Editing Toaru Majutsu no Index:Item4 Chapter1 (section)

===Part 4===

Sobasaka Michio worked as a detective for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Investigation Division 1.

The only reason he was the first to receive the initial notice to arrive at the head office in Kasumigaseki was because he had spent all night working.

“Wake up, newbie. They say a bomber’s escaped Academy City. The most populous area outside the East Gate is Shinjuku!”

“That ain’t good. But if we’re really talking about a bomber, isn’t that more a job for Public Security than for Division 1?”

When the new kid tried to continue his argument about jurisdiction, Sobasaka slapped him on the top of the head.

“Which section of Public Security? The ‘let’s stop currying teacher’s favor and seriously try to make some inroads on Academy City’ section? That city exists right smack in the middle of Tokyo, but they use their extraterritoriality to keep the police out no matter what happens in their walls. I say we end that absurdity here and now. Word is there are children dying inside those walls, but we can’t even get any accurate numbers. How is that right!? If we capture this bomber and throw the book at them, I just know we’ll find a ton of additional crimes. And if we play our cards right, we could even get a chance to demand an investigation of Academy City as a whole!”

Was Academy City trying to reduce their own responsibility by providing the bare minimum of information before anyone outside began pestering them? But as time passed, even that would be suppressed and erased by different people’s interests and rights.

The data alone felt too flimsy.

It would probably just disappear at some point. Sobasaka grabbed the computer mouse and the office laser printer began spitting out pieces of copy paper.

“Who knows when they’ll be by to confiscate this, so memorize it all while you have the chance, newbie!!”

“Ehh? Don’t drag me into this. Now, let’s take a look…”



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''Age: Classified

''Address: Classified

''School: Classified

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“…”

The police detective froze while viewing the stack of papers.

You call this sharing information, Academy City? Nearly all of it was blotted out!!

His new subordinate asked a hesitant question.

“Wh-what do we do about this?”

“~ ~ ~! We still search out the bomber! This isn’t Academy City! It’s our city!!”