Mental Out 38

Chapter 38

01

Kokuchou: The illusion of forced constant activation.
Misaki: You mean...
Misaki: No!!

SFX: Roarrrr
Text: The "child" fulfills the Previous #1's obsession!!
Title: Chapter 38
Credit: Author: Kamachi Kazuma
        Art: Nogi Yasuhito
        Character Designs: Haimura Kiyotaka

02

Kamino: Sound is also a vibration!
Kamino: So it can activate Synthesize Grid!

Kamino: In the worst case...
Kamino: I may have to deal with her myself.

Chalkboard: Loser's Alliance Meeting

Kumamori: Something's bothering you.
Kumamori: Care to share?
Kamino: Eh?

03

Kamino: Well...
Kamino(thought): Taking Kokuchou-san's life...
Kamino(thought): is too heavy a burden to place on someone else's shoulders.

Kamino(thought): But I am her relative...

Kumamori: Kamino.

Kumamori: I'm prepared to share this burden.

Kumamori: That's what it means to be a Tokiwadai clique leader.

04

Tatsuki: Tell us about it.

Tatsuki: We might be able to see a DIFFERENT FUTURE.
SFX: Nod

Kamino(thought): I see.
Kamino(thought): So this is it.

Kamino: In that case...
Kamino: if Plan A is safe and risk free...

Kamino: and Plan B places a great risk on us all but has the chance of saving everyone...
Kamino: which would you choose?

05

All: B for sure!!!

Kamino: Thought so.

Kamino: Begin Plan B!
Kamino: Protect the entire school!!
Kamino: Kumamori-san!

SFX: Grab

06

Kumamori: Neuro Junction
SFX: Chomp

Kumamori: I will become one with Tokiwadai.

Kumamori: So I can open up all the A/C, fire, and ventilation equipment...
SFX: Clunk clunk clunk
Kumamori: and release our trump card!!

Iori: Take a deep breath, everyone!!
Sign: School Broadcast

07

SFX: Glob

Misaki: ...You're kidding.

SFX: Splash

08

SFX: Bubble bubble

SFX: Buzz

SFX: Roarrrr

Kumamori: There's the sound wave!
Kumamori: But as expected, it can't reach inside the slime.
Kumamori: Well planned, Kamino.

Kumamori: Now I need...there it is! Switch off the emergency radio reception!
Kumamori: And just in case, switch off the school's broadcast equipment!

09

Kumamori: Fully activate the drainage system!!
SFX: Gurgle

Iori: Liquidize my Slime Tamer so it can drain!!
SFX: Rush rush

Kumamori: Is everyone alright?
SFX: Rush rush rush
Iori: Somehow...

Gaouin: Cough...so is everyone safe?
Kamino: Yes, this was the only way to protect them all.
Kamino(small): Even if it was a little rough

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Iori: I was surprised when I heard how brute force a method it was.
Iori: But with this...
Misaki: That was too brute force

All: We're still in this!!!
SFX: Clap

Kamino: But this has left the school a mess...

Kamino: so let's just bear with the dorm manager's scolding.
SFX: Gloomy
Iori: Yay...

11

Tatsuki: Just bow down and apologize. She's not a monster.
Kumamori: She's worse.
Iori: Does bowing down stop an incoming hurricane?

Tatsuki: Anyway, the hard part starts now.

12

Girls: Ugh...
Girls: Ahh...gh...
SFX: Ooze...

SFX: Stare...

13

Kobayashi: All the systems in the School Garden are down. No response from the adults or students.
Kobayashi: The place was wiped out.

Kamino(thought): She can hack the School Garden's security cameras?
Kamino: Can we ask for outside help?

Kobayashi: The wall around the School Garden is formidable.

Kobayashi: All the gates are shut down.
Kobayashi: And the interception system will stop anyone from crossing the wall.
Kobayashi: So we're completely isolated in here.

Kobayashi: It's hard to see how this could be much worse.
Kobayashi: Well, at least the infrastructure is working.

14

Misaki: And at least we were spared.

SFX: Ooze
SFX: Crackle

Misaki: Is THAT their powers going berserk?

PG: The faucet has been forced open.

Gaouin: Oh, you're here.
PG: I was in Shokuhou's bag.

PG: The open faucet is the most distinctive trait of a Gemstone.
PG: As long as their body can adapt...
PG: it could probably be learned.

Misaki: And if they can't adapt?

15

PG: It will fry their brain.

Gaouin: IS this something you can adapt to?
PG: She managed it at least.
PG: Giving her power on par with a Level 5.

PG: Kokuchou Mayui wasn't falling victim to Synthesize Grid back then.
PG: Those were the pains of adaption.
PG: That must be when she acquired the open faucet.

16

PG: If that success convinced her to do this...
PG: there is an irony to it.

Misaki: That Previous Generation decided not to go through with it...

Misaki: But her "child" has done it...
SFX: Vanish
Misaki: in the worst possible way.

Kokuchou: I never expected to evolve them all at once.
Kokuchou: Some will be unlucky and some will use their powers to resist.
Kokuchou: So...

17

Kokuchou: Phase 2.
Kokuchou: A drone carpet bombing.
SFX: Bweeeee

Kamino: Drone-mounted speakers!?
Iori: Is she going to spread the damage!?
Misaki: Not good.

18

Misaki: Could Misaka-san- no, not even the fastest esper could make it.
Misaki: We need something else!

Misaki: We need something that can get us out of this.
SFX: Bweeeeee

Misaki: Something!!

19

SFX: Crash

SFX: Boom boom boom boom

20

SFX: Crash crash crash

Kokuchou: A meteor shower? No...
Kokuchou: Slung stones!!!

[TN: The note in the gutter is to explain the historical Japanese term for slinging stones Kokuchou used, so it isn't necessary in English.]

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SFX: Whoosh
SFX: Vwoosh

SFX: Whoosh

Kokuchou: There you are, Judgment.

Kuroko: Surrender, Kokuchou-san.
Text: Making a swift decision, Kuroko of Judgment arrives on the scene!!