One-way traffic

"oops."

She looked at the human in front of her with some surprise.

The other party nonchalantly raised a silver pistol, pointed the muzzle directly at his own head, and said coldly and ruthlessly.

No other human would dare to do such a thing, let alone face a terrifying being like a demon sage.

But the white-haired human in front of him did it without hesitation.

"Just do your own thing and don't try to investigate me. Don't get me wrong. Our relationship isn't close enough for us to entrust each other with our secrets. You better know your place. I have no interest in playing your silly underworld games."

"This is truly astonishing. To be honest, I really don't understand why you would target me like this."

Faced with Yakumo Yukari's question, Accelerator simply snorted and put away the pistol he called Silver Wing.

“I’ve seen other disgusting bastards like you before.”

"Oh?"

"It's nothing, you two just have a similar hobby, damn it."

Comparing the upside-down figure in my memory with Yukari Yakumo, the two do indeed share common interests.

Speaking solely from the perspective of voyeurism.

"So, for now, is it what you want to do to keep things as they are?"

Accelerator did not respond to her.

He simply put the pistol into his pocket without saying a word.

Yukari Yakumo smiled knowingly at this.

"That's a really easy-to-understand idea."

This statement caused the first person to raise an eyebrow.

But he was just about to say something to the figure beside him.

She had completely disappeared the moment she turned around.

"...boring peeping bastards, there really are no shortage of them, no matter where you are."

The first person clicked his tongue in boredom and sat alone at the entrance of the shrine.

He gazed at the bright moonlit sky, alone, remaining there.

Chapter 465 Who is the fastest legend in Gensokyo?

Although, in terms of timing, it should have been springtime long ago.

However, due to the anomalies caused by those people in the underworld, the entire Gensokyo only truly entered spring yesterday.

“…Hmm.”

Alice awoke from her long-awaited sleep.

As a mage, she can maintain a high level of work intensity for long periods of time. Having long since transcended her human identity, she doesn't need to pay special attention to her physical or mental fatigue.

So, in situations like sleeping, it doesn't matter to her if she doesn't sleep for a long time.

However, yesterday was different.

At the cherry blossom viewing party held at Hakurei Shrine, she drank quite a lot of sake, which she hadn't done in a long time, and also felt a little tipsy, which she hadn't done in a long time. In the end, she returned to her own mansion, which she hadn't done in a long time, and took a short nap.

Looking back on this now, I realize that the last time I slept was probably a long time ago.

That said, how long ago was the last time I lived like a normal human being?

"...Is nobody here?"

The doll made the girl come out of the room, only to find that there was no one in the living room.

Besides myself, all that was left were those chattering puppets.

"That guy, didn't he come back last night?"

Alice's expression changed as she recalled what happened last night.

Because the first thing that came to her mind was the image of Accelerator and that Tengu reporter drinking happily together.

"It's really hard to believe that guy can hold his liquor so well, so well that he can drink with a tengu..."

He should have been just a human, but it seems that he has been far beyond what is expected of him, both in terms of strength and other aspects.

Although she was the one who picked him up, in truth, even she had no idea what his identity was.

A series of questions began to arise in Alice's mind.

"...And where exactly did he go?"

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The correct answer is that he didn't sleep all night.

Accelerator is no longer in the mood to deal with the events that have occurred so far with a nonchalant attitude.

Before figuring out the identities of those monsters, he could say that he was just playing around in Gensokyo, but now it's completely different.

The First Society of Academy City will now go all out and do everything in its power to find the whereabouts of those monsters.

The time for playing around was basically over.

From this moment forward, the Dark Heart, which once showed no mercy in that dark organization and was single-mindedly focused on achieving its own goals, seems to have returned once more.

That's how Accelerator thinks.

then.

"Ahhh, it's only eight o'clock! Let me sleep a little longer!"

"Hey…"

"If you can help me clean up the mess from the banquet, I might as well get up now. Okay, I'm going to sleep now, bye-bye—"

Clang! This was the response Accelerator received from the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, whom he had approached early that morning to gather intelligence.

Because she drank too much last night, Reimu just wants to sleep right now.

Huh? What specific time will it be?

In this Gensokyo that is utterly devoid of common sense, would such a common-sense question still have any meaning?

"That damned priestess, what kind of ridiculous joke is that... No, things have come to this point, does that girl still have any sense of morality as a priestess...?"

Even Accelerator couldn't help but complain.

Overnight, Accelerator wandered around Gensokyo alone, and then waited until daytime to ask the shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine for more information.

It seems that if we want to wait for her to get up, it will probably be noon at the earliest.

Accelerator wouldn't give up his entire morning waiting here for her.

Looking back now, the efficiency with which Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Kaihara Mitsuki, and others investigated intelligence during the Anbu era was far greater than it is now.

"This is such a hassle, I might as well just investigate by myself..."

Let's just abandon Reimu Hakurei's side and go find other information ourselves.

Just as Accelerator was thinking this.

"Wait, wait a minute—!!"

A gust of wind suddenly descended upon him.

call--! ! !

It really looked like a tornado had descended; a hurricane so powerful it was almost invisible to the naked eye swept down from the sky in an instant.

The wind suddenly whipped up the surrounding weeds.

Accelerator was also blown by the wind, but for him, it was only to the extent that the tips of his hair were lifted.

"What the hell?"

"So, please wait a moment!"

Both the voice and the appearance of the person in front of him gave Accelerator a sense of familiarity.

And so, in that instant, he finally remembered.

Who exactly is this girl who suddenly fell with the wind and stood directly in front of the shrine gate?

That was the figure he had seen just yesterday.

"Honestly, looking at you like this, you haven't already forgotten me after just one day, have you?"

The girl in front of me was dressed in black and white, like a butler's uniform, with a black short skirt and a red hexagonal hat.

Her short black hair, the same color as her wings, and her red eyes just like his, along with her decent figure, completely stirred up Accelerator's memories of yesterday.

Shemingwanwen.

A girl who claims to be a reporter for a headline news story from a certain newspaper, and whose race is Tengu.

In just one day, she reappeared before the number one.

"I'm Aya Shameimaru, you can call me Aya too! Don't forget!"

"Why are you here?"

"Oh dear, why are you asking why I'm here? Don't you know that as a reporter, traveling around is my job... No, this isn't the time to talk about that!"

The tengu girl in front of him suddenly realized something and became somewhat anxious.

And so, she was under Accelerator's watchful gaze.

He simply picked up the camera that was hanging around his neck.

"...Hey, what are you up to?"

"As you can see, let's do the interview."

"What the hell? When did I ever say I wanted you to do an interview? I never agreed to it at all."

"Ah... well, um, don't rush! Please let me finish!"

For some reason, compared to his attitude when drinking yesterday, Aya Shameimaru seemed much more respectful now, even speaking with a lot of honorifics.

"I'm the lead reporter for Wenwen News, so you should know that, right?"

"What does that have to do with me? Absolutely nothing."

No—that's not what I meant!

As Accelerator's refusal intensified, the Tengu girl began to panic.

She quickly began her explanation.

"Well, as a well-known reporter throughout Gensokyo, it's no problem for me to investigate and get information! You just said that your purpose in looking for the Hakurei Shrine Maiden is to gather information, right? In that case, I think I can help you!"

"so what."

"In return, it shouldn't be a problem for me to interview you about some relevant information, right? I got up very early this morning and urgently interviewed those who were involved in the anomaly a few days ago—including those ghost-like people in the underworld—before I learned that you were the real protagonist who resolved the anomaly yesterday!"

For some reason, Accelerator had a vague feeling that the young reporter in front of him seemed to be getting more and more agitated.

"This is exclusive news! The Spring Snow Incident that lasted for months in Gensokyo was finally resolved by a human unlike any other before! If this were in the newspapers, it would definitely cause a sensation!"

So, she only approached me for this kind of thing?

Subconsciously, Accelerator felt that his gaze towards her was also beginning to become speechless.

"What's in return? You said you could provide me with corresponding intelligence, but what intelligence do you have to offer me?"

"Hehe, there are quite a few! For example, why are there often monsters on the surface of the Misty Lake? Why do frogs often get frozen? Why do some people become very unfortunate after going to the Monster Mountain? Hey, wait a minute, don't go! Why are you suddenly looking at me like I'm an idiot?!"

Seeing Accelerator's utterly disappointed expression, Aya Shameimaru panicked.

Naturally, her voice began to grow louder.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that her voice has been very loud ever since she arrived here.

Then.

What would happen if someone shouted loudly outside the room of someone who was still asleep?

"Are you guys ever going to stop?!"