One-way traffic

It was the girl with long, straight black hair that he knew.

Homura Akemi walked over step by step, but her destination was not Mami Tomoe's apartment.

She went straight up to Accelerator.

"If you're here to take down that white bastard, you're out of luck. I'll kill him every time I see him. You're not in the running for now."

No, that's not what it is.

Under Accelerator's gaze, Homura Akemi raised her head.

Her eyes were full of curiosity.

“Clearly, Mami Tomoe, Sayaka Miki, and Madoka Kaname are beyond your jurisdiction. What you need to investigate is simply information about magical girls and witches.”

"Now that you have enough information, why... why do you still intend to interfere?"

Homura Akemi couldn't quite understand the other party's actions.

Since Accelerator only wants information about magical girls and witches, he should have nothing left to do now.

If that's the case, why did you still intend to get involved, and even plan to harm Kyubey...?

This should no longer be related to the simple affairs between magical girls.

"Don't get me wrong."

The chilling voice interrupted Homura Akemi's thoughts.

The white-haired Level 5 esper simply stared at himself, though it looked more like he was glaring.

"It's nothing big. All I did was do things that concern me."

"Huh…?"

Homura Akemi blinked.

"But Mami Tomoe and those two, they shouldn't know you very well, right...?"

"So, don't get me wrong, understand?"

He continued.

"That bastard named Cupid has had his eye on that stupid young lady next to me from the very beginning. You think I'd let him get away with it? Don't be naive. That guy will never escape. But—there's something else, isn't there?"

That's right, there's still something wrong.

That's a perfectly reasonable point in the prevailing theory.

"The evil party will not involve ordinary people who are not involved in its activities."

In other words.

"I don't care about those brats named Mami Tomoe, Kaname, or Miki, but that bastard Kyubey is my target. I'm still settling scores with him, and in the process, I absolutely cannot allow him to drag any unimportant people into the danger in front of me."

This is why Accelerator made his move.

It's not just because of the mission, and it's not just that Kyubey is after Hatsune Miku.

A truly wicked party will not allow innocent people to be dragged into the problems it needs to solve.

Therefore, he would not allow Kyubey to harm Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki, because they were just little girls who were unrelated to this feud, and he would not allow them to be involved.

Although that's what they say, Homura Akemi clearly understands this point.

All of this is merely a superficial phenomenon he created to achieve certain goals.

Cold on the outside but kind on the inside.

This is the only feeling that Accelerator has given Homura Akemi right now.

and so.

Homura Akemi's heart was now preoccupied with something more.

"...Who exactly are you?"

I have never seen such an incredible being in Mitakihara before. No matter in the cycle of reincarnation so far, or in any place I have been, I have never seen such a person.

This is truly incredible...

Homura Akemi voiced a question that came from the depths of her heart.

Who exactly is he? This person, whose personality alone is full of mystery and unbelievability, and whose actions are unimaginable, what is his true identity?

"They're evil parties."

The answer is simple.

The first one, with white hair and red eyes, spoke simply in an absolutely authoritative tone.

"He's just a hopeless villain, a despicable scoundrel."

Chapter 110 I saved your life

Accelerator walked back into the house.

Homura Akemi didn't follow, so it seems she's already left.

He ignored the girl's situation and went straight into the house, only to find that there was no one else in the living room.

They should have all gone into Mami Tomoe's bedroom.

"...A magical girl, huh?"

He narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, fixing his gaze on the bedroom in front of him.

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"...Mami, senior."

Inside the room, Madoka Kaname looked at the blonde girl in front of her for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

Even though he called her name, she just sat on the bed with her eyes vacant, hugging her knees tightly with both hands, and that was all.

Apart from her trembling body, she made no other movements.

Sayaka Miki looked at the table. The golden object called the Soul Gem, which should have had a golden glow, had now become translucent and dark.

It's almost completely dark.

Even after using the Seed of Lamentation to eliminate and transform the internal pollution, it doesn't seem to have had a particularly good effect.

If this continues, the Soul Stone will fall into absolute darkness, and at that time, no one will know what will become of Mami Tomoe.

"Cheer up a little... Asami!"

Hatsune Miku held her hands tightly.

"That's not your fault at all. If it weren't for Kyubey, you wouldn't have been so easily swayed!"

"...No."

The blonde girl murmured softly.

Her eyes remained lifeless as she slowly raised her head, casually looking at Hatsune Miku in front of her.

Tears streamed down her face.

"From the very beginning, I've had this thought, this thought of wanting to hurt you, Hatsune."

"Eh…?"

"From the very beginning, when I saw you with your companions, I probably already felt a sense of jealousy, right?"

She couldn't help but laugh, but it was definitely not a happy or beautiful laugh.

"This is so unfair! We're both magical girls, we're about the same age, but why...? Why do you have people who can live with you and share everything with you, but I'm the only one? Why..."

"You know what? I've always, always thought this way about you. It's really unfair, isn't it? I think so too."

"Someone as annoying, as despicable, as despicable as Mami Tomoe, is probably better off just disappearing?"

That moment.

The brilliance of the Soul Gem dimmed once more.

"Mami, Mami-senpai—!!"

"Guh-waaah!"

The blonde girl's eyes widened, and she clutched her chest tightly, her whole body trembling violently.

that moment.

The door was violently opened.

"...Party, sir?"

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki turned around in surprise.

Even Hatsune Miku was the same. Under the gaze of the three girls, the white-haired, red-eyed man ignored their actions and directly took out the black gem from his pocket.

Seeds of Lamentation were the various seeds of lamentation he had collected during his countless hunts of witches.

After throwing almost all the Seeds of Sorrow onto the table, a somber blackness instantly transferred from Mami Tomoe's Soul Gem.

The dark color changed back to its original gold color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Sitting on the bed, Mami Tomoe came to her senses. While her body and mind were no longer in as much pain as before, she also became aware of everything.

"Get away."

Accelerator gently pulled Hatsune Miku apart with his hand.

Under the astonished gazes of the three girls, Accelerator grabbed Mami Tomoe's hand directly.

They forcibly pulled her out of bed.

"One, Mr. Fangfang——!"

"Party?!"

The three of them gasped in surprise, but the white-haired, red-eyed man didn't care about any of it.

"Listen to me carefully."

In the simplest and clearest tone, the number one in Academy City made a declaration to the girl in front of him.

“I don’t care what you are like, and I don’t care what made you so twisted, but—there’s one thing you need to understand.”

"I saved your life. Who said anything about you dying? Since I saved your life, I have the right to control your future. Now I'm telling you, I didn't save your life to see you in this terrible state. Who cares!"

"Varied…?"

"Listen up, I'm not going to give you a choice between life and death. Now that I've saved your life, don't even think about that kind of bullshit."

He recounted all of this with a cold indifference.

"I don't care what made you so desperate. In this world, tragedies are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Anyone can fall into darkness and despair for a suitable reason."

"You say you're desperate? Ha, I don't care about that. Let me tell you, I saved your life, so I have the right to decide your future. I don't care what makes you feel desperate or sad, but the decision I'm making for your future now is to keep you alive, understand?"

Like the darkness hidden within the Mami Tomoe gem, it represents negative emotions such as despair, gloom, and struggle.

And now, all those negative emotions—

Everything was mercilessly torn to shreds by Accelerator in front of them.

He doesn't care about anything related to Mami Tomoe.

Because from now on, he will be the manager of everything, and he will be the one who truly decides everything.

He completely ignored all the tragedies and swept everything away in the most domineering way.

"In this world, there is no point in regretting."

He stared at Mami Tomoe in front of him and said loudly.

"Instead of regretting your utterly boring past, you should do everything you can. Everyone has their own things to do, and that's true for me, a villain. Even a villain like me has things to accomplish, so—what have you done? You haven't even finished what you're supposed to do, and all you want to do is die. Did I give you that right? Huh?!"

The girl's eyes widened.

The person in front of her spoke in an extremely rude tone, which ironically awakened something within her.

…yes.

There are still things I need to do myself.