One-way traffic

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the cut made by the glass healed completely.

"Originally, I didn't have any particularly powerful abilities, but after I came to this world, I seem to have gained this magical power."

As he spoke, Takibayashi threw the shards of glass in his hand onto the ground.

"I can usually recover from injuries like the one I just suffered with that special power. But if it's a serious wound, like being stabbed or getting hit hard by a zombie, I probably can't, or the recovery will be very slow."

"And compared to my power, Hatsune Miku on the other side has even more powerful abilities."

Accelerator once again turned his attention to Hatsune Miku.

The girl seemed a little shy when looked at by the strongest man with white hair and red eyes.

"That... isn't a very powerful ability, it's just that I was born with the ability to hear other people's minds, and it seems that in a limited sense, I can also slightly manipulate their minds..."

"How exactly did it perform? Just explain it clearly."

"Yeah, it's like stopping zombies. Any zombie that can hear my voice can be stopped... but it's only for a short time, maybe only three seconds."

One is physical regeneration, and the other is something like mind control?

What an interesting guy.

"I can't sense any AIM diffusion field on you at all, so it doesn't seem to be an ability of Academy City... There really is such a thing as another world."

The three of them thoroughly analyzed the specific intelligence, but Accelerator was completely taken aback.

So, does that mean the zombie world they're in now is outside of Academy City?

But how do you explain the electrodes on his neck...? Misaka Network shouldn't be able to connect across worlds.

What exactly is going on?

Thud! Thud thud—!

At that very moment, the door to the rooftop was knocked open.

Boom! With a tremendous sound, the thick iron door was slammed to the ground by a shadow, and several figures walked out from the back door frame.

There were zombies, and there were more than two of them.

"There are actually zombies in a place like this?!"

Takibayashi immediately pulled out the knife from his waist and charged towards the group of zombies.

Under Accelerator's watchful eye, Takibayashi skillfully stabbed the zombie with his blade.

puff-

With a single, forceful slash, he severed the zombie's arm and then thrust it toward its brain.

The fruit knife seemed very sharp, and it opened the zombie's skull in an instant.

With Takibayashi's effort, the blade pierced the zombie's brain, causing it to cease all life.

Could you kill these guys by attacking their brains directly, even without completely destroying their heads?

"Stop!"

Bang! With Hatsune Miku's sharp cry, all the zombies froze in place like statues.

Just as Takibayashi was about to take down the next zombie—

"Get away."

In that instant, the first man raised his pistol and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

boom----! !

“Wow!!!!”

Takibayashi was startled by the sudden gunshot.

The explosion instantly took the heads of the remaining three zombies; Accelerator accomplished this using only the simplest shooting skills.

But clearly, there are still many zombies behind the door.

"Damn it, were these guys attracted by our campfire?"

"What a joke, this building must be at least a hundred meters tall, and that's not the reason at all."

Accelerator glanced at his surroundings and made a decision.

"Hey, you two."

"Eh?"

"What's wrong?"

Just as Hatsune Miku and Takibayashi were looking on in confusion, Accelerator pressed the button on his neck.

The cage of the strongest monster has been freed.

"Let's get ready to do the high jump now—starting from 100 meters!"

ha? !

Before they could say anything, they saw the number one student in Academy City wearing a mischievous smile.

Boom! Their bodies were blown away.

And so, controlled by the wind of Accelerator, Takibayashi and Hatsune Miku jumped down from the building—a distance of more than 100 meters.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

"How heartless!!!"

The two of them fell downwards like that. Accelerator chuckled and then jumped down in one breath as well.

Manipulating the wind's vectors, he and the two men left the building together.

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In some unknown place, a man was standing there.

It looked like a monitoring room, and he stood inside it, his eyes wide open.

"...Someone's here."

His expression was indifferent, like the Arctic weather before a blizzard.

Standing in the room, the man looked at one of the surveillance cameras.

There were some images recorded inside.

It was a school building, and inside, a man and a woman were surrounded by zombies. They were Hatsune Miku and Takibayashi.

then.

—The ominous white figure, the white-haired, red-eyed monster, reigned supreme before all the zombies.

"Unlike those two guys... is this for real?"

The man closed his eyes again.

Then, when he opened his eyes again.

His left eye turned bright blue.

"I won't let this go smoothly."

Chapter Eleven: The First Night Spent in the Apocalypse

The night breeze brushed against my face.

Hatsune Miku felt that everything below was dangerous, as if she could fall into a puddle of mud at any moment, but...

She felt more that everything was so beautiful.

Although this is a post-apocalyptic city, once night falls, all the zombies and catastrophic scenes seen during the day disappear from sight.

She was now floating lightly in the sky, and although she was falling rapidly, she still felt very comfortable.

The city's night view and the night sky form a perfect match.

“So beautiful…!”

Hatsune Miku opened her eyes wide with delight.

This was the first time she had ever experienced such a magical moment in her life.

This feeling of being high in the sky, yet able to survey everything below, as if she had everything under control... it really made her feel comfortable.

The girl couldn't help but look up, her twin ponytails swirling backward in the wind.

The white shadow was right there in front of them.

The number one esper in Academy City casually put his hands in his pockets, tucked one leg in as if about to land, and flew through the air using the power of the wind, completely controlling everything.

This is the strongest ability user.

For him, such a beautiful night view was nothing special. He could enjoy it every day, every moment, and his strongest sense of dignity made him indifferent to such simple things.

This is Accelerator's way of surviving.

At that moment, Hatsune Miku seemed to have truly grasped this point.

but--

"I feel so lonely..."

The girl kept staring at the first person's face.

Despite his domineering and unrestrained movements, the person in first place always maintained an extremely indifferent expression.

He did indeed achieve absolute dominance on the throne of the strongest in the entire world, but—what else could there be?

Admittedly, the number one in Academy City is the strongest monster, a king who reigns supreme over all fear, but what else does it mean?

His strongest sense of dignity made him independent and alone, with nothing able to get close to him.

Even if a petite figure has become his emotional support, he will always remain an extremely aloof person.

Hatsune Miku has a special ability: she can understand the language of the mind.

At that moment, she saw through the heart of the person in first place.

then.

"Preparing for landing."

When she came to her senses, they had already reached the ground.

Thud! The three of them fell into the grass in a courtyard.

"Oh no! It hurts so much! My leg is definitely going to be shattered... No, it's perfectly fine!"

Despite falling from such a height, Takibayashi found himself completely unharmed.

Hatsune Miku is naturally in the same situation.

The number one's strongest ability would not allow such a small mistake to occur. He can control the wind in the entire city, so he can also make two people safely land on the ground from a height of more than 100 meters.

Accelerator opened his phone and started checking.

After his treatment, the phone's time is now accurate; it's 10:30 PM, which is basically late at night.

In this apocalyptic world, what they need most is not simply resources, but a safe place to live.

"here it is…"

Hatsune Miku looked around and realized that this place was not just a simple courtyard.

This looks like a wealthy person's villa.

Unlike small houses in Japan, this is a very luxurious house. Although it's not like the villas of the rich in movies, it's at least enough for the three of them to rest comfortably.

Accelerator turned around and looked at the two people in front of him.

"Hey, you don't need to guard the door tonight."

"That makes sense. After all, zombies might attack at night, so if three people take turns... Huh? What did you say? We don't need to guard the door anymore?!"

Under Takibayashi's stunned gaze, Accelerator gently tapped the ground with his cane.

"That's what I mean."

Boom! A storm with a speed of 120 kilometers per hour swept across the surroundings in an instant.