A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1011 Misaka Misuzu's Great Performance

“Of course I haven’t forgotten!” When it came to serious matters, Touma Kamijou immediately became serious. “I will help… So, by the way, what exactly does that ‘Thrusting Sword’ look like? And who brought it in—do you have any clues about that?”

Stiyl shook his head: "As for its specific appearance... unfortunately, we don't have any relevant information either. We can only speculate that it's a large spirit weapon shaped like a longsword. Its length is definitely over one meter, and it might even reach two meters—perhaps we can refer to Kanzaki Kaori's Seven Days Seven Blades..."

"There's absolutely no reliable information at all!" Kamijou Touma complained.

“But we know what the ‘deliveryman’ looks like,” Tsuchimikado Motoharu said. “According to reliable intelligence, Sister Lidovia of the Roman Catholic Church hired the ‘deliveryman’ Oriana to transport this spiritual garment.”

Kenji continued, "Oriana is a well-known 'delivery person' in the industry—you can think of her as a kind of magical mercenary or a jack-of-all-trades. Although she can disguise herself, she'll definitely be easier to find."

As he spoke, Steele opened his phone and pulled up a photo: "This is Oriana. She should be considered a beauty, so she should be easy to remember."

"Of course she's a beauty, a stunning beauty!" Tsuchimikado Motoharu whistled. "If it were Ogami, he would definitely remember such a beautiful older sister..."

"Ah! I've seen this person before!" Touma Kamijou suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the photo.

Tsuchimikado Motoharu exclaimed in astonishment, "What a coincidence? Your luck with women is no less than that of that nameless fellow!"

Of course, Touma Kamijou remembered this woman. After all, not long ago, his father, Touya Kamijou, had bumped into her. Just now, when Touma Kamijou parted ways with his parents, his mother was still angry.

Furthermore, having such a stunning blonde beauty appear right in front of you is bound to leave a lasting impression!
"But Oriana wasn't carrying any large objects at the time, was she?"

“They must have hidden the ‘Thrusting Sword’,” Steele analyzed, “or… it has already been delivered to the employer.”

“According to intelligence,” Tsuchimikado Motoharu shook his head and said, “Sister Lidovia has not yet arrived in Academy City. So the item should still be with Oriana—find her, and we can find the ‘Thrusting Sword’!”

“Finding someone… is going to be a bit difficult,” Touma Kamijou said. “You’ve probably seen how many people are in Academy City today.”

“Don’t worry,” Kenji said with a smile. “Finding a person in a metropolis of over two million is indeed difficult; however, searching for a magician in the science faction’s stronghold is much easier. Even with us, there aren’t many magicians in this city, so we can quickly narrow down the search area just by looking for traces of magic.”

Touma Kamijou nodded repeatedly: "But... this action plan doesn't seem to require my help, does it?"

“Idiot,” Steele said, “your role is to rush in and fight when you encounter enemies, and to destroy the ‘Thrusting Sword’ if absolutely necessary!”

While they were talking, the Jian Gong Zhai Zi ceremony had already begun, and divination was being performed.

"Wow, there are so many more magicians than I expected!" After a moment, Kenji couldn't help but exclaim. "Damn it, there aren't even this many magic sources in other big cities! Is this still Academy City?"

Despite Academy City being the stronghold of science, the number of mages there rivals that of cities where mages congregate!

"Hmph, they all sneaked in during this open day event, didn't they?" Stiyl said.

Among the magicians discovered by Kenji, a considerable number must be magical spies who infiltrated to cause sabotage or gather intelligence.

Strictly speaking, Orianna, the "delivery person," also falls into this category. Kenji took out a piece of chalk and drew a map of Academy City on the ground, then looked up and asked, "Kamijou-kun, where did you meet Orianna? Do you remember the time? It would be best if you could be precise to the minute."

Touma Kamijou doesn't have a very precise biological clock, but he specifically checked the time when he found his parents, so he remembered it vividly.

Based on the details provided by Touma Kamijou, Kenmiya Saiji revised and optimized the divination results, and quickly identified a possible magical activity trajectory of Oriana.

Needless to say, the four of them gave chase.

……

By afternoon, apart from the atmosphere of the Daihasei Festival being thoroughly heated up, making the whole city increasingly noisy and lively, nothing else noteworthy happened.

At least in Lin Wuming's eyes, who had already raised his guard and prepared to deal with all sorts of unexpected events that might happen at any time, everything was calm and peaceful, almost unreal!
As planned, Aunt Misaka Misuzu received perfect hospitality, and so far there have been no mishaps.

Aside from participating in the competitions he had already registered for, Lin Wuming moved around and patrolled the area, never staying in one place for too long.

As for his "avatar," it was active all over the city, handling each incident with maximum efficiency.

Lin Wuming's wanderings were partly to make his "clones" roaming the city less conspicuous; and partly to track Misaka Misuzu.

It can only be said that Misaka Mikoto's mother, Misaka Misuzu, is even more remarkable than Misaka Mikoto in terms of personality, temperament, and drive.

Although Misaka Misuzu is not a superpowered person and has no special abilities, she has the advantage of being an "elder"; because she is the parent of her classmates, the girls who are assigned to be her "guides" find it difficult to truly restrain this adult's activities.

Since this morning, there have been more than one instances where Misaka Misuzu suddenly changed her plans, ditched her "guide," and went to watch other matches.

Fortunately, Dolly, Dolly, and the extra characters did not participate in those competitions, which avoided the risk of exposure.

It was precisely because he knew this situation that Lin Wuming came along as a last resort...

Of course, as it turned out, Lin Wuming's actions were meaningful.

It wasn't because the Misaka Sisters were at risk of exposure, but because Aunt Misaka Misuzu herself was in danger—

The highly proactive Misaka Misuzu was clearly not fooled; she still had doubts about her experience in the alley that morning.

Therefore, during her subsequent visit, she would intentionally or unintentionally wander into all sorts of alleyways.

Then she stumbled upon a scene where suspicious individuals appeared to be making a meeting.

Immediately following this, with the aim of "silencing witnesses and blocking information," the enemy ruthlessly carried out their killings.

(End of this chapter)