Toaru Majutsu no Index ~ Bahasa Indonesia:Volume2 Penutup

Epilogue: Deep Blood of Corruption. Devil or God. ―I really feel that your injuries every time are really interesting.‖ In the pure white hospital room, the middle-aged looking doctor who looks like a frog said that to Kamijou. ―...‖ Kamijou doesn't know what to say as he can only lie on the table, lowering his head as he looks at the arm that got held in plaster. The sliced-off part was repaired neatly, and this can be said to be the best outcome. The cells on the sliced-off part aren't damaged, after one day of emergency treatment, they managed to fit the arm back onto the body within one day. A little finger that's was sliced off by a delinquent can be reattached back—though there's such a 'knowledge' in his mind, no one ever imagined that such a major re-assembly of the arm can be done. However, if there's such a disgusting 'knowledge', Kamijou really can't understand what kind of person he was 'before his lost his memory'. ―On a side note, you've been hospitalised twice within ten days, and naturally, you became a topic for discussion among the nurses. Don't tell me you have a nurse fetish?‖ ―...What are you talking about? I don't have such a dangerous thought as 'being done in on the operation table'.‖ ―Really? Pity, I thought I found a compatriot.‖ Kamijou wordlessly stares at the frog-faced doctor. Did this guy choose to become a doctor because of such a reason? If that were the case, he really wants to change doctors. Basically, he wants to press the emergency call button. ―Hn? Please don't be mistaken though. I prefer to 'do it' than to be 'done in'. And I prefer the delivery platform to the operation table--‖ 'SHUT UP! NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN TO THE SPECIFICS! AND STOP DEMONSTRATING IT TO ME, THAT'S DISGUSTING! WHY ISN'T A NURSE TAKING CARE OF ME!?‖ Thus, he really presses the emergency call button. The doctor gives a look of despair and says 'I'm going then' before walking out of the patient's room. What's going on? Why does he look like he really found that to be a pity? Immediately after the doctor left, another person walks in. A man who can't fit into the Japanese culture, Stiyl Magnus. とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 202 ―Though I don't want to get close to you or be friends with you at all, I came here out of courtesy.‖ ―...Let me ask you. Why are you jumping about as if nothing happened? Can you tell me why?‖ Stiyl puffs his cheeks and look rather unhappy, not saying anything at all. If there's a need to compare them to see who should have more tact about injuries, there is none more than that patient. All his flesh and bone got broken and scattered, and yet he didn't even have a blood vessel broken. His organs were scattered all over the place, yet he could survive through blood circulation. Not everyone can have such a precious experience. ―I actually wanted to more or less thank you for this time...but thinking about it, there's no need for that. What you did was basically just to let Aureolus self-destruct.‖ ―Humph, this is all thanks to this Kamijou Touma's perfect acting skills!‖ That's right. Kamijou Touma didn't have the power to beat Aureolus Izzard. But the magic Aureolus used was to 'change reality according to one's thoughts'. After that, it was easy; he just needed to make Aureolus himself think-- --That Aureolus Izzard definitely can't beat Kamijou Touma. In order to achieve that, Kamijou called a bluff...in fact, Kamijou doesn't even remember about the fact that he lost his right arm. Though he thought that he should be 'acting somewhat properly', the actual scenario was more like his mind went blank due to sharp pain and shock. According to what some suicidal people say, excessive blood loss will bring about ecstasy, which could probably explain that mysterious smile of his. Of course, the truth can't be detected. Since he has to act, he has to pull it up to eleven. ―Speaking of which, it's really unbelievable that we were able to survive. I got my arm cut off, you became a 'human constellation observatory'. It feels like we again start to appreciate the value of life...oi, why do you look like you're about to laugh?‖ ―Nothing. Seeing your attitude, I just thought that you didn't realise that I was secretly helping you.‖ Seemingly looking down on others, Stiyl smirks and says, ―After your arm got sliced off, you managed to dodge Aureolus' bullets without even dodging, remember? How do you think that happened?‖ とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 203 ―...Ah?‖ ―Your acting did fool Aureolus. But at the beginning, Aureolus couldn't have believed it right away, right? After you arm got sliced off and you started bluffing him, the main reason why he started to be fooled by your acting was because you managed to dodge his attack twice, wasn't it?‖ ―Erm...‖ Kamijou stares blankly at Stiyl like a fool. ―You still don't understand even after I said so much? Basically, the reason why Aureolus' attacks failed the first two times was not because of your acting but because I used my magic to create an optical illusion on Aureolus.‖ ―What...?‖ Kamijou stares at Stiyl's face in surprise. Stiyl merely says casually, ―What's so surprising about that? I specialise in fire magic. Using hot air to create a mirage and manipulating the refraction of light to create an optical error, that's not hard for me.‖ ―Hol, hold on! I'm not surprised about that! Weren't you blown to pieces and scattered all over the ceiling? How were you able to use magic in that 'human constellation' mode?‖ ―'Human constellation', that's an interesting description...but this is nothing too strange, isn't it? I was still alive that time, so of course I could refine lifeforce to create magic. Good thing my rune cards were scattered all over the floor when I exploded!‖ Kamijou blankly stares at Stiyl's Magnus' face. Though this incident involved vampires and Deep Blood, he's still the scariest one. ―But you don't have to worry about that. I suppose you should know the sin you committed in this incident, right? I'm here today to talk about the developments after 'Misawa Cram School'.‖ Sin. Kamijou turns to look at the right hand that's covered in plaster. A Dragon King's head. Though that was a 'self-destructive' illusion that was caused by Aureolus' own anxiety, the one who forced Kamijou down the path of self-destruction was definitely Kamijou himself. ―Sigh, no need to show such an expression. What Aureolus imagined was that the Dragon King wasn't physical, but a mental image. It was just like an illusion. Though the body couldn't touch it, something that will swallow a soul will be similar to that.‖ とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 204 ―???‖ ―That means that though you didn't hurt Aureolus physically, Aureolus is mentally broken.‖ ―...Is that something worth bragging about?‖ ―Of course it is. In terms of the conclusion, we just took away Aureolus Izzard's memory and settled it. In this battle against the magician who defended so strongly, the final casualty was merely that one member of the 13 Knights in front of the lift. In the 2,000 year history of magic, this is the 3rd time such a happy ending occurred.‖ Is this really something worth being happy? Kamijou wondered. He suddenly remembers something. The 'Gregorio's Chant of the Roman Catholics' should be safe, right? Perhaps Stiyl, who had his memory erased, couldn't remember it. ―...Speaking of which, where did that Aureolus Izzard who lost his memory go?‖ Is he in this hospital, Kamijou wondered. ―Oh, is there a need to mention it? I killed him.‖ Stiyl Magnus said it in a matter-of-fact manner, making Kamijou suspect if he heard that wrongly. ―What's with that expression? Listen, Aureolus Izzard first betrayed the Roman Catholics and became an alchemist. Then he imprisoned Deep Blood and turned 'Misawa Cram School' into his base. That's basically going against the entire Academy City, and to the Christian sects that got wiped out trying to hunt him down, he's someone with a huge bounty on him. Of course, 'Necessarius', which mainly carries out witch-hunting, people like Index and I got a mission to kill him.‖ Stiyl seems rather impatient in the room that doesn't allow smoking. ―Look. Going against so many organisations in the world, can Aureolus Izzard who lost his memory even fight against them? To put it simply, since Aureolus Izzard doesn't have any memories and doesn't have anything to protect, does he have the will to go against the entire word?‖ ―...‖ ―Aureolus definitely won't be simply killed off like that. The enemies will kill him through even cruel methods, and most importantly, Aureolus Izzard is the only magician in the world who managed to cast the Ars Magna spell. Of course, a lot of organisations in the world will とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 205 interrogate Aureolus severely to get this secret skill. But the worst of all is that since Aureolus lost all his memories, he can't even give a testimony.‖ Stiyl says reluctantly, ―Thus Aureolus had only 2 options. One is death, and the other is an even painful Hell. If you ask me, I'll definitely choose the former without hesitation at all.‖ However, Kamijou still can't accept it. ―I still can't accept it. I still can't. Even if this is the only path left, we can't just treat taking away someone's life as a good thing. If we didn't bother about human lives, why did we charge into 'Misawa Cram School'?‖ That's right. The motivation that made Kamijou fight was because there was so many things he couldn't agree with. Deep Blood which was treated as some sort of a trump card, the students who were treated as sacrificial items because of the 'Gregorio's Chant' and the 'Limen Magna', and Aureolus who killed Himegami in a fit of rage. Because of those people who didn't respect the value of life, Kamijou chose to move forward and not away from the battlefield. And until the end, if they accepted that somebody's death is a 'good thing', Kamijou won't be able to accept the guilt that's brought about by his fists. ―...‖ And even though Aureolus is somebody who's unforgivable, he's not someone who's atrociously bad. That's because if at that time, even though he may do anything he wants, Index's heart never returned to him. For the only reason is that though Aureolus may be rejected, he wasn't willing to give her the command. That's the final proof of humanity left in Aureolus. ―That's why I said that you're too naïve.‖ Stiyl Magnus looks away and says in a calm tone, ―When I said that I killed him, I didn't necessarily meant that I took his life away, right?‖ Stunned, Kamijou stares at Stiyl's face. With a disinterested tone, Stiyl avoids Kamijou's gaze and says, とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 206 ―Listen, Aureolus Izzard lost all his memories. If I can just reshape his face, wouldn't it mean that his appearance and character are completely different? This person can't be called Aureolus Izzard. Wouldn't it mean to the world that Aureolus Izzard is dead?‖ ―...Are you actually a good guy?‖ ―What do you mean by that? I'm an English Anglican priest after all. And since I specialise in flames, it's not hard for me to burn the face and treat it to make another face.‖ ―......YOU'RE REALLY A GREAT GUY!‖ ―Hm? I'm really surprised by that response...HOLD ON! WHAT ARE YOU HUGGING ME FOR!? STOP TREADING YOUR TOES ON MY HEAD!!‖ Just as Kamijou and Stiyl are tugging at each other in the room, the hospital room door opens, and Index walks in without knocking. "Touma! They're selling honey-flavoured chips at the shops! It's so interesting, I wanna buy it! But I don't have money!...eh?" Index stopped. She sees the magician who's struggling and Kamijou Touma, who's looking really touched as he tries his hardest to touch the magician's head. All three of them froze. The world stopped. "...Touma. Erm, sorry for interrupting you." "Ho...hold on a minute! What are you doing? Why must you look away!? OI! WHY ARE YOU GOING AWAY WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING!!?" GYYYAAAAHHH!! Kamijou cried out as he tried to pull Index, who's about to leave the room now. Under such a situation, he can't say to this young-looking girl: Sorry Index, I'm only interested in you, but that will go against social morals. So how is he going to settle this? Kamijou is in confusion. "..." Stiyl Magnus stares at both of them. Kamijou and Index, who're arguing with each other, seem to be rather happy. とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 207 It feels like seeing them together is the most natural state. Stiyl Magnus stares at both of them. He doesn't feel envious, nor does he hates them. The reason he chose this path was because he wanted to protect this smile on Index's. Stiyl looks satisfied at the face of the girl who he's protecting. "Fu. Well, the next mission awaits me. I should go off now." Stiyl said that in a casual yet satisfied look. Index again stares at Stiyl's face and frantically hides behind Kamijou's back. She's just like a private investigator who's trailing others as she peeks at Stiyl's face from behind. Stiyl doesn't feel anything special about it, and raises his foot as he prepares to walk out of the room. This is the consequence of what he chose. "Erm." Just as Stiyl's about to step out of the room, Index spoke up. Stiyl turns back and looks. Index should be angry for dragging Kamijou Touma into this 'Misawa Cram School' incident. Why wouldn't Index start scolding him?' "I should start off by thanking you first. Thank you." But Index said it. "If Touma knew that it would be like that in the building, Touma will run in even if he was alone. So it's great that you were around. And--eh? What's wrong?" "It's nothing." Stiyl chuckles as he said that. Then, without saying anything again, Stiyl turns his back and silently walks out. Kamijou feels like he just saw Stiyl smile for the first time. "Touma!" とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 208 Kamijou turns away from the door and looks at Index. She seem to be rather unhappy that Kamijou wasn't focused on her, as Index puffs her cheeks and stares at Kamijou's eyes. Seeing Index like this, Kamijou inadvertently smiles. The battlefield of 'Misawa Cram School' was cruel, but at least I managed to survive. Kamijou now has a realistic experience. But now, Kamijou remembers a doubt he left on the battlefield. The Dragon King's head that came out of the severed right arm. That should be a monster created out of Aureolus' 'anxiety' with regards to Kamijou. Logically, it should be like that...but in that situation, did Aureolus Izzard really think of such a tremendous imagination like 'there would be a transparent Dragon King's Head from the sliced- off part on Kamijou's right arm'? Though the probability is low. But what if, just what if, that monster's unrelated to Aureolus' power? (...) Impossible. Kamijou thought. However, Kamijou remembers Himegami Aisa. The 'Deep Blood' Himegami Aisa is a girl with a unique power that can only work on vampires. But since the power that's able to kill vampires caused her to have so many incidents happen to her, then how valuable is the 'Imagine Breaker', Kamijou's right hand, that can negate even miracles? Besides, the basic question is. What is the Imagine Breaker? "Touma! Honeydew-flavoured potato chips!" Index's words causes Kamijou to snap back into reality. "A, ahhh. okay okay...since it's honeydew-flavoured, it should be sweet, right?" Kamijou tries to match what Index was saying and answers ambiguously. とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 209 Right now, maybe he should maintain it like this. No matter how inexplicable that power is, as long as he can use it to protect this girl in front of him, there's nothing else he can ask for. So, let's remain it like this. Like this. "Touma, Touma. Wasn't there a girl called Himegami Aisa?" While walking on the corridor leading to the shops, Index suddenly asked. "Ah, that wave loving girlDenpa Kei who liked to pretend to be a spellcaster [3]? What's with her...hm? Index, what's with you? You mentioned her, so why are you looking so unhappy?" "...Touma, you fought for Aisa this time, right? Not for me, but for Aisa!" "What?" Stunned, Kamijou tilts his neck. For some reason, Index, who said such ridiculous words, look rather unhappy as she deliberately puffs her cheeks in front of Kamijou, showing an unhappy look. "Nothing! It's nothing!" After Index muttered some words, she says, "Ah, also, Aisa seem like she's staying in this hospital. I just spoke to her." Oh. Kamijou merely responds passively. Oh yeah, what will happen to Himegami? Kamijou wonders. She doesn't want to attract vampires again, but the boundary on the 'Misawa Cram School' shouldn't exist now. Though it seems like they can replace it with the 'Walking Church' that Index was wearing, Aureolus Izzard, who agreed to help her make one, doesn't exist anymore. "I talked to her for a long time, and decided to keep her in the Church." "...For some reason, I seem to know what happens next. Can I say it out first?" "GUAH! I actually prepared this for a long time already! And Touma still wants to say out the ending? You really don't know how a script goes! Shakespeare may get a knife and hack you!" "Stop laughing and saying about hacking!" Kamijou sighs, and then he says the answer that anyone can predict. "In conclusion, the 'Walking Church' is a form of Church, right?" とある魔術の禁書目録 – To Aru Majutsu no Index Volume 2 210 Notes 1. デンパ少女 or Denpa Otome goes for "wave girl", Denpa is a term to coin someone who has a really strange or eccentric behaviour without any apparent reason (hence "the wave made me do it"); you might recognize the word as it is also the name of a novel, where the titular character is actually quite weird 2. Black Jack 3. 電波系 or Denpa Kei is similar to the term "wave girl" used in the prologue, "kei" goes for someone who is an incredible fanatic of something, for example "Akiba-Kei" refers to someone "who is in love with Akiba products (an otaku)"; in this case Denpa Kei means that Aisa loves to act strangely (denpa) with no apparent reason at all

Kata Penutup

Kepada para pembaca yang telah membaca volume satu, lama tidak berjumpa.

Kepada para jiwa pemberani yang membaca dari volume kedua, salam kenal.

Saya Kazuma Kamachi.

Sekarang waktunya untuk kata penutup. Menurut beberapa pembaca, hal pertama yang mereka baca adalah kata penutup. Dengan kata lain, kata penutup adalah sinopsis kedua. Di samping itu, silahkan baca kata penutup, dan jika suka mungkin kau akan membawanya ke kasir dan membelinya.

Tetapi, tolong biarkan saya mengingatkan pembaca yang suka membaca kata penutup terlebih dahulu. Konten berikut ini meliputi beberapa detil plot, jadi bagi para pembaca yang belum membaca isinya, lebih baik tidak membaca yang di bawah terlebih dahulu.

Konten kata penutup berikut ditulis untuk para pembaca yang telah membaca kata penutup sampai akhir dan untuk para jiwa pemberani yang tidak peduli apakah mereka tahu kontennya sebelum membaca isinya.

Konsep utama di balik volume ini adalah 'AKHIR BURUK'.

Intinya, Aureolus Izzard adalah 'versi gagal Kamijou Touma'. Ketika aku menulis, kupikir bahwa jika Kamijou Touma gagal dalam volume satu, dia akan menjadi orang yang demikian. Alasan aku membuat Himegami juga untuk membuat 'gadis tragis tidak akan bisa menjadi protagonis perempuan'.

Sebagaimana cerita berjalan, atmosfer pembunuhan terasa sangat intens. Tetapi, apa yang membedakan dengan volume pertama, bahkan jika mereka musuh, setidaknya mereka masih mendengarkan pemeran utama sebelum bertarung. Tetapi, dalam volume ini, bahkan protagonis pembantu wanitanya tidak suka mendengarkan terlalu banyak, apalagi Big Bad.

Sedangkan untuk sihir, cerita ini berpusat pada kata kunci 'Ars Magna'.

Walaupun dalam cerita, saya membuat 'intisari seorang ahli alkimia', sebenarnya karangan saya saja. Faktanya, dikatakan bahwa orang Bosnia sekte Alkimia (yang menciptakan konsep mengubah logam timbal menjadi emas) muncul di akhir zaman Kerajaan Roma, tapi 'Ars Magna' diciptakan pada abad ke-17, sehingga perbedaan waktu di antaranya sangat jauh. Abad ke-17 adalah masa di mana alkimia tersebar luas, dan itu juga masa di mana 'penyihir palsu menggunakannya sebagai alat untuk menipu bangsawan demi mendapatkan uang'. Dengan kata lain, 'Ars Magna' adalah ibarat religi baru yang menumpang perkembangan alkimia.

Nyatanya, tujuan dari 'Ars Magna' bukanlah untuk menciptakan emas atau membuat elixir keabadian. Konsepnya adalah "Manusia adalah 'Tuhan yang tidak sempurna', Dengan kata lain, dengan melalui pelatihan dan membuat seseorang 'sempurna', manusia bisa menjadi Tuhan". Cocok sekali dengan pandangan sebuah religi baru. Dari kata 'Tuhan' yang digunakan sekarang, orang bisa mengetahui bahwa alkimia telah dicampur dalam budaya Nasrani.

Dalam cerita itu sendiri, mantra Aureolus pernah 'melakukan apapun dengan pikiran di benaknya', lebih dekat dengan sekte ahli alkimia Zurich. Sekte ini bercampur dengan pandangan psikiatrik Jung, dan tujuannya adalah untuk 'melakukan alkimia dengan pikiran', yang mana kedengarannya sangat ambigu.

Sebagai tambahan, ada ahli alkimia lain yang disebut Vienna, tapi sekte ini meliputi ritual 'sihir seksual' yang benar-benar erotis dan tidak bisa diterbitkan Dengeki Bunko (tertawa).

Salah satu alasan kenapa sekte ahli alkimia begitu melimpah dikatakan karena 'sifat alami alkimia' sendiri merupakan misteri. Tapi nyatanya, mungkin alasan umum yang paling bisa diterima adalah 'ahli alkimia sendiri berbohong pada orang yang kaya bahwa mereka bisa mengubah logam timbal menjadi emas, tapi tidak bisa membuat mereka dan harus memberikan segala alasan yang ada untuk meredakan amarah mereka'.

Setelah menulis begitu banyak, pada akhirnya, apa yang sebenarnya ingin saya katakan?

Apa yang ingin kukatakan adalah setelah meneliti begitu banyak tentang alkimia, saya hanya menggunakan setitik cuil informasi.

Agar menambahkan peran Index, saya bahkan ingin menambahkan plot 'trik dapur alkimia'. Tapi rasanya saya tidak perlu memasukkan subplot kecil seperti itu.

Akhirnya, saya ingin berterima kasih pada orang yang terhubung lewat cerita ini.

Miki-san, orang yang bertanggung jawab atas bidang editing, adalah orang yang sangat mengintimidasi saya untuk menulis cerita dalam 17 hari. Dia terus mengikuti saya sampai akhir cerita ini yang masih ada celahnya, dan saya sangat bersyukur karenanya.

Sedang untuk Haimura-san, sang ilustrator, sekalipun aku belum pernah bertemu dengannya. Sahabat yang belum pernah kutemui, kedengarannya keren, saya ingin bertemu dengannya dan berterima kasih padanya. Namun demikian, aku bisa menulisnya di atas kertas. Terima kasih, Haimura-san.

Dan kepada para pembaca yang telah membeli buku ini, terima kasih untuk dukungannya. Saya harap kita bisa berjumpa lagi lain waktu. Pada titik ini, biarkan saya menurunkan pena.

Misaka Mikoto bahkan tidak punya kesempatan untuk muncul di volume ini (menangis).

~Kazuma Kamachi

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