How's the patient doing?
She has yet to regain consciousness.
My guess would be that it's heat stroke.
Heat stroke?
That's right. I collapsed, didn't I?
I wonder what happened.
I made sure to stay hydrated and get plenty of sleep...
How stupid.
Fukiyose!
Are you okay?
Fukiyose!
Will he keep making that face?
I don't want that.
I worked so hard so that everyone could have fun.
Can you help me?
Just who do you think I am?
UTW & Mazui Presents
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!
Shorthand Shorthand Original
All I do is lose my trump card and I'm reduced to this...
Kami-yan has destroyed Oriana's Shorthand.
How are you doing? You feeling alright?
I'm fine.
Looks like there are no problems.
I see.
Use that "All-Direction Rational Formation," then.
It's already all set up.
I'm assuming you know how to use it?
Don't underestimate me.
How are things going on your end?
If I remember correctly, Oriana's counterspell went off in the middle of one of the events.
No problems.
A single student collapsed, though.
We managed to slip away during the confusion.
I see.
Did Kamijou Touma go berserk?
I'll just leave the rest to you, since you know the situation.
If we don't move now, that student will have collapsed for nothing.
Nobody's perfect.
Could that be why we lament our own inexperience?
Now this is an unexpected twist.
I've confirmed the location of Oriana Thomson.
She's near Futsuka Station in the Seventh District.
Kami-yan, she's at Futsuka Station!
Futsuka Station?
We already passed that!
She's headed north.
The road up ahead splits into three separate paths.
She just took one. Keep going, then...
I found her!
A bus?
Damn it!
Hey, Kami-yan, was there anyone else besides Oriana on that bus?
Who cares?!
Kami-yan!
No, there wasn't!
There was no driver, either!
That's great!
Stiyl.
Number 514457.
The rune that Stiyl placed on it back at the maintenance yard was still there.
It's going to take more than that to get me warmed up.
Look at that.
Well, since I panicked, it seems my underwear's gotten all wet.
You hurt someone who has nothing to do with this when you cast that spell.
Did she look like she was involved in this at all?
Everyone is involved in this.
If one were to wish for it, it would be quite easy to become a part of it.
So you knew?
It really wasn't my intention to hurt her.
Unlike this time.
Tsuchimikado!
Oh?
I'm sorry. You weren't the one I was trying to hurt.
There sure are a lot of weird kids hanging around Academy City.
What did you do to Tsuchimikado?!
I just canceled the fire attribute, the symbol of regeneration and healing, with blue letters.
In short, it's a spell which disables you if you're already hurt enough.
Tsuchimikado!
Damn it!
I can't dispel it without destroying the card?
If you really want to save him, you'll have to get to me as soon as possible.
But I wonder how much more he can take?
Looks like time is against you.
Damn you!
I don't know what that Stab Sword is worth to you...
I don't know if it's going to change history or alter the world in some grand way...
But hurting people just to get your hands on it is wrong!
If it does nothing more than cause meaningless violence,
then I will destroy it with this hand!
I'd say I'm just doing my job, but that would be rude to my client.
The methods to be employed for this trade have been left in my hands.
You don't just go around playing with people's lives!
Where'd she go?!
This is bad!
If she hits me with that spell from earlier...
Next is Shadow Swords.
I won't let you get bored of me.
Why isn't she using the same attack?
I don't like using the same attack over and over.
How pathetic.
That was just foreplay.
Are you done already?
Damn it...
Even though she said that she wouldn't use the same spell twice...
...she's got so many combinations.
Next is Blade Crater.
Just so you know...
If you move from that spot, you will die.
I'll die if I move?
Who the hell cares about something like that?
All the effort Fukiyose put into making the Daihaseisai a success is being rendered meaningless!
Do you think I'll just sit idly and let you do this?
That isn't good enough for Kamijou Touma!
His right hand is that strong?
In that case...
Drop Rest!
Tsuchimikado!
Are you okay, Tsuchimikado?!
Such a violent boy.
Look what you did; the button fell off.
I suppose you're not bad for an amateur.
However, I'm accustomed to dealing with counterattacks, so you just make me want more.
I'll just leave that with you for now.
Don't think that our little game is over just yet.
I'll be turning up the heat from now on.
Wait! What about Tsuchimikado—
The effect only lasts 20 minutes. It'll go away on its own.
You little worrywart esper.
Good.
Now destroy Stab Sword.
It should be a piece of cake for you with your right hand.
Is it really alright for me to just destroy it though?
What if Academy City were attacked because of it?
If anything, she'll be the one to take the fall for it.
This is Academy City.
It's smack-dab in the middle of enemy territory for magicians.
They'll calm down and come up with a counterattack.
Got it.
Do it quickly.
I'll confer with my superiors to see what we should do next.
Alright.
Now, then...
What is this?
What's this about?
What's going on here?!
I ran into a little trouble, but I made it here just fine.
Don't worry about it.
What sort of trouble?
Just leave everything to me.
Oh, that's right...
They got their hands on the billboard so they probably already know about Stab Sword.
Oh? There's nothing to worry about.
It won't affect the trade itself.
I won't let anyone get in our way.
Not that anyone can get in the way.
Especially if this trade will make everybody happy.
The original Stab Sword does not exist.
And the people invented the legend about it on their own...
Is what is written here true? Charles Conder?
My deepest apologies.
We at the British Museum hadn't noticed it at all until now.
Then what might you be holding?
Since the tales have snowballed onto each other over the years, we can't be completely sure, but...
This is not a sword.
What?
It is called the "Croce di Pietro" in its original country.
Translated, however, it is "the tool that was used to crucify Peter."
St. Peter's cross?!
This means that the point of their trade is fundamentally changing.
If this trade happens, it will be the end of Academy City as we know it.
No, it could be even worse.
This is getting out of hand.
I guess that's something dangerous?
"Croce di Pietro"—something like "The Cross of St. Peter."
The founding location of the main base of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican,
is the large patch of land where St. Peter was buried, on which they put a cross.
And you can also say the opposite.
The opposite?
Anywhere the "Croce di Pietro" is erected will become the dominion of the Roman Catholic Church.
Even if it's Academy City.
Dominion?
Basically, it'll make everything go as planned for the Roman Catholic Church.
No one will recall the change, and they'll just think it's business as usual.
No matter how unfair the request, or how heavy the burden,
it will be a world where everyone will feel only happiness.
No way...
If Academy City is taken into the body of the Roman Catholic Church,
this world in which science and magic are at equilibrium,
will tilt towards the side of the Roman Catholics.
So what's this trade about?
They're probably trading the rights to rule Academy City as well as the rest of the world.
We have to stop the trade.
Otherwise, the world will have to face a reality even more terrible than mere destruction.
Touma!
A world where everyone can only be happy?
Touma! Touma!
Touma!
I still don't get it...
Touma!
Wait, there's no way Index would wear that.
Touma.
Why won't you look me in the eye?
Never mind that, what's with your outfit?
Now that I think about it...
Hey, Touma.
You were just thinking about something naughty, weren't you?
It's written all over your face.
It was not!
What happened to your normal clothes?
I left them with Komoe.
Why are you so mad?
Oh, I get it!
You're hungry!
I'm meeting with Mom and Dad to have lunch soon, so just hold out until—
Um... Index-san?
That's not it!
Stupid Touma!
What is it, then?
I changed into this so I could cheer you on,
but then you ran off somewhere!
Uh... well...
I tried my best so that I could spend time with you.
But what was I supposed to do when you ran off on your own?
Sorry, I thought you were just angry because you were hungry—
Ow!
No! That's not it!
Ow! Ow! That hurts!
I'm mad because you won't pay attention to me!
Besides, getting mad over hunger is totally not Sister-like!
I-Index!
What happened to your usual biting?!
Touma—
Oh, you don't have to do it if you don't want to.
Touma, you pervert.
Wait, you've always been the one biting me!
So you're the real pervert!
Ouch!
It feels like it's been hours since we last saw Touma.
Well, you saw the number of people here.
It might take a while to find him.
Hello! So we meet again.
Oh, that's right. From this morning, right?
Yeah. Thank you so much for your help this morning.
Thanks to you I was able to find her.
Who are they? Friends of yours?
They're the parents of that boy you're interested in, Mikoto-chan.
It's nice to meet you, we're the Kamijou family.
Hello.
Th-Th-That's...
Go on! Show them your appeal!
Wh-What's wrong with you?!
What the hell are you talking about?!
By the way, have you eaten lunch already?
No, not yet.
Would you like to eat with us?
I know a really nice place.
Really? That'd be great.
A-Are you okay?
I'm sorry, I'm not used to these large crowds.
I-I wasn't paying much attention, either.
Please excuse me.
Sure.
My, my. What is this, Touya-san?
It's not what you think!
I didn't mean to stare; it's just that, well...
I'm really sorry!
Like father, like son...
Hey, Touma!
We're over here!
How'd you find this place?
She showed us the way.
Hi, I'm Misaka.
Is that so?
Thank you very much.
Man, I'm starved!
Hey, you.
Why the hell don't I ever get any search hits from you?!
I was just going with the flow of things.
Yeah, right!
As if there's any sort of flow with you!
And besides, who is this girl who follows you around everywhere and where the hell does she live?
Who? Well...
That's a good question, Touma.
Who exactly is she?
She was with you when we went to the ocean, too.
O-O-Ocean?
You w-went to the ocean together?
And who's the brown hair over there and where does she live?
Are you Touma's girlfriend or something?
N-No, not really.
You came to cheer for Touma's school, too.
I think I remember seeing you during the Pole Assault.
No!
Just shut up!
Now, now...
Why don't we eat now?
Um... Kamijou Touma-kun, was it?
That's right...
Are you Misaka's sister?
Oh, no.
I'm Misaka Misuzu, Mikoto's mother.
Pleased to meet you!
Her mother?!
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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By solving the hidden puzzles, we're drawing closer to understanding their goal one step at a time.
But what happens to Himegami when we run into her by accident?
Next time: "Stab Sword."
When science and magic cross, the story begins.