Chapter 324: Level Six Ability User Experiment
"Then please bring her back along with the Apostle's Cross!"
Aleister's voice came through the earpiece, and George nodded.
Just as he was about to use a tracking spell, three figures appeared in front of him.
It turned out to be Kamijou Touma's trio. Using the Puritan Rite Four-Array Magic, they had confirmed Oriana's location and came looking for her.
"Misaka... You're Misaka's sister. Why are you here, she..."
When Kamijou Touma saw George, he mistook him for Misaka Mikoto at first. But seeing the male outfit, he immediately recognized him as the Misaka Sister they encountered last time.
Then, upon seeing Oriana tied up and unconscious, he was momentarily stunned.
"Oh, I saw this female magician sneaking around near the underground stairs. She looked a bit like the one we met last time, so I questioned her. Who knew she would attack me, so I stunned her with electricity.
Why? Do you know her?"
George casually made up a story.
Hearing this, Kamijou Touma's group exchanged uncertain glances.
They had been chasing her all day, tricked and injured in the process.
And she was knocked out just like that by a Misaka Sister.
Why did this Misaka Sister seem even scarier than her elder sister, Misaka Mikoto?
"We know her. Can you let us handle her?"
"Of course. I've got other matters. I'm leaving."
George waved his hand and walked away, then found a deserted alley and used Apparition to teleport outside Academy City.
"Directional Reveal: Lidovia Lorenzetti!"
Following the guidance of the tracking charm, he quickly located Lidovia, dressed in a nun's robe, in a luxury hotel. He also saw the Apostle's Cross wrapped beside her.
"Who's there?!"
When she saw George suddenly appear, Lidovia's expression immediately changed.
Looking at her, George joked:
"Lidovia, you are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say—"
Before he could finish his mock arrest, Lidovia attacked him.
So, five minutes later—
George returned to Academy City, carrying the stunned Lidovia and the Apostle's Cross.
But instead of going straight to the Windowless Building, he first reviewed Lidovia's memories.
Not only for magic—Lidovia, being a high-ranking member of the Roman Orthodox Church, naturally knew many secrets about this world, which would help George understand it better.
"'Right Seat of God'... These churches really aren't simple."
After copying Lidovia's memories, George couldn't help but mutter to himself.
From her mind, he learned that apart from housing many powerful magicians, the Roman Orthodox Church also had a four-person organization called the Right Seat of God, possessing terrifying power.
This was a highly secretive group within the Church, known only to a few senior members.
The Right Seat of God was founded to overcome original sin. Each member had reduced their own sin to an extremely low level, making their bodies nearly angelic and allowing them to use techniques only angels could wield.
At the same time, each of the four corresponded to one of the Four Archangels.
Teleporting again, George returned to the hall where Aleister was.
He tossed Lidovia onto the floor.
"Done. Can I borrow the Apostle's Cross for two days to study it?"
Recently, he had been researching spiritual equipment, and the Apostle's Cross was the highest level of such items, making it highly valuable.
Aleister smiled and replied:
"It's yours. It was your spoil of war to begin with."
"And what about the Roman Orthodox Church?"
George looked surprised. He hadn't expected Aleister to give him such a high-level artifact so easily. Wouldn't the Roman Orthodox Church go crazy over this?
Aleister shook his head:
"If they wanted to target Academy City, then they shouldn't blame me for taking their most prized equipment. Besides, they don't even admit it exists."
Academy City, which could stand against the entire magic world, had been manipulated to this extent. If no counterattack was made, it would be unacceptable.
It also served as a way to win George over.
To complete his plan—to create a world without magic gods or magic—Aleister needed to recruit every possible force and scheme against anyone he could.
Understanding George's value, Aleister had already prepared several strategies involving him.
"Then thank you."
George's eyes gleamed—he more or less understood the situation.
The Apostle's Cross could only be used for a year in one place and only by the most devout Roman Orthodox believers.
So, George could only study it. It posed no threat to Academy City.
Crucially, this spiritual item only had value within the Roman Orthodox Church. Other factions wouldn't find much use for it.
Holding the Apostle's Cross, George was about to leave when Aleister suddenly called out again.
"Last time, you said you wanted to reach the level of a Level Six Esper. Perhaps I have some intel that could help you."
A Level Six Esper—comprehending divine will without being divine—was still far weaker than a real magic god, but would already be a formidable force.
He hadn't intended to share this with George before, but now, Aleister thought if George could really reach Level Six, combining that with his magic prowess, he might truly help fight magic gods one day.
"Level Six Esper!"
Hearing that, George stopped in his tracks immediately.
Reaching Level Five had already massively boosted his powers. If he could attain Level Six, he could become like a thunder god, reversing Earth's magnetic field like a Magneto developed through divine inspiration—his power would surge astronomically.
Twenty minutes later, George exited the hall and returned to his room.
Aleister had just informed him of a piece of intel.
Tomorrow, a mad scientist named Kihara Gensei—the original proponent of the Level Six Shift Project—planned to forcibly evolve Misaka Mikoto to a Level Six Esper using the Misaka Network.
However, since it was a forced evolution, the moment Misaka Mikoto reached Level Six, her body would completely collapse and die.
Kihara Gensei's goal in doing this was to obtain experimental data on the transition from Level Five to Level Six, aiming to eventually create a true Level Six Esper.
George's body was also that of a Misaka clone and could actively enter the Misaka Network.
If he joined during Misaka Mikoto's evolution process, he could personally experience the entire procedure of his superpower evolving toward Level Six.
That way, he could later replicate the process step-by-step to gradually raise his own powers to Level Six.
He wasn't Misaka Mikoto; his potential was originally capped at Level Five. But with his clones continuously fusing, his potential had already surpassed that limit.
All he needed now was direction. Time would do the rest.
(End of Chapter)