"— Despair, and then realize your own weakness, Tōma Jōjō!!!"
Accompanied by a low roar, a deafening roar came like a tsunami, and a strong sense of turbulence surged from under his feet. It was as if the end of the world had arrived at this moment, and his vision shook in horror.
Screams of panic. The sound of walls breaking. And the sound of laughter full of human malice echoing in his ears. Everything blended together and played a horrifying symphony.
This was most likely the last sight he would see.
Due to the impact of the ability, the signs of the ability going berserk spread instantly. Due to the impact of the ability, deep cracks appeared on the streets. Even the foundations of the buildings were violently destroyed. For a moment, the streets were filled with panicked cries for help and the sound of cars honking anxiously. The situation was completely out of control.
Then, as if to provoke.
The most deadly enemy named Tsurugi whispered in the ear of the Preceding Article.
With a voice that sounded like victory was in his grasp, he used a voice that was resolute and decisive as he said those words to Shangtiao.
"— It's too late."
On the 26th, the final battle, at this moment, had fallen into a one-sided situation. There was no way to save the situation at all.
In front of the Preceding Article, there was an unshakable dead end and a hopeless situation.
In other words, the loser had already been decided from the beginning.
***
— Back to ten minutes ago.
"Zakura", a coffee shop with a mellow taste and a unique atmosphere located in School District 9, won the number one dating spot in the hearts of many lovers with its romantic atmosphere.
If one stepped into this place, they would be able to smell the rich and mellow fragrance in the air. On the exquisite, neatly arranged small table, there was a European-style hooded lamp emitting a warm orange glow. Couples whispered and exchanged glances under the light, what a romantic scene.
However, a reminder stirred up an unexpected ripple.
"Mr. Ujō of this shop, are you there? You have a call here. "
The Preceding Article raised his head from the slightly dim light, and his surprised eyes betrayed his inner thoughts. He slowly left his seat, thinking hard.
This phone call was beyond his expectations.
Knowing that his name was "Tōma Jōjō" and knowing that he was here, except for the young lady of Changpantai High School, Mikoto Misaka, there was no one else. This was probably also a call from her.
However, the moment he picked up the phone, a bad premonition attacked him.
If Mikoto Misaka wanted to find him, she should have called his cell phone or sent an email directly to his portable terminal. And if she contacted him through the phone in the coffee shop, she would not be able to locate his cell phone, so she could only use this way to talk to him —
Sure, as he expected, a voice, a voice that seemed to tear his eardrums, accompanied by the terrifying words that made the Preceding Article's heart instantly fell to the bottom.
"At this time, you still have the leisure to drink? Tōma Jōjō -kun meeting for the first time — —!! "
Already knowing the whereabouts of the Preceding Article, and monitoring his every move at all times, this may be the message that the other party wanted to convey to him, or wanted to shake his heart from the beginning.
Fiercely clenching his teeth, the Preceding Article squeezed out a sentence from his throat.
"What do you want, Mr. Terrorist?"
"Oh, it seems that I don't need to report my identity. But to be polite, I'll say it first … "The man on the other side of the phone snorted, and then said with an arrogant smile. "Tsurugi, this is my name, and also the name of the man who will destroy this Academy City. Remember it — —!"
At that moment, a sense of restlessness arose in Shangjo's heart.
Then, as if to confirm this restlessness, the earth violently and unexpectedly shook, countless dust and gravel poured down, and there were panicked screams all around.
The huge sound of the building collapsing, the noisy crowd panicking, but the most clear sound was the malicious voice in his ear.
"It seems that it has already begun."
Tsurugi let out a cheerful laugh, as if mocking the Preceding Article, he said.
"Oh, what's wrong, little devil? Are you so scared that you peed your pants, so you're standing there like an idiot, not daring to move? "
At this time, inside Zakura, the customers had already lost their carefree appearance, and one by one, they scrambled to squeeze through the narrow shop door. Tables and chairs were overturned, and the tea set placed on top of them was broken into pieces. Perhaps because of the coffee spilled on the ground, the air was filled with a mellow fragrance, but this relaxing smell in the past could not calm people's minds at this time.
Then, as if isolated from the world, the Preceding Article did not leave the phone at all, and he held the phone motionlessly.
If one looked closely, one could see that his face was no less anxious than the others, and even his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
It was not that he didn't react, or rather, Tōma Jōjō wanted to rush out of the shop right now to take refuge. But he suppressed this survival instinct and chose to stay here and continue to listen to what Tsurugi had to say.
From Tsurugi's words, he might be able to find a chance to win. Facing the only way to turn the situation around, how could he let it go — —!
"You … What did you do? Is this your doing?! "The Preceding Article tried to control his trembling voice and asked loudly.
Tsurugi chuckled. "Of course, this is our purpose. You already know that we destroyed Academy City, right? And the reason for this situation is … "
He said, the words that made the Preceding Article's heart sink into the abyss of despair.
"… It's the 'Poltergeist' that you desperately want to stop!!"
The Preceding Article's vision suddenly turned black, and he felt suffocated. Even the hand holding the phone lost its strength, as if he would collapse in the next second.
"… What, what are you talking about …!"
[Poltergeist] was a natural disaster caused by an Ability User going berserk for a short period of time. The group of armed Ability Users led by Zhanqi wanted to interfere with AIM's energy field and cause this phenomenon to occur in order to deal a devastating blow to Academy City.]
In order to prevent this from happening, the Preceding Article and Accelerator became temporary companions. Then on the evening of the 20th, Accelerator wrote the command file to control the machinery that interfered with the AIM force field into his brain. Although the price was the collapse of his personality, it effectively prevented the Poltergeist from happening.
But now, the Poltergeist still broke out.
"Impossible … Isn't the file in Accelerator's brain …?! If so …! "
Hearing the Preceding Article's unbelievable words, Tsurugi laughed wildly.
"Hahahaha! That kid is really incompetent. Can't his brain withstand just writing a small part of the command file? It's more than enough to write the missing part of the file in the four days you were running away! Are you satisfied with this answer, Kun Ujō?! "
Listening to Tsurugi's laughter, the Preceding Article gasped for breath and punched his chest.
"What number one in Academy City, what 'Fantasy Killer', I thought you would have a lot of ability, but it's just a dying struggle. Hey, hey, since we're going to do this for real, you little brats shouldn't be playing around with us. The result is — disappointment! "
He was running all over the place to investigate the location of the machines. He was also busy trying to figure out a way to escape after destroying the command files. Everything that he and Accelerator had done in the past for the safety of the 2.3 million people of Academy City had been negated in an instant.
All of it was futile.
No matter how hard they tried, it was useless.
Recalling the serious and serious expression on Idaku's face when he was explaining to him, the last arrogant and desolate smile he left behind on the night of the 20th, and the empty and lifeless eyes after his personality collapsed, Shangjou's chest trembled.
Accelerator's heavy words echoed in his ears again. The First One slowly raised his hand to the side of his head, made a shooting gesture, and said with an unreadable expression.
["In order to protect that guy, this life is nothing."]
Could it be that this awareness that he had long prepared was nothing more than a fantasy?
Even Accelerator's sacrifice was futile?
— — He risked his life for this, but in the end, it was still irreversible?!
"Don't joke around!! Accelerator and I, as well as everyone in Academy City, are doing everything we can to survive! In order to protect something important, even if we were covered in wounds, we still tried to open up the infinite possibilities. Even if we were exhausted, we still never gave up. You who looked down on this — — can't be forgiven!! "
Shouting these words recklessly, the Preceding Article clenched his teeth and shouted out the grief and indignation in his heart.
Unforgivable.
If all of this was futile, then what was the point of him coming all the way here?
If all of this was futile, then how should he face Accelerator's sacrifice?
Because of this, he couldn't forgive Tsurugi, who looked down on their efforts.
"Still so imposing, but, this is a bit more fun."
After hearing the Preceding Article's words, Tsurugi said in a casual tone, as if everything the Preceding Article said was just a pastime for him.
However, this was the conceit of someone with an advantage.
The Preceding Article was just an ant that could be crushed at any time in his eyes. He wasn't a threat to the entire plan that was already underway. Originally, the real threat was the first "Accelerator" in Academy City, but in the case of personality collapse, this esper was nothing to be afraid of.
In other words, now was just a few steps before death.
…
Feeling the vibration from his pocket, the Preceding Article took out the portable terminal and glanced at the screen. Then, he felt a chill in his heart.
It was a numb yet undeniable coldness. A terrifying crack appeared in Shangjo's heart at this moment.
In the new email from Platycodon Fangchuan, there was only one short sentence.
But this sentence was enough to create a terrifying and overwhelming impact on the Preceding Article.
"Accelerator has been taken away," Ye Zichen said.
The sound of the earth shaking, the sound of the crowd panicking, and Tsurugi's low laughter echoed in his ears.
At the same time, it was the sound of the Preceding Article's sanity collapsing.
"What, what the hell is going on!"
Desperately roaring into the microphone, Kamijou's eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted with all his strength.
"Didn't you say that without Accelerator, the rest of the document could be filled? Then why — — why did you drag that guy into this!! "
An unprecedented sense of anger attacked the Preceding Article. Now, he felt like his entire body was burning with anger that could burn his heart.
"You're really an idiot, you. Do you really need to explain this? "
Tsurugi said.
Said with an absent-minded and calm tone.
"Killing the first in Academy City, this is a complete victory … Isn't it?"
What sounded like the most ridiculous reason to others was said by Tsurugi as if it was a matter of fact. To complete the conquest of Academy City, they had to kill the strongest guy. This was Tsurugi's intention.
Now that the first person had become an abandoned pawn, no different from a puppet, although it didn't affect their plan much, it still had to be eliminated.
Accelerator had been killed for such a random reason, as if he had been on a whim.
"…"
At that moment, a few syllables escaped from the Preceding Article's mouth.
But because it was mixed with the noise of the crowd, it couldn't be heard clearly. So Tsurugi asked. "What did you say?"
Then, after a moment of silence, Tōma Jōjō repeated that sentence. This time, the words full of anger and hatred clearly entered Tsurugi's ears.
This was probably the Preceding Article's first declaration of war against Tsurugi. Seeing him as a true enemy, abandoning all pity to defeat him.
As if he wanted to destroy everything, as if he wanted to give up everything.
The Preceding Article's words were said without hesitation.
"I'll kill you."
After saying this, without waiting for Tsurugi's reply, he smashed the microphone on the ground, and then decisively crushed it with his foot.
"— — I'll kill that senseless fantasy in your heart!!"
— — —
***
X. 20th month
This is the information I left behind while reading and writing the document, it will be automatically saved on your phone. Of course, I don't know when you'll see it.
Because there's not much time left, and I probably won't have a chance to explain it to you after reading and writing the document, so I'll tell you first.
While writing the command file, I found a more important piece of data by hacking into the enemy's network.
If I'm not wrong, it's probably the detonation code for "something."
A weapon that was placed inside Academy City and used to deal large-scale damage. If I'm being honest, it's probably a small radioactive weapon.
From this, I can deduce the enemy's intentions. The enemy is using Poltergeist as a disguise to deceive us, then when we're not prepared, they'll place a weapon that can really destroy Academy City.
So I'll prioritize writing the detonation code into my brain, as for the command file to control Poltergeist, I can only extract part of it.
But that's already enough to buy time, the enemy should take 3-4 days to recover the data.
Although I don't want to let you get carried away, I'll say it here.
— — I'll leave the rest to you.
— — —
Although there was no signature, but from the familiar tone, this message was the last thing a certain esper left for him.
The most unexpected thing was that the first person chose to leave the rest to the Preceding Article. This was a bit unusual for the always vigilant and independent Accelerator. But this was probably due to his trust in the Preceding Article, so on the night of the 20th, he still left the responsibility to him.
Accelerator sent this message to the Preceding Article's phone, but because he was afraid of the enemy's location, the Preceding Article's phone was turned off, so this important message was delayed by 4 days.
The reason Tsurugi took Accelerator away wasn't because he wanted to kill the first person as a demonstration to Academy City, but because the detonation code in Accelerator's brain was their indispensable secret weapon.
"Damn it! Why didn't I …! "
The Preceding Article stuffed his phone back into his backpack and clenched his teeth in regret.
Because his whereabouts were exposed, there was no point in turning off his phone. So when the Preceding Article turned on his phone, he found the message left by Accelerator.
But it was already too late.
This subtle mistake had ultimately led to such a tragic outcome.
…
When he woke up, he felt a pain in the back of his head. When he reached out to touch it, he found his hand was covered in slippery red and black blood.
He seemed to have fainted after being hit by the chandelier that fell from the ceiling. Looking at his watch, it seemed to have been around 15 minutes. In such a critical situation, the missing 15 minutes could be fatal.
The Preceding Article slowly got up while holding his head. Every time he moved, there would be a piercing pain in his head. His vision was completely white and he couldn't see anything clearly.
His most important task now was to get out of here. And if he didn't hurry, the threat to Accelerator's life would only increase.
When he approached the door, his knees gave out and he knelt on the ground. Not only because of the dizziness caused by the headache, but also because of the cruel reality in front of him.
The door was blocked by broken stones and couldn't be opened.
With such heavy and mixed stones, he probably couldn't move it by himself.
In other words, he was checkmated.
"At this time …"
At this critical moment, the heavens didn't want to weaken the misfortune inflicted on him. Instead, they sent disaster to him.
In the dim light of the room, rough stones were scattered all over the floor. The originally beautifully arranged utensils were all shattered and buried in the ruins. A few guests who didn't manage to escape in time were leaning against the wall with their eyes closed. From time to time, they would let out a few painful groans.
— — This was the terrible consequence of Chaotic Opening.
Compared to other areas, the damage here was relatively light. Perhaps somewhere unknown to the Preceding Article, thousands of people died because of this disaster. And all of this was related to the Preceding Article, who couldn't completely stop Tsurugi's conspiracy. Whenever he thought of this, his heart was in extreme pain.
It wasn't until he heard a weak cry for help that the Preceding Article came back to his senses. Beside him, a woman was buried deep under the rubble. Her slender hand was covered in scars, but she still tried to move forward.
"… … Save me. Please … … "
She reached out to the Preceding Article to ask for help.
Other people probably saw it too, but they deliberately didn't say a word. There were obviously middle-aged men who were stronger than the Preceding Article, but they all turned a blind eye to the woman in trouble.
People are selfish animals. When they are in trouble, they don't care about the safety of others. At this moment when they don't know when another attack will come, and when they can't even guarantee their own safety, they naturally don't want to waste their energy to rescue a stranger.
— — However, this didn't apply to the Preceding Article.
"Please hold on, I'll get you out right away!"
Without a trace of hesitation, without the slightest hesitation. As long as someone needs his help, he will decisively lend a helping hand. This was the Tōma Jōjō.
Although he was in a hurry, he still couldn't sit back and do nothing!
Looking at the woman's slightly softer expression, the Preceding Article reached out and carefully removed the broken stones. In this almost airless room, a thin layer of sweat quickly appeared on his back, and he began to pant.
Although there was still a throbbing pain in his head and his consciousness was somewhat blurred, the Preceding Article still persisted in the movement of his hands and tirelessly tried to remove the stone that was pressing the woman.
Looking at his scarred fingers, the woman sobbed in a low voice.
"… … I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I … … "
"What are you talking about now? I will definitely get you out, so don't worry. "
The Preceding Article responded with a faint smile.
When repeating the movement of his hands, he would occasionally fall into a moment of haziness.
Maybe he was about to collapse, or maybe he was about to fall into a coma. The Preceding Article's physical condition at this time was not optimistic.
But even so, he still did it without hesitation. Maybe it was because he regretted his decision to retreat, or he wanted to atone for his failure to save the woman.
Moving the last of the obstructing stakes out of the way, he held out his hand to the woman.
"… … Can you stand up? If your foot is injured, do you want me to help you up? "
"Then I'll have to trouble you, thank you very much … …"
The woman put her arm on the shoulder of the Preceding Article and stumbled to stand up. Then, he helped her to a corner to let her rest. Just as he was about to walk away after taking a few breaths, the woman suddenly tugged at his sleeve.
The Preceding Article looked back in confusion, only to see her worriedly looking at her bloody fingers and her obviously wounded face.
"Um, don't you want to rest? You seem to be seriously injured … … "
The Preceding Article finally reacted and looked at his hands. He now realized that because of the desperate digging just now, there were many new wounds on his hands. Blood was slowly seeping out, which looked particularly frightening.
However, this pain was nothing.
Compared to treating the wounds and resting, there were more important things waiting for him to do.
The Preceding Article smiled at the worried woman. "It's okay, you should rest first. There are still things waiting for me, so … … I'll go first."
After nodding to the woman, the Preceding Article got up and walked to the door again. After clearing away a lot of stones, he took a deep breath and then used all his strength to slam into the blocked door!
The loud sound echoed in the room, causing the originally dispirited people to raise their heads in amazement. They looked at the high school student who did not give up hope of survival and then stared blankly.
The Preceding Article used his body to slam into the door again and again. Although the stones inside have been cleared, there may be obstacles on the other side of the door. It was still very difficult to open an exit.
With only the strength of one person, I'm afraid it's impossible to get out.
But I still have to leave here, because there are people waiting for me in the outside world.
If I don't hurry, maybe everything will be irreparable.
With this in mind, the Preceding Article anxiously sped up his movements. Of course, this brought him more pain.
Suddenly, the Preceding Article felt an extra push on the door. When he turned his head, he found that the woman he just rescued was standing firmly next to him. Although she was weak to the point that her legs were unstable, she still pushed the door with both hands.
Facing her sincere eyes that wanted to help the Preceding Article, the Preceding Article choked for a moment. "You …"
"Please let me help. Don't you want to get out of here as soon as possible?" With a face full of dust, only the eyes were so clear and bright. She said, "… There must be more important things for you to do, right?"
The Preceding Article slightly paused, then showed a mixed with some helplessness and gratitude.
"Yes. There are still people waiting for me. "
In that chaotic void, in that dark and damp corner, the esper was pacing back and forth.
No matter what, he had to find the white figure and pull the first one back to reality from the darkness.
This was the belief of the Preceding Article.
Using all his strength to push the door, the Preceding Article's forehead was dripping with sweat. Because of the injury on his palm, there were even bright red bloodstains on the door. It was a shocking sight. The woman next to him also tightened her eyebrows and clenched her teeth to support the Preceding Article.
The two people who gave their all for the hope of survival, even in the dim place, were so dazzling that it made people's hearts tremble.
The people in the room slowly raised their heads. Their turbid and lifeless eyes gradually reflected some vitality. They silently watched the two people, and then as if they had a tacit understanding, they slowly got up and walked to the door with a few rays of sunlight.
That was the only exit to the world of light.
Suddenly, he felt a few more strong forces on the door. The Preceding Article turned his head in confusion, but he saw the people standing behind him with a determined expression and joined the work of opening the exit.
"Just now … I've been watching but didn't lend a helping hand. I'm sorry!"
"It's too much to let you mess around by yourself. Sure enough, it's better to give you a hand."
"Although, although I'm weak, but please let me join in!"
The other people in the small room, among them were a strong middle-aged man, a young couple with an uneasy expression, and a young boy and girl who were about fourteen or fifteen years old. At this time, they all became the companions of the Preceding Article and worked together to escape this place!
The spark of life reignited in their eyes, and then they unwaveringly stared at the Preceding Article.
Looking at these kind people, the Preceding Article's heart was suddenly surrounded by a warm feeling. He didn't know why, but he felt his body was full of strength.
"… Thank you, you've really … helped a lot!"
He wasn't alone in this war.
There were many kind people around him. Maybe they weren't familiar with the Preceding Article, but they would kindly give the Preceding Article a push at the crucial moment to give him more strength.
If Tsurugi was allowed to destroy this Academy City, then the people who lived here, who were so gentle, would suffer a painful torment. What he had to do next was to try his best to avoid this situation from happening.
Even if it was for these people, he should continue to fight.
Even if they didn't know the efforts of the Preceding Article, he should continue to move forward.
What was poured into him was such a warm and invigorating force.
…
The door shook a little, and more light leaked in. Shangjo knew that this was not only because he was struggling alone, but also because he had the help of his companions. Only then could he see a chance of survival.
But, he was still a little short.
Although he worked hard, he was still a little short of success.
The obstacle outside the door was teetering on the verge of collapse. If someone could remove it from the outside — — — —!
Then, as if in response to the Preceding Article's expectation, a familiar voice came from the other side of the door.
It was the voice of an angel for the Preceding Article.
"It seems to be bothering you, do you need help? Misaka wanted to pretend to be a passing hero … said so. "
— — —
As soon as they arrived at the Zakura Café in the Ninth District, Mikoto Misaka showed a frightened expression.
It was no wonder that she was frightened, because the legendary elegant Zakura Café with retro European decor had turned into a dilapidated ruin.
Then, under her feet, there was a violent shaking.
Maybe it was because of the water ability user's rampage, the humidity in the air was abnormally high, even walking on the street would make clothes wet. Looking at the wet dress that she carefully chose for half an hour, Mikoto trembled and made some unclear syllables from her throat.
As an ability user, she also felt that her ability was a little out of control. Not only was there electric sparks around her, but even the metal railings on the street were slightly deformed under the influence of electromagnetic force.
Coupled with the extremely humid environment, she was afraid that it would cause more serious chaos, so she had to leave immediately.
She frowned and worriedly glanced at her phone's screen. Perhaps it was due to the electrical disturbance that caused the screen to flicker, but she could still see that her inbox was empty. In other words, the boy with no ability didn't send her any more messages.
Misaka Mikoto was at a loss as to what was happening right now.
She only knew that a certain hedgehog-headed boy who had an appointment with her had disappeared from here.
And the fact that Academy City was suffering an unprecedented disaster — —
***
Sitting on the motorcycle, the whistling sound of the wind could be heard.
The scenery around him flew by quickly, and his body was bathed in the instability caused by the high-speed movement. However, the Preceding Article still sent a dissatisfied message to Misaka Sister.
"Uh … can't you go faster?"
"The impact of speeding is not as simple as getting a ticket. Misaka bluntly rejected you."
A few minutes ago, the person who helped the Preceding Article clear the gravel in front of Zakura Café and opened the door to let everyone out was Misaka 10032, who was called "Misaka Sister" by the Preceding Article. It seemed that she wanted to contact him as soon as possible, which was why she appeared there.
She seemed to have fully understood the current situation, and through the reconnaissance network established with other individuals, she had grasped the enemy's position and deliberately came to inform the Preceding Article.
(Although it's a relief to have one more person, but … I don't have any bargaining chips …)
The Preceding Article who was sitting in the backseat was somewhat anxious as he pondered. Due to the pain all over his body, he couldn't operate his brain in an orderly manner, and his thoughts were in a mess.
(Then, what should I do to save Accelerator?)
Although they were both incapacitated, the number of people on the Preceding Article's side was far less than the enemy's, and the enemy was an armed group with firearms.
It was obvious that they were at a disadvantage. This was a game that could be decided as soon as the game started.
However, it wasn't absolute.
There were still loopholes in the enemy's plan, and at least for now, he had grasped this crucial point.
Although he didn't know how much he could use, this struggle wouldn't be pointless. Plus, with the enemy's conceit, the Preceding Article could use this opportunity to gain some space for his own actions.
The Preceding Article frowned, then took a deep breath and raised his head with determination.
He was just a weak high school student, but even if he was powerless, there were still people looking forward to him.
If this could save those people who lived in Academy City and still had good intentions, then he was worth sacrificing his life to fight.
(No matter what awaits me in front, I'll just go first —!)
Tōma Jōjō was rushing to the battlefield.
***
School District 9, Nissa Institute of Pathology.
"You came back alone, Kamigawa -kun?"
Facing Tsurugi, who was exuding killing intent and anger, a thin man with tea-colored hair and sunglasses who stood opposite him showed a casual smile.
"No, they went to guard the perimeter because they don't know who will come to hinder the plan here."
This was a habitual attitude. This was why Kamigawa was so familiar with Tsurugi's personality. He knew what could anger Tsurugi, and he could control himself from being involved in this anger.
The eyes behind the sunglasses turned thoughtfully and finally landed on the side.
"Also … one person is enough to escort a kid with a brain disorder."
He looked at the white-haired, red-eyed esper sitting in the corner.
The empty red eyes stared down at the ground, as if it had heard something. The first one shook its head slightly, then quickly lowered it again.
Contrary to his identity as the number one esper in Academy City, Accelerator was in a very pitiful state.
This didn't refer to the fact that he lost his ability to speak, think, or move, but the fact that he was cruelly treated.
If one looked closely, one would see that Accelerator's fingers were twisted in a direction that was impossible for humans. His ten fingers didn't seem to be on the same palm, but rather, they were cruelly broken by someone.
It was an extremely horrifying method that would make one's hair stand on end.
But the tea-colored hair man named Kamigawa sighed without changing his expression.
"You didn't directly cut them off? This really … doesn't fit your gentle style. "
He didn't panic and was used to it.
As if they were talking about the most natural topic, the two didn't show the slightest hint of surprise.
"Eh, it's annoying to hear you say that."
Tsurugi frowned.
"And the pleasure of patiently torturing and killing in one go are not on the same level … You understand that, right?"
"Indeed." Kamigawa agreed. Then he thoughtfully looked at the person in pain. His eyes wandered as if he was thinking about something. Seeing him like this, Tsurugi suddenly spoke.
"Speaking of which, although the kid struggled along the way, he didn't make any noise."
Hearing this, Kamigawa raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"So you didn't notice?"
"Huh?!"
Under Tsurugi's impatient and surprised gaze, Kamigawa walked toward Accelerator. As if he instinctively felt danger, the first one shrank into the corner.
However, Kamigawa wouldn't let this esper go. He forcefully pinched Accelerator's chin and then used his finger to open the first one's mouth.
Blood flowed down his finger and dyed Kamigawa's hand a shocking crimson.
If one really had to describe it, it was a scene that made one's heart palpitate.
Tsurugi looked at Kamigawa in surprise.
"You rascal … your tongue is …"
"It's not all done." Kamigawa, who said these words calmly, stood up as if nothing had happened.
"… It's not even half done. After all, we still have to let this kid live for a while, right?"
The cruel words echoed in the room.
As if he was numb to everything, Accelerator leaned in the corner motionlessly. His originally white hair was dyed red. The first one quietly lowered his head as if he had no reaction to the outside world.
In a place unknown to the previous route, in a place where no one could lend a helping hand, Accelerator fell into an unprecedented desperate situation.
Accompanied by unimaginable pain and despair that couldn't dissipate.
He was truly alone and helpless.
…
"That guy will be here in a bit. Until then, you stay here."
Before leaving, Tsurugi said to Kamigawa.
"I understand."
After receiving this answer, Tsurugi slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at the tea-haired man.
"The detonation code … Contact me after you've extracted it from the kid's brain. I'll leave Ladder after you're done.
Tower’
。”
"I understand."
It was still the same calm and appropriate answer. The eyes hidden behind the sunglasses were deep and unreadable.
Kamigawa finally asked Tsurugi.
"If you find a rat that's causing trouble here, what should you do?"
"This kind of thing … Do I still need to teach you one by one?"
Tsurugi showed a maniacal smile, then he reached out his hand and drew a line across his neck.
"Kill him, along with the first one of Academy City."
As if responding to him, Kamigawa responded with a knowing smile.
A cold and dangerous murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He whispered to Tsurugi's back.
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