One-way traffic

—That's how it should have been.

She stepped back again; the use of magic requires something as a price to be paid.

If the gemstone on the back of your hand were to become completely cloudy for that reason, that would be something far more terrifying than death.

Just in case, she even threw the activated stun grenade at the other person's feet as a precaution.

After leaping several times to hide on a rooftop, she finally raised her hand with peace of mind.

Time resumed its flow.

Boom! The impacts exploded on that person's body in an instant.

But she was immediately stunned and her eyes widened.

The shadow of a demon emerged from the smoke and dust.

"Nonsense."

He was unscathed.

The first monster raised its head and gave a cold, smirking smile.

"Shouldn't an attack be considered 'attack' only if it reaches this level?"

In that instant, he tore the ground apart.

After manipulating a wide range of vectors, Accelerator distorted the surrounding environment in an unknown way, and the enormous impact caused the ground beneath his feet to crack instantly.

He completely ignored the sedative gas and the ammunition used to subdue the thugs. The first monster instantly transmitted the impact to the warehouse where Homura Akemi was, causing it to shake violently.

The powerful impact sent the girl flying in an instant.

Her body fell into the warehouse and sank deep inside.

"Whoa-!"

Although her body is no longer like a normal person's, and it doesn't matter if her heart and brain are blown up, she still feels pain.

Homura Akemi stood up shakily, enduring the pain in her arm.

Footsteps could be heard coming from outside the warehouse.

No...no, I can't lose in a place like this.

Regardless, there are still things I want to save!

The girl placed her hand on the compass on her left arm and swung it around instantly.

Time stood still once again.

In this world where she was all alone, she quickly got up, ignoring the pain in her body, and leaped out of the warehouse.

The moment she stepped out of the warehouse, a white shadow, like the Grim Reaper, instantly caught her eye, startling her.

do not know why.

Homura Akemi always has this feeling.

If this continues, then one side of the road will be able to stay in this space.

It will come to life.

This is the first existence in history, apart from that apocalyptic witch, that has given her such a strong impression.

Can't win.

Even if she had the ability to stop time, even if she could stop his time as well, even if her opponent couldn't move within the world where time had stopped, she still couldn't win.

Firing pistol ammunition was useless.

Even if the ammunition is fired during the time stop, it will still be deflected by him with a strange force the moment the time stop ends.

Even more terrifying is that even if she attacks with a pistol in a world where time has stopped, the bullets will be blocked by an invisible membrane.

She didn't know what it was, but it seemed that it was that thing that perfectly deflected the bullets.

Even if time is stopped, that membrane will not disappear. Even if it cannot reflect in a world where time has stopped, that membrane will still tightly wrap around Accelerator to protect him, because it is a power that existed before time stopped, preventing everything in the world from moving forward even a little bit.

Even the sedative gas had no effect on him.

She simply couldn't beat him.

Her subordinates actually possess all sorts of advanced modern weapons, from rocket launchers to missiles for fighter jets; she could obtain them all, but there was no need to go to such lengths for someone like her.

…And what if even those things don't work?

If even American nuclear warheads are ineffective against him, if even the Cretaceous-Paleogene explosion hypothesis and the asteroid impact hypothesis are ineffective against him, then is there anything in the world that can deal with him?

The girl could no longer imagine it.

The only thing she could do was run.

Homura Akemi gave the other person a deep look. That extreme white, those red eyes that reflected the moonlight like pigeon blood, that kind of existence.

—Something she had never seen in any of her previous reincarnations.

perhaps.

"Perhaps this time, there really is a chance to succeed..."

With that thought in mind, the girl ran as far away as possible and left the place.

Time resumed its flow.

Accelerator looked ahead and saw nothing. There was no one standing in the warehouse, only a group of ordinary people he had previously thrown aside.

Did they run away?

He clicked his tongue, somewhat annoyed, but it didn't really matter.

only.

"I felt a strong sense of unease just now."

Actually, there are two kinds. The reason I say it's one kind is because one side clearly understands what the other kind of incongruity represents.

That was a notification from the soul system, meaning that the girl with long black hair from earlier should be one of the clues for my mission.

In retrospect, it seems that we should just focus our investigation on her.

and.

"How did her attack appear before my eyes in the first place?"

Accelerator swore that he simply saw the other person raise his hand, and then he was inexplicably surrounded by bullets.

Moreover, there is a very strange feeling about his personal reality.

I don't know what caused all of this.

I didn't understand what happened either.

"Could that be her power?"

If so, that would be truly bizarre.

Accelerator needs to continue observing. If possible, he hopes to fight that girl again, so that he might be able to analyze what kind of power she is using.

However, there are other things to do right now.

"We need to find that woman first."

He turned on his phone, and on the screen, a faint, deep red dot began to flicker.

The first one smiled with satisfaction.

"Great, at least we have a result."

By following this path, he can find the person he is looking for.

Judging from the looks of it, that naive young lady should have already arrived in this city.

I don't know where it will be.

Accelerator looked down the roadside and saw the signpost nearby.

He read the words aloud in a low voice.

"See Takihara, huh?"

Chapter 94 Magical Girl

He regained consciousness.

But this place is not familiar to her at all.

"...I'm completely lost."

Hatsune Miku walked alone on the street, pondering all of this with surprise.

There were many people around, and although people in this world wouldn't know that she was an idol, her beauty was undeniable.

She wore a light-colored cotton coat over an outer garment, and her lower body was also covered by dark stockings.

After the rain, the air becomes damp and chilly, but wearing these clothes makes me feel much better.

However, a head of bright blue twin tails can create an adorable look that's worthy of a world idol, especially when paired with a well-chosen outfit.

No matter how you look at it, she's sure to attract the attention of passersby.

She didn't care about the stares of passersby. If she cared about such things, then she would be a completely incompetent idol.

Where am I...?

I took out my phone, and it did indeed show Accelerator's location.

However, it was still quite far from here, and for some reason, the other party seemed to have remained stationary in that location, which appeared to be a warehouse.

She has only just arrived in this city, this world.

She should have been holding hands tightly with Accelerator during the teleportation, but they didn't land in the same place afterward.

This confused the girl.

Even when I text him, he doesn't seem to respond, and I don't know what he's doing.

I could only follow the road signs on my phone and get there. It was a long journey, but there was nothing I could do about it.

Even if she doesn't deal with this kind of thing, she still needs to get familiar with this world as soon as possible.

"Well, first of all, we can confirm that this is modern society, so we've been quite busy."

In modern society, the kinds of situations that occurred in the other world wouldn't happen.

Hatsune Miku glanced around briefly. Her location seemed to be similar to an amusement park street at night, so finding a way out wouldn't be difficult.

Okay, the priority should still be finding one of them first.

Having made this decision in her heart, the girl with the light blue twin ponytails looked directly at the phone in her hand.

"So, according to the route, you should go straight here and then turn..."

She walked straight towards the first position.

She made several turns and crossed many intersections along the way, but even so, the distance between her and the other person was still quite long, and the other person seemed to have been staying there without moving, and she didn't know what they were doing.

She couldn't help but feel increasingly sleepy.

Although I really want to find Accelerator's location, simply walking around like this is just too boring.

Bored, she turned on her phone, plugged in her earphones, and started playing music.

All the songs were ones she sang herself at yesterday's concert.

The melody and emotions from that time, along with the song, have resonated with her current state of mind.

During her time with Accelerator, she even conceived a song in her mind that described all of this.

I'll write this song next time I go back.

I wonder what his expression will be when he hears this?

Thinking about it this way, I'm actually starting to look forward to it...

Hatsune Miku, immersed in her own world, couldn't help but chuckle.

then.