One-way traffic

After being somewhat bewildered by Accelerator's words, Reimu could only helplessly twitch the corner of her mouth.

She and Accelerator walked down the street and came to a house.

There were two guards standing watch in front of the house.

Accelerator looked up and realized that the height of this building far exceeded that of the other residential buildings around it.

"Looks like he's no ordinary guy."

"That's certainly true for the people of the Human Village. As for that person, I usually respect her a lot."

"If even a shady priestess like you values ​​me, then it is indeed somewhat interesting."

"...If you keep saying such pointless things, I'm going to have to teach you a lesson!"

After a brief argument, the two arrived at the main entrance.

"Lady Hakurei, you've finally arrived..."

"Yes, I want to meet your Mr./Ms. [Name] this time."

"Miss Hieda is already waiting inside; you may visit her at any time."

As he spoke, the guard looked at the white-clad figure standing next to Reimu with some surprise.

"So, who is this person...?"

"The person A-Qiu is looking for is him, so there's no need to overthink it."

"Oh, in that case, please come into the room immediately!"

The guards quickly opened the gate, allowing the two to enter.

Faintly, Accelerator could hear comments behind him such as, "That white-haired kid looks so fierce."

Turning his head, he could even see Reimu Hakurei secretly covering her mouth and laughing.

"…Hello."

"Pfft... No, I didn't mean to make fun of you, I just wanted to sneeze."

"You call yourself a priestess, but after all this time you've become like this... Oh well, do as you please."

Too lazy to say anything more, Accelerator continued to follow Reimu Hakurei inside.

After passing through the gate, there is a very large courtyard.

There is a small pond on the right and an open-air corridor on the left.

Directly in front of you is a huge wooden building with a strong Japanese style.

However, from this point onwards, there are no guards stationed at the gate.

Reimu walked directly to the door and then gently knocked.

"Ms. Hieda?"

Although no reply was heard, steady footsteps followed.

The sliding door in front of us was then opened.

Then, what appeared in front of Accelerator and Reimu Hakurei was a very petite figure.

"what…"

The other person was wearing glasses and looked somewhat surprised.

Having witnessed all sorts of beings, Accelerator was no longer surprised by the diverse races within Gensokyo.

However, the girl in front of him really surprised him.

'An ordinary...human?'

At first glance, the vector flow on the other person's body is completely indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person.

She is an ordinary person, just an ordinary girl.

She was wearing a floral kimono and had shoulder-length purple hair.

Above that beautiful hair was a flower-like braid.

The girl's eyes were clear and bright, seemingly without any impurities.

However, there was an inexplicable sense of disharmony about it.

She appears to be only fifteen years old, but Accelerator clearly sensed an aura about her that didn't belong to her age.

"Miss Hakurei, this is..."

"Yes, Ms. Hieda, this is the person you're looking for."

"Huh? It's him...?"

The girl in front of him blinked, seemingly in a daze.

She began to scrutinize Accelerator again, her gaze as if she were seeing something different from what she had expected.

Accelerator met her eyes.

"You're the one who contacted me, aren't you?"

"Ah...yes, anyway, you two, please come in first before we talk!"

The girl quickly composed herself and invited the two of them into the house.

Accelerator was somewhat concerned, but he didn't say anything immediately.

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So the two followed the girl into the room.

This is a very large house, and the interior beams and walls are all made of a dark-colored wooden board.

After leading the two to a room located further inside on the left, the girl brewed the prepared tea.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, here's some tea."

"Not at all, thank you so much for your hospitality, Ms. Hieda."

The conversation between the two girls seemed quite harmonious, but Accelerator's side...

Although he tried his best to maintain a normal demeanor, the girl in front of him was watching him intently the whole time.

It's been like this ever since I was making tea. Basically, whenever I have nothing to do, I'll glance at Accelerator.

This feeling made him feel increasingly strange.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

So he went straight to the point.

Accelerator sat at the table and continued speaking in a casual tone.

"What exactly do you want from me? You've been observing me the whole time, haven't you?"

"Ah... this... I'm sorry..."

"There's no need. Let's not talk about such trivial matters."

He once again brought the girl's eyes to his.

"What exactly do you want from me? All I need to answer is this simple question. Is that why you had this priestess summon me?"

"...Yes, that's true."

"Let's get straight to the point."

She nodded, and then took something out from behind the table.

Accelerator's expression turned surprised again as he looked at her.

Because it was a book.

It was an extremely thick book, almost as big as a person's face.

"That's why I wanted you to come here."

But the girl didn't seem flustered at all when faced with such a huge book.

She skillfully flipped through the pages of the book in her hands, and just like that, she found a specific page.

Upon seeing the information on it, Accelerator was even more astonished.

Because it contained several words that he was very familiar with.

Accelerator.

What was written on it was his own name.

"My name is Hieda Akyuu, and then..."

"I hope you can help me complete this entry about you, Mr. Accelerator."

Gensokyo Origins

These words were prominently displayed on the cover of the book.

Chapter 480 Archives

The history of this Gensokyo actually spans hundreds, thousands of years... and possibly even longer.

Humans, monsters, and many other diverse beings, even gods, all exist in this ancient and mysterious land.

In order to record all of this long history, I wrote down the story of Gensokyo.

Tales belonging to humans, monsters, gods, and... to history itself.

And among them, there was one that even I considered incredibly special.

In the book I recorded, titled "The Origin of Gensokyo," the powerful humans and youkai were separated into Heroic Tales and Youkai Encyclopedia, respectively.

but.

Among them, however, there is a completely separate column, entirely different from the other two.

The following are items belonging to this category.

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"A monster with white hair and red eyes"

Accelerator

Ability: The ability to manipulate the direction of energy (approximately).

Risk level: Moderate

Human friendliness: High

Race: human

Main activity areas: Any place where mutations may occur.

Even though I have made very detailed records about other monsters and humans, this one is quite different from the others.

He is a human who looks to be around sixteen or seventeen years old. He has fair skin and exudes an invisible aura of oppression. His hair is a rare white color and his eyes are a rare red color. He usually likes to wear white clothes and pants, and his style of dress does not belong to any faction within Gensokyo.

It is said that everything about him comes from information from the outside world, and he suddenly appeared in Gensokyo not long before I started recording it. When I was investigating the relevant information, everyone who provided the information had a very peculiar opinion of him. Even the Hakurei Shrine Maiden's evaluation of him was something like, "It's completely unimaginable that there could be such a human being in the world."

It is said that he carries a very twisted aura, even the aura of a god, but even so, he still seems to refer to himself as an ordinary human being, and he has always referred to himself as human when it comes to race.

Such superpowered individuals are extremely rare in Gensokyo. While being human, they possess unique abilities that have reached the same level as the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, something that is difficult for anyone to imagine at present.

Furthermore, his appearance makes it difficult to determine his specific gender, and he always uses a huge silver cane for support. According to others, this seems to be because he has some kind of arm injury, so he needs to use the cane to support himself for short periods of time.

--ability.

The power to manipulate the direction of energy... In reality, it's difficult to figure out the true nature of this ability. I only came to this conclusion after being asked by various people.

As the name suggests, his ability seems to be able to reflect all attacks he receives from enemies back the way they came, whether physical, magical, or other types of attacks.

In addition, he himself seems to be able to achieve unimaginable levels by relying on this ability.

For example, this ability allows one to fly higher and run faster. According to Aya Shameimaru, who claims to be the fastest person in Gensokyo, she possesses a speed like the wind. However, Accelerator is even faster than her. For Aya Shameimaru, he possesses an overwhelming speed that is like teleportation.

Beyond that, it seems to possess a variety of diverse attack methods. Some people have even claimed to have witnessed a huge, glowing white sphere somewhere in Gensokyo, and even witnessed an exaggerated event where it could easily knock away a youkai dozens of meters high by itself.

In addition, even the sage of youkai, the boundary youkai Yakumo Yukari, had a very high opinion of him.