Another earthquake?
We've getting many recentl—
Who's there?!
How dare you do something so horrible to Kongou Mitsuko from Tokiwadai?!
NOOOOOOO!
I hear there was another earthquake yesterday.
How was your dormitory?
It was all right.
It didn't shake at my place.
It's strange even though it's within the same 7th Academy District.
Daigo-sensei... Umm... Why am I here today?
Oh right.
Come in.
She's a new transfer student coming in for the second trimester.
She will also be your roommate from now on.
I apologize for the short notice but, as you're the Judgement representative for our school,
I would like you to be of assistance to her.
A-Absolutely!
Please leave everything to me!
My name is Haruue Erii.
A transfer student from the 19th Academy District.
But isn't it rare for her to come at this time of year?
I would imagine they would normally try to time it at the start of the trimester.
Oh hey Saten-san, you seem needlessly happy.
Oh of course I am!
If she's Uiharu's roommate, she's my best friend candidate!
Saten-san!
Huh?
Umm...
This is Haruue Erii-san.
And this is...
Shirai Kuroko-san from Tokiwadai Junior High and...
her sempai, Misaka Mikoto-san.
And this is Saten Ruiko-san who is in our class.
Nice to meet you.
Right, well that's that, but...
Why are these boxes here?
Umm... Well you see...
As I was going to pick up Haruue-san at the station,
I got a call telling me that the movers had arrived...
Really, the movers need some brains.
We need to do something about this.
All right, then.
Oh, that's a great way!
Amazing.
I never saw teleportation before.
Of course you haven't.
There aren't many teleporters in Academy City with powers greater than mine.
Oh...
Right now,
Let's start getting everything put away and cleaned.
Yes!
Phew, this should be it.
Thank you very much everyone.
Don't mind it.
And, since we finished early,
let's go out!
Great idea!
It's not a "great idea".
Did you forget?
Uiharu, you and I have that joint meeting right now.
What do you mean by joint?
It's between Judgement and Anti-Skill.
If I remember correctly, it was about the earthquakes that have been happening recently.
You're having a meeting because of an earthquake?
Yeah... you're right...
Well then, she can come with Misaka-san and me.
That's not fair!
You can join us when you're done.
Right?
Oh, it's all right.
Regardless of what Saten-san is like, Misaka-san is a kind person.
I'll be there just as soon as I'm done.
Why you...
Saten-san, don't even think of flipping Haruue-san's skirt, even if is supposed to be a joke.
Oh?
Why would I do something like that?
Oh huh?
Eh? But...
Eh.....
So then, where should we go?
Haruue-san, do you have anywhere you want to go?
I don't really know much about this Academy District yet so...
I see.
Then, the usual...
If we're going somewhere to get to know each other, this is the place.
Come to think of it,
we came here when we first met each other.
Does it taste good?
Yes.
It's quite chaotic around your mouth.
But Kuroko and Uiharu sure are busy.
Why do they have a joint meeting between Judgement and Anti-Skills just because of an earthquake?
It's understandable if it's some case though...
Hee Hee! I didn't say anything back there, but there's some hot rumors about that!
Anti-Skill 7th Academy District Headquarters Meeting Room 1
There's something we have found out about the earthquakes that have been happening frequently these days.
In short, they're not earthquakes.
More accurately...
Poltergeist?
Yes!
Poltergeist!
You mean...
stuff like furniture starts shaking by itsel—
I heard that neither P-waves nor S-waves were detected.
This is a supernatural phenomenon!
An supernatural phenomenon!
There might be students who get strange ideas and make things complicated, so I'll clarify things before that happens.
This is not a supernatural phenomenon.
The cause of the Poltergeist is the simultaneous large scale occurrence of the RSPK syndrome.
Poltergeist ---> RSPK syndrome... RSPK syndrome is a phenomenon when an ability user temporarily loses their autonomy and is in a state of letting their ability go out of control without their conciousness. As there are various abilities depending on the ability user, when this phenomenon happens simultaneously, their abilities fuse together and take form as a Poltergeist phenomenon. When this Poltergeist phenomenon elevates to the level of a major phenomenon, it can be felt by others as something similar to a natural phenomenon like an earthquake.
The RSPK syndrome,
happening simultaneously at large scale?
From here on, we will have Telestina-san from Multi-Active Rescue explain.
Err... as I have been introduced,
I am Telestina from Multi-Active Rescue.
RSPK syndrome is a phenomenon when an ability user temporarily loses their autonomy,
and is in a state of letting their ability go out of control without their conciousness.
Although the individual phenomena might vary,
when this happens simultaneously,
the abilities that have gone out of control fuse together...
and take form as a Poltergeist phenomenon.
When this Poltergeist phenomenon expands into a major phenomenon,
it makes it difficult to distinguish this phenomenon from an earthquake.
This is the true form of these earthquakes.
However, while we are still researching as to why the RSPK syndrome is happening simultaneously on large scale,
some of the students are linking this phenomenon to stupid occultic practices.
The reason must be waves from the other realm!
It's special plasma!
You know...
It might be some secret underground experiments the Administrative Board is doing.
Anyway,
We can only imagine the type of panic and damage this can cause.
The reason why you Judgement members are here is because we want you to warn the students not to spread rumors like that.
They say a major one is going to come soon!
Huh?
Academy's Urban Legends Destruction of The Academy City That Day is Coming Soon!
Look!
By the way, Haruue-san, the 19th Academy District that you came from had lots of Poltergeists, right?
What was it like?
Hey, you shouldn't play around with things like that.
There'll be lots of trouble if they actually happen
It finished earlier than I expected.
It seems that Anti-Skill has another meeting after this.
Oh Konori-sempai, is anything bothering you?
I've never heard about RSPK phenomenon occurring simultaneously on a large scale.
And their countermeasures for this...
Something's bothering me.
But that's what the experts are going to research now, right?
We'll get nowhere, even if we think hard about it.
That's true but...
Oh Saten-san, where are you now?
So Haruue-san, what should we do now?
Oh, how about that?
Uiharu is so excited.
Onee-sama, you too...
Oh no...
I think I've seen that coin somewhere...
Huh?!
Oh, Whack-a-Mole?
Y-Yes but...
Haven't seen it in ages.
I've never played this stuff before.
It's so cute how they pop up like that.
Huh?
I-I see...
But you're not supposed to just look at them. You're actually supposed to hit them.
Hit them?
That's cruel.
T-That's right...
That's right!
Everyone has their way of enjoying things.
One more time.
H-Haruue-san, maybe it's too much to play it a forth time.
Shouldn't we all take a photo with that?
That?
Here we go.
Welcome Erii
Umm...
Are you sending this image? - Yes
Send!
Sending...
Sent.
This should do it.
Here.
How should I say...
She's a strange girl.
Is she?
She's cute.
She reminds me of Uiharu in the old days.
The old days?
Oh, when she first entered school...
Haruue-san?
Oh watch out!
A-Are you all right, Haruue-san?
What happened?
That...
Academy City Fireworks Festival Many Events!
You mean that?
A poster for a fireworks festival?
Oh come to think of it, that's going on today.
Hey, why not we all go together?
That sounds like a good plan!
We should all wear a yukata...
Let's go.
(Poltergeist) Uncoordinated Release
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Yes!
Academy City Fireworks Festival Student's Night Time Leave Permission until 21:00
It's my first time wearing a Yukata.
Same for me too.
It might be long...?
I'm doing research now so...
Oh I found it, Haruue-san!
We're supposed to adjust the length with the band like this.
It looks difficult.
L-Let's try hard!
Okay.
Umm...
First we get the front right...
Oh, what a cute pendant!
It's kind of like... a protection charm.
A protection charm?
How nice!
Right, let's get these on quickly!
Right!
Umm... after getting the front right, the next is...
We pull up the collar of the Yukata about 20cm...
Like this?
Thank you.
Huh?
You're really taking care of me.
Uiharu-san is a good person.
Well umm...
I'm part of Judgement.
That said...
I'm only doing things like cleaning the city and finding lost articles...
Search...?
Anyway, I'm willing to do anything I can do!
Please rely on me from now on!
I was wondering why you called me suddenly.
S-Saten-san, help us!
Here!
All done!
Thank you!
Amazing, Saten-san.
You dressed us up so nicely in an instant!
Yeah yeah.
We have to hurry or we'll be late.
I would have relied on you in the first place if I'd known things would turn out like this.
But, you were really trying hard.
Since it's my turn to be of support, this time.
This time?
You know, that time when I was unable to pass the Judgement Exam,
and after that, I was unable to have confidence in other things, also.
Oh, you were really in need, then. I couldn't just leave you alone.
Saten-san and the others would listen to my worries and encourage me.
Oh, is that so?
Yes.
Thanks to that, I was able to pass.
So, this time I thought I'd like to support Haruue-san.
Oh...
Umm...
However, it doesn't seem like I'm doing very well by myself...
Oh, no. That's not true.
I'm really happy you are my roommate.
I'm relying on you.
Oh... Yes...
My my, you grew up before I even realized it.
As your older sister, I'm so proud of you.
Geez... My birthday is before yours.
That's that!
What is that!
Don't move, or we'll never finish dressing.
She left.
Let's go-
That was close!
This time it's okay for sure.
Escape success!
It is!
Geez, our dorm is probably the only place where the curfew doesn't change despite the fireworks festival.
Onee-sama,
moving thoughtlessly like that will mess up your outfit.
Yeah right.
You're wearing shorts even though you're wearing a yukata.
Who cares.
No one will see it anyway.
It's good manners for a maiden to be considerate even about parts that can't be seen.
By the way, is Konori-sempai not coming today?
Well she's researching about that Poltergeist.
It looks like something's been bothering her ever since the meeting ended.
I see.
But it really is strange, that the RSPK syndrome simultaneously happens at large scale.
Musashino Milk
This sure is endless.
Poltergeist Photo Archives As part of the effect of the RSPK syndrome to the enviroment, it can cause Poltergeist phenomenon. This is different from the spiritual Poltergeist phenomenon brought up in Occult magazines throughout history, and is a result of infections of weak ability around the... >>Cache RSPK Syndrome and Polgergeist Phenomenon in Stories The Poltergeist Phenomenon caused by the effect of weak ability among the young are reported as poltergeist stories among the young. (<- makes no sense) cache
This seems to be all of the information about it on the internet.
Oh, Misaka-san, you look wonderful.
You look cute too, Shirai-san.
Of course.
You all look cute.
T-Thank you.
Oh, the night stalls are out!
Oh yes!
There's a lot of them!
Oh, it smells great!
I can't stop!
Me too!
Onee-sama!
You mustn't run too much or—
Geez.
Haruue-san, we should go too.
Okay!
Geez, Onee-sama.
Leave me alone!
It's a festival.
What matters is the spirit.
Geez.
Huh?
What are those cars?
MAR, it's trucks for the Psychological State Rescue Team.
Is it a countermeasure against those Poltergeists?
Poltergeist?
So that rumor is for real!
It would be a lot of trouble if a Poltergeist happens somewhere like this where there are lots of people.
But really... How are we supposed to watch fireworks under this much security?
No spirit or atmosphere at all.
Oh... I know a great place, then.
This place isn't well known.
Oh, it's coming up again.
It shakes your stomach doesn't it?
Yes it does.
It's beautiful...
Musashino Milk
Maybe I should have gone...
Something bothered me at first but, researching any more sites is just...
RSPK syndrome treatment Academy Abilty Development Clinic Acception Therapy and ability development RSPK syndrome happening during ability deveoplment Research on RSPK syndrome cause and AIM field diffusion The relationship between the small earthquakes happening frequently and the RSPK syndrome
Huh?
AIM diffusion field?
Tamaya!
Kagiya!
It's coming again.
Tamaya!
Oh?
What's the matter?
I was recalling memories.
About?
You see...
Back then, people like Uiharu and Saten-san I also...
Haruue-san?
What's wrong?
Huh?
I wonder what's wrong.
Haruue-san?
Oh hey!
Huh?
Where are they going?
They are probably being considerate of us and left us to ourselves!
Hey!
Now, let's flare up like the fireworks!
It's hot!
Let's explode tonight.
Hey your phone is ringing.
Geez.
Huh?
Who is it?
Oh.
What is it now, Konori-sempai?
Listen to me!
It's about the Poltergeist.
Researching is fine but,
how about you take some time off sometimes?
The fireworks are beautiful you know?
Just listen to me, will you?
The cause of RSPK syndromes happening simultaneously at large scale is...
possibly an AIM diffusion field purposely interfered with by somebody.
An AIM diffusion field?
That means, the Poltergeist cases were not some coincidental accident!
Where?
Where...?
Haruue-s-san?
Where is it?
But someone is making them happen on purpose?
Shirai-san?
Hey Shirai-san?
This can't be...
No way!
Poltergeist?
Onee-sama!
Where are the others?
Uiharu?
Uiharu!
Saten-san, are you all right?
That was close.
You're not hurt, are you?
You're all right now.
That person is...
Huh?
Haruue-san,
Haruue-san!
Haruue-san, are you all right?
No need to force yourself.
Where?
Where are you?
Haruue-san?
Beautiful!
Amazing!
Did something collapse over there?
Some accident, maybe?
A Certain Scientific Railgun
To be continued
Next Episode
Where?
Voice
Where are you?
Right, Haruue-san!
You went too far!
Left!
What?
Are you smashing watermelons?