Agitate Halation Project

**Agitate Halation Project** (『人的資源（アジテートハレーション）』プロジェクト, *"Jinteki Shigen (Ajitēto Harēshon)" Purojekuto*?, lit. "Human Resources Project") was an ambitious project headed by Yakumi Hisako supposedly to get rid of the "heroes" of Academy City that have become a nuisance to the City.

However, in reality it was a mere coverup by Hisako presented to the Academy City Board of Directors in order to "step into" the realm of Kazakiri Hyouka and DRAGON, and beyond.

## Principles

### Hypothesized Catastrophe 034: Concerning Damages Caused by the Sudden and Coincidental Appearance of Heroes and a Countermeasure against Them Using a Likely Level 0

The thesis presented by Yakumi Hisako to Academy City Board of Directors, is the *Hypothesized Catastrophe 034: Concerning Damages Caused by the Sudden and Coincidental Appearance of Heroes and a Countermeasure against Them Using a Likely Level 0* (想定カタストロフ〇三四。突発的、偶発的に出現するヒーローが与える損害と、その対策として有力視される無能力者（レベル0）という観点, **Hypothesized Catastrophe 034: Concerning Damages Caused by the Sudden and Coincidental Appearance of Heroes and a Countermeasure against Them Using a Likely Level 0**?), discusses the problem of "heroes" in Academy City and the countermeasure against them.

#### Objectives

The thesis provides a reasoning to why a countermeasure is necessary, as "uncertain elements referring to themselves as heroes pose a threat to the development of the advanced technology that lies at the core of Academy City." This refers to the protagonist various actions throughout the story, like a meta-reference to their various run-ins against the darker part of the science side like Misaka Mikoto stopping Therestina Kihara Lifeline, or famously the end of the Level 6 Shift.

Interestingly, the thesis defines "heroes" as a people who refers to themselves as such, which either implies that the influence of the Shading Computer on the AIM fields extend even to even determining which person refers to themselves as a hero or the thesis use the term for simplicity's sakes to refer to those whose qualities are heroic to society. Regardless, the "hero" in the thesis specifically refers to those who are affected to Agitate Halation. Furthermore, the thesis adds that "killing a hero with standard means is difficult. They possess a unique ability to suddenly reverse situations where they have an overwhelming disadvantage." It later discusses a reasonable conclusion on how to defeat them, by having them fight each other.

#### Proposed solution

Since the heroes posses a unique ability to suddenly reverse situations where they have an overwhelming disadvantage, the thesis states that "ability cannot help them in a conflict between two heroes." Moreover, it states that "energy caused by their collision will not always be cleanly cancelled out. It is possible it will instead influence yet another hero."

The countermeasure requires the use of a protection target that will cause the heroes to take action (agitated) in order to protect him or her, stating that although the "initial strike can lead to a happy ending," referring to the clash of heroes, "but it can also lead to unavoidable self-destruction." It references on how the protection target, though occasionally appearing from within the ranks of the powerful, they appear more frequently from within the weak. The chosen protection target will be remade into "a spokesperson who will give his or her opinions as a representative example of all the weak." The representative chosen was Fremea Seivelun.

According to the thesis, having her do an inane task like a simple card problem that relates to the desired heroes, she will affect the heroes as they wish. One of the final points in the use of Fremea as a protection target was to destroy her brain so that she holds no questions about solving the simple problems given to her, as they need only have her intelligence the same level as a dove so that she can solve the quiz in exchange for food. Essentially allowing those who intend to use her eliminate chosen heroes whenever they wish in press of a button. The paragraph later envisions on creating a world without heroes.

### True nature of the Agitate Halation Project

Yakumi Hisako presented the project as a way to have the City eliminate its heroes to ensure members of the Board of Directors won't try to stop her, as her true goal was to "step into" the realm of Kazakiri Hyouka and DRAGON, and beyond. Using the Shading Computer that used the AIM diffusion fields as a medium, Hisako wanted transfer her consciousness into the AIM diffusion fields of the City as an AIM thought being. However, her true goal was to go "beyond" having the Shading Computer use other fluids instead as a medium like the winds or seas of the world,though even Hisako is unsure of this, as she even conjectures that it would also likely destroy her once Fremea is killed. Although, the killing of heroes is still included in her plan, it is utterly much less subdued with Hisako, opting to have them riot and kill each other in one blow instead of in a controlled manner. Moreover, she had no intention of allowing Fremea Seivelun to live for the purpose of the project. As she is the linchpin that held her AIM thought body into Academy City, killing her will make the heroes go berserk, the corresponding effect of the heroes on the AIM diffusion fields that held Hisako's consciousness will apparently either make Hisako go beyond and transfer her consciousness and the Shading Computer to use other fluids or kill her.

#### Implementation

Hisako most likely approached Matsusada, a famous authority in the field of fluid mechanics, and had him help in the project, specifically the Shading Computer, as he had related the theories and applications of a Shading Computer, specifically using AIM produced by Espers as a replacement for actual fluid. Using the theories of the AIM-based Shading Computer, Yakumi Hisako manipulated the AIM diffusion fields of the espers in the city to create Shading Computer for her ambitious Agitate Halation Project, despite the dangers that were conjectured by Matsusada.

The property of "changes in pressure (in the AIM fields) and flowing back affecting the students (espers)," were primarly used to give the "heroes" of Academy City a "divine revelation". This is where the "heroes" were inputted with an artificial sense of justice and a desire to protect Fremea Seivelun, the one chosen as the linchpin for the project, by the Shading Computer. This is due to the fact that by using the AIM diffusion fields, the students and the fields can influence each other. That is why a shading computer can be built and why the city’s heroes can be controlled using it. The implementation of Agitate Halation seemingly started even before the publishing of the thesis for the Board of Directors. Regarding Fremea Seivelun becoming the protection target of the "heroes", the linchpin of the Agitate Halation Project, references the "backup plan using Skill-Out", on experiments related to her becoming compatible for the plan. Since there were no major events with her being "protected" by Skill-Out or involved with them prior to *Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index* other than Ritoku's planned uprising, it can be speculated that the Agitate Halation Project has been going since at least early October.

Regardless, true implementation of Agitate Halation began on November 5, where Yakumi Hisako manipulates Freshmen to attack Fremea Seivelun in order to input values of fear, anger, and joy into Fremea Seivelun's mind in order for her to attain the Agitate Halation. Moreover, it was also most likely so observe the effects of the Agitate Halation on the "heroes" such as Shiage and Accelerator. Later, with the return of the Original Kakine Teitoku, which is referenced in the thesis as the secondary plan, Fremea was apparently incorporated into influencing events through the Agitate Halation. Kakine being freed from the Original Kakine Teitoku's control and aiding Fremea Seivelun despite the harm incurred on his person, may have been an experiment to determine the capabilities of Fremea's Agitate Halation Takitsubo Rikou's AIM Stalker may have severed his connection with the Original, but it is Fremea's Agitate Halation that may have allowed the surfacing of Kakine's personality that is different from the Original Kakine Teitoku and have coerced him into helping her.

Even before the riots of the heroes in the Learning Core, Hisako apparently intended to use or affect 7,500 heroes in the City through Agitate Halation.

#### Drawbacks

Other than the fact that Hisako had no idea if she'll transcend and transfer her consciousness into a much larger medium for the Shading Computer, several variables have shown itself to her that can affect the project even before it was started.

#### Implementation

Hisako most likely approached Matsusada, a famous authority in the field of fluid mechanics, and had him help in the project, specifically the Shading Computer, as he had related the theories and applications of a Shading Computer, specifically using AIM produced by Espers as a replacement for actual fluid. Using the theories of the AIM-based Shading Computer, Yakumi Hisako manipulated the AIM diffusion fields of the espers in the city to create Shading Computer for her ambitious Agitate Halation Project, despite the dangers that were conjectured by Matsusada.

The property of "changes in pressure (in the AIM fields) and flowing back affecting the students (espers)," were primarily used to give the "heroes" of Academy City a "divine revelation". This is where the "heroes" were inputted with an artificial sense of justice and a desire to protect Fremea Seivelun, the one chosen as the linchpin for the project, by the Shading Computer. This is due to the fact that by using the AIM diffusion fields, the students and the fields can influence each other. That is why a shading computer can be built and why the city’s heroes can be controlled using it. The implementation of Agitate Halation seemingly started even before the publishing of the thesis for the Board of Directors. Regarding Fremea Seivelun becoming the protection target of the "heroes", the linchpin of the Agitate Halation Project, references the "backup plan using Skill-Out", on experiments related to her becoming compatible for the plan. Since there were no major events with her being "protected" by Skill-Out or involved with them prior to *Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index* other than Ritoku's planned uprising, it can be speculated that the Agitate Halation Project has been going since at least early October.

Regardless, true implementation of Agitate Halation began on November 5, where Yakumi Hisako manipulates Freshmen to attack Fremea Seivelun in order to input values of fear, anger, and joy into Fremea Seivelun's mind in order for her to attain the Agitate Halation. Moreover, it was also most likely so observe the effects of the Agitate Halation on the "heroes" such as Shiage and Accelerator. Later, with the return of the Original Kakine Teitoku, which is referenced in the thesis as the secondary plan, Fremea was apparently incorporated into influencing events through the Agitate Halation. Kakine being freed from the Original Kakine Teitoku's control and aiding Fremea Seivelun despite the harm incurred on his person, may have been an experiment to determine the capabilities of Fremea's Agitate Halation Takitsubo Rikou's AIM Stalker may have severed his connection with the Original, but it is Fremea's Agitate Halation that may have allowed the surfacing of Kakine's personality that is different from the Original Kakine Teitoku and have coerced him into helping her.

Even before the riots of the heroes in the Learning Core, Hisako apparently intended to use or affect 7,500 heroes in the City through Agitate Halation.