One-way traffic

The light burst exploded dozens of kilometers behind him.

Even though the distance was so long, he still felt an overwhelming sense of oppression constantly washing over him.

"…hateful."

His internal organs were re-encased, and Kakine Teitoku's body was restored thanks to the filling of the ungenerated substance.

but.

"Although we are enemies, I'll ask you anyway."

He casually tossed the golden sword aside, and then looked at Kakine Teitoku with an indifferent expression.

He asked this question.

"Are you really not concerned about your current physical condition?"

--pale.

Even their clothes had turned pure white, and an unnatural, eerie feeling enveloped their entire bodies.

The left eye turned into a bright green, while the right eye turned into a pure blood red.

“Ooooo…!”

Upon realizing this, Kakine Teitoku felt a constant, unsettling sensation in his mind, as if a stick were stirring something around his head.

It felt as if my brain had been forcibly split into hundreds of millions of pieces.

…No.

She's even starting to doubt whether she's the second-ranked person in Academy City.

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Your body and consciousness are completely separated. Just because your physical body was destroyed, you forcibly use your abilities to create new matter to fill it? Have you considered the consequences of doing this?"

"Shut up... I told you, you bastard, to shut up your nonsense, didn't you understand?!"

boom! ! ! !

Tens of thousands of wings burst open from behind him.

Each wing transformed into a pure white missile, striking the black-gold figure with pinpoint accuracy.

"The answer is simple."

Boom——! !

The figure known as the Ultimate Kuuga: Black Eyes tore apart the attacking wings in an instant.

His hands gathered pure black energy.

"In your current state, you can certainly guarantee you won't die, but unfortunately—"

"If you're not careful, your consciousness will be completely taken over by the power itself!"

For an instant.

The moment those words were spoken, Kakine Teitoku was suddenly stunned.

good chance.

Crash—!!!

A wave of purplish-black light surged forth head-on.

All of Academy City's second clones and their enormous wings were reduced to ashes by this single blow.

"Cough—Guwaaaaaaaah!!"

An immense force swept over his entire body.

Despite his body being replaced with non-material, Kakine Teitoku was still losing his body continuously under the direct impact of that light.

It's ok.

All that's needed is to remake the hands and feet.

If a hand disappears, you can use your abilities to create a new one; the same goes for legs, and even internal organs…

Uh…

"I…?"

His eyes kept flashing with strange light.

Kakine Teitoku lay on the ground, only feeling his eyes—changing from green to red from time to time.

Who am I now...?

He struggled desperately, but his severed legs and hands failed to regenerate.

"Why?"

"How boring. Has my mind been completely taken over by my abilities?"

Because his body had been completely worn away, Kakine Teitoku materialized the remaining matter and completely covered his entire body.

This led to his ability completely devouring everything he had.

just now.

Is the young man staying here Kakine Teitoku, or some unknown entity?

I've lost the ability to think and understand.

"Ugh... This is so boring. These days, no matter what you do, this is all you can do."

Can't move.

Whether it's the body or anything else, even the mind trying to continue thinking has become extremely difficult.

Kakine Teitoku struggled desperately on the ground, even forgetting who he was; he was just struggling instinctively.

"I can't bear to watch this anymore."

hum-

Yi, who was standing in front of him, shook her head.

Immediately, he raised his hand, and dark energy gathered into a small ball with a radius of about five centimeters.

This single sphere is enough to destroy all of space in an instant.

"Since you're destined for such a tragic end no matter what, you might as well stay here and face your death."

With just one strike, the second-ranked player in Academy City will be permanently and forever stuck here.

There was no hope of survival.

He lay there, stunned, unable to come to his senses even by such a devastating crisis.

He has forgotten who he really is.

Whether it's Kakine Teitoku or the unreal substance, there's no longer any reason to even consider these detailed considerations.

then.

That devastating blow came crashing down on him in an instant.

——Bang! ! !

Yi Na's arm, which was attempting to unleash this attack, was instantly deflected.

"…ah?"

He couldn't help but look around him.

It's just in the distance.

Two figures helped the girls who had fallen to the ground and walked slowly over.

"...Leave him."

Hatsune Miku.

While Takibayashi was doing everything he could to save the girls, Hatsune Miku was dressed entirely in the style of Snow Miku 2019.

He raised his wand and pointed it directly at Yi.

"Get away from that person! You're not allowed to do anything to him!!"

Yi casually waved her hand and smiled indifferently.

"So that's how it is... You guys aren't dead yet?"

With a whoosh, he kicked aside the lifeless Kakine Teitoku and slowly turned his gaze toward Hatsune Miku and the others.

"Since you've delivered yourselves to my doorstep, I'll just kill you all as well."

"..."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down the girl's forehead, but she did not back down.

To protect the people they know.

To protect the world we desire!

Hatsune Miku gripped her magic wand tightly, gathering all her magical power.

"…Ah."

boom! !

That moment.

The force, enough to shatter an entire island, instantly shattered beneath Congyi's feet.

Yi, who was hit head-on, spun in mid-air like a top for a moment before falling to the ground.

"...Really."

Click.

A series of cracks then appeared on Kakine Teitoku's body.

"Thanks to you all... I've finally managed to regain a little bit of my memories."

The second person in Academy City whose body has been taken over by the Unknown Matter.

He stood there again.

His entire body was unnaturally twisted and cracked, and even his eyes had lost their sparkle.

but.

"What am I fighting for?"

In my memory, there was that girl I couldn't protect back then.

Her name was gradually recalled.

"That's right...that's right, it's these things. I've been thinking about these things the whole time."

Why did they fall into darkness? And why did they decide to speak with the chairman of Academy City?

What exactly are the reasons behind this decision to change the city?

I remembered everything.

Click——! !

The crack shattered instantly.

What is revealed in that.

It has a pair of golden eyes.

"I am Kakine Teitoku, the second Level 5 Level 5 Esper in Academy City."

No.

Nowadays, can we really use a title like "second place, level five" to describe him?

BOOM—! BOOM! BOOM!

All the forces blocking his body were instantly torn apart.