One-way traffic

It is Accelerator and Tsuchimikado Motoharu.

The two of them walked directly on the wide asphalt road, chatting casually.

The location is the 23rd school district of Academy City.

This is the area that mainly manages aviation and astronomy affairs. As Tsuchimikado said, it not only manages matters related to space, but also handles matters related to aircraft.

If you want to take a plane from Academy City to Avignon, France, you must come to this place.

The two stopped in front of one of the steel airplanes.

"Is this the thing? You prepared it really quickly."

"After all, we need to complete the mission of Academy City efficiently, so we need to prepare quickly."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu walked to the front of the plane and waved, after which the plane's cabin door was opened.

Accelerator couldn't help but stare at the plane in front of him.

This passenger plane… no, theoretically it can’t be considered a regular passenger plane.

North American X-15.

The supersonic aircraft developed by Academy City is actually a research aircraft, but it is not essentially a combat aircraft.

The standard speed is around 7,000 kilometers per hour, which is undoubtedly supersonic.

Passenger planes flying at this speed are probably only used in places like Academy City.

"You don't need to worry about speed. Since it's a passenger plane, the manufacturing process naturally took into account the pressure that ordinary people can withstand. The cabin interior has been modified with special metal."

"Even so, if an ordinary person were to sit in this thing, a weak-willed crybaby would probably throw up his entire lunch on the spot."

"What? You still think you're an ordinary person? That's hilarious. If even you would throw up, this thing would be good enough to be used on a world-class battlefield."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu said jokingly, making way for Accelerator.

"Go up."

"No passport required? Or have the higher-ups simply not considered the border issue?"

"What are you talking about? What you did this time was not a pleasant trip at all. If this clandestine operation is discovered by an international conference, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."

"So how should we consider the border issue?"

"That's easy."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu smiled and said casually.

"Whether it's America or France, just kill any guy who dares to block our way. Isn't it that easy?"

makes sense.

From the very beginning, Academy City has been the ultimate existence capable of annihilating the combined military forces of all countries in the world with a single slap, so there is absolutely no need for it to be afraid of these countries.

"I've heard that there's something called a 'diamond-like base' in District 15. Is that thing real?"

"That thing, while it is indeed real, there's nothing to investigate about the truth behind it."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu waved his hand and continued explaining in a casual tone.

"There's supposedly a bomb inside called Gravity or White Dwarf, which, once activated, can compress the entire Earth and the Moon into the size of a glass bead."

"If we used this thing, we could probably wipe out all the countries in the world in an instant, right? It doesn't matter if it's the United States or Russia. Those small, rogue countries wouldn't be able to resist something that could destroy the earth anyway. Why not consider using it in war?"

"Well, it's ultimately just a product used internally for experiments. Do you think Academy City cares about a so-called world war? Don't be ridiculous. The United States and Russia are just a bunch of useless trash. Even if they attacked, they wouldn't be able to hurt Academy City at all. Do you think they're worth Academy City using such a weapon that's almost mutually assured destruction to fight them?"

Accelerator scoffed, deciding to stop thinking about such pointless things.

After all, if the goal was simply to win the war, they could just send one of these Level 5 superhumans to the corresponding country.

For example, himself.

If Accelerator were to utilize his world-destroying power, no country in the world could possibly surpass him in military technology.

It doesn't matter if the United States has nuclear weapons or biological weapons. Even if an asteroid hits Earth or an ice age covers the Earth's surface, scorching the entire surface, Accelerator will still survive unscathed.

Under such circumstances, it would be impossible to continue the "battle".

"Well then, have a safe trip, meow~"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu waved his hand, and that was the end of it all.

creak.

The cabin door was closed, and one vehicle entered the aircraft directly.

There's no need to say goodbye to Yomikawa Aiho and Yoshikawa Kikyo, because there was never any need to.

He looked around the cabin; the aircraft itself was quite large.

His location was in a corridor-like area, with the driver's cab on the left and the rest room, which was probably arranged for him, on the right.

"Welcome to the core of Operation Plan C."

Plan C?

It seems there's a Plan A and a Plan B...

Accelerator was not surprised by this. He leaned against the wall and listened to the announcements from the plane.

"We will arrive in Avignon, France in about an hour. Please wait in the lounge until the tour is over."

"One hour? Just as Tsuchimikado said, this plane really can reach France in such a short time."

Accelerator sneered and leaned his body against the window of the driver's cab.

You could sense that the people in the driver's cab were reacting to this.

Are you afraid of me?

"No, no, that's not true."

"Whatever, you'll only glance at someone like me anyway. Tell me what the battle plan is."

"Eh? But, but revealing the rest of the plan to you, who is at the core of the plan, isn't that a bit...?"

"I'm asking you to state your plan."

Uh…! The driver was so frightened that he started trembling.

He knew perfectly well who was outside the cockpit—no, the other party should be a ruthless monster. In fact, he had reason to believe that even if the other party did not need to take a supersonic plane, they could reach France in a short time on their own.

Therefore, for the sake of your own life, it's best to try your best to comply with the other party's wishes.

"...Operation Plan A involves dropping a large number of HsPS-15 powered armor units, codenamed 'Large Weppon,' during the mob's operation, primarily to suppress the mob."

"Then, after the success of Plan A, we will directly implement Plan B, using the munitions carried by the HSb-02 supersonic stealth bomber to completely blockade Avignon, and finally directly attack the main target, the Papal Palace."

"And then, very lastly... in order to confirm the ultimate fate of the enemy target, it is necessary to project you, the core of Plan C, into the interior of the Papal Palace for confirmation."

That's how relationships are; they're not as simple as he imagined.

Accelerator chuckled, finally understanding Academy City's intentions.

"Alright, go do your work."

The driver finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing footsteps and the sound of doors opening and closing outside the cab.

“...that level five superpowered individual.”

Although he knew that the other party was one of the Level 5 superpowered individuals, he was not told by his superiors which one it was.

"Just which of those seven people must be able to release such an oppressive aura...?"

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It's less of a lounge and more of a genuine luxury guest room.

After Accelerator opened the door, he found himself in a bedroom of moderate size. On the left was a bed and a sofa, and on the right was a bathroom and a food service machine. There was also a refrigerator on the side, which was probably filled with some iced drinks.

He didn't care about any of that.

He walked straight to the sofa and then looked at the wardrobe on the other side.

Then, he gently tapped the wardrobe with his hand.

"Ooh-ah—!"

A lovely voice came directly from inside the wardrobe.

Once controlled by the manipulation vector, the power was completely poured into the wardrobe, causing the person inside to run out.

Accelerator couldn't help but sigh.

"...What are you doing?"

Among them was a girl with pigtails wearing a white dress.

It's Hatsune Miku.

"We've been found out...!"

"Isn't this obvious, you idiot?"

He rubbed his temples and looked at the girl in front of him.

By this time, the plane had already started moving.

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

"Huh? Um, that..."

Hatsune Miku quickly stood up, not daring to look at Accelerator.

"...I want to do all of this with you."

Accelerator couldn't help but frown.

Do you know what you're saying?

Unlike before, this time his tone was somewhat cold.

That was anger.

“Unlike the things that have happened before, this time you shouldn’t have been involved in this shitty, dark mess… In other words, it shouldn’t have had anything to do with you from the beginning, understand?”

As if determined to completely obliterate all thoughts of Hatsune Miku, Accelerator raised his volume.

"I don't care whether you help me or not."

"But this kind of thing is not something someone like you can handle, so get out of here right now, understand?"

"It's not your turn to make an appearance here."

"…Yeah."

but.

even so.

The girl ignored his wishes and took his hand.

"Hey…"

"There's only one thing I want to tell you, one side..."

She gazed intently into his eyes.

He spoke with absolute conviction.

"As long as we remain companions, I will never leave your side. I will stand by your side to accomplish everything, and I will never abandon you!"

"No matter how dark it is, I understand. It's a world you've been enduring all this time, a darkness you've been suffering through, and you've always been fighting to protect others, haven't you..."

"So, I want to be by your side."

Hatsune Miku is able to say such things now because she was saved by him in the past.

This time...this time, you won't be alone!

That was a sentence spoken with an extremely resolute tone.

I never imagined that guy—that Hatsune Miku—would actually say something like that.

Even Accelerator couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

Indeed, everything Academy City does is shrouded in darkness.