A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 997 Special Spirit Armor

“It won’t interfere with the tasks you already have,” Bishop Piagogi emphasized again. “Since you’re going to be moving around Academy City anyway, it won’t waste too much time to get close to Lin Wuming.”

"Just getting close to him is enough?"

“After you get close, give it a little stimulation, and then you can retreat and do your own thing,” Bishop Piagogi said.

"Huh?" Hearing this explanation, Oriana was even more surprised. "So easy to deal with? Everyone says that Lin Wuming is very powerful, but he really is just a little boy after all."

“First of all, in terms of age, Lin Wuming is less than two years younger than you,” Bishop Piagogi said. “Secondly, strictly speaking, what you really want to provoke is not Lin Wuming himself, but the girls around him—if you can stir up infighting among them, that would be even better.”

Oriana was shocked: "Girls...? Internal strife? This is a complete leap from one extreme to the other! I never expected Lin Wuming to be that kind of person... This seems to be getting interesting."

With a change in attitude and seeing something interesting, Orianna's eyes sparkled as she abandoned her previous negative attitude.

Seeing this, Bishop Piagogi couldn't help but remind him, "My request is just a side thing, don't put too much effort into it. Don't forget your real mission!"

It wasn't that Bishop Piagogi was so kind as to care about his "competitor's" plans; he simply didn't want this "deliveryman" to get too involved and end up making things worse, leading to some unforeseen negative consequences.

"Don't worry, I'm a professional," Oriana assured, patting her chest. "Give me a copy of Lin Wuming's information, and as usual, half the payment in advance—I'll take this job!"

……

The Church of England, Zero Church District, is the headquarters of the Church of Necessary Evil.

"...Is Mumei a saint?" Kanzaki Kaori finished her nightly workout, wiping her sweat with a towel as she walked back. "Why would I ask such a question?"

Kanzaki Kaori was puzzled: "Others might not be able to tell the difference, but you should know better than anyone else what a saint is."

The question posed to Saint Kanzaki Kaori was raised by the acting pope of the Amakusa-style Cross Church, Takemiya Saiji, and the fire mage Stiyl of the Church of Necessary Evil.

As their former and current partners, the two of them should know the "saint" best, and there is no way they could mistake Lin Wuming for a saint.

—Although the nameless one's strength is probably no weaker than mine, a saint.

Thinking of the boy on the other side of the world, Kanzaki Kaori shook her head slightly, then continued to ask, "So what exactly happened that made you ask such a question?"

“If there were such a magical artifact, it would only be effective against saints,” Stiyl said. “It would have no effect on anyone else, appearing no different from an ordinary artifact; but only when pointed at a saint would it trigger a powerful, one-hit kill effect…”

Kanzaki Kaori stopped in her tracks, frowning. "There's such a spirit dress?"

“Probably, there is one.” Kenji took over the conversation and continued, “The news comes from within the Roman Catholic Church—a magical garment has been taken from the treasury, and it has the same power that Stiyl just described.”

“Thrusting Sword – that’s the name or code name of that Spirit Armor,” Stiyl said. “According to intelligence, that Spirit Armor will be sent to Academy City next.”

That's why Stiyl and Kenkyuu came to consult the saint, Shinrai Kaori.

If the above information is accurate, then the only person in Academy City most likely to become the target of "Thrusting Sword" is Lin Wuming.

After all, even Kanzaki Kaori admitted that Lin Wuming's strength was no different from her own.

The Spike Sword, a spirit weapon specifically designed to attack saints, sounds suspicious, but the Roman Catholic Church is vast and its treasury is unfathomable; it's not impossible that they might find a few spirit weapons with bizarre effects within it. "Have you asked William?" Kanzaki Kaori suddenly asked, as if she had just remembered something.

“I asked,” Stiyl replied, “but the Right Seat of God has very high standards, and coupled with the limitations imposed by angelic magic, they are unable to use most of the spirit weapons, nor do they deign to use them. So…”

Even though he had become the highest-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church, the Water in the rear didn't really know much about the collections in the Papacy's treasury.

"Where is the Supreme Bishop?" Kanzaki Kaori asked again.

“They say it’s under investigation,” Steele replied. “Sherry and Osora are now in the database.”

After a moment's thought, Kanzaki Kaori said, "It's better to believe it's true."

“That’s right,” Steele nodded. “So we should inform Lin Wuming first and tell him to be careful?”

“Yes.” Kanzaki Kaori nodded. “I’ll go again…”

“No, you’re the only one who can’t go—if the news about the Spiked Sword is true,” Stiyl said. “It’s better to be safe than sorry. This time, I’ll go with the Amakusa-style men.”

"That's all we can do..." Kanzaki Kaori nodded helplessly.

……

"Nameless senior, have you received news about the Thorn Sword?" Misaki Shokuhou asked.

"Of course," Lin Wuming nodded.

"So, you're not planning to do anything?" Misaki Shokuhou looked at Lin Wuming, who seemed no different from usual.

Today is the first day of the Daibasei Festival, and also the day of the opening ceremony. Although he doesn't need to speak or take an oath as a student representative at the opening ceremony, Lin Wuming is a student representative from a certain high school and needs to cooperate with the teachers to receive the visiting parents.

Lin Wuming seemed oblivious to this, still dressed in his usual ordinary attire—a school uniform—and went out in a wheelchair.

"I'm not a saint, what's there to worry about?" Lin Wuming said on the surface.

At the same time, he was thinking to himself, "Thrusting sword and all that, we both know what those are, we don't need to worry about them at all."

According to the original plot, Lin Wuming knew that the so-called "Thrusting Sword" was actually the "Apostolic Cross," which had the effect of turning the land where the cross was planted into the territory of the Roman Catholic Church; anything within the range of the effect would become beneficial to the Church.

In other words, this spirit garment can transform Academy City into a Roman Catholic domain, both physically and spiritually.

However, according to the original plot, even if you do nothing and let the enemy's conspiracy succeed, it will ultimately have no effect.

Because the activation of the "Apostolic Cross" requires starlight at a specific time as a prerequisite.

The light pollution from Academy City, a modern metropolis, and the fireworks display during the Daihasei Festival perfectly blocked out the night sky, ultimately rendering the "Apostle Cross" ineffective.

Since that's the case, Lin Wuming naturally didn't bother to take any action against him.

(End of this chapter)