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Chapter 373: Chapter 373 Old Fox’s Calculation Chapter 373: Chapter 373 Old Fox’s Calculation Different from our original assumptions, our operation seemed to have instantly fallen into a predicament.

The Roman Orthodox members who had abducted the angel disappeared as if into thin air, leaving no trace. Not only Shen Lie Huozhi but even the Xyrin Agents we dispatched couldn’t detect any sign of them. Pandora had already infiltrated every surveillance system throughout Academy City. Except for the “Sky Stalling Line” which couldn’t be simply controlled due to its unique Attribute, one could say the entirety of Academy City was as clear as a restaurant that had been swept clean by Sandora. However, even then, those Roman Catholics didn’t show themselves, not even leaving anything in the historical records of some surveillance devices. Obviously, even the generally tech-illiterate members of the Magic Side would make some arrangements with high-tech surveillance technology before acting.

It was truly astonishing.

And another thing that was almost certain was that the missing angel was undoubtedly the slow-reacting Silvia.

Although we had only met twice, because of the girl’s affable nature, she had already become a friend to me and Lin Xue. Therefore, when we saw Little Xi’s Jewelry Store empty of its resident, we both felt quite perturbed.

An angel!?

Nonsense!

How could such a fool possibly be an angel?

Alaya innocently drifted past me…

Cough cough, I mean, how could such an ordinary person, merely an orphan adopted by Academy City, suddenly transform into an angel?

However, these were questions to be pondered later. The priority now was to find Silvia’s whereabouts.

Despite her lackluster business acumen, due to her naturally affable character, Silvia was quite popular on this shopping street. After disguising ourselves as investigators, we quickly located Silvia’s small apartment with the guidance of several enthusiastic locals.

“This is where that child lives,” the warm-hearted shop owner who had led us there pointed out, “At first, she could never remember her own door number and always asked us for directions. As a result, every person here knows her address even better than she does…”

We: “…”

“Please ensure you safely bring that child back!” Just as we were reflecting, the amiable shop owner A suddenly said loudly before bowing deeply, “Although Silvia is always clumsy, she is really a very kind and warm-hearted girl. Even though she had only moved here a few months ago, she has already made everyone here feel the warmth of that child. So please!”

“Of course, that is our duty.”

With a reassuring smile, Lin Xue sent off the shop manager and then turned back to lock the door.

“Searching for the angel from the hands of Roman Orthodox,” I sighed and then pulled Lin Xue towards the inner room, “Xiaoya, smell around well in a bit and see if you can find any trace of Silvia… Ah damn!”

Accompanied by a loud bang was the furious roar of a certain mad Prophet: “What kind of description are you using!!”

Silvia’s room looked quite tidy and exceptionally simple. Other than a white single bed, a desk, a bedside table, and two chairs, there was nothing else. There wasn’t even a computer, which was an indispensable item for humans in Academy City. This made me wonder whether it was due to her natural personality or her tragic business acumen that had left her this poor. However, considering the latter was unlikely as being able to own a shop in the core area of Academy City showed the care Academy City had for her, she could probably live a decent life just on welfare.

A born ascetic?

This really fits her “Angel” status.

Although I still don’t know why Silvia, an orphan adopted from a young age, suddenly turned into an “Angel,” now, I’ve suddenly come to accept her new identity.

“There are no signs of struggle, no traces of special energy fluctuations,” Lin Xue walked in circles in the small single bedroom. “There’s the scent of a stranger, but she willingly followed the person out. Considering Silvia’s intelligence, it seems this is a kidnapping incident with a difficulty level of 0.00.”

I immediately summoned Alaya and seriously told the bewildered, foolish angel, “Dear, remember one thing, do not talk to strangers…”

Then, while analyzing the timeline, Qianqian came up and hit me on the head, “Don’t you dare treat our angel like a fool!!”

Alaya continued in confusion.

Qianqian also got nothing from retracing the local time; Silvia had clearly been taken away a long time ago, and the more significant the span of time manipulations, the cubic increase in control difficulty. Moreover, with Qianqian’s current ability, it’s impossible to distort what has already happened in history, so eventually, we had to place our hope on Shen Lie Huozhi.

However, it’s clear that if even we can’t find her, then Shen Lie Huozhi’s chances are even slimmer.

Accompanied by a slight whooshing sound, the “saint” with a mature figure and youthful age appeared outside the window, then jumped into the room through the open window.

“Do you always enter other people’s homes through the window?”

Lin Xue asked with utmost seriousness.

“Uh…”

Even the composed Shen Lie Huozhi was helpless against Lin Xue’s barrage.

“Didn’t find anything?”

I hadn’t received any signals from her before, and now seeing the frustrated expression on her face, I had already guessed the result.

Shen Lie Huozhi nodded silently and whispered, “They might already possess some method, not only effortlessly infiltrated Academy City but also left this place easily. It’s possibly some magic technique that allows instant movement regardless of barriers. I’ve already notified other colleagues; they will search for leads through various means. Moreover, the Archbishop is supposed to get in touch with the Roman Orthodox through high-level channels, but that’s unlikely to be of much use. Having obtained a real angel, the Roman Orthodox won’t compromise until their goals are achieved, and those so-called orthodox madmen never have the habit of compromising.”

Having left Academy City…

That could be troublesome. With Pandora’s system intrusion and the activities of Xyrin Agents, I would unquestionably dominate within Academy City. But now the situation lies beyond this city, and they might even be under the protection of the Roman Orthodox. Silently resolving this incident now seems almost impossible.

“Having obtained a real angel,” Qianqian’s thought slightly differed from mine. “The Roman Orthodox thinks they have a massive advantage, but could they have anticipated that the British Puritans have a bunch of angels backing them?”

“What do you mean?”

Upon hearing Qianqian’s words, Shen Lie Huozhi showed an overjoyed expression, and Qianqian turned her gaze to me, “Ah Jun, I’m really not pleased with the Roman Orthodox.”

“Neither am I,” I shrugged, briefly mourning my recently ruined leisure day, “Then let’s get ready to give those hot-headed monkeys a tough bashing.”

“Heh… heh… heh-heh…” Shen Lie chuckled stiffly, indicating that he had heard nothing from the way “Lord Angel” was speaking.

“Then I will notify the Archbishop as quickly as possible,” the Girl Saint said, bowing to us. “We will locate the Lost Angel as soon as possible. I believe that, given the Roman Orthodox Church’s usual methods of operation, there will soon be significant actions taken, and before that happens, the Lost Angel should not be harmed.”

“…hopefully.” I said, not too certain, with a hint of worry in my heart. Silvia, despite suddenly assuming the title of an angel, was in fact a powerless and natural ditz of a “human” girl. The madmen of the Roman Orthodox Church, who would do anything to proclaim “the Lord’s glory,” might not harm Silvia, but just like a fragile piece of art, even in the hands of a collector, could easily be damaged. Could those zealous Roman Catholics really not harm Silvia in their pursuit of their “great cause”?

On the way back to the institute, I pondered one issue.

What exactly was Aresta thinking?

Although guessing the thoughts of an old fox was quite difficult for someone not adept at conspiracy like me, at least one thing was certain. Just like a certain vixen, the suspended man in the tube was certainly someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his own ends. That is to say, he would absolutely not allow anything that could hinder his objectives to happen, like allowing the Roman Orthodox Church to gain an angel, which could potentially greatly enhance their powers, was something that he would definitely prohibit.

Wait… angel… Silvia…

Behind this whole situation, what role did this “all-knowing, all-powerful” tube man play?

Was he merely indulging all this, or was this actually part of his planned scheme? On the turf of someone accustomed to having everything under his control, if all these series of events were happening with his silent permission, that would mean this was all orchestrated by Aresta.

That slow girl herself said she was an orphan brought up by Academy City from a young age, which means, was her existence part of Aresta’s plan from the beginning?

No, that seems too miraculous. Aresta is an old fox, true, but he probably didn’t have the foresight to adopt a girl for a chance that might only emerge decades later to pretend to be an angel and then be taken away by Roman Orthodox. No matter how you think about it, to play the role of an “angel” and play a crucial part in some conspiracy isn’t something a random extra can do. Starting such a design from over a decade ago, if it was Lin Xue’s doing, it might be somewhat credible.

Or perhaps, was Aresta originally planning some kind of Minamoto no Yoshiie grooming plan!?

Damn, my thoughts are running wild again.

“Wood, what are you thinking about with your face changing expressions and your gaze flickering occasionally in a somewhat lecherous manner?” Lin Xue noticed my abnormality, stopped, and asked in a serious tone.

You just added a lot of nuanced stuff there, you bastard!

“Nothing,” I shook my head, suppressing the urge to confront Aresta right then; that would be too passive. “Qianqian, gather some professional agents from Shadow City, and start a comprehensive search for Silvia within the Roman Orthodox influence zone. I’ll send Alaya to find the fox woman. After all, we are not familiar with this place, and even the best Xyrin Agents can’t compare to the natives of this world. Lin Xue, it’ll be a bit troublesome these few days. I know you can’t see anything related to Silvia, so…”

“So I can only do a full scan of the entire Roman Orthodox to understand the situation from the side. I know, I know. You wood, just be grateful,” Lin Xue quipped habitually, and then her tone suddenly became a bit more serious. “Never thought you’d actually get serious for once.”

“Being used as a pawn, of course, I’m slightly displeased.”

I shrugged, turning my gaze towards a certain black, tall building in the distance.

“Though I’m not sure of his intentions, one thing is certain; a certain tube man intends for us to step in.”

Helping Academy City solve troubles doesn’t bother me at all; in fact, I’m quite willing to do it. But if this trouble is a trap set by a certain tube man and he plans to ensnare us all in it, I’m not so willing then.

Lin Xue nodded her head and then suddenly remembered something. Smiling, she said, “If you need an agent, I do have a suggestion–a genius perfectly suited for infiltrating every corner of the Roman Orthodox.”

I immediately looked horrified, “Do we have such a person under our command?”

Miss Lin slightly smiled, “Sicaro–that guy managed to extend his bootleg market into the Vatican itself!”

I & Qianqian: “…Good idea.”

Thus, that very evening, a reinforced regiment of Xyrin Agents, led by a certain city manager killer, grandly set out from Shadow City to every corner of this world–each person carrying a black crossbody bag.

The first batch of Sister Misakas who had come to experience life had already completed a two-hour physical adjustment trial. With the efforts of the Xyrin Technicians, we created a space device that could mimic the World Loop, thus overlapping part of the underground space of the research facility with Shadow City. This simplified version of the “World Loop” greatly facilitated our super spatial transportation. Over a hundred Sister Misakas, including 10031, were the first beneficiaries of this technology. They received treatment in the well-equipped Shadow Base–where nearly three thousand specially-made radiation bio-regulation chambers had been prepared, and two Xyrin Hosts were still working overtime to personally supervise the remaining seven thousand.

Apart from entering Shadow City for adjustments, the Sister Misakas normally lived in the research facilities. This was to prevent excessively abnormal phenomena from overly attracting the attention of a certain Old Fox–though he might already be paying too much attention here.

However, under the strong interference of Pandora’s energy field, that guy’s numerous monitoring devices had recently been destroyed, right?

“Speaking of which, this scene is truly eerie…”

During dinner, because of a sudden whim to dine together in the cafeteria, the saviors group expressed such sentiments.

Over a hundred Sister Misakas, all completely identical in appearance, physique, and clothing, sat neatly at the large dining table, eating in unison, serious and focused–forming a spectacular sight.

“Hehe, in Aresta’s plans, the Misaka Network is quite an important part. But he would never imagine that we actually have a way to transfer these ten thousand Sister Misakas to another world. If he could think of that, he would rather die than let us ‘treat’ the Sister Misakas.”

Suddenly, Qianqian leaned close to my ear and giggled softly, which gave me goosebumps–this girl was blowing into my ear!

“Seeing Brother and Big Sister coming, Misaka 10031 was very happy. Misaka 10031 just stood up to try and greet Brother, but it seems it didn’t catch his attention. Misaka 10031 feels a bit disappointed,” she added quietly.

Just as I was busy suppressing the goosebumps on my skin, a mechanized voice suddenly rang out beside me, diverting my attention.

“Uh… sorry…” I turned my head somewhat awkwardly, meeting the expressionless gaze of a certain Sister Misaka–I didn’t know how long she had been standing, “So, how do you feel physically?”

“I feel good now, but just after coming out of the treatment device, my spine had an itchy sensation,” Misaka 10031 reported seriously.

It seemed that the thing the Xyrin Technicians had come up with was really reliable. If her spine was itching, it meant the whole body renewal process had been successfully initiated.

“Are you getting used to living here?” I smiled and ruffled Misaka 10031’s head, “Just make do for now. In a couple of days, we will arrange a better place for you–a brand new city.”

Very rarely, Sister Misaka’s cheeks slightly flushed, and then she quickly nodded and said, “Misaka is very very happy living here and likes the kind people here a lot. The Sister Misakas here have also asked me to convey their gratitude. The other Sister Misakas also hope to come over soon… Misaka 10031 feels she has a lot to say but can’t find the right words right now, so she is a bit flustered and her face is red…”

“Alright, alright… I understand,” I responded with a smile, patting this young girl who had just escaped from a nightmare and was excited about her new life. I turned back to Big Sister and said, “Big Sister, the next batch of Sister Misakas should be arriving soon, right?”

“They will be delivered tomorrow,” Big Sister answered with a nod, “unless Aresta decides to pull some tricks again.” (To be continued, for further information please visit www.NovelFire.net. More chapters available, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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