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Molar Tooth

**Molar Tooth** (鋼の臼歯（モラトゥース）, *Hagane no Kyūshi (Mora Toūsu)*?) is a large spherical weapon that can float.

## Principles

It has a mass of two meters and weighed over a ton. It floats using jet propulsion, which comes out of thirty-two deep holes that covers it.

It can be described as a wrecking ball flying around without a crane. The Molar Tooth can be used as a massive weapon, block things from simple bullets to a shot from a tank's gun, and even as a powerful psychological weapon as it "pours mental pressure" onto its targets.

## Chronology

### Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Mental Out Arc

*Main article: Mental Out Arc*
During Kihara Noukan's confrontation with Shundou Toshizou in the Celestaquarium, the latter utilizes 30 Molar Teeth against him. In spite of this, all of them, including Toshizou, are easily crushed by Noukan's Anti-Art Attachment Powered Suit.
Retrocognition

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**Retrocognition** (過去視（レトロコグニション）, *Kakoshi (Retorokogunishon)*?) (also known as **postcognition** or **hindsight**), from the Latin *retro* meaning "backward, behind" and *cognition* meaning "knowing", describes the esper ability to perceive the past.

## Principles

Users can discern the past and past events using various means, usually entering a trance while seeing and hearing a noted past event, whether it be concerning themselves or of an unfamiliar lineage in a past occurrence. The user can recall any event that happened in the past, even obscure, intricate events. Occasionally spontaneous. This ability shows who did what at that particular time; similar to the psionic/extrasensory ability of Clairvoyance but only seeing anything from the past, despite not being there.
Queen Diver

The **Queen Diver** (簒奪の槍（クイーンダイバー）, *Sandatsu no Yari (Kuīn Daibā)*?, lit ."Spear of Usurpation) is an equipment that was used by Deadlock to attack Shokuhou Misaki. It is specifically designed as a counter to Shokuhou Misaki's Mental Out esper power.

## Appearance

The Queen Diver appears as a red suit and a full face helmet. Jutting out from the suit in over 50 places, including the bottoms of the feet, knees, elbows, shoulders, wrists, waist, back, and chest, are inline skate wheels. The suit is also equipped with an explosive-driven pile bunker mounted over the shoulder of the user. There are two tiny jet engines on the back.

## Principles

Built as a counter to Misaki's Mental Out, the user of the Queen Diver can travel over 200kph using the jet engines. This speed allows for the user to evade Misaki, making it difficult for her to use Mental Out on them. The helmet is also equipped with a program that detects any abnormal brainwave activity - as such if Misaki is able to use Mental Out on the user, the Queen Diver will switch control of the suit over to a program. However, there is danger when using the Queen Diver, not to mention the dangerous high-speeds that the user is subjected to, if the jet engine is damaged it can cause the suit to catch fire, which can easily melt the suit or even explode. Moreover, despite the precautions given by the helmet, Misaki is still somehow able to use her Mental Out on the user.

### FIVE\_Over research

In reality, the Queen Diver is part of a research on developing a working FIVE\_Over Modelcase\_"MENTAL\_OUT", a machine that can replicate and exceed Misaki's Mental Out esper ability. For this purpose, including detecting the abnormal brain activity, the Queen Diver's helmet also scans the brain structure of the Queen Diver users Misaki is using Mental Out on and sends them back to the researchers. The representative of those researchers is Shundou Toshizou, who later lends the Queen Divers to Deadlock, hoping to acquire information on Mental Out even if it meant sacrificing Shokuhou Misaki.Deadlock's usage of the Queen Divers for the purpose of gaining information on Mental Out would go in vain however as the information failed to produce a working FIVE\_Over. Moreover, Toshizou and the others would later get caught in a highly unusual accidental explosion, prematurely halting Toshizou's goal of acquiring Mental Out. Toshizou would later try again after putting his mind into a killer whale and then manipulating Mitsuari Ayu to do his bidding in completing the FIVE\_Over without her knowing.
Obed Rosenthal

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**Obed Rosenthal** (オベド・ローゼンタール, *Obedo Rōzentāru*?), usually referred to as **Obed** (オベド, *Obedo*?), was the founder of the Rosenthal Family and a magician specializing in the creation of golems from corpses.

## Etymology

Obed was a biblical figure, listed in the Tanakh as the grandfather of David. In genealogies from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, he is listed as one of Jesus' ancestors.

Rosenthal is a surname of German and Jewish origin, meaning "valley of roses".

## Appearance

Obed had curly black hair with an exposed forehead and a goatee. He wore light-colored robes.

## Personality

Not much is known about Obed's personality, but he was willing to develop methods deemed heretical by his contemporaries and make use of corpses in his work.

## Background

Over 400 years before the present, having tested various methods of creating golems, Obed devised a method of inserting an artificial soul into a corpse to create a golem with greatly increased intelligence. The rabbis of his homeland wouldn't permit this and drove Obed away from his home as a heretic.

Ending up in the East, Obed and his successors would continue to develop their techniques in order to fulfil the greatest desire of the Rosenthal Family; the creation of the perfect golem, one with a perfect soul and a perfect body - a god.

## Abilities

Obed's exact capabilities aren't known, but he was apparently a magician specializing in the creation of golems using techniques derived from the Kabbalah. Obed devised the method of placing an artificial soul into a corpse to animate it, allowing the use of a human brain and greatly increasing the intelligence of his golems as opposed to rock dolls only capable of carrying out simple commands, which would continue to be used by his descendants and further refined, forming the basis of Rosenthal-style Necromancy.
Sunny

**Sunny** (鎖仁（サニー）, *Sanī*?) is a member of the Kamisato Faction and a fortune teller with her sister Rain.

## Background

At some point in the past, Sunny came into contact with Kamisato Kakeru and ended up joining the Kamisato Faction.

## Chronology

### Salome Arc

*Main article: Salome Arc*
At some point while Kakeru and his faction were in Academy City, Sunny and Rain removed the electrodes which were keeping Salome in check and were attacked by her, putting them out of action. Salome then took a list they had of individuals linked to the Kamijou Faction.

## Abilities

Sunny and her sister are fortune tellers who can gather very precise information over a wide area using a globe which provides a weather map of the planet and the movement of the stars. They also sometimes scatter silver iodide or dry ice from an aircraft to alter weather conditions and guide circumstances in the direction they want. The two Weather Girls are a powerful presence with regards to the weather market and derivatives, and as such, their online trading is an important source of funds for the Kamisato Faction. As their fortune telling bypasses conventional data protection, they are valuable to the faction for gathering information.
Odense

**Odense** (オーデンセ, *Ōdense*?) is a notable city in Denmark. It is located on the island of Funen, the same island where Egeskov Castle is also located. It is also where Kamijou Touma and Othinus were confronted by Silvia and Brunhild Eiktobel while they are on their way to retrieve Othinus's eye.

## Background

Odense is one of Denmark’s leading spots for tourism which include the railway museum and King's Garden (Odense), a large park located between the theater and station and former home to the novelist Hans Christian Andersen. It's much larger and livelier than other cities in Denmark with a number of church steeples and similar structures, making it look like a conifer forest silhouette made in stone. Othinus tells Touma Egeskov Castle is only twenty kilometers way as they pass through the city.

## Chronology

### Magic God Othinus Arc

*Main article: Magic God Othinus Arc*

Touma and Othinus arrives in the city after hitchhiking with some tourists. As they make their way through the city they find themselves confronted by Silvia and Brunhild Eiktobel, the former seeking vengeance on Othinus for what had happened to Ollerus after being hit with the Turn into a fairy spell. Ollerus however is still alive and present there, but according to Silvia, is unable to show himself as he was not in the shape to do so, describing what had happened to him as a horrific scene. The latter, Brunhild, meanwhile claims not to be aligned with Slivia's personal grudge, but challenges Othinus for endangering to Ceillier Flatley with her plans.

Silvia unleashes her full strength and fury upon Touma who does not even have the ability to even react to the maid's phenomenal speed as she beats his body mercilessly before deciding to disembowel him before Othinus.

Meanwhile, Brunhild readies herself to execute the former Magic God, but before she can act, Silvia throws Touma's body over to them, saying that she does not want Othinus to die until she has taken the one precious thing from her. As both of them prepare to finish their plans separately Ollerus appears to stop both Saints. Despite now having the power of less than that of an average magician, he is able to overcome this through sheer force of will, making both Saints to collide with one another and knocking them unconscious at the cost of his arms. Othinus then asks him if he was there to kill her as well, to which he denies and comments he merely wishes to prevent the monster that either she or Touma would become after the other's death. He then parts to take both Saints so he could try and persuade them when they awake. As he departs he asks Othinus if she found what she was looking for to which she only says that Ollerus was not the one to understand her and Touma was stronger than him.
Mitarai Ayane

## Abilities

### Esper Power

Unknown, involving transmission and reception of information via ultrasonic waves

## Debuts

### Manga

Railgun Chapter 142

**Mitarai Ayane** (御手洗彩音, *Mitarai Ayane*?) is an esper who was working with Antikythera, one year before the main story.

## Appearance

Mitarai has light-colored hair in a bob cut with front fringes. She wears a Shidarezakura school uniform and three hairpins in the shape of musical symbols (G-clef, F-clef, and quaver rest).

## Personality

Not much is known about Mitarai, however, she appears emotionless and is rather merciless against anyone who opposes her. She carries out the orders given to her by her superiors and rarely ever disobeys them.

## Background

Mitarai's background prior to joining Antikythera is currently unknown.

## Chronology

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

#### First Year Arc

*Main article: First Year Arc*
Mitarai first appeared in Antikythera's HQ as she was monitoring the battle between the Tokiwadai students and Montgolfier's operatives, transmitting and receiving information with her ability while seated in a command chair with a foot bath.

When Hasekura Reiri broke into the headquarters, having detected and tracked the ultrasonic waves to their source, Mitarai attacked her, but her sonic attack was blocked by Hasekura's water ball, which Hasekura promptly used to engulf Mitarai in water and render her unconscious. She and the defeated guards were left behind when W. G. Waitley and the remaining guards fled the scene.

## Abilities

* Mitarai Ayane transmitting information.
* Mitarai Ayane attacking with a sonic wave beam.
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Mitarai's unnamed esper ability allows her to transmit and receive information in the form of ultrasonic waves, which can only be decrypted using special devices. W. G. Waitley was confident that even Tokiwadai's two Level 5s, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, could not track the encrypted communications relayed via her ability back to them, though Hasekura Reiri detected it.

Mitarai can also perform a sonic attack in the form of a focused wave beam emitted from her mouth.

## Trivia

* Her surname has two possible translations. The intended reading, *mitarai*, resembles *mitarashi*, the term for a water receptacle used for purification before entering a shrine. An alternate reading is *otearai*, the Japanese word for a restroom or toilet. Both terms use the same kanji.
Orlentz Trice

**Orlentz Trice** (オーレンツ・トライス, *Ōrentsu Toraisu*?) is an antagonist in *Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Kanzaki*. He is a magician who has built a base for his research and is being pursued by Necessarius.

## Personality

Orlentz is a capricious magician. His reasons are not a desire for eternal life or to bring a loved one back from the dead. He simply enjoys using his own power to toy with others. Stretching someone’s lifespan as if it were a rubber band is nothing more than one of his hobbies.

## Background

Orlentz was performing research in the field of immortality, but an investigation by a separate unit made it clear that his theory has already failed. Even so, Orlentz is showing no sign of ending his research. It seems he has put just as much effort into researching how to shorten people’s lives as he has how to lengthen them, thus attempting to find method on killing people but failed since the results he got were much too small compared to the costs. Because of this other researchers disliked him. It turns out that there is no real reason for constructing that base that is apparently in violation of Academy City and science side's rules. He simply lost his place and was driven out there.

His theory focuses on whether the defensive functions of an Original Grimoire could be applied to the human body, but his theory failed and is considered of no use.

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Norse Mythology

*Main article: Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Kanzaki*
Kanzaki Kaori was tasked by Necessarius to deal with Orlentz since he is performing research about immortality and failed but has no intention on stopping. It turns out that Dawn-Colored Sunlight led by Leivinia Birdway have also come to deal with Orlentz for a different reason. The whole trip to Orlentz's base was spent by Kanzaki and Birdway annoying each other. The moment they reached the base, they started attacking each other, ignoring Orlentz who had prepared for his supposedly battle with the intruders.

## Abilities

**Original Grimoire**: A collection of high purity magical knowledge and each page, topic, and diagram acts like a high level magic circle. They gather up the faint power leaking from leylines, amplify it hundreds of times, and create thorough defenses and counter attacks in order to ensure that not even a tiny bit of the knowledge held within itself is destroyed. His project to split apart the pages and make armor out of it had not been completely successful. However, by putting a metal plate under the large leather book cover, he had tricked the Original’s automatic defensive functions into protecting the book with that thick book cover that could sort of be used as a breastplate.
Pataliputra Ruins

The **Pataliputra Ruins** (華氏城（パータリプトラ）遺跡, *Keshijō (Pātariputora) Iseki* ?, lit. "Blooming Clan Castle Ruins") is a mysterious location in the *Toaru Majutsu no Index* universe. As the name indicates, it is a castle ruin found in Pataliputra, an ancient city of India.

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Index Arc

*Main article: Index Arc*
Stiyl Magnus of Necessarius mentions that Index has been to the ruins prior to the start of the first volume in the timeline alongside the Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, the Vatican Library, Château de Compiègne, and Louvre Museum. There is apparently a grimoire or more sealed in the ruins which cannot be taken away.
Rakuoka Houfu

**Rakuoka Houfu** (楽丘豊富, *Rakuoka Hōfu*?) is a character introduced in *Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index*. He is a member of Anti-Skill and an Anti-Skill Aggressor.

## Appearance

Houfu is a thin and greasy middle-aged man who looks like a matchstick, with combover hair on his head that looks like a barcode, and wears ordinary glasses. He is usually seen wearing a typical Anti-Skill uniform.

## Personality

Houfu is a rather meek and neurotic man who lacks any self-awareness or social cues. He usually uses honorific language when addressing others. He can't drive a regular car because he only has a support license, which is issued on the same day, to sit in the seat of a self-driving car, and his insurance card is missing, so he can't prove his identity. He can't even use a computer these days, and he gets intoxicated by the shaking of cars and the smell of air fresheners. He also has no more than ten friends on social media. In spite of these many shortcomings, Houfu proves to be rather efficient at his job. Being an Anti-Skill Aggressor, he can be quite manic in battle.

Moreover, Rakuoka is extremely loyal to his family and puts their safety above anything else. He states that he became an officer of Anti-Skill to make his sister and mother proud of him. He is willing to do anything to protect his family, even killing a Kihara and disposing of his body. However, its soon revealed that Rakuoka is a deeply disturbed individual, having been so traumatized by the incident that he took it out of his memory. He has also developed strong feelings of hatred and murderous intent towards the dark side of Academy City.

## Chronology

### Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Post-Handcuffs Arc

*Main article: Post-Handcuffs Arc*
On December 29th, Rakuoka Houfu was one of the three Handcuffs survivors being transported to the Special Criminal Adult Correctional Facility on the armored prison train Overhunting, together with Benizome Jellyfish and Hanatsuyu Youen, briefly escaping when the train crashed at School District 7's South Station.

## Abilities

As one of the Anti-Skill Aggressors, a group within Anti-Skill whose combat training was increased to bring them closer to the mentality and skill level of the criminals, Rakuoka specializes in surprise attacks and hand-to-hand combat. He uses a digestive enzyme to artificially increase the size of his muscles, so his body itself functions as a powerful weapon. His muscular strength is estimated to be over 70 tons in weightlifting terms. He can tear off the side of an armored truck like it was made of clay.
RSPK Syndrome

**Recurrent Spontaneous PsychoKinesis Syndrome (RSPK Syndrome)** (反復性偶発性念力症候群（RSPK症候群)）, *Hanpukusei Guuhatsusei Nenriki Shoukougun (RSPK Shoukougun)*?), commonly referred to as **Poltergeist** (乱雑解放（ポルターガイスト）, *Ranzatsu Kaihō (Porutāgaisuto)*?, lit. "Disorder Unleashing"), describes the condition of an esper where emotional stress causes them to express their power unconsciously. This expression is often destructive to their surroundings and will vary among espers and their levels.

## Principles

### Causes

   Poltergeist (from German *poltern*, meaning "to rumble", "to make a noise" and *Geist*, meaning "ghost" or "spirit") is an alternative term for RSPK Syndrome. It is used because the phenomenon is similar to what people believe to be typical of a poltergeist. Examples include the unintentional movement of objects and an abnormal occurrence. In the Power Curriculum Program, various methods, such as medicine and suggestion, are used to separate one from reality; according to Tsukuyomi Komoe, RSPK Syndrome occurs when espers are unable to perceive reality properly due to emotional stress or trauma.

Interference on the AIM diffusion fields of espers can also cause simultaneous outbreaks of RSPK Syndrome to occur. Also when multiple overloaded espers (as with the case with Kiyama Harumi's students) with the same AIM diffusion fields are gathered together, their powers resonate and causes an occurrence of RSPK Syndrome.

### Effects

Apart from the abnormal occurrence of moving objects (like teacups and dolls) and other similar unnatural events, a poltergeist can also cause earthquakes. Poltergeist earthquakes occurs when the abilities of multiple out of control espers converge on a large scale, from a human sensory perspective they are perceived as earthquakes. A large enough occurrence of poltergeist earthquakes can cause significant damage, and can seriously injure bystanders. In the worst case scenario, a city like Academy City could have 78% of its population be affected by a large enough occurrence of RSPK Syndrome.
Phenomena Control and Reduction Reproduction Facility

**Phenomena Control and Reduction Reproduction Facility** (現象管理縮小再現施設, *Genshou Kanri Shukushou Saigen Shisetsu*?, Yen Press: **Facility for the Miniature Reproduction and Administration of Phenomena**) is the term referred to a collection of buildings created by the Russian Orthodox Church, in order to recreate the scenes where certain phenomena have occurred.

## Principles

When an incident occurrences, the Russian Orthodox Church would create a facility that recreated the scene of the phenomenon in actual size, the thorough accuracy mostly meant to display how relentless they were. It started with facilities for just an incident or two, but more and more new reference facilities were created around them. Currently it is large enough to hold two or three entire cities, this was a method only possible in Russia's massive landscape. It is reminiscent of the cities created in the middle of a desert for a Hollywood movie, but its accuracy is much greater than a city street created for filming with a reverse side made of papier-mâché. It is located somewhere near Moscow.

The main use of the facility is related to the church's main task, to the research and investigative information needed to understand ghosts that should not exist according to Christian teachings.

The only building shown is the reference facility, said to be the oldest of all the buildings in that movie village described as a palace with a mixture of many different cultures. The occult aspects are all based in Christianity and a large onion-like objet d’art is located on the top of the roof, and the inside of the building is perfectly modeled after a certain palace. This particular facility is well known for having a library of Grimoire copies.

## Chronology

### Academy City Invasion Arc

*Main article: Academy City Invasion Arc*
Privateers

a group of privateers

**Privateers** (プライベーティア, *Puraibētia*?) are a type of mercenaries employed by the Russian army as deniable soldiers to carry out dirty and illegal works for Russia.

## Etymology

As part of naval warfare, from the 16th to the 19th century, privateers were pirates authorized by a nation's government to attack foreign shipping, entitled by their state to attack and rob enemy vessels during wartime in order to cause economical damage. Some were so successful, like the famous Sir Francis Drake, that they were knighted.

## Principles

Privateers are "blank" units, with no official members, rumored to be recruited over the Internet from violent people with military experience centered around Western Europe. As a result of their clandestinity, missions that would bring criticism from the international community can be carried out smoothly, and if they get caught, Russia can pretend to throw them in detention as punishment while they actually get off scot-free. They are paid handsomely and are given Russia's best equipment, like 2K22 Tunguskas and Mil Mi-24 helicopters.

According to Digurv, they were created as a result of needing people to carry out missions to cut off enemy supply lines, which were not popular with regular soldiers.

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### World War III Arc

*Main article: World War III Arc*
The privateers attack the village Hamazura Shiage and Takitsubo Rikou are hiding in and they help the villagers defend themselves.

Following the attack on the village, the privateer's base was destroyed by Acqua of the Back.
Sakurai Jun

**Sakurai Jun** (桜井純, *Sakurai Jun*?) is an anime-original character who debuted in the Silent Party Arc of the *Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S* anime series. Sakurai is the only female member of STUDY, a group that desires to show their power in their esper-obsessed city and plays an antagonistc role in the Silent Party Arc.

## Appearance

Jun is a girl who, like her fellow members from STUDY, wears a pair of glasses. She has short brown hair styled in a bowl cut, with long fringes that cover her eyebrows. She wears uniform consisting of a green blazer worn over a white dress shirt, a red necktie, and a plaid skirt.

## Personality

Sakurai, not unlike the other members of STUDY, so far only seems to care about showing Academy City their power (which is actually STUDY's desire to show that it is possible to create artificial Espers, albeit it was considered a mere hypothesis, even by the likes of Therestina Kihara Lifeline). One unique trait she doesn't share with her colleagues is that she wasn't shown pushing her glasses in moments of confidence, suggesting that she is a calmer character amongst her more haughty associates. However, she may become hysterical when faced with a critical situation that is out of her control.

Of all Haruki's colleagues, Jun seems to be closest to him, adding a *-kun* honorific to his family name.

## Background

A specialist in the field of molecular biology, Jun entered Academy City Research Exhibition Assembly like Aritomi Haruki. She later becomes disillusioned by the City's focus on esper powers, and joins up with Haruki for the Chemicaloid Project to show the city a different method in creating espers. She joins Haruki in presenting their pet project to underground organizations, and later bear witness to Kihara Gensei mocking their project alongside Haruki. She later joins up with his STUDY Corporation and continued to the project on their own without the support of other underground organizations.

## Chronology

### Silent Party Arc

*Main article: Silent Party Arc*
Like most of the members of STUDY, Jun often stays inside the main headquarters, contributing to the smooth progress of their leader Aritomi Haruki's plans. For the most part of her appearances, she is silent. When needed to agree upon the next action, she would promptly raise her hand to support that action without any complaints.

During the day of the Silent Party, Jun joins Haruki and Sekimura Hirotada in the main console room as they handle the plan from inside while their two other associates are deployed in one of four key venues in the Academic Assembly to counterattack against the forces of Judgment assigned there. Later, she explains to Misaka Mikoto, who subdues Aritomi before trying to shoot himself in the midst of his plan's failure, the "last resort" Aritomi activated out of desperation during the confrontation with Mikoto.

It is implied that she joined Aritomi and the other associates of STUDY as they were taken into custody for their crimes.
Rain

**Rain** (恋因（レイン）, *Rein*?) is a member of the Kamisato Faction and a fortune teller with her sister Sunny.

## Background

At some point in the past, Rain came into contact with Kamisato Kakeru and ended up joining the Kamisato Faction.

## Chronology

### Salome Arc

*Main article: Salome Arc*
At some point while Kakeru and his faction were in Academy City, Rain and Sunny removed the electrodes which were keeping Salome in check and were attacked by her, putting them out of action. Salome then took a list they had of individuals linked to the Kamijou Faction.

## Abilities

Sunny and her sister are fortune tellers who can gather very precise information over a wide area using a globe which provides a weather map of the planet and the movement of the stars. They also sometimes scatter silver iodide or dry ice from an aircraft to alter weather conditions and guide circumstances in the direction they want. The two Weather Girls are a powerful presence with regards to the weather market and derivatives, and as such, their online trading is an important source of funds for the Kamisato Faction. As their fortune telling bypasses conventional data protection, they are valuable to the faction for gathering information.
Pope

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The **Pope** is the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome. It could refer to:

* **Matthai Reese**: the former Pope. Abdicated during World War III.
* **Pietro Yogdis**: the current Pope as of November of the story's first year.
Ryouran Maid School

**Ryouran Maid School** (繚乱家政女学校, *Ryōran Kasei Jogakkō*?, Yen Press: **Ryouran Girls’ Housekeeping Academy**) is a girls' home economics school which is located in Academy City known for training girls to become maids.

## Principles

The Ryouran Maid school has their maids specially trained to assist their masters. From cleaning up chewing gum on the streets to having a meeting with the leaders of the world, nothing can stump them. Maids such as Tsuchimikado Maika have to go everywhere to do all sorts of practical work, a special case in the city as not every school's students can do the same. This special privilege that is earned after the school had tested the student and determined that they are capable. As a complement to this, the school does not have summer vacation and according to Maika, the does not have rest days for the weekends. If Kumokawa Maria is any indication, the school is apparently lenient with what maid uniforms their students wear.

During school festivals such as Daihaseisai and Ichihanaransai, the school has their maids go out and sell a quota of food, such as maid bentos and maid sandwiches, presumably made from the top ingredients.

Ryouran apparently also teaches maids from other cultures as shown by Maika and Kumokawa Maria's knowledge of Queen of Honors, the Royal Maids of the British Royal Family, upon seeing Silvia.
Notarikon

**Notarikon** (ノタリコン, *Notarikon*?, **Hebrew:** נוטריקון) is a method of deriving a word, akin to the creation of an acronym, by using each of inital or final letters to stand for another word, forming a sentence or idea out of the words.

In *Toaru Majutsu no Index*, it is referred to as a quick Kabbalah reading method. It is a unique pronunciation method of only using the first alphabet, with the aim of turning it into a code and making it quicker to read. Spells using Notarikon are called **Quick Spells** (高速詠唱, *Kosoku Eishou*?, Yen Press: **high-speed incantations**).

## Etymology

The word "notarikon" is borrowed from Greek language νοταρικόν, which in its turn was derived from the Latin word "notarius," meaning "shorthand writer."

## Principles

The technique is used in *Toaru Majutsu no Index* specifically that of Index's Spell Intercept. Kamachi Kazuma's technique is to have a sentence he had written translated into English first and then using the first letters of each word for the "codes" used for her Spell Intercept. Below is the code used by Index for her Spell Intercept of Sherry Cromwell's golem, as shown in the original Japanese light novel: "M B F P A D C O G"

The accompanying meaning for it in the original Japanese text, as well as the romaji:

*"「両足を平行に配置し重心を崩せ」"* ("Ryōashi o Heikō ni Haichi Shi Jūshin o Kuzuse", **"「両足を平行に配置し重心を崩せ」"**?)

And the literal meaning of the above sentence:

*"Place both legs parallel and destroy the center of gravity."*

One can then conjecture the translated meaning of the codes used:

*"Move Both Feet Parallel And Destroy Center of Gravity"*

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Kazakiri Hyouka Arc

*Main article: Kazakiri Hyouka Arc*
The first use of Notarikon seen in the series, was when Index made use of Spell Intercept to interfere with Sherry Cromwell's golem when it attacked her.

#### Daihasei Festival Arc

*Main article: Daihasei Festival Arc (Index)*
Stiyl Magnus used a notation to quickly disperse bystanders with a spell, when he and Kamijou Touma discovered the bloodied body of Himegami Aisa after Oriana Thomson attacked her.

#### Acqua of the Back Arc

*Main article: Acqua of the Back Arc*
Acqua of the Back made use of a Notarikon incantation for an attack in conjunction with his Divine Mother's Mercy, during his battle with Kanzaki Kaori and the Amakusas.

#### British Royal Family Arc

*Main article: British Royal Family Arc*
Guided by Index, Princess Villian made use of a Notarikon incantation to neutralize the Mokkerkalfe guarding the facility under Buckingham Palace.

### Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Choronzon Arc

*Main article: Choronzon Arc*
The Female Knight made use of a Notarikon incantation during the battle with the reproduced Golden Dawn on the roads between London and Edinburgh.
Playland Gau

**Playland Gau** is a video game arcade located in School District 7 of Academy City. It is spacious establishment which features a variety of video games, such as the latest Gekisho fighting game, as well as other coin-operated machines, such as claw cranes and also a vending machine. Students are often seen here playing various games until Academy City's curfew time.

## Etymology

*Gau* means *shire* or district in German.

## Chronology

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

#### Poltergeist Arc

*Main article: Poltergeist Arc*
During Tessou Tsuzuri's patrol with Yomikawa Aiho, they meet up with Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko, Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko playing games when the curfew is nearing, they tell them to go home along with Kounoe Haruki who just ignores them and leaves. Tsuzuri would meet Haruki several times afterwards, he later opens up to her after showing him a secret in her favorite game, Gekisho 9. They meet one more time where she is defeated by Haruki using her favorite character, she later escorts him to his house where she tells him that she wants a new Gekisho game. The next day, Tsuzuri discovers that Haruki has transferred to the School District 10 and enrolls in Zassou Academy, a school to prepares people to get into the video game company Weed, the maker of the Gekisho series of video games, much to Tsuzuri's elation.

Playland Gau appears again when Uiharu Kazari treats Haruue Erii to a game of Whac-A-Mole, though she is unable to hit them as she thinks they are cute and hitting them is cruel. They later take pictures together, along with Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko and Saten Ruiko; Erii later stumbles upon a poster for a fireworks festival, where they all agreed to go.
Mixcoatl

**Mixcoatl** (雲海の蛇（ミシュコアトル）, *Unkai no Hebi (Mishukoatoru)*?, lit. "Serpent of the Sea of Clouds") are planes used by the Return of the Winged One, appearing in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS: Liberal Arts City.

## Etymology

*Mixcoatl* (meaning 'cloud serpent') is an Aztec god of the hunt, of war and the Milky Way.

## Appearance

The Mixcoatl's main body, made of wood, resembles two canoes with one placed on top of the other. Four wings are positioned underneath it.

## Principles

The Mixcoatl is constructed out of wood, cloth and obsidian, with no metal parts. The craft is capable of gliding by hovering at high speeds over the surface of the ocean, using its wings to keep itself steady. In case it gets stuck in land, it can use its wings as feet to move around. By increasing the output of its hovering, the Mixcoatl can jump over 200 meters or even temporarily fly.

The Mixcoatl carries several arrowhead-like missiles that use an hydrogen propellant, firing them from a small hole that opens on the lower front of the craft. Additionally, the Mixcoatl can initiate a self-destruct sequence, in which the craft will detonate its remaining missiles and reserves of liquid hydrogen to create a large explosion.

The Mixcoatl's cockpit can be ejected from the main body by the pilot, and the Mixcoatl will continue moving and fighting on its own using an autopilot-like mode.

## Chronology

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS: Liberal Arts City

*Main article: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS: Liberal Arts City*
## Gallery

A Mixcoatl, as seen in the Liberal Arts City SS.
Pyrokinesis

Relevant topics on**Science**

**Pyrokinesis** (発火能力（パイロキネシス）, *Hakka Nōryoku (Pairokineshisu)*?, lit. "Ignition Power") is a type of esper ability which involves the creation and manipulation of flames. The general term for this kind of Esper is a **Pyrokinesist** (発火能力者, *Hakka Nōryoku-sha*?).

## Principles

As its name indicates, Pyrokinesis is an ability which allows one to generate and manipulate fire. The 'scientific' rationale associated with Pyrokinesis involves inducing or increasing the movement or vibrations of a target's molecules through Telekinesis, to the point of ignition. In cases where fires are started with no combustible materials present, there may also be a realization factor involved besides heating power (such as the decomposition of molecules in the air into flammable forms). The AIM diffusion field emitted by a Pyrokinesist causes their surroundings to become warmer.

Okahara Ryouta, a Pyrokinesist enhanced to Level 3 through the Level Upper, displayed the ability to manipulate the flames he created to home in on a target.

## Known Pyrokinesists

* **Okahara Ryouta** - Level 3 (Level Upper)
* Unnamed asthmatic girl in the 'Esper' shelter - Level 3
* **Hitokawa Hasami** - Level 2
	+ **Prototype Coffin** (via corpse, enhanced) - Level 4
* **Keshouin Asuka** - Level 2
* **Shirakinu Honoka** - Level 2 → 1
Private Shidarezakura Academy

**Private Shidarezakura Academy** (枝垂桜学園, *Shidarezakura Gakuen*?) is a prestigious girls-only school located in School Garden. Like most of School Garden, its campus is designed to looks like a European-style street.

## Chronology

### Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Agitate Halation Arc

*Main article: Agitate Halation Arc*
The school, specifically, a girls' locker room, is the location where Tsuchimikado Motoharu drops Kamijou Touma off in a box for a wild goose chase for the Altar of the Wisdom King and Umezaki Yuuga.

Predictably, the box opens to reveal Touma, who is forced to flee in a literal no-man's land.

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

#### Dream Ranker Arc

*Main article: Dream Ranker Arc*
Its campus and surroundings were shown with the debut of Yumiya Rakko.

## List of notable students

* Yumiya Rakko
* Mitarai Ayane (one year before the main story)
New Year's Eve Arc

## Chronology

### Light Novels

The **New Year's Eve Arc** is the sixth story arc of *Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index*, covered in *Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 6*.

On December 31st, with his home situation dire, Kamijou Touma decides he must find part-time work in order to obtain enough money to survive until January 4th, and following an invitation by Kumokawa Seria, ventures outside of Academy City and into Shibuya. However, his previous adventure with Alice and the change it caused in her, has made him a target of her fellow Transcendents in the Bridge Builders Cabal, the group split between how to deal with the matter. On the side wishing to eliminate him, the witch goddess Aradia attempts to take Touma's life, with the boy only surviving her initial attack due to the intervention of the Bologna Succubus, on the side wishing to keep him alive for now.
Poltergeist Arc

A Poltergeist occurrence in action.

## Chronology

### Anime

The **Poltergeist Arc** (乱雑開放（ポルターガイスト）編, ***Poltergeist Arc***?) is the third story arc of the *Toaru Kagaku no Railgun* sidestory. It focuses on the series of earthquakes that are happening all around Academy City, which are called Poltergeist.

It is the second anime-introduced arc and is part of the *Toaru Majutsu no Index* canon. The arc reintroduces the Capacity Down, and the closure to Kiyama Harumi's quest to revive her students that was first introduced in the Level Upper Arc.
Nature Park

**Nature Park** (自然公園, *Shizenkōen*?) is a recreational park located in School District 21 of Academy City. It has large enough area to hold a variety of recreational objects such as a playground and a small lake, where one can rent a boat for use, and also animals like ducks. It is also the site where the last reported Poltergeist event occurred, during the string of simultaneous Poltergeist occurrences happening in the city.

## Chronology

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

#### Poltergeist Arc

*Main article: Poltergeist Arc*
After the previous poltergeist incident occurred, Uiharu Kazari decided to take Haruue Erii to the park, to take her mind off of the poltergeist incident they were involved in previously, and for a day of rest and relaxation. They took a ride on a boat and later enjoyed a small meal, Erii then told Uiharu that she was looking for a friend that she parted ways with, before suddenly coming into a daze. At the same time, a large scale Poltergeist incident occurred. The park was left with substantial damage afterwards, and 72 people were injured, 8 in a critical condition, but the quick efforts of MAR were able to lessen the casualties and damage to the park. Many of the patients were sent to the nearby 5th Emergency Treatment Center by MAR, including Uiharu.
Raymond Kalman

**Raymond Kalman** (レイモンド・カールマン, *Reimondo Kāruman*?) is a character introduced in *Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index*. He is a rather rude member of Trident that appears during the Fall of Pearl Harbor. He is codenamed **Eater 8** (イーター8, ***Eater 8***?) for the mission.

## Personality

He has shown to be rude and loud, using explicit language and shouting during the Fall of Pearl Harbor. He is excitable, apparently intrigue that he and his ilk were able to attack and win against a battle against Americans.

## Chronology

### Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Hawaii Invasion Arc

*Main article: Hawaii Invasion Arc*
He and a group of Trident soldiers, along with a member of GREMLIN, easily enter Blackport Naval Base during the Fall of Pearl Harbor. Here, he is excited that they are capable of bringing down several warships, as well as the fact that the American counterattack was in chaos. He is later chastised by a member of GREMLIN, which then prompts him to talk back. As a result of this, the magician attacks him, momentarily destroying his arm and returning it.

Immediately after, Mark Space arrives before them and a battle ensues. It is unknown if Raymond survived the battle.

## Quotes

* (From NT3): *"Oh, fuck yeah!! The symbol of the stars and stripes' power is sinking!"*
Phantom Beryl

The **Phantom Beryl** (ファントムベリル, *Fantomu Beriru*?) is an enigmatic gemstone of untold power and mysterious properties which was said to be fought over by several parties across multiple dimensions. Although introduced seemingly without much importance, it becomes a central plot device in the *Toaru Majutsu no Index* series, with multiple sides seeking and obtaining the beryl for their own purposes.

## Appearance

The Phantom Beryl is a multicolored crystal-like stone that heavily resembles a stellated octahedron.

## Principles

The Phantom Beryl is the "crystallization of the concept that establishes countless futures." It takes the form of a stone imbued with "sacred power". It has also been theorized by many to be a source of unspeakable power. The Phantom Beryl's main ability is the power to manipulate people's minds, altering their view of the world by creating realistic illusions that somehow have the density and mass of something real through tampering with ones depth perception. This includes empowering and altering beings or creating illusory places and entities that make it impossible to differentiate between reality and fantasy.

Its powers can also warp the fabric of space-time, allowing it to create Dimensions such as the Null Zone as well as teleport entities from place to place. It can either teleport things to different locations in the world or even send them to alternate dimensions. When used, the Phantom Beryl creates a by-product known as the Beryl Mist, a mist-like substance that distorts space-time within it.
Shinto

Relevant topics on**Magic**

**Shinto** (神道, *Shintō*?), or **Shintoism** is the indigenous religion of Japan. In *Toaru Majutsu no Index*, Shinto is used as a base for certain forms of Magic.

## Principles

   Essentially, it's a set of practices to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto today is a term that applies to public shrines suited to various purposes such as war memorials, harvest festivals, romance, and historical monuments, as well as various sectarian organizations. It's notable for being rather light on philosophizing and heavy on community spirit.

There are also splits over whether non-Japanese can practice Shinto/convert to it. This is heavily generalized and controversial since Shinto is *not* an evangelizing religion and is a practice faith. One faction insists they cannot (the nationalists, and traditionalists in general, say that you have to have Japanese blood to be "true" Shinto), another insists they can via marriage (e.g. some more open Shinto practitioners say that if a non-Japanese woman marries a Japanese man, or a non-Japanese man marries a Japanese woman-no one has spoken out regarding same-sex relationships yet-that the non-Japanese person is automatically "in" or alternately can choose to convert, similar to ethnic Judaism), and the most open faction welcomes and embraces non-Japanese and accepts the idea that while the belief system is non-evangelical and non-conversive, that someone may identify strongly with it or practice similarly to it.

## Background

The traditions of Shinto have influenced some of the religions which have spread to Japan from other countries, such as the Japanese variety of Buddhism.

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index

Several characters appearing in *Toaru Majutsu no Index*, including Kanzaki Kaori and the rest of the Amakusa-Style Remix of Church, make use of aspects of Shinto in their magic.