One-way traffic

Bang! In the blink of an eye, he leaped directly onto the roof of the opposite house.

Based on the principle of refracting light, the first person's body basically becomes like optical camouflage, making it very difficult to spot him.

The intelligence we need to gather is about those two guys on the opposing side.

However, it is impossible to determine exactly how much intelligence, or how much useful intelligence, can be gathered in Uruk.

"…Um?"

But while wandering around, he discovered other noteworthy points.

On the street not far away.

A familiar figure was rushing there.

"That guy is..."

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Because of her advanced age and blindness, the old woman was unable to see anything clearly.

Her family members also viewed her as a burden, and they were afraid she wouldn't be able to live for more than a few days.

"Flowers...is anyone interested in buying these...?"

She stood alone by the roadside, selling flowers that no one would likely buy in the night.

There are many kinds of flowers, all kinds, and they are very bright... but hardly anyone comes to visit them.

It should be said that no one comes to patronize it at all.

It's not that the people here are particularly unkind; this is Uruk, the city ruled by King Gilgamesh, where such an extreme scene would never occur.

Simply because the old man was very old.

Given her extremely poor health, trying to hawk these flowers to people to buy them was simply impossible for her voice.

Such shouts are already considered the limit.

"Ugh!... Has anyone... has anyone come... to buy these flowers...?"

No matter how much the old woman called out, the people around her could hardly notice her, especially at night in Uruk, when no one would have the leisure to buy flowers.

This blind old man couldn't possibly do anything by himself.

In her haste and anxiety, she even accidentally bumped into a vase, causing it to fall to the ground.

Bang! !

With a shattering sound, she felt her whole body tremble.

People around seemed to notice it, but not many were drawn to it, and they mostly just glanced at it with pity before moving on.

The old woman, anxious and panicked, dragged what was already her fastest pace and groped her way to the shop in the dark.

"—Old woman."

A light and lovely voice entered my ears.

"It's alright, let me do it..."

"Huh...? You..."

The old woman stood there, stunned. Although she couldn't see, she could still hear the sounds.

It's a cute, girl's voice.

She seemed to squat down, picking up the broken pieces of the vase that had fallen in front of her, and tidying up the flowers as well…

"Ah... little girl, it's alright! I can handle this myself..."

"No, it's too much for you to do alone... Let me help you."

Anna, a young girl draped in a black robe, spoke gently to the old man.

After cleaning up the broken pieces, the bouquet of flowers was placed back into the new vase that the old man had brought out.

"That solves the problem, Grandma. I've finished tidying up the flowers."

"what…"

"What's wrong...are you feeling unwell?"

Anna looked at the old woman in front of her, whose body seemed to be trembling slightly, and tilted her head in confusion.

"No, it's alright... I'm fine, little girl..."

The old woman grasped her hand with trembling hands, and even her voice became shaky.

"Grandma...?"

Anna asked in confusion, but then she saw the old woman in front of her smile gently.

"But so far, you're the only one who's helped me like this..."

"Only me...?"

"It was you during the day, wasn't it? Although I can't see, my old bones can still hear your voice clearly..."

The old woman spoke with a sob in her voice.

“Young lady, I… this old body of mine can’t live for more than a few days. Neither my family nor outsiders treat me very well.”

"But...but you really are the first person to help me twice in one day..."

In all this time... has no one helped this old woman, not even once...?

Anna bit her lip.

"It's alright, old lady... If I were here, I might be able to help you sell these flowers even better."

"You...you're going to help me...?!"

"Well, why don't you take a rest first... Hey, here's a chair. Grab my hand, and I'll help you sit down here."

"Ah... thank you... thank you!"

She spoke with gratitude that seemed to bring tears to her eyes, and Anna simply smiled and helped the old woman to a chair to the side.

Why hasn't anyone helped this old woman like I have?

Anna didn't know the reason, nor would she consider telling anyone else about it.

and so.

This young girl would personally help the old woman in front of her.

If I were here, I could help this old lady in some way, even if it's just a small thing, but I would at least do my best...

"You actually came to a place like this?"

——Huh?

Then, the sudden sound startled Anna.

The voice was familiar and came from behind me.

She immediately turned her head and saw the person she never expected standing in front of the shop.

"You...you actually...?!"

"Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Accelerator, the number one in Academy City, stood in front of this shop.

Chapter 600 Those Who Collude with Monsters

Anna was stunned and stood there, as if she had been frightened.

But... that's the truth.

The person standing outside the shop, with white hair and red eyes... was indeed the person I knew.

"Young lady, is...a guest here?"

—How do I explain this…?

"That's right, I'm just a guest, don't overthink it."

With a clatter, the first person placed a few Uruk coins on the table and casually glanced at a bouquet of flowers on the shop.

"...Are you really here to buy flowers?"

"what?"

Faced with this question, Accelerator simply responded with a speechless expression.

"What else could we possibly come to a place like this for?"

Anna was still blinking, staring at the person in front of her in disbelief.

Anna could tell from the other person's personality, even though they had only lived together for two days, that he was just like her... somewhat introverted.

However, if it's just buying flowers, well... there shouldn't be anything strange about it.

"Maybe it was bought for that girl with twin tails." Anna couldn't help but nod, thinking of Hatsune Miku.

"So, which bouquet do you want?"

"Anything... no, give me these two."

"I understand... Judging from the voice, it should be a young man, right? I'll go get it for you right away..."

"Grandma! I can do this!"

Seeing that the old woman was actually planning to get off the chair and grope in the dark to help Accelerator get flowers or something, Anna quickly helped her up.

The first one, however, walked over without a care in the world.

Under Anna's watchful eye, he himself selected two flowers from the many displayed bouquets and then wrapped them in flower ribbons.

"There are six coins in total. I've put them on the table. You can collect them yourself in a bit."

"Okay, thank you. This young man might be... the first customer I've had in so many days."

Despite being just a customer buying flowers, the old woman continued speaking with great gratitude.

Accelerator remained silent throughout.

Anna felt a pang of sadness, but she still accepted the coins.

"—No, wait a minute."

Just then, Accelerator suddenly looked over.

“I’m taking another bunch, so I’ll have to pay extra.”

"Oh...Is that so? Which bouquet would you like? I'll get it for you right away..."

"Forget it, with that kind of body, you should move less. You know very well what kind of condition you are in right now, don't you?"

Upon hearing Accelerator's calm and indifferent voice, the old woman froze and fell silent.

"you…"

Anna glared at him fiercely, as if questioning Accelerator about why he said such things...

But the first one didn't care at all and had no intention of paying attention to any of this.

"These eyes can't even see clearly, and even if I throw money there, I can't touch it... Tsk, what a hassle."

"I'm so sorry... I'm really not in a good position to move around, I'm so sorry..."

The old woman kept apologizing, and Anna bit her lip, feeling extremely sorry for her.

But the first one remained expressionless.

He grabbed the coins and took out a few new ones, placing them together.

"Extend your hand, and I'll hand the money to you directly."

"Will this really work? But my hands, being an old man, are always so rough—"

"Alright, hurry up and stick it out for me."

He said coldly, without any mercy.

The somewhat commanding tone startled the old man, and Anna seemed unable to contain herself any longer.