One-way traffic

"What's there to interrogate? What's there to interrogate? We've already figured out each other's reasons for fighting, haven't we?"

"No...that's not the point! Don't just bring up combat-related things as soon as you open your mouth!"

After that, a series of new footsteps suddenly came from behind the two of them.

"Whoaaaaahh ...

"What...? What are you talking about, Black and White?!"

"It's true! If you don't believe me, Remi, just look up for yourself!"

The footsteps grew louder, and... the sounds of familiar people.

Accelerator and Alice turned around together.

A black and white magician riding a broom, a vampire floating in mid-air, and a silver-haired maid following behind.

And the red and white shrine maiden who can fly in mid-air even on the moon using forces of unknown origin.

Why did you two end up here?

"No one says that only a few of you can come to the moon."

Accelerator's consistently indifferent response made Reimu somewhat displeased.

"That's not what I meant... I wanted to ask how you got here!!"

"Hmm...like you guys, I probably just took a vehicle to get here...right?"

"What does 'just like us' mean? Did you build a rocket too?"

"So, those kinds of things can be made so easily, right?"

"Wow! Wouldn't it be so convenient to come to the moon in the future?!"

"Spare me! I really don't want to come back to this desolate place, the kind of place only moon people would stay!"

And so, the girls from Gensokyo reunited in the City of the Moon.

…Even so, Accelerator didn't like the atmosphere. The girls were too noisy, and the reasons for their noise were quite unreasonable.

"...Finally, everyone's here."

"what?"

But then, a sound came from inside the pit.

The others all turned their attention to that direction. Accelerator narrowed his eyes, while he simply raised his hand.

A gust of wind blew by, and the bodies of the three girls were placed in front of them.

"Ugh... Ouch... It hurts..."

"Big sister... are you alright...?"

Princess Yorihime and Princess Toyohime helped each other up from the ground.

"Hey…"

"Are you kidding me?"

The girls from Gensokyo stood frozen in place, completely stunned.

"That girl named Yorihime is here too?"

"No, that's not the point! That guy just gave us a real beating—it hurt!!"

"I wasn't punished, you black and white rat! Watch your words!"

These are the words Remilia, who was the first to be easily killed by Watatsuki Yorihime during their battle, said to Marisa.

"But then again, this guy is ridiculously strong... so how did she end up like this?"

"It's really unbelievable... wait a minute."

They all realized one thing during their discussion.

So, the girls coordinated their gazes and turned to Accelerator.

"...I haven't killed you yet, so there's no need to look at me like that."

"And you didn't even kill me... Are you even human?!"

"You managed to beat that guy up like that, so the person next to him must be her sister, right? You wouldn't even spare her sister!"

"Wow, it's not even human-level inside or out, in every sense of the word."

My mistake; discussing issues with these guys is a brainless thing to do no matter how you look at it.

Having fully realized this in his heart, Accelerator stopped paying attention to the girls' various comments.

He walked directly up to the three people from the Moon Capital.

To be precise, it was in front of the Hermit Detective.

"You seem to have something else to say?"

As the first person to be completely defeated by Accelerator, Hishigami Tanjo should have suffered the most severe injuries.

But looking at her now, she doesn't seem to be in any serious condition.

With the help of the two Moon Princesses, the Goddess of the Moon stood up and looked at the first person in front of her.

"I was somewhat worried about the intensity at first, but now that I've experienced it all firsthand, I have no problem at all."

"You... how dare you say such a thing! So you're the one who arranged for those robots to invade Gensokyo!"

Even though Marisa had never met the Detective Heroine, she could still tell who she was based on what the other woman was saying.

"Even if they are from the moon, they have gone too far. Invading Gensokyo has completely crossed the line of tolerance!"

"Yes, I know very well what it feels like to be invaded."

The more Marisa spoke, the stranger the expression on the Detective's face became.

Even his tone of voice became intriguing.

"Ultimately, what was our specific motive for invading Gensokyo?"

“…Huh?”

It was a question that seemed very simple, but everyone was stunned by it.

Reimu couldn't help but blink.

"You... sent those robots to directly invade Gensokyo, wasn't it to seize Gensokyo and make it your Lunar Capital's territory?"

"That's certainly true, that's the goal of our Lunar Capital. However... what exactly is our purpose in doing this? What is our reason? I don't think any of you know."

Those intriguing words made the girls realize once again an extreme sense of eeriness.

Moreover, speaking of which—

"...Why is there not a single person in the Lunar Capital?"

“That’s right, isn’t that a question too? Where have all the people of the Moon Capital gone? Although the answer is that I made them all go to the Dream World for refuge, the real question is—why would the residents of the Moon Capital go to the Dream World?”

Even though the girls found the question absurd, Accelerator's mind gradually found a clear path.

Because the female detective just mentioned a very crucial word.

"You just said, 'seek refuge'?"

"Hmph... So you finally realized it?"

She gave a helpless yet calm smile.

"Not long ago, a huge meteor streaked across the surface of the moon. According to data from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the meteor was almost the same size as the moon, and it came from the direction of your Earth."

"But that's not the real reason we're going to attack the ground."

Helping the Detective Xishen to her feet, she then spoke, word by word.

"The real reason for attacking the ground is actually quite simple."

"Because we are also the ones being invaded."

The moment those words were spoken.

A strong gust of wind blew directly from the front of the Moon Capital.

It was a scarlet color, like a destructive wind that seemed to sweep away life.

boom--! ! ! !

The wind blew away the dust in one breath, stirring up destruction.

“Wu——?!”

"Then, what is that?!"

The girls of Gensokyo were all affected by this hurricane.

They couldn't help but look in the direction from which the wind was coming.

At the end of the wind's path lies an area located in the deepest and largest part of the Moon Capital.

From here, you can see a very large ancient Chinese palace located at the deepest part of that area.

It looks just like an ancient imperial palace.

"That place... is the residence of the highest royal family of the Moon Capital. In fact, it had already become like this before you came to this planet."

"How is that possible... If that's the case, why didn't we notice any of this during the battle just now?!"

"No, it's not that I didn't notice."

Accelerator stood in front of the group, frowning.

"It's probably some guy out there who doesn't want us to find it."

Then, just like to cater to this statement from Accelerator.

The crimson hurricane that swept in from afar suddenly transformed into an even more terrifying gale.

clack clack clack-

Wherever the wind swept, even the ground and houses were reduced to ashes.

A terrifying gale was sweeping toward the girls at incredible speed.

"This is bad... If I get touched by that thing, it won't end well!"

Marisa and Remilia immediately realized what was happening.

The girls all wore serious expressions as they took out their own spell cards, their aim being to completely block the gust of wind.

"No, your strength is no match for the power of that thing."

But before that, there were people who were faster than them.

The first one stood in front of them and raised an arm.

"The guy who caused all this is right there in the back."

Immediately afterwards, the pure aurora exploded.

Pure white, as if capable of purifying the world, unfolded behind him in an instant.

They are wings.

However, it is not the ultimate black, but a pure white that represents protection.

The sublimation power, capable of devouring even shadows and blocking all attacks, exploded from behind Accelerator in an instant, transforming into a pair of pure white wings over a hundred meters long.

White wings extended from the left and right sides, eventually enveloping the girl and Accelerator themselves.

Wow——! !

A sound like raindrops hitting the ground came from outside the protective shield formed by the wings.

Even so, the pair of white wings remained unmoved, and neither the girl inside nor Accelerator were affected in the slightest.

"What...what exactly happened?"

"I get it... that guy, the real reason these moon people invaded our land is because their lunar capital was also invaded by others!"

"Invasion...of the Lunar Capital?"