One-way traffic

"That's not the issue! You're not even slightly averse to having clones or anything like that?"

"Hmm... if I were to say I'm against it, I would definitely be somewhat against it."

Misaka Mikoto smiled, but her expression didn't give the impression that she was actually very resistant.

"But for me, even if such a thing really happened one day, I wouldn't be particularly opposed to it."

"..."

Suddenly, Hatsune Miku remembered something.

In this world, Misaka Mikoto is not the original third-ranked woman.

Instead, he is the second-ranked Level 5 superpowered individual.

If that's the case, then the series of experiments that should have been conducted by Kakine Teitoku... will probably all be transferred to her.

That is to say-

The Misaka Mikoto standing before her was no longer the same Misaka Mikoto from that dark and ignorant period when she was in Academy City.

Rather, they are people who have personally experienced all sorts of events.

It's likely that she herself experienced all sorts of unexpected and unbelievable dark experiments.

Even so.

This girl, Misaka Mikoto, still manages to maintain her cheerful and kind nature.

She has maintained the same personality as in the previous timeline.

"what happened to you?"

Hatsune Miku seemed to have fallen silent because of something.

She was thinking.

Because the current Misaka Mikoto has experienced far more tragedy than the previous timeline.

As the second-ranking member of Academy City, she must have witnessed countless darknesses and been subjected to countless absurd experiments.

even so.

The girl in front of me still retains her original heart, unchanging and untainted.

…So.

Should I really give up so easily because of this?

'Let's rush back to our original world! Then, together with the Empress... and everyone else we can find, we'll devise a way to deal with this guy!'

Nephthous's words were still echoing in my ears.

Next, the entity inside that black hole will definitely continue its attack in this direction; it certainly won't give up so easily.

The only key to turning the tide.

It's right there in yourself.

Survive, find everyone you can, bring the Empress back, reunite her with the people of today, and do everything in your power to find a way to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

"…listen to me."

She took a deep breath and looked at the two people in front of her again.

No longer that decadent, desperate look in their eyes.

Even in this completely different timeline, even when facing everything that is hard to understand.

Hatsune Miku, you must also choose to persevere and keep your heart.

Just like Misaka Mikoto in this timeline.

"Soon, some very dangerous people will come from other places... They want to destroy the world."

"Destroy...the world?"

"You may not believe it at all, but in reality... the world was completely different before than it is now."

"What exactly happened? Explain yourself clearly!"

Both Shoban Junba and Misaka Mikoto questioned Hatsune Miku in front of them, and after that, they both learned the details of the whole thing.

…At least, they knew most of the things.

"Are you kidding...?"

"Hey, our original world was destroyed once? Academy City actually has seven Level 5 espers, and our levels are all one level lower. The first one is actually someone else?"

Moreover, Hatsune Miku has even told Misaka Mikoto about things like the massacre of clones.

Except for the content that was absolutely forbidden to be spoken of, she told all of this information in detail.

"...If we don't find a way to stop them, will those guys you mentioned come to this world...?"

"correct."

Hatsune Miku nodded, while Shogi Gunba narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Can't we stop them by force?"

“We did this kind of thing in the previous timeline.”

"..."

And what the outcome would be after armed resistance is self-evident; they are well aware of it.

The military leader, Xiaobanjunba, then ceased responding to the matter.

At least, given their fighting prowess, even if they were to face an impending formidable enemy together now, it would not change the future in the slightest.

"So, what should we do?"

Both Shoban Gunba and Misaka Mikoto turned their attention to her once again.

"If that's what you're saying, then aren't we in a complete dead end?"

"We still need to find someone."

After standing up from the ground, Hatsune Miku's eyes no longer wavered.

"Demon Goddess".

"...Who? What god?"

"She is the person we should be finding most right now, and probably the only one who can be considered to have the strongest power."

At least for this world, the pinnacle is indeed the existence known as the Demon God.

Of course, even a demon god is nothing more than an appetizer to the person who replicated Accelerator's appearance.

Even so, it is still necessary to find that demon god.

In the present situation, only she has the potential to save everything.

"Hmm... I roughly understand the details."

"Hey, what's wrong? You're not really going to believe this stuff, are you?"

Xiao Banjunba looked at Misaka Mikoto with some surprise.

"I thought you would definitely think it was all a lie."

"Come on! You want to help her too, don't you?"

The things he did before were clearly unforgivable to the whole world.

But the two people in front of him chose to help him without hesitation.

"Thanks…"

"Alright, there's no need to say things like that."

Shoban Junba waved his hand, immediately stopping Hatsune Miku from thanking him right away.

"In short, it would be great if we could find that demon god... but here's the problem."

"Yes, it is indeed a rather serious problem."

"Shosaka Gunba and Misaka Mikoto said in unison."

"Where exactly is that person called 'Empress'?"

Therefore, this became a very difficult problem for everyone to solve.

However, judging from what just happened, she should have landed in Academy City.

Even so…

"This is Academy City, such a huge area! You said you landed in this city, but which place exactly? Which school district?"

"Ah—anyway, it's good that it was found, right?"

Xiao Banjunba nodded and said very seriously.

"Okay, I understand. Let's start by going through all the school districts in this city from top to bottom. This is a task that needs to be completed today!"

"You know nothing! How could you possibly have seen all twenty-three school districts in just one day!"

Well, judging from this perspective, these two Level 5 superpowered individuals must have a relationship where they frequently bicker in this timeline.

Hatsune Miku didn't pay much attention to what they said.

She turned her head and looked at a certain spot in the distance.

"No, there's no need to go through all that trouble to look for it."

"What's the meaning…?"

Misaka Mikoto blinked, and saw Hatsune Miku stretch out her hand and point in the distance.

It's located not far from the Seventh School District.

The rising dust slowly formed a cloud-like shape in the air—

Boom-! ! ! !

A loud bang echoed through the sky.

"After all, she is a being called a demon god. I think she certainly won't be so well-behaved just by staying in this city."

The riots were reported to be originating from approximately the central area of ​​District 7.

And at the end of that location…

The two Level 5 superpowered individuals looked over together and quickly realized what the building was.

It's a building.

The building has no doors or windows, its surface is very smooth, and it shimmers with an eerie light.

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Boom! ! !

The shockwaves alone caused the entire Academy City to shake violently.

The street was blown apart, and countless rocks and storms destroyed everything around it.

Fortunately, warnings had been issued in advance in the area; otherwise, the aftershocks of this destruction alone would have caused countless people to suffer catastrophic consequences.

then.

The source of all this is right in front of that building.

"Hey, hey—even at this point, are you still planning to pretend to stay inside?"

The petite figure in the white and gold cheongsam—the Empress—is standing right here.

Standing in front of this building that has no doors or windows.

"Hmm... there's already an entrance here. It seems someone has already broken into your impregnable lair."

"What I said should be correct, right?"

then.

With a light laugh, the Empress took a step forward.