The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

While the Anglican Church was very dissatisfied with Stiyl and Kanzaki Kaori's actions of spreading the information without consulting the Church, forcing them to take the blame and even damaging their relationship with the Roman Catholic Church, they ultimately acquiesced to the fact that Stiyl was one of the few magical geniuses in the Anglican Church and that the Saint was a top-tier fighter. They accepted the fact and regarded the two men's actions as those of the Anglican Church, thus reaping the bitter consequences.

Therefore, the worst-case scenario that Ishihara had anticipated—that Kanzaki Kaori would take this opportunity to leave the Anglican Church and join the Illuminati, thus triggering a conflict between the Anglican Church, the Illuminati, and Ishihara—did not happen, which relieved Ishihara somewhat.

Also, because the message was sent by Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl, the Roman Catholic Church, which tacitly accepted that this was an act of Anglicanism, could not continue to pursue the matter of the Book of Law. Therefore, on the surface, the matter of the Book of Law was officially over.

The Roman Catholic Church had to bear the bitter consequences of this loss, not only losing a skilled codebreaker but also shaking the morale of some members of the church. It was a double loss for the Roman Catholic Church, a complete disaster.

“This matter cannot be left like this!” Deep within the church, Cardinal Peter Yogudis shouted angrily.

"What else can we do if we don't let it go like this?" the current Pope, Martin Liss, asked calmly.

"Even if the method of deciphering the Book of Algorithms is wrong, and Osora's defection is an absolutely unforgivable and serious crime, if we let it go so easily, wouldn't more people follow suit in the future? Not to mention, because of this incident, the morale of the church has already been shaken. If we don't react, there is a high possibility that more people will follow Osora's actions and flee the orthodox church. This is absolutely unacceptable! So even if it's just for deterrence, we need to send out a pursuit force to hunt down Osora until we confirm her death."

Chapter 644 Upgrade

"What do you mean?" Pope Martin of the Roman Catholic Church asked the other cardinals present.

“I agree with Bishop Peter’s proposal to send pursuers to capture Osora.”

"I agree."

I second that!

“Very well. Let’s proceed with the pursuit as Bishop Peter wishes. As for the specific arrangements, Peter, I’ll leave that to you. I don’t want this situation to become complicated again and repeat itself,” the Pope conceded.

"Yes."

However, while the Roman Catholic Church had good intentions and the resources and manpower to carry them out, it was already too late for Ishihara Akira...

The reason is simple: after he won over Osora in a way that was half domineering and half compromising, Ishihara Shou, considering his future life, used the magical methods from the world of A Certain Magical Index—the contents of the 103,000 magic books he had stolen from Index's mind—to create a magical spirit garment that could disguise her appearance. Its function was also simple: in addition to basic defense, its greatest function was to give Osora a new face and keep it until the magical spirit garment was destroyed or Osora actively removed it.

In addition, given the inherent secrecy of the Amakusa style, as long as Orsola doesn't become careless and wanders around in his true form, thus being caught by those connected to the Roman Catholic Church, Orsola could also achieve a peaceful and free life, just like the alchemist Aureolus Isard before him.

……

However, the Roman Catholic Church, which couldn't find Orsola, wasn't without ways to vent its anger. Just a week after the Book of Law incident ended, and as Ishihara Shou began preparing for the Academy City Daihasei Festival and the subsequent strategy to win over Misaka Mikoto's mother, Misaka Mirei, news of Amakusa Shiki's attack reached his ears once again.

Moreover, the attackers were none other than members of the Roman Catholic Church, sent by Cardinal Peter to find Orsola's pursuers.

Unable to find Orsola's whereabouts, they vented their anger on Amakusa Shiki, who had disrupted the Roman Catholic Church's initial plans, hoping to find Orsola's location through them, and also to take revenge on Amakusa Shiki...

Left with no other option, Ishihara Shou, who was the stronghold behind the Amakusa-shiki, had to leave Academy City again, rejoin Kenko Saiji and the others, and then, with their help, find the pursuers from the Roman Catholic Church. Instead of killing them, he used his mind control ability to subdue them, altered their memories, and changed their target from members of the Amakusa-shiki to members of the Roman Catholic Church, even directly targeting Cardinal Peter, who had sent them, before sending them back...

The result was self-evident. Under the guise of being members of the Roman Catholic Church, their attack was completely unexpected and sudden. No one could have imagined that these staunch Roman Catholic monks would suddenly turn their guns on the Roman Catholic Church itself.

This caused considerable damage.

For example, Cardinal Peter was seriously injured by the attackers. If it weren't for his magical armor, it wouldn't be surprising if he had died on the spot.

Then, some facilities of the Vatican Cathedral were damaged.

Some people were injured or killed.

In any case, it caused a great sensation, even alarming the Holy Right Seal, the trump card of the Roman Catholic Church.

"What were the results of the interrogation?" Right Fire asked Pope Martin casually as he walked in from outside.

"It seems that someone used mind control to alter their consciousness, making them see the Orthodox Church and Peter as targets to be attacked, which is why they chose to sneak back into the church and launch the attack," Martin replied.

"What do you mean by 'who'? Didn't you find out through interrogation?" Right Flame said with dissatisfaction.

"That person was very careful; after changing their minds, they erased all traces of their existence."

"Shouldn't we have a record of their movements?"

"Have."

"When did they finally have an accident, and what was the reason?"

"It was shortly after dealing with the Amakusa style."

"Amakusa style?"

"It is a branch sect that emerged in Japan more than 300 years ago, with the core concept of the Cross religion."

Why would they go looking for trouble with Amakusa-san?

“It’s because…” Bishop Martin then spoke about the Book of Law and Orsola.

"So, this incident is a continuation of the Book of Law, and the mastermind behind all of this is very likely the Amakusa school of Japan, is that right?"

"That's correct as it stands."

“I understand. We’ll take over this now. Tell your men to keep quiet for now. I’ll let you know when we have the final result,” Right Flame announced in a matter-of-fact tone.

"This...it's not to the point where we need to send out several adults, is it?" Martin asked hesitantly.

“This is a notification, not a discussion. You just need to follow orders. Besides, their control over members of my Roman Catholic Church and their counterattack against the Church are serious blasphemy. Moreover, judging from how easily that person could control those monks, no matter how many people you send, they probably won't be able to do anything to him. So rather than letting you continue to embarrass yourselves, it's better for us to take action and solve the problem from the beginning.” As he spoke, the figure of Right Flame gradually disappeared into the darkness, vanishing from Pope Martin's sight.

Pope Martin remained silent, clenching and unclenching his fist several times before letting out a heavy sigh, turning and walking out of the papal chamber with a helpless expression.

……

"So this is the Amakusa-style stronghold? It's really quite ordinary and commonplace. No wonder it took me so much time to find you. I must say, you guys are really good at being rats." A day later, a young woman wearing a strangely styled yellow nun's hat, a yellow long dress with a silver cross pattern on the chest, and even yellow shoes, with only a thorn-like belt around her waist that was close to black, kicked open the warehouse door and swaggered in, mocking the Amakusa-style members who rushed out from all directions because of the noise.

"Who are you?!" a member of the Amakusa faction shouted.

"Me? I am the ultimate weapon among the two billion believers of the Roman Catholic Church, the Right Seat of God who wields the concepts of forward and wind, the Wind of the Forward! By order of the Holy Right Seat, I have come to capture the apostate, and that unstable element who dares to provoke the Roman Catholic Church." The Wind of the Forward declared to the Amakusa-style member before him with a haughty and arrogant gaze and attitude, as if looking down on ants.

“Now you can start asking for help. Don’t say I didn’t give you any chance.”

Chapter 645 The Wind Ahead

"We don't even need to ask the boss for help to deal with you!" a member of the Amakusa group shouted angrily.

Without further ado, he charged straight towards the wind ahead.

"What a bunch of self-important fools," sighed Qianfangzhifeng upon seeing this. Then, she stuck out her tongue, and without any visible movement, all the Amakusa-style members in the warehouse base reacted as if they had been hit by an ultrasound. They all immediately crouched down, clutching their heads, and within seconds, they were rolling on the ground, groaning in pain.

And just two or three seconds later, they all closed their eyes again and completely lost consciousness.

Of course, not all of them were still conscious; one or two members with better physical condition remained awake, but they were also dizzy and disoriented from the previous pain and had lost the ability to resist.

"Come on, tell me, which one is your boss's phone number?" Forward Wind walked to the Amakusa-style member who was not unconscious, found the phone on the person's body, and after flipping through it casually without finding anything particularly marked, Forward Wind asked the Amakusa-style member.

……

Much later.

"It's really unexpected that the Roman Catholic Church would send out a member of the Holy Right Seat for something like this. Is the Roman Catholic Church out of people?" After making several requests for help, Ishihara Sho finally arrived after receiving the news and looked at the front wind standing among a group of Amakusa-style members' 'corpses', and said with some surprise and astonishment.

"The monks who control the Roman Catholic Church turned around and attacked the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, causing a large number of casualties, including a cardinal who was seriously injured, as well as harboring defectors from the Roman Catholic Church. All of this is no small matter." Upon hearing this, Qianfang Zhifeng turned around, a look of surprise flashing across his face, seemingly because he was surprised that he had not noticed Ishihara Akira's arrival. Then, he spoke calmly and composedly.

"So, you're the mastermind behind all these events?"

"How do you know?" Ishihara Sho asked rhetorically.

"Because I heard someone call this guy the acting pope. That means he should be the official leader of this Amakusa-style group. But after I took him down, someone still came. I can't think of any other reason besides that your identity is even more special." The wind in front of him used his toe to lift the chin of the unconscious Kenko-sai and grinned at Ishihara Sho.

"Now, are you prepared to surrender, or will you continue to resist me like they have?"

“You seem to be looking forward to my resistance,” Ishihara Akira said with amusement.

"Yes, because that way I can see you in agony, wanting to kill me but having no way to do so, and finally having to beg for mercy in the end," the Wind Ahead laughed loudly with a sadistic air.

"Is it because of divine retribution?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

"You know?" The wind ahead frowned in surprise.

“Since you dare to cause trouble for the Roman Catholic Church, how could I not thoroughly understand the situation of the Holy Right Seat members, who are the trump card of the Roman Catholic Church?” Ishihara Akira said with a confident and calm smile. “Also, you might as well activate your Divine Punishment Spell again now and see if it works on me.”

"Hmm?" The wind ahead's eyes flickered, it stuck out its tongue, and activated the indiscriminate killing magic that judges the attack strength based on hostility—the Divine Punishment Technique.

However, the feedback received was so strong that it truly changed the wind in front of them.

Because Ishihara Akane showed absolutely no reaction within her divine punishment domain!

Aside from the possibility that the spell itself was ineffective, the only remaining possibility is that Ishihara Sho doesn't harbor any hostility towards her.

But how is that possible?

Wasn't he Amakusa-style comrade? With so many comrades in front of him, their lives hanging in the balance, why did he show no reaction and no hostility towards her, the one who started all of this?

Or is the guy in front of you just an abnormal being who is born cold-blooded and has no sense of companionship?

"I am not a cold-blooded person. Although I may not have much empathy for people other than myself, especially men, I still have the emotions of a normal human being. It's not that I don't care about their lives. After all, they are my subordinates now, and as their leader, I have an obligation to ensure their safety. The reason I can ignore the punishment of the Heavenly Punishment Technique is entirely because my heart is now empty of all worldly desires, and I am detached from worldly affairs!"

"And this is basically the level that Buddhist monks can achieve. From this, we can infer that the Heavenly Punishment Technique is not an invincible technique that is flawless. It also has its loopholes and weaknesses. However, these are not very relevant to our affairs. But what is certain is that it is my turn to take action next. Be careful."

After saying that, Ishihara Sho pushed off the ground, leaving a lotus-shaped crack in the hard cement floor. He then suddenly rushed in front of her at a speed that Qianfang Zhifeng could not catch, bent his arm and punched Qianfang Zhifeng in the stomach.

"Uh……"

As the wind in front of her bent over in pain, Ishihara Akira's hand landed on her neck once again.

"Snapped."

As expected, Feng Qianfang passed out.

Ishihara Sho reached out and supported her, then struck, destroying the cross on her tongue—the core of the Divine Punishment spell.

In this way, even if the Wind in the Forefront wakes up afterward, it will be unable to activate the Heavenly Punishment spell again until it obtains a new spell core.

Then, Ishihara Shō put away the wind in front of him and woke up the Amakusa-style members who were lying dead around him.

"Where is the enemy?" Jian Gongzhai asked, rubbing his head as he looked around.