Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 07/Chapter 1

Part 1
Meanwhile, school in Academy City is in its hectic stages, with the second semester in full swing. Everyone, including Touma, newly-admitted transferee Aisa and their teacher Tsukuyomi Komoe are busy in academics, leaving Index with Tsuchimikado Motoharu's sister Maika.

Index wonders why Maika is always running around and can be seen almost anywhere; she later explains that it's part of the curriculum in her school, which produces competitive servants that can do anything from simple house cleaning to diplomatic assistance. Index assumes that it was a very easy task, and asks Maika to make her Touma's maid, much to Maika's shock.

Soon, their conversation is interrupted when something creeps from behind Index...

Part 2
On the other hand, Touma find himself toiling in preparation for the Daihasei, one of those events which he has forgotten after the event that wiped his memories. Tired after setting up visitor tents, he plans on returning home to get some funds to refill his empty fridge. Upon reaching his dormitory, Maika calls him from the seventh level of the dormitory, pale-faced and stuttering.

When Touma goes to Maika on the seventh floor, she breaks to him what happened to Index. After handing Touma an envelope, Maika tells Touma that she was abducted by a man wearing a priest's robes, with long red hair and a strong perfume scent, and had a tattoo under his right eye. Touma knew of only one person who would have those characteristics--Stiyl Magnus--but all he thought about this was it was some joke of his.

The envelope contains a letter for Touma and an array of completely filled-up documents which allows a person to exit Academy City. The letter tells Touma to meet him in "Gloaming House", an abandoned cinema house in Academy City. Despite feeling confused at Stiyl's actions, he decides to follow his request.

Part 3
Index frowns on her captor while he tries to explain the terms behind his actions. Stiyl tells her that this is part of a plan to involve Touma in his search for "The Book of the Law" while avoiding Academy City from being involved as well. Index clearly does not approve of his technique to pull Touma into the mess concerning "The Book of the Law", but understands the circumstances.

Stiyl then explains that things have changed just recently; a battle of the Roman Catholics against escaping Amakusa Catholics has just ended, with no casualties and both Ursula and "The Book of the Law" still missing. The situation calls for Stiyl to order Touma to arrive before his companion for battle arrives.

However, it's too late.