After getting Arthur's plasma ability, Chrollo walked around the academy some more, trying again to find his other target. 'Where is he? He most likely left the academy for his break. Maybe I'll be able to meet him later. I should head out for now.'
Chrollo left the academy. His next destination was Asakusa. He wanted to get his hands on Captain Benimaru's ability.
'Asakusa is a very small area between the jurisdiction of the fourth company and the eighth company. Actually, speaking of the eighth. From the memories I got, they just got formed, I mean, literally just got formed, like a week ago. Last I heard, they were filling out the paperwork to the holly sol temple to get a sister.'
Once the train stopped at the station nearest to Asakusa, Chrollo exited and made his way to the small proto-nationalist district.
'It looks exactly like Edo-period Japan. I'm not surprised since I saw it in the anime. But I'm standing out, so I should find a store that sells kimonos.'
In a place like Asakusa, finding a place that sells kimonos was very easy. Chrollo picked a cheap kimono and changed into it, putting away the casual clothes he was wearing.
He kept walking around until he found a small tea stand. 'I'm in the center of Asakusa. All I have to do is wait till someone combusts, and then I'll get to see him. It shouldn't be hard. I already know that the great fire of Asakusa happened earlier this year, the white-clad are here, setting people on fire.'
Chrollo was just sitting on a bench, enjoying his tea. The place was buzzing with a different energy, different from the one he's used to in the city and the academy. He got lost in time, slow-sipping his tea and people-watching.
Fortunately, no one spontaneously combusted that day. 'I don't get to see his abilities, but I still feel good about not seeing someone die suddenly.'
Chrollo decided to stay in Asakusa overnight. That's the point about spontaneous human combustion: it's spontaneous. 'I have to stay here constantly and wait until something happens. Thankfully I don't need to report to the academy this week.'
Chrollo found a place to stay the night, somewhere in the center of Asakusa and close to Company Seven.
Again, there were no spontaneous human combustion (SHC) that night. Chrollo waited one more day, and just as he was about to call it quits and go back to the academy, it happened. Someone turned infernal. It happened around sunset of his second day in Asakusa.
If Chrollo hadn't seen the anime, he would've thought these people were mad. They were cheering the destruction of their homes. Then he came flying on a matoi.
'So here comes the mightiest soldier in the force.' Chrollo watched the entire fight. He copied Benimaru's ability in the first second of the fight, but he still stayed to the end. He watched purely out of fascination with the strength Benimaru could exert.
'Damn, this ability plus Arthur's plasma should put me at the top of the food chain.' Chrollo thought as he made his way out of Asakusa.
Once he was out of Asakusa, he changed back into his casual clothes.
He went back to the academy, got some food, took a shower, and went to bed.
The next morning, he went out again; this time, he was going towards the second company's area of operation.
He was wearing casual clothes, to not stand out. He took the train again; this time the trip was longer. The district where the 2nd operates is in the southernmost part of the Tokyo Empire.
After a long travel, Chrollo found the second company and stayed near it.
Due to the size of the district, there was an infernal situation going on at one point on any given day. It was a matter of time before Chrollo saw his third target.
Thankfully, he didn't have to wait long. Shortly after arriving there, he saw a few matchboxes leaving the base with their sirens on.
Using a discarded piece of wood from nearby, he ignited it and used it the same way Captain Benimaru does.
His control was shaky, and he almost fell multiple times, but he kept himself focused. He was flying high, much higher than the matchboxes. He didn't want to get noticed and questioned, so he kept his distance.
'I'm not sure if my target is dispatched or not, but I should keep up with them anyway.'
He kept following them for some time until he saw them, three infernals.
The matchboxes stopped, and fire soldiers jumped out and started doing their jobs.
Chrollo landed on the roof of one of the buildings nearby, almost falling face first as he did so. Quickly composing himself, he snuck up to the edge of the roof to watch. He kept watching all of them; eventually, he saw him. He had weird hair that had multiple spikes standing up near the front of his head.
Chrollo smiled. This is what he's looking for: heat vision. After Chrollo got the third ability he was looking for, he decided to leave. There was no point in watching them work; there was nothing special to see.
'Those three abilities were the easiest to get. Two belonged to low-level people; Arthur isn't even a soldier yet, and the guy with weird hair is also weak and low rank. His ability is a second-gen, but it's still valuable. I wanted it for a reason.'
'That leaves the big guy. Getting to Captain Burns is not going to be easy. He's not someone you just sneak around, nor is he someone you can just casually watch like Captain Benimaru. Unless I get to see him in action by pure dumb luck, it won't be easy. I've been lucky not to get caught or get in trouble so far. I should quit while I'm ahead. With the three abilities I have now, I should be one of the strongest people around.'
'Actually, I'm only the strongest when it comes to firepower alone. Technique-wise, there are many people who can crush me quite easily at that. I should train in what I have now. I'll worry about getting Captain Burns' ability later. If I get the chance, I'll see if I can find my fifth target. He should be coming back to the academy soon, he's in my class after all.'
By the time Chrollo got back to the academy, it was nighttime already.
'The place is a little quiet. I guess everyone is home visiting their family. Only orphans like me stayed in the academy. We have the freedom to do as we please.'
Chrollo went to the canteen and had dinner. After that, he took a shower and went to sleep.
The next morning, he started training. He found an empty training field to use. He still remembered all the early drills he had done when he joined the academy. He started with the basics. He started by simply summoning a fireball. It was a simple, basic technique. Most third gens can do it.
'This is surprisingly easy.'
Once he had the fireball in his hand, he then used his ability to have the ball spin around him. He then summoned one more. Now he had two fireballs rotating around him. Once that felt easy, he went on and summoned one more.
Thanks to his heat vision, he can see the flow of heat and adjust his control in real time as he trains. It was also thanks to heat vision that he could confirm no one was watching him.
He kept adding more fireballs until he had around twenty fireballs rotating around him.
'Let's kick it up a notch.'
Chrollo closed his eyes for a second to focus. Then all twenty balls around him shuddered and then compressed; they turned into balls of pale blue plasma.
'As I thought. Arthur's fixation on being a knight limited him in some ways. Yes, his plasma gets stronger the deeper he is in his roleplay, but it also limits the way he can use his plasma. Using it in short range like a sword is good, but it can be used in other ways. Right now, I'm using a combination of Arthur's plasma with Captain Benimaru's external control, and I'm keeping it all controlled thanks to my heat vision, allowing me to see my output and adjust on the fly.'
Now, with the twenty plasma balls rotating around him, he decided to go even further. He compressed them into a single massive ball of plasma.
'Compress it more,' He thought as the plasma balls kept compressing it more and more, until it became a dense ball.
Now he was ready for the next step, shaping his plasma into complex forms.
'First, I want to create flying weapons. Like that one character, the black guy, he has a really cool ability. I think his name is Ogun; he's one year younger than me, and I saw him around the academy. He's actually one of the coolest characters in the entire show. Even here in the academy, he's nice to everyone and easy to get along with.'
'Anyway, he can create solid weapons with his fire. I will try to do that with my plasma as well. I should also try to wrap my body in plasma to increase my speed and power just as Ogun does.'
'Oh man, many things I want to try. I should keep going!' Chrollo had a smile on his face.
The worry he had when he first woke up in this world, is long gone. Like every person who watched anime, he wished to use abilities too. Now that he has these abilities in his hands, he couldn't help but feel excited.