All it takes to become a monster is one righteous reason.
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6:03 A.M.
Silas's Studio – Underground
The plan is in motion.
Silas watches old footage of Akihiko Suda, a beloved history teacher. Everyone thinks he's kind. Gentle. He hosts school clubs and tutors for free.
But Silas knows better.
He's seen the glances. The late-night texts. The subtle grooming tactics.
He's read every deleted message, broken every firewall, and found one folder that was encrypted three layers deep.
Inside it?
> Hundreds of photos.
Female students.
Taken without consent.
Silas doesn't smile.
Even he has rules—twisted as they are.
And now?
Suda becomes the next test.
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7:31 A.M.
St. Gabriel's High – Faculty Lounge
Naomi enters under the pretense of "routine follow-up."
She watches Suda.
Charming. Calm. Friendly. Offers her tea.
But she can feel it — the way he performs kindness like a mask.
She doesn't even know why she's looking at him like this.
Then, her phone buzzes.
> Unknown number.
One message.
Attachment: "suda_room42.archive"
She steps into the hallway and opens the file. Photos.
Girls. Young.
One of them is Mika.
She stares at the screen, heart tightening.
Silas. This is Silas.
She looks back through the window. Suda still smiling, joking with a teacher.
She grips her phone like a weapon.
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10:03 A.M.
Naomi's Car – Private Line
She calls the precinct.
> "This is Detective Kisaragi. I need a covert warrant. Target: Akihiko Suda. Probable cause: sexual exploitation of minors."
The other end hesitates.
> "That's a big ask, Naomi. You've got no chain of custody, no witness testimony—"
"Do it anyway."
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1:12 P.M.
Silas's POV – Rooftop
He watches the police from afar.
Unmarked officers move in. Enter the school. Quiet. No sirens.
He leans against the railing, sipping juice.
"They're going after Suda."
He didn't plant the evidence. He just revealed it.
And let Naomi decide.
She did.
> Just like I knew she would.
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2:27 P.M.
Police Van – Outside School
Suda protests. Shouts. Denies everything.
They pull him in. Cuff him. Cameras catch a glimpse.
Whispers start immediately.
> "Did you hear?"
"That teacher—he's a creep."
"No way… he tutored my sister…"
Naomi watches silently.
She should feel relief.
Instead, she feels…
Nothing.
Because this isn't how she does things.
There was no chain of evidence. No court approval.
Just one anonymous tip… and a monster in cuffs.
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6:43 P.M.
Naomi's Apartment
She plays the last voice message again. The one from the burner.
> "You finally did it. You crossed the line. How does it feel, detective?"
She throws the phone across the room.
It cracks against the wall.
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9:03 P.M.
Silas's Studio
He replays the same moment — Naomi, watching Suda get dragged away.
Her face.
The faint tremor in her hands.
He files it in her profile.
> Naomi Kisaragi
[✓] Used off-record evidence
[✓] Initiated unlawful arrest
[ ] Killed someone
"Two out of three," he whispers.
"One more step."
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Final Scene
At school the next day, Naomi passes Silas in the hall.
He smiles at her.
Just a little.
And—for the first time—she doesn't look away.
She doesn't smile back either.
She just stares.
Like she's trying to decide if she can kill him.
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Final Line:
> And Silas, golden eyes glowing, whispers under his breath:
"Soon."
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