Seven chapels form the Church of Orsola.
Every single chapel was to be used as a place for carrying out one of the seven sacraments. No two were the same size; how big each construct had been built and how much money had been spent on it depended on how often it'd be used and how important it was.
Where Orsola and company were right now was the "Marriage Chapel", the place where marriages were held. It was the place they had spent the most money on, so the room was the biggest. The second largest room was the "Fuyou Chapel", used to carry out funerals. Although the "Holy Order Chapel" and the "Confirmation Chapel" were rather significant religiously, they couldn't earn money from "ordinary folks" like Kamijou, so their rooms were smaller. These smaller constructs were decorated with art pieces like sculptures, drawings, and stained glass, and it seemed that they planned to open them to the public as art galleries or museums in order to earn extra money for the Church.
The website that Kamijou's phone was connected to only displayed this information. However, it was incredulous for the Church members to have set up an introductory website. Maybe they had considered this place a tourist site, as the webpage even revealed the scheduled plans and the complete map. To Kamijou and company, it was an unexpected reward… Of course, the website was only disclosing things that "the public are allowed to see".
"Peh!"
Kamijou, carrying an injured Orsola, ran through the back door of the "Marriage Chapel". There was not even a single blade of grass, as everything was covered by the flat stone floor. When Kamijou's two feet passed the back door, the weapon-wielding nuns started chasing after him.
Taking advantage of the battle between the Amakusa and the Roman Catholic nuns, Kamijou carried Orsola out of the "Marriage Chapel". Although he was not willing to part with Index and company, they were separated, so he had to run out first.
While running, Kamijou looked at Orsola's face.
"Sorry I'm late. Are you alright?"
"…Don't worry. This is a minor injury; I'm alright."
Orsola's clothes were tattered; the metal parts of the zippers were broken. Every jerk caused her entire body to stiffen in pain, and it was obvious that her injuries were serious.
But her face only showed fatigue, and not pain.
She looked like she was going to cry, being carried by Kamijou in his arms, as she looked at his face like a missing child finally finding their parents.
Damn it! Isn't fighting here the simplest way?
Kamijou carried Orsola as he continued to run forward.
The "Marriage Chapel" was extremely large, but to fight so many enemies inside was suicidal. It wasn't a case of which side was stronger; just having everyone push someone would be enough to kill him. Moreover, Kamijou was just an ordinary high school student. He could win if it was one-on-one, and he'd be in danger if it was one-on-two, but he would have to run if it was one-on-three; Kamijou's capabilities were just like that.
However…
Running away wasn't a sign of defeat.
"Ho…!"
Just when countless pursuers were about to grab Kamijou, several Amakusa members jumped in from the roof of the chapel. The weapons that were about to pierce Kamijou's body were sliced in half by the Amakusa members. Then, one Amakusa member viciously kicked the frontmost nun so hard that she flew backwards.
Shua—! The footsteps were like tides, as one group of Roman Catholic nuns surrounded the Amakusa members like some giant organism.
Thanks…!
Kamijou ran off, kicking a can that a worker had thrown aside. Of course, such an attack wouldn't hurt a Roman Catholic nun.
But seeing something fly by was bound to attract their attention.
"!?"
Just when the nuns were distracted, the Amakusa members broke through the perimeter, nodded to Kamijou to express their appreciation, and scampered off.
Kamijou didn't have time to look back. Although the nuns were wielding heavy weapons, those weapons couldn't match a person's weight. The nuns again chased after Kamijou, trying to whittle down this lead.
The nun in the back was waving a torch, and a magma rock as large as a softball was shot out of it. Kamijou grabbed Orsola tightly, avoided it, and arrived at the rectangular "Holy Order Chapel" behind the "Marriage Chapel". He dashed towards the step pedals used for construction around the Chapel, and climbed up the ladder leaning against the wall to the second level. A torch-holding nun followed, and Kamijou raised his right leg to kick her down. Another nun was able to get from ground level to the second through some unknown means, and Kamijou kicked her off while she was trying to balance herself on the shaking platform, causing her to fall back down.
"—"
Several nuns were standing at ground level, staring coldly at Kamijou and Orsola.
They were beginning to realize something.
Although it was possible to corner Kamijou when they were chasing him like this, once Kamijou could create a one-on-one situation, he could keep running.
The platform that Kamijou was standing on was made of steel pipes, so they were not only thin and long but also unstable. So, the nuns couldn't attack Kamijou from every direction. If the nuns climbed up to the long platform, they'd naturally have to line up. Not only that, but if there were too many people on the platform, it wouldn't be able to handle the weight and would collapse. Unless they were thinking of dealing damage from both sides, they couldn't win with numbers.
The nuns silently thought about this.
They reached a common understanding without needing to talk. At the same time, they raised their weapons.
Rods, axes, crosses, Bibles, even the giant minute hand of a giant clock: they had all sorts of weapons. These weapons were aimed at Kamijou Touma, who was above them. Red, blue, yellow, green, purple, tea, white, gold… many different colors were glowing from the fronts of these weapons.
Oh… no…!
Kamijou held Orsola, who was unaware of what was going on, and frantically ran along the metal pipes. At this moment, numerous glowing feathers of different colors attacked them. These feathers looked like rocket heads attached to quills, hitting where Kamijou and Orsola had been one at a time. The feathers damaged the outer walls and the platform severely. DONG! The platform suddenly began to shake.
In fact, the nuns weren't aiming at Kamijou, but at the platforms below Kamijou's feet.
They never cared about Orsola's safety. Besides, as long as her brain and heart were still working, she was defined as "not dead".
The platform underneath Kamijou's feet was shaking like a sinking ship.
Of course, once he hit the ground, he would be surrounded by several nuns.
"WAAAAAAAAHHH!"
Kamijou meaninglessly shouted. As the platform was becoming more slanted, the path he was running on got even steeper. He desperately sprinted up the almost-vertical platform, and the platform that was originally as high as the second level was now reaching the third level, near the roof.
Kamijou held Orsola tightly, and jumped.
His feet landed on the marble roof, and at the same time, the platform built from metal pipes and parts collapsed to the ground.
Hearing the platform that he had been standing on collapse with such a loud sound, Kamijou felt chilly. He hugged Orsola and finally stopped, taking in a deep breath.
"Are… are you alright?"
Orsola was worried that she was being a burden, and looked at Kamijou as she asked uncomfortably.
"I'm alright."
Kamijou casually answered as he scrutinized Orsola's condition. Orsola had been treated badly and violently, as her robes were tattered, the zippers were spoilt, and the fabric was all messed up. It could be a rather seductive scene in an ordinary situation. But right now, Orsola was thighs were covered in blood, swollen until they were brown. Nobody was going to think of anything wild.
…Damn it.
Kamijou didn't say anything as he cursed deep inside.
No matter how big someone is, they can't face off against so many nuns! Agnese Sanctis! To think that you ordered them to beat her like a spineless chicken!
Kamijou was raging inside, and really wanted to rush into the enemy's front lines, but he was worried about Orsola's safety. He had to find some place for her to rest, and treat her wounds no matter what. Kamijou frantically thought.
But he couldn't stay there forever.
In order to prevent the enemy from attacking him from below, Kamijou ran from the side of the roof to the middle. As long as he was there, the enemy should probably be unable to see him.
"Then…"
Kamijou placed Orsola on the roof that was under construction, and grabbed a toolbox nearby with both hands.
Thunk!
The next moment, a loud explosion occurred from below, and three nuns quickly jumped towards the roof.
Kamijou used his full strength to push the heavy toolbox away. The box hit one of the nuns, and she lost her balance before falling down to the ground.
The remaining two nuns wordlessly landed on the roof. Both of them were holding the hour hand and the minute hand of a giant clock. The bases were wrapped in bandages, probably to prevent them from falling off.
The nuns without jumping ability rushed to the roof through the stairs inside, and Kamijou could hear many footsteps below him.
Being at a disadvantage, Kamijou didn't dare to turn his head, and only moved his eyes, looking for a way out. At that moment, Kamijou, who was standing on the rooftop, saw a nun dressed in white robes running around inside the wide compound of the Church of Orsola.
Like Kamijou, the girl was chased by several black-robed nuns.
But Kamijou, who was overlooking from the last section of the roof, couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. In front of the white-robed nun was another group of nuns approaching. Both sides were unaware of this, but if the white-robed nun continued to run in the same direction, both sides would meet each other.
"INDEX!"
Kamijou couldn't help but shout. At that moment, the two nuns wielding the clock hands rushed from both left and right.
The girl running on the ground didn't hear Kamijou.