Now then...
It's time...
...to bring about some justice!
How...?!
Rosenthal Third Number, Huotou, activating.
Danger to Adonai detected. Commencing action to purge the danger.
How is she moving around...?
Y-You...
You're supposed to be dead as a result of our justice...!
S-Stay back!
No... What's here isn't just a body;
it's a person.
Stay back, you monster!!
Attack identified. Prioritizing charm damage avoidance.
Permitting physical damage up to Level 4.
Hey, man! Don't be so quick to call others monsters.
A real monster, you see...
...is more along the lines of this!
"A Certain Scientific Accelerator"
"#04 Third Number (The Pseudo-Soul, Huotou)"
You're done for now!
What a shame. If I were in a slightly better mood,
there were a number of things I would have asked you first.
It makes no difference now, though.
Even this babe in the woods here
is at least smart enough to show respect for the dead,
but you seem to prefer cutting them up and dissolving them, don't you?
If I'm being honest, I'm not opposed to that, myself. So...
...let's you and me, monster to monster,
have a little fun with each other!
I'm thinking of using the blood flow and bioelectricity in your body
and trying my hand at creating a little art.
You'll be dead, though, and won't get to see it.
Huh?
He got so freaked out, he lost consciousness.
What a disgrace to villainy.
Now...
...is it your turn next?
Wh-What is this?
What's wrong?
Huh?
My wound has opened up again. Even so...
...it doesn't matter.
Hey!
"Morgue"
Are you okay? Shake it off.
Adonai...
...he has not sustained injury serious enough to terminate life functions.
By taking appropriate measures, he should recover.
Rescue teams should be arriving shortly. Should we pursue him?
No. I can't leave him here like this.
He is my essential...
Essential...?
...t-teacher, actually.
Teacher?
Yeah. I have much to learn from him.
Move it! Move it!
Out of the way!
Move! Move!
Move!
"That kind of violence cannot be tolerated,"
says Misaka, issuing a warning.
"Please run away from here at once,"
says Misaka, requesting evacuation while keeping the villain occupied.
Tch, damn it!
Misaka dodges him,
then deprives him of mobility for several seconds using electricity,
while in the meantime...
Insulation?!
In that case, Misaka
makes an attempt at hacking.
That uniform is from Tokiwadai.
There is shielding in place. But breaking in should still be possible.
I don't know who you are, but I don't need you using your abilities on me.
Adonai, I have located him.
Hey, hurry and get in!
That means...
...you're my hostage!
Pursuing.
Huh? Are you sure you're all right?
I am unsure of your definition of "all right,"
but if I sacrifice 70% of the muscle fiber in my legs,
I should catch up to them in roughly 180 seconds.
You can't.
We'll pursue them once we're better prepared.
I don't want to create any more unhappiness.
This was made by an Antiskill vehicle, all right.
But vehicles of this type were all supposed to have been disposed of.
If this kind of vehicle was used...
Then sure enough...
It's those guys, isn't it?
DA strikes again.
"Operating"
For goodness sake, what is it with my patients?
Why can't they ever seem to stay still?
U-i-ha-ru!
--Jeez, why do you always do that?! --Okay, I'm sorry!
Setting that aside for now...
But you never really set it aside.
...I heard the greatest story, you know?
Another urban legend?
Now, now, don't be like that.
So anyway, somewhere underneath Academy City,
there are subway trains running that nobody has a solid grasp of,
and get this--one of them is the "subway train that runs forever,"
which has never once stopped at a single station!
There you go again with another half-baked rumor.
I'm telling you, it's not half-baked!
Somebody once saw it.
The subway train that always runs isn't even remotely like any other train.
Yes, as you wish.
Can I ask you to wait just a moment, please?
Forgive me for interrupting your dinner, Mr. Breeder.
I believe at the moment, you're passing under School District 7?
Imagine, one of Academy City's top leaders on a train that runs all the time...
Are you that afraid to allow your location to be made known?
Feel free to call me Nakimoto now. We may as well be open.
And I will call you Hishigata, instead of Dachshund.
There's something I need to speak to you about.
What is it?
I don't want my plan to be disrupted by small-timers.
I already haven't obtained something that I should have,
and I would hate to have any more of my upcoming activities obstructed.
I see. You're saying that DA is going too far?
That's what I'm saying. We're on the same page.
Indeed, having another full-blown action in public view,
like that one at the healthcare facility, would be hard to accept.
In any event,
as a member of the city's governing board, I appreciate your input.
So I can look forward to the situation improving, then?
Goodbye.
Heh, I like an old man who gets my snark.
DA...
As an organization with technical skill and the ability to act,
I thought they would be of some use to me,
but apparently, they're too out of control.
It may be about time to cut them out.
This will be a good opportunity to put Scavenger to the test.
Are you sure? Like I always say, once they're let loose on the world,
they're completely out of our hands.
You really are sure about this?
Okay, okay!
Okay! Okay! Okay!
Okay!
Okay, everyone, gather around.
Eyes up here!
Time to go to work.
Dr. Matsumoto, from Internal Medicine, please report to Exam Room 3, stat.
There's nothing wrong with the hospital. Which means,
he ran the hell away without giving me another thought after I collapsed.
Damn it, these villains are rotten through and through.
Blondie isn't around, either. Did she go after the guy who escaped?
I doubt she's forgotten that she's being chased after, as well.
Ah, you're awake.
"I was so worried, I made sure I stayed awake,
but when it really counted, I was asleep!"
says Misaka Misaka, caught up in a terrible pang of regret!
Are you okay?
Of course I am.
"Do you want something to eat?" asks Misaka Misaka, inwardly feeling uneasy,
afraid that you'll ask for an apple,
since she is unable to peel an apple, and would be up a creek.
No, I don't.
Actually, get me a can of coffee. I take it black.
There should be some in the vending machine on the first floor.
The doctor said stimulants would be a bad idea,
but in your case, it's sure to be medicinal!
Which is why Misaka Misaka will go sneak down and buy some!
"Oh, come to think of it,
I don't have any money," says Misaka Misaka, staring you down,
waiting for you to hand over your money card.
Thank you!
Okay, I'll go buy it!
So, what do you want?
Are you here to laugh at the mess I am?
"You look too pitiful to be called a mess,"
replies Misaka, gazing at you who got hurt saving the host individual.
I didn't do it to save all of you. I just did it because I wanted to.
Misaka is denying shared memory access temporarily,
so that the host individual does not find out,
but it is only a matter of time.
Here.
What is it?
Misaka is in possession of a letter for you from the blond foreign lady.
"A civilian has been abducted. Going to retrieve her"
What kind of penmanship is this? Is she a kid? With those looks?
"Misaka wrote it down for her,"
answers Misaka, flummoxed by the unexpected appraisal of her handwriting.
Misaka feels self-assured based on the knowledge gained from shojo manga
that having cute handwriting can be effective when writing love letters.
Abducted?
The civilian individual stated as being abducted is still unharmed.
How can you know that?
"The civilian... is No. 10046," says Misaka,
disclosing the information she declines to share with Last Order.
What?
"Yoshikawa Kikyo"
Oh, you answered. I heard the Frog Doctor had to take care of you again,
but I guess you're well enough to answer your phone, huh?
Buzz off. I don't have time to waste, here. State your business.
I took the trouble to call you regarding the matter you asked me about,
so maybe your treatment of me is a little bit mean.
Okay, so get on with it.
The kid is gonna figure out that something isn't right pretty soon.
Something bad is happening that involves her again, huh?
Well, okay.
Tch.
I learned a few things about DA.
DA is an abbreviation for "Disciplinary Action,"
of the punitive measure variety.
They're kind of like a mutual aid society within Antiskill.
At least, that's what they publicly claim to be,
but in actuality, they're a secret society. And a fairly nasty one, at that.
I know well enough that they're scum and an insult to real villainy.
Yes. They'll resort to anything to bring about what they call their "justice."
It was started by members
who were reprimanded for carrying their peacekeeping actions too far,
so maybe that's to be expected.
The problem is, they have a lot of sympathizers.
Sympathizers?
DA has grown with the help of members and former members of Antiskill
who espouse the same ideals,
and who provide them with lots of information, funding, and tech.
When evil spreads, it invites even more, powerful evil.
In DA's case, that includes powerful movers and shakers,
defense firms that ended up being rejected,
not to mention a dangerous neuroscientist.
Scientist, huh?
On the other hand, one of the bigwigs who had been showing favor to DA
must have thought that DA's extreme actions were becoming a nuisance,
and apparently, just started taking action to have them purged.
As a result, there's whole lot of danger looming around DA right now.
Which is exactly why Antiskill,
which had been primarily shut down by this bigwig up to now,
may be going into action against them.
If you're planning to get involved in this matter, make sure you're careful.
None of that matters to me.
If I don't like who or what someone is, no matter who they may be, I kill them.
That's all there is to it.
Sorry to make you do this.
It is not a problem. If I allocate 60% of my brain's capacity to this,
it is possible for me to raise my sense of smell temporarily.
Analysis complete. This way.
All right, let's hurry.
It appears some foolish evil has gone into action.
Nakimoto has done much to help our cause,
but apparently, he can no longer understand our lofty ideals.
Worldly snobs are always such an annoyance.
I-Isn't it a bad idea to turn the governing board against us?
What are you saying, you weakling?!
I thought we swore to eliminate all our enemies for the cause of justice!
Fainthearted defeatists must be purged!
Fainthearted defeatists must be purged.
S-Sorry, you're right.
We did resolve to give up our lives for the sake of justice.
I-I admit I was wrong.
No matter. We are now more than equipped to oppose the governing board.
This only means that the time has come to use our power against all evil.
Why don't we teach them a lesson about the strength of our justice?
And in doing so, we'll bring about true peace in Academy City!
Sheesh, these guys must have nothing better to do. Mm-hmm.
Ah, that reminds me. That idiot who ran out in the middle of his mission
brought a hostage back to the base, of all things.
I want her. Would you mind?
All right. I'll have her sent to you.
Thanks a lot, mm-hmm.
But why do you seek that individual?
For the cause of justice, of course.
I'm not interested in anything other than justice.
The more I investigate, the more they come out of the woodwork.
DA is a nest of terrorists. Why did none of this ever come out before,
but now, the information is suddenly showing up?
And from what I'm seeing, the equipment DA has
is slightly superior to Antiskill's state-of-the-art stuff.
We'd best consider them to be a significantly dangerous organization.
What is an Antiskill member who went missing
after his extreme subjugation of a student left them half-paralyzed
doing in this lineup?
This one illegally diverted Antiskill weapons and was dismissed.
I remember he sent them to a hostile organization,
with the goal of wiping out terrorists, or something.
It's almost as though the dark underbelly of Antiskill is assembled here...
Explosion at a warehouse in the 3rd District!
"Estimated scope of DA hideouts" "3rd District warehouse area, Warehouse 5"
So are we done earning some spare change?
Did you get a complete headcount?
Aww... As completely wiped out as this place is,
wouldn't that usually mean the job is over?
This isn't the only target location; was this everyone?
Did anyone see someone carrying a bag big enough to stick a girl inside?
There, you see?
You're kidding me!
Listen, this is business.
We've been hired to eradicate this "DA" organization entirely.
If we fail to kill any targets,
forget about small change, it'll be breach of contract.
Wah! So, what do we do?
It's okay, it's okay. Do you think a mere human can escape from my Predator?
Heh, your ability always smacks of some clammy stalker.
Found you.
"Next time"
"DA"