One-way traffic

"You're not so captivated by that child's cuteness that you're watching him...?"

"Don't talk nonsense to me, you stupid young lady, just leave."

He ignored Hatsune Miku's dissatisfied murmurs.

This is the instinctive behavior of a villain.

There seems to be something unusual about that girl named Ram.

"It's quite interesting, isn't it?"

The first person with this thought followed the crowd.

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Just as Accelerator had guessed, the manor was indeed enormous.

Even once inside, it's hard to see the end of the garden; it's unimaginably vast, with lavish decorations and facilities that glow faintly at night, like streetlights.

The air is really fresh.

The first person thought this to himself and followed the others into the house.

Click, the door was pushed open.

Another figure appeared before them.

"We're back, Rem."

"Welcome back, my dear sister, Emilia-sama."

It was a girl who looked similar to Ram, except that her hair was a deeper blue and her eyes were the same sky blue.

The girl's tone seemed calmer.

She glanced at the people in front of her and paused slightly.

"Rem, these people are my saviors."

Emilia quickly walked up to the group and introduced them.

"This is Subaru Natsuki, this is Accelerator, and this is Hatsune Miku. They all helped me a lot, and even saved my life."

"Rem understands now. So it's a distinguished guest invited by Lady Emilia... I'm so sorry."

She bowed to everyone again, making an invitation-like gesture.

"Welcome to Roswaal Estate."

This was the welcoming gesture from the two maids.

Although the two have different personalities, one can clearly feel the most expressive tone of loyalty that maids use.

only.

The first superhuman clearly sensed that someone was watching him.

His face showed no change whatsoever.

"Please come inside the house first. Ram and Rem will prepare dinner for you."

"Please wait a moment, guests."

After leaving those words, the two maids went directly to the kitchen.

They were simply made to sit in the living room like that.

"...How should I put it?"

The first person to speak was Subaru Natsuki.

However, it wasn't exactly a very informative statement.

"This is amazing!! Maids, oh maids! Maid outfits actually exist in this world!!"

Silence.

He was the only one shouting there; the others completely ignored him.

"Were those two maids hired by the owner of this house?"

"Hmm... rather than being hired, it's more accurate to say she was originally that master's maid."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Hatsune Miku asked with some confusion, while Emilia gently raised a finger.

"I've only heard about it. Roswaal rescued Rem and Ram in the past and took them in as his maids—"

"Lady Emilia."

At that very moment, a voice came from the side.

Everyone was taken aback, including Emilia herself.

The blue-haired girl walked out of the kitchen and calmly looked over.

"Please don't say anything that would make Rem and Onee-sama feel awkward, is that alright?"

"Ah... I'm sorry, Rem, I went a bit too far..."

Emilia immediately apologized.

Even Hatsune Miku was startled by this scene, while Subaru Natsuki was completely speechless.

Rem blinked, bowed to Emilia, and then headed towards the kitchen.

then.

She just stopped beside someone like that.

It was a white-haired, red-eyed monster.

What brings you here?

The first one gently turned her head.

"Nothing important, Rem just wanted to ask, sir, what would you like to drink?"

The atmosphere was almost eerily strange.

But when faced with such a questioning tone, the number one superpowered individual remained completely unmoved.

"Just a cup of coffee will do."

"We do not have anything called coffee here. Please choose something else."

"Then that's not necessary, I brought my own."

With a simple gesture, he retrieved a can of coffee from his inventory.

The first person nonchalantly opened the tab on their coffee and started drinking.

"Is there anything else?"

“…No, then please allow Rem to take her leave of the guests.”

The blue-haired maid left the living room.

All that remained were the stunned crowd and the first-place finisher, whose expression remained unchanged.

interesting.

The strongest monster, who stood above a population of 2.3 million, smirked inwardly.

There seems to be something extraordinary hidden in this manor.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Library Fairy

As mentioned before, this manor is exceptionally large.

Even just walking around in the corridor, finding the right exit and room is a difficult task.

This would have been a real challenge for Accelerator in the past.

If his brain is still in a state of prefrontal cortex damage, his speed will be extremely slow when he needs a cane, and he will not be able to use his precious ability time for such a situation, as the power of the electrodes is not so easy to conserve.

From this perspective, this thing called the Soul System did him a great favor.

The time is now 11:20.

It's long past time for the innocent little devil to go to bed.

The first ability user walked alone down the corridor and then chose the door leading to his room.

The identification method is also very simple; just find an oil painting depicting a ship on the left side.

Thinking back on the stupid things he had done before, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Wow, what a huge bathhouse—!!"

The enormous, golden room, which looked like a palace, was actually just a bathhouse.

This was a rare sight for Natsuki Subaru, an ambitious young man who had always lived in modern society.

He excitedly ran inside.

"This is Lord Roswaal's bathroom. According to his original instructions, any invited guest can use this room when he is not in his presence."

"Did you hear that, Yifang?! This is the biggest bathhouse I've ever seen before!"

He excitedly found a towel, and even pulled out a box of soap from somewhere.

It's unbelievable that something like this could be found in such a godforsaken place.

"How about we take a bath together?"

"Go on daydreaming."

But the first monster showed him absolutely no mercy.

He casually put his hands in his pockets and slowly walked away.

Natsuki Subaru stared at him in astonishment as he disappeared from her sight.

"Uh... what's going on? Doesn't this guy need to take a shower?"

Accelerator left the bathroom. He really didn't intend to take a shower because he didn't want to shower with this idiot.

It wasn't because of some stupid question about gender ambiguity; he knew his own gender better than anyone else.

The first person looked to their side.

Standing by the corridor was a familiar figure; it was one of the two maids he had met that day.

A petite maid girl with blue hair.

"Guest, here is the key to your room."

Holding a bunch of iron keys, Rem walked up to Accelerator.

He stared intently at him as he spoke.

"Please stay in your room tonight. Rem and her sister will turn off the lights the moment the next day arrives. After that, please do not wander around the hallway."

"I hope you have a pleasant rest."

After leaving behind this string of words, Rem turned around and disappeared right in front of him.

The first person glanced indifferently at the bunch of keys in his hand.

Is this a warning to me?

No matter how you look at it, it sounds like they're keeping a close watch on Accelerator, as if they're afraid he'll come out after midnight and do something dangerous.

Looking at it this way, my previous feeling of déjà vu was indeed correct.

The maids were on guard.

Perhaps they were also wary of Subaru Natsuki and Hatsune Miku, but their main concern was themselves.

As for the reason, he himself could probably guess it.

"Whatever, it doesn't matter."

Completely bored, Accelerator turned around and left.

That's all he had done before.