One-way traffic

But he was even more afraid of death.

"He might get killed! That guy could very well still be lurking there!"

Subaru Natsuki subconsciously shouted out all the thoughts that were on his mind.

"You've all seen it, haven't you? That assassin's target was that girl. If we continued to follow her, we'd definitely be killed! So we simply—"

"There's absolutely no need to save Miss Emilia, is that right?"

That was a very stern voice.

It's not the voice of the strongest esper in Academy City.

With her azure twin tails, she was a world-class idol, like a princess, who turned around.

Her eyes were icy cold.

The way he looked at Subaru Natsuki was like looking at a stranger, cold and piercing.

“We all know that Emilia is vulnerable to harm. If you are going to stand by and do nothing despite knowing this, then please, Mr. Subaru Natsuki, stop walking with us.”

"No matter what, I will not give up on saving Miss Emilia. Please take care."

The girl turned around right in front of Subaru Natsuki's astonished gaze and left, step by step, leaving only her back view behind.

The first superpowered individual glanced at the other person casually.

"...Are you one too?"

Subaru Natsuki tentatively asked Accelerator a question.

"Did you choose to save that girl simply because you wanted to, just because of that simple thought?"

The number one superpowered individual scratched his neck wantonly.

He said so.

"I won't do things that only heroes do."

"Then why—?!"

"Because I am a member of the evil party."

He said coldly.

"What happens to that woman is none of my business, but—that's against the rules, isn't it? I can't allow any innocent killings in what I'm required to do. It's utter bullshit."

“A truly evil party would not wantonly drag innocent people into its affairs.”

"Write this down in your heart, this is what they call the aesthetics of the evil party."

He ignored Natsuki Subaru, who remained in the same spot.

The first ability user turned around and slowly left.

Only the helpless young man remained in the same spot.

"Damn it...damn it—!"

Natsuki Subaru was very disappointed and knelt down on the ground.

He grabbed his head with both hands, clenched his teeth, and desperately wanted to vent his emotions.

—What should I do?

Even though he had come to another world, Natsuki Subaru knew that there was nothing he could do.

He didn't even have a basic goal.

Both Accelerator and Hatsune Miku have their own purposes and principles, but Subaru Natsuki has no goals of his own.

If we had to be precise, perhaps wanting to survive in another world would barely qualify as such—but is that level of goal really enough?

After all.

Why did Subaru Natsuki always stay by Emilia's side?

Is it simply because she is as beautiful as an angel?

No, I don't think so.

—If Accelerator and Hatsune Miku hadn't appeared back then, that girl would have saved herself there, in that kind of place.

This was the only piece of information that Natsuki Subaru learned afterward that was truly appealing to him.

That's why Subaru Natsuki wants to stay by Emilia's side forever.

"Damn it... how could I possibly accept this?"

Although Subaru Natsuki fainted when he was killed, he still heard the information before he passed out that the female assassin had actually come here to assassinate Emilia.

If it weren't for Accelerator and Hatsune Miku, Emilia might have died alone in that place.

this kind of thing.

"...Shouldn't this kind of thing happen to a girl?"

He clenched his fist again.

At this moment, the young man named Natsuki Subaru found his own goal to strive for.

He wanted to save the girl who was about to be in danger.

The reason he spoke those words to Accelerator and Hatsune Miku was simply because he was afraid of death.

But it is different now.

It doesn't matter if you've died once.

"That mentality of always wanting to protect others, even strangers... is really a huge disadvantage!"

He stood up again.

In this lonely, alien world, a young man with only a weak and fragile special ability took his first steps again.

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The two of them walked back to the original path.

Accelerator and Hatsune Miku followed the path they remembered and walked forward. If they walked directly from here, they would probably reach the location of that house in the desolate wilderness.

The first person looked at the girl to the side with some surprise.

"What, are you angry?"

"...No, not at all."

Even the girl with the azure blue twin ponytails, no matter how indifferent she was, couldn't maintain that composure at this point.

Her expression changed to one of worry.

"Um...did I go too far with what I said to Natsuki Subaru just now?"

"Tsk, it doesn't matter what."

He wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.

"That guy can live or die however he wants. I'm only paying attention to him because of the mission prompts. To be honest, we still don't know what the mission is supposed to do."

"Hmm...that's true."

Hatsune Miku clasped her hands together and gently pressed them against her chest.

She couldn't help but whisper.

"One side."

The world-class idol turned his head slightly and looked at the superpowered person to the side.

"Do you really only want to save Miss Emilia because you're a villain?"

"what?"

They stopped there.

Hatsune Miku sensed the figure in front of her, and her expression began to change.

It started to become somewhat hostile.

"what do you mean?"

"You...you probably didn't just go to save Miss Emilia for that reason, did you?"

"Didn't I already say this? A first-rate villain won't let innocent people get away with it—"

"In that case, Miss Emilia doesn't seem to have much to do with our mission, does she?"

The first person froze on the spot.

"Although you say you saved her because you're a villain, it doesn't make any sense. Miss Emilia doesn't have much to do with our mission, at least not yet."

"So, what do you want to say?"

One-way stared wide-eyed.

"You don't actually think I acted out of kindness, do you? What a load of rubbish! Who do you think I am?"

"Do you really think I'm some kind of hero, a bastard who can laugh while shooting someone in the head, a piece of dog shit who kills people without batting an eye?"

“I am a villain, an incorrigible bastard who will forever fall into darkness, a third-degree scoundrel. I know this better than anyone else. I can never return to the light.”

"Give me a break, you idiot young lady."

He did not reply.

The first one, without a second thought, walked forward.

"...one side."

The girl clenched her hands tightly, watching the back of that white-haired figure.

As mentioned before, the girl's ability is the power of her mind.

She could clearly see what was hidden behind Accelerator's shield, which was called the Villain's Shield.

Loneliness, and—

Desire.

Burying everything deep in her heart, Hatsune Miku reconnected with Accelerator.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Let's do something even more interesting!

The room, resembling a bar, had only two patrons.

A gigantic figure and a petite figure.

"Hey, Mr. Rom, let me have a bite too."

"No, even guys like us need to abide by basic laws. The little girl is too young; she's far from being old enough to drink this stuff."

"What? It's just a measly ale! What's there to brag about!"

The person sitting in the chair, constantly complaining, was a blonde girl with red eyes.

She was only fourteen years old, and even her clothes were very worn out. They were the kind of clothes that even a frugal person could buy to make better clothes than what she was wearing.

Surprisingly, the girl's temperament was quite unique, which further highlighted her delicate and pretty appearance.

A smug smile graced his rather youthful face.

Ferut.

This is the name that belongs to the girl.

Sitting across from her at the bar was a tall, strong old man—like a giant.

"Compared to these, I think we can drink whatever we want without any problem!"

"Oh? Still showing off that badge of yours, I don't even know what it is."

"What are you talking about? This thing is definitely priceless!"

Filute jumped up from her chair in dissatisfaction.

She held a badge with a dazzling red crystal in the center in her hand.

Ferut kept playing with this magnificent badge.