Clip exposure, the savior Kamijou Touma

From the initial argument on the topic of [whether to withdraw].

The transformation evolved into a dispute over ideas.

Kamisaki Kaori, who would rather let her give up her memories and become an executioner than not help Index, represents the unwillingness to give others the sovereignty to choose, and always praises that she is forced to do so, while doing things that make her partners suffer.

Kamijou Touma, who said, "No matter what, Index should have the right to know the truth," represents hope and the view that as a helper and a partner, one should truly do what is best for his partner.

As a result, it angered Kamijou Kaori even more.

"We tried! We tried! We spent spring, summer, autumn and winter together! We kept creating beautiful memories and even recorded them in diaries and photos, just to make her remember us!"

"....But in the end, it was useless!"

"Even if we read the diary, even if we look at the photos... the child will only say sorry to us...! Even if we recreate the memories with her, over and over again... in the end, no matter if it's family, friends, or lovers, everything will still return to zero!"

"We can't bear it anymore! We can't keep looking at her smile!"

The voice is sad and the emotion is sincere.

The grief and anger that burst out of the screen is a despair that the audience can understand immediately.

No matter how hard you try, the ending will be exactly the same as the beginning.

Because of this, there was no point in continuing to help in the first place.

This is crushed by reality.

Kamiya, who had accepted his fate silently, murmured dejectedly.

Goodness has its limits.

When goodness begins to erode itself, this kind of goodness will crawl like a cancer on the bone.

It makes people feel like a drowning person, gradually becoming unable to breathe.

But...

Touma looked at the frail-looking Pope.

But he clenched his teeth.

Because it can't be permanent.

So..just give up? ?

What a joke! !

Since I chose to help in the beginning.

Give up halfway because of this idea?

"Why can't you be stronger..." Kamijou gritted his teeth and said, "...why can't you carry out your lies and be a hypocrite forever? If you are afraid of losing a year's memory, why don't you give her happier memories next year? As long as she knows that happiness is still waiting for her next year, and there is nothing good about losing her memory, why should she run away? Isn't it that simple?"

The severely injured body began to move slowly.

Kamijou Touma was pinned down but he was still struggling.

Blood splattered onto the floor and flowed across his face, but it couldn't stop him from gritting his teeth and stubbornly standing up.

Didn't give up..

This seems to be the protagonist's routine.

No... only those who can hold their heads high and keep their heads held high even in the face of desperate situations are qualified to be given the title of protagonist!

Stubbornness, true feelings expressed, and the vented emotions are more like a sharp knife than external force, and are the most handy weapons!

Kanzaki Kaori, one of the top ten magicians in London...Her eyes trembled! Her pupils trembled at this horrifying and stubborn scene!

"No way, such a serious injury... No, if this happens... you will die!!" Madoka from the magical girl world was very worried about this scene.

“Such a high-level character... facing a dead end, yet still wanting to help a partner you identify with? Interesting human, you deserve my praise.” Gilgamesh in the Fatezero world line watched this scene with great interest, his eyes shining.

"Both of them are kind-hearted. The outcome of this battle is not a simple physical fight that can tell who is right and who is wrong... It's a battle of beliefs. Whoever has stronger beliefs and can gain an advantage in this verbal battle is the undisputed winner." Tsuchimikado Motoharu, who was eating yummy potatoes in the classroom, made two humming sounds, and laughed jokingly while holding his head with his hands, "But as far as the result is concerned, it's the Big Sister who lost... With this kind of pure belief, Touma is really an incredible guy!"

Having said this, he continued to look at the video.

When the words were spoken and the story was revealed, it seemed to confirm the above-mentioned viewer's argument.

Kamiya Kaori saw Touma moving but didn't do anything.

The confusion that filled my heart overwhelmed the anger.

It could even be said that they thought Touma was outrageous.

The root of this matter can be traced back to the British Puritanism standing behind her.

And Touma is just an ordinary person.

why..

What are his reasons for not being discouraged and not compromising?

Even if he didn't kill him, if something really happened and the chaos led to the Puritan Cult invading Academy City in order to recover the Index of Forbidden Books, who would be held accountable?

Think so.

The mouth also speaks.

However, she staggered back.

In Kamijou Kaori's sight, Touma was covered in blood and looked like he was about to die at any time.

But he still stood upright and limped towards her with difficulty.

What does he want to do?

Do you want to attack yourself with such a weak fist?

Kamiya no longer had time to worry about these things.

There was only a buzzing sound in her ears, which interfered with her judgment and disrupted her thinking.

Is it the righteousness in his bones... or is it the majestic and indignant look of the young man in front of him, like a lion?

"None of this matters! What matters is... Is it because you have power that you choose to protect others?"

Such a question made the girl holding the seven swords and seven flashes silent.

"That's not right? It shouldn't be like that, right? It should be the other way around! You gain power in order to protect the people you want to protect, right?"

His standing posture suddenly trembled.

The boy grabbed him by the collar.

The scarred left hand grabbed Kanzaki's collar.

"You're after power for this... aren't you?"

The words that sounded like a curse disrupted Kanzaki's thinking.

She could only watch as Touma clenched his bloody right hand.

He clenched his right fist, and then...the following words shocked Shen Lie.

"You want to personally...protect someone, don't you?"

The completely powerless fist hit Kanzaki's face.

There was no power at all, and instead Kamijou's fist spurted blood like a tomato.

But even so, Kanzaki flew backwards.

The Seven Days and Seven Swords flew out of her hand, and her body spun and fell to the ground.

"In that case... what are you doing now?" The young man looked down at Kanzaki who was lying on the ground and said, "You have such a strong power... such an omnipotent power... why are you so incompetent...?"

After saying these words, the young man lost all his strength and fell to the ground.

At the end, he was still staring at Shen Lie who was standing motionless on the ground with caution.

Perhaps, from his perspective, the Pope, who had been forced to speak so many words by the mouth, should fight back.

But--

She didn't fight back.

Just lay quietly for a while.

Finally, turned and left.

In this battle of mind attack and defense, Kanzaki Kaori was completely defeated—

Behind the screen...

Index also saw this scene.

Watching the video in silence, he finally understood why this female pope who had repeatedly hunted him down would occasionally reveal an indelible sadness beneath her cold expression when they met.

Chapter 7. Because I am the protagonist

trust.

An important thing to build a bridge of bond between the two.

There is trust.

There is room for communication.

If there is no trust, no matter how closely the two talk, it will only be a pretense.

Trust, there is mutuality.

Identify each other, recognize each other, and believe in each other.

This is the relationship between Touma and Index.

And Kanzaki and Stiyl...

It has been like this before.

Unfortunately, this friendship could not withstand the ravages of time.

When facing the collapse of the bridge that broke all trust, Kamisaki Kaori was destined to lose in this battle of wills.

This victory.

Real and effective!

There is absolutely no element of opportunism.

Belief is a high-level spiritual power that only primates are qualified to touch.

This battle of the heart.

A defense for the girl who had helped him out of kindness.

In order to save Index, he resolutely risked his life and had no courage to retreat.

As Index's best friend, he has no reason to speak so arrogantly since he has not yet experienced any pain.

"But... the magician admitted defeat, and the reason is very clear, isn't it?" In the story world, Araragi sighed and was impressed by Touma's kindness. He felt a little resonance and empathy: "It was Mr. Touma's kindness, and his desperate efforts to gain a glimmer of hope, that the enemy finally felt a little guilty!"

"Kindness will radiate and infect those around you. Touma's kindness awakened Kanzaki's hidden pain and made her struggle even more." In the Pokémon world, Brock was also moved by this scene and deeply admired this brave and sincere boy.

Yes..

In the eyes of Kamijou, and to the audience who resonate with Kamijou, this bold statement seems like unreasonable trouble;

But he saw Touma fainted.

Kamiya Kaori was hesitant to take ruthless action.

She vaguely saw some kind of shadow on Touma's side.

It is the shadow of myself who has not given up yet and is full of enthusiasm to help my best friend... and is still persisting.

This is a destined defeat, an irreversible setback.

The mist was thick until Index arrived to rescue Touma.

The female pope who had escaped with the wind stood alone on the top of the building. The city was noisy with the clinking of glasses. Her emotions were also affected by the overly idealistic naive theories, and she sighed silently.

Undoubtedly a setback.

It also made the audience stand in awe.