One-way traffic

Otto had been watching all of this from beginning to end.

Accelerator walked across the ground littered with shards of glass, picked up the scythe Nathos that he had tossed aside, and vanished into the air like ashes.

So it was already said from the beginning.

Accelerator has always been fighting alongside that girl while adhering to his principles.

Whether before or after donning the Valkyrie armor, he consistently fought by adapting to his opponent's movements.

If possible, Accelerator's speed in an instant could surpass that of the world's fastest fighter jet, his punch could have a power many times greater than that of a nuclear explosion, and he could even shake the entire planet Earth with a single flying kick.

This battle was never evenly matched from the start.

Even with Rita, an S-class Valkyrie, wielding her strongest Valkyrie armor and unleashing her most formidable power, she still couldn't defeat the white monster before her.

For example.

It's like trying to chase a rocket about to leave the atmosphere with an advanced motorcycle—it's like trying to touch the pole with a futile effort.

but.

Applause followed.

"Wonderful."

Under Otto's watchful eye, Rita, who was responsible for protecting herself, was utterly defeated.

even so.

"Just as I expected."

Chapter 290 "The Man Who Controls Everything"

"what?"

These were words that even Accelerator himself found incredibly perplexing.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"I expected you to possess such formidable power. After all, according to our observations, you are someone who can easily suppress even Herrschers, so how could you possibly be unable to defeat a mere human?"

Accelerator couldn't help but look at the other person with a strange expression.

Not right.

This guy understood the gap between them from the very beginning.

Even so, he still chose to have the maid fight him, even though it should all have been meaningless.

and.

He immediately revealed something that even he himself found unpleasant.

"...Are you spying on me?"

"Oh dear, after all, you were already a world-renowned celebrity more than two years ago. You were a character who could easily suppress even the Third Herrscher during the Third Honkai Impact. How could no one know you?"

Even now, Otto's tone remains remarkably calm.

Because he knows it very well.

That's how things should be.

"Of course, from the very beginning, I was the only one who knew your true identity. I value everything about you very much."

"I wonder if someone as insightful as you can understand this matter?"

The monster gently flicked the electrodes on its neck with its hand.

It's like a cheetah sharpening its claws on its prey.

"All the bastards who have stood in front of me until now have turned into a pile of rubbish."

That's not a threat.

That was a concrete action.

Otto could even feel the murderous aura closing in on him step by step. He could imagine that if he said anything more, this monster, who could instantly defeat even an S-class Valkyrie, would mercilessly kill him.

But he still laughed.

People who have reached this point will definitely worry about their lives, and even if they don't, they will at least become more cautious about their plans.

But this man did not.

“I think you may have misunderstood something, my esteemed guest.”

He continued in the most respectful of words.

"From the very beginning, I never intended to do anything malicious to you."

"what?"

"You see, even if someone like Rita were to fight you, it would still only be considered a 'sparring'... no, perhaps it wouldn't even qualify as a sparring."

"This level of behavior hardly qualifies as malicious, does it?"

For Accelerator, it makes no difference whether the enemy is a Schicksal S-class Valkyrie or a Herrscher. Ultimately, as the strongest, he will not be swayed by these identities.

So that being the case.

—Otto, the man before me.

What exactly was his purpose in spying on me? And what was his motivation for doing all this?

suddenly.

Accelerator sensed that something was wrong.

"If you insist on calling it malicious."

on the sky.

Something was slowly drifting down.

"Shouldn't truly malicious acts be like this?"

Accelerator has seen it clearly.

It was golden, feathery.

Otto slightly raised one hand, and with his movement, the feathers, shimmering with dazzling golden light like phantoms, drifted down.

"...Mimicry: Feather Crossing the Dust".

Followed by.

Under Accelerator's watchful eye, the world underwent a tremendous change.

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"..."

Otto stared at the person standing in front of him.

He was completely unable to move.

The person with white hair and red eyes stood motionless, as if he had lost his mind, unable to move even a finger.

His eyes were completely devoid of any spirit.

Otto's eyes trembled slightly as he watched this scene.

"...They've been taken control of."

Feather Crossing the Dust.

It is the only weapon in the world, almost the only one, capable of directly confronting a Herrscher, with the Herrscher's core, the Divine Key, implanted inside the weapon.

Yu Duchen is one of those dozen or so Divine Keys.

Yu Duchen's ability is to manipulate consciousness and spirit. He can directly manipulate the brain signals of those who see the feathers, thereby creating an illusionary world that only the manipulator can perfectly control.

But that was not the Divine Key that Otto possessed.

What he possesses is a powerful weapon capable of replicating all weapons he understands—including the Divine Keys.

The void holds all things.

Using this power, Otto can recreate the Divine Key he understands, known as Feather Dust, in this world, while influencing and manipulating his enemies.

Although its effect is far inferior to that of a real Feather Dust, it should be sufficient for this situation.

but.

Otto's face, on the contrary, showed an extremely tense expression.

"...Really, the manipulation was successful?"

He subconsciously made the other person act according to his own will.

Golden feathers emerged, and the various environments he had created came into being.

He can induce the other person to do anything.

He can make the other person think he's doing anything.

Looking at Accelerator in front of him, who was like a puppet on a string, Otto felt his heart beating faster and faster.

The outcome was clearly manipulated.

However, he was still alarmed by it.

Do not…

"...Why were you manipulated?"

—For him, the fact that Accelerator was being controlled by his Feather Dust was what made him unhappy.

"Isn't that right? No, that's not it... During the Second Honkai Impact, that being, that being, clearly told me the answer!"

"Could it be that person isn't him?... How could that be? He's clearly not a Herrscher, nor did he rely on any Divine Key power, yet he was able to accomplish so much. There's no doubt it should be him!"

"God's will is never wrong! The person I'm looking for is definitely him!"

He roared as if he were going mad.

However, despite his actions, it remains a fact that Accelerator is controlled by Yu Duchen.

He gritted his teeth and calmed himself down.

…This isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

At least for Otto, successfully controlling the opponent meant that he could directly treat the opponent as a piece that he could control right now.

Although the outcome is far from ideal, regardless of whether the other party can be controlled, the final result will only be favorable to Otto.

Let's find out his identity first.

Otto raised his hand and aimed it at Accelerator's head. By doing so, he could observe the deepest memories in the other's mind and thus figure out the true nature of that mysterious power and identity.

Although the opponent had previously demonstrated the power to easily deflect all sorts of attacks, it now seems that they still cannot escape Yu Duchen's control.

That's it.

Otto's consciousness surged into the deepest recesses of Accelerator's mind in an instant.

--puff.

His abdomen was enveloped in a shattering sound.

"...Pfft...Whoa?!"

A pair of green eyes widened to their absolute limit, and the next second—

His perception of 'reality' was shattered.

boom--! ! !

In a scene resembling the end of the world, Accelerator's body, the Destiny organization, and even everything around him were shattered into glass-like fragments.

"It's really interesting."

The voice came from behind him.

In a situation completely contrary to everything he had seen before, the person stood behind him and pierced his abdomen with that somewhat thin arm.

—The person who should have been directly controlled by me.