One-way traffic

"What exactly is your purpose?!"

"We didn't actually intend to kill Coordinate Movement or her companions! We just wanted to use Coordinate Movement to attack the place where Aleister was!"

What…?

Upon hearing this, Accelerator, who was standing on the side, made the connection.

The Grand Chairman of Academy City, Aleister Crowley, lives in a place that can withstand even nuclear weapons—and even a powerful blow from him, the number one powerhouse—making it arguably the world's largest defensive site.

"I see... You weren't planning to infiltrate that building and then attack the chairman, were you?"

If we can't break through from the outside, then we have to come from the inside.

As the guide, Kihara Tsurugi has the ability to teleport outsiders into the building one by one. Therefore, once they have safely arrived inside the building, these 5,000 people can directly launch an attack on the chairman himself.

"Our plan is to use bombs manufactured in Academy City to bombard the interior directly. The guys from 'Block' say they have some of these bombs. They're the kind that concentrate their attacks on a single point inside, so there's no need to worry about innocent casualties—"

"Won't cause innocent casualties? How interesting. Do you know how much commotion you've already caused just by barging into Academy City?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Kaihara Mitsuki couldn't help but speak coldly.

"So, all you did was capture the guide's companion, threaten her, and then have her lead you inside the building to launch an attack?"

"Yes... People in 'Block' probably can't trust mentors, which is why they chose such an extreme method."

The other three said no more.

Because the main speaker is about to give a speech.

"Well then, I'll tell you something too."

The red-haired girl stood up, sneering.

"—Do you even know who the person standing in front of you is?"

"Um…?"

The mercenary seemed to have thought of something.

"H-How is this possible?! You are the coordinate shifter—Gooa ...

Countless steel nails pierced his body.

However, even so, this person was still not dead. Kihara Tsurugi understood that the organization would capture him and interrogate him later, so he could not be killed just like that.

But her face still held a grim expression.

"...Let's act quickly."

She said it softly and walked away into the distance without looking back.

The remaining three didn't say much either; they understood how Kihara Tsurugi was feeling at that moment.

If someone close to them were being targeted, any one of them would probably do something even more extreme than Kihara Tsurugi.

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The group sat in the car and drove off.

This is not the RV used by the "Group", but a red and silver supercar.

"Wow~ I didn't expect you to have such a luxurious car!"

Motoharu Tsuchimikado sat in the passenger seat, while Mitsuki Kaihara and Ayaki Kihara sat in the back.

One-way is, of course, responsible for driving.

"I didn't realize you spent your salary on things like coffee, making me a little envious!"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I won't hesitate to kick you right off the car."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu waved his hand dismissively and then took out his phone.

Connecting the wiring to the circuit of this Nateus vehicle would achieve an effect similar to that of a projector.

The map of the juvenile detention center in the tenth school district was instantly displayed in front of them.

"That's it. This is the internal layout of the reformatory... There's basically nothing noteworthy, but there's one thing that needs serious attention."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu waved his hand, and the icon aimed at a certain point as he moved.

Accelerator glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"AIM jammer?"

"That's right. The juvenile detention center is basically full of vicious ability users who do all sorts of evil deeds. To suppress them, we have to use this kind of interference device."

The number of so-called AIM jammers is approximately twenty-five.

Kyoko Tsurugi frowned.

"Does that mean we won't be able to use our abilities once we get there?"

"No, it's not that it can't be used, it's just that this thing works like dilating pupils, like 'making a person's eyes unable to focus and gradually becoming unfocused'."

"Although I can use the ability, I can't concentrate it, which means the AIM diffusion field is being interfered with?"

"Well, besides that, the danger is greater for the two of you."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked at Accelerator and continued speaking.

"If it were an ordinary ability user, it would be fine, but if a powerful ability user of your level were to use their ability, it could very likely trigger an ability rampage."

The so-called "power rampage" means that one's abilities are completely out of control. Kihara Tatsuki has experienced this feeling before.

That kind of situation would completely affect a large surrounding area. If it were just her, it wouldn't be so bad, but if the strongest Level 5 esper in Academy City were to go berserk...

"You don't need to worry about me."

Accelerator turned around and casually remarked as he drove.

"I have quite a few other fighting methods besides abilities."

"Huh? I remember you seemed to rely a lot on your own abilities, didn't you?"

"It's none of your business. Just remember that I'm not the kind of guy who would die if I lost my abilities."

Click—the car came to a stop shortly afterward.

The four of them got out of the car and looked at the building directly in front of them.

A massive facility, resembling a sanatorium, came into view.

"right here."

Kihara Aki's expression turned anxious.

"We absolutely have to confirm this quickly..."

"No, wait a moment."

Before that, Tsuchimikado Motoharu had stopped everyone.

"Do you feel it?"

"what?"

"... "

Unlike Kihara Ayaki's puzzled expression, Accelerator frowned.

This is true.

Upon closer inspection, there was no one to be seen, either outside or inside the door.

"No, it's not that I can't see people."

Only at this moment did the group finally step through the main gate of the reformatory.

Then they saw countless mercenaries lying on the ground.

“This, this is…?”

"He committed suicide."

Accelerator looked at the fallen men and immediately stated his conclusion.

"These people either slit their own throats with knives or shot themselves in the head; it was all suicide. There was no homicide."

The bizarre scene left the four speechless.

Until this moment.

'--What?'

Accelerator was the one who reacted faster than everyone else.

He felt a slight sense of oppression, a feeling that emanated from the depths of his heart—no, from the very soul.

Is that feeling again?

I experienced the same situation when I saw Reinhard, Witch's Night, and when I met that demon god.

Ever since those black wings were unleashed, I could feel a sense of oppression from other laws, like a radar-like sensing function.

"After all this effort, I've finally found you."

It was the voice of a young girl.

Emerging from the rear area was a brown-skinned girl wearing a red sailor uniform.

"Is it the bastard from 'Block'?"

"No... I am a member of the 'Members,' but even so, I'm just using those guys."

Then, the person who reacts after one side passes is another.

“…Soqite?”

Kaihara Mitsuki couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"You, you're Soqite? Why? How did you get to a place like this?!"

"Ha, you have the nerve to say that."

The girl took a step forward, a chilling smile on her face.

"Why are we here? Isn't the answer obvious?"

"Of course, it's to eliminate you, this traitor who betrayed Academy City... Aizali, I'm going to kill you with my own hands!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense and hostile.

Mitsuki Kaihara frowned and subconsciously took out his obsidian dagger from his pocket.

"You guys go first."

"Is he an Aztec magician?"

"Yeah, she used to be in the same organization as me... so I'll handle her."

Kaihara Mitsuki said in a low voice, and the others nodded in agreement.

He really is a magician.

Accelerator glanced at Soqite, then followed the others and left.

Aren't you going to chase after them?

"unnecessary."

Soqite said it in a flat and unremarkable way.

"My only target is you, and... they might not be able to leave here safely either."

boom--! ! !

One side of the wall burst open, and many people ran out.

"Are they the mercenaries?"

So it seems that Soqite didn't kill all the mercenaries.

Bang! A gunshot rang out, and the group of mercenaries all rushed over.

The three members of "Group" quickly took cover behind a building, and a hail of bullets exploded behind them.

"Damn it, there are still so many people!"