Toaru Majutsu no Index II Episode 13

"Croce di Pietro" (使徒十字) is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime adaption, and the thirty-seventh episode overall. It was first broadcasted on January 7, 2011.

Synopsis
The next day, Aisa wakes up from her hospital bed and discovers Index sleeping beside her. Index asks her if she is alright and the reason for her melancholy expression. Aisa tells her that she can go home within the next two days, and she asks Index instead of a certain reckless boy has been doing stuff again.

Index confirms this, and Aisa realizes that he is just the kind of person who help everyone, no matter who it is. Aisa feels somewhat down because of this, and thinks that she shouldn't have been helped by Touma, but Index disagrees. Index and Aisa then overhears Seiri arguing over Touma changing while she visits.

Aisa asks Index why Touma fights. Index is not sure of what to answer, but the last time she did hear from Touma about fighting is because it is for himself, and to him, that is his happiness.

A smile emerges from Aisa's lips as a certain high school boy opens the door to her hospital room.

Adapted From
Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 10

Major Events

 * With the efforts of Stiyl Magnus, Touma is able to defeat Oriana Thomson.
 * Daihasei Festival's Night Parade illuminates Academy City skies and foils Oriana and Lidvia's plans on activating the Croce di Pietro and taking over Academy City for the Roman Catholic Church.
 * Lidvia falls into Laura Stuart's trap.
 * Touma loses the bet with Mikoto.

Characters
By order of appearance
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Oriana Thomson
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Fukiyose Seiri
 * Himegami Aisa
 * Tsukuyomi Komoe (flashback-only)
 * Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Tsuchimikado Motoharu
 * Kamijou Shiina
 * Kamijou Touya
 * Index
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Misaka Mikoto
 * Laura Stuart (voice-only)
 * Aleister Crowley

New Characters
No notable characters were introduced during this episode.

Abilities

 * Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma
 * Shorthand - Oriana Thomson
 * Communication Spell
 * All of Symbol
 * Fire magic - Stiyl Magnus
 * Rune magic - Stiyl Magnus, Necessarius
 * Communication Spell - Laura Stuart

New Abilities

 * Croce di Pietro (failed to activate) - Lidvia Lorenzetti
 * Catholic-based magic - Lidvia Lorenzetti

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 23
 * Ironhide Institute of Aviation Technology
 * School District 7
 * Heaven Canceller's Hospital
 * Windowless Building

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearance of Aleister Crowley's Blasting Rod.


 * The Daihaseisai first day timetable on Touma's phone lists the following events:
 * 7:00 - Opening Ceremony (開会式)
 * 7:15 - Warm-up Exercise (準備運動)
 * 7:30 - 400m Tire Pulling Relay (400mタイヤ引きリレー)
 * 8:00 - Tug of War Battle (棒取り合戰)
 * 8:30 - Parade (学園合同パレード)
 * 9:30 - Bread Eating Race (パン食い競争)
 * 10:00 - Scavenger Hunt (学園合同 借り物競争)
 * 11:00 - 10km Marathon (Start) (10kmマラソン (出發))
 * 11:15 - Roll the Ball (大玉転がし)
 * 11:35 - Relay Competition (学園対抗リレー)
 * 12:00 - Lunch Break (お昼休み)
 * 13:00 - Obstacle Race (障害物競走)
 * 14:00 - Triathlon (トライアスロン)
 * 14:30 - Ball Tossing Contest (玉入れ)
 * 15:00 - Cavalry Battle (騎馬戦)
 * 16:30 - Ladle Match (おたま競争)
 * 17:00 - Tug of War (棒引き)
 * 17:30 - 1800m Mixed Doubles Relay Race (1800m男女混合リレー)
 * 18:30 - Night Parade (ナイトパレード)
 * 20:00 - Closing Ceremony (閉会式)

Referbacks

 * Touma gets a flashback from episode 8 with Seiri and episode 11 with Aisa, as well as with Motoharu being injured in episode 12 before defeating Oriana.
 * Both Mikoto and Touma reference the punishment game they agreed upon back in episode 08.
 * Index references Touma's answering that he is fighting for himself back in episode 14 of the first season.

Cultural References

 * The episode features the Blasting Rod, a rod that was supposedly owned by, a good friend of the real world during his time with the . The rod was said to have been used by Bennett on a non-believer of its power, rendering the person unconscious for fourteen hours.

Differences in Adaptation

 * Kuroko is shown that she has fully recover different from the light novel. This makes a continuity error in the anime as Kuroko is still shown on her wheelchair during the whole duration of Daihaseisai, and she only get recovered a day after the festival.
 * Several events on the timetable on Touma's phone are listed at times different from the ones in the novel.
 * It should be noted however, given the nature and scale of the competition, that there is a considerable possibility of events being held multiple times and at different points during the day, and there being more than one timetable.

Animation Trivia

 * Aleister Crowley's smile is stock footage which was first used in episode 6 of the first season.

Unanswered Questions

 * Are Lidvia and the pilot still alive?
 * What happened to the Croce di Pietro?
 * What kind of Punishment Game is Mikoto going to give him?
 * What is Aleister Crowley going to do about this Croce di Pietro incident?
 * What is Aleister Crowley's plan with Touma and his Imagine Breaker?

Quotes

 * Stiyl: "Die together!" - Said while using Innocentius to finish off Oriana.
 * Oriana: "A basis, I need an absolute basis. Clear rules, so that no one else would suffer misfortune because of differences in values. A perfect world... That's why I have to win. I'll win and reach an answer. My name is, my name Basis 104."
 * Touma: "The issues you're having are things that everyone feels. Everyone fails, and sometimes they fall. But if you fall you can just stand back up! Even if you look miserable, if everything doesn't go as planned, you have to stand up! Don't just throw someone else's life! Which will you choose, Oriana Thomson? Just because you failed once, are you going to let others do things for you? If they failed, are you going to lend those failures a hand?" - said to Oriana regarding her beliefs.
 * Touma: "Everyone... They were all trying to protect the present. That was the mark of my determination, and I'm just going to let that all go to waste? Like hell!"
 * Touma: "You're right, it's the end. If this is the end, then it's over for me. Hey, don't you think so Lidvia? I couldn't even keep the promise I made with my classmates, even if I destroyed your illusion." - said to Lidvia, right before the start of the Night Parade
 * Touma: "No matter where you are, you lost to the light that everyone protecting the Daihasei Festival created. You should have figured out who the main character of the Daihasei Festival is."-said to Lidvia.
 * Laura: "The greater the challenge, the greater the satisfaction once you trample over me, the creator of the challenge, right?" - said to Lidvia during her fall from the sky.
 * Lidvia: "I will trample... over that unreachable flower, as much as I want!" - said to Laura before attempting to rescue the pilot.
 * Aisa: "I see. He (Touma) didn't care who it was. He will help anyone that's in trouble. Even if it isn't me. Maybe I shouldn't have been helped. I might only be trouble to everyone." - internal monologue.