Such misfortune!
Hold it, you dipshit!
Wait, you coward!
I, Kamijyo Touma...
...am leading a way of life...
...that is undoubtedly blessed with misfortune.
Yes, July 19th.
I went into a family restaurant in a rather good mood since summer vacation began the next day...
...and ordered a bitter melon and escargot lasagna from hell.
That was when it happened.
I saw a girl being harassed by some delinquents,
thought I'd be a little hero, and that was when my luck ran out.
C'mon...
Hey, you.
She looks troubled.
Ahh, that felt good.
Oh, yeah!
What's up with this guy?
Got something to say, huh?
Ahh, god, what is it with my misfortune?!
Damn, they finally gave up.
What were you doing?
Being a good Samaritan by protecting the delinquents?
Are you a certain hot-blooded teacher?
The fact that they stopped chasing after me means...
Yeah, I burned them all up to save trouble.
So that's what happened...
Hey, do you know what a railgun is?
Railgun?
Also called a super electromagnetic cannon.
By borrowing Fleming's momentum, it can fire shells like a cannon.
Something like this, see?
Even with a coin like this, if it can go at three times the speed of sound,
it can deal a substantial amount of damage, see?
Don't tell me you burned those people with that?
Don't take me for a fool.
I'm quite adept at taking care of useless Level 0 espers.
Yes, I wasn't trying to save her.
I was trying to save the guys that were carelessly trying to approach her.
I'm quite aware that you're one of only seven Level 5 espers in this Academy City,
but I think you should change your habit of talking down to other people, really.
That's something only the strong would say...
Hey, hey, hey!
I'm a Level 0, too!
And why are you, a Level 0, unharmed?
I'm not sure how to put this.
Misfortune?
Bad luck?
You really have bad luck.
Due to the electrical outage caused by the thunderbolts last night,
my room is hot as hell right now.
So hot...
It also means that everything inside my fridge can't be called food anymore.
I had to throw my emergency food supply, instant yakisoba, into the sink.
While searching for my wallet, I stepped on and broke my debit card.
I got a love call from my teacher saying, "Kamijyo-chan, you need to attend extra lessons 'cause you're dumb~"
Such misfortune...
Okay, the weather's nice,
so let's switch modes by airing out my futon.
The sky's so blue, yet my future's so dark.
I hope it doesn't start raining all of a sudden...
Huh, I'm already airing one out?
Huh?
Huh???
Huh?!?!
A... girl?
Why is she hanging in a place like this?
Her clothing... Is she a sister?
She's a foreigner, right?
I'm...
I'm hungry...
I'm hungry.
Hello?
I'm hungry.
She speaks Japanese?
I keep telling you I'm hungry.
Are you trying to say that, under these circumstances, you're a dying person lying on the streets?
It can also be termed the fallen dead.
Hey, I'd be grateful if you could help me fill up my stomach.
Why don't I help her reach happiness in a far, far away place?
Is... Is this good enough for you?
Thank you!
And I shall start eating now!
It's so delicious.
This is so delicious!
Is that so?
It's like a pseudo-fried vegetable plate where I threw in everything that was inside the fridge.
It must be that thing, right?
To help relieve fatigue,
you gave it a sour flavor, right?
Sour...
Don't force yourself to eat that.
A nasty dish cooked by a man like that...
It's not nasty.
It's a gratuitous meal you cooked for me!
There's no way it can taste bad!
I'll jump into hell myself!
And?
Why were you being aired out on my balcony?
I fell.
My original intent was to go from rooftop to rooftop.
These are eight-story buildings.
I didn't have a choice.
I was being pursued.
Ah, I need to introduce myself first.
My name is Index.
Index?
That sounds like a fake name no matter how you think about it.
What index? "An" index?
It means an index for forbidden texts.
Ah, my magical name is Dedicatus545.
It means a sheep dedicated to protecting the knowledge of the strong.
And, why are you being pursued, Index?
I believe they're after the 103,000 grimoires I possess.
Grimoires?
Yes,
the book of Eibon,
the Lemegeton,
the Book of the Dead,
these are the representative ones.
I don't know about inside of you,
but you're empty handed, you know?
I have them.
All 103,000 books.
103,000 books...
Do you have a key to a big warehouse?
No.
You're not going to tell me that these are books that dumb people can't see, are you?
People that aren't dumb can't see them either.
It'd be meaningless if people could see them.
And... who's after you?
The magic society.
Magic?
Eh? Was my Japanese weird?
Magic.
The Magic Cabal.
Is that a religious group or something?
Somehow I feel you're making fun of me.
You're making fun of me, right?
Sorry, this is impossible.
I know of many esper abilities,
but magic is out of the question.
Supernatural powers within this Academy City are quite normal.
Science can develop anything.
It's weird that you believe in supernatural powers and yet you don't believe in magic!
Then, what is magic?
Show me some.
I don't have any mana, so I can't use any.
If you can't use any, then I wouldn't be able to know if magic really does exist!
It does!
Magic exists!
Well, I've also possessed some weird power for my entire life.
Weird power?
If I come into contact with an esper ability with this right hand,
be it a railgun or a lightning attack,
even a miracle of God can be dispelled.
Yep.
What's that "screw the shopping channel" look on your face?!
Well...
An atheist like you...
...is saying a miracle of God can be dispelled...
This pisses me off.
To think I'd be taken for a fool by this phony magical girl.
I'm not a phony!
Then show me something.
If I punch that out with my right hand,
then you'll have to believe my right hand's power.
Fine!
I'll show you then!
This!
This clothing!
It's a very powerful defensive barrier called "the walking church"!
What are you talking about?
All you've been doing was throwing all this weird terminology at me.
I still have no clue whatsoever.
I'll prove it instead of all this talking!
Use this kitchen knife to stab my stomach!
Wh-What...
This is a church in the form of clothing that possesses the absolute minimum elements that make up a church.
A stab from a kitchen knife won't hurt me at all!
Then, I shall stab you.
Or did you really think I'd say that?
You really are making fun of me!
This is an accurate copy of the Holy Shroud of Turin!
Its hardness is of Pope Class.
It can turn aside any kind of attack, be it physical or magical or anything,
and it absorbs the impact!
Basically...
...if that's really an esper ability...
...then it'll be broken into pieces when I touch it with my right hand...
If your power is actually au-then-tic~
Fine, you little...
If you're going to go that far,
then I'll really do it!
Huh?
Nothing's happening!
What?
W-Well...
Jesus...
You bit me all over the place...
What are you, a fly from summer camp?
That was really my bad.
So-
I don't understand how you can talk to me after what just happened.
Well... I got caught in the confusion somewhat...
How should I put it...
Make fun of me, will you?
Gosh!
Her clergy clothing.
The fact that it responded to my right hand means there's absolutely no doubt that she's related to esper abilities.
Done!
What's with the... iron maiden?
Called the mat of needles in Japanese.
Ah, I forgot!
Extra lessons!
I need to head to school now.
What are you going to do?
I can hand you the keys if you're staying here.
It's okay.
I'll leave.
If I keep staying here, they'll find this place.
You don't want this room to explode, right?
Hey!
Wait!
Your right hand.
I think it's something that erases things like good luck and blessings of God.
Just by your right hand coming in contact with the air,
you'll keep encountering misfortune!
Such misfortune...
If you ask me, I think being born with such power is a misfortune in and of itself.
You...
Do you have anywhere to go to once you leave here?
The enemy will come if I stay here.
Enemy?
This clothing functions through mana.
I think they're applying a search based on this mana.
But, don't worry.
If I can make it to The Church, they'll help hide me.
Now, hold on.
Do you think I'd let you go after learning all this?
Then, would you accompany me to the depths of hell?
Bye, then.
You're welcome to come back if you're in trouble again!
Yeah, I'll come again when I'm hungry!
What is this? Agathions?
Oh shit!
Extra lessons!
The Academy City.
In this place, there are a plethora of colleges, primary schools, middle schools, etc.
A city of schools.
Spreading as wide as one-third of the Tokyo metropolis,
its population is 2.3 million.
80% of these are students,
and most of them live inside the city.
A weird city with things like those cleaning robots that are everywhere.
Okay then, let us begin the extra lessons.
I put in some effort and made a quiz for you all,
so I'll be handing these out right away.
If your marks are bad,
you'll have to go through the "see through" punishment game.
The "see through" one? Is that the one where you play poker blindfolded?
She won't let you go home until you win ten games in a row at that...
Sheesh...
We were forced to stay through the night last time...
Kamijyo-chan,
since your documentation credits are insufficient,
you'll end up playing the "see through" game either way.
Komoe-chan loves you so much, Kami-yan.
Aogami...
You don't sense any evil intent behind her?
To be able to enjoy scolding from a child like that,
Kami-yan, you'll gain plenty of experience points, man!
So not only are you a lolicon, you're also an M?
Note: M is slang for "Masochist"
God, you're hopeless.
It's not "I like lolis",
but rather "I also like lolis".
Excuse me...
Hey, people?
Speak another damn word,
and you'll be doing a Columbus' egg, okay?
Do I make myself clear?
Such misfortune.
I wonder what she's doing now.
I think she forgot her hood back in my room.
But what was all that?
103,000 grimoires...
Where does she put all that?
She says she has them "right here"...
She'll come back to pick up what she forgot someday.
Sensei~
Kamijyo-kun has his eyes stuck on the skirts of the girls' tennis club!
You made her cry...
It is now past the latest one can stay after school.
All students should head home right away.
It is now past the latest one can stay after school.
And I was forced to stay at school until this late, eh?
All students should head home right away.
Such misfortune...
There you are!
I finally found you, and this time, we'll-
Hey, hold it!
You, I'm talking to you!
I told you to hold it!
Ah, you again, the middle school shocker.
Quit calling me "shocker"!
I have a proper name called Misaka Mikoto, okay?
You've been calling me "shocker" ever since we first met, haven't you?
Okay, shocker.
You had to go to extra lessons, too?
Quiet, you!
Today, I'll stun you like a fried frog's leg,
so get your will and distribution of wealth ready, goddammit!
Screw you.
Oh yeah?!
How about it?
Did the switch in your rotten brain change positions now?
Screw you!
Because of all those thunderbolts you rained over the city,
all of my electronic appliances and all the food inside my fridge died!
I blame you for being a dick!
I have no clue how that got you angry.
Besides, I never laid a single finger on you!
That's right.
I never landed a single punch on you either!
So, for the benefit of both sides, let's call this a tie.
You can have the victory, then.
Hey, you!
Take this seriously!
So, I can go at you with all that I've got?
The phony magician in the morning,
and the shocker in the evening...
Magician?
Message, message.
Offensive type electrical wave that violates the electrical wave law detected.
Irregularity in the system confirmed.
You idiot!
Don't be shocking other things in a place like this!
Quiet, you!
Run already!
Cleaning robots?
Sheesh...
What are they cleaning in front of my room?
How should I put it?
Such misfortune.
Hey, Index.
What are you lying here for?
Sleeping in a place like this-
What is... this...
Snap out of it, Index!
What happened to you?
Who the hell did this to you?
We're magicians, by the way.
Stiyl Magnus,
that's the name of that magician bastard.
Protect Index?
What are these guys plotting?
Next time, "Innocentius".
When science and magic cross paths,
this epic will begin!