Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out Manga Chapter 017

The seventeenth chapter of the Toaru Kagaku no Mental Out manga, released on April 25th 2023 in Comic Newtype.

Major Events

 * After Shokuhou comes to in the hospital, Kobayashi scolds her for her reckless actions, with Iori defending Shokuhou based on her own misunderstandings.
 * The Relic Level 5 tells the girls what little they can remember about their background and explains the capabilities of their Synthesize Grid before asking Shokuhou for help in stopping their other self.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Kobayashi Satori
 * Iori Mashiro
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Kouzaku Mitori
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Kii
 * Mei
 * Gaouin Tsukasa
 * Hokaze Junko
 * "Senior"
 * Kihara Noukan
 * Aleister Crowley
 * Kokuchou Mayui
 * Tatsuki Mirei
 * Nenohi Wakana

Locations

 * Academy City

New Locations

 * Tatsuki General Hospital (辰伎総合病院)

Referbacks

 * On hearing the circumstances that allowed the former #1 Level 5 to return to the physical world one month previously, Shokuhou draws a connection to the incident during the Daihaseisai which she was involved in, namely the Level 6 Shift attempt on Misaka Mikoto and the subsequent clash with Kamijou Touma and Sogiita Gunha, which resulted in a large amount of Shadow Metal being produced.
 * During the explanation about Synthesize Grid's capabilities, numerous glimpses are shown from the previous battle where that power was used.

Cultural References

 * (金萱茶) is a variety of which originated from Taiwan.
 * The Relic Level 5 mentions two legendary metals when describing their ability's potential to create new substances:
 * Oriharukon (オリハルコン) is a metal mentioned in ancient Greek writings, including 's  which mentions its use in.
 * Hihiirokane (ヒヒイロカネ) is a red-colored metal described in the Takeouchi Documents, apocryphal writings alleged to describe ancient Japanese history.