was Puritan behavior, because the answer was obvious.

Although Lola's character is very troublesome, this is two different things from stupidity.

After seeing Roland's unreasonable power, it was impossible for her to send anyone to mix up this muddy water, at least not so directly.

After all, although the English Puritan family has a great cause, it cannot withstand this task with a 100% mortality rate. The price to retake Index is not proportional to the gain at all. That old fox will never make a loss-making business.

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

"On the one hand, it can create obstacles for the Puritan Church, and on the other hand, it can prevent the general director from grasping this murderous weapon,"

Kanzaki Kaori's voice contained a lot of anger.

"As the apex of the technology side, his only weakness is his ignorance of the magic side. If there is a catalog of forbidden books that knows everything, he might develop a weapon that can reverse the situation of the war. These guys, for their own selfish desires, will think……"

Roland glanced at Kanzaki Huozhi with pity, interrupting the other party's conversation.

Otherwise, when Aleister falls off her horse, the female saint will probably want to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it because of her speech today.

"All in all, considering that the other party came prepared, I think it would be better for me to come over in person."

"I see."

Kanzaki Kaori knew very well how many variables preparation on the magic side could bring to the battle, so he nodded gratefully.

"It's just a piece of cake. Anyway, Blue Dream Company's liquidity has been somewhat depleted recently due to the deployment of Academy City. It just so happens that this enemy's identity is also quite special. It would be good to take this opportunity to replenish it."

"Supplementary funds, special status?"

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

"Speaking of which, I forgot to introduce you to the origin of this guy, because there is no easy-to-understand description of him in this era, so I called him my own way."

Seeing the confusion on the female saint's face, Roland raised his eyebrows and showed a playful smile.

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

"Alchemist?"

The female saint was even more confused.

The Amakusa Cross Sect she belongs to is already a very small minority, but because of its affiliation with the Cross Sect, it can still occasionally support the scene by absorbing saints like her.

But although alchemy is far more extensive than them among the branches of magic, in a sense, its position is even more embarrassing than them.

The so-called alchemists are scientists on the magic side. They achieve the ultimate goal of simulating the entire world by constantly studying various substances and finding their benchmarks or operating rules for them.

But also because of this theory that relies more on the rules of the world itself than phases, most of the knowledge of alchemy is relatively rough. Generally, only those who are regarded as not talented enough to study other types of magic will be forced to become alchemists. division.

After all, no alchemist other than Paracelsus has made truly significant progress in their field since the history of the discipline.

Therefore, being a migrant worker who can become a powerful person is usually the pinnacle of his career.

But Roland actually added the formal title of national level in front of Alchemist. What is the reason?

But soon, just when Kanzaki Kaori was about to ask,

——The answer has revealed itself.

A sudden shock swept through everything around him in an instant, spreading like a wave.

Amidst the billowing air, a man in a white suit slowly walked out.

He was wearing expensive leather shoes, his hair was dyed a very conspicuous green color, and he stared at the girl who was pulled behind Kanzaki Kaori with a crazy look on his face.

"Index, Index! I haven't seen you for a long time, and I finally meet you again!"

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

"But it doesn't matter, I can save you right now!"

Oreos looked excited. It wasn't until Kanzaki Kaori put his hand on the handle of the knife that he managed to regain his composure. He glanced at Kanzaki Kaori and the interested Roland, his eyes slightly condensed.

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

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

Although she didn't have much interaction with the other person, it was not that she still knew nothing about him even after he reported his family name.

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

After revealing the other party's identity one by one, Kanzaki Kaori said coldly.

"You are obviously a traitor to the church, why do you want to come to the technology side?"

"Does that need to be said?"

Oreos looked away and showed a cold smile.

"Of course I'm here to save Index. I thought I didn't need to explain to you, who is also a guardian."

"save?"

Kanzaki Huozhi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered the meaning.

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

"If that's the case, you should know that you are too late. Index has already escaped control, and you don't have to suffer the tragic fate of erasing memories once a year..."

Seeing that the other party was also a guardian, the female saint managed to squeeze out a little patience and explained.

But her kindness was not reciprocated.

"shut up!"

Oreos's expression suddenly became ferocious.

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

Although his starting point is the same as Kanzaki Kaori and Steele's, Oreos's good intentions are not pure.

Because he has no other magical talents at all, in order to prove himself, he has developed a quite egotistical character.

Even if he has a righteous goal, he will not care about the lives of those around him, nor can he accept that others have achieved what he wants to do before him.

In his view, this behavior is undoubtedly a trample and ridicule of his good intentions.

"I will never allow Index to be saved by someone other than me! What's more, the person who helped her is a scumbag on the scientific side! Now, I will use my own means to reshape all of this!"

He waved his hand, and a shining golden dart came out of his sleeve, piercing 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 dazzling that it was impossible to open it.

Waves surged up on the ground in an instant, turning into hot golden water.

Due to their nature, they seemed to be wrapped in half-melted chocolate wrapped in the palm of the hand, spinning around Oreos in a sticky manner.

"Female saint, just open your eyes and watch carefully. This is proof that I have grasped the symbol of alchemy and am qualified to save Index!"

Aureos stood in the furnace of gold and laughed wildly.

However, what disappointed him was that when faced with such an exaggerated scene, Kanzaki Kaori could only look calm, but Index, who had always been able to unconsciously analyze magic, yawned and looked bored. .

Is it possible that these country bumpkins don't know the significance of this scene?

The alchemist's eyes became colder again, and his originally gloomy expression became darker.

He snorted coldly and said.

"I can freely create gold, which is enough to interfere in the strategies and overall situation of countries. No matter which force 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, looking at Oreos wrapped in gold unceremoniously, with a playful smile on his lips.

"It sounds fancy, but you can't even rub gold with your hands. Is this the so-called ultimate symbol of alchemy?" (End of Chapter)