One-way traffic

A shadow appeared in front of him.

Accelerator looked up and saw the true form of the shadow.

He was a young man wearing a black trench coat, with black hair and red eyes.

The other person chuckled and stood directly opposite him.

"How does it feel to be here?"

The other person smiled softly at Accelerator.

In that instant, Accelerator understood one thing completely.

He didn't know who the person in front of him was, but he figured that the other person had probably brought him to this strange world.

That would be easy.

Bang——! !

Not even a preface is needed.

The number one strongest esper in Academy City charged towards the guy in front of him with speed that didn't even miss a sound.

The Grim Reaper's Hand, which will cause all life to perish upon contact.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand towards the man in front of him.

Chapter 126 The Witch's Carnival Night

In other words, there was no warm-up at the very beginning of the battle.

It's at its peak right from the start.

With a speed that spared no sound, the strongest Level 5 esper in Academy City instantly flew in front of the young man.

Boom-! ! !

A straight punch landed directly on the man's head.

A violent gust of wind exploded, and the figure was sent flying backward at a speed faster than a missile. It was as if a single punch was about to tear apart the entire space. It was probably a scene more terrifying than a plane crash.

Accelerator, the number one player in Academy City, punched the man in the skull.

They started with a brutal attack.

Accelerator manipulated his power, forcibly eliminating his so-called inertia, and relied on gravity to return directly to the ground of this space.

but.

"Nice shot."

He stood up again.

The young man with black hair and bloodshot eyes got up from the ground and patted his clothes.

"In terms of power and force, it was just a simple test. Even so, it must be at least ten times stronger than the impact of a nuclear warhead, right?"

Unscathed.

The man in front of them, who had taken a direct hit from the strongest esper in Academy City, hadn't even had his clothes torn.

"What exactly happened?"

This is when Accelerator frowned.

"That attack just now wasn't just powerful; to put it bluntly, all the blood vessels and nerves in this guy's body should have died instantly."

Accelerator's ultimate superpower, which allows him to manipulate all directions of energy in the world, could theoretically kill any living being on Earth with blood circulation, bioelectricity, and nerves.

If he is truly the human being he remembers.

"Who are you?"

"Oh dear, you're only asking my name now?"

The young man had a thoughtful smile on his face.

"Most people would ask for names before a fight, but you, you struck first? You only asked for someone's name after you had knocked them out of the way. If I hadn't been tough enough, I probably would have been a pile of mud by now."

"On another note, I really like your decisive and efficient personality. It's much better than those protagonists who ramble on and on without even knowing where the enemy is."

Accelerator became extremely annoyed.

It wasn't because of the other person's personality, but because of a strange aura.

He could sense that the man had a very strange aura about him.

That's definitely not a good aura.

Thump—! He stomped his foot on the ground again.

A gust of wind rose up, and more than a hundred wind spears were compressed to their limit, transforming into small, blue-white light spears in a highly compressed form, much like miniature plasma.

The storm, compressed into a spear of light, shot towards the man instantly. He didn't dodge and took the impact head-on.

Accelerator pulled out the pistol known as Silver Wing from his pocket.

By gripping the gear on the side of the gun and turning it as desired, you can use the ammunition you want.

He fired projectiles that resembled flamethrowers in an instant.

Before the sound exploded, a crimson storm had already ignited, and the flames engulfed the area around the man in one swift motion.

There is no need to show any mercy.

Since I have no idea what the other party's background is, and I've been dragged into this strange space, there's even less reason for me to do that kind of thing.

Without hesitation, he charged forward, raising his right hand and spreading all five fingers like a monster's claw.

He changed the direction of the energy of the ignited flames.

Accelerator manipulated the flames released by Silverwing, raising them like sharp blades, and the flames instantly expanded to a height of more than fifteen meters.

With a swinging motion reminiscent of wielding a sword, he instantly swept the flaming sword, over fifteen meters long, across everything in front of him.

Even the deck of the Zeus ship couldn't withstand such an attack.

The flaming sword, severed in half, devoured everything in front of it in one gulp.

He stood still, maintaining the sword-wielding motion, flames slowly rising around him.

However, there was no joy on Accelerator's face at all.

"...What exactly did you do?"

"It's nothing, just the same thing as you."

He stood behind Accelerator.

Even a light spear of that caliber, a flaming sword capable of cleaving the deck of the American Zeus mothership in two, couldn't inflict the slightest harm on this man.

His clothes were completely wrinkle-free.

“By using techniques that disrupt the flow of energy, one can influence the external universe from within the individual’s inner universe. Superpowers directly influence from the macroscopic level. Conversely, I only need to cut off your energy flow directly according to the microscopic standard.”

The man carrying a long sword on his back had no intention of making a move from the beginning; he was simply waiting quietly for Accelerator to take action.

"It's over? I can wait for you to do something more interesting, like trying to shatter this space or something. You should be able to do that now, right?"

Accelerator remained silent; this time, he did not continue his attack.

He began to realize that there was no point in continuing to fight.

"Just call me Weite."

The young man generously revealed his name to the other party.

There was a strange sword on his back, but he did not draw it. He simply put his hands behind his back and calmly looked at Accelerator.

His expression was half-smile.

"How much progress have you made so far?"

"You treat your own abilities as your biggest trump card and the soul system as your benchmark, all of which is just to achieve your current goal."

"what?"

"Just as you thought at the beginning, I brought you to this space, but I will not fight you."

He raised his right hand, revealing a quartz watch on his wrist.

"We both don't have much time. Aren't you going to deal with that Witch's Night thing later? Anyway, it's not a big deal for you. But before that, please allow me to take up some of your precious time."

Does this person... know about the system's existence?!

The soul system is not actually unique. Hatsune Miku, who is the same as him, also possesses this system. Naturally, Takibayashi, who traveled with them back then, and the Phantom that he killed, were probably also holders of the soul system.

If that's the case, then there's only one possibility.

The other person, like himself, is also a holder of a soul system, and probably came to this world to carry out some kind of mission.

"Don't think it's that simple. I'm not like you."

Witte, the young man who called himself that, gently raised one of his fingers.

"I didn't come here for any vague or unrealistic mission. If I had to give a reason, it would simply be to check on your situation."

"That's hilarious. Who do you think you are, some nobody?"

"Well... to be honest, I don't want to answer this. It's not that important, so I'd better not say anything if I can avoid it."

If his presence here was solely to say something to Accelerator...

"You will face even bigger choices in the future."

The other person maintained their original posture, but their tone became more serious.

"Your current goal will be completely different from your future goal. Right now, you are probably just thinking about completing what you consider an obsession, but no, that should not be your life goal."

"If it were you, you would understand in the future that all of this depends on your own choices... It all depends on whether you can successfully choose the answer you want."

"... "

He seemed to see right through himself.

If Accelerator isn't mistaken, then his so-called obsession probably refers to his desire to return to his original world.

But how did he know this? And who exactly is this guy named Wiete?

That's all I wanted to say. Now you should get back to what you're doing.

The other party made a move.

Under Accelerator's watchful eye, Witte quietly reached for the longsword on his back.

"—!!"

"Finally, let me give you a heads-up: if you're too attached to your own obsessions, it could lead to a terrifying outcome that you can't even imagine."

"No matter what, you must not be bound by your own obsessions."

Click——!

He raised the longsword on his back, and the blade gleamed with a crimson light.

After that, with a single sword strike, the world returned to its original state.

Accelerator's figure reappeared in the same spot, on the same street, under the same stormy sky that was as severe as the torrential rain in Mitakihara.

But there was no one in front of him anymore.

"What exactly happened? What's going on...?"

He was still holding the pistol called Silverwing in his hand; it wasn't a hallucination.

He did indeed meet a man named Wie Te.

"One party...?"

A girl's voice came from the side.

Accelerator turned around, and there stood the familiar girl with blue twin tails standing beside him.

However, her expression... seemed somewhat confused.

"Were you also pulled to another dimension by that guy?"

"That guy... are you the same way, Accelerator?"