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"…Indeed."

The sound came from ahead.

"However, if it's a curse, this should be enough to deal with it."

however.

What unfolded directly in front of them was an even more incredible scene.

boom--

The burning crimson flames, like fire rising from the depths of hell, engulfed everything.

"Huh...?!"

Alice couldn't help but show a surprised expression and stepped back.

But it's too late.

If it's a curse, then it's a sin.

Karmic fire is a symbol of washing away sins.

Wielding a scythe wreathed in flames, Accelerator's body arrived before the girl at supersonic speed.

then.

With enough force to tear his body apart in an instant, the scythe slashed straight down.

Chapter 433 The Ensemble by the Clouds

After a series of intense clashes, everything finally settled down.

In the end, the scythe, wreathed in crimson karmic fire, pierced through the opponent's body in one breath.

Without the slightest suspense, such an unstoppable attack was no longer something that humans could directly face.

It would be virtually impossible for Alice to block such a fatal blow on her own.

then.

"...Aren't you going to continue?"

She calmly gazed at the blade of death hovering in mid-air in front of her.

After raising his scythe, Accelerator failed to bring down his decisive strike.

It looked as if some unseen force had forcefully blocked the opponent's attack.

But that's not actually the case, or rather, it's hard to say whether there are even people in this world who could directly block such an attack.

There is only one answer.

"You should know whether this is necessary or not."

"Well, such an absolute scene has never actually happened in any spell card battle so far... But I think you probably already anticipated this, right?"

"Tsk, stop doing things that cause trouble for others."

The white monster let out an unhappy whisper.

However, he did not continue the attack.

With a flick of his wrist, dispelling the scythe wreathed in flames, Accelerator looked once more at the blonde girl before him.

"You never intended to fight with your full strength from the beginning. In the end, your goal wasn't to stop me at all."

"Still fixated on the reasons? Didn't I already say this? This is Gensokyo, there's no need to be so hung up on this kind of place."

"Yes, that's why I'm convinced that all the guys here aren't quite right in the head."

Accelerator sheathed his weapon, and Alice on the other side also put away the puppets surrounding her, thus ending their battle.

To be honest, this level of combat is far from being a real battle.

Not only did the two of them not use their full strength, but they also didn't have a reason to.

But it is precisely this inexplicable and unconventional nature that makes Gensokyo a unique feature.

What should we do next?

"No matter how crazy you're going to get, I'm going to find the bastard behind this incident and beat him until it's all over."

"Oh? I remember you haven't been in Gensokyo for very long, have you?"

Upon realizing what the other person had said, Alice couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's only been a few days, and you're already worried about the safety of this Gensokyo? Or is it just that you're naturally so simple and kind?"

"It has absolutely nothing to do with you, right?"

The first one glared fiercely at the girl, feeling extremely displeased.

It feels like someone has seen right through you.

"Well then, since your goal is to resolve the anomaly, let me join your team as well."

"...Don't tell me you'll go back on your word again halfway through."

"No, not at all. I only attacked you for fun in the first place, and now, something even more interesting is right in front of us, isn't it?"

In other words, Alice's true intention was still to join in because she was bored.

"Whatever you think."

"Huh? Judging from your expression, I thought you would most likely refuse to join me."

"Even if I say that, you'll still follow me here on your own, won't you? Damn it."

The first one seems to have given up on saying anything more.

Even if the other party really intends to come along, as long as they don't cause trouble, he probably won't care too much.

"Now that we've completely confirmed what will happen next, all we need to do is go and resolve everything, right?"

"I hope it's really as easy as I think."

"what?"

Alice still didn't quite understand what Accelerator meant by those words.

However, she quickly figured out what was going on.

It was a strange gaze coming from above.

Even though there was no one there, Alice still felt like she was being stared at.

then.

She looked up and noticed something unusual in the sky.

"...Is it that one?"

What kind of explanation would be considered reasonable?

That is a cave located in the sky.

That explanation does sound very strange.

But what actually manifests is this bizarre and unpredictable phenomenon.

"It's something that's hard to detect with the naked eye, but you can feel it directly with your senses. It's almost like someone is deliberately trying to attract other people's attention."

"You've already figured it out, haven't you? That's probably the focus of this anomaly."

Accelerator didn't offer much explanation, which wasn't his style.

Rather than being talkative, he is better at expressing his decisions through his actions and demeanor.

"What kind of attention you plan to pay next is entirely up to you and your own ideas and decisions."

Boom-! ! !

A sound came in an instant.

The doll made the girl instinctively put her hands in front of her, and a cloud of dust flew up, as if a violent dust storm had already begun.

The figure that had just been standing there had completely disappeared from his sight.

Even without looking, you can tell where the other person has gone.

"He really is a person with a very decisive and efficient style of doing things."

After sighing, Alice made a new choice.

She, who also wielded supernatural powers, levitated her body and let it fly rapidly towards the sky.

The goal, naturally, is to catch up with that white figure on the horizon.

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So the two of them went straight to this high place in the sky.

Accelerator turned his gaze directly ahead, looking at the vast, boundless edge of the clouds.

There are no other life forms here, because this is a realm located at the top of the clouds, and even most monsters find it difficult to come here.

But in this very place, an unprecedented change occurred.

It's just ahead, not far away.

The entrance, resembling a cave, appeared directly above the very top of the clouds.

"I did expect that there would be things related to mutations, but I never expected that the characteristics would be so obvious."

Accelerator has been following the strange energy aura all along, in order to find the source of the anomaly, and now he has indeed found a product that is like the source.

But that kind of thing is just too iconic.

It's like searching for a treasure for a long time, with a meticulously planned treasure map outlining all sorts of steps and locations, only to discover in the end that it's just buried in a small pit near your home, something you could dig out at a glance.

Even though he was number one, he couldn't help but laugh at himself for spending so much time without finding such an obvious anomaly.

"Once you go through this door, you'll probably see who's behind it all; that's usually how it goes..."

If that's the case, then Accelerator must have guessed all the other possibilities.

Since there is an entrance, and since this entrance is openly and legitimately located here—

Therefore, someone will inevitably be responsible for guarding it.

Sorry to keep you waiting!

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Like street performers, three figures emerged directly from the nearby clouds.

I don’t know when it started, but countless cherry blossoms began to drift into the vicinity.

"Hey Lunasa? Who's that over there? Are they some kind of monster?"

"...It looks like a human."

"Ah, don't try to fool me! How could humans possibly fly in the sky like us!"

"No, no, I don't think anyone ever said that humans can't fly like us, right? Come to think of it, who was the one who said in the first place that humans can't fly?"

"It doesn't matter who it is, that guy is clearly not an ordinary person no matter how you look at him, you should realize that!"

Three petite figures flew out towards them.

They each have different hair colors and clothing, and it's easy to tell them apart at a glance: black, white, and red.

The monster, dressed in black, is holding a wooden violin.

The monster in white clothes is holding a musical instrument that looks like an orchestra.

The monster in red clothes is holding a small trumpet that looks like a piano.

The three monsters each possessed distinct characteristics, enough to attract anyone's attention, and naturally, this also caught Accelerator's attention.

However, he didn't pay too much attention to the other person's appearance.

"So, in the end, it's just you guys who are in charge of guarding things?"

"Hey, what do you mean 'just us guys'? Do you even know who you are?!"