Item’s battle comes to a head as their hideout is raided, and the team reaches its breaking point. Disgusted with Mugino’s disregard for the other members’ lives, Hamazura finds the resolve to stand up to her. Mugino may be a Level Five, one of the strongest espers in Academy City, but she’ll see that even a powerless Level Zero like Hamazura can put up a fight when his back is against the wall!

Volume 24 of the A Certain Magical Index manga series by Alice Prowse.