One-way traffic

—Until that day.

The white-haired man, destined to change his life, is the strongest being.

He forcefully disrupted his own life trajectory and barged into his life.

She was initially terrified of him, even regarding him as an alien, and constantly harboring hostile thoughts towards him.

But in the end, it was discovered that the similarities between them were remarkably close.

I've always lived alone, but then another person entered my life, and gradually, I began to understand their feelings and temperament.

Everything between the two seemed to slowly begin to overlap.

Then... after experiencing all sorts of strange events in Gensokyo, going to the Lunar Capital, and... when that demon attacked Gensokyo, I couldn't contain my emotions any longer.

Alice finally realized her own thoughts.

Yes, I like it.

They love each other...

It was too late. By the time he fully realized it all—that person, the one who had changed his entire life, was gone.

Alice finally had this chance to see him again, but... she discovered the most important thing.

I don't know him at all.

I... didn't have such a deep experience with him. Perhaps I could be protected by him, but I could never become the one who protected him.

Despite their similar temperaments, they were never able to complement each other.

In the heart of that person named Accelerator, what he truly needed was not a lover or a partner.

…but rather, it is something that can both be protected by him and protect his state of mind.

And such a thing already exists.

Alice saw this clearly.

and so…

"That's enough for me."

The girl made a declaration about her fate.

Although she was very unwilling, if she truly liked and loved that person, then she was willing to make this change.

Alice made this decision precisely because she wanted to think of that person's best interests at heart.

Let the person who can truly be protected by him, and who can also protect his heart, stay by his side.

"I'm very happy today."

She was holding the rabbit doll that the man had bought for her that day.

Alice brushed her blonde hair away from her forehead with her hand.

All the gloom dissipated, and the last tear slid down my cheek.

perhaps.

It's possible that in some different world, there might actually be a possibility of a connection between ourselves and him.

But at least for now, Alice is very clear about her fate.

That's right.

This is the path that belongs to Alice Margotrovid, the girl who makes the seven-colored dolls.

From now on, she will always adhere to this belief in her heart.

Continue living your life as usual, and go on completely.

"Ah, it's completely over now."

"There's no other way... Although all the efforts were very difficult, it's good that you were able to come to your own conclusion in the end, Alice."

"Thank you...really, thank you so much."

Alice turned to her two friends with a most relieved and joyful smile.

then.

After the girl's inner conflict was resolved, the three of them... faced their biggest problem once again.

"Now that even Alice doesn't have a place to stay, that means—"

"Yes, we're really going to be sleeping on the streets tonight! Da☆Ze—!!!"

"...Seriously, she's been so upset about men all this time! And you guys have been thinking about such pointless things!!"

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It's almost 11 o'clock.

Accelerator sat alone on the side of the street, drinking the same coffee he always drank.

"...I'm almost tired of this brand."

He glanced briefly at the pure black liquid he had taken a few sips of, then drank it all in one gulp before throwing it to the ground in displeasure.

pat-

"I thought it was some homeless person drinking under the streetlights, but it turns out to be our famous number one!"

A figure emerged from the shadows and kicked the empty can that had just fallen.

Accelerator looked at the newcomer, and his expression immediately fell.

It was Kakine Teitoku.

"What are you up to in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

"But you, who actually came here alone for coffee? Or does someone like you actually have something on your mind?"

Kakine Teitoku picked up the can, kicked it again, and it hit the trash can in the distance with great accuracy.

Accelerator pursed his lips and opened another can of coffee he hadn't drunk yet.

"It's nothing, just a personal matter."

"Oh?"

"Oh what? What does my business have to do with you, you little punk?"

"No, no, I didn't say anything. Besides, I seem to have caught a whiff of something interesting. Could it be that our famous number one student is actually taking the exam for some unknown girl—"

Boom!! Before Kakine Teitoku could finish speaking, he was actually blown away by a gust of wind.

In one breath, it covered several hundred meters.

"Tsk—Hey!!"

He seemed surprised that he would actually be attacked. Kakine Teitoku frowned and instantly flew back using the power of the Unreal Matter.

Naturally, he threw a punch, which was instantly deflected back by the number one opponent.

However, because the force of the punch was not that great, he only staggered back a few steps.

"So you're serious now, huh? You bastard!"

"Serves you right, or do you want me to beat you up with an even bigger bang?"

This guy seems to be getting more and more neurotic.

Kakine Teitoku touched the spot where he had been hit, thinking it best not to tease this brat for now.

"Tomorrow, you're planning to go into that black hole, right?"

"You think you can get away?"

"It doesn't matter, it's nothing."

Kakine Teitoku casually opened a can of coffee.

Accelerator sat on a bench, while he leaned against a street lamp.

"However, I have a feeling that everything seems to have changed quite a bit."

Upon hearing Kakine Teitoku's words, which sounded like a sigh, Accelerator also stopped what he was doing.

"You really think you're my brother? You come to me with all this trivial stuff? What a joke."

"No, I'm just killing time anyway, so I'll just say a few words. I didn't expect you to listen to me anyway."

Kakine Teitoku continued to consider what he had said.

"Both you and I are completely different from how we were at the beginning."

“I’m not sure if it’s because of that so-called system you have or something else, but at least… I don’t think it’s bad.”

It's no longer just some boring, simple chatter between people.

Accelerator could tell that what Kakine Teitoku was saying at that moment was sincere.

The first person stopped deliberately insulting him.

"Perhaps, I mean perhaps, it's possible that during the Dark Side War, the path of separation between you and me had already broken down and could not be changed no matter what... Maybe I would have died at that time."

"But whatever might happen, that's how it is now, at least."

He finished his cup of coffee and threw it in the trash can.

And continued to look at Accelerator.

"So I don't think you need to change anything, or rack your brains for anything."

"A person who would consider such a thing can hardly be considered Accelerator."

The next second, Kakine Teitoku had already walked away into the distance without anyone noticing.

"Just be yourself, just be the way you are right now... that's the best way for a bastard like you, number one."

All that remained in my ears was that last sentence.

Accelerator glanced at the time and sighed slightly.

He threw all the empty cans, which he had drunk several times, into the trash can.

"...It's about time we went back."

It's unclear whether this was a statement made to someone else or to oneself.

Accelerator cracked his neck, put his hands in his pockets, and followed the light of the streetlamp into the dead of night.

Step by step, I walked back to a world that suits me now.

I've returned to my own truly unique one-way street.

Chapter 689 The Cosmic Overlord and the Legendary Demon Hunter

At this moment.

Someone located inside St. George's Cathedral in England.

She then smiled.

"Just as I expected."

She observed the last series of values ​​captured before her.

Although there was no radio or similar content here, she still managed to record all of those images using her unique methods.

A book that looks like a comic book.

This book scroll is covered with all sorts of patterns, and if you flip through these patterns page by page at high speed—

This would allow the content of the film played by Aleister Crowley, a human, inside the windowless building, to be presented in a clear form.

Very few people even know about such a secret location as the windowless building.

So, who is the person who can do this on this basis?

"So, Aleister, you're not even in that kind of place right now...?"

Laura Stewart.

In other words, he was the supreme bishop of the Church of England—the Church of Necessary Evil.