E3 - Balloon Hunter

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
[00:02] ---
    Okay, the next competition is...
[00:04] ---
    "Balloon Hunter"
[00:04] ---
    ...the Balloon Hunter!
[00:06] ---
    "Hazamaya Kana, Class 1-3"
[00:07] ---
    In this contest, 30 students
    chosen from each school
[00:10] ---
    will compete to break the paper balloons
    attached to their opponents' heads
[00:13] ---
    using the designated beanbags!
[00:15] ---
    Contestants whose balloons
    are popped are disqualified,
[00:18] ---
    and the team with the most
    students remaining at the end wins.
[00:22] ---
    The game area is spread out,
    but going onto roads open to the public
[00:25] ---
    and going indoors is prohibited!
[00:28] ---
    --Also, as with the other games,
    direct attacks with one's ability are off-limits!
[00:28] ---
    --All right, let's get going. Miss Misaka...?
    --Also, as with the other games,
    direct attacks with one's ability are off-limits!
[00:32] ---
    --Miss Kongo, we're getting started!
    --All right, are all of the school teams ready?
[00:38] ---
    I'll give you points for not
    tucking your tail and running away.
[00:41] ---
    Ha! You might be laughing on the
    other side of your face when this is over!
[00:46] ---
    Okay,
[00:47] ---
    ready...!
[00:49] ---
    Huh?
[00:50] ---
    
[00:50] ---
    Just keep running as far as you can!
[00:54] ---
    If we all make it through
    this, it'll be a tie!
[00:57] ---
    H-How negative!
[00:59] ---
    Let's go after them!
[01:02] ---
    "Pursuing them individually is dangerous.
    We should act in three-man teams,"
[01:07] ---
    proposes Misaka...
[01:11] ---
    Oh well, then.
[01:14] ---
    How in the world did this end up happening?
[01:18] ---
    Actually, I can pretty well imagine.
[01:22] ---
    On the other hand, the fact
    that no one could tell she isn't me
[01:26] ---
    is kind of lucky, but
    kind of dejecting, too...
[01:30] ---
    Well, there's no helping what's already done.
[01:34] ---
    You're competing in my place,
    so go ahead and tear it up.
[01:54] ---
    "A Certain Magical Railgun T"
[03:10] ---
    Uiharu, are you sure you
    don't have to patrol?
[03:12] ---
    I'm about to go, but it will be over the net.
[03:17] ---
    In a large-scale event like this,
    they anticipate a number of cyberattacks.
[03:23] ---
    Ah, and that's right up your alley, isn't it?
[03:27] ---
    Okay, three minutes have passed
    since the start of the balloon hunter game,
[03:30] ---
    and there is still no one
    out from either team.
[03:32] ---
    Who will be the one to break this tie?
[03:35] ---
    Isn't that the event that Misaka
    said she was competing in next?
[03:38] ---
    It probably is. I wonder if
    she changed her clothes in time.
[03:43] ---
    Oh, this is Misaka we're
    talking about. I think she's fine.
[03:47] ---
    Ah, Kongo!
[03:49] ---
    We have to split up, everyone.
[03:51] ---
    --Right!
    --Right!
[03:53] ---
    A competition to break the
    balloons on each other's heads, huh?
[03:56] ---
    Tokiwadai has lots of other espers
    besides Misaka who are amazing, right?
[04:01] ---
    They're going to win
    with no trouble, aren't they?
[04:03] ---
    Hmm... good question.
[04:11] ---
    Why don't you give up already?
[04:16] ---
    A telekinesist...
[04:18] ---
    Let me guess, you lured me here?
[04:21] ---
    Heh-heh, it seems pretty
    juvenile to do this against a girl,
[04:24] ---
    but don't worry, I'm not
    going to hit you in your face!
[04:29] ---
    If that's your best,
    you're not even a Level 3, are you?
[04:34] ---
    I, too, am a telekinesist.
[04:37] ---
    One who is in a class way
    above yours, to boot.
[04:42] ---
    Damn!
[04:44] ---
    Do you think you can keep dodging them all?
[04:53] ---
    Contestant Omoshi is out!
[04:55] ---
    At this rate,
[04:57] ---
    I could take all of you on,
    and still have change left over.
[05:02] ---
    Your schoolmates will soon be--
[05:07] ---
    Contestant Kirifu is out!
[05:09] ---
    Huh?!
[05:10] ---
    But didn't that attack happen
    after he was disqualified?
[05:12] ---
    It was completely invalid!
[05:15] ---
    It would be, if I had done it.
[05:20] ---
    H-Hi, there.
[05:23] ---
    She's the one who
    telekinetically threw it at you.
[05:26] ---
    You dropped your guard, thinking it was over,
[05:29] ---
    Level 4 telekinesist Kirifu Megumi.
[05:33] ---
    Why do you know my full name?
[05:35] ---
    Because we're all weak.
    We checked out everything to know about you,
[05:40] ---
    and came up with some strategies.
[05:45] ---
    Is everyone in position?
[05:49] ---
    I can confirm that moments ago,
    at least five members of the other team
[05:54] ---
    came into this alleyway.
[05:56] ---
    We are in control of all three
    exits leading out of it.
[06:01] ---
    I will telepathically give
    the signal to move in.
[06:06] ---
    All right then, three... two...
[06:10] ---
    ...one...?
[06:19] ---
    M-Miss Kobayashi, take it easy...
[06:23] ---
    Screams that are delivered
    telepathically echo directly within the brain.
[06:27] ---
    It amounts to a sonic weapon
    that can't be blocked out.
[06:32] ---
    Oh, and that's just a toy, so relax.
[06:34] ---
    "Kobayashi Satori: LV3 telepath"
    "Weaknesses: bugs (especially spiders)"
[06:38] ---
    They just keep scampering away.
[06:39] ---
    They don't know when to quit!
[06:45] ---
    M-Mud?
[06:46] ---
    We have to go through there?
[06:48] ---
    Our shoes are going to get dirty.
[06:52] ---
    How about we go around?
[06:54] ---
    Y-Yes, let's do that.
[06:58] ---
    There they go.
[07:00] ---
    They don't even realize
    they're being led around.
[07:02] ---
    Incredible. We're playing
    Tokiwadai like a violin.
[07:07] ---
    Just like you said we would, Baba.
[07:09] ---
    Oh, I just collected some
    data and made some suggestions.
[07:13] ---
    But how did you get such
    detailed information?
[07:17] ---
    Including personalities and weaknesses?
[07:19] ---
    I have a friend over at
    the Garden of Learning.
[07:22] ---
    That's how.
[07:23] ---
    Hey, what do we do next?
[07:24] ---
    Oh, hold on a second.
[07:26] ---
    --Sure enough, wars are won
    by detailed intelligence
    --Let's see... Next, we move.
[07:29] ---
    --and a leader who can make effective use of it.
    --Let's see... Next, we move.
[07:29] ---
    --and a leader who can make effective use of it.
    --We rendezvous with Nomura and the others at Point 5A.
[07:32] ---
    --and a leader who can make effective use of it.
    --Where is Point 5A again?
[07:32] ---
    --Know the enemy and know yourself,
    --Where is Point 5A again?
[07:33] ---
    --Know the enemy and know yourself,
    --That would be...
[07:34] ---
    --and even these knuckle-draggers
    will make good pawns.
    --That would be...
[07:36] ---
    --and even these knuckle-draggers
    will make good pawns.
    --...the stockyard over on Block 2.
[07:38] ---
    Over there, huh?
[07:39] ---
    Okay, let's get going...
[07:41] ---
    Baba?
[07:42] ---
    Hmm? Okay, let's get going.
[07:48] ---
    Things are going pretty smoothly so far.
    We're way in the lead.
[07:52] ---
    Stay on your toes, though.
    They have Misaka Mikoto on their team.
[07:57] ---
    That radar warning thing she does
    means sneak attacks won't work.
[07:59] ---
    She's like her own fortress.
[08:03] ---
    Still,
[08:04] ---
    there's no need to eliminate
    all of them, is there?
[08:06] ---
    Yeah. No reason to go out on a limb.
[08:10] ---
    We should spread the word to not go near her.
[08:13] ---
    Isn't that the way?
[08:15] ---
    If we didn't have enough numbers,
    we couldn't move the plan forward,
[08:18] ---
    so I intervened here and there,
[08:21] ---
    but now that we're overwhelming them,
    the real goal is getting left behind.
[08:25] ---
    What a pain.
[08:27] ---
    Well, let's see what shakes out.
[08:33] ---
    No way! No way!
[08:35] ---
    Why did I have to run into the Level 5?!
[08:51] ---
    I-Is she gone?
[09:03] ---
    There was an incident in
    this alleyway previously,
[09:08] ---
    so the layout, not to mention
    the locations to hide
[09:11] ---
    and from which to attack are all familiar.
[09:13] ---
    Damn, that was a stretch, all right!
[09:15] ---
    Ah, that way is dangerous.
[09:19] ---
    "There, you see?" says Misaka with a sigh.
[09:24] ---
    Contestant Misaka defeats
    her second opponent!
[09:27] ---
    Can Tokiwadai bounce back
    in the time remaining?!
[09:31] ---
    Did you see that, kitty?
[09:35] ---
    Miss Misaka is amazing.
[09:39] ---
    That really is an adorable cat, huh?
[09:47] ---
    It looks as though this is
    the end of the line for me...
[09:51] ---
    Ecaterina, limit yourself
    to only one rat per day...
[09:57] ---
    That's fine and all, but please
    hurry along to the sidelines, okay?
[10:00] ---
    Huh? Oh, really?
[10:02] ---
    You were awesome. There
    were seven of us, too.
[10:06] ---
    Given the power of Kongo Mitsuko,
    it is no surprise!
[10:10] ---
    --She apparently just transferred in,
    so there was hardly any data on her.
    --You should be proud that you managed to beat me at all!
[10:14] ---
    Just transferred in, and
    she's still that pompous?
[10:18] ---
    Bad news! Nomura and the
    others were wiped out!
[10:20] ---
    For real?!
[10:21] ---
    This is bad. Our lead has
    been nearly eliminated.
[10:25] ---
    What's worse, so is our precious Level 3.
[10:27] ---
    Nice!
[10:29] ---
    Maybe we should go after
    Misaka Mikoto after all.
[10:32] ---
    Huh?
[10:34] ---
    Right now, the other team
    isn't acting cohesively,
[10:36] ---
    but with the time limit
    approaching and no time to spare,
[10:39] ---
    they might start working together.
[10:40] ---
    If they team up against us,
    it will be hard to maintain our slim lead.
[10:45] ---
    But if we take out their head right now,
[10:47] ---
    we can shake them up,
    and their leadership will get muddled.
[10:50] ---
    Yeah, we get that, but...
[10:52] ---
    ...there's no way to beat her.
[10:54] ---
    Don't you worry.
[10:56] ---
    There's a stunningly simple way...
[10:58] ---
    "#3 Balloon Hunter"
[10:59] ---
    ...to bring her down.
[11:07] ---
    Heh-heh, looks like I got away clean!
[11:12] ---
    Judgment!
[11:14] ---
    You are under arrest for
    flagrant snatch and grab-- Huh?
[11:18] ---
    You would be better off not
    making this harder for both of us.
[11:21] ---
    I am in an especially poor mood right now!
[11:25] ---
    After all, so far today...
[11:29] ---
    --...I have not seen Sissy even once.
    --What is this?! Damn it! Pull them out!
[11:35] ---
    Sissy must be competing right about now.
[11:38] ---
    Where is the largest street
    monitor around here again?
[11:49] ---
    "Strange," says Misaka, tilting her head.
[11:53] ---
    That girl does not appear
    to have any desire to fight,
[11:57] ---
    but she also does not seem to
    be running away in any random direction.
[12:01] ---
    Rather, perhaps the reason she came
    to an area with open vantage points
[12:04] ---
    may have something to do with her ability,
[12:07] ---
    or perhaps...
[12:08] ---
    ...this is a trap.
[12:13] ---
    If you can't hit your opponent
    by throwing at them,
[12:15] ---
    then don't throw anything.
[12:18] ---
    Huh?
[12:19] ---
    The rules of the competition
[12:21] ---
    state that you have to break the paper
    balloons using the designated beanbags,
[12:24] ---
    and that's all they say.
[12:26] ---
    In other words, you can break them
    by holding the beanbag in your hand.
[12:30] ---
    If Misaka Mikoto tries to use
    her electric shocks against the beanbags,
[12:35] ---
    it counts as attacking an opponent
    with her ability, and she'll be disqualified.
[12:39] ---
    By simply holding the beanbags in
    our hands, we can lock down her shocks.
[12:43] ---
    If she can't use her ability,
    then the playing field is level!
[12:47] ---
    In that case...
[12:48] ---
    You're mine!
[12:54] ---
    "Misaka has engaged in combat
    over 10,000 times with someone
[12:57] ---
    who could take her life with a single touch.
[13:00] ---
    It will not be a simple matter
    to catch her," warns Misaka.
[13:07] ---
    Don't let up! Everyone charge her together!
[13:11] ---
    Oh! Contestant Misaka,
    faced with a flurry of hands,
[13:15] ---
    dodges, dodges, and dodges!
    This is incredible!
[13:30] ---
    Good grief,
[13:31] ---
    it took a lot of work
    to set up those conditions.
[13:36] ---
    Typically, Misaka Mikoto
    emits faint EM waves around her,
[13:41] ---
    which can serve as a kind of radar
    if she pays attention to them.
[13:45] ---
    And it's nearly impossible
    for an electronic device,
[13:49] ---
    --even a small one, to get near her undetected.
    --Everybody, close the gap!
[13:51] ---
    --even a small one, to get near her undetected.
    --Don't give her any room to dodge!
[13:53] ---
    However, under these circumstances,
    with her focus distracted by the contestants closing in,
[13:58] ---
    and the rules of the game preventing
    her from using her ability...
[14:02] ---
    Listen!
[14:04] ---
    Everybody, together--
[14:06] ---
    A hole in the wall has opened up.
[14:09] ---
    Now is the chance to--
[14:14] ---
    Contestant Misaka is eliminated!
[14:17] ---
    Huh? No way! We did it!
[14:19] ---
    We beat her!
[14:22] ---
    Misaka is...
[14:23] ---
    ...defeated.
[14:26] ---
    Mission accomplished.
[14:29] ---
    Man, that was an unusual mission, though.
[14:31] ---
    I mean, incapacitate Misaka Mikoto?
[14:35] ---
    The Balloon Hunter competition is now over!
[14:39] ---
    Tokiwadai Middle School,
    which was favored to win,
[14:41] ---
    has been beaten by a razor-thin margin!
[14:44] ---
    Their first black mark in the tournament.
[14:47] ---
    One might say this is the greatest takeaway
[14:49] ---
    from competing in the Daihasei Festival.
[14:51] ---
    Yes. There is much that
    can be learned from defeat.
[14:56] ---
    For those who are conceited
    because of their Level or status,
[14:59] ---
    it's just what the doctor ordered.
[15:01] ---
    It won't do to have them worrying
    about soiling their clothes over winning.
[15:06] ---
    Yes, indeed.
[15:09] ---
    Shall I add scrubbing toilets
    to their dorm chore rotation?
[15:12] ---
    That is a good idea.
[15:16] ---
    "Misaka did not remain vigilant,
    and fell for the opposing team's plan,"
[15:21] ---
    says Misaka, reflecting on her own mistake.
[15:25] ---
    She was unable to fulfil
    her role as your substitute.
[15:27] ---
    Did you have fun?
[15:30] ---
    Did you have fun competing?
[15:33] ---
    Y-Yes.
[15:35] ---
    Then there's nothing to feel down about.
[15:38] ---
    The switch itself wasn't fair play,
[15:40] ---
    but you couldn't help it
    that you got mistaken for me,
[15:42] ---
    and it's also my own fault for being late.
[15:45] ---
    Besides, there at the end,
    I think you held out longer than I would have.
[15:52] ---
    I'm impressed.
[15:55] ---
    It's just about lunchtime.
[15:57] ---
    Have you had anything to eat?
[15:59] ---
    No.
[16:00] ---
    Here.
[16:01] ---
    These are street stall vouchers
    that they gave out to the students.
[16:04] ---
    I have a date to eat lunch with my mama,
    so you can use them if you like.
[16:09] ---
    Street stalls, you say?
[16:11] ---
    The festival is going on anyway,
[16:13] ---
    so let's both enjoy ourselves.
[16:16] ---
    Oh, you still have the gym clothes
    on that you borrowed from Miss Wannai.
[16:21] ---
    Get them back to her as soon as you can.
[16:26] ---
    I know it's okay to bring your own food in,
[16:29] ---
    but I'm not so sure that includes
    cheese fondue with your own pot.
[16:33] ---
    Oh, now, mother and daughter,
[16:36] ---
    sitting around a pot during
    the sports festival is pretty nice, isn't it?
[16:39] ---
    How so?
[16:40] ---
    Aw, but it's gonna take a
    while before the cheese is melted.
[16:44] ---
    I should have cut these up smaller first.
[16:47] ---
    Okay, I'll go buy us something to drink.
[16:49] ---
    I'd sure like some wine.
[16:52] ---
    There's no way they have that here.
[16:56] ---
    Ah, man...
[16:58] ---
    It sure is crowded, huh?
[17:03] ---
    You, too, huh?
[17:05] ---
    You, too? This is aggravating, huh?
    There are lines everywhere you go.
[17:10] ---
    Yeah. Ol' Kamijo here very nearly
    wet himself, even as old as he is.
[17:15] ---
    What are you talking about?!
[17:16] ---
    How the restrooms are so crowded,
    you nearly whiz in your pants, right?
[17:19] ---
    I just came here to buy some drinks!
[17:22] ---
    Oh, that.
[17:24] ---
    You really do have no delicacy...
[17:26] ---
    In that case,
    I'll go buy enough for you all, too.
[17:29] ---
    What my old lady prepared
    for us probably won't be enough.
[17:33] ---
    Just sit tight for a bit, okay?
[17:36] ---
    Plus, he's an unusually nice guy...
[17:39] ---
    See? Just like I told you, right?
[17:42] ---
    Yes, indeed.
[17:44] ---
    Still, I'm surprised you could
    tell from the video footage.
[17:48] ---
    Mental Out can be used many different ways.
[17:51] ---
    I'm not telling, though.
[17:53] ---
    Okay, then. I guess I should
    expect as much from a Level 5.
[17:57] ---
    You can skip the brown-nosing.
[17:59] ---
    Just keep up your fine powers of observation.
[18:07] ---
    Well, well...
[18:09] ---
    Miss Misaka, enjoying a relaxed lunchtime?
[18:13] ---
    Relaxed?
[18:14] ---
    What, are you training somewhere
    out of sight during the lunch break?
[18:18] ---
    Don't be silly.
[18:19] ---
    I had all my afternoon
    competitions cancelled.
[18:23] ---
    Huh?!
[18:24] ---
    After everything this morning, I'm exhausted.
[18:26] ---
    Listen to you.
[18:28] ---
    Do you think this will be enough for lunch?
[18:31] ---
    It's mostly tea, though...
[18:34] ---
    Um, and who is this lady here?
[18:37] ---
    My classmate.
[18:39] ---
    Sort of.
[18:40] ---
    She's in your... class...?
[18:44] ---
    O-Oh, she's your classmate, huh? Okay, okay.
[18:47] ---
    I detected his gaze dropping 30 cm just now!
[18:52] ---
    Nice to meet you,
[18:53] ---
    Mr. Kamijo.
[18:55] ---
    I am Miss Misaka's friend, Shokuho Misaki.
[19:01] ---
    It's a pleasure.
[19:03] ---
    Wh-Who are you calling a friend?!
[19:05] ---
    Ooh, how scary!
[19:07] ---
    Miss Misaka doesn't seem to like me.
    She's always so bristly with me.
[19:12] ---
    Y-Yeah, she's always prickly with me, too...
[19:16] ---
    Oh, yeah? So she's bristly
    and prickly, huh? How funny!
[19:21] ---
    Stop describing me...
[19:25] ---
    like I was a sound effect,
    and hitting it off after just meeting!
[19:28] ---
    See you later, Miss Misaka.
    Compete hard enough for the both of us!
[19:40] ---
    Hmm...
[19:42] ---
    Is something the matter?
    You look unusually lost in thought.
[19:47] ---
    Uiharu, how's work going?
[19:49] ---
    There were three fairly
    large-scale server attacks,
[19:53] ---
    but they were only slightly
    worse than amateur level,
[19:55] ---
    so I dealt with them in no time at all.
[19:57] ---
    O-Oh, yeah?
[19:59] ---
    What about you, Miss Saten?
[20:05] ---
    Tell me,
[20:06] ---
    where would Shadow Metal be lying around?
[20:09] ---
    Are we still talking about that?
[20:12] ---
    If it's created wherever esper
    powers engage with each other,
[20:16] ---
    it would probably be on the grounds
    where powerhouse schools competed.
[20:19] ---
    Didn't Miss Shirai warn you about this?
[20:23] ---
    You're not having financial trouble, are you?
[20:26] ---
    Uh-uh.
[20:28] ---
    I mean, I'm not exactly well-to-do, either.
[20:31] ---
    How can I put this?
    It's the adventure, you know?
[20:34] ---
    Of obtaining something that
    isn't conventionally recognized,
[20:36] ---
    and which you'd otherwise
    never find in your day-to-day life.
[20:40] ---
    Just like being a Level 5.
[20:48] ---
    Ah, what the hey.
[20:51] ---
    I'll follow your lead on this.
    "Shadow Metal," did you call it?
[20:56] ---
    I'll check around for
    whatever information I can find.
[21:00] ---
    There's my Uiharu!
[21:04] ---
    How come you're wearing
    gym shorts under here?
[21:06] ---
    So I can go out and compete right away.
[21:09] ---
    Um, please don't tug.
[21:14] ---
    Cotton candy...
[21:15] ---
    ...and candy apples...
    What must they taste like?
[21:19] ---
    The yakisoba might
    have egg in it, so rule that out.
[21:25] ---
    "Ah, cats are able to eat
    ikayaki," says Misaka...
[21:39] ---
    Oh...
[21:41] ---
    ...no... These clothes...
    are borrowed, too...
[21:48] ---
    Now they're dirty...
[23:24] ---
    "Next episode preview"
[23:25] ---
    Sissy, at last, the two
    of us are alone together!
[23:26] ---
    "Next episode preview"
    "#4 Tampering"
[23:28] ---
    It's not that big a deal.
[23:30] ---
    Oh, no! It has been 23 episodes
    since the two of us did a preview together!
[23:33] ---
    So, Sissy, go ahead and lay one
    of your usual passionate kisses on--
[23:37] ---
    I do not even get to make a quip?!
[23:41] ---
    
[23:43] ---