Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 019

"Astral Buddy" (アストラル・バディ) is the 19th chapter of the Astral Buddy manga, released on April 27th 2019.

Synopsis
As Misaki looks into the custom Indian Poker cards that were involved in unusual cases of aggression by civilians, Junko remains startled at her situation involving a fight with one of the seven Level 5s, Sogiita Gunha. The ghost girl becomes her moral support during the fight and, for the first time, revealed that she had remembered how she had seen Junko's struggles as a student of Tokiwadai. Then, she manifests her esper ability, Astral Buddy, to augment Junko's offensive capabilities.

Mitsuari Ayu, who reveals herself as reviving the failed experiment in Ideal through Indian Poker cards, then watches from somewhere as dark clouds swirl over the clash between Gunha and Junko.

Major Events

 * Sogiita Gunha and Hokaze Junko continue their battle.
 * Senya reveals to Junko that she has regained her memories and with her power called Astral Buddy can level the playing field in fighting Gunha.
 * A mass of AIM diffusion fields just like back in Clone Dolly: Ideal gathers around Junko and Senya during their fight.
 * Mitsuari Ayu is revealed to be the mastermind behind the malicious Indian Poker card and is attempting to recreate the "Ideal power" that Clone Dolly: Ideal sought through Yuuri Senya and Hokaze Junko.
 * The scientist who was possessed by the mass of AIM diffusion fields during the Ideal power experiment is working with Mitsuari Ayu and has possession of Senya's real body.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Mitsuari Ayu
 * Yuuri Senya
 * Hokaze Junko
 * Sogiita Gunha
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Kobayashi Satori

Abilities

 * Rampage Dress - Hokaze Junko, Level 4
 * Unknown - Sogiita Gunha, Level 5

New Abilities

 * Astral Buddy - Yuuri Senya

Locations

 * Academy City

Trivia

 * "Astral Buddy" is title dropped in this chapter and is the name of Yuuri Senya's esper power.