One-way traffic

"Perhaps others in this city, no, in this world, are unaware, but I—and the other demons—are all aware of it."

The monk raised his withered arm.

"Beyond this world, there exist countless vast worlds."

"It's not about parallel universes, but a more fundamental differentiation, like categorizing worlds like a book. Each world represents a book, and all the parallel worlds that extend from this one are merely pages within that book..."

"And in everything we can observe, the world is covered by a quantity of books that transcends the concept of infinity!"

In other words.

That's right, so that means—

"I see it now. You are the kind of being who can use some unique power to travel directly to other worlds for training, and then freely return to your home world, right?"

It's a little creepy.

Even Accelerator thought so. When facing the monk, he felt for the first time that something important, like a secret, had been unearthed from his heart.

Accelerator grimaced in displeasure.

Followed by.

He then placed his hand on the necklace around his neck in one breath.

--call out!!

Six straight, purplish-black light bullets shot in, instantly engulfing the original location of the monk.

The first person immediately touched the electrodes and adjusted the light on their collar to a deep red.

The platinum wings created by the collective consciousness of the Misaka Network and the power left over from Q-Magic... cannot be used for the time being because the girl named Q-Magic is not here. Therefore, at most, this can only add a stronger wave of calculation ability to oneself.

The opponent is a demon god.

If you want to fight, you must raise your level of vigilance to the same level as when you fought Othinus.

"Humph…"

As expected, the Demonic Monk could not be defeated by such a few casual cannon shots.

"You're angry because your identity was exposed? Kid, your cultivation is still quite shallow."

A shadow leaped out from the smoke and dust.

It wasn't at a speed that was so difficult to detect, it wasn't supersonic, it was just a simple leap, at such an inconspicuous speed.

But it genuinely instilled in Accelerator a sense of crisis and heightened vigilance.

"However, my main purpose is not to exchange Taoist techniques with you here. Hmm, I'll just smash you to pieces first, and then go after Kamijou Touma over there."

The monk pointed directly at the golden sword that was being held in his hand as a walking stick.

For an instant.

The land within a 500-meter radius began to shake.

Accelerator had already escaped before he even noticed the anomaly.

Boom! ! !

Soil formation, as a substantial arm, rises from the depths of the earth.

What was clearly just ordinary mud that would crumble at the slightest touch was transformed by the monk with an inexplicable and powerful force, thus forming an even more powerful Hand of Earth.

An arm, powerful enough to smash an entire building to pieces, struck in an instant.

however.

Under the watchful eye of the abbot, something even more horrifying unfolded.

boom--! !

"…oops?"

All the earthen hands that attempted to envelop Accelerator were completely repelled by an invisible barrier.

The arms formed from the soil were subjected to their original attack force without being disturbed.

The monk's eyes twitched slightly, and he felt a hurricane coming from behind him.

Click.

A pair of extremely fair arms had already penetrated into his body.

puff--! ! !

Blood and flesh flying everywhere—that's not a scene.

The mummy's already desiccated body was instantly torn apart. Not only that, the golden robe and golden sword were crushed by the powerful impact, and the monk's body was forcibly split in two.

The internal organs, which had weathered along with the mummy, can be vaguely seen inside.

One-way remains steadfast.

He raised his black and red pistol, pointing the muzzle at the monk who had been torn in two before him. At the same time, six purplish-black generators surrounded him like cannon emplacements.

Six purplish-black light bullets, plus one dark red light cannon.

Seven different forces converge at a single point.

The unsuspecting monk's body was completely destroyed, leaving not even a trace.

A blow that utterly annihilates.

"amazing."

Applause came from right in front of me.

The light burst through the distant street in an instant, but fortunately, no one was outside in Academy City at that time, so the destruction of the entire street would not cause any casualties.

Nevertheless, the withered, mummy-like figure still emerged.

His body was badly wrecked.

But the monk did not die.

…No, it should be said that it was not completely destroyed.

"However, I am a demon god. Force alone will not suffice. Even if you destroy my entire body until not a trace remains, so what? With just a slight thought, my body can easily return to normal, like this—"

Clap clap. The monk clapped his hands, and the golden sword and kasaya that had disappeared all returned to him.

It's as if it was never broken in the first place.

"Moreover, even if you attack my vital points, it won't work. You should have seen through my current identity by now, right?"

"Tsk."

"I am a mummy, that is, something that is already dead... So the logic is very simple. How could an ancient relic that has been dead for who knows how long be killed?"

From any perspective, the monk's body cannot be destroyed.

Although I have encountered countless enemies with immortality so far, the immortality of the Demon God is on a completely different level from those guys.

No, perhaps the power and immortality of that demon DO Apis are comparable to the monk before us.

But the demon wings that were used to defeat that demon back then... are also unusable now.

Accelerator took a small step back.

"Moreover, I just sensed it. That ability, which sent all the earth arms I created flying... shouldn't be a simple reflection."

"That is, manipulating the direction of energy... Hmm, it's quite surprising that this ability can be created in Academy City."

"Unlike the chestnut-haired girl I met before, that girl only knew how to charm me, and even if you threw money or something at me, it wouldn't work."

In other words, Misaka Mikoto may have already fought the demon in front of her once.

Ignoring the monk's words, Accelerator raised his right hand, causing the six generators to instantly switch to deep black.

That is, colors that can manipulate space and time.

For an instant.

His body vanished from the spot.

The abbot did not move; he waited for approximately 0.12 seconds—

"Smoke and mirrors won't work."

boom--! !

The monk instantly raised his golden sword, but a kick that came from across space shattered the tip of the sword blade.

The monk's right hand was torn apart by this powerful kick.

—In the next instant, his right hand was completely restored.

"Humph!"

He grabbed her hand with a cold laugh.

It was a reflection that should have deflected everything, yet the monk easily bypassed it.

"It seems your abilities are still no match for the demonic power I wield!"

Accelerator, whose ankle was grabbed, was flung away at supersonic speed by the monk.

— at that time.

boom! ! ! !

Another powerful attack instantly struck the monk's entire body.

"Ugh—?!"

Struck by an invisible explosion, the monk's face was deformed, and his limbs twisted into strange shapes from shock.

The timing was off.

Accelerator kicked the monk, sending him flying, and regained control of the energy direction.

Without any hesitation, he reached his hand to the other side.

Six dark black generators, spinning at high speed, were wrapped around his right arm.

"VoidImpact—!!"

As its name suggests, this is a blow powerful enough to obliterate all the space in front of you.

Boom! A purplish-black light exploded across all dimensions at that point.

The dark void shattered behind the monk.

"Goo-wah?!"

His body was swallowed up in one breath, and not only that, the subspace fragments that had been crushing the original space were also inserted into the monk's body.

A massive explosion that shattered nothingness engulfed it.

After landing safely, Accelerator immediately looked in the direction of his other side.

Although I didn't feel it at first.

But after confirming the sudden attack, the identity of the person who had suddenly helped them became clear.

“...meddlesome jerk.”

"It's rare for me to take the initiative, so you should be grateful."

pat.

In an instant, a crimson light and shadow landed beside the first person.

The unnatural twist on his right shoulder slowly subsided, and his red hair and red-gold clothing gave him an air of wonder.

The man chuckled casually.

"After all, he's just an amateur. To deal with something like a demon god, it really takes me, the great one, to step in."

"Ha, you little rascal, you were lying in wait here from the very beginning, weren't you?"

"My purpose in coming to this city is for the demon god over there... However, that's what I'm saying, but the one I really need to protect has already escaped."

The color red is overwhelming, a vibrant red.

Fire on the right.