One-way traffic

The head maid prepared a cup of black tea for herself, and Accelerator noticed that his cup of black tea was indeed slightly different from the other person's.

The black tea in the girl's cup must have a more vibrant color.

"You added blood to the tea."

"Huh? You actually noticed that?"

"It's nothing, just some experience I've accumulated over the years."

After all, he had personally manipulated human blood before and arbitrarily reversed its flow.

Completely putting those meaningless memories behind him, Accelerator looked at the other person again.

"Let's get straight to the point. I'm too lazy to waste any more words."

"Hey, you're quite an interesting human being. If an ordinary person dared to do that, they'd probably be a blood bag by now, right?"

Upon hearing this, the girl immediately placed her teacup on the table.

"However, let's introduce ourselves first."

She gently raised the corners of her mouth.

You can vaguely see that two teeth, sharper than those of an average person, are gleaming near his lips.

“I am Remilia Scarlett.”

"As I said before, I am the master of this Scarlet Devil Mansion."

"If possible."

"I hope you will see me as a crimson moon, a crimson lord."

The girl stood up slightly without anyone noticing.

And so, with an air of majesty and an arrogant demeanor, his eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light, he looked at the white figure before him.

However, the first person did not respond to her at all.

He squinted and stood up abruptly, just like everyone else.

"What are you doing?"

"nothing."

Accelerator spoke calmly, looking down at the road.

“But when you stand up from your chair to talk, I can’t see you at all.”

These are the words of a girl named Remilia Scarlet, whose height is only about the size of one person's abdomen or chest.

Chapter 453 The Great Underground Library

"Miss, please calm down!"

"Let go of me, Sakuya! I'm going to bite this damn guy to death!!!"

Accelerator sat in the chair with a smirk, looking at the vampire girl in front of him who seemed about to lunge at him with her gaping maw.

The height issue mentioned earlier seemed to have bothered her.

In other words, Remilia is just too short.

Sitting in the chair already makes him look very short; his legs might not even touch the ground.

As a result, after making that arrogant declaration and standing up from her chair, she completely made Accelerator invisible.

This has led to the current situation.

"Arrogant... What's so arrogant about that! It's just a matter of height, what's there to be arrogant about? Would a noble vampire care about such a trivial matter?!"

"I don't think I've ever said I care about these things."

"Gulp...!! You, you bastard, don't push your luck! It's not my fault! Vampires' immortality keeps their bodies forever young... what can you do about it!"

It seems to be similar to what is mentioned in most movies: vampires are immortal, but their apparent age will remain at its youngest.

"You don't look like someone who has lived for five hundred years at all."

"...What else is there to say? Didn't I already tell you? We vampires always try to maintain our youthful appearance..."

"I'm not talking about that kind of thing."

Accelerator spoke his mind directly.

"I mean, the way you act is really not like someone who has lived for five hundred years."

That's it in a nutshell.

"That's really too lacking in authority."

pat.

I seemed to hear the sound of something breaking in my head.

The vampire girl named Remilia Scarlet lowered her head and unconsciously let out a cold laugh.

"Heh, heh heh..."

"Young...Miss...?"

"Alright, Sakuya, it doesn't matter anymore. This guy came here with the intention of being an intruder anyway, so let me just drain all the blood from this bastard's body!"

The vampire girl pounced without hesitation, her eyes shining as if she were some kind of ferocious beast seen in the forest.

But Accelerator didn't even blink.

He nonchalantly raised his teacup and let the vampire girl's body bump into him.

Bang.

With a loud bang, the girl's body flew out as if she had been hit by a truck.

"Ouch, it hurts so much! Ouch, it hurts so much!!!"

"Missy! Are you okay?!"

Sipping his tea, Accelerator seemed to want to vomit out all the filth in his body, and sat down in his chair with a sigh.

"No matter how old or what race they are, I hope I never see a brat again."

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A few minutes after Hu came, Remilia finally sat back down in her seat.

"So, what conditions do you intend to negotiate with the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"

Having seemingly readjusted her demeanor, the vampire girl once again exuded a formidable aura.

But the first one was completely unfazed by her.

"This is hardly a negotiation; it's just a matter of explaining the situation to you."

"What?! You actually don't value the Scarlet Devil Mansion's status at all?! Every interaction with other powers is a crucial diplomatic policy! It's absolutely not to be underestimated—!"

"Alright, alright, so before you spout nonsense, let me at least explain myself clearly."

Accelerator looked at the girl in front of him again.

"What I want to confirm is very simple: I just want to know if you have encountered a monster with a red and black appearance."

"Red and black..."

"monster?"

After confirming that Accelerator was looking for his target, the two people in front of him both showed surprised expressions.

But Remilia raised her eyebrows slightly in an instant.

This fleeting, subtle movement was captured by Accelerator.

"You know about those guys?"

"...No, I have absolutely no idea."

The other party refused very decisively.

Accelerator frowned slightly in confusion, having just noticed Remilia's awkwardness when faced with his question.

He instinctively reached for the purple-white necklace around his neck.

After a gentle press, the weapon called "Doomsday Destroyer" silently and invisibly appeared beside him.

Switch to "Psionic Generator" mode.

In this way, the first person can easily detect all of the other person's mental state, whether it is their memory or what they are currently thinking. Observing the other person's thoughts will not be a problem.

Without anyone noticing, the invisible generator directly scanned the mental circuits of the two girls in front of it.

just.

The result, however, completely contradicted Accelerator's idea.

"...You really don't know these things?"

That was the answer the "psychic generator" had given him after the scan.

Neither the maid nor Remilia herself had any memory of those black and red monsters.

They were not lying.

If that's the case, then what was the reason for Remilia's awkwardness when facing her own question?

The first problem finally hit a snag here.

"I have no reason to lie to a human like you, right? Besides, even if there really were the monsters you're talking about, do you think I, as the head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, would allow them to exist here with impunity?"

"Say what you will, tsk, it seems there really is no gain this time."

"That's not necessarily true. I think you'd be better off asking someone else in the Scarlet Devil Mansion instead of me."

Remilia took a sip of the red tea, which seemed to actually contain blood, and continued to smile at the other person.

"Go find Patchouli."

"Who is that guy?"

"The girl in pajamas who just appeared behind you. And what's with the way you talk? If you were just an ordinary human with no power and you dared to talk to me like that, I would have taken care of you in an instant."

"Unfortunately, I am not what you call a normal human being at all. However, I do wish I could really become that kind of person."

Under Remilia's gaze, Accelerator stood up directly from his chair.

"Oh dear, are you already planning to leave?"

"Just go ask people somewhere else."

"Anyway, I think Patchouli is better suited to solve your problem than I am. Hmm... However, if you're going to Patchouli's place, I think it's really inappropriate for you to go alone."

"...What does that mean?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Patchouli is in the library near the basement of the Scarlet Devil Mansion."

"So what? Does your basement hide some strange, shameful secret like in those melodramatic movies?"

Although the exact situation is unclear, Remilia is indeed deliberately implying that there are some issues in the basement of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

But it seems the other party has no intention of explaining all of this.

"Sakuya."

"Please give your orders."

"Take him directly to the library where Patty is. Be careful along the way and don't let him wander off... especially in the basement."

"Understood, I will do as instructed."

Having received instructions from her young mistress, the head maid simply opened the door, ready to wait for Accelerator to leave at any time.

But the first person didn't say anything about it, nor did he express any opinion.

He obediently stepped off the balcony and followed Sakuya directly towards the basement.

Remilia was left alone on the balcony.

"...A monster, huh?"

then.