The next day, as the Monster Country Federation officially stationed itself in Academy City, all forces worldwide received news of Academy City's change of ownership.
For a time, various spies and scouts began to infiltrate Academy City in batches.
However, to everyone's shock, intelligence personnel would suddenly disappear as soon as they entered Academy City.
"Academy City has a new Chairwoman, and I heard the new Chairwoman is someone named Shizue Izawa."
Laura Stuart said with a smile, while combing her long golden hair.
Kanzaki Kaori, who was behind her, frowned upon hearing this.
The turmoil in Academy City was not a good thing, and Index was still in Academy City.
Hopefully, it won't affect that child.
"Do you have another bad idea?"
Hearing Kanzaki Kaori say this, Laura Stuart knew that the other party still harbored resentment due to her deception.
"I want you to go to Academy City and bring Index back. Academy City is not safe right now."
Laura Stuart didn't care about the other party's attitude; she just wanted to bring Index back.
The fact that she couldn't even glimpse a shred of information about the current Academy City was very telling.
Originally, she planned to seize the Comprehensive Database [Library] from Academy City to gain control of all its technology.
However, Academy City's sudden change of ownership rendered all her calculations moot.
"Bring back Index?"
Hearing her say this, Kanzaki Kaori stared at the archbishop sitting in front of the mirror with a look of suspicion, clearly doubting this order.
After all, she had seen through this woman now; to use Zhong Chen's words, this woman was not a good person.
"Don't worry, I have no ulterior motives this time. I'm just genuinely concerned about Index's safety. After all, no one can guess if the other party might be interested in Index."
Regardless of whether her words were true or false, Kanzaki Kaori felt that one thing she said made sense.
That was, it couldn't be confirmed whether the other party was interested in Index.
Thinking of this, a flicker of worry flashed in Kanzaki Kaori's eyes.
"Alright, I'll go."
"Oh, then I'll trouble you."
"I hope you're not lying to me this time."
After saying that, Kanzaki Kaori turned and left the room, while Laura Stuart turned her head to look in the direction Kanzaki Kaori had left and whispered:
"I'm not lying to you, but whether you can bring her back safely, I can't guarantee..."
Roman Orthodox Church
"Hahaha, Academy City was breached? This city shouldn't exist. That old man, Mathay Lise, is just a coward."
"Such a city should be directly destroyed!"
The Red Hair man, dressed in a red striped plaid shirt, looked at his companion, also a member of God's Right Seat, with an arrogant smile.
"Fiamma of the Right, we currently don't know the other party's true strength, and not a single intelligence operative has returned alive."
"Acting rashly might invite unnecessary trouble."
The man sitting opposite him, responding, had white skin, brown hair, a sturdy build, exuded a calm aura, and looked quite stubborn.
This man was Acqua of the Back, one of the less than twenty "Saints" in the world.
He was a "special Saint" with both "Son of God" and "Holy Mother" qualities, possessing extremely terrifying power.
In terms of strength, he was second only to Fiamma of the Right, who sat opposite him.
It's worth mentioning that this guy was also an abominable winner in life; the Third Princess of the British Royal Family loved him deeply.
"Hmph, it's just a new force. Could they possibly be compared to our Roman Orthodox Church?"
Fiamma of the Right showed a hint of disdain upon hearing this. In his opinion, the Roman Orthodox Church was the most powerful force in the world.
Actually, to be fair, Fiamma of the Right couldn't be called a purely bad person.
This guy wanted to rectify the world's inequalities, achieve world peace, and make everyone happy.
For this, he even went so far as to launch World War III, but unfortunately, he was stopped by Kamijou Touma in the original story.
"I still think we should observe for a while..."
Before he could finish speaking, a figure rushed in frantically, shouting loudly as he did so:
"The Monster Country Federation that occupied Academy City has declared war on the entire world!!!"
"What!!!"
Upon hearing this from Vento of the Fore, everyone present stood up in shock.
Even Fiamma of the Right hadn't expected this obscure new force to be even more arrogant than him.
"Hahaha, hahahahahaha!!! Interesting, this is truly too interesting!"
"This... I hope it doesn't turn into a world war..."
"A world war has broken out, Teacher Zhong Chen, how can you still be so leisurely?"
Saten Ruiko and the others looked at Zhong Chen, who was swaying leisurely in a lounge chair, with helpless expressions.
A war was about to begin, yet this guy didn't care at all.
"Relax, relax, it's just declaring war on this world, it'll be over in a few days."
Zhong Chen casually waved his left hand, completely unconcerned about the war he had instigated.
"But..."
"How to fight the war is Benimaru's business. I'm just an idle person with nothing to do..."
"Wow, that's so irresponsible!"
Shirai Kuroko's eyes instantly widened. She pointed at Zhong Chen with her right hand and shouted incredulously.
"Heh heh, Little girl, bite me."
"Damn it! Onee-sama, Kuroko's heart has suffered a huge blow, and she needs to cuddle with you to... Ah ah ah ah!"
Crackling... accompanied by the electric sparks flashing above Misaka Mikoto's head, Shirai Kuroko once again turned into a charred mess and fell to the ground.
Zhong Chen, who had swayed twice, looked at the several Little girls in front of him who looked like they wanted to speak but hesitated, and shook his head helplessly, saying:
"Alright, no need to worry about a world war breaking out. The true power of the Monster Country Federation can instantly sweep through all forces in this world."
"There won't be a conventional war affecting ordinary people. Also, you Little girls should still focus on your studies."
"You're not old, but you worry about a lot."
"Uh..."
In the end, the several people gave up trying to persuade a certain person. After all, what he said was right; they were just middle school students.
World peace and such, it's better to leave that to the saviors.
As the Monster Country Federation declared war on the world, various countries and supernatural forces began to mobilize their armies, planning to preemptively strike Academy City.
After all, the other party's world-leading technology was still very tempting.
However, just as various countries were about to launch their attacks, a piece of news spread throughout the world, causing all forces to halt their actions.
"What did you say? A space fleet in outer space has surrounded Earth?"
"Yes, the news came back from the space station, and there's video evidence here."
As the video played, a collective gasp echoed through the conference room, where representatives from various countries were gathered.
The video showed a massive space fleet encircling Earth. Even the smallest warship could easily crush a so-called aircraft carrier.
Not to mention that huge object that was opening; this thing couldn't be some kind of planet-destroying weapon, could it?
Didn't they say they were going to war with Academy City? How did it suddenly become an interstellar war? Didn't the art style change a bit too quickly?
God, save your believers...