One-way traffic

Because on this Hawaiian archipelago, no one can hurt him.

Chapter 315 Could they not be our enemies?

Let's leave it at that for now.

Accelerator looked behind him, and what he saw was like a hellish scene.

That being said.

But in reality, the current situation is not caused by him alone.

"Hey... what's going on?!"

"It's said that some complete idiot launched a fierce attack on the number one... Seriously, even after leaving Academy City and going to other countries, that guy doesn't seem to be able to stop at all."

"Shouldn't you, who inherited part of his way of thinking, be saying this...?"

The two people standing to the side were Hamazura Shiage and Kuroya Utori. They hadn't gotten too close to this area during the previous battle, so they weren't involved.

The remaining people are different.

Both Touma Kamijou and Mikoto Misaka directly endured the powerful attacks from the young man named Gei. Touma Kamijou, in particular, had endured attacks from monsters of all levels, including even monsters like Saints that were comparable to nuclear weapons, but his body was still only at the level of an ordinary person.

However, with a simple bandage, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt or anything...?"

"That kind of petty stuff wouldn't get me into that situation."

In response to Hatsune Miku's concern for him, Accelerator said the opposite.

"...And the one who really needs to be cared about is that guy, right?"

That's right.

For the top student in Academy City, encountering enemies here and triggering battles is not considered a real problem.

The real trouble is something else entirely.

"..."

Standing far to one side was a girl in a short skirt with chestnut-brown short hair.

Misaka Mikoto is ranked third in Academy City.

Her posture at this moment made it seem as if she had been stimulated by something massive, and she looked completely lost in thought.

But that was not due to an enemy attack.

Rather, it was because she herself had seen someone she absolutely did not want to see again.

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto was staring blankly at Accelerator not far away.

The emotions conveyed in those eyes were unparalleled.

Unease, fear, disbelief, trembling.

And, disgusting.

"Misaka...?"

Kamijou Touma became fully aware of all of this.

Only after he walked directly to Misaka Mikoto's side did the girl finally come to her senses.

"Ugh...?!"

The girl with chestnut-brown short hair couldn't help but tremble. Her eyes twitched slightly, and even the tips of her limbs became completely cold.

Misaka Mikoto felt an unparalleled sense of nausea welling up from the deepest part of her heart.

It's like the feeling of wanting to vomit after being drunk, but it's much more severe.

Misaka Mikoto gripped Touma Kamijou's arm tightly, managing to turn her body away so as not to look at the white monster's figure, and even trying to completely empty her mind.

I can't think about all of this.

You can't look at all of this.

If I were to recall those unbearable memories buried deep within my mind, I would definitely vomit them up right now.

"Cheer up, Misaka! Hey!"

"…I."

"It's alright, he's not our enemy now, so there's no need to worry about what he might do to you."

Even though Touma Kamijou tried his best to explain, Misaka Mikoto still couldn't calm down.

This is not a matter of persuasion at all.

In the girl's heart, the white monster, whose status was number one, had been completely imprinted on this instinctive sense of nausea.

Hatsune Miku stood there, stunned, unsure of what to say.

She certainly knew Misaka Mikoto… but she never expected that the other party would have such an attitude towards Accelerator…

"Never mind it."

Accelerator pulled Hatsune Miku's body towards himself.

"It's better for that guy to be alone, and besides, now's not the time to concern himself with such trivial matters, is it?"

"Huh? Is this really okay? That girl seems to be very... well..."

Even if she wanted to say something, Hatsune Miku wouldn't know what to do right now.

Accelerator sighed, as if giving up, and muttered to himself.

"Even if you say something, do you think it will definitely be effective?"

He, being number one, had foreseen this phenomenon long before it happened.

As for the third person, he admitted that he had indeed committed horrific acts of that scale in the past, including a massacre that claimed the lives of ten thousand people.

He himself was well aware of this.

The being known as Accelerator will never forget all these sins, no matter what.

Therefore, he didn't even expect the other party to forgive him after seeing him.

"This guy is right."

Budwei, who had just brushed the dust off his clothes, stepped forward.

"Rather than worrying about things like that, what's more important right now is dealing with those enemies, isn't it?"

“That’s right… Gremlin has officially launched their operation, and we must gather enough intelligence as soon as possible.”

Touma Kamijou and Badway immediately snapped out of their daze and began to consider their current situation.

"But even if we do that, we still won't have a very deep understanding of what's going to happen next."

"Huh? Isn't the enemy the 'Gremlin'? If that's the case, shouldn't you have known about it already?"

"If there were a walkthrough from the start like in video games, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble."

As Bud said this, he looked directly at the other person.

Standing next to her was Accelerator, his hands in his pockets.

"Besides, that guy who suddenly appeared just now shouldn't be a member of 'Gremlin,' right?"

"..."

"I need to organize the current intelligence. Perfect timing, we've just defeated one of the enemy members. If we interrogate her, we can get new information."

"That's the priority for now. If we want to defeat the enemy, we need to gather as much intelligence as possible so far."

Thus, starting with Budweiser, the counterattack against the "Gremlin" officially began.

There's no time to worry about personal matters anymore.

Both Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator were well aware of this.

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Then, basically only these few people remained at the scene.

Accelerator, Hatsune Miku... and Budweiser himself.

Of course, there was another guy who was responsible for being tortured who stayed behind.

"What are you planning to do with this guy?"

The speaker is a one-way street.

He was standing on the broken ground, and at his feet lay a blonde girl who was not fully conscious.

The other party seemed to call themselves Cinderella, but the name wasn't the point. What mattered was that Cinderella had already been captured alive by Budwei and his group.

If possible, it is possible to extract specific information from the other party.

"Leave it to me."

However, it was One Way that struck first.

He stood casually to one side, while Hatsune Miku stood behind him.

"You wouldn't be thinking of using energy manipulation to steal information from a mage's mind, would you?"

"Don't worry, I have a more convenient way."

If they are magicians, their mental level is actually extremely high, which is completely different from that of simple ability users.

However, Accelerator is no longer simply a power user.

The moment he extended his right hand, a silver-red scythe appeared directly in his palm.

Click.

The blade scraped across the ground, producing a metallic scraping sound.

Sparks flickered slightly before Cinderella's eyes.

She supported her nearly collapsing body and looked at the monster before her with trembling eyes.

The spirit armor on my body is basically no longer effective.

If the other party really intends to subject me to some form of torture, I will be completely powerless to resist.

"Let me ask you this first: what methods do you intend to use to obtain useful information?"

"This is a very effective toy. If you just hit it on the head, it can extract all the information I want."

Accelerator had no intention of hesitating.

Right then and there, he planned to plunge the scythe in his hand into Cinderella's forehead.

"...Oh dear, that won't do!"

Followed by.

Completely ignoring Accelerator's movements, the girl in front of him suddenly took action in an instant.

boom! !

Like a loud bang, Cinderella's body instantly shifted from in front of Accelerator to the area on his right.

"what?"

Both Accelerator and Hatsune Miku were momentarily stunned.

The enemy should no longer be able to use magic spells.

However, at this moment, Cinderella's actions were completely beyond the physical capabilities of a normal human being.

but.

Blood gushed from Cinderella's legs.

"Hehe, although what I want is to completely store the information in this body, the best way would be to have Gray commit suicide here, but it seems that this is not the most effective method?"

That voice was not the one spoken by Cinderella herself.

In other words, it is entirely someone else's consciousness.

"Is this guy... being manipulated?"