One-way traffic

...and a happy ending is sure to follow.

After getting a clear look at everything in the distance, Accelerator drank the liquid in his cup in one gulp.

"Here's some change."

"Alright, please make sure to come again next time!"

After leaving the shop, Accelerator followed Hatsune Miku and left the street, completely ignoring the situation at the flower shop, and walked away into the distance.

—Towards the northern gate of Uruk.

"Next, we'll go to that dense forest in the southwest, which is the Eridu that King Gilgamesh mentioned, right?"

"...How did you know?"

"Hey, I've been by your side for so long, you can't hide what you're thinking from me anymore!"

Hatsune Miku followed Accelerator with a cheerful smile.

"Although you said that you had no intention of helping the people of Uruk, you had already made up your mind after King Gilgamesh said that 'destroying the divinity of Gorgon will weaken the monsters' offensive and allow the people of Uruk to live more peacefully,' right?"

"Stop nagging."

"Hehe! And also~ the florist, the old lady, was talking about that divine being—"

"I told you to shut up, you idiot!"

Accelerator pursed his lips unhappily and looked at Hatsune Miku, who had a mischievous smile on her face.

"How annoying, how did you figure that out?"

"The flowers you gave that person last time were the same kind as the flowers in that florist's shop~"

"Tsk."

"Oh my, doing good deeds anonymously, and even when you intend to do something good, you do it with a sullen attitude. It's so cute it's beyond words, hehehe~"

I should have dumped that stupid woman in some unknown world and lived on my own.

Accelerator sighed helplessly, but there was nothing he could say.

That's it.

With the idea of ​​secretly protecting the peace of the people in this city...

Accelerator and Hatsune Miku.

Together, they headed towards the dense forest in the southwest in order to retrieve the Marduk Hand Axe, which could weaken the divinity of Gorgon.

It was a place I had visited before.

There should definitely be another guy there.

That was the other member of the "Three Goddess Alliance," Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of Venus.

As the pinnacle of goodness, she would never be able to inflict the most effective damage without relying on pure evil to attack.

"—Isn't that exactly what I wanted?"

Pure "evil".

Thinking of this, the first person couldn't help but put on a smile that was enough to send chills down anyone's spine.

Behind him, something as black as wings stirred even more intently.

Chapter 618 The Leopard Man of the Dense Forest

Located in a dense forest southwest of Ur, near the city of Ur.

"I never thought I'd be coming back here again..."

The sound of leaves rustling against each other echoed continuously through the woods.

Hatsune Miku walked behind, while Accelerator walked in front.

The two returned to the dense forest they had visited before.

"However, the purpose of coming here twice is different. Not only do we want to retrieve that hand axe, but we also want to find a way to defeat that goddess."

"It's just a slightly troublesome matter, nothing to make a fuss about."

In contrast, Accelerator appeared completely relaxed, as if he were there for sightseeing.

"However, besides those two guys, there seems to be another goddess-like figure?"

"After all, it's the 'Three Goddess Alliance,' so there must be another goddess besides them, but who could it be...?"

While they were heading to the dense southwestern forest, Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group were simultaneously heading east to the summit of Mount Elf.

It is said that there is a goddess living there, who is also the guardian deity of all Uruk.

However, Accelerator showed absolutely no interest.

"That kind of guy definitely isn't a member of the 'Three Goddesses Alliance.'"

"Wow? They made that decision so readily?"

"...Just walk properly and don't move around."

As Hatsune Miku kept moving closer to him, Accelerator said this mercilessly.

The two continued walking for a short while.

We could already see certain scenes appearing deep within the dense forest.

"Waaaaaah...!"

It was a city, not as large as Uruk, but one that truly existed.

Indeed… that goddess bastard named Quetzal did say before that there should be a city inhabited nearby—

"You, you guys—could you be those two distinguished guests from Uruk?!"

Then, as soon as they entered the city, the locals started shouting and yelling.

They seemed quite surprised by the existence of Accelerator and his group.

"Yes, um, excuse me, do you perhaps know us...?"

Hatsune Miku gave a polite reply.

But then, the crowd actually surged towards the two of them.

"We were originally soldiers of Uruk!"

“…Huh?”

"Well, it sounds strange, but we were all brought here from Uruk! This happened not long after you and Fujimaru-san left!"

"The opponent is one of the 'Three Goddess Alliance,' and the way they fought was... truly unbearable to recall."

"They defeated us all with a smile on their face, and they even threw people out like straight balls! They even destroyed buildings in Uruk!"

Looking at these citizens of Ur, no… these soldiers who originally belonged to Uruk, but were now captured and brought to this city of Ur.

Hatsune Miku felt that the current development was somewhat... too unimaginable.

Shasha—

"what…!"

"No, this is bad! That guy is coming, that guy is coming!"

As if sensing something, the people of Ur immediately tensed up and looked around.

"That rascal?"

Even when Hatsune Miku asked a question, they did not respond.

They just huddled together, cautiously looking around.

"You two, please run back immediately! That guy... that leopard man is coming this way soon!"

"Although that guy's appearance is very strange, he is just as terrifying as that goddess... No! That guy is probably one of the goddesses, even though he looks like that...!"

Shhhhhh!

This time, even the two of them noticed it.

A tremendous noise came from the dense forest not far away.

It wasn't something like an earthquake; it was simply the sound of something passing through the woods, followed by a series of sounds.

They realized it clearly.

"One party...!"

"Ah, I know."

Something is approaching.

Having realized this, Hatsune Miku immediately changed her outfit to Magical Mirai 2018, and Accelerator stood in front of everyone.

Buzz—! The precisely deployed cube-shaped protective spell shielded all the citizens of Ur inside.

As for Accelerator, he stood alone outside the protective barrier.

He observed everything happening in the woods, and indeed, something was constantly intertwining within.

In that very next instant.

A ghostly figure, as swift as a flash, flew down from mid-air.

“Foolish intruder, you foolish one who has entered Ur without my permission—without my permission—the permission of this forest goddess!”

Everyone saw it clearly.

It was a ghostly figure, like a ferocious beast, with a sharp yellow body and a fierce expression.

"Careful, Fang!"

"It's too late. Let me now teach you what proper etiquette is for a goddess."

bass--

A sound of something breaking through the air followed, as if the sound had been breached in an instant.

The being carrying this terrifying power—the forest goddess, the leopard-woman—

"To trespass into this city of Ur, which I rule, without my permission is outrageous! I will surely give you a hopeless and devastating retribution—Puwaaaaaa!!!"

Then she was launched away by Accelerator's reflective projectile.

Before he could even finish speaking, the force of the attack, traveling back the same path, sent the leopard-man bouncing like a ball against the city wall not far away.

Boom——! !

A series of loud bangs followed.

Everyone was stunned, even Hatsune Miku, who had been wary of Accelerator.

"…Huh?"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—it hurts so much!!"

A forest goddess with a fierce appearance, the embodiment of death, a leopard-man.

No, that's not true.

When Miku finally saw the other person's face clearly, she realized that it was just a layer of skin that the other person was wearing.

Yes, it's like a suit.

Dark-colored hair, dark-colored short hair, it's impossible to tell that she's a woman.

But that leopard pose... was merely the effect of wearing a leopard-like costume.

At first glance, it might even make you think you've come to a comic convention.

"What's going on? I definitely threw a straight punch... Oh well! I'll use a weapon this time!"

Swish! She grabbed something that looked...like a cat scratching spoon.

"My name is Leopard Woman... the goddess of the dense forest! Here, I will unleash my absolute majesty and full power once more, and you insignificant intruders will surely be reduced to ashes under this strike—!!!"

Boom! This time it truly broke through to the speed of sound and arrived in front of us.

With incredible speed, leaving afterimages, the leopard-man raised his weapon, the force of which caused the entire city of Ur to tremble.