One-way traffic

"Alright, now that we've discussed the battlefield, it's time to talk about our enemy."

"Isn't it just a matter of dealing with some small fry?"

"The other party's group is called 'SparkSignal,' and it seems that, like us, they are a secret organization commissioned by Academy City."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu turned to the next page on his phone and continued his story.

“Now, for some reason, the other side has betrayed us, taken a group of children hostage, and moved their base to the Hula Hoop. Our superiors have given us the task of dealing with these bastards.”

"I have a question."

Kihara Tatsuki couldn't help but ask.

"If the other party is a traitorous organization, then why did they betray us? And what are the demands they've made of their superiors?"

"That's a great question!"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu clapped his hands and said with a smile.

The answer is, I don't know either.

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

"No, no, I'm serious! The higher-ups didn't say anything about this answer."

This statement not only made Accelerator frown, but the other two also showed puzzled expressions.

"Even bank robbers would make demands of the police, and kidnappers would do the same. It's impossible that those guys didn't make any demands. Did the higher-ups really say nothing?"

"Actually, he did say one sentence."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu said in a mocking tone.

"'Don't ask anything else, just wipe them all out without exception'—that's what the higher-ups told us."

Almost everyone wore a cold smile.

Are you treating us like pawns?

"Isn't this obvious? They don't even tell us the actual situation, they just want us to be good little babies. What a bunch of arrogant bastards."

"Hmph, so, what are everyone's plans?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu chuckled.

"Although this kind of thing is easy for us to solve, the other side is holding countless children hostage."

"With that in mind, what exactly do we plan to do? Should we stubbornly ignore the higher-ups' demands and wait until they beg us to take action... or should we act now?"

Accelerator curled his lip and looked directly at Tsuchimikado Motoharu.

"You bastard, do you think we're the kind of philanthropists who care about the safety of children?"

"Well, so what's your answer?"

"Go to the hula hoop location immediately."

Without the slightest hesitation, and without any regard for the lives of others, the villain spoke ruthlessly.

"I'll go and kill those bastards, and then rescue those brats."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm starting to wonder if we're really the kind of people who live in the shadows and are evil."

Chapter 218 The Massacre Underground

The fireworks display is still ongoing.

Although it's rare to see fireworks on such a massive scale as before, amazing displays still occasionally burst forth.

"So, how's the final piece? How's the atmosphere of the fireworks?"

"Absolutely amazing!! This is arguably the most wonderful performance Misaka has ever seen! Misaka Misaka shouted, expressing her emotions!"

Should we call it a child's experience? For The Last Work, simply watching a fireworks display is already an unparalleled feast, so the level of expectation is really quite low.

but.

Unlike those around him who cared deeply about all of this, another person was simply lost in their own world.

"...Little Miku."

Kikyo Yoshikawa frowned as she looked at Hatsune Miku in front of her.

"Are you ok?"

Hatsune Miku's expression had changed from initial excitement to present dejection.

She looked as if she had encountered an unprecedented calamity; although she tried to keep her expression normal, it looked far too forced.

"Ah."

She was just saying it.

Aiho Yomikawa also came over, and the two couldn't help but look at each other, but neither knew what to say.

"Um, sorry."

Hatsune Miku forced a smile as she looked at the two of them.

"Could you please look after the final piece for a little while? I'd like to go out and have some peace and quiet by myself."

"..."

Huang Quanchuan Aisui wanted to say something, but Hatsune Miku had already turned and left, slowly walking towards a deserted corner.

It's probably a place like a run-down street.

On the other side was the bright and spacious amusement park, but Hatsune Miku was all alone walking on the deserted street.

A deep sense of powerlessness filled her entire being.

This isn't about blaming anyone; it's just about blaming myself.

"...I did it again."

The girl murmured softly.

"And it won't help that person at all."

Even though he possessed power beyond normal logic, that person still had no intention of stepping into the battlefield with him.

Regardless, Accelerator always chose to face the unknown darkness alone, and he always chose to bear everything by himself.

There was no way to share his burden.

I myself cannot even step into the world he lives in.

Hatsune Miku quietly arrived at the back of a building and leaned against it, unconcerned about the dark surroundings.

Right now, she just wants to be alone and have some peace and quiet.

"I…"

She slowly raised her hand and looked at her fair and delicate hand. She possessed power countless times stronger than before, but even so... she still couldn't help that person?

If that's the case, then what is the meaning of me standing here...?

Hatsune Miku wanted to ask herself all this aloud, but when she actually opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything.

In reality, she was forced to be summoned to the apocalyptic world by the system. It's not her fault; everything she did was forced upon her, and in essence, she didn't need to make any effort.

For Hatsune Miku, Accelerator is from a completely different world; they should never have met under any circumstances.

Even parallel worlds have the possibility of contact, but the world they live in should not even have a one in a billion chance of contact.

It's not her fault.

However, even knowing this, the girl still felt a deep pain erupting from within.

There's no way to help that person, no way to stand by their side... Why does it hurt so much?

She didn't know what she was thinking.

Everything in the idol world is meaningless here. All the hardships you've endured on stage are worthless here.

Am I destined to remain like this, preserved like a vase...?

hum-

"Huh…?"

In an instant, Hatsune Miku finally came to her senses.

That was the vibration coming from my pocket; it was from my phone.

She blinked, somewhat surprised, and took out her phone. Who could be talking to her at this hour?

"Eh?"

Upon seeing the contact on the phone, Hatsune Miku froze in place.

That wasn't actually Accelerator, nor Last Order, nor anyone from Yomikawa Aiho or Yoshikawa Kikyo.

It was a number that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

She couldn't help but glance at the contact information listed there—

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The group arrived here together.

Take an elevator-like device to descend directly into the deepest part of the underground, to a depth of 150 meters.

Although all four of them took the elevator to this area, only one person should actually be heading to the deepest battlefield.

"Let me double-check, you're all set, right?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu looked at Accelerator in front of him and asked for confirmation with some unease.

"You really don't need to worry about the electrode collar anymore, your brain has been functioning normally for a long time, and your abilities won't be affected... Are you sure there's nothing wrong?"

"Where did you come from, tutor? Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"Fine, whether you live or die is none of my business, but I will never allow the children who are being held hostage to be implicated."

If it were Accelerator, whose brain was damaged in the past, wearing the collar and going directly into this depth of more than 100 meters underground would definitely have a severe impact. The electrode collar would probably not be able to receive radio waves normally, and he would likely no longer be able to use Academy City's strongest superpower.

In that case, Tsuchimikado Motoharu would need to specially make a converter that would allow the other party to receive radio signals well, but it would be better if he didn't have to.

After confirming this, Tsuchimikado Motoharu stopped caring about the other party.

"So what should we do next...? Should I just use my ability to teleport you to the deepest part?"

The group called "SparkSignal" is located deep underground directly in front of us. They have taken over the HulaHoop, the largest particle accelerator in Academy City, and have also taken a considerable number of children hostage.

All we need to do is use the MovePoint function to teleport Accelerator to the deepest part of the underground, allowing him to engage in combat with the enemy.

"No, there's no need for that."

Accelerator simply waved his hand.

"If you all take action, it will inevitably attract a lot of attention from the other side, which would backfire."

"So you mean...?"

"I can manage by myself."

Ignoring everything else, Accelerator casually walked out of the elevator.

"I can take care of those thugs all by myself."

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thump!

The blindfolded boy collapsed to the ground.

"So, how's the plan coming along?"

"As expected, we have connected to the cameras on higher floors, and we can talk to them directly now."

"Ha, those damned upper echelons, they're probably still sitting comfortably in their greenhouses watching all this, aren't they?"

Someone who appeared to be one of the terrorists roughly pulled the boy up and threw him to the other side.

"Let's start with this guy."