The next time I woke up, I was in the orphanage again. Arata and Akasuki stood in the kitchen, talking.
- We must find a way to cure him, Akasuki said worriedly.
- I'm sorry but we can't. It's impossible to cure someone with dark matter poisoning, said Arata.
- There has to be a way. There's no chance that it's actually impossible to cure it… There has to be an antidote, Akasuki said.
- Even if there existed an antidote, we wouldn't have the money to buy it, Arata said.
- I'm sure that Misaka, Saito and Kamijo wouldn't have any problems buying it for us, said Akasuki.
- True that they wouldn't have any problem buying it for us but it's just a fact that it doesn't exist, Arata said.
- But we can't just let him die right? Akasuki screamed. Eiko came to them after hearing Akasuki screaming, asking tiredly "Why are you screaming?" Akasuki looked at Eiko and showed a weak smile.
- Hi Eiko, why are you awake? asked Akasuki with a soft voice.
- You woke me up with your screaming, Eiko answered.
- Okay sorry, should we go to bed now? asked Akasuki and walked to bed with Eiko. After they walked away Arata whispered "How could he figure out that it was dark matter poisoning. It would have been better if he hadn't figured it out."
- Well it's time to give Genki his medicine now, Arata said and walked away.
After that I woke up in my apartment. What was that? A Dream? That can't have been real. Arata wouldn't say something like that, I thought. After that I heard a few knocks. I put on some clothes and headed to the door and opened it. It was Taiyo and Aimi.
- Aimi, Taiyo, hi, what do you want? I yawned.
- Hey Kenji, do you have any plans? asked Taiyo.
- Yeah, I'm going to an orphanage after I have eaten, I answered.
- An orphanage? Aimi asked.
- Yeah?
- I wish I could go but I have other things to do, Aimi said. I guess she was sad that she couldn't go but you didn't hear it in her voice or see it on her face.
- You can just come another day, I said.
- Yes, please, Aimi said coldly. Dang, she shows absolutely zero emotions, I thought.
- Okay, bye, Taiyo and walked away. I went in and ate breakfast and then I headed to the orphanage.
When I arrived at the orphanage, Kamijo and Saito were standing outside it and talking.
- Something seems wrong with Genki, Saito said worriedly.
- Does it? Kamijo asked.
- Yes, he has a lot less energy than normal, Saito said.
- Well, it could be that he just doesn't have as much energy as he usually does, said Kamijo.
- Saito, Kamijo, hi, I said, They looked at me and greeted me.
- Why are you standing outside? I asked.
- Saito just wanted to ask me something, Kamijo answered. We went into the orphanage and inside sat Nari, Chiyo, Akasuki, Arata and the kids.
- Oh Kenji hi, Nari said.
- Hey Nari, I said. I looked at Genki and his eyes looked dead. Kamijo walked up to him and asked "Is everything okay?"
- Yeah, everything is okay, Genki answered without any emotions. Kamijo looked concerned and said "Okay." Me, Nari and Saito played with them while Kamijo helped Arata, Chiyo and Akasuki with chores. While playing with the kids Saito asked Kamijo "So, when are you going to challenge Takahashi?"
- He's already accepted my challenge so right now it's only when the battle is that we don't know, Kamijo answered.
- Okay, that was quicker than I thought, said Nari.
- Really? I thought that the time had already been chosen, said Chiyo without any feelings.
- How many S-Class magicians were there when you came to Magic City? asked Kamijo.
- Before I came to Magic City, there were 4 S-Class magicians, Nari answered. Kamijo looked at Chiyo and asked "So how many clones do you have?" Nari looked up at the ceiling and said "If I re…" Before she was able to complete the sentence, she started hyperventilating and then she lost consciousness.
- Nari! Saito screamed in panic. Before she hit the ground I caught her. She was a lot lighter than I expected. I put her on the sofa.
- I probably shouldn't have asked that, Kamijo said.
- Nope, you shouldn't have, I said. Kamijo walked up to her.
- Body Analysis, said Kamijo.
- Okay, just trauma, said Kamijo.
- How does that spell actually work? asked Saito.
- It analyses symptoms from diseases and poisons and shows it to me, Kamijo answered, standing up. "If the target doesn't have any disease or poison, the spell doesn't show me anything."
- So you actually have to know the disease or the poison to know what it is? I asked.
- Yeah, it also shows the symptoms the target will get from the disease or poison in the future if it doesn't get cured, said Kamijo.
- Will Nari be okay? asked Eiko.
- Yeah she will, Kamijo answered.
- So how did you know that Akihiro had dark matter poisoning? I have heard that the symptoms are quite similar to other kinds of poisons. The only difference is the strength of the symptoms, Arata said.
- As long as you have analysed someone with dark matter poisoning before it's quite easy to recognize it, Kamijo answered.
- So you have analysed someone with dark matter poisoning before? asked Saito.
- Yeah, someone I knew died from it about 3, 4 years ago, Kamijo answered.
- Oh really? I asked.
- Yeah, Kamijo answered. It didn't seem to bother him to talk about that person.
- Oh yeah, Arata, Akasuki. Is it okay if I bring some people I know? I asked.
- Yes, of course, Akasuki answered.
The next day, 12:00.
Since multiple of the buildings in my school got damaged during the terrorist attack, I won't have school for a few weeks. Someone knocked on my door. Is it Aimi and Taiyo? It's not time to go to the orphanage yet. I opened my door and saw Kamijo. He was smiling like he always is.
- Kamijo hi, what do you want? I asked.
- Hi, can we talk a bit? he asked. Despite having a smile on his face, his voice was serious. Must be something important.
- Yeah sure, come in, I answered.
- I thought that we could walk around, Kamijo said.
- Okay, I said and headed out.
- So do you have any siblings? Kamijo asked while we were walking through one of Magic Cities parks.
- Yeah, I have one brother, I said.
- How is he? he asked. Is this what he wanted to talk about? No way. Not with how serious he sounded before.
- He's good I guess. We don't spend much time together but when we do we have a lot of fun, I said.
- Where is he? Kamijo asked,
- He's home with my parents, I said. He looked towards the trees.
- What is it? I asked.
- Nothing, he answered. I looked at him and asked "Why are you asking about my brother?"
- I had a brother once, he would only be a year younger than you, Kamijo said.
- Oh really, how was your relationship? I asked.
- Most days we hated each other, we would annoy each other all the time, but some days we were best friends and had a lot of fun with each other, Kamijo said.
- I guess he's dead now, I said.
- Yeah, he died together with the rest of my family, Kamijo said.
- How did they die? I asked. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to."
- Demons, some demons got summoned to the village I lived in and they killed everyone I knew. Back then I wasn't strong enough, Kamijo said.
- You weren't strong enough? I asked.
- No, it was before I knew that magic existed, Kamijo said.
- Was this what you wanted to talk about? I asked.
- No, just got nostalgic when we got into the park, he said.
- Okay then what was it you wanted to talk about? I asked.
- What gave Nari her trauma? Kamijo asked.
- Why do you ask? I asked. I don't think that Nari would like it, I thought.
- She mentioned before that Accelerator tried to kill her 8 months ago and after seeing her shake like that in the fight against Accelerator it's obvious that he didn't just try to kill her. Accelerator went from B-Class to the strongest S-Class in just a few months and when I asked Nari how many clones she had, she started hyperventilating which mean that Accelerator probably is related to the creation of the clones. If I had to guess, he killed a few thousand of her clones, Kamijo said. Dang he got it right.
- Man, are you a detective, you maybe should have worked with the police instead, I said. Before he was able to say anything we heard a girl scream. He looked towards the voice and said "So one of them finally fell." Behind the trees around the path it was a steep drop that is about 2 meters deep.
- Wait, so you knew that there was someone there? I asked.
- Well yeah, I knew that two girls were watching us, he said.
- Why didn't you tell me? I asked.
- Because one of them is Nari and the other I assumed was her friend, Kamijo said.
- Come on, you knew it was me, Nari said while walking up to us. Beside her was a girl with long brown hair and light green eyes. She wore a white shirt under a bluish-grey long-sleeved blazer and a long brown skirt that reached down to her knees. It's the school uniform for Taki Magic Academy.
- Yeah, I noticed you earlier, he said. The brown haired girl looked at Kamijo and asked "Niklas? Är det du?" What language was that?
- No? Who's Niklas? asked Kamijo. The brown haired girl looked shocked when he understood her.
- Wait, you can speak Swedish? asked Aika.
- Yeah, I can also speak English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Korean, Estonian, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish and Italian, Kamijo answered.
- Wait, you speak 14 different languages? Nari asked.
- Yeah, I have traveled a lot in the last few years and picked up a few languages, Kamijo asked.
- You don't just learn 14 different languages while traveling around a lot in a few years, Nari said.
- So who is she? Kamijo asked.
- I'm Aika, a magician specializing in support magic, said Aika.
- Hi, I'm Licht Kamijo, said Kamijo.
- And I'm Kenji Fuji, I said.
- Nari, don't you have school today? asked Kamijo.
- Yeah, but we have a break right now, Nari answered. Kamijo hesitated a bit before he asked "So how many clones did Accelerator kill?" Nari didn't seem shaken up by him asking that at all. Actually it didn't seem like she was bothered by it at all.
- He killed about 9 000 of the 10 000 clones that were created, Nari said. Why does she seem so calm today? I wondered.
- 10 000? Were there any plans to create more? Kamijo asked.
- No, no more. That was as many as he needed to become an SS-Class, Nari answered.
- The Class above S, Kamijo said.
- You have heard of it? asked Nari.
- Yeah, I have. I have actually read some of the original experiments around it, Kamijo answered.
- Are all your clones around the same class? Kamijo asked.
- Yes they are, Nari answered. Kamijo looked up to the sky thoughtfully. Kamijo looked down at Nari and asked "Was he working with someone to kill all your clones?" That's a good question. Hadn't actually thought that he might have worked with anyone back then. I know that he is now a part of Daeevocate but was he back then to?
- Yeah, I think so. I don't have all the details but I think that he was working with Daeevocate, said Nari.
- We need to go, Aika said.
- Oh already okay, bye see you later at the orphanage, Nari said and walked away.
After they had left and we started walking back to my place, I asked Kamijo "Why did you ask her does questions? you know she could have lost consciousness."
- If she couldn't have handled them she would have lost consciousness before you knew that she was here, Kamijo said.
- But… I protested before he said "I know that you're worried about her and so am I. I wouldn't have asked her does questions if it seemed like she couldn't handle them." Kamijo looked up to the sky and asked "So what do you think their actual goal was with killing all the clones?"
- To make Accelerator an SS Class, I answered confused.
- Do you actually know what the SS Class is? Kamijo asked.
- No not really, the first time I heard of it was just before I fought and beat Accelerator, I answered.
- If you would actually reach the SS Class then you would be stronger than the Guardian Angels. What I have read, even before magic was lost, excluding the creators' direct family only 3 people had ever reached the SS class, Kamijo answered.
- Wait only three people? I asked.
- Yeah, let's say Accelerator had actually killed the rest of the clones, best case scenario for him, he would have ended at a mana score around 1.1 million, Kamijo said.
- And how much would you need to become an SS class? I asked.
- 100 million, Kamijo answered. "He wouldn't even be close to becoming an SS class."
- Wait, so you are saying that he killed them without any good reason? I asked angrily.
- Yeah, seems like it, Kamijo said. We had gotten back to my place by the time he said it.
- See you later at the orphanage, I said.
- Oh yeah, I won't be able to go to the orphanage, Kamijo said.
- Okay then see you some other time, I said.
A few hours later.
When I got to the orphanage with Taiyo and Aimi, was Nari already there with Aika?
- Hey Chiyo, I don't feel well, said Namiko.
- Okay, go to bed and rest, said Chiyo without any emotions. Are we sure she's a clone and not a robot? I thought.
- Hey, I said.
- Oh Kenji, hi, said Chiyo.
- Kenji hey, so who are those two? asked Akasuki while carrying two boxes.
- Hi, I'm Aimi, said Aimi.
- And I am Taiyo, said Taiyo.
- Hi, my name is Akasuki Kimura, said Akasuki. I looked at Nari and asked "So Saito isn't here today?"
- No, she's got work so we will have to live with Aika instead, Nari said. It's weird that someone younger than me has work. Actually, how's that even legal?
- Where's Kamijo, asked Aika.
- He had other things to do, I answered.
- Oh okay, Aika said disappointed.
- We heard that someone had dark matter poisoning, is it true? asked Aimi.
- Yeah unfortunately, answered Akasuki.
- Okay, can we see him? asked Taiyo.
- Yeah sure, Akasuki answered and then we headed to Akihiros room.
- Brother, how are you feeling? asked Eiko who had just gotten into his room.
- Yeah, I'm good, said Akihiro. He looked at us and asked whilst pointing at Aimi and Taiyo "Who are they?"
- Hi, I'm Aimi, she said with a soft voice. So you can have a voice that isn't cold as ice.
- I'm Taiyo, said Taiyo. They sat at his bed.
- Hey, Eiko, you're here, said Hisoka and walked into Akihiros room.
- Hey Hisoka, said Akihiro.
- Hey Akihiro, how are you feeling? asked Hisoka.
- I'm good, Akihiro answered.
- So where's Arata? I asked.
- He's away right now, said Akasuki.
- Where? I asked.
- Don't know, Akasuki answered before we heard one of the kids shouting "Akasuki, Namiko is calling for you."'
- Okay, Akasuki shouted back.
- I'm sorry, she said before she walked away.
- Brother, when you get better, we have to go and play somewhere, said Eiko. After she said that we heard something burst and after a second the floor broke and we fell down. We fell down to a room where one of the walls was made of paper and the other of planks. A man flew through the paper wall and after a few seconds a knife flew towards him and hit his skull. What happened?