Chapter 031: The chapter opens with Touma losing 2000 yens to a vending machine; Mikoto pushes Touma out of the way, slightly blushing. Touma, after going through his amnesia, forgets who Mikoto is and she attacks him. Mikoto does her 'One, two chaser', kicking out a can out of the vending machine.
Both Kazari and Saten meet up with Kuroko who's in despair. Worrying, over Mikoto, Kuroko describes her problem to the pair, to which Saten suggests Mikoto's strange behaviour is due to a boy (Although, really, it was the 'Sisters Project' that had her perturbed). Letting their imaginations run wild with the reason behind Mikoto's late returns to her dorms, Kuroko hears an alarm for a vending machine and she teleports to the vending machine.
Touma is seen running away from Mikoto, who is concerned he'll become an accomplice to a crime by taking Mikoto's cans. He accepts anyway and MIkoto vaguely describes their fight around town, to which an amnesia riddled Touma interprets as love, rather then violence. Kuroko runs around the corner to see Mikoto and Touma on a seat and instantly interprets that they are a couple (Much to her dismay). Introducing herself as Mikoto's "Only friend", she makes a snide remark about Touma being easily attracted to other women, to which MIkoto attacks, asking "[Does] this weirdo look like my boyfriend?!". Kuroko teleports away, seeing that Mikoto is once again in lively spirits.
Behind Mikoto, Misaka 10031 calls out her name, much to her shock. Mikoto pulls her away from Touma and questions MIsaka 10031 about the project's status, to which Misaka 10031 replies that it is continuing. Mikoto is shocked, feeling guilty about the death of the sisters and recalling the last one that died in front of her.
Mikoto physically feels sick, as she supports herself on a light-pole; Misaka 10031 calls out for her attention to another cat, recalling the last Misaka's interaction with a cat, and this causes Mikoto to shout at Misaka 10031 to stop appearing before her, remembering the last Misaka. Misaka 10031 looks shocked and walks away, following Mikoto's instructions. MIkoto weakly calls out for her and the chapter ends with Mikoto semi-collapsed on the light-pole, in a state of despair.
Chapter 032: The chapter opens with a Amai running into Nokleben’s room, questioning him about the other countries that had taken responsibility over The Level 6 Shift project. Nokleben explains if Mikoto attacks any of the 183 factories, Nokleben would not have to pay them, making Mikoto’s factory attacks essentially useless.
Mikoto stumbles out of a telephone booth, finding out about the new deals. She returns despondently returns home, much to Kuroko’s anger (As she assumes Touma was the source of her misery). She tries to figure out ways to stop the project and can only think of one. Mikoto asks Kuroko what would happen if she did something that disturbed something that was “fundamental to Academy City”. Kuroko replies that it is her duty to do so, and Mikoto being the culprit would make no difference, much to Mikoto’s relief.
She sleeps later that night and has a dream about the past; She remembers herself as a child breaking a Gekota plush toy and crying. Her mother, Misuzu, promises Mikoto that she would ‘call up Santa’ to tell him to fix the toy. Young Mikoto wakes in the morning, to find a fixed Gekota next to her and she runs up to her mother. Present day Mikoto thinks to herself that when she was small, “Mama would always solve everything while I was asleep”, but now, she would have to handle her own problems. Kuroko jumps out of her bed to affectionately hug Mikoto and instead of being hit in retaliation (as she expects), Mikoto pats her on the head with a weary smile on her face.
Walking outside, she looks up at the ‘Tree Diagram’ as it makes the weekly weather forecast and hopes that her actions will not affect her friend’s reputations. As she is thinking, Touma calls out for Mikoto, talking about his previous meeting with Misaka 10032. In the middle of him talking, the Tree Diagram interrupts with the weather forecast (again), causing Mikoto to express her hate of the blimp. Touma asks why, to which Mikoto replies that “Because humans are following a plan that was created by a machine”: the chapter ends with Mikoto promising to destroy the project, so that it’ll never give another order again.
Chapter 033: The chapter opens with Mikoto riding a bus towards the 'Tree Diagram', arriving at the 'Tree Diagram Information Reception Area'. Bypassing the security with her powers and scaling the walls, she enters the building. As she is running towards the building, she thinks about her plans of altering the Tree Diagram's predictions, in order to spare the lives of the 'Sisters'.
We now see Yumi and Eiga both examining Misaka 10032, after her complaint of chest pain (Which was due to Mikoto asking her to go away). Misaka 10032 asks both scientists a hypothetical; What if they were to meet their own clone? Both respond negatively, leading to Misaka 10032 sigh despondently on the thought that Mikoto doesn't want her to exist, ignoring Misaka 10032's cat whilst walking past. She is later seen holding the cat with Touma, as the Accelerator approaches her from the alleyway.
Mikoto, upon entering the Reception Area, notices that the facility is completely empty. Walking into the Central Reception Room, she hacks the database, reading the unanswered Tree Diagram questions from days and weeks past. The chapter ends with Mikoto reading a report, stating that the 'Tree Diagram' has been completely destroyed.
Chapter 034: The chapter opens with Mikoto in despair, after learning about the destruction of the 'Tree Diagram', now unable to think of any way to stop the 'Level 6 Shift Program'. In frustration and desperation, Mikoto attacks the nearest factory, spurred on by an interior dialogue. She stops, seeing a live feed of Accelerator attacking Misaka 10031 in the alleyway, crying over the brutal killing.
The chapter cuts to Kuroko despairing over Mikoto's strange behaviour in the morning and throughout the week, thinking that it was only with Touma that Mikoto seemed normal. She reluctantly internalizes that she would be perhaps willing to accept Touma's help; Kuroko gets up from Mikoto's bed and answers the door-bell that rings (Which happens to be Touma)..
Mikoto is seen leaning over the railing of a bridge, thinking about a way to stop the killing of the 'Sisters', the death of Misaka 10031 fresh in her mind. She recalls the words of Kazakiri, who tells Mikoto "that you carry a fate that will undoubtedly bring you despair" and in pure woe, says weakly "Help... Me". Misaka 10032's cat snaps her out of her thoughts and she sees Touma standing next to her. Mikoto puts on a brave face, trying to brush off Touma's serious demeanor, but is quickly stopped by the document he pulls out (Documenting the 'Level 6 Shift Project'). With tension, Mikoto playfully asks Touma if he "[worried[ about me? Or think that i'm unforgivable?", wanting Touma to blame her, seeing it as the easy way out. Touma tells her that he is obviously worried, much to the disbelief of a shaking Mikoto. Accused of lying and having enough of Mikoto's brave face, he shouts at her, reinforcing his worry in her.
Mikoto tells Touma about her plan to have a show-down with Accelerator, describing the way the Sisters were treating themselves as if they were guinea pigs. Touma stops her, questioning her plans, to which she replies that she will fight against the Accelerator, but be defeated in the first shot. The chapter ends with Touma coming to the realization that Mikoto is planning to die, MIsaka 10032's cat playing in the background.
Chapter 035: The chapter opens with Mikoto explaining her plan to Touma; She'll lose to Accelerator on the first move, making the researchers of the 'Level 6 Shift Project' believe there was an error in calculations. Because the 'Tree Diagram' was destroyed earlier, they can't make recalculations. Mikoto starts walking away, but is stopped by Touma, who refuses a person to enter a fight with the intention of dying. Mikoto destroys the document in Touma's hand as a threat.
With Touma still refusing to get out of the way, Mikoto challenges Touma to a fight. Instead of entering a stance, he puts both hands up, much to Mikoto's suruprise, saying that he won't fight her. Mikoto, enraged by Touma's idealistic outlook, attacks him. Seriously injured, Touma's steaming form stands up, telling Mikoto that he won't move aside because her plan won't save the Sisters. Mikoto shouts at Touma, arguing that she doesn't have the right to live in this world where she created the Sisters (And therefore their deaths); Touma rebuts that the remaining Sisters will not see it that way and that they will not be saved that way. Mikoto's desperation and anger over her actions escalates, with her recalling Misaka 10031, and when Touma refuses to move out of the way, she attacks a large explosion.
Touma wakes up in Mikoto's lap, with Misaka 10032's cat mewing on the side. Mikoto cries a little in concern, some tears landing on Touma, and he smiles, saying "How great it is to be your ally". He gets up, telling Mikoto his plan of fighting the Accelerator , destroying the image of the Accelerator being the strongest Esper. He promises Mikoto that he'll bring back "Misaka Imouto", to a crying Mikoto.
Still injured, Touma runs all the way to the dock, seeing a heavily injured Misaka 10032 on the floor, her goggles broken. Misaka 10032 questions Touma's presence, but Accelerator stomps her head back into the floor; The chapter ends with Touma shouting at Accelerator to move away from "Misaka Imouta", aggravating him.
Chapter 036: The chapter continues from the last, with Touma yelling at Accelerator to get away from Misaka 10032. Bemused, Accelerator throws her towards Touma, who catches the Sister moments before her head hits the gravel floor. Peeling away his hand from her back, he notices the blood on her clothing, as Misaka 10032 questions the motive behind his presence; After all, she reasons, she is merely a clone that can be replicated. Touma explains to Misaka 10032 that she's unique and stands up to fight the Accelerator, to the disapproval of Misaka 10032.
Touma rushes Accelerator, but he throws up gravel into Touma's face, throwing him away with his abilities. After a flurry of attacks, he throws cargo boxes at Touma, who stands up despite the attacks. Lifting a cargo box, Accelerator clinks two together, igniting the flour that was spilled from the cargo boxes, causing a dust explosion.
Mikoto is seen on a bridge, thinking to herself about the improbability of Touma's win against the Accelerator's seemingly unbreakable defence. Misaka 10032's cat snaps her out of her thoughts and she smiles at it, picking it up, carrying it to Touma's fight.
Accelerator is seen walking out of the fire unscathed, though complaining about the lack of oxygen, and he rushes Touma with his ability. The Accelerator is hit to the floor, briefly unconscious. He wakes up and finds himself bleeding; Enraged, he again rushes Touma with his hand. The chapter ends with Touma landing a hit onto Accelerator's face.
Chapter 037 was released in this volume but I will post it together with the rest of Volume 7 as I don't remember what happen so I put the next few chapters review into one...
Rating: 9/10
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