One-way traffic

It had the same pure white hair as him, except that its eyes were gold.

"It's really annoying."

"Well, I did find that a bit strange at first."

Despite being attacked twice, the white-haired youth in front of him showed no sign of vigilance.

He casually tore off his tattered robe, revealing a rather unique dark gray garment underneath.

"At first, I didn't expect that there would be so many people with the same hair color as me. How can I put it, the world is really amazing?"

"I just felt nauseous."

Accelerator pursed his lips unhappily and took something else out of his pocket.

pistol.

A silver, gleaming spear called Silverwing.

"Now that you've revealed your identity, you should understand what I'm going to do next, right?"

He could no longer show any mercy.

Accelerator pointed the Silverwing gun directly at the young man's head. No matter how far away, the Silverwing, which surpasses physical technology, would fire unimaginable bullets in one go. In that instant, the precisely calculated bullets would penetrate the opponent's skull with the most appropriate power.

"Before that, let me say something else."

"Last words?"

"No, no, just listen to me."

The white-haired youth smiled and placed his hands at his sides.

“My name is White Shadow, and as you might have guessed, I am one of the Black Team members.”

“However, from the very beginning, my purpose in coming to your side was not to have a conflict with you... That’s right, Accelerator, I didn’t come here to fight you at all.”

"I'm only inviting you to join our team to comply with the wishes of that demon god, that's all."

Demon God?

The word made Accelerator frown. Although he had never heard of it before, it felt somewhat out of place.

You think I'd agree to that?

"Of course, I think what I'm about to say will be convincing enough."

Despite having a gun pointed at his head, a situation of such danger, the man named Bai Ying remained unmoved.

He continued speaking with a smile on his face.

"That demon god, who is also the current leader of our Black Team, obtained a unique item that can directly transform members of another team into members of our team."

"Although the system should assign a fixed number of queue members by default, his item can break this rule. In this way, even you can join our team."

"Well, don't be so quick to refuse. At least let me finish explaining what I'm about to say."

"Simply put... have you ever thought about whether the guy next to you really needs to be with you?"

"what?"

This statement made Accelerator raise an eyebrow in surprise.

"Looking at the entire Black Team, the robot you fought before was just one of its combat forces, and not even the strongest. You should be able to see that, right?"

"The Black Team's combat strength is overwhelmingly superior to your White Team's. Look at the kind of people around you: two women and a useless pretty boy? Don't make me laugh. Only the blue-green haired girl next to you has any strength. The other two are just weaklings with no ability whatsoever."

"Someone like you, a strong person like you, should be able to understand what I mean, right?"

"Instead of getting bogged down in those small fry and holding us back, why not consider joining a stronger team? You're the strongest among them, so you deserve to join us."

"Join us, Accelerator... You don't want to be dragged down by these bastards and end up with a tragic outcome, do you?"

No matter how powerful Accelerator is, the people around him can't keep up with his strength.

Hatsune Miku is alright, but Fuyukawa Ryo and Hiyori Ruri are just newbies among newbies. They have no power whatsoever and probably can't even be considered cannon fodder.

In this situation, it would be virtually impossible for Accelerator to fight with all his might while ensuring a perfect victory for White Team.

There are just too many factors holding him back, and even with the strongest superpower in Academy City, he simply cannot improve this aspect.

If he were to consider joining the Black Team, which is full of formidable individuals, it would probably improve the situation.

"At that time, all we need to do is take out all these weaklings, and that will be a victory for our Black Team. Then you won't have to fight against anyone."

"Isn't this a win-win situation for us? Am I right, the strongest?"

If Accelerator's only goal is to travel to the next world through missions, this is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

If you directly break off your friendship with Hatsune Miku and then accept the invitation from the Black Team, then the people in the White Team will be nothing but a bunch of trash. Even Hatsune Miku would have absolutely no chance of winning against so many powerful figures in the Black Team.

After easily eliminating all members of the White Team, he will not only receive the final reward, but also be able to quickly travel to the next world.

This was indeed an unprecedentedly good thing for him. Being able to quickly travel to the next world meant that he could go a step further back to his own world. This would always be Accelerator's main goal.

That's right.

The best option is already laid out before him; he should understand what the best choice truly is.

This is something only smart people would do.

so--

One of them pulled the trigger of the pistol.

Bang! Gunfire erupted in front of him in an instant.

"Varied--?!"

Bai Ying seemed completely unprepared for this. By the time he came to his senses, the shadow beneath him was already blocking his way.

It was just a millimeter away; the bullet could have pierced his frontal lobe.

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

"What...what are you doing?!"

Bai Ying couldn't help but grit her teeth.

“You should be as smart as us, as strong as us, so what are you doing now? The weak are meaningless; they only drag us down. The more we keep the weak around us, the more we will drag everything down to tragedy. You should understand this!”

"Shit."

A monster with the same hair color as the white figure interrupted him.

"Like you? Oh dear, you've got a huge misunderstanding."

He brazenly fiddled with his hair, unable to resist spreading a cold, stern smile.

"—When you are willing to abandon insignificant people for your own purposes, the gap between me and you has already widened."

"What?"

"Don't you understand? Then I'll make it short and sweet."

Just like a teacher answering students' questions.

Accelerator spread his arms wide and said without any mercy.

"This has nothing to do with good or evil. When a person dares to sacrifice everything for their own personal goals, that person's ideology has already despicable to the point of being utterly worthless."

"The weak only drag me down? I'm the same as you? Don't make me laugh, you thugs. There's already a wall between me and you that you can never cross, understand? You lowlifes."

“You tasteless villains could never be compared to a true villain like me from the very beginning!”

This has nothing to do with good or evil; it is simply a very basic evaluation of a person.

If a person is truly willing to sacrifice all innocent people for their own purposes, then that person can never reach the level of a 'strong person'.

In other words, from the very beginning, Accelerator regarded them as nothing more than a bunch of scoundrels.

He had already decided on the choice he wanted to make, and everything he was doing now was simply fooling him.

He was fooling this petty thug whom he wouldn't even consider a threat.

"you…"

No matter how humble she was, Bai Ying had already realized that she had been tricked.

He clenched his fists, and anger and resentment surged into his heart instantly.

That person called the Demon God said it.

If one side doesn't intend to compromise, then just take him out.

There is no need for any hesitation.

"You asked for this."

He raised his left hand.

"shadow."

An unseen radiance rose up.

Under Accelerator's watchful gaze, the black shadow belonging to the white shadow instantly broke free from the ground.

The shadow changed shape and eventually transformed into the likeness of Accelerator.

It looked like a being whose face was obscured, but whose outline was almost identical to Accelerator's.

"Ha, interesting! Is this your last stand?"

"Whether it's the final struggle or not, you'll know once you try."

Bai Ying raised her right hand and snapped her fingers simply.

"Kill him."

Despite being in the same posture as Accelerator, the dark shadow acted like a robot, directly accepting the white shadow's commands.

It darted over in an instant.

"What's going on...?"

Even Accelerator himself felt something was off.

The shadow that had taken its own form seemed somewhat out of place.

Yes, there's a strong sense of incongruity.

As he was thinking this, the pitch-black shadow shot towards him like lightning.

He raised his fist in front of him.

Boom! A loud explosion rang out, and Accelerator also raised his hand, using his fist, which was surrounded by a hurricane, to meet the attack.

A gale with a speed of 780 kilometers per hour.

With this strike, his fist collided mercilessly with the fist of the shadow in front of him.

The outcome will probably be decided in the first strike.

Just as Accelerator was thinking this, he sensed the difference between his opponent's power and his own—

They cancel each other out.

"what?"

That feeling was all too familiar.

He possesses the superpower to manipulate the direction of all energy, whether it be thermal energy, physical energy, or electrical energy. He can easily control everything in the world as long as it is energy.

correct.

The shadow was using Accelerator's superpowers.

With that punch, he manipulated his own momentum to create a force powerful enough to smash even the main entrance of a nuclear bunker to pieces.

He manipulated vectors and did exactly the same thing as Accelerator.

"What, are you surprised?"

Bai Ying was not surprised at all.

"My shadow is a power that can directly simulate the worldview of the selected object and reproduce it. Don't talk about the laws of physics crying or anything like that. This thing has long since transcended the laws of physics."

"Whether it's an angel or a demon, as long as it appears before my eyes, as long as it's an existing, observable universe, my shadow can imitate it and then reproduce it."