One-way traffic

A huge shadow falling from the sky.

"Again...?"

Boom! The enormous shadow crashed directly into the forest. Although it didn't cause much damage to the surrounding area, the sheer force of the impact still shook the entire forest.

Alice knew exactly what it was.

From this, you can see that it should be something like a wasp... but its body is made entirely of machinery.

This is an armament deployed by the Moon People to Gensokyo, intended for their invasion of the land... This should be their second landing since that mechanical spider.

and.

The area where that thing landed was not far from the territory of the human village.

"If we leave the village unattended, the people there will definitely be affected!"

Alice didn't see what the mechanical spider looked like with her own eyes; she only heard about it from Reimu and Accelerator. It was said that it could turn the surrounding bushes and ground into wasteland and even nullify the power of priestesses.

But she had no idea what would happen if that thing got into a human village.

What would happen if that power, capable of scorching trees and the environment, even for just a moment, came into contact with a human?

She could hardly imagine such a thing.

And when the girl realized this.

My body has already started moving unconsciously.

Bang! At this moment, Alice had already entered a state of high-speed flight in one breath.

Her body moved with the speed of the wind, charging forward at high speed, surrounded by several petite dolls who also drew their weapons.

Before the mechanical wasp could react, Alice had already launched a massive attack on it.

Boom——! ! !

Countless spears and magical projectiles were fired forward at extremely high speeds.

Alice's attack landed squarely on the mechanical wasp's body.

She had barely come to her senses after doing all of this.

however.

A trail of smoke dissipated, and the enormous figure reappeared before it.

"It's not working...?"

Magic attacks and spear attacks were completely ineffective against that guy.

The outer shell of the unknown metal was not something that a spear could break through. Alice's magic, which should have caused great damage, was completely neutralized by some unknown technology.

Just like Reimu's situation back then, the machines created by the Lunar Capital possess the ability to ignore the powers of the youkai and humans in Gensokyo.

The mechanical wasps were already hurtling towards him at high speed.

In contrast to this situation, Alice seemed to have lost all ability to resist.

—Now, there's absolutely no way to stop them.

But just as this thought took shape...

Above the sky.

A pale light, brighter than moonlight, fell like a shooting star in an instant.

*Snap!*

Its overwhelming speed and power completely crushed the mechanical wasp's body with a single blow.

It was torn in two by the powerful impact, and countless mechanical parts emerged from the inside. Then—in order to ensure that the monster was completely incapacitated, the other party even tore off the metal wings that could cut through trees with just a few fingers.

In just a short moment, the mechanical monster, which was capable of completely ignoring Alice's abilities, was completely reduced to scrap metal scattered all over the ground.

"I said."

A pale figure slowly emerged from the slowly rising flames.

He looked calmly at the girl in front of him.

"I remember you were supposed to have absolutely no interest in humans, so why did you try to stop this guy in the first place?"

This is like Alice asking Accelerator a question herself.

However, at this moment, the girl was completely unable to answer the question.

"You and I are basically the same, and the reasons for our actions are essentially the same...is that right?"

The first one is very clear about what Alice is thinking about herself at this moment.

and so.

"So, there's basically no difference between your situation and mine."

He left behind only this one sentence, then turned and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

All that remained was the wreckage of the machine, still slowly burning.

And the conflicted girl who was struggling to think about all of this.

Chapter 486 The Incredible Person Who Flies Through the Universe

Then, time sped up once again.

Several days have passed since the last time.

This time, Accelerator didn't sit casually by the eaves as before. As if he had been prepared, he stayed in the outer area of ​​the Magic Forest.

Unlike the deeper parts of the forest, this place doesn't have such dense woods where you can see everything in the sky at a glance.

At a certain point in time.

Ichiban Kogyo leaned against a tree and then opened his eyes.

"Is it time?"

A sentence with an unclear meaning was almost blurted out.

At that very moment, the entire earth seemed to tremble violently.

But Accelerator was not surprised at all.

He remained leaning against the tree, while the tremors that swept across the earth grew increasingly violent.

It didn't take long.

Suddenly, a loud roar came from a distant direction.

It sounded just like a missile hitting the ground, but there was no explosion or damage in the surrounding area.

However, a pure white straight line suddenly appeared in the sky.

That straight line was clearly the gas left behind by something, and looking at the end of the line... one could discover that it was something that did not actually belong to this Gensokyo at all.

Its upper part has a house-like structure, while its lower part is surrounded by all sorts of huge jet-like objects.

At its very top is a cone-shaped triangular body.

That is a technological product that should never exist in this Gensokyo under any circumstances.

Accelerator raised his head, gazing at the shadow slowly disappearing into the horizon, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Those monsters who have no scientific knowledge at all actually managed to make a rocket in one go!"

Several days ago, a technological marvel—a rocket—had been secretly being built inside Gensokyo.

Remilia and the other vampires collected materials and built the rocket based on blueprints they gathered from the outside world. In the end, they successfully built a huge rocket from scratch.

Even though the rocket itself looks very strange, with the cockpit even being constructed by stuffing an entire house into the center, the rocket has been successfully manufactured and is ready for launch.

According to Yukari Yakumo's previous plan, there should already be several people assigned to the Rocket team.

Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and the two girls from the Scarlet Devil Mansion—these should be the top choices for Rocket.

Before that, the moon rabbit girl who came from the moon had already left Gensokyo using some kind of tool she used to get there, and returned to the Lunar Capital ahead of time. This was arranged by Eirin Yagokoro herself.

Originally, the rocket would have taken several days to reach the moon, but with the help of Yakumo Yukari's abilities and some technological assistance, the rocket can now reach the moon in about a day with the help of various propulsion magic.

The relevant personnel have already departed for their destinations, so there's no need for me to think about this matter anymore.

Accelerator walked to a clearing in the bushes.

"The moon...?"

then.

The first person then raised his hand, and the karmic fire of hell burned between his palms.

He threw the scythe named Nathos in front of him, and then the scythe transformed into a red and silver supercar.

The rocket that Remilia and the others built has completely broken away from Gensokyo, and if I want to go to the Lunar Capital, I will need the power of the rocket to do so.

However, the current number one does not intend to rely on that kind of thing.

Are you planning to catch up with them?

Just as Accelerator was about to step into the sports car, a voice came from behind him, stopping him in his tracks.

He turned around calmly.

The blonde doll-maker girl stood there with her arms crossed.

"So, you're planning to go to the moon like Reimu and the others. In that case, why don't you ride on that rocket with them?"

“My goals are fundamentally different from those guys’ goals.”

As he spoke, he entered the car.

"Besides, even if you manage to fly to outer space with those rockets, you don't really think you can safely reach a place like the moon, do you?"

"Do you think their rocket... will crash en route?"

"It won't get that bad, but it will most likely explode completely upon landing."

No matter what, they were a bunch of monsters, and the rockets they built would eventually have flaws.

Accelerator was aware of this, but he did not get involved in the rocket's manufacturing process.

That's because he still has other things to do.

"I will choose a different path to the moon, precisely because my ultimate goal is completely different from those guys'. They have their own things to do, and I have mine."

Although Alice didn't know exactly what Accelerator was referring to, she had basically guessed over the past few days that Accelerator would definitely go to the moon.

only--

At this moment, he still couldn't forget the words he had said that night.

"Like This."

then.

Alice then moved to the right side of the car without hesitation.

Click.

The girl opened the car door and quickly sat down in the passenger seat.

Even Accelerator didn't anticipate this.

"What...what are you doing?"

"Since you're going to the moon, take me with you."

"...What kind of bullshit are you talking about? Do you know where that is? That's the universe! If you're not careful, you might be stuck there forever and never come back!"

The first one frowned, looking at the girl in front of him with displeasure.

"Listen carefully, I have no idea what will happen to monsters or other people once they get to space in this thing. Outer space is absolutely unsuitable for life to continue. It's very possible that your body will be instantly turned into a pile of minced meat by various harmful rays and the vacuum environment. Even so—"

Even so, isn't this your first time in outer space?

Alice looked at Accelerator and calmly said those words.

He fell silent.

Actually, this wasn't the first time. Accelerator had previously traveled to an area in space created by Academy City that resembled a residential area, but he could only get there by using a device like a space elevator.