Daisuke did not show up the next Monday for school. Satoshi's concern heightened. His absence meant that either Dark could not find him even with the help of the Towa no Shirube or that he did find him, but something was terribly wrong.
"What did you do with him, Krad?" he asked himself. It wasn't as if he hadn't asked before, but it didn't hurt to ask again. He waited for a response. "Krad, I know you're not asleep".
"You're in school, Satoshi-sama. Is that not important to you people?" Krad replied at last.
"You know I've already graduated!" Satoshi continued to persist, "where is Daisuke?"
"I can't tell you now. You haven't even gotten close to figuring it out". He chuckled quietly.
Satoshi hated being stumped, "honestly, Krad, you've been using magic I haven't heard of before..."
"Of course". He chuckled again, "perhaps I've been expecting too much of you. After all, you're only human."
Satoshi knew Krad was trying to make him angry. "What about Dark?" he asked, hoping his reaction would disappoint his alter ego. "Dark isn't human".
Even if Krad was upset, he wasn't about to show it. "That's true. Unfortunately, Dark spends his time on distractions".
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Trying to impress humans. Women...police...reporters. It's so meaningless."
"You mean by being the Phantom Thief? That's why he's here. It's his job. It's the opposite of meaningless."
This time, Krad laughed. "It's true your petty conflicts pulled us from our world, but that doesn't mean we must be part of them."
"And yet you're here with me. You don't have anywhere to go". He waited for the angel's comeback. It was strangely silent in his head. "So you understand. You knew all along that you're trapped. Just like me".
Krad laughed again. He sounded almost crazed. Satoshi tried not express his surprise outwardly for his classmates to see.