Touma!
Come out, one of the twelve disciples...
debt collector, eradicator of magicians, and lowly servant!
Index!
Damn it!
Sister Angelene! You...
N-No, that wasn't me!
C-T-R, T-T-O-P, A-O.
That was sloppy.
You didn't pay much attention to the exterior,
so it was easy to interfere.
Spell intercept?!
An order to retreat?
Sister Angelene.
Y-Yes!
Now do you understand?
This is how the largest Christian Church, the Roman Catholic Church, does their dirty work!
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Toaru Majutsu no Index
yubi de hajiku koin mitsumeta
I watched the coin as I flicked it from my finger
omote nara go ura wa stay
Heads means go, tails means stay
mazu kotae wo kikasete
But first, let me hear your answer
douka oshiete kuremasen ka
"Could you please tell me?"
tenshi wa misadameru egao no mama
The angels kept their smiles while judging us
mayoe sono te wo hiku mono nado inai
Lose your path! No one will hold your hand along the way
kami ga kudasu sono kotae wa fukou datta
The answer God gave was unfortunate
sou sore koso kami kara no okurimono
Yes, that is what God's gift is
norikoetara miete kuru sa dakara ima sugu
You'll see once you overcome it, so for now...
No buts!
Sheol Fear Demon Killer's Voice
If everything this man told us was true,
Orsola Aquinas will not be executed immediately.
They have their own circumstances.
What circumstances?
The decryption of The Book of the Law may be a threat to the Roman Catholic Church,
but Orsola Aquinas has never sinned.
They can't simply murder believers of God's Gospel, after all.
Then why did the Amakusa Church try to stop Orsola's assassination?
Because there's an exception.
"One may not murder a believer of God's Gospel."
An interpretation of this rule is that those who have been kicked out of the church
can be murdered as non-believers of God's Gospel.
In other words, she'll bear the label "enemy of God."
The power a grimoire contains cannot bring happiness.
It brings about nothing but conflict to those around it.
Like hell!
I'm afraid to say this, but it's already over.
It's out of our hands now.
What's that supposed to mean?
What do you take a person's life for?!
This occurred within the Roman Catholic Church, and they will judge the case with their own rules.
Or could it be that you wish to save her, even if it means war?
Well...
Hey, kid. Don't get so depressed.
Unlike the Church of England, we have a huge reason to fight them.
We'll invade their hideout and rescue Orsola along with our idiots.
Do you plan on going alone?
If that's the only option, then I have no choice but to go.
It seems like it's been decided.
We'll split up and hide ourselves.
Return to Academy City with Index.
Okay.
Oh...
There's one more thing I need to ask you.
What is it?
That cross I gave you...
You don't seem to have it with you right now.
S-Sorry, I gave it to Orsola.
Was it expensive?
No, but its value was in you holding it...
Well, whatever.
You don't need it anymore.
Let's go.
What should I do?
Wasn't there something I could've done?
This is a quarrel between magicians.
You don't need to force yourself to get involved.
You think?
You've always been weird.
No one can solve every problem that appears before them by themselves.
Right...
Oh, yeah.
Our fridge is empty.
I'll go find a convenience store and buy a few things.
We should all go together, then.
Do you know where it is?
I don't.
But if I run around, I'll eventually find one.
"The Church of Orsola"?
Yes.
Orsola Aquinas managed to spread God's Gospel to three pagan countries
and received special permission to construct a church bearing her own name.
I think it was somewhere around here.
Sheesh, you shouldn't waste our time.
Unfortunately, we don't have the time to play around with your games.
If you understand, shut up and accept your punishment—
Are you listening?!
I'm asking you a question, damn it!
At any rate, it seems you don't have many friends to rely on.
To think that you'd ask the Amakusa Church you had just met for help...
The Amakusa Church, the Church of England...
It's ridiculous for those churches to even call themselves Christian.
You're in this current state because you put your precious life in their filthy hands.
It didn't take much to fool them and have them bring you to us.
You... fooled...
You fooled... them?
Yes.
So... you weren't cooperating with them, but fooling them... instead?
Who cares about that?!
You're useless if you hand what you're supposed to protect to the enemy.
I see.
W-What are you smiling about?
I see...
So... I'm actually smiling right now...
I just had an epiphany...
...as to what the Roman Catholic Church really is.
The others act based on their beliefs.
Believing in people, and believing in their thoughts...
Believing in those feelings, they will probably go to any lengths to pursue whatever they seek.
In comparison, all we do is act upon our doubts.
Just how ugly is that?
If you really want to die, then just get it over with!
At the very least, you should die cursing those who brought you here.
And what exactly...
...should I curse them for?
What?
They had no reason to fight in the first place.
Even so, they came running for me, a stranger.
See?
Is there anything more wonderful than that in this world?
They've given me such a wonderful gift.
So what exactly should I curse them for?
No way... the barrier was breached?
Damn it. Which organization did that?
I was wondering how a rookie could manage to do this...
But it seems you have some sort of absolute power against the barrier.
Am I right?
I'm curious...
you don't plan on fooling me again, do you?
Fool you? About what?
Can't you tell from the situation? Sheesh.
Last I saw, the Church of England retreated, so what on Earth are you?
Look, this is your last chance.
You know very well what you should do, right?
Yeah.
This is indeed my last chance.
I know that very well.
Then...
You bastard... what the hell do you think you're doing?!
You asked what I should do, didn't you?
Taking me for a fool...
I'm obviously rescuing her!
You're very interesting.
What can you do here, all by yourself?
Why don't you show us?!
Good grief.
Don't just start things on your own.
Stiyl!
T-The Church of England?!
Impossible... this is an exclusive problem of the Roman Catholic Church!
Surely you understand that this will be considered disruption of our internal affairs!
Unfortunately, that is not the case.
Look at Orsola Aquinas's chest.
There lies the cross of the Church of England.
By having someone put the necklace on you,
you gain protection from the Church of England.
In other words, Orsola Aquinas is no longer of the Roman Catholic Church, but of us, the Church of England.
I see...
That's why...
Do you really think that sort of logic will work?!
Not in the slightest.
But for you, the Roman Catholic Church, to have sole discretion in her interrogation...
The Church of England can't just stand back and watch.
Furthermore, how dare you point a weapon at her.
Do I look like the kind of person who'd be kind and forgiving enough to let that go?
Just because we're now against two instead of one—
Don't go thinking this'll end with just two.
I'm sure you don't need to hear the reason why I'm fighting, right?
Tatemiya...
I had just finished conversing with the Church of England.
We were planning on taking care of everything before you came, too...
You're more stupid than I thought.
Not that I dislike stupid people that are fun to watch...
Like I said...
I even told you that I'd take care of things so you didn't have to worry, Touma.
Index!
But we have no choice now.
Let's rescue Orsola Aquinas, Touma.
With our own hands.
Yeah!
Kill them!
Orsola, are you okay?
Yes, this is nothing.
What the hell...
The reason to fight is so easy to understand.
T-Thank you!
You couldn't be more thankful, grateful, and moved, huh, Kanzaki-neechin?
Tsuchimikado.
Well, isn't that dandy?
You now know your old friends didn't kidnap Orsola in order to use The Book of the Law for their own interests.
What about you?
I'm fairly certain you had planned on using all this commotion to steal The Book of the Law.
I'm sure you have a good idea of what's happening.
The Amakusa Church didn't steal The Book of the Law.
It was a false accusation the Roman Catholic Church made.
It follows that there was no reason to bring the authentic Book of the Law to Japan, no?
The Book of the Law that was brought to Japan was a fake.
I'm assuming the original still resides deep within the Vatican Library.
Well? Are you satisfied?
Yes. With them around...
The Amakusa Church can walk down the correct path without my guidance.
A-Are you okay?
Yeah...
Damn it!
Why am I not getting any action?!
Stop!
Now isn't the time to approach her.
Her power will be weakened if you do.
What the hell?
It's a song that uses the contents of all 103,000 grimoires to relentlessly expose the contradictions in their teachings:
"Sheol Fear."
For those who live their lives according to doctrine, you could call it their worst enemy.
Listening to it causes their spirits to temporarily crumble, much like a jigsaw puzzle.
Grimoires are not just for reading.
She can use those grimoires even though she has no magical abilities.
There probably isn't anyone else more fit for the role of a grimoire library.
But man... why didn't you use a trump card like that from the start?
That attack works on group mentality to pierce through mental barriers.
So the question then becomes, "how pure is this group mentality?"
When we fought against you, Kamijou and I acted as obstacles, lowering the purity in which the chant could be activated.
I'd hate to get hit by the likes of that.
T-That's right...
Stop being babies!
We'll look like idiots otherwise.
Especially you, Sister Angelene.
B-But Sister Agnese, it's been over ten minutes since the battle began.
We still outnumber them heavily even if we count Orsola with them!
This isn't normal!
L-Look!
Which side caused that explosion?!
Maybe they're going on the offensive!
L-Let's fight as well!
We need all the numbers we can get...
Then I relieve you of your position as my escort.
Please go join the ranks.
Y-Yes! We won't let them go, no matter what!
They can't run...
There's no way they can run.
That's just how this damned world works...
Focus on attacking; do not worry about defense!
Be prepared to die in order to defeat our Lord's enemies!
Is that some sort of magical attack?
N-No way...
They did that to avoid Sheol Fear?
karamatta unmei mo kaete ikeru kara
Because I can change even entwined fates
subete wa kono te no naka ni aru
Everything is in my hand
dare ni mo makenai chikara ga koko ni nai nara
If I do not have an undefeatable power
imagine nante kowashite shimaeba ii
I'll simply destroy the illusion
harimeguru system back up install wa OK
The backup installation of the extended system is OK
kami sae mo shirienai fiirudo ga hiraku
And the field even God does not know of expands
juuman no deeta mo isshun no mirakuru sae
For the hundred thousand pieces of data
and instantaneous miracles
suisoku fukanou na ikiteru katachi dakara
Are unpredictable living bodies
In a magic world exciting time and space there's no limit
In a magic world, there's no limit to exciting time and space
dareka wo mamoreru chikara ga hoshii
I want the power to protect someone
karamatta unmei mo kaete ikeru kara
Because I can change even entwined fates
subete wa kono te no naka ni aru
Everything is in my hand
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The final battle has begun.
The avalanche of attacks has pushed us into a corner.
Is there a way for us to emerge victorious?
Next Time: "Lotus Wand."
When science and magic cross, the story begins.