Whoosh... A high school girl with two bunches of red hair, her upper body wrapped in cloth, a school uniform draped over her shoulders, and wearing a mini-skirt, suddenly appeared before Zhong Chen and Kochou Shinobu.
With a defiant look, she spoke to them, "You two, someone wants to see you. Would you mind coming with me?"
Zhong Chen looked at the arrogant young girl before him, a mischievous smile suddenly appearing on his face.
"Oh my, it's so late. You want me to go with you? Are you taking me somewhere... pink?"
"What did you say?"
Whoosh... "I suggest you come with me, otherwise..."
The girl suddenly appeared behind Zhong Chen, pressing a stun gun against his back as she spoke.
"Heh heh, little girl, have you ever considered a question?"
"What question?"
"Would Aleister, that old schemer, send you to invite two ordinary people?"
As Zhong Chen finished speaking, his figure instantly appeared behind the girl, simultaneously placing a Tetanus Sword (a rusty iron sword) against her neck.
PS: A weapon that appeared in earlier chapters.
"Musujime Awaki, space movement is indeed convenient, but it's not invincible."
Feeling the cold object against her neck, the chill emanating from it made her swallow involuntarily.
"Gulp... Since you know the Chairwoman is looking for you, you still dare to treat me like this."
"Hahaha! Musujime Awaki, aren't you overestimating yourself? To Aleister, you're just a tool."
"Besides, trying to scare me with that hanging man is useless, because in my eyes, he's nothing!"
"But never mind, since I'm an uninvited guest, I might as well go see him."
As he spoke, the iron sword in Zhong Chen's hand vanished, and he took two steps back.
Feeling the disappearance of the iron sword, Musujime Awaki's tense mood finally relaxed a little.
"Then, let me take you two... Hey, hey, hey!!!"
Before Musujime Awaki could finish speaking, Zhong Chen gently waved his hand, and the three instantly vanished from their original spot.
At this moment, inside a building with no windows or doors, Musujime Awaki looked at Zhong Chen and Kochou Shinobu with shock.
"You're a space-teleportation ability user too!"
"Heh, you wouldn't understand advanced stuff like distorting space if I told you."
After saying that, Zhong Chen led the way towards Aleister's location.
Five minutes later, Zhong Chen met the guy who was both male and female, both adult and child, both saint and prisoner.
"Aleister, speak. Why did you call us here?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Aleister, suspended upside down in the life support device, spoke in a voice that was both childlike and elderly:
"What is your purpose in coming to Academy City?"
"Purpose? To have fun, of course. We came in on a sightseeing bus."
Zhong Chen spoke with an extremely sincere smile.
"Mr. Zhong Chen, is it? You know what I'm asking."
"I'm sorry, I don't!"
After Zhong Chen finished speaking, he looked at the vast empty space around them, then waved his right hand, and a magnificent table with three chairs appeared on the spot.
"Shinobu, come sit. Oh, you sit too."
With that, Zhong Chen sat down first and picked up the teapot on the table to pour himself a cup of tea.
Musujime Awaki, who was standing beside them, was now trembling with fear.
Who exactly is this guy, daring to speak to the Chairwoman like that?
Should I leave quickly? What if I hear something I shouldn't, then I'd be dead for sure.
"Musujime Awaki, you may leave first."
"Yes, Chairwoman!"
Hearing Aleister's words, Musujime Awaki felt as if she had been granted a great pardon, and her figure instantly vanished from the spot.
After arriving outside, Musujime Awaki looked back at the building with lingering fear, then vanished again.
"Mr. Zhong Chen, I'll be direct. Do you have any objective in contacting Kamijou Touma?"
Zhong Chen held his teacup in his right hand, propping his cheek with his left, and spoke indifferently:
"Objective? None for Kamijou Touma, but you owe me a large sum in copyright fees!"
"Pfft!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's shameless words, Kochou Shinobu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She hadn't expected Zhong Chen to actually go to the person in charge and openly demand copyright fees.
"Copyright fees?"
Even the usually rational Aleister fell silent after hearing Zhong Chen's words.
Copyright fees? When did I owe anyone copyright fees!
"That's right, the four characters 'Academy City' were clearly invented by me first. Now you're using them without paying me, isn't that just unauthorized use of my copyright?"
Zhong Chen's face was filled with indignation, as if Aleister really owed him a huge amount of money.
"Mr. Zhong Chen, if you don't wish to state your purpose, I'm afraid I'll have to resort to some less pleasant means."
Aleister, feeling that Zhong Chen was just being unreasonable, decided to directly use force to make him comply.
"Unpleasant means? You're not referring to that angel called Aiwass, are you!"
"What!!! You actually know of Aiwass's existence?"
Aleister, who had always been calm and collected, finally showed a tremor in his voice after Zhong Chen mentioned Aiwass.
"Academy City's top secret, code-named [Dragon], an angel that neither the Bible nor theology can explain."
"But in my opinion, it's a bit of an exaggeration. If it's so amazing, why doesn't it just go and eliminate those Magic Gods?"
"Why do you, this guy, have to scheme everywhere?"
Splash... Aleister's mood at this moment was like the nutrient solution in his life support device, fluctuating wildly.
"Who exactly are you! Why do you know my objective?"
"You ask, and I have to tell you? I'd rather not tell you. Annoyed? Annoyed?"
Zhong Chen put down his teacup and made a face at Aleister.
Kochou Shinobu, seeing this, also made a similar face.
"Aiwass!"
"Aiwass?"
"How is this possible!!!"
Aleister found that no matter how he called, Aiwass's figure did not appear before him.
"No need to look, he's right here!"
Zhong Chen suddenly extended his right hand, revealing a golden light shield only the size of a palm.
Inside, Aiwass, dressed in loose white cloth, was frantically attacking the shield.
Seeing Aiwass imprisoned, Aleister knew the tide had turned. He immediately reverted to his initial indifferent state and asked calmly:
"Sir, speak. What do you need?"
"What do I need... First, prepare identities for Shinobu and me."
"Then, don't disturb me! Finally... pay the copyright fee for the name 'Academy City'! That's all."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Aleister was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected the other party's demands to be so simple.
"That simple?"
"That simple. I'm not like old schemers like you; I don't have so much nonsense!"
"Alright, I will arrange for someone to handle these matters for you."
Hearing Aleister's words, Zhong Chen nodded in satisfaction, then the light shield in his hand suddenly vanished.
The palm-sized Aiwass quickly returned to its original size, floating in the air and looking at Zhong Chen expressionlessly.
"Alright, let's go, time to sleep! This table is a gift for you!"
With that, Zhong Chen and Kochou Shinobu vanished from the spot. Aleister looked at the magnificent table and fell into silence.
At this moment, Aiwass suddenly spoke:
"You have probably provoked an unimaginable existence. I can feel that the other party is likely even more terrifying than the Magic Gods..."
"Is that so..."
Aleister still spoke indifferently, his face expressionless...