AFTERWORD

Hello again to those of you reading one volume at a time.

Nice to meet you, those of you who bought all eight volumes in the set.

I’m Kazuma Kamachi.

On to the eighth volume! The theme this time was supernatural abilities, once and for all. In a curveball from other volumes, the only actual male character to appear is Touma Kamijou. For those of you suspicious of that, I’d ask you to defer your judgment for now. It’s nothing to be dealt with lightly.

This volume picks up on a few of the unsolved problems from volumes 3 and 5. It may have seemed at first to be unrelated to anything occult, but I think that the villain Awaki Musujime’s doubts had some occult factors in them.

Why was there a difference in power between Mikoto Misaka and Little Misaka? Could other animals or plants measure and analyze phenomena and drive their own abilities? Just what is phenomenon measurement and analysis, anyway? These questions weren’t answered in this volume because of how the story is put together and the viewpoint of the main character, but that means we can leave the mystery to stew.

I’d like to give an immense thank-you to my illustrator, Mr. Haimura, and my editor, Mr. Miki. It’s thanks to the two of you that this book safely made its way to store bookshelves.

And I’d like to give an unconditional thank-you to everyone who purchased this book. It’s thanks to you that this book safely made its way to your bookshelves.

Now then, as I give thanks for the fact that this book is now somewhere in the corner of your mind,

and as I consider it an honor if you could continue to put future volumes back there as well,

today, at this hour, I lay down my pen.

…Mikoto Misaka. She was supposed to be in this a whole lot more…

Kazuma Kamachi