One-way traffic

That holistic awareness—she intentionally took back all the auxiliary calculations that had been lent to her.

And he could probably guess the reason why he did this.

In fact, even without the auxiliary calculations of the Misaka Network, it wouldn't be a problem. He doesn't need to care about such a little bit of useless computing power.

But Accelerator took a bitter breath.

After taking a bite of the bitter food and drinking some hot water, I felt a little better.

"Where is that... person from before?"

"You don't need to know this, just eat your food."

He deliberately used a fierce tone to steer clear of the question, just to prevent Hatsune Miku from recalling what happened before.

The girl stared at the figure whose back was to her.

Then, she closed her eyes tightly and opened them briefly.

That's it.

She hugged him from behind with both hands.

"you…!!"

"There's no need for me to shoulder this all by myself anymore."

Accelerator, who was about to say something, was silenced by her words.

The first person was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

"You... are blaming yourself because you couldn't save me in time, which almost put me in unavoidable danger."

"..."

"it does not matter."

Hatsune Miku slumped her entire weight onto Accelerator's back, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I've always understood your thoughts, and I know very well that this is definitely not your fault."

"...So stop giving me such pointless ideas. Don't let something like this make you think, 'I'm not strong enough, so I'm dragging you down.'"

"No, I won't. I know you don't like me having such thoughts."

She spoke softly and gently.

"So, we two idiots, we can't keep blaming ourselves like this, no matter what."

"..."

There's no need to spout any grand theories anymore.

To date, these two have had countless experiences with both verbal communication and spiritual exchange.

Even without saying anything, they can completely understand each other's thoughts.

"It's a little cold."

"I felt absolutely nothing."

"That's because your reflexes don't get cold... Idiot, I don't have that kind of convenient ability, you have no romance at all..."

The girl pouted and then playfully punched his chest with her little fist, as if she were being coquettish.

"The rain... keeps falling."

"Ah...that's true, it should stop tomorrow morning."

Even so, it will take a whole night before it stops.

So—the girl put her arm around his shoulder.

With a mischievous grin, the little devil raised the corners of his mouth, and Hatsune Miku pulled him tightly into the cave.

"So...we'll have the whole night here together until the rain stops tomorrow morning. We'll spend the night together."

"...So what?"

"Idiot, you shouldn't say that!"

She yanked off the coat that Accelerator had draped over her shoulders.

The first person looked at her with some surprise, while Hatsune Miku gently rubbed her entire delicate and plump body against him.

"On this night, don't you really feel cold at all, not even a little bit?"

Faced with this scene, Accelerator could only remain speechless, pursing his lips in exasperation.

…This is really troublesome, damn it.

The rainy night continued indefinitely.

As the heavy rain continued to fall, Accelerator and her thoughts remained filled with helplessness and tenderness.

Chapter 558 What to do when a soft girl turns into a cunning one?

Her blurry eyes slowly opened.

So, in terms of perceived time, it is indeed morning.

Looking out from the cave, the torrential rain from last night had stopped sometime ago, but the outside environment was still ashen, just like yesterday.

Hatsune Miku slowly sat up from the grass that had been laid out.

The hazy feeling from last night still lingers throughout my body.

The girl blinked, waking herself from her half-asleep state, and lifted the white coat covering her.

"Wow...Wow..."

She got up, yawning, and slowly walked to the entrance of the cave.

The sky was dark red, and the air was gray.

The black ash falling from the sky seemed to have no end in sight.

Everything was just like yesterday; it was impossible to even determine whether it was day or night.

"What exactly has happened in this world...?"

Recalling everything that happened yesterday, Hatsune Miku's thoughts became even heavier.

Like a world after a catastrophe, where heaven and earth are completely destroyed, humanity is relegated to a lowly position like insects, and various strange races roam the world.

Hatsune Miku straightened her clothes and then headed towards the inside of the cave.

After waking up, I didn't see the person who was supposed to be with me, but I could still feel their presence.

Behind the cave was a bottomless darkness, like a deep abyss.

This did not frighten the girl.

Ignoring the dimness, she focused her mental energy throughout her body and then unleashed a circular barrier that covered her entire body.

A blue and white fluorescent glow surrounded him.

She lightly touched her toes, and her body floated down like a piece of paper.

then.

At the deepest end of the cave, a figure stood there.

"They're already up?"

"Well, it's become a physical habit after all."

It was a somber voice, but Hatsune Miku didn't react much to this somewhat frightening voice.

The white figure, which even the surrounding darkness could not conceal, stood inside the cave.

The girl leaped to his side.

Hatsune Miku looked ahead into the abyss... and there was something there.

In the darkness, there was an enormous, colossal creature.

"It looks huge... Is it the remains of some kind of creature?"

"Do not."

Accelerator only answered with simple words.

"It is a product of technology."

In an instant, their bodies fell down simultaneously.

Boom!! The layer of rock covering the surface was blasted away by the vector impact generated by the first falling object.

but.

Upon landing, the feeling underfoot was not the same as the rocky feel of the surrounding environment.

It was some kind of man-made metal—it felt like a deck.

"This is?"

"I've been observing it for a while now, and judging from its overall structure, it's probably a spaceship."

As he spoke, he dismantled another deck beneath his feet with his bare hands.

The interior is not completely dark.

If, as he says, this behemoth is indeed a spaceship, then this light is coming from the spaceship's cockpit.

The entire pitch-black cave was instantly illuminated by the first dazzling ray of light.

Huge, jungle-like steel limbs were scattered all around the thing; even if it were a spaceship, it certainly wouldn't be able to fly anymore.

Ignoring this, Accelerator continued to move towards the driver's cab.

The entire layout of the room was revealed to the two of them.

"So clean... How come a crashed spaceship is so well preserved?"

"As one of the most important areas of a spacecraft, the cockpit is usually protected with the highest level of security measures, which is similar to that of an airplane."

However, this also illustrates one point.

Since this is a completely enclosed protected area that is not affected by the outside world.

Perhaps, some creatures on this spaceship... can also survive here.

In a place beyond the reach of Accelerator and Hatsune Miku's peripheral vision, the crimson glow had already locked onto the two of them.

Like a demon, a drooling monster.

Their mouths were twisted, their eyes devoid of any intelligence; instinctive hunting and violence filled their eyes and actions.

Judging from their blood, these two people are completely human.

For humans, it's food, or defenseless insects.

They can only be slaughtered by them.

With this instinctive thought in mind, about three or four monsters pounced on them without any mercy.

——Crack.

There was no chance to fight back; the invisible barrier forcefully intercepted all of their actions.

In an instant, their limbs twisted, and their bodies became unimaginable arcs.

The monsters could not understand until the very last moment what had happened to them and to these human monkeys.

boom--

Thus, relying solely on reflection, about three or four demon species were instantly killed.

Accelerator paid no attention to what was happening behind him; he was focused solely on the various sophisticated devices in the cockpit.

What are you going to do?

"Since it's a spaceship, it should have left behind some controllable equipment."

To create such a technologically advanced spaceship, there must be some devices inside that cannot be destroyed by ordinary physical effects.

Click—the light flashed.