As the appointed time comes, Touma is pushed aside by Stiyl Magnus and Kanzaki Kaori, who quickly prepare for the ceremony that would destroy Index's memories. He was overcome by the possibility that the procedure may in fact work, but as soon as he remembers Index losing her past week of memories with him, he began negotiating on a possible alternative through the miracles of medicine. However, Stiyl rejects his claims to help, and even accuses Touma of being inhumane for leaving Index to the hands of science. Left with no options to save Index, Touma decides to bid her last farewells, which Kaori decide to give to Touma after facing the same ordeal the first time they performed the ceremony to Index.