Talk:Mugino Shizuri/@comment-99.28.128.211-20130507214533/@comment-184.145.204.29-20130701013622


 * sigh*

A high-pitched noise rang out.

''Kamijou Touma had raised his right hand above his head and negated one of the many approaching daggers with his fingertips. ''

''But it did not end there. ''

'As the water dagger shattered like glass, its fragments scattered in every direction and struck the other surrounding daggers. This slightly altered their trajectory. This caused a chain reaction that created a blank spot that should not have been there. '

'It was a phenomenon that could only occur when the daggers were packed in so tightly that no space for a human was left. '

''All of the water daggers struck the asphalt and sent orange sparks flying throughout the entire area. Only the area one meter around Kamijou had avoided damage. ''

'Precognition. '

'After so many battles with both scientific espers and occult magicians that they were commonplace for him, Kamijou had obtained that sense that resembled the instinct of an artisan. 'When he tried to understand it himself, it only threw off its accuracy.

(New Testament Volume 6)

There you have it. A multidirectional attack, and he withstands it thanks to his precognition.

Want to go further back? Let's go further back

This raised many questions.

''For example, even if a right hand that could negate any ability exists, how could the one using it match his opponent’s timing? ''

''A railgun attack was over three times the speed of sound, and lightning strikes were even faster. Even with a method of defending himself, to be able to time it right was extremely difficult. Even missing the timing by only an instant would probably result in death. In that situation, how could the scenario "Every single attack is negated easily" happen? ''

''From the situation now, Accelerator could make a rough estimate. ''

In other words, 

Precognition.

''For example, when the Railgun used her ability, she would give off weak magnetic fields and electromagnetic waves that would make the metal items around her resonate. Because of the eventual large explosion, the Railgun herself probably wouldn’t notice these tiny vibrations like an earthquake’s precursor. ‘To see the invisible magnetic force, spread iron sand onto it to make it visible to the naked eye’, just like an elementary school experiment. So, because of these “An Involuntary Movements”, there would be hints to when the Railgun would attack.''

(...)

Also, the iron-sand sword.

''Apart from the sword in her hand, the iron sand around her would also change shape due to the magnetic force. In other words, a ‘visible magnetic path’ would be formed that could be used to predict where the strike would end up. Depending on the situation, he could even negate the sword without coming in contact with it just by touching the iron sand around him. ''

''Sometimes the path to victory would change. ''

''Was it using the most powerful ability one possessed, or the aftermath from that ability? ''

''According to different tactics used, the path to victory changed along with it. ''

'What was most important wasn’t whether there was a chance to victory, but to never rely on only one form, and look at the problem from many different viewpoints. Above all, look for the best method to resolve the current situation. Even against the same kind of espers, the same kind of tactics might not be suited to be used. Even if it was just lightning strikes, depending on how it was used, different tactics may have to be taken. '

''Because of this, battle tactics were always changing. ''

''By depending on the defense from the ability to negate any ability to avoid being killed instantly, to buy time and use it for maximum gain. By experiencing the impacts on one’s own body and using that data as the basis to find the best way to get out of the situation alive. ''

''Just having brains wasn’t enough. ''

''Just having the power wasn’t enough. ''

''Only by combining the two it was possible to barely succeed. ''

In the situation where death was only a hair's-breadth away, having the courage to keep his body and thoughts moving probably helped a lot as well.

(Volume 20)

Now, a good explanation on how is precognition works.

Can we stop now? The result of an hypothetical encounter between Touma and the Meltdowner have already been determined. Trying to deny that is just being stubborn.