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Originally Posted by frubam

Spoiler for chap 4:

WTH? JTouma CAN'T be THAT physically strong to knock him down in one blow, could he? Of course they left it off on a cliffhanger, but from how the enemy was looking, he's seriously hurt, if not knocked out already:

Spoiler for ch 4 end img:

I guess he wasn't BS'ing about NOT beating those guys up earlier.

It's "Shonen Manga Protagonist Power". When activated, the protagonist's ATK rises greatly.

Originally Posted by frubam

I re-read the chaps again, and a question came to mind(particularly aimed at s_b since s/he read the Railgun manga). Why would Mikoto attack Touma(ch 1), even though he was running away from those thugs? Initially, he shows no abilities whatsoever, i would think she sees him as some coward, and not worth her time, yet she uses a powerful move on him right off the bat. Doesn't make any sense to me.

It makes more sense in Railgun, which is different.

Spoiler for Railgun version:

In the Railgun version, Touma manages to piss her off by calling her a kid and some other stuff as well, which angers her into using Thunderbolt (Pikachu version), frying the thugs... and leaving Touma unharmed, which causes her to realize he canceled her power and...

For this manga, it really does seem unreasonable, doesn't it...
I guess the reason for her attempted murder is:
1. He didn't know who she was. Mikoto-chan pride, 25 damage!
2. He's level 0. Mikoto-chan seems to dislike such a worthless guy...
3. Her personality.