One-way traffic

In the dimly lit room, only the daughter and father gazed at each other.

"...Mitsuba."

Toshiki Miyamizu.

That was Mitsuha's father, and also the man who should have existed as the head priest of the Miyamizu Shrine.

Because of his mother's death, the man became extremely resentful of everything and even broke away from his family to continue living in the town as the mayor.

however.

This kind of father is actually his biggest problem.

"Father…"

Looking at her father in front of her, Mitsuha felt her throat go dry.

"Please have everyone...take refuge immediately."

"You're saying this again. Your friends are doing this for the same reason, aren't they? This is utter nonsense."

"If we don't do this, the comet will fall! This, this is already..."

"That's enough! When will the Miyamizu family stop being so neurotic?!"

Bang! The father slammed his hands on the table and looked at his daughter with eyes that showed he had reached the limit of his endurance.

All hope seems to have come to an end here.

That means Mitsuha has no chance to persuade the man in front of her.

In that moment.

The girl felt all her strength completely dissipate with her father's furious roar.

then.

— Further away in the town, an even more violent tremor followed.

Boom——! ! !

No, the impact of that force even reached buildings and forests several kilometers away.

"What, what's going on?"

Miyamizu Toshiki was immediately startled, and then—

The phone rang immediately.

"Hello? What happened?"

"Mayor! Over there, in the distance, there's been a very strange explosion. The shockwave has already affected many houses nearby. If this continues, the entire town of Itomori could be at risk of mudslides or earthquakes—whoaaaaaah!!!"

"Hello? Hello?! How's the situation over there?!"

no respond.

I don't know whether the other person is dead or alive, but judging from the gradually fading sound on the phone, it seems that they were taken away by something.

Miyamizu Toshiki felt his whole body stiffen.

Is it possible to succeed...?

"Mitsuba, could it be... that this is also you...?"

impossible.

It's impossible for a small child to trigger a mudslide.

As Miyamizu Toshiki immediately dismissed the idea, he did indeed see the shocked expression on Mitsuha's face—she had no idea what had happened.

So, what exactly happened?

"...we have no choice but to issue an evacuation order."

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"What a fool."

Located above Itomori Town.

Accelerator casually tossed a steel bar into the distance, and this simple action instantly caused an unparalleled earthquake to shake the entire area.

The town of Itomori descended into chaos because of his actions.

"Since there's no riot that can immediately evacuate so many people, why not just create one by man?"

For a monster, its greatest skill is destruction.

Therefore, by doing something simple to plunge the town into a crisis of imminent destruction, one can legitimately ruin the party and force everyone to evacuate the town immediately.

Then.

"Shouldn't the next problem be coming to light soon?"

In the sky.

In the direction Accelerator was looking, a massive blue light was hurtling toward the ground at an incredible speed.

Right in front of you.

Something else seems to be revealed from the interior of the comet.

It is a living organism.

It is the head of a giant, dark blue dragon.

Roar! ...

The dragon roared, its body trembling violently, tearing the comet apart and sending countless fragments hurtling toward the ground.

This is the actual body of Comet Tiamat.

A colossal dragon, capable of traveling faster than light and constantly moving through the universe, carrying countless fragments of meteorites, hurtling towards Earth—that is the true face of a comet.

Similarly.

That's a historical issue left behind by Accelerator thousands of years ago.

boom! !

A fierce whirlwind arose, and all the fragments that attempted to fall towards Itomori Town were swallowed up by the violent whirlwind.

"It's time to settle accounts. This debt has been owed for thousands of years. Shouldn't you pay it back, interest and principal? You despicable person."

There was no hesitation.

Once the existence of the dragon was confirmed, Accelerator's body floated into the air using a completely unknown force.

That is.

— Huge wings, over a hundred meters long, that shot out from behind it.

boom! ! ! !

Darker than ink, it can even devour light.

Beneath the black wings, which even the power of a comet could not illuminate, a monster with crimson blood-red light flashing in its eyes slowly flew into the sky.

Hey everyone, look over there!

"what is that?"

"A person? No, impossible! How could someone fly in the sky!"

"There's something inside the comet... a dragon?!"

The people of Itomori town flocked to the edge of the street, marveling at the scene unfolding before them.

at the same time.

The Miyamizu family, including Mitsuha, all witnessed this scene as they walked out of the building.

A being that spews out huge black wings from behind.

Mitsuha stared at the figure, her eyes trembling, and murmured a name in disbelief.

"Accelerator?"

Chapter 722 The Ultimate Meaning Comprehended

boom--! ! ! !

The two figures collided in an instant from high above.

And that instant of contact.

The power of reflection then takes effect.

All the force that had been blocked head-on struck the dragon's entire body in an instant.

No matter how much it roared, it could not break through that absolute protective barrier.

and.

This is only the effect achieved through ability alone.

The pair of black wings behind Accelerator were still not exerting any power.

bang——

The force of the reflection alone was enough to send the dragon's body flying instantly.

The dragon and the comet passed through the clouds together.

With incredible speeds unseen by humans, Accelerator instantly flapped his black wings and flew straight out of the clouds at a speed far exceeding human vision.

Roar! ...

The moment they stepped out of the clouds, what came into view was a roaring dragon head hurtling towards them.

It opened its mouth menacingly, revealing sharp teeth that gleamed with the same eerie blue light even on the inside, and attacked without mercy.

But the Accelerator didn't even budge.

He was just floating in mid-air.

boom--! !

He did nothing; he simply used the force of the reflex to instantly break the dragon's teeth.

The dragon glared at it menacingly, but no matter what it did, it could no longer bring victory to its future endeavors.

and so.

In an instant, it soared out of the atmosphere at the purest speed.

—And it charged straight toward Earth.

From the ground, the comet's speed appeared to be almost scorching, but thanks to the dragon's own physique, it was still able to maintain the comet's complete shape.

and.

If it were to strike at that speed, the entire Earth would be pierced through its core in an instant.

In that case, it wouldn't just be a question of whether a small town like Itomori would be destroyed.

however.

Accelerator remained completely unfazed.

The first-ranked man maintained a calm expression throughout. He casually raised his hand, and the pair of black wings behind him also unleashed a certain power along with his movement.

A kind of invisible, purer force.

--boom! ! !

Concentrated on a single point, the force instantly crushed the very tip of that comet.

It crushed the comet that was originally heading straight for Earth.

Not even a pebble fell; the invisible force, completely covering the entire area, easily crushed everything.

The dragon's body was also crushed by the excessive force, and even changed into a liquid-like state.

Its body was forcibly pulled in front of Accelerator by this invisible force.

--why?