One-way traffic

Then.

What exactly happened to Accelerator in this situation?

He turned his head and looked at another scene among countless images.

There seemed to be something there that could catch his attention.

…Zigga.

A purplish-black current slowly swirled around him.

That wasn't an effect caused by excessive force.

For Accelerator, his own body does not generate even the slightest bit of extra power.

correct.

His ability is indeed a superpower that allows him to manipulate all directions of energy. However, he cannot create something out of nothing; all he can do is change what already exists.

But that's how it is.

Could this really cause such a strange phenomenon?

Accelerator had clearly noticed these changes in himself, but he didn't pay any attention to them.

Ignoring the surging black-purple lightning around him, he then turned his gaze to the interior of the scene.

then.

The first one took a step and walked directly towards another dimension.

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Swish————

Upon entering this space-time, what greeted me was an extremely cool and refreshing atmosphere.

It's raining.

Countless raindrops fell in all directions.

However, it is very different from a torrential downpour in the conventional sense.

This is not as simple as just rain.

Accelerator stood in the middle of the city's road, gazing at everything in the sky.

"...Is there something over there?"

Deep within the clouds, shadowy figures, seemingly resembling living beings, could be faintly seen.

It was enormous, like a whale in the sea, with transparent light and shadow.

After confirming this, Accelerator turned his attention elsewhere.

It's not far away.

The sound of police sirens could be heard.

Moreover, it's moving directly towards this direction.

Swish——! !

The police car pulled up to the side of the road and immediately stopped.

The police officers who got out of the car went to the front.

"Um! Excuse me... huh?"

The officers stared in shock at the spot, but couldn't see a single person in sight.

What... what happened?

"Hey...did you guys just see someone at the intersection?"

"That's true! But, but what happened...?"

"It feels like...we misjudged it?"

They should all have seen this scene, yet no one stayed behind.

The officers looked around in astonishment.

Just when they thought they might have misjudged the situation, the figure on the rooftop of the distant building simply stood there calmly.

"Even without deliberately doing it, can you achieve this level of skill?"

Accelerator.

He didn't use any tricks or move at an unusually fast speed to evade the police.

The first thing the first person did was very simple.

It simply involves taking your own coordinates as the reference point and swapping the vector at that location with the vector on your side; that's all.

…But theoretically speaking, he shouldn't be able to do this at all.

Why? Because his superpowers only take effect when touched through the skin.

There is a distance of 500 meters between the previous location and this building.

However, Accelerator still doesn't seem to care much about this.

He raised his head and continued to gaze at the high sky.

The torrential rain continued to fall.

And apart from that.

He also vaguely saw a shadow flash by from the clouds.

It is a person's shadow.

It looks like a girl.

The aura emanating from that girl was the very aura that drew Accelerator all the way here.

"Looks like this should be the last troublesome thing."

If it were the Accelerator of the past, he would never have let such a great opportunity slip by and left.

Since he now possesses the ability to return directly to his original world, there is naturally no need for him to continue staying in this place.

Even knowing just one minute earlier about Last Order and Hatsune Miku's current situation would be extremely helpful to him.

but.

He seems to be gradually changing now.

It has become more humane than before.

Perhaps it was because of the changes that occurred during that brief month in this world.

Accelerator's essence remains unchanged; however, because of this experience, he gradually comes to understand some things, truths that he would never have valued so much before.

and so.

"I have no idea what happened."

An existence that surpasses the first throne.

He stared at the sky.

It's like staring at an unseen god.

"However, since something went wrong right under my nose, whatever it was, I will accept it."

"I have to resolve all of this before I leave."

In that moment.

Accelerator's body completely vanished from the spot.

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The world at the top of the clouds.

A world that no one can reach.

It is a world that you, your family, and your loved ones can never reach.

The girl is being held captive here.

Even their bodies turned into water droplets, into liquid, and gradually dissipated into this world.

She no longer even remembers who she is.

All I remember is that, vaguely, it seemed like someone really wanted me to come back.

but…

It's no longer possible.

I was sent to this sky as a living sacrifice, and soon the weather in this area will return to normal, and everything will be the same again.

That's fine.

For the girl, her sacrifice was actually...

"Yinai—!!!"

--ah.

Originally, only a wisp of consciousness remained, but it was instantly awakened.

I heard it.

From beyond the clouds, it seems... someone's voice is coming...?!

"van gogh…"

I still remember.

I still remember that person… I still remember that person who wanted to save me, who wanted to stay by my side—the person I liked!

"Hodaka!! Where are you?!"

The girl, Hina Amano, cried out in alarm.

But it can't be done.

High above her, in the clouds that seemed like another world, she had no way to leave. It was as if she were under house arrest. No, soon, not only would her consciousness disappear, but her very concept of being would vanish.

They would sacrifice themselves to the heavens, in exchange for restoring the city's weather to normal.

"Damn it... Hina!!"

Hodaka Morishima.

In order to save the girl named Amano Hina, he exerted all his strength and rushed towards the other side of the sky.

but.

What good is it if you pray all by yourself?

"Ugh—Guwaaaaa!!"

It was already nearly impossible for me to come to this place in the sky, let alone move freely in such a place with a purely human body.

I've started to lose control of my body.

Affected by various air currents and attacked by wind pressure, Hodaka could not even breathe, and felt his consciousness gradually heading towards a dangerous point.

"Hina...no! I must...I must take you—!!"

Save her!!

That's what I'm shouting in my heart.

—Bang.

then.

A sound like air being pierced exploded right before my eyes.

Boom boom boom boom! ! ! !

A shadow shooting straight up into the sky broke the stalemate.