02x11 - The Vending Machine

[bunniefuu]

Huh?

What's wrong with this thing?

Isn't he...

You're cute.

And from Tokiwadai too.

How about you come play with us?

I'll give you a ride back home.

Well, don't know when you'll be going home, though.

What a bunch of idiots, trying to talk to me.

And I mean,

I know those passers-by aren't actually heartless.

Even if they barged in to help, it's not like they'd be able to do anything.

They'd just get hurt.

Everyone only looks out for themselves.

That's normal.

If there's anyone willing to stand up for a stranger,

they're either an idiot or...

Ah, there you are!

Ah, thank you for looking after my companion here.

Hey, you shouldn't just wander off like that!

That's strange...

I hope it's not broken.

Seriously?

C'mon, give me a break...

At least give me my money back!

Excuse me.

Don't just stand there.

Get out of the way if you're not buying.

But I...

Alternative ,(overlap)I need to get something to drink and soon!

What's with her?

I-friggin'-have-

a proper name called Misaka Mikoto, damn it!

Seriously, it just doesn't make any sense.

My lightning doesn't work on you.

I'm soo sorry about that!

Why the heck would you suddenly use your power on me anyway?!

Whatever. Since you're not buying, I'll take my turn first.

I've got a score to settle with this vending machine.

That vending machine eats your money, you know?

Even my, Kamijou Touma's hard-earned money.

...It ate your money?

Seriously?

How much did it eat~?

T-Two thousand yen...

Two thousand yen?! Don't tell me you gave it a two thousand yen bill?

Yeah, a vending machine'd want to eat that!

Thanks for the laugh.

Anyway, let me get it back for you.

Huh?

I mean, one time it ate ten thousand—

Never mind.

At any rate, I'll get back what it took from you.

For some reason, I have a bad feeling about this...

Chaser!

Sorry for the wait.

Thanks.

I see.

So Misaka-san hasn't told you anything either?

Yes.

I really wanted to trust her and wait for her to tell me.

But if she sees the mess I am now, she'd get worried instead.

I'm so hopeless.

She's lost her appetite, but goes out every night...

She can't tell you or us what she does out there...

I've tried to avoid this conclusion, but...

it has to be a man's doing!

I thought I told you that wasn't the case!

So Misaka-san's been acting strangely because...

...she's madly in love!

I-I see!

There's no way we'd be able to give her advice on that!

Not to mention it's perfectly reasonable to keep it secret!

Right?

Misaka-san's boyfriend, huh?

I bet he's some amazing guy, like a prince!

No way.

Misaka-san's the type who wants to be treated like a normal girl.

But if she's staying out all night, every night...

would that mean that Misaka-san...

What's wrong, Uiharu?

Th-There's no way.

Not Onee-sama.

An alarm?

Whoa, you're fast!

Isn't that... a vending machine alarm?

Shirai-san?

I know of a certain vending machine in that area.

Could it be...

Um, Shirai-san?

I'll go take a look.

I'll join you.

No, you stay here. I'll give you a call if I find anything.

Alternative ,But—

Hey! Wait up!

I can't go on...

Good grief.

Why are you running away?

And to think I got you two thousand yen worth of drinks.

You didn't have to...

These were yours to begin with, no?

It feels like the second I accept these, I'll rapidly evolve from bystander to accomplice, and that scares me.

Come on. I throw, you catch.

Hey, wait!

sh*t, it's hot!

There's a bunch of hot ones mixed in!

Deal with it.

It's not like I can choose what comes out.

And seriously, for someone as strong as you are, you're such a coward.

What does that make me when I keep losing to you?

What was that?

In the city, by the river—and every time, you just screw around!

I-I picked fights with a middle school girl?

Good grief.

Don't even try saying you forgot.

They were intense.

What kind of freak was I?

Come on, just drink up, all right?

If I say this is a present from Mikoto-sensei,then underclassmen at my school faint on the spot.

Faint?

This ain't a shoujo manga, okay?

Stuff like that'd never happen at a real girls' school.

Doubt all you want.

Do you know what I'm called at Tokiwadai?

Onee-sama!

I heard the vending machine alarm go off and came to investigate,

and who should I find but—

Speak of the devil.

What?

What's wrong, Kuro—

Hey, what's gotten into you?

This can't be!

Meeting up with a gentleman... (reworded)

Alternative ,Wait a second!

It is a pleasure to meet you.

Wait, what?

My name is Shirai Kuroko; I serve as Onee-sama's herald.

As you seem to be an acquaintance of hers, I must introduce myself.

O-Okay.

But he truly is one dull gentleman.

Is he really with Onee-sama?

I'm afraid that your intense stare makes it clear.

He's a cheater!

You... think...

...this weirdo looks like my boyfriend?!

What the—

That's what I thought.

I knew something was amiss!

Hey!

Get down from there!

Alternative ,(touma)Wow, that's the first time I've seen a Teleporter.

While I would love nothing more than to dispose of that ape and escort Onee-sama,

if she doesn't develop some natural resistance to gentlemen,

she may eventually fall into the claws of an even worse man.

Alternative ,(misaka)Get down already!(can't hear her lines under kuroko's thoughts)

At the very least, I don't have to worry about that ape.

And, considering how lousy he is,

Onee-sama might come to detest all males.

And then I'll get to comfort her...

Alternative ,Hey, are you even listening, Kuroko?

Regardless...

I'm glad to see you so full of life again.

Hey, are you listening?!

I suppose there's nothing else I can do.

I'll take my leave, for now.

Please be sure you don't make any mistakes, Onee-sama.

Good-bye.

Alternative ,Wai—

She vanished!

She teases me, then runs away?

I didn't think there were people who still used "Onee-sama."

That's Tokiwadai for you, I guess...

She's a bit special.

Is she?

Yeah.

What the heck did she come here for anyway?

"Onee-sama."

Not another?!

Another one of you...

"Regarding the fact that we are of similar appearances,"

"then it is completely natural, as we are genetically identical,"

replies MISAKA.

Huh? Genetically?

Oh, you two are twins?

"I detected a power of the same nature as MISAKA's earlier, so I came to investigate,"

"but all I found was a broken vending machine,"

"and you with a lot of juice cans."

"To think that Onee-sama would engage in thievery."

Hey! Your sister's the one at fault, not me!

I'm just an innocent bystander!

"I used my powers to analyze the surface of the vending machine,"

"and identified your fingerprints as the most recent ones."

No way! How would you do that?!

"I lied."

You lied?!

Did anyone ever teach your sister manners—

Why?

Why on Earth...

Why are you wasting your time here?

"I'm in training."

Training...

Training? What, are you in Judgement or something?

Judgement?

Oh, yeah. That's it.

Come over here for a minute.

"No, MISAKA has her own schedule," said MISAKA-

It's okay!

Just come.

A rather complicated family, I guess?

"Onee-sama, where are we going?"

"I'm already seconds behind sched—"

Wasn't the experiment aborted?

If so, then why?

"If by 'experiment' you mean the Level Shift Project,"

"then it is proceeding according to schedule,"

answers MISAKA.

No way!

But you—

"Yes."

"The ,th experiment was carried out earlier today."

The ,th?

What the heck...

But... Why? Didn't they give up?

How are they—?

What's going on?

I don't get it!

I don't get it, but...

They're being k*lled again...

No, that's not it!

I k*lled them!

This girl too.

Soon, she'll—

"Onee-sama?"

"What's wro—"

Wow, it's so cute!

"I found it,"

says MISAKA as she—

What should I do?

What can I do?

"Onee-sama."

"Look, a kitten."

Alternative ,"Onee-sama..."(echoes)

Stop!

Stop...

The way you speak and the way you look...

Don't show yourself like that in front of me!

"As you wish."

"Excuse me."

I'm the worst...

It's so heavy...

What was up with those two—

Ouch!

Just how unlucky can I get?

"I can lend you a hand if you need it," says MISAKA as she lets out a sigh.

You...

Oh, it's the sister.

Didn't your sister drag you away back there?

"MISAKA came from that way," as she points to where.

"Where shall I carry these juice cans to?" asks MISAKA while busying her hands and filling them.

It's okay, I can carry these myself.

"Where shall I carry these juice cans to?"

MISAKA urges.

Hello.

Why are you in such a hurry,

Dr. Amai?

Don't "Hello" me!

How many contractors are there?!

We came up with the Level Shift!

If you spread it around this much, we won't be able to protect our patents—

Calm down.

We'll still see profits, even with this much outsourcing.

What do you know?!

Enough.

However, our top priority is continuing the experiments now, is it not?

We've contracted facilities.

If this is enough to stop our mysterious attacker, then that's fine.

But if she continues to att*ck, it means nothing.

The more she destroys, the more we can have for ourselves.

facilities...

How did they get so many in such a short time?

This is beyond what a simple company—

I'm so stupid.

How didn't I realize it before?

Academy City's constantly under surveillance by cameras and satellites.

If there are any inhumane experiments regularly carried out in broad daylight in this city,

then the upper echelons of the city leadership must be aware of it.

That means... that Academy City as a whole...

is my enemy?

Tastes like crap.(what)(the)(f*ck)

May I have a moment?

Huh?

Which lab sent you?

What makes you think any did?

There are only two types of people who try to approach me.

People who want to analyze me and make a living out of that,

and retards who think they're the strongest in Academy City.

I see.

Well, both of those are Ret*rded anyway,

so not like it matters.

A Level Shift?

Yeah.

It's an experiment suggested by the Tree Diagram.

Not interested.

I'm number one in Academy City.

That means I'm number one in the world.

It doesn't make a difference who comes at me or what they try,

no one can defeat me.

What'd getting stronger do for me?

You're right.

You really are the strongest esper.

But what has being the strongest done for your life?

Not much, has it?

But what if you achieved an absolute power, beyond that of the strongest?

That'd make some changes in your life.

Beyond the strongest, huh?

Thank you for coming.

Cloning's banned by international law, and you're mass producing them?

(omaera ii kanji ni)I like how messed up your heads are.

They were supposed to be used for a different project,

but some things went down, and we were left with them.

Now that you've seen this,

do you still want to reach Level ?

Just , more.

What a drag.

Onee-sama, the bath is yours.

Thanks.

Onee-sama...

She seemed so cheerful during the day.

C-Could that ape have done something?!

He won't get away with it!

What should I do?

Is there anything I can do?

Should I find the mastermind behind it and put the screws to them?

If the city itself is overseeing the experiments, that won't do me any good.

Who would even come up with such an insane idea anyway?

No.

They're not making a fuss about my att*cks

because they don't want the public to catch wind of any clone experiments.

But if... If I destroyed that,

then not even Academy City could cover it up.

But then I'll never live a normal life again.

I've already gotten ten thousand k*lled,

and I'm still thinking of living a normal life?

Say, Kuroko.

Yes?

What is it, Onee-sama?

If... Just if...

If I caused a calamity in Academy City,

what would you do?

If you're referring to how you force juice out of that broken vending machine,

you could just stop...

It took my ten thousand yen bill back in my freshman year, so that's fine!

I meant...

I meant doing something more fundamental to Academy City.

I've no idea why you would even ask such a question.

However, if someone were to thr*aten the peace of this city,

be it you or anyone else, my duty remains the same.

I see...

You call me Onee-sama,

but that's how much meaning there is to it...

Try as I might to forget everything,

Try as I might to forget everything,

Th-That's not what I mean!

I know that you would never do such a thing!


Nothing'll change, since you're not there

Just kidding.

I'm just joking with you.(Missing line before this "Just kidding.")

I couldn't do anything, hold back my tears

Onee-sama!

Thank goodness.


Or even say "Thank you" as they fell

"Just a little longer," the ring you put on me,

Onee-sama...


Let me wear it, just one more day


All the tears I shed could never bring you back,

If ending that project means getting caught by Kuroko,

then I wouldn't mind it.


I keep telling myself, over and over, but my heart can't understand


The future I thought awaited us keeps getting in the way

It hurts me inside

So it's really a man!


No!

I knew it was a man! A man! A boy! A guy!

Alternative No! Why do you have to insist on that nonsense?!

Alternative No!

Alternative No!