Accelerator and the other 3 in Group, travelled from District 11 in an ambulance they were using for transportation purposes. They were headed for the juvenile hall in District 10.
"This is the only juvenile hall in Academy City. Apparently, the grounds are split in half between the boys side and the girls side." Tsuchimikado said while operating a notebook computer. "Academy City does not currently have a criminal charge for treason. Because of this, Musujime's companions are in a situation where they can't be charged legally. They couldn't have been put in the facility normally."
"So there's a secret room?"
Unabara looked over towards Musujime, but it seemed she didn't know anything.
"What a fucking pain. Do we not have a map of the layout? If you can't hack in and get information on a secret passageway, can't you just get it from the construction company's computer?"
"This isn't a normal building. I doubt the company would still have this kind of information."
Tsuchimikado looked at the screen.
It was displaying quite a bit of data on the juvenile hall, but the layout was kept as a secret so there was nothing he could do from there.
Accelerator realized something while looking at the screen as well.
"This facility doesn't have a firefighting group."
Accelerator looked over the displayed data again.
"Fires don't happen there often, so they got rid of it to save on the budget. But that means the fire department has to come in if there is a fire. They must have been given a map of the layout so they can move through that maze-like facility properly."
Hearing that, Tsuchimikado changed the target of his cracking.
He had the answer quickly.
"Here it is. Classified areas are covered up, but, if there is a secret staircase, it has to be here. The basement area for traitors has to be beyond here."
Since there was only one area the hidden staircase would be, the area for traitors must not be separated by sex. They were all in solitary confinement, so there wouldn't be any shared areas.
"This was hidden, so do you think Block has this information, too?"
"Ha. Group and Block have the same level of authority. Anything we can find, they can find, too. And the information on Musujime is at the same level of classification in the databank."
Musujime glared at Accelerator, but he didn't flinch and continued speaking.
"Tsuchimikado. What kind of defenses does the facility have?"
"The jailers use the old MPS-79 powered suits. They have anti-esper equipment, but I wouldn't expect too much from them. The jailers only have tools to defend themselves against rampaging espers and Block is using real weapons. The mercenaries left in District 11 had blades, handguns, rifles, bombs, and other kinds of weapons from 'outside', but I'm sure Block reequipped them with the latest weaponry. According to Unabara, over 100 of those mercenaries alone are still active. We don't know how many people Block has or what their powers are. What's important is whether they can kill or not. Powered suits are large, sturdy targets."
"Not that," interrupted Accelerator. "The juvenile hall is filled with dangerous espers. What kind of anti-esper equipment do they have?"
"They have about 25 different kinds starting with an AIM jammer."
"So we can't use our powers inside?"
"You can. Basically, it dissolves your concentration and intentionally leaves you with thoughts that make you more easily tracked by a Psychometer. It'll weaken you a bit, but not enough to eliminate your power altogether. Working as a guard there is apparently in the worst 3 occupations from an insurance company's point of view. In a facility that large, it's impossible to eliminate psychic powers completely."
"But," Tsuchimikado continued, "it's possible to have your powers go out of control in those conditions. Powers that use complex calculations are especially prone to this. A normal esper would end up just being injured, but it would be much too dangerous for you or Musujime. You need to watch out if you don't want to end up killing yourself in an incredibly stupid way."