One-way traffic

"Look closely... at that guy!"

The voice came from behind.

Originally intending to rely on his own abilities to defeat the opponent's number one position in Academy City, he paused.

"Look closely! Does that guy look like he can be defeated so easily?!"

"…What?"

Accelerator turned around, and there lay the equally dying Kakine Teitoku.

"What are you talking about, you idiot? I've already figured out the knack of fighting!"

He shouted loudly, as if blaming the other person.

"We can win as long as we control the direction of the enemy's energy, we don't need to care about anything else! Besides, this guy can only be defeated by his own energy. If we don't use his power to attack him, what the hell can we do with other useless powers?!"

"So... you've simply forgotten the true nature of your abilities?"

—?!

Upon hearing the voice, he quickly raised his head.

boom! !

In its critical state, the giant suffered multiple attacks from various directions and was slowly pushed back a short distance.

pat.

Countless figures also landed on the platform in front of them.

Among them are Dante, Virgil, and Izayoi Sakamaki.

There are also many powerful figures, such as Gogeta and Vegito, who have appeared before.

And those standing at the very front.

He was the person he knew best and remembered most clearly.

Aleister Crowley, a magician.

"...How did you end up here?"

“Even I would feel a pang of guilt watching the lambs go astray.”

"Stop talking nonsense! Don't you understand the situation?!"

Accelerator grabbed the other person by the neck.

"Listen up, all of you are just an obstacle if you stay here. Get out of here!"

"…oh?"

"Stop pretending to be a coward! Who do you think you are? Do you think your strength can even cause this guy the slightest harm? Or do you think all of you weaklings combined could destroy an infinite number of infinitely large universes multiplied by an infinite power? With your level of combat power, what effect would you have here?! Only I! Only I, by controlling the direction of energy, can completely kill this bastard! Understand?!"

The first one criticized everyone, completely disregarding his own image, and ruthlessly uttered all his words.

"so."

Aleister, who was being held back, simply spoke calmly.

"Didn't you ever think about why vector operations would work on this giant?"

"…What?"

"What is the essence of your ability? As the user of this ability, you don't seem to remember that, do you?"

"Ha... How could I not know? How could you possibly understand vector operations better than me?!"

He laughed arrogantly and blurted it out.

"By manipulating the direction of energy, I can create a kind of fictitious vector axis, and use this to construct an analysis. This allows me to reverse-engineer the opponent's result, which is infinitely close to the truth... and incorporate it into my own... personal reality..."

However, even he himself couldn't help but pause when saying these words.

…wrong.

This is the essence of his ability. He knows very well that if he wants to control the direction of the other party's energy, he must thoroughly analyze the other party's energy system in order to do so.

"Don't you understand yet?"

But what was it like at the beginning?

"You couldn't even deflect your opponent's initial attack, so how could you possibly manipulate the direction of their energy so easily?"

pat.

Aleister felt the other person loosen their grip, and Accelerator stepped back.

"I…?"

What exactly was I saying just now?

Accelerator recalled incredulously the words he had shouted at Aleister and at everyone around him—

This was not his idea at all.

Something... something controlled him and made him say those words!

"This is not your fault. The guy who led you to believe that you can defeat your opponent by manipulating their energy direction and that no other power is needed except for vector manipulation is the enemy in front of you."

"That's right... you've just been misled and blinded by the other party."

Watching his apprentice slowly awaken to the truth, the master then revealed the truth in a single sentence.

"That guy's goal is to make you think that your abilities are working, so that you can keep manipulating the direction of his energy and abandon everything else."

"...It wants to rely on this."

"Come completely, take over everything of yours."

Chapter 835 A Fabricated Life, A Pawn in Rebellion

Actually, I should have thought of this a long time ago.

Is the superpower to manipulate the direction of all energy truly invincible?

of course not.

To manipulate everything, one must first thoroughly understand the energy system being manipulated.

So, does Accelerator really know exactly what kind of power system the enemy he is about to control possesses?

Maybe.

But if he really knows it perfectly well, even to the point that he can completely reverse the opponent's moves in an instant.

—Then why couldn't he completely reflect the opponent's attack in the beginning?

What exactly enabled him to manipulate the enemy's energy direction so easily in such a short period of time?

He was completely baffled.

What's even more terrifying is that no matter how arrogant or proud the number one student in Academy City is, they would never speak like that.

Is it really Accelerator who would do something like belittling those around him without any reason?

He fell silent.

And at the same time.

This occurred just as he was beginning to understand this.

The giant lying behind him then opened his eyes.

It should have been destroyed beyond recognition.

Suddenly, a hand reached out.

Boom——! !

Accelerator didn't even have time to react before he was grabbed by the body in an instant.

"Hello--!"

Kakine Teitoku shouted with all his might, trying to go and help, but his spirit was so broken that his abilities were ineffective.

Aleister stood upright in place, while the people around him tried their best to attack the giant.

But all of this was in vain.

As if its previous subdued posture was merely an act, the giant straightened up again, its eyes displaying a mocking expression, completely unconcerned about the attacks that struck it, bringing its body to the brink of destruction.

"One side!"

By this time, the last person had landed in the sky.

After Hatsune Miku arrived on the platform, she hurriedly looked ahead and stared in horror at Accelerator, who was being held in the giant's hand.

"How could this be... Could it be the First Rank Society—!"

"Let's not give up hope so soon."

Unlike Hatsune Miku, Aleister calmly spoke.

He raised his head and looked directly at the first one held in the giant's hands.

"One way!"

The sound seemed to travel to the ends of the earth.

Despite the great distance, Accelerator could still hear Aleister's voice.

"how…?"

He tried his best to manipulate the energy to break free from the giant, but unlike before, the energy that he could easily control had become completely rigid. This was enough to show that the giant was completely deceiving himself.

The situation became extremely tense.

The giant seemed to sense something as well, and without hesitation, it fell downwards, raising its hand and creating a non-existent hurricane.

boom! !

Everyone was blown away from this area.

However, only Aleister, just as he was about to be blown away, looked into each other's eyes.

"Maintain your 'confidence,' the strongest esper in Academy City."

Subsequently.

Even with Aleister blown away, the giant descended with overwhelming speed, carrying Accelerator along with him, into the deepest part of the countless flames.

It was like an abyss exploding.

The devastating blow swept across the entire field.

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Boom——! ! !

After a very brief descent, Accelerator finally made contact with the ground.

——Crack.

However, what came from beneath their feet was a viscous substance, like a liquid.

"Where is this?"

He turned to look around; the area seemed rather small.

It looks like a room, doesn't it?

However, this room was at most the size of a research institute, and the whole room was dilapidated, with some kind of dark green puddles on the floor.

Not only that, but there were also many things scattered all around, things that had just fallen from above.

Fragments of the platform, as well as the remains of the giant's body, fell to various corners of the room.

It was so strange, with no view of the sky, that it was like the enemy's final destination.

Yet it brought an unusual sense of peace.

Standing here, it was as if all the sounds around him had disappeared. Accelerator felt a completely different sensation, as if even his body had vanished, leaving only his consciousness in the room.

Standing in this viscous water, for a moment, it felt as if the birth and destruction of a universe had passed through.

And right in front of him.