Clip exposure, the savior Kamijou Touma

but--

The world shown in the video where "Kamijo Touma alone" does not exist is surprisingly peaceful.

Index was laughing.

Stiyl and Kanzaki had not lost her.

The sisters are laughing.

Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator have redeemed themselves for the sins they carried.

Alice is laughing.

Shirley Cromwell doesn't have to hate science.

Oriana Townsend, Wind of the Front, God's Right Seat, Kumokawa Maria, and maybe even someone Kamijou Touma didn't know. Everyone was redeemed in this world without incidents, debts, or broken hearts.

No matter how twisted its roots may be.

No matter how unnatural it may seem to the person watching from beginning to end.

Kamijou still couldn’t conclude that their smiles were fake.

I don’t think I can create better happiness.

That picture.

It shouldn't be ruined by the willfulness of a mere high school student.

"Maybe... that world would be a better place?"

These words were not spoken by Kamijou Touma, but by a viewer who entered the live editing room.

The sound is just the right amount of loudness.

After all, in this space, no one knows each other.

No one cares about an audience member expressing his or her opinion.

However...this audience member definitely had no idea how much his light-hearted summary based on the conclusion would hurt the heart of Kamijou Touma, who was so close to him at the moment.

This sentence...is like the last screw holding down the coffin lid.

It completely wiped out the last bit of dignity that the boy named Kamijou Touma believed he had.

If even the audience thinks so... then—

What should he think?

Anger...uncontrollable anger.

I wanted to grab the other person and ask him/her at the top of my lungs why he/she said that.

But in the final analysis, the boy knew very well that he had no right to be angry, as the man was merely summarizing his own point of view.

[Humans] are essentially pragmatic creatures. Since we have the ability to change the status quo, even if it means disrupting the past timeline and pushing everything in a better direction, that would be the best thing to do.

"That's right. Even though you are called the protagonist by the editing system...even though you have all kinds of connections with others, you still can't really be your best. All you can do is indulge yourself."

Othinus's light words echoed in my ears.

This caused Kamijou Touma to clench his fists. Of course, he did not let the world created by Othinus in the video completely affect his emotions, because he also knew that it was virtual, and it was definitely a world built after the causal relationship was erased, but...

When you actually witness those tragedies being erased, watching the scenes in the video.

He responded in silence again, unable to completely erase these tangled and depressed emotions.

That's right...even as the protagonist, there are things that cannot be done.

But is this really the case?

“Do you think this world is imperfect?”

“That’s a world where everyone can be happy and feel joyful.”

That soft and confident voice followed closely and rang out again.

The result was Kamijou Touma's complete silence.

Yes, he was completely silent. He no longer had any desire to defend himself or respond, and just stared at the video.

That's right...

Everything is developing in a favorable direction for everyone.

"Who says it's not?"

The demon girl smiled at that.

All of this is under your control in the video editing screen.

And at this moment, my real self has already seized the initiative in discourse from these images.

Just when Othinus thought he had won the game and had already laid the foundation for his future victory from the edited footage.

What she never expected was that although the blueprint was beautiful.

But--

Some things cannot be completely erased by the so-called beautiful blueprint...

A world where no one grieves, no one is sad?

"No way! Um... this is definitely not the case!!!"

The silver-haired nun, who had always been kind and simple, suddenly spoke.

At this moment when Touma was depressed and Othinus was feeling proud of himself.

The girl, who had always maintained a peaceful attitude and was full of innocence, suddenly looked at Othinus angrily.

As the library of the magic path, no one knows better than her how terrifying and huge the demon is.

No one knows better than she does how different the two sides are in terms of their abilities when she witnesses the Demon God.

But, when I saw Kamijou Touma's depression, when I saw him downcast, when I saw that all this was just as natural as Othinus said.

For the first time, determination and resoluteness appeared in the girl's clear blue eyes.

She spoke without any hesitation: "I don't recognize such a world!"

"Well... not just me! Anyone who sees these images will not recognize the world you have conceived, which exists only to defeat Touma's will!!"

"Touma is feeling miserable!"

As she said this, the girl who seemed to have suffered a great deal of injustice suddenly became bright and sharp.

Almost at the same time as she spoke, she looked away, staring at Touma, who had not intervened in the conversation:

"Hey..Touma, do you remember when we first met?"

"Even though I have the knowledge of 103,000 magic books, but... what kind of life did I lead before I met you? Have you forgotten?"

It is an absurd state of running around, constantly trying to escape, with no idea of ​​one's own future and past, mistakenly believing that one's life is nothing but a farce and constantly staging the drama of chase and escape.

The person who broke these shackles and allowed the girl to truly regain her human identity and do what she wanted... was Kamijou Touma!

Chapter 194: When Misaka Consciousness Collective Knocks on the Door

What does it feel like when an honest person who has always been quiet and decent in getting along with others gets angry?

It was a voice that, even from a distance, could still be heard accusingly and with anger in its words.

"Index..." Touma stared at the angry silver-haired nun.

There was a deafening voice in his head.

When you witness the world view created by Othinus.

There wasn't much turmoil in his heart.

Because he knows it very well.

These things that were fabricated by Euthinus at will are all fictitious.

This demon god improvised it to torture himself.

As for these worldviews, are they really the world lines where Kamijou Touma is not there?

wrong!

This is another worldview that is completely different from all the past, all the cause and effect, and all the things that Kamijou Touma has known his friends have experienced. That's all!

"Hey, Touma! Do you remember the days when we first met and got to know each other?"

When the young man pondered over the past, his slightly cold heart was slightly moved——

The gentle and contemptuous voice of the silver-haired nun gradually covered up the coldness in Othinus's complacent and arrogant words.

He looked up.

Witness the silver-haired nun completely ignoring Othinus's gaze.

She looked at me tenderly and reservedly, her thin lips slightly moving as she softly recounted the past events that had brought her to a different future: "Well... although considering Touma's condition after he lost his memory, he should have known nothing about it, but... since you have seen the edited video, you should have known it."

"Do you remember what kind of life I lived before I met Touma?"

What kind of life is it...

That is hell on earth.

This is something so outrageous that no one can believe it.

Make use of human memory.

The rulers of the magic side use this method to deceive the younger generations on the magic side.

How ridiculous!

And they did this just to prevent Index from escaping their control.

For this greed.

Not hesitating to kill her youth.

If there hadn't been any awareness and salvation.

This truth will remain unknown.

Regardless of her.

Or perhaps the duo of Kamiya and Steve, who had always taken special care of her and were eagerly looking forward to her awakening, were completely affected by the lie woven by the top leaders that was limited to the intelligence network.

As soon as the words were spoken, it made people wake up!

In that video, they witnessed another worldview.

This is something that everyone has forgotten because of the influence of that false utopia.

But the reality...

[This carefree mode of getting along is a lie!!!]

“That’s right. This is definitely not the kind of betrayal we would have faced in a world without Kamijou Touma.”

Before Index spoke, no one was able to break the deadlock.

But as soon as she said this, she came out.

The Puritan duo, who had been silent until then, took the initiative to break the silence after a brief silence.

Even more surprising;

The first person to break this unfavorable situation was not Stiyl, but the usually taciturn Kamijou Kaori.

Kamiya Kaori has never been a talkative person.

But, this time.

The moment Index spoke, the cool and elegant Amakusa-style Pope was the first to break the silence.

Not just for her personally.

And it’s not just for Kamijou Touma.

It's not just for Index.