A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 878 Misunderstanding
In order to rescue Sister Osora, Lin Wuming and Kamijou Touma are heading towards the southeast gate of Academy City by car.

While catching his breath, Touma Kamijou finally had a chance to tell Lin Wuming about his experiences over the past half-day—starting from the early hours of the morning when the uninvited guest, Stiyl, broke into his home without permission…

After all, at the beginning, Stiyl and Touma Kamijou were unaware that Lin Wuming had become involved in the incident, and even directly offered protection to Sister Osora.

Not wanting to disturb Lin Wuming rashly, they abandoned their plan to directly seek his help.

Of course, they didn't rest there and wait for dawn.

Urged on by Stiyl, Kamijou Touma had no choice but to leave his dormitory with him in the middle of the night and wander around Academy City in the darkness, searching for clues about Sister Osora and the Amakusa-style Cross Cult.

It must be said that, as a local native, Kamijou Touma also possesses many strange but useful connections and channels due to various reasons.

After a passionate exchange of blows, he actually managed to obtain some clues from the thugs of the armed group of powerless individuals.

—Someone witnessed a girl dressed as a nun checking into a hotel.

Although these thugs only heard about the information from others and gossiped with their "colleagues," Touma Kamijou still managed to grasp the key details.

After obtaining the keyword "hotel", Touma Kamijou immediately started searching.

However, he was not a super hacker like Misaka Mikoto or Uiharu Kazari, and it was impossible for him to directly access the management systems of various hotels to conduct investigations.

However, the surveillance cameras in public areas of Academy City are freely accessible, and viewers can view the footage. Academy City's network also features public projects similar to "real-world street photography," used to improve the city's 3D map.

Originally, it was just a sliver of hope, but unexpectedly, Touma Kamijou actually found a few frames containing images of Sister Osora.

Through these images, Touma Kamijou successfully located the hotel where Sister Osora was staying.

However, when the two of them arrived near the hotel, Steele suddenly noticed traces of magical flow.

Sure enough, Stiyl, a rune expert, found the magical formulas hidden in various corners around the hotel.

It's obvious that these spells were set up by the Amakusa-style Cross Cult—the Amakusa-style had already found Osora Aquinas before them!
Stiyl couldn't help but suspect that Sister Osora might have been controlled by Amakusa, and that the hotel was a trap, just waiting for them to walk right into it...

Therefore, Steele dared not act rashly, but instead chose to observe cautiously outside the hotel.

As dawn broke and early-rising students began to appear on the streets, Touma Kamijou finally couldn't take it anymore.

He decided to go directly into the hotel to gather information—since it was already daylight, his entry into the hotel lobby as an ordinary citizen wouldn't seem too out of place.

After venturing into the hotel, Touma Kamijou discovers that the mission is ridiculously easy.

Without encountering any obstacles or suspicious enemies, Touma Kamijou found Sister Osora Aquinas in the breakfast buffet area.

Kamijou Touma went up to greet him, confirmed his identity, and also got a free breakfast.

Upon learning that Touma Kamijou had come to rescue her, Sister Osora was overjoyed and, without a hint of suspicion, immediately agreed to leave with him.

At this moment, Stiyl, who had been waiting impatiently outside, also entered the hotel.

Having confirmed that Sister Osora was safe and sound and there were no enemies in the hotel, Stiyl breathed a sigh of relief. He then wanted to discuss a plan to leave Academy City... Just then, a waiter drew his rapier and charged at them.

—Members of the Amakusa-style Cross Cult have already infiltrated the hotel!

"...Then, we started fighting in the hotel," Touma Kamijou said. "Perhaps because it was in a public place, the Amakusa-style people didn't go too far and only used melee weapons. So Stiyl and I were able to hold our own against them for a while."

However, as the "Expel Bystanders" rune took effect, and coupled with the shock of the sudden battle, the unrelated personnel in the hotel quickly evacuated.

As a result, the intensity of the battle suddenly increased.

Stiyl and Touma's numerical disadvantage immediately became apparent.

Stiyl had no choice but to summon the "King of Witch Hunting" to use his powerful firepower to hold off the enemy, allowing Touma Kamijou to escape with Sister Osora.

Little did they know, the Amakusa school had the same plan—they also wanted to "rescue" Sister Osora and take her away from Academy City.

“I should have noticed sooner,” Touma Kamijou said with considerable regret. “Those two Amakusa-style girls barely attacked us the whole way; instead, they seemed to be escorting us as we left Academy City…”

The Amakusa-style Cross Church knew more about the truth than Stiyl and Touma Kamijou, and they also knew that Sister Osora was under the protection of Lin Wuming, having arrived first.

However, based on Amakusa's observations, they found that Lin Wuming was surrounded by far too many women, so they always felt that he wasn't a gentleman...

Most importantly, those girls were not friendly to Osora; in fact, they were quite maliceful.

Therefore, the Amakusa-style Cross Church still could not completely trust Lin Wuming, so they specifically observed the area near the hotel, preparing to rescue Sister Osora and escape the city should any unexpected situation arise!

As expected, an "unexpected situation" occurred this morning.

The intrusion of Touma Kamijou and Stiyl, and their attempt to "kidnap" Sister Osora, immediately provoked the Amakusa-style Cross Church.

The battle then broke out...

"After leaving the gates of Academy City, we did indeed encounter a unit composed entirely of nuns," Touma Kamijou's expression of frustration intensified. "Thinking back carefully, I overlooked Sister Orsola's almost desperate expression and actually handed her over to that nun unit myself!"

Meanwhile, two members of the Amakusa faction attempted to reclaim Sister Osora, but were defeated by the nun's forces.

It was at that moment that Touma Kamijou realized something was wrong and intervened to save the two Amakusa-style members.

Meanwhile, within Academy City, Tsuchimikado Motoharu appeared just in time to stop the fierce battle between Stiyl and Takemiya Saiji.

After both sides had spoken frankly, although they still had some doubts, they realized that Tsuchimikado Motoharu's statement did make some sense.

So they temporarily cleared up the misunderstanding, put aside their previous grievances, and headed out of the city together.

Upon seeing the disheveled Touma and his two companions, while Sister Osora was nowhere to be seen, both sides finally began to completely trust each other.

(End of this chapter)