One-way traffic

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Like the claws of a ferocious beast, two hands swept across the area.

His hands were like sharp claws, tearing the monsters' bodies apart mercilessly with his five fingers. The splattered blood was sucked in by the gale in mid-air, blowing the monsters' remains far away along with it.

It didn't even take a second.

The supernatural tales and supernatural phenomena that could inflict a fatal psychological blow on ordinary humans were ruthlessly crushed by the white monster before them.

Ding--

Even though the train's roof had been lifted, the sound of an announcement came through.

"Murder! Murder!"

"We are very sorry~ Due to the sudden attack and derailment of the train~ our priority will be dealing with the meat that ran inside the train~"

"Dear passengers, due to the fierce resistance of the 'meat' inside the train, please kill them immediately upon discovery!"

A strange sound came from a broadcast somewhere unknown.

At the same time, Accelerator also began to realize it.

Even if I've already dealt with those inhuman, ghostly things.

From behind the destroyed train, countless dark shadows still appeared.

"Hmph, supernatural things really can't be understood with common sense."

bang——

Just then, the train suddenly started moving.

"...?"

The train, which should have been destroyed by Accelerator and was theoretically incapacitated, slowly began to move, dragging its tattered rear end.

pat.

Then, various other sounds came from behind.

Turning my gaze to the rear carriages of the train… there, the same dark figures from before kept emerging.

They were those dwarfs who resembled apes.

They slowly approached, wielding all sorts of weapons.

machete, digging spoon, mechanical gear, saw, axe...

They held various weapons in their hands and turned their gaze in this direction.

The train was already moving slowly.

It seems that even destroying the train won't stop it... We have to find a way to get out of here.

"Open your eyes."

"Eh... is it... all better now?"

Himeno Mikoto opened her eyes in surprise, only to see countless dwarves slowly approaching.

--Alas!!

The girl was immediately startled.

But before she could react, the person on the other side had already grabbed her arm.

Accelerator didn't even glance at the train behind him.

"Hold on tight."

The next moment.

The first person's body shot out in a straight line like a rocket.

Boom! As he grabbed Mikoto Himeno's body and flew forward, the impact of the train he stepped on crushed both trains.

Huge explosions kept coming from behind.

“Aa ...

The girl in his arms was naturally terrified. She clung tightly to his arm, not daring to turn around or even open her eyes.

The flames and shockwave from the explosion surged directly towards the two of them from behind.

Of course, that's meaningless to the person in first place.

As they grabbed Mikoto Himeno's body, the reflective membrane extended directly onto her, allowing the two to completely avoid the energy direction of the explosion and impact, and then escape forward at extreme speed.

Boom! A pale shadow shot out from inside the station.

The explosion completely destroyed the station; it's hard to imagine that a train that had already been damaged could generate such a massive amount of energy.

That is precisely why we should not apply common sense from the real world to such supernatural phenomena.

“Ah… ow…”

"You can open your eyes now."

Only after feeling her feet firmly planted on the ground did Mikoto Himeno slowly open her eyes.

The two were in a forest outside the village.

From here, you can see into the distance that the original train station exit has been completely destroyed by the previous explosion.

That strange little town was also buried behind the cave entrance, and it seems impossible to get back there by ordinary means.

Of course, nobody wants to go back to that kind of place.

"What... was that... just now...?"

"Who knows? It'll probably just be the same thing as last time."

Recalling the first attack she had ever encountered, Mikoto Himeno's face turned deathly pale.

"A paranormal...event..."

"By the way, this place is not the real world, but it is not your dream either."

"What...does that mean?"

Under Mikoto Himeno's bewildered gaze, Accelerator looked once more into the distance—deep into the forest.

"Your dream did attract these kinds of supernatural beings and ghosts, but ordinary ghosts and monsters don't have the ability to create such a large space."

"These guys probably used your dream as a medium to connect directly to a different dimension. In other words, this place is not just your dream, but another real dimension that humans cannot reach."

"Leaving here is no problem, but you can't just leave. You have to find a specific singularity to return to the normal world."

If it's just one person using the OnePass, then of course there's no problem. He can come and go as he pleases without worrying about anything.

However, since this place is essentially a connection point mediated by Mikoto Himeno's dream, she must pass through specific singularities to return safely to the normal world.

It's easy to imagine what kind of danger Mikoto Himeno would have encountered if Accelerator hadn't arrived in her dream; it's simply unimaginable.

"Then... what is this so-called singularity...?"

"No need to worry about it."

The first person had already answered the question before the girl even asked it.

"Follow this forest to the deepest part; that's the singularity area of this other dimension."

Accelerator directly detected the actual location of that specific point by observing the anomalies in energy in the atmosphere.

Everything is ready; now all we need to do is find our way in that direction.

"what…"

I understood all the explanations.

But that's exactly why.

Himeno Mikoto then felt her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Ugh... Ahh..."

Tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

In this nightmarish place, after experiencing such a terrifying ordeal all by myself, I finally met someone who could rescue me and give me a chance to live.

"Hey…"

"I'm...sorry...but I'm...really...really scared...!"

Ultimately, she's just a teenage girl.

Encountering strange events suddenly is already hard to accept, let alone experiencing two such incidents directly now.

In a nightmarish alternate dimension, he is all alone, facing endless fear of danger and the unknown.

Let alone high school or junior high school students, even an adult would probably be so frightened by such a thing that they would have a mental breakdown.

...This is really troublesome.

It is precisely because he saw this that Accelerator thought in this way.

He raised his hand, and something like flames appeared in his palm.

That was a sickle called Nathos.

"Instead of staying in one place, it's better to do your best to slowly move in the direction of hope."

Then, the scythe detached itself from the monster's hand and transformed into a silver and red supercar.

"Get in the car, at least there's another person who can come with you."

"As long as there is still the motivation to move forward, there is no need to back down and give up here."

The girl stood frozen in place, as if stunned.

Is this... a dream?

The idol I've always admired is now standing right in front of me, inspiring me...?

"Well, that..."

"Huh...? I mean, at least wipe your tears before you talk to others."

"I'm sorry...! Thank you... thank you so much, Accelerator-sama... ah no!! I mean sir—ooh!"

The girl in front of him couldn't help but blush.

What should I do... No, I accidentally said the name I was thinking of... right in front of my idol!

So embarrassing!!!

Accelerator curled his lip and ignored Mikoto Himeno, who was behaving inexplicably in front of him.

The two got into the car together.

The moment the car door was closed, it felt as if the dark and eerie world outside and the interior space had been completely separated into two separate worlds.

Mikoto Himeno even felt that her breathing had become much easier.

Is that place very far away?

"It will only take a few minutes to get there."

The first person glanced at the map on the bus and said calmly.

"No, it should be said that it will only take a dozen seconds to reach the station."

Eh?

At first, Himeno Mikoto couldn't understand the meaning of those words, but then—

Without hesitation, Accelerator stepped on the gas.

Bang! ! !

Then, the car sped straight off the cliff at supersonic speed.

"Huh?! Wait, wait a minute!!!"

Accompanied by the girl's incredulous scream, the car, which had transformed into a shooting star, sped into the depths of the forest.