One-way traffic

Blood had already accumulated on the ground from scratching his own palms.

"Calm down a bit."

In this situation, it was Accelerator who spoke to him in a detached tone.

“I know what you’re thinking, and I understand what you’re planning to do.”

"But now is not the time to do such hard work."

"A tough job? Ha, what do you mean by a tough job? Tell me, in this situation, would you be able to stay calm, you bastard?!"

"Of course I can't calm down."

Accelerator understood exactly what Kakine Teitoku wanted to do.

Previously, the two had a brief heart-to-heart talk during their battles in the Dark Division.

Perhaps Kakine Teitoku became like this because of some tragedy, sinking into darkness from which he could not extricate himself.

This is what the world called Academy City looks like.

For most students who live on the surface, this is a glamorous, technologically advanced Eden in the world.

To those who know everything about this place, it is a battlefield where tragedy and despair converge.

The source of all this tragedy... is the man who appeared before us.

That is why Kakine Teitoku was absolutely unable to control himself.

The same applies to Accelerator.

Whether it's the tragedy of Kakine Teitoku, or his blood debt of slaughtering nearly 10,000 clones in his past attempt to become so-called invincible... it all started because of this man's ideas.

This wouldn't have happened if he hadn't done all of this.

but.

Because he has traveled to countless worlds.

Therefore, Accelerator knew that he could not settle personal scores here.

"Besides, that thing is just an illusion. Even if you blow it up, what's the point?"

This is the key.

The person appearing here isn't even Aleister himself; Kakine Teitoku's destruction is utterly meaningless.

The second person gritted their teeth in utter resentment.

"...Damn it."

He muttered as if cursing as he brushed past Accelerator.

The white-clad person stopped paying attention to the guy.

Even the girls of Gensokyo who didn't understand what had happened felt this atmosphere.

This atmosphere borders on despair and sorrow.

"Besides the guests from another world, the people here also include Hatsune Miku... and the first one, right?"

"If you've all come here, it means, Accelerator, that you've done exactly what I told you in the letter. A wise judgment."

"It's just a pity that the person left here is not the real me... just a pre-recorded video."

It turned out to be a pre-recorded piece.

Accelerator curled his lip in disdain. He had previously thought that it was that bastard Aleister hiding somewhere and connecting with them through live streams, but now it seemed that it wasn't even him.

…No.

wrong.

Accelerator, who had only just noticed all of this, froze on the spot.

First of all, this is pre-recorded footage.

Then, Aleister in the video said something.

—He knew that there were people from various other worlds here.

"Right now, Academy City, no... the whole world must be under attack from all sorts of monsters in the endless black hole, which has attracted attacks from other factions, right?"

Everything was predicted correctly.

Even though the footage was recorded before anything happened, Aleister in it predicted everything that is happening now.

Regardless of whether it's attacks happening all over the world.

It was Accelerator who brought people from other worlds to gather here.

"Although I don't usually get involved in things that happen around the world, this incident is having a significant impact on me right now, especially on my plans."

"In order to prevent even greater errors from occurring in the future, I will provide you with a way to stop all of this."

Swah——

A long string of data appeared directly in front of Aleister's image.

But these are not the most important.

After the data is aggregated, it is finally transformed into an instruction.

"Starting at 6:00 AM tomorrow, all unmanned combat machines in Academy City will be officially activated and deployed to various parts of the world to provide support to areas where monsters from black holes are currently appearing."

"At the same time, I have successfully transmitted the coordinates of those black holes here. With Accelerator, as long as you have the equipment, you can implant this data into it and directly locate the coordinates to enter the interior of that black hole."

"According to the calculations of the quantum-assisted computer inside this building, the reason why these black holes can open so continuously is that there are direct life characteristics inside the black holes."

"My final analysis shows that to completely shut down these black holes, it is necessary to enter the core of the black hole and completely stop the life-sustaining characteristics of the black hole itself."

The conversation has already gone this far.

Whether it was Accelerator or anyone else, they all understood what Aleister meant.

So, what answer will you choose?

The man in the picture laughed instead.

Even so, it was a smile devoid of any emotion.

"Academy City... The fate of this world rests on your next choice. What will you choose? Will you let this world face destruction? Or will you go to the place I've described and bring this all to a final end?"

"The outcome depends on you."

that's it.

The final result of the screen was a countdown-like panel.

As for Aleister himself, his image has completely disappeared.

Even in the end, no one knew where the man who created the entire Academy City went.

However, they only know one thing right now.

"Is this the only way to stop those black holes...?"

Accelerator looked at a button on the panel.

After he pressed the button, a string of information was successfully entered into his "Doomsday Destroyer".

These are the coordinates inside that black hole.

Why does Aleister have this coordinate information? What exactly made him choose to help them? And how did he know all this in advance?

the most important is.

Where is the chairman of the board of directors of Academy City right now?

Everything became a mystery.

However, one could vaguely sense that it was through the passage.

The answer to everything lies right before your eyes.

It is waiting for itself to reveal it.

"What a boring guy."

Virgil first turned his head away in boredom.

"Anyone can see that all he wants is to simply take advantage of others."

"...So you're not planning to do what he suggested, are you?"

The fire on the right also somewhat discerned Virgil's thoughts.

Not long ago, he left the city to find O'Reilly.

The riots happening around the world today cannot be changed by him alone.

While violence might solve the problem, it doesn't change the fundamental issue.

However, upon arriving in Academy City, the two received a signal that felt like an invitation.

That sound came from inside this building.

…Presumably, this man who called himself Virgil, like them, was also attracted by this signal.

After only one brief encounter, Right Fire was able to basically determine what kind of person this man was.

Cold-blooded and ruthless, like a pure killing machine.

They had barely met when Virgil charged forward without hesitation, and at the same time, Right Fire discerned that the other party was not human.

Instead, he was a demon.

Although it possesses some human flesh and blood, since ancient times, beings like half-demons have been associated with ominous legends. Judging from Virgil's current performance, the other party probably won't have a good response.

"Do not."

But Virgil then put away the Yamato sword.

"I will choose to stay and remain in this city."

"…What?"

"But this is not for what that man said he would do."

Virgil had a stern face.

He exuded a menacing aura that commanded respect, yet he moved closer to someone.

The first one with white hair and red eyes.

"...I have received your help before."

The other person spoke in a low voice to Accelerator in Japanese with a British accent.

"This favor is only valid for this one time. After this, we will have no further connection."

Only these few words were left behind.

After saying that, Virgil instantly sliced ​​open the space in front of him and disappeared from the spot.

This left everyone even more dumbfounded.

…Okay, now, things are starting to get more and more complicated.

Accelerator looked at the countdown numbers on the panel in front of him.

Vaguely.

He also felt... a deep, ominous feeling.

perhaps.

A long journey that spanned the world.

Will this be the end of it all...?

Chapter 684 Each side's actions before the final battle

It is now 7 p.m.

As dusk fades and night falls, it's basically time for everyone to go door-to-door for dinner.

The same goes for Yuki Aya.