Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Agnese's Magic Side Work Experience/Chapter 1

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Stiyl Magnus
 * Agnese Sanctis
 * Lucia
 * Angelene

New Characters

 * Isabella Theism
 * Unnamed priest
 * Nihili Padpois
 * Solène Padpois

New Abilities

 * Christian/Voodoo-based Necromancy - Isabella Theism
 * Tattva - Agnese Sanctis
 * Apas of Prithvi
 * Tejas of Vayu
 * Tejas of Prithvi
 * Concealing spell - Agnese Sanctis
 * Golden swords - Unnamed Priest

Trivia

 * This chapter was released with limited editions of the first Blu-Ray/DVD volume for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.
 * A scene from this chapter (namely the nuns eating at the restaurant for the first time) was depicted in the special Toaru Kagaku no Railgun chapter promoting the side story.
 * The names of the unseen employees of Nihili Padpois's restaurant, mentioned in the church's written records, include Benito (ベニート), Juan (フアン), Cecilia (セシリア) and Pablo (パブロ).
 * The names used in the mock battle scenario performed by Stiyl Magnus and Isabella Theism, supposedly victims buried by the cabal member to make a graveyard for taking burial shrouds from, are Saligia Lucajay (サリジア＝ルカジェイ), Tellia Harleos (テリア＝ハルレオス), Rinka Sawaue (リンカ＝サワウエ) and Jane Balgowa (ジェイン＝ボルゴワ).

Cultural References

 * The name and goals of the magic cabal Armada is derived from the, a fleet of 130 ships which was part of an unsuccessful attempt to invade England in 1588.
 * Ti Bon Ange (, from French petit bon ange ‎("little good angel"‎)) is a dualistic aspect of the soul in Voodoo traditions, responsible for an individual's identity and personal characteristics, while the Gros Bon Ange ("big good angel") is responsible for biological functions.
 * A is an unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shoreline of an ocean or another body of water, distinguished from a normal beached carcass by being hard to identify, at least to initial untrained observers.
 * A reference is made to the fact that the gesture of putting a finger on the lips originates from Ancient Egypt. This is a reference to, a Hellenized version of the Egyptian god Horus in his child form. In Ancient Egypt, the fingertip just below the lips of his mouth was a visual representation of the hieroglyph for "child", but the Greeks later interpreted it as meaning "silence", which is the meaning that stuck until modern-day. The same reference is made in the epilogues of ' and '.
 * Agnese mentions several examples of gold gathering curses and causing jealously and resentment:
 * is a magic ring in Norse Mythology. It was originally owned by the dwarf, who cursed the ring after it was stolen by along with his treasure. Loki gave the treasure to the dwarf king  as reparation for having inadvertently killed his son, . Having kept the ring despite being warned of the curse, Hreidmar was soon murdered by his son , who desired the treasure for himself. Fafnir assumed the form of a dragon to guard the treasure, later being killed by  who gave the ring to , with the two falling victim to the curse.
 * There are several examples of in Greek Mythology, such as the  which  was tasked with obtaining as his eleventh Labour and the apples given by  to  to distract  in the race for her hand. One of the most infamous is the  which  threw amongst those at the banquet celebrating the marriage of  and  in retaliation for not being invited, resulting in a dispute between,  and Aphrodite which eventually led to the.
 * The mention of 's is likely a reference to the supposed  that would befall those who disturb the pharaohs' resting places, since as those who excavated Tutankhamun's tomb.

Unanswered Questions

 * What jobs are waiting for Agnese, Lucia and Angelene now that they've passed their test?

Quotes

 * Agnese Sanctis (to the priest): "What the hell is wrong with you, you petty villain?"[...]"You’re like a living curse yourself, you asshole. Mr. Padpois was devastated by the loss of his wife and decided to cross the sea to Barcelona to grasp at any hope he could find. He could have gone anywhere in the world, but he chose your city. I would expect you to be proud of that, not fear him and try to get rid of him. Remind me again what your job is. Not only did you use divine miracles for your own selfish ends, but you decided to pick and choose who is worthy of salvation. No one that despicable is fit to defend the house of god!!"