Marvel's Master of Heavenly Magic

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Shirley Cromwell had followed the orders of her superiors and taught Alice Warrior, an esper from Academy City, a magical technique.

However, when Alice attempted to cast the spell Shirley had taught her, she collapsed to the ground, severely wounded, bleeding from all seven orifices.

At that moment, the Knights faction—who harbored deep hatred toward espers and vehemently opposed any interaction between magic and science—stormed in.

To help Shirley escape, Alice sacrificed herself, only to be struck down on the spot by a knight wielding a war hammer.

Because of this, Shirley developed an intense hatred for the Knights within the Church. She firmly believed that blindly bridging the gap between scientists and magicians would only lead to more tragedies.

In her view, the only way to prevent further conflicts between the scientific and magical factions was to clearly delineate their respective domains and enforce absolute separation.

Yet, some time ago, the upper echelons of the Church had reached an agreement with Academy City's leadership, placing a highly classified forbidden grimoire within the city. This decision brought back memories of the past tragedy, reigniting Shirley's resentment.

Determined, she set out alone for Academy City, launching an attack on the key to the Imaginary Number District, the forbidden grimoire, and the Imagine Breaker. Her goal was to escalate tensions between the magical and scientific communities, making both sides realize that continued cooperation would only lead to war—forcing them to draw clear boundaries once again.

In that sense, Shirley wasn't entirely a villain. Her ultimate goal was the preservation of peace between the magical and scientific worlds.

"So magic really can't be used alongside esper abilities… Good thing I've been keeping my magic under wraps. Otherwise, I might have triggered a catastrophe between both sides."

George sighed in relief.

Through Shirley's memories, he had learned how magic functioned in this world. Magicians refined their life force into magical energy and used spells, magic circles, and artifacts to cast various forms of magic.

Espers, on the other hand, mimicked the abilities of natural gemstones. Their powers stemmed from AIM fields generated by brain stimulation, shaping their "personal reality" to alter the physical world and produce supernatural effects.

The two systems followed entirely different principles.

George speculated that espers and magicians couldn't coexist because becoming an esper fundamentally altered one's body, making it impossible to refine life force into magic power.

If an esper attempted to forcefully refine their life force, it would trigger internal conflict, leading to severe consequences such as vomiting blood or even total bodily collapse.

However, George himself was unaffected because his magic did not rely on refining life force.

His magical power stemmed from his wizard bloodline, granting him an innate magical reservoir. Later, he acquired meditation techniques, allowing him to absorb external energy and convert it into magic power.

Moreover, his esper ability wasn't entirely native to this world—it was a fusion that included mutant powers, creating a new hybrid phenomenon.

As long as he refrained from using this world's method of refining life force for magic, his esper abilities and magic would never clash.

For him, this wasn't an issue at all.

All he needed to do was master this world's magic and cast spells using his own source of magic power—the effects would be the same.

"Looks like getting my hands on those 103,000 grimoires won't be easy…"

George turned his head toward Kazakiri Hyouka and Index, who had drawn closer, and couldn't help but sigh.

Through Shirley's memories, he realized that trying to extract the 103,000 grimoires from Index's mind using abilities like telepathy, mind control, or the Imperius Curse was practically impossible.

Index was a nun affiliated with the Anglican Church, entrusted with the task of memorizing nearly every magical tome in existence due to her perfect photographic memory.

To prevent her from going rogue or losing control, the Church erased her memories once a year, assigning her a new partner each time to reset her social connections.

However, during an unexpected incident, she encountered the kind-hearted Kamijou Touma. With his help and the support of her former partners, she was finally freed from the cycle of memory erasure.

Even so, a defensive magic system known as John's Pen Mode remained within her body, safeguarding the vast repository of grimoires stored in her mind.

This was the ultimate defensive mechanism, meticulously designed by the Church's most elite magicians. It could freely access the vast knowledge contained within the 103,000 grimoires, ensuring that Index's mind remained completely protected from any would-be plunderers.

Whenever someone attempted to forcibly extract information from the "Forbidden Library," John's Pen Mode would automatically activate.

Additionally, if Index ever faced a life-threatening situation—such as excessive blood loss—the system would awaken on its own.

Unless George could find a way to break through John's Pen Mode, there was no way for him to forcefully obtain any magical knowledge from Index's mind.

However, destroying John's Pen Mode without damaging Index's brain? If he were being honest, he had absolutely no confidence in pulling that off.

After all, the magicians of this world were far stronger than he had originally anticipated.

It was said that those who mastered magic at its pinnacle and comprehended its true essence had a chance of ascending to godhood, becoming Magic Gods—beings capable of effortlessly obliterating entire worlds and universes.

If he couldn't break John's Pen Mode, then his only option was to have Index willingly teach him the magic contained within her mind.

But that was equally unrealistic.

As the guardian of the Forbidden Library, it was Index's sworn duty to protect the 103,000 grimoires. On top of that, powerful Puritan magicians were always nearby to ensure her safety.

Rather than wasting time trying to convince Index, infiltrating the major churches and stealing glimpses of their magical archives seemed like a more viable option.

"Forget it, I won't dwell on this for now. I've already gained plenty today anyway."

Shaking his head, George decided to set the matter aside. Before delving into this world's magic, he needed to raise his esper level to five—a process that would take approximately two months.

That would be plenty of time to devise a proper plan.

Learning so much about the magical world from Shirley's memories was already an unexpected windfall.

Not to mention, he had also memorized details regarding the Kabbalah Rituals embedded in Shirley's mind. Later, he could attempt to reconstruct them using his own magical power.

"Misaka-neesama, thank you for saving us!"

Index bowed in gratitude alongside Kazakiri Hyouka as they looked at George.

Hearing this, George simply waved his hand with a smile.

"Not Misaka-neesama, it's Misaka-niisama!"

Even if he couldn't get his hands on the 103,000 grimoires right now, building rapport might prove useful in the future.

"Misaka-niisama?"

Index blinked in confusion at George, who was dressed entirely in male attire.

"Just changing clothes turns 'Onee-sama' into 'Onii-sama'?"

"Onee-sama, so this is where you were!"

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside George, immediately grabbing hold of his arm.

It was none other than Shirai Kuroko, who had just finished rescuing the civilians trapped in the underground district. Upon sensing activity in the area, she had teleported over without hesitation.

"Onee-sama, you actually changed into men's clothing? You look so handsome!"

As she gazed at George in his male attire, Kuroko's expression gradually took on a… peculiar intensity.

(End of Chapter)