48 - Skill Out (Armed Gang)

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[00:31] ---
    I wish you would go a
    little easier on us, esper.
[00:36] ---
    Komaba Ritoku.
[00:38] ---
    It looks like I've
    run into the target first.
[00:42] ---
    To think that you
    would try to make off with funds
[00:44] ---
    that we had distributed, all at once.
[00:47] ---
    I find that to be somewhat childish.
[00:50] ---
    I'm just making sure to hit
    all of my targets for destruction.
[00:54] ---
    The fact that it's your war
    chest is none of my concern.
[00:57] ---
    Move Point, huh? That's a pesky power.
[01:01] ---
    Do you think "pesky" is enough to cover it?
[01:04] ---
    Yeah. Maybe you're right.
    It's more despicable than just "pesky."
[01:09] ---
    I'll end this by driving
    this right between your eyes!
[01:15] ---
    You're too slow!
[01:22] ---
    I can knuckle down, myself.
[01:34] ---
    I am fighting a monster like you.
[01:38] ---
    Letting me have this
    much of a handicap is fair, right?
[01:42] ---
    You can't hit me!
[01:48] ---
    You've got some moves.
[01:50] ---
    You must have some springy
    hard taping under your clothes.
[01:55] ---
    It's actually special
    military sonic elastic taping.
[01:59] ---
    It took quite some doing to acquire it.
[02:01] ---
    You don't think you're going
    to pay for using that defective stuff
[02:04] ---
    on your own body like that?
[02:06] ---
    It's how far I'm prepared to go.
[02:09] ---
    Let's hurry and finish this.
[02:14] ---
    I have a mountain of
    things ahead of me to do, after all.
[02:26] ---
    Too weak!
[02:28] ---
    It will take more than a
    thin film like that to stop me!
[02:42] ---
    That was a letdown.
[02:48] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[02:53] ---
    I'm always running after you
[02:58] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[02:59] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[02:59] ---
    You are my ideal
[03:02] ---
    You are me
[03:05] ---
    Kore ijou tooku made
    tobenai tori ga ita
[03:11] ---
    Kizu mo nai rippa na
    hane de aozora wo najitta
[03:16] ---
    Kono basho mo warukunai
[03:19] ---
    Ano sora wa takakunai
[03:22] ---
    Kono basho mo yoku wa nai
[03:29] ---
    Karada de kanjiru sokudo wo osorete'ru
[03:34] ---
    Dare ni demo chansu wa moteru
[03:37] ---
    sono saki e yukenai
[03:40] ---
    Hontou wa tobitatenai
[03:43] ---
    Hontou wa tobitachitai
[03:46] ---
    Ima kanaetai negai
    no mukou de kagayaku
[03:52] ---
    kimi ga iru
[03:53] ---
    Hitomi ni utsusu
[03:59] ---
    "Mirai ni tatte itsumo tsuyokute"
[04:02] ---
    sonna kimi ga boku sa
[04:05] ---
    Kimi wa mada mabushii kedo
[04:11] ---
    onaji kimochi de kono te nobashite
[04:14] ---
    itsuka tsukamu genjitsu no boku ga
[04:18] ---
    kimi ni naru yo
[04:23] ---
    #24 Skill Out (Armed Gang)
[04:25] ---
    Now then...
[04:27] ---
    ...it sounds like she's
    met her quota, too. I'll tell you,
[04:32] ---
    working overtime by yourself is--
[04:33] ---
    In that case, why don't you take it off?
[04:37] ---
    Huh?
[04:38] ---
    Accelerator, huh?
[04:40] ---
    You're Komaba Ritoku, right?
    Let me ask you why you're doing this.
[04:45] ---
    The reason Skill Out pounds
    on espers is... not an interesting tale.
[04:50] ---
    Ha! So not only are
    you throwing the city into chaos,
[04:53] ---
    you're doing it
    indiscriminately, too?
[04:55] ---
    Not indiscriminately.
    We pick our targets, at least.
[04:59] ---
    You seem pretty sure of yourself.
    Are you aware of your situation?
[05:05] ---
    I killed her.
[05:08] ---
    You're different
    from the stories I've heard.
[05:11] ---
    Outcasts like you typically
    don't hesitate at this point.
[05:14] ---
    Is that right?
[05:16] ---
    You know what? Scumbags
    that stand in front of me
[05:19] ---
    typically get turned into mincemeat.
[05:22] ---
    That electrode of yours is a transmitter
[05:24] ---
    for some kind of
    electrical information, right?
[05:37] ---
    What's this?
[05:39] ---
    Chaff Seed.
    A sort of EM disruption device.
[05:49] ---
    You bastard!
[05:54] ---
    I'll blow a crimson hole through you!
[06:10] ---
    Checkmate.
[06:13] ---
    I'll give you a final choice.
[06:15] ---
    Where do you want
    me to shoot you to kill you?
[06:21] ---
    Is this how you plan on making
    innocent people miserable in turn?
[06:27] ---
    Screw that, you dirty bastard!
[06:37] ---
    How... come...
[06:40] ---
    How come your Reflection...
[06:43] ---
    ...has returned...?
[06:45] ---
    What are you, an idiot?
[06:47] ---
    The way chaff works is by having
    metal foil scattered through the air
[06:51] ---
    creating EM interference.
    Which makes it simple.
[06:55] ---
    You just have to get
    the floating foil out of the way.
[06:58] ---
    Like, say, by venting it.
[07:03] ---
    Now then...
[07:06] ---
    ...why don't you show me the guts
    it takes for a Level 0 to challenge
[07:11] ---
    a Level 5 to a fight once again?
[07:14] ---
    You're too slow!
[07:22] ---
    "Checkmate," all right.
[07:25] ---
    The fact that you're a
    Level 0 doesn't make you evil.
[07:29] ---
    The whole reason
    they're all treated like nuisances
[07:32] ---
    is because of you guys in
    Skill Out gallivanting around.
[07:36] ---
    Securing rights?
    Guaranteeing safety? Ridiculous.
[07:41] ---
    Haven't you realized
[07:42] ---
    that these actions are putting
    a noose around your necks?
[07:47] ---
    You want to talk hypothetically?
[07:50] ---
    The personality issues of a
    person aren't taken into consideration
[07:53] ---
    when it comes to the
    merits of being an esper.
[07:55] ---
    That includes some really
    ugly examples of humanity
[07:58] ---
    who wield tremendous power.
[08:00] ---
    If a game where such guys
    competed to attack Level 0s
[08:04] ---
    who weren't in an organized
    Skill Out group became popular,
[08:08] ---
    what would you do?
[08:10] ---
    Hmph, I knew the consequences
    would be coming for me in time...
[08:18] ---
    You bastard...
[08:21] ---
    Apparently,
[08:23] ---
    you and I are currently in
    the same set of circumstances.
[08:29] ---
    Here's a gift. Burn this
    pathetic sight into your mind.
[08:47] ---
    Good work.
[08:49] ---
    We will see to carrying away the
    body, and destroying the evidence.
[08:54] ---
    I will send the garbage truck,
    so please hop into it.
[08:58] ---
    Nah.
[08:59] ---
    I'll come back on my own.
[09:01] ---
    It makes no difference to me, but please
    avoid seeing anyone you know.
[09:05] ---
    It's important that we remain--
[09:08] ---
    I know you're alive, Musujime Awaki.
[09:12] ---
    I started watching halfway through.
[09:14] ---
    When did you notice me?
[09:16] ---
    Ha, it was all too obvious.
    A sorry stunt like that?
[09:21] ---
    Heh, are you sure
    you want to talk like that
[09:24] ---
    to the person who saved your life?
[09:26] ---
    The person who saved my life, huh?
    Just go on telling yourself that.
[09:29] ---
    Oh, are you headed somewhere?
[09:32] ---
    Nowhere important.
    Just some overtime.
[09:36] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[09:37] ---
    Unpaid overtime.
[09:42] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index II"
[09:46] ---
    Aww... that overtime
    has kept me pretty late, huh?
[09:52] ---
    I think I'll stop at a
    convenience store for some coffee.
[09:58] ---
    I-I feel awful...
[10:06] ---
    Hmm? That face...
[10:08] ---
    Seems like I've seen
    it before somewhere.
[10:16] ---
    What's her story?
[10:19] ---
    Hi there!
    I'm Ms. Misaka Misuzu... ugh...
[10:26] ---
    H-Hey, you...
[10:29] ---
    My hobbies are studying number theory,
[10:31] ---
    my special talent is swimming,
    and my bust measurement is 91 cm!
[10:35] ---
    Oh, whoops. I'm married.
[10:39] ---
    Come on, don't paw at me,
    'cause Papa won't like it.
[10:43] ---
    Huh? Where is Dangai University's
    Database Center again?
[10:48] ---
    Hey, white-hair, do you know?
[10:50] ---
    Ah, don't ignore me, white-hair!
[10:55] ---
    You see... that's where
    Ms. Misuzu has to go study now.
[11:04] ---
    How should I know, idiot?!
    Try flagging down a taxi or something!
[11:07] ---
    I kiss those younger than me,
    whether they're boys or girls!
[11:14] ---
    Would you stop saying
    all this meaningless nonsense!
[11:18] ---
    If I had to say, I think even
    croquettes count as a stew pot dish.
[11:23] ---
    I mean, you take breaded patties
[11:25] ---
    and stick them in the oil in front of you.
[11:27] ---
    You may be right about
    them tasting best freshly cooked.
[11:30] ---
    Ah! In that case,
    when you cook in front of me, Toma,
[11:31] ---
    We can't go until I close the door.
[11:33] ---
    What did you say?
[11:34] ---
    and I eat all of it, it tastes
    better than anything, doesn't it?
[11:38] ---
    Hey, I know you!
[11:40] ---
    M-Ms. Misaka?
[11:41] ---
    Ms. Misuzu doesn't need anything else.
[11:46] ---
    Uh-oh, I haven't stretched out,
    or put on my lotion.
[11:50] ---
    Damn it, if I stop making an effort,
    my skin shows it in no time.
[11:54] ---
    Ugh, I'm gonna puke...
[11:56] ---
    U-Um... Huh?
[11:59] ---
    All right! Scored me a younger boy!
[12:02] ---
    If you're wandering around at
    this hour, what's become of Mikoto?
[12:09] ---
    H-Help me, Index!
[12:12] ---
    Come to think of it, who's that girl again?
[12:15] ---
    Ha! I'm not going to give
    my name to someone like you.
[12:19] ---
    Why, you little...
[12:22] ---
    Wah! It's Index! I'm Index!
[12:25] ---
    Tell me, where is Dangai
    University's Database Center?
[12:29] ---
    Huh?
[12:30] ---
    Word is that the material
    I need to write my college report
[12:33] ---
    is only located in Academy City,
[12:35] ---
    so I had no choice but
    to come all the way here.
[12:39] ---
    Ah, I see.
[12:40] ---
    Oh, I've got an idea! Let's swap
    phone numbers and email addresses!
[12:44] ---
    Too soon!
[12:46] ---
    I'll record your number
    under my "friends" category!
[12:53] ---
    Misaka? Just a coincidence? No,
[12:57] ---
    could she have something to do with the kid?
[13:03] ---
    "Contact 3"
[13:07] ---
    Accelerator? Did you need something?
[13:10] ---
    Tch, they've tapped in, huh?
[13:13] ---
    You're a tacky bastard.
    Is this GROUP's superior?
[13:17] ---
    Tell me what your question is.
[13:19] ---
    It's nothing.
    I'll do what I have to do myself.
[13:23] ---
    What you have to do?
    I don't know what to say.
[13:27] ---
    I do have a matter I wanted
    to discuss with you, though.
[13:29] ---
    Huh?
[13:30] ---
    This works out perfectly.
    It just barely started.
[13:33] ---
    What?
[13:36] ---
    That woman, Ms. Misaka Misuzu,
[13:38] ---
    submitted a request to use the
    Dangai University Database Center,
[13:43] ---
    so that's where the attack was made.
[13:45] ---
    Attack?
[13:46] ---
    Yes.
[13:47] ---
    And who is this Misaka woman?
[13:49] ---
    Ms. Misaka Misuzu is
    the mother of Misaka Mikoto.
[13:54] ---
    Are you familiar with
    the term "retrieval campaign"?
[13:57] ---
    It's where parents
    are taking back their kids,
[13:59] ---
    and moving them to another
    area before the war starts.
[14:02] ---
    If too many students leave Academy City,
[14:05] ---
    it will create all sorts of problems.
[14:07] ---
    Misaka Misuzu is now in something
[14:10] ---
    of a representative position
    among the parents.
[14:12] ---
    So, it was decided to remove her.
[14:15] ---
    Will you take part in this, Accelerator?
[14:18] ---
    What did you say?
[14:19] ---
    Skill Out has been
    requested to carry this out,
[14:23] ---
    but they lack finesse.
[14:25] ---
    If I could ask for your assistance...
[14:27] ---
    I'm afraid not.
[14:29] ---
    My life belongs to me.
[14:32] ---
    I've got nothing to
    do with your ulterior motives.
[14:35] ---
    I see. In that case,
    please hurry home.
[14:39] ---
    We will keep your
    ability secure until you do.
[14:43] ---
    Wha--? Did you tamper with my electrode?
[14:46] ---
    Well then, I must be going.
    Good night, Accelerator.
[14:55] ---
    Misaka Misuzu, was it?
    I'm sure my superior will grind his teeth
[14:59] ---
    if I end up saving her, huh?
[15:09] ---
    That bastard!
[15:13] ---
    Tch, now's not the time.
[15:16] ---
    Well now, time to go save her in the goriest,
[15:20] ---
    most far-from-saving way that I can.
[15:27] ---
    Damn it, who was it
    that forgot the security key?!
[15:30] ---
    Whatever, we're out of time!
    Let's just find the woman.
[15:35] ---
    What's going on here?
[15:37] ---
    I know I dialed Antiskill.
[15:42] ---
    "Mikoto"
[15:48] ---
    They're probably Skill Out.
[15:50] ---
    Skill Out?
[15:50] ---
    They're like a gang,
    made up of armed Level 0s.
[15:54] ---
    Why would they be after me?
[15:56] ---
    That I don't know.
[15:58] ---
    Ms. Misaka,
    have you called your daughter?
[16:01] ---
    Huh?
[16:02] ---
    She's one of only seven Level 5s
    in Academy City. If she's still--
[16:06] ---
    Hold on!
[16:07] ---
    Keep Mikoto out of this!
    If I drag her into my problems,
[16:12] ---
    I'll never be able to face her again.
[16:15] ---
    All right.
[16:16] ---
    In that case, I'm coming.
[16:18] ---
    Eh? I couldn't ask you to do that--
[16:25] ---
    Hasn't anyone found the woman yet?
[16:27] ---
    I asked if you've
    found the woman yet, damn it!
[16:32] ---
    Damn, Komaba, you bastard,
    dying and getting off easy.
[16:36] ---
    What are those of us
    left behind supposed to do?
[16:44] ---
    This is Hamazura. Target located.
    We'll take care of her. You guys--
[16:49] ---
    Why, you...!
[16:51] ---
    Antiskill?
[16:52] ---
    Hi, you scumbags!
[16:54] ---
    I've got some day-tripper
    presents to heaven for you guys.
[16:58] ---
    It's such a great place, you may
    not feel like coming back, though.
[17:11] ---
    Five of them. And they all have guns.
[17:17] ---
    This is bulletproof, right?
[17:22] ---
    Huh?
[17:24] ---
    What is she, stupid?!
[17:28] ---
    Damn... If I can just dash
    over to the bag with the gun in it
[17:31] ---
    before those guys have a chance to regroup...
[17:44] ---
    Hey!
[17:44] ---
    You're kidding, right?!
[17:47] ---
    Crazy dumbass!
[17:55] ---
    Why, you...!
[18:01] ---
    You bastard!
[18:03] ---
    Ms. Misaka, we're getting out of here!
[18:04] ---
    Ms. Misaka!
[18:06] ---
    Hurry!
[18:07] ---
    Damn it!
[18:12] ---
    Interesting. You've got some nerve,
[18:15] ---
    still carrying out your job, don't you?
[18:18] ---
    This way!
[18:23] ---
    Back door, huh? Whatever,
    let's go someplace with a lot of people!
[18:27] ---
    What is this?
[18:29] ---
    Why would you pick now to come here?
[18:31] ---
    Was the job itself a sham,
    and we got set up?
[18:34] ---
    Did you say job?
[18:36] ---
    That bastard Komaba got killed,
[18:38] ---
    and the only way to avoid their
    back-alley suppression operation
[18:42] ---
    was to ingratiate ourselves to them.
[18:44] ---
    Damn it, they were planning
    to abandon us from the start!
[18:47] ---
    I'm just here because she called me.
[18:53] ---
    You mean, it's like that?
[18:55] ---
    The life of Hamazura Shiage is hereby over,
[18:58] ---
    but I can't pass it off as being
    caught up in some grand conspiracy,
[19:02] ---
    or fallen victim to some miracle strategist?!
[19:07] ---
    I can't take it! I won't
    rest unless I get beaten to death!
[19:11] ---
    Keep back!
[19:17] ---
    Aw, but that means, if you
    don't have anything to do with them,
[19:23] ---
    then the job is still valid.
    If I bring the target's body in...
[19:30] ---
    Go ahead and say that again, you...!
[19:42] ---
    Screw you. What the hell
    do you take a person's life to be?!
[19:45] ---
    What choice do I have?!
[19:47] ---
    If we Level 0s don't do
    this, we can't survive!
[19:51] ---
    Don't group me in with you.
[19:53] ---
    What?
[19:54] ---
    Don't lump all of us Level 0s
    in with bastards like you!
[19:59] ---
    That's right. You never
    once used any ability.
[20:02] ---
    Academy City is full
    of people who are Level 0.
[20:06] ---
    They go to school normally,
    make friends normally,
[20:11] ---
    and live their lives normally.
[20:13] ---
    You're the one who's making
    Level 0s look most like fools, you know!
[20:17] ---
    You're the same as me.
[20:19] ---
    No I'm not. Sure, I might be a Level 0,
[20:23] ---
    but I have no intention
    of turning so negative
[20:26] ---
    as to take joy in
    dragging other people down.
[20:28] ---
    Negative?
    You're calling us negative?
[20:31] ---
    Compared to those who have power,
    but won't give anything to us,
[20:35] ---
    those of us in Skill Out
    are a hundred times better!
[20:38] ---
    Well, have you extended a
    hand to anyone asking for help?
[20:44] ---
    If you had used as much energy
    extending a hand to those in need
[20:47] ---
    as you have fighting against espers,
[20:50] ---
    you would have been accepted by
    the people of Academy City!
[20:55] ---
    Shut up! Our Level 0
    leader, Komaba Ritoku,
[20:59] ---
    lived that way, and he got killed!
[21:02] ---
    He stuck out like a sore
    thumb trying to protect the weak!
[21:05] ---
    But he must have
    had something that you don't!
[21:09] ---
    That's why he stayed
    and fought until the end, didn't he?
[21:12] ---
    To protect his friends,
    and not call them the weak!
[21:15] ---
    Get real! You're just a
    Level 0. You don't have any power!
[21:22] ---
    Don't you look down on us!
[21:24] ---
    The reason you've been looked
    down on has nothing to do with power.
[21:29] ---
    Figure out what to do about
    that good-for-nothing illusion yourself,
[21:33] ---
    you filthy bastard!
[21:46] ---
    The truth of the matter is,
[21:48] ---
    I came to take Mikoto back with me.
[21:52] ---
    But I can rest easy now.
    As long as there are boys like you guys
[21:55] ---
    who are watching out for Mikoto,
    then there's no problem at all.
[21:59] ---
    "You... guys"?
[22:08] ---
    Did our superior order you
    to come here and punish me?
[22:12] ---
    Don't be silly.
[22:14] ---
    As far as Misaka Misuzu goes,
    she appears to have lost her desire
[22:18] ---
    to remove her
    daughter from Academy City.
[22:21] ---
    As such, her killing has been canceled.
[22:22] ---
    Does our superior accept
    such wishy-washy conclusions?
[22:26] ---
    He probably will. Mainly because
    dumb Unabara here worked so hard.
[22:30] ---
    Oh, it just seems that the young
    man has kept his promise to me
[22:36] ---
    to protect the one I care for,
    and the world around her.
[22:41] ---
    I thought that I should
    try a little harder, too.
[22:44] ---
    I just got a little too uptight about it.
[22:48] ---
    He keeps maintaining that tone,
    and avoids any specific answers.
[22:53] ---
    He probably made use
    of some particularly ugly tricks.
[22:55] ---
    In any case, good work on your
    first assignment, overtime and all.
[23:00] ---
    Damn it all.
[23:02] ---
    If you only follow the rules,
    you'll never outwit them.
[23:07] ---
    That means you
    can't use normal methods.
[23:10] ---
    Apparently, you're considered
    a fairly precious commodity upstairs.
[23:15] ---
    Let's partner up, Accelerator.
[23:17] ---
    Sounds interesting.
    But if you guys slow me down,
[23:20] ---
    I'll write you off
    without a second thought.
[23:22] ---
    Ha, you're a feisty kid. Come on.
[23:26] ---
    It's about time we struck
    back at the guys upstairs.
[23:31] ---
    How fun. Having an objective really is fun.
[23:43] ---
    What is this?
[23:45] ---
    After I take the trouble to send a text...
[23:48] ---
    ...why don't I get an answer?
[23:50] ---
    Work though we might, the mountain
    of paperwork never goes away.
[23:53] ---
    Hitori de ii to tsubuyaita
[23:54] ---
    What else can we do? Everyone
    else was knocked out.
[23:56] ---
    to aru sekai no chuushin de
[23:58] ---
    Please brace yourself for another
    three days of this, easy.
[23:59] ---
    Tokei no hari wo orimagete
[24:02] ---
    hitomi tojite'ta
[24:09] ---
    Sugisatta toki wa modosenai kedo
[24:15] ---
    Oh, yeah?
[24:15] ---
    ano hi oshiete kureta yo ne
[24:16] ---
    A booth bunny at a
    counteroffensive weapons show?
[24:18] ---
    sore de ii n' da to
[24:19] ---
    Yeah, but they're just doing
    powered suits demonstrations.
[24:23] ---
    Megurimeguru kisetsu ni kimi ga ita kiseki
[24:23] ---
    So what you're saying is, you're
    dressing up as a mascot.
[24:26] ---
    Th-That might be overstating things.
[24:29] ---
    kowarete'ta tokei sae ugokidasu kara
[24:32] ---
    This pudding tastes amazing,
[24:33] ---
    considering it's from a convenience store.
[24:34] ---
    Ima wa sou muryoku na garakuta da kedo
[24:36] ---
    If you eat sweets at night, you'll get fat.
[24:40] ---
    fushigi da ne kaerareru sonna ki ga suru
[24:43] ---
    "Where did he go?" Misaka Misaka asks.
[24:46] ---
    Kimi no koe ga ima mo mada
[24:48] ---
    He will be back, very soon.
[24:50] ---
    koko ni aru kara
[24:51] ---
    "Mm-hmm. Misaka can't wait to see him,"
[24:54] ---
    says Misaka Misaka, nodding.
[25:01] ---
    Good night.
[25:08] ---
    Ah! Toma!
[25:14] ---
    Geez! How can you go out again
    by yourself, and get badly hurt?
[25:18] ---
    Toma, your behavior
    makes as little sense as ever!
[25:22] ---
    Uh, yeah, well...
[25:23] ---
    I was actually kind of lucky this time.
[25:31] ---
    Then again...
[25:33] ---
    ...sure enough, this is just my luck!