Ep. 13: Oriana battles Touma while Lidvia attempts to activate the Apostolic Cross from outside the city.
Oriana and Touma fight intensely as Stiyl summons Innocentius to aid his recovery. Oriana unleashes her full power to defeat Stiyl and target Touma, who nearly loses consciousness but remembers his promises to his friends to recover and win. Lidvia reveals she and the Croce di Pietro are outside the city, unable to be stopped from activating the spell. Fortunately, the night parade fireworks block the stars, preventing the cross from activating. Touma is hospitalized and visited by Index, Kuroko, and Mikoto, who notes he lost their bet. Lidvia escapes via private jet but is tracked by Laura using Stiyl's rune cards. Laura offers to save Lidvia if she surrenders, but Lidvia refuses, choosing to fall to her death while protecting the Croce di Pietro. Aleister decides to take personal action due to these events. The next morning, Aisa is visited by Index and then Touma, to her joy.
Episodes
- Ep. 9 · Touma and allies pursue Oriana through a trap-filled bus station while she evades detection using Shorthand magic.
- Ep. 10 · Touma confronts Oriana while Laura uncovers the Croce di Pietro's true identity.
- Ep. 11 · Tsuchimikado Bluffs Oriana While Aisa Is Attacked by Mistaken Identity
- Ep. 12 · Touma and allies race to School District 23 airport to stop Oriana and Lidvia from activating the Croce di Pietro at sundown.
- Ep. 13 · Oriana battles Touma while Lidvia attempts to activate the Apostolic Cross from outside the city.
- Ep. 14 · Touma and Index travel to Chioggia, Italy, where they encounter Orsola and face assassination attempts.
- Ep. 15 · Touma and allies rescue captured friends from the Queen's Fleet commanded by Bishop Biagio.
- Ep. 16 · Touma defeats Biagio to stop the Queen Fleet's self-destruction spell in London.
- Ep. 17 · Autumn arrives at Academy City as characters shift to winter attire and new living arrangements begin.