One-way traffic

What's even more terrifying is that Aiwas himself didn't lift a finger.

That was just a pair of blue-white wings automatically defending against an attack.

He collapsed to the ground, completely incapacitated.

but.

"...So what?"

Accelerator stood up again.

He manipulated the blood in his body to prevent it from flowing out, thus avoiding blood loss and death, but he no longer had the strength to launch another attack.

even so.

Accelerator pulled out his Silver Wing and aimed it at Aiwass's head.

Bang——! !

Gunfire exploded, but naturally, that attack was ineffective against Aiwas.

“…Oh no.”

Aiwas himself couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Buzz—! Something like a halo seemed to appear above his head.

"That guy Aleister, the NbspG plus Npisr anti-suicide device he arranged for me is actually this effective? The Nspdh Wing GPRS is already activated, this is no joke."

"I advise you to dodge this attack immediately, human."

That was the sound of absolute warning.

If you don't dodge, Accelerator will really die.

Accelerator didn't have the strength to move his body anymore. He fell to the ground, and even breathing was difficult. He could only watch helplessly as the platinum light exploded.

Boom! ...

Pure light permeated flesh and blood.

Accelerator stared wide-eyed, frozen in place, blood splattering everywhere; his reflexes had no effect whatsoever.

and.

"--ah?"

In fact, it wasn't Accelerator that was hit.

"...This is truly an unexpected turn of events."

Thud. That was the sound of a person's body falling to the ground.

Accelerator stared blankly, as if completely stunned, at the figure lying on the ground in front of him.

The girl with twin ponytails who was lying on the ground, dressed in a blue outfit like the starry sky.

"It seems that Aleister's plan has been completely thwarted. Oh dear, I'm sorry, I didn't expect that it wasn't you who took the hit."

"I never imagined that someone would take a fatal blow for someone like you."

The blood reached the ground.

Accelerator's reflexes caused the blood to bounce off, but even so, he seemed to still feel the warmth of the blood.

It's not my own blood.

Accelerator stared wide-eyed at the girl lying in a pool of blood in front of him.

"Hatsu...yin?"

Chapter 227 Tragedy is by no means the end

Let's talk about the past.

Once upon a time, there was a human with a normal Japanese name who lived in this world.

A two-character surname and a three-character given name.

Everyone just treated him as an ordinary child, nothing more. No one would have thought that such a simple and innocent child would do something to hurt or even kill others.

However, that power was even stronger than he had imagined.

Humanity has possessed a power from the very beginning that it cannot even imagine itself. It is the strongest power, the strongest ability that will remain unchanged throughout any timeline in the future, the strongest power that absolutely reigns over the entire Academy City.

The superpower to manipulate all directions of energy in the world.

From the moment he arrived in Academy City and developed this ability, he was already a Level 5 esper from the very beginning.

At first, it was just the children around them, but this force was not satisfied with this level of destruction.

The teachers who came to their aid had all of their bones broken.

The guards who came to stop the humans lost their own organs.

The situation escalated. At first, it was just a matter of maintaining order with disciplinary committee members and security guards, but over time, even airplanes, cannons, and tanks with anti-aircraft missiles were brought out.

Even so, they couldn't harm this human in the slightest.

Even if you filled the entire Earth with nuclear weapons, you probably wouldn't be able to harm a single hair on his head. The only way to do this is to smash the Earth to pieces, leaving him alone in space, where he would suffocate from lack of oxygen.

Everyone in Academy City regarded him as a monster.

No.

It's likely that everyone in the world would see him as a monster.

This force is truly capable of destroying the world; if left unchecked, everything will be utterly destroyed.

Therefore, humanity chose to isolate itself.

Only by packaging oneself as someone who ignores everyone and has an icy personality can one control the power within oneself that can destroy everything with a flick of the wrist.

Kindness is unnecessary, because he will not be treated kindly by anyone.

Malice is unnecessary, because even the smallest things he does all the time can be enough to take away all life.

Only by becoming someone who is as closed off as ice can one avoid all destruction.

Even after encountering the most incredible meeting of their lives, even after meeting the girl known as Last Order, humanity has never changed this.

He rejected the kindness that belonged to the Last Order, offering only unilateral protection without accepting anyone's goodwill.

That's fine.

The kindness shown to him by others will only lead to destruction, so it is enough to do the opposite. It is enough to unilaterally show kindness and protection to others.

It doesn't matter what happens to me, as long as I can protect the people I want to protect.

That's enough.

So, what exactly is wrong with her brain?

"Why…?"

The monster's eyes trembled.

"Why would you do this for someone like me... for a monster like me...?!"

He couldn't understand.

He only needs to protect others on his own; if others try to protect him, he will be destroyed.

Isn't that how it is now?

Hatsune Miku shielded Accelerator from an absolute attack with her own body.

His own reflexes deflected all the girl's blood, but even so, Accelerator could still feel the warmth of the blood, and he even felt that his hands were covered in endless blood.

Why do such a thing?

He had tried his best to avoid dragging this woman into this darkness that didn't belong to her—why? What went wrong with this guy's brain?!

"Very lonely, isn't it..."

The sound emerged.

Accelerator's hands stopped in place as he noticed the figure lying in the pool of blood slowly getting up.

One hand grabbed his own.

Unlike his own hands, which were untouched by blood, the other hand, which was noticeably whiter, was now covered in blood.

A reflection is just a reflection. If the other party has good intentions from the beginning, then the reflection will not be triggered.

Naturally.

Even with her hands stained with her own blood, the girl still managed to overcome the reflection and grab Accelerator's hand.

Because, no matter what, the girl would always approach him with kindness.

What's the reason? What's the cause? Why did you do this? What's the real motive? Is it because you saved her before? Even so, you shouldn't have gone this far!

The most powerful brain in Academy City was working at a speed comparable to a supercomputer in an instant, with thousands of ideas constantly emerging in his mind.

But even the world's most brilliant minds cannot draw any conclusions from this analysis.

Actually, the conclusion is quite simple.

"I won't let you... bear all of this alone."

What came into view was the girl's face, with fresh blood constantly flowing from the corner of her mouth, yet she was forcing a gentle smile.

"I've always known, Yifang... You've always been carrying all the burdens alone... It must have been tiring, lonely..."

"It's okay, they've always been here."

"Stop talking to me, you bastard...!!"

Ignoring his own injuries, Accelerator prioritized returning the girl's blood to her body to suppress her injuries as much as possible.

But it's no longer possible.

That's not a problem that can be solved simply by having enough blood; fundamentally, that would have ended everything.

Hatsune Miku looked tired.

But she was happy.

"Finally... I did it..."

Ignoring her own injuries, the girl gently touched his cheek with trembling hands.

"I have been saved countless times so far."

"And this time?"

"It's your turn to be rescued..."

Accelerator didn't hear anything new.

Because the breath is no longer there.

His trembling hand fell to the ground in mid-air. He felt something fall into his arms, and then, in that instant, his whole body became warm.

If it were a corpse, it should naturally be reflected by his ability.

But that didn't happen.

—If it really was just a lifeless body, yet it still managed to fall into his arms, then it proves that even if it was just a body, it still approached him with goodwill.

Even in the last moments of her life, she remained kind.

"…ah."

I finally understand.

I finally understand everything now, and I finally know what she really wants to do.

Click.

Click click click click click click click click click click click click click click.

"..."

Aiwas watched all of this.

Something unseen erupted from behind Accelerator.