One-way traffic

"No, no, no! The renovation costs here are very high. It will cost a lot to repair even if you break a door!!"

Seeing Theresa like this, Accelerator shook his head and put Silverwing into his arms.

It's safe to say that, given Theresa's personality, she's definitely incapable of doing sophisticated things like manipulating others.

However… while Theresa was indeed the one who went to that city, was it really the kind of news that Theresa received immediately?

If not—

"I said."

"Is there anything else...?"

Theresa jumped up from the chair and sighed in dissatisfaction, looking at the wall behind her with a pained expression.

"Who told you the information about that woman's location that day?"

"Huh? Do we need someone to tell us this? The headquarters of Destiny can detect it directly, right?"

Theresa blinked, somewhat confused.

"Whether it's the Honkai or something else, Schicksal can rely on satellites outside the atmosphere to observe it. This kind of thing should be easy to investigate, right?"

"..."

Is that really all there is to it?

For the entire Destiny Organization, gathering intelligence from all over the world is naturally not a problem.

But it's a different story for Hatsune Miku.

The energy she uses is not the Honkai energy of this world, so even if she were to use it in combat, it would not be detected by the Destiny Organization's machines.

Even so, she was still discovered in a very short time.

No.

—In the end, why did they have Theresa from the Far East branch bring Hatsune Miku into St. Freya Academy from such a distant city?

Accelerator had vaguely deduced it.

It was only because he had once been in darkness that he could sense that everything carried the same darkness.

Perhaps, it's right behind this.

—And who else, with even greater ambitions, is plotting an even bigger plan?

"Speaking of which, what exactly is your relationship with that girl?"

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with you."

"What the hell! What kind of talk is that! Ah... I see, you never intended to have a proper conversation with me in the first place, did you?"

This guy's personality is really weird.

"However, that's precisely why I'm even more puzzled. How could someone with such an eccentric personality like you get to know that girl, let alone have such a good relationship with her...?"

Despite Theresa's question, he did not answer it.

"Let's leave it at that for now."

He turned around immediately.

Having investigated enough, he saw no need to stay any longer.

"Don't you want to stay a little longer? St. Freya Academy doesn't have many boys, but if it's you... well, I can't tell your exact gender, but if it's you, staying here is perfectly fine."

"I have things to investigate, rather than wasting time on boring things."

correct.

He needs to investigate thoroughly to find out exactly what's going on.

"...It really is incredible."

Once again, Theresa couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of her heart.

"I never imagined that someone like you would actually care so much about a girl."

"...Stop talking nonsense."

That's what he did.

For Accelerator, all he needs to protect are the people in his phone's contact list.

He may not be able to get involved in events that save the world like that spiky guy, but at least he will never stand idly by and do nothing for those around him again.

Even monsters have things they want to protect.

When I came to my senses, the white figure had already disappeared from the office.

"...So I say."

Theresa sighed again, this time with grief and indignation.

"How am I going to pay for the repairs to the bullet hole in my office wall?!"

Chapter 274 Visitors to St. Freya Academy

“Wow…”

"Hey, did you see that?"

"Of course I saw it! It's right over there!"

"It really is unbelievable..."

"It's just like something out of a TV drama...!"

At St. Freya Academy, several Valkyries walked down the corridor, each starting to discuss amongst themselves.

Basically, it's at this time.

The two people who were the main subjects of the discussion came directly from the end of the corridor.

"what--!"

"Really, it's really coming!"

"There really is such a person, just like the rumors said—!!"

The Valkyries were completely pale, looking at each other as if they had seen something truly extraordinary.

In reality, that was quite an extraordinary situation for them.

pat.

Footsteps echoed throughout.

The two people walked side by side, their heights were different, and their overall demeanor was also completely different.

The girl with light blue twin ponytails had a very innocent and happy smile on her face.

With her hands clasped behind her back, she looked cheerful, and the melodious humming that came out of her mouth proved it. Wearing a white school uniform, a white dress, and blue and white knee-high socks, she was an absolutely dazzling presence even in a place where many beautiful girls gathered.

—But the person walking beside her was not like that.

The figure simply casually put his hands in his pockets, but with that simple gesture, the atmosphere around him was subtly lowered to an eerie level.

That was definitely not a school uniform belonging to this academy. Underneath the pure white, open winter coat were black and white striped clothes, and the pants and shoes were also grayish-white. Even the hair and skin were pure white.

The only truly striking feature was a pair of eyes as terrifying as blood.

He didn't do anything special; he just walked alongside the girl. But that simple action was enough to make the surrounding temperature drop instantly.

Before you know it, the only sound in the entire corridor is the sound of footsteps.

"Tell me, how much longer are you planning to play?"

"Hmm~? Isn't this better~"

"What a joke... It's amazing that you can still make this kind of boring and ridiculous stuff."

Accelerator pursed his lips and spoke in a very uncomfortable tone.

"With your strength, escaping from this hellhole would be a piece of cake, right? Or do you have other plans?"

"It's not really a plan."

Perhaps it was because she was walking with someone she hadn't seen in a long time, but Hatsune Miku's every word was tinged with a little excitement.

"I'm just thinking about helping more people here. With the capabilities of the Destiny organization, they should be able to find places I can't explore on my own, right? If so, it will be very helpful for our intelligence gathering and mission investigations."

"...You've changed a lot too."

In Accelerator's mind, this girl should just be an idol girl who needs protection and can at most protect herself, with no battlefield experience.

But now, Hatsune Miku gives him the impression of a snow lotus that can still stand firm after being battered by several storms.

His impression of her has really changed quite a bit.

"Hehe~ It's just a little bit of growth over the past few months!"

"Humph…"

Undeniably, this did make the white monster laugh.

he continued to ask.

"So, what did you find out in this world?"

"At least the task's sensor points were detected."

Hatsune Miku, seemingly having anticipated this question, cheerfully picked up a finger.

"The Moon Throne, that's the name of that warship, right?"

"I remember it only appeared today, right?"

"Yes, but I had already been feeling this name for a while now... deep in my heart."

Both of them knew very well that it was a notification from the soul system.

"In fact, to be more specific, the mission hints shouldn't just be the four words 'Moon Throne'."

"so?"

"Following the investigation, an email was also found inside the warship."

That was discovered shortly after we returned to the warship.

The gist of it is that the warship itself appears to be a gift from someone to Kiana, and its activation code is even Kiana's own birthday.

But that's not the real point.

"The lightning of conquest... the flames of swift labor... the storm of longing... the silent death...?"

Those were the messages hidden within the emails of the Moon Throne.

It sounds like some kind of code or keyword, but Accelerator naturally has no idea what these words mean.

"What's the point of these nursery rhyme-like lines?"

"It is rumored that the Destiny Organization collected three gems with high-intensity Honkai energy fourteen years ago."

In an instant, Hatsune Miku answered his question.

"Tranquility, Swiftness, Desire... those are the names of the three gems. Compare them to the email messages inside this warship, don't you think they're quite unique?"

"...You mean?"

For a moment, Accelerator's words fell silent.

A strange sense of contrast filled his heart.

"Do you feel it?"

Hatsune Miku smiled and said matter-of-factly.

"This is the system's prompt, so the task is to sense what they are."

"You mean we need to find these gems...?"

If that's the case, then according to Hatsune Miku, all of these things are under the control of the Destiny Organization.

"Have you been here looking for these things the whole time?"

"Not entirely."