Editing Toaru Majutsu no Index:Toaru Jihanki no Fanfare (section)

===Epilogue===

A certain pirated broadcast.

''Do you know about Level 5s? Ah, I seem to have used this intro before. Well, never mind.''

''Then, though I always described Level 0s as grains of sand, this world isn't just made of sand grains, stones of a pyramid, birds, and stars. There's something even more bone-chilling.''

''For example, there's sand that can negate all powers like a black hole, or a spellcaster that can turn the laws of the world topsy-turvy, or a 'monstrous, gluttonous devil' that has pins all over its nun's habit, or someone mysterious who can make their ears big and stuff it into a wallet... guys like these with mysterious abilities. If these people all exist in Academy City, what will happen if people continue to move without knowing anything?''

''Well, even though these rumors exist, they're not bad either. Just today, there was a 'miracle Level 0' who took down two Level 5s. No, actually, as she didn't even develop her powers, she's lower than a Level 0. Why don't we talk about this cool and interesting woman?''

''There's a rumor that her ability far exceeds a human's, even those of those Skill-Out members, Kurozuma and Komaba!''

''There's also a rumor that even though she's able to knock down two stars at one dog, she's unexpectedly naive when it comes to love. Today, let's talk about this naive yet cold-blooded killing machine—'' *BEEP* ''Hm? Wh... wron...? The bro... ast... state...''

Suddenly, what sounded like a sandstorm echoed throughout the network. Hamazura Shiage muttered in front of the computer.

"What? What's wrong!? Who is it!? Forget about Kurozuma; there's someone else stronger than Komaba-san!? OII! WHY DID THE PIRATED BROADCAST END AT SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART!? DID THE NAVY ATTACK THEM!? OI OI!!!"

At the same time, Mikoto was listening to the same broadcast in her dormitory, and slowly closed the laptop.

"Ahh, why did it end? But speaking of which, what's with this fight between Level 5s? Something dangerous actually happened. But who was the one who stopped that?"

Mikoto was unable to realize that she was one of the people involved. Behind her, her roommate added,

"Speaking of fighting, the commotion at the park was amazing! However, I found out something strange during my investigation. That student called Kihara Nayuta is really registered as a Judgment branch officer. However, her personal information was stored in a thick anti-hacking system, so I can't break through it on my own. As for that school she mentioned, it wasn't operational in the first place. If that's the case, I'll have to ask Uiharu and Konori-senpai tomorrow."

"Don't do that. It's still justified if it's a common suspect, but I don't feel too good about this if we just look into others like that. As for this, I was wrong for getting over my head, so don't mind."

"Eh? But as a Judgment officer, I feel that someone who just let Onee-sama's power overload and attack a compliant suspect was a little too much."

Kuroko tilted her head. Interrupting her, Mikoto snuggled under the blanket.

"Okay. Well, it's lights-out. Time to sleep."

Deep in her mind, she remembered the "memory" she saw from Kiyama.

As for that girl Nayuta, in the end, she never had the chance to talk to her properly. However, it felt like she wasn't a bad person. Wanting to think about the meaning behind all of that...

"Okay, then I'll come over with my sweet talk!"

Mikoto did a German suplex on Kuroko, who seemed like she was ready to sneak under Mikoto's blanket. At this point, to Misaka Mikoto, it was now back to normal.

Of course, there was a reason as to why she didn't hear the pirated broadcast later.

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''Ahh... hello... can you hear me? Good, the broadcast's on again. I'm really sorry about that. Today's broadcast content has to change a bit. One of the ojous of Academy City's family of researchers stepped in just now. It seems that the topic just now was a taboo. Ohh, this isn't submitting to authority! How can a guy not listen to an elementary school girl's earnest request?''

''Then, let's talk about something else as well! Actually, that was from one of our sponsors. It seems that this was to be aired no matter how flimsy it was. Well, just forget about all of that. Have you snuck into some abandoned building in Academy City?''

''If it were per normal, one would think that they would be mugged by delinquents for their money. But what if this were the opposite? What if it's a chance to get money?''

''Actually, this is a rumor that just appeared recently. It's said that under some vending machine on the roadside are unused debit cards in a 'blind corner' that even Academy City's security cameras can't enter, you know? An earthquake? There's been a lot of them, too, recently. Well, actually, let's just continue talking about the cards. It seems like there's already a few hundred of them taken this month. Actually, I've been looking for these cards as well...''

As Misaka Mikoto continued to sleep, Academy City continued to buzz.

A huge, rumbling monster that completely ignored her will for good or for evil, swallowing everything up.

After that, Mikoto met all sorts of incidents, and she faced off against this monster before. However...

That was another story altogether.

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