In the end, this conflict between Academy City and the Roman Orthodox Church was brought to a halt.
Ordinarily, stopping all this would not have been so simple, but Gohwa, Kamijo Touma, and Tsuchimikado Motoharu seemed to have risked their lives as well.
Gohwa and Kamijo Touma infiltrated the Papal Palace, only to encounter several Roman Orthodox Church magicians stationed there. After a chaotic battle, they finally succeeded in subduing the Papal Palace, which had lost most of its defenses.
Tsuchimikado Motoharu, meanwhile, found the commander of Academy City's mechanized forces outside Avignon. He thoroughly put his "backstabbing" way of life into practice, taking the man down in what was practically a sneak attack before practically threatening him into issuing a ceasefire order.
On top of that, Leftover Land had been killed by Fang Li, and the Roman Orthodox Church's three hundred and thirty-three monks had completely lost their heads.
Thus, the sudden outbreak of war was stopped.
However, Gohwa and Kamijo Touma had failed to complete their mission.
Their mission had been to destroy the C Document, which might still have been activated within the Papal Palace. But since Leftover Land had already taken the C Document out and Fang Li had obtained it, that mission naturally could not be completed.
Left with no choice, Kamijo Touma aside, Gohwa considered the future and severed the remote-control channels connecting the Papal Palace to the Vatican, preventing the C Document from being used there again.
When the others arrived at the scene afterward, all they saw were people lying on the ground and groaning in pain, with no distinction between Academy City and the Roman Orthodox Church.
And naturally, Fang Li stood among them.
"It couldn't be helped. Who knew whether Academy City's mechanized forces would try something again? Those fanatics