Chapter 37 - Himegami Aisha 3

Himeragi Yukina who had lost track of Touma decided to return to the Tokiwadai dormitory. Yukina sighed deeply, because she couldn't find the target she was looking for and also because she had to live in an area quite far from the target's residence that she had to keep an eye on.

The Lion King Organization had a bad relationship with Hiko Seijuro, so Yukina couldn't stay at Yuragi Sou.

Plus, because the budget sent by the Lion King Organization was minimum, she couldn't rent an apartment near Yuragi Sou. Plus even though Yukina received a decent amount of money from Academy City as a Level 4 Esper, as a Tokiwadai student she wasn't allowed to live outside the dorm unless she had lived in the Tokiwadai dormitory for at least six months.

The many rules and obstacles that exist, make her completely unable to carry out her duties properly. And that kind of thing made her not at all happy, because for Yukina exterminating vampires and carrying out the tasks assigned by her superiors were the things that allowed her to enjoy her life and make her life meaningful.

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"So Grandpa, what's wrong with suddenly calling me even though you already said that you won't call me for a while because you're on your second honeymoon with Grandmother Yukiko's?" Asked Touma who looked a bit sleepy as he walked towards Yuragi Sou.

[I'm calling you, because I just received information from Chitose that in Yuragi Sou there is a new resident who is said to be a member of Neccesarius who has one hundred and three thousand grimoires in her brain, is that true!] Hiko replied.

Touma swallowed his saliva, when he heard the tone of his grandfather's voice. Touma knew that Hiko was currently furious. And Hiko's anger wasn't something Touma was happy about. Because if in this world there was someone who could make him feel scared other than his mother, then Hiko was that person.

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Aureolus Izzard, the wielder of Ars Magna, didn't like the situation he was in right now. Because Himegami Aisa the 'partner' who was currently working with him to carry out the plan he made to save Index, was eating together with Chitose Nakai. Someone he didn't want to meet, because he had had bad luck for a whole year when he received orders from the Vatican to kidnap Chitose who was said to hold the secret of eternal youth and longevity.

But as it turned out, Chitose Nakai who was the target he had to kidnap was not an ordinary human.

Rather, a Gemstone with the ability to control one's luck, so Ars Magna which is his mainstay technique as an Alchemist becomes useless, because all the Alchemy techniques he has can be neutralized by Chitose's power.

And because when he tried to kidnap Chitose, he accidentally injured Shizuka too. Chitose became very angry and that anger Chitose directed at Aureolus and made him have bad luck for a long time. Remembering all the bad luck he had experienced, the effect of Chitose's power gave him goosebumps.

To the extent that he could not get out of the special room that would make Chitose's curse not valid for one year.

Right now he can't pick up Aisa, because if he tries to approach Aisha. Then he would meet Chitose, and that was not something he wanted. Because Chitose hated him so much.

So now all he can do is call his men and tell them to pick up Aisa. Because it was impossible for him to do that.

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Himegami Aisa, who was busy eating hamburgers, suddenly stopped eating when she saw several men wearing suits appear beside the table where Shizuka, Index, Chitose and herself were eating. And Aisa understood that the appearance of the men in suits was a sign that she had to leave the fast food restaurant where she was eating...

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"Yeah, that's all true, including the fact that he also ate a large amount of Senzu beans that you have Grandpa," Touma said with cold sweat dripping down his forehead and holding his smartphone with trembling hands. "That's why Chitose-san forbade Index to leave Yuragi Sou unless she has paid all her debts."

[Tcch, actually when it comes to Senzu beans, I've found a way to grow them myself quickly and in sufficient quantities so you could say the value of Senzu beans is not as expensive as I expected. But Chitose made the right decision by keeping the girl in Yuragi Sou, because all the grimoires in her brain are something that can't be valued with money,] Hiko said. [And I've ordered Chitose to download all those grimoires into one special Grimoire that's in the treasure vault. That way all the losses I suffered because of that girl can be paid off in full.]

"Sigh grandfather's unyielding nature hasn't changed at all," Touma said who was relieved to hear that Hiko wasn't too angry. "But won't Necessarius' side be angry with us if they find out we've downloaded all the grimoires they've worked so hard to collect?"

[You don't need to worry Touma, Neccesarius won't be able to find out what Chitose did to Index, because basically that special Grimoire only copies the Grimoire data that is in Index's brain. And not taking the data, so that Necessarius won't be aware that there is a special Grimoire that has stored a copy of the data from the Grimoire that they have worked so hard to collect,] Hiko said with a laugh. [The appearance of the nun is an advantage for me, because in the collection of Grimoires that Necessarius collects there is one Grimoire that I happen to really need.]

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"Hmmph who exactly are the people who took Aisa away!" Index said who puffing her cheeks while walking next to Kotori. "Even though I still want to chat about food with Aisa."

"Most likely, they're all Aisa-san's bodyguards," Kotori said while licking the lollipop she liked so much. "It seems that Aisa-san is an Ojou-Sama of a very rich family if she can even have that many bodyguards."

Chitose and Shizuka had other thoughts as they both looked at the men in suits. They both felt suspicious that the men in suits weren't Aisa's bodyguards but something else. But because there was no evidence, they didn't dare to put their thoughts into words.

At the same time as Chitose, Shizuka, Kotori and Index walked to the bus stop. An ambulance was passing by, and inside the ambulance was a girl whose body had been charred by a lightning strike. The girl's condition was so severe that her face was completely unrecognizable. Because her whole body is black.

Uniquely, the girl was still conscious when the medics found her on the street. And all the way to the hospital managed by Heaven Canveller. The girl kept saying the same thing over and over again. And the thing she said was;

"Charlotte."

A word that was completely incomprehensible to the medical staff. Because of that, the medics added a psychological examination to the list of things to do for the girl…