Dies iræ
I don't know what's going on. A strangely-looking passerby calls out to Hina on the bus. It's as if the passer-by is trying to ask her to follow him, she seems to refuse his invitation. I begin to approach when a policeman calls me.
- Lodaka Desmondes?
- That's me, all right.
- I'm going to ask you to follow me.
I'm the officer in the precinct. I can't think of anything other than Hina's suspicious arrest. Something's wrong.
- Excuse me, l-
- You have the right to remain silent.
- What are they gonna do to her, what did she do?
- It's none of your business.
There's a rage building inside me. Once again, this feeling of not dealing with the situation is driving me crazy. I'm sitting in a rusty metal chair in front of an officer, unwelcoming. He seems to have impressive muscles.
- We're ready. Start recording.
- Lodaka, I'm going to ask you some questions," said the agent sitting across from me. His pen seems to be crushed by the power of his hand.
- Do you own a handgun?
- No, I don't have a handgun.
He stops for a while, before he starts tapping his pen on the metal desk. It's cold, the atmosphere is getting more and more austere.
- Do you own any illegally downloaded movies on discs?
- No!
His movement intensifies. The storm is cracking outside, the lights go out and back on again in a second. We bring him a plastic bag containing various items. As he puts them on the table, I feel a deep hatred rising inside me. From the X magazines, many downloaded films, Kirigaya's message immediately makes more sense.
"You're going to get a lot of money for robbing me, man! You're in deep shit! »
But he's also depositing ammunition of the caliber of my gun. These had been left on the living room floor. I'm losing my temper.
- This does not belong to me! I'm screaming, so loud that anyone could hear me from 200 yards away.
- Bring the rest.
- Here's the videotape, sir.
The recording was taken from a miniature camera attached to my bandages
- The intern! I said to myself, with the shame of having been trapped like that.
They see me throw the satchel. The sound of the ammunition falling and bouncing on the ground caused a click in my head. The officer speaks again.
- This picture was taken after my team arrived on the scene, the empty shelf is no longer empty," he says, pointing to what appears to be the magazines on the table.
Everything lights up in my head. Kirigaya probably broke into my house, the door being in bad shape, before putting the evidence on it. Just as I am about to speak to put things in order, I notice that the policeman is looking at me with a face devoid of emotion. That is the end.
*KBOOOM*
An explosion occurs. The lights go out, a weight falls on my head...
- Follow me, that's an order!
- I will not! I'm screaming with all my might. A lightning bolt appears in the sky and strikes the lightning rod of the police station. I lose my temper and don't think anymore. They're going to take him away, to arrest him.
"Lodaka is arrested on charges punishable by more than 10 years in prison. The reformatory will handle his case. Now, if you'll follow me, you're accused of working as a minor, social services will take you into custody. »
No way, he's going to be okay. We're going to get through this. I care about him like any other family member. When he fought Kirigaya on Tuesday morning, despite his lack of space management, I knew right away that he wasn't doing it for nothing. He no longer cared about his reputation, all he wanted was, perhaps, to get to know me as a new student, still uninfluenced by the disruptive elements in the classroom.
- Hold it right there!
When no one speaks to you other than to assail you, meeting a new person can change your view of things.
- She's completely nuts! Do something for God's sake!
I won't lose anyone else. I'll never be powerless again. My anger is growing more and more, I'm losing control of my emotions. Lightning flashes form around my waist, creating gigantic arcs of energy. The electrical equipment stops working, one explosion after another. It had stopped raining. A dry climate settles over the capital, many warnings go off all over the district.
- Catch it!
They won't let me go.
- I've got her, handcuff me!
They won't stop.
- Refusal to comply!
They won't understand.
- We're taking you to the station. You're liable to two years in prison for-
Eaten away by despair, I try everything for everything.
- LET GO!
"A gigantic explosion has just occurred in the 25th arrondissement, on the outskirts of the police station. Emergency status has just been declared. Thank you for staying at..."
"Several lines have been shut down, numerous accidents have just occurred in..."
"Several outbreaks of fire have been reported in the 25th district, authorities overwhelmed."
"Many passers-by report a sudden large number of lightning flashes over a certain area. One individual may be the cause, but there is still..."
"Billboards in the disaster area show photos and videos of a young man subduing law enforcement officers, Kendo is not allowed..."
"Given this bleak landscape, we assume a targeted attack on one or more individuals, perhaps from a gang or an organization that doesn't fear life imprisonment, such as students..."