# 26 - The Book of Law
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Archbishop!
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I told you...
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...call me not by that name.
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In a place like this, without an escort?
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If you wish to speak, can we
not do it at St. George's Cathedral?
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I shall not e'er be confined
within that old minster.
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We shall speak as we walk.
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Well, I suppose that will do.
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Such a wee lad, are you, Stiyl?
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Or perchance you cannot indulge
yourself to walk alongside me?
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Laura Stuart, may I ask you a question?
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How rigid of you. What is it?
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Why is it that you speak in
such a ridiculous manner as you do?
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Eh?
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Uh, huh? Is it strange?
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I even went and checked
with an actual Japanese person!
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And who exactly would that be?
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Someone named Tsuchimikado Motoharu.
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Please, don't take him to
be a standard Japanese person.
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A communications talisman?
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You know of the name
"The Book of the Law" right?
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The grimoire name?
Its author, as I recall,
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is Edward Alexander.
The original text is said to be
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in the Roman Orthodox
Church's Vatican Library.
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However, it is said
that no one can decipher it.
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Not even the List of Prohibited Books,
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who has memorized the 103,000 volumes.
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What if someone who can decipher
"The Book of the Law" came forward?
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What?!
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Shh!
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This person is said to be a Roman
Orthodox nun, named Orsola Aquinas.
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You mean, "The Book of the Law"
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has become an instrument
in the power struggle?
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It's all right. Not yet, at least.
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"The Book of the Law" and Orsola Aquinas--
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the two of them have reportedly
been made off with together.
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Shall we discuss the matter
in greater detail inside?
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"A Certain Magical Index II"
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*Yubi de hajiku koin mitsumeta*
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*Omote nara GO Ura wa STAY*
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*Mazu kotae wo kikasete*
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*"Douka oshiete kuremasen ka?"*
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*Tenshi wa misadameru egao no mama*
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*Mayoe! Sono te wo hiku mono nado inai*
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*Kami ga kudasu sono kotae wa fukou datta*
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*Sou sore koso kami kara no okurimono*
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*Norikoetara miete kuru sa dakara ima sugu
(Look for it by oneself, no buts about it)*
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*No buts!*
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"#02 The Book of the Law"
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Second term is a busy one.
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With the Daihasei Festival,
the Ichihanaran Festival,
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the Arts Appreciation Festival,
and the Field Trip Festival,
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it's a festival-apalooza, you know?
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Ah! Sphinx, are you okay?
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Still, I've got nothing to do!
I'm bored! It's no fun!
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Toma doesn't ever play with me!
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Kamijo Toma must have
Kamijo Toma's own reasons.
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It's not as though he's tied up
with school because he wants to be.
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Maika, how come *you're
*not tied up with school?
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I'm the exception.
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The fundamentals of a maid's
studies are practical, after all.
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Well, I'll become a maid, too!
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Then maybe I'll go visit Toma's class.
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Hmm... a maid has a tough road to follow.
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It's too hard for a girl who
has zero housekeeping skills.
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Ah! Then, I'll make Toma a maid!
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Then, maybe I'll have Toma come visit!
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You'd be kind not to say
what you just said to Kamijo Toma.
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Mm-hmm, you're right.
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I'm sorry,
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but there's no time
for you to become a maid,
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nor for you to make him a maid.
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"The Daihasei Festival is coming soon"
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"The Daihasei Festival--
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a giant field day that all of
Academy City's schools take part in.
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Its purpose is to observe the
large-scale interaction of espers.
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It is the one day that the
full-strength use of abilities is urged."
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I, Kamijo Toma,
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have lost my memories
due to certain circumstances...
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...and I do not even remember
an event as big as this one.
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Now then,
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what should we have for dinner?
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K-K-Kamijo Toma!
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It's an emergency!
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The silver-haired Sister
has been taken away by someone!
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Huh?
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I'm telling you, kidnapping! Abduction!
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Just a second. What do you mean?
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The kidnapper gave me
this for when you came home.
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"Kamijo Toma...
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...If you value her life,
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come to the site of the abandoned
playhouse "Twilight Theater"
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outside of Academy City
tonight at 7:00. Come alone."
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So then, tell me what
this dumbass looked like.
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Uh... first of all,
he was over 180cm tall.
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His hair was a deep red, and he
had a barcode under his right eye.
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He had a cigarette in his mouth,
and lots of piercings in his ears.
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Uh, it's okay, Maika.
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This criminal is someone
Index and I both know.
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The criminal is someone you know?!
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Is love gone wrong the motive?!
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Uh, no... not the way you mean.
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"Exit Pass"
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An exit... pass?
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I believe you understand
the situation now.
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Mm-hmm. "The Book of the Law"
has been taken away by someone,
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and the one who can decipher it,
Orsola Aquinas, has been taken, too.
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The culprit appears
to be the Amakusa Church.
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How did they get it out of
the drum-tight Vatican Library?
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The Roman Orthodox Church
was moving the Book of the Law
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to a museum in Japan.
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This is absurd!
Something as dangerous as that?!
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So, is the Roman Orthodox
Church sounding out
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the English Puritan Church for assistance?
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No. More importantly,
something unpleasant has come up.
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What is it?
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We cannot reach Kanzaki Kaori.
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Kanzaki was once the
head of the Amakusa Church.
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If she finds out that Amakusa
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is at odds with the
Roman Orthodox Church...
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I would like to have this resolved
before Kanzaki steps in it.
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I do not care what methods you use.
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Kanzaki is one of not even
twenty saints in the whole world.
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You don't mean,
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you want me to fight Kanzaki?
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If the situation calls for it.
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Go contact Academy City for me.
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Stiyl, take this with you.
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What is this?
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I suppose you might call it
a modest little gift for Orsola.
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The List of Prohibited Books...
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We're going to need a specialist, right?
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Why are you dragging Toma into this?
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I don't know. Why should
I have to deal with that guy?
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So then, are we going to
the Amakusa's main headquarters?
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No, the situation has changed somewhat.
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Damn...
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Where is this "Twilight Theater"?
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I don't know anywhere
outside of Academy City.
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A Sister...?
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She couldn't be someone
who knows Index, could she?
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Pardon me...
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Yes? What is it?
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Is this the right bus to get
on if I'm headed to Academy City?
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Academy City?
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No, there are no buses
going to Academy City.
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Huh?
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And not just buses.
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All modes of transportation
from outside have been discontinued.
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There's a gate over there,
so if you'll walk over to it...
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Thank you for taking
the trouble to help me out.
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I said not to get on the bus!
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Oh, right. So you did.
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Like I said, walk over there
and go in through the gate. Got it?
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I am sorry to have bothered you.
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Y-Yeah... Huh?
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Hey, you! You just smiled at
me and pretended to listen, huh?!
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You look like there
is something upsetting you.
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Oh, no, it's nothing.
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Pardon me for saying so,
but you are sweating an awful lot.
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Th-Thank you! B-By the way,
why do you want to go to Academy City?
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Well, as it happens, I...
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...am being pursued.
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Huh? Pursued?
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The situation is a mess.
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Our information is
becoming snarled, too.
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We don't even know whether or
not the Book of the Law is secure.
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I should introduce myself first.
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I am Agnese Sanctis,
of the Roman Orthodox Church.
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Indeed. So, how is the
Amakusa group proceeding?
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Actually, we haven't
precisely analyzed it ourselves.
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One of Amakusa's distinctive
features is their secrecy.
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Amakusa doesn't use overt
incantations or magical arrays.
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All of their rituals and processes
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are concealed within
normal mannerisms or behaviors,
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so not even a professional
magician can tell who they are.
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Hmph, troublesome bunch.
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Ah, it's Toma!
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Orsola Aquinas?!
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"A Certain Magical Index II"
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"A Certain Magical Index II"
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What's the big idea?!
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Why did you pretend to kidnap her?
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Oh, the secret's out?
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You see, we needed your help to
find someone who has gone missing.
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Find someone?
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Yeah, it's all right, it's all right.
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If you'll just turn the Sister
standing next to you over to us...
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Huh?
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You see...
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...that Sister there is our
missing person, Orsola Aquinas.
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Right then, good work.
You're free to go now.
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Um, what do I get for
walking around out in the sun?
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I told you, you did good work, didn't I?
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What, do you want me to buy
you a shaved ice, or something?
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Look, up to now,
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I've tried to get along with you,
even knowing we don't hit it off.
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Yeah, right up until this moment!
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By any chance, are you
asking for more attention?
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Unfortunately, I can't soothe
your loneliness, nor do I want to.
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Now turn over Orsola to Agnese at once.
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Come to think of it, you said you
were being pursued by someone.
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What's the matter, Orsola?
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Oh, no, I can't have you
handing her over so easily.
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Orsola Aquinas,
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rather than returning to
the Roman Orthodox Church,
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you will live a more meaningful
life with us among the Amakusa.
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Amakusa?!
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Orsola!
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You can't, Toma!
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In my hand, flame.
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Its form, a sword. Its purpose...
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Looks like I'm too late.
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Hey, Stiyl, you're going to
explain all this from the top, right?
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An explanation?
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That's something I wish *I* had.
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"Theater of the Arts"
"Twilight Theater"
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The Book of the Law
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is a grimoire written in a code
that no one in the world can break.
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It's said that if it ever were deciphered,
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one could obtain absolute power.
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Tell me...
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...is it really all that valuable?
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They even say that if it is ever used,
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it would mean the end of the world
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ruled by the church of the cross as it is now.
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Why not just burn the book?
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Grimoires are books that cannot be burned.
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It's all that can be done
just to keep them sealed.
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Oh, um... I'd like to
explain what is going on,
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so if you're ready--
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Toma!
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Hey! No! Stop! Get away!
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Toma!
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I think that goes beyond mere teasing!
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Stop getting frisky while we're working!
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At present, Orsola Aquinas
is definitely in Amakusa hands.
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It is estimated that the number
of Amakusa involved in this incident
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is less than fifty.
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There is also the possibility
that they are now above ground.
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In other words,
we don't know anything, do we?
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Going from the traces of
magical power left,
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we are tracking
Amakusa's tendencies...
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Amakusa is a group that
specializes in hiding and fleeing.
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It will not be easy to catch them.
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Still, there is no way
they can break out of our net.
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Their specialized transfer technique,
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"Microcosmic Pilgrimage."
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It's a process that is limited
to use within Japan, though.
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Put simply, using map magic,
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there are forty-seven specialized
vortices across Japan,
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and they can freely
come and go between them.
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If they send her through
a vortex, it's all over.
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What are we just standing around for?!
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Because there is no need to hurry.
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Huh?
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Microcosmic Pilgrimages are greatly
affected by the movement of stars.
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They can only use their
specialized movement at certain times.
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The restriction on their
use of the transport technique
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won't be lifted until just after midnight,
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so we still have about four
and a half hours to work with.
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Also... Toma, can I borrow
your gizmo with the map?
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Oh, sure...
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There.
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There is only one vortex
they can use within our network.
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Right here.
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Well then...
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...is there anything I can do to help?
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And after I deliberately told you
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to check and double-check!
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Right, I'm sorry.
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Looks like Sisters
have their troubles, too.
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This must be Index's tent.
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Huh? She's not here.
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Geez, where did she go--
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Over there?!
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Damn it!
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Index!
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The Amakusa!
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H-Hang on...
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Over there, over there...
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Oh, it's just a slug, isn't it?
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A-A slug...?
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H-Hey!
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Get hold of yourself!
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Toma?
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N-No, I... was sure that the
Amakusa were attacking... and...
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Eh?
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H-Hold on! Take it easy, Index!
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This isn't like you!
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Normally, this isn't
what you'd do, right?
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You usually just go ahead and...
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Hey, Stiyl...
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What? I'm extremely irritated right now.
**[19:53] ---**
Got any girls that you like?
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Well, Stiyl?
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I have respect
for Queen Elizabeth I,
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and my taste in women
is along the lines of St. Martha.
**[20:07] ---**
The Amakusa Church is that one, right?
**[20:10] ---**
The one Kanzaki Kaori was in before?
**[20:12] ---**
Who told you that? Tsuchimikado?
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If that's so, then the
Amakusa are friends of Kanzaki's right?
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Even so, you're gonna fight them?
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Yes, I am.
**[20:26] ---**
You see, I've made up my mind
to do anything to protect that girl.
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As such, I will kill
anyone. I'll burn them alive.
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And I'll keep burning up their corpse.
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I swore that a long time ago.
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Even supposing she
has forgotten everything,
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I haven't forgotten a single thing.
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"I will live and die for you."
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Go to sleep now.
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Stiyl?
**[21:04] ---**
No, it isn't, which means...
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H-Hey, hold on, Index...!
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What, Toma?
**[21:14] ---**
Huh? Agnese?!
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Papa...
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Papa?
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It's a dream...
**[21:27] ---**
This is a dream, so no matter
how much I bite Toma, it's okay...
**[21:32] ---**
I can work out all of the
day's displeasures, and it's okay...!
**[21:37] ---**
J-Just a minute, Index.
This is without any doubt real life!
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Just my luck!
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Your Holiness...
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All preparations for the
Microcosmic Pilgrimage are complete.
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Now then...
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Kanzaki Kaori,
let me show you something--
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the current shape of
the multilateral compound
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integrated church of
the cross, the Amakusa Church!
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*Karamatta unmei mo kaete ikeru kara*
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*subete wa kono te no naka ni aru!*
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*Dare nimo makenai chikara ga koko ni nai nara*
**[22:55] ---**
*imajin nante kowashite shimaeba ii*
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*Harimeguru shisutemu bakkappu insutooru wa OK*
**[23:07] ---**
*Kami sae mo shirienai fiirudo ga hiraku*
**[23:13] ---**
*Juuman no deeta mo isshun no mirakuru sae*
**[23:18] ---**
*suisoku fukanou na "ikite'ru katachi" dakara*
**[23:25] ---**
*In a Magic∞world exciting
time or space there's no limit*
**[23:30] ---**
*Dareka wo mamoreru chikara ga hoshii*
**[23:36] ---**
*Karamatta unmei mo kaete ikeru kara*
**[23:44] ---**
*subete wa kono te no naka ni aru!*
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"Preview"
**[23:55] ---**
We head to the vortex, together with the Roman Orthodox Church.
**[23:58] ---**
After a fierce fight,
Tatemiya Saiji reveals a bombshell truth.
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And as for Orsola...
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Next time, "The Amakusa Church."
**[24:06] ---**
When science and magic cross
paths, the story begins.
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