Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 01/Chapter 3

Title - Chapter 3: 魔道書は静かに微笑む　"Forget_me_not."

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Part 1
Kanzaki have just revealed she's in Necessarius just like Index, and explaining the situation to Kamijou Touma. She asked him to hand Index over, since otherwise Index will die due to her brain overflowing with memories, and that there is three days left until they have to erase her memories again.

Touma refused, saying they are only thinking of themselves and not about Index, and they just don't want to experience the feeling of losing her again and again. Kanzaki then burst out, saying no matter how they tried to leave lasting memories such as leave photos, Index only could say sorry again and again for forgetting. Nobody, whether it was family, friend of a lover, remained in her memory. She and Stiyl cannot bear to look at her smiles anymore.

While saying them, Kanzaki struck again and again with her nodachi's sheath onto Touma, leaving no place untouched.

Touma then thought for Index's personality 'leaving people behind' would be even more painful that death. to experience pain worse then death, then forgetting everything only to walk forward to the next time they are destined to part is cruel. So Kanzaki and Stiyl instead of choosing giving her a cruel happiness they will try and reduce her unhappiness. If Index have no precious memories she doesn't want to lose then it wouldn't hurt as much when her memories are erased.

Touma said they should be stronger, and go further than they have done. If Index is afraid of losing her memories than promise her there will be even better memories next year. To make it that there is nothing to fear from losing her memories. Kanzaki tried to strike at Touma's face, but the sheath was caught by Touma's right hand.

Touma's left shoulder is broken, but he still held onto the sword with his left hand. In his bloodied state, Kanzaki's confused and asks why does he still fight. Even if he defeats her there are a whole organisation behind her. Touma glared back at her, his lifeless eyes making Kanzaki step back.

Touma said none of that is important, and what's most important is she didn't protect people because she has strength, but she sought out strength because she has something to protect. His left hand that was full fo wounds held the collar on Kanzaki's shirt and his right hand clenched into a bloodied fist. The powerless fist then impacted onto Kanzaki's fact, leaving no mark on her but his own fist spurted out blood like a squashed tomato.

Even so, Kanzaki was the one that flew back. Her nodachi flew out of her hands.

Touma stood towering above her, asking why is she so useless when she has such omnipotent strength, strength that can protect anyone and anything she wants to. Strength that he does not have, having lost to her who is more powerful, and shown in his eyes lament if he have such power he would have protected anyone he wanted to. He cursed himself for being even more worthless than the one in front of him that chose to chase after a girl when she has such power, being unable to stop her.

Touma then collapsed like a doll whose battery is out of power. He lost too much blood and could not move any more, leaving him open to Kanzaki's counter attack.

However, Kanzaki didn't counter-attack.

She didn't attack.