St. George's Cathedral of London.

This place is called a church a lot of times, and a large church is called a church a lot of times. In a building that is not particularly conspicuous in the sense that it is the de facto leader of Puritanism in England, Lola Stuart, the Archbishop (ArcBishop), appears leisurely.

It's 9 a.m. Japan time, but it's midnight in the UK, which is UTC.

Nothing to do with the capital of a country, the building is surrounded by silence and solemnity, and in the soft darkness and cool night air, the end of the day is drawn.

She was the only one in the large chapel where the candles had been blown out.

Lola placed a chair in front of the pulpit and sat down on it, and although she wore monastic clothes of pure tones, there were other colors such as black, red, green, purple, gold and silver threads, and the formal dress contrasted with the various decorations of all colors, and on top of it there were also the vulgar decorations reserved for the high priests—this is called formal dress for going out.

The social relations of the Cruciform religion are generally the same as those of the cultural circle, and clothing is something that indicates one's identity and position. This may be a bit blunt, but it's actually a chef's top hat or a school uniform, something like that.

Unlike ordinary nuns, people like Lola who have to attend in various places need to prepare countless sets of monastic robes in order to match the season, time, occasion, ceremony, stance, and will.

There are times when you deliberately prepare a low-status welcome outfit to show respect for the other person, and there are also times when you wear a higher-status outfit to a meeting to show your anger...... There are many similar practices, which are complex and cumbersome.

[All men are equal brothers before the Lord...... It's pretty to say. 】

From this standpoint, to say such a thing, does the Church of the Most Bishop scoff at this? This level of practice is too cumbersome for Lola.

Her gorgeous appearance does not rely on beautiful clothes, her biggest feature is that she has beautiful blonde hair that is 2.5 times her height, and she usually ties her hair up, but now she doesn't do this, and the fluffy hair that has been untied falls down as if flowing forward over her shoulders, and the rest of it is spread on the ground.

Lola, who sat in the chair, had gold and silver combs side by side on her knees, and she chose one of the combs with different tooth lengths, thicknesses, and intervals, and wanted to pass her long hair like the strings of a harp, and carefully pass through the comb, and her hair, which was longer than her own height, could not reach the ends even if she stretched out her hand.

Little by little, Lola's hair slowly moved to her side, and when she accidentally fell to the ground, her blonde hair faithfully showed this, hanging down like waves crashing on the beach.

After all the hair has passed through the comb, change to another comb, and when the other comb is used up, change to another one...... The repetition goes on for a long time, as if using the comb in order has great significance.

The long hair touched not so much the moonlight through the tinted glass window as the light of the liquid crystal monitor placed on the pulpit.

Monitors and communication equipment are available in London.,Temporary use from the Lyceum City Cooperation Agency.,Originally, this was Steele's job.,But he's not in England right now.。

"This is something like a mobile phone," Kamizumi said several times, determined to connect the latest machine herself, but she stared at the instruction manual motionlessly, and finally looked back at it with an embarrassed look like an abandoned puppy.

What are you doing here? 】

An unpleasant voice came from the monitor, and the owner of this voice was a man or a woman, an adult or a child, a saint or a prisoner...... None of it was clear, and Lola didn't look over there, anyway, it was the "human" who was suspended upside down.

The president of the school city president, Aresta.

Lola replied quietly with her hair hanging down her shoulders.

"Don't you understand? Straightening your hair and getting a woman's body is something that you can't see a man. She smiled faintly, "Centuries ago, among the noblewomen of England, there was a burning of hair by bathing in the light of the sun and the moon. The kind of blonde hair that looks the best is called 'sunny hair', and being able to make this kind of hair is the greatest virtue. You don't need to use dyes to do it, isn't it a nice thing? ”

Lola replied triumphantly, but there was no response from the monitor. `

She tilted her neck to look at the LCD screen.

"What's wrong? When people ask you, they are silent......"

Words of surprise were spoken, but there was still no response.

After thinking about a lot of doubts, the machine finally spoke.

[No...... That's what I've been saying before. 】

"Huh?"

[To be honest, your Japanese is weird, or you think we all are "little fools", what kind of situation is this?] 】

Crackling, Lola's movements froze.

The comb slid through the hair, trembling gently.

"You you know what you're talking about! There is no need to pay attention to the propriety of those who do not believe in the Lord, but it is enough to use coarse language for you. ”

[That's it...... No, that unique tone is as long as you like it. However, if you are bothered by this, it is better to hire a Japanese language instructor! I'm a district of learning! 】

"Woohoo! I won't be bothered! Why should I bother with the inconvenient language of a small country in the Far East!? ”

"Rustle!!" Lola, who was quickly combing her hair, screamed loudly.

There was no sound on the other side of the monitor, and only the sound of combing hair echoed in the air in the large sanctuary where there were no others.

Next, the topic changed slightly.

[But what's the deal with combing your hair in front of guests?] Originally, you should have stayed in a suitable place for the meeting! 】

Although I don't like this topic, Lola, who feels that she can at least divert from the topic just now, has calmed down a little in tone and attitude.

"I don't have time, originally, this time of the night is the time for women to tidy up their clothes in the dormitory, and close their eyes and take a nap while taking care of their hair!"

[Well, that result is what you just said about 'Sunshine Hair'! The use of moonshine is probably superstition, but the sun's ultraviolet rays have a fading effect. However, in light of the victimization described in the book, I would like to give you a hint...... You're going to lose your hair! 】

"........., when developing diplomatic relations, this is really a rather crude line!"

Lola's gaze shifted, and her hair, which hung down like a blanket of velvet, reflected the light of the LCD screen, and the carefully combed hair full of gold and silver was mixed with other colors such as red and blue.

Rude, she muttered again.

"By the way, do you have any intention in contacting you at this time? I'd like to check it out first, and thank you so much for talking to me who chose this time. ”

[Time difference, so don't worry, this is the time to start work.] 】

"I mean, I'm sorry to bother you during work hours." Lola looked at the light reflected in her hair, "There's an opening ceremony going on over there, right?" Isn't it obligated for you, as a leader, to go to the stage to give a speech? ”

[Do you think I'll appear in front of everyone like this? 】

"Hehe, yes, I still understand the meaning of etiquette!" For the first time, Lola looked squarely at the monitor placed on the pulpit.

The transparent, cylindrical sink was filled with red liquid, and in it was suspended an upside-down person, a man in a green surgical gown, who was not able to appear in public no matter how he looked.

Moreover, he will continue to maintain this posture for the next thousand years (perhaps, Lola doesn't know the details very well). People would have thought it strange if he appeared in public a lot, but there were as many means as possible for people to be unaware of the kind of makeover.

Lorastuat's actual age is not what she seems, she is not the kind of person who sees others in trouble and learns a lesson, but is the kind of person who will step up and laugh.

"Then don't hesitate to get down to business, well, time is running out here, so please give me a brief introduction!"

"Whew-" sighed in the monitor.

【…… It's the topic of someone invading the school city.。 】

"Hmm!" Lola nodded.

"It's no longer possible to distinguish an intruder from an ordinary visitor. Because there are so many people, the security work can no longer be carried out easily. ”

Lola understands that when a large-scale gathering is held at festivals, Christmas, etc., in order to complete the task of guarding the police, a truly perfect protection system needs to be carried out, and the movement of ordinary participants must be restricted, but this may have a bad impact on the normal schedule, so in order to prevent the flow of people from being completely cut off, it is necessary to prepare some degree of "entertainment".

"Seeing this opportunity,The magician has made a move on the school city.,According to the information on our side (English Puritanism),Now two people have been identified.,As an important task of the Roman Orthodox Church,She's a hired delivery person.。

[Is it the delivery person?] Are you sure? Isn't it the staff who aim to fight and destroy, what's going on? 】

"Yes, the delivery person, Orianna Thomson, and the person who hired her, Lidovia Lorenette Kitty, to pick up something."

Lola holds the paper material placed next to the monitor and shakes it appropriately in front of the camera.,Although it's only a part of the slender text.,But the other party is a school city known for not knowing technology.。

It's impossible to say such a superficial line as "I can't understand".

"First of all, Orianna Thomson, who was born in England and is now of Italian nationality, is one of the few delivery people in the magic industry known as the 'Traceback Blockade'! Always sneaking away in all directions, and even if you see her, you will lose your target in pursuit. ”

To be precise, Orianna is an unscrupulous woman who wants to get rid of the enemy's pursuit, and she can know all the movements of her pursuers, and she can easily get rid of the pursuit by formulating countermeasures with the information obtained in advance, Orianna Thomson can blow up bridges, create fires, and place countless traps like souvenirs, so that the follow-up trackers' footsteps are broken one by one, and then escape safely, she is a magician with all kinds of methods, and she is also a beauty who occasionally takes advantage of favors.

When Oriana's original nationality was still British, she had several conflicts with the English Puritans in London, although she said that, but in fact, it was the "Necessary Evil Church" that tracked Oriana, and on the way to track her, they were hindered countless times by people who had nothing to do with magic, "self-proclaimed relatives and friends", she was not a simple battle maniac, but a person who would use the common people as a "human barrier", and would disappear once she blended into the crowd.

"Then there's Lidovia Loren Kitty, who is also an outlier in the Roman Orthodox Church, alias 'Tuesday of Confession'. He is good at proselytizing to people who are not accepted by society, and enslaving them in order to further his mission. ”

Unlike Oriana, she was a pure Roman Orthodox Christian, who was born in the Vatican in the Papal Territory, and in order to have her own position in a higher position, she traveled around the world to preach doctrine extensively, and here she was also called "a woman who is willing to do anything for the sake of mission", and as a reward for her merits, the Pope personally gave her silk garments and a platinum scepter, but she did not hesitate to convert it all into travel funds.

In this way, Lidovia gathered talents for the purpose of "salvation" and "for the salvation of the greater number of people", and these geniuses, who have never been out until now, are actually vicious criminals and cult worshippers - they are all problematic people in human society, and it is not surprising that it is Lidovia who searches for and gathers people who have been executed.

Her ability to conduct reconnaissance is not impressive, and her ability to rule and manage these troublesome people is also very good.

Although the Roman Orthodox Church also killed sinners and burned heretics, it generally did not attack the repentant again, but some of the superiors who hated these "unfit people" regarded Orianna as a thorn in their side, and for Lola, the largest bishop of the English Puritan Church, she was also a difficult opponent.

It is not feasible to blatantly hinder the training of magicians, so to hinder the unfortunate who pray to the Holy Book will make this side of the wicked.

[Do you know the faces of these two people very well in the world over there? How much understanding is there? I don't know very well, but then, who is behind them? 】

"Let me tell you straight, in the current situation, the most suspicious is Nikolai Tolstoy, a Russian sectarian, who is a cadre at the level of a priest."

Nicholas did not have the aggressiveness of the "pagan abolition" of Roman Orthodoxy, he was a man who liked to sit between the two organizations and reap the benefits of the battle.

[So, about what the delivery person is trying to carry...... Can you give us a clarification? 】

"If you don't explain the name or shape, you won't be able to track it over there."

Lola looked away from the monitor on the pulpit and said "Come on" as she picked up something that had been placed on the floor.

【Sword?】 】

"This is a replica, borrowed from the British Museum, but this one is nothing like what you see, nothing magical."

Lola was holding a sword made of marble, about a meter and a half long and ...... wide The handle of the sword is 35 centimeters on the left and right, adding up to about 70 centimeters, and the diameter of the sword body is about 10 centimeters.

"It's called the [Piercing Sword]. I can't explain the detailed effect, it is called a sword that can cut through the ground of a dragon, and its magic value and effect are enormous, if it is successfully sent away, we will be in a serious disadvantage, and the whole of Britain will be drawn into the scourge of war. ”

This [Piercing Sword] is a spirit suit that can kill the most important [pillar] of the sect of the church with one blow, if the [pillar] of a specific sect is destroyed, then the weakened sect may be attacked by the surrounding hostile forces.

The so-called "pillar" is the "saint" referred to by the Crucifixion.

If you want to deal with a Cruciferous society with nuclear-weapon-level combat power, then you need the [Assassin Sword] that can completely eliminate it.

[Well, it's a tactical weapon from your other world! Aresta looks at the sword of questions through the camera.

[What kind of danger will it cause if it is used in the school city?] Depending on the situation you have stated, we will consider whether to evacuate people or evacuate. 】

"Don't worry, this is just a weapon used in the magic world, and there will be no consequences if it is used in your other world."

[In this way, let's talk more about its principle, maybe we can do a better magic countermeasure drill here.] 】

"Oh, people who live in the world of science also practice magic countermeasures, so do you have a hidden magician?"

【…………】

“…………”

The two of them fell into silence, as if they were about to cut off their breathing and movements, and the slender and sharp threads of tension filled the space around them, but their expressions were not the slightest bit agitated, but there was a feeling of enjoying them.

Lola bounced all the tense threads away with a clear voice.

"The extra containment is gone, and now time is pressing." She shook her head as she spoke, and her hair, which was spread out like a velvet blanket, shook with it, "The biggest problem is that if you want to take this [Piercing Sword], you have to enter the interior of your school city. ”

[The enemy is also well aware of this, and allows the English Puritan magicians to enter their territory...... We are unlikely to allow such exceptions to exist. 】

If the exception of Puritanism in England is accepted, other churches and organizations will also frequently apply for entry permits, and in order to restrict all the cooperating factions, they will definitely find opportunities to infiltrate the interior of the city and carry out all kinds of destruction.

Usually in the case of bad luck, no one would have thought that there would be a new fire to drive the change of events, and now that it is the time of the Daba Star Festival, it is necessary to avoid chaos in front of many visitors and news media as much as possible, but the tragedy or something is another story.

At the beginning of August,There was a [Misawa Juku] was occupied by an alchemist.,In order to stop the rampage of Oreos Isad,At that time, the British Puritan and Roman Orthodox Church were invited to support.,Although this time the thing is similar to that.,But it's not the same in essence.,During the Daba Star Festival.,There are a lot of people outside the school city.。

Aresta insisted that "the problems of one's own neighborhood should be solved by oneself".

With the phrase "Those tourists are from our country, and my friends are protected by me." "If you make a claim, you should be able to avoid a larger mess.

Of course, there is still a gap in strength between different organizations.

There is a huge difference between the huge academy city in the science camp and the small forces in the magic camp, so there will be some distance between the influence of each other's speech, but now is not the time to stick to it.

If you reject the opinions of the small forces in the magic camp, then this time it will definitely be said by the larger magic community, and if their words are also vetoed, there will be a larger organization to continue to say, and things will snowball and get bigger and bigger, and finally involve the entire organization of science and magic.

Originally, the Daba Star Festival was noticed by the world, and the problem was closely related to every day from occurrence to development.

"In this way,It's a matter of knocking down the magicians inside the school city who swindled the items of the school city.。

In order to ensure their respective rights, there is a clear definition of the field between science and magic, and if the school city security agency is not careful when arresting magicians, it will step over that watershed and invite unnecessary trouble and danger.

[Those guys have thought carefully with their insensitive heads, if neither of them notices the abnormality, then they will be careless to attack the intruder, rather than encountering this kind of trouble, it is better to seal the methods of both parties, so that they can concentrate on doing things with peace of mind.] 】

"However, the means of being sealed were filtered out from the beginning."

Lola stood up. Her overgrown hair was still the same as before, and the comb on her lap was scattered all over the ground, but Lola didn't look at it.

"Now, I've heard that the general foreign guests are being solicited over there, so you're going to welcome some of those vacationers, right?"

A serious voice, a faint smile on the other side of the monitor.

[Well,Travel clothes on vacation,It's worthy of English Puritanism.,If a sightseeing group composed of members comes here,,I'll be very troubled.,Once the people in the organization find out about the group's plan of action.,Then we have to accept the rumor that 'sure enough, the power of the church has invaded the school city';If you limit someone...... There will also be rumors that the residents of the school city are friends and relatives of you.,So things may become troublesome and no longer beneficial.。 】

Aresta was happy after a period of self-righteousness......

【…… I see, I'm going to use the boy as a guide for the trip. 】

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