One-way traffic

Although Accelerator had never seen these things before, he was able to do some of them by relying on the various kinds of knowledge in his head.

Then, something like a projector was projected directly into the air.

"This is…?"

"It's probably an intelligence map."

The projector displayed a world map-like layout, complete with various text descriptions and color-coded sections.

Although the specific text was incomprehensible, the two relied on their instincts to guess—

"It's probably an intelligence map about strategic factions."

Accelerator tried to take a look at the information on the map.

First, it can be determined that it was not any language he could understand.

However, even though I've never seen it, I can still get a general idea of ​​what it's about just by looking at the overlapping text and images on the map.

Factions, land, sky, islands, wings, flight, warships, dragons, races—

"Tsk, there's still too little usable information."

After looking around, Accelerator couldn't help but curse.

If he had a whole book to study, like he did back at Roswaal's mansion, he could understand the language standard of a world in about thirty seconds.

Accelerator sat in the driver's seat and pressed various buttons on the dashboard.

Then all sorts of information burst forth.

However—after a detailed analysis, Accelerator couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"...A divine species? The One God? The Star Grail...?"

He vaguely sensed a sensation within his heart—a sensation akin to bioelectricity.

Although it had been a long time, he knew exactly what it meant.

This is a system notification to itself.

The key to conquering this world lies within these lines of text.

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Then, spend about a minute organizing all the information and text, and another thirty-eight and a half seconds reorganizing all the intelligence.

Accelerator opened his eyes again.

"So that's how it is. No wonder those bastards treated humans so badly."

"Huh…?"

Hatsune Miku is still in the dark, but Accelerator has already figured everything out.

"So, you already know everything?"

"I can't say I understand everything, because I can only understand what's recorded here. If there's anything not recorded, then I have no idea."

He got up from the driver's seat and looked at Hatsune Miku, whose face was full of shock.

"This damned place has been embroiled in an absurd battle that has been going on for who knows how long."

According to the records on the spaceship, that's roughly what it said.

There are countless races in the world.

These races were created by the gods, and the gods—along with their own creations—chose to attack other races.

The battles between gods, and the desperate fighting among the races under their banners.

The battle lasted a long time, seemingly endless, with no end in sight.

The sky was torn apart, the earth was cracked, and it seemed that something called the sun once existed in the world.

However, because the ground was torn apart, the entire sky became a deathly silence.

And so the sun was obscured by the blood-red sky, as was the moon.

The spirits that were meant to bring healing to the world turned into these scattered black ash after their deaths.

Most races, including humans, will suffer from necrosis once they come into contact with this black ash.

If it gets into your eyes, it will cause blindness; if it gets on your skin, it will burn; and if it accidentally gets into your mouth, it may even burn your throat and internal organs completely.

then.

"According to what this says, there are about fifteen races that have been recorded with names and surnames."

In this world, the fewest recorded cases are those of humans who are regarded as mere insects.

They don't even qualify as a complete race.

These races, which have names and surnames, include the so-called forest elves, dragon elves, goblins, and orcs—

The only thing that doesn't exist is the human race.

"How... could it be..."

"You witnessed it before, right? The guy who attacked you last time was probably a creature called the Skywing. These guys have always regarded humans as mere insects."

Because of this.

Azriel, a member of the Skywing race, would only become so interested if she saw that a mere insect (human) had the ability to fly into the sky and kill other insects.

Come to think of it.

If, in their original world, talking insects or creatures capable of doing things they shouldn't be able to do suddenly appeared, humans would also be curious.

However, despite their curiosity, they would never be afraid of it.

Because they know.

No matter how unique they are, insects are still insects. Because they are insects, they deserve to be bullied at will. The lives of insects are not worth caring about.

It's just that simple a principle.

Hatsune Miku remained silent.

After traveling through various worlds, she has come to know many dark aspects that ordinary people cannot perceive.

But only here.

Humans are not even as good as insects—this is truly the first time I've encountered a world of this caliber.

"So... what should we do next?"

When faced with questions about Hatsune Miku, Accelerator simply focused on one of the speculated words.

Based on a rough understanding of its meaning—it roughly means "star cup"—the word likely refers to a celestial body.

—After obtaining the Star Cup, that divine being will become the sole god of all races.

The spaceship contained only this one sentence.

What is the One God? What exactly is the Star Cup? These things are not recorded here.

However, profound details concerning the scale of this world war would likely not be recorded in such a small spaceship.

The system notification was about this thing called "Star Cup".

What unfolds around the Star Cup is a war in which the fifteen races of this world fight each other.

But Accelerator didn't think about any of that.

"—First, go and gather information about the human side of this world."

He completely ignored the term "Star Cup" and went straight to what he cared about most.

That is, what has become of the humans in this world?

"But... even this spaceship doesn't have any record of where the human race is located, right?"

"Don't worry."

On the contrary, the tone of the other party was very confident.

"If it's just a few humans, then I do know about that."

That's right.

Yesterday, Accelerator witnessed and personally saved that settlement.

That place is one of the few places where humans gather.

"Then... shall we both go find that human settlement you mentioned?"

"That's how it should be, but if we only do this one thing, I don't think we'll make any further progress."

Humans can be considered one of the most inferior races in the world. Even if we find and protect them, we are unlikely to make any new and useful progress. As for the Star Grail, a term that can influence the fate of the world, it probably won't be of much help in understanding it.

Accelerator's plan was to travel across the world, visiting the locations of various races to search for information related to the system's prompts, while Hatsune Miku would stay behind to protect human settlements.

But he found it difficult to put this idea into practice.

Especially after taking into account what happened yesterday.

"This world... is quite absurd, but its combat strength is still not to be underestimated. Yesterday's events are a case in point."

"…oh?"

"So you're just leaving me alone, even if it's just to look after those humans in a safe place... what kind of look is that?"

Turning around, Hatsune Miku had her hands behind her back and was looking at herself with a grin.

The girl wore a knowing smile.

"You, could it be that you're worried about someone?"

"...Being talkative is never a good thing."

"Hehe~! That's just her being shy! So cute~ Don't worry, there's no one else here, so no matter what cute things she does, no one else will know... except for me."

Feeling Hatsune Miku's somewhat wicked gaze, Accelerator finally understood one thing.

The girl in front of me, who was originally a gentle and innocent beauty, has completely transformed into this devilish type of person.

It's too late to think about the specifics of how it happened, whether it was that bastard in the side story or something else entirely...

What he finds most difficult to deal with is precisely this wicked personality.

"...This is really troublesome."

He sighed helplessly.

Unable to be hit or scolded, Accelerator pressed the button on his neck.

A dark black generator appeared instantly behind him.

"Hand out."

"Huh...? What are you going to do..."

Hatsune Miku blinked in confusion, but did as she was told anyway.

*Snap*—Then, their palms pressed together, and a purplish-black substance slid into the girl's palm—and then into her body.

"I've done a little something, so if something emergency happens on your end and you can't handle it in time, I'll be able to detect it immediately."

"Okay, I understand!"

The girl smiled happily.

"So, you were actually worried about them and did this for their sake, right?"

"..."

"Do you really have to say it?" Seeing Accelerator's fierce glare at her, the idol-type girl immediately covered her mouth and laughed, as if amused.

“I’ll go adjust the structure of this place. For the next few days, the two of us will stay here. It’s better than sleeping in a cave… Hey!”

"Hehehe~! You did this for my sake, right? I'm so happy~"

The texture is terrible.

Feeling the soft touch of the girl behind him, who wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her entire body against him, even Accelerator couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

This is such a hassle…! Which bastard turned this guy into such a scheming individual?!