FINALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY! We have Kamijou Touma in the Railgun episodes! Yep, time to actually properly start watching them? People may call me a spam however it's Kamijou Touma. That in itself is a good enough excuse for me!
What with the Itsuwa and Shokuhou arcs lasting for four parts and the last arc taking place outside of Academy City, along with some cameos from characters that we haven't seen yet like Hamazura, I thought I'd change it back towards Academy City again.
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Mr Question Mark
For one, the rains in Academy City were welcomed by many, the chance to stay at home and visit friends giving the opportunity for many to catch up and gossip to their to them. However it was the law enforcement agencies that worked non-stop to protect Academy City that were not pleased with the news that they had to receive upon that rainy day.
"Damn it!" cried the Anti-Skill member, Yomikawa Aiho as she punched the dashboard of her car. She had been hot pursuit however the rains that had battered her car made it, thus making it hard to manoeuvre in the wet. Although her target was on foot and her car did have the right tyres for the occasion, the target had still gotten away.
She picked up the radio that her car had and practically yelled into it. "This is Lieutenant Yomikawa of Branch 73! Target has escaped, I repeat target has escaped! What about the other one?"
While she had been placed in charge of the target that had managed to infiltrate the City from the east through District 11, some of the Judgment forces and other Anti-Skill had been directed towards the intruder that had infiltrated from the west however she had known taken note of the location that they had done so from.
"Target has also escaped!" The reply came and Yomikawa rubbed her brow, opening her car window hoping that the rain would cool her down. What was up with this City lately? There had been the Battle of School Garden and then the actions of MINUS. However it seemed that the intruders were both different, not working together but rather independently. What was the point? Who were their targets? And more importantly-
What was going on?
Kazakiri Hyouka sat on the bench in District 7. It was raining and the clothes that she wore, the winter uniform of Kirigaoka Girls' Academy, was wet. However it did not show signs of such. She could feel the water on her skin but it did not show.
Did that mean that her clothes were not in fact clothes but rather her skin at the current moment? Were the clothes that she wore her actual skin as of right now?
Those questions went through her mind as she sat down, looking up at the sky. Being a union of all the AIM fields in the City, she often had time on her hands, moving both through the City of Shimmers and Academy City as everyone saw it or speaking with the being that was known as Aiwass. She rarely spoke to anyone otherwise and the only people that she did speak to were a nun and a person that potentially had the power to eliminate her on the spot.
But both were kind. Both were her friends.
Still, she continued to look up at the rain, remembering the last time it had done so in which she became the centre of events.
September 30th. The 0930 Incident.
She shook her head, water flying off. She had no time to reminisce. Actually she did but that was not the case. She sighed and stood up, walking through the City, noting that not many people actually were walking on the streets.
How long would she last this time? What did it matter?
All Kazakiri Hyouka had to do was wait it out.
Tears ran down Kamijou Touma's face however it was hard to tell among all of the water that splashed upon it.
Having returned from the hell that was the Megumi No Fune and the Pacific Ocean, he still hadn't returned the Hyper Angel Ero Maid outfit to England; leaving it up to the reader to do so however he had no idea why that thought entered his mind.
Of course, although his goodbye to Itsuwa had been unhappy for him as he had wanted to make sure that she was rested up; he had received a text from Tatemiya Saiji saying that she had gotten back safely. However Tatemiya had not mentioned that she had been very vocal about what he had done but had been silenced when asked about the experience that she had with Kamijou.
The day after he had gotten back, he had to go to school and had been hassled by Fukiyose Seiri, practically being interrogated by the Iron Wall girl about the events, taking her out of the classroom and behind the school so that they could discuss it in private, he not wanting others to know about it, making sure that they wouldn't worry.
This was not met well, particularly with the remaining members of the Delta Force as they assumed that "Fukiyose led Kami-yan to the back of the building?! It must be a confession of love!" This of course had meant that the boys, who admired Fukiyose and wanted to prevent the only person with the 'Anti-Kamijou' attribute from being 'infected' had chased Kamijou all around the school in order to keep her safe. This meant, in fact that Kamijou had no lunch, having to eat it while Komoe-sensei was teaching, to which Kamijou had to sum up the situation that he found himself in with a "Such misfortune….."
Next he had to address the issue of his phone. What with the Megumi No Fune and those who had seen him on the TV on the boat texting and calling him, his phone had actually overloaded with texts. As if that was even possible?! But it turned out that they had small memory left on his phone and when he asked his cousin about it….
"Ne Onii-chan? I wanted you to have as many photos of me as possible!?" said Tatsugami Otohime. As such, Kamijou had to experience a massive amount of lag as he went deleting all of the photos and texts and whatnot. After he was finished, he got a text from his bank that said "To Kamijou Touma. We have sent you your latest bill along with a special deal that allows you to have a year of free calls! Get back to us ASAP!"
Naturally as he had deleted the bill permanently he couldn't get the deal which in turn made him whine "Such misfortune!" with more vigour.
And finally, he had found out that of all things, he had actually lost his debit card on the boat! It hadn't been recovered and Kamijou felt that in millennia from now it would be found and historians would wonder and weep on who had lost their debit card one thousand years ago. The Kirigaoka Girls' Academy had even officially put Kamijou on their 'keep an eye on'. He remembered that Himegami told him that they dealt with 'unique abilities', and they had asked him whether or not his bad luck was actually an esper ability, reconsidering having a boy in their school. This of course did not please him in the slightest.
And then today, it was raining. Of course the dreams that he had of staying inside and playing video games were shattered as Index said "But Touma, Touma! All of the restaurants are open later on rainy days to attract customers! Lower prices too!"
Due to the nature of Academy City and the need for businesses to actual draw in customers it was on rainy days that stores occasionally lowered their prices however it was not always the case. However as one did not know, actually going out to the shops was required and as such it was a good marketing tool to draw in customers.
Her gluttony knew no end and even Otohime started to grow interested. "Ne, Onii-chan, if the prices are low then it's no problem right?" she asked and as such he was dragged out of his apartment by the two girls, forced to wonder the streets of the wet Academy City in his casual clothes. He had three umbrellas, giving the two goods ones to Index and his cousin, the one with holes in it being the one that Kamijou had to use and as such his clothes and face were splattered with water.
"Such misfortune…."he said to himself as he walked in District 7, wet practically all over. He knew he should have bought another umbrella and personally wasn't satisfied at his own stupidity.
Index and Otohime went from shop to shop and looked through each and every one of them with an eager glance. Yet although Kamijou was faced with this misfortune, he still smiled at the actions of the two freeloaders that he had to house.
"Touma! What is that?!" Index gasped as she pointed at something inside the shop window.
Kamijou leaned into the window and spotted what she was looking at, giving her a strange look. "You've been in this City all this time and I've never taken you to Kaiten-zushi?" he asked. [1] "You haven't experienced true Japanese culture yet!"
Index shook her head and Otohime grabbed Kamijou's jumper and pulled on it. "Ne, ne, Onii-chan, can we eat it!? Pleeeeeeease?" she pleaded and tried her best pleading face.
"Touma, Touma, come on!" shouted Index and Kamijou found that she was already inside.
"Oi Index! At least try and convince me!" said Kamijou as he raced inside before Index would bankrupt him before she understood the rules that he had.
Somehow, every time that Kamijou saw Index eat, he lost his appetite. This didn't seem to be the case with Otohime, Index and Sphynx and the three of them dug into their meal with smiles on their faces. Kamijou was done after three plates of 100 Yen worth and looked outside as the sounds of chewing and swallowing came from next to him. Sphynx had kindly been allowed into the store and was slowly chewing on a salmon roll, face pulled into joy as if to say "I'm enjoying this too nya~ what is the price for cats here?"
He frowned as he saw a number of Anti-skill cars drive past the store at a fast speed as well as a number of Judgment members going past them as well. What was going on right now? Kamijou thought that as he looked out the window however realised that it only involved them. If a stranger like Kamijou, who had no idea of the situation, would jump in, he would have no idea if his actions would make things worse or not.
However he recognised a person on the other side of the street. It was a certain Tokiwadai member and she was wearing her school uniform. Her clothes were wet and she had two people that Kamijou also recognised next to her.
Shirai Kuroko, Judgment member and Saten Ruiko as well as Misaka Mikoto, the Number 3 Level 5. Kamijou wondered what Saten was doing with a Judgment and it seemed that they all were completely serious about the situation in front of them. They didn't see him and it appeared that they were looking for something.
However at the same time Kamijou got a phone call. He picked it up and noted the caller ID. Tsuchimikado Motoharu. The only magician-esper hybrid he knew. But why was he calling?
Kamijou picked up the phone and answered. "Yo. Tsuchimikado. What's up?" he asked.
"Kami-yan. Magicians have invaded Academy City." Kamijou tensed up at those 5 words and stood up, pretending to go to the bathroom to avoid Index overhearing. No matter the case, if Index were to actively take part in these types of conflicts, magicians from all over would come swarming in, wanting to take advantage of the 103,000 grimoires that she held.
"What's the situation?" he asked.
"Not much I can tell you Kami-yan right now." Tsuchimikado vaguely said. "I have no idea what the magicians even want so we have to make sure that Index stays out of the way."
"Got it," Kamijou confirmed. The fact that there was not much to go on was troubling however the less Tsuchimikado knew the better. It meant that at the current time, there was no-one in danger. That in turn meant no-one was going to be hurt. "Is it OK if you can-"
"Don't worry; I'll make sure to keep you updated." Tsuchimikado replied. "The only intruders that I can think of came from both the east and the west however I have no idea who's come in from the west but I do know that the magician came through District 11. You need to be careful and keep on your toes." Tsuchimikado hung up, leaving Kamijou staring at his phone's title screen.
He left the bathroom and re-joined Index and Otohime, chatting with them for a bit however they were more occupied with their food. Kamijou felt his soul die as he watched the plates pile up and up in the restaurant. Maybe he shouldn't have offered to take them?
Still, Tsuchimikado had said that there were two intruders, one from the east and one from the west. If the one from the east was the magician, then what about the one from the west? Tsuchimikado had said nothing so did that mean that it was a person that wasn't a magician? Who had invaded?
Kamijou looked outside the window, noticing all of the Judgment members running around and the Anti-Skill members doing the same. In the corner of his eye, he saw someone stop right next to the sushi shop however when he looked there was no-one.
Kamijou wondered if what he had seen was a trick of the eye however it was what happened next that caused alarm for everyone in the shop, especially Kamijou and his freeloaders.
All of a sudden, Kamijou felt a hand on his head and it was thrust onto the countertop, the plate that Kamijou had last used being smashed. His vision blurred and his head was pulled back, him wondering what was going on. Was it the magician? GREMLIN had definitely identified him as an enemy due to his power in his right hand however Tsuchimikado had not mentioned them.
Who was attacking him then? Fearing for the safety of the others if he was to be knocked unconscious, Kamijou moved. He thrust his elbow into the stomach of his attacker, feeling the blow connect, the pressure on the back of his head reliving. He grabbed the hand behind him with his right, and spun around his left fist clenched into a fist-
And stopped. "Huh?" he asked as he let go of the hand that he held. "What are you-"
Suddenly the doors of the sushi shop burst open and two people ran into the shop, acquaintances of the person that Kamijou had just hit who Kamijou had knelt down to help.
"A-Are you Ok Shirai?" asked Kamijou as he was worried for the person that he had hit. If he had known who had attacked him he might have not hit so hard however he had no idea what had happened.
Shirai Kuroko looked at Kamijou with an expression that he couldn't determine before she stood up and ran towards and next to one of the people who had come in.
"See? See Onee-sama? Look at what that ape did to me?! Are you satisfied with him on this level? A boy that likes to pick fights?" she asked as she pretended to cower behind Mikoto.
"Kurokoooooo…" said Mikoto as sparks began to come from her bangs. "YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ATTACKED FIRST!" She shouted as she unleashed a spark of electricity in the place that was occupied by the Teleporter.
Shirai managed to escape and teleport next to Saten, waving a pair of handcuffs in her hand, looking straight at Kamijou. "Regardless, ape, I have to ask that you come with me."
Otohime and Index stopped eating and watched the two talked, Kamijou wiping that speck of blood off his forehead. "W-Why?" he asked. "I haven't done anything." For once, Kamijou wasn't involved in the circumstances at hand. Was this why Shirai had attacked? Because she thought that he was involved?
"Yeah, Shirai-san. Kamijou-kun hasn't done anything yet. Right?" asked Saten as she looked at him to which he nodded. "So why do you want to arrest him? You even attacked him."
Shirai looked at her as if the answer was something obvious. "He's always involved. It's his bad luck."
Kamijou was about to say something however his mind went back to all the incidents that he had been involved in and found that indeed, it was true. Shirai and Mikoto looked at Kamijou who had gained a negative aura around him as they too realised that it was true.
"A-Anyway, Kuroko you can't do that! Just because this idiot is always involved, you don't have to arrest him!" Mikoto said. "And why is it that every time I see this idiot, you're with him?!" declared Mikoto as she pointed at Index who glared back.
"What do you mean short-hair?! Touma is just feeding me right now! So go away and let me eat!" she countered back and went back to her sushi.
Something evil entered the air between the two and Kamijou felt the hint of killer intent mixed in with it. H-He had to stop this before it escalated out of control!
"A-Anyway Shirai, I heard that there were intruders. What about them? Shouldn't you-"
All of a sudden all three of them looked at Kamijou, Saten and Mikoto with shocked expressions while Shirai simply had a satisfied one. "See?" she said. "I told you Onee-sama."
Kamijou looked between all of them and sweat dropped as Shirai came closer with her handcuffs. "Umm….what are you talking about?" he asked.
Shirai smiled a sadistic grin. "I never said that there were intruders. And I doubt you have another other acquaintances who have told you about them as only Judgment and Anti-Skill know. Just how did you know that?"
Kamijou froze as he realised his mistake. Shirai took another step closer and Kamijou took one back. Somehow he felt that today was really especially bad for him.
"Such misfortune." Kamijou muttered in a weak voice as handcuffs were placed over his wrists.
Kamijou Touma did not receive a normal interrogation. Since Mikoto did not want to let Index out of her sight, they did it in the rain outside, Kamijou being asked a number of questions, all of which he had no idea, the only details that he knew were that the intruders had come from the east and west.
Shirai didn't believe him in the slightest and applied pressure upon Kamijou, Kamijou crying a bit at the fact that he had to endure all of this. Why was it that Tsuchimikado had to call then?!
It was only through a mixture of persuasion on Mikoto and Saten's part that he was released but even then he had been soaked to the bone, Shirai leaving while Mikoto and Saten stayed behind, apologising for their actions.
"I'm so sorry Kamijou-kun!" said Saten as she bowed under her umbrella, Mikoto feeling awfully guilty as well. Kamijou let out a small smile, the best he could manage before he sneezed due to the cold.
"No, no." said Kamijou. "I'm the one who's sorry."
"You're…..sorry?" asked Mikoto with a confused expression. What was he talking about?
Kamijou nodded. "All of Judgment and Anti-Skill are trying their hardest despite the weather and even you guys are as well. And then Shirai comes and I don't co-operate. I must have made her job harder and for that I'm sorry. I really hope that you tell her that."
Saten and Mikoto looked at each other. They didn't think that was the case at all, Kuroko was just not really taking the investigation seriously due to the fact that practically all of the law enforcement inside Academy City had been directed towards the intruders.
"I appreciate that both of you are helping to protect the City. It's much more than I could do."
Mikoto looked at him. "Are you serious? What about those times that you saved me and Saten-san?" Mikoto was reminded of the situations in which he saved hundreds, even billions of people with his actions. And never was he even thanked up front.
Kamijou let out a small laugh, perhaps to himself. "But alone I could do very little. Alone, I could only save one person. But you guys are trying to protect the entire City. And I think that you guys are way better than me in that regard." He let out a smile.
It wasn't that he realised that he was powerless. He admitted the fact that there were some things that he couldn't do. However he said that the people who he had saved had more power than he did right now. Was it true? Certainly with everyone working together, more could be done however that boy thanked those when he hadn't even been thanked for saving those that were now trying to protect others.
But that boy didn't mind. As long as smiles were felt at the end and everyone was saved, that was all that mattered.
That boy, that boy's strange right hand and that boy's words.
Those were the weapons that he used and using his words right now in front of Mikoto and Saten, both of them realised that the boy in front of them was probably the most powerful out of the three of them right now. But he wouldn't do things with a large goal of saving the City.
If he was asked he would simply say, "I was fighting for myself."
His selfless actions made Mikoto and Saten blush however Kamijou didn't notice. He sneezed and wiped his nose.
"Anyway, you guys stay safe. Make sure not to do anything dangerous OK?" he asked. He re-entered the sushi store, leaving the girls a bit stunned as the 'core' of the boy known as Kamijou Touma was shown in front of them.
However, that boy had said that they had power right now. And they were going to use that power that they had to make sure that the world where everyone was saved was fulfilled.
"Let's go." Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko both said that together as they raced on ahead to fulfil that dream.
Otohime, Index and Kamijou all left the sushi shop however Kamijou was soaked. Naturally it was because of the interrogation however he still felt that it had been a bit too much. That as well as his broken umbrella didn't provide much happiness for Kamijou right at that moment.
"Onii-chan? Are you OK?" asked Otohime as she walked next to Kamijou, not wanting to get wet as well. Kamijou nodded with an unhappy expression and asked a question.
"So what did you think of Kaiten-zushi Index?" he asked.
Index next to him smiled to which Kamijou returned it. "I loved it! Thank you Touma!" Kamijou actually wasn't too worried about the price, the discount of the rainy day making it about as expensive as a normal meal for Index. However if Index started to think that helpings like that were acceptable….!
"T-That's fine Index." Said Kamijou despite the weather and Index spotted a store that looked interesting, racing forward and having a look inside, Otohime catching up to have a look as well.
Kamijou shook his head at the female thinking and was able to catch up to him however an Anti-Skill car with sirens on passing on the side of the road passed by him. It ran over a puddle of water that had formed on the side-walk, the water kicking up and soaked Kamijou further than he already was.
He stopped walking and looked down at himself, wondering why he had even chosen to walk out in the rain. Otohime and Index looked at Kamijou with frozen expressions on their faces. How was he going to react? The answer came immediately after.
"D-DAMN IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! WHAT IS UP WITH MY MISFORTUNE TODAY!? HAHAHAHAHAHA. IT'S LIKE NOTHING ELSE CAN GO WRONG TODAY!" Kamijou yelled into the air, attracting attention from those around him. However that was not the end. A strong burst of wind blew through the District, the cold air making Kamijou shiver, the umbrella straining under the force of the wind. However it was more battered than it looked.
The handle was separated from the umbrella itself and the rest of the umbrella save the handle floated away in the wind, only the handle still in Kamijou's hand.
The group watched it sail away and Kamijou grit his teeth. "AS IF I'M GOING TO LOSE THAT!" He shouted as he ran forward, chasing the umbrella. He passed Index and Otohime who glanced at each other.
""Wait up Touma/Onii-chan!""
"Where are they?" demanded Yomikawa in her car. She had the sirens on and felt the need to call someone who she knew that would have a better chance of catching the bastard. The Number One esper after all was the best. However Yomikawa was more occupied with other things. The guy that she was chasing, the one from the east had been sighted in the District that she was in, District 7.
She turned the corner of her car and read the co-ordinates of the location that the guy was apparently in, running over a puddle on the sidewalk that sprayed and hit someone standing on the side of the road. On any other occasion Yomikawa would have apologised however this was not the time for that.
Yomikawa turned her car again, following the directions given however something in the corner of her eye spotted something.
"There you are!" she shouted in delight as she turned the car, heading straight for the guy. They leaped distances that seemed to be impossible for a normal human and the immediate thought that she had was that they was an esper however they had come from outside the City.
Why would an esper attack? And why sneak in? They could just be let in. Then was this some other scientific esper creation? It seemed unlikely and the only other possibility that entered her head was….
A Gemstone. A Gemstone had entered the City. But what was their power?
The shape in front of her was hard to determine whether or not they were man or woman, the rain and shape as well as their movement making it hard to judge. She moved on the straight road in front of her, keeping her window wipers at full blast as to see where she was going.
Then suddenly, in mid-air the person spun around and thrust out an arm. All of a sudden a strange light came from it and headed straight for the car. Yomikawa was so surprised that she didn't even have time to react.
"Shi-!" she spoke as the light enveloped the car however it stopped and focused upon the windshield, Yomikawa opening her eyes to look at the thing in front of her. It was a name. However this name was inverted so it was hard for her to read it but if she were to view it from outside she would have read 'Sandalphon'.
Neither the name nor the attack was familiar to her but the effect took almost immediate effect. A yellow light shone from the name and enveloped the entire car, dying away quickly.
Yomikawa slowed the car down, applying pressure to the brake and watched the figure escape, making the car come to a complete stop. The rain beat against her car as she simply sat inside and it was a while before she realised what had happened.
She blinked and looked at her hands.
"D-Did I just stop the car of my own free will?" she asked herself. I-It was like something inside her head and told her that she should let that person escape and her body had responded. Like she was controlled. Was it a Marionette power? A Gemstone Marionette power?
Yomikawa gritted her teeth and picked up the radio in the car. Regardless of what it was, she had to call this in.
The intruder had just turned themselves into an enemy.
"Damn it!" cried Kamijou as he ran forward. The umbrella kept on sailing in the wind, every time it would get into Kamijou's grasp, it would float out again due to the wind. Somehow was Mother Nature against him for some reason? If someone were to make a book about his misfortune, he was certain that this would be the comic relief part!
Kamijou heard Otohime and Index behind them and the only reason that they could be so casual was because they had umbrellas! However at this point, it didn't matter how much Kamijou got wet, he couldn't get any wetter.
Kamijou noticed that the umbrella had dipped in its path again and took his chance. He jumped up using all of the energy in his body and reached with his hand, managing to catch the tip of the umbrella however it was enough.
"Yes!" he shouted and looked beneath him. His face fell. Since he had been focusing on the air rather than the route that he was taking he hadn't noticed the hazard in front of him.
Because in front of him, a staircase descended and the jump that he just made the trip down all the more dangerous especially in the wet weather.
"No!" he shouted as he landed on a step, stumbling as he tripped due to the loose footing, his arms sailing everywhere as he fell down the stairs and collided with someone on the way down.
Fortunately it was a soft landing, his head hitting something soft. His arms lay behind him and Kamijou brought his face up to see a face that he recognised.
The large glasses as well as the dark brown hair with a part off to the side were very familiar. The Kirigaoka Girls' Academy uniform was as well and Kamijou knew the person's name.
He was about to say it however he noticed something. He was awfully close to her face and noticed that it was bright red. He didn't know if the union of AIM fields got sick however he wondered what the soft thing he had landed on was.
Then it occurred to him. Why was he so close to her face?
He looked down at her he had landed and launched himself off.
After all, the large breasts of Kazakiri Hyouka would have been the perfect landing for him. Luckily his arms had been behind him so he hadn't touched her however both of their faces were red with embarrassment at the scene that had just happened.
"Toumaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…."said a voice behind him. He froze. From behind it would have been much worse than it had looked from the front. If one were to think about it, the position that he had landed in would have been very suggestive.
Kamijou solely turned his head and tried to think of something that would save him. "W-Wait a minute! Look, look! It's Kazakiri so please be friendly and not vici-" Index approached and Kamijou flinched, closing his eyes to not see her coming.
However the vicious bite never occurred. Kamijou turned to see that Index had completely gone past him, heading straight for her friend on the ground.
"Hyouka!" said Index with glee as she embraced her friend. Kazakiri seemed to be more surprised than pleased at the encounter however her expression softened and she smiled as Index hugged her, Sphynx pushed between both of them.
Kamijou smiled at the scene and Otohime ran to his side, looking at both of them. She tilted her head as Index hugged a seemingly unknown person to her.
"Who's that?" asked Otohime to Kamijou.
"That's Kazakiri. Kazakiri Hyouka. She's Index's friend." Said Kamijou as Index helped her up.
"Say Hyouka. What are you doing? Aren't you wet? We haven't seen you in so long! Ah! I want to tell you all about what happened to me on the ocean!" said Index as she listed the things that she wanted to tell her.
Kamijou smiled and remembered that when he had landed on Kazakiri, he must have soaked her from his clothes. He didn't want to remember where he had fallen and made a suggestion.
"Hey Index. How about we go somewhere where it isn't wet OK? Kazakiri doesn't have an umbrella so I think we should go to the Underground Mall?" he suggested.
Index titled her head and looked at her friend. "Is that OK with you Hyouka?" she asked to which Kazakiri was silent.
They hadn't seen each other in so long yet both of her friends were treating the situation as if everything was normal, as if it was natural that she wouldn't see them, taking advantage of a good situation.
And it was that pleasant thought that made Kazakiri Hyouka smile. And so she nodded.
Kamijou was actually thankful that he made it to the Underground Mall, the heating allowing him to dry off. It wasn't perfect however it was enough. He looked at Kazakiri, still in her uniform as Index talked to her about what had happened, mostly about the food she had eaten and Otohime and her adventure on the Megumi No Fune.
Kamijou wondered why she was still in her uniform. Technically, she was a part of Kirigaoka Girls' Academy so she had to wear the uniform however it seemed rather bland to him. Not that he knew anything about fashion but that was the thought that he had.
"Say Kazakiri." He said and Kazakiri flinched as he addressed her. However that was the normal reaction. After all, if someone had a gun pointed to your head, anything they said would make one jumpy. Because that was what Kamijou was? He was the one thing that could destroy Kazakiri Hyouka. A gun to her head. "Are those the only clothes that you have?"
Kazakiri looked at them and nodded. Index looked at Kamijou with an eager expression. "Touma! Is it OK if we can go shopping then?" she asked. "Hyouka needs some new clothes!"
Kamijou nodded and then looked at his cousin. "Say Otohime, you want to come along. The discounts here might be enough for you to get new clothes as well. Index always wears her habit so I really do-"
Kamijou didn't say anything as he felt killer intent from behind him and he slowly turned around, seeing a dark aura emanating coming from the nun. "Touma…..It's not as if I want to wear normal clothes at all! This Walking Church is a part of the Lord's protection so I have no choice but to wear it!"
"Ah...Index-san?! Does that mean that you have girlish tastes as well?!" shouted Kamijou in surprise.
"What do you mean?! It's like you never thought of me as a girl!" replied Index, opening her mouth, teeth shining.
"W-Well Index-san, please retract those teeth as I apologise. Stooooooooooooooooooop!" Kamijou's yell was ignored as Index chomped down on his head without a second thought.
"Uiharu!" shouted Shirai Kuroko in the rain in District 7. "How did Yomikawa-sensei lose that intruder?" she asked.
"I have no idea!" The reply came. "It's like she was put under a Marionette power or something! It's thought that the intruder is a Gemstone from outside!"
"A Gemstone?" asked Shirai as she looked at those that were with her, Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko. It seemed that ever since the sushi shop, they were more focused and determined the catch the intruder. Just what had that ape done to them? "Anyway, where are they? Have any Anti-Skill seen them at all?"
"They're in the Underground Mall! Anti-Skill and other Judgment members are heading there right now so make sure to be careful!" said Uiharu as there was sounds of keyboard tapping on the other side of the phone.
"Got it!" said Shirai as her friends gripped her arms, ready to teleport. Then in that instant everyone disappeared from the sight of those walking along the streets.
Their destination, the peaceful shopping Mall.
[1] Kaiten-zushi is that conveyer sushi belt that you often see. The chefs put the sushi on the belt and it moves around and the customers sit on the chairs around the belt, choosing the sushi. The prices are equal to the colour of the plates and thus determined by counting the plates. I'm sure you've seen it somewhere before…
Well, I hope that I've got an aspect of mystery here. What with MINUS it appears that their goals are more open but with the magicians there's a bit more leeway for mystery. As for the name 'Sandalphon' you can Google it if you want to and then spoil the rest of the story or you can wait for the next update. Your choice.
But with Kazakiri and the gang being in the same place as the intruder it does give a question of what will happen. And as this is a Kazakiri Arc, how will she be involved at all?
I hope that you guys enjoy the next chapter as well as this one.
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Now that's it's raining, a true change of scene has occurred. I can't really think off the top of my head of fanfics that have an adventure in the rain apart from a few…..