One-way traffic

The guy who appeared in front of him was very likely to be even more troublesome than Izayoi Sakamaki.

"you…!"

However, in Mandela's heart, an uncontrollable flame gradually rose.

The reason it turned out this way is because of what the other party just said.

"Nothing...nothing to speak of in terms of reputation? What do you mean by that?"

Gradually, I lost control of my emotions.

Even though he knew this person was someone he couldn't afford to mess with, Mandela still couldn't help but shout.

"Those people! Those who were nearly injured or even killed by the Demon King's attack... all of them did it knowing this. We all did it willingly, knowing that even if we would die because of the Demon King's attack, we would still do these things!"

"You guys don't...don't understand the meaning of the community's flag at all...don't understand the importance of a name...all the effort you put into saving our community, into helping Sandra successfully support it—you guys just don't understand!!"

"...Are you done talking?"

That seemingly casual remark instantly stunned Mandela.

"I really don't understand what your so-called reputation and flag mean, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Since that's the case—!!"

"But what you've done has certainly caused suffering to those around you."

Mandela gritted his teeth, but couldn't utter a single word.

"No matter how much effort you put in, no matter how much you risk your lives, no matter how much you make sacrifices and let wolves into your house, that's all your own business."

"Because of the Black Death, countless people once struggled to survive in the torment of the plague. Before that, the panic brought by the Demon King's attack, the fear of not knowing when they would be attacked like never before, also tormented these people."

Accelerator turned around and glared at Mandela with an extremely nonchalant look.

"At the cost of the peace of these surrounding civilians, in exchange for the chance for our community to survive?"

"Do those who win through such mechanisms even deserve to call themselves 'class rulers'?"

bang-

With just a few simple words, Mandela instantly knelt on the ground.

the reason is simple.

The so-called class rulers, in essence, still aim to protect the entire class from the threat of panic; it is a duty that exists to protect innocent people.

What Mandela and others did—bringing the Demon King into the North District—was like a slap in the face to the very nature of the position of the ruler of the hierarchy.

These positions, which are meant to protect the innocent, are now being held by causing disaster to innocent people.

No matter how you look at it, isn't this incredibly ironic?

Izayoi Sakamaki gave Mandela a deep look, seemingly leaving behind a message, before leaving the room completely.

"You have a really kind heart."

If it were Izayoi Sakamaki, he wouldn't really care about the safety of the innocent people around him.

The reason for doing all this is simply to help our community members; rescuing innocent civilians is just something we do incidentally.

"Nothing."

Accelerator shrugged and said indifferently.

"However, one should handle one's own affairs personally. If one involves others because of such matters, it is completely not worth it."

"oh…?"

"So it's nothing, it's just a boring theory that I played around with a long time ago."

It's like reminiscing about the past.

The first one in Academy City closed his eyes and sighed in boredom.

"...This is probably what is meant by the aesthetics of evil parties."

"Evil party? That doesn't really fit with you at all right now."

"maybe."

The two left the community's building and returned to the 'NoName' side.

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Then, not long after that, a period of time passed.

Was it a week or a month? Accelerator didn't really try to remember.

For him, it was nothing more than some casual time to rest.

"What's wrong?"

Then, today is a relatively sunny day.

Lush green trees grew on the community's land, and thanks to the combined efforts of Kakine Teitoku, Accelerator, and Hatsune Miku, the "NoName" finally restored everything to normal.

Using the community's land, the children, with the help of Black Rabbit, Hatsune Miku, Asuka Kudo, and Kasukabe Yo, gradually learned how to grow various vegetables and the like.

"Give~"

"What the hell is this?"

Accelerator was lying on the top of a roof, and standing next to him was Hatsune Miku, dressed in her everyday clothes.

She was holding a plate of vegetable dish that looked like spring rolls.

The girl maintained a smiling, even expectant, expression.

"These are dishes that the children specifically asked me to make for you!"

"Since they're all kids, shouldn't they be the ones eating vegetables?"

"What are you saying? Those kids have always been eating healthy and nutritious vegetables, but you! I've never seen you eat any organic food. All you know how to eat is all kinds of meat, which is very unhealthy!"

"I already told you, I..."

Someone like me could eat meat for ten thousand years and still be fine.

…Before he could even utter those words, Accelerator swallowed them back down after seeing Hatsune Miku's expression.

The first-ranked student in Academy City clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"I'll just have one bite."

"Great! Then, hurry up and open your mouth!"

"Just take it, I can handle it myself!"

He took a serving of food that he could hold and eat from Hatsune Miku's plate and took a bite in a hurry.

…To be honest, the taste wasn't bad; it was the kind of vegetable that was on the sweeter side and very refreshing.

However, Accelerator, who has never liked eating vegetables, was completely unimpressed.

"Hmph, I can tell from the look on your face that it must be delicious!"

"How did you figure that out...?"

These are the words spoken by Accelerator, who was wearing a completely gloomy expression.

He quickly finished the rest of the food because the taste of the vegetables in his mouth was so unpleasant that he simply reflected the taste away.

"So, compared to all of these, where did all those guys go?"

Accelerator glanced around but didn't see the usual people he saw in this community.

"I heard there was some kind of event, some kind of celebration, so all those guys disappeared to attend that thing?"

"Not entirely."

Seeing that Accelerator simply couldn't accept the remaining dish, Hatsune Miku stopped forcing him and ate the rest herself.

"I heard that the festival is a harvest festival organized by a community called the 'Dragon Horned Griffin'."

"What kind of weird names are these? They sound like the worst luck imaginable!"

“Miss Black Rabbit, Asuka, and Yao have all set off for there... Oh, and Jin too, that child went with them.”

"What is this, a women's carnival for women and children? Izayoi didn't come along."

"It seems that Izayoi didn't go along because of some special reason."

"That's really quite extraordinary. Under normal circumstances, that kid would have been unable to hold back and would have run over there on his own."

From this perspective, it seems that some of the core members of the community have gone to participate in this harvest festival organized by the Lion.

but…

Accelerator rose from the eaves, but squinted his eyes.

"If that kid didn't go, why haven't I seen him at all these past few days?"

"...It seems that Izayoi didn't tell anyone at all, and just went off to do something on his own."

"Ha, if that's how it is, then this kid really did sneak off and followed along."

But those things meant nothing to Accelerator.

He didn't care where the other members of the community went; they could do whatever they wanted.

"Tsk, isn't it about time you've had enough fun?"

It seems he has thought of something.

The first one pursed his lips, turned around, and looked at Hatsune Miku behind him.

"Who's still in the community now?"

"Huh...? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"No, it's nothing."

Hatsune Miku blinked, but still answered truthfully.

"Besides you and me, there are the children, and then there's Miss Leticia..."

"Where did that winged bastard fly off to?"

“Kakine? Hmm… He seemed to have said a few days ago that he wanted to go out for a walk.”

Shall we go out for a walk...?

After recalling what Kakine Teitoku had said before, Accelerator fell silent for a few moments, seemingly lost in thought.

"What's wrong? Why do you suddenly look so bitter and resentful?"

"...So everyone says it's nothing."

After taking a quick look at Hatsune Miku, the first person jumped off the roof.

I'm going out for a little while.

"Where are we going? Or are we going to find Kakine or Izayoi?"

Upon hearing Hatsune Miku's question from upstairs, Accelerator simply nodded in acknowledgment.

"While I'm away, I'll leave this community to you and that vampire to guard for the time being... Is that alright?"

"Don't underestimate me. You know better than anyone how strong I really am, don't you?"

After seeing Hatsune Miku like this, the first person stopped worrying about anything else.

So, without anyone else noticing.

Another person then disappeared directly from the community.

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The method Accelerator used this time was to teleport directly to the coordinates where Kakine Teitoku was located.

He had already made up his mind; next, he would have a serious discussion with this guy about some things.

however.

When he finally arrived at his final location, the surroundings presented a completely different environment.

"Where is this?"