One-way traffic

She finally saw it.

"Yo."

The person standing next to me was someone who should have been on the big screen in front of me just a second ago.

The figure with white hair and red eyes.

"Did you have fun, you brat?"

Chapter 340 Airship Above the Clouds

The existence of elves is extremely dangerous.

Even though Ratatoskr, where Kotori Itsuka belongs, is an organization that communicates with the Spirits and tries its best to protect them, everyone there is well aware of this.

Even if they are an organization whose goal is to protect the spirits, they must remain extremely vigilant and fully prepared to have any chance of getting close to them.

No one would dare to confront a being of completely unknown origin and terrifying power without taking any precautions.

but.

Sometimes, in these situations, they simply don't have a choice.

'What exactly happened...?'

With her body slumped as if in a command chair, Kotori Itsuka didn't even realize that the Chupa Chups lollipop in her mouth had fallen to the ground.

How did he get here?!

At this moment, the girl couldn't help but turn her gaze to the projection screen on her right.

Nothing at all.

No, if I had to say, it would probably just be Hatsune Miku standing exactly where she is.

As for that white figure...

Isn't the other person right beside me right now?

"Commander!!"

"Calm down, you're middle-aged."

The people around immediately shouted in alarm, but Accelerator simply raised his hand.

He did nothing.

However, even though they did nothing, almost everyone around them lost the ability to move in an instant.

It was all based on that one incredibly calm look in the other person's eyes.

One look was enough to render everyone inside the spaceship immobile.

It's almost like being suppressed from above the food chain.

They should all look like the same human.

click -

At the same time, the automatic door behind them was opened.

"Phew... even a shower makes me feel so much better, it's really great!"

He was a young man with blond hair.

Just as he himself said, his whole body was covered in a little water mist and dampness, and he was only wrapped in a white towel, so that all the curves of his body could be seen clearly.

With his long, golden hair and gentlemanly, elegant face, he didn't look Japanese at first glance, but rather like a noble young man who would appear at a Western banquet.

Although the other party's actions at this moment completely shattered this elegant atmosphere.

"Whoa! Commander! This look of being startled but trying so hard to maintain the composure you usually put on is really cute, and it's a version I've never seen before!!"

"Are you an idiot?! Take a good look at the situation before you speak!!"

The blond man blinked, looking bewildered.

But before that, the other party had already done something else.

The white-clad figure raised a hand, and a gust of wind inexplicably swept through the completely sealed command room.

The blond youth didn't say a word before being blown back to the still-open automatic door.

From behind that door, one could even faintly hear a series of screams.

"...At least put some clothes on before you start messing around."

"...I share the same opinion on this point."

Accelerator and Kotori Itsuka said this in unison.

"So…"

Kotori Itsuka once again cast a slightly wary glance at the other person.

"Could you please explain how you got here?"

"Is this something very difficult?"

Accelerator's tone was quite dull.

After all, this was not something important to him.

“Since you chose to contact me in a park like that, the place must be in the vicinity of this area.”

"so…?"

"Wouldn't it be enough to simply detect any unusual mental energy signals in the vicinity?"

The white monster, picking up a finger, spoke casually in an utterly boring tone.

"For example, places like the sky and the ground. Just investigate areas that ordinary people can't possibly go to. There are usually places like airplanes or underground shelters in these places."

"Are you saying that you found this place because you detected the minds of the people in Fraxinus?"

The people inside the spaceship were completely stunned.

The reasons are not limited to this.

This is not just the reason that shocked them.

"...Do you know where this is?"

Kotori Itsuka looked at Accelerator and couldn't help but say something that even she found unbelievable.

"Above the clouds, this isn't some tall building rooftop or anything like that! Even with the power of a visualization device, it would take at least a while to fly here. How on earth did you manage to arrive inside Fraxinus in that instant?!"

"Does that matter?"

"Varied--?"

“I’m telling you, I didn’t come here to tell you all this meaningless stuff.”

As he spoke, he took his phone out of his pocket.

In reality, it was just sending an email to Hatsune Miku, saying that he was now on her spaceship.

"You were the one who first offered to provide me with all sorts of information, right? If that's the case, why prepare a remote projection beforehand instead of using your real body to meet others? Interesting. What do you think this is all about?"

The other person's words made Kotori Itsuka grit her teeth.

It's all because you're just too terrifying...!

In the morning in Tengu City, Accelerator fought against the members of the AST and the spirit identified as Princess, holding his own. He even managed to overpower the top magician of DEM at one point, and the scene was recorded.

Before that, there was even a Nightmare, the most evil elf, who easily slaughtered it all by its own power.

This level of achievement cannot be described simply as impressive.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a pure monster.

So how could Kotori Itsuka dare to let such an extremely dangerous and terrifying monster board her warship directly?

Kotori Itsuka's original idea was to meet with the other party in advance using remote projection.

After all, their location was high in the sky above the clouds, and even elves would not be able to find such a location, let alone arrive here in such a short time.

It wasn't until now that Kotori Itsuka finally understood.

You shouldn't use normal logic to judge the other person, not even a little bit.

"There's no need to be so afraid of me."

"...!"

"As I said, my only goal is to obtain the relevant information, and I have no interest in taking action against you."

The content of those words seemed to confirm this.

The people in the command room looked at each other warily, though they still kept a close eye on one another.

"...I'd like to ask, what kind of information do you need?"

"It's nothing, just some very ordinary things that you would consider commonplace."

While it was ordinary information to the people at the heart of this world, it was entirely new information to Accelerator.

Although Accelerator could also extract relevant information directly from these people's minds by controlling their minds, doing so would actually make it easier for them to just talk about it.

“Tell me everything about the elves, AST, DEM, and all of you guys, without leaving anything out.”

"...Is that all?"

For an existence with unimaginable strength, is this all the information they need?

Kotori Itsuka seemed somewhat incredulous.

"Then let's add one more."

That being the case.

Accelerator looked directly at the girl in front of him and said, word by word.

"Itsuka Shido."

"—?!"

"Regarding this guy... if possible, I hope you can help me investigate and find out more information."

Then, Accelerator himself discovered it.

As I uttered those words.

The expression on the girl's face, with her red twin ponytails, changed visibly.

Chapter 341 Is the organization's purpose to arrange a date?

Since the spacequake that occurred thirty years ago, phenomena known as spacequakes have been occurring continuously around the world.

There are reasons why it is said to be man-made.

After the spacequake directly erupted, what appeared within it was some kind of life form.

They have the appearance of humans, but possess power far exceeding that of humans.

Its name is Elf.

With the appearance of elves and spacequakes, the human race also benefited.

Humanity discovered a definite force during the spacequake outbreak thirty years ago, and the force obtained after materializing it is enough to distort the laws of physics.

Display device.

It's almost like using scientific methods to recreate magic.

Humans who utilize that power can then fight against the spirits... and so, that was the mission of those girls back then.

An army-like entity that uses a tactical display device called CR-UNIT to fight against the Spirits—that is the AST.

The world's largest manufacturer of display devices is DEM.

"...That concludes all of this."

Within ten minutes, Kotori Itsuka had told the other party everything.

"However, generally speaking, even elves would know about all of this, so... your situation is really rare."

"Is this how you've always seen me?"