Part 18[edit]
(November 10th – Critical Error)
An unknown cause is placing a heavy burden on the FCE.
Self-diagnosing…output of report complete.
The FCE is beginning its reboot sequence.
Part 19[edit]
(November 10th – Oahu – Coral Street Shopping Mall – In front of a coin locker – From security camera footage)
Kamijou Touma and Accelerator had jumped into the same area next to the smoking area. Together, they had pushed the hostage children into that area.
“What happened to Hamazura!?” asked Kamijou.
“He jumped out the other exit. He’s with the parents. More importantly, what the hell was that? What idiot intervened!?”
The sound of scraping metal could be heard beyond the black smoke.
Kamijou tried to peer out through the smoke, but Accelerator grabbed him by the nape of the neck.
Immediately afterwards, gunfire rang out.
It was not the sound of a handgun being fired. The explosive noise was deeper and continuous. It was most likely from an assault rifle or something like that.
Which meant…
“This isn’t the occult…” Accelerator muttered. “Then this is a job for me. You take those kids and get out of here.”
“Hey…!”
“I have no intention of getting into a firefight with those kids still here. And your power can release them, right?”
It was true that one of the children Kamijou had pushed to safety was acting differently from before. She was staring in confusion as if she could not understand what was going on. That was most likely due to Kamijou’s right hand having touched her.
Accelerator spoke without turning around.
“I’m best suited for this kind of battlefield, so you hurry up and get out of here.”
“…I’ll repay you for this later. Don’t let yourself get taken out easily.”
Having said that, Kamijou lightly tapped the heads of each of the hostages who were still trying to attack according to the magician’s orders. That was all it took to bring the children back to their senses. Taking them with him, Kamijou started leaving the coin locker and the attackers from the other side of the smoke tried to chase after him.
However, Accelerator stepped into their path as if challenging them.
“It may be a little unfair, but we want to make sure we use the right person for the right job.”
Part 20[edit]