One-way traffic

"Your power seems capable of deflecting all attacks."

Artemisia's voice came from ahead.

The young magician was currently channeling her power into her palm, making the sword in her hand exert even greater impact.

"Looking at it this way, it is indeed a remarkable ability. However, my Freedom Domain is the same."

"Our magicians' Free Domain is a power that can distort the laws of reality and arbitrarily alter the internal physical environment. If it were just someone from the AST, that would be one thing, but for a magician of my caliber, even such a thing is possible, you know?"

As she was speaking, Accelerator felt another sensation in his hand.

This time it was a burning sensation.

The physical laws surrounding the blue halo have changed, and as a result, the benchmark of reflection has also been altered. Those single physical quantities that would not have harmed One-Way Passage before are now slowly breaking through its own reflection barrier.

boom! !

An even louder sound erupted from behind.

That was the sound Ellen made as she leaped over in one breath.

Thump! This time, Accelerator was forced to raise his right hand and catch Eileen's attack as well.

Just as Artemisia had described, the golden, free-flowing domain also enveloped his palm.

I felt a slight burning sensation at the tips of both hands.

That was a sign that the heat from the lightsaber was beginning to slowly emanate from it.

Normal high temperatures would not be able to break through his reflection. The reason he could do all this is because of the power called the Domain of Freedom.

To distort the existing laws of physics and create new laws that belong only to oneself.

It turned out to be the case.

"It's a power that feels really familiar."

"what?"

Upon hearing this incomprehensible remark, both magicians showed expressions of surprise.

That's a meaning that only those on the same side can understand.

"Directly altering the existing laws of physics and then transforming them into a space mixed with foreign matter is like creating a completely new alien world."

"It's such a pity, such a real pity."

He smiled indifferently at the two magicians.

"These are just leftovers from some fairy tale idiot!"

then.

The light particles exploded instantly.

Under the watchful eyes of two magicians, he held in his hand the Aurora Sword, made of magic.

Their original postures were forcibly reversed.

"Get out of the way!"

The first person to react was Ellen.

Without hesitation, she activated her thrusters and swiftly dodged to the right rear, while Artemisia was about half a beat too late.

In that very instant, her abdomen was overwhelmed by a burning sensation.

“Ooooo…!”

Even though she was a beat too slow, she still managed to manipulate the power of space, teleporting herself to the back like a phantom.

The weapons they held were gone, leaving only a handle used to transmit light particles.

So, where did those light particles made of magic go?

In Accelerator's hand was a dazzling orb of light, a fusion of gold and blue.

"How can it be…"

Artemisia stared blankly at all of this.

"What...did you just do...?"

"The so-called 'domain of randomness' is nothing more than a distortion of the existing laws of physics, which then changes arbitrarily according to your inner structure. This thing is no different from 'pulling out matter from other worlds that does not apply to the laws of this world,' so it is very easy to deal with."

"Respond? You mean respond—?"

Artemisia couldn't understand this.

"For an idiot, it's probably too difficult."

Accelerator, however, simply picked up a finger at random.

"Isn't it just a matter of incorporating the power you use and the new physical laws you define back into the formula I've defined?"

"Varied--?"

"It's like mending a garment riddled with holes. You just need to incorporate new things you've never seen before into your understanding. That's mathematics! You bunch of guys who rely on scientific methods to recreate magic can't possibly not even understand this?!"

Even now, Artemisia still hasn't been able to understand what Accelerator meant.

But that was something he had actually done more than once before.

Because for him, there have been cases of enemies who create new laws of physics so far.

Eileen clenched her teeth.

"Let's act now! If the two of us work together, we can at least hold him off—"

"No, that's no longer the case."

The attack came the instant the sound faded.

Accelerator's body reached its destination even faster than his words.

That's right in front of Ellen.

Thump!!! Then, an unparalleled punch erupted.

The golden and blue light particles were condensed together, and that attack struck Eileen directly in the abdomen.

"Pfft—whoa—!!"

"Ellen!"

Realizing this, Artemisia acted swiftly.

Her body transformed into a phantom, drifting through the air like specks of light, becoming a dazzling blue shooting star.

—But it's still not enough.

A tangible, explosive sound rang in her ears.

That was the explosive sound that erupted when the sound was broken through.

The enemy was spinning faster than itself, rapidly rotating in the supersonic realm.

That was a kick raised as he turned around.

boom--! ! !

Without the slightest mercy.

Accelerator delivered a powerful kick, sending Artemisia flying head-on.

A vast power exploded before our eyes in an instant.

Two of the world's most powerful magicians never stood up again.

Perhaps because they had completely controlled the vector direction, the force of the attack was not leaked at all, and was maintained at a state where only the two people had their last breath.

Accelerator twisted his neck.

"you…"

"Don't make that face. I'm not that bored yet."

Although the monster was extremely cruel, it did not intend to take their lives.

His plan had already been formulated long ago.

"It would be pointless to take your lives here. I have more important things for you to do. And even if you come back up, do you really think you can defeat me with that kind of power alone?"

As Accelerator was speaking, a series of noisy sounds came from behind him once again.

They are the same robots from before.

They surrounded the interior of the building, numbering in the dozens, and now appeared to have rushed over under orders from Elaine and Artemisia.

Accelerator immediately raised his hand.

Six purple, crystal-like generators surrounded the front of his palm.

Then, that fatal blow shattered all the steel figures.

This attack was made of pure mental energy and did not cause any damage to the building; it merely shattered the corresponding steel figures.

"Don't be silly. I don't care if you're magicians or clowns from the circus. The only reason I'm here is because of the stupid things you've done. Don't think you'll completely piss me off."

"etc…"

Eileen tried her best to stop him, but it was a completely pointless endeavor.

Accelerator stomped his foot hard on the ground with all his might.

The white figure vanished from the entire high-rise building in an instant.

It was a complete and utter failure.

Lying on the ground, Eileen felt utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally, and she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes.

Is he the world's greatest magician?

That might have been true in the past.

However, that only applies to what she considers the strongest.

The phrase "sitting in a well and looking at the sky" is perfectly suited to this kind of situation.

"hateful…"

Filled with pure resentment and anger, Ellen's consciousness gradually drew closer to the darkness.

And one thing they completely failed to notice.

Originally, this was a secret room used to imprison those they considered materials.

And what about the person who is currently imprisoned?

Looking around, there was no sign of the other person at all.

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"…I see."

He monitored everything through the camera.

Sitting in his office, DEM's director, Westcott, couldn't help but show an expression of amazement.

"What remarkable words! It seems that whether it's his character, his actions, or his abilities, he's beyond what ordinary people can imagine."

"but."

After taking a sip of his coffee, Westcott revealed another expression.

That was a very smug smile.

"Now it seems that even you were completely unaware of the move I made."

For some reason, Westcott seems to be quite pleased with himself right now.

However, he seemed completely oblivious to one thing.

Located on top of Ellen and Artemisia's bodies in the surveillance footage.

A strange purple light flickered faintly.

It was some kind of very strange mental vector.