One-way traffic

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After that, Accelerator and Hatsune Miku found a place to stay.

Although he could exchange the yen from that era for the latest currency at the bank, he still couldn't forget the astonished look on the bank clerk's face when he saw them pull out piles of yen. It seemed better to avoid doing such foolish things in the future.

So they simply found an apartment.

Although Hatsune Miku would prefer to live in a bigger house, since they have enough money, there's simply nowhere suitable to rent a place at this time.

I can only make do with a room in an apartment for now.

Anyway, I won't be staying in this world for very long, so there's no need to spend so much money for such a short time... Although for an idol-level young lady like Hatsune Miku, money is just a number.

However, an even more important question arises.

Is this where we live?

Upon opening the door, the simple layout of the room was immediately apparent.

The front door leads to the living room, behind which is the kitchen, then the bathroom, and a simple balcony.

It looks pretty good, and this is the last empty room in the apartment complex.

"Well, Yifang, I'm going to take a shower now."

She waved her hand, and Hatsune Miku immediately walked into the room with Accelerator.

However, the first person in front of her did not respond.

"I think you should take a look at what the current situation is like."

"Huh...? What do you mean?"

She blinked and walked in with a puzzled look on her face.

Then she discovered something.

There is only one bedroom.

What that means is self-evident.

"This, this—!"

"It doesn't matter, I can sleep anywhere, even on the sofa."

"It's okay, Yifang! Sleeping in the same bed with someone, you know..."

The girl in front of him spoke incoherently, her hands clasped together, not daring to look at him.

"...If it's you, no, no problem..."

"...Come on."

He ignored the blushing, world-class young lady and walked alone to the sofa.

He didn't say much more; he didn't have the energy to research or think about anything today.

Accelerator then lay down on the sofa.

Hatsune Miku looked over with a complicated expression.

"Um, are you really sure it's okay? You might catch a cold if you sleep in the living room."

"I hope so. Even if the most dangerous biochemical viruses in the world were thrown at me, it might not be of any use to me."

"Eh……"

Even if Hatsune Miku said something, Accelerator in front of him simply put his hands behind his head and lay down casually.

He's probably already deflected the sound; even a nuclear explosion wouldn't wake him now.

Hatsune Miku paused, unable to say anything.

There's nothing we can do about it.

The girl sighed softly, thinking this, and had no choice but to go into the bathroom and start taking off her clothes little by little, beginning with her lower body.

Soon after, the bathroom was filled with steam.

Chapter Ninety-Six: A Serendipitous Shared Table

The sunlight streamed straight in through the window.

He opened his eyes, and a feeling of fatigue he hadn't felt in a long time gradually reached his cerebral cortex.

Lately, I've been feeling very tired, starting with my mental state.

It had been a long time since he had been able to rest properly like this. For Accelerator, his past life had always been spent in those ANBU and research institutes. He couldn't even find time to rest or have a quiet moment by himself.

How long has it been since I've experienced a time like this?

The last time I had a proper rest was probably when I was with that kid.

…another unpleasant thought.

The first person lying on the sofa turned around, but was blocked by another shadow.

“…I said.”

He raised his head and looked over in surprise.

The first thing he saw, still half-asleep, was a shadow standing beside him, bent over.

Hatsune Miku stood beside him, gazing at him.

"What are you up to now?"

"No, I'm just a little...concerned."

The girl in front of him showed an expression full of curiosity.

"Well, how should I put it, it feels kind of amazing, doesn't it? This is the first time I've ever seen Yifang sleeping like this."

"what?"

"Well, it's quite surprising that you looked like that while you were sleeping..."

The sleeping Accelerator, with his innocent and unguarded sleeping face like an innocent child, surprised Hatsune Miku.

How could Accelerator, who is usually so serious, show such an innocent sleeping face?

It's quite a contrast, isn't it?

"Is there anything wrong with your mind?"

He turned his head, and Accelerator, still half-asleep, sat up directly from the sofa.

"Don't tell me you actually have this fetish of staring at other people's sleeping faces, do you?"

"No, no! I just think it's a bit too contrasting. I don't have any strange fetishes!"

"Never mind, whatever."

He simply got up and took a can of coffee from his inventory.

"Then, let's summarize all the intelligence we gathered last night."

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Although the room they rented wasn't very large, it had all the basic dining facilities.

Hatsune Miku made a simple breakfast using some ingredients she bought on her way home the night before. It consisted of some simple fried shrimp, tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet), and miso soup made with dashi (a broth made with various ingredients). Her main dish was ready-made sushi bought from a roadside stall.

It doesn't matter what we eat, as long as there's meat.

Accelerator picked up a fried shrimp from the side, dipped it lightly in the mayonnaise on the plate, and took a bite.

"How's it going? Is it delicious?"

"Not bad... Now is not the time to talk about this kind of thing, is it?"

He continued to look at Hatsune Miku in front of him.

"You said that woman named Mami Tomoe calls herself a magical girl and can conjure all sorts of flintlock pistols with her bare hands, is that right?"

It can instantly change its clothing, and can also create all kinds of hair-splitting guns with its bare hands, and even fuse them into one body to make a turret.

if it is like this.

"I've got some ideas now."

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"It's very possible that the guy who followed me last night and that woman named Mami Tomoe are the same kind of magical girl thing."

"Huh? Yifang, were you being followed yesterday?"

"It's just a little mouse in the shadows, nothing to worry about."

He reached into the pocket of his white shirt and took out a black object.

A gemstone that shimmers with a dark purple light.

"This is…"

Hatsune Miku blinked and also took out the same gem from her pocket.

"I have this too!"

"How did you get this thing?"

"That... this is what Ms. Tomoe Mami got after she defeated those monsters. She seemed to have said something like, 'Seed of Lamentation'...?"

Gems obtained after defeating monsters.

In other words, the monster that Mami Tomoe killed is the same monster that Accelerator encountered yesterday that incited people to commit suicide?

"Perhaps there is some connection."

He took the gem from Hatsune Miku's hand, and placed the two black gems on the table, both emitting a dark purple glow.

"Give them to me; they're still somewhat useful to me."

Is there anything that can be done?

"Yes, if we reverse the reasoning behind their internal laws and use my power to deduce them from the front, we might be able to find a theory that is infinitely close to the truth."

That's the same thing that happened in the previous other world.

Accelerator can use his superpower to manipulate all energy directions based on the phenomena he observes. After creating a non-existent vector axis, he can reverse-engineer the laws in front of him.

In this way, he could arrive at a reality that is infinitely close to the truth, which would be data comparable to the origin of the Big Bang.

He uses this method to analyze the different laws of each world, and then applies them to his own personal reality.

What is determined by individual reality is that, from the perspective of the theory that individuals with abilities influence the macrocosm through their own microcosm, it is, in a sense, close to the theory of the small world and the large world of the Tree of Life in Kabbalah, that is, the so-called microcosm and macrocosm.

Using micro-level theories to influence macro-level ones—this is the personal, realistic theory of the capable individual.

That is a concept completely different from holism.

Based on this theory, Academy City came into being, and the so-called SYSTEM was constructed.

In other words.

—To comprehend the realm of gods with a non-divine body.

Absolute Ability User (Level 6).

That is the so-called highest level that Accelerator was willing to make terrible mistakes to reach in the past.

At the same time, it can also be understood as so-called Gnosticism.

Accelerator grimaced unhappily.

He didn't want to think about boring things anymore.

"In the next period of time, I will be responsible for analyzing these two things here. If we succeed, we may be able to grasp the bigger key points."

"And what about me...?"

"You also have your own things to do."

Accelerator swallowed the last bite of fried shrimp and turned his gaze to the girl in front of him.

"The system's notification point is on that black-haired woman. If our information is correct, then she is very likely the so-called magical girl."

"We just need to investigate the commonalities among magical girls. By doing so, we need to find someone with the same identity as her. In other words, if we keep an eye on that woman named Mami Tomoe, we'll have a chance to find that black-haired guy again."