Zongman started from grabbing girls with Wuhe Shidao

Although he knew in his heart that the purpose of taking away Index's memory was to save her.

Kamijou also said to Kanzaki before, if it is really for Index's sake, don't be afraid to erase her memory.No matter how many times the memory is erased, as long as the next time can give her more happiness and create more interesting memories, I believe she will no longer be afraid of losing her memory, and sincerely look forward to the arrival of "next year".

This should be the final filing that has no other options, shouldn't it?

Kamijou unconsciously clenched his fist, almost crushing his nails.

Is this really good?Do you really want to just give up?There are countless institutions in Academy City that study the field of human memory and spirit. There may be ways to bring Index back to life in those institutions. Do you want to give up at this time?

Is it really right to use old folk recipes like magic to take away people's most important memories?Is it really right to rely on the most sloppy, cruelest method in the world?

No, stop kidding yourself...

These boring inferences are not the point at all.

The point is you, Kamijou Touma.

Can you bear the memory of the week you spent with Index being wiped away, as if the game's save file had been erased?

"……Wait a moment."

Then, Kamijou Touma raised his head.

In order to confront the magician who was about to save Index in front of him.

"Wait... stop! Give me a little more time... just give me a little more time and I will know! There are 230 million superpowers in this Academy City, and there are more than a thousand research institutions in charge. Mind reading Ability, brainwashing ability, telepathic ability, thoughts manipulator! 'Superpowers manipulating the mind' and 'research institutes developing the mind' are everywhere, as long as we ask them for help, we may not have to rely on this kind of last resort magic!"

Stiyl Magnus didn't say anything.

Even so, Kamijou continued to plead in front of the flaming magician.

"You don't want to use this method, do you? You should also pray in your heart, hoping that there are other methods, don't you? In this case, give me a little more time, and I will definitely find out to make everyone smile and let everyone The way to happiness! So...!!"

"..."

Stiyl Magnus didn't say anything.

Kamijou didn't know why he had to do this to such an extent.The encounter with Index was just this week.For the past 16 years, even without knowing her, Kamijou has lived a good life.That being the case, Kamijou should be able to live a normal life after she disappears.

However, he just couldn't do it.

I don't know why.Don't even know if there is a reason.

The only thing I know is pain.

Her voice, her smile, her every move, will never appear in front of my eyes.

The memories of this week will be easily wiped out by others pressing the reset button.

Once thinking of this possibility, the most important and tender part of my heart began to ache.

"..."

Silence dominates the surrounding air.

Silence like being in an elevator.It's not that there are no objects that can make sounds, but that there are people, but no one speaks.Only slight breathing and a strange "silence" could be heard.

Kamijou looked up.

He stared tremblingly into the magician's face.

"That's all you want to say? You useless fake nice guy."

Only this sentence.

This sentence was the only thing that came out of the mouth of rune magician Steele Magnus.

It wasn't that he didn't pay attention to what Kamijou was saying.

Every word that Kamijou said entered his ears and was pondered by him, even he could clearly hear the emotion hidden behind the words.

Even so, Stiyl Magnus remained unmoved.What Kamijou said could not move him at all.

"Stop getting in the way!"

With Stiyl's words, Kamijou didn't even know what the muscles on his face looked like now.

Stiyl didn't even let out a sigh, but just said to Kamijou:

"look……"

As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers.

Before Kamijou moved his eyes in the direction of his fingers, Stiyl had already grabbed his hair and pulled it.

"look!!"

Kamijou let out an "ah" in his stiff voice.

Before Kamijou's eyes was the face of Index who would stop breathing at any moment.

"Are you able to look at this child's face and say those words just now?" Steele said in a trembling voice, "To this person who may die in the next second, to this person who is already in pain Eye-opener! Can you tell her you want to try a new method that might work, and tell her to wait a little longer?"

"..."

Index's fingers were trembling.Not knowing whether it was because she was barely conscious, or if she was unconscious, Index desperately moved her lead-heavy hand, trying to touch Kamijou's face.

As if trying to protect Kamijou who was caught by the hair of a magician.

He didn't seem to care about his pain at all.

"If you can still say it, then you are not human at all! Look at her now, you still want to inject medicine that you have never tried before? Let a doctor you never know play with her body? into her mouth? That's not what people should do at all!"

Stiyl's roar pierced Kamijou's eardrums and pierced into his head: "──Answer me! Superman! Are you still a human? Or a monster that has abandoned humanity?"

"..."

Kamijou didn't answer.

Stiyl continued speaking, as if he was about to stab the heart of the dead with a sword.

He took out a necklace from his pocket with a small cross on it.

"...This thing is a must-have item when performing memory erasure spells." Stiyl shook the cross in front of Kamijou: "You should be able to see that this is a 'magic' item. Just use your Touch it with your right hand, and it will lose its power just like my 'Witch Hunt'."

As if playing hypnotism with a five-yen coin, the cross dangled in front of Kamijou's eyes.

"But do you have the courage to touch it, esper?"