One-way traffic

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By the time he arrived at school, it was already past the first class.

The conversation with Tokisaki Kurumi took some time, and judging from the current situation, it should be the break between the first and second classes.

Hatsune Miku should be fine in such a short time.

With that thought in mind, Accelerator walked straight into the classroom.

What appeared before my eyes was a scene of countless students gathered together.

"Ouch."

then.

A familiar voice surrounded his ears.

"Ah...! Accelerator, you, you've finally arrived!"

The class teacher, a woman named Tamae Okamine, walked right up to him.

"You weren't here for the first class, so you might not be familiar with it. Now, let me introduce it to you."

Tamae Okamine quickly dispersed the students and introduced the girl who was surrounded in the center to herself.

She wore the uniform of Raizen High School and had long, black hair.

as well as.

Red, with a golden clock-shaped pupil hidden by her flowing hair.

"This is our new student who just transferred to our class today, Tokisaki Kurumi."

"I hope you can all get along well in your future studies!"

And so it is.

Following Okamine Tamae's words, the new transfer student walked over with a smile.

"Hello, it seems your name is Accelerator, right?"

"I hope that we can get along well and harmoniously during our future campus life together."

Like an elf, the girl's words were conveyed word by word to Accelerator.

This is the new transfer student who arrived at Lai Chan High School today.

Chapter 378 Itsuka Shido's Other Sister

"These past few days have been really tough..."

"That's true. It's not just about salary; the risk of getting injured in battle is also increasing."

The female members of AST were all sighing and complaining in their headquarters.

So far, the results of fighting against the elves have been unsatisfactory.

Even though the reports to their superiors said things like "the elves were repelled," they themselves knew very well that with their strength, defeating such a monster was simply wishful thinking.

Not to mention.

That pure white Grim Reaper, whose mere memory is enough to fill one with fear and despair.

It seems that the higher-ups have also noticed this, and now the salaries given to AST are getting lower and lower. Although they are not so low that they cannot make a living, if this continues, it will only make them less and less motivated.

If they want to leave the organization, they must accept the brainwashing of the display device, at which point they will be forced to forget all their memories of these things.

"Just talking about it here won't solve anything."

"team leader?"

The person who entered after opening the door from the side was Ryoko Kusakabe herself.

It was obvious that her expression was just as helpless as those of the girls.

"Even so, I don't know what can be done to change the current situation."

"Indeed... those elves are just too strong, they're way too strong."

"This is simply beyond the capabilities of humans. Not to mention us, there's probably no human in the world who could defeat an elf!"

No.

As soon as the two girls finished speaking, they seemed to realize something.

"...Except for that one."

"That's true, that's true..."

Recalling what had happened just yesterday, several members of AST couldn't help but shudder.

The conflict between elves and humans will almost never be resolved.

How long will this kind of life continue...?

Ryoko Kusakabe silently pondered all of this.

hum-

The vibration of her phone dispelled her thoughts.

After pausing for a moment, and thinking about who would call her at this time, Ryoko Kusakabe took out her phone.

The contact person listed above is Origami Tobiichi.

"Huh? Is that the origami team?"

"That's really surprising. I remember she should still be a high school student, right? She's still in school, isn't she?"

After thinking for a moment, Ryoko Kusakabe finally decided to answer the phone.

then.

Upon hearing what the other person said, her eyes widened in astonishment.

"The elf transferred to a high school?!"

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"Um, about Tokisaki-kun..."

"It's okay, teacher."

Looking at Tamae Okamine, who seemed to be in a bit of a predicament, Kurumi Tokisaki responded with a very gentle smile.

"I've already chosen someone—the one who will show me around the whole school after school."

"Huh? Is that so...?"

"Hehe, I handled it very well, so you don't need to worry about it, teacher."

Kurumi Tokisaki chuckled and stood up.

At that moment, someone guessed the outcome almost instantly.

Kurumi Tokisaki walked slowly towards him with a smile on her face.

She looked directly at the man in front of her.

Even though the other person was sitting in a chair, his gaze was not on him at all; he was only looking at the flip phone in his hand.

"Accelerator..."

"Get out of here before I lose my temper, or you'll regret it."

"oops…?"

The sudden scene made Kurumi Tokisaki blink in surprise.

"First, Accelerator! Isn't that a bit too much...?"

"It's alright, teacher. It seems he doesn't really want to go with me around the school."

Kurumi Tokisaki maintained her smiling expression.

She showed no aversion to Accelerator's actions, and seemed completely unsurprised.

"Then let's do it this way."

"what?"

"That's Itsuka Shido over there, right? It might seem a bit abrupt to ask right away, but I'm really not familiar with the structure of this school."

She asked Itsuka Shido on the other side again in a gentle tone.

Of course, Itsuka Shido's face was now wide open, as if he had undergone a dramatic face-changing act in Sichuan opera.

“Me, me?!”

"Yeah, oh dear? Could it be... you want to reject me like Accelerator...?"

At this moment, she seemed to show a somewhat hesitant expression.

"Hmm... if that's the case..."

"No, no problem! If it's just about helping Tokisaki-kun scout out this school building—"

"Really? Then... please call me Kurumi."

"Eh--?!"

Not only Itsuka Shido, but also the other students in the classroom and Tamae Okamine herself showed expressions of astonishment.

They never imagined this would happen.

"Straight, should I just call you by your name?"

"Hmm, or is it that you don't like it...?"

"No, no, it's just that... you see, this is only the first time we've met, and calling each other by name right away is a bit..."

I'm too ashamed to look at it.

Sitting to one side, Accelerator even wanted to reflect the surrounding sounds as well.

He could more or less guess what Tokisaki Kurumi was thinking when she said that visiting the school was all bullshit.

Why is that guy targeting Itsuka Shido instead of Hatsune Miku?

"Then it's settled. Please take good care of me, Shido-kun."

"Please, please guide me..."

Unlike Accelerator's choice, Itsuka Shido couldn't refuse Tokisaki Kurumi's request, since she had already been rejected once, and it would be too pitiful to be rejected by someone else again.

The girl walked past him, and as she left, she couldn't help but reveal a meaningful smile on her face.

That smile was directed at Accelerator.

"That damn bastard, he actually pulled this on me..."

While he wasn't exactly angry, it certainly made him feel somewhat disgusted.

Accelerator pursed her lips, trying her best not to think about such bullshit. Anyway, with her around, that guy shouldn't be able to cause any big trouble. After all, she knew very well just how strong she was.

"Whoa... I just went outside for a bit, why did the classroom suddenly become so quiet?"

This is the question posed by Hatsune Miku, who had just entered the classroom.

Faced with such a question, neither Accelerator nor Itsuka Shido knew what to say.

And so, Accelerator spent the entire day in this state of displeasure.

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"I never expected that Kurumi Tokisaki would actually come to our school..."

"It's almost like she's courting death. If that girl dares to show even the slightest weakness, I'll tear her to shreds."

Now it's already past four in the afternoon.

As mentioned before, Accelerator had a terrible day, and he couldn't be bothered to care what Kurumi Tokisaki was planning to do.

The other side couldn't launch any major action. Neither Hatsune Miku nor our side was going to back down.

"Ugh~ I thought I'd finally get to experience a normal high school day, but it turns out it's still the same as before..."

"Try to give up. You're surrounded by unnatural people. How can you expect to have a normal life in this situation? You can understand that with a little thought, right?"