Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 075

"Prevention" (阻止) is the 75th chapter of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga series, released on March 27, 2015.

October 4 arrives with two predictions meeting up on a single place. While Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kazari are doing their best to intercept these two incidents, Miyama Shaei's life is endangered when his ability begins taking a toll on his body.

Synopsis
Kuroko and Kazari discover that the next accident will take place in a park. However, they are surprised to find out that there will be two in different locations in the same park, a few minutes apart. Shaei notes that one of them was something predicted before he met up with them. Shaei notes that the thoughtograph shows that the next incident maybe fire-related. Hearing this, Kazari notes that there may be a large fire that will happen in the park. Fearing the worst, Kuroko notes that they will not be enough to stop it.

With that Mii, Aomi]], and the other members of Judgment Branch 117 are deployed to the park in order to prevent the accident. Mii and Aomi are aware of what Kuroko and Kazari are doing on account of how they have been in many incidents as of late. They are relieved that the other Judgment branches are willing to help them but laments how they cannot notify Anti-Skill without any real evidence. Finally, they wonder why they don't just seal off the entire park. Kuroko discusses with Kazari on how they don't really know how when her Teleport begins to interfere in the incidents and that sealing the park will only move the incident somewhere else. With two hours to go, Kazari gives Kuroko a monocle with a real-time satellite image of everyone in the park.

As Kazari discusses how there are many stray cats and dogs in the park, Kuroko notices something: a cherry blossom is in bloom despite being October. Kazari says that it is not impossible if one merely tricks the tree to believe it is spring by raising the temperature. As they wonder about it, Shaei gives Kuroko a call. He gives her two new predictions which will occur all in the park. However, the strain of using his powers has taken its toll on him and he collapses. Taking him to a hospital, the Heaven Canceller notes that his red blood cells are breaking down on account of using his esper powers too much, and that he recommends him not to use it for a while as it could cost him his life.

The scene flashes back where he was in a different school. A girl by the name of Ookawachi Megumi and her posse taunts him for his power as it brought misfortune. After school he meets up with a dog named Pero. As plays with it, he jokingly hopes that he will able to use his powers to help people and protect them. Later, he gets one of his thoughtographs analyzed and finds out Megumi is going to be in danger. Shaei tells her this and she becomes scared, begging him to do something. Shaei agrees and says that they should find a way to change the future. However, the accident happens and Megumi is severely injured. She blames him for the accident as if he didn't predict it in the first place the accident would not have happened. Shaei later decides to go to a different school, reassuring the dog in the park that he will still be able to visit.

However, in another thoughtograph he finds out that the dog will be consumed by fire. Falling into despair his ability's "second stage" activates for the first time and he is even more determined to stop the tragedy from happening using his newfound power.

Major events

 * Several incidents. likely fire-related, are predicted to happen in a park in Academy City. Several Judgment branches are deployed to prevent it from happening.
 * Shaei collapses from over use of his power and is taken to Heaven Canceller's Hospital.

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Miyama Shaei
 * Konori Mii
 * Yanagisako Aomi
 * Yomikawa Aiho
 * Heaven Canceller

New Characters

 * Ookawachi Megumi
 * Pero

Abilities

 * Miyama Shaei's unnamed ability (has similarities to both Precognition and Thoughtography)
 * Clairvoyance - Level 3, Konori Mii
 * Teleport - Level 4, Shirai Kuroko
 * Pyrokinesis (referenced)

New Abilities
No new abilities were introduced this chapter.

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Judgment 177 Branch Office
 * Heaven Canceller's Hospital

New Locations
No new locations were introduced this chapter.

Trivia

 * The chapter states that the date is October 4, confirming that the invasion of Academy City by the Roman Catholic Church has passed.

Referbacks
No references to previously published media were introduced this chapter.

Cultural references
No references to culture were introduced this chapter.

Unanswered Questions

 * Is this what the girls from the previous chapter, who stuck a liquid dropper on the base of the cherry blossom tree wanted, for the cherry blossom to bloom?
 * Do the accidents only happen because Shaei predicts them?

Quotes

 * Shaei: "I guess I really can't protect people."―regarding his powers.