One-way traffic

"What I'm more curious about is how I, the god of the demon realm, compare to you demon gods of the magical realm."

"So, who is stronger?"

The three demon gods stared wide-eyed.

An overwhelming pressure, enough to destroy this world countless times over, swept in instantly.

Bang----!!!!

The true form of the Demon God, and the Demon God.

Their opposing forces clashed and clashed instantly.

Chapter 662 Another Tragedy Occurred in Academy City

Bang! !

The dark figure punched the wall in front of it head-on.

This is an ordinary room that looks no different from its surroundings; to be precise, it's a hotel.

The dark figure standing there sighed with obvious displeasure.

"I've already upgraded to this level... why? Why can't I still beat that bastard?"

"Do you have the power to perfectly replicate his?"

"Of course, this is nothing to me anymore, but so what... I still couldn't beat him, could I?"

A girl named Die, dressed in a luxurious purple gown, emerged from the doorway behind the shadowy figure.

The shadow's entire body began to emit something like smoke and dust.

Black mist enveloped him, and then his body began to return to its normal posture.

He is a young man.

With white hair and golden eyes, he wore a thin, modern, trendy black and white jacket.

Judging solely from his temperament, he should be more suited to living in this modern society than Die.

"At the very end, that guy killed me once. Although I only lost one shadow, I also lost all my copying abilities."

"It's just a simple ability. For you right now, as long as you can see the other person again, you can copy it no matter how many times you try, right?"

"It's not a matter of ability. You should understand what I'm trying to say, right?"

The white-haired, golden-eyed youth turned around.

"...I lost to that guy once in a team fight before."

In the first team battle that Accelerator and Hatsune Miku encountered, they did indeed meet someone like him.

His name is Bai Ying.

Even though he perfectly replicated the ability of the number one student in Academy City during that battle, he still couldn't match him.

A very, very long time passed after that.

Now, his own abilities have undergone earth-shattering changes. Not to mention the number one superpower in Academy City, he is confident that he can perfectly replicate all of Accelerator's powers.

—But so what?

“I am well aware of my situation. Even if I could copy the opponent’s power, I would definitely be inferior in terms of experience, combat skills, and methods of use.”

"But you won't die if you're killed, right? You live in the form of a shadow, which means you can remain unmoved no matter how many times you're killed—"

"Are you seriously thinking about this? Do you really think immortality is any new or exciting ability for that guy?"

Everyone here knows very well how many enemies Accelerator has encountered so far.

Therefore, the mere fact that it cannot be killed is absolutely not enough to be used as a trump card ability to deal with Academy City's number one player.

"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly."

But Butterfly's expression remained nonchalant.

"You can replicate his abilities exactly, which means that, at least in terms of abilities, you will become exactly the same as Accelerator."

“Unlike the cyborg in Academy City, you can copy any of his abilities at will. Although you can only copy one at a time, the purity is much greater than that of the cyborg named Rencha.”

"This means that, in terms of ability, you are absolutely capable of matching First Hand."

It sounds like a piece of advice.

Butterfly gently placed her hand on Bai Ying's shoulder.

"Don't worry, even if you fail, we will rescue you properly and will never let you die so easily."

"Tsk..."

"Don't look so sad. As long as we achieve our goal, everything will be over, and what you've been hoping for will come to an end—"

"I'm not so down on my luck that I need your comfort. Get out of my way."

Bai Ying suddenly shook Die's hand away with her shoulder.

He walked out of the room without looking back and headed alone towards the bathroom outside the hotel.

“...those damn guys.”

Boom! !

He slammed his fist against the bathroom wall again, just like before.

No one around could witness any of this.

It was precisely because no one knew all this that Bai Ying chose to vent all her anxiety and dissatisfaction here.

Those golden eyes held an expression full of struggle and anxiety.

"Of course I know... Damn it, I know all too well what will happen if I follow these bastards, but no... I can't just let fate control me like this."

"Even if I'm forced to do something I absolutely don't want to do, I have to do it."

The thing I absolutely do not want to do... is to stop the number one in Academy City as much as possible and let the black hole in this world continue to expand.

He looked up at himself in the mirror.

White hair.

She looks so much like that person with white hair and red eyes.

"Just wait for me... I'll beat you to a pulp, and then I'll make all of this... come to an end."

Bai Yingru murmured this.

He kicked open the bathroom door and left.

Little did he know that someone else was secretly watching him...

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Today was a very peaceful day.

No one will take any action; both the wicked and the good will stay obediently at home, and even if they wanted to do something, they would be unable to make any changes.

The entire academy city was shrouded in a gray sky.

That means the direction the world is heading right now.

"According to the latest reports on the UK, Queen Elizabeth is currently in Edinburgh exchanging information with her royal associates about the situation in the UK."

"This is intelligence information from the United States. Currently, various regions of the United States are being attacked by mysterious creatures that indiscriminately target people passing by."

"This is a news report from Japan. Currently, in the direction of Tokyo..."

"This is a report from Denmark..."

The streets were deserted.

The only sounds echoing through the streets were the news broadcasts that filled the air.

The broadcasts were delivered by airships that had been placed in the sky, which were practically standard equipment in Academy City.

Its original job was to broadcast the precise weather calculations made by the "tree diagram designers" located in outer space.

In this situation, all it can do is something like broadcasting the news.

One-way is walking on the street.

It was completely deserted, utterly empty, utterly desolate to the extreme.

"It's quiet again now, isn't it?"

The day before it was packed with people, but today it's become as empty as a ghost town.

"What a dramatic scene, damn it."

Accelerator leaned against the vending machine, sipping a cup of black coffee from the brand he'd been drinking lately.

"Now, even a run-down place like Academy City is going to become a ghost town?"

Because of the devastating disasters that have spread throughout the world, not just Academy City, people all over the world are probably suffering from the same apocalyptic invasion as they are now.

No.

Compared to Academy City, the countries and cities outside are probably much more dangerous.

After all, those countries don't have the Agis released by Takitani as a protective shield.

"According to what Takibayashi said, this so-called Agis satellite... only has a total of six."

So far, Takibayashi has used up the remaining three satellites in the battles he has encountered.

What is being consumed in this Academy City now is one of the remaining three.

…In other words, there will only be two more chances to protect this place after that.

The target is the interior of that black hole...?

Accelerator gazes into the abyss above the sky.

The space stretched as far as the eye could see, seemingly without end.

At this moment, it seems that because it has realized that the barrier below has enveloped the entire Academy City, no new monsters are emerging from the black hole anymore. Perhaps it has realized that releasing them would be useless.

If that's the case, could it be that the black hole is a sentient being...?

This possibility also exists.

Because, when I recall that eye I saw in that black hole before...

This possibility is indeed true—

Boom——! ! !

He didn't even wait for Accelerator to finish conceiving his next idea.

From a distance, new fluctuations erupted once again.

"ah…?"

The first person, upon noticing the fluctuation, immediately looked up at the sky.

Nothing.

The shield called Agis still hangs over Academy City, and the pink sky gives this gray city a glimmer of hope.

but.

From a distance in this city.

And indeed, some kind of anomaly occurred.

"What the heck... what is that?"

He cast his gaze toward the back of the skyscrapers.

There.

There is an arm raised high, formed of mud.

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In other words.

Touma Kamijou is currently speeding along on an electric bicycle.