One-way traffic

Taki Tachibana, no… Mitsuha Miyamizu, her expression suddenly became somewhat cheerful.

"Although I was initially shocked by the idea of ​​switching bodies, I don't regret having had this experience."

"..."

"Itomori, where I live, is a very old town. Because of this, we have absolutely no chance to come into contact with the outside world. We can only stay huddled in that tiny town, living a monotonous life..."

She gave a slight, wistful smile.

"But things are different now."

As for Mitsuha, she had already experienced the life she had always wanted to live in a big city like Tokyo.

"Moreover, I've also met many interesting people, such as Ms. Okudera and Taki's classmates... They have all become very important to me."

"I'm so happy to be able to switch bodies with Taki and experience all these things. It will definitely be a very important memory for me for the rest of my life."

"If this is all a dream, I really don't want it to end like this..."

suddenly.

The drowsiness that followed made Mitsuha yawn.

"Looks like we need to move to a different location."

"Hmm...it seems that's how it is..."

Usually around midnight, the two people who swapped bodies would start to feel sleepy and then switch back to their original bodies.

At the same time, Accelerator's body and soul will also travel to the corresponding time and space.

Realizing that this was about to happen, the first person stood up and drank the bitter liquid in the coffee can in one gulp.

"See you next time we switch bodies."

"…Um."

After hearing Accelerator's words, Mitsuha was very happy and expectant, and nodded gently.

then.

In a place where no one can detect it.

At the moment when the timelines intersect and switch.

The expression on Accelerator's face.

Then, his expression turned into a complex one.

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crossed.

Looking around, the once vast Tokyo suddenly transforms into a small, homey courtyard.

This is the backyard of the Miyamizu family.

Accelerator wasn't surprised. He jumped directly to the second-floor window and confirmed that Mitsuha Miyamizu, who was still lying on the bed and had just woken up, was also known as Takiko Tachibana.

He did not linger any longer.

Instead, they headed directly towards that more distant direction.

They flew at high speed towards the location called Miyamizu Shrine.

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"Um, well, you can only enter here with permission. May I ask..."

"What, do I look like the kind of guy who'd suddenly barge in and cause trouble?"

The clergy member in charge of receiving the person was immediately taken aback by the person in front of him.

The other person simply stared at him calmly... This action alone made the expression on his face instantly become somewhat ferocious and oppressive.

Almost no one dared to say anything more.

Accelerator didn't care and walked straight into the room in front of him.

I've already mentioned this before.

In just one month, Accelerator has gathered far more information than that.

wow-

After entering the dark room, he used the light from his phone to slowly walk deeper into the room.

This place, however, is not a room in the conventional sense.

The surrounding area was entirely covered by cold rock, like a room carved out of a cave.

Right here, at the very deepest part.

A massive stone slab, dating back a thousand years, was imprinted on the stone wall.

One of the walkways reached the end and gazed at the stone slab in front of it.

What it records is something that happened more than two thousand years ago.

…once.

There exist two special gods in the world.

The dragon god, representing destruction and annihilation.

The god of weaving, representing control and protection.

Both gods came from the heavens and lived outside of the heavens.

one day.

The Dragon God, seeking to seize life and reincarnation from the earth, transformed into a calamity of light that cleaved the land in a splitting motion.

In order to stop the dragon god's actions, the god of weaving personally intervened and intercepted him.

The immense power burst forth, continuously destroying everything around it. The divine wrath of the two gods transformed into ice blocks, which fell from the sky and turned into water, filling the earth and forming lakes.

To stop the Dragon God from wreaking havoc on the earth, the Weaving God unleashed divine punishment, spreading his deep, dark wings, as dark as graphite, and sending the Dragon God out of the human realm, allowing it to return to the heavens and leave the boundaries of the sky.

After this battle, the God of Weaving vanished from the world and returned to the heavens.

…We will record this battle and reorganize this place to worship the god of weaving.

"It's really interesting."

No matter how many times you watch it, it's content that will always be interesting to the person involved.

Accelerator chuckled and looked at the story recorded on the ancient stone slab in front of him.

This is also the only ancient document that has survived in Itomori Town so far.

"The God of Weaving...? People in ancient times really know how to give me titles, you bastards."

correct.

The so-called history of Itomori Town, recorded over thousands of years... is the scene of Accelerator fighting that glowing dragon.

And the so-called God of Weaving—

It was probably him.

Chapter 717 Manipulating the Vector of Time, Returning to Three Years Ago…

"...That's exactly how it is."

Everything, including why there are craters like Lake Itomori in this town, and why Comet Tiamat is said to have left a dragon-head-like mark.

All the answers were found.

In fact, the comet itself was the dragon that had fought against Accelerator.

The scene where the dragon attempted to charge directly at Earth, and Accelerator stopped it, was witnessed by the surviving local residents and thus recorded in history.

The location of this incident is today's Itomori Town.

...That means the dragon that Accelerator supposedly drove away back then was actually not dead at all.

Not only did he not die, he even lived for another twelve hundred years.

No, perhaps that's not the case.

"That guy definitely has a speed that exceeds the speed of light, right?"

Faster than the speed of light.

In pure theory, no living being can reach this level of speed. If such a speed were to be achieved, the immense speed would grant the creature an ultimate speed that transcends space and time.

For example, time travel.

Previously, the dragon carried Accelerator along on a journey faster than the speed of light. It was because of this that they were able to travel to Earth 1,200 years ago, and then land in Itomori Town 1,200 years ago.

If that's the case, it's possible that after being repelled by itself, it then used its speed exceeding the speed of light to jump to a timeline 1,200 years in the future.

According to various scientific data discussions online, it seems that there are also traces of a meteorite impact crater at the location of the sacred body near Itomori Town.

If that's the case...

"Once we find that place, we'll have the opportunity to uncover more information."

The location of the Divine Body is not far from here.

In the past month or so, Accelerator had gathered all sorts of information, but it had only been a few days since he confirmed that the ancient documents hidden in this shrine were the only ones that survived the disaster known as the Fire of Kogoro.

He had never even visited places like the Divine Body.

and so.

If you want to understand something more profound, you need to go over there and take a good look.

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Let's leave Miyamizu Mitsuha's matter aside for now.

It was now late afternoon, almost dusk, and in the distance, the setting sun could be faintly seen on the horizon, a scene of endless charm.

call--

As a gust of wind rose and then gently fell, Accelerator's body landed directly on this land.

This is a huge, circular, hollow crater, like a pit.

If this really is a meteorite crater that formed 2,400 years ago...

After walking along various stone paths and crossing the stream that also encircles the entire area,...

What appeared before him was an enormous rock.

Godly body.

The stone was pressing down on a huge ancient tree, but the tree was still able to grow normally and must have reached a height of at least ten meters.

The strong evening sunlight shone through the shade of the trees.

The orange sky reflected its brilliance onto the lawn before us, creating an indescribable and beautiful scene.

There was a very thin mark where the boulder met the ground.

If you're physically able, you can easily crawl inside.

"This must be the place."

Accelerator stepped into the crevice, took out his phone from his pocket, and turned on the light.

The interior was a completely dark place.

It's not quite pitch black, but further ahead, the brightness becomes almost uniform.

There seemed to be puddles on the ground on both sides. When you stepped on the ground, you could hear a slight sound of water and feel the mud.

But Accelerator didn't care about that.

After using the reflexes to deflect anything that shouldn't be on him, he slowly walked into the interior of the rock.

The space became increasingly cramped.

And at the deepest part of this room formed by rock, there lies the sacred body, protected by a rope wrapped with white banknotes.

as well as.