A Certain Strange Addition
Here we are again! Next chapter in the Index Arc!
I sincerely hope you all enjoy this chapter, even if it chops up the episodes a little bit. You'll see what I mean. Still, I added a certain strange addition (roll credits) to the the story in this chapter that I think you all might find interesting on some level.
Now, Q&A time!
Cyber dragonarmy: Calm before the storm indeed. I'm sure you'll find a lot of the deviation interesting.
Awareness Bringer: Thanks for the kind words.
Mr QuestionMark: I'm glad you liked the small changes I made. I needed some way to cause the all important power outage, and the references were the cherry on top. A lot of my humor is inspired by Sonic Boom (the cartoon, not the games), so I love to lean on the fourth wall and make jabs at the source material and fandom.
RPGPersona: Glad you liked the chapter. I imagine that Mikoto creates several conduction points near each end of the lightning blade, only millimeters apart, making it so multiple streams of electricity appear to take on the shape of a sword. That's really the fatal flaw of every character aside from Touma, they are over-reliant on their supernatural powers. Hey, we all need to rant every once in a while.
narufuuin: I imagine she was just trying to put her clothing back together. I think the saddest part about that scene is that she did actually start a fashion trend, with the Agnese Forces following suit after the whole ordeal with the ice ship fleet. As for Mikoto, that was really meant to be a coincidental name that an inspired one. I may or may not be trying to think of a concept to write a crossover.
mohamadstar94: I have continued!
Bluejack222: Thanks for being understanding.
SuperKinuhata: I did not even realize that I wrote "forgot" that many times. Interpret it as you wish!
GhostofTime: They will, just not yet.
ahsoei: I get your criticisms are with this story's best interests in mind, but is it really necessary to criticize the jokes and references? They're suppose to be dumb and stupid, that's my brand of comedy. I wouldn't have made the reference if I wasn't a fan of Fast/Stay Night as well. Still, I appreciate the criticisms and will take what ever advice you give. Sorry, but those Esper vs Magician fights will have to wait for a little bit.
RareSilver: I hope I didn't cost you any friends or you job by making you laugh so hard. Kamikoto trash right here! Those moments are expected from me!
RedSS: Yeah, not much last chapter. Much more here. Maybe.
ALostBlueIdiot: Oh, they'll met Kanzaki eventually. Also, the girls do know about Kami-Disease, Tsuchimokado and Aogami yelled it out during chapter 2 when they barged in on the group just before Touma and Kuroko went on patrol.
Guest (1): Glad you liked the chapter.
Handsomistic1: I've been watching Index again just for this story myself.
ArmoredCoreNineBall: I'm glad you liked the story. I really wanted to make the two sides of the story feel really connected, rather than the loose connections we got every few episodes in the anime. As for Touma, I interpreted him as not care much for Imagine Breaker. He doesn't actively show it off, but he doesn't actively keep it a secret either. He uses it regularly enough in public that's to Mikoto, but doesn't flaunt it like a Level 5 would. I do plan on changing more things up in the future, but they are mostly character driven changes, like relationships and how characters deal with different situations. You'll see what I mean when they show up.
MaiBiliaro: Update!
Syko-Soldier963: Glad you liked the chapter. Deviations will continue to occur, you just need to wait and see what they are.
Now that that's out of the way, Disclaimer!
Disclaimer: All characters and plotlines of the "A Certain" franchise are credited to Kazuma Kamachi.
Chapter 10: Memories
After Touma left to take his recommended day off, business continued as usual at the 117th Judgement Branch Office. Kuroko and Uiharu were busy filling out paperwork while Mikoto and Saten lounged around for the sake of hanging out with their friends. Save for Touma's absents, it was a perfectly normal day in the office.
However, Touma's absents were felt throughout the entire office, especially when the reason for his absents is taken into consideration. He had been through much more bad luck than normal that day, all because of a supposed nun he ended up helping that morning. Everyone was more than a little worried of the unlucky boy. He goes through so much on a daily basis but still offers a helping hand to anyone that may need it. It was one of his most appealing traits, but one could help but feel like Touma needed to pull back everyone once in a while. This habit of his may very well get him killed one day.
Noticing the time, Mikoto decided to take her leave. She'd rather not have to deal with the dorm manager's wrath if she missed curfew. She said goodbye to her friends, wishing them a good evening, and headed out, blissfully unaware of the assumptions her friends were making about her departure.
"I bet she's actually heading out to check on Kamijou," Saten laughed, "She doesn't really show it, but I think she actually really likes him."
"Come on, Saten. Surely Mikoto was being honest about wanting to make curfew," Uiharu reasoned.
"Really, Uiharu?" Saten proposed, "Have you seen her reactions to the things Kamijou does? Looks like a girl who's too shy to admit her feelings, if you ask me."
"You're being ridiculous," Kuroko argued, "Sissy is constantly attacking Kamijou? How is that a sign of affection?"
"Maybe she's playing hard to get," Saten responded with a sly grin, "Or maybe you're just in denial because you'd be losing the battel for Misaka's heart."
"Impossible! As if I would lose to Kamijou in that department!" Kuroko denied, "He can claim the hearts of every other girl in Academy City if he wants to, but Sissy is for me alone!"
"You know, if Kamijou ever does figure it out, I wouldn't be surprised if offered to share Misaka with you, Shirai," Uiharu said jokingly, "He does want everyone to be happy."
Kuroko didn't take that last comment too kindly and teleported behind Uiharu. She had every intention to shake her silly until she took back what she said. However, she stopped when the gave the idea a second thought.
It honestly didn't seem like such a bad idea to Kuroko, if she thought about it. If they made the love triangle into a full on triple relationship, there would be no animosity between anyone over being the loser. Mikoto would get the guy of her dreams, Kuroko would get the girl of her dreams, and Touma would have two lovely ladies by his side. Plus, there was so much more Kuroko could do with the addition of Touma that she couldn't do with just Mikoto and herself. The thought of the possibilities made her salivate, something that didn't go unnoticed by Saten.
"Look at what you've done, Uiharu," Saten lamented, "You've created a whole new kind of pervert."
"It's not like it's my fault!" Uiharu defended, but was interrupted when an alert came up on her computer.
The alert was for a tripped fire alarm in a dorm building in District 7.
As Mikoto waited at an automatic bus stop, she couldn't help but consider visiting Touma, just to check on him. It wasn't like she had feelings for him or anything, she just didn't want anything to happen to him before she could get a proper rematch. Besides, while she wouldn't admit it, she considered him to be one of her closest friends. Sometimes, she thought that the two of them could end up being a couple if they just got to know each other a little better and if they could stop ending up in such violent arguments. That last thought made Mikoto blush a bit, but she quickly shook off the thought.
Mikoto tried to think of something else, but was interrupted when several fire engines drove past her, sirens blaring. From what she could tell, they were heading in the direction of Touma's dorm. At the sight of these fire engines, Mikoto found herself following them. Something insider her compelled her to run after them. Maybe it was curiosity, or maybe it was worry for Touma. Regardless of the reason, she ran after the racing vehicles. When they reached their destination, Mikoto was shocked at where they had stopped.
Before her eyes was Touma's dorm building, smoke coming from his floor. Not only that, but the faint glow of left over flames could be seen as well. Mikoto couldn't do anything but stare at the spot where his dorm would be. The sight just made her freeze up. Something about the situation just hurt her inside. However, her thoughts were interrupted when a familiar voice called out to her.
"Sissy, what are you doing here?" Kuroko asked as she approached, "I thought you were heading back to the dorm."
"I was, but I saw some fire engines heading this way, so I came to check it out," Mikoto explained.
"You worried about Kamijou too, huh?" Kuroko deduced.
"Give me a break, Kuroko," Mikoto denied, "As if I would come all this way for that idiot's sake."
"Then why did you come all this way then? This is out of the way from the dorm. You could have just ignored it. I, on the other hand, am here on official Judgement business, as would Kamijou be if this were anyone else's dorm," Kuroko countered, before noticing something in the distance, "Say, isn't that Kamijou right there."
"Nice try, Kuroko. Not going to fall for it," Mikoto said, crossing her arms.
However, it turns out that Kuroko was not joking. Poking his head out of an alley was Touma Kamijou himself. Believe that nobody had seen him, he quickly ran out of the alley carrying a passed-out girl with silver hair in a white and gold habit. Based on her description, she was the supposed nun that Touma told them about. Mikoto and Kuroko exchanged a look before nodding in agreement and chasing after their friend and the mysterious girl. Eventually, the two girls found Touma at a public bench with the girl sitting on it, still passed-out. The Esper girls approached slowly before making themselves known.
"Kamijou?" Kuroko asked, announcing their presence known.
"Hey Shirai, Misaka," Touma greeted, "Seems I wasn't careful enough when I snuck out."
"Is she okay?" Mikoto asked in concern, "Your nun friend, I mean. I believe you said her name was Index?"
"Yeah, this is Index, and she's not okay," Touma admitted, "She's hurt badly and needs medical attention."
"If that's the case, I'll call Uiharu and we can get Judgement's support," Kuroko deduced, pulling out her phone.
"Wait," Touma interrupted, grabbing Kuroko's wrist with his right hand, "We need to keep this under wraps. If we bring this to Judgement, it will only attract more attention from the sorcerers chasing her. I just used my right hand to negate the magic still in her hood that they were using to track her back to my dorm. I'm not going put another tracker on her in the form of Judgement Officers."
"So now you believe magic is real?" Mikoto asked skeptically.
"I just fought a man that could created a fire monster with chanting and sustain it with drawings that he tagged all around my dorm building. My hand wasn't able to fully negate the monster until after I destroyed the tags, so I'd say there was a clear connection," Touma explained, "Magic is real, and we can't let news get out, least we cause a panic in the city or draw attention to Index. Please, Shirai, don't report this. I'm begging you."
Kuroko looked straight into Touma's eyes and took his words into consideration. As much as she wanted to contact Judgement, she knew Touma was right. This was too much, and secrecy was important for this situation. Not to mention, the idea of magic would either turn people away or make them panic. They couldn't let this get out.
"Alright," Kuroko conceded, "I won't tell Judgement, but at least let me tell Uiharu. If we can't get the help of Judgement as an organization, we can at least get help from friends in Judgement."
"Thanks, Shirai," Touma said, letting go of her wrist, "I appreciate it. You right, though. We really are going to need all the help we can get. You can call Uiharu if you want to, just remember to tell her it must stay a secret."
"Wait, I thought you said she had a magic talisman that you accidentally destroyed," Mikoto nodded towards Index, "You never mentioned anything about her clothes being magic. And why is her habit held together with safety pins?"
"Now is really not the time to talk about that," Touma said wearily, wanting to avoid the subject entirely.
"Touma…," Index whispered weakly, earning everyone's attention, "Is something wrong? You look so tired and pale. Who are these people?"
"These are my friends, Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai," Touma replied, kneeling down look her in the eye, "But never mind that right now. Why are you worried about me? We need to do something about your injuries."
"I'll be alright, really. If we can just stop the bleeding…," Index said weakly, before starting to fall over.
"I've got you," Touma cried, catching her and trying to keep her awake, "Hey, what about those books you've got crammed in your brain? Is there any magic in there that can heal injuries?"
"Yes, there is," Index responded.
"Then let's use it," Touma suggested.
"You couldn't perform it," Index explained, "Even if I were able to teach you the spell, and even if you performed it perfectly to the last detail, your power would interfere."
"Damn, not again," Touma lamented, "It always comes back to my stupid hand!"
"What about one of us?" Mikoto suggested.
"It's just Touma's right hand," Index clarified, "It's your Esper powers in general. Some Espers are born with their physic abilities. Some developed them over time. Magic isn't a power one can be born with, but something that can be learned. It was created by people who saw the Espers and desired power of their own. magic and physic abilities are mutually exclusive."
"So, no Esper in the whole city can't use magic?" Kuroko deduced.
"Correct," Index confirmed.
"What about people who don't have any Esper talent?" Touma proposed, "Can they do magic?"
Index's only reply was a weak nod.
The students and Index found themselves at the apartment of Touma's teacher, Komoe. Everyone was surprised at the number of empty beer cans, cigarette butts, and scattered books. It completely clashed with the image of a teacher that looked like an elementary school girl that wore a pink, bunny onesie for pajamas.
After setting down Index in the apartment, the second, magic induce personality known as John's Pen took over and instructed Touma to leave so he would not interfere in the spell while Komoe casted it. Not seeing anything else he could do, Touma ran out of the apartment as fast as he could, leaving Index's fate in Komoe's hands. Mikoto and Kuroko followed behind him, using Kuroko's teleporting in order to keep up.
"Hey, idiot! Where are you running to!" Mikoto yelled between teleports.
"Didn't you hear?" Touma asked as he stopped to face the girls, "I can't be anywhere near them while they're casting the spell, otherwise my hand will negate it."
"Well, we're far enough away," Kuroko noted, "so why were you still running so hard?"
"There was a fire at my dorm, remember?" Touma said, slipping on his Judgement armband, "As a member of Judgement, I need to make an official report. Keep everything under wraps. We don't want any of this to get out. Besides, there's something important I need to get from my dorm. Something irreplaceable."
Soon enough, the group found themselves at Touma's dorm building. As a member of Judgement and a resident of the building, Touma was given free reign when investigating the cause of the fire. He went up to his dorm room and searched his place before coming across the item he had come to retrieve. The item was a large, multisubject notebook with multiple paperclips lodged in it. Making sure one was around to see, he quickly hid his notebook under his shirt for safe keeping.
With his notebook secure, Touma then gathered a couple of old notes, newspapers, and a small bowl. He then went to his balcony and called down to Mikoto, whom he instructed to wait just below it. Holding out the collected paper, he had Mikoto zap them, burning them slightly and creating ashes, which he collected in the bowl. He then scattered the papers and ashes around his room and out the door, creating a trail that lead back to an outlet in his room. Touma then reported to the fire department and Anti-Skill that the fire was simply a freak electrical fire caused by his carelessness and the aftermath of the power outage. After checking Touma's room, the officials bought his story and said they would take care of it within the next couple of days. With the case of the dorm fire 'solved', Touma, Mikoto and Kuroko took their leave.
"I have to admit, that was an impressive plan you came up with," Mikoto commented, "Planting fake evidence to blame the fire on some faulty electricity from yesterday's blackout was pretty smart. Maybe you're not as big of an idiot as I thought."
"I'll take that as a compliment," Touma replied.
"So, what was so important for you to go back to your dorm to get anyway?" Kuroko asked.
Touma's only reply was to pull out his notebook from under his shirt.
"A notebook?" Mikoto inquired, "I know you care an awful lot about your grades, but isn't that a bit too far?"
"It's not an academic notebook," Touma clarified, "It's my journal. I've been writing in it ever since I first came to Academy City. It holds a lot of the more significant stuff that has a happened to me, information about the people I know, and, of course, tips for dealing with my misfortune. I might not have lasted long if I had not recorded all of the things I learned from my mistakes."
"That thing must be really important to you," Kuroko observed.
"Can you blame me? Memories are important," Touma replied, "They're a major part of what make use who we are. If we're stripped of out memories, we'd pretty much be blank slates."
"When did you becomes so philosophical?" Mikoto asked.
"I'm going to chose to ignore that," Touma replied flatly.
"So, what now?" Kuroko questioned.
"For now, I'm going to find some place to stay for the night," Touma explained, "You two should head back to your dorm. I'd hate it if you two died because your dorm manager had a go at you."
"Don't reminded me," Kuroko said with a shiver.
"What about you?" Mikoto asked.
"I'll stay at Aogami's place. He's been lodging at a café for a while now. Tsuchimokado should be there already, considering he's my next-door neighbor. That or he's staying with his stepsister, Maika Tsuchimokado," Touma explained, "We'll meet up at Ms. Komoe's apartment tomorrow to check on Index. Bring along Uiharu if you think she can help."
The group continued to walk towards their individual destinations. However, Mikoto stopped upon realizing something Touma said.
"Wait, our dorm's maid-in-training is the siscon's stepsister!" Mikoto yelled.
The morning of July 21st, the group met up at Komoe's apartment, just as they agreed. Kuroko had brought along Uiharu just as she had said she would. However, Uiharu had ended up bringing along Saten as well. Saten's innate ability to detect rumors and secrets allowed her to figure out that Uiharu was hiding something from her. The inevitably lead to Uiharu spilling the beans to Saten, forcing her to bring Saten along. As much as Touma wanted to keep the information as confidential as possible, he figured that if Saten wanted to help and learn the truth, there was no stopping her.
After filling everyone in on the situation, the group entered the apartment to find an awfully strange sigh. Apparently, due to Komoe's small stature, Index was able to wear an extra bunny onesie that was laying around. Of course, Komoe wanted answers just as much as Saten did, but Touma was determined to keep it a secret from her. Instead of coming clean, he lied and said that Index was his younger sister.
This lead to Touma begging on his hands and knees for forgiveness while Komoe lecture him about telling the truth and pointed out all the reasons why Index couldn't possibly be his younger sister. All the while, Index just stared in confusion while the rest of the girls stared awkwardly at the situation. It wasn't every day you see a high school boy on his hands and knees be lectured by someone who appeared to be in grade school.
After that little act, Komoe demanded that Touma tell her the truth. However, when she also told him she intended to tell Academy City's governing board, Touma insisted that he had to keep her out of the loop as to not get her any more involved than she needed to. In the end, Komoe decided she would give him time to decide how to answer her questions while she went out grocery shopping. Of course, she also reminded him that she may well forget about the topic, but she expected him to tell her once she got back. As she left, the students could only look on stunned at the turn of events.
"Looks like we're in the clear," Mikoto commented.
"Thank God," Touma sighed, laying down on the floor.
"She's a nice person," Index said.
"Are you talking about Ms. Komoe?" Touma asked.
Index merely nodded.
"We should keep her from getting further involved," Kuroko pointed out.
"Yes," Index agreed, "It isn't safe for her to use any more magic."
Index went on to explain just how exactly dangerous the grimoires, and by extension magic, could be. She explained that the knowledge of the grimoires was not meant for normal humans to read. They create a sort of second world within themselves through their contents and that second world is toxic, damaging the brains of those ill prepared to take on that knowledge. Uiharu couldn't help but comment on the parallels between magic and the concept of Personal Reality for Espers. Both create a second reality that imprints itself on True Reality. The key difference being that Esper abilities rely on the personal beliefs of the individual while magic relied on the religious beliefs of a collective.
Index went on to explain that she belongs to a branch of the English Puritan Church known as Necessarius, or the Church of Necessary Evil. It was designed to conduct Anti-Magic practices through the use of magic itself. They used the very magic they fight against in order to keep it in check, hence the name. Kuroko noted the similarities to Judgement, using Espers to fight other Espers and help keep the peace in Academy City.
Index went on to reveal that the reason she memorized all 103,000 grimoires was so Necessarius could understand all magic, and thus potentially fight against all magic. Touma suggested just destroying the books so they wouldn't be used, but Index explained that it is practically impossible to destroy them. Even if the original copies were destroyed, it would be knowledge they held would survive in the minds of every sorcerer that had learned from it, whether directly or indirectly. Not to mention the originals themselves were extremely durable, so the only option was to seal them away.
"So basically, it's like there's a bomb inside your head, and some evil people want to get their hands on it," Touma concluded, his fists shaking.
"Anyone who could use all 103,000 volumes could have the power to warp the entire world," Index whispered, sinking deeper into the blanket of the futon.
"How could you?" Touma asked in a dangerous tone, "This is major stuff and you waited until now to tell us!"
"Kamijou calm down," Uiharu cried, grabbing his arm.
"You're scaring her," Saten added, grabbing the other arm.
"You were such skeptic, I didn't think you were going to believe me," Index whined from under the blanket, "I didn't want to frighten you off. Also, I didn't want you to stop liking me."
"That's why you kept it from us! Well, we deserve better!" Touma yelled, trying to stand up, but was restrained slightly by Uiharu and Saten, "Church of Necessary Evil, magic robes, a whole library of evil books! Yeah, it's a crazy story and I still have a hard time buying it! But that's it. No more surprises?"
Index's only response was to sit up, still hiding behind the blanket. Upon seeing that Touma was calming down, Uiharu and Saten slowly let go, still weary of his potential anger.
"You owe us an apology," Touma huffed, "Did you honestly think I won't like you just because you happen to memorize a bunch of old books? You just assumed I was that petty and shallow? Don't just assume things, have some faith."
In response to Touma rather harsh tone, Index appeared to be about to cry. Seeing this, Touma jokingly flicked her on the forehead, drawing her attention towards a much calmer Touma. He was even smiling and acting confident.
"Cheer up, sorcerers are no match for me," Touma declared holding out his right fist, "Not while I got this right hand!"
'There he goes again, acting all cool, idiot,' Mikoto thought to herself with a smile.
"Besides, you have all of us to help too," Mikoto chimed in, "We haven't been properly introduced yet, have we? I'm Mikoto Misaka."
"Kuroko Shirai."
"Kazari Uiharu."
"Ruiko Saten."
"Thank you all, but, didn't you say they're making take remedial classes at school?" Index asked, looking straight at Touma.
"Did I say that?" Touma responded, freezing up a little.
"You certainly did," Index answered.
'Uh oh,' the girls thought as they watched.
"Well, forget about it, it doesn't matter," Touma said, crossing his arms.
"If it doesn't matter, then why did you say anything about it in the first place?" Index reasoned, "Was it just an excuse? Did you just want to get away from me? Am I cramping your style?"
"Speaking of potential lies," Mikoto added in realization, "You said magic robes just now, but you told us you accidentally destroyed a magic talisman. What did you actually destroy that confirmed the existence of magic for you?"
"Well, are you going to answer us?" Index demanded.
However, Touma refused to look either one of them in the eye. The entire time, he held his breath and averted his eyes. He was not about to explain himself for this little mess he ended up in. Unfortunately, since he was averting his eyes from the two girls, Touma failed to notice Mikoto start sparking and Index bare her canine teeth. Before he knew it, he found himself struggling on the floor trying to get Index to stop biting his head, while at the same time trying to block Mikoto's electric attacks. The rest of the girls assisted with removing Index and calming down Mikoto, but this still went on for another half hour.
By the time Komoe had come back, she had completely forgotten about the previous conversation, or at the very least pretended to forget. Regardless, No one was going to question it. She offered to house Touma and Index for the time being until the whole ordeal could be sorted out. In the meantime, Mikoto and Kuroko agreed to help Touma guard Index whenever she went outside while Uiharu and Saten searched the internet for any sightings of the sorcerers. If any suspicious characters were sighted in a specific distract by anyone, Uiharu and Saten would alert the others to avoid that area.
On the night of June 24th, Touma decided to take Index on a trip to a local bathhouse. Mikoto and Kuroko had to do some shopping and Uiharu and Saten gave them the all clear, saying that no suspicious characters were spotted in the area that day. On the walk there, Touma asked Index about her life in England. However, he was surprised when she said she could only remember up until about a year ago. She didn't even know her own identity. All she really knew was her knowledge of magic.
This troubled Touma greatly. If what the sorcerer Stiyl had told him was true, Index had a photographic memory. It was the reason she was the one holding the grimoires in her head. Yet she only had personal memories from up until a year ago. If she was incapable of forgetting, then she was forced to forget somehow. But why? Why force her to forget so much of her life? Touma couldn't help but ponder the question. Unfortunately, Index noticed his 'thinking' expression.
She deduced he was making that expression because of something she said and asked for confirmation. Touma hastily denied it, but Index wasn't buying his answer. She kept pushing the question, eventually leading Touma to say something insensitive without thinking. She responded in anger, biting him multiple times before running off by herself. Eventually, Index realized she was lost and struggled to make her way through the crowds of people. Luckily, despite the huge number of people, Index was able to run into some she knew.
"Index?" Mikoto asked as she approached, her hands full of bags, "What are you doing here? I thought you were with that idiot."
"You mean Touma? He said something really insensitive, so I bit him ran off," Index explained, "I ended up getting lost, though. I'm just glad I ran into you, Mikoto."
"Yeah, that sounds like him," Mikoto said, shaking her head, "We better go find him before he gets himself into more trouble. Knowing him, he's probably being chased across the city by a couple of delinquents."
"Why are there so many people here anyway?" Index asked.
"That thing over there," Mikoto nodded towards a spike that was driven through a nearby bridge, "Somebody cut that spike off a building and drove it right through the bridge. Kuroko thinks it's the work of some sort of Esper and is investigating it now."
"Sissy!" Kuroko called out, "Get over here! You're going to want to see this!"
Mikoto and Index quickly went over to where Kuroko was standing and asked what the big emergency was. Kuroko then pointed over the edge of the bridge to someone flat on the ground below. The person appeared to be a high school boy. He was passed out and covered in scratches and bruises, especially on his right hand. However, it was the school uniform and the spiky black hair that caught the girl's attention.
It was Touma.
Now that was a bit of a dosy.
Sorry for cutting out so many of the fights. I just figured it nothing was really going to change in terms of the fight choreography, then I might as well not include them and force people who know how they go to read them again. Plus, it encourages new fans to see the fight scenes for themselves.
So, Touma has a journal this time around. That's sure to shake things up in the future.
Thank you all for reading! Leave a review if you like!
Freedom!