One-way traffic

Accelerator awoke from his slumber.

He looked around, but this was not a specific location, nor was it the underground area he had been in before.

It's inside the car.

Accelerator woke up inside the supercar called Nathos.

"...I almost forgot."

Accelerator remained silent and opened one of the windows.

call--! !

It was a blizzard; outside was a vast and boundless blizzard.

Opening the car window reveals the blinding wind and snow, and outside, the city is no longer a city whose boundaries can be seen at a glance, but an endless snowfield.

Across the snowfield, you can see the train tracks and distant snow-capped mountains. Accelerator opened the window and let the wind and snow blow on his face.

But he quickly closed the window.

This is no longer Academy City.

Following the instructions of the monster named Aiwass, he went to the location indicated by the monster.

--Russia.

In order to save Last Order, he came to Russia in order to find the thing called Index that the other party had mentioned.

No.

It's not just for that.

In the back seat lay Last Order, now completely unconscious. It was probably because of the manifestation of Aiwass that a virus appeared in her brain, rendering Last Order unable to regain consciousness.

Then, there was the figure in the passenger seat.

The person lying there was a young girl.

With her bright blue twin ponytails and fair skin, she lay slumped on the car seat.

She was attacked and certain to die.

but.

"... "

Accelerator stared at her, unable to resist reaching out his hand.

In that instant, a pair of azure eyes appeared before his eyes.

Accelerator couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Still alive…

She was still alive; she hadn't been completely killed by Aiwass's attack.

That was what Accelerator did in his final moments, and even he himself didn't know exactly how it happened.

It seemed that something had erupted behind him, and the girl's life was extended.

Even so, Hatsune Miku's current situation is already extremely dangerous.

"That frog-faced doctor alone can't do anything," Aiwas once told him. "To save these girls, we have to go to Russia."

But there's something even more important.

"You...you haven't been sleeping at all, have you?"

Accelerator looked at Hatsune Miku and said.

The idol girl with twin ponytails just chuckled lightly, but the paleness on her face couldn't hide her weakness.

What are you talking about? You're kidding...

"Don't you know what your physical condition is like right now? Instead of resting properly, what kind of person are you, forcing yourself to stay awake?!"

This must be the first time in history that I've ever been so verbally angry at someone.

Accelerator himself was unaware that he would become so enraged because of Hatsune Miku's situation.

The Natos was traveling from Academy City to Russia in autopilot mode the whole time, and then... during the journey, Accelerator and the girls had already passed out.

In this situation, he couldn't imagine what would happen to a girl who had just returned from the brink of death, who hadn't had a proper rest all night.

"So happy."

Even so, Hatsune Miku had an unprecedented smile on her face.

"This is the first time I've seen someone so worried about me. I'm so grateful..."

"You bastard... Do you know what nonsense you're spouting?!"

"It's okay."

She shook her head and uttered words powerful enough to shake Accelerator's resolve.

"If I fall asleep, there will be no one to look after you while you sleep..."

Upon entering Nathos, Accelerator immediately switched the car to autopilot mode and fell asleep.

He thought Hatsune Miku would be resting peacefully, but... he never expected something like this to happen.

To avoid being attacked while she was asleep, she didn't close her eyes or rest all night.

It was simply to ensure their own safety.

This is a scene that even the number one spot in Academy City has to be shaken.

He gripped his hands tightly, his facial expression showing some difficulty, unsure of what to say.

"It's alright, Yifang."

He never accepted any kindness from others; all he did was try to unilaterally bear everything to protect others.

But things seem to be different now.

After this incident, the number one student in Academy City began to realize what he should do.

He never wanted to go through that again, no matter what.

After witnessing firsthand the death of someone who desperately wanted to show him kindness, Accelerator vowed that he would protect them before everyone else, no matter what.

He will absolutely not let this happen again.

"That's really good..."

Hatsune Miku said with a light laugh.

"You're finally not carrying all the burdens on your own anymore, that's wonderful... Now, even I can help you out—"

But the girl didn't finish her sentence.

She suddenly covered her mouth with her hand and coughed lightly.

"…What?"

Blood flowed from Hatsune Miku's mouth.

Not only that, even the way she covered her mouth seemed to tremble.

What exactly happened? He quickly checked Hatsune Miku's physical condition, but couldn't find any illness at all.

Her body was so weak that even a small child could defeat her.

"It's alright, don't worry..."

"What a load of bull! How could nothing happen!"

Accelerator felt a growing sense of anxiety.

Even yelling and screaming here wouldn't help; he couldn't figure out how to heal Last Order and Hatsune Miku.

I finally understood what I should do, but I was completely unable to relieve the suffering of the two people around me.

at this time.

—He saw something from the train in the distance.

thump.

A loud noise came from the distant snowfield, and in that instant, he saw something shoot directly towards him.

Those are bullets.

Bang!! Nathos was hit directly, but fortunately, the protective shield formed by the karmic fire prevented any injury to the people inside the vehicle.

It wouldn't matter if we had to endure several more attacks like that.

just.

Accelerator's facial expression became more somber than ever before.

Those are probably pursuers from Academy City.

"Do I really have to go...?"

"Oh, don't worry about it."

One of them opened the door handle.

The wind and snow poured in instantly, but he didn't care; he only had one thought in mind.

"Like This."

Seeing the first person about to leave, the blue-haired girl entrusted everything to him and responded with a sweet smile.

"Please be careful and stay safe. I'll be waiting for you to come back..."

“…Of course.”

He finished speaking with his last sentence.

"I've made a promise with you."

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Bang——! ! !

A natural disaster struck.

Dozens of white-armored soldiers were scattered across the train; they had previously fired their guns at the car Accelerator was in.

They had no idea how wrong this was.

"...You bunch of trash."

The monster stood in the snow.

He put his hands in his pockets and stared at them all with an unprecedentedly ferocious grin.

"Don't you dare piss me off!!!"

The killing begins.

To protect the people most important to him, the number one human in Academy City will, from this moment on, completely transform into a relentless monster.

In less than a second, all the prey were instantly slaughtered by the monster.

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from now on.

Russia launched a direct attack on Academy City and simultaneously issued a declaration of war.

World War III.

That would be Russia's unilateral declaration of war against Academy City.

Academy City has fully accepted this challenge.

Chapter 229 Friendly Greetings from Russia

"is it?"

In a certain place, someone whose true identity cannot be determined.

They spoke simply and casually.