Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan encountered a hungry Index and a miko girl who had eaten too many hamburgers and lacked fare home. Index snatched away the 100 yen Chen Fan offered the girl, and the scene ended with customers gossiping about them.

• Chen Fan found Index sitting beside a miko girl who said she felt sick after eating thirty hamburgers.
• The miko girl explained she had spent too much shopping and had only 500 yen, short of the 600 yen needed to get home.
• Chen Fan offered the miko girl 100 yen, but Index grabbed it and accused him of favoring her.
• Index complained that she was still hungry, drawing attention from the McDonald's customers.
• The customers speculated about Chen Fan and the two girls, leaving him exasperated over the fuss about 100 yen.

Chen Fan, Index, and Himegami Akisa traded barbs over beauty, magic, and food before Akisa left with a group of suited men who claimed to be her tutors. Chen Fan and Index stayed behind, with Index briefly worrying about Akisa before enjoying the meal.

• Index asked Chen Fan whether she or Himegami Akisa was prettier, and Akisa revealed that she was a magician rather than a miko.
• Chen Fan quieted Index by promising to take her out for a big meal, then gave Akisa 100 yuan for her fare.
• A group of suited men arrived, and Akisa said her tutoring teacher had come to pick her up before leaving with them.
• Index called after Akisa and protested being called a bad nun, while Chen Fan remarked that the men did not look like tutors.
• Index admitted she was concerned about Akisa, then finished eating and praised Chen Fan for buying her delicious food.

Chen Fan met Stiyl, who explained that he and Kanzaki had reached a compromise with the Church of England to keep protecting Index. Stiyl asked Chen Fan to help rescue Himegami Akisa from a powerful alchemist, and Chen Fan agreed; Stiyl planned to return that afternoon.

• Index noticed traces of a nearby magic circle and went to investigate, while Stiyl used Bystander Eviction to meet Chen Fan privately.
• Stiyl told Chen Fan that he and Kanzaki could continue protecting Index as long as they prevented her from revealing the contents of the 103,000 Grimoires.
• Stiyl asked Chen Fan to help rescue a girl kidnapped by a powerful alchemist, and Chen Fan recognized her as Himegami Akisa from the photograph.
• Stiyl explained that Himegami had the Vampire Killer constitution, and Chen Fan agreed to help so he could see the alchemist's magic.
• After Stiyl left and the spell wore off, Index returned, and Chen Fan told her not to wander off as they headed back to the dormitory.

Chen Fan took Index shopping, then accompanied Stiyl to Misawa Cram School. After they found a dead Roman Orthodox Crusader Knight, they headed to the cafeteria, where the students turned to stare at them.

• Chen Fan took Index to the supermarket, where she tried to bite him after he muted his hearing, but his reflection ability rebounded her attack.
• Chen Fan let Index buy pudding and another item, and she said she believed he was kind and sent by God.
• Stiyl brought Chen Fan to Misawa Cram School, where Chen Fan noticed the magical barrier separating the building into two sides.
• Chen Fan and Stiyl found a dead Crusader Knight, and Stiyl concluded the knight had died fighting Aureolus Izzard.
• Chen Fan and Stiyl entered the cafeteria, where the students all turned to look at them.

Chen Fan protected the students from the Agreus Choir while Stiyl searched for its core. He found Himegami Akisa, who refused to leave because she believed Aureolus Izzard could end the pain caused by her constitution, so Chen Fan decided to confront the alchemist.

• Stiyl identified the students’ chanting as the Agreus Choir and warned that it could kill them, while Chen Fan sent him to find its core.
• Chen Fan repelled the choir’s attack and struck the chanting students to sever their connection to the magician.
• Chen Fan encountered Himegami Akisa, who joked that she was a Magical Girl with an electric baton.
• Himegami Akisa refused to leave because she hoped Aureolus Izzard’s alchemy would relieve her suffering.
• Chen Fan decided to take out Aureolus Izzard after Himegami Akisa insisted she had to cooperate with him.

Chen Fan confronted Aureolus Izzard after the alchemist captured Stiyl and brought them to Index, who lay asleep. Aureolus's brain-death spell struck Chen Fan, but Chen Fan rose again and revealed his Twelve-Hook Jade Rinnegan.

• Himegami Akisa warned Chen Fan that Aureolus Izzard had found them, but Chen Fan refused to leave without her.
• Aureolus Izzard appeared with the immobilized Stiyl, then used a golden needle to transport them to a room where Index was asleep.
• Stiyl realized Aureolus Izzard was targeting Index and begged Chen Fan to save her again.
• Aureolus Izzard used his spell to command Chen Fan to suffer brain death, and Chen Fan fell motionless to the floor.
• Chen Fan rose unharmed, revealed his Twelve-Hook Jade Rinnegan, and told Aureolus Izzard that his spell had affected him.

Aureolus Izzard repeatedly tried to kill Chen Fan with his reality-altering magic, but Chen Fan survived every attack. With one golden needle left, Aureolus decided Chen Fan's right eye was protecting him and prepared to destroy it.

• Aureolus Izzard used Heart Failure Death and Suffocation Death on Chen Fan, but Chen Fan recovered from both.
• Aureolus froze Chen Fan in ice, but Chen Fan shattered it and emerged unharmed.
• Aureolus summoned a weight of over a million tons, but Chen Fan deflected it with one finger, blasting a hole through the ceiling.
• Aureolus's repeated attacks failed, while Himegami Akisa pulled the immobilized Stiyl away from falling debris.
• With only one golden needle remaining, Aureolus concluded Chen Fan's right eye was resisting his magic and resolved to destroy it.

Chen Fan trapped Aureolus in Illusion Magic, making him believe he had injured Chen Fan before turning Aureolus’s own golden needle against him. The illusion left Aureolus unable to tell reality from deception, while Stiyl realized the magic had ended and feared Chen Fan’s power.

• Aureolus used a golden needle to make Chen Fan appear to lose his eye, but Stiyl noticed Chen Fan showed no pain and Himegami Akisa held back from treating him.
• Chen Fan snapped his fingers, revealing that the apparent damage and surroundings had been an illusion and that Aureolus had stabbed his own eye.
• Chen Fan explained that Aureolus had fallen under Illusion Magic as soon as he saw Chen Fan’s eye.
• Aureolus tried casting Brain Death again, but Chen Fan revealed that he was still trapped in the illusion and had never cast the spell.
• Stiyl found he could move again after the magic lifted and feared facing Chen Fan in the future.

After defeating Aureolus, Chen Fan learned that the Roman Orthodox Church had sent a choir to destroy the building where two thousand students were trapped. As the choir launched its attack, Chen Fan flew up to confront them.

• Chen Fan left Aureolus to Stiyl, who explained that Index no longer needed her memories erased and agreed to take Aureolus back for punishment.
• Chen Fan picked up Index to take her back, but Stiyl spotted the Roman Orthodox Church’s armored choir preparing a retaliatory magic attack.
• Stiyl warned that the choir’s attack could destroy the building and kill its students, while Chen Fan refused to let the church strike without retaliation.
• A blood-red magic circle formed above the building and gathered a ball of light as the choir finished its chant.
• Chen Fan blasted through the skylight and flew toward the choir as the knights pointed their swords at the building and shouted, “Attack!”

Chen Fan defeated the knights, freed the enchanted students, and let Stiyl take Aureolus away while blaming him for the attack to avert a war. As Chen Fan carried Index home, Himegami Akisa followed him, and he asked her why.

• Chen Fan redirected the knights’ blood-red spell and defeated them, causing the 3,333 people linked to them through prayer to spit blood and collapse.
• The Vatican’s bishops suspected Aleister but decided to investigate before taking action against the science side.
• Stiyl took the unconscious Aureolus to the church after Chen Fan said Aureolus would confess to defeating the knights because his memories had been altered.
• Chen Fan arranged medical help for the injured students, then told Kamijou Touma that Index was with him and would be brought back soon.
• While Chen Fan carried Index through the streets, he asked Himegami Akisa why she was following him.

Chen Fan let Himegami Akisa stay with him after she blamed herself for deaths caused by a vampire. They settled into his dorm room together, where Akisa’s innocent questions left Chen Fan uneasy, and the chapter ended with her telling him she could not sleep.

• Himegami Akisa said she had left school because she feared more people would die and she did not want to kill anyone again.
• Chen Fan reassured Akisa that the vampire was responsible and agreed to help her find a way to deal with her constitution.
• Chen Fan brought Akisa to the dormitory, where she introduced herself to Kamijou Touma as someone who would be living with Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan gave Akisa the bed and slept on the floor, then awkwardly avoided her questions about sleeping together and making a Vampire Killer.
• Akisa watched Chen Fan as he tried to sleep, then told him she could not sleep.

Chen Fan comforted Himegami Akisa after she admitted she had no idea what to do with her life, and she chose a huge feast as something to look forward to. The next morning, Index arrived to help seal Himegami Akisa’s ability but misunderstood the sight of her naked in Chen Fan’s room.

• Chen Fan told Himegami Akisa to focus on the present, and she asked him to take her out for a huge feast.
• Chen Fan said Index could use the knowledge in the 103,000 Grimoires to seal Himegami Akisa’s ability, and Himegami Akisa agreed to do it the next morning.
• Chen Fan woke to find Himegami Akisa naked on his chest and told her that her washed clothes were drying on the balcony.
• Index burst into the room, saw Himegami Akisa retrieving her clothes, and mistakenly assumed the two had slept together.
• Chen Fan assured Index that nothing had happened and said he needed her help.

Chen Fan helped Himegami Akisa seal her Vampire Killer ability with Index’s German Cross, then left to arrange lodging for Himegami and check on Saten Ruiko. He headed to the school, where Teacher Komoe was tutoring students.

• Chen Fan stopped Index’s questions and explained Himegami Akisa’s tragic past and dangerous ability to her.
• Index offered Himegami Akisa a German Cross that could seal her ability, and Himegami put it on.
• Chen Fan refused Index’s demand for a feast and told her and Himegami to make food from the fridge.
• Chen Fan left the dormitory to ask Teacher Komoe about lodging for Himegami and to check on Saten Ruiko.
• Chen Fan walked through the quieter streets toward the school, where students were attending summer tutoring.

Chen Fan visited Teacher Komoe and arranged help for Himegami Akisa while checking on Saten Ruiko. The chapter also revealed that Misaka 10031 had confirmed the location and time of the next experiment.

• Chen Fan briefly mistook someone in a crowd for Misaka Mikoto, while Misaka 10031 reported that the 10031st experiment would take place at eight that night.
• Chen Fan visited Teacher Komoe's class and spoke with Saten Ruiko after class, prompting her classmates to ask about their relationship and request his autograph.
• Chen Fan told Teacher Komoe about Himegami Akisa, and Komoe offered to help by suggesting that Himegami transfer to her school.
• Chen Fan sat with Saten Ruiko on the playground, signed autographs for her friends, and asked how she was feeling.

Saten Ruiko told Chen Fan she was close to gaining an esper ability, while he studied the Fantasy Beast crystal in his Divine Kingdom. Chen Fan and Himegami Akisa went shopping for food, and she asked what he had done that day as they headed home.

• Saten Ruiko revealed that she had noticed Chen Fan’s insights in her mind and expected to gain an esper ability within a few days.
• Saten Ruiko promised to go on a date with Chen Fan, and he left for home.
• Chen Fan found that Index and Himegami Akisa had emptied his refrigerator, then sent Index outside and rested while studying the Fantasy Beast crystal.
• Himegami Akisa woke Chen Fan so they could buy food, and he invited her to choose the ingredients with him.
• Himegami Akisa asked Chen Fan what he had done that day as they walked home from the supermarket.

Chen Fan saved Accelerator from a sniper shot, then followed him after learning that the experiment to make Accelerator a Level 6 had begun. He intervened while Accelerator attacked the Misaka Sisters, and Accelerator recognized Chen Fan as an esper with the same power and challenged him to fight.

• Chen Fan told Himegami Akisa he had arranged housing and a transfer to his class, and she agreed to stay with him.
• Misaka 10031 tried to assassinate Accelerator, but Chen Fan caught the bullet before it hit him.
• Accelerator left to continue the Level 6 experiment, and Chen Fan followed after realizing the target was one of Misaka Mikoto's clones.
• Chen Fan appeared between Accelerator and the Misaka Sisters and traded a punch with Accelerator.
• Accelerator recognized Chen Fan and excitedly challenged him to a fight, believing that killing him might help him reach Level 6.

Chen Fan saved Misaka 10031 from Accelerator, who fled after Chen Fan struck him and drew a crowd. Misaka 10031 questioned why Chen Fan helped her, while Himegami Akisa asked to stay with him, and he agreed.

• Chen Fan kicked Accelerator into a wall while protecting Misaka 10031 and told her that the experiment was murder.
• Accelerator emerged from the wreckage, taunted Chen Fan, then left when people approached, warning Misaka 10031 they would meet again.
• Misaka 10031 thanked Chen Fan and questioned why he saved her; he said he would not ignore a girl whose life was in danger.
• Misaka 10031 shared Chen Fan's words through the Misaka Network, unsettling the Sisters' view of themselves as experimental tools.
• Chen Fan returned to the dormitory, where Himegami Akisa asked him not to drive her away, and he told her to stay forever.

Chen Fan shared a meal and night with Himegami Akisa before finding Misaka Mikoto alone by the vending machines the next morning. He suspected she had a problem and offered to help, but she denied it and left their rivalry unresolved.

• Himegami Akisa ate enthusiastically after Chen Fan told her she could stay, then slept peacefully through the night.
• Himegami Akisa woke up lying on Chen Fan again, accused him of moving her, and went back to sleep after he put her on the bed.
• Chen Fan found Misaka Mikoto looking downcast by the vending machines and offered her a canned drink.
• Chen Fan guessed that Misaka Mikoto had come to seek help, and she denied being in trouble before challenging him to a real fight.
• Chen Fan accepted Misaka Mikoto's challenge, but she postponed the fight and continued bantering with him.

Misaka Mikoto confronted a Misaka Sister and resolved to end the experiment herself, while Misaka 10032 began another experiment with Accelerator at an abandoned factory. Accelerator pursued her through the factory as the fight began.

• Misaka Mikoto recognized the Misaka Sister near the vending machine and hurried away with her, leaving Chen Fan to conclude that Mikoto knew about the experiment.
• Misaka Mikoto apologized to the Misaka Sister, who said she worried about her, and Mikoto vowed to end the experiment.
• Misaka 10032 arrived at the abandoned factory for the experiment, where Accelerator mocked her and asked about Chen Fan.
• Misaka 10032 confirmed that Chen Fan was unrelated to the experiment and initiated it with Accelerator.
• Accelerator chased Misaka 10032 through the factory, delaying her death for his amusement.

Chen Fan rescued Misaka 10032 from Accelerator and challenged him over the deaths of the Misaka clones. Accelerator rejected Chen Fan’s accusations, and the chapter ended with him asking whether Chen Fan intended to take him out.

• Accelerator realized Misaka 10032 had removed oxygen from the air, then charged at her, but Chen Fan struck him with a brick and saved her.
• Accelerator sent Misaka 10032 flying with a stomp, and Chen Fan caught her in midair before dodging Accelerator’s attack.
• Chen Fan reassured Misaka 10032 that he would protect her as long as she wanted to live.
• Accelerator called the Misaka clones mere tools, and Chen Fan accused him of killing more than ten thousand innocent people.
• Chen Fan declared that the experiment would end forever, and Accelerator asked if he meant to take him out.