One-way traffic

"We can't be so rash. That man called Demon God is different from the others. He's not some weakling that can be easily defeated. If we want to defeat him, we'll have to attack him head-on. The title of Demon God isn't something you can get so easily."

"Tsk, that's really troublesome."

While the two were talking, Hatsune Miku arrived in front of the city gate.

She touched the door with her slender fingers and couldn't help but frown.

"It's so airtight, it feels even harder than steel..."

"Ha, even the toughest thing isn't as tough as a nuclear bunker, is it?"

Accelerator sneered and pulled Hatsune Miku directly behind him.

“To deal with something this stubborn, you need to use this level of output.”

In an instant, an earthquake, powerful enough to shake the earth, reverberated from all directions within the city of Camelot.

What Accelerator does is very simple.

He raised his right foot forward as if kicking a ball, and the moment the white and gray toes of his shoes touched the city gate, the thick gate began to twist inward.

A nuclear shelter, as the name suggests, is a shelter that can perfectly protect against the impact, temperature, radiation, and everything else of a nuclear weapon like an atomic bomb. It is usually placed deep underground like a small residence and is often used by governments as a lifeline to escape nuclear bombs.

So just how much force did Accelerator's kick actually have?

That's the power to smash an entire nuclear shelter to pieces with a single blow.

This means that the full power of nuclear weapons, which China is so proud of in terms of military technology, is no match for even a casual kick from Accelerator.

There are only seven Level 5 espers in Academy City, and this is the reason why he is able to be at the top and sit on the throne called Number One.

A casual strike easily tore open the city gate, revealing the deep road directly before them.

"Let's go."

"With such power, if a few more shots were fired, wouldn't it be enough to blow up the entire castle?"

"Idiot, what's the point of kicking this place to pieces? Do you think those guys would care what happens to this castle?"

Even if you could kick the entire castle to pieces, it would be pointless. In fact, doing so would only make the battlefield more inconvenient for Accelerator and his allies.

Without saying anything more, the four of them walked directly into the castle in front of them.

The castle gates are large, and the interior is a hidden gem.

"It's so big...!"

Hatsune Miku couldn't help but gasp softly, and that very sentence echoed throughout the castle.

This is an interior space that is comparable in size to a football field in any way.

From the outside, this castle definitely cannot contain such a large space; someone must have used some kind of spatial technology to forcibly expand the internal structure.

But these are not the point.

The four people stood still and felt a slight swaying sensation.

"...They're here."

Virgil glanced at a certain spot out of the corner of his eye.

Boom boom boom boom—! Such a sound suddenly came from the ceiling.

Then, a massive beam of light shot straight down.

The various rocks formed by the castle walls were piled up all around, and in a place that resembled a main living room directly in front of the four people, a certain shadow was clearly added.

It was a huge, silver, skull-shaped robot.

Ahead stood a man with blond hair and golden eyes, dressed in black and gold-trimmed clothing.

"boring."

Faced with the terrifying entrance, the first Level 5 Ability User, dressed in white winter clothes, couldn't help but whisper.

"I thought it would be a situation where everyone comes to their deaths at the beginning, but it turns out to be this old-fashioned scene of heroes fighting demons one level at a time? Just how disappointing is this world?"

"Disappointing..."

The man named Idris Shah, who was piloting the enormous robot named Asmodeus, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I didn't originally intend to defeat you, but I at least have to hold you off."

"As I said before, this is a team battle, and since it's a team battle, everyone has to play their part... Well, although there are two trash minions in your team who are worse than scraps."

"That's well said, but you probably haven't considered one thing, have you?"

Click.

As the sound rang out, countless cracks instantly appeared on the ground beneath the first person's feet.

"So-called self-destruction only happens when someone like you indulges in a moment of verbal sparring... You've never considered what price you'll have to pay, have you?"

Full of momentum.

The first one exuded an unimaginable killing intent.

Don't fall for his trap.

Witte waved his hand, interrupting Accelerator.

"That's exactly what these guys are aiming for. I think the Demon God's tactic is probably to make these small fry hold us back as much as possible, thereby weakening our fighting power. Well, although I don't think this can even be considered a tactic, it still has an impact."

"That's how it is. It's a cliché, but the outcome will always be the same."

Idris raised his hands.

"Want to get past me? Fine, you'll have to get past me first."

"Your awareness is quite good, but just like he said, you certainly haven't thought about anything else."

Witte smiled casually.

"You guys go up first."

"Huh? Mr. Witte...?"

"I'll handle these two guys. I don't care who the enemy is. In the end, it doesn't matter to me who comes."

"What an arrogant guy! Are you trying to hand over that top bastard to me?"

"Not entirely. I'll go up after I deal with them... Or do you think someone would be afraid of facing something like a demon god?"

"Tsk." Accelerator said unhappily.

He glanced at Hatsune Miku and Virgil behind him without turning his head.

“…I understand. Please be extra careful, Mr. Witte.”

"Oh my, it's so nice to receive care from such a cute girl. Hatsune Miku, you're definitely different from those two icebergs next to you!"

"...Watch out or I'll skin you alive!"

The three people beside him all walked towards the back.

However, before that, the other party had already taken action.

Click——!

The robot named Asmodeus's eyes turned bloodshot, and as it raised its hands, its massive mechanical arms instantly stabbed towards the three people.

"Did I give you permission to move?"

With just one sentence, a sense of oppression instantly filled the air.

boom--! ! !

The robot named Asmodeus sank deep into the ground, as if it were being pressed down by some unseen force.

All of this was accomplished simply by Waiter raising his hand.

Aren't you surprised?

"That's not necessary."

Despite the overwhelming scene, Idris Xia wore a calm expression.

"The person who's with me every day always behaves like this."

"That's it."

And so it is.

"Then let me make you understand exactly how he and I are different."

With those words, Witte disappeared from the spot.

then.

It exploded with a force comparable to the Tunguska event.

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The three people went to the upstairs area separately.

However, the moment they stepped into this place, the space seemed to distort and flicker.

"…here it is?"

Accelerator couldn't help but look around.

The spatial distortion from earlier had no effect on him.

Reflection is pure reflection, reflecting all energy that acts upon it in the opposite direction. This can even work with spatial forces.

Even those who can master spatial power beyond the eleventh dimension are completely powerless against Accelerator's reflection.

Naturally, he was not affected by this force and remained in place.

But the other two people beside him disappeared.

"Is this a deliberate attempt to separate us?"

This is probably to guard against Hatsune Miku, because she possesses a certain power that can enhance her teammates or even weaken her enemies.

If that's the case, then it probably means we'll have to go through a one-on-one process.

In this case.

pat.

Accompanied by footsteps, a figure appeared directly in front of Accelerator.

It was someone he had already met.

"…I see."

he whispered softly.

Before him stood a girl dressed in a white dress, with long blonde hair and crimson eyes just like his.

That was a girl whose identity did not belong to humanity; her name was True Ancestor.

Arcueid Brunestad, the girl who is the true progenitor of vampires.

But there's something different.

Accelerator couldn't help but frown, staring intently at the girl in front of him.

That seemed to be a completely different expression from when they first met.

Her eyes had become more expressive than before, but she seemed lost and confused.

And so, the girl spoke.

"Can't find it..."

"what?"

"I can't find any meaning in life."

This must have been the first time he heard the other person speak.

When Accelerator fought Arcueid before, Arcueid always attacked silently, much like a killing machine in a science fiction movie, which led Accelerator to believe that Arcueid had always been like this.

But now it seems that it's not that simple.

"After arriving in this world, my life has always been directed and controlled by that man called the Demon God."