A Certain Magical Index (とある魔術の禁書目録)

Man, screw this!

"What are the prerequisites for the ESP Card Experiment?"

What makes you think a Level 0 like me would know that?

Imagine Breaker...

This mysterious power that resides in my right hand...

It can nullify any sort of supernatural power by mere touch.

However, this amazing power is useless when it comes to completing my summer homework.

As if that weren't enough, Misaka Mikoto forced me to go on a "date" with her,

during which, an Aztec magician attacked us,

and it all went downhill from there.

Thanks to all of that...

I've barely done any of my homework.

I see!

Magical-powered Kanami is using plastic to recreate the Lotus Staff and the elemental parts of Ether!

This Japanese style is just amazing!

Hello, Index-san?

I'm okay with you watching TV, but could you at least turn down the volume?

Touma won't play with me at all!

Huh?

That's why I have to rely on the world of TV for entertainment!

Damn it, why do you have to increase my workload when I have no time?!

Wait, what?

Where did that printout I was working on go?

What about my classical literature questions?

And what about my math workbook?!

Oh, Touma!

Oh, did you find it?!

It's past three.

Huh?

I want a snack!

Such misfortune...

Index Librorum Prohibitorum.

The List of Prohibited Books...

UTW & Mazui Presents

Toaru Majutsu no Index

yubi de hajiku koin mitsumeta

I watched the coin as I flicked it from my finger

omote nara go ura wa stay

Heads means go, tails means stay

mazu kotae wo kikasete

But first, let me hear your answer

douka oshiete kuremasen ka

"Could you please tell me?"

tenshi wa misadameru egao no mama

The angels kept their smiles while judging us

mayoe sono te wo hiku mono nado inai

Lose your path! No one will hold your hand along the way

kami ga kudasu sono kotae wa fukou datta

The answer God gave was unfortunate

sou sore koso kami kara no okurimono

Yes, that is what God's gift is

norikoetara miete kuru sa dakara ima sugu

You'll see once you overcome it, so for now...

No buts!

No buts!

The Last Day August 31st

Boy, it sure was hard to find this printout in that pile of manga.

Hey, Touma, aren't I awesome?

Aren't I?

Don't you have something to say to me?

Well, don't you?

So... what do you want?

I should be rewarded for all my hard work!

Basically, I just wanna eat.

Didn't you just eat both our shares of pudding?!

That looks good!

Huh?

Hirayama Rami's Five Hour Cooking

Hirayama Rami's Five Hour Cooking

Soybean Richness How to Make a Tofu Salisbury Steak

Today, we'll be making a Tofu Salisbury Steak in under five hours!

Didn't I already tell you that I don't have that kind of time?!

It's already past five... meaning there are only seven more hours left in the day...

Even if I pull an all nighter, there'll be less than fifteen hours before I have to go to school!

During which, I nee—

Touma.

It's not good to force yourself into a corner.

The more irritated you become, the less you'll be able to focus.

Don't push yourself too hard.

I don't want to hear that from you!

So it's here...

String of the Wind Demon!

String of Destruction!

It's not here...

I have a bad feeling about something...

Hey, Touma!

Can I order anything I want?

Well, what do you want?

I want... the most expensive dish on the menu!

Alright, then. 2,000 yen worth of raw eggs.

Touma!

Index and I, Kamijou Touma, went to a family restaurant for a change of scenery.

I decided to tackle the rest of my summer homework, but...

Sorry for the wa—

So it's there...

Off to the battlefield.

My report on the theory of ability development...

Um... I'll bring something to clean it up right away!

B-But Touma, you can still read the characters,

so you can still use it to copy your work onto another page!

I wrote three pages worth, too...

Isn't it a good thing that you can go over the whole thing while you're at it?

I declare the Curse of Battle Initiation.

String of Demon Termination!

You bastard...

What the hell do you—

I'm over here.

This result was certainly unexpected.

However, the fewer deaths, the better.

If you surrender right now, I will not hurt you.

All I need is—

M-My homework...

became... confetti...

Hey, you! This is your fault, so you fix it!

You're doing my homework for me!

Like hell I am.

Okay, then.

Kamijou-san will just have to use a bit more violence today...

Wait, what?

Let me cut to the chase.

I do not wish to engage in child's play.

What do you want?

What are you going to do to Index?!

You should already know.

That is, if you do know that herein lies the list of 103,000 prohibited books.

Are you a magician?

Yes, I am.

String of the Ghost Horse!

Goddamn it, wait!

There's something small and soft!

Is that you, Index?

W-What was that?

Damn, he got me.

Excuse me, sir?

I didn't give her a cell phone for something like this, but...

She probably can't answer...

Damn!

Where do I even begin looking?

H-Hey!

Hey, where are you going, Sphinx?!

Wait up!

A hotel?

Is Index there?

She's over there, Sphinx?!

There?!

Index!

You bastard!

Do you not feel any gratitude at all towards your owner?!

Wasn't it Index who picked you from the streets?!

Come on, we're going to go look for her.

Impressive.

You were able to undo two knots in such a short amount of time.

Ropes are but a mere form of torture unique to Japan.

It will take more than this to make me speak!

I think I already said my aim wasn't to torture you.

All I want is to obtain one of the many grimoires inside of you.

Now...

I'll need to cast an amplification field.

That damned magician...

What's he going to do to Index?

Damn it! Where should I look?!

S-Sorry about that!

Hey! What are you doing here?!

Good grief.