I wanted to save her...
...not fight her.
I just wanted to save her.
That was all.
You're gonna die.
Eat this one head on, and you won't be able to live for sure.
koko ni ikiru sono wake mo
Be it the reason I live here,
kono basho de deau subete mo
or be it everything I encountered here,
tatoe chigau sekai demo
even if it were a different world,
doko ni itemo kono omoi wa yuruganai
no matter where I am, this feeling won't be swayed.
mune wo chikuri to sasu itami
The pain from the heart getting pierced,
sore mo warau shiawase na mono tachi e
that should be directed at those bystanders jeering at you.
se wo mukeyuku
Turn your back on them.
touzen no kurushimi wo unmei ga sasou
Fate beckons the obvious suffering.
furuedasu ashi ga oboeteru
The trembling feet remember,
kakushin ni
a certain now.
yume dake ja mamorenai
Illusions alone are not enough to protect
tayoranai chikara
such an unreliable power.
ima kono te de shirukara
I will now see for myself with these hands.
mayowanai
No more hesitation.
Accelerator
One-Way Road
"Absolute coordinates for battlefield terrain are X-228561 by Y-568714."
"Starting time is 8:30 p.m. exact, Japan Standard Time."
"Test material to be used will be no. 10032."
"Test purpose will be to develop maneuvers for battles where 'reflection' cannot be used."
Who are you?
What are you doing?
"I don't know."
"I cannot understand," as MISAKA suspects the mental condition of the young man.
"Yet, why is it that MISAKA is recalling his face now?"
RSPK syndrome, or what is commonly referred to as poltergeist,
is caused by children who cannot perceive reality properly due to mental trauma or heavy stress.
In the experiments for "skill development",
various methods have been used to "separate" one from normal reality.
An esper that is separated from proper reality will be able to obtain their own unique "personal reality".
As a result, under rules different from those of normal humans, they can distort the world,
or destroy things without physically touching them,
or read into the future one year hence just by closing their eyes, etc. and acquire such powers.
What is referred to as "skill development" in Academy City denotes this act of artificially creating one's "personal reality".
Basically, with the help of drugs and hypnosis, we cause a certain type of change in the brain.
That is why, by ingesting a certain amount of "curriculum", all people would awaken esper abilities.
But somehow...
...someone who didn't awaken to any power came along...
...like Kamijo Touma...
Actually... people like Kamijo-chan are more significant...
Do you know Touma's power?
Well, Kamijo-chan has been a bit of a naughty boy since he enrolled.
A lot of things happened... A lot...
Another one?
That bastard.
The fact that Level 0's exist means there are still rules we haven't been able to explain yet.
That could be the key to SYSTEM, which means "those who aren't deities that reach the sense of the heavens".
We still don't know the truth about the world.
But to find the answer is easy;
if someone appears with a status superior to humans, this person would be able to understand God's answers.
God's answers, huh?
My... hand...
Was I out cold?
What happened?
Ah, I remember.
What are you doing...
Getting yourself all hurt...
Rolling around on this dirty concrete...
Your heart might've even stopped, too...
Why... can you even be smiling like that?
I know now.
I know how to stop the experiment now.
It's pretty easy if you think about it.
Tree Diagram designed the experiment under the assumption that Accelerator is the strongest esper in Academy City.
So, for example, if the so-called strongest Accelerator was beaten in a street fight,
no one would continue an experiment where the underlying assumptions don't hold anymore.
So we just need to let those scientists think that.
That Accelerator is really super weak.
That's not possible.
I've met Accelerator face-to-face only once.
But I could tell.
A battle with him wouldn't even be called a match.
A battle, to him, is just a one-way road of slaughtering his opponent.
Besides, both he and I are Level 5.
Even if I were to miraculously defeat him,
those scientists will conclude that it was within the error range.
They won't be able to think that Accelerator was actually weak.
Then, if I fight, it'll be perfect.
If the strongest Level 5 in Academy City...
...lost to the weakest Level 0...
What do you think you're doing?
It's impossible.
You don't know Accelerator's powers.
The fact you're trying to fight someone who wouldn't flinch at the thought of...
...taking on the entire world's military straight up is already insane, okay?!
Momentum, heat, electric charge,
any kind of vector that he comes in touch with, he can manipulate!
Forget the fact that none of your attacks will reach him,
he'll just counter them back at you.
To take on a rule breaker like that face on...
And look at you, you're all beat up!
There's no way you can defeat that monster!
Why...
You were going to Accelerator's location originally, right?
Tell me.
Where is he?
Current time is 8:25, isn't it?
That must mean that you're the next target in the experiment, I take it?
"Yes."
"MISAKA's serial number is 10032," answers MISAKA.
"Before that, isn't it more appropriate to say the password to confirm participation in the experiment?" advises MISAKA.
Well, you realize I don't really have to confirm anything because it's an experiment that's trying to make me stronger...
But you sure look calm knowing your situation...
Can't you use your brain a little?
"A vague term such as 'a little' prevents MISAKA from understanding," replies MISAKA.
"There are three minutes and twenty seconds before the experiment begins,"
"but are you finished with your preparations?" confirms MISAKA.
Because I can't fathom the first bit of throwing my own life away.
My life is what's most important to me.
That's why my desire for more power has no limits.
That's why no matter how many hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of you die,
I'll be laughing hard, saying "like I care".
"Neither does MISAKA understand some of your actions," answers MISAKA.
"You are already the strongest Level 5 in Academy City."
"Since you are already in a position where no one can catch you,"
"why is it necessary to desire more power?" supposes MISAKA.
Strongest, eh?
Well, how do people know that?
Because they actually fought me and lost, right?
In other words, my strength is only at the level of "fun"... of "let's try picking a fight with him"...
I don't like that, got it?
Not a single bit...
That kind of "strongest" is completely worthless!
I strive for something beyond that,
that challenging me would be the most ridiculous thought ever,
that fighting me would be a sin.
I strive for that "absolute" nature!
"There is one minute and thirty seconds before the experiment begins,"
"but are you finished with your preparations?" reconfirms MISAKA.
Great.
I wanted to kill some time, but that doesn't seem possible.
I can't talk with you at all.
Then, are you ready?
It's about time you die.
You worthless piece of excess product.
"8:29:45..."
"Experiment no. 10032 shall now begin."
"Subject 'Accelerator', please move to your designated position," orders MISAKA.
The industrial area in the western outskirts.
The train switch yard there is the location of the 10032nd experiment.
"The MISAKA that you have been in touch with is Serial Number 10032. This MISAKA."
What's the matter?
Oh, right.
The voltage coming from my body.
He's such an idiot.
You want to save them, then leave this to me.
The crucial point is that I, a Level 0, beat Accelerator all by myself, right?
For a Level 5 to be fighting with me would just ruin everything.
I will...
I will bring her back...
I know, okay?!
I won't be able to do anything even if I go there.
But, you think I can just stand here?!
What? What? What is this?
No matter how much time you buy for yourself,
miracles won't happen!
"This night..."
"...has no wind"
This smell...
Oh, I see...
You're using electrons to break up oxygen and create ozone.
Trying to make me run out of air, huh?
Wonderful, wonderful!
Absolutely wonderful!
Serving as my enemy rather well, eh?
This does not bore me.
You do get smarter after getting killed ten thousand times, eh?
But there's a weak point in this.
If I catch you, then this plan will fail, eh?
Don't act surprised.
I just changed the vectors behind my feet.
Hey...
Do you know of a method of beating your opponent without hurting your own knuckles?
The second you touch the other person's body,
change the vector of the opposing momentum towards that person.
Well, your opponent gets twice the amount of pain, but...
Hey, what happens to the experiment in this situation?
Get away from her.
You get away from Misaka's sister right now.
Hey, hey, come on now.
Don't bring a civilian to the experiment grounds.
Man, this'll leave a bad taste.
Gotta kill off civilians that find out about the secret, right?
Shut up.
Quit talking nonsense and get away from her, I said.
You thug!
And who do you think you are?
Calling me, the strongest of only seven Level 5 espers, a thug?
It's not even funny.
Hey, you're kind of fun.
"What are you..."
"What are you doing..." asks MISAKA...
Oh, it's the sister.
You really are the spitting image of Mikoto.
Yo, thanks for the juice and fleas yesterday.
Hey, you picked it up, at least give it a name.
"MISAKA doubts her own mental status."
"For a clone that has as many replacements as desired,"
"what are you trying to do for MISAKA?" asks MISAKA once again.
"MISAKA can be automatically reproduced countless times at the push of a button."
"A manufactured body borrowing a heart."
"There are still 9,968 in stock-"
Shut up.
Like I care about all those little details.
I am standing here to save you.
There's only one of you in this world, isn't there?!
Don't be dying on me like that, okay?
I have plenty of things I want to give you an earful on, okay?
So, I'm going to save you now.
You just shut up and lie there.
What?
Letting out all those heroic lines like that...
Don't tell me you forgot about my presence, eh?
Too slow.
With that speed, you're a whole century too slow!
Come on, come on!
Too slow.
Come on, you're way too slow.
You want me to enjoy this hunt, then become a fox.
Don't be a pig that's waiting to be devoured, thug!
Well then.
Shall we... put an end to this?
Huh?
Looks like it was wheat flour inside.
And since there's no wind tonight,
this might be a rather dangerous circumstance, eh?
Because, there's powdery stuff floating in the air,
and if it caught fire...
...I bet the speed at which oxygen burns would be crazy fast!
You've heard of "dust explosions" at least, right?
For the one and only you in this world,
what can I do?
I can't even get near him,
me, the weakest esper.
Next time, "Weakest vs. Strongest".
When science and magic cross paths,
this epic will begin!
nee kikoeru
Hey, can you hear it?
kioku wo samayotteru
Memories are wandering around.
nee kokoro wo shinjite
Hey, trust the heart
ikiteyukereba
as long as we live.
ikirusekai ga tatoe
Even if the world
chigatta toshite mo
we live in is different,
mamoritai mono ga arunara
as long as there's something to protect...
sashi dashita chikara wa dare no tame ni
For whom do you reach out your right hand?
toki hanatsu itsukusen no mana
The thousands of mana that you release...
sono shigusa ga
Your actions...
sono manazashi ga
Your gaze...
kokoro wo shimetsukeru
They tighten my heart...
tebanasanai
I won't let go of you.