One-way traffic

Kurumi Tokisaki collapsed in a pool of blood, looking completely bewildered.

It was filled with her own blood.

"Oops...? The attack... isn't... working...?"

"Of course it works."

What echoed in my ears was a cold and ruthless voice.

What came into view was a monster standing in front of him, its eyes reflecting blood.

"It's just a theory that a lowlife like you will never understand."

Bang——! ! !

It split open like a watermelon, and red liquid gushed out like a spring.

The body before me showed absolutely no signs of life.

But Accelerator kept looking into the vicinity.

The dark red shadow barrier was never dispelled.

Moreover, he had already sensed the effect of this barrier from the moment he entered.

"Waaah... One, one side..."

Hatsune Miku, her face pale, struggled to her feet, and Accelerator walked directly to her side.

When he grabbed her arm, the girl felt as if the blood in her body was flowing again.

"This...the ability of the barrier is..."

"Absorbing the life force of all living beings within, in other words, what we call time, right?"

Accelerator's reaction to Hatsune Miku's words was not intense.

"I already knew about this when I entered this godforsaken place... That being said, it's not something that can work on me."

The white monster raised a finger.

Immediately afterwards, six dark black, spike-like generators appeared directly behind him.

"Time-Space Generator".

As long as it is used, both time and space vectors can be manipulated by the strongest first-ranked individual using their own abilities.

In other words, even the City of Time, which can absorb the time of all life forms within it, is no match for Accelerator.

Conversely, if Hatsune Miku were to be affected by the City of Time, Accelerator could simply place his hand on her to resolve the issue, as his ability relies on direct skin contact to manipulate energy direction.

However, that's not the end of the story.

Although both of them can use Accelerator's Reflexes to move around in the City of Time, it's not enough to completely defeat the enemy.

Kurumi Tokisaki possesses the ability to manipulate time.

Although this point is clear, the other party seems to also have the ability to create clones. If they can really summon their clones without limit, then finding the main body and defeating it will be extremely difficult.

"what."

However, the monster laughed instead.

Accelerator couldn't help but let a slightly sinister smile creep onto his face.

"—Isn't this exactly what I wanted?"

"Huh…?"

Hatsune Miku, looking puzzled, couldn't help but blink in place.

then.

Six black, spike-like generators emitted a purplish-black light.

An electric current circulated around the fingertips of the first person.

Something was constantly gathering in front of him.

"This, this is...?!"

"Since we're going to fight anyway, why not just fight both the main body and the clones?"

That being the case.

Accelerator, holding a bright purple, sphere-like twisted power tightly in his right hand, opened his palm directly towards the space in front of him.

That's right, it doesn't matter whether the other party is the original or an avatar.

Such petty tricks are not enough to make the strongest monster yield.

"VoidImpact—!!"

Then, all dimensions were completely torn apart by an even stronger force.

That's a technique that manipulates subspace to crush the original spacetime; in other words, it's the true creation of nothingness.

Space shattering.

Since we can't find the original entity one by one, let's do something more straightforward.

creak-

Amidst a sound like shattering glass, something emerged from the broken, purplish-black void.

“Wu——?!”

It's Tokisaki Kurumi.

And almost all of her clones within her shadow space.

With a look of astonishment on her face, her main body and all her other clones were banished into the real world from the torn space.

"Wh-what...?"

The girl in gothic clothes stared intently at the white figure, her tone even becoming somewhat surprised.

"What...what did you do?!"

"Since we're going to kill people anyway, let's just do it this way."

Indeed, Tokisaki Kurumi's identity can be described as an extremely ferocious spirit, and she is even known as Nightmare.

But that doesn't count as anything.

The white monster, with its arms slightly open, spoke simply and clearly with a monotonous and casual smile.

"I don't care if you're a clone or the real body, I can't be bothered with such boring and stupid things."

"We absolutely have to do things your way? Bullshit, do you think I care about such trivial stuff?"

"Since we're going to kill them all anyway, let's just wipe them all out... Is that alright?"

boom--! ! !

Just as the monster said.

He had completely grasped the right direction, so he found a way to directly punish Kurumi Tokisaki.

No.

This monster was an existence above the pinnacle from the very beginning.

The truly strongest need no reason at all.

"You seem to really enjoy using innocent people as scapegoats, don't you?"

pat.

He took a step forward.

At this moment, the monster's identity seems to have changed.

It has transformed from a monster that simply destroys everything into an entity that punishes everything.

White, the Grim Reaper.

"Then let me teach you what a more tasteful way to do things is."

How many times does this process need to be repeated to reach one second?

boom! ! !

Using speeds surpassing the world's fastest supersonic aircraft, Accelerator's body shot out like a rocket.

"—!!"

Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but stare at the other person.

The one who truly holds the advantage is ourselves.

Whether it's the number of people, the diversity of abilities, or the mystery surrounding those abilities, everything should be on our side.

Kurumi Tokisaki is not the type to bow down to a strong enemy. Even if the enemy possesses power surpassing her own, she will not compromise so easily.

but.

This moment, however, is completely different.

That's not something that can be explained by strength or destructive power alone.

—There is something in that white grim reaper that even he himself cannot fathom.

Why am I affected by this feeling when I'm not even human?

…Actually, the answer to this question is very simple.

This is not limited to humans alone.

All living beings experience this absolute fear when faced with something completely unknown to them.

All that the white monster did was amplify the fear it instilled in others.

This is precisely what this monster excels at.

boom--! ! !

Immediately afterwards, the white figure soared into the sky.

Accelerator, which looked like it was falling like a rocket, crashed mercilessly onto the ground.

Thus, almost half of the clones were blasted away.

"This is bad—!"

The girl in gothic attire couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

Although having more people is an advantage, what if they face a situation where countless clones are destroyed in one fell swoop?

Even someone who can manipulate time would find it troublesome for a short period of time.

She directly created a black and red passage on the ground.

We dare not slacken our efforts in the slightest; escaping as quickly as possible is the best course of action.

but.

call! !

What appeared before them were a pair of fair hands that directly tore open the shadow space.

"Varied--?!"

"You don't actually think the same trick will work on someone else twice, do you? You idiot."

click-

Before the girl could say anything, her neck was grabbed tightly.

Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't even make a sound.

And just like that, he was forcibly dragged out of the shadow space by the other party.

At this moment, even her expression froze.

But the monster didn't intend to do anything unnecessary.

"Your identity is not human, so even if you forcibly manipulate the bioelectricity or blood in your body, it doesn't necessarily seem to have any real effect."