One-way traffic

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This is a completely contradictory thing... even Anna can't understand this idea.

"That's such a contradiction... He's clearly at the very center of the world, someone who has resolved crises that could threaten the world, so how could he just be an ordinary student?"

It's almost like escaping reality.

"If that's the case, why would someone like that—"

But the words he wanted to say remained unspoken.

Anna froze on the spot, blinking.

As these thoughts progressed, she gradually came to realize something.

Escaping reality and refusing to accept the identity that should belong to them.

Who exactly is being referred to in this story?

Is this referring to that high school boy who considers himself ordinary? Perhaps that's really all there is to it.

But Anna could not suppress the unease that was welling up inside her, no matter what.

It was as if someone had predicted it.

"It's getting late. Kids should act like kids. Go back to sleep."

"…Um."

She hates humans, so Anna has always tried her best to keep her distance from them and avoid contact with them altogether.

But the human in front of me is different.

It started last night when I first met him and learned various stories about other places from him.

Perhaps at first, coming to him at night to listen to different stories from various worlds was simply out of curiosity.

But after hearing these stories today, Anna felt vaguely...touched.

It's like gradually discovering that in the end, all these things will turn their criticism and target oneself.

It's really strange... There's no way the other person could possibly know anything about me, since we've only met a few times.

So it must be a coincidence.

Anna thought these things to herself and pulled down the brim of her hat.

"Well then, goodnight..."

After saying this, the dark figure leaped down below the house.

Only that white figure remained on the entire rooftop.

Accelerator looked up at the sky, oblivious to everything that had just happened.

"How can I reduce the number of times I have to deal with these damn brats, you bastards?"

He slowly closed his eyes, the strongest being from another world, and completely emptied his consciousness.

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Accelerator slept very peacefully that night.

The reason he said this was because when he woke up, he found that his reflexes had blocked out all sound.

Once this reflection is activated, even if the entire world of the gods is filled with nuclear bombs scattered across the surface, or if Earth is hit by an asteroid and suffers destruction that could wipe out all life on the surface like the dinosaurs, it will not react in the slightest and will remain in a peaceful state of sleep.

In this situation, if even sound is reflected, then there is probably no way to wake him up except by waking him naturally.

In short, when I looked up, the midday sun was already hanging high in the sky.

"You slept for so long..."

10 a.m. — This must be the longest I've ever slept in.

Although I don't feel tired or anything like that, my body is ultimately just that of an ordinary person. Even if my needs are small, I can't avoid these problems like sleeping, drinking water, and eating.

Accelerator stood up directly from the rooftop and leaped down to the ground floor.

There's no need to wash your face or take a bath; with reflection, all these tedious problems can be solved.

When he pulled back the curtain and entered the clay house below.

"Where have all the people gone?"

There was no one inside... no, except for one person.

Hatsune Miku is fast asleep, lying face down on the wooden table.

Tap tap—the first person showed no mercy, running straight to the table and tapping twice.

"Whoa!"

"Why are you sleeping here?"

Looking at Hatsune Miku, who had been startled awake, Accelerator asked curiously.

But the girl turned and looked at him with curious eyes.

"That's exactly what I wanted to ask! Why did you suddenly start sleeping on the rooftop?"

Accelerator's room was ready, however, he did not sleep there last night.

When daylight came, everyone searched for him to see where he had gone, only to find that he had fallen asleep on the rooftop.

…With Accelerator's reflection activated, not only could he not be woken up, but even if Ushiwakamaru and Benkei wanted to come over and lift him up, they wouldn't be able to do it at all.

Having accepted King Gilgamesh's orders, and knowing they couldn't wait for him all day, they left Hatsune Miku to wait while they went to do what Siduri had arranged.

"Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble...? It's just sleeping, it doesn't matter where I am, right?"

"So that's why! Why did you suddenly end up sleeping on the rooftop?! Ugh... it's completely baffling."

Hearing Hatsune Miku's preachy words, he pouted impatiently.

"Instead of this, it's about time we started gathering intelligence."

"Ah...right, I think there are things we need to be more concerned about than that, right?"

"What the hell?"

What could be more important than gathering intelligence on your adversaries in this world? — Just as he was thinking this, the answer came to him.

However, the answer was not provided by Hatsune Miku.

As if he had expected this, a figure walked directly in from outside the door.

"Of course, it's about your future lives."

"Ah, Miss Siduri!"

The person who entered the clay house was none other than the priestess Siduri, whom I had seen many times before.

However, it should be broad daylight now. On a weekday like this, shouldn't this guy be helping that king named Gilgamesh?

"I can see what you're thinking, Mr. Accelerator. This situation was arranged for you by that king."

"King Gilgamesh...?!"

Hatsune Miku seemed somewhat surprised, but Accelerator waved his hand dismissively, showing no interest whatsoever.

"No way. I already said that what happens here has nothing to do with me."

He wasn't one of those Chaldeans. He had no interest in or concern himself with what those guys were planning to ask Gilgamesh to do or what they wanted to restore about humanity.

The reason I came to Uruk was simply to gather intelligence more conveniently.

In other words, they came to do their own thing... Accelerator has no intention of being that king's lackey, nor does he have any interest in doing anything for this country.

“Well… that’s certainly true, but you two should consider a more important issue.”

"what?"

Siduri's tone even piqued Accelerator's interest.

She chuckled softly and then said.

"—You probably don't have any currency to spend in Uruk right now, do you?"

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In summary.

"Just because of this ridiculous reason... you've dragged me into this too?"

Accelerator, walking with Hatsune Miku in the suburbs, said with great displeasure.

"But, but it's really unavoidable! Although that king does intend to treat us as honored guests, such days can't last long, can they? And gathering intelligence is quite troublesome without this country's currency..."

Although it sounds like a somewhat sophistical argument, it's true that it's not wrong.

The meaning of Siduri is very simple.

It seems that King Gilgamesh prepared a task for them, which they could choose to do or not. However, if Accelerator and Hatsune Miku decided to do it, they would receive a generous reward, and the king would even personally listen to their words and requests.

It doesn't matter if they don't do it, since they are guests of Uruk after all.

But, in that case…

"That means I won't be able to buy the rabbit sculpture and cute flowers I saw on the roadside yesterday—boohoo!"

"You...you just said what was on your mind, didn't you?"

"It was just a slip of the tongue! Hehe, don't worry about it~"

Accelerator was already used to Hatsune Miku's state and didn't even bother to express his helplessness.

Oh well, it's just some boring stuff anyway.

Just treat it as a recreational activity.

"So, in the end, the task that the king prepared for us... was actually this kind of thing."

He casually cracked the bones in his knuckles, and then recalled what Siduri had told them about King Gilgamesh's demands.

Go to the mining area in the western forest, find the miners there, and protect them all the way back to Uruk.

"Protecting miners is something that can be easily done by just finding a bunch of soldiers."

"I don't know, maybe they just want to give us a chance to make money?"

This is something that Hatsune Miku came up with in a very simple way.

However, doing so does have its advantages. After all, having currency makes it easier to move around within the country and even communicate with the king.

If the other side obtains some information about the opposing faction, they might be able to take them down in one fell swoop.

"Ughh ...

Thoughts were interrupted.

The two were walking leisurely down the road when they suddenly heard this sound.

Screams.

"That voice...!"

The moment Hatsune Miku heard it, her expression changed instantly.

They became serious and vigilant.

"One side!"

"This trouble is never-ending... Let's go."

Although the first person still spoke in a listless tone, he did not sit idly by.

Bang! !