One-way traffic

In the past, when facing that Level 0 powerless individual, he learned techniques such as manipulating the wind, compressing it, and even controlling the wind throughout Academy City.

By relying on the wind, he could control the flow of the atmosphere; in other words, the entire city, the entire Mitakihara, would be contained within his grasp.

This was not a difficult task for him.

He had already tried this operation not long ago. By doing so, he could obtain information about the location of the witch inside Mitakihara.

but.

"...What's going on?"

Accelerator, who was standing still, suddenly frowned.

In terms of atmospheric perception, the witch's aura has two aspects.

There wasn't just one, so he had no way of confirming Madoka Kaname's exact location.

His abilities are not yet precise enough to pinpoint the identity of a specific person.

"At this moment, the aura of two witches will suddenly erupt, no more, no less, exactly two."

No matter how you look at it, it can't possibly be a coincidence.

Accelerator turned his gaze forward, and just like that, a shadow slowly emerged from the bushes.

He doesn't need to observe to figure out who the other person is.

"There's no need to remember this guy."

"At this point, I think you wouldn't believe anything I said anyway, right?"

A creature, white like Accelerator but smaller in stature, emerged from the darkness.

It's Kyubey, the kind of guy Accelerator absolutely doesn't want to see right now.

He swung his neck, making a soft, cracking sound.

"So that's how it is, isn't it? Based on my deduction, the reason why there are two kinds of witch aura now is indeed because of you, isn't it? You despicable person."

"No, I didn't do anything."

Cupid blinked, as if to say he was innocent.

"However, as you said, there are indeed two witches' auras appearing in Mitakihara at the same time now."

"Regarding this, I think even you are completely helpless in the face of it, aren't you?"

Accelerator couldn't be so precise as to be able to capture even Madoka Kaname's scent so clearly.

There are only the presence of two witches in the entire Mitakihara now. If you choose the wrong side, the danger will be beyond your imagination.

But that's not the most important thing.

Have you ever thought about something?

Kyubey raised his head and continued looking at Accelerator.

"When Madoka Kaname was in danger, and no one came to her aid at that moment, did you ever think about what might happen?"

The answer is actually very simple.

“That’s right… If no one helps her, Madoka Kaname has no other choice but to save herself.”

In other words, that's what Kewpie has always wanted to do.

"At that time, she will have no choice but to become a magical girl."

That was Cupid's purpose.

Accelerator wasn't sure if the second witch's aura was actually created by the other party, but at least he understood one thing.

Kyubey never intended to give up on Madoka Kaname.

Regardless of the circumstances, while targeting Sayaka Miki, it will never abandon the situation of Madoka Kaname.

"So, what are you planning to do next?"

Faced with this situation, Kyubey was not alarmed at all.

Even if the enemy in front of you kills you, you still have countless opportunities to revive.

"Are you going to take a gamble and find out which location is where Kaname Madoka is? But if you gamble wrong, Kaname Madoka, who was attacked by a witch, will ultimately have no choice but to become a magical girl. And there's only a 50% chance of that. Can you really seize it?"

This feeling is almost like playing Russian roulette.

With a pistol pressed against his head, he only had one chance. However, unlike most revolver magazines, this time there were only two types of magazines: one that would hit and one that wouldn't.

In Kyubey's view, Accelerator had no other means to solve this problem.

"what."

But he laughed.

…That's right.

Perhaps that's true, in Cupid's opinion.

So what is the reality?

"You seem to have misunderstood something."

The white-haired, red-eyed man raised his hand.

"—There is an insurmountable wall between you and me."

"what?"

Even Kyubey could only show a look of surprise and doubt at this moment.

Then, immediately after.

"At 45 degrees north latitude, and at the edge of the intersection ahead, which is the very end of that building, there is a small warehouse."

"What…?"

"No need to say anything else, you bastard."

Accelerator sneered as he delivered his final ultimatum.

"Kaname Madoka is right there. When has this kind of thing ever needed to be solved by guessing?"

--impossible.

Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible.

"What the hell are you?!"

"That's why I said you've got one thing wrong."

Under Kyubey's gaze, Accelerator spoke calmly.

"The precision of my abilities is beyond the comprehension of someone as lowly as you."

Bang-!

Before anyone knew it, he had already pulled out the Silver Wing and fired a bullet into his own head.

The pistol's ammunition bounced off the bullets and dispersed into countless tiny bullets as it flew through the air, instantly piercing through Kyubey's body.

It had absolutely no way to stop all of this.

Accelerator put away his Silver Wings. He had listened carefully beforehand and realized that it wasn't just Madoka Kaname's voice coming from the phone.

And there was the sound of a river.

In other words, her location should be a warehouse near the river. Therefore, we can simply narrow down the search area to the vicinity of the river and then investigate little by little by relying on the direction of atmospheric flow.

Just as he said, the precision of his abilities was beyond the comprehension of a small-time crook like Kyubey.

"Then, let's get started."

Now that the location of the target has been determined, there's nothing more to say.

A direct breakthrough is best.

Under the moonlight, the pale shadow instantly detached from the ground and disappeared at an incredible speed.

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In less than a few minutes, Accelerator arrived at the location.

Just as he had expected, this place was indeed located by the river, and looking deeper in, one could find a small warehouse.

He manipulated gravity to descend to the ground and went straight inside.

just.

"…What?"

Two figures stood inside the warehouse.

Accelerator stopped in his tracks and began to scrutinize the other person.

One of those two people was someone he knew.

"Huh? Mr. Yi Fang?!"

It was Madoka Kaname, completely unharmed.

but why?

Accelerator was somewhat surprised. He hadn't made a move, or rather, he hadn't seen any trace of the two witches.

"Hey, what's going on here—"

Before he could finish speaking, he had already caught sight of another person out of the corner of his eye.

A girl with a ponytail wearing a red dress.

He paused for a moment because he could feel a familiar aura emanating from the other person.

It has the aura of a magical girl.

"Oh dear~ It really took quite a while to deal with the witch. Um, sorry, young man, it seems you're here to pick up this child. I'm late."

The girl seemed very energetic, and smiled, revealing her little tiger teeth.

"I've dealt with the witch, so the Seed of Sorrow is mine now!"

"you…"

Kaname Madoka glanced at the two of them and quickly stepped between them.

“Um, Mr. Yifang, this is Ms. Sakura Kyoko. She saved me.”

"Is this girl a magical girl too?"

"That's right. It's surprising that someone like you knows about magical girls, since you don't look like a girl or a boy at all. Hmm—it's impossible to tell if you're a boy or a girl."

"...Stop talking nonsense."

The white-haired monster glared at her with displeasure, which made the girl named Sakura Kyoko smile casually.

then.

"Well, that concludes the brief self-introductions."

She raised her hand.

"Well then, let's end this playful banter here."

"Huh? What, what do you mean—"

Madoka Kaname looked up in surprise, but...

In that instant, light shimmered all around.

Click, click, click, click—

Everything around was swallowed up.

That's a chain, no, I should say it's a type of chain gun.

The crimson chain spear sealed off the surroundings in one go, thus blocking Madoka Kaname from the outside of the chains.

Inside the chains, there were only Kyoko Sakura and Accelerator.

"Huh? What, what's going on here, Ms. Kyoko?!"