One-way traffic

Her body froze in place for a moment.

"Hi."

A chilling statement.

A completely new shadow descended before Wendy's stunned body.

A white, humanoid monster.

Have you had enough of hide-and-seek?

An unimaginable sense of oppression seeped into Wendy's entire body.

It wasn't the sense of oppression felt after seeing the other person, but rather the feeling of oppression that descended upon the entire body even before seeing the other person's body.

Wendy felt her mouth was dry.

"--you!"

To prevent this fear from completely eroding her mind and body, the girl widened her eyes.

Boom! Huge wings instantly unfurled behind her.

Its emerald green wings, like light itself, soared high, and as the wind whipped up, the sky instantly turned a pure, somber color.

The enormous wings spread out as if they were about to devour the entire world.

Like an instinctive predator hunting a wild beast, its wings swept across.

"wing?"

The monster, surrounded by those luminous green wings, revealed a disdainful smile.

"—You dare to flaunt your wings in front of me?"

Boom! Something strange shot out from behind the monster.

In the blink of an eye, Wendy's Wings of Light were blasted away.

"Whoa-!"

The girl, along with her wings, kept falling backward, but fortunately, what Wendy herself absorbed was the Gem of Desire.

The desire for the power of gemstones is the ability to create ideal fluids.

Using this power, Wendy can manipulate hurricanes in the atmosphere to form powerful tornadoes.

That is the true Herald of the Wind.

but.

"...What, what happened?"

Flying in mid-air, Wendy looked towards the direction of Accelerator, at the white monster—something strange should indeed be spraying out from behind him.

But there was nothing there.

Wendy clearly saw something emerge from behind the monster, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Don't make a fuss."

As if chatting with an acquaintance, Accelerator explained very calmly.

"I don't have any plans to finish this off ruthlessly yet, so I don't need to use such exaggerated force."

In other words, Accelerator shouldn't need to use that level of power to deal with Wendy in front of him.

"Or are you planning to make me use that scale of power right here—?"

Ugh…!

Wendy's eyes widened slightly. The creature in front of her, who was clearly humanoid like herself, gave her an unprecedented sense of oppression.

And this sense of oppression is gradually turning into fear.

"What do you know!"

A howling hurricane descended, accompanied by an aura of destruction.

With Wendy's furious shout, a 20-meter-high tornado descended from the sky in an instant.

"The resentment that fills you with the hatred of fate and the bitterness of having your legs taken away... You understand absolutely nothing!!"

Two whirlwinds of the same size as the tornado descended simultaneously on either side.

Boom boom boom——! !

The ground beneath their feet was instantly sheared off.

As the massive tornado darkened the sky, a crater several meters in diameter appeared on the ground, accompanied by a cloud of flying dirt.

A gale with a speed of 325 kilometers per hour.

That level of power is beyond human comprehension.

but.

—As for its destructive specialties, the monster still demonstrated its own unique abilities.

Bang!

Immediately afterwards, the wind twisted.

The sound distorted along with it, and the moment Accelerator raised his hand, the storm that had been surrounding him did not tear his body apart, but was instead taken from his control.

"What…?"

Wendy stared straight at the tornado that was flashing across the sky.

Those were the tornadoes she originally created by relying on the power of the gemstone; now, control over them has fallen into the hands of others.

Whirring whirring--

It roared like a real dragon, a tornado descending straight down from the sky.

Even the ground itself ended up uneven.

The fluctuations, which even distant seismographs probably sensed, caused smoke and mud to cover everything around them.

However, Accelerator did not consider this the end.

Amidst the dust, Wendy reappeared, one hand shielding her face.

"…Why?"

Wendy stared at the Accelerator in front of her, clenching her teeth.

"Why are you stopping me? You're not the chosen one, are you? That's right!"

"That's true, and you shouldn't even think about associating me with those bastards."

"Then you are...?"

"It's just a simple feeling, I'm just annoyed."

What...did you say?

"Whether it's those bastards from Destiny or someone like you."

Looking directly at Wendy, he continued.

"It's just too unpleasant to talk about."

Is that all the reason...?

Is this all the reason... that you're going to hunt me down?

Wendy's expression completely vanished.

As a result, enormous wings instantly extended from its back.

Like two curved blades, an attack seemed poised to slice through the entire space.

Two luminous green wings sliced ​​through the air in an instant, creating a storm that could be faintly heard as if they were exploding.

After this blow lands, the opponent's body should be completely torn to pieces.

"—?!"

She stopped shouting angrily.

Two pairs of luminous green wings were deflected from the front.

It was as if an invisible wall was blocking one's way.

"I said so."

A sound of utter boredom rang out.

Is that all there is to it?

He gently stomped on the ground.

The flying dirt tore apart in an instant; it was just a simple stomp of the foot, yet it caused such a massive upheaval.

Every slingshot carries with it an impact far exceeding the power of a sniper rifle.

Even Wendy, as a Herrscher, had to step back.

"So strong...!"

"...This has nothing to do with strength, right?"

What…?

After hearing what the other person said, Wendy was stunned for a moment again.

"What does that mean?"

"It means exactly what it says, you idiot."

Throughout the entire process, Accelerator never initiated an attack on the opponent.

"I'm not referring to your abilities, but rather what you're doing right now."

Once again, I felt that rage welling up inside me.

"...And what do you know?!"

Boom!! The tornado once surrounded Wendy, compressed into a highly concentrated energy blast.

"No matter what, I can't escape this life controlled and trampled by fate... There will never be a day when I can stand up again!"

"Those guys are all hypocrites! They did these things only to satisfy their own control over power, they didn't treat me like a normal person at all! They just saw me as a vessel to control the Gem of Desire!!"

"I want revenge. I will make those guys pay the price they deserve... You simply cannot understand me!"

It doesn't matter what the other party's purpose is, or whether they are from the side of destiny.

For Wendy, this is her revenge, this is everything she has right now.

"fool."

"…What?"

Whether you want to take revenge on others or not, whether you want to do these things or not, has absolutely nothing to do with me.

For a moment, the Herrscher froze on the spot.

The several air bullets she had previously conjured were launched directly, but they did not hit Accelerator at all.

He didn't even need to deflect the air bombs, because they simply bombarded the ground not far away.

"What...are you saying?"

"Then let me ask you. Didn't you say you wanted revenge? Then I'll let you do as you wish."

The Herrscher was suspended in mid-air, while the white figure stood on the cliff in front of him.

he said softly.

"So, that's settled then... You successfully controlled the power of the Herrscher, destroyed that warship, and then directly raided Schicksal's headquarters, instantly killing the bishop of Schicksal's headquarters."

"—And then what happened?"

Wendy stood there, stunned.

"You have indeed achieved your revenge, and you are certainly satisfied."