Even though it is a prequel to the original or possibly because it is a prequel to the original, this story has quite a bit of nightmare fuel throughout the story.
- Chapter Three
- The deaths of all the Child Errors is rather chilling.
- Ai's death in particular was disturbing because she was tortured, raped, and murdered as Touma was Forced to Watch.
- Komaba killing Ketsueki by impaling him through his heart.
- Chapter Four
- Touma's nightmare at the beginning of chapter with Ai asking him why he couldn't save her.
- Chapter Six
- Kumakichi a young five year-old boy that Touma befriends is killed by an exploding car alongside his mother.
- Kumakichi's father Chokichi attempts to murder Touma with a knife, and Touma's father is almost forced to see his son die before his eyes. Without the timely intervention of Misaka Mikoto, Chokichi would have stabbed a little boy to death.
- Chapter Eight
- Touya continuously attempts to find Touma with Yomikawa but to no avail.
- Chapter Twelve
- The fact that Touma beats up his victims and then shoots them in the legs can be rather chilling.
- Chapter Thirteen
- Touma is nearly beheaded by a psychopath with a chainsaw.
- Wataru's timely intervention to save Touma's life results in the psychopath to losing grip of his chainsaw and accidentally cutting his own leg.
- Chapter Fourteen
- Takaya's death scene can be seen as rather disturbing.
- Chapter Fifteen
- Juho's brief flashback to his past is both heartbreaking and terrifying.
- Touma crucifying Juho on the side of a shipping container.
