Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 07

Synopsis
The user of Move Point is forced to bring the Remnant back herself, now wondering what she would do next. As she crosses an intersection, she stops and sees a man with white hair walking with a crutch on his right arm: Accelerator. She cringes to his presence, as she knows that he is the most powerful esper. However, she gloats about Accelerator's loss of power at August 31 and assumes that he has lost his calculation ability then.

Accelerator admits that she is correct, however, he declares that the fact that he has weakened does not guarantee Awaki's victory. With a stomp of his feet, he unleashes a tremor with him as an epicenter and forces Awaki to teleport up. However, the shockwave also caused the glass in the nearby buildings to explode. Awaki is forced to use her ability again, but the effects of teleporting herself gives an opening for Accelerator. The Rank 1 Level 5 launches himself using funnels of wind, and punches Awaki, breaking through the briefcase containing the Remnant and hurling the user of Move Point into a building where she lands in a metal screen, falling unconscious.

As Accelerator leaves, he mutters that he might be considering retiring from being the strongest esper, but he shall stay the strongest in front of Last Order.

The next day, Touma (with a slap mark on his cheek) accompanies Index, who brags to Touma her mastery in using the vending machine. Touma feels somewhat down, especially for being slapped by Kuroko for peeking at her while changing in her hospital room and seeing an entirely naked MISAKA Clone 10032 as she recovers inside a tube. Touma also talks about a girl who was badly beaten up and a completely destroyed briefcase, then wonders who was responsible for it.

Meanwhile, Last Order reports to Accelerator that Yomikawa Aiho went outside and destroyed the "Science Society"; however, Accelerator does not feel like listening to her and requests her to keep quiet.

Kuroko soon looks at the scenery outside and realizes that it never rained the night before. She then realizes that she has finally seen Mikoto's battlefield first-hand. Before Mikoto could speak, Kuroko puts herself to blame for what happened, and tells Mikoto to smile, so that she can use that smile to recover.

Mikoto decides to follow Kuroko's request, and thanks her.

Adapted From
Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 08

Major events

 * Touma rescues Kuroko after her defeat against Awaki.
 * Awaki is defeated by Accelerator, destroying the Remnant in the process.

Characters
By order of appearance
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Musujime Awaki
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka 10032
 * Sister clones
 * Last Order
 * Accelerator
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Index
 * Yomikawa Aiho (voice-only)
 * Amai Ao (referenced-only)

New Characters
No new characters were introduced during this episode

Abilities

 * Move Point - Musujime Awaki, level 4
 * Teleportation - Shirai Kuroko, level 4
 * Electronic hacking - Misaka Mikoto, level 5
 * Railgun - Misaka Mikoto, level 5
 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma, level 0
 * Redirection - Accelerator, level 5

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced during this episode.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * The hospital Heaven Canceler works in.
 * Kamijou Residence

New Locations

 * No notable locations were introduced during this episode.

Trivia

 * The anime adaptation removes Touma and Kuroko's conversation after he rescues her, where he references Etzali.
 * Touma calls Mikoto Biribiri once again during this episode.
 * Instead of Mikoto slapping Touma it is Kuroko instead who slaps him.

Referbacks

 * Episode 20 is referenced by Awaki, it is the episode where Accelerator gets shot in the head and acquires brain damage.

Cultural References

 * Awaki seems to be using a first generation Glock 17 pistol during her confrontation with Kuroko.

Animation Trivia

 * The Mikoto's flashback scene with the clones from the 12th episode of the first season of the anime adaptation is reused during this episode.
 * When Kuroko tried tried to hit Awaki with the lamp, she runs for a few seconds towards her. However, it is shown that there is only a short distance between them, and there is no need for Kuroko to actually run as there is no room.

Unanswered Questions

 * How did the clones know of the Science Society's involvement.
 * How did Accelerator know where to find Awaki?
 * How did Awaki know what happened to Accelerator on August 31?
 * What did the Science Society want with Amai Ao?

Quotes

 * Awaki: "You must be quite of Tokiwadai's Ace. However, is she really worth going this far to protect? Is the Railgun's selfish yet sentimental dream world worth it?" -Awaki questioning Kuroko after she attacks her.
 * Kuroko: "But of course. Albeit a selfish wish, it is one that Oneesama desires. A world where neither one of us interferes. By a mere flick of a coin, she could destroy everything in her path if she so desired. Even so, Oneesama is someone who can honestly say that doesn't want to fight even in deepest despair. Do you truly think that I could just ignore those emotions?" -said to Awaki as an answer to her question.
 * Misaka 10032: ""I have a request," says MISAKA from the bottom of her heart as she faces you directly. "Please save the lives of MISAKA and her sisters."" -said to Touma.
 * Touma: "Let's go, Biribiri." -said to Mikoto after finding her.
 * Awaki: "Has it not happened to you as well? Where you've used your power to hurt someone. I can understand. You and I are much alike. Well, Shirai-san? If you also wish to know the truth, I'd be more than happy to fill you in." -Awaki's proposal to Kuroko.
 * Kuroko: "Ridiculous. One's power is nothing more than a power, no matter how far it is taken. How you use your power is up tp you. How stupid can you be not to realize something so obvious? You are scared of your own powers? You do not want it because it may hurt someone? Give me a break. Whether you have a power or not does not change whether or not you are the type of person who will harm another. You are merely stating that you are special and no one else is. You are nothing but a corrupted individual with a condescending attitude! I will now proceed to... beat that rotten conviction of yours into shape!" -Kuroko's speech against Awaki.
 * Awaki: "I'll kill you. You've destroyed all that I've lived for. Were it not for you, I would still have hope!" -said to Kuroko after her breakdown.
 * Accelerator: "How pitiful. So pitiful that I would hug you tight if you were being serious. It's true that I suffered brain damage that day. I now perform my calculations externally. However... The fact that I've gotten weaker doesn't mean that you've gotten any stronger!" -said to Awaki.
 * Accelerator: "It's useless! From here on, the path is only a One-way road! Just put your tail between your legs and get your ass back where you came from!" -said to Awaki right before defeating her.
 * Accelerator: "Well, in this state, I might be retiring from the title of strongest in Academy City... But even so... I've decided that I will at least continue to call myself the strongest in front of that brat! Damn it..."
 * Kuroko: "Oneesama, I have realized something. That the place I saw yesterday was none other than your battlefield. This whole incident stemmed from my own experience. S Oneesama, please keep smiling. I will use that smile as energy to get back on my feet once more." -said to Mikoto.