Astral Buddy Manga Chapter 029

"The Wind in My Sails" (帆を押す風) is the 29th chapter of the Astral Buddy manga, released on June 27th 2020.

Synopsis
Mitsuari is shocked to discover the changes behind the scenes; instead of news about Yuuri Senya, she saw rumors of the girl being a mere PR stunt created by an entertainment company as well as "news" about the Level 5 s working as idols. In addition, all of her social media accounts have been locked out. As Mitsuari fails to contact Houjou Seigo and faces the possibility of actual defeat, she begins to consider attempting suicide again.

Misaki soon reaches Junko and the ghost girl to tell them that although the immediate danger has been resolved, they still need to use Ideal's powers, this time for Yuuri Senya's sake. After an emotional exchange between the three, Junko agrees.

Major Events

 * Misaki foils the social media part of Mitsuari's plan by using misinformation against misinformation.
 * To spend the remaining powers generated by Ideal, Junko and Misaki agree to use it for Yuuri Senya's sake.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Mitsuari Ayu
 * Hokaze Junko
 * Yuuri Senya
 * Yumiya Iruka
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Houjou Seigo
 * Kumokawa Seria
 * Kamijou Touma

Locations

 * Academy City
 * Ideal

Trivia

 * Rumors of Level 5 idols are seen when Uiharu hacked the website to counter the rumors, referencing Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama. However, its nature as a rumor makes the Idol manga non-canon in this case.
 * The footage of Shokuhou Misaki, also seen on the above website, is referencing "Auribus oculi fideliores sunt.", an urban legend website.

Referbacks

 * Mitsuari Ayu recalls the events of Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Biohacker and her suicide attempt.
 * Misaki once again reinstates that she is "worthy of a miracle" from chapter 8, and is a recurring plot point of her character since Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 11.

Cultural References

 * The chapter makes a pun with Junko's family name, Hokaze, with her calling Senya "the wind in my sails", and Hokaze actually meaning "Sail Wind".