One-way traffic

"Hello…!"

He looked at Last Order and Hatsune Miku, whose situations were quite different.

Last Order remained unconscious. Although it was affected by the previous events from the beginning, it did not suffer any injuries.

The problem lies with Hatsune Miku.

The girl forcibly used her power, converting her mental energy into magic. This caused her to feel hot all over, her face to flush, and her chest to rise and fall uncontrollably.

Accelerator held Hatsune Miku in his arms and pressed his hands against her head.

He was once able to manipulate the human brain by reversing bioelectric currents, and even alter memories.

Nowadays, it shouldn't be a problem for us to examine the human brain and provide some form of emergency care on our own.

"...one side."

Just as he was working on a task that required a level of precision comparable to an electron microscope, he heard Hatsune Miku's voice coming from his arms.

It sounded so weak, like a voice being squeezed out with all its might.

"How is that child...?"

"The final work is fine... the real problem is you."

It has more or less controlled the state of the brain's nerves.

In this way, Hatsune Miku barely escaped death. Otherwise, if she had continued in this state of forcibly mobilizing her mental energy, her brain might have been burned out, eventually turning her into a vegetable.

But the girl smiled.

"Oh... I'm glad she's alright..."

"...Do you even know your own situation? Who gave you permission to use your abilities without authorization?"

The first one with white hair grabbed Hatsune Miku's clothes and stared at her with wide eyes.

“If you use your power even once more, you might die here, understand?! I'm telling you now, you're not allowed to use these powers anymore. Stay by my side until you're completely healed!”

Without Accelerator, Hatsune Miku is truly beyond saving this time.

Even so, she just smiled happily.

Is this how you show concern for someone...?

"…Hello."

"Ah... I'm shy..."

The girl's voice was broken and intermittent; she was no longer able to walk.

Accelerator simply lifted her up, then turned Nathos into a sports car and put it aside. He no longer cared whether the people of Academy City would find out.

The safety of those around me is the top priority.

Accelerator settled the two people into the car, and then... his gaze turned to another figure behind him.

That was the extra character who had fallen asleep on the ground.

He squinted, pondered for a moment, and then walked directly toward the other person.

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A very large building.

People opened the massive iron gate and let the car drive in.

About ten minutes later, everything was finally settled.

"…So."

A man who was clearly Russian deliberately looked at the other person in Japanese.

"Are you really just here to take refuge?"

"To be precise, they came for treatment."

Accelerator crossed his arms and followed him into the building.

"Whether it's that woman, that brat, or that malicious guy, all three of them need proper treatment, so I need your help."

"I understand, but... I can only lead you inside. What happens next depends on what that person decides."

"That one?"

It seems there's someone in charge of this building, someone who's essentially in charge.

Accelerator followed the man into the building and they went up the stairs to the second floor together.

The building is enormous, and looks like a medieval count's mansion.

"Excuse me, where are you from...?"

"This is none of your business. Besides, since you're Russian, you should speak Russian properly and stop making a fool of yourself with your lousy, third-rate Japanese, you idiot."

"what…"

The Russian soldier deliberately spoke Japanese, intending to make sure the other person might not understand a foreign language. Although it was indeed awkward, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

The group walked together into the room at the front.

There stood a woman wearing a coat with long blonde hair.

"...What an unexpected guest."

The woman was speaking Russian.

"I overheard your conversation outside, so I took the liberty of speaking in the local language. Is that alright?"

"as you like."

That was a First Pass responding to her in the same Russian.

As the strongest in Academy City, he is the strongest in all fields, including language and culture.

"I don't have time to worry about these trivial questions, so I'll just get straight to the conclusion."

Ignoring the soldiers around him who were surprised that he could speak fluent Russian, Accelerator stood in front of the table.

"How are those three women?"

"..."

The blonde woman couldn't help but look at Accelerator with a strange gaze.

"Who are those three to you? They all look very young, genuine teenage girls."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm asking you a question."

"Honestly, this attitude doesn't seem like someone asking for a favor."

The blonde woman sighed and continued.

"Short girls are the most difficult to deal with."

“She has been injected with some kind of unknown toxin all along, so even if I eradicate the existing toxins in one go, new toxins will continue to be injected into her body.”

"The chestnut-haired girl is fine; she only has some minor cuts and scrapes. A little medicine and a bandage will do the trick."

"And then, there's that blue-haired girl."

At this point, the blonde woman's tone began to change.

"Incredibly, her body suffered almost no serious damage, but she remained in an extremely weak state. I managed to treat her mental state with my own methods, but found that she was still in a unique state."

"...Then what exactly is she?"

"Don't worry, as I said, the most difficult one to deal with is that short girl, but there is a way to deal with the blue-haired girl."

The blonde woman looked directly at Accelerator.

“My sister once had a very unique identity. Because of this identity, I obtained a forbidden secret technique. With that technique, I might be able to eradicate all the problems in that girl and cure her successfully.”

"If that's the case, then use it quickly!"

"However, there is a problem here."

The blonde woman looked somewhat troubled.

"Is that genuine magic, or magic that requires two people to cast successfully?"

"I am the only mage in this base."

"..."

Accelerator stood there, completely stunned.

He understood what the other person meant almost instantly, and then he also understood the specific situation.

"Uh, do you not understand? Although it will take a lot of time to explain, basically, magic is a supernatural means, different from the superpowers of Academy City—"

"No, you don't need to explain."

However, Accelerator interrupted the other person with one hand.

He looked directly at the blonde woman.

"Let me ask you a question, magician. If someone like me came from Academy City, could they use magic like you?"

"Uh—? You, you know?!"

"Don't say anything unnecessary to me, just answer my questions."

He repeated what he had said.

"According to what you said, it can be successful as long as two people cast the spell... In that case, can I cast the same spell as you?"

The blonde woman froze on the spot.

Although the other party was from Academy City, they were well aware of the existence of magic and the like.

"It's possible... but those on the scientific side who use magic will inevitably suffer harm."

"Huh, you mean a ruptured blood vessel?"

"It's much more serious than that."

Her face was genuinely serious.

"It's very likely you'll die."

Accelerator laughed.

"so what?"

"As long as that stupid young lady can be cured, nothing else matters, right?"

Chapter 234 Harmonious Discord

Accelerator followed the blonde woman outside the room.

The woman's name is Elizarina, and she appears to be the building's manager.

The building appears to be located in an area called the Ilyasalina Independent State Union, which is not a city within Russian territory but rather an independent state.

It seems to be a result of this Third World War.

Accelerator followed Elizabeth to the snow-covered outskirts, where there was no one else around but the two of them.

"Is this really good?"

What do you mean?

"As I said, if you ability users in Academy City were to use magic, you would suffer unprecedented damage to your bodies."

Accelerator recalled the various situations he had encountered in Academy City before.

First are Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Kaihara Mitsuki.

Those two were clearly from the realm of magic. Accelerator didn't realize it at first, but after understanding the existence of the realm of magic, he discovered that some of the powers used by those two were indeed genuine magic.

However, while Kaihara Mitsuki was alright, it seemed to have a very serious impact on the body when Tsuchimikado Motoharu used it.

In early September, I tried to control the magic called the Golem, but it was just a forced control, and I even ended up bleeding inside my body.

That's merely using one's own abilities to forcibly manipulate magic, not the result of actually using magic.

Mild cases result in bleeding, while severe cases can lead to death.