One-way traffic

Accelerator looked ahead, and saw Kaihara Mitsuki... that guy—?!

At this moment, Kaihara Mitsuki is walking directly towards Sokito.

"You little brat, are you out of your mind?!"

Although he didn't know what it was, he at least understood the fact that "just looking at it would cause a strong mental shock."

Accelerator tried to call out to Kaihara Mitsuki, but he didn't turn around.

"I'm sorry... I have to save her no matter what."

With blood still flowing from the wound on his right arm, Kaihara Mitsuki walked forward step by step.

"How could we let her die...?"

"How could I possibly let her just die like this?!"

What Sochit used was the "original text" of the grimoire.

It was a wicked book that could completely destroy a person's mind and body with just one glance. In fact, the British Puritan Library's Catalogue of Forbidden Books seems to have recorded the contents of 103,000 original texts of demigods.

I really don't know how that person did it. Even someone like Accelerator would feel a profound impact after just one glance.

As for Kaihara Mitsuki, he had no ability to resist, nor did he have the protection of Nathos like Accelerator.

So, if you insist on accepting it—

Death awaited him.

"Tsk..."

Accelerator frowned.

Mitsutaka Kaihara was merely a partner in the dark organization "Group," and once the mission was over, they would part ways, with no real bond between them.

Therefore, he didn't need to save him.

It doesn't matter if we let this guy fend for himself; it's his own choice after all, and it's not up to Accelerator, who doesn't belong to the realm of magic, to worry about him.

……

"You good-for-nothing, you're always causing trouble for others."

He started moving.

The first one from Academy City stepped forward and came to Kaihara Mitsuki's side.

"you…!"

Ignoring the astonished Kaihara Mitsuki beside him, Accelerator simply raised his hand.

The six generators were brought in front of him, and then, just like that, a purple-white stream of light burst forth.

Railgun.

This is based on the ability used by Misaka Mikoto, who is ranked third – a skill called Lightning Spear.

*Poof!* A burst of purplish-white electricity erupted out in one breath.

Under Kaihara Mitsuki's astonished gaze, the light instantly seeped into Sokit's remaining body, and then—

The girl's gradually disintegrating body, visible to the naked eye, suddenly froze.

"Is it electric current...?"

Based on the third-ranked Lightning Gun, six generators can directly produce an electromagnetic gun that travels at the speed of light. While it does not cause significant damage to the victim, it can directly paralyze the opponent's body and completely disperse the energy throughout the opponent's body.

Although Soqite's body was damaged due to the "Original Text" of the magic book, it was still the realm of the 'flesh'. As long as this attack was used, it could restrain her for a short time.

Mitsutaka Kaihara gritted his teeth.

Bang! He rushed forward without hesitation, disregarding the poisonous knowledge gushing from the original text.

"If I have to choose a contractor, then I'll take the job!"

"However, in return, I cannot gain your knowledge unless I save Soqite's life; you must restore her to her original state!"

The "original texts" of grimoires possess self-awareness.

If Kaihara Mitsuki had directly taken the impact of the original, Sokito would have been left without anyone to save her. Even Accelerator couldn't have transformed a person's body from bandaged to flesh.

Then we only need to rely on the "original texts" that transcend the human realm.

Because the "original text" is self-aware, what Mitsuki Kaihara did was to deceive it, making it believe that "Sokite is dead, so Mitsuki Kaihara cannot accept the knowledge of the original text" is a real thing.

Under Accelerator's watchful gaze, he collapsed completely to the ground.

However, Soqite's body landed on the ground unharmed.

"Huh...? I...I actually..."

He couldn't even believe what he was seeing.

Kaihara Mitsuki got up, feeling the cracking sensation throughout his body, but—he was still alive.

Despite being merely a mediocre mage, despite being like this—how could he have survived after absorbing the power of the "Original Text"?

"Is it done?"

Another voice came from beside me.

He turned his head and saw a white figure walking towards him.

"Listen up, this is a one-time exception. From now on, you'll be responsible for cleaning up your own messes, understand?"

"...Thank you."

He gazed at Accelerator and thanked him in a heartfelt voice.

"If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to rescue Soqite. Thank you, Accelerator..."

"Tsk, stop saying such disgusting things to me."

He casually pursed his lips, and Kaihara Mitsuki stood up with a wry smile.

"Then let's call an ambulance..."

Chapter 194 Is he a traitor?

An ambulance was called.

After sending Sokito up, Kaihara Mitsuki watched her leave, which puzzled Accelerator.

"Wasn't that the enemy you just defeated?"

"That's true, but that doesn't stop me from saving her."

You're really good with words.

Accelerator pursed his lips and refused to look at the other person.

"So, after all this time, you magic-related people have actually infiltrated Academy City. Enough already, do you want to make things any more complicated?"

"Huh...? You actually know about magic?"

Mitsuki Kaihara couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. In his opinion, although Accelerator was at the top of Academy City, he should not know the laws of the other world.

However, the way his head injury healed was also quite inexplicable. After suddenly disappearing, he reappeared with a car and even various weapons whose names he couldn't pronounce.

"It's getting more and more intriguing to know what you went through during the time you were missing."

"Ha, you'd never guess that in your entire life."

The two stopped talking and went straight to the front gate of the reformatory.

then.

A familiar figure then walked out from the stairwell ahead.

"It's so slow."

"Don't say that, the enemy we encountered was quite formidable."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Kihara Awaki, both covered in injuries, came down from upstairs.

The four of them reunited, looking at each other, and the three of them, except for Accelerator, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Then let's get ready to go back."

He adjusted his sunglasses and chuckled casually.

"Let us return to the deepest part of that darkness."

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It's probably located near the VIP salon rooms in the third school district.

It was morning, and the two girls were walking on a nearly deserted street, their destination just ahead.

"This is it?"

Hatsune Miku followed Frenda to this street.

But the actual destination should be the building directly in front of you.

The two looked up at the upper floors of the building, where the windows seemed quite different from those on ordinary floors.

"...How strange."

Frenda, standing to the side, couldn't help but frown.

"It looks like there's been a fire..."

"Um, is that the building where your friends live?"

"Hmm, but... I just feel like something's not quite right there."

Clearly, Frenda is still confused about this.

"Let's go up together. No matter what, they're your companions, right?"

If the other party is Frenda's partner, then that would certainly explain the situation.

The girl wearing a beret nodded slightly. After she swiped her building access card, the two of them went inside together.

The elevator went up and looked like a very luxurious high-end elevator, at least from the outside it certainly did.

The elevator went up all the way up, and even after passing the twentieth floor, it still wasn't stopping.

"Such a tall building..."

"Hmph, we usually live in a very high-end salon area, aren't you envious?"

"Well... I'd like to find a quieter place to live."

"Wow, I never knew you had this kind of thinking style! Quiet and well-behaved? That kind of personality really makes it easy to win over guys~"

"Ugh...don't say things like that."

Ding. That's the sound of the elevator.

After the elevator stopped at the 25th floor, the automatic doors opened.

but.

"…Eh?"

Frenda stood there, stunned.

Not only her, but Hatsune Miku standing next to her also had the same expression.

What you see before you is the floor where Frenda and the others live... and that is indeed the case.

It had been completely reduced to scorched earth.

It's like a dilapidated house that's about to be demolished. You can vaguely see where the furniture used to be and how the rooms used to be laid out, but that's all in the past.

This floor is completely unusable.

"…in the end."

Frenda stepped forward in disbelief.

Looking at the place where she had always lived, she couldn't help but let out a soft murmur.

"What exactly happened...?"

"The entire building...was destroyed..."