One-way traffic

The village of the human world did not disappear at all; rather, for some reason, he could no longer see it.

That's probably some kind of time-related factor, although the exact mechanism behind this effect isn't fully understood yet—

Accelerator turned his eyes and spotted a dark figure at the entrance to the Human Village.

The figure remained standing there the whole time.

"You're the one who made this village disappear, isn't that right?"

then.

Without hesitation, he took a step forward.

The purplish-black spatial rift caused it to appear behind the figure in an instant.

"—?!"

The other party noticed this and quickly turned around in an instant.

"It's been broken...?! But I won't let you monsters harm the people of the village!!"

The figure in front of her shouted out, and then—raised her hand, and a barrage of bullets condensed from some kind of power descended from the sky.

…Wait a moment.

Why does that voice sound so familiar?

Bang!! But before Accelerator could even react, it was all over.

But just then——

"Eh—Eh?"

Accelerator saw that the person standing in front of him was someone he had met once before.

It was that beautiful female teacher who wore a blue and white dress and had the same white hair as him.

Go to Baize Huiyin.

She was a girl he met after his first arrival in Gensokyo; her race was the Hakutaku, the beast that controls history.

"Accelerator...sir?!"

But the attack had already hit him.

The bright blue light bullets shot mercilessly toward his body, causing a buzzing sound to instantly fill the air.

"Oh no! This is terrible!!"

When Huiyin realized that the person she had attacked was Accelerator, she immediately showed a panicked and worried expression.

However, a rather peculiar sound effect then emanated from the air.

--reflection.

The blue light bullet was deflected the moment it touched Accelerator's body, but instead of returning the way it came, it was redirected by Accelerator's calculations and corrections, and shot towards the girl's side and rear.

He can control and master any directional attack, regardless of the type of energy it generates.

And so, to the astonishment of Kamishirasawa Keine, the light bullet grazed her body and exploded backward.

The roar caused the human village to shake slightly.

But it all lasted for less than a second, and after a moment, everything returned to calm.

Only Huiyin, the person directly involved, blinked, still stunned and unable to come to her senses.

"Be careful, don't glare your eyes out."

A calm, deep voice came from in front of him. The white-haired, red-eyed monster, unharmed, put his hands in his pockets and looked at him.

It wasn't until this moment that Huiyin finally came to her senses.

"Ah... I'm sorry! It was my fault! I attacked without seeing who it was! Um... I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry!!"

"It's okay, you can't hurt me anyway."

He spoke casually, without dwelling on the misunderstanding.

"More importantly, what's going on here? You should probably explain that to me."

"Ah... I'm sorry! I was so focused on repenting that I really need to explain the situation..."

The woman before him, Huiyin, seemed still quite concerned about the attack she had just suffered. Accelerator didn't say anything, but simply waved his hand, signaling her to continue.

Although, he could more or less guess what was going on.

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Tonight in the human village, people are still living their lives as before, without any difference.

Men, women, and children were all going about their business on the streets, greeting each other when they met. The lights were twinkling, and the village's vibrancy continued unabated.

However, they could not possibly notice the strange changes that occurred tonight.

This includes the changes that have occurred in the village itself.

"So, to ensure the safety of this village, you swallowed up the entire history of the village?"

"It can't be said that it was swallowed up; it was just temporarily covered up, to prevent other monsters from invading."

Accelerator and Shirasawa Keine were walking at the entrance of the village.

The two did not enter the village, because Kamishirasawa Keine had her own things to do.

She stood in front of the sign at the entrance of the village, gazing at the pitch-black outside.

"However, even if I conceal the village, there will still be some powerful monsters that will eventually discover it."

"Like me?"

"Well, Accelerator isn't the kind of person who would attack villages, so I won't be on guard against you..."

"That's true, but didn't you just attack me indiscriminately?"

"Um... I just... didn't see it clearly enough..."

After discussing the previous incident again, the girl in front of him couldn't help but blush. She seemed to feel really sorry and ashamed for attacking Accelerator without seeing him clearly.

Accelerator stopped playing tricks on them.

"In the end, whether it's the village's situation or the monster's situation, there's only one reason for all of this."

"...Yes, that's right."

Huiyin looked up at the sky and fixed her stern gaze on the full moon.

That fake moon, the one that was switched.

"This moon isn't real, and time seems to have completely stopped tonight; the whole night will last forever."

"What does that have to do with you covering up the history of the village?"

"If the night continues, those monsters that attack humans under the cover of darkness will probably not be able to stop."

Monsters are mostly nocturnal creatures. If this night continues like this, then the human village will likely be affected as well.

"So I covered up the history of this village to prevent other monsters from discovering it, but... there are still powerful monsters that can sense all of this, so if they intend to invade this place, I will be responsible for repelling them."

As a beast capable of devouring history, Kamishirasawa Keine must possess considerable power.

Leaving aside weak monsters, even magicians like Alice or Patchouli probably wouldn't be able to defeat her easily.

"It's basically the same as what I guessed."

Accelerator, leaning on his cane, looked at her again.

"However, how long do you intend to keep this village's history hidden?"

Kamishirasawa Keine couldn't help but freeze in place.

"What does this... mean?"

"It's nothing, but if this night is permanent, wouldn't you be burying the history of this village forever... In that case, the people inside can't get out, and nothing outside can interfere with the inside."

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, nor how to continue her train of thought.

Is this really a good thing for the people in this village?

"I…"

"What an incredibly stupid fellow, and you call yourself a monster who controls history... Listen carefully, there's nothing wrong with what you've done."

Looking at Bai Ze, who seemed somewhat at a loss after just a few words from him, the first person pouted with displeasure.

"If it weren't for your protection of this village, the people here would probably have been attacked by countless monsters on this strange night. What you did was not wrong. If it weren't for you, the people here would have been in even more trouble."

"But if this continues..."

If this ominous night continues like this, never to see the light of day again…

"Then that's not something you need to worry about."

"—Huh?"

For a moment, she didn't quite understand what the first person meant.

But Accelerator gave a cold, smirking smile.

"Because, no matter what, I will take care of it all."

"Whether it's the fake moon or the never-ending night, these damn things—I will deal with them without mercy."

"So, you don't need to worry about these things at all, understand? Your job is to take care of this village, isn't it?"

I should be the teacher.

However, conversely, he himself was directly educated on all of this by the human in front of him.

Logically speaking, all of this, whether it be the village or this night, should have nothing to do with him.

…yet he can still say things like that.

Kamishirasawa Keine suppressed her astonishment and finally put on a gentle smile.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Accelerator..."

"There's no need for that, it's just something I did on the spur of the moment, damn it."

The first one turned around indifferently, saying all this as if he were cursing.

"However, to be fair, this is not my ultimate goal in essence."

"...?"

"It's nothing, just a personal matter."

He ignored the girl's question behind him.

Immediately afterwards, he completely left the area of ​​the Human Village.

"Just continue to take care of this village as you have done before, and don't let those monster bastards break in."

"After all, this is what you really want to do, isn't it?"

Boom——! !

With a deafening roar, the ground was mercilessly torn apart.

After the crack, which seemed to symbolize the footprints of a monster, the pale, ghostly figure had completely vanished from the spot.

"...That's right."

Kamishirasawa Keine stared at the spot where the other person had left.

Recalling what he had just said, I smiled knowingly.

"However, Accelerator is truly a person with a unique charm..."

He spoke in a very rude manner, and his tone carried a frightening arrogance.

Yet, the things he does are so considerate of others.

Thinking of this, the woman with long white hair smiled and turned around, returning to the human village.

"...It's making me a little envious."

Chapter 471 The Crazy Rabbit-Eared Girl