Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 04/Chapter 1

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Index
 * Kanzaki Kaori
 * Othinus

New Characters

 * Helcalia Grocery

New Locations

 * Sky Bus 550
 * United States of America
 * Los Angeles
 * Los Angeles International Airport
 * Exposition Boulevard
 * R&C Occultics HQ
 * Cheap Party

Cultural References

 * The Cold War dictator using Voodoo curses on his rivals that Stiyl mentions is most likely referring to, president and dictator of Haiti from 1957 to his death in 1971. He used Voodoo to solidify his rule and create a cult of personality centered on him, modeling himself on , and even going so far as to claim to have used Voodoo to kill American President.
 * IT company Grapple and their product, the Milliphone, are likely parodies of and their product, the.