37 stopped reading and looked up at Accelerator, her eyes glassy. "I- I had no idea. No one ever told me that I stole their Esper abilities instead of copying them!"

"Don't get upset 37. Obviously, they were running tests to see if that was true. We'll just look through the rest of the file and see if those tests proved it," Yomikawa said in an attempt to make her feel better.

"Yeah, don't worry about it. I mean, it wouldn't be the end of the world if you did steal them. Considering who you were dealing with, the scientists and all, it's probably better that they can't use them anymore. We just need more information-" Accelerator started to walk past 37 when she suddenly jumped back and stumbled away from him, much like she did when they first met.

"Watch out! Don't! Just... don't come near me, please. I think I need to be alone for a little while. I'll meet you guys back at the safe house." Before anyone could stop her, 37 rushed out of the room.

"Damn, I thought she'd feel better once she saw her records." Accelerator said as he started to follow her out of the room.

"Hey, where are you going?" said Yomikawa as Accelerator turned back to face her.

"You don't think it'd be a good idea to follow her and make sure she gets back to the safe house?"

"I know you want to make sure she's okay, but we're close to finding out what's been going on here. She asked for some time alone, so we should give it to her. She's a strong girl; she'll be fine."

Tch... I know she's strong, she has the scars to prove it too. Accelerator reluctantly turned around and walked back over to the desk. "Fine, why should I care if she wants to be by herself anyway. Is there anything else in her file that she should know?" They started to flip through the pages when one of the officers at the computer interrupted them. "Yomikawa, you should come see this."

Yomikawa and Accelerator walked over to the desk, and the officer turned the monitor towards them. "These records are dated after 37 escaped. They appear to be written by Kihara, noting your move to seclusion for more 'direct influence'. He also has lists of students that have been marked as 'graduated'. Officer, see if you can find me something confirming how many students were here a year ago before 37's escape."

"Right away ma'am," said the officer as he stood up and left to locate the requested information.

Accelerator looked through the names listed in Kihara's notes. He didn't know many of the students by name, but there were a few he had made acquaintances with before being moved into solitary. Some of them were listed on the screen before him. Just more names to add to the list of reasons why I should erase Kihara from existence.

"Don't bother trying to compare the lists. You know what happened to those students. Nobody ever graduates from here. Not in Academy City's way of thinking anyway. The SAI was just a place to dump unwanted Child Errors and use them as guinea pigs for their sick experiments." Accelerator's temper began to rise once again. "Check the lists if you want, it's not like you'll be able to find any of them anyway. Most of them came here the same as 37, no name or ID. Why the hell do you think they were so fond of giving out nicknames or numbers to call us?"

"And that's on them to answer for, don't get yourself worked up, Accelerator. Let's keep looking through his notes while I'm waiting for that list." She continued to open and read folders on the computer, noting here and there when there was another list of "graduates." About halfway through the folders listed under Training, they found a folder marked 'Accelerator'. Clicking on it brought up a password prompt.

"Shit. Hey, do we have any way around these passwords?" Yomikawa asked out loud to everyone in the room. Accelerator stepped towards her chair and motioned for her to get up. She hesitated for a moment before vacating the chair and letting him sit down. He typed in his nickname for a stupidly obvious first guess, only to have the incorrect password message pop up.

"Okay, so you're not as stupid as I hoped you were. That's okay; it'd be boring if I had to fight a moron," he muttered to himself as he attempted another name, his real name. Incorrect again, and this time it prompted him with a notice informing him that he had two more attempts before the computer went into lock-down mode.

"Oh, just great. I guess I'd better think real hard on this next one. AHA!" He exclaimed as he typed in the word 'vectorboy' and received access to the file. The two of them started to go through the folders within the file, all of them neatly dated from the approximate date of his arrival, up until a few days before 37's bombing. They opened the files dated a year ago when 37 escaped. Accelerator began reading aloud from the notes.

"37 managed to escape today. The bitch took out two of my guards as she went too, stole Gravity Swing from one of them. He'll never regain his ability, so I got rid of both their sorry asses, what use are they to me if they couldn't even kill a little girl? Anyways, the higher-ups here have decided not to pursue and retrieve her. Oh well, she'll never survive on the outside anyway, Academy City will tear her apart eventually."

"It has also been noted that her escape could bring about some unwanted 'attention' to our Institute. Over the next few months, we'll be downsizing the student population, through 'graduation'. Despite the possible threat of investigation or raids, the Accelerator project will remain active. That little bastard's been a pain in my ass since he met 37. He thinks she's dead, and he's gonna keep on thinking that. Last thing the boy needs is hope. I have to say his ability is impressive. I'm sure he'll make it to Level 5 status easy. He won't get any stronger if he keeps getting all wrapped up in feelings and shit. The world outside only cares about strength and power. If I don't teach him anything else, it'll be that the ones with the power have the control."

In silence, he moved to one of the more recent files, dated a couple of weeks ago. He continued to narrate Kihara's words.

"Accelerator defeated the last student today, we saved one of the strongest student Espers for last, and Vector Boy sure didn't disappoint. His eyes remained cold and focused as he sent shards of glass..." Accelerator couldn't bring himself to read the rest of the description of the fight. I can't believe how fucking happy this guy sounds describing that fight. Have I really become as cold and cruel as he's making me out to be in this? It disgusts me that he's speaking of me like he's proud.

"It's okay," said Yomikawa. "You don't have to read any more of that. That does confirm they were removing the students until you were the only one left. We'll let the other officers handle reading the rest of the records for now. Let's get back to the safe house and check on 37."

Accelerator nodded as he started to rise from the chair. "Okay. Oh wait, the Esper rankings," said Accelerator as he sat back down in the computer chair. It only took a moment for him to pull up the page with the latest rankings. He was listed as the second-ranked Level 5 in Academy City. His eyes grew wide as he focused on the name that was listed as the strongest Level 5 in Academy City.

Amata Kihara.