One-way traffic

"You...you're always worrying about these kinds of things."

"Eh? But, however—!"

After hearing Hatsune Miku's thoughts, Accelerator simply closed his eyes in silence.

"Shouldn't you be more concerned about your own affairs than others'? We came to this world to find powerful enough helpers. You should know better than me why we stayed in this community."

"...That can't be right."

"what?"

They utilize a community called 'NoName' to increase Accelerator's chances of successfully finding a sufficiently powerful being.

This is the approach and idea that is generally accepted.

…But is it really just such a heartless and indifferent thought?

"You might be able to fool others, but you can't fool me, you idiot."

The first person immediately felt that the girl's grip on him tightened slightly.

“You would never do something like that, using others for your own benefit and then completely ignoring them afterwards… That’s not the Accelerator I know who would do that.”

"You guy..."

Even the number one in Academy City could only show an expression of utter helplessness at this moment.

"It's not a good thing to think too highly of others, silly girl."

"Not at all. I'm just looking at things from what I believe to be the right perspective."

She stared intently at Accelerator and replied in a somewhat serious tone.

"At least in my opinion, that's why you're Accelerator."

"...That really doesn't make any sense."

Nothing can be done.

The first person sighed and placed the empty coffee cup on the table to the side.

"I should go to sleep too. You should get some rest as well and get off my bed soon."

"I do not want."

"…Hello."

"So I already said, I! Don't! Want! To! Sleep in the same bed with you~"

Hey...! Accelerator wanted to say something or struggle, but the girl in front of him didn't give him any chance at all.

Hatsune Miku pounced on her with a grin.

"You...you'd better stop now, you stupid girl."

"The soundproofing in this room is really good, hehehe..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Go back to sleep before I spank you a hundred times, understand?"

"Waaaaah, you're always so mean! I hate it!"

In the dead of night, when no one knows.

This seemingly casual dispute quietly came to an end within 'NoName'.

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then.

The next night.

The participants from the community 'NoName' then arrived.

"Hmm, is this the place?"

Everyone turned their attention to the building in front of them.

A massive, incredible white fortress.

In a more accurate sense, this should be considered a castle.

"Wow, this is quite a grand place."

"It's slightly inferior to mine."

"It's very big; it should be suitable for playing hide-and-seek."

Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudo, and Yo Kasukabe, three problem children, each evaluated the enormous building in their own way.

"Seriously...! You three problem children, there are already five minutes left before the game starts, why aren't you worried at all!"

In contrast, Black Rabbit seemed to have been extremely nervous and anxious about this from the very beginning.

"You're the one who's acting strangely, Black Rabbit. Boosting the morale of others while diminishing your own? Do you think I would do something so stupid?"

"That's not what I meant at all! You idiot, Mr. Izayoi! What Black Rabbit meant was that we absolutely cannot underestimate our opponent; after all, that opponent is 'Perseus'!"

Even so, Black Rabbit herself should have some idea of ​​what was going to happen next.

Even the legendary Celestial Knights, the community of 'Perseus'... are nothing to these people in front of them.

This confidence isn't something that can be achieved simply by relying on the Izayoi Sakamaki trio.

The three main people responsible for all of this are right behind us.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting~ We're all ready!"

A white-haired girl with twin tails dressed like a shrine maiden.

A young man dressed in sophisticated modern clothing, with brown hair and an expression that seemed indifferent to the situation.

And then there's the white-haired, red-eyed man who, even without doing anything, exudes an aura that makes people afraid to approach him.

It seems that these three are the focus of this game of grace, rather than the trio of problem children.

"Yes, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

With a smile, Kakine Teitoku stood directly in front of the enormous castle.

"Hey, what a pity, it's such a nice place...it's such a shame."

"...?"

Black Rabbit seemed somewhat confused about what Kakine Teitoku meant.

But in any case, the current situation is already quite clear.

"All right…"

pat.

Accelerator directly received the contract documents for the Gift Game from Black Rabbit's hands.

Followed by.

A completely different smile then appeared on the face of this white-haired, red-eyed monster.

Cruel, cruel.

"Descendants of a hero, huh...? Interesting. Let me see how many seconds you self-proclaimed heroes can withstand in the face of 'evil' like me?"

The deadly battle with 'Perseus'.

At this moment, we will fully engage in a head-on confrontation.

Chapter 778 The Fear Buried in My Heart

This is the interior of the palace belonging to 'Perseus'.

The first floor was completely occupied by countless soldiers, while the second floor was only open to the highest-ranking personnel.

At the same time, that place is also the final match point in this game of grace.

Once you reach this point and completely defeat the leader of 'Perseus,' the game of grace belonging to 'Perseus' will come to a complete end.

…That's right.

The blond youth who ultimately leads the fight is Luos, a descendant of the Protoss knights.

He was sitting at the very back of the main hall.

"Lord Luos"

The sergeant major, who was in charge of arranging the assignments of all personnel for this Gift Game, was kneeling respectfully in front of him.

"I have already arranged the distribution of soldiers on the west and east sides of the first floor properly."

"Have you prepared the gifts for invisibility as well?"

"Yes, Hades' invisibility helmet is ready. Once that's used, I think the mere 'NoName' will be a piece of cake—"

"That's enough, stop saying those kinds of things in front of me."

——Huh?

Just as the sergeant was about to mock NoName, whom he believed was destined to be defeated, with a disdainful tone, Luos gave him this answer.

The sergeant's face showed a look of utter surprise.

"Lord Rouss? What's wrong?"

He was someone who often spent time with Luos, so he had a fairly good understanding of the thoughts of this leader of the community.

Communities like 'NoName' pose absolutely no threat. Even though they may have been incredibly glorious in the past, they are now unable to conduct the Gift Game properly due to the absence of core members.

Although the rabbit, a noble of the miniature garden, was indeed quite powerful, it was unable to participate in the game for various reasons.

In this situation, let alone facing the 'Perseus', even if they went to face other communities, they probably still wouldn't have much of a chance to win.

It's a situation where you can rest easy.

…In that case, why did Luos show that expression and say those words?

"No, I'm fine..."

Seemingly realizing his previous situation, Luos immediately changed his tune.

"How many people from that 'NoName' community came in total?"

"Uh…"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? I'm asking you, how many people did those guys send? And who are they all participating in this game of grace?!"

The sudden change in Luo's tone and attitude left the sergeant major somewhat bewildered.

"Well, it seems that there are about six people from the opposing community participating in the game."

"Six people, right? Okay, is there a guy with white hair and red eyes among them?"

"I'm not entirely sure about that, but I remember that the contract documents for the Gift Game seem to have those people's names on them..."

"Tsk! What a dawdling! Hurry up and show me the contract!"

I wonder if it's just my imagination.

After the sergeant handed the contract documents to Luos and showed him the list on them.

…His hands seemed to be trembling slightly?

"...Lord Luos?"

The sergeant asked the other person in a low voice.

Luos didn't speak, only using the contract document to cover his face, so the sergeant couldn't see what kind of expression he had.

"Are you sure all the soldiers in the first-floor area are ready?"

"Huh? Ah...yes, yes."

"We must make sure Hades' stealth helmet is properly equipped; even if it's a fake, it should still be functional."

"Loos...sir?"

What's going on here...?

The sergeant was even more surprised by Luos's performance.

He had never seen Luos react like this before. In his mind, this nouveau riche youth was always a carefree rioter who didn't care if the sky fell and squandered the community's money for pleasure.