One-way traffic

“Yes, you’re right, Sayaka. It’s not good to keep thinking about these things.”

"I know, really, Xiaoyuan, you're still the same model student..."

They chatted happily at the dinner table.

In a short period of time, Hatsune Miku was able to completely determine the specific personalities of the two girls.

Madoka Kaname, with her pink twin tails, seems to have a gentle and kind personality. She's the kind of girl who listens to her parents and has the kind of good character that's often described as the "neighbor's child."

As for Sayaka Miki, her personality is naturally kind and innocent, but she seems to be more lively and cheerful.

The two shared an incredibly deep friendship, a fact that was readily apparent even during their short meal together.

The two girls happily lay down on the sofa behind them.

"Ah~ This food is so delicious!"

"Yes, spaghetti bolognese is definitely the best food!"

"Hey, Xiaoyuan, while I agree with this point, are you sure you want to keep eating pasta with a spoon? If you continue to do this at gatherings when you're older, people might laugh at you."

"No, it's okay, Sayaka! Besides, it's just eating with a spoon, there's nothing wrong with that, right...?"

Her favorite food is spaghetti bolognese from fast food restaurants, and she also has close friends with whom she sometimes argues about cutlery during meals.

They're still just kids.

Hatsune Miku smiled, picked up the last bite of plain pasta in front of her with her fork, and swallowed it.

"By the way, what are Hatsune Miku's plans for the future?"

"Eh? Me?"

She blinked and answered naturally.

"I don't really have any particular plans. Hmm, after dinner, I'm thinking of taking a stroll around the nearby streets, and then—"

Wait a mininute.

Why did I come out in the first place?

Hatsune Miku twitched her lips somewhat awkwardly.

—Oh no, I've completely forgotten the task I was assigned to.

He was so busy chatting and eating with the two girls he had just met that he didn't even think about or plan how to investigate Mami Tomoe and the magical girl thing!

What a huge failure!

"Um, Hatsune Miku...?"

"Are you alright? You don't look too well."

The two girls asked her with concern, but Hatsune Miku could only shake her head helplessly.

"I'm fine... By the way, Madoka and Sayaka, what are you planning to do next?"

"Hmm... I don't have any classes this afternoon, so going straight home would be too boring."

Sayaka Miki flicked her fingers, and then a brilliant idea popped into her head.

"By the way, Xiaoyuan, why don't we go shopping at the supermarket together? Maybe we can find some clothes we need, and I also have something I want to buy!"

"What I want to buy... could it be CDs again?"

"Yes, I think you... probably already know the specifics."

Sayaka Miki scratched her hair sheepishly, while Hatsune Miku stared in disbelief.

What are these two little ones saying?

Hmm... but there is some truth to that.

No matter what, Mami Tomoe is still just a girl her age. Girls naturally like to dress up and put on makeup, so if you want to find out anything about her, you might find something by browsing through clothing stores.

This is probably the only clue that can be considered a glimmer of hope.

"Actually, I also plan to go shopping later to see if there are any new clothes I can buy."

Hatsune Miku has made a decision.

She smiled and looked at the two girls in front of her, then continued.

"If you don't mind, my itinerary might be the same as yours, where we'll be looking at clothing stores together. So, would you like to go shopping together?"

"Really? Wow, this is going to be really exciting!"

"Miss Hatsune wants to go shopping with me? That's great... I'll recommend some nice shops to you!"

"Then I'll have to take good care of you in a bit~"

With a light laugh, Hatsune Miku and the two girls stood up, paid for their lunch, and left the restaurant.

The target is the clothing stores in the nearby shopping mall area.

Although Hatsune Miku and the others have different goals, at least their paths are the same.

Moreover, she really likes these two middle school girls.

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The room was completely silent.

If someone or a delivery person were to open the door and come in right now, they would probably think this is just an empty room.

Actually, if the person who came in had looked closely, they could have found a figure sitting deep inside the room.

It was a pale, dark shadow.

He sat calmly in front of the chair, his hand resting on a dark purple gemstone.

"...Connected."

After a while, he opened his eyes.

A glint of wisdom flashed in his pigeon-blood-red eyes.

The personal reality formula content has been successfully applied.

Accelerator, relying on his ability to manipulate the direction of all energy, created a vector axis that does not exist within the normal laws of physics. He then manipulated the direction of this vector axis by his own ability, only needing to extract the simple zeros and ones.

Use mathematics to solve things you don't understand.

By relying on his enormous computational power and reversing the calculation, one can obtain something that is infinitely close to the actual result, like a theory.

That was his method of breaking the magic of the previous other world.

Now, he has successfully deciphered the vector axis of the power in this world, transformed it into a simple mathematical formula, and applied the results, which he detected based on his own understanding and which are infinitely close to the truth, into the personal reality of the ability user.

With just a raised hand, a dark, flowing light flashed within the gemstone.

just.

"What the hell is this?"

He looked in astonishment at the dark purple gem in his hand, the very thing that Mami Tomoe called the Seed of Lamentation.

There is indeed some kind of power stored inside.

However, this power is not used to create attacks, much less to cause destruction.

Although he could manipulate this energy, Accelerator was unsure of exactly where to use it.

and--

"This thing doesn't give off a very good feeling."

Energy itself also has properties.

In Accelerator's view, the power within the Seed of Lamentation that he currently holds is biased towards the negative.

That's right.

Just like the pair of black wings that were spread out behind him at that time.

It was like a combination of completely negative emotions, darkness, and despair.

It's fine if you just hold it, but when Accelerator manipulates that power, he can feel the nature of the power itself affecting his mental state.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre and unbearable power system.

"Could it be that the monster uses one of these things to attack its enemies? What is its purpose? And how did this power come about?"

Just like the power system of the previous world, all the magic there exists in the atmosphere. Except for ordinary magicians who release magic through their own gates, the other elven sorcerers, like Emilia, manipulate the magic in the atmosphere to attack.

Accelerator, however, did not sense this strange power within the atmosphere.

It's as if it's imprisoned within this Seed of Lamentation; its quantity is limited, and even if it's taken out, it will be used up quickly, although Accelerator doesn't know what it's for.

At the very least, it's no longer possible to use it for attacks that manipulate the direction of energy.

However, that kind of thing doesn't matter. Accelerator has plenty of attack methods, so there's no need to go to such lengths for an extra, dispensable attack method.

If he encounters that kind of monster again, he can stand still and let it attack him with its strange power without suffering any damage.

Even if a real fight breaks out, the outcome will be overwhelming regardless of whether he makes a move or not; that doesn't matter.

He stood up abruptly from the sofa and looked at the digital clock in the living room.

1:30.

Even so, those who left this morning still haven't returned.

"Where did that idiot young lady go off to play?"

Accelerator began to mutter impatiently.

He turned on his phone and checked the other person's location. She was indeed moving around somewhere, but he had no idea what she was doing.

Accelerator wanted to call the other party directly, but he considered that if the other party was in a hidden state or had already followed Mami Tomoe, it would only expose her whereabouts.

It would be faster to just set off on your own.

He simply took out the leftover rice ball from the refrigerator, heated it in the microwave, and casually stuffed it into the system's inventory, eating it as he walked.

In the end, I still had to trouble him to go out.

"...Damn it."

He closed his eyes, banished all distracting thoughts, opened the door, and left the apartment.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Homura Akemi

Hatsune Miku walked along the shopping street with two middle school girls.

Since they had finally met someone they could chat with, they decided to go shopping together in the mall.

Although I browsed through clothing stores, there wasn't anything I really wanted to buy.

"Madoka, Sayaka, don't you two really have any clothes you want to buy?"

Hatsune Miku, who had already changed into who-knows-how-many outfits, walked out of the dressing room once again.

During this period, there were lily-colored dresses, summer-style short skirts, and outfits such as pajamas, coats, and jackets.

Every single piece of clothing seemed like a perfect match for her, and almost every garment seemed to radiate a dazzling brilliance on her.

The two girls were undoubtedly intimidated by this dazzling idol aura.

They had never seen anyone who could coordinate any outfit like that.

However, despite changing her clothes quite a few times, Hatsune Miku ultimately only bought one outfit.

"Wow, Hatsune Miku is amazing! She can really mix and match any style of clothing with ease!"

"It's just like being a celebrity, so cool!"

The two girls, of course, had no idea that the person in front of them was actually a real idol.

Hatsune Miku smiled and walked out of the clothing store with them.

"So, where do you plan to go next?"

She had already shopped at all the nearby clothing stores with the two middle school students, but even so, there was absolutely no trace or information about Mami Tomoe or magical girls.

Based on this, it seems that further investigation is needed.

Then we need to consider expanding the scope of the investigation.