One-way traffic

Recalling this somewhat ridiculous memory, the first person shook his head and directly used the key Rem gave him to open his bedroom.

The wooden door creaked softly.

The site is so large that it is unimaginable. The empty rooms alone are enough to house hundreds of people, so there is no need to worry about not having enough space.

What was presented to Accelerator was a mid-sized room that was neither too big nor too small.

Directly opposite the entrance is the window, to the right are the wardrobe and the bed, and directly opposite the bed is the writing desk with an empty diary and pens on it. To the right of the bed is a very old kerosene lamp.

It feels like one of those retro-style hotels in Academy City.

"Forget it, I'm not in the mood to play those boring pretend games with those maids."

Accelerator sat down on his bed. It was already very late, and even he was only thinking about going to sleep.

He opened his phone and casually glanced at the contents.

In this world where it's impossible to receive any radio waves, the inbox shows three unread emails.

It's obvious who sent the email without even thinking.

The first person opened their inbox, and a very cute font appeared on the phone screen.

Are you asleep?

How's your room, Yifang? This is someone else's room, look, isn't it beautiful!

I can't sleep... My computer, which is in my inventory, has no internet connection, so I can't watch my favorite TV shows! I'll chat with someone for a while!

That was an email Hatsune Miku sent to him through the Soul System.

"That stupid young lady, it's amazing that she can live so comfortably in this kind of environment."

I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse.

The first ability user shook his head, typed a few words casually, and then turned off his phone.

Leave me alone and go to sleep.

After sending that message, he lay down on the bed.

Then, reflection is enabled.

Even his voice was amplified.

At this moment, even if a bomb exploded in his stomach, Accelerator would not wake up. Even if a rocket took off outside, it would not wake him. That is how domineering the strongest superpower in Academy City is.

He quietly drifted off into a nap.

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It's unclear exactly when, but the monster opened its eyes.

His pigeon-blood eyes shone brightly in the darkness as he saw moonlight streaming in through the window.

can not fall asleep.

Even though he had been busy all day, he still felt a sense of fulfillment in his mind. Sleep has its limits, and if a person really doesn't want to sleep, forcing himself to sleep is harmful to himself.

Accelerator had no choice but to get out of bed.

"It's only three o'clock, there's still a long time before the sun rises."

Even if you just lie in bed with your eyes closed, you'll only be doing nothing.

The first person stood up immediately and opened the door decisively.

He walked out of his bedroom, ignoring the demands Rem had made of him earlier.

Who cares about all that?

Just as he had expected, the sky outside was still dark, and the moonlight shone weakly into the corridor, pointing him to the only clear path.

Accelerator walked along the corridor.

but.

"...What's going on?"

He returned to where he started.

Even after repeatedly confirming that the oil painting on the wall to his right was exactly the same as the one next to his room, he still found that it was the same painting.

The first person was quite certain that there shouldn't be any turning corners ahead; it was just a straight line.

In other words.

Is it supernatural?

Could it be that weird thing called magic causing trouble again?

Accelerator clicked his tongue in annoyance, then turned off the sound reflection again and looked around.

There is a sense of uncertainty and change in the direction of space.

Although it is possible to capture the substantial directional flow, just like needing to concentrate to solve a problem, the spatial formulas of two-dimensional and three-dimensional space are very different.

Even Level 4 spatial ability users in Academy City can manipulate at least eleven-dimensional space.

In the former Dark Side where Accelerator used to be, there was a girl named Kihara Awaki who possessed this kind of power.

Accelerator can reflect spatial forces of at least eleven dimensions, but that doesn't mean he can easily control everything within that space.

However, if he could control all directions, he could control the three-dimensional and two-dimensional, the four-dimensional and the seven-dimensional, or even all dimensions.

It just requires him to use his brain, which means he needs to expend a huge amount of computing power to do it.

Thus, simply by observing the changes in the direction of spatial energy, the first ability user grasped a certain situation.

"Huh? What's going on?"

There is a doorway in a very disorganized space.

Like a lottery machine in a supermarket, the spatial structure inside that door gave Accelerator a sense of instability, as if it could connect to other different dimensions at any time, and was not a normal three-dimensional space at all.

Even the formula itself has become a mess.

"In short, the source of the anomaly must be behind this door."

Whatever is behind this door, if he wants to break this cycle, he has to go through here.

The first person walked to the door without hesitation and opened it.

The room came into view.

Unlike a typical room, it was a study, or rather, a library.

The moment you enter, you are greeted by very heavy and massive bookshelves on both sides.

then.

As he entered, the door closed automatically in an instant.

It's like a haunted house scene in a horror movie.

"Don't pretend with me."

However, the first monster completely ignored this level of intimidation.

With an extremely cold voice, the villain, who reigned supreme in the darkness, spoke in a low voice.

"You've already shown your true colors, do you still think I can't find you?"

"How rude of you."

A voice came from not far away.

For some reason, Accelerator felt like he'd heard that voice somewhere before.

As footsteps sounded, a petite figure appeared in front of the person in the first position.

That's right, petite, that's the only word to describe her.

She had an almost ethereal face, a doll-like figure, and golden twin ponytails that cascaded down her sides. Her bright blue eyes, sparkling like stars, were fixed on the first person in front of her.

The red dress trailed on the ground like a long gown.

A girl, who looked to be only about twelve years old and barely reached Accelerator's chest, appeared in front of him.

He immediately clicked his tongue in displeasure.

For some reason, I felt inexplicably angry the moment I saw the other person.

It's like remembering that annoying brat.

"Who are you? Why are you pulling this ridiculous stunt without my permission?"

"That's why I said it, you're really rude, human."

The girl who suddenly appeared shook her head.

"This room originally belonged to Betty, it was Betty's world. Not only did you leave your own room without permission, but you also barged into Betty's room. Well, Betty is also very curious about how you found this place so easily."

"How dare you say that."

The first monster curled its lip.

"In this situation, there's really no way I can stop myself from having those memories of being with that brat."

Upon seeing Betty in front of him, it seemed as if he was truly reminded of the little girl in Last Order.

But the girl in front of him simply couldn't stand it anymore.

"That's enough, Betty's patience isn't as kind as you think, human."

At that moment.

—The wind picked up.

The storm condensed into a tangible wind spear, which then charged directly at Accelerator's body.

The girl, who called herself Betty but was actually named Beatrice, said ruthlessly.

"I'll give you a little punishment. Betty didn't adjust the power level to the maximum, but you'll definitely pass out because of it."

The attack was direct and aimed directly at the player in first place.

However, the strongest esper in Academy City surpasses the 2.3 million people at the top.

He didn't even try to dodge.

And so, Beatrice used the magic spear formed from the magic in the library to launch a frontal attack on Accelerator.

Bang——! !

The attack was successful.

However, similarly.

An unseen force distorted the wind spear formed by magic.

At that moment.

The Wind Spear grazed Beatrice's side as she stared in astonishment.

A single strand of golden hair gently fell to the ground.

but--

"Tsk."

The number one superpowered individual narrowed his eyes in displeasure.

Everything has changed a little.

"What an annoying force."

Reflection, in reality, deviates from the expected outcome and becomes refraction.

Although the first superpowered user successfully incorporated the laws and formulas of the unknown woman's hands and forcibly reflected her power when dealing with them, he could not control them so easily now if he tried to reflect them again.

His way of thinking may have changed in some ways.

Although the first one forcibly included the laws of this world in his reflected formula calculations, he himself did not understand what those laws actually were.

Reflection introduces errors, resulting in refraction.

But this is not Accelerator's weakness.