Now there are three of them.
Qiongqi, Hundun, and Taotie...
For Hishigata, who isn't even a necromancer, to keep using them is extremely dangerous.
I have to make sure that Hishigata and Hirumi are stopped.
Everything that's happened has happened because I came to this city.
"A Certain Scientific Accelerator"
"#09 Memory of Death (10031 Deaths)"
Huotou,
we're the only ones who can stop Hirumi. Let's go!
Acknowledged, Adonai.
We're about to obtain the formula.
Using it, my Hirumi will achieve a domain no one else ever has.
Our dream will come true at last.
That's right, Hirumi!
Brother, what will you do after that?
After that?
Academy City will be forced to acknowledge our success.
No! I was asking about stuff outside of research!
Oh, that? Sorry. Well, let's see...
When morning comes, I'll get up, and at night, I'll go to sleep.
I'll make sure we eat our meals at home.
From now on, you and I are going to live normal, happy lives.
What is it that you want to do?
I...
I just want you to be there with me, Brother.
This guy doesn't give up.
Heap of junk #1,
you're getting tuckered out, aren't you?!
You never learn, you just send replacements, huh?
Hey in there, what's the matter?!
Whew, that was close.
Brother, look.
The line's been disconnected?
Damn.
That last little mishap messed things up?!
Ah, this is driving me crazy!
We're so close! We're so close to getting the formula!
Brother, calm down.
You're right, Hirumi.
We'll just have to recover Hundun
and transfer the rest of the formula data hard-wired.
Hirumi?
I just had a great idea.
"Experiencing signal interference. Due to system interference, School District 16 is now off-limits. Please evacuate at once."
Due to system interference with the infrastructure in School District 16,
Academy City has designated it off-limits.
All those currently in said district, please evacuate at once. Repeat...
Keep back! The area ahead is off-limits!
For real?
We can't go to school?
Does that mean we have it off?
--What was that? --A person?
Target Accelerator acquired. Predicted trajectory calculated.
Disregarding mission damage to surrounding area.
Transmitting data to Taotie.
Receiving data from Qiongqi.
How's my different way of thinking, Brother?
Slow him down, rather than fighting him? Nice idea, Hirumi.
Tch.
It's tacky to imitate others!
Heap of junk #3, you dropped this!!
That twisted freak got away. After making this big a scene fleeing,
I can pretty well tell which direction you went.
Tell him something for me--
that I'm on my way, right now!
Mm-hmm, it really is faster to download over cables!
95%... 97...
99...
A-Accelerator!
Huh?
"I-It was you..." says Misaka, recognizing the person who saved her,
as faint surprise surfaces.
"Welcome back!" Misaka Misaka senses your presence and springs awake!
Huh? He's not here. It was a dream?
"Ugh, I'm so bored," mutters Misaka Misaka.
Huh?
Mm-hmm, true to your title as first-ranked.
That voice--
from the moment I first heard it, I found it unpleasant,
and now, so is your face.
I hate this guy.
Now, now, don't be hasty, and hear me out.
We've just gotten to the best part!
Do you happen to know the extent of my research over these last few years?
The espers aboard Qiongqi and Taotie, which were easily beaten by you,
were originally Level 3.
But with my esper boosting and Esther's pseudo-souls,
their abilities were raised up to Level 5!
Ah, but they were still no match for you.
Are you a complete idiot?
If you hook junk up to more junk, you're going to get junk.
Yeah, you're right, mm-hmm. Up to now, anyway.
Up to now? After everything that's happened,
do you still think you can gain even a millimeter of victory against me?
Mm-hmm, well,
I have the memories of 10,031 deaths that I got from her.
Once I install my formula into those three,
you'll have opponents that are more satisfying--
or rather, that you can grovel before.
They'll be tough foes you can call friends, mm-hmm.
Okay, time to push the button.
Not necessary. I don't need any more trouble.
Beat it with your good-for-nothing darkness.
Hirumi... Me and Hirumi's dream...!
Did your brain just snap from despair?!
Just kidding. It's already been installed.
It's already... been installed!
Oh, when you arrived I was inwardly pretty anxious.
You really are a genius, Brother!
Mm-hmm, it's just about time to restart them.
We'll leave him to you.
Let's get going, Brother.
Mm-hmm, to one last fine tuning.
Huh?
The formula was originally meant for Hirumi. Once I install it,
she will become the absolute esper, a Level 6. Mm-hmm.
That means she'll surpass you!
Just go right on dreaming.
Out of my way, you heap of junk.
Huh...?
Get on out of here, now.
But...
Scram!
Misaka wanted to fight with you,
but is worried about being a bother and giving you some distance.
You don't have to be considerate. Don't forget what I did to all of you.
Just keep quiet and hold it against me.
Now then, that problematic bit of baggage has been recovered,
so now I can take you apart!
He vanished--no, he was removed!
Asportation?
I'll bet that was pretty surprising, huh?
Mm-hmm, he disappeared right before your eyes.
It's a new ability that Taotie has acquired, thanks to my formula.
Of course, the formula also allows the evolved Taotie and Qiongqi
to link with each other's vision.
Whatever Qiongqi's camera captures...
Target acquired.
...is shared with Taotie, in a remote location,
allowing him to be projected there.
Thus concludes my spoiler reveal.
There's really no way to convey it, though. Mm-mm.
And that's not all, either.
Qiongqi identified.
By sharing vision with Taotie, something like this becomes possible.
So take the ability-boosting power of my coffins,
add the Si-xiong talismans I stole from Esther,
and top it off with the formula I just finished installing.
By fusing the three together, Qiongqi and Taotie are now invincible!
Mm-hmm, the first-ranked is going to die.
The ability of the body inside Taotie
was just a humble matter transportation ability,
allowing her to trade places with her favorite stuffed animal.
And now, look at the kind of power it has become! Hey, are you listening?
Mm-hmm, everything is now ready.
When you awaken, you'll be a Level 6.
Brother, thanks so much for everything you've done for me up to now.
It wasn't just for you, Hirumi. It was for both of us, right?
Mm-hmm, that's true.
Once this is over, the two of us should go to your gym.
I'll tag along with you.
Hirumi? Don't you want to go to the gym?
Mm-mm, let's both go!
Okay, I'm starting it.
Mm-hmm.
Hey heap of junk chief,
I'm gonna destroy the two rust buckets in front of me in a flash,
and then head to you.
Go ahead and let your life flash before your eyes while you shake like a leaf.
I can't have you coming back here, nor are you able to yet.
The second round is just beginning.
Huh? Who do you think you're talking to?
Okay, let's begin.
Surprised? Mm-hmm, that's the formula at work.
A boosted version of Replace?
Mm-hmm, correct.
"This is how Taotie and Qiongqi have been enhanced
using the memories of 10,031 deaths..."
...says Misaka, who recognizes what is happening,
but without a weapon with which to assist, must grit her teeth in dismay.
You're all right?
Master!
"Master?" says Misaka, asking what you mean by that.
Accelerator is my master!
Where is Hishigata, the one who captured you?
I have to defeat them, and help Master!
Still another 20% to go? Huh?
Damn. Who is it?!
Hundun...
Danger to Adonai detected. Commencing threat elimination action.
Esther, you dare come back here now?
Hishigata, I'm here to keep my promise to Hirumi!
What you see is Taowu, one of the Evil Spirits of the Numbers in Hirumi's skin!
Mm-hmm, never mind about all that. I'll show you my results soon enough.
Hundun, if you would?
Not even a scratch, third-string!
That's what they were up to?
I need to smash that big lunk that keeps popping things in and out.
Not yet! Not yet!
Now it's time to bust you open!
"He is...
...taking the friction of all the sand colliding,
and releasing the heat from it all at once to ignite the debris.
It is like a whirlwind of fire," says Misaka, mumbling to herself.
"The objective is Taotie's sight.
By destroying the camera, he can shut down their enhanced Replace,"
says Misaka, again mumbling to herself.
Now that your camera is destroyed, you can't see a thing.
Now, how should I finish off this remaining one?
That was terrific!
This many of them should be plenty!
Heap of junk shish kabobs!
You don't know when to give up.
Still, it's cool that you never gave up struggling to the very end.
I'd expect no less from the first-ranked.
Taking out Taotie and Qiongqi, even with the formula installed,
was a piece of cake for you. Do you know what "a piece of cake" means?
It means to defeat an enemy easily. But I am not disappointed by this.
Those two bought the time I wanted--
the time I needed to make my Hirumi perfect, you see.
Tch.
Ah, but you're too late. The countdown has already begun.
Who do you think you're talking to?
No matter what shortcut you take with your powers, you won't make it in time!
Not bad at all.
But you won't make it in time, either.
As head of the Rosenthal family, I can't let him do this anymore.
Using Emperor Shun's Blade,
if I can stab Taowu, who is possessing Hirumi's body,
I'll be able to separate the pseudo-soul from her.
That is not Hirumi. Hirumi is no longer in our world.
98...
--Hirumi! --99...
Stop!
Y-You murderer...!
It's finished... Too bad for you, Esther...
This is Level 6... mm-hmm...
"Next time"
"Catastrophe"