One-way traffic

"All energy flows have irregular directions, and these irregularities only occur at this one point, so..."

He applied his power to a specific part of Rem's body.

In an instant, a black and red glow began to shine.

Is this what they call a curse? It certainly has an energy direction that's completely different from ordinary diseases.

But so what?

Even a curse still has a 'direction'.

puff----!!!

"Guwaa ...

In an instant, accompanied by Rem's scream, the black and red light was repelled from her palm like smoke.

Everyone stared wide-eyed.

At this very moment, Rem had already fainted.

Chapter Fifty-Two: Let Me Show You the Ways of the Evil Party

No one expected this.

They had considered the possibility that Beatrice saved Rem, or that Roswaal might have intervened, or even that they might have found the culprit quickly, defeated him, and then rescued Rem.

But there was one situation I never expected, and that was the one that appeared before me.

Rem was saved by Accelerator himself.

"Beatles, how is the spell's reaction?"

"A complete zero, it's almost as if the curse had never been in the first place..."

Even Beatrice, who was extremely skilled in Yin-attribute magic, could hardly imagine this.

Everyone stared in utter astonishment at the figure standing to one side.

The way they looked at him was as if he were a monster.

"It's not a difficult thing."

The person at the top crossed his arms and answered their questions in a very simple tone.

"Theoretically, curses should also be classified into different levels."

"These so-called spells and curses are nothing more than the negative effects caused by simply layering together Yin-attribute magic. The reason you can't remove them is because your magic can only erase one aspect at a time. After erasing the surface Yin-attribute magic, new Yin-attribute magic will continue to be generated from this maid's body."

"That would make things simple. By using my abilities to manipulate the energy direction within this maid's body, I can eradicate the source of power from its very root. To put it simply, it's like cutting off the source of a mountain spring."

Roswaal, Beatrice, and even Puck are all among the most powerful beings in the world of magic.

But their magical knowledge is ultimately limited, or rather, their thought processes have become ingrained habits.

Their magical skill was very high, but someone like Beatrice could think of removing the spells in front of her one by one, but she never thought of erasing the source of the power at its root.

What they did was like shaking the river dry with buckets, but before long, the river would always be covered by new water from the mountain spring.

What Accelerator did was to completely cut off the source of the water flow at its origin.

That's a more refined operation that only his ability to change the direction of energy possesses.

In reality, his computing power is also greatly limited. At least for now, Accelerator's mind can only maintain the level at which he can calculate the human brain.

When he was clearing the virus from Last Order's brain, he didn't even have the extra computing power to activate the bare minimum of reflexes.

However, this does not prevent Accelerator from resolving the current problem.

"So... does that mean Rem can be saved?"

"if not?"

The first one glanced indifferently at Ram.

Is there any other answer?

"—!!"

Ram opened her eyes wide in disbelief and immediately ran to Rem's bedside.

Although the blue-haired demon girl had fainted, her breathing was much more steady than before.

The unhealthy flush on her face had long since disappeared.

In other words, she is now completely out of danger.

"That's great...that's really great!"

Ram hugged the girl on the bed tightly, weeping with joy, tears streaming down her face.

The atmosphere in the room improved slightly.

"…sorry."

The pink-haired maid quickly stood up and bowed to Accelerator in front of her to apologize.

But he seemed completely indifferent.

"What do you plan to do next?"

He looked at Ram in front of him and spoke calmly, as if recounting a story.

“I’ll tell you something. According to the children in the village, the maid named Rem seems to have been bitten by a dog in the village.”

"I couldn't confirm it before, but now I can basically confirm the actual situation."

"And the dog's owner was a girl with long blue braids."

Ram raised his eyebrows slightly.

She rubbed her eyes with both hands to clear away the tears, and then her expression returned to normal.

However, those eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

"Ram will end all of this."

Almost instantly, Ram rushed out of the room.

"Lord Roswaal, I'm sorry, please forgive Ram's stubbornness this time!"

"Hey, Ram! Where are you headed?!"

Without a second thought, Natsuki Subaru quickly followed, staying close behind Ram.

The two left quickly, and no one could hear their footsteps anymore.

It seems they've completely escaped.

"Those two people..."

"If I'm not mistaken, judging from Ram's personality, hmm~ she'll probably go to the village to find the little girl and the little dog that Yifang-kun mentioned, right?"

Rem is Ram's only family, so Ram can't let this end like this.

She was going to avenge her sister.

No matter who the other party is, she will not show any mercy.

"But isn't that dangerous?"

Hatsune Miku quickly spoke up.

"If the enemy is a sorcerer, they might cast another spell on them...!"

"You're right. And, considering what you and Ichika encountered during the day, the enemy doesn't seem to be just an ordinary sorcerer."

Roswaal's tone returned to its usual manner.

"It's very likely that the enemy is a Beastmaster who can control magical beasts, able to command hordes of them to attack. They're skilled in both controlling magical beasts and casting spells. Hmm, it seems this enemy is quite capable!"

If that were the case, it would be dangerous for Ram and Subaru.

The enemy is already very threatening if they are just sorcerers, let alone beast tamers who can control hordes of magical beasts.

"No...we can't just let them go like this!"

Emilia immediately stood up as if she couldn't sit still.

"Roswaal! Let's go find Ram and Subaru together. We can't let them be exposed to danger like this..."

"All of you stay here."

Before Emilia could finish speaking, a figure had already stepped outside the door.

It is a one-way street.

He directly blocked Emilia's path and said these words.

"Um... Mr. Yifang?"

The silver-haired beauty looked over with a surprised expression.

"Why?! Ram and Subaru could be in danger because of this...!"

She couldn't quite understand why the other person was doing this.

"This is a personal grudge."

Then, the first person standing in front of them spoke softly.

"That cowardly bastard hiding behind the scenes already made moves against the people around me during the day, and he did it right under my nose. Do you think I'm going to just sit idly by?"

"If you're considering doing something so incredibly boring, you should be prepared to face the worst possible outcome."

A bloodthirsty smile was revealed on the face of the person in first place.

"This is how the villains operate. Once I've locked onto someone, they won't survive even if they run to the ends of the earth!"

He is not a kind person.

As a top-tier villain, Accelerator would never involve ordinary people in his affairs.

Of course, when it comes to matters concerning himself and his own grudges, he will never show the slightest mercy.

That's what he did.

"I'll go and kill that bastard, and while I'm at it, I'll bring back those two guys who ran away too."

"Yifang! Then I'll go with you too—"

“You stay here too—this is a personal grudge between me and this villain, and it has nothing to do with you guys who have infiltrated it, you stupid young lady.”

He clicked his tongue in annoyance, and Hatsune Miku could only nod reluctantly.

Accelerator slowly walked out of the room, passing by Roswaal.

The court-level magician chuckled thoughtfully.

"He really is a gentle person, Yifang-kun."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Are you out of your mind?"

"He says it's for personal grudges, but he still wants to bring Ramu and Subaru back together. What else could such a person be but gentle?"

"That's why I said that someone like you would never have understood what I was thinking from the beginning."

A truly evil party will not arbitrarily involve unrelated individuals in the matters it seeks to resolve.

Undoubtedly, this matter was originally a personal grudge between Accelerator and Subaru, and Lum and Subaru were just ordinary people who were involved in it.

Therefore, he will inevitably try his best to free these ordinary people from the things they have to deal with.

This is not simply a matter of kindness.

This is the unique aesthetic of a top-tier villain.

"A villainous party...?"

Roswaal chuckled.

"In that case, I'm really looking forward to seeing what this so-called villainous party will actually do!"

"what."

He walked outside, and then—

A maniacal smile spread across his face.