A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 855 Corpse Corpse
In an unmanned factory in the 10th school district, among the neatly arranged standardized warehouses, one warehouse has been converted into a luxury apartment—a safe house for the secret organization "The Corpse Eater Squad".

Osora Aquinas, dressed in a black nun's habit, sat on a cushion in the middle of the living room.

Around her, several girls from the "Ghoul Squad" were doing their own things, as if they were at home.

No one paid attention to Sister Osora in the center, but in reality, they had sealed off all the exits of the safe house, preventing outsiders from breaking in and the nun from escaping.

Osora's expression froze, and he suddenly realized that he had been tricked by the city gatekeeper.

However, along the way, Osora had witnessed the abilities of the girls around her and knew that it was impossible for her to escape on her own. So she could only stay there obediently and pray silently.

"Ninja," the girl sitting by the window with her eyes closed suddenly spoke, "Could I ask you for a favor?"

“You’re the captain, just give the order!” The girl who had been hanging upside down from the rafters on the other side of the living room immediately responded and nimbly jumped down.

"Someone is approaching from outside." Captain Iisu Rize opened one eye, but covered her other eye with her right hand.

"Understood." Diaozhong Tea House nodded, then glanced casually at the nun in the center of the room. "What should we do with them?"

“Let’s observe from the shadows for now,” Rize Iisu said after a moment’s thought. “Our mission doesn’t involve engaging the enemy, so there’s no need to meddle. Unless they try to enter the factory area, we can ignore them.”

"OK, I'm off now." Diaozhong Tea House cast out a grappling hook and actually flipped itself off the ceiling.

Iisu Rize, still covering one eye, looked at Osora: "There's a strangely dressed man outside, do you remember him?"

“This…” Osora hesitated.

"Well, don't worry about it, just forget what I asked." Unexpectedly, Iisu Rize immediately took back her question. "You are an important person we are protecting, not a prisoner, so there's no need to be so nervous."

Orsola looked over with a complicated expression, and finally couldn't help but ask, "How can you be sure there's something wrong with the people outside? Maybe they're just passersby."

In truth, Orsola could more or less guess that it was probably the Amakusa-style Cross Cult that had come looking for them.

When she first set foot on Tokyo soil, it was the Amakusa-style Cross Church who lent a helping hand and helped Osora escape her pursuers.

However, the other side is ultimately one of the Christian sects, and its recent situation is not good. In order to strengthen its sect, they have good reason to covet the power of the Book of Law.

Therefore, although Osora was grateful, he did not dare to completely trust those kind strangers.

So, last night, she still managed to get to the gates of Academy City, hoping to find Lin Wuming...

But thinking about it carefully, the situation hasn't changed at all—if I don't trust others, then others won't trust me, this strange woman who suddenly appeared, so easily, right?

Orsola was well aware of her situation—although she had temporarily escaped the pursuit of the Orthodox nuns, she was still under house arrest by the people of Academy City.

Thinking about it carefully, perhaps the Amakusa-style Cross Cult is truly the most reliable—since they were willing to take such a risk to come all the way here…

But the more this is the case, the less Orsola can afford to expose Amakusa-style information.

The defining characteristic of the Amakusa-style Cross Church is its ability to disguise itself... no, to be precise, its ability to blend into its environment. Their members are like water, easily mingling into local society, even in Academy City, which is completely incompatible with the Cross Church, they can slip in without leaving a trace.

Orsola couldn't believe that Amakusa-style, with such skill, could be discovered so easily.

So she remained silent, clasped her hands together, and continued to pray.

“It’s impossible to mistake it,” Rize Iisu said. “This is the 10th school district, surrounded by unmanned factories. Usually, almost no one comes here… except for people like us.”

Therefore, it has nothing to do with whether the Amakusa-style members are good at disguising themselves or blending into the environment; it's simply because there shouldn't be any humans in this area in the first place.

"Hey, Captain," the girl, curled up on the sofa and clutching a giant teddy bear, spoke up, "Is it really okay to let the ninja go alone? Should I go help too?"

“This is a reconnaissance mission, not a battle, so you won’t be interested, Naru.” The girl, who occupied the entire dining table and was fiddling with various bottles and jars and strange liquids, said, “Besides, even if it were a battle… if the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, Ninja-chan can handle everything.”

After spending time together, the women were well aware of Diaozhong Tea House's practical abilities.

They had also done some calculations in private and found that, in a fair fight, Diaozhong Tea House alone could take down the other three members of the "Ghoul Squad".

Unless we prepare well, set a trap, and wait for Diaozhong Tea House to walk right into it... even then, it's only a "possibility" of killing her.

There's no way around it; the profession of "ninja" is naturally a perfect fit for "dark organization." Tsukishō Charyō entered the profession several years earlier, so it's not surprising that he's stronger.

"Ah, they've started fighting!" Iisu Rize suddenly exclaimed.

"Huh? Huh? Huh? What's going on?" Naru—Sakuragi Naruha threw aside the teddy bear in her arms and jumped up. "Aren't ninjas supposed to not act on their own? Why are they disobeying the captain's orders and suddenly starting a fight?"

Rize Iisu looked at Osora with one open eye and said meaningfully, "It seems that the pursuers this time are also very powerful. This is the first time I have seen someone be able to detect a ninja in stealth in advance."

"Wow, what an outrageous weapon. How did he manage to bring it in? By the way, where did he hide it?"

“Don’t just talk to yourself,” said Naruyu Sakuragi, scratching his head. “I want to see the live broadcast too!”

"The broadcast is here." Behind her, Yaowan Yiyue turned on the projector. "Let me see... there's a perfect angle."

As a safe house for the secret organization, the entire factory area's surveillance system is under their control, and they can access the external surveillance footage at any time if they want.

However, because Academy City has plenty of technical means to interfere with surveillance systems, and unusual movements of surveillance cameras can easily attract the attention of professionals, they rarely rely on surveillance systems during missions.

In any case, Captain Iizu Rize's "bird's-eye view" is comparable to any surveillance system.

Now that both sides have broken off relations and started fighting head-on, there's no need to worry about anything else. Yaowan Yiyue immediately pointed all the cameras at the battlefield.

Then, they saw Diaozhong Tea House engaged in a fierce battle with a man wielding a long sword.

(End of this chapter)