Hypeathon said:
Well Nodoka sure stood out this chapter, though I'm a little confused about her artifact. I thought it required possessing a book in order to read minds, or did I miss something?
During her adventures she picked up some nifty things to help her out. The ability to get a persons name easily and if I recall correctly something that tells her what appears in the book.
Actually I looked it up on a wiki and go this(I couldn't find the actual page in the manga, but there are a rather large number of chapters).
While she was separated from the others, Nodoka was with a group of treasure hunters, who value her experience in detecting hidden traps, during which time. Nodoka received a ring that shows her the name of anyone, during the group's most recent expedition. She then later sends a letter to Ako and the other girls telling them that she will be meeting up with them soon. Later on she acquired an item called a "reading ear", which resembles a hearing aid and actually recites the words that appear in her artifact when using it so she doesn't have to actually read them, allowing her to focus her attention elsewhere
And Nodoka Rocked in this chapter! Woot. . . Sadly it just reinforces the 'must kill the annoying mind reader' villain opinion. Not really an ability conductive to a long life now is it?