One-way traffic

Accelerator ordered the regular hamburger set meal, while Hatsune Miku ordered the tomato spaghetti set meal.

The waiter skillfully brought all the dishes to their table.

"Your meals have all arrived. Please enjoy them."

"If you need anything, just press this button on the corner of the table."

The waiters who had said those words then left.

But the expressions on their faces remained one of utter astonishment.

"What's wrong? Is it that our food doesn't suit your taste?"

A blond young man dressed in a black and white tailcoat walked over from the side.

He was none other than Kannazuki Kyohei.

Accelerator and Hatsune Miku each looked at him with incredibly strange expressions.

Kannazuki Kyohei, however, seemed completely unaware of this.

"Oh dear, you don't actually have a problem with the food at our restaurant, do you? If so, just tell me, and I'll replace whatever dish you want!"

"...I already felt that way when I first saw it."

Accelerator spoke in a tone that sounded as if he were having difficulty swallowing.

"I thought it was just a tactic used to please the master... Now it seems that this guy really has some serious personality problems."

"Oh! My dear customer! While our establishment does advocate the principle of 'accepting customers' requests with the utmost sincerity no matter how unreasonable they may be,' isn't this direct insult a bit too much? Or perhaps, sir, your personality is actually the complete opposite of our ideal type—an S-type?"

"Um...you really are...Mr. Kannazuki?"

"Oh, of course, beautiful lady, I've always been an excellent owner of this restaurant!"

While saying these words, she also made a very happy and proud expression, and it seemed that Kannazuki was really very proud of this.

In Accelerator's opinion, this guy is completely beyond saving.

"In any case, neither of you has shown up since yesterday, so you must be starving by now, right? Please don't hold back! Feel free to unleash your primal desires in this establishment—"

"If you dare say something like that again, I'll really throw you into the pigsty!!"

Suddenly, a voice, clearly agitated, came over the restaurant's loudspeaker.

And it was a voice that both of them were very familiar with.

"Miss Kotori...?"

"Sorry, this guy is a bit strange, you don't need to take his words too seriously."

Even if Kotori Itsuka didn't say that, Accelerator would never take Kyouhei Kannazuki's words seriously.

"Besides, I should be the one asking the questions. You two have been missing for almost a whole day, haven't you?"

"Huh? One, one day...?"

"What exactly happened? And what was that monster that appeared at Laichan High School yesterday?"

For Kotori Itsuka, there were simply too many questions to answer.

Even if I explained it to you, you still wouldn't understand.

Therefore, Accelerator's answer to this was quite simple.

"Don't even think that I'll explain things to you. This has nothing to do with you, and even if I did, it wouldn't help at all. I don't want to add any more of this damn trouble."

"I see..."

Kotori Itsuka has basically figured out the personalities of Accelerator and Hatsune Miku in the past few days.

If Hatsune Miku is somewhat mild-mannered, then Accelerator's personality is simply too unpredictable.

Even Kotori Itsuka, the commander of Fraxinus, was completely ineffective against him.

"Speaking of which, why is Mr. Kaminarizuki here?"

"Oh? Just like I said, I've been an excellent owner of this restaurant from the very beginning!"

"When did I give you permission to speak? It seems you don't even deserve to be called a human being. From now on, you'd better behave like a pig!"

"Gurgle, gurgle—!!"

Then, just as Kotori Itsuka had requested, Kōhei Kannazuki really started squealing like a pig.

Hatsune Miku was quite bewildered by this, but seeing that Accelerator beside her didn't even react, she figured it was probably alright...

"So, do you remember the elven girl who appeared earlier?"

"You're not going to say that the kid has already won that girl over in such a short time?"

"Oh! As expected of you, you figured it out in an instant!"

“Really? Is this true?!”

Hatsune Miku, who was sitting to the side, immediately showed a surprised expression.

However, these are not the things that Accelerator cares about.

"The two of them have been having a private date on this street all day, and this restaurant was temporarily built by Ratatoskr so that Shido and that girl could go on a date together."

"Well... actually, the entire street was built temporarily for today's content."

"To build an entire street for such a stupid thing is truly astonishing."

Accelerator snorted softly.

"Where are that kid and that elf now?"

"Originally, it was on the other side of the nearby bridge."

"…original?"

Upon realizing something was amiss, Accelerator couldn't help but frown.

"Yes, that's how it should be."

"But now..."

Before Kotori Itsuka could finish explaining everything...

A series of explosions had already erupted outside the restaurant.

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The two of them ran out immediately.

At that very moment, a huge scratch appeared on the outer horizon.

"That is…?"

Hatsune Miku opened her eyes wide and looked up at the sky with a surprised expression.

A series of whooshing sounds could be heard from over there every now and then.

Just standing here, one can feel an incredibly powerful force.

"The fluctuation of this power is spiritual energy, and it is also very unstable."

"...So, that elf has gone into a berserk state?"

Although the reason is unclear, this situation is undoubtedly a huge disaster.

This is especially true for ordinary people in the area.

"Yifang! Look over there!"

Hatsune Miku immediately called out to him, and Accelerator quickly ran over as well.

Near the bridge not far away, there seemed to be a figure lying on its side.

"...Who is this guy?"

The two people who arrived at the scene immediately showed expressions of surprise.

The blue-haired boy, dressed in casual clothes, lay dead in a pool of blood.

"Sir, Shidou-kun...!!"

Hatsune Miku quickly called out, but Accelerator raised his hand instead.

He slowly walked to the other person's side.

However, when he placed his hand on Itsuka Shido.

"…What?"

One-way couldn't help but frown.

Something strange suddenly ignited within the boy.

That was a ghostly blue flame.

then.

"Waaaaaaahh ...

Shido Itsuka, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly got up.

"It's burning me!!"

Chapter 356 It was just to avoid trouble

Itsuka Shido suddenly stood up.

“Ahh——?!”

Even Hatsune Miku, who was standing to the side, was convinced that he should have shown no signs of life just now, but now he suddenly stood up.

However, although the girl behind him was frightened by this scene, Accelerator's expression remained unchanged.

It was as if they had foreseen all of this.

"Hoo... Wow..."

"The vector that was originally like a corpse instantly transformed into a normal human state, just like the effect of being brought back to life. It is a power that cannot be achieved by purely scientific means."

"What...? I, who am I...?"

"I see. Even the person himself didn't realize it?"

Although Itsuka Shido was still in a state of panic, Accelerator in front of him had already completely understood the current situation.

The result was just as he expected.

"I should have known this sooner. Since this guy is the one the system recognizes as a prompt, he can't possibly be just an ordinary person."

Ignoring the bewildered Itsuka Shido in front of him, Accelerator looked towards the distant area.

Squeak—!

A continuous roaring sound came from that side.

The air in the surrounding area roared like ocean waves, and it seemed as if countless pieces of ground and trees were being blown away in one breath, a scene that resembled a natural disaster.

Accelerator focused his gaze on the area in mid-air.

There hovered a very conspicuous shadow there.

A girl in a purple princess dress wielding a giant sword over ten meters long.

"One side, could it be...?"

"Tsk, although I had already guessed that this would happen, troublesome things really can only make people tired of them."

What... what happened?

"Shido? Can you hear me, Shido?"

"Kotori... I, what was I just now?!"

"Alright, alright, since you're okay now, that's fine. I'm sorry, the situation is very urgent right now, and there's no time to explain."

After hearing Kotori Itsuka's words, Shido Itsuka immediately began to look around.

Although there was a large pool of blood on the ground belonging to her, the girl could not be found.

No.