One-way traffic

"A powerful enemy deserves a powerful opponent, so..."

Faced with an enemy who had broken through all the characteristics with the purest power, Accelerator began to take action again.

The opponent is someone capable of destroying Alice's entire surrounding barrier in one strike.

then.

"Since you've demonstrated enough power, I'll have to show you something of equal strength to be worthy, right?"

The number one in Academy City placed his hand directly on something on his neck.

A purple and white necklace, resembling a switch.

His fingers pressed down gently.

Buzz—! ! !

In an instant, the purple field, resembling a grid, spread out in all directions.

"this--?!"

Youmu looked surprised, while Alice, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something and stopped acting.

Six purplish-black devices, resembling floating cannons, emerged from behind Accelerator.

The first one snapped his fingers lightly.

It's as if it were to echo the spell card chanting of the previous two people.

The name of the move was revealed directly from his mouth.

"——SymmetricIdentity".

boom! ! !

The purplish-black plasma field covered an area with a radius of four kilometers in one go.

Before Youmu could react, the immense power condensed into a single point, forming a substantial black figure right next to Accelerator.

It has the exact same properties as the first one, and the same actions.

"Broaden your horizons a little, don't be so amazed by such a small thing."

The sound came from ahead.

Naturally, the distance of tens of meters was shrunk to zero in one go by Accelerator's Instant Step-like movement.

Although Youmu was extremely surprised, she had no choice but to raise her weapon. The two blades crossed like scissors, and the sword energy and light instantly slashed towards the figure in front of her.

Sparks and flashes of light flew as the two men's weapons overlapped.

however.

From behind Youmu, another terrifying radiance flashed.

"Well--?!"

Immediately afterwards, Youmu revealed an even more shocked expression.

The dark purple clone was attacking him directly.

That was a sweeping kick.

Containing the immense power of plasma, the enhanced kick roared in with the force to shatter a ten-thousand-meter-high city wall.

BOOM—!!!

A very dull sound came instantly.

Youmu drew her shorter White Tower Sword and quickly blocked the attack from the plasma clone, but was so shocked by the power that she couldn't lift her hand.

"That's why I said it's only this level, there's no need to be surprised at all."

The sound came from ahead again.

The first one, with utter ruthlessness, poured all his power into the scythe of karmic fire in his hand.

"Because this is just a warm-up. You don't think this is the main course, do you?"

The overwhelming impact twisted the blade, which was longer than Youmu's height.

With attacks from both the scythe and the clones, her body flew outwards like a baseball.

Boom! The stairs to the underworld were repeatedly lifted up as a result.

The girl's body was in a backward-leaning posture.

"Ugh... Wow...!"

She quickly gripped her two swords and swiftly raised her head.

The white figure was attacking again from the front.

Before Youmu could even process the pain throughout her body, she immediately increased her speed to the limit she could reach.

The two of them entered the realm of supersonic speeds together.

This speed was enough to rival Accelerator's, and at this moment, Youmu, who was going all out, didn't care about the physical burden. Anyway, she wouldn't fall apart no matter what, so what did a little more pain matter?

But she soon noticed another terrible fact.

"What?"

"Your attention span is quite fast."

A blade powerful enough to destroy all matter in the world swept forward in an instant with a strike that even missiles could not dodge.

But it didn't work out.

With a speed far exceeding his own, the opponent easily leaped into the air.

Not only that, his own half-spirit released countless projectiles, but still could not attack the opponent.

This speed is no longer on par with Youmu's.

She knew very well that just a second ago, the two of them should have been evenly matched in speed, but in that instant—the white figure's speed completely surpassed hers.

"Why...? You've been hiding your strength while fighting me...?"

"It's not that kind of boring stuff. I just used a principle and technique that you'll never understand."

Even as they were talking, the first one easily dodged Youmu's attack, just like a juggling act.

He revealed the truth about power with ease.

“If I use plasma as an energy source and apply this power to a certain field, I will be able to achieve an absolute intensity that is beyond your senses.”

"...?"

"You idiot, what I mean is that no matter how fast you are, I will always be faster than you."

It can always maintain a speed that is above the opponent's senses.

Youmu is now supersonic, so Accelerator can surpass Youmu's speed. If the enemy's speed is even faster, or even faster than supersonic speed, Accelerator's speed will also surpass Youmu's.

QuicksilverAccel.

With this level of power that is considered foul, he could even catch up to the speed of light in one go.

The girl felt a suffocating sensation in her heart for a moment.

Is it really possible to hold him back against an enemy like that?

Always be one step ahead of you.

Winning was no longer an option, but Youmu still thought that she should be able to hold off her opponent if she used all her strength... but that idea seemed too naive now.

Can't win.

No matter how much power they used, or how hard they swung their swords, they couldn't defeat this extraordinary monster.

and.

For the other party, this is only one aspect of their true strength.

She could clearly sense that Accelerator possessed more than just one such powerful trump card.

But she had already unleashed all her power.

'Completely unheard of... Where did such a monstrous human come from? Humans so far couldn't possibly possess such terrifying power!'

Youmu had apparently done some prior research. She heard that outside the Underworld, there was a place called Gensokyo, where there might be some humans with special powers. They might be shrine maidens, or magicians who had not yet become humans. No matter which one it was, they shouldn't seem too extraordinary.

But she had never heard of such a person before.

That feeling seemed to transcend questions of whether or not they could fight.

'No…'

even so.

Even if you have clearly understood the gap between yourself and the other party.

Despite being a gardener at Hakugyokurou, the young woman never gave up.

"Even if I can't win... I absolutely cannot fall here. I want that young lady to see the Saigyou Ayakashi bloom! I must fulfill her wish!"

Gripping her sword again, she directly expressed her belief and reason for fighting.

Everything hinges on this one strike.

"Spell Card!"

In an instant, the speed and power of his entire body reached their absolute limit.

The girl soared into the air in one breath, as if time around her had slowed down considerably.

"Six Paths Sword 'One Thought, Immeasurable Calamity'—!!"

click-

Even the continuity of time seemed to affect the attack.

With the combined power of maximum speed and maximum strength, the Louguan Sword, capable of cutting through everything, and the Bailou Sword, capable of slicing through confusion, unleashed their divine swords indiscriminately in all directions.

There was no reason left for this girl to hold back.

The entire space was filled with pure swordplay and the clash of blades.

She dared not think; under such extreme circumstances, even thinking would slow her down. All she could do was rely on her swordsman's instincts and throw all her strength into the end.

——Crack.

Then, a flash of sword light appeared.

The space itself was forcibly torn apart due to the excessive speed and force.

"Success...?"

The girl's eyes widened in delight.

Click.

And so, space collapsed.

But other things also collapsed along with the space.

Those were the countless sword lights that belonged to the girl herself.

"?!"

"They certainly qualify."

A familiar voice slowly drifted into my ears.

The first one, clenching his right fist, charged towards him in one breath.

He appeared to be unharmed, but the purplish-black clone was nowhere to be seen.

Even with all his strength, he could only destroy the opponent's clone.

"For me to unleash my power to this level, you are indeed a qualified individual."

No mercy at all.

Having fully controlled the vector, he delivered a powerful blow, without allowing any force to leak out, directly and decisively striking the girl's chest.

Pfft—!