One-way traffic

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Accelerator's expression was obscured by the strands of hair falling in front of him, making it impossible for Hatsune Miku to see anything clearly.

He slowly raised his hand.

then.

"...None of them."

*Pfft!*

The reflex failed; he—pierced his own chest with his own hands.

In front of Hatsune Miku, at the location of Accelerator's heart, blood and fragments of organs gushed out like a jet.

He emptied himself out.

"what--!!"

"My choice... is that simple."

The girl was startled and raised her hand in a daze.

But it was no use; even if you tried to help him up, it would be pointless.

Accelerator's body, with its heart ripped out, fell backward, his eyes lifeless. Everything ended here.

The girl was left alone, facing the apocalyptic scene before her in solitude.

"Ah...no, no...no! How could this...be like this..."

Hatsune Miku's expression was so blank that she didn't even know how to react.

She crawled on the ground to the first man's side... came to the corpse, and desperately grabbed his hand, but it was pointless.

All that remains here is a corpse.

Then—when she raised her head again, she felt an unprecedented presence behind her.

Thinking that 'nothing could be more desperate than the current situation,' she slowly turned her head away.

I saw that thing.

That black and red blood eye, staring intently at me, wide open.

In the next instant.

This vast and boundless dark world was instantly brought to its demise.

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"No!!!"

My heart was racing, and my whole body was trembling.

As if waking from a nightmare, she screamed in alarm at what was in front of her.

"Eh…?"

But nothing happened…

There is no dark world, nor any strange place; I am standing right here…

Standing in the living room, which I had visited once before.

"Hey, what's wrong? You suddenly shouted so loudly, it even startled me!"

"Really... I was still cooking, and this has caused the whole pan to tip over?"

"It doesn't matter how bad it is, let's go and see what's going on first."

Those were sounds coming from inside the house, and Hatsune Miku knew who those sounds belonged to.

Witte and Advisari, this is the temporary dwelling they've already introduced once before.

then.

Beside him, the strongest superpowered being with white hair and red eyes was staring at him in astonishment.

"I said... what's wrong with you?"

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"That world... no matter how I look at it, it doesn't seem like a good place, even in the last part."

Just like that, a full fifteen minutes had passed since that incident.

During this time, after Waiter, Advisari, and Hatsune Miku finished preparing lunch, they began their discussion.

There are many topics to discuss.

"Forget it, it's just a world you guys have conquered anyway, so it doesn't really matter what happens after that."

Sitting on the sofa, Witte took a sip of coffee and then looked at the two of them.

"...More importantly than that, what exactly was that shout just now?"

"How would I possibly know? Rather, I'd like to ask you what you've been up to all of a sudden..."

"Ah... well... I'm not really sure myself."

This was Hatsune Miku's hasty response, her face flushed and unsure of what to say.

The specific situation is that after Accelerator and he chose to return to their original world, they came to the residence of Witt and Advisari again... However, as just mentioned, Hatsune Miku suddenly screamed after entering the room.

The specific reason is completely unknown, because even the person involved said that he had no idea what happened.

...It's just that the whole thing is a bit too absurd.

'But… um… it's probably better not to tell them.'

But Hatsune Miku knew very well why she suddenly screamed.

What I saw in my consciousness before... was it a dream? Or something else entirely?

The girl had no idea what it was, but when she subconsciously recalled it, she still felt a deep sense of fear.

Just mentioning this point was enough to leave Hatsune Miku speechless, let alone going on to explain the details.

Therefore, she had no way of explaining all of this to the people in front of her.

"Alright, it's just a small matter, there's no need to worry about it so much."

Seeing that Accelerator still seemed to want to figure out the reason, Witt thought it best not to influence Hatsune Miku's thoughts at this time, so he changed the subject.

"You just said you chose to return from the previous world, right? If that's the case, why are you showing up at our doorstep?"

—If things were normal, shouldn't they return to that world where science and magic intertwine...where Academy City exists?

And to be honest, it was already strange that I would come to a place like this last time, so why is it the same this time...?

"But judging from the expressions on your faces, you probably have no idea at all."

"If you can guess it, there's no need to ask at all, damn it."

Even Accelerator himself was extremely annoyed, and he pursed his lips unhappily.

and.

In addition, he noticed something else.

"...Hatsune, your system should have already given you the reward for this mission."

"Huh? Ah...that's true, isn't it?"

Upon hearing the first person say that, Hatsune Miku quickly perked up and opened her system menu.

As I've done before, I've completed the mission rewards from the last world... and they've already been sent to me.

With a gentle tap, her entire body was enveloped by a new power.

"Hey... don't suddenly choose to accept a reward at a time like this!"

Because of the sudden flash, Witte had just picked up his coffee cup when he was immediately blinded by the light.

But the system ignored his complaints and instead safely enveloped Hatsune Miku's entire body with its power.

then.

It was a style that was completely different from clothing before.

"...Hey, this is really something."

"She really has a very... remarkable aura."

The current Hatsune Miku—how should I put it?

It was a blue and white dress that completely covered her entire body.

White over-the-knee socks are a standard accessory, and the bright blue gemstones directly embedded at the opening of the garment are not just simple decorations.

On the azure twin tails, snowflake-like markings were added, and while perfecting the look, bright blue, crown-like objects were added to the hair.

then.

The girl closed her eyes solemnly, gripping the long magic wand that was almost as tall as herself.

She then opened her eyes.

"Um, so...? The new power is still clothing, isn't it?"

"Well... I think instead of letting us judge, you should look in the mirror and see for yourself."

Hatsune Miku blinked, walked to the mirror in the living room, and saw everything clearly through her reflection—

"Waaaaaahh ...

Such exclamations immediately came from the living room.

"...This is what they call the tragedy of being so cute that you're charmed by your own cuteness..."

"That's just how girls are, don't take it too seriously."

"The way you're talking, it's like you know everything about girls. I don't think you've ever even held a girl's hand once, have you?"

"...Aren't you just like me?"

“You bastard—!!”

Seeing that the two guys in front of him were about to start arguing again, Accelerator ignored them and went to the living room.

Hatsune Miku, standing in front of the mirror, is still looking at herself in surprise.

Accelerator, on the other hand, noticed the information displayed on the system panel.

Snow Future 2019.

It can fully materialize the user's imagined scene into reality through mental power, and construct and reshape the dominant posture with the ice element, which does not exist in the four elements.

Possessing ice power unmatched by any other snow future, she focuses on the means of materializing everything imagined into reality. Her strong ice power is a fifth attribute separate from the four elements, capable of freezing even time and space. Like a princess, she reigns supreme over everything with her ice power.

"SnowMiku"

The form can be transformed according to the user's definition.

Current forms: 2017, 2018, and 2019.

The equipment has completed its most extreme transformation phase.

"Wow, amazing...! Is this really me now?!"

"You don't even recognize yourself? You idiot."

"Wow, amazing!! Look at Yifang~! This dress...it's so beautiful!"

Hatsune Miku right now is just like an innocent little child, constantly fiddling with her dress-like attire in front of Accelerator.

Despite wearing truly princess-like attire, her demeanor was that of a child, which was truly... I don't know what to say.

just.

It's something that should make everyone happy.

At this moment, Accelerator had a completely somber expression.