Talk:Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 09/@comment-107.192.59.35-20140202141155/@comment-67.52.66.50-20140204052247

I really don't think it's going to involve so many people. I'm pretty sure the Kamachi said the next volume will end the arc, so just the people that are currently at Sargasso will probably be involved in the final battle. Maybe a couple more at best. It looks like it'll be shaping up to be a confusing, messy battle, just how I like it. With Touma and Othinus the only ones to understand the reason behind Touma's (supposed)Face Heel Turn, even Misaka and Index will initially be against him.

I suspect most of the battle will be Touma blocking attacks on Othinus with most of his ex-allies trying to separate him from Othinus since they will probably think she is controlling him somehow. They will most likely avoid lethal and AoE mass destruction attacks for fear of hurting Touma. He just needs to hold out until Othinus's allies show up and escape with her, after which he'll promptly surrender.

Then again, that won't add another girl to his harem will it? :) I bet he's going to take an (almost) lethal attack for Othinus, probably an underhanded sneak attack, and she'll either surrender to stop him from taking anymore damage or take some shots for him herself. That will make Touma's harem(Misaka, Index, Birdway, and Lessar) realize she got Kamijou'd somehow when they weren't looking and stop fighting, maybe even standing against Ollerus and Fiamma to vouch for Touma. Or at least call a cease-fire to figure out what the hell is going on. Then Othinus will be taken wherever they take villains that were Kamijou'd(some villain reform school I suspect), after which she will be free to show up every now and then in subsequent novelia, probably on some kind of work parole.

At least that's how I think it will go, according to my obscenely long anime/manga reading history. Damn I watch/read too much anime/manga. I hope Kamachi surprises me though, with a volume that is even more awesome than I am currently imagining it will be. Variety is the spice of life. As long as it doesn't end on a downer. No one likes those even if they're character building...