One-way traffic

What kind of impact would this encounter have?

Patchouli, with her head propped up by her hand, began to make meaningless associations as if nothing was wrong.

"That's certainly an interesting topic."

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Accelerator walked straight out of the astronomical room.

The bookshelves in front of me are in the same way they were when I came in, maintaining a road-like appearance, but if left unattended, they will probably become completely chaotic in about five minutes.

But it didn't matter to him; this method was nothing more than a simple trick to manipulate the spatial structure.

"However, in this case, there is no real gain."

Accelerator came to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to check information about the monsters, but the results of his investigation were clearly unsatisfactory, so he had no choice but to move on to another area.

However, before that, there was something else that also concerned him.

"...Aren't there any other rooms?"

He couldn't help but recall Patchouli's reply at the time.

He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"That pajama brat really can't lie."

Before leaving, there was one more thing he needed to confirm and deal with.

Accelerator has returned to the path before it.

Although he could manage to navigate the route however chaotic it became with his own abilities, he was too lazy to bother anymore and wanted to leave before the five minutes were up.

But he had only taken a few steps when...

An unusual gaze suddenly fell upon them from a certain direction.

Is anyone there?

Accelerator glanced around warily.

However, naturally, there is no one else here.

Patchouli should still be in the room behind her, reading through the contents of the magic book.

The idea that there should be no one around, and that there would be no one, was deeply ingrained in First Person's mind.

"Maybe it's an illusion."

He sighed indifferently.

Then, without hesitation, Accelerator walked towards the road ahead.

bang-

Bang bang bang bang!!

In an instant, strange sounds came from all around.

That was the sound of friction coming from the bookshelf twisting continuously.

In that instant, the original road and entrance vanished, and the surrounding bookshelves became as sharp as blades, mercilessly converging on Accelerator.

It was as if a ferocious beast was about to devour him whole.

But he didn't even blink at it.

In that instant, Accelerator casually lifted his right foot slightly.

Then he stomped hard on the ground.

Boom——! !

The merciless impact tore everything around it apart.

As if a dream had shattered, the surrounding environment returned to normal.

"Varied--?!"

Then came a gasp of amazement from behind.

He turned around abruptly, gathered the wind in his hand, and then transformed it into a blade-like gust of wind, easily flicking it away.

call--! !

As the wind swept by, a few things drifted down.

It was dark red hair.

"Huh...?!"

"If you're here, that should prove you're not some nobody, right?"

A figure dressed in a black and white butler's uniform stood before them.

The female butler's uniform consisted of a pair of slightly retracted black wings, as well as long, dark red hair and eyes of the same color.

She was a lovely girl.

The girl's face showed surprise, and at the same time, strange black horns grew on both sides of her head.

But Accelerator didn't care about those things.

He casually spread his arms wide, striking a pose resembling a demon's claws.

"Or are you really just some nobody who snuck in from somewhere? If that's the case, I should be able to kill you for the guys here—no problem, right?"

The dark red-haired girl standing opposite was clearly the one who looked far more inhuman.

But at this moment, the white figure appeared even more monstrous and ferocious.

Chapter 456 Another Room in the Basement

"Wait, wait a minute—?!"

The girl with dark red hair was completely unaware of the situation.

When I came to my senses, the person in front of me had already done this.

Raise your hands and walk towards us step by step.

It should have been such a casual and simple action.

The other party should clearly be just a frail human being.

Such an existence, however, genuinely brought me an unimaginable sense of oppression.

Those blood-red eyes, like those of a predator locking onto its prey, stared intently in this direction.

And I am the prey.

"Wait! Just a moment!! Don't walk towards me with that dangerous look, it's scary!"

"Huh? Don't you understand who was the first to do something dangerous to others?!"

Thump—! ! ! The ground beneath their feet was mercilessly torn up.

Accelerator simply placed his foot lightly on the ground, and in one go, the straight floorboards, including the foundation, were lifted up within a range of about ten meters in front of him.

The girl at the end was directly affected by this power.

Her body was thrown into the air as if it had been hit by a spring.

"Oh dear!"

The girl with demon-like wings on her back immediately let out a mournful cry.

Of course, this level of harm is negligible for her; she would not be injured even if she fell.

But at the end of her fall, there was that white figure with outstretched arms.

Even though the opponent hadn't displayed any overwhelming power, it still instilled in him an unbelievable sense of terror.

She didn't know what would happen if she were captured by such a being, even if the other party was human, or rather—it was no longer a matter of whether they were human or not.

"In that case—!!"

Just before landing, the girl quickly raised her hands.

A dark magic circle appeared in front of his palm.

At the same time, a series of misty, purplish-black fogs enveloped the surroundings.

Even that dazzling figure, as bright as day, was swallowed up, and the surrounding area of ​​several meters, along with all the bookshelves in the library, was buried.

The winged girl quickly unfolded her demon wings.

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"

Her wings trembled, and with a look of lingering fear on her face, she flapped them rapidly, trying to get herself out of the area as quickly as possible.

Whoosh—! A gust of wind rose, and she dashed towards the end of the corridor with the speed of a falcon.

I don't want to stay even for a second.

"It's alright! We've already used moon-attribute magic to stop him. Even most monsters would have a hard time breaking free from a phantom of that level!"

The girl is not human; she is a type of demon.

Generally speaking, demons are a race that is comparable in strength to monsters like vampires and sorcerers. Even without relying on magic, the physical abilities of a single demon can be astonishingly powerful.

Even so, the girl in front of them was considered extremely weak, even within the entire demon race.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have rashly chosen to escape when faced with this situation.

The magic she is skilled in is essentially the kind of magic used to interfere with and subtly influence others.

By using magic to cast a moon-attribute spell, a large amount of magical mist is released, making it impossible for anyone to escape this interference.

The phantom mist that even the fiercest winds could not disperse.

With such magic covering his rear, no matter how wicked that human is, he probably won't be able to catch up with him anymore.

And with this time, I can escape from here as soon as possible.

"Ugh, I should have known better than to go after that guy. Who knew he'd turn out to be such a perverted and bizarre human!"

She never dreamed she would meet someone like that.

Essentially, she is the manager of this large library, and her daily duties involve assisting the owner in the care and management of the books.

Today, upon seeing someone arrive after a long absence, I instinctively wanted to tease him, just like always.

As mentioned before, this demon girl doesn't possess any particularly advanced magical abilities; the effect she just created was merely an illusion.

But she never expected that she would run into a brick wall today.

But in any case, I should be fine now.

Unbeknownst to her, the girl felt her heartbeat becoming increasingly difficult to control, and a lingering sense of unease remained throughout her body.

After flying for so long, there shouldn't be any problems by now, right?

The girl subconsciously glanced slightly behind her.

then.

She then realized that the area behind her was not the library corridor.

“…Huh?”

The end of her flight path should be the direction of the exit.

However, that exit now appears in the completely opposite direction of her flight.

"I... I flew the wrong way? How could that be! Even if I were stupid, I couldn't possibly be that stupid!"

She spoke in disbelief, her voice trembling.

then.

"There's no need to worry about whether there's something wrong with your head."

A response came from behind him.

It was a sound and color that seemed to rise from the bottom of an abyss, as oppressive as chaos.

"Because, no matter what your initial plan was, it would be completely meaningless."