One-way traffic

Accelerator was a little puzzled, but regardless, he immediately flew to the other side of the lake.

This lake is very large, seemingly endless, and because the lake is filled with mist, the visibility across the entire lake is extremely poor.

But none of this matters to the person in first place.

He shrunk the distance of nearly several hundred meters to zero in one breath, and Accelerator's body landed lightly on the ground.

Only then did he see clearly what it was that he had smashed and sent flying.

"It hurts...it hurts so much...!"

It was a figure lying on the ground.

The ground where she stood seemed to become filled with cold air, and the animals living by the river were frightened by her sudden appearance and quickly left.

A petite girl with blue hair.

However, she also has three pairs of wings made of ice on her back.

"What on earth is that?! Is it a tengu?! It's moving way too fast!"

The girl scratched her bottom and stood up from the ground as if in great pain.

Her expression immediately turned angry.

"How incredibly rude! How dare you treat me, Cirno, like that... I will never forgive that person! Who was it? You should know the consequences of hitting me, Cirno! If you don't want to be frozen solid, come out and face your death!"

The blue-haired fairy girl flew up in a fit of rage, gathering a great deal of power in her hands to create ice spikes, while shouting loudly in all directions.

Did I actually bump into this guy...?

But then again, why did she emerge from the lake?

In any case, it's all on my side. If I hadn't bumped into her suddenly, this whole thing wouldn't have happened.

Accelerator shook his head and could only walk slowly forward.

"Oh? They've finally arrived!"

The fairy girl Cirno turned around with a cold smile after hearing the footsteps behind her.

"At least you know what's good for you! But you're definitely in for some physical pain, so prepare yourself! This Cirno is about to inflict... uh..."

Her face wore an expression that was both domineering and imposing.

However, upon seeing the person's face, this expression completely crumbled.

Standing in front of me was a person wearing white pants and a gray and white striped shirt, with white hair and white skin.

And the human with blood-red eyes staring intently at him.

Although the other party was human, Cirno's tone weakened completely the moment she saw their face, and she eventually couldn't speak at all.

Looking at the petite girl, Accelerator raised an eyebrow indifferently.

"Didn't you want to see me?"

“Aa ...

Startled, the girl didn't hesitate to shoot the ice spikes in her hand at the other person.

Of course, Accelerator didn't even need to dodge.

The ice spike struck his body, and in that instant, he modified the formula for reflection. The ice spike, which should have pierced back in one go, slid evenly to the left and right.

Even so, the girl did not stop what she was doing.

"Don't come any closer!! This, this must be an illusion. How could the one who mercilessly crushed me, Miss Cirno, possibly be standing in front of me?!"

Whether it was an escape from reality or not, the girl kept shooting ice spikes at him one after another.

Accelerator's lips twitched, unsure of what to say.

"Stop it. This time it was my fault. Besides, you shouldn't have suddenly appeared out of the lake like that, kid."

"Don't come any closer, don't come any closer, don't come any closer..."

"...They're completely deaf to human speech now."

This is the most annoying thing. Accelerator is not good at dealing with children. This is the most valuable lesson he learned from his short life.

Several seconds passed, and the first person's patience finally reached its limit.

He stomped his foot on the ground.

Thus, the impact of the force, controlled by him, slammed directly into the lake behind Cirno.

Boom! ! !

A huge wave of water exploded directly behind her.

Startled by the deafening roar, Cirno froze, her voice abruptly ceasing.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!”

"Calm down, kid. I have no intention of attacking you right now, and you don't need to be so wary of me."

"What...joke! You and I, Miss Cirno, are mortal enemies! How can you do this—!"

"What kind of mortal enemy is this... Damn it, that's why I said I really can't handle kids."

Accelerator shook his head, looking quite distressed.

From this perspective, Cirno's body is indeed fine, and confirming this is enough.

He turned around and immediately decided to leave.

"Why did you choose to run away? Are you perhaps planning to admit defeat to me?"

"Who said I wanted to fight you?"

"Then what exactly did you do just now... Waaah?! You, you're planning to go over there! That place is terrifying!"

Cirno's voice kept coming from behind, but the first person no longer paid attention.

He put his hands in his pockets, completely ignoring the kid's voice behind him, and walked step by step into the depths of the road.

Cirno, watching Accelerator disappear, couldn't help but show a somewhat panicked expression.

"Whoa... That guy's doomed! There's a terrifying castle right in front of us...!"

But at least the other party has let me off the hook.

Having confirmed this, Cirno flew back towards the lake without hesitation, heading straight into the depths of the mist without looking back.

"Whatever! That human is just as scary anyway, and a scary guy will definitely be fine in a scary place!"

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"This is it."

After walking for a few minutes, Accelerator came to the end of the road.

just.

What appeared before him was not a black and red monster.

"...What kind of place is this?"

The first person looked somewhat puzzled.

It was an incredibly large building structure.

It looks like a mansion, with a huge iron gate tightly shut. The windows throughout the mansion appear to be dark red, and there seem to be very few windows.

Accelerator instinctively sensed an aura emanating from this place.

It was an atmosphere so oppressive and suffocating that it could drive away any stranger.

There is definitely something inside this mansion.

Could it be that those black and red monsters are hiding in this mansion?

"On the other hand, what kind of guy would consider building a house in such a sparsely populated place?"

I can't understand what the owner of this mansion was thinking.

Regardless, Accelerator will not stop because of this.

He walked forward again, and then, at that moment...

click-

The iron gate in front of him opened in an instant, following the sound of his footsteps.

It was as if it were to accommodate the pace of the crowd.

"Ha, that's interesting. Did you notice me?"

The first one seemed to have figured something out as well.

A slight smile involuntarily curved his lips, and just as he was about to walk forward—

"stop!!"

A delicate shout came from in front of her.

However, Accelerator was not an exception. It makes sense, since in a place like this, who would build a gate without a security guard?

It seems that a dispute or struggle is inevitable.

Accelerator was ready, just as he was about to look at the gatekeeper in front of him—

He then saw a young girl standing there.

Yes.

A girl with her eyes closed, still dozing off, stood in front of the door as if sleepwalking, blocking her way.

"Stop... You're not allowed... through here..."

"...What kind of bullshit joke is this?"

Thus, Accelerator was completely certain of one thing.

In this fantasy world, apart from myself, there are probably no normal humans left.

Ok…

It seems I'm not exactly a normal person either.

Chapter 449 The Dozing Doorman

In short, that's about it.

Blocking Accelerator's path was a gatekeeper.

Judging from her appearance, she is definitely a young girl, and a very delicate one at that, a beautiful young woman with an oriental charm.

The girl has a unique figure; although she looks slender, she is also very toned, suggesting that she is the type who regularly maintains and exercises.

The white and green retro-style clothing does indeed give people a strong oriental feel.

However, her current state doesn't quite convey her inherent charm.

Because she was completely dozing off.

Even so, the girl still unconsciously exuded a captivating aura while asleep.

But that's completely unnecessary for Accelerator.

'What's wrong with this guy?'

Although he was well aware that most people in this Gensokyo couldn't be judged by normal common sense, and simply put, they were probably all a little bit mentally unstable, he was still puzzled by the behavior of the gatekeeper standing in front of him.

Can someone who just closes their eyes and dozes off really fulfill the role of a security guard?

"Ugh... Oh dear..."

The sound of yawning came directly from in front of me.

Accelerator snapped out of his daze and found that the girl in front of him had regained her composure.

…She said she was trying to cheer up, but in reality, she looked like she had been working hard and staying up for several nights without sleep.

Even after waking up, she kept yawning, with a few tears welling up in her eyes. She stretched out her arms, not caring about her current posture, and casually displayed her beautiful figure.

It looks rather terrible, but it's still a feast for the eyes.