Before Sei Itō could say anything, Indix had already retorted angrily.
"Who is the one who caused this? Is it Ah Cheng? Even if Ah Cheng is the culprit, why didn't anyone from the Roman Orthodox Church notice the situation just now? Also, the person who took Ossola just now said that they followed you all here. In other words, the cause of Ossola's disappearance is all because of you, not Ah Cheng! "Indix said as he stared at Agnes like a mother cat protecting its cub.
"You!" Agnes, who was rendered speechless by the question, pointed at Inticus angrily, but couldn't say a single word.
"Hmph, in any case, he has to bear some responsibility for Ossola's disappearance. I will report the situation here to the Church as it is." Agnes ended the interrogation with an arrogant attitude.
Then, she ignored Sei Itō and Indix and turned around to assign a search mission to the nuns under her. Under Janice's arrangement, the nuns in black nuns' robes were divided into several groups. Some of them took out their weapons and jumped into the sewers through the triangular gap in the ground to trace the traces left behind by the other party. Some of them took out paper, pens, and maps to write and draw according to the stars in the sky. Some of them learned their lesson and walked to the side to be on guard. Some of them saw that it was already late and started to cook and set up tents on the side.
"Tell me more about the woman named Ossola," Ito said in a commanding tone to Steele who had walked to his side.
Although Steele was very unhappy with Sei Itō, and even hated him, he knew that he couldn't do anything to Sei Itō at such a close distance. He had no choice but to tell the truth about Ossola's situation.
"This matter starts from the 'Book of Law' …"
The so-called 'Book of Law' was said to be a book of witchcraft written with a secret code that no one in the world could decipher. The contents of the book were very precious. As long as one could decipher it, they would obtain extremely powerful strength. Now, a girl had finally figured out how to decipher this book of witchcraft.
However, the Tamakasa-style Church of the Cross snatched the 'Book of Law' from the Roman Orthodox Church. The girl who knew how to decipher it, Ossola Aquinas.
She had escaped during the struggle between the Tamakasa-style Church and the Roman Orthodox Church. As for the 'Book of Law', its whereabouts was still unknown, but it was very likely that it had fallen into the hands of the Tamakasa-style Church.
"You can't decipher it either?" Sei Itō turned to ask Indix.
"I can't. I've tried, but it's completely different from the usual secret code, "Indix shook his head.
Sei Itō nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"It's said that the spells recorded in the 'Book of Laws' are too powerful. Once they're used, this world dominated by the Cross Religion will face the end of the world. Regardless of whether this legend was true or not. In short, it would be best if this book could be sealed forever. There is even a school of thought that those who have read this book will be able to freely use Angelic Spells that are beyond the limits of human beings, "Steele continued when he saw that Ito Sei and Inticus had finished their conversation.
At this time, with the help of the Roman Orthodox nuns, Steele had lifted the bridge of his nose again and performed a simple treatment with healing magic. Although it couldn't be said to be completely healed, it no longer affected his breathing, speech, movement, and smoking … Of course, Steele still had to endure some pain.
Steele glanced at Sei Itō beside him and said in a mocking tone, "Perhaps you, who don't have any religious beliefs, can't imagine what an Angel is like."
"It seems like you want your nose to be treated again, or you want other parts of your body to enjoy the same treatment," Sei Itō didn't even look at Steele as he said calmly.
Steele's expression froze when he heard Sei Itō's words. A hint of anger flashed in his eyes, but he didn't refute it. Obviously, he didn't want his body to be hurt again.
But because of this, Steele lost interest in continuing to talk about the 'Book of Law'. He walked to the side, lit a cigarette, and smoked in a rather lonely manner.
Sei Itō glanced at Steele and ignored him. He pulled Indix to the side and found a relatively clean spot to sit down and wait.
After a while, Yanis, who had finished assigning tasks, walked in front of Sei Itō and Indix in her sandals. At the same time, Steele threw away the cigarette in his hand and stepped on it. He slowly walked to the side of the three and stood still.
Because of the previous small conflict, Yanis was no longer as nervous as when she first met Ito Sei, so she didn't fall down due to nervousness in the original work and clamp the upper bar between her thighs. She started a conversation with him very smoothly.
"I will now explain the Book of Law, Ossola Aquinas, and the Amakusa clan's movements. As well as our future actions, "Yanis said to Sei Itō and the other two in front of her.
"Currently, we can confirm that Ossola Aquinas has fallen into the hands of the Amakusa clan. As for the whereabouts of the Book of Law, I'm afraid it's not far from the truth. This time, the number of Amakusa clan members who are hostile to us is about fifty. They used the sewers to escape during the day, but I don't think they're still in the sewers. "
"In other words, there are no clear clues at all?" Indix looked at Yanis in a bad mood.
"Yes. Although we tried to use the traces of magic left behind to track the Amakusa clan's whereabouts, it wasn't very successful. As expected of a cult with enhanced concealment, the Amakusa clan's forlorn cult. " Yanis nodded and admitted straightforwardly. Then, as if she didn't want Indix to look down on her, she praised the enemy's methods.
"But we have another group of people who have already set up an encirclement nearby. We might be able to find something," Yanis continued.
"What's the scale of the encirclement?" Sei Itō asked.
"With this place as the center, a ten-kilometer radius. It includes one hundred and thirty-two roads and forty-three sewers. With our manpower, it's not difficult to set up such an encirclement, "Yanis said with a proud expression. "In short, once the Amakusa clan members attempt to bring the Book of Law and Ossola Aquinas back to their headquarters, they will be discovered by our encirclement. According to the information we have, the Amakusa clan's headquarters is in Kyushu … Unfortunately, we can't determine the accuracy of this information. Also, if they don't intend to break through the encirclement and instead force Ossola to read the book, things will be much more troublesome. "
"There's no need to worry about that. I believe Ossola isn't so stupid that she doesn't know how to resist mind-reading magic. Also, if they want to use force, the location isn't suitable, "Steele, who had a cigarette in his mouth at some point, said calmly.
"For them, there are too many enemies nearby. They won't be able to do anything in peace. Interrogating Ossola, obtaining the method to read the book, and creating a modified version of the Book of Law aren't things that can be done in a day. If he wanted to break through the captive's mental defenses and obtain information without letting the captive commit suicide, the best way was to interrogate the captive using [Fatigue Bombing Type] or [Sleep Interference Type] without directly touching the captive. However, it will take at least a week to do so. Not sleeping for a day or two isn't considered torture at all. If they don't sleep for more than one hundred and twenty hours, their rationality will start to crumble. "
"Even so, it's better to find Ossola as soon as possible," Yanis replied.
In order to finish things as soon as possible, Sei Itō couldn't help but remind her, "Your assumptions are all based on the fact that she can't escape the encirclement. What if she has a way to escape?"
"How is that possible?!" Yanis refuted in an uncertain tone.
"So there really is such a spell," Inticus suddenly chimed in. Instantly, Yanis couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"This is a magic that can only be used in Japan. To put it simply, there are special spaces called Vortex Points all over Japan. As long as you use Map Magic, you'll be able to move freely between Vortex Points, "Inticus continued.
"It's Yi Nengzhongjing's map of Japan's coastal areas?" Steele seemed to have thought of something and said with a sour expression.
Sei Itō wasn't a fool. Although he didn't know who Yi Nengzhongjing was, Sei Itō didn't care about Yi Nengzhongjing's background. He sat quietly on the side and listened to Indix and Steele and Yanis, who were listening to Indix explain the principles of [Map Magic].
After receiving Indix's reminder, Yanis immediately ordered her subordinates to change some of their previous arrangements and search for traces of [Amakusa Style] and Ossola Aquina in a new way.
Soon, Yanis' subordinates found two people who seemed to be members of [Amakusa Style] at a location calculated by Indix. However, because the [Vortex Point] happened to be a shop that was still open, it would be easy to alert the enemy if they sent people to investigate. Therefore, after some calculations by Indix and confirming the time to use [Map Magic] again, Yanis decided to officially launch an attack on [Amakusa Style] at eleven o 'clock at night to take back Ossola.
Because the operation was to be carried out at night, Yanis, who was afraid that they wouldn't have enough experience, rearranged the mission so that the nuns could take turns to rest. Compared to the trouble Yanis and her subordinates were in, they were completely fine. Sei Itō, Indix, and Steele, who were waiting for the final battle, first enjoyed the food prepared by the nuns, then found a tent and went to rest.
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