One-way traffic

Chapter 100: The Being Named Cupid

It's almost two o'clock now.

Accelerator walked out of the apartment and onto the street not far away.

"Where did that guy go off to play?"

You can see Hatsune Miku's exact location just by opening your phone.

The red dot represents her location; just follow this path and you'll find her directly.

There's no point in staying in the apartment all day now.

Accelerator has already analyzed the information about the Grief Seed, and applying it to his own personal reality is the limit. There's nothing else he can do.

Rather than staying idly in the house, he decided to go out and look for Hatsune Miku outside.

However, just before that.

"…ah?"

The Accelerator, dressed in a white winter coat, stopped in its tracks.

He originally intended to cross the zebra crossing directly to the other side of the street, but on the other side, near the traffic lights...

A pure white shadow ran past.

It looked like a kitten or puppy, but Accelerator took a closer look and immediately dismissed the idea.

That thing is not a simple creature.

Although it looks like a cat, the elongated ears and unusual patterns on its back make it impossible for it to be a typical canine.

Accelerator became slightly curious.

Although this world appears to be just a simple modern technological society on the surface, he knows that's impossible, and the monsters he's encountered in the past few days have already proven that.

If we follow that creature that doesn't seem to be from Earth, we might find something.

"That's a really simple and straightforward approach."

He took his hands out of his pockets and changed the direction of his next step.

He doesn't plan to cross the zebra crossing.

The first ability user turned to the right and slowly walked into the alleyway where the white creature had entered.

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In summary.

That's why Accelerator came to this kind of place.

He easily killed the witch, restored the surrounding space to normal, and then turned around.

"Alright, now you're not running anywhere."

Accelerator pressed his foot directly against the wall next to the girl with long, straight black hair and spoke coldly.

"Tell me everything clearly and in detail."

His tone was very calm, without the slightest fluctuation.

He didn't know if the other party would continue to use the strange abilities she had displayed that day, but before that happened, Accelerator was confident that he could tear her hands and feet apart in less than a second.

"Why were you following me yesterday? And who are you? Are you some kind of magical girl? And what was that monster just now? And what is this so-called magical girl?"

"Ah, I see."

At that moment, such a sound suddenly came from the side.

Accelerator couldn't help but turn his head and saw the white creature he had just seen at the intersection walking over from the other side of the alley.

It had a strange smile on its face, and this strange creature could make sounds without opening its mouth.

"Did you speak?"

"Well, please don't just think of me as a canine from your Earth. By the way, it's really unbelievable that you can see me."

It waddled over to the two of them.

"My name is Kyubey. And, although I don't know why someone like you would be chasing after information about magical girls, or why you can see me, I feel it's necessary to explain it to you."

"So, you know who this guy is?"

Accelerator withdrew his foot from Homura Akemi's side and fixed his gaze on Kyubey.

"First, let me give you a brief explanation of what a magical girl is."

Cupid wagged his tail and continued in his unchanging tone.

"After making a contract, human girls can gain extraordinary power and also fulfill one of their own wishes. However, the price for fulfilling their wishes is to fight against witches."

"The bastard I just killed was the one known as the witch."

"That's right. In the end, the only beings capable of fighting witches should be magical girls."

It looked at Accelerator with a somewhat surprised gaze—although its tone remained unchanged.

"It's unbelievable that you were able to defeat the witch with such overwhelming power on your own. I'm really curious, what kind of power did you use to achieve this?"

Despite Kyubey's question, Accelerator completely ignored him.

It had no choice but to close its eyes.

"Never mind, I'm sure you wouldn't expose such a private matter, so it doesn't matter."

"At least you helped me catch the child, which is a big help to me."

"Are you kidding me? What do you mean by that?"

"It means exactly what it says."

Cupid blinked and said calmly.

"I am the one who makes contracts with the girls, and I am also the one who grants their wishes and turns them into magical girls."

"Although I don't know why, the girl over there seems to really don't want me to form a contract with other girls. She's even been chasing me relentlessly because of it. Oh, it's so good that you were able to show up in time and restrain her."

accurate.

Accelerator's mind was instantly filled with such emotions, and his gaze toward Kyubey grew increasingly dangerous.

"...Don't listen to its nonsense."

Then, Homura Akemi, who had been lying on the side, slowly stood up.

Although she was quickly pinned to the spot by Accelerator, who pulled out a pistol, he still slowly got up.

"What that guy said was all true, but... it's definitely not a good thing."

"Oh dear, that's prejudiced thinking, isn't it?"

Blinking, Cupid innocently shook his head.

"Homura Akemi, although I don't know why you're chasing me and trying to stop me from forming a contract with Madoka Kaname and the others, the girls over there are all very talented and promising magical girls."

"If we could turn them into magical girls, the power they would unleash would be unimaginable. Don't you think that would be a wonderful thing?"

"Or are you simply wary? Wary of the possibility of a magical girl stronger than you being born?"

"shut up!"

She instinctively raised her hand, but immediately felt a touch in front of her.

That was the cold muzzle of a gun.

"One or two, don't you understand what the situation is like now?"

A cold tone enveloped the entire atmosphere.

Accelerator continued to look at Kyubey in front of him.

"Stop spouting irrelevant nonsense. I'm asking you a question now, so don't give me any useless drivel."

"Wow, this is getting more and more surprising."

Even in such an eerie atmosphere, Kyubey remained completely unmoved.

"If possible, I really hope you can stop everything Homura Akemi is doing."

"what?"

"Oh right, you might not be aware of this, right?"

It blinked.

"—Hatsune Miku, I think that's her name?"

For an instant.

Gunshots rang out throughout the alley.

Where Qubi had stood, a wisp of smoke had settled.

"...How did you know this name?"

"As I mentioned before, Madoka Kaname is a candidate for a contract partner that I have my eye on, and while I was by her side, I also observed that she is a girl like this."

Standing on the air conditioner engine to the side, Cupid continued speaking.

"Let me explain it this way. Hmm—you already know that witches exist in this world. And because Madoka Kaname has the potential to become a magical girl, those witches will be attracted to her, and she will probably be caught up in countless witch-related dangers."

"And the girl next to her, named Hatsune Miku, also seems to possess some kind of talent. If possible, I would like to turn her into a magical girl—although she seems to be wielding some kind of unknown power, but the threat of witches is quite serious."

"With that kind of power alone, we can't build up proper protection measures. If we continue to delay, the witch's threat will eventually affect those two girls."

"If Homura Akemi continues to prevent me from signing contracts with them, those two might fall into even deeper danger."

"Moreover, the probability is as high as 95.672%. If I don't get them to sign a contract with me soon, then they will be affected by the witch—"

"And then death arrives."

Bang——! !

The storm instantly tore everything around it apart.

Before Cupid even realized what was happening, its body had already been grabbed.

“Listen up, kid, I don’t care what you’re up to, or what your motives are for doing these things.”

It raised its head, its tail being pulled by the other, its entire body suspended in mid-air.

The person holding it was a white figure, like a demon.

"Whatever stupid things you want to do is none of my business, but if you dare to set your sights on me, I'll make you understand one thing."

*Thud!* He turned around and slammed Kyubey's body against the wall, the force so great that Kyubey's body caved into the wall.

Blood instantly splattered onto the ground, but Accelerator didn't even glance at such childish stuff.

Accelerator didn't care whether Cupid lived or died.

However, he couldn't stand the other party dragging him into the mess.

The first monster spoke in a chilling voice, like the whisper of death.

"If you're looking for death, I can kill you a million times over with just one finger, so watch your step. Or do you want me to beat you into a piece of shit that nobody wants?"

"If you don't want your body to become a pile of unwanted junk, think carefully before you speak, understand?"

The white-haired, red-eyed monster glared fiercely at Kyubey with overwhelming force.

"...Your behavior is a bit hard to understand."

Even under such dangerous circumstances.

Cupid remained unmoved.

It blinked and looked at Accelerator with an adorable expression.

"You seemed to react that way because I mentioned the name Hatsune Miku. Why was that? What was the reason, and what factors were involved?"

"Furthermore, I'm curious what would happen if I continued to bring up things related to Hatsune Miku—"

It didn't finish its sentence.

Before that, gunfire had already filled the surrounding area.