Lancis

Lancis (ランシス) is a member of New Light.

Appearance
She has short brown hair that is forced up with a headband accentuating her forehead. Her clothes are a lacrosse uniform-like set of a shirt, a miniskirt, and spats similar to the other members. Her height is described as being shorter than Misaka Mikoto and to Mikoto's dismay Lancis stated she thought her chest worked as a standard for the lowest. When she is doing jobs relating to magic she wears long dragon talons on her fingers.

Personality
She displays a lethargic attitude regardless from her surroundings as seen working in the Nihon Daruma (she feel asleep in front of a customer), or helping Mikoto (she didn't want Bayloupe to get angry at her for ignoring a customer). She can display a calm perception on how to avoid being caught in public without causing panic and yet has no problem changing slowly into a V-sling bikini in a narrow alleyway during broad daylight.

English Civil War Arc
When New Light are driving down a country road heading towards London, Lancis is navigating. When Floris asks her if they were on the right road, Lancis is unable to answer properly due to the tickling sensation she experiences from magic power being created. When asked if her claws were working OK, she replies that they are before getting the tickling feeling again.

As New Light begin their operation, Lancis is positioned 30km north of London, having being designated the role of keeper. Sitting on her case, she communicates with the others via spiritual item despite the tickling. While her comrades are captured in London, Lancis succeeds in transporting the Curtana Original to the fifth case carried by the Knight Leader with Carissa.

When Elizard uses Union Jack to distribute power to the British people, Lancis is connected to the other New Light members via Bayloupe's communication magic circle as they determine what they should do.

Homecoming Arc
She and Lessar are seen at New Lights apartment in Edinburgh discussing the news Bayloupe that intercepted the information from the Anglicans about Touma's mysterious return to Academy City with the aid off the leader of Dawn-Colored Sunlight Leivinia Birdway. Lessar then rants that she was trying to seduced him for the sake of England, before striping off her clothes to reveal a dominatrix suit underneath. Lancis then shows her photo intercepted from the Anglicans showing Kamijou Touma stood in the center of a number of people after reading the annotations left by the Anglicans and declares that it is the time for her major debut and to put on a white Japanese school swimsuit and head to Academy City for the purpose of seducing Touma. Her reply is to warn with "If you say one more word, I’m punching you."

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2: Shopping Mall Demonstration
Lancis is behind the counter at Nihon Daruma when Mikoto returns and tells her that Lessar hasn't returned yet. When Mikoto expresses annoyance at 'that brat', Lancis looks at her confused, saying that Lessar seemed more of an adult than her, making Mikoto even more annoyed. When asked if she has heard when Lessar will be back, Lancis gives Mikoto a postcard from Lessar, mentioning that they can be delivered quickly within the shopping mall. As Mikoto gets frustrated at the confusing message, a tired Lancis collapses over the counter, mentioning that they can't predict what Lessar will do before falling asleep. She later stirs to find Mikoto still there, asking if she actually wants to buy something, which Mikoto comments is the worst possible thing for someone in customer service to say before asking for some oranges.

Lancis encounters Mikoto again as she is trying to avoid detection by some security guards. Knowing her situation and learning that she had business at Nihon Daruma, specifically with Lessar, Lancis says that Bayloupe would probably explode if she left a customer stranded before dragging Mikoto into the crowd.

As Mikoto questions why they were heading for a leisure pool, Lancis explains that due to the circumstances the pool would be crowded and since it had five entrances if they cut through it, they could exit near to Nihon Daruma. She also adds it would be advantageous in avoiding the security guards due to the different jurisdictions. She then produces two swimsuits, telling Mikoto they are products from the store and looking at her in a pitying way when she was distressed about the size. She then tells Mikoto that they wouldn't be going to the changing rooms due to security guards being stationed there, pointing to a nearby alley. After changing, with Lancis remaining unperturbed while Mikoto experiences considerable embarrassment, they sneak in through the staff entrance. They then enter the curved pool round the edge of the building and float along with the current to the desired entrance. After sneaking out and changing back, Lancis reckons it would be safer to split up there and gives Mikoto directions for Nihon Daruma before heading off.

When Mikoto and Lessar arrive at Nihon Daruma's North Gate store, Lancis is found sleeping with Floris on the couch in the break room. After Lessar wakes them both with a blow to the head, Floris peels a sleepy Lancis off her and drags her out of the break room.

Bayloupe and Lancis later report to Lessar that the riots have lulled slightly but are still a problem. When Lessar is having trouble dealing with the giant wheel snake unleashed by Caliche's group, she contacts Mikoto, who is a bit dismayed at how she acquired her number and the fact that she had set the memory she least wanted to recall as the thumbnail, to inform her about Lessar's predicament. She, Bayloupe and Floris assist Lessar with a spell to destroy the wheel snake.

She later contacts Lessar, experiencing a tickling sensation due to the magic, and after calming down, tells her about the information that Caliche's group had gathered which she found in the remains of the snake, regarding the involvement of a French Academy City cooperative institution in the plan.

After the incident ends, New Light prepare to leave by charter plane. Being pushed off Floris's lap, Lancis remains silent as the others discuss the aftermath of the incident and the possible intentions of the parties involved. Just before they receive clearance for take-off, Lancis receives a signal from one of their spiritual items and tells the others that the Curtana Original has been found.

Abilities
Lancis has the strangest magic conditions whenever she purifies her life energy into magic power it give her a tickling feeling, and will randomly giggle or laugh during conversations. She has the ability to detect danger and wears dragon claw accessories on her hands. She hasn't been in a fight yet because she has been avoiding them to complete the mission New Light was on, and was the only one who didn't get caught during the events of Volume 17 and 18.


 * Skíðblaðnir
 * Steel Glove
 * Dragon Claws: It is unknown to what they do other than enhancing Lancis's power.

Design evolution
Lancis' overall design remains fairly static throughout the series. Along with all the other members of New Light, Haimura was tasked on designing them not to look like magicians, but that of lacrosse players, and used their suits as a common symbol between all four of them.

Quotes

 * “Tah dah. My swimsuit is a V slingshot, the gold standard of the sexy swimsuit.”