A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 773 is unrelated to the Book of Law.

“Perfect timing. As an expert in magic, you can help me see if there are any other problems.” Lin Wuming found Index’s latest suggestion very meaningful.

So he began to recite the relevant "incantations" recorded in the Book of Law.

As for the complete spellcasting process, it is of course impossible to show it—not only for the sake of secrecy, but also because of the serious side effects.

We're not in the middle of a battle, so there's no need to send myself to the hospital.

At first, Index listened attentively, but soon a look of surprise appeared on her face, followed by an increasingly strange expression. Her gaze was fixed on Lin Wuming's face, as if trying to discern something from it, yet also seeming somewhat disappointed.

"This..." Index couldn't help but ask as soon as Lin Wuming finished reciting the entire "incantation," "Mr. Lin Wuming, is this the text you use when you cast magic?"

“Yes,” Lin Wuming nodded, “Is there a problem? Or is this not the Book of Law?”

While the British Puritans certainly need to be wary, even the Aleister administration cannot be completely trusted.

Therefore, Lin Wuming cared a lot about Index's "expert" judgment.

“No, it’s not wrong to call it the ‘Book of Laws’,” Index said, frowning with a troubled expression. “But this is a translated version, not the original.”

“Yes, this is the Japanese version.” Lin Wuming nodded.

The original version of The Book of Law was written in English, specifically in the early 20th century. It is filled with various incomprehensible and mysterious symbols, making it very difficult to read and daunting to read.

Therefore, to facilitate learning and mastery, the Chairman of Aleister specifically optimized this aspect.

Specifically, it translates into easily understandable Japanese, removes all strange symbols with unclear meanings, and retains only the text, greatly reducing the reading cost.

The version Lin Wuming ultimately used was this modified translation.

Of course, Lin Wuming wasn't without his concerns.

After all, magic is based on the theme of "mystery," and mainstream magic generally follows the "idol theory." In layman's terms, the closer it is to the original, the stronger the magic is.

The same principle applies when using magic books; otherwise, there would be no need to emphasize the so-called "original text."

Now, Chairman Aleister has produced a translated version of the Book of Magic for him, which does lower the learning threshold, but it also makes people doubt its actual effectiveness.

In other words, Lin Wuming knew that the Chairman of Aleister was the original author of the Book of Law, so the translation he provided could be considered the "original text" in a sense.

Otherwise, if anyone else had presented this document, Lin Wuming would definitely not have given it a second glance.

“Theoretically speaking,” Index said, “the most important thing about grimoires is the knowledge itself; the specific way it is presented is not important. In fact, there are original texts that use images or even videos as a medium. As long as the knowledge in the original text can be passed down, it doesn’t matter what language it is translated into.”

“However, in most cases, translation inevitably leads to some degree of misinterpretation and knowledge loss. Therefore, we usually prefer to read the original version directly,” Index explained. “And also…”

"Mr. Lin Wuming, how do you interpret these original texts?"

"Interpretation? What interpretation?" Lin Wuming spread his hands. "That was all just now. I was just reciting the incantation in accordance with a specific ritual."

"Huh? How is this possible?" Index exclaimed in surprise. "Directly using the power of the original text—the Book of Law doesn't have this characteristic!" Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many ways to interpret the Book of Law.

It is precisely because we cannot directly utilize the power of the original text that we must interpret its contents.

This isn't surprising, considering it's a powerful magic book that grants access to "angelic spells." It would be abnormal if it were freely readable by anyone without multiple layers of encryption.

Index stared at Lin Wuming, met his gaze for a moment, and made sure he wasn't joking.

“Alright, I understand.” Index sighed and said as if giving up, “It seems that the magic you use is not actually closely related to the Book of Law. Perhaps it is just a cover.”

Index didn't press the matter further, but instead came to the conclusion that Lin Wuming actually didn't understand magic at all; he was just able to use it.

For the Supreme Bishop, such a conclusion is sufficient.

Feeling that she had completed her mission, Index finally breathed a sigh of relief, revealing her usual relaxed expression.

“Well then, I’ll begin.” After clasping her hands together and bowing her head in prayer for a moment, the silver-haired nun refocused her attention on the food in front of her.

"No way? You're still not full?" Touma Kamijou looked at him in horror. "The maids here said you've been eating all morning!"

"Touma, your words are far too rude to a beautiful girl!" Index said displeased. "I just had a slightly better appetite because I rarely get to eat delicious food."

"No, this isn't just a little better, is it?"

Index ignored Touma Kazujo's sarcastic remark: "Besides, it's lunchtime now, so there's no problem eating at the restaurant!"

After saying that, the silver-haired nun buried her head in her food and began to eat heartily, oblivious to everyone else.

Kamijou Touma looked embarrassed and muttered to himself, "With your behavior, people will think I'm abusing you all the time."

As it turns out, what Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko said earlier made a lot of sense—just watching Index eat creates a false feeling of fullness.

As a result, the girls, faced with a table full of delicious food, only took a small amount and quickly finished their lunch.

"My older sister and the others are too busy to come over right now," Shirai Kuroko said, looking at her phone. "Today is busier than I expected."

Not only Misaka Mikoto, but also Shokuhou Misaki and Tohmi were called in to help.

This year's "Midsummer Festival" has attracted many special visitors—such as high-level ability users like Accelerator and Mugino Shizuri, as well as "delinquents" like Komaba Toshinori and Kurozuma Watari.

Although no one is causing trouble here, there are many instances where tensions arise due to inexplicable reasons such as clashes in aura or eye contact.

The students in the seventh school district dormitory are simply not enough to keep up with the demand.

Therefore, the Shokuhou faction, the largest faction at Tokiwadai Middle School, was urgently recruited and asked to help deal with these various small incidents.

(End of this chapter)