One-way traffic

"Huh? You didn't get their phone number? You didn't even get their social media account?"

"Well, I guess I still can't do that kind of thing...!!"

"Hey~ You were the one who said things like, 'Wow! That silver-haired guy over there is so handsome, he has such a cool, aloof vibe!' before! Why are you being so timid now?"

"Seriously, my love, stop talking about it!!"

What the hell is going on?

Slightly bothered by the two maid-dressed girls in front of the counter, Accelerator pursed his lips and subconsciously activated his voice reflex.

Next, let's take another look at the information we compiled earlier...

Huh?

"Why does the reverse entropy side have that kid's content?"

He remembered hearing the other person's name before.

—Bronya, that should be the brat's name, but—

Before me lay intelligence information copied from the anti-entropy database, a significant portion of which was actually about Bronya.

Isn't that guy one of the chosen ones? Why does he have so much information about Anti-Entropy?

Could he be a traitor? No… there was never any sense of espionage in that guy's eyes from the start.

"Could it be that even she herself doesn't know that she is actually a pawn planted in Schicksal?"

In addition, there were various other things that surprised Accelerator.

For example, the various histories related to Honkai.

For example, the founder of the Destiny Organization.

“Otto, the Archbishop of Destiny…?”

According to Theresa, even Anti-Entropy is just a derivative of the North American branch of Destiny.

If that's the case, then the origin of everything in destiny is this guy?

She has a very young face, long golden hair, and green eyes.

…He doesn’t look like the founder of a proper large organization at all; he looks more like a fortune teller who sets up a stall on the street.

"What a chaotic world it is."

I thought the darkness of Academy City was chaotic enough, but I didn't expect this world to be just as chaotic.

After calming himself down a bit, Accelerator reached for the coffee on the table, only to find it empty.

Ah, it seems that the waiter took it away earlier.

"Sorry to keep you waiting... Here's the extra dish you ordered."

I just remembered she was here. Right in front of Accelerator, the girl in the maid outfit with long, straight black hair appeared once again; she must be here to serve the food.

He put his two phones, which contained various information about the Honkai Organization, back into his pocket. He had already exchanged the local currency before coming to this city.

"Let's settle the bill now."

"Okay, okay... um..."

As Accelerator took out his phone again, intending to make the payment...

"—Do you... use social networking apps like SNS...?"

"…ah?"

"For example, if possible, a phone number would also be fine! Could you... perhaps exchange with me...?"

what?

Accelerator raised an eyebrow, and the maid in front of him turned away shyly.

"Do I need to do all these things to pay the bill?"

"No need... but... but I just really want to be with you..."

The girl's cheeks were very flushed, and her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Taking a deep breath, Accelerator stood up abruptly.

ah…!

He... he stood up... What should we do? Will he get yelled at? Will he succeed...?

Ugh, Xiaoyu, you're such an idiot! Why are you being so stupid at a time like this?!

With a rich inner monologue, the girl finally realized something.

The other person's hand grabbed his own.

Huh? E ...

No, really?! Such a bold move from the very beginning—

Then, right in front of the girl, Accelerator pulled her directly behind him.

Subsequently.

The pure, unadulterated firestorm tore everything around them apart right in front of them.

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boom--! ! !

In just a moment, flames engulfed every corner of the scene.

Before the people around could even react, light and heat, followed by sheer shock, easily overturned the entire street.

what--

It wasn't until the next second that the waiters, who were standing still, came to their senses.

The same applies to the customers who were originally enjoying coffee and food.

Ahhh—!

"Wa ...

Almost instinctively, everyone started shouting.

You will die, you will die like this.

Whether it was a nuclear bomb or something else, for them, it was a certain death.

Mingming hadn't even finished writing his will yet; everything happened so suddenly.

then.

In front of everyone, a strong wind suddenly swept in.

What's wrong?

"What just happened?"

Standing at the back, a girl dressed in a maid outfit with long, straight black hair blinked.

Everything happened so suddenly that she had no idea what had just happened.

The open-air café had been completely destroyed by the aftershocks of the previous bombing, and some flames were still burning on the ground.

It was only then that she truly realized something.

My hand is being held by someone.

"Hey."

His voice called out to me, instantly bringing me back to my senses.

"Go and gather everyone here, and get them out of here immediately."

Is it...is it that person with white hair?

The other person released his hand and slowly walked out of the coffee shop, standing in the middle of the street.

It was almost the next second.

A gigantic shadow fell from the sky, tearing apart all the surrounding ground.

Boom——! !

Just like the scene depicted in the movie, countless rocks on the ground exploded in an instant.

"Wha, what?!"

"No! Nooooooo!!"

Countless people screamed in alarm, but here, the tragedy did not unfold.

Click.

The white-haired man standing in front simply raised his arm, and the impact of the force was blocked by an invisible wall.

He turned his head again, staring at himself with those blood-red eyes.

"Disappear immediately."

"If you don't want to be turned into a pile of mud by the aftershocks."

At the same time, everyone finally saw clearly what had happened.

A huge shadow descended directly in front of him.

It consists of countless units, like mechs from science fiction movies.

People were naturally quite shocked by this, but... no one dared to stay and complain any longer.

Almost without hesitation, everyone fled backward as if flying.

"That, that thing—!!"

"What are you standing there for, Xiaoyu! Run!!"

The girl who had been protected by the white-haired man stared wide-eyed. She was about to say something when she was quickly pulled away by another waitress.

Until her very last moment before leaving, her gaze remained fixed on the other person.

'He saved us…'

This fact was etched into the girl's heart like a shadow.

Even from a distance of more than ten meters, the girl's eyes were already completely imprinted with that white, monster-like figure.

Even in front of so many enormous mechs, his figure still looked so upright.

The waitress with long, straight black hair had completely etched that person's image into her heart.

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Accelerator stood still.

He was surrounded by mechs that he had seen before.

Titan mechs created by anti-entropy.

He could more or less guess why these guys had come.

"Yeah, that's why."

The decisive factor, in fact, occurred not long ago.

"Because I raided her lab, is that woman named Cocolia planning to take complete revenge on me?"

This is also understandable.

Just like trespassing, no matter who it is, they would be resentful if their base was invaded. Anti-Entropy is probably the same, which is why they sent so many Titan mechs to hunt down Accelerator at this moment.

Therefore, Accelerator does not intend to blame Cocolia.

This is only natural and a perfectly reasonable judgment for others.

"But."

Click, click, click——

A strange sound emanated from the white monster.