A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1009 The Reason for Kamijou's Misfortune

In fact, the actions taken by the man dressed as a guard were quite perfunctory; it was just a handheld banner that could be made at will, yet he still easily gained the trust of the passersby.

There's no way around it; after all, it's a student sports festival. Compared to proper sports events, there are many more strange and unusual events, emphasizing fun and entertainment over competitiveness.

Chase-like activities such as "soldiers catching thieves" and "cats catching mice" are classic examples, making it hard for people to suspect anything.

As for the scene of someone being knocked ten meters away, it's not an particularly exaggerated phenomenon in Academy City, where superpowers are everywhere.

Therefore, no one paid attention to the fate of the unfortunate teenager who was attacked and arrested in the street.

Touma Kamijou was shoved into the train car and dragged to a secluded corner, where he was then given a sound beating...

After all, the employer's requirement was that as long as he wasn't killed, he should be beaten to death!
This familiar turn of events gave Touma a strange sense of disorientation—was this a continuation of the ordeal that happened this morning? He thought he had already escaped unscathed!
Immediately, Touma Kamijou launched a counterattack.

Because of his bad luck, Touma Kamijou's current situation is far from being a "dead end".

He's even gotten somewhat used to it.

Earlier, while still in the car, Touma Kamijou had already cut the capture net with his multi-functional knife. Now, seeing the enemy trying to attack him, he immediately jumped up and used the net on his body to counterattack the enemy.

Then, taking advantage of the enemy's disarray, Kamijou Touma created an opening and fled.

Before fleeing, he didn't forget to give a few more kicks to the people who had hit him the hardest earlier as revenge.

"Damn it, where have I been taken?" Touma Kamijou looked around. "I have a match later!"

"The competition? You don't need to worry about that, you definitely won't be able to participate anyway." A rough voice from a grown man came from behind.

"!" Touma Kamijou sighed heavily, turning around to look. "Should I have used more force just now?"

"Just now?" The man in the suit and sunglasses tilted his head slightly. "You mean those idiots just now? Unfortunately, I have nothing to do with them."

"So who are you?" Touma Kamijou sighed helplessly. "And who were those people just now? What's going on today? Why are so many people targeting me?"

"Out of pity for you, I'll tell you some of the truth within the bounds of what's permissible..." The man in the suit pulled out a baton from his pocket, "while I break your arms and legs."

Kamijou Touma gasped and quickly got into a fighting stance, his left hand in front and his right hand at his waist for a more powerful punch, hoping to seize the opportunity to knock out his opponent with one punch.

He could tell that the man opposite him wasn't bluffing—although he wouldn't kill him, he really would do something as cruel as "breaking his arms and legs"!
The man in the suit grinned maliciously, completely unconcerned about the resistance of the high school boy in front of him; but at that moment, an explosion suddenly occurred behind him.

Amidst the flames and roar, the man in the suit screamed and collapsed to the ground.

"Huh?" Touma Kamijou was taken aback for a moment, then quickly changed his stance, now with his right hand in front.

This explosion was most likely the product of superpowers or magic, so of course we should use "Imagine Breaker" to deal with it.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing here, Kamijou? We've been looking for you for ages!" Waving away the smoke, Tsuchimikado Motoharu stepped over the still-burning suit-wearing man and stood before Kamijou Touma. At the same time, Stiyl, a cigarette dangling from his lips, casually snapped his fingers.

The flames on the man in the suit went out immediately. Stiyl assessed him and gave him the assessment that he was "not dead yet," and then ignored him.

"Your daily life is still as exciting as ever, Touma Kamijou," Stiyl asked. "Where's Index? Where is she?"

“Ms. Komoe said she would take care of Index,” Kamijou Touma replied, then looked over warily, “Speaking of which, why are you here in Academy City at this time? Has something happened again? And Tsuchimikado, you’ve been on leave these past two days. Did you go to the Puritan headquarters?”

Tsuchimikado Motoharu clapped his hands and praised, "Congratulations, you guessed right! But there's no reward."

Touma Kamijou rolled his eyes dramatically: "Why even guess? Seeing you guys come looking for me, it definitely doesn't mean anything good!"

With a heavy sigh, Touma Kamijou rallied as if accepting reality: "So, what's going on this time? Which magician has broken into Academy City this time?"

Considering that it is currently the Daihasei Festival and a large number of visitors are flocking to Academy City, it is not impossible for one or two magicians to sneak in... In fact, it would be surprising if no magicians managed to infiltrate.

“More than that,” Steele pointed to the man in the suit at his feet, then to the direction behind him, “what’s your situation now? Why are so many people trying to kill you?”

"I don't know either!" Touma Kamijou said innocently. "It's been like this since this morning... but I haven't offended anyone recently!"

Stiyl frowned: "This is not a good situation. We came here to ask for your help. If you bring trouble upon yourself, wouldn't it be a case of losing more than you gain?"

"Hey... isn't that a bit too cold-blooded and heartless?" Kamijou Touma retorted.

“Why don’t we ask him?” Tsuchimikado Motoharu suggested. “If possible, we can help A-Shang resolve his troubles first. By the way…”

Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked up at Touma Kamijou: "Touma, have you asked about these enemies who are chasing you?"

"Uh...no." Touma Kamijou shook his head. He was too busy escaping to ask questions. "Besides, even if I did ask, they probably wouldn't answer honestly."

“Well, of course, it takes some skill,” Tsuchimikado Motoharu said.

"Should we interrogate him? I'm quite good at that too."

A new voice suddenly sounded behind him, and Touma Kamijou quickly turned around to see Kenmiya Sai walking towards him with his hands in his pockets.

Kamijou Touma raised an eyebrow, feeling no joy at seeing his friend—even Amakusa-style acting pope had come, which showed just how troublesome the situation was!
In fact, not only Kenmiya Saiji, but also Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Stiyl were experts in torture.

Thus, under Touma Kamijou's unbearable gaze, the three experts quickly obtained the results they wanted.

The reason these people attacked Touma Kamijou was quite simple—because someone had offered a bounty.

The goal isn't to "kill" Touma Kamijou, but simply to give him a good beating and "teach him a profound lesson."

(End of this chapter)