One-way traffic

"Being curious about my reasons for acting, my own existence, and everything about me... this is something that any being in any world would do."

"Are you... the consciousness of this body?"

"The concept of the physical body is just a dispensable one; for me, there has never been a need to differentiate it so clearly."

And this voice... why does it sound somewhat similar to one of the voices?

"So, what do you plan to do?"

The voice seemed to come directly from my mind, not from anywhere around me.

The owner of the voice also questioned his current behavior.

"Are you planning to launch a pointless attack on me like this? Or are you going to join my ranks like those others?"

"Who...are those people?"

"Those are the people you fought with before."

Upon hearing this, Hatsune Miku couldn't help but think of it.

Could it be... referring to beings like the Butterfly, the God of the Demon World, and Yi, or that vampire girl?

"Aren't they all people who defected to your side? Weren't they created by you?!"

"To be precise, I never forced them."

The tone of voice maintained an extreme balance throughout, namely, calmness.

"The 'soul system' you're using—they were the original users of those things."

"They were originally chosen by the system... If that's the case—!!"

“That’s right. In the beginning, they were exactly the same as you who are using this system now.”

unbelievable.

Those who have been their enemies until now are actually beings who, like them, have used the soul system.

Hatsune Miku fell into a shocked silence.

"I simply told them some real things to make them understand their insignificant place in this world."

"..."

"Well? If you're curious, I can tell you right now why I'm doing these things. It's a rare opportunity. I've never used the language of you inferior beings before. You might be the first creature in history to let me tell you, in your language, the reasons for my actions until now."

Whether it's the butterfly or the god of the demon realm, they are actually beings who have ascended to their current status through the "soul system".

But they abandoned the system and instead joined the ranks of the being before them.

…No.

Ultimately, even the "soul system" they have used from beginning to end is nothing more than a product created by this being.

"Want to know why I created this so-called 'soul system'?"

Do you want to know what your current enemies heard from me before they came to my side? Do you want to know why I did all these things?

"Do you want to know...the true essence of this world?"

The voice, like a lure to open Pandora's box, echoed repeatedly in the girl's mind.

If things were to proceed reasonably, she would inevitably be unable to contain herself and would raise the question.

"…No."

But she then refused.

"I don't want to know why you chose to do these things."

"…oh?"

"All I need to know is that what you're doing right now is creating despair for everyone's future, plunging everyone into a hopeless world!"

"Humph…"

Although it was just a simple recollection, its existence still revealed Hatsune Miku's will at that moment through those words.

That is a mindset that will never waver.

No matter how hard you try to sway her, you can't change her will to side with you.

But when that being realized this...

Instead, he let out a deep sigh.

"In the end, you are just a pawn who is completely unaware of your own insignificance and does not know how to struggle."

Swah——

In an instant, the surrounding space was distorted to an extreme degree.

"Well…!"

Hatsune Miku immediately prepared to fight, and two other figures appeared in the two spaces.

A figure clad in black armor had massive red data wings erupting from his back.

A person wearing deep red armor had two huge red and gold ring-shaped generators behind him.

The source of the sound had completely vanished.

Only two bodyguards remained, created by him based on a figure from a certain world.

"This is bad... Oh no!"

As Hatsune Miku spoke, she swiftly dodged to the left.

Just then, a series of fires suddenly erupted at her original spot.

The crimson figure raised her left hand, and countless glowing cannons exploded directly on the ground where she had been standing.

This is a being that even Accelerator and Kakine Teitoku combined would find difficult to contend with.

Does Hatsune Miku alone think she can win against two equally matched opponents?

impossible.

Even a joke wouldn't be this serious. Hatsune Miku, who understood everything, still looked up urgently.

"I will not give up..."

Even though she knew she was no match for her opponent, she still tried her best.

This is precisely her own awareness and belief.

The girl raised her magic wand, and her clothes instantly transformed into those of a priestess.

At that moment, the black shadow transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged straight towards them.

With a swift movement, he slashed the girl's body open with a deep red sword that rose from the bottom up, showing no mercy.

but.

In that instant, the girl's figure switched to the form of Snow Mirai 2018.

In other words, she is the Snow Priestess who possesses countless legendary spells.

boom--! !

With the help of ten spirit talismans she conjured in time, Hatsune Miku directly condensed a golden shield in front of her.

The shield completely absorbed the power of the opponent's sword strike and reflected it back with twice the force.

imitate.

The effect of this technique is that, when all ten talismans are successfully formed, a move from the girl's memory can be reproduced.

The degree to which spiritual energy is consumed depends on the magnitude and extent to which this ability is used.

"Woo..."

Hatsune Miku felt a headache coming on; it was the effect of her mental energy being excessively converted into spiritual energy.

Those ten talismans were prepared in advance before the battle. Just now, she used a spell to recreate "Reflection," the first superpower in Academy City.

It has the power to deflect all energy in any direction, and under certain circumstances, it can even focus energy to increase its power several times over.

But just one reflection has already consumed so much mental energy.

Hatsune Miku quickly retreated. The attack just now was not meaningless; the dark figure was sent flying by the excessive force.

Even the scarlet longsword became blurry.

The girl took out the talisman again and used her spiritual power to quickly copy the contents on it, thus reproducing nearly fifty more.

The crimson figure aimed at him again, unleashing a barrage of light beams like raindrops.

at this time.

Hatsune Miku caused the fifty talismans to shine brightly, immediately enveloping her entire body.

Even though the light projectiles fell, they could not break through the spiritual energy barrier set up by the girl.

A protective technique that covers the entire body at the cost of reducing the area affected.

Of course, this also consumes a great deal of mental energy.

'I can still hold on... Although my mental energy is indeed being depleted, it will gradually recover over time!'

The energy expenditure we just experienced will be completely and naturally restored in about ten seconds.

In a battlefield of this caliber, isn't ten seconds a bit too long?

boom--

This time, I'm not kidding.

The pitch-black shadow moved with absolute speed, surpassing even the light, and arrived directly in front of Hatsune Miku.

That heavy sword struck the barrier she had just perfected once again.

Hatsune Miku widened her eyes, ignoring the attack, and then concentrated her mental energy throughout her body.

"Switch!"

Buzz! The lightsaber fell, but the girl's body was already enveloped by something as pure as snow.

Snow Future 2019.

With the air of a princess, she grasped the transformed wand, converting her mental energy into magical power, which she then unleashed in place.

At almost zero distance, the pitch-black figure was directly thrown away by the opponent's force.

Of course, this did not cause him any effective harm.

However, Hatsune Miku didn't expect that either.

She raised her wand again, and tens of thousands of deep blue magic circles appeared directly in the sky and on the ground.

Countless ice spikes surged forth.

Each ice spike has enough power to blast an entire mountain away.

Even that dark figure had to take the time to deal with these attacks.

"Just seize this opportunity!" Hatsune Miku thought to herself, and immediately focused her energy on accumulating immense power.

however.

Faced with the overwhelming rain of ice spikes, the dark figure did nothing more than a very simple thing.

He casually raised his hand and clenched his five fingers tightly together.

Light is like that.

An immense pressure, surpassing even that of the black hole, instantly shattered all the ice spikes.

"Varied--?!"

what happened?

Even Hatsune Miku herself has been greatly affected.

The girl couldn't help but show a pained expression, and the magic beam that had been halfway charged had to be forcibly stopped.

Fortunately, the defensive barrier created in Snow Future 2018 form will still be effective even if it changes to other forms.