One-way traffic

This is a completely different kind of attraction.

Accelerator showed no change in expression; he simply ate the dish.

'How about it?'

Alice, who was sitting at the table with them, watched very carefully out of the corner of her eye.

She didn't dare to do it directly, fearing that it would attract attention... and Accelerator's attention as well.

Accelerator's face showed absolutely no change in expression.

It was like chewing wax; you couldn't detect the slightest expression on anyone's face. After taking a couple of bites, they continued eating the rice in front of them.

what.

In that instant, Alice felt a tightness spread through her entire body... and she almost broke out in a sweat.

Has it failed?

…No.

Although Accelerator maintained a blank expression throughout.

But he really was... eating the spicy fried chicken in front of him the whole time.

Even though they didn't show the slightest expression after finishing the dish, they were fixated on it and kept eating it.

"Oh dear? Eating meat all the time is very unhealthy."

"You don't actually think I'd get sick because of this, do you?"

Accelerator curled his lip in disapproval at Kikyo Yoshikawa's words.

"Even if I ate meat until I died, I wouldn't be in any danger. Stop worrying about useless things."

"Yes, yes~ I must say, vector operations are really convenient."

"Shut up and eat your food."

Although it seemed like a very simple scene, it made Alice understand one thing completely.

success.

He really enjoys the dishes he cooks.

"Oh, by the way, the person who made this spicy fried chicken today was Alice."

"Huh? Really? I never would have guessed Alice had such a talent for cooking."

"Yeah~! I took a bite and it tasted really delicious. How should I put it... it feels just as good as Hatsune Miku!"

"That's true, but I feel that Hatsune Miku's cooking is better."

"No way...? I actually think this fried chicken tastes better!"

"Hatsune Miku is clearly better!"

"It's Alice!"

Huh?

Both Hatsune Miku and Alice were stunned at that moment.

Huang Quanchuan and Fangchuan... these two actually got into an argument over whose cooking was better.

"Hey, hey, this should be okay, right?"

"How boring, let them argue."

Accelerator turned his head to the side, utterly bored.

It seems that similar farces have happened many times before.

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What follows.

Under Alice's gaze, the extra character simply drew an OK sign.

Then--

"Hey Miku-chan~! That's what that guy named Takibayashi calls you, right?"

"Huh? Extra, extra...?"

"Come play this! Bring the Command Tower along too, this is a brand new game that Misaka bought at a high price! Let's get started!"

"Huh?! Is it in my room...?"

"You can come to Misaka's room, either way is fine! Hurry up and come on!!"

"Huh? Why is Misaka being dragged into this too?! Misaka Misaka is incredulous at this sudden turn of events!!"

bang-

The extra character dragged Last Order and Hatsune Miku directly into a room not far away.

In this way, the timing is just right.

"What are those two idiots doing?"

Sitting on the sofa, Accelerator, fiddling with his phone, curled his lip in displeasure.

Takibayashi was busy preparing for tomorrow's schedule and was just about to rest when he saw this scene.

Now is the best time.

Alice glanced at the time—nine o'clock.

"...You said that during the day, didn't you?"

"what?"

Accelerator looked up in surprise.

A beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.

She knelt on the sofa in front of her, her face filled with a sorrowful expression.

"You wanted to show me what this city is like. That's what I asked you back then, and you did agree."

"It's just a ghost town, what's there to see? Besides, it's already past nine o'clock..."

"..."

"...What's going on with you?"

Even Accelerator couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Alice in front of me had a look that said, "If you don't agree, I'll cry."

"Fine! Can't we leave now? I really don't understand what's so interesting about a lousy Academy City."

The first person got up unhappily, and the girl quickly got off the sofa as well.

But as she came down...

A slight smile, as if his plan had succeeded, appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This is practically...like a war without bloodshed.

Although the battle was extremely fierce, it also seemed somewhat absurd.

Chapter 687 The Night Before the Decisive Battle

Although it was supposed to be a little past nine o'clock, there were still quite a few people wandering around Academy City.

Is it because they know that monsters won't emerge from those black holes, and they want to take the opportunity to enjoy what is probably the last leisurely time of their lives?

In any case, this situation is not limited to Academy City.

The same applies to Accelerator now.

He was walking with Alice on the streets of District 7.

"What a magnificent city."

"Huh? On the surface, that's true, but underneath, this shitty city is full of rubbish that makes you want to vomit."

"This is clearly your birthplace, yet you use such insulting language..."

"I can't say I was born and raised here; I just lived here for many years."

Thinking back to the 'wonderful' time he spent in places like the Tekken, Accelerator felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

"Besides, I don't understand why you insist on seeing this boring city all over. What's so appealing about this godforsaken place?"

Perhaps it would be very appealing to Alice, a magical girl from Gensokyo.

However, since Accelerator has always lived in this city, the secrets hidden deep within it are nothing more than commonplace matters to him.

It was precisely because he knew the dark side of the city so well that he tried his best to keep Alice from learning more about it.

Accelerator was unaware of Alice's thoughts at that moment.

'...I don't care about this city.'

The girl followed closely beside the person in first place, her hands clasped tightly together.

'I just wanted to be with you in this place, which is similar to your hometown…'

But things have to be done step by step.

For her, this was already a huge leap forward.

Until now, he has been living alone, waiting for Accelerator, not knowing when he will be able to return to Gensokyo... or even if he will ever come back.

Compared to those vague and uncertain possibilities, I am now truly feeling a sense of comfort from the bottom of my heart.

Seeing Alice's silent demeanor, Accelerator couldn't say anything more.

The two continued walking on the still relatively bustling street.

"…ah."

Suddenly, Alice stopped in her tracks.

"what happened to you?"

"…that."

Noticing Alice's change, Accelerator looked at the spot Alice was pointing to.

A food truck.

There was a short line of people in front of the dining car, probably because it was getting late at night, there were only three or four people there.

The cart sells crepes.

Alice's gaze was fixed on the strawberry crepes displayed on the food cart.

"You want to eat that stuff?"

"Is it not allowed...?"

Alice looked at Accelerator's face with a hint of disappointment.

However, this kind of thing is basically only eaten by children.

The thought that Alice, who was usually so quiet and icy, would be interested in snacks that only children like stirred a sense of contrast in Accelerator's mind.

However, it's also possible that she was simply curious about it.

Back to topic.

Alice, who had not received a response from him, seemed to be gradually becoming indifferent.

They looked truly lost and sad.

"Oh, I see... Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

…There's just nothing we can do about it. It's just a crepe, why does it have to be like this?

Accelerator was somewhat helpless for a moment, but still did not respond.

By this time, everyone in the queue had left.

"One crepe, please."