One-way traffic

"Even so, haven't I already said that? Don't act alone on the battlefield!"

"I know."

Ryoko Kusakabe gritted her teeth. Although Origami Tobiichi had said so, she always completely ignored her orders and immediately chose a method to attack the Spirits.

Sometimes, she doesn't even care about her own life.

'What...what has this child been through?'

"Um, that, Captain Kusaka..."

"What's wrong?"

Although she was currently troubled by Origami Tobiichi's situation, she was still the captain of AST, so Ryoko Kusakabe immediately looked at the team members beside her.

The girl's expression, however, showed utter shock.

"Look, look! It's on the inside of the wall!"

"wall…?"

Following the other person's gaze, Ryoko Kusakabe also noticed.

The purple fairy was indeed standing there; she was the princess they knew.

But there is more to it than that.

Standing next to the princess was another boy with short blue hair.

In contrast, the other party did not exhibit any obvious spiritual energy fluctuations.

"There's no spiritual energy fluctuation, which means he's just... an ordinary person?!"

"Why are ordinary people appearing next to elves?"

Not only were the team members puzzled, but even Ryoko Kusakabe herself was surprised.

Could it be that the reason the elf was hiding in the school building was to kidnap this boy and take him hostage?

pat.

However, at the same time, the team members also noticed something else.

That was the moment when Origami Tobiichi, standing next to him, suddenly threw away the Gatling gun she was holding.

Without hesitation, she drew her laser sword from her waist.

At this moment, the girl's gaze was fixed on the boy.

What she wants to do is quite obvious.

"Origami! Wait a minute—!!"

Bang——! !

Before Ryoko Kusakabe could stop her, the girl instantly activated the jets on her back, unleashing a burst of energy at an unimaginable speed.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing.

The person I care about is now—

Right on the most dangerous battlefield.

Origami Tobiichi completely disregarded everything.

No matter what, she was determined to take him back from the clutches of the elves.

"Shido——!!!"

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So, Origami Tobiichi tore the wall apart.

"—Another robot army?"

"Whoa! Folding, origami?!"

The sudden scene startled Itsuka Shido, and the spirit girl who had been chatting with him also turned extremely serious.

I had almost finished talking with the other person, and I was even about to ask them out.

Why did origami suddenly appear at this moment?

"Wait for me, Shido... I'll get you out of here right now!"

"Hmph! What an oblivious fellow!"

The two girls, each wielding their own weapons, charged forward without giving an inch.

"Wait—you guys calm down a bit!!"

In such a state of extreme panic, Itsuka Shido was even unable to offer any advice or reassurance.

And then, at that very moment.

Another figure appeared right between the two.

It was an existence that appeared out of nowhere, as if it had descended from another dimension.

He simply extended his two arms calmly toward the two weapons.

boom----! ! !

The shockwave from the blades instantly spread outwards.

But Itsuka Shido was not blown away at all.

Rather, this charge, while creating momentum, did not cause any real damage.

"What…?"

"It's you!"

The two girls reacted differently.

But Accelerator didn't care about that at all.

The power instantly exploded in front of his two palms.

Both girls' attacks were deflected.

bass--!!!

An unimaginable, immense force instantly pulled their bodies together.

Even though she was an elf girl, she struggled to maintain her balance, but was still thrown to the deepest part of the classroom.

Origami Tobiichi's fate was even more terrifying.

Like a cannonball, the girl's body, along with the lightsaber in her hand, was blasted away.

Her body crashed through the wall and flew into the air outside.

“Origami!”

Seeing the figure blown out of the classroom intact, Ryoko Kusakabe's face immediately showed a worried expression.

The sword-wielding elven girl, after being thrown back by the force, immediately reacted with hostility.

Point the sword at the white figure.

"Hey! Wait, wait a minute, he's not an enemy!!"

"How could this be! Shido, get out of the way! This guy must be here to assassinate me like that robot army!"

The girl in front of him was still facing him with a dissatisfied expression.

But Accelerator didn't care about such a trivial matter.

His gaze never fell on the girl, even when her weapon was almost at his neck.

He was simply looking out of the teaching building.

"...?"

Even Itsuka Shido noticed this.

And so, he too turned his gaze outside.

then.

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"They've started fighting."

Standing on a building not far away is Kurumi Tokisaki, dressed in a black and red gothic outfit.

A figure whose appearance was not clearly visible was floating beside her.

"However, I really didn't expect that person would get involved in such a war."

"It seems he's chosen to help those human organizations... How interesting. But I'm actually becoming a little more interested in that blue-haired boy."

"..."

Faced with Kurumi Tokisaki's words, the being called Phantom did not say anything more.

but.

"…What?"

At the same time, both of them frowned slightly.

"Hey, can you feel it...?"

"You too?"

Kurumi Tokisaki and Phantom, two figures of considerable significance on various levels, couldn't help but show expressions of utter astonishment at this moment.

Because it is within their sensory domain.

A bizarre and incredibly strange energy flow is rapidly approaching this place.

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Origami! Are you alright?

"...I'm fine."

After being helped up by Ryoko Kusakabe, Origami Tobiichi finally recovered.

But she still looked into the interior of the teaching building with a dangerous gaze.

“But the elves have taken the boy hostage, and not only her, but Death is inside too… I must rescue him from there.”

"It's Death...?"

Ryoko Kusakabe's expression—no, everyone's expression—became grim.

And now there's no time to scold Origami Tobiichi.

Continuing to delay will only put the hostages in greater danger.

"Everyone, get into formation immediately! Origami has cleared enough passages for us; now we just need to rush in one go!"

"Be careful of the hostages there. Our main task is to protect the people!"

"But, but Captain, Death is in there too..."

"So what! No matter how many elves are inside, we still have to fight. Or is anyone here trying to run away?"

Of course, no one can answer this question.

If they were truly people who would flee the battlefield out of fear of death, they wouldn't be here in the first place.

"Then everyone, let's prepare to charge in...!"

So everyone got ready.

Next.

The instruments held by everyone suddenly erupted with an unprecedented reaction.

"what?"

"what?!"

A series of alarms blared continuously.