A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 920 There are three more like me
To prevent the water from struggling behind, the Knight Commander volunteered to become his "roommate," so that he could intervene in time to suppress it at the crucial moment.

However, the water behind them didn't react or make any special movements. Since regaining consciousness, it had been lying obediently in bed resting, showing no intention of breaking out or escaping. This relieved the Knight Commander and Stiyl, Kanzaki Kaori, and the others in the next room.

It was both a well-intentioned reminder and a warning. The Knight Commander specifically told the Water in the rear not to act rashly, and even more so not to try to escape. The area around this room was being monitored 24 hours a day by members of the Amakusa-style Cross Cult.

The Amakusa clan members possess a powerful magic called "Saint's Fall".

As the name suggests, this is a special attack magic targeting "saints," making it perfect for guarding the water behind a saint.

The water behind him wasn't too concerned about the "fall of a saint," since he had no intention of escaping or retaliating.

The battle with Lin Wuming just now seemed to have had a great impact on him; after being defeated, Houfang Zhishui became increasingly silent, and for quite some time he didn't even pay much attention to the knight commander beside him.

"I lost." After a long silence, the water behind finally spoke, "What an incredible person—that Lin Wuming."

Immediately afterwards, Houfangzhishui sat up, looked at the Knight Commander beside him, and said solemnly, "Then, I'm afraid things will get really complicated. The Papal States will not let this go."

"Why do you say that?" the Knights Commander countered. "I think the situation will actually calm down—even you have been defeated. Unless you're stupid, the Roman Catholic Church will only become more calm and rational."

“Perhaps, that might be true for now.” The Water Behind did not refute this. “In the short term—at least until we figure out exactly what happened—the Orthodox Church should not take any overly radical actions.”

But then, the water behind continued, "However, that's only for a short time. You should know that I am just one of the Right Seats of God. As you should know now, there are four 'Right Seats of God,' named after the four cardinal directions and the four elements, symbolizing the power of four archangels."

In other words, the Roman Catholic Church has three more powerful and extraordinary beings like the Rear Water!

“Don’t underestimate yourself,” the Grand Master said. “You should know better than anyone how strong you really are. I don’t believe there’s anyone in the Roman Catholic Church stronger than you! Unless they’ve recruited three more saints…”

The power of the Water of the Rear is the product of the superposition of the "angelic power" of the "Right Seat of God" and his own saintly power. Moreover, the Water of the Rear is a genius who possesses both saintly and saintly physiques. It can be said that he has all kinds of buffs stacked up.

In other words, the situation of "water from the rear" is an exceptional case among exceptional cases and is basically not replicable.

Even the Roman Catholic Church, with its hundreds of millions of followers, could not find another "water from the rear".

Water behind shook his head: "No, you think that way only because you don't know just how outrageous Fire really is..."

"Fire?" The Knight Commander narrowed his eyes. "According to the naming rules of the Right Seat of God, the element of fire corresponds to red and the right, symbolizing 'the godlike' Michael... so it should be called the Right Fire; and judging from the name of the organization, the Right Seat of God, you all respect the right, so the Right Fire is your current boss?"

"You could say that," said the water behind.

The knight commander narrowed his eyes and fell silent, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.

He and William Orwell were close friends, and he still believes so to this day—even though he was beaten so badly by William Orwell.

Because they were "close friends," the Commander of the Knights knew William Orwell best, and understood just how proud and arrogant this unruly man truly was.

However, given the strength William Orwell demonstrated, words like "pride" and "conceit" were not statements with any negative connotations.

And yet, a man like him holds such a high opinion of the Right Flame… “It is necessary to focus on gathering information about the Right Flame.” In the next room, separated by only a wall, Stiyl and Kanzaki Kaori listened to the entire conversation between the two.

Stiyl said with a serious expression, "As expected of the largest Crusade, the Pope's subordinates really have some incredible trump cards up their sleeves."

Although he didn't witness the battle at the Rear Water firsthand, Stiyl could easily deduce the strength of this Right Seat of God from the Knight Commander's experiences and Kanzaki Kaori's description.

—If it were me fighting against the water from the rear... to put it bluntly, I wouldn't stand a chance!
“Report this to the Supreme Bishop,” Kanzaki Kaori said. “This level of opponent and battle must be decided by the Supreme Bishop himself.”

"Don't worry, I already did that." Steele lit a cigarette, seemingly trying to temporarily forget the troubles at hand.

“But then again,” Steele suddenly said, “we all seem to have overlooked something.”

"What?" Kanzaki Kaori asked.

“The power of the Rear Waters is undeniable, so…” Stiyl looked out the porthole at the land that had disappeared from sight, “just how strong is Lin Wuming, who defeated the Rear Waters?”

After a moment of contemplation, Kanzaki Kaori shook her head, a troubled expression on her face: "I don't really understand Mr. Lin Wuming's strength either, but if we were to actually fight... I'm afraid my chances of winning wouldn't be very high, would they?"

“Yes…” Steele remarked, “He’s quite the character…”

Despite consistently working together with Academy City as allies, Stiyl has always been careful to control the situation and avoid triggering conflict between the scientific and magical sides as much as possible.

If it really leads to a direct war between the two camps, it will not benefit anyone.

Therefore, Stiyl has never actually supported involving Lin Wuming in the events involving the Christian and magical factions; in Academy City, having Level 0 powerless Kamijou Touma as an ally is enough.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

Whether intentional or not, the fact is that since July of this year, Lin Wuming has been repeatedly embroiled in "non-scientific" incidents.

Even more surprisingly, no one knows what went wrong, but Lin Wuming, that guy who is a top-tier superpowered individual, actually learned and mastered magic!
Now, whether Lin Wuming and Academy City like it or not, they have been noticed by the magic side, and are being closely watched.

Then, something unexpected happened – because Lin Wuming displayed extraordinary strength, the magic side was so intimidated that they dared not make any rash moves!
It's just unclear how long this peace will last.

"I wonder when the other three members of the Right Seat of God, especially the one called Right Flame, will make their move..."

Thinking about all this, Stiyl couldn't help but become worried.

Before worrying about the future, the most important thing right now is how to return safely—bringing the important "captive" Rear Water to the Supreme Bishop Laura.

Stiyl did not believe their journey would be smooth sailing, just as he did not believe the Roman Orthodox Church would remain indifferent.

If he could, Steele would even like to take the Rear Water off the ship, take another route, and quietly return to England...

(End of this chapter)