One-way traffic

He had already foreseen to some extent what kind of consequences such behavior would cause.

The ability known as Unreal Matter unconsciously formed a special intelligence network within him.

The second-ranked individual in Academy City, this being who uses this ability, seems to have his own dualistic nature of good and evil deliberately divided into two different information networks.

One side represents all his goodwill.

One side represents all his malice.

There are even more emotions than that.

Normally, these emotions would be managed by Kakine Teitoku as ordinary humans would, and he would perfectly transform them into his own feelings and personality, ultimately creating the Kakine Teitoku of everyday life.

But he chose to create countless clones of himself.

Each Kakine Teitoku has the potential to exclusively possess an intelligence network for the ability of 'Unknown Matter'.

In other words.

Those clones that appear to be completely under his control will, in a sense, become the greatest threat.

Yes.

If you are not careful...

—Kakine Teitoku's personality and spirit will be completely shattered, and then...

His own ability to use and control, even including the consciousness and existence of his personality and soul.

Everything will be taken away.

This inner division is the source of his pain at this moment.

boom----! ! !

At that critical moment, a golden light as bright as thunder shone forth.

From the upper right, a bolt of lightning spanning several kilometers instantly engulfed the clones of the undifferentiated matter. Its power easily swallowed up their bodies, which even the main cannons of tanks could not stop without damage, instantly creating a stage for thunderous applause.

That should solve the problem.

After all the clones were eliminated, Kakine Teitoku did indeed feel the splitting sensation inside his body stop, and his heart gradually became as calm as still water.

but.

Even in that final moment, he still saw it.

The expressions on the faces of those clones as they were swallowed by the lightning.

A smiling face.

A smile that is devoid of any emotional fluctuation, yet is genuinely expressed through physical means.

In the final moments before their clones were consumed by the radiance, the second being could only see these.

Everything vanished.

Whether it was DO Apis's clone or Kakine Teitoku's clone, they had both completely disappeared from their original positions, and neither of them would continue to exist here.

However, the expression on Kakine Teitoku's face remained unchanged.

"How are you."

The young man beside him asked him in a calm tone.

Kakine Teitoku shook his head, quickly putting everything out of his mind.

"How is that guy doing?"

"Once Accelerator throws it directly into the space I created, there shouldn't be any problems. Of course, if that guy manages to escape, or if the space can't achieve any effective results, I think the only outcome will be death."

"Saying such scary things with such a nonchalant expression, what a weird bastard."

"I don't think you have the right to say that about me."

With all of DO Apis's clones dealt with, the city seemed to be mostly fine.

The sky returned to its original state. Although the surrounding area was severely damaged, it was not a serious problem thanks to Ratatoskr's display device. Unrelated ordinary people could also modify their memories afterward.

So, only one thing remains to be done.

"...Is that guy still alive?"

Even if you ask me that, I can't answer you.

"Hey…"

"All I can do is open up the alternate dimension. In essence, the nature of that dimension is unrelated to me. Although its internal scope is comparable to an infinitely large universe, what I do is nothing more than 'building bridges connecting islands on the other side'."

In other words, under these physical conditions, Advisari's contribution to the world has essentially reached its limit.

however.

In that next instant, space tore apart once more.

BOOM! ...

Something beyond dimensions tore a huge gash in front of them in one go.

"Hello--!!"

"What...what's going on? Is that DO Apis planning to self-destruct?!"

"What's this about self-destruction? Explain it to me, you bastard!"

Kakine Teitoku seemed to be startled by this sudden turn of events.

However, he still quickly manipulated the wings on his back, expanding them to about one hundred meters, and then tried to block the endless gale coming from the dimensional rift.

The result was completely different from what he had expected.

Even the primordial matter, which can wield power in a manner that transcends the laws of physics, could not withstand that mysterious gale.

"Tsk, even the calculation formulas from another dimension can't handle these things, what the hell... that bastard over there!"

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm already doing it!"

Ignoring Kakine Teitoku's voice, Advisari quickly clasped his hands together.

Thousands of strange, blood-red magic circles overlapped, and then, as he rapidly turned the pages of the book in his hand, those magic circles coalesced on the dimensional rift like stickers.

It looks like it has completely blocked everything, but that's only a temporary measure.

and.

Advisari's expression instantly turned to disbelief.

"Could it be... that guy's got something wrong with his head?!"

"what!"

Kakine Teitoku quickly came to his side and used the Unreal Matter to support his body, attempting to provide him with some support.

But Advisari no longer cares about the current situation.

Just now, he noticed something even more terrifying.

"There is some extremely bad news: DO Apis is planning to unleash his full power. In your modern terms, the sheer amount of power he's generated could easily blow up the entire universe with just the aftershocks!"

"You already talked about this kind of groundbreaking thing!"

"No, even so, there is still no problem with this world...that's right."

He stared at the crack in mid-air.

His expression became extremely serious.

"Because Accelerator intends to use his own power to forcibly neutralize all the power from the demon's self-destruction..."

"What did you say?"

Not only Advisari, but even Kakine Teitoku himself stared wide-eyed.

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"Kotori! Are you alright?!"

"Calm down, brother..."

Having finally regained consciousness, Mana stood up again.

Looking at Kotori Itsuka lying on the ground, although her condition was very bad, she still said some reassuring words.

"The white substance in her abdomen seemed to have forcibly connected her broken body together, forming something like human internal organs."

"What did you say?"

"Although it sounds incredible, those substances are not resources that this world has. If that's the case, Kotori can restore her original body by relying on those substances."

At least in this respect, Kotori Itsuka is definitely not in any danger.

Itsuka Shido straddled the ground, feeling a sense of complete relaxation.

but.

A much larger problem has emerged for everyone.

"What, what is that?"

"What a huge crack...!"

Everyone couldn't help but turn their gaze upwards, where an even more terrifying scene was revealed.

A massive crack, as if it were about to swallow the sky.

Inside, a dark red substance flickered, slowly attempting to tear apart the scarlet magic array that enveloped its surface.

As can be seen, Kakine Teitoku and Advisari are doing their best to stop its spread.

"We simply can't analyze what that substance is, or what happened!"

"Speaking of which, Accelerator really did go inside, right? If so, he must have already gained the upper hand in the battle against that monster and won... right?"

Itsuka Shido's voice trailed off after he had only uttered a few words.

He couldn't help but look ahead at the girl standing on the rooftop.

"Miss Hatsune..."

A white-haired shrine maiden dressed in a white shrine maiden outfit.

With an expression of extreme worry, she knelt there earnestly.

The girl is praying.

A prayer made so that the person I long for may return safely.

"Please... Yifang..."

Must come back.

No matter what, you must come back...!!

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There's no need to dwell on it anymore.

It's now crystal clear what I should do.

It's exactly the same as what happened during World War III.

"...Don't push your luck, you bastard."

boom! ! !

Behind Accelerator, the purplish-black wings composed of six generators instantly burst forth with unparalleled brilliance.

What needs to be done is obvious.

and so.

There is absolutely no need for hesitation.

It doesn't matter what happens to me.

At the very least, I need to protect the guy behind me.

The number one Level 5 superpowered individual ruthlessly chose his final fate.