One-way traffic

The girl on the top floor spoke calmly.

The aura of blood that could be sensed from her was the most intense.

"For demons like us, we wouldn't consider such a boring method to entertain guests. Besides, this is Gensokyo, right? Even humans should understand that no one would follow the rules of the outside world in a place like this, would they?"

"what."

"By the way, don't think I didn't see what you did to my family's guards."

As expected, they were fully aware of everything Accelerator had done.

Although it could be considered trespassing, if Accelerator had chosen to sneak around to take into account various factors, he might have been more likely to be discovered.

That would likely cause far more trouble than it does now.

"This is troublesome, but perhaps it gets us straight to the point."

"That's absolutely true."

The young girl, the owner of this house, floated gently in mid-air, her enormous wings constantly proclaiming her presence.

This alone is enough to tell that the so-called vampire must be her.

Besides these, there was another aura emanating from behind him.

"You'd better not move around too much."

A slightly deep, girlish voice came directly from behind.

"Otherwise, things could turn out quite badly."

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that the girl was dressed in something like pajamas, probably with two layers, and deep purple stripes could be seen in the background.

A crescent-shaped decoration hangs directly next to the hat, which resembles a lotus leaf.

The girl is keeping her left hand raised.

She held a thick book in her arms, now open in one hand, and one could clearly feel some invisible force gathering in her raised palm.

On the right is the head maid, who has somehow prepared throwing knives again.

Meanwhile, on the ceiling directly in front of him, a vampire girl with wings on her back was still staring straight at him.

Did they think they had an advantage with three against one?

However, even when faced with a scene that would terrify most people, the person in first place maintained a cold smile throughout.

He didn't even take his hands out of his pockets.

"I've already told you all beforehand that I don't have that much patience. If things escalate to a point where it's not good for anyone, you all should understand that, right?"

"Yes, of course I understand. This is a place where people have lived for over five hundred years. It's not up to you, a child who's only been alive for a few decades, to educate them."

"That really saves me a lot of trouble."

The vampire girl nodded, revealing a seemingly innocent smile.

"So there's no need to continue this stalemate any longer."

Followed by.

In that instant, a terrifying radiance shone forth.

Buzz—!! The girl behind her conjured a fusion of three colored orbs in her hand, which then shot forward in a spiral shape.

The head maid on the right froze time for a moment, then set up dozens, or even hundreds, of throwing knives in mid-air.

The vampire girl, suspended in mid-air, simply raised a finger calmly.

Even so, the tip of that finger began to flash with an eerie red light, and it transformed into a sphere with a radius of several centimeters, hurtling downwards in one go.

Three types of attacks, three completely different directions, just like that, mercilessly bombarded the first-ranked player's entire body.

Normally, there would be many things to consider.

First, there's the question of whether ordinary attacks can be deflected. Throwing knives are one thing, but the colorful light bullets from the girl behind him and the vampire's moves in mid-air are clearly not explained by the laws of physics.

Secondly, if the deflection is successful, what next move should be considered? Should one create a whirlwind to rush over and entangle the enemy? Or should one directly shatter the ground to exert pressure? Or perhaps take out various weapons and then consider more advanced tactics?

A series of thoughts flashed through Accelerator's mind. Facing three enemies whose backgrounds were unknown, he had far too many things to consider.

however.

This white monster, however, has unhesitatingly cast all those options aside today.

He slightly raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

puff.

Blackness has invaded the world.

Click click click click click click click—! ! ! !

A massive, jet-black object, even blacker than ink, roared out from behind Accelerator in an instant.

Those were a pair of wings.

Blacker than ink, capable of devouring all light, and bestowing upon this world a despairing, pitch-black wing that transcends the realm of humanity.

"—?!"

"Ugh?!"

"this--!"

Three people, three completely different reactions.

The vampire girl was slightly stunned for a moment, the maid girl couldn't help but put her hand in front of her, and the girl in pajamas showed the most shocked expression.

Accelerator, however, did nothing.

The mere act of unleashing those black wings was already an effect that this world could hardly bear.

bang——

An invisible force intercepted all the attacks.

That was merely the aftershock of the wings bursting forth; even so, the immense power plunged the entire Scarlet Devil Mansion into an unprecedented state of shock.

An immense power filled the entire space.

Even the continuity of spacetime seemed to be affected. So far, the crimson color created by this Scarlet Devil Mansion has been completely crushed by that black power.

However, Accelerator did not continue the pursuit.

His arm slowly fell down, and at the same time, the jet-black wings vanished in an instant.

All of this took only a few seconds to happen.

In just a few seconds, the three girls experienced tremendous changes in their minds.

"How boring, it's over already?"

Those who remained in the first place were naturally unharmed.

He casually glanced at the three people beside him. Despite the terrifying power they had just unleashed, not a single floorboard had been damaged. This further confirmed just how terrifyingly precise the first person's control over his power had become.

"I deliberately lured you guys out to see how strong you really are, and this is all you've got?"

Accelerator did not choose overly complex fighting methods, but instead chose a method that he had always chosen in the past.

Let's settle this battle decisively and cleanly.

He unleashed his trump card, the Black Wings, in one go, creating a tremendous shock to the enemy. This allowed him to gauge the strength of his opponent.

The three women reacted very differently to the Black Wings, which also shows that their strengths were quite different from each other.

Accelerator didn't come here to engage in meaningless battles.

Rather than wasting time here fighting those three for a long time, it would be better to use our strongest power to end the battle in an instant, before it even begins.

"Tell me, did you do this on purpose?"

The first to respond to him was the vampire girl.

The opponent slowly descended from mid-air to the ground, its enormous wings immediately retracting.

The girl looked at herself with that somewhat immature face.

"Was it really necessary to deliberately draw out such a huge force just to test how strong each of us is by relying on our reactions?"

"Since you've already chosen a completely abnormal way to deal with me, your guest, I don't think it's a problem for me to choose an equally abnormal way to deal with you."

"No, no, I didn't mean to blame you."

Upon hearing this, the vampire girl smiled slightly.

"I was just a little surprised to hear that you, like me, were planning to test the other's strength."

"...You mean, just like you?"

Accelerator showed a rare slight expression of surprise.

But the girl did not continue answering.

"Let's get to the point. Although you are indeed an intruder, since you can muster such tremendous power as you just now, it must be quite troublesome for us to deal with you."

"Is it just that it's extremely troublesome?"

"That depends on your positioning."

Neither of them has a conventional personality; one is a vampire who has lived for hundreds of years, and the other is a monster who has been at the top from the very beginning.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then, taking that as the end, they completely ended this nonsensical struggle.

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Let's move the time to ten minutes later.

Now, Accelerator has followed the maid to the second floor, which is located further inside the second floor.

"This is the balcony on the second floor. If it's Miss, she'll be waiting for you here."

"Even the way they address each other has become honorifics."

"Since it is the young lady's wish, I will certainly carry it out."

The silver-haired maid didn't say much; from beginning to end, her actions were always decisive and efficient.

Accelerator didn't pay much attention to it.

After waiting for the other party to open the balcony door, I slowly walked in.

"...What is this?"

He had only taken a few steps when the look in his eyes towards the balcony became very strange.

The balcony is located on the second floor; it is open-air, but it completely covers the upper floor.

This place is completely away from the sun. Although it is openwork, all the places where sunlight could shine in have been blocked by a large number of bricks.

This kind of balcony is simply unprecedented.

Rather, a balcony that can't get sunlight can hardly be called a balcony.

"Please feel free to sit anywhere."

At the far end of the balcony, along the edge of the railing, a simple table and chairs were placed.

The vampire girl sat in one of the chairs, drinking a steaming cup of black tea.

"Sakuya, prepare a cup of black tea for the guests as well, but don't use mine."

"I understand, Miss."

After the reply came, Accelerator saw that a brand new teapot and teacup appeared in the maid's hand in an instant.

They must have left in time thanks to their ability to manage the situation.

He didn't pay much attention and sat down opposite the vampire girl as if they were old friends.

"What? You look quite surprised, which is nothing like your previous high and mighty demeanor."

"There are so many things to complain about, I just don't know where to even begin."

"It's easy to understand, isn't it? I'm a vampire, you know. How could I possibly let sunlight shine on me?"

Just like in those old movie plots, vampires are supposed to be afraid of sunlight and things like garlic.