03x17 - Precognition

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"September 27th"

Foreseen phenomena
are basically etched in stone.

Actions that try to change them only
create a certain degree of divergence;

the main gist of the event
ultimately turns out as foretold.

Are you saying that there's no escaping fate?

I don't know if anything
as occult as fate actually exists,

but there may be some kind of
unknown causative principle at work.

Precognition is still a
poorly understood field.

However, every future so far
has proved to be unavoidable...

...until you upset the one today.

My ability provides an inferred outcome

calculated within a
three-dimensional framework.

Ordinarily, there is no way
to divert that track.

But Miss Shirai's Teleporting
is an 11-dimensional calculation.

Does that mean it interferes with an
inescapable three-dimensional outcome?

It's all just theoretical.

What is that?

An ordinary penlight. When performing
second-stage psychic photography,

I use it to make it easier to focus.

A simple oral explanation won't
demonstrate if it's real or not, right?

So I'm going to foretell something
that isn't recorded in the app yet.

Go ahead and sh**t that photo with the app.

O-Okay.

Here it is. The location is less than
a kilometer south-southwest of here.

Please allow me to verify this, as well.

The time is 40 minutes from now.

"A Certain Scientific Railgun T"

It's too dangerous. We
should go get a grown-up.

It'll be fine. I'm almost there...

See? I got it--!

Chisa!

Helb!

The location was a river,

so bringing life rings was the right call.

Is that enough to certify my ability?

And I was able to reaffirm that
my Teleportation is effective

in intervening with your predictions.

Being able to save victims ahead of time

isn't a bad proposition for Judgment, is it?

I suppose not.

M-Maki!

Takkun, you really are cheating on me!

--No, no, no, hold on a second!
This girl came on to me!

--Huh?!
--No, no, no, hold on a second!
This girl came on to me!

Hey!

I know how you must feel,
but do not do anything hasty.

--You need to hurry and step in,
or this will end up uglier than predicted.
--You dirty... rotten...!

The crocodile they were transporting...!

Y-You were the ones who bumped into us.

Huh?! Who do you think
you're talking back to?!

You know who we are?

You can introduce yourselves
all you want to Antiskill later.

Nice going.

Your finesse is impressive, all right.

--And now...
--Thank you.

...more information on that mass
unconsciousness outbreak the other day.

"Cause of mass unconsciousness
outbreak still unknown"

According to a release from Antiskill,

the victims are not showing
any discernable aftereffects,

but the cause is still unknown.

--It looks like your ability missed that one.
--Further, they are working
with a number of research facilities

--It looks like your ability missed that one.
--and are devoting all their
energies to determine the cause.

--Maybe it didn't register
--and are devoting all their
energies to determine the cause.

since they were only asleep
and didn't suffer any other harm.

Also, it's easier for me to pick up
on those that are closer to me.

In that sense, essentially, it may be
a lot like being able to sense danger.

But, since I can't change the future,
sensing it doesn't do me any good.

Here.

For your leg.

Oh, I must have scraped it earlier.

If you use some first-aid cream,
you'll need something to apply it with.

You may seem like a cold fish,
but you do know how to treat a lady.

Well, I believe it's best to be considerate
toward women as much as possible.

Even if that's you, Kuroko.

You should have quit
while you were ahead. Good grief.

Why are you in Judgment?

Huh? Well, I...

I would say that it is to keep
civic order in Academy City.

You mean the sake of justice?

I suppose. Though there should be
nothing more to say about it.

I don't have a good grasp of things
that have no logical reason or method.

I have a new prediction.

You look a little pale.

I'm a little bit anemic.

Is that the park?

The time says tomorrow afternoon.

Miyama, is something the matter?

Look.

Two, in the same park? This is the
first time we are seeing that come up.

This is a prediction I
had before meeting you.

The two predictions happen
at just about the same time.

Could it mean that they are both
a part of the same accident?

But the two incidents are separated
by several hundred meters.

The first photo has already been
visually analyzed by the research lab.

It's blurry, but what looked
like raging flames was pictured.

Flames?

Is it possible for us to
see the image analysis?

Sorry, but it's not that easy
for me to leave with lab materials.

If both predictions are
tied to the same matter,

it would mean that the flames
extend to a rather wide area.

So a fire, an expl*si*n, or pyrokinesis.
That is about all I can think of.

This case stretches over a long distance.

There is a good chance that many people
will be caught in the middle of it.

In which case, it will be beyond
what we alone can deal with.

We will ask for assistance while
leaving you out of it as much as possible.

Do you agree?

Mm-hmm.

Excuse me!

This month is Crime Prevention Month.

Would it be all right if
we checked your student IDs?

Sure.

Thank you, sir.

He's not in possession of any
expl*sives or hazardous materials.

Okay, that checks out.
Thank you so much for your cooperation.

Checkpoints at every entrance to the park.

Cross-checks with the
Bank for esper abilities.

Checks for possession of hazardous materials.

A search of the park for hazardous materials.

With the help from other
Judgment branches, there are 40 of us.

I'm surprised that everyone is so cooperative

after we gave them such a shaky explanation.

Well, to be honest,

we can pretty well guess
what the bigger picture is.

Those girls have been on
the scene of every incident lately,

and minimizing any damage done.

There are some in Judgment asking
why we don't just shut down the park,

but there must be some reason why we can't.

Honestly, we don't know at what stage
your ability begins disrupting things.

If, by closing the park,

fires break out in lots of different areas,
it will be much harder to handle them.

Two more hours.

There.

Miss Shirai, please put this on.

What is this?

Satellite imagery.
It can provide you with the locations

of every person in the park in real time.

Wow, you got permission to--

--Wait, did you hack into it?
--Lives come first!

Also, according to what I've heard around,

there have been more stray dogs
and cats around waste disposal sites...

Miss Shirai?

Oh, those cherry blossoms.
This is October. Does that ever happen?

After the temperature drops considerably
and then gets warm again,

cherry blossoms sometimes get tricked
into thinking spring has come.

Have we had that kind of weather, though?

No, we haven't...

Is something the matter?

I've produced two more predictions.

Both of them take place inside the park.

These are not in a line
between the previous two,

but spread throughout the park.

Thank you. This is helpful.

If we refocus our search
based on this layout...

"#17 Precognition"

Miyama!

His red blood cells are damaged?

Mm-hmm, and as a result, their capacity
to carry oxygen is greatly diminished.

It's a phenomenon occasionally seen
when espers overexert their abilities.

He'll have to refrain from
using his ability for the time being.

Any more than this, and he could
be putting his life in danger.

Why would you do something so reckless?

Hey...

Hey!

Okawachi?

Your ability lets you see when
bad things happen to people, right?

That's so morbid!

Pretty nasty.

Perro!

Oh, there you are.

My ability takes pictures
of people's suffering.

But someday, maybe my power
can be used to help people out.

As the power to protect them.

Yeah, right.

Here is the analysis of the
psychic photo from the other day.

Is that...!

It couldn't be! Okawachi?

Whoa, is this me in the photo?!

Probably.

L-Look, I'm sorry for everything
I said before. Do something!

Mm-hmm, that's why I made a
copy for you without permission.

We need to come up
with a plan to change the future.

Get out!

Okawachi...

I'm sorry. We ended up not
being able to change the future.

Ha, change it?

Are you sure this didn't happen
because you foresaw it?!

Are you sure you don't bring
about tragedy for others?!

No--

It's your fault that this
happened to me, you know!

I don't ever want to see
your face again, you big jinx!

It didn't help, Perro.

I tried as hard as I know how to do, but...

It doesn't look like I'm going
to be able to help keep others safe.

It can't be...

Perro?

No! How is this happening again?

Is it really because of my ability?

Hmm? Do you have a headache?

No, it's nothing.

If I recall that sensation I had before...

Tamper with the future?

Hmm, depending on the ability,

there is a possibility it could happen.

Found them.

Judgment--those who
voluntarily help other people.

Still,

stray dogs aren't subjects for rescue.
If only somehow...

Where am I?

Oh, no!

It's just about time.

Yes.

No expl*sives...

...or suspicious individuals have been found.

Nor are there any gas lines
or shopping areas underneath here.

It is hard to imagine that these
incidents are not actually in the park.

So what exactly--

It is starting!

Miss Konori!

Yes. Just like we discussed,

we need to start guarding
the people who get Teleported.

Remain calm. I will Teleport
you away from here.

Please follow the nearby
Judgment officers and evacuate.

Next up...

Wha--? It is already this widespread?!

A fire broke out far away from me,
and as I was sh**ting video,

the flames had gotten
really close, just like that!

The flames are spreading too quickly.
If this were an ordinary fire...

The only things burning intensely
are the cherry trees?

Cherry blossoms... They do seem
out of place, blooming out of season...

What is causing it?

Did you say the plant ampules?

Yes. Whatever has been
injected into the base of the trees

could be a highly flammable substance.

If that's the case, then after it
has passed into the soil and trees,

all these rows of cherry trees
will have become long, giant fuses.

All right. Predicting the spread
of the fire based on that hypothesis.

Miss Shirai, please patrol
around the park with that in mind.

Perro...

Miss Shirai!

This girl is the last one.

As for those ampules,

I collected a number of
them that were nearby.

Sure enough, they don't appear
to be commercially made.

It looks as though your guess is correct.

But who on earth would
do something like this?

Kuroko!

--Miyama?!
--You there! You can't come in here!

Could you...

Teleport me into the middle of the park?

That may be enough to disrupt it.

Slow down, and please
tell me what is going on, okay?

A stray dog?

That was your first prediction, right?

But he's my friend. So...

What does this dog look like?

Huh?

Uiharu, check the satellite imagery.

The smoke is too thick. But
if I filter out the unoccupied areas,

it's possible to narrow things down.

Miss Konori!

Okay.

Here we go.

Honestly!

I thought he might be
hiding something from us...

...but he figured we
wouldn't rescue a stray dog.

For someone who acts as grown up as he does,

he sure is childish in some strange ways.

Miss Shirai, I've narrowed the area down!

Next!

Next! Next!

Kuroko!

Come back here and take me with you!

I've been too focused on
myself from the start!

Teleporting can interfere
with my predictions,

but that doesn't always mean
it changes the future for the better!

I shouldn't have gotten
you involved in this mess.

You're liable to fall victim to it, too!

This is on a much larger scale
than anything else up to now.

--You don't have to be so--
--Miyama...

If sticking your neck out to rescue
a stray dog is self-centered,

then my not backing out
right now is also self-centered.

Found him! He's limping away from the fire!

And I am sure...

...that for us, what some call
self-centeredness is the right thing to do!

Kuroko...

Perro...

Oh, no...

Welcome back.

That was quite a close call.

By Teleporting some ampules in the opposite
direction the fire was surging,

I was able to change the course of the fire.

This is your dog, right?

Other than his left paw,
I do not see any obvious injuries,

though he may have inhaled some smoke.

We can take him to the hospital together.

Boys should not be so
quick to show their tears.

B-Be quiet. Don't look at me.

"October 5th"

Sure enough, they say that those
ampules were the cause of the fire.

--The people who used them said that
they thought they had invented a drug
--I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

--that would allow the cherry
blossoms to bloom all year round.
--I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

But at the same time, it
is a hazardous material

that turns cherry trees into
powder kegs of nitrogenous compounds.

Did these people specialize
in fertilizer chemistry?

No. According to the statement,
they learned it via Indian Poker.

"If you ever want to see me, come by anytime.
When you do, I'll take the opportunity
to apologize. --Okawachi Megumi"

I heard you found someone to take Perro in.

Mm-hmm. One of my school classmates
said she would keep him at her home.

Will you miss him?

Mm-hmm. But then, even if I can't
see him as regularly as I have before,

as long as he's alive, I can still see him.

His is a life that you saved, after all.

You're the one who saved him.

Oh, no. Without your ability,
I could not have saved Perro

or any of those other people.

Is that true, though?

Yes, it is.

But using my ability is now...

Yes. You must not exceed your limit.

However...

...abilities are things that can grow.

Stick close to your curriculum,

and when the day comes when
you can use it without taxing your body...

...then come and call on me again.

Even if my ability does improve,
I may not try to use it to help anyone

except those who are close to me, like Perro.

Oh, no, I do not think that will happen.
You are too much like me.

Like you?

Yes. I mean...

I looked up to someone, as well.
Someone who is a champion of justice.

Is that right?

I-I was a child at the time!

Mm-hmm.

I'll think about it.

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