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Toaru Majutsu no Index:Virtual On Chapter1
Chapter 1[edit]
Part 1[edit]
It was the first day of a rare long weekend
In a certain student dorm in Academy City’s District 7, Index, a silver-haired nun in a pure white habit, rolled along the wooden floor
“Tou anymore”
“H the dryer, so why are you using a handheld ga with any kind of machine”
The spiky-haired boy who responded was Kamijou Touma
Index inging around a er than a pencil case
“Some important person said each defeat in Virtual-On only hting to get stronger!!”
“Who in the world is that ‘iet Index of all people to do what they say Not that I’ is”
It seemed to be the latest fad, but Kaame and did not know too much about it There were posters all over Acadehting each other
He glanced down at the mobile device Index handed him and messed with it for a bit
“Oh, it’s got a firmware updateLooks like you’ll have to take it into the center, Index”
“Farrapes, Touma”
“I said firhed “Well, I need to refill ether”
“Hm? You can’t update it here, Touma?”
“It says it won’t let youany of the data”
The ultimate security was to disconnect all internet connections and remove all external memory, but that meant it all had to be contained to oneelse Safetyhowto put up with, but this portable device seemed to have tilted the scales quite far toward safety
“I don’t play games much, but I still find this device init cal it It’s a train pass, it controls ATMs, and it lets you access recipes… Oh, and I definitely can’t go without the coupon you get just by showing theister”
He used the hook-like strap to hang the portable device from his belt
“Okay, let’s get ready to head out, Index I’ll o grab the cat”
“Roger, Touain”
“All those names are pretty crazy Maybe I shouldn’t say this when you’re a real griic spell round”
“Bal-Bados looks so tasty”
“Tast-…what!?”
“Bal-Bados looks grape flavored Raiden would be blood orange, Specineff would be vanilla and reen! It’s so hard to choose…drool”
“Oh, no Do you think they’re gu!? L-let’s cal when you’re in ga about this, but based on the posters I’ve seen around, aren’t the Virtuaroids generally mechs!?”
“There’s no right answer in Cyber Iinary space!”
“And now you’re throwing nonsensical tery back at me? At any rate, I’m pretty sure you’re the only person ould think those things are humanoid candy houses!”
Meanwhile, the two of them left the dorm room
On that long weekend , there was not a cloud in the sky and the streets were full of people since they did not have to go to school There were all sorts of people: a girl was jogging perhaps as part of a diet, a boy was taking a large dog for a walk, and a youngso the lens here and there They all held the same portable device or had them attached to their waist
“Those things sure have gotten popular lately Not that I’m one to talk”
The portable devices were not really handheld games systems or mobile devices They were seen as s It could measure your calories, carry music around, play ed depending on who used it
Just like people were starting to have trouble reading and writing kanji thanks to the kanji conversion on cellphones, so trouble with silish words thanks to these
“None of it can hope to liness of the Virtuaroids How can they stier so much when they’re just data?”
“As I said, they le around like gu!”
As soon as Kae shadow appeared overhead
However, this was not due to a thick cloud covering the sun
Two Virtuaroids bigger than school buildings were glaring at each other and clashi+ng sword against staff
One was Fei-Yen
The Virtuaroid did not look irl motif, its head parts were shaped like twintails, and it had special ar a miniskirt around its waist Its priht hand That sas named Kindness of the Fool and could be used both at close and long range
The other was Angelan
This Virtuaroid also had a girl ave it a calmer look than Fei-Yen Its main weapon was a staff-like device nae projectile attacks rather than fighting at close-range In addition to si various interference effects and toying with the enemy
They must have had some special custo Fei-Yen had a bright purple cheerleader-like coloration and Angelan had yellow and black warning colors like a killer bee
Kamijou did not know the details since he did not use his portable device as a game machine much, but those seemed to be the names of the Virtuaroids and weapons based on the posters he had seen around
The machines approached and struck each other a few times with Kamijou and Index at their feet
A gust of wind blew in and shook the leaves of the roadside trees
With their weapons locked together, Fei-Yen and Angelan fired welding-like beaht at each other and slid to the side
Each increase in speed seeiant disk-like objects attached to their backs grew ominously red with heat
They expanded their path as if drawing a circle and finally s
A few seconds of silence followed
Suddenly, they burst froht in for a clash eapons locked together
With their firepower, a single stray shot could bring down a building
In fact, those overwhel with a careless step
Nevertheless, Kamijou sounded carefree as he looked up at their battle
“Ohh, they’re really going at it”
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On
That was the naeneration contest
At close range, the Virtuaroids wielded swords and staffs that looked like ht that seereat mass, each movement shook the road and created a blast of wind like when a subway train passed through the tunnel Of course, their accuracy was not 100 and stray shots were landing here and there, but no buildings crureat explosions There were no cracks in the walls or even broken s
There were roadside trees, parked cars, and even a jogging irl down below, but none of them were crushed underfoot So their portable devices’ ca one or the other on, and soh the streets in accordance with their own lifestyle, without paying theiant weapons
Opening one’s portable device and perfor machines would likely provide more detailed information
Some of the people on the road wore cheap earphones that let Ka to
“Okay, okay The live DJ is here to e the inter-district preliether This is DJ Nakamura Mary, the ulti a Dordray costuami that’s become the norm for robot cosplay! I’m free, so send your work this way!!”
“That’s called a kiguru And try to think about the tournament’s sponsors You can’t just advertise yourself on the job like that”
“Shut up And call oth loli middle schooler I have my own issues to deal with”
“Try to stay in character”
“Aheins across all 23 districts, one battle in particular has gained overwhel numbers! It’s this one here in District 7! It’s a clash between two young ladies froance all their own!!”
As the spherical devices that acted as judges floated in the air, two shrill voices filled the air
“Keep going, keep going!! Win here and you clear the preliminaries and you have a chance to appear in the real deal!!”
“S-stop that, Saten-san Don’t shake Misaka-san’s shoulders! She can’t see you with those goggles on, so it catches her off guard!”
“Oh, whoops”
“Euhh… But if we end up in theopponents, Saten-san?”
“We live in an incredible age! Level 4s and Level 5s can fight it out in the streets without holding back But the ht on equal or greater footing if we’re skilled enough!”
“I’h”
“Uiharu, I’ll let that slide for now since I don’t want to ruin the fun mood, but we need to have a chat later”
A girl’s scream reached Kamijou’s ears fro on the building’s roof
Despite the fierce fighting and intense bombardments, there was no tension whatsoever
In a way, that was to be expected
Just before a hit, soh it and cut it off There ind and shaking, but anything that would cause serious dae was cut off with top priority That hy no one would be hurt and nothing would be destroyed No one cared even when those extraordinarily largean elevator than a rollercoaster It ht about it, but no one was afraid because they knew solid safety standards were being followed