One-way traffic

Her petite body trembled instantly.

She turned around in a panic and saw two figures behind her.

One had long blue hair, and the other had white hair.

One person had a gentle, smiling expression, while the other had a calm yet menacing one.

"Speak, what exactly do you want by searching for us everywhere?"

Even if you hesitate, you have to bite the bullet and go for it now.

"Well, that..."

Yoshino took a deep breath.

He seemed to have used up all his strength to ask his question.

"Yoshino...do you know...where it is...?"

Chapter 370 The Path I Chose

Yoshino remained quietly in the living room.

Just like her usual personality, even here she still appeared to be very afraid of others.

But Yoshino, despite her appearance, has the courage to do what she is doing now.

The disappearance of the doll representing Yoshina was a devastating blow to her, to the point that she could no longer do anything.

She had to find Yoshino no matter what.

However, it would be almost impossible for her to do such a thing on her own in this world. Even if it was just a small doll, she would absolutely not be able to do it in this unfamiliar place, with no one to rely on, let alone the fact that she was someone that everyone feared.

So she thought of something else.

The person who suddenly appeared in front of him and saved him during the previous few times he was being chased.

The girl with long, azure hair, and the person with white hair and red eyes.

Even now, she still remembers the things about the two of them.

Although the person named Itsuka Shido seemed to have shown her some degree of goodwill, this purposeful contact ultimately couldn't compare to the feelings these two people gave her.

Click.

As the girl was calmly contemplating these thoughts, the door to the room at the far end of the living room was opened.

The two people from before walked out directly.

“Ah… ow…”

Yoshino immediately intended to say something to them.

But the moment she opened her mouth, she began to sob as if her throat had been blocked.

Yoshino tried her best to urge herself, but no matter what, she couldn't seem to say what she wanted to say.

In a way, this was probably one of the few times she had a formal conversation with someone.

"Did this guy choke on his own saliva?"

"No, that's not true. This child is probably a very introverted type. We need to give her some time."

Accelerator pursed his lips and sat down on the sofa next to him.

Hatsune Miku lowered her body slightly and looked gently at the bewildered girl.

"Don't worry, we won't hurt you."

"If you want to say something to us, that's perfectly fine. Calm down, you can do it!"

"…Um…"

Yoshino seemed to have used all her strength, remaining silent for several seconds before nodding slightly.

It seems this child's introverted nature is more severe than we imagined.

"That's good. If you find it difficult to speak loudly, it's okay to speak softly."

With a gentle smile, Hatsune Miku then prepared to meet the other person's gaze.

But it seems that this behavior is also impossible. Just as Hatsune Miku was about to make eye contact, Yoshino quickly looked away, looking just like a frightened little rabbit.

Accelerator, who was sitting to the side, immediately raised his eyebrows.

Hatsune Miku also noticed that the atmosphere around her seemed to have become somewhat cold.

But that situation only lasted for a second before being forcibly suppressed by some stronger controlling force.

Yoshino remained silent for a long time before finally glancing quietly at Hatsune Miku.

"I...I want..."

Gollum—

But what followed her words was a very clever voice.

It seemed to be coming directly from Yoshino's abdomen.

"what…!!"

Realizing this, the girl immediately opened her eyes wide, looking left and right, completely at a loss.

Hatsune Miku immediately understood the situation.

"Oh dear, am I hungry...?"

"Even elves need an energy source, right? She was chased by those AST guys all morning and kept showing off her power. She should feel exhausted by now."

"Then I'll go cook! It's already past one o'clock, it's almost lunchtime!"

Yoshino quietly moved the fingers that were hanging on her face away, and then saw Hatsune Miku leaving.

She hummed a song as she walked toward the kitchen, looking very happy.

As if infected by this aura, Yoshino also curiously lowered her hands.

"Hey."

Just then, a magnetic voice suddenly came through.

Yoshino seemed startled and couldn't help but jump slightly on the sofa.

She quickly looked toward the source of the sound.

Sitting not far from him, Accelerator was crossing his arms and looking at him with calm eyes.

The panic I had felt earlier seemed to return all at once.

"Take this."

But just before Yoshino was about to show further fear, the other party took something out of his pocket.

That action caught Yoshino's attention.

What appeared next attracted her even more attention.

"what…!"

The item placed on the table was a rabbit doll.

"Yoshito...Yoshito...!"

After showing a surprised expression, she carefully and quickly retrieved the doll from the table.

but why?

"Why…?"

Although she had already obtained Yoshino, Yoshino's expression still showed great confusion.

"You want to ask me how I know that the Yoshina you're referring to is this doll?"

"…Um…"

"Isn't this something that can be figured out with a simple glance? Is there any need to be so surprised?"

Seeing Yoshino's stunned gaze, Accelerator sighed helplessly.

"When we first met, you were already holding that doll, weren't you? So how could I not know that?"

That being said, Yoshino has never been introduced at all, and most people probably wouldn't be able to immediately determine that Yoshino is this rabbit doll.

In other words, Accelerator had been paying attention to all of this from the very beginning and had kept it in mind.

The other party seemed to take his/her affairs very seriously.

"...So...amazing..."

"what?"

"Although...it looks...scary...it's actually...not scary at all..."

Although the voice was intermittent, Yoshino was indeed talking to Accelerator.

and.

"She seems...very kind...completely different from her appearance..."

"...It was just something I did on the spur of the moment."

Accelerator did not dwell on this issue for long.

"Moreover, why did you choose to find both of us? You should have had some contact with that blue-haired boy as well, yet you still chose us?"

"..."

"Shouldn't you at least say something? Ugh, what a hassle."

No matter where you are, dealing with little devils is always a big problem, Accelerator thought to himself.

"Yoshino... is Yoshino's companion... I am Yoshino, not... Yoshino..."

Do you think I don't understand this kind of thing?

"Thank you... thank you... for helping Yoshino... find Yoshina... thank you so much..."

"There's no need for that. I already said it was just something I happened to have."

Accelerator found it somewhat difficult to understand what Yoshino was saying at that moment.

"...Yoshino, actually...admires you all..."

"Ha, that's an interesting way of putting it."

Accelerator couldn't help but glance at her.

Yoshino seemed a little shy, but she continued talking.

"You... can do things so easily... things that Yoshino couldn't..."

"...Does it mean you helped them defeat those ASTs?"

When Accelerator asked this question, the other party nodded truthfully.

"If it were Yoshino... she absolutely... couldn't do it..."

That weak tone seemed to have become even more dejected.

“I…don’t have the courage and strength you had back then…you were so…composed…while Yoshino was so…weak…cowardly…”

Listening to what the other person was saying, Accelerator didn't continue speaking this time.

In terms of personality alone, Yoshino does tend to be introverted and timid.

But in terms of actual strength, that's not the case at all.

Even though Yoshino is so timid, she is still a true spirit.

The power possessed by the elves is far beyond what the AST level can match.

If Yoshino wanted to, a single moment of full-force output would probably be enough to completely overwhelm the entire AST.

But her personality doesn't seem to allow such a thing to happen.

"Yoshino...can't do anything..."

The girl, her voice low, continued speaking.