Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 077

"Dreams" (夢) is the 77th chapter of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga series, released on May 27, 2015.

In the aftermath of a fire incident on a park in Academy City, Miyama Shaei makes a full recovery while Uiharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko continue their investigation on the fire. Meanwhile, as Saten Ruiko takes the chance to use the Indian Poker cards to learn new skills, Misaka Mikoto discovers the existence of one of the urban legends of the city.

Synopsis
Following the fire incident on the local park, Kazari and Kuroko talk about their findings. The ampoules are confirmed as the main cause of the fire, and the people who are responsible have admitted their wrongdoings. In their testimony, the ones behind the fire have said that they learned how to make the substance through Indian Poker cards after wanting to see cherry trees blossom year-round.

The two Judgment girls soon meet up with Shaei in the park where the fire had occurred. Here, Shaei was reading a letter from her former schoolmate Ookawachi Megumi, who wants to apologize for her mistreatment of Shaei in the past and her consent to take care of Pero for the meantime. In their conversation, it is revealed that the park suffered little damage after the fire, and that Shaei has decided to give Pero to someone else and that he has decided to not use his powers anymore. Kuroko, however, remains optimistic that Shaei will eventually learn to use his powers without suffering any harm.

Meanwhile, Ruiko boasts her new-found kendama skills to Mikoto and she reveals that she acquired her skill through Indian Poker cards, which she also plans to use in learning how to expertly twirl pens around. Ruiko explains that Indian Poker cards aren't only available from exchanging between friends, but also from traders that exchanges cards of a certain rank from multiple cards of a lower rank or directly sell them using cash.

After parting ways with Ruiko, Mikoto encounters a street peddler selling Indian Poker cards. Here, Kinuhata Saiai is a customer looking for a particular kind of card. This girl immediately recognizes Mikoto, but Mikoto instead proceeds to ask the Indian Poker card trader about any S-rank cards on sale. The trader eventually shows that only S-rank card he has, and introduces it as the product of a scientist considered as eccentric even for Academy City standards: the Bust Upper.

Major events

 * The case with the park fire has been solved on account of the culprits turning themselves in.
 * Megumi apologizes and make amends with Shaei by taking care of his dog for him.
 * Indian Poker cards are proven to have the ability to help users learn certain abilities.
 * Misaka Mikoto meets Kinuhata Saiai.

Characters
In order of appearance
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Miyama Shaei
 * Pero
 * Ookawachi Megumi (referenced-only)
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Aogami Pierce (referenced-only)
 * Kinuhata Saiai

New Characters
No new characters were introduced this chapter.

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced this chapter.

Locations

 * Academy City

New Locations
No new locations were introduced this chapter.

Trivia
Mikoto meets Saiai for the first time in the Railgun Manga timeline.

Referbacks

 * The girl who turned herself in for the park fire is the same one who injected the plant ampoule in the first place back in chapter 74.

Cultural References

 * is a game that uses a toy of the same name to perform tricks.
 * Mikoto refers to her dream as reminiscent of "Edmond's Frog Factory". This may be a reference to the book  by Roald Dahl.

Unanswered Questions

 * Is the Indian Poker trader's tale about the Bust Upper card true?

Quotes

 * Kuroko: "Heh heh heh. 'Wahyah'. You can sound pretty cute sometimes."―to Shaei.
 * Kuroko: "I had always wanted to be... a hero."―to Shaei.