One-way traffic

The Misaka Network doesn't distort along with spacetime. If he really came to another world, he shouldn't be able to connect to a normal network. The fact that his phone has no signal proves this.

However, Accelerator is now completely unharmed and can even freely use his strongest and invincible ability.

what is this?

Perhaps, at the deepest level of this incident, there are truths that even this monster cannot know—

Bang.

Suddenly, a sound came from over there.

That was a cry.

"No!!!"

It was a girl's voice, which sounded very light and melodious. Just from the voice, you could tell that she had a gentle personality.

But that's not what Accelerator cares about.

"Humans...so there are still normal humans here?"

He cut off the charging without hesitation.

After putting away everything he needed, Accelerator quickly stuffed the pistol into his pocket as well.

He held a burlap sack in his left hand and a metal cane in his right.

The strongest esper in Academy City activated his electrodes.

BOOM!

Like a rocket bursting through the atmosphere, the first monster tore through the ceiling of the house and shot out at supersonic speed.

The target was the source of the scream.

Chapter Eight: Hero? Villain.

It was dusk, almost nightfall.

At 6:38 p.m., under the unmistakable twilight, the entire city exuded a unique atmosphere.

A pure, apocalyptic atmosphere.

In this world, no matter how much time passes, there will never be a normal daytime. During the day, all you can see is this dark red sky, and the only other time is at night when there is pure darkness.

Even at dusk, the sky remains a sky of despair, so there is no hope here at all.

Especially for two people who are alone together.

pat.

Footsteps echoed in the corridor, growing ever closer as the light from the swaying flashlight grew stronger.

"It's finally safe."

The voice of youth.

There were two people in the corridor, a man and a woman. The man was a young man with brown hair wearing a brown shirt. He looked fairly good and was about seventeen years old.

Holding a flashlight, he acted as the vanguard, cautiously surveying the deserted corridor while remaining vigilant about his surroundings.

This is a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies.

No place is absolutely safe, especially places like schools.

He must remain vigilant at all times.

However, he turned his head away somewhat awkwardly.

"Um, are you okay?"

Following closely behind him was a girl who looked to be around sixteen years old.

The girl was dressed in an outfit similar to a formal uniform: a white top with a hint of turquoise blue that exposed her armpits, and a short skirt with black stripes that revealed her legs. Her lower body was covered only by a pair of long stockings with blue trim that were entirely black.

The girl's face showed an indescribable expression, a mixture of lingering fear and wariness.

Her pair of long, azure-blue twin ponytails trembled slightly, along with her beautiful azure-blue eyes.

The young man walking in front gave a wry smile. Although he was also afraid, he had to take the lead.

"Don't be nervous, Hatsune-chan."

To remain alert and speak discreetly, the two stopped in the corridor.

"Although it's an apocalyptic world, we've managed to survive for so many days, and we've all managed to survive safely. We can't keep looking so worried all the time."

"but……"

Even so, she still couldn't stop her body from trembling.

Of course.

She had been living the life of a pampered young lady, but suddenly she faced this apocalyptic world. If she hadn't possessed incredible power, she might have been too frightened to escape from the very beginning and died at the hands of zombies.

The more she thought about it, the more her eyes, which were as dazzling as an idol's, began to tremble slightly.

The young man standing in front of her shook his head.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We are all innocent people who were forced into this world. None of us can change anything... The only thing we can do is to endure and resist it."

"If you surrender to this apocalyptic world now, wouldn't all your motivation to survive have been wasted? You still have family members you want to see, right?"

"family……"

The girl's expression froze for a moment as she recalled the figures in her memory, one after another, her family members...

Even if it's just for their sake, I must be strong...

Although she had strengthened her resolve, she still subconsciously clasped her hands together, not daring to leave the man in front of her for even a moment.

"Um... thank you, Mr. Takibayashi."

"To receive a thank you from a beautiful idol like you... If this happened in the original world, my friends would probably be green with envy, right?"

The young man called Takibayashi smiled.

He strode forward, while the idol-like girl, who followed closely behind him like a small animal, walked lightly with her hands clasped tightly together.

Hatsune Miku.

That was a unique name belonging to a young girl.

The two walked together to the end of the corridor and opened the door in front of them.

Once the sliding door was opened, a huge, pitch-black room came into view.

It looks like the teachers' offices.

"Um, are those documents you mentioned before really in a place like this...?"

"To be honest, I'm not very confident either. All we can do is look around everywhere."

As Takibayashi and Hatsune Miku entered the room, he shone a flashlight around them.

On the right, you can see a large electronic blackboard similar to those used by teachers, and on the left, there are countless neatly arranged desks... It seems that this room is still relatively well preserved and has not been affected by the apocalyptic catastrophe.

The two cautiously looked around.

"Um, Hatsune-chan, let's look around this area together. Maybe we can find something useful here."

"Okay, I'll try my best...!"

With her small hands making a gesture as if to encourage herself, the girl with the light blue twin ponytails turned and walked towards the other side.

Takibayashi then directly surveyed the area around the blackboard.

Although this blackboard is electronic, it is clearly broken and unusable.

Then it's very likely that it's not hidden here.

"What about the computers used by the teachers?"

Although it's still the apocalypse, power outages don't seem to have happened yet, so most electronic devices are still usable.

Takibayashi quickly looked in the direction of Hatsune Miku.

"Hatsune-chan, I think there might be something fishy about those computers."

"Eh? Is that so?"

The girl with hair the color of scallions blinked and immediately looked towards the computer desk with Takibayashi.

This is true.

The computer desk looks brand newer than anywhere else; you might find something here if you were here.

"After taking a quick look... Ah, I've got it!"

The girl exclaimed in surprise.

Takibayashi's eyes lit up, and he quickly rushed to Hatsune Miku's side, operating the computer in front of him under the gaze of this idol girl.

He opened a file that was displayed on the desktop.

"This is it, there's no mistake. As long as we can analyze this, we'll be fine!"

"But we don't have any external hard drives or USB flash drives..."

"Don't worry about that, this will do."

Takibayashi smiled and took out a modern essential item from his pocket—a smartphone.

Yes, he just bought it a few days ago.

"Although it's not a high-end product, and can only be used to play some games like Tencent mobile games, it's still fine for copying data."

He immediately connected his phone's data cable to the computer, attempting to copy the data into his phone.

then.

The ceiling was torn apart in an instant.

"what?!"

Takibayashi's eyes widened, and he turned around without hesitation.

"Hatsune-chan, get out of the way!"

"Ugh...!"

The girl was immediately startled. Before she could react, a zombie appeared right in front of her.

As Takibayashi clicked his tongue, he drew a knife from his waist.

*Thud!* The sharp blade pierced through the zombie's arm. He forcefully tore the zombie's arm apart and kicked it away.

The girl behind him clearly let out a mournful sound.

"Don't worry about Hatsune Miku. If you really can't stand it, just hide behind me."

"No, it's alright! I can help Mr. Takibayashi too..."

Hatsune Miku took a deep breath, suppressing the fear deep within her heart, and looked at the zombies.

She spoke softly.

“Don’t move—!”

The inexplicable sound waves instantly spread to the surroundings.

In an instant, the zombies froze in place for about three seconds.

"Drink——!!"

Takibayashi seized the opportunity, swiftly severing the heads of the two zombies to clear a path, and then quickly grabbed Hatsune Miku's arm and ran outside.

They no longer care about data.

"Hurry up, let's get out of here while we can!"

"Ok!"

But ideals are beautiful, and reality is not like that.

Just as Takibayashi grabbed Hatsune Miku's arm, a crackling sound of electricity rang out.

He saw it; a zombie was soaking wet, yet its body still crashed into a computer.