One-way traffic

"Do you think you can prove your worth by making unilateral self-sacrifice? Bullshit! Let me tell you, that kind of behavior is the most foolish thing that only the weakest of the weak, the absolute worst of the worst, would do!"

It is precisely because they cannot bear the weight of everything they carry, and because they dare not face what lies before them, that they choose self-sacrifice.

In a sense, those who commit suicide due to excessive pressure and inability to cope with certain things are probably like this too.

"Don't give me that bullshit that you can contribute to the world by dying. Do you think that sacrificing yourself will earn you the approval of others? That kind of thing is just an action done to deceive your pathetic vanity."

"The doll in your hand was given to you by me. Whether it was me or someone else, it took a lot of effort to get it back and give it to you. Everyone was thinking about how to deal with your problem, and what were you thinking? One-sided self-understanding? Don't joke with me. Do you think I would let that happen?!"

He took a step forward.

It was as if it wanted to completely overwhelm everything and take a step directly into the girl's heart.

"Get ready to pay off your debts."

That was a debt owed to Yoshino for finding the doll with great difficulty and handing it over to her.

The white monster before them mercilessly revealed the details of the debt, word by word.

“From now on, I will not allow you to have such boring and ridiculous thoughts again. You think you are too cowardly? Then find a way to prove to me that you can laugh and be joyful in a sunny world just like everyone else, instead of doing this meaningless self-understanding.”

"Ah...woowa..."

"The existence of elves will cause destruction to this world? What do I care! You think I care about such nonsense? Let me tell you, since I have retrieved your most important thing for you, you better obey every word and every command I give you."

He cruelly issued an order that could not be disobeyed.

"I don't care if you come from another world, or if you can't control your power, or if your very existence poses a threat to this world. I don't care about any of that at all."

"Since you're alive in this world, then you should enjoy everything this world has to offer, understand?!"

A tone that absolutely brooks no refusal.

The face of Yoshino in front of me was completely covered with countless tears.

And so it is.

This is the way that powerful beings with strength handle things.

Chapter 375 On the Degree to Which a Single Sentence Can Be Misunderstood

"Unbelievable... Jane, it's absolutely astonishing!"

The operators inside Fraxinus erupted in gasps of alarm.

"My mental state, which was already close to negative, has actually started to improve at this moment. No, not only that! Even my spiritual energy has begun to stabilize!"

"Is it possible that Yoshino will be able to calm down and completely suppress this rampaging phenomenon in the near future?"

"This... is uncertain. After all, the current situation is less about Yoshino controlling it and more about the spiritual energy itself going completely berserk..."

Despite hearing these words, Kotori Itsuka maintained a rather stern expression.

Itsuka Shido is unable to seal Yoshino in her current state.

However, her mental state gradually stabilized, and Itsuka Shido's figure appeared on the spaceship's large screen. There was no doubt that it was him who had done this.

Therefore, there is only one possible answer.

"It's Accelerator, isn't it?"

"He calmed Yoshino's emotions through some means, no... not only that, but he even increased Yoshino's affection for him."

"But that's meaningless. For us, the most important thing is to have Xiaoshi seal the spirit's spiritual power."

"I know, of course I know about this kind of thing..."

Standing to the side, Murasame Reine seemed to express strong opinions about this.

Actually, I'm the same way.

Ratatoskr was originally an organization that carried out all these plans in order to have Itsuka Shido completely seal away the power of the spirits.

If the final object of the spirit's affection is not Itsuka Shido, then what is the point of all that has been done so far?

"But, there's really no other way now..."

Kotori Itsuka found this very difficult.

Murasame Reine frowned, a rare occurrence for her. For some reason, she seemed to have more emotions about this matter than usual today.

"That person has no ability to seal spiritual power. Even if you let him come into contact with that child, it won't help at all."

"So? Does that mean Shido can seal Yoshino's spiritual power now?"

"...At least, everything we've done so far has revolved around Xiao Shicai, hasn't it?"

But in fact, Murasame Reine herself should have known this.

How could Kotori Itsuka not know what she was saying?

"All we can do now is observe the situation from the outside. That's all we can do."

"..."

"Since Accelerator was able to stabilize Yoshino's emotions, it means that he holds a high position of goodwill in Yoshino's heart. Even if he couldn't seal the spiritual power, he could at least slow down the expansion and changes of this situation in a short period of time, right?"

Forcing Itsuka Shido into the barrier now would not help at all.

Since that's the case, it's better to put the last chance on the only person who entered that ice and snow barrier and touched Yoshino's heart.

Murasame Reine couldn't say anything.

All she could do was, as Kotori Itsuka had said, stand there and watch all these changes unfold.

then.

"Huh—huh?!"

"What happened this time?"

"No, that..."

Kotori Itsuka looked at the operators in front of her, but the expressions on their faces were as if they had seen something unbelievable.

They spoke slowly and deliberately, pausing between each word.

"Judging from the current reaction, Yoshino's spiritual power... no, the icy spiritual power surrounding the entire street..."

"They are all rapidly decreasing their values ​​at a speed visible to the naked eye!"

"What did you say…?"

Even Murasame Reine was shocked.

Everyone inside the spaceship focused their attention on the large screen.

The ice and snow barrier created by Yoshino.

At this moment, it is gradually fading away at a very slow pace.

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Accelerator is still pondering all of this.

The first problem has been solved, but what should we do next?

Without the sealing ability of Itsuka Shido, he cannot change the current situation even if he stands here. Although he has the power to control all energy directions, he cannot use it to seal the existing energy.

The situation is critical.

If this continues, the uncontrollable blizzard outside will completely engulf the entire city.

This has nothing to do with Yoshino's own consciousness. She must have realized this herself, which is why she decided to freeze herself forever.

Moreover, even if he stopped time and then pulled Itsuka Shido from outside into this space to seal Yoshino, it probably wouldn't work.

As Kotori Itsuka had said before, if you don't spend enough time with a spirit, you can't perform a seal without establishing enough emotional connection.

Time seemed to slow down incredibly.

Even if he truly possessed the power to destroy the world, he would still find it difficult to tackle a problem that seemed so insignificant before him.

but.

'Looking at it this way, it's exactly the same as back then.'

that time.

That was the night of August 31st, while we were still in Academy City.

In order to save the girl known as Last Order, Kikyo Yoshikawa painstakingly searched for a way to remove the virus in her brain that could infect the remaining 10,000+ sisters, and the things she told him.

There's no way to save Last Order; she must be killed to save the world.

It's exactly the same as back then.

But here, there are still very obvious differences.

The difference is, I'm no longer the person I was back then.

Compared to his anxious state of mind back then, Accelerator now feels only a calmness like an iceberg.

Making a scene solves nothing. Instead of thinking about those things, he spends the time he would have spent complaining on thinking about how to solve the problem.

What should we do? How can we resolve Yoshino's problem within this incredibly short timeframe?

'Yoshino, whose identity belongs to a spirit, lives in a completely different world with a spiritual power system that transcends the laws of physics.'

as well as.

'The strongest superpower at level five, "Accelerator."'

He formally confirmed all the intelligence he possessed.

The brief moment of thought lasts only a few seconds, but in the world of this Level 5 superpowered individual, it feels like tens of minutes.

Yoshino, standing before him, seemed to sense something amiss and showed a surprised expression.

"Accelerator... sir...?"

The presence of the First One did not respond to her.

Just like a computer in standby mode, his brain was operating at high speed, with countless thoughts and circuits flashing through his eyes.

The more refined his abilities, the more energy he would consume. However, he had once clearly manipulated the bioelectric currents of the human brain, using this to reverse the flow and modify the biosignals inside the brain, thereby rewriting the virus that infected his final work.

It's actually the same thing now; you just need to do the same things.

However, we need to establish some prerequisites first.

The power system in this world is not a simple physical system. The power used by the elves is called spiritual power. Like the abilities they use, this power transcends the conventional laws of physics and cannot be understood by ordinary people.

but.

Accelerator reached for the electrode switch on his neck that he hadn't used in a long time.

He has clearly done such things in the past.

By encountering a system of forces that differs from the laws of physics, analyzing it, and incorporating it into his personal reality, Accelerator is constantly filling his empty bookshelves with new books, much like placing new books on an empty bookshelf.

To this day, I have traveled to several worlds.

This kind of thing was all too familiar to him.

We should simply rely on the most effective and correct essential function that lies dormant deep within his abilities.

drop--

As he was thinking this, the green on the monster's neck had turned into a blood-red color.

The computational ability was directly improved by nearly half.

then.

Accelerator's hand landed directly on Yoshino's forehead.

"Eh…?"

She stared in astonishment at the person's movements, and then—

A tremendous force instantly enveloped his entire body.

Yoshino was quite surprised by this new sensation, but at that moment she dared not move at all.

This is a battlefield that can only be won by one side.

Whether it is spiritual power or other powers, they should not be regarded as meaningless and mysterious alternative superpowers.