Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 11

"Stab Sword" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime adaption, and the thirty-fifth episode overall. It was first broadcasted on December 17, 2010.

Synopsis
Meanwhile, Oriana returns to District 7 and prepares for the upcoming deadline for the Croce di Pietro preparation. She bumps into Komoe and Aisa on the way, causing the former to spill Aisa's juice, revealing something hidden under her shirt: a Celtic cross necklace. Oriana is alarmed, connecting the Celtic cross to Necessarius, and ruthlessly attacks Aisa using one of her spells, causing her to explode in a bloodbath of her own blood.

A few minutes later, Stiyl and Touma return to District 7 to continue the chase, only to see a commotion in a nearby park. There, they see Komoe in tears, her cheerleader outfit stained with blood, and lying beside her is an unconscious Aisa in the middle of a pool of her own blood. Komoe told them what happened, and Stiyl immediately connected the incident to Oriana, who probably mistook Aisa for a magician of the same calibre as Index based on her Walking Church necklace.

Stiyl prepares a few runes and places a spell that causes the by-standers to leave the scene. He then advises Komoe to call an ambulance and hide somewhere while she is taken away. Touma feels responsible for Aisa's safety, but Stiyl points out to him that they can't do anything other than chase Oriana.

Soon, Stiyl watches in surprise as Komoe performs a spell he doesn't know someone who is non-magical could know of: a healing spell only attributed to Index. Stiyl decides to help Komoe complete the spell and asks Touma to continue the chase.

Touma decides to leave Aisa in the hands of Stiyl and Komoe, leaving a promise to take her to the Night Parade after she recovers.

Adapted From

 * Chapter 5 Part 3-8, and Chapter 6 (including Between the Lines 5)

Major Events

 * Touma, Motoharu and Stiyl continue their pursuit of Oriana, with Motoharu incurring injuries from an encounter with Oriana.
 * Aisa becomes the second civilian injured during Oriana's operation.

Characters
By order of appearance
 * Misaka Misuzu
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Kamijou Touya
 * Kamijou Shiina
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Index
 * Oriana Thomson
 * Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Sherry Cromwell
 * Orsola Aquinas
 * Tsukuyomi Komoe
 * Himegami Aisa
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Aureolus Izzard (flashback-only)
 * Kanzaki Kaori

New Characters
No new characters were introduced during this episode.

Abilities

 * Shorthand - Oriana Thomson
 * Communication Spell
 * Soil Symbol: Unknown spell that attack a person's veins
 * Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
 * Teleport - Shirai Kuroko, Level 4
 * All-around Reality Circle - Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Ars Magna - Aureolus Izzard (flashback only)
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, (flashback only)
 * Rune magic - Styil Magnus
 * Healing Magic Ritual - Komoe Tsukuyomi, Stiyl Magnus

New Abilities

 * Sealed Scripture (fake spell) - Tsuchimikado Motoharu

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 17
 * Misawa Cram School (flashback only)
 * School District 7
 * Tsukuyomi Residence (flashback only)
 * United Kingdom
 * England
 * London

New Locations

 * British Library
 * School District 5
 * Seibusan Station

Trivia

 * This episode marks Lidvia's first actual on-screen appearance since her introduction in the 8th episode.
 * Misaka's electric punch on Touma may be the first shown successful attack on Touma, not being countered by his right hand.

Referbacks

 * Index recalls her accidentally kissing Touma back in episode 8.
 * Aisa recalls on how Touma saved her from the Aureolus Izzard, back in episode 9 of the first season.
 * Komoe references Index showing her how to use the Healing Ritual Magic, back in episode 3 of the first season.

Cultural References

 * The cards that Stiyl used to disperse the bystanders near Aisa's body has the ᛊ rune, which means "Sun".

Differences in Adaptation

 * In the novel, Touma was the one that stared at Misuzu's chest, not Touya.

Animation Trivia

 * Despite using magic on his own, Motoharu did not incur any noticeable injuries before Oriana's arrival.
 * Even though Touma kneeled on the pool of Aisa's blood, when he stood up, there is no hint that he has been kneeling on blood.

Quotes

 * Aisa: "It's not like that, but ...Somehow I feel that Kamijou-kun seemed little strange today. But the atmosphere he had was somewhat strange. He seemed really tense ...From that time ...But I don't think some event would make him feel that way."
 * Aisa: "Huh? You might want to word that differently. Since Kamijou-kun and I aren't that friendly to each other. Also, he would be the one in trouble if some misunderstanding were to occur."
 * Komoe: "Why won't Himegami-chan be healed? We were talking about Night Parade and stuff until just now. But ..."