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

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Synopsis

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Characters

By order of appearance:

• Stiyl Magnus
• Agnese Sanctis
• Lucia
• Angelene

New Characters

• Isabella Theism
• Unnamed priest
• Nihili Padpois
• Solène Padpois

Abilities

This section requires expansion Rune cards, forensic cleaning

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

Locations

This section requires expansion Spain, Barcelona

Trivia

• This chapter was released with limited editions of the first Blu-Ray/DVD volume for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.

Agnese, Lucia and Angelene at the restaurant, as seen in the promotional manga chapter

• 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, Benīto^?), Juan (フアン, Fuan^?), Cecilia (セシリア, Seshiria^?) and Pablo (パブロ, Paburo^?).
• 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, Sarijia Rukajei^?), Tellia Harleos (テリア＝ハルレオス, Teria Harureosu^?), Rinka Sawaue (リンカ＝サワウエ, Rinka Sawaue^?) and Jane Balgowa (ジェイン＝ボルゴワ, Jein Borugowa^?).

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Cultural References

This section requires expansion Haitian Voodoo, Roman Catholicism, Spain, Golden-style, Lunar Hexagram, Gnosticism

• The name and goals of the magic cabal Armada is derived from the Spanish Armada, a fleet of 130 ships which was part of an unsuccessful attempt to invade England in 1588.
• Ti Bon Ange (Haitian Creole, 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 globster 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 Harpocrates, 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 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 22 and Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 1.
• Agnese mentions several examples of gold gathering curses and causing jealously and resentment:
  • Andvaranaut is a magic ring in Norse Mythology. It was originally owned by the dwarf Andvari, who cursed the ring after it was stolen by Loki along with his treasure. Loki gave the treasure to the dwarf king Hreidmar as reparation for having inadvertently killed his son, Ótr. Having kept the ring despite being warned of the curse, Hreidmar was soon murdered by his son Fafnir, who desired the treasure for himself. Fafnir assumed the form of a dragon to guard the treasure, later being killed by Sigurd who gave the ring to Brynhildr, with the two falling victim to the curse.
  • There are several examples of golden apples in Greek Mythology, such as the apples of the Hesperides which Heracles was tasked with obtaining as his eleventh Labour and the apples given by Aphrodite to Melanion to distract Atalante in the race for her hand. One of the most infamous is the Apple of Discord which Eris threw amongst those at the banquet celebrating the marriage of Peleus and Thetis in retaliation for not being invited, resulting in a dispute between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite which eventually led to the Trojan War.
  • The mention of Tutankamun's sarcophagus is likely a reference to the supposed curse of the pharaohs 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?
• Why was the wife cursed?

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!!"