One-way traffic

"The door is locked. Has everyone gone out?"

“Even when they’re at home, they should still lock the door, right? Look, the lock is facing inwards, which further proves that they’re inside.”

Because it would be too troublesome to just ask someone to open the door, Accelerator simply raised his hand and manipulated the surrounding space, and the two of them went directly into the interior of the main entrance.

Roswaal's enormous mansion was laid bare before the two men.

They walked happily to the front of the mansion and gently pushed the door open.

"Hello everyone!"

Hatsune Miku ran in full of energy, wondering if she could scare them.

"We're back! Although a long time has passed, everyone should... eh?"

but.

When she saw the scene before her, she couldn't help but be stunned.

In the hall.

Natsuki Subaru, dressed in his usual sportswear, sat in a chair, deep in thought with a somber expression.

Roswaal wasn't there, but Ram, with her pink hair, was standing to the side.

She had the same anxious expression.

"Damn it, how do I deal with... that white-haired bastard?"

"Why not use the power of that Dragon Sword Saint? Isn't that enough? Isn't he considered the strongest on the entire continent?!"

"...It's not that simple."

It's unclear what the two were discussing.

However, there is no doubt that both Subaru and Ram had extremely anxious and troubled expressions.

"If it's that guy Regulus, even Reinhard might not be able to win!"

"..."

"It's too late! Emilia is about to become that guy's wife! Damn it... What a joke!"

Natsuki Subaru took a deep breath and looked up.

then.

He then made eye contact with Hatsune Miku, who had just entered.

"…Huh?"

The two blinked, both somewhat surprised, and stood frozen in place.

"Am I... hallucinating? It looks like Hatsune Miku..."

"It's not a hallucination, Mr. Natsuki Subaru~"

Hatsune Miku waved to him, which made Subaru Natsuki exclaim in surprise.

"It's real!! It's a real person! It's not some illusion I saw on the road!!!"

"...Mr. Subaru Natsuki?"

"Waaaaaah, Hatsune Miku! You're finally back—uh…"

Just as he was about to approach as if he were crying his heart out, Natsuki Subaru noticed him.

The person standing to the side, calmly watching him.

White hair, red eyes.

"Uh... well, it's been a long time, Accelerator-kun...?"

He waved awkwardly, smiled, and looked at the first person with a trembling expression.

"Miss Hatsune...and you're back too!..."

"I'm very interested in what you just said."

The first person glanced at the two of them and then went into the room.

"Tell me the whole story, in detail, and explain everything clearly."

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From Subaru and Ram, Accelerator and Hatsune Miku learned the whole story.

"Ha, another Bishop of Greed has appeared this time?"

"That guy is... an insanely strong scumbag!"

Everyone gathered in one room.

Natsuki Subaru was venting his frustrations to the first person, while Ram placed freshly brewed tea and other drinks on the table for the two of them to enjoy.

As for Emilia and Roswaal—

"Roswaal is not here for the time being for some reason."

"…oh?"

"If you ask me why, I don't know either. That guy just ran off to some weird place."

Accelerator read Subaru Natsuki's mind directly; he wasn't lying, and his emotional vectors remained completely unchanged.

but.

"Regulus, the Archbishop of Greed... Hmph, some rabble from who-knows-where, thinks he's qualified to roam the world like this these days?"

"That's no rabble, that guy is ridiculously strong! He can even stop time, even Reinhard would have a hard time fighting him!"

The fact that Reinhard could say something like that suggests he's already fought that guy called the Bishop of Greed.

Yet, they still couldn't win him over?

This surprised Accelerator somewhat. Reinhardt's strength was comparable to Accelerator's when he first arrived in this world. Even if they continued fighting like this for a lifetime, they might not be able to determine a winner.

Although things are different today, Reinhard's strength is still overwhelmingly powerful even in other worlds.

Not to mention, he had previously participated in the final battle.

"So, in other words, as long as we beat that bastard Regulus to a pulp, everything will be over, right?"

"That makes sense..."

Natsuki Subaru was somewhat taken aback when he heard Accelerator say those words so easily.

"Um, while I know you're really strong, that's someone even Reinhard couldn't handle! Even if you used your full power, you might not be able to win. Are you really planning to—"

"You little rascal, when did you start talking so much nonsense?"

Subaru Natsuki felt a chill run down his spine after being given a brief glance by Accelerator and immediately stopped talking.

Why does this guy's demeanor seem to be getting more and more ferocious?

In terms of experience, since Accelerator left until now, Subaru Natsuki has experienced far more and met far more people than anyone else, and can even be described as "mature".

Even so, I still couldn't help but feel an instinctive fear when facing Accelerator.

The first person didn't pay attention to this and turned to look at the other side of the room.

"...And then, what about her?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

"...Her name seems to be Rem."

The speaker was Ram.

Lying in bed, a ray of sunlight shone on her cheek from the window, and she remained fast asleep, like Sleeping Beauty.

That was the twin demon clan member who was paired with her.

Rem, a blue-haired oni girl.

"According to Barus, this child named Rem seems to be... my sister, but because her memories were devoured by a witch bishop, we all forgot about her existence."

Memories being swallowed...?

If that's the case, then it shouldn't be because of that monster called the white whale.

Accelerator thought to himself that the white whale had already been killed by him back then, and there was no possibility of it being resurrected.

Judging from this, it must have been done by someone using some special means.

"It was my fault."

When this was mentioned, Subaru Natsuki's tone became heavy.

"If I hadn't been so careless, Rem! How could she have ended up like this..."

"...Mr. Subaru Natsuki."

Hatsune Miku looked at the two of them with an indescribable expression.

Natsuki Subaru felt guilty about this situation, but Ram... was still unable to recall her younger sister.

"that's it?"

But it was at this very moment.

After the two explained the whole situation, Accelerator laughed instead.

It was a disdainful smile.

"If the problem were that simple, then this woman's misfortune would end here."

"Eh…?"

"What? You, what do you mean by this?!"

Ram looked over in surprise, while Subaru Natsuki stood up abruptly.

That's exactly what I mean.

The first person completely ignored the actions of the two.

He calmly raised his hand, and then, a purplish-black light instantly appeared behind him.

Zzz-ga!

Six dark black generators, resembling sharp spikes.

Flashing with lightning capable of shattering even space and time, the first one completely controlled the direction of that overwhelming energy at his fingertips.

"If that's all there is to it, then it's not a problem for me at all."

"It doesn't matter whether it's memory loss or some other deficiency."

"I don't care about any of that. I'll bring him back right now and show you, you bastard!"

Chapter 854 Bishop of Greed—Regius Kornius

My memories have been stolen.

In reality, their memories were stolen from their own souls.

This is Rem's current fate.

She fought alongside Subaru Natsuki for a period of time recently, during which time the oni girl's relationship with Subaru grew increasingly closer, however—

But the memories were swallowed up.

The person who accomplished all this was one of the Archbishops of Sin of the Witch Cult, seemingly someone specializing in the realm of gluttony.

In short, after Rem's memories and existence were devoured, even her own existence disappeared from this world.

Apart from Subaru Natsuki and Beatrice, who was hiding in the forbidden library, everyone else had lost all memories of Rem.

Even Subaru Natsuki's return from death couldn't change anything.

The despairing truth is thus pervasive throughout the world.

--but.

To put it bluntly, it is ultimately limited to the situation in 'this world'.

At this very moment, the number one entity that connects the entire world stands right here.