One-way traffic

Her long black hair and the particle-like purple skirt were blown up by the strong wind.

At the same time, countless raindrops fell from the sky.

"When you were able to fight against those mechs that indiscriminately attack people in order to protect me and those of us who have nothing to do with you, I had already made up my mind."

"I want to become like you."

Bang! !

Her body shot out.

The light sword, resembling particles, was swung horizontally from left to right.

"I want to be like you, able to remain calm and collected even when faced with sudden danger."

This sword strike completely severed countless massive Honkai Beasts.

"I want to be like you, protecting the safety of innocent people who have no connection to me."

The particle sword has changed mode.

Those Honkai Beasts that attempted to launch a surprise attack from the other side were all blasted away by the instantly transformed particle beam cannon.

"So I joined Destiny...and became a Valkyrie!"

"It's because I want to become like you, able to fight to protect others! Able to fight for innocent people!"

Maximum power output.

The longsword in the girl's hand instantly expanded to a height of more than ten meters.

It doesn't even need any blessing.

With a single strike, the entire horde of monsters before them was wiped out.

Accelerator silently watched all of this.

"Two and a half years ago, you saved me in that coffee shop, so I remembered you forever... I will never forget you."

A moment later, a flash of light appeared, and the black-haired girl returned to her normal attire.

That gentle and innocent smile made it seem as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

“I wanted to do what you did for me back then, to protect everyone, to protect the innocent people, so I joined the Destiny organization and became a Valkyrie.”

"After that, I was assigned to this area to protect the villages in the mountains from being attacked by the Honkai Beasts, and at the same time... to protect everyone properly."

She chuckled softly, looking at herself with a genuine smile.

The look in his eyes revealed boundless reverence.

"If... if it weren't for a hero like you saving me and everyone else, I certainly wouldn't be who I am today..."

"Thank you... Although two years have passed, I still want to say thank you so much for helping me grow to where I am today."

"To me, the most handsome white-haired hero..."

A series of words echoed in Accelerator's heart.

However, his own thoughts were completely the opposite.

'...What's going on?'

Because he saved her and a bunch of passersby, he considered himself a hero and even took himself as his goal, growing from an ordinary person to the level of a Valkyrie.

Accelerator finds this hard to accept.

If it were the man from the past, he would definitely find it even more unacceptable.

He no longer considers himself a good person. Although he has moved beyond simply grappling with the concepts of good and evil, he has taken countless lives.

Whether they were good people or bad people, he killed them all without leaving a single survivor, so he has no right to be called a so-called hero.

…However, the girl in front of him regarded him as a hero who protected everything, and even took him as her goal, thus growing to this point.

Even though he was the number one in Academy City, he had no idea what to say at this moment.

Is it that one is overwhelmed with emotion but unable to utter a single word?

"...So, that's it?"

He put all those embarrassing questions out of his mind.

Accelerator looked up at the sky, or more accurately, at the area beyond the sky.

"During the time I was in a coma, there was a huge amount of Honkai energy in the sky, which even had a huge impact on the ground."

"Yes... Although I tried my best to stop all of this from happening, I could only reduce the spread of Honkai energy in this area."

This is also a matter of course.

After all, in Accelerator's view, the source of all this should be the work of that damned Herrscher who isn't quite dead yet.

The power of a single Valkyrie is simply not enough to suppress all of this.

Moreover, if the opponent is not truly dead, with that unpredictable ability to manipulate time and space, they will definitely make Hatsune Miku and the others suffer greatly.

…Time, huh?

Accelerator murmured.

He touched the necklace around his neck directly.

That necklace was formed from an armed force called "Doomsday Destroyer".

Of all the weapons Accelerator has possessed so far, this is the most effective and powerful.

It can not only unleash super-powerful attacks on the level of "Doomsday" and "Plasma Blast", but can also be transformed into a power zone that can control all particles in the world and manipulate the mental realm.

—But is that really the limit of weaponry like the Doomsday Destroyer?

I should have noticed this a long time ago.

When he first arrived in this world, Accelerator was trapped in areas that resembled turbulent time and space on several occasions.

It's difficult to return to normal reality just by relying on vector manipulation abilities, so how exactly did he correctly grasp the direction of time back then?

The answer is simple.

Just like the true nature of his abilities, the essence of power lies within him.

It was hidden in the weapon he held in his hand.

"that."

"what?"

Accelerator turned around.

The girl standing behind him was still staring at him hesitantly.

She gripped the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"You... you're leaving again soon, aren't you?"

She looked in the direction Accelerator was gazing.

"The source of this Honkai anomaly might be there, and you've been keeping an eye on that place all along... So, you'll still have to deal with all of this later, won't you?"

"Just as I was saved and those innocent people back then, I want to save even more people."

"...Don't misunderstand."

The first person turned his head away and snorted coldly.

"I am not a hero."

"Everything I did was just for my own selfish desires. Saving you was just a side effect."

Don't think so highly of me.

Accelerator is not a bad person.

But he wasn't a good person either.

It has nothing to do with good or evil; it's just something he simply wants to do, and there's no need to care about so many pointless positions.

This is something Accelerator personally experienced through his countless worlds.

…That's right.

Sometimes, it's not necessary to follow something to the very end.

The spiky-haired figure in his memory no longer seemed to require much attention in tracing back to.

"...In that case, please make good use of me."

"what?"

"Even if it was just your own idea and not an action to protect everyone, everything you did still saved everyone."

Under Accelerator's watchful gaze, the girl walked directly up to him.

His eyes were solemn and full of seriousness.

"Then please use me as you please!"

"No matter what, everything you've done will ultimately save everyone. In that case, I also want to help you... As long as it's something I can do, you can let me do whatever I want!"

"you…"

He didn't know what to say.

Even though Accelerator himself said those things, the girl in front of him still had an extremely serious expression.

It seems that he truly idolizes himself to the extreme.

"Then let's do it your way."

Therefore, Accelerator made a decision.

He looked directly at the girl in front of him.

"What level of Valkyrie are you?"

"Huh? That... is Grade A."

"You've grown to A-level in just two years? Hmph, you're quite suited for this line of work."

Immediately afterward, Accelerator also looked around at the grassland.

"You mentioned before that there should be some villages around here, right? If you leave here directly, those guys will face unimaginable dangers. Is that alright?"

"That...that is indeed..."

"Listen to my orders for now. Stay here and protect the people in those villages. If you leave, it will be a loss for you."

"But what if something dangerous happens to you? Please be sure to leave your phone number so I can communicate with you at any time!"

The girl hurriedly reached into her spatial device and took out a small smartphone.

Accelerator took out his incredibly old-looking flip phone from his pocket.

"Huh... are there still such old-fashioned styles now...?"

"Let's exchange phone numbers. That way, I can call you anytime and then bring you over to my service."

"Uh-huh!"

The girl nodded seriously, and the two exchanged phone numbers.

"Well then, I hope you have a safe journey...!"

She quickly bowed to Accelerator to say goodbye, while Accelerator waved back.

In the blink of an eye, the monster's shadow vanished completely.

"..."

The girl stared in the direction the other person had left.

The hands gripping the phone tightened involuntarily.

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After about several hundred meters, Accelerator took out his phone again.

The phone number he just gave me was made up.