02x21 - Learning Device (Testament)

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Three is for heaven, four is for earth,

and twelve represents the whole world.

By attaching meaning to specific numbers,

you yield units on a grand scale, is that it?

It's a clever procedure, but it is not from the church of the cross.

The theory is from ancient Greece, BCE, from the Pythagorean order.

Since when did you guys ever acknowledge

the world before the Son of God was born?

A drawn-out battle is not to my advantage.

It's such a shame!

Whenever I see such a fine-spun spell,

I hate to have to destroy it!

I'm always running after you

"A Certain Magical Index II" I'm always running after you

"A Certain Magical Index II" You are my ideal

You are me

There was a bird that could not fly any farther than this

It rebuked the blue skies on fine, flawless wings

This place is not that bad

That sky is not that high

This place is not that good

Afraid of the speed it would feel in its body

Everybody has a chance,

but they cannot go any farther

The truth is they cannot take flight

The truth is they want to take flight

Right now, beyond the wish I want to make come true

you shine

In my eyes I picture you

"Standing in the future, always strong,"

and that "you" is me

You are still blindingly bright

but in the same spirit, I reach out my hand

and the "I" who I am will someday grab hold to become

the you that I will be

If those guys show up again...

I have less than four minutes of ability mode left.

I'm at least gonna bring that kid out of the darkness.

The whole building is clear. There's nobody here.

According to the report, due to the thr*at of t*rror1st activity,

they had the staff and patients temporarily evacuate.

They're onto us, huh?

That's not good.

Any chance it's a trap?

No, I can't spot any wires or infrared.

Took you long enough, didn't it?

Heaven Canceller?

There's no time, so I'll keep this brief.

Leave Kihara behind, and get yourselves out of there.

Otherwise, your lives will be in danger.

Are you serious?

Accelerator is going to come down on you.

Right now, he is not holding back one bit.

You must not run into Accelerator. That is all.

Ha, you're talking nonsense.

I see. Then, don't get k*lled.

As long as you don't die, I'll save you.

Currently, we are receiving reports from all over the country

of people suddenly losing consciousness.

According to police, they are hurrying to identify the cause,

but this is not just happening in Japan, as there are reports of cases overseas, as well.

Which means it's spreading over there, as well.

As long as Academy City came under our control, that's all we needed.

Last Order?! No, is it Kihara?

Thank goodness! I finally got through!

I've heard this voice before somewhere.

I've just been dialing all of the numbers in Last Order's cell phone.

You're the only one who answered.

Maybe you don't know what the situation is, but I need your help.

She's in danger!

What is the situation?

You got split up at the restaurant, right?

I'll take over recovering her now. You get rid of that cell phone,

and go back to being a regular guy.

What are you talking about?! I'm helping out with this, of course!

You go to that huge bridge in School District .

We set that up as a rendezvous point in case anything happened.

If she's still on the run, she'll go there.

Yeah, all right!

Things are kind of off here in Academy City today.

We've got weirdos coming in from outside the city,

while Antiskill and others in the city are dropping like flies.

This att*ck is fairly indiscriminate, so you watch out, too!

Tch, what a pain.

Sorry about this.

I never should have let her go alone.

I could say the same. I left the kid alone, myself.

We've lost contact with multiple other squads.

It's possible that...

They either ran away, or they're dead.

Either way, I'll have to collect their hearts afterward.

Have you recovered the group we sent out as decoys

when that woman got in our way?

Yes, sir.

There was some kind of power at work,

and the oxygen levels inside their bodies had dropped extremely low.

Artificially-induced asphyxia? Tsk, this is that woman's doing.

Damn it, it's because of her that our...

--Hey! --It can't be!

That creep. How the hell is she targeting?

No, it couldn't be. Unscientifically?

Enough! We're still gonna do what we're gonna do.

Is the Testament rig ready?

Yes, sir.

Right here.

That... belongs to her...!

How you doing, Accelerator?

What do you want, Kihara?

Tell me, did a snippet of the kid's shirt drop around there?

If not, keep looking for it. I left it there on purpose.

I've gotta say, though, Testament is really something else, huh?

It ain't normal to cram a virus right into a person's head.

So, what kind of reaction are you expecting from me?

Huh?

Is holding my sides and laughing the right answer,

my little masochist?

Hey, you, have you lost the capacity to evaluate the situation?

What about you? Why don't you k*ll the kid?

I mean, the folks who hired you didn't give you some

tear-jerking line about recovering her unharmed, right?

And yet all the same, what is it with you quaking in your boots,

unable to lay a finger on her?

I'll k*ll her.

Yeah, sure.

Given that bastard's personality, after everything I said to him,

he'd have plucked one of her eyes out, at least.

But since he hasn't, that means...

Well, well, that clinches it--he's a full-fledged errand boy.

A backer powerful enough to keep even Kihara in check.

It couldn't be... Academy City itself?

If so, it's the governing board. If I look into them... Ha!

Hey, now, this is awesome. Just like that, I'm making headway.

Don't you screw with me!

Take me lightly, will you?!

Hmm... There seems to be some kind of commotion out front.

The deployment of the Imaginary Number School District,

Five-Element Agency, employing AIM diffusion fields, is complete.

If any magic is invoked here within Academy City,

that magician will run out of control and self-destruct.

Vento of the Front, was it? You are no exception to that.

At our current output, we are unable to envelop the whole world.

But, with the inclusion of Fuse=KAZAKIRI,

the shoe will soon be on the other foot.

What exactly is this?

I've started sensing some unidentified presence.

And it's still expanding.

Why, you...

What are you doing here?!

Have you come here just so I could k*ll you?

What have you done with Last Order?!

Last Order, you say? I don't know what you're talking about!

What?

Vento, are you...?

I get it. This is the Imaginary Number School District,

Five-Element Agency in full view.

I'll deal with small potatoes like you later.

Mess with us, will you?

You have such a low opinion of us that you'd go this far?!

She disappeared.

What is it that she saw?

You're kidding... right?

Deployment of Imaginary Number School District, Five-Element Agency

commencing. Authenticating code for host individual, Last Order.

Fuse=KAZAKIRI will now emerge.

All personnel, please be ready for unexpected shocks.

It couldn't be...

An angel?!

"A Certain Magical Index II"

"A Certain Magical Index II"

It's too dangerous to stay here. But then, where is Last Order?

Damn it!

Listen, I'm at the bridge, but Last Order isn't here. Any luck?

What are you, an idiot?

Don't believe the lie I told you.

I should have the kid's location pinned down soon.

At the very least, she's nowhere you can find running around.

I'll take it from here. You go on home now.

You see those wings of light too, right?

I have to go stop that angel.

So it really will be hard for me to work with you now.

I don't care.

I'm sorry.

Don't get yourself k*lled.

Right back at you.

So he's finally gone and used it, huh? That bastard.

Does he really mean to exterminate the enemy?

Signal confirmed from host individual #.

Danger level estimated. Misaka rejects.

Rejection denied. Accepting signal on channels R, V, and Y.

Heavy load on thought functions.

Rejection denied.

We will do all we can without opposing the order.

If, as a result, it leads to us dispelling this critical situation...

Thomas Platinaburg...

One of the twelve members of the governing board...

Operation code name "Angel." In order to quell an unknown thr*at,

Last Order will be recovered, and a virus overwritten to counter it.

They can't be serious.

Which means, the kid must still be alive.

Kihara, you bastard, where are you hiding?

What's going on here?

Hey!

What are you doing out here?!

Let me go!

I have to go! Hyoka is over there!

Hyoka?

No, you can't Toma!

Don't k*ll Hyoka!

Index? Misaka?

This way!

Huh?!

Please, Toma! Don't go over there!

I'm sure the angel over there has to be Hyoka!

That's... Kazakiri?

I don't understand the theory behind it myself,

but Toma, you're the last one who can get involved!

If you touch Hyoka, she'll vanish!

I'll figure out what to do about Hyoka, so you stay out of this!

I can't.

I'm going to stop her. Besides, she's not the only matter at hand.

But Toma, if you use your right hand, Hyoka will die!

I won't let her!

I'm going in there to save her, not to k*ll her.

Does that look like Kazakiri normally does? No, of course not!

So we have to go help her, don't we?!

Let's go, Index. I'm going to need your help to save Kazakiri.

I don't know what this is about,

but you've gotten yourself caught up in a huge problem again, huh?

So, there's an acquaintance of yours at the center of that thing?

Not an acquaintance. A friend.

I just want to confirm one thing-- they're not evil, right?

Absolutely not. Like Index said, that's our friend in there.

Your friend, huh?

So, that means they're the bad guys, right?

Well, so it goes.

I'll do what I can.

--You're... --Sorry, sorry.

I'm starting without giving you the chance to stop me!

W-What the...?

--Misaka! --The penalty game!

It's still in effect for the rest of the day.

You have to go rescue your friend and come back here. Got it?

We'll save her, all right! So don't you go getting k*lled, either!

Right now, I am in an extremely foul mood!

Say, Toma,

you've been quiet this last while because of that magician, right?

That's right. I want to know how that att*ck of hers works.

And if there's a way to reverse it, that too.

It's probably Divine Retribution.

What did you say?

A certain emotion is the key. Those who experience this emotion

bring others down, regardless of location or range.

That's why it's Divine Retribution.

Toma, did this magician give any indications of that?

Like she was inducing a specific emotion more than was necessary?

Specific emotion?

Disgust... No, hostility, or animosity.

You mean, that's the key to making her magic work?

Mm-hmm. No matter what stage it's at,

I don't think they can ever recover until the magician decides

that the Divine Retribution is no longer needed.

Then, what about the way Kazakiri's angel works?

Hey, she'll be all right, won't she?

I don't know! There is some magic that appears to be similar,

but all the parts she's using are crazy stuff I've never seen before.

At the very least, I do know that the angel that's over there

and the core that is directing it are in two different places.

Kazakiri is on the side of science, after all.

What is it, Toma?

Damn, she's not answering.

Is there anyone besides Miss Komoe that would understand this?

Misaka!

W-What?!

I want to stop that angel somehow. You're the only one who can help!

Hey, Misaka, did you get sh*t?!

N-No, I didn't.

You know, having me think about something else while fighting--

you really are ruthless.

All right, Index, anything you don't understand, ask her.

Huh?

Ha-ha, hey, this is awesome. What the hell is it?

Damn, you are off your rocker, Aleister.

Does the man even know what reason is?

What kind of scientist is it that calls themselves a scientist,

and then disavows science?

Look, you guys!

Since when was the Bible a pop-up book--

Huh?

Ki-ha-ra!!

Go on, sh**t straight.

Otherwise, you're just wasting everyone's time!

D-Don't move!

That was so cool! I think I'm falling in love, Accelerator!

Now then,

it's time to scrap you,

you son of a bitch!

Kazakiri...

Kazakiri!!

Kazakiri!

Kaza--

Damn it!

Well, well...

Were the two heinous sinners about to lick each other's wounds?

And here I was planning to save you until afterward,

but you show up here just to be k*lled.

You don't want to witness any more misery,

so you want to be the first one I crush, is that it?

I won't let you hurt Kazakiri.

As a member of the Right Seat of God,

I cannot turn a blind eye to that monster.

That thing is a mass of sacrilege, brought about by science,

sneering at everyone who holds up the cross!

You take that back!

Okay, fine. I'll be nice and k*ll you.

Together with that fallen angel there!

Like I'd let you. She's already going through all this as it is,

and now, you want her to die at the hands of someone like you,

who treats her like she's a monster?

You can kiss my ass!

What the hell do you take my friend for?!

At a certain world's center,

I whispered that it was okay to be alone

I bent back the hands on the clock

and kept my eyes closed

You can't turn back time that has passed

but on that day, you showed me

that that's how it should be

The miracle of you being there as the seasons roll around

makes even the broken clock start up again

Right now, yeah, I may be a helpless piece of junk

but it's funny how I feel like I can change that

All because your voice is still here

for me, even now

"Preview"

"Preview" The fight on every front intensifies.

The fight on every front intensifies.

What is the answer Index derives amidst the chaos

created by magic and science?

Next time, "The Divine Retribution Spell."

When science and magic cross paths, the story begins.