A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 771 The Legendary Book of Law

Inside the restaurant, Accelerator and Hamazura Shiage, who had caused the earlier commotion, were nowhere to be seen. Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and Tohmi Tohmi, who had come to mediate the incident, had also long since left.

But the silver-haired nun was still eating heartily, her table was piled high with empty plates, and there was even a maid serving her!
Unsurprisingly, this astonishing scene attracted a crowd. No wonder Touma Kamijou was going crazy.

The maids were busy restocking the store, but fortunately, due to their good manners, no one came to stop Index's gluttony. Instead, they were inexplicably aroused and took on the attitude of wanting to compete with the guests.

“Wow,” Saten Ruiko murmured upon seeing this scene, “Just seeing her makes me feel full.”

“That makes sense.” Shiori Haru also nodded, touching her belly.

However, when they turned around and saw the various delicacies offered in the restaurant, they immediately put those thoughts aside and ran excitedly towards the food counter.

"No... uh, senpai." Shirai Kuroko quickly corrected herself to avoid revealing Lin Wuming's identity, "Please also try our cooking. It might not be as good as yours, but..."

“No, there’s no need to be so modest,” Lin Wuming said. “My cooking skills aren’t actually that amazing.”

Although Lin Wuming's cooking skills are superb, they are still within the category of "home-style dishes" in general. They are actually on two different tracks compared to professional chefs and cannot be compared.

The maids at the Dazzling Housekeeping Girls' School possessed "professional" culinary skills, so Lin Wuming dared not underestimate them in the slightest.

And it is also full of anticipation.

Just as Lin Wuming was selecting dishes with his tray...

"Mr. Lin Wuming, Mr. Lin Wuming." Someone suddenly called to him.

"Ah, here we go again..." Lin Wuming sighed and turned to look.

It was actually the silver-haired nun Index.

"So how did you recognize me?" Lin Wuming asked helplessly.

"You recognized him?" Index tilted her head, then looked as if she suddenly realized, "So, Mr. Lin Wuming was in disguise?"

"Huh? You're Nameless?" Touma Kamijou happened to have followed along and exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Index's words.

Then, Lin Wuming immediately sealed his mouth with his telekinetic power.

Kamijou Touma subconsciously raised his hand, dispelling his Nen. Noticing Lin Wuming's warning gaze, he realized what was happening and coughed twice: "Okay, I understand. Looks like you're not having an easy time either."

Index explained, "Because Lin... oh, because your face and body haven't changed, you're just wearing glasses. It's easy to see that difference, isn't it?"

"Where is it easy?" Kamijou Touma muttered to himself.

In other words, Index possesses complete memory and has undergone special training, so she can compare the images she sees with the information in her memory—in this most direct and brutal way, she can see through Lin Wuming's disguise at a glance.

"Alright, there really is no solution to this." Lin Wuming shook his head helplessly. "So, what did you want to see me about?"

If it were Touma Kamijou, Lin Wuming would have some connection with him, but as for Index... Lin Wuming really couldn't think of any way he could have any interaction with her.

Lin Wuming looked at Touma Kamijou and found that the latter also seemed clueless. He asked Index curiously, "Why did you suddenly come to see... him?"

After all, given Touma's understanding of Index, there was really no reason for him to suddenly come looking for Lin Wuming.

After Touma Kamijou's reminder and warning, Index became somewhat aware of the need for "secrecy."

“If only there were a ‘dismissal for idlers’ feature,” Index couldn’t help but say. “Don’t dismiss visitors for something like this,” Touma Kamijou retorted. “If there’s something really important, just find a secluded place to talk.”

"No, I won't leave this culinary paradise," Index resolutely refused.

Where exactly is your faith?!

Lin Wuming shook his head, and after choosing his food, he turned and walked towards the dining table: "Don't stay there all the time, you'll be too conspicuous."

Touma Kamijou also quickly selected a few dishes and followed with the tray.

After everyone was seated, Lin Wuming activated his Nen ability: "Now you can talk. I've done a little soundproofing—Touma Kamijou, don't make any big movements with your right hand."

"Understood." Touma Kamijou nodded quickly to assure him.

Immediately afterwards, Index leaned forward, pressing her hand on the tabletop, and stared straight at Lin Wuming.

"Mr. Lin Wuming, it is said that you used the contents of the Book of Law in your battle with Sherry Cromwell not long ago?"

“That’s right.” Lin Wuming nodded. “Did Shirley tell you?”

“Yes,” Index said. “Before I went back home, I talked to her… By the way, Kanzaki asked me to say goodbye to you and that Tiger Bee. She has already left Academy City and returned to England because she has a mission to complete, and she didn’t have time to say goodbye to you.”

Not long ago, Sherry Cromwell, the magician who caused chaos in Academy City, was defeated and captured.

However, since the British Puritan Church and Academy City to which she belonged were friendly organizations, it was not necessary for them to break off relations over this matter.

It's unclear what kind of deal Aleister reached with the Supreme Archbishop, but in the end, Sherry Cromwell was "extraded back to the country."

The person in charge of carrying out the escort mission was Kanzaki Kaori, who happened to be in Academy City.

Before leaving, Shirley Cromwell told Index about her battle with Lin Wuming.

And then, this scene unfolded...

In fact, this was also at the behest of the Supreme Bishop.

After all, the British Puritans wanted to find out whether Lin Wuming actually possessed magic.

As it turns out, this misfortune has turned into a blessing in disguise, as Shirley Cromwell's actions have actually provided the answer.

But after that, a further question arose—to what extent had Lin Wuming mastered magic?
Furthermore, the Book of Law itself is a very interesting element.

Legend has it that the Book of Laws was written by Crowley during his activities in Egypt in 1904.

Some believe that Crowley summoned the guardian angel Aiwass and learned the "angelic spells" that humans could not use through the angel's teachings, and recorded them in the Book of Laws; in other words, as long as one can successfully decipher the Book of Laws and master the knowledge recorded in it, then humans can freely use the "angelic spells" and in fact touch the "realm of God".

Therefore, some believe that once the Book of Law is opened, the era of Christianity will end, and humanity will enter a new era.

Because of such rumors, the Book of Law holds a status and symbolism that is completely different from other magic books in the magical realm.

As one of the three major branches of Christianity, Puritanism naturally cares a lot about this matter.

(End of this chapter)