Mikoto Misaka: "@Rei Ao, are you there?"
Rei Ao: "Mm, what's the matter that you're looking for me so late at night?"
Mikoto Misaka: "Sigh, it's because I ran into some trouble not long ago."
Mikoto Misaka: "I ran into the kind of magician from the magic side—the ones Rei Ao mentioned before."
Frieren: "Oh dear, so you ended up on bad terms with these magicians?"
Mikoto Misaka: "You could say that, yeah."
Rei Ao narrowed his eyes. The fact that Mikoto was dealing with magicians definitely wasn't a simple matter.
Rei Ao: "Could you describe in detail what happened?"
Mikoto Misaka: "Sure."
Mikoto then explained how she acted to stop the Level 6 Shift plan by destroying a research facility, and also what happened just recently, sharing all the information.
Mikoto Misaka: "That's basically it. Kuroko and I rescued a girl in nun's clothing, and we had a fight with two magicians who popped up out of nowhere."
Tōhru: "Hmph, a magician vs. an esper?"
Inori: "Mikoto-san, are you hurt at all?"
Mikoto Misaka: "I'm fine."
Mikoto Misaka: "Their style of attack was so weird, but they suddenly left. The bigger issue now is this nun we saved."
A nun being chased by a male and female magician… Rei Ao's eyebrows rose slightly—he seemed to know who that might be.
"What's wrong? Did Mikoto say something suspicious?"
Yukinoshita noticed Rei Ao's odd expression.
"Yeah, it's a big problem from her perspective,"
Rei Ao responded, his gaze turning pensive. He gently pulled away the covers and stood up. Yukinoshita immediately offered him a black bathrobe, and as he tied the belt, he walked to the window. The moonlight outlined his tall, slender figure.
The fact that Mikoto saved Index was already a huge problem. He knew all about Aleister's goals—Index, Mikoto, and the others were just pawns in his grand design. Normally, the "Imagine Breaker" user Kamijou Touma should have been the one to meet Index. But now, it was Mikoto who ended up saving Index. Rei Ao couldn't believe Aleister wasn't pulling the strings here.
Mikoto Misaka: "@Rei Ao, I want to know more about these magicians. From what they said before leaving, I doubt they'll just give up."
Rei Ao: "You're right; they'll definitely come back."
Mikoto Misaka: "!!!!"
Frieren: "They go this far just to hunt down that one girl? Seems like it's not so simple."
Bibi Dong: "I agree."
Rei Ao: "Because that girl is an important companion of theirs."
Bibi Dong: "Wait, I'm a bit confused."
Tōhru: "Ehhh, I'm also fuzzy on this. Are you saying that nun they're hunting is actually an important comrade of those magicians?"
Mikoto Misaka: "Come on, I'm not stupid."
Rei Ao: "Heh, I've got no reason to lie to you."
Rei Ao: "Go take a look. That girl shouldn't have any real injuries on her."
Mikoto's eyes narrowed. Suddenly, she got up and walked over to the sleeping nun on the sofa, starting to undo her habit.
Seeing this, both Kuroko and Shokuhou Misaki were taken aback. Shokuhou immediately wore a look of disgust, as though she'd guessed Mikoto's intent.
"Hey, are you seriously being a pervert right now?"
Kuroko looked like she'd been struck by lightning, wearing a tragic expression.
"Ugh, Onee-sama, you already have me—ah~"
"I'm just checking to see if she's hurt anywhere."
She quickly examined the girl from front to back—and discovered not a single wound.
Kuroko and Shokuhou both picked up on Mikoto's changed expression and looked serious.
"She doesn't have any injuries. But she looks so helpless—how did she escape from those two powerful magicians?"
Kuroko and Shokuhou exchanged baffled looks, realizing something was off. But Shokuhou was more curious about a different matter.
"Hey, about those magicians—what the hell is that supposed to mean? Feels like you're hiding something from me!"
"I'll tell you later."
Mikoto didn't rush to explain. She reopened the chat.
Mikoto Misaka: "@Rei Ao, I didn't find any injuries on her. But I have no clue how she escaped from those ridiculously strong magicians."
Rei Ao: "Her nun's habit is called the 'Walking Church.'"
Rei Ao then explained its function:
Index's Walking Church is a magical item (a "magical ecclesiastical outfit") that's extremely symbolic and practical. It's designed with religious symbolism plus powerful defensive capabilities.
Essentially, it's the result of referencing the spells of St. George's Cathedral in London, compressing all of the church's protective spells into a single garment—like a mobile sacred sanctuary. It can fully defend against physical attacks (bullets, explosions) and magical attacks (including high-level magic), and reportedly even withstand nuclear-level strikes.
Its protective power comes from the religious concept that "the authority of the church is inviolable." Breaking it requires special conditions (e.g., unweaving the St. George's Cathedral barrier).
Frieren: "Wow, there's something that amazing?"
Akame: "If it's that powerful, it would indeed protect her from harm."
Mikoto Misaka: "That's…?"
Even Mikoto was staring in a daze at the nun's habit on Index.
Mikoto Misaka: "But what does that have to do with the two people chasing her?"
She still couldn't connect the idea of them being her "comrades."
Bibi Dong: "I think Rei Ao's point is that those two magicians know about this magical outfit. So they were confident that even if their attacks looked brutal, they wouldn't actually harm her."
It did sort of make sense.
Mikoto Misaka: "But…why would they do that?"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "That's what I want to know, too."
Rei Ao: "Ah, it has to do with Index's identity, as well as how these magicians 'think.'"
He then gave a brief explanation of the situation.
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