Accel World Vol 3 Prologue (2/2)

”Look here! I want to become that Burst whatever, is not that I want that accelerated ability, nor that senpai coming to our home! Ta-kun and Haru being that deep in it is what I can't stand! For a game, if you don't play it with more fun it's no good, I want it so I can clearly teach that to you!”

While he involuntary leaned back, Haruyuki and Tak.u.mu looked at each other at the same time and had wry smiles.

”U-Understood, Chi-chan. Then... ready right? Sending.”

”Please.”

Lifting her sharp jaw up, Chiyuri prompted with her wink.

Towards that face, Tak.u.mu slid his finger in midair.

Chiyuri's large eyes locked onto a point in the air. Right now, there should be an installation confirmation dialog open for the application «Brain Burst 2039».

Lifting her right hand from her knees, Chiyuri did not show any sign of hesitation as she used her index finger to poke where the YES b.u.t.ton was supposed to be.

”Ah...!?”

Right after, sitting on the bed's edge, the slender body wearing the pink knitwear jerked. Her wide eyes looked left and right. Haruyuki remembered half year ago, the time that he accepted Brain Burst. At the moment he pressed the b.u.t.ton, lots of virtual flames erupted in his view.

Those flames, were shown to the person installing the program to check their «acceleration apt.i.tude».

There are two apt.i.tudes required to become a Burst Linker. First, to wear a Neuro Linker since birth, which Chiyuri cleared without any doubt. However the problem is the second one, the brain's reaction speed.

The Neuro Linker communicates with the wearer's brain using wireless quantum signals. But, the flesh and blood organ's, that is the brain's, response rate differs from person to person. Either born with high reaction nerve circuits, or increased through long training, anyway if the Neuro Linker and the brain's response speed is not beyond a certain level, the illusion flames will be extinguished in the middle, and Brain Burst will not successfully install.

No... maybe, failure is better.

While holding his sweaty hands tight, Haruyuki thought like that.

In the accelerated world, the feelings of people who fought there— hatred, resentment, envy, l.u.s.t and other different malicious feelings can be trapped in the whirlpool. He absolutely did not want to see the shape of the innocent Chiyuri being hurt after exposure to that.

”...Haru.”

Suddenly, Tak.u.mu's sound echoed inside his head. It was a thought voice sent only to Haruyuki.

With a quick glance to his right side, he saw his childhood friend's mouth lightly biting his lips while sitting on the chair.

”I am.. afraid. That Chi-chan... might change...”

His finger quickly manipulated his virtual desktop, setting his thought voice to be sent only to Tak.u.mu, Haruyuki answered.

”We... no, you protecting her will definitely be okay, Taku. Also, we still don't know if the install will be successful for sure. On the other hand... too bad for Chiyuri, it's probably not possible.”

”W...Well yeah. She said she went through some kind of amazing training, but with just two months, I don't think she can gain enough «apt.i.tude»...”

Then, at that time.

Chiyuri's face that was turning as she looked around, became fixed to right in front of her.

As she winkled her sort of big eyebrows, her pupils moved from left to right.

Her mouth opened slightly, and the raw sound that dripped from there, Haruyuki and Tak.u.mu listened while holding their breath.

”What is, this? W...Welcome To The... Accelerated World?”

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