One-way traffic

"If something is placed far away and no one touches it, it will have no effect whatsoever."

Things placed far away... won't have any effect.

The first one pondered these topics deeply, trying his best to find the answers.

"However, it's better to relax a little at times like this."

Yunze did not continue speaking.

He casually sat on the sofa to the side. This was the room where Hatsune Miku and Accelerator once lived.

"...How nostalgic!"

"Ah? What did you say?"

When Yunze said those words, Accelerator was the first to show a surprised expression.

"This isn't your home, so what's there to feel nostalgic about here?"

"What are you saying? If this isn't my home, then is it yours?"

The first person was about to refute, but then realized something.

Without system assistance.

A room like this, belonging to a young girl, would never have anything to do with him, no matter what.

"The reason I was able to meet someone was purely due to some unexpected events."

"If these changes hadn't happened, everything you encountered would have gone in a completely different direction, and might have branched out into countless ways, leading to all sorts of unimaginable versions of yourself."

Theoretically speaking, this is what is known as the parallel world theory.

For Accelerator, who knows all this perfectly well, there's nothing to agonize over.

…but.

If, if one does not obtain the so-called system.

If I had never met that idol girl, and had only been traveling through a city called Academy City...

Could it be... just like what I saw in my dream? That I'll become someone completely different from who I am now?

"It's pointless to think about those unnecessary things."

Then, it was as if he had seen through Accelerator.

Yunze's words slowly seeped into his heart.

"I used to be just like you."

"..."

"Traveling through different places, I gained completely different insights into the ways of the world, discarded my own common sense, and then gained the power I deserved for the people I wanted to protect."

This time, the tone was truly nostalgic.

Yunze bent down slightly, looked at his right hand, and revealed a thoughtful expression.

"I've also been confused about whether my power is something I should have obtained. What would happen to me if I didn't have this power? Or, how exactly can I overcome the difficulties I'm facing?"

"And, what if I lost the ability to travel to other worlds, what if I had never met that person in the first place..."

Click.

He stopped halfway through his sentence.

The door on the other side opened, and then a girl dressed as a shrine maiden walked out.

"One party...?"

Hatsune Miku.

The girl was looking at the first person with a very surprised expression, while also noticing the layout of the entire room.

"I... I'm still alive? And what's going on? This room... could it be mine?!"

"You woke up really quickly. If you're hungry, come and eat something, drink some water, or take a shower if you want. Just treat this place as if you used to live here."

Seeing Hatsune Miku get up, Yunze nodded with satisfaction.

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers casually.

Light moves in this way.

The view outside the window instantly transformed into the pitch-black night.

"You can stay here for a very long time if you want, and nothing outside will change."

"Does 'everything outside' refer to... the world that has already been destroyed?"

no respond.

However, even though Yunze did not respond to her, the girl knew very well what had happened.

She looked on incredulously and nearly fell to the ground.

"...Have everyone...disappeared?"

"Hatsune."

"The future we worked so hard to achieve, was it just... wiped out without any reason?"

"Hatsune."

"This is outrageous! Why? What would anyone do something like this for?! I've already... put up with this far too many times!!"

"Hatsune!"

The girl's voice came to an abrupt end.

Accelerator stood up, head down, and walked up to her.

"I understand what you want to say."

The first person in Academy City stared intently at the girl before him.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and her body was trembling slightly.

Having experienced so many worlds and so many human relationships, Hatsune Miku has evolved from a naive and unconventional idol to a highly mature individual.

But... despite all that, she is still a human being, just a young girl.

There are so many injustices, and she has suffered because of them.

Watching the people around me die, come back to life, and then disappear again for various reasons, it was as if everything was rising from the abyss and then being thrown back down.

No one could bear all of this.

and so.

“I know how you feel, so…that’s precisely why we should continue.”

"Eh…?"

Accelerator ignored Hatsune Miku's doubts.

He turned his head and looked directly at the young man behind him.

"please."

"Do you still want to ask me for a favor? I think I've already told you, it's no use."

Yunze shook his head, showing no intention of accepting the request.

"The protagonist of this story is you, not me, and that's precisely why it's already unprecedented for me to step in and help you now—"

"No, I think you've got something wrong."

Accelerator interrupted Yunze directly.

Under his gaze, the first person took a deep breath and closed their eyes.

I've thought a lot about it and done a lot for it.

and so…

...Don't hesitate or be confused anymore.

"Send me and this woman to the front of their lair across the street."

"One side..."

Even Yunze was momentarily stunned after hearing what the other person said.

"...Are you sure? Let me make this clear beforehand, I won't help you a second time, so if you face the same situation again, you really could die."

"These kinds of things don't even need to be confirmed; you can know for sure."

Even so, Accelerator still spoke without hesitation.

With the status of being the strongest.

"I will defeat the enemies that deserve to be defeated."

"Relying on...the power I trust."

Having said all that, Yunze finally understood Accelerator's true intentions.

He didn't say anything more.

“After you go out through this door, you will be able to reach the main camp on the other side.”

"Oh, thank you so much for your help."

Accelerator and Hatsune Miku walked straight through the door and disappeared from the room.

"...It seems you've really learned a lot."

After the two had completely left, Yunze's expression softened.

"Although I've seen everything so far, if I were to solve it all for you all at once, the main character of the story would be reversed."

"So... I will trust you too."

"I believe you can do the same thing I did back then... by the power you trust."

He sat smiling in the void.

The houses that originally made up this space vanished into darkness in an instant.

Chapter 824 The Prelude to Battle Against Multiple Enemies

The space that originally made up the entire Hatsune Miku room began to collapse.

The interior of the room, the world outside the window, and everything about this world began to dissipate into the air.

It's not as simple as erasing something just by visually removing it.

Rather, it is equivalent to creating a world that contains the universe in essence, and then completely destroying it in an instant.

During this period, the enormous energy leakage caused by the destruction of the world would be a considerable burden for any living organism, a force that is absolutely impossible to withstand.

But Yunze stood unharmed in that world.

He stared into the darkness, and even though there was nothing in front of him, he still had an expression as if he had seen something.

"Alright, the rest of the story is up to you."

For Yunze, this world—no, everything that includes all worlds—has no connection to him.

He came here merely to offer the number one student in Academy City that tiny, insignificant inspiration and opportunity.

Yunze understood perfectly.

In the upcoming battle, Accelerator will definitely not lose.

No matter how powerful the enemy, no matter how desperate the predicament.

A hopeful future will surely unfold before him.

This is not just empty talk.

It was precisely because of Yunze's own identity and what he knew that he was able to come to such a conclusion.

because--

"Of course I know that things can't possibly turn into tragedy, that's for sure..."