

There are multiple scenes in the Index movie (The Miracle of Endymion) where
Touma cuts Index off when she's about to say something to Arisa about magic or
magicians or whatnot.

Why does Touma have an interest in preventing Arisa (or anyone) from learning
that magic exists? It doesn't seem like other people knowing about magic would
have any adverse effects on him.


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Why does Touma care if other people learn that magic exists?


Ultimately, Touma doesn't want everyone to know about the truth of Academy
City, where corruption prevails and everyone is just a test subject. If
everyone knows the truth, all chaos would break loose.

And once people learn about magic, the domino effect happens.

People learn about magic -> People learn about the struggle of power (Science
vs Magic) -> People learn that Academy City is corrupted beyond belief in
every aspect possible -> A big war ensues where everyone chooses a side

Just think about the magic side as a gang that is trying to take control of
the government. The government (Academy City) has been sweeping their own
dirty deeds under the rug, as well as concealing their opponents. Learning
about magic opens the door to everything.


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