Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 09

Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 09 was first published on April 10, 2006. It features once again the Roman Catholic Church as antagonists, represented by Lidvia Lorenzetti, as they try their nefarious plot during the Daihaseisai, forcing Touma to intervene. The novels marks the first time the story is separated in two parts, with the next novel continuing where this novel left off.

Publisher's Summary
Academy City's largest school event, the Daihaseisai.

The event is an athletic festival that also doubles as a large-scale experiment for ability development institutions which aims to determine the effects of interactions between abilities.

Of course, Kamijou Touma is a participant. However, his "misfortune" is going strong, having his head gnawed on by a hungry Index, facing a lecture from Daihaseisai Committee member Fukiyose Seiri, and fighting against Misaka Mikoto in an ability contest.

In the middle of these events, a mysterious object, the "Stab Sword", is carried by a certain magician that infiltrates Academy City.

Oriana Thomson. a leading "courier" in the Magic side, also known as "Route Disturb", and her motives are...!

When science and magic collide, Kamijou Touma's story shall begin!

Chapters

 * Prologue: Preparations Stage Seen From Third-Person — Parent's_View_Point.


 * Chapter 1: Under the Blazing Sun from the Starting Signal — Commence_Hostilities.


 * Chapter 2: A Stadium of Magicians and Espers — "Stab_Sword."


 * Chapter 3: Tactics of the Pursuers and Pursued — Worst_Counter.


 * Chapter 4: Did the Battle End in Victory or Not? — Being_Unsettled.