“Woo…”

Kamiya Kaori slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was a cold, monotonous room with nothing in it.

What exactly happened?

Kamisaki Kaori shook her head, trying to clear her mind. By the way, she came to Academy City to retrieve the Index of Forbidden Books. After discovering the Index of Forbidden Books, she attacked, but was blocked by a short-haired girl. The two sides fought a big battle, but there was no winner, and then...

The cold concrete floor was covered with traces of fighting.

"Although I don't know which faction of magician you are from, but that's all I can say."

Kanzaki Kaori looked coldly at Ram standing opposite her, the blade in her hand not shaking at all. The opponent's magic was very strange, and it was different from any magic Kanzaki Kaori had seen. It didn't seem to be a spell generated by some belief or characteristic, but more like an existence with some special mechanism.

But no matter what, since the other party is a magician, it means that a magic society is involved. In this case, the Index of Forbidden Books must be retrieved immediately to prevent her from being used!

Thinking of this, Kamiya Kaoru tightened her grip on the hilt of the knife, but at this moment...

"Hey, you haven't finished fighting yet?"

Suddenly, a leisurely voice sounded, and upon hearing this voice, Ram, who was originally confronting Kamiya Kaori, suddenly lowered her hands, and then stood aside respectfully.

"Master Fang Zheng, I'm very sorry."

"No need to apologize. Um... I know you can definitely handle her, but... well, it's better to save a little mana."

"yes."

At this moment, Kamisaki Kaori saw a man quietly appear beside the short-haired girl. He reached out and touched the short-haired girl's head, then looked at Kamisaki Kaori.

"Well, let's end this farce. I'm still waiting for my midnight snack."

You’ll die——!

The moment she was stared at by that man, Kamiya Kaoru suddenly felt an absolute fear for no reason. In just a moment of eye contact, she could feel that it was like the last moment before death!

"Seven Days, Seven Blades--!"

At this moment, Kamiya Kaoru exploded with all her strength, not for victory, but for survival!

However……

“Puff!”

Kamiya Kaori didn't even see how the man did it. She only knew that the other person appeared in front of her the next moment, and then... she lost consciousness.

"…So, I was arrested?"

Kamiya Kaoru shook her head and then struggled to stand up. Only then did she realize that she could not exert any power as a saint at all!

What's going on?

At this time, Kamisaki Kaori discovered that she had a golden bracelet on her wrist without her knowing when. It looked so fragile that Kamisaki Kaori could usually break it with just a finger. But now, it was so strong that Kamisaki Kaori tried several times in a row but failed to take it off.

“Uh… uh…”

At this time, another voice sounded. Kamiya Kaoru turned her head and found a tall red-haired man lying not far from her. He was also covered with scars and even looked worse than herself.

"Stiyl!"

Kamijou Kaori rushed to his side while calling her companion's name. Hearing Kamijou Kaori's call, Stiyl reluctantly opened his eyes. He blinked first, then looked at Kamijou Kaori and gave a bitter smile.

"I'm sorry, I think I failed..."

"No, me too."

Looking at the seriously injured Stiyl, Kamiya Kaori lowered her head dejectedly.

"In fact, it seems we are being held captive."

"What?!"

Hearing this, Stiyl's eyes widened in surprise, looking at Kamisaki Kaori in disbelief. He couldn't imagine that Kamisaki Kaori would say such a thing. You know, the woman in front of him was not an ordinary person, but one of the less than 20 saints in the world. Her power was second to none even among the magicians in London! But here, she was actually arrested? !

"The opponent's strength is stronger than we imagined. I don't even have the strength to fight back..."

What Kamisaki Kaori said was true. If it was the girl with short hair, she was confident that she could still fight. However, facing the man who appeared behind her... that kind of fear was like a mouse seeing a cat. Kamisaki Kaori could instinctively feel that he was an opponent she could never defeat.

"laugh--"

Just as the two were looking at each other in silence, suddenly, the tightly closed door opened, and Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl raised their heads nervously and looked towards the door, only to see Ram and Rem standing at the door, staring at them indifferently.

"Onee-sama, Onee-sama, the captives seem to have woken up."

"Rem, Rem, it looks like we can take them to see Master Fang Zheng now."

The two of them seemed to be talking to themselves, and then Ram looked at Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl.

"Come with us, Master Fang Zheng wants to see you."

“…”

The two looked at each other, then stood up helplessly and followed Ram and Rem out of the room.

Now, they have no other choice.

Following the two maids, Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl came to another room. Compared to the previous room that looked like a warehouse, this room clearly looked more lively. In front of them, Fang Zheng was playing with a kitten and yawning, while Saten Ruiko was sitting next to him. Her injuries were all healed by Fang Zheng's healing spell, so she was not as miserable as Stiyl.

After bringing the two in, Ram and Rem stood behind Fang Zheng. Fang Zheng, while teasing the kitten in his arms, raised his head and glanced at the two.

"He's still alive, isn't he dead?"

“…”

They didn't know how to respond.

"Okay, sit down. I'm only doing this because you're from the Anglican Church. If you were from the Vatican, I would have sent you to the crematorium long ago."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly and spoke.

Fang Zheng was not wrong. The reason why he spared the lives of Liehuozhi and Stiyl was not because they were the main NPCs, but simply because they were members of the British Puritan Church. Fang Zheng himself had worked in the secret agency HELLSING for a period of time in the world of Akkad, and HELLSING was also a member of the British Puritan Church. Therefore, he had some ties with them, so he spared their lives.

If it were those idiots in the Vatican, their ashes would be scattered in no time.

However, when Lei Zi heard Fang Zheng's words, she jumped up in surprise.

"Hey? Mr. Fang Zheng? Are they from the English Puritan Church? Isn't Index also from the English Puritan Church? Why are they chasing Index?!"

"…Because she doesn't remember us."

The person who answered this question was not Fang Zheng, but Kanzaki Kaori. She lowered her head and clenched her hands.

"Index lost her memory from a year ago. She completely forgot about us... In fact, we are not only her compatriots, but also her good friends... But she no longer remembers us, nor does she remember the real reason why she was being chased. Therefore, she could only rely on her own knowledge to judge that we are magicians who want to steal the 103,000 magic books, so she chose to escape from us."

"But, but why are you chasing her?"

Faced with this answer, Ruizi didn't know what to say.

"Since you are good friends, can't you just reveal your identities and leave with her? Why do you have to hunt down that child in this way?"

Hearing Ruiko's question, Kamisaki Kaori seemed very anxious. She lowered her head and answered in a low voice.

"…Do you know about the ability of complete memory?"

“I know…”

Of course Ruiko knew this. She used to envy Index's ability to remember everything she saw.

"In fact, Index didn't lose her memory, but I erased her memory."

"……Why?"

Lei Zi was completely stunned by this answer, while Fang Zheng just reached out and teased the kitten in his arms.

The kitten stretched out its paws, meowed, patted Fang Zheng's fingers, and then hugged them and stuffed them into its mouth.

Oh, little kitten, you are so so cute!

"Why, why are you doing this? Aren't you her friend?"

"Because if I don't, she'll die."

“…”

"I've said before that 85% of her brain capacity is used to memorize those 103,000 magic books. The brain capacity she can use is only 15% of that of an average person. If she continues to memorize like an average person, her brain will be saturated, which will endanger her life. Now there are three days before the next memory erasure, and the child has already developed a severe headache. This is a sign."

“How could it be…”

Hearing this, Lei Zi, who had just stood up from her chair excitedly, sat back down on her chair, looking lost.

Fang Zheng yawned and picked up the kitten again.

The kitten stretched out its claws and stepped on Fang Zheng's chest.

Oh, little kitten, why are you so cute? Give me one!

"That's right! Mr. Fang Zheng!"

Only then did Lei Zi quickly come to her senses and looked towards Fang Zheng.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, is what she said true?"

“…”

Fang Zheng didn't say anything, but silently took out a book from his side and threw it to Lei Zi.

"What is this...? Cognitive neuroscience?"

"Memorize it tonight, and I'll check it tomorrow."

Fang Zheng shed a tear.

"It's ok that magicians are all illiterate, but are you also illiterate? Go back and memorize your lessons."

"Hey? Wait! Mr. Fang Zheng! Don't... eh? You mean... are they wrong?"

"nonsense."

Fang Zheng yawned.

"There are so many people in this world who have photographic memories. Besides, there are 103,000 books. Even if they are not magic books, if you calculate it over the past few decades, this is about the number of books a person can read, right? According to what they said, more than one or two people died... Absolute memory itself is just a rare talent. It's not a savior attribute that only one person in the world has."

"But, they just said that Index has had a headache lately... Index does have such symptoms!"

“Huh…”

Facing Lei Zi's rebuttal, Fang Zheng yawned.

"Tear, have you ever read martial arts novels?"

"Martial arts...novel?"

"Well, let me tell you a story. There was a powerful warrior named Tianshan Tonglao. She was the owner of the Lingjiu Palace on the Piaomiao Peak of Tianshan Mountain and ruled over thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands. In short, you can just think of her as ruling over dozens of underworld gang leaders. But with so many people, there will definitely be people who betray. Do you know what method Tianshan Tonglao used to prevent them from betraying?"

"What is it?"

"The Child-Girl of Tianshan made them take a poison called 'Life and Death Talisman'. When this poison takes effect, it will make people want to neither live nor die. The only way is to go to the Vulture Palace every year to get the antidote. Because of this, those gang leaders are completely loyal to the Child-Girl of Tianshan and dare not betray her. Because once they betray her, they will not get the antidote and will only die."

"Oh... so that's how it is..."

Ruizi nodded, then suddenly reacted.

"Wait, Mr. Fang Zheng, you mean that in order to prevent Index from betraying you, the English Puritans poisoned her?!"

"It's about the same. It's just a collar like that, used to tie up dogs."

“But, but Index herself doesn’t seem to know…”

"Nonsense, we definitely can't let her know. Think about it, she has 130,000 magic books in her head. Maybe one of them could contain a way to crack it. If Index knew about it, what if she cracked it herself one day? So..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng curled his lips at Stiyl and Kanzaki Kaori.

"Just to fool these illiterate people? Magicians are all illiterate anyway. They will believe it if you tell them that 4G signals can burn people's brains. Won't they believe it as soon as they hear it?"

“You…!!”

Hearing this, Stiyl stood up angrily, but Fang Zheng just glanced at him.

"Shut up, I don't want to talk to illiterate people. I feel like talking to you is an insult to my intelligence, just like those idiots who believed the rumors in their friend circle and dismantled the base station in the community. Idiotism is contagious. Stay away from me, go away."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng waved his hand in disdain.

"you……"

Steele was obviously still unconvinced, but before he could say anything, he saw an iron ball flying past his cheek.

"Don't be rude to Master Fangzheng."

“…”

Looking at Rem not far away, Stiyl hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down obediently.

After all, your life is more important.

But Lei Zi didn't care about these little things. Instead, she just stared at Fang Zheng.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, can you help Index?"

"certainly."

Facing Lei Zi's request, Fang Zheng shrugged.

"It's a small matter."