Chapter 23 3 Title: A Certain Everyday 23 4 Title: A Different Everyday Touma: Index. Touma: We have pudding for dessert. Touma: Want some? Index: No, thanks SFX: Blunt Touma: Eh...? Touma: Why not!? Are you in pain? Are you sick!? Touma(outside bubble): The hospital!! Index: I feel just fine! 5 Title: A Very Sweet Trap Index: Tomorrow's Halloween, so I'll be given enough candy... Index: to count as 10 or 20 pudding cups. Index(outside bubble): Heh hehh Index: I'm glad to see Academy City is sensible enough to do Halloween! Index: It originated in Ireland and England and it started with an ancient Celtic festival to drive out evil spirits. SFX: Hold out Touma(edge): Ahh Touma: Yes, yes. You're so smart. Index: Ahhhhh Index: What are you doing!? Index(outside bubble): C'mon! Index: I can't have anything sweet until tomorrow! SFX: Shake shake Touma: What are you fighting against? 6 Title: A Boy who Tells People Apart by Color Touma: You seem focused on the candy... Touma: but since it's Halloween... Touma: won't you need to wear a costume? Index: Heh heh hehhh Index: It's missing the point of the original festival... SFX: Tah dah Index: but I had no choice but to play long! Touma: That just looks like a cloth. Index: But if I wear it... Index: Tah dah! Index: I'm a ghost! Touma: She's pretty into this!! Touma: But it's not that different from your usual white clothes! Index(outside bubble): Mh Index: It's completely different!! 7 Title: The Purpose of Halloween Box: On Halloween Index: Touma... Today's Halloween, right? Touma: I think so, yes. Index: Then why isn't anyone wearing a costume!? Index(outside bubble): Whyyy!? Touma: I-I don't know!! Touma: But even if they were all in costumes, it wouldn't mean they would all give you candy. Index: Oh, right!! SFX: Gasp Index(edge): Okay! Index: Let's get going! Index(outside bubble): Ohhh! Touma(outside bubble): Go where? Touma: Eh? 8 Title: Frightening Halloween Index: You have to visit someone's house to get candy! Touma: This is where you were headed? Touma: That's Komoe-sensei's house... Index(outside bubble): Knock knooock Index: Komoe! Kooomoooeee! SFX: Creak... Komoe(outside bubble): Yawn... Komoe: Yes, yessss! Komoe: I don't need a newspaper subscription! Komoe: Wah!? Kamijou-chan and Nun-chan!! Komoe(outside bubble): Don't look SFX: Messy Index: Trick or treat! Touma: I'd say just visiting her house like this counts as a trick... 9 Title: Trick or Bully Index(edge): Yay! Index: Komoe gave me lots of treats! SFX: Heavy Touma: It's all meant to go with drinks!! Index: Oh? Index: It's the cool beauty! Index: Trick or treat!! Misaka: What does "trick or treat" mean? Misaka: asks Misaka. Index(edge): Well Index: When someone says that on Halloween, you have to give them a treat or have a trick played on you! Misaka: A trick... Misaka: Then Misaka has already played the trick of not giving you a treat. Misaka(outside bubble): smugly announces Misaka. SFX: Shock Index: That's just being mean!! 10 Title: She Prefers cats Misaka: By the way, what is that on your head? SFX: Stare Touma: Uh... Touma(edge): Ahhh Touma: Index insisted I wear a costume too... Touma: so I'm going as a wolfman. SFX: Stare Misaka: Wolf? That looks more like a cat to Misaka, says Misaka with a tilt of her head. Touma: I'm a wolf, not a cat. Misaka: Cat. Touma: No, I'm a wol- Misaka: Cat. Touma: Fine, I'm a cat. SFX: Satisfied 11 Title: I Want to Give Treats Too Touma: I'm not sure why, but Misaka Imouto gave me a ton of treats... Index: You're so lucky! Misaka: Take these. Touma: Eh? Touma: I feel more like she was feeding me than giving them to me... Touma(outside bubble): Hmm... SFX: Tremble tremble Kanzaki: Gnnn... Kanzaki: I bought a bunch of candy because I heard it was Halloween... Kanzaki: but how can I give them to her when she won't say anything to me!? Ahhhh, I want to give her treats too!! Tsuchi: Nee-chin... Quit worrying over it and just give them to her, nyah. Top package: Cookies Bottom package: Chocolate Kanzaki: Sh-shut up!! 12 Title: Sweet Things Have a Downside Index: I managed to get a bunch of treats today! SFX: Pleased Index: So it's time to get eatingô Index: Mmm! It's so good and I'm so happy. SFX: Munch munch Touma: Don't tell me you plan to eat it all today... Index: Hmm... SFX: Munch... mun... Touma: Is something wrong? Index: My tooth hurts... Touma: Eh!? Touma: What about this pile of treats!? Index: You can have it. Touma: I can't eat all that!! 13 Above Index: Shirito Being eaten by Index: ri