One-way traffic

Alice is a completely different person when she's with Accelerator compared to when she's not.

Even if she simply stays by his side, she can never say anything. But if she leaves him, she feels uneasy all over. If she gets close to him, she doesn't say anything at all.

Normally, during the days when Accelerator was away, she was the one who couldn't suppress her emotions the most.

Of course, it's not that I have nothing to say, it's just that I'm too shy, too anxious, and completely too frightened to speak.

No one else tried to scare her like that; the person who scared her was none other than herself.

"Ah...it's hopeless, this is just the most intense and deepest kind of love ever."

Marisa pulled the hat over her face, leaned against the wall, and sighed helplessly.

"But then again, this is something I shouldn't be doing at all! Do you think I'm someone who understands emotions? Not at all!"

"…Um."

But besides Marisa, Alice really couldn't find anyone else to help her.

As for Reimu, although she is an acquaintance and old friend of mine, when it comes to handling this kind of thing... it would be better to let her think about it herself.

Originally, Alice looked down on Marisa.

But after experiencing all sorts of unimaginable events, she gradually came to understand Marisa's state of mind and realized that she was not as simple and boring as she appeared on the surface.

Although she doesn't possess the same level of magical knowledge as Patchouli, Marisa is still a mage, sharing a similar identity with Alice.

The two became very close friends, and now they usually do magical experiments together.

…That's why Marisa was able to immediately perceive Alice's feelings for so-and-so.

She could see that from the day Accelerator left Gensokyo, Alice felt as if she had lost something.

'The problem is, that guy doesn't seem like the type to care about these kinds of romantic things at all!'

Let Accelerator discover someone's feelings, and then fall in love with her—

The odds of this happening are even higher than the odds of winning the lottery, discovering that the lottery organization is the mastermind behind the world's destruction, and then finding out that you are actually the chosen one who defeated the lottery organization and saved the world.

So, don't even think about it—it's impossible for Accelerator to discover Alice's feelings on his own and then reciprocate them.

It would be more appealing to have someone like Accelerator fight against a million tough guys than this.

"That's why you should take the initiative... Ugh! It's really too difficult for someone like me to help you prepare countermeasures!"

'It was Marisa who decided to help me devise a plan without my consent...'

Such a thought flashed through Alice's mind, but because of it, she felt even more grateful to Marisa.

Clearly, the other girls in Gensokyo wouldn't offer any help in this matter.

Only Marisa is willing to get involved in this kind of thing.

She had always been a lonely person and had almost no social connections.

In this crucial situation for her, those who can offer help are the truly trustworthy friends.

Marisa placed her hand on Alice's shoulder, and the two of them took a few deep breaths to calm themselves down.

"Then... now you should try your best to speak. Just try to speak no matter what. As long as you can speak, that's progress! Okay?"

"it is good…"

The doll-manipulating girl, who is usually so composed in everything else, is now acting like this because of someone else...

It's really hard to imagine.

Alice patted her cheeks, mustered her courage, and took small steps out of the alley.

She turned around halfway through her walk, and Marisa was still waving her hand behind her, cheering herself on.

It's unclear whether he has any other close friends.

But at least... there's still a chance to try.

Alice clenched her slender little hand.

The battle that belongs to the girl begins now.

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"…puff."

Accelerator couldn't help but sneeze.

"Uh...you have a cold, Yifang?"

Do you think I might catch a cold?

Accelerator rubbed his nose. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have caught a cold, let alone any disease.

…Could it be that someone is plotting against me behind my back?

Thinking about this, even the First One himself couldn't help but shudder.

Chapter 678 A Scene That Everyone Wants to See

boom! ! !

Butterfly will not be completely defeated by the two's attacks.

however.

"...If we're talking about tricky things, there are definitely some issues."

Back to Izayoi, Saitama.

Two powerful individuals from different worlds, though not the strongest in all worlds, are still genuinely powerful.

It's impossible for the two of them alone to completely defeat the butterfly.

Butterfly looked at her hands, and her palms were already trembling slightly.

We have been fighting against them for so long.

Although the other side also suffered a tremendous blow, our side... was not unscathed either.

Especially that man named Izayoi Sakamaki.

Although on the surface his strength is very ordinary, simply tearing mountains and rivers is not enough to fight against the butterfly.

But the power hidden within that man is not that simple.

"Well, let's stop here for today."

"Haha! So you're going to run away already?"

Izayoi Sakamaki falls back to the ground.

Unbeknownst to her, a figure appeared behind Butterfly.

The bald man's clothes appeared somewhat tattered.

However, despite this appearance, he was actually... completely unharmed.

He doesn't have any particularly special abilities.

Such powerful performance is achieved using only fists and legs.

The Izayoi Sakamaki before us possesses the ability to destroy any special power with a single, straightforward punch.

It's practically an ability that can shatter other people's abilities.

Having realized the unfavorable start, Butterfly made the right choice, which she believed was the most correct one.

Swah——

His own body began to gradually become illusory.

"You think you can really escape, huh?!"

Bang! !

Izayoi Sakamaki's feet shot up, and her body appeared in front of the enemy almost instantly.

boom--

A simple and easy-to-understand straight punch.

It's such a simple straight punch, yet it possesses unparalleled special abilities.

Whatever the effect, whether it's a blessing from God or a curse from a demon, even things as obscure and incomprehensible as petrifying rays, will vanish under this punch.

What Izayoi Sakamaki possesses is the ability to break through the opponent's abilities.

however.

His fist, however, pierced through the enemy's body in an instant.

"--What?"

Even he himself found it hard to believe.

In the instant that Izayoi Sakamaki was stunned, Saitama, who was originally standing behind Cho, suddenly made a move.

He suddenly grabbed his shoulder.

Ignoring the impending explosion on the spot, he leaped away with Izayoi Sakamaki at an even faster speed, almost instantly.

Their bodies seemed to transform into real shooting stars, moving at the speed of light, and then, with controlled force, they landed on a building not far away.

——Bang! ! !

A towering explosion engulfed the spot where he had been standing.

The explosion's brilliance instantly transformed into beams of light, piercing through the atmosphere and shooting directly towards the deepest reaches of the universe.

Even Izayoi Sakamaki herself was stunned.

"Ah, thank goodness I wasn't hit by the explosion."

Saitama wiped the faint cold sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Although the beam of light was incredibly powerful, it also dissipated very quickly.

A few seconds later, the light vanished completely before their very eyes.

…But what if they hadn't managed to escape in time?

If, under these circumstances, one were to be directly bombarded by that beam of light...

Even Saitama, even Izayoi Sakamaki and others.

Is it really possible to completely withstand it?

"Are you OK?"

When he came to his senses, Saitama was already reaching out his hand to him.

He had actually fallen to the ground due to the impact of that attack.

Although the man named Saitama was basically the same, he seemed to have realized the situation long ago and was prepared, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to pull himself here in time.

"Oh, I'm fine."

Izayoi Sakamaki grabbed the other person's hand and stood up.

"Thank you so much, Saitama. You were a huge help just now."

"Don't worry."

Despite his immense power, Saitama himself doesn't seem to talk much.

He always maintained a blank expression, even during the battle just now.

However, compared to these…

"Shouldn't we check the current situation next?"

Izayoi Sakamaki stroked her chin as she looked at the city.

Being unfamiliar with the place, they had no idea what the situation was like.

Although they fought out of a desire to help the young man, neither Izayoi Sakamaki nor Saitama knew what they were required to do here, or why they had come to this city in the first place.

Under these circumstances.

It was as if a brainwave-like signal was transmitted directly into their minds.