One-way traffic

"Is this all your doing?"

"Yes, after I spoke with the security guards, they no longer consider you a dangerous individual. Although a fine is still necessary, you will need to spend a few days in a re-education center or similar place afterward."

"Tsk."

Accelerator responded nonchalantly, saying that the higher-ups in the Dark Side would handle these matters for him anyway, and these superficial mechanisms wouldn't affect him at all.

Then, he turned his gaze to another person.

"How is the kid doing?"

"I have taken her to a safe place, so there is no need to worry about her safety."

"Hey! I didn't expect you to care about me so much. Misaka Misaka is really touched by your concern!"

"Huh? Huh?! What are you doing here all of a sudden?"

It was her final work; she seemed to suddenly appear beside them.

Hatsune Miku's eyes widened in surprise at the sight of the petite girl who suddenly appeared before her, but Last Order responded with a very polite smile.

"Misaka is very skilled at sensing Accelerator! However, Misaka is not quite sure why you are not wearing the collar around your neck, and she still has a lot of doubts about that."

"But that's okay, as long as you explain to Misaka later what exactly happened these past few days!" Misaka said expectantly, already looking forward to how many interesting things Accelerator would say~

As expected, it's very troublesome once this kind of thing is exposed.

Seeing Last Order facing a host of problems because his collar was missing, Accelerator couldn't help but shake his head.

"Is this all over...?"

Looking at the almost completely chaotic scene ahead, Hatsune Miku couldn't help but whisper to herself.

"Yoshita, what do you think... that person, that guy named Kakine Teitoku, is really like?"

Recalling the young man she had seen before, Hatsune Miku's expression became complicated.

Because she possessed the power to see into people's hearts, she was able to see through Kakine Teitoku's heart in that instant.

"I saw a deep state of mind in his eyes, a mind that couldn't be found in someone who simply does evil. Perhaps he had experienced many unimaginable things..."

"I don't care."

Accelerator continued, his voice firm and resolute.

“That kind of guy’s life belongs to him, and he can choose how to live it afterward. But if I see him again, I definitely won’t let him get away with it.”

"Huh? Why...?"

Hatsune Miku looked at the other person with a puzzled expression, but this scene only drew an even stranger look from Accelerator.

It's like looking at an idiot.

"Hey, were you beaten up all over by that guy?"

"Huh? It seems...that's really the case..."

"You're actually thinking of speaking up for that bastard in this situation? I really don't know if you've lost your mind or what. Most people would just be annoyed by this, right?"

Ah...okay, it seems like that?

Looking at the twin-tailed girl in front of him, who was deep in thought and blinking occasionally, Accelerator felt that all his previous anger had been for nothing.

How stupid of me to get angry over the safety of such an idiot.

"Well then, that's the end of it. You should all go and get some rest for now."

Aiho Yomikawa breathed a sigh of relief; she looked quite relieved.

The reason is somewhat predictable; it's probably because they were happy to have pulled Accelerator back from the darkness.

"After that, you can take Hatsune Miku and Last Order home together. Although I prepared them in advance, there are still leftover hamburger patties in the refrigerator. If you include Yoshikawa, your lunch should be fine."

"Wow! It's hamburger patties! Misaka Misaka is extremely excited about today's lunch!"

"Um, I think I've been eating hamburger patties the past few days...?"

"Ignore her. This girl has no other way of making hamburger patties than using a rice cooker."

Aiho Yomi couldn't help but laugh. These sarcastic words actually made her happy. I really don't know what she was thinking.

but.

In an instant, the atmosphere among the four seemed to become harmonious.

"Then I'll be going now. I still have a lot of things to do with the security guards. You'll also be questioned later, but the problem won't be too serious."

"You say this isn't serious, given the current situation? I can't believe you even say that."

Ignoring Aiho Yomikawa, Accelerator turned his head away.

It was at this very moment.

hum-

The voice coming from his pocket roused him from his conscious state.

"Huh…?"

"Yes, a phone call? Misaka Misaka couldn't help but wonder who would call someone like you?"

He took out his phone, and after looking at the contacts on it, he fell silent.

Then he said.

"Don't wait for me for lunch today."

He put his phone in his pocket and left the spot.

"Wait, wait for one side!"

Hatsune Miku tried to call out to him, but Accelerator just waved his hand dismissively.

He's fine.

This telepathic gesture made the girl pause, but even so...

After experiencing this incident, she felt uneasy knowing what Accelerator usually did.

She couldn't help but clutch her chest with her hands, her face showing worry.

"...Don't worry."

At that moment, a voice came from nearby.

Last Order gently grasped Hatsune Miku's arm and smiled tenderly.

"Although that person often goes to places like that, Misaka knows that he will definitely come back, so don't worry."

"…Um."

Hatsune Miku held the hand of the final creation tightly, smiling from the bottom of her heart.

even so.

Even so, I really want to help that person.

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Accelerator walked into a nearby parking lot and materialized Nateos directly.

Click. After closing the car door and ensuring complete isolation from the outside world, he took out his phone.

"You've gone too far this time."

He recognized the voice immediately; it belonged to Tsuchimikado Motoharu, a member of the same secret service as him.

"I thought it would be a call from a regular guy on the phone, but it turned out to be you."

"No, that guy did call, but it was me. I've already discussed the details with him, so you don't need to worry about anything else."

At this point, Tsuchimikado Motoharu finally recounted what happened next.

"Then, I'll have to trouble you again."

"What are they up to now?"

"Come over here."

His tone carried a hint of excitement.

“I have found the key to a new path.”

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Afterwards, Accelerator drove Nathos directly to a campervan, which was the Group's usual car.

After getting into the car, the other three members were there.

"Wow, you got here pretty fast, meow~"

"You guys sorted things out so quickly?"

Accelerator closed the door and got into the car, glancing at Ayaki Kihara and Mitsuki Kaihara.

"It's not a big problem for me; a simple treatment will do the trick."

As Kihara Tsuki said this, she looked at another person.

"But Haiyuan, are you... really okay over there? I heard that someone important to you has been admitted to the hospital or something."

"It's fine."

He wore a calm smile, just like always.

"Although it happened suddenly, I was prepared for it."

The three fell silent. Everyone here was fighting for the people or things they wanted to protect, so they understood the corresponding resolve required.

"Then, what is the purpose of gathering all the members of the Dark Division here?"

"Of course it's good stuff."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu pushed up his sunglasses, laughing as he fiddled with something in his left hand.

Those are gloves.

"You...you even managed to snatch the tweezers from that second bastard's hand?"

"I stole it while you were fighting that guy. Even so, it was fortunate that the situation between you two caused it to fall by chance, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to participate in that monster-scale battle."

"Hmph, what a petty thief."

Accelerator clicked his tongue and looked at him.

"With these tweezers, we can obtain some new intelligence from the airborne loop, which is an intelligence network directly accessible to the chairman. We should be able to get a lot of new information from it."

Without further ado, he immediately began using the tweezers.

“School, Block, Member, Item, Group…”

"What kind of secret is this? Isn't this the name of a secret organization?"

"These things are indeed classified information to the average person, but didn't we already know about them a long time ago?"

Amidst everyone's confusion, Tsuchimikado Motoharu's expression turned serious.

"The last words."

They were taken aback for a moment, and then they realized...

The unusual words that appeared on the tweezers screen.

"The last word that appeared was 'Dragon'."

Chapter 204 The goal is to soak in hot springs?

It was around 8:35 p.m.

In Yomikawa Aiho and Yoshikawa Kikyo's apartment, the group prepared dinner together.

There were only four people having dinner.

"..."

Sitting alone on one side, looking at the empty seat, Hatsune Miku fell silent, unsure of what to do.

She wanted to say something, but looking at the group of people chatting and laughing in front of her, she couldn't bring herself to say it.