One-way traffic

His expression was very serious.

"This is no joke. You may not have experienced it, but spacequakes are quite terrifying."

"Is this... a spacequake? Everyone needs to evacuate..."

"Basically, it's some kind of spatial earthquake or something! I don't really understand it either, but staying here would definitely be very dangerous. Let's go to safety with everyone!"

This man had never witnessed a real spacequake in decades, but he could imagine it just from the images on TV. The scale of destruction was no less than that of a typhoon or flood.

But the other person's response was quite different.

"I already knew about this. Instead, you're the one who should be seeking refuge as soon as possible, right?"

"Huh? What are you saying?!"

"As you said, since everyone here understands the true nature of the spacequake, and we are both absolutely confident, we shouldn't stand here and throw our lives away. Do you understand?"

This is how the young man with white hair responded to himself.

Although the man wanted to say something, he could only watch as time went on and he could barely see the people around him.

"...You two idiots, do whatever you want! Just don't die!"

In the end, he had no choice but to run away alone.

Even as they watched him leave, Accelerator and Hatsune Miku never moved an inch.

after that.

But it was the entire earth that took action.

"A spacequake... Is this a spacequake?!"

There's no need to panic.

Compared to Hatsune Miku's somewhat surprised expression, Accelerator showed absolutely no signs of restlessness or anxiety.

As something was about to happen, the earth did indeed shake violently, and the surrounding flowers, trees, birds, and other creatures were all shaken.

Something has truly arrived.

In mid-air, a strikingly dark purple sphere, seemingly appearing from another world, slammed into the street not far ahead.

Boom——! ! !

Starting from a radius of about five meters, everything was reduced to ashes.

Prior to that, it was Accelerator and Hatsune Miku who took action.

Using superhuman strength, the two leaped directly to the top of a distant building, while the purplish-black sphere continued to expand, rapidly spreading in all directions.

"—Wait, Yifang!"

At that moment, Hatsune Miku discovered a very crucial point.

The streets in the distance were not deserted.

There was a figure running at full speed there.

An ordinary high school student with short blue hair.

"That kid..."

"That person looks like the one we just saw in the shopping street... Ah! No! The spatial tremor is about to come into contact with him!!"

Judging from the scale and destructive power alone, the aftershocks of that spacequake were enough to instantly destroy everything humankind possessed.

The first person standing next to the girl clicked his tongue in amazement.

The next instant, a loud explosion occurred next to the girl.

"Well--!"

Slightly affected by the breeze, Hatsune Miku pressed down on her long dress with both hands while looking straight ahead.

It's faster than a spacequake.

The white shell hurtled straight ahead in one go, and then...

He stretched out both hands, as if to tear something apart, and ripped them off the purplish-black sphere.

click-

A unique sound came from inside.

Then, a miracle happened.

"Eh, eh—?!"

The boy lying on the street stared in shock and disbelief at the incredible scene before him.

He seemed to see someone.

A person entirely in white, who used only his hands to create a barrier in front of him.

Subsequently.

A burst of pure white light completely robbed him of all his vision.

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easy.

For the first person who has fully grasped both time and space vectors, canceling out spatial shocks is not difficult at all.

His two hands correctly grasped the vectors of three dimensions and above, and then, by tearing open the alternate dimension, he completely transferred the spatial tremor in front of him to other dimensions.

This way, it will not cause any further damage to the surrounding area.

After regaining his senses, a pure white burst of light surrounded his eyes, and a small crater appeared in the area not far in front of the boy.

pat.

The first one stood directly on top of a building not far away.

The blood-red gaze swept down and directly saw that figure.

—A golden throne, and a huge, dazzlingly shining greatsword.

And there stood atop it, a girl holding a greatsword.

A cute girl with long black hair, wearing a purple princess-style dress that resembles armor.

She seemed to have noticed the boy.

After charging forward and getting close to the other person, the girl whispered to the completely dumbfounded boy.

"…you also."

"Are you here to... kill me too?"

Like a painting, the two of them were frozen in time.

The first one, located in the distance, watched all of this with deep red eyes, and after a long while, curled his lip in disapproval.

"I really saw something interesting."

"This world is indeed not as simple as I thought, you bastard."

Chapter 335 A Chaotic Stage

As a result, the situation on the scene completely changed.

The town, which had previously appeared peaceful and harmonious, now has parts of it completely destroyed.

Although the damage has been confined to only a small area, it is undeniable that the destruction has already had an impact.

Then, within a mere ten meters of the children's restaurant called "DeluxeKidsPlate"—

Several figures stood there.

A blue-haired high school boy lying on the ground.

He held a large sword, the tip of which was pointed directly at the black-haired girl in a purple princess dress.

And two other figures standing on two buildings in the distance.

"...So you are one of them too."

"What... is it...?"

My body trembled instinctively because of the sudden situation.

Itsuka Shido asked in the same trembling voice, but received a sentence that an ordinary person would hardly hear in their entire life.

"They came to kill me, just like I did."

——! !

My mind was almost completely blank.

Before the boy could even react, his body instinctively uttered the words.

"No...no, that's not it."

"Um…?"

"How could I... how could I possibly have such thoughts about you?! Don't be ridiculous!"

After saying those words, even Itsuka Shido himself was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Those were words spoken without thinking, based on his instinctive thoughts.

The girl stood there with her brows furrowed.

All of this was directly observed by people in the distance.

"That boy, and that girl...?"

Following Accelerator's earlier request, Hatsune Miku remained where she was, keeping her eyes fixed on the two people in the distance.

Although she couldn't hear sounds from that far away, she could still deduce what had happened.

But Accelerator is different.

"...The hints for the mission are becoming increasingly clear."

It is a device that belongs to oneself, called the Soul System. Whenever a designated target is seen or a certain matter is mentioned, one can directly feel a sense of incongruity towards that person, matter, or thing in one's mind.

The sense of incongruity that the system was giving to that high school student named Itsuka Shido was becoming increasingly obvious.

This is an unprecedentedly good omen for Accelerator.

If I just follow that kid, I might be able to find something I can do and also get more information about this world.

That said, when that woman appeared, it did indeed cause the same spatial tremor effect as yesterday.

The energy she possesses is very similar to that of the woman named Kurumi Shiki and the unidentified phantom from yesterday.

Just like different flavors of candy within the same brand, although they taste different, the first impression they give is still the same.

but.

'I don't possess the same power as those women, but even so, I still managed to trigger a spacequake yesterday.'

The reason why I fell along with two spatial quakes yesterday was probably due to my own limitations.

Because he was able to manipulate all energy directions, including time and space, the spacequake that was supposed to descend next to Hatsune Miku also ended up next to him.

If that's the case, then there are far too many suspicious issues.

What exactly is a spacequake?

These women dressed in various ways are clearly not normal humans. If so, what are their identities, and why is the power they possess so similar to that of the phantom?

Various questions kept arising in his mind.

And then, at that very moment.

Several figures flashed across the distant sky.

Accelerator couldn't help but frown.

He remembered the true identities of those figures.

Yes, those heavily armed girls who attacked him yesterday.

They seemed completely unaware of Accelerator's presence, and simply arrived at the front of the pit, and then—