Now, I've heard it...
...the fact that Index really has committed 103,000 grimoires to memory...
...which is why she is being targeted...
Yet, she never said "help me" even once.
I...
Huh?
There's... no one?
It's just a rune.
A rune that removed all people from here.
You're...
Kanzaki Kaori is my name.
I would rather not mention my other name.
Your other name?
My magic name, that is.
You're from the Magic Cabal, like him?
I will get straight to the point.
I wish to secure that girl before I mention my magic name.
And if I refuse?
Then I have no choice.
I'll just need to state my name, then secure her.
I will repeat myself.
I wish to secure that girl...
...before I mention my magic name...
Wh-What are you talking about...
I have no reason...
...to surrender to you...
I will repeat myself as many times as necessary.
The speed of the slash wreathed by my Shichiten Shichitou, Nanasen,
Note: Shichiten Shichitou literally means "Seven Heaven Seven Swords", and Nanasen literally means "Seven Rays"
kills someone seven times over in a time period we refer to as a "split second".
I wouldn't think it's wrong to call it "certain death".
Shit...
I couldn't even see a single slash.
But...
With my right hand...
I have received the report from Stiyl.
For some reason, your right hand can neutralize magic.
But wouldn't that mean that as long as you don't touch it with your right hand,
you wouldn't be able of doing that?
Now what?
Leap straight at her without any thought?
Nanasen.
I will repeat myself as many times as necessary.
I do not understand what is driving you to fight so hard.
Nanasen.
Damn you!
It's not disappearing?
Ultra-thin wires?
She... hides all these wires while she maneuvers her katana?
You're... not a magician?
I have just mentioned...
...that I heard Stiyl's story...
Then your long katana's...
My Shichiten Shichitou is not an object for decoration.
What awaits you after going through Nanasen, is the truth, "Yuisen".
Note: Yuisen literally translates to "The Only Ray"
More importantly, I have yet to mention my magic name.
Please do not make me mention it, young man.
I do not wish to mention that name ever again.
Surrender? Never.
What was that?
I couldn't hear you.
Shut up...
I said, shut up.
You emotionless bastard.
Nanasen.
Isn't it quite enough?
I don't believe you have any reason to be fighting this much for her.
Why...
Why aren't you killing me?
If you wanted to, you could've given me your "certain death" anytime.
You're still a person...
...that has enough sense to not kill me at this stage, right?
Then you should know why, right?
Chasing a little girl through the crowds...
Slashing her back with your katana...
That shouldn't be tolerated...
Did you know?
She's lost her memories because of you people.
How badly did you chase her to make her lose even her memories?
I'm the kind of loser that has to fight in a desperate fashion...
...and yet not able to even protect one single girl...
I am just a weak being that can only chew on my fingers as I watch you guys take her away...
...but you're different, no?
With the power you have, you can protect whoever and whatever you want...
...you can save whoever and whatever you want...
...yet, why is this the only action you're taking?
I'm not...
I'm not... doing this because I want to...
The name of the organization I belong to...
...is Necessarius...
That's... the same one Index belongs to, the English Purist Church!
She is my colleague...
...and a very important friend of mine...
I didn't intend to slash her back either!
I didn't... know the Walking Church had been destroyed...
I only slashed her knowing she wouldn't be injured.
Yet...
W-Wait!
Why did you even slash your friend from behind?
If I don't secure her in that manner, she won't be able to live.
Her "perfect memorization" ability...
Perfect... memorization?
That is the reason behind all this.
By perfect memorization...
...are you referring to the 103,000 grimoires?
She said they were all inputted into her brain.
The human brain's capacity is rather minimal.
But, by forgetting unnecessary memories,
one is unconsciously organizing their own brain.
That's why humans are able to live.
However...
...she can't do that...
From the number of leaves on street-side trees...
...to the faces of everyone moving in and out during rush hour periods...
...even the shape of every single drop of rain...
Her brain fills up immediately with such unnecessary information.
Wait, just wait a second.
If you guys all belong to the same organization,
then why is Index calling you evil magicians?
Or, are you telling me...
...that Index is lying to me?
She has not lied to you.
The fact that we are all members of Necessarius... nor the real reason why she's being chased...
...she doesn't remember any of this...
That is why she is forced to make her own judgment...
That it is logical to think the magicians after the 103,000 grimoires are from the Magic Cabal.
But Index has perfect memorization, right?
Why did she lose her memory from this past year in the first place?
She did not lose her memory.
We erased it, to be exact.
Erased?
How?
With magic?
But why?
You were Index's friend, weren't you?
Wasn't Index an important friend of yours?
Then why?!
Because we had no choice but to erase her memories.
Because if we didn't... she would have died...
85% of her brain is allocated to the 103,000 grimoires.
That is why she can only use 15% of a normal person's brain capacity.
If information keeps flooding into the remaining 15%, her brain will...
No...
Other than erasing her memory, there's...
...No other way...
When?
Memory erasure takes place in exact one year periods.
Memory erasure wouldn't be possible if it didn't occur at that exact moment.
Only three more days.
Three days...
We have no intention of harming her.
Rather, no one else is able to save her other than us.
Could you hand her over to us?
Before I mention my magic name.
And, by erasing her memory, she won't remember anything about you, no matter how much you think of her.
Saving her brings you no benefit at all.
This is wrong!
Like this has anything to do with whether she remembers me or not...
If you don't get it, then let me tell you why.
Because I'm Index's friend!
I've always been her friend, and I always will be!
Even if it wasn't written in The Bible, at least this is true!
I knew something was weird.
If it's as simple as her forgetting things,
all you need to do is explain everything and clear the misunderstanding.
Why do you leave it as a misunderstanding?
Why do you chase after her as an enemy?
How dare you just give up on her like that?
What about her own feeling-
Shut your mouth, you amateur!
Don't talk as if you knew what's going on!
What do you think we went through all this time by taking away her memories?!
Apparently you see Stiyl as an enemy,
but do you even know how he felt as he watched you two?
Do you even know how much resolve he had when he presented himself as an enemy?
Stiyl's feelings as he dishonors himself for the sake of saving his important friend...
...would someone like you have any clue?!
We did what we could, too!
We did, I tell you!
We spent all spring!
All summer!
All fall!
All winter!
We created memories, and so that she didn't forget them,
we made a single promise with her,
and we gave her a diary and album for her to carry inside her heart!
And yet...
...it didn't work...
Even when we went back and made more memories with her,
no matter how many times we repeated that...
...memories of her family, friends, lovers...
...they were all reset to zero...
We couldn't handle it anymore...
We couldn't bear to see her smile anymore!
That's wrong...
That's just your own bullshit logic...
You didn't think for Index's sake a single moment...
Don't blame your own gutlessness on Index!
If you're so scared of seeing her lose one year's worth of memories...
If you just give her more blessed memories the next year...
If she knows there's happiness waiting for her the year after to let her conquer the fear of losing this year's memories...
...then no one needs to run away anymore!
Isn't that all there is to this?
Are you protecting people just because you have power?
No, right?
That's not how it is, right?!
You acquired power because you have something you want to protect, right?
Why did you acquire power?
Who did you want to protect with those hands?
Then what the hell are you doing here?!
With that much power,
with such a versatile power,
why are you... so... incompetent...
All done?
Wait for me, Oneesama.
You don't need to be in such a hurry.
Kuroko, you...
While you keep saying curfew, curfew, you've been dragging me to place after place...
I won't be held responsible if we're back late.
Oneesama~
What happened?
This is...
A razor sharp cut like that...
Perhaps, a prank by someone with robotic control powers?
A prank, huh?
A task for Judgment, obviously.
Hold it, Kuroko!
What am I going to do with all this stuff?
What's the matter, Oneesama?
Nothing.
Touma...
Where am I?
Damn it hurts...
Touma, you shouldn't get up yet!
The sun's in the sky...
...which means a night has gone by...
What time is it now?
Not one night.
Three days.
Three days?!
How could I have slept for that long?
Three days...
Memory erasure takes place in exact one year periods.
Only three more days.
Touma, what's wrong?
Does it hurt somewhere?
No.
The fact that Index still remembers me means the memory erasure hasn't taken place yet.
And neither does Index seem any different.
Everything's okay...
No, it isn't!
I didn't know of anything.
Komoe said that you were lying unconscious in the middle of the road.
Komoe was also the one that carried your beaten body back to the apartment.
I didn't realize anything.
I didn't think at all that you were fighting against other magicians.
I...
I... couldn't save you...
What's with this ridiculous bandage wrapping?
A bit much, don't you think?
I thought that was necessary to heal wounds.
It's not as reliable as magic, but...
You're right.
It'll be fine even if you don't use magic.
Touma.
Touma, you still don't believe in magic even after all this, do you?!
You're as stubborn as a person with a one-sided love!
That's not what I meant.
If at all possible, I don't want to see the look on your face when you speak about magic.
I see...
I woke up again?
Woke up?
But, I don't think I want to hear about how I am when I wake up.
The voice I have when I'm unconscious is like talking in dreams... it's very embarrassing...
Besides...
...it feels like I'm gradually becoming a cold machine...
...and it scares me...
Sorry...
It's okay, idiot.
Want to eat something?
Umm... Index... -san?
I am a Sister,
so I know how to take care of a sick person, at least.
W-Well... please allow me the time to think over this deeply, God...
Why?
Not hungry?
Ah-
Coming!
Komoe, perhaps?
What are you doing in front of my home?
Kamijyo-chan!
I'm not sure what's going on, but we have some guests.
You guys!
What are you guys doing here now-
Hmm...
You can't even run away easily with that body of yours.
I see...
Index has been running away from these people on her own...
...but if she has to carry the burden of an injured person in me, then it's a different story...
In order to more efficiently and safely secure Index,
they want to use me as...
Go away!
I beg you, I'll go anywhere with you.
I'll do anything for you!
Index!
Please, I beg you, please.
Please, don't hurt Touma anymore!
Tonight, at midnight,
the ritual to erase Index's memories will take place.
But I won't give up.
I will get you out of there!
Next time, "Limit".
When science and magic cross paths,
this epic will begin!