

In episode 4 of Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai, when Mori Summer was fighting
Mjolnir Hammer for the possession of Mabinogion, Mori Summer used the
incantation,

> Reality, be rent! （はぜろレアル！） Synapse, break! （はじけろシナプス！） Vanishment, this
> world! （バニシュメントティスワルド！）

This is the same incantation as what Tyrant Eye uses to transform (henshin).
Mjolnir Hammer and Dark Flame Master also uses the same incantation. If I
remember correctly, Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII also uses the same incantation.
This is understandable since Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was friends with Dark
Flame Master and went to the same school if I remember correctly. Tyrant Eye
came into existence due to Dark Flame Master. Mjolnir Hammer is servant to
Tyrant Eye. So them sharing the same incantation is perfectly understandable.

However, Mori Summer who went to a different school and has no connection
whatsoever with them, except Mjolnir Hammer, was using the same incantation.
Why is that? Is there an in universe explanation why Mori Summer is using the
same henshin incantation despite coming from a different branch of chuunibyou-
ism?


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Why would Mori Summer use the same incantation as Tyrant Eye?


Episode 4 of the second season shows that Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was a
friend and studied in the same middle school as Mori Summer after she
transferred, and they spent a lot of time together.

So, the spell thus shared by the Dark Flame Master and Sophia Ring SP Saturn
VII was possibly shared with Mori Summer in this period.


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**TL;DR:** Rikka probably taught Nibutani the incantation before she headed
off to battle Dekomori. The incantation probably does not come from
Shichimiya, since Shichimiya uses a different incantation in her battles
against Rikka in season 2. Moreover, Nibutani most likely never did battle as
Mori Summer before, so it makes sense for Rikka to have taught her the
incantation to start her battle with Dekomori.

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Firstly, I dispute this piece of evidence:

> If I remember correctly, Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII also uses the same
> incantation. This is understandable since Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII was
> friends with Dark Flame Master and went to the same school if I remember
> correctly. Tyrant Eye came into existence due to Dark Flame Master.

The first time we see Shichimiya battle is in season 2 episode 3 _Tsuigeki no…
Maou Mahou Shoujo_ ("Magical Devil Girl… in Pursuit"), when she challenges
Rikka at the latter's school. The incantation Shichimiya uses at that time is
different from Rikka's. The subtitles I've seen is translated as

> "Sing, cherubim! Descend, seraphim! Physical linkage!"

Perhaps someone knowledgeable in Japanese can identify the precise
incantation; however, it is doubtless a different one from Rikka's, especially
as the scene cuts between Rikka and Shichimiya as they each deliver the
corresponding lines of their incantations.

The same thing happens the second time Shichimiya and Rikka battle, this time
in episode 9 _Namiuchigiwa no… Kyuukyoku Ougi (Rizouto Rasuto Rizouto)_
("Ultimate Mystery… on the Shore (Resort Last Resort)"), when Shichimiya
confronts Rikka at the beach about the latter's resolve.

However, in the movie _Take on Me_ , when Shichimiya and Rikka are about to
battle at Aomori, Shichimiya responds to "Reality, be rent!" with "Synapse,
break!" and both chant "Vanishment, this world!" together, before their battle
is stalled by Kumin. But this instance can be chalked down to the director's
creative decision; I would say that it's clear from the instances in season 2
that Shichimiya usually uses a chant different from Rikka's when going into
battle.

Moreover, while it is true that Yuuta received his name "Dark Flame Master"
and his attack "Be engulfed in the flames of darkness and disappear!" from
Shichimiya, as he reveals in episode 3, he does not mention anything about the
incantation. In fact, I think the only instance when Yuuta prepares an
incantation of any sort is when he shows Rikka the Unseen Horizon right at the
end of season 1. In that instance, he used Rikka's incantation, but I would
hesitate to say that that shows that he was familiar with Rikka's incantation
before meeting her and getting to know her at the new school. So, while it is
true that the Tyrant's Eye came into existence due to the Dark Flame Master,
who in turn came into existence due to Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII, I don't
think this provides any link between Rikka's incantation and Shichimiya's
incantation.

* * *

How then does one explain Nibutani's use of the same incantation as used by
Rikka and Dekomori in her fight with the latter? My reading of that episode is
as follows.

Recall that Rikka was present when Yuuta was about to offer his advice to
Nibutani about how she can get Dekomori to hand over the Mabinogion. The scene
cuts away at this point, but it is reasonable to assume that Rikka was present
during Yuuta's suggestion to try and defeat Dekomori in battle. I surmise that
Rikka might have stepped in at some point and taught Nibutani the incantation
that she and Dekomori use to enter battle.

After all, Nibutani has possibly never done battle before during her phase as
Mori Summer. In season 2 episode 3, when Rikka is practicing her attacks
against Kumin—who is playing the role of a provisional magical girl—ostensibly
to defeat Shichimiya the next time they battle, Nibutani interrupts them and
points out that Kumin is more of a _sentou shoujo_ ("Battle Girl") than a
_mahou shoujo_ ("Magical Girl"), and she goes on to add:

> In the first place, magic is supposed to make people happy. The spirits who
> manipulate magic were always thoroughly pure of heart. They never resorted
> to brute force…

Her explanation is dropped midway, but her non-violent approach as Mori Summer
is clear, not only from the above explanation, but also from her general
demeanour and actions as Mori Summer: having priestess-like accessories,
singing choir songs, talking to the birds, communing with Nature, etc. All of
these point far away from a battle-oriented _chuuni_ persona.

So, my guess is that when Yuuta guided Nibutani to face Dekomori in battle,
Rikka offered Nibutani her incantation to kick things off.


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