At last. Kept you waiting didn't I? After all, whenever I get ready for a new chapter I always listen to Touma's theme, you know the one that plays as he's fighting Accelerator? And that always get me pumped!

Perhaps even with…(glances side to side)….GUTS!

However we have yet to even reach that point but with recent Railgun development…..It will be interesting. But it has been suggested but I have no idea when I'm going to do it.

First off I have to deal with (in no particular order) Hamazura, Uiharu, the Sisters, Kuroyoru Umidori, Fräulein Kreutune, Orsola Aquinas, Meigo Arisa/Shutaura Sequenzia (which is probably going to be quite surprising actually) as well as a whole other bunch of characters. However the order here is NOT reflective of how things will go. Of course if I did that, the list would be WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY longer.

Emphasis on the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

Anyway, I would like to thank everyone that has supported this project from start to finish (I might be like Kamachi Kazuma and say thank you for this chapter and then for those that have stuck with us) but I would also like to thank PokeRescue18.

In the end if Kamijou Touma needed everyone else to wear down Fiamma, you are the person that has helped me bring an end to the metaphoric war that my fanfic. I seriously could not have done it without you man.

Regardless though I would like to thank everyone again.

And enjoy

Mr Question Mark

Where are you?

The message on the phone that Kamijou Touma had taken said that and it was a complete mystery why anyone would want to call this boy. Had they not known what had happened? Or had they known that the boy was in the state that he was in, namely escaped from an ambulance, ready to meet somewhere?

Kamijou looked around. Somehow he felt that if he answered right now and an Anti-Skill member talked to him, he would have to show his findings. He had a look around Yomikawa's table and made a quick thank you note before taking off answering to the text as fast as he could.

He reached the outside of the Anti-Skill bench when he had finished the message.

Sorry. Where was I supposed to go? In all the excitement I forget.

Kamijou hoped to some higher power that such a lame excuse would be accepted. If it was him it would not be the same, he would immediately question the contents of such an e-mail. However Kamijou had mentioned the word excitement.

Using that word was the most important. It suggested that the person that was sending the message had been caught up in something big and if the person on the other end knew about it…

The reply came back a few seconds after and Kamijou almost dropped the phone in surprise as he read the answer.

I know what you mean. However the plan worked perfectly.

Kamijou did not know what to say. Plan? What was the plan? Why had it worked perfectly? Why was the person that he was texting answering to his texts in this way? It was almost as if…..almost as if…..

Kamijou sweated as he typed in the words that he hoped would be denied. His fingers were sweating although it was not sunny and relatively cool and his fingers sometimes stuck to the keys, something that infuriated Kamijou.

He finished his answer and decided to get as far away from the Anti-Skill station that he had to in order to make sure that they would not get involved either however it appeared that they were more caught up with what had happened at the Hoshi no shihai-sha observatory and that was something that Kamijou would have to deal with later.

He looked at his answer and pressed send.

In the end MINUS has succeeded. Using those fake Anti-Skill was brilliant. But what about the footage?

Kamijou knew one thing. The boy that had flown through the Julian restaurant had escaped. However from the previous text it sounded like that was not the case. It was almost as if the boy was a part of MINUS. The words like 'plan' and the like had a sense of danger about them and Kamijou did not like it one bit. And thus, that would mean that the entire thing was staged.

The boy falling through the window and being taken away. The attack on the restaurant itself. Falling out of the ambulance and the fake Anti-Skill. They would have to have been MINUS members in order to make it look like the boy was really being chased by them, the boy falling out of the ambulance in order to create the illusion that he was being chased. The fake Anti-Skill members would not have to be overfully perfect in their disguise, only enough to ensure that they fooled the ambulance driver into thinking that the 'injured' boy had disappeared. It would look like the boy was being pursued by MINUS.

However that was all conjecture. In the end the answer lay in…..

The phone replied and Kamijou looked at it, his fears confirmed.

Our backer erased the data as planned surrounding your 'escape' route in order to make sure that it would look like you were pursued. It was unexpected that a Level 5 was there though. Did you give the trap to the target?

Kamijou frowned at that remark. What did that mean? Would it mean the people in the ambulance? No, that would have been random. So who had they m-

The one person that boy had talked to. The one person that would have looked out for the citizens of Academy City. The one person that was a Judgment member. Shirai Kuroko.

But what did MINUS want with her? And what was the trap? Kamijou tried to remember what they had said and eventually did. The weapons deposit! If that really was a trap then-! Was the entire thing staged just to attract the attention of one person!?

Kamijou looked up around him. The security camera data was erased by someone with access, MINUS's backer. It was obvious that they would have complete knowledge of what was going on. So why was Shirai Kuroko, someone with no connections to anything, be such a threat? What exactly was she caught up in that required there to be such a response?

MINUS was serious. That much was obvious. But for what reason? She was being specifically targeted. But where was she? Kamijou tried answering back towards the person that he had been talking to.

Yes. But where is it? I'm in District 7 right next to the Windowless Building. I didn't really get the directions right…..

Kamijou hoped that that lie would not be completely exposed. Judging by his misfortune, it would be realised however due to the success that MINUS had at the moment and the overconfidence that he hoped was there…

The phone answered and Kamijou jumped in fright as it did so, attracting some stares from the people around him. He had a look at the message.

Are you fucking retarded? I know that you're an airhead but seriously you asshole. How could you forget that old Cram School? You should know the one. However are you sure about the target? They are not here yet. Come quickly. Passcode 7071. You know the door.

Kamijou stared at the message blinking a few times. There was only one place that struck out at him that he knew of. After all, Misawa Cram School had been closed down already due to Aureolus's conflict. From what Kamijou had heard in the end it had been used as a place where stuff was generally dumped and it was rare to see students going in and out of the place however it was sometimes that a student working on some project tried to gather the junk that had accumulated on the first floor, with the other floors being relatively untouched.

Thus overall the school had been completely abandoned. Although the member had suggested that there was some kind of number that he could put in, Kamijou did not know where this door was or whether the Misawa Cram School was even the right school. As such, Kamijou acted.

Kamijou replied with a thank you and then headed not for the Cram School however for another destination.

The Tokiwadai Dorm in District 7 was close by and the message from the MINUS member had told him one thing; namely that Shirai Kuroko was not there yet. That meant that wherever she was, she was not in the Misawa Cram School.

Which meant that in order to prevent a tragedy, Kamijou Touma had to make sure that she did not reach it.

In fact, Kamijou's goal had not changed. Before it was a boy that he did not know who had been targeted by MINUS. But now it was different.

This time it was a girl that he hardly knew and he had to prevent her from being harmed at the hands of a group that he had indirectly made. In the end, Kamijou Touma was aiming for the same result in the end.

It did not matter who he could save. Nor did it matter if there was someone pulling the strings from behind. In the end, Kamijou did not think in terms of who would benefit. In the end, all he could do was save someone that did not know the danger that they were in. It might have been pointless and naïve to not view things that were happening in the larger picture however that would not spot Kamijou.

Kamijou ran through the streets of Academy City and headed towards the Tokiwadai Dorm in District 7.

He only had one thought in his mind.

His only goal was to save Shirai Kuroko.

The…..Misawa…..Cram School.

That was what that boy had said. Among all the pain that MINUS had cased, that boy had still managed to state what he had been trying to voice to the authorities in the first place.

However it was not the case. MINUS had already moved their base of operations. But that did not mean that a search of the old Cram school would not produce some results, whether it be fingerprints or some other form of evidence that could be used in the investigation against MINUS.

Shirai Kuroko teleported, after having stated where she was heading to her Judgment leader. She of course had stated that it was too dangerous to go along however under an assessment of what Shirai had told her, she had determined it to be safe however she had still suggested informing Anti-Skill.

Shirai had respectfully declined and headed there all by herself. Anything that would happen here would be on her head. She knew that much yet she decided to head here.

Nothing was going to happen here after all. The place was deserted. And so Shirai Kuroko continued to teleport.

"Don't worry." She said out loud as if she were talking to the person that had been placed in some much pain in order to get this information to her. "I will make sure that this will turn into something worthwhile."

Shirai Kuroko teleported once more in the streets of Academy City, heading towards her destination of the Misawa Cram School.

Aleister Crowley watched as his target, the one that had stepped on the borders too close to the Magic side, head towards the location where MINUS currently was.

Although it was a small chance that she would actually find out, Aleister had underestimated others before. As such it had caused such a blow to his plans that in regards to what was going to happen to them the results had yet to be determined.

However that was a problem that was slowly being addressed. This was one that was much more important. Although other Judgment and Anti-Skill members might do this investigation, there was only so much that Aleister could do to prevent any knowledge getting out.

And contact with the Index Librorum Prohibitorum was something that definitely increased the potential threat that one faced in regards to his true identity.

He opened up the phone link with the scrambler on the voice and within seconds the person on the other end answered. She sounded bored and cleared her throat before saying anything.

"So, what's the update boss?" she said. "I'm pretty pissed at you, you know. You never said a damn Level 5 would be in the vicinity."

Aleister said nothing in regards to that issue and instead got straight to the point. "Your target is approaching. A few more minutes and then they will reach there."

"Hmm. That would make it around sunset then." Said the voice on the other end. He heard the crick of a neck and a sigh. "Well whatever. That Teleporter won't be around much longer."

Aleister simply hung up, thoughts still in turmoil about the situation that was slowly unfolding in his City. Shirai Kuroko would die. Misaka Mikoto would be in an outrage however other connections that she had would allow her to cope. Her own family and other factors would allow her to eventually overcome that trauma of losing a friend.

Not only that but in replacement, Aleister could replace her roommate with one that provided him with information in regards to her progress as a Level 5. There were only benefits in regards to the situation that Aleister was given and that in itself was a positive.

Nothing could go wrong today.

Nemoto Toshiko stood up and leaned on her ultrasonic weapon and took another puff of her cigarette.

She looked at the people that were looking down at the streets below the Misawa Cram School and she cleared her throat and they all turned. Similar to her they had weapons of all sorts as well as the esper abilities that they had which was something of a force that not many people in Academy City would want to deal with.

"Right everyone. You know your stations. Get to them." The members near the window looked at each other before nodding and walking off in different directions. Although it might seem that a force of 17 espers was too much for one Level 4, in the end it was the numbers factor that made MINUS so formidable.

Although some of their force had been taken out by that damn Level 5, they were still fighting strong. And besides, they still had three more espers coming in; namely those that had posed as the 2 Anti-skill and the fake victim in the Julian restaurant. That made a force of 20 espers. Not only had that but with additional firing power that they had accumulated it was clear who was going to win. Despite the fact that Misawa Cram School was not a weapons deposit anymore, they had changed its role especially for this battle.

20 vs. 1. Anyone could tell you who would win in terms of power.

Nemoto took another puff of her cigarette, throwing it to the ground before using her foot to grind it. Everyone was going to their battle positions. She would do the same. She lifted up the ultrasonic weapon and swung it over her shoulder, moving forward while whistling a Certain Tune.

This was the end. This was the job that they had to do. And this was how they were going to do it.

Kamijou stood in front of the Dorm breathing heavily however he had yet to step inside or even enter the grounds. His ear was pressed against his phone, not the MINUS member's, and he called a number that he thought might have a better knowledge of where Shirai Kuroko might be.

Misaka Mikoto was a number on his phone that he rarely called however he had done so during the past few months, particularly in France and London. It was useful to have her number to say the least and having a close contact in her when he needed it made things useful. Mostly.

"Damn it!" he cried as he looked at the phone. Why was she not answering? He knew that she would have to be taken in for questioning by Anti-Skill however just how long were they planning on taking her in? It seemed to Kamijou that she was a person that many people might want to get as much information out of due to the nature of her ability and her importance.

Either way, Mikoto would not be able to help in this situation. That was troubling. With someone knowing exactly where she was, it would be helpful however he did not know anything. Saten Ruiko had not been with her during the incident at the Julian restaurant so Kamijou saw no reason why she would go out of her way to talk to her.

Thus, his only contact was gone. However that did not mean that he was out of options. Kamijou ran into the Tokiwadai Dorm, remembering the electronic opening system that they had and remembered the room that Mikoto had stayed in as well as her roommate, Shirai Kuroko.

And so Kamijou typed in the room and waited. He did it again and waited. Every second seemed to drag on and the situation worsened as he did so. He sweated as he waited for that intercom to be answered.

Was she out? If so where was she? Had she already been held up? Was it that the Dorm Manager had kept her behind for some reason because of her Judgment duties? Where was Shirai Kuroko? Although she might not be in her room, it was likely that she might still be in the dorm building and as such, Kamijou had no idea if she was even here or not.

Kamijou looked at the door that blocked his way and looked at it up and down. Although he had yet to do so, knocking it down was something that definitely entered his mind. However it seemed to him that the door might be reinforced to prevent people doing exactly that and harming the students of Tokiwadai. Despite the fact that he had been able to enter the Dorm with a key during the Clean-Up that had been a special case and was not something that he could do as of right now.

Ultimately, Kamijou was left with only one option. The intercom was still ringing as he made the run up towards the wall, jumping at the last minute so that his entire weight would be thrown against the door.

It made a large bang and Kamijou landed back on the ground. As expected. Nothing had happened. That was, of course, the result he had been expecting. But that was not Kamijou's purpose. With a loud enough noise…..

Kamijou kept on smashing his side against the door, again and again, until someone would turn up. And that was a plan that was quickly fulfilled.

"You said that you did not want to be a pervert. Are you sure that your words had a lot of truth ability?"

Kamijou's body slammed once more against the door and he turned towards the entrance. The blond haired, starry eyed girl that was looking in his direction was leaning in the frame of the door with a somewhat amused expression on her face. She had not expected him to be here when she had decided to see how some of her 'presents' were doing in the District 7 Dorm.

Shokuhou Misaki frowned the boy and looked at him and then at the door. "Do you really think that you can break down the door with pure strength ability?" she asked in a confident tone. Just what was that guy doing here in the first place? Shokuhou wanted to ask her questions however Kamijou interrupted her.

Kamijou wasted no time heading towards her and grabbing her hand, pulling her towards the door. He burst into his explanation that was limited to merely, "Please! I know I have no right to ask you this however I really need you to open up this door right now!"

Shokuhou looked at the boy's hand and then at his face. The boy's grip was firm and warm and with an increasingly red face she managed to pull out of it.

"Why do you need to go into the Dorm with such speed ability? And is that a handcuff?" she asked while pointing to the boy's left wrist.

"I just need to! I don't have time to fully explain it to you right now! It's not something that you were involved in like the Battle for School Garden and not something like I can explain as magic! So please!" Kamijou looked at her and Shokuhou noticed that same conviction that he had in his eyes during that aforementioned battle.

Whatever was troubling him was something that was important enough to earn that gaze in him. Of course, there was always the chance that Shokuhou could deny his request. However that boy would find another way into the Dorm. Not only that but she also felt that this was made up 'Kamijou Touma'. His own actions right at this moment.

But that was not all. Chances were if she denied him his request, he would get angry, just like 'that time'. [1]

She sighed, looked at the boy, reached into her bag that she carried and brought out a remote, holding it up to the door and pressing a button. The effect was somewhat immediate. There was a shout from inside the Dorm, cries for someone to "Stop heading to the door."

Kamijou looked at Shokuhou who had a smile on her face. "Whatever it is that you're worried about must be important. Your words in this situation are enough for me to trust you. If you say this is important, then it must be so." Shokuhou had seen it, incidents that were 'important' to that boy. The Battle of School Garden. The 'magic' incident in School Garden itself.

Kamijou had no idea why she had built up so much trust in him. To his knowledge, he had only helped her out when she was in trouble so what exactly had he done to her? There were not enough events for her to be so trusting towards that boy. So why was she so trusting towards him? What exactly was the nature of their relationship?

Kamijou nodded in thanks as the door opened and a girl in the Tokiwadai uniform opening the door, stars visible in both of her eyes. Kamijou did not waste any time, darting past the girl, and making sure to not touch her with his right hand as he did not know what effects it would have on Shokuhou, and heading straight into the Dorm.

Some of the girls that had been behind the girl that had opened the door, maybe to pull her back, watched as Kamijou ran into the Dorm, eyes wide in surprise.

""K-Kamijou-kun/san?"" some of them cried however Kamijou paid them no notice. He raced past them and headed towards the room that he knew and had been to before. Other girls watched him as he came through and said nothing as he ran up the stairs, two at a time towards room 208.

Naturally, he did not stop, using his own footing to divert his direction and head towards the door. This had two functions. One was to quickly reach the door that he was to reach. The other…..

Kamijou did not turn as soon as he saw the door. Of course due to the fact that he had cleaned each and every one, he had a good idea of where each room was. In turn as he raced just in front of the door, he angled his body, using the speed that he had built up and used it to ram into the door.

Whether it was due to the speed or whether it was because it was not as sturdy as the main one did not stop Kamijou as he rammed into it, the force forced open the door as he tripped and fell inside the room.

The first thing he noticed were not screams. That meant no one was in the part of the room that he had been in. He looked up and around, looking for another other doors that were accessible. The bathroom door was open and Kamijou raced towards it, not caring that he might see some part of the human anatomy that he did not need to see however opened it all the way.

There was no one. He checked the toilet as well as found no one. He swore. She wasn't here. She wasn't here! That meant one thing that came to Kamijou's mind, the worst case scenario in the situation that had presented itself in the current moment.

"Damn it!" he cried as he raced out of the room, using one hand to slam it shut, seeing the surprised faces of the girls in front of him. Their facial expressions clearly showed that they wanted an explanation however Kamijou just did not have the time! It was unlikely that they knew where she was anyway and there was only one more location left!

Kamijou raced down the hall and stairs again, heading straight for the entrance however he saw one thing in his way. The unsatisfied Dorm Manager stood in the way. Obviously expecting him to exit where he came out, she had been spot on in her guess. Kamijou approached her; both optimistic in that another chance presented itself in finding where Shirai had gone.

"I hope that you have an explan-"

"Do you know where Shirai Kuroko is?!" he yelled over the top of her. The frown that she gave in return showed that she had not appreciated being talked over however she shook her head.

"I do not know where Shirai is. Or Misaka. Now, answer my question young man. Why are you even here? Quickly explain for a Judgment member who happened to walk outside is going to come in very soon. I'm willing to hear you out however your excuse better be one that I can believe. I do not appreciate people rudely coming in and barging inside my Dorm." She crossed her arms and everyone looked at Kamijou for the explanation however he did give one.

Shirai was not here. Nor did anyone know where she was, at least as far as Kamijou knew. That in turn meant that for now, her location was unknown. If she had gone towards Misawa Cram School, in terms of who knew, it was only Kamijou.

With no one knowing what was going down, it was only Kamijou Touma who knew what was going to happen to Shirai Kuroko. He was about to do something rash in order to get out of the dorm however stopped.

"Wait, did you say Judgment!?" he said. The Dorm Manager's frown deepened and she nodded.

"They'll be here soon so-"

"Not soon." Said a voice from behind her. She turned and Kamijou had a look at the Judgment member. The boy had tan coloured hair, green eyes having a look around the Dorm that very few got a look into. His jeans and yellow shirt seemed like one a delinquent would wear however the armband that said Judgment on his red hoodie's arm revealed who he actually was, his pockets were filled with the boy's hands.

He let out a whistle and looked at the Dorm Manager. "So" He said. "What seems to be the trouble? Judgment member from the 74th branch, Endo Hanshiro reporting."

The Tokiwadai Dorm Manager seemed to be impressed at how fast the boy had gotten here and she pointed at Kamijou.

"Well, actually this boy seems to be making a ruckus. Please take him outside. I will accompany you in order to extract information."

The boy waved a hand that he pulled out of his hoodie. "Not at all ma'am." He said as he looked at the students. To everyone there it seemed that he was looking for someone, however could not find them. "But I-"

"Oi, you're from Judgment! Do you know where Shirai Kuroko is?!" yelled Kamijou to someone who would most likely have the information.

Endo looked at the boy that had been identified as a nuisance. "Oh, that girl?" he asked. "I have no obligation to answer your question. And is that a Judgment handcuff on your wrist?" the boy clicked his tongue and wagged his finger in confidence. "That's only going to increase the charge for you." He sighed and scratched his head. "And I really wanted to continue the Yesod investigation….."

"Where is Shirai Kuroko?!" yelled Kamijou again, this time surprising everyone that had gathered to see the confrontation. "Her life is in danger! As a member of Judgment, you should know where she is!"

Everyone stared at Kamijou as he spoke. What was he talking about? Everyone there tensed at his words, the tone the same that he had in a similar incident. Some voices whispered to each other and they silenced when Endo answered.

"Is that so? Well then I hope that everything goes well for her. So, if you don't come with me I will have to-"

"What do you mean 'everything goes well for her'? Don't you care what happens to her?! She's one of you! Another member of Judgment!" replied Kamijou as he took a step forward.

Endo reacted as quickly as Kamijou had ever seen. He took a step forward as well, throwing a kick in mid-air that would not have hit Kamijou no matter how anyone would have looked at it however a large burst of red shot out towards Kamijou, something that hit him straight in the chest and sent him flying backwards as blood flew from his mouth.

A burning pain entered his stomach and the hall entered silence, even the Dorm Manager surprised by the sudden action of violence. Kamijou slowly got up onto one knee and wiped his mouth, glaring at the boy in front of him who still had his hands in his pockets.

He let out a bored yawn. "Don't even try." He said as he looked straight at Kamijou and his obvious intent to try and stand up. "My ability is Blood Force. The healthier my blood flow is, the more I can use the internal energy inside my body that it makes to influence an external environment. Of course it doesn't just limit to my blood within my body." He pulled out a vial from his jeans pocket, something that was filled with a red liquid. He threw it to the ground and put his hand on the blood that was now covering the carpet.

The liquid actually rose with his hand and seemed to swirl in his grip. "You see, I always have an extra weapon on me. Unfortunately I can't use your own blood against you. So, once again I ask you to come with me. As for Shirai Kuroko? I couldn't give a flying fuck. I don't care if she gets injured or dies. In the end, either option benefits me. So I choose to do nothing. And my senior can't look over my shoulder. This is my own decision."

The Dorm Manager looked at the boy with something that could only be called contempt. She had no idea who this boy was however he had used esper abilities inside her Dorm. And insulted one of the residents of it. That was something that she could not allow.

"I'm afraid you'll have to stop there." Said the Dorm Manager.

Endo looked over at her and raised an eyebrow. "Are you interfering in an investigation? It was you who asked this boy to be removed." His tone held overconfidence, probably due to the fact that he had the complete power in the situation, willing to use fit to achieve whatever he wanted.

The Dorm Manager wanted to say something and looked at Kamijou who had stood up. The girls were looking at the situation seemed to want to tear into this guy. Although they might not know Shirai, this guy had actually gone and hurt Kamijou, someone who they admired to a large degree. But that one comment had stopped them.

The reason was obvious. It was unlikely that a person of Tokiwadai with a criminal record would continue to be a student. If they caused harm to others and it was their fault, expulsion was a consideration. Of course, it did not happen all the time and was influenced by the esper and the conditions of the crime but messing with Judgment was something that was not smart.

Endo looked around and saw no reaction. "Didn't think so. So, now if you will come with me." He said to Kamijou who had stood up.

Kamijou looked directly at Endo. "Where is Shirai Kuroko?" he asked. "I'm telling you that she is in serious danger. She could actually die. So what are you going to do?"

"Hmm? Nothing of course. It doesn't benefit me to do so. So I choose to just ignore it." His overconfidence reached that answer within him and he frowned towards Kamijou.

"I see." Said Kamijou as he straightened his back. He clenched his right fist and held it in front of him. "Then I will just have to move forward."

"I take that as a threat." Replied Endo with a grin. "The Yesod investigation isn't going anywhere. So, at least I can do something today that makes me feel better. I'd hate to have to see your hospital bill."

Kamijou took that as a sign to move forward. He did so, the gap between him and Endo lessening. Endo was the one that moved in reaction to that.

Using the blood that had gathered in one hand he focused it and launched an entire ball of it towards Kamijou. It headed towards him with frightening speed, aiming right for the centre of his chest however it was a blow that was quickly avoided, despite the speed.

Kamijou ducked underneath the ball of blood and headed straight for Endo. However Endo still had that smile of his face.

"Look out!" said someone from the side. Kamijou did not even get the chance to move even an inch as he felt something sharp enter his back although only slightly. He stopped running due to the surprise attack however the pain quickly disappeared, his tolerance for pain increased due to his battles in the past. The sharp object he felt move out from his back and he didn't see it fall to the floor.

This was not something that was realised though. Endo raced forward, something red forming over his fist as he got ready to punch Kamijou in the face with the strengthened blow.

"Too bad. I thought you would last longer." He said as it came closer.

"Yeah. You're pretty bad for Judgment." Said Kamijou as he launched his own fist towards Endo. The exchange was quick and fast.

The strengthened fist collided with the normal one and one person let out a cry of pain. Endo fell back and clutched his fist as he looked in surprise at Kamijou.

"W-What?! M-My Blood Force! How did you-!?"

"No complaints, right you bastard?" said Kamijou as he stepped forward again, using all of his weight to smash that fist, that right fist that held the Imagine Breaker, into the face of Endo Hanshiro.

The Judgment member was thrown back and his head hit the frame of the door that he had just passed through, his head bouncing off it and falling forward again, seeing in his vision the sight of a fist heading for his head again.

He didn't remember any else after that.

The Judgment member fell to the floor and Kamijou panted. Everyone blinked at the scene that they had just seen.

That boy, the Judgment member had attacked Kamijou with his blood fist and Kamijou had countered with his own normal one. The attacks had collided in mid-air and it was as soon as Kamijou's fist hit the Judgment member's that the blood had disappeared.

No-one had any idea what had happened or how he had done it. However it had resulted in his victory. Kamijou looked down at the boy and looked back at the small droplets of blood that were both a mixture of Endo's Blood Force and Kamijou's blood from his back.

Kamijou however wasted no time. He turned to the Dorm Manager.

"Sorry." He said. "I didn't want things to get out of hand like this. But Shirai really is in danger. Make sure to tell as many Judgment members as you can and…." He looked down at Endo. "Get someone better than this guy."

Kamijou said nothing else as he ran out of the Dorm, leaving everyone that had witnesses the battle in a stunned state.

"O….K…" said the Tokiwadai Dorm Manager, whispers from the students growing louder and louder as the topic of discussion that was Kamijou Touma grew just as loud as each conversation.

One of the students watched the doorway in which he had just left and placed a finger under her chin before letting out a sigh. Was she impressed? Or just confirming what she already knew?

In the end that boy did not change.

Shokuhou Misaki was shown that fact once again in that situation.

Shirai Kuroko noticed the keypad on the door of the building. It looked like it was still functioning however the only thing that she thought of was the fact that MINUS had yet to clean up after themselves.

After all, that was the only thing that actually made sense in the situation as she knew it. However being an esper of Academy City did not stop Shirai Kuroko. She had her own doorway into the building.

Quickly making the calculations, she disappeared and then reappeared inside the very building that had that keypad on the doors that prevented her from getting in. She sighed as she looked at the door behind her. Honestly, what was MINUS thinking? If this was their weapons deposit, anyone with a Teleport ability would be able to get in and open the door from the inside for anyone that wanted to get in.

Regardless she merely looked up at the elevator that was at the end of the hall that she found herself in. To her sides were other paths that led to staircases however she was the only one in the room. Why would anyone else be inside? However there was something else that she noticed. While the Misawa Cram School had become a place to dump junk, there was a surprisingly lack of it around, the floor practically clean, something that puzzled her.

Still, Shirai showed some caution before she headed for the elevator, pressing the up button and hearing the whir of the motor and then a 'ding' as it arrived on the floor that she was on.

She stepped in and looked at the floors that were available, picking one at random as she ascended into the quiet building.

Moments later someone stepped into the hallway and watched the elevator rise, as noted by the small indicator above the elevator telling the person what floor the elevator had reached.

It stopped at the 5th floor and the person spoke into their walkie-talkie.

"Floor 5 everyone. This is where it begins."

At that message, every esper inside that building readied their weapons and tested their esper powers. This was the job. This was why they were here. And this was the end for Shirai Kuroko.

Kamijou ran through the streets of Academy City, the small trail of blood that he made as he did so attracting attention from people on the street however it was not more than that. In the end Kamijou had only one goal and that was to head towards Misawa Cram School.

His sweat had begun to become heavier and he saw the School off in the distance as he ran towards it, desperately wanting to take a break. He dodged past people that almost got into his way, earning surprised shouts and growls from those that he dodged past.

He could not pay them any mind. He was in too much of a rush and the people around seemed to notice it. So they simply made way for Kamijou as he ran through the City. And it was due to the lack of obstacles that Kamijou Touma was able to enter that battlefield.

He stood in front of the School and had a sense of nostalgia. The first time he was here, he had to save a girl. This time was no different. Although this time he hoped that he wouldn't have his right arm chopped off and some damned magician hadn't decided to join the ranks of MINUS.

Of the things that would go wrong today, that was in his list of the top 5. Regardless, Kamijou looked around and noticed how very few people were walking in this area of the District. In the end with the School closing down, very few people had a reason to enter this part of it so that in itself made it a good place to hide anything.

Kamijou looked behind him and noticed the sunset beginning to show itself. This was the beginning. Kamijou Touma had no one. He had tried to call others that would want to join in in the fight however due to their own circumstances that was not possible.

In the end, Kamijou was only caring about one person. Shirai Kuroko. He hardly knew the girl however something simple like being close to someone was not something that bothered him when it came to protecting others. Not only that but in the back of his mind he remembered something that he had once promised a stupid Aztec magician that had once fallen in love with the girl known as Misaka Mikoto.

A promise to protect the girl known as Misaka Mikoto and the world that surrounded her. Of course, he was not using the promise as an excuse to get involved. It was simply another factor.

Kamijou walked up to the door and noticed the keypad that had not been there the first time he had been there. It was a four-digit code and there was only one number that came to Kamijou's mind.

He reached out his hand. If he were to press those numbers in, there was no turning back. He would be along facing against who knows how many, all to save one person.

What did it matter though? He had faced worse. Once he had faced 250 nuns all to save one person. A simple force of 50 was nothing compared to that.

However it was still damn scary. And anyone in this situation would be scared enough to reconsider pressing those numbers. However those people were those that would not have been entirely sure of themselves in this situation. How many were there? Was what one was doing right? Would one be able to truly make a difference at all?

However Kamijou Touma was positive in what he was doing. He had no idea if it was beneficial to others however in the end that did not matter. He would deal with anything that had to come.

7071.

The keypad made a beep and flashed green before opening and the automatic doors opened. It was now clear. This was the place where Shirai Kuroko was going to be held. This was where MINUS was.

And with one foot heading forward, Kamijou Touma entered the battlefield, heading straight where a hero should. After all, this was what Kamijou was at the core. Although he might deny it one thing was clear.

He was more than just a mere high school student in the eyes of others. Although what he was doing was small in his own eyes compared to others, the only thing he thought of himself was that he was simply a high school student.

….But most people could tell you that he was an idiot and reinforce the idea that, for one, Kamijou Touma was a hero.

[1] I tried to keep Shokuhou as canon as possible in terms of personality, a slight change from what I made her out to be however I joined her 'realisation' from the end of her arc and the mystery of her in the canon. Of course there are some contradictions, I couldn't spot them but it felt different to write her lines, so I hope that you guys will not feel too discouraged about this.

Well apart from that I suppose that's the end of this chapter. This arc went on for so long and a lot longer than what I thought it would. I suppose that either means I overwrite or that I just want to make you guys happy with all of these stories.

Heh heh heh. In the end, the choice is up to you. And I hope that you guys all join in for the climax of the Shirai Kuroko arc that is next!

And did you get the small reference that the darkness has finally started to make a move? Also there is something that I would like to ask. While the stories seem to flow as in one incident after another, would you like there to be the occasional kind of 'SS' story? There will probably be no action but just something that might be for some relief in the chain of stories. Already have an idea of the Delta Force. Although there actually might be a story arc about them in the future once we learn Aogami's true identity...

Otherwise you'll miss out! Until next time….

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And I'll see you when I see you and I won't if I don't.

Next chapter feels like it will be Battle Royale in one chapter. Man oh man. Seriously.