The Holy Mother was a very powerful legend that had become popular in Academy City over the past half-year.
Ever since organ implants were introduced, the students' lives had been greatly protected. But at the same time, such powerful biotechnology also made Manabu Horikita start to suspect some of the existences behind Academy City.
The suddenly appearing companies, Yggdrasil and Anti-Entropy, and the directors behind them, Cocolia and Raiden Ryoma, were people who were placed in the open.
Manabu Horikita didn't think that things were that simple. From his past experience with rulers, he knew that these people liked to find shell companies and white gloves to transfer people's attention.
For example, Hei had asked him to come to the meeting, and the reason why Manabu Horikita had agreed was because of Hei's status. Hei's level in Academy City was actually only one level below the directors of Academy City.
The 'Identity ID,' a strange thing that was popular in Academy City.
It looked like a card, and it was made like a card, but after scanning it with sophisticated instruments, you could see strange capillaries inside this 'Identity ID.' When you touched it with your finger, it even felt like leather, like touching a young girl's hand.
If it weren't for the electronic components inside, Manabu Horikita would have even suspected that this thing was some kind of living organism. Some people had tried to destroy the electronic components inside, but they found that they couldn't recognize it if they destroyed the card and only left the electronic components.
That is to say, there was some kind of special biological information inside this thing that could not be replaced.
But the Holy Mother Church was different. Even with such precise identity management in Academy City, they had still survived tenaciously.
Manabu Horikita knew that the background of the Holy Mother Church was definitely not that simple, but what Hei had said had only confirmed his thoughts.
He decided to go to school and ask his substitute teacher about the specific situation.
This teacher was someone who his family had specifically arranged to take care of him, and he was also one of the rare top researchers who could interfere in the affairs of the Academy City. Manabu Horikita's teaching resources mainly came from this teacher from Europe.
"Teacher Otto, these are the problems that I encountered with that 'Li Shunsheng.'"
The blonde European man always had a smile on his face. No one would have thought that the Schicksal Overseer would be in Academy City as a normal teacher.
Wait, was there something wrong with that? Otto! Are you copying Welt Yang?
"I see. I will have someone help you investigate the identity of this Li Shunsheng. Since he's telling you to go back and think about it for a while, he definitely won't act against you during this time. You just need to be careful. Not everyone in Academy City is as moderate as I am."
Otto told his student, "You're currently in charge of several joint schools, and you can't let the work of many of your students fall behind. As for the incident about the Holy Mother's descent, I think you still need to carefully consider it. Do you think that what he said was true or false?"
Otto was like a good teacher who truly cared about his students. If Leader Yang saw his didactic behavior, he would probably scoff at it.
But if you were to say that almost all of Schicksal's current Valkyries came from his education, Otto could indeed win a best teacher award for his level of education.
"If he was lying about such a big thing, he would definitely be exposed. I didn't expect that he actually recruited those trainees that were being trained by the security force. I don't know much about the personality of that Hikigaya Hachiman, so I don't know if he's reliable. It's not impossible that he could have been bought off by Li Shunsheng."
Manabu Horikita wasn't in a hurry to believe Li Shunsheng's words. He was considering whether or not it was appropriate for him to be involved in this incident.
"Hmm? What about the other students? Do the other students also know about the Holy Mother?"
Otto asked with interest.
"Izumi Masamune was saved by Hei after being interfered by the Holy Mother Church, so that's why he chose to believe Hei. But no one has ever seen the Holy Mother, so there's no way to confirm how Hei could have proven it. And his little sister also came with him to Academy City to take care of him. There's no reason why he would not care about his own family."
"As for Azusagawa Sakuta, his little sister had some kind of anomaly, so he needs to find a way to treat his little sister from the Academy City's research institutes."
"As for Fuutaro Uesugi, I don't know what he's thinking yet. His grades are very good, and his family is outside of the Academy City. Even if he's short on money, he probably wouldn't be short of Academy City's money."
Otto folded his arms across his chest and said thoughtfully, "It seems that Academy City is truly a mix of all kinds of people."
Who would have known that behind Manabu Horikita's seemingly cold exterior, he had a heart with humanistic concern?
He spoke up to defend the students, "Nagazora City was originally a place with a population of millions, and the government's methods for recruiting students are quite shameless and crude, so the founders of Academy City are at least partly responsible for this."
"Oh? Is that what you think?"
Teacher Otto asked with interest, "Then what do you think those people at the top will do with this place next?"
Manabu Horikita pushed up his glasses. He realized that Otto didn't have any sense of belonging here, or that he didn't care much about this place.
"Teacher, then let me speculate. I think that Academy City will soon undergo a major purge, or rather, a major political change. Some people will rise up, and some people will be unlucky. With Academy City's level of technology, it's enough to create more positions for people to share."
Manabu Horikita saw very clearly. He had keenly noticed the crudeness and urgency of the establishment of the Academy City, and he had also noticed that there was a shortage of manpower here.
They even dared to directly create a student police force, and they didn't even share any profits with the adults. It was clear that they wanted to drag out the students' training time.
"Not bad. The so-called Holy Mother followers, and even the student security guards, are all because Academy City doesn't have enough manpower. That means you, as the first batch of students, are definitely the key training targets. Your power in Academy City in the future will become the main force here."
Otto was very satisfied with this student. He had some of the spirit of humanistic idealism, and at the same time, he had a sensitive grasp of reality. And most importantly, he cared about his family.
"I'll pull someone for you. You contact someone named Noldrei. Then tell him that I told you to go meet him. His way of thinking is quite unique. Also, you need to be careful about one thing…"
"If you want to establish yourself in Academy City, you really need his help. Although he himself doesn't mind being used by others, it's best not to believe any of his good promises too easily."
"To you ordinary people, he's a monster."
Manabu Horikita expressionlessly pushed up his glasses and asked, "Is that the case for Valkyries as well?"
Otto raised his eyebrows and said, "Valkyries are also ordinary people."
This time, Manabu Horikita understood.