One-way traffic

"Not only that, they also seemed to be making a wish upon that shooting star."

…wait a minute.

"meteor?"

"Huh? You didn't see it?"

The two of them couldn't help but stare in astonishment, blinking as they looked out the window.

They finally saw it.

A pure white meteor hurtled towards us at the speed of a meteorite.

Boom——! ! !

The walls cracked and the windows shattered.

The entire building was suddenly subjected to unprecedented destruction, and this salon room was completely destroyed.

Two soldiers, blown away by the impact, lay on the ground. One of them had lost consciousness, while the other was barely able to look at the source of the explosion.

—It was a human figure.

The other person was wearing white winter clothes and looked like a person, but—no one thought he was a normal human being.

because.

"Are you kidding me?"

The terrorist's eyes widened, and he roared incredulously.

"This is the 28th floor!!"

"Does that matter? Huh?!"

In an instant, the other person was in front of him, grabbed him by the neck, and threw him away.

We don't know what the outcome will be, but this was the final encounter of this terrorist's life.

The mere aftershocks of his appearance completely wiped out most of the terrorists. Accelerator looked around and saw that there were hardly any survivors left.

Just as he was about to brutally kill all the remaining small fry—

Bang——! !

A series of gunshots made him stop in his tracks.

"…ah?"

Accelerator frowned and looked towards the door.

A man with a somewhat bald head, holding a pistol, wearing sunglasses and a suit appeared.

"who are you?"

The other party ignored his question.

Bang! He aimed his pistol at the terrorists again, taking out the remaining ones one shot at a time.

"I'm asking you a question, who the hell do you think you are? You want to die?"

"It doesn't matter who I am."

The man holstered his pistol and looked over calmly.

"If you truly want to protect this city, I urge you to be more decisive."

"..."

The man straightened his suit jacket and spoke in a very calm tone.

"My name is Sugitani."

"I will pray that we never see each other again, but of course, it all depends on your own efforts."

"Otherwise, when we meet again, you might not be alive in this world."

Sugitani turned around and casually left.

Accelerator waved his hand, and something in his hand vanished. A cold smirk appeared on his lips.

"Just as I envisioned, let's continue like this."

After watching Sugitani leave completely, Accelerator left the room and made a phone call to Tsuchimikado Motoharu.

"Solve it?"

"Those damn terrorists on the roof are all dead. What you do over there is your own business. I don't have time to clean up your mess. If you mess it up, I'll kill you and those terrorists as trash."

"Okay, that's pretty arrogant of you. Thanks for your hard work."

"Tsk."

After hanging up the phone, Accelerator sighed.

then.

Thud! Something fell in front of him.

"This is…"

Accelerator's eyes widened. What lay before him was not just an object, but a person.

A girl wearing a sweatshirt who looks like a high school student.

Accelerator instinctively realized that the other party was injured. He ran up to the other party to examine the surface, but frowned.

There appears to be no damage to the skin.

'Could it be a sudden acute illness or internal injury? Don't tell me this woman is pregnant?'

While cursing, Accelerator immediately placed his hand on the other person's body.

By following the other party's bioelectric current, Accelerator can directly observe the other party's physical condition.

However… upon direct observation, it was discovered that the girl's heart was beating very fast, and her blood contained an unknown impurity. She also seemed to have a persistent high fever, but he did not detect any symptoms resembling the flu virus.

So what exactly is going on?

"…What are you doing."

Suddenly, a sound came from not far away.

Accelerator turned around and saw a man pointing a pistol at him, completely unconcerned about his trembling hands.

"I asked you what you were doing to Takitsubo... the strongest Level 5 esper in Academy City!!"

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Shortly after that, Hamazura Shiage and Hatsune Miku headed into the building together.

Upon learning that the mission was to save lives, Hatsune Miku did not hesitate to help Hamazura Shiage.

Although Hamazura Shiage felt regretful about involving someone as unrelated as Hatsune Miku, ... now is not the time to think about that.

"Wow... That's amazing, Hatsune Miku!"

It's much faster than when I'm alone.

The terrorists were lying all around, and that was just an effect that Hatsune Miku could create by waving her wand.

Although Hamazura Shiage would prefer to kill these guys outright, considering that Hatsune Miku is a kind-hearted girl, he didn't intend to expose such a pure and innocent girl to such bloody scenes.

The two quickly reached the very end of the twenty-eighth floor.

"...Hey, did you hear me?"

Hamazura Shige walked at the back of a corridor.

He and Hatsune Miku both pricked up their ears and heard a sound coming from ahead.

That must have been a panting sound, and one that Hamazura Shiage was most familiar with.

"It's Takitsubo... there's no mistake, it's Takitsubo!"

"Huh? Wait, wait a minute—!"

Before Hatsune Miku could say anything, Hamazura Shiage had already run over.

Following closely behind, Hatsune Miku heard Hamazura Shiage's angry shout, as if he were confronting someone.

If the other party is the one who kidnapped Takitsubo Rigo... Hamazura Shige alone won't be able to do it, so I'll come and help him too!

Thinking this, the girl quickly ran forward and rushed out of the corridor.

--Eh?

She saw three figures in front of her.

After Takitsubo Riko lay on the ground, Hamazura Shige stood in front of her, and...

The familiar white figure was crouching beside Takitsubo Riko.

"One, one party?"

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The four people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Takitsubo Riko is worried, Hamazura Shiage is angry and confused, while Hatsune Miku is simply astonished.

As for Accelerator, well, it's just a matter of not knowing what expression to make.

"...What's going on?"

He raised an eyebrow and stood up abruptly.

Why are you in a place like this?

"Huh? I, I just..."

When Accelerator suddenly asked her this question, Hatsune Miku was at a loss for words.

Meanwhile, Hamazura Shiage on the other side was even more confused.

"Uh—this, you two know each other? What's going on? Are you an enemy or an ally? Is he an enemy or a friend…?"

"Hamazumi..."

Takitsubo Riko called out to herself, and at that moment, Hamazura Shiage rushed to her side.

During this time, Accelerator did not encounter any obstruction, so it seems...

"Did...you save Takitsubo?!"

Accelerator ignored him.

The first one with white hair turned his gaze to the twin-tailed girl on the side and slowly walked up to her.

Do not know why.

This time, when facing the person in front of her, Hatsune Miku felt extremely nervous.

"Why are you here?"

Those were words that sounded like an accusation.

Hatsune Miku showed a somewhat worried expression, as if she wanted to say something, but the tension in her heart was growing stronger and stronger.

"Get out of here quickly."

They're saying those kinds of things again...

Of course I can tell that the other person is being kind to me, but...

"I…"

The girl clenched her hands in front of her, feeling her heart race.

"I just wanted to help you... Yifang, you've always been bearing all this alone, so I, I..."

"..."

"So I can't let myself be idle like this anymore! I can't let you stay in a place like this alone any longer, so..."

"No need, I'm fine on my own. You just need to leave quickly."

"but!--"