Accel World Vol 1 Chapter 4 (2/2)

“I don’t want to see it! Rather, throw it away!!”

“Fufufu”

With clop clop sounds as her loafers bit into the paveh for a while Eventually, letting out a small breath, she continued with an ‘oh, about that’

“There is so I wonder about that is, I want to make sure”

“Oh? Wonder about you mean Chiyuri?”

“Ah, close enough to use just first name?”

“Ah, no, well, she is Kurashi+ma, Kurashi+ma Chiyuri from first year class one”

“I know It's just that it's the first ti your best friend On the other hand, is she really just a friend?”

While being showered with looks of doubt, Haruyuki nodded a few times

“That’s right Old childhood tiessince she has a boyfriend”

“Oh? That means no Hmm, hum”

“What’s that hum about?”

“No, nothing, I just again realized the depth of the real world”

“Ah, ha”

Sighing while not knohat’s going on, Haruyuki asked about so that tickled him earlier

“Ah earlier, you said you know Chiyuri’s name?”

“That’s right It was purely incidental, I noticed her with ayou”

“What does that mean?”

“It can not be easily explained It is connected to the reason I found and invited you to the accelerated world Well, let’s drink some tea while we slowly talk As a victory celebration, my treat”

Saying so, Kuroyukihi to the coffee shop chain store that seeinal destination

Maybe it was still early in the afternoon, there were not too many people in the store, but as Kuroyukihi on them Just that, it’s scary to follow behind her

Just going home from school - no, doesn’t matter what ti tea with a girl, his brain was in overload e sweet drink and let Kuroyukihime pay for him, then sunk into the seat of a table far inside the store Right after, he took the cable offered and plugged it into his Neuro Linker, while thinking

‘Uhat is this, this is like a real date’

‘It does not look like that, this kind of co holder?’

“I can understand what you are thinking”

At thatstared at, he took a quick sip of his caramel favored sweet drink

“N, no, nothing Instead of that, earlier youme to the accelerated world”

“Don’t be in such a hurry It’s a long talk”

With high class elegance, she sipped her not-too-sweet looking drink, then with a sigh rested her chin on her hands

With the pale yellow light co from the , that shape looked like a uniforn country movie scene, Haruyuki involuntarily beca screen in front of hi them -

Since he was just looking with a blank gaze, the sudden tap on his right hand on the table almost made him jump

“Well, you did really well earlier Again, congratulations on your victory, Haruyuki-kun”

“Ah yes, thank you very much It was because of senpai’s advice”

“No, it’s because of your ability to adapt At that rate, you will soon be level 2 Or you ht become level 3 within this year”

“Ha ah Actually, I can’t even iine it”

Having barely won in a dangerous situation Later, winning tens ht just amazes him

Then, Kuroyukihi what’s in Haruyuki’s heart, she nodded

“Huht Of the around 1000 Burst Linkers, only a limited number reach level 4 Level 5 and 6 is almost impossible to reach with solo play Level 7 and 8 Burst Linkers are all huge groups' commander class, without a doubt”

“Gr, groups?”

“It is like guilds and teaions» In the current accelerated world, control is divided between six huge Legions Controlling those are the rare six level 9 Burst Linkers Croith the names of Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Purple and White, the «Six Kings of Pure Color»!”

Suddenly, a knife sharp sound echoed in histhe stare, Kuroyukihiht bitter smile

“Sorry for the loud voice”

“No but, six people?”

It was a shock to learn that there were around 1000 Burst Linkers, but there was only awe to learn that there was so few level 9s

“I have played a the level cap”

Maybe with sure feeling, Haruyuki said so with a feeling of envy, Kuroyukihime who heard that, one of her eyebrows moved, and she tilted her head

“I never said that level 9 was the cap”

“Eh then there is a level 10? How many?”

The ansas again denied with a juice sip Kuroyukihime took another sip of her coffee, then leaned her back into the seat and stared playfully in space The cable that was pulled, swings between them in a silver dance

“Brain Burst actual narao, it has been updated many times since then However after all that tile Burst Linker who has reached level 10 There is only one reason the set rule was just too cruel”

“Do you have to win a lot of duels? Like a 1000 wins or 10000?”

“No, just 5 tih”

After the unexpected words left her lips, for an instant, she had an insecure smile

“Just that the opponent can only be another level 9 Linker Furtherht, at that moment all the points will be lost, and Brain Burst will forcefully uninstall”

The speechless Haruyuki was stared straight by the dark eyes of Kuroyukihime

“Haruyuki-kun An aht Acceleration»’s Brain Burst being kept secret froeneral public for seven years, don’t you think it’s strange?”

That sudden question confused Haruyuki, but saying so, it is a mystery If there were 1000 Burst Linkers, the secret would have been leaked long ago, and the world should be amazed by it

“The reason for that, is the strict requirement for a Brain Burst candidate”

“Require?”

To Haruyuki’s question, Kuroyukihime answered with a bitter smile

“It’s not that vague a reason The biggest requirement is, «After birth, usually continue to wear the Neuro Linker» The first generation Neuro Linker was sold on the o that means”

Pausing for an instant, Kuroyukihime slowly continue

“There are no adult Burst Linkers The oldest is 15 years old, just a child For a child’s play, he will do anything to defend his usage while he was a Burst Linker, and after forceful uninstall, whatever he says won’t be believed by the adults”

The glossy lips, for one instant, showed a sarcastic smile

“That is also like a shared child’s sweet illusion The sus reached level 9 at ale showed the cruel rule to reach level 10 The result, did they go into a bloody war? - No The kings chose eternal stagnation Instead of going forward, they chose to ardens That ions for control, and a no-invasion treaty was signed What a farce To reach level 9, they have hunted numerous Linkers”

Haruyuki sed his saliva in a gulp Pain ran through his dry throat, he took a big sip of his hts fearfully

“That is, senpai’s goal is to challenge this «Six Kings of Pure Color»?”

Hearing that, Kuroyukihime displayed a mysterious smile

“No, I already did that”

“Wha!?”

“The Six Kings were once the «Seven Kings of Pure Color» Even though they were rivals, they were linked by strong bonds, these seven boys and girls They went through nu, however they did not hold a single drop of hate The «Black King» betrayed everyone, and hunted theo”

Black - King

That is, the avatar name should be black crowned

Haruyuki opened his eyes wide, and stared with breaths held, as Kuroyukihime slowly nodded

“Yes that is , Black Lotus, was the only person of the people who reached level 9 that did not choose peace Throwing away bonds, friendshi+p, respect, and everything to suggest a fight with all seven’s total points on the table When that was rejected - theround table was suddenly covered with fresh blood”

“Wh what did you do?”

“At the last night of the Seven Kings’in the real world Because Burst Linkers do their best to hide their real face and name”

Why is that, Haruyuki was going to ask, but he soon realized the reason If real face and name was exposed to other Burst Linkers, the worst situation, «Attacked in reality» ht happen When soet points any other way, he ht just do that

Kuroyukihime made a small nod like she read Haruyuki’s mind, and continued

“For that night’s , the seven duelists were all connected to the sa» was unguarded while he was preaching friendshi+p and non-aggression”

Behind the silky front hair, the white face lost all expression Her e at one point, Kuroyukihime lonely spoke as ahead

“Cut off his head A perfect critical hit he lost his full gauge in an instant, lost all his points according to the new rule, that is, losing his Brain Burst The current Red King is the second generation What was next was like the realization of hell, Fufu Red’s lover, Purple cried while screaer, those people and I went into a killing play with no respect or honor I kneas the first and last chance desperately trying to somehow take four more heads, it was truly reckless”

Her lips with alhter leaked out

“Rational judgeht while driven by le person more, neither was I taken dohen I noticed it, 30 minute had passed and I was linked out - For the next two years, all I did was run and hide The current est traitor, the head with the highest reward, and the lowest coward”

“Why”

The hts were half paralyzed, only a simple question was released from his mind

“Why did you do that?”

“Instead of friendshi+p or honor, I picked so level 10 You can say that is e also said this The Burst Linker who reach level 10 will have a chance to ram creator, find out the real reason for Brain Burst’s existence, and be told about its ultioal I want to knoant to know no matter what”

Putting both elbows on the table, Kuroyukihime whose face was hidden by her linked hands, her tortured thought that seemed to echo from a bottomless abyss reached Haruyuki

“Accelerating thoughts to obtain ht, the rewards ish for, and the li more ahead? This shell called human on the outside more”

Ah -

A little, just a little he understood Fro up at the far away «Sky», that kind of feeling

Maybe his ht reached her, Kuroyukihime slowly raised her face, she looked at Haruyuki with eyes radiating pressure

But that was only for an instant, the beautiful upperclassman let her arms fall to the table, and spoke with a dry smile

“So, are you duoal, soht sacrifice you too If you say you cannot cooperate anymore, then that’s fine I won’t hold you back, and I won’t take back your Brain Burst”

After Haruyuki thought for about two seconds -

He slowly extended his right hand, and stopped about one centi

“Ah, that is For any gaht in front of it forever, if there is a person like that, then he is a fool It is of course a her level since, isn’t this the reason for the existence of Brain Burst?”

It was not a lie to win favor froht so from the bottom of his heart

Kuroyukihime’s eyes instantly opened wide, a few seconds later, she blew out a laugh

“Fu, ahaha How could it be, you are more of a Burst Linker than me I see it’s of course a matter to aim for, that way huh”

“It it’s no laughing matter”

A little hurt, Haruyuki’s htened his back and continued

“Any anyway, I will continue to help senpai I too, want to eventually become level 10”

Suddenly, Kuroyukihirabbed hold of Haruyuki’s right hand

“Thank you”

To the flustered Haruyuki, Kuroyukihihts that were hollow and without reverberation just before, warmly flowed into him

“Thank you, Haruyuki-kun For sure lad to have chosen you, from the bottom of my heart”

At this point, he should return the hand held, and look into each other’s eyes - these kind of thing, is so that Haruyuki could not possibly do

Instead of that, he pulled his right hand back on reaction, shrunk his head like a turtle, and stuttered with his retreated thought voice

“N, no, not really I am just someone barely to be used In- instead of that, what is the main point, that is what am I supposed to do?”

In the short silence, in the eyes that stared straight at him, was it compassion?

Eventually, after a short sigh, Kuroyukihime spoke into the silence

“That’s right That was left for a long while let’s get to the main point Earlier, I told you about how I lived for two years, right?”

Haruyuki too, took a huge sigh and raised his head, he nodded to Kuroyukihime whose cool expression had returned

“That is, it was not that I was able to continually win against the anger crazed kings or the assassins they sent It’s not that during these two years, I have not even once connectedlist, then there won’t be any challenge or anything right?”

“Aa Rea really?”

He said without thinking For Haruyuki, getting infor water or breathing air If that was cut, it would really be like the co to death

“Really really I can use set terh the 2D view et used to it however, even if I am disconnected from the Global Net, for my social status, there is one net that I must connect to everyday”

“S, status? Is that rich girl no, princess?”

“Idiot”

The cold voice denied it, he finally thought that this person too is a middle school student like him

“Ah, ah I see It is the Umesato school’s local net Ah ait a minute No way”

“It's true”

Kuroyukihiulp, then continued while holding her cup

“Two o, the day after suh the school local net By someone in Umesato middle school”

To the speechless Haruyuki, he was further surprised by the continuing speech

“And the worst thing was At that pointdummy Avatar”

“Dummy is that kind of function available?”

“Yes There aretheir real avatar But of course, as a du ability However the problerettable, I, for the dummy avatar, used my avatar for the school local net I had never expected that a Burst Linker would suddenly appear in the same school”

After a ht jump that made his chair creak

“Eh is that the black stail butterfly!?”

The sexy avatar shown in his mind, overlapped the neatly uniformed shape in front of him

“The enemy saw that in the school local net? That means that is”

“You are pretty sharp Yes, that person, this me”

“That person knew that this real est taboo, «Reality Fracture» I becas’ assassins”

Attack in the real world

Haruyuki had already deduced the fearfulof those words If the real person can be stopped, to put it in extre violence and threat to steal points is possible too

Of course that is a felony Even for «Normal Games», there were incidents of reality harm from troubles between players And then, «Brain Burst» is not just a norame

Haruyuki held his breath while waiting for Kuroyukihi However -

“Even so nothing happened No attacks, nor even sign of contact”

“What?”

“I too was in a huge confusion, but if it was like that, it can only be thought of like this The enemy wants to keep radually chase after ion that person belongs to know, hunt all my points for their self”

“Chase after?”

Looking at the head tilted Haruyuki, Kuroyukihihed, then desperately listed

“In the toilet While changing During shower During school,pin pointed and challenged during those ht back”

“Shower, ooh”

To Haruyuki who unconsciously iined the full shower scene and leaked that word, Kuroyukihiave hio after hihed and continued

“Actually, I was attacked over ten times this past two , so I was somehow able to escape with a draw”

“I see How to say it, that is a very greedy person But, in a certain sense, it's a blessing within misfortune, kind of”

“Well, compared to attacks in reality, yes But, other than that, I also can not return to ht it was no longer possible, he s for the reward points instead”

“A, ah I see yea”

Haruyuki unconsciously muttered The reason she was stuck was because of this

“Then, but, what should we do? You can’t run, and can not attack back”

“I know There is only one way out We have to know his real side too His school year and class, and if he is a Burst Linker I don’t know about”

Ba to hit his knee overwhelmed Haruyuki In a situation when both sides know each other’s real identity, to protect their Brain Burst, they should absolutely be able to stop the fighting

“I see, that is right If we can do that, we can co so isn’t that really si asseather in the auditoriue him From the place he appear, you can find his class and seat number”

“Oh, pretty good It tookit that way”

“That means you have already tried it?”

“Already tried And then I was shocked It had been a while since I was so surprised”

“Wh as it?”

“There was no one”

Kuroyukihime’s ansas not within Haruyuki’s expectation

“There was onlylist As you know, for Umesato middle school students, when they are in school, they are not allow to disconnect from the local net even for one instant Since attendance and classes are done through the net If you disconnect, you will instantly be warned through the school announcement system For that reason, I also can not block the enemy’s attacks Even so that person was not on the list!”

“Hea break from school due to flu?”

Kuroyukihihtly snorted

“I already checked that all the absent students were there that day Other than that, after I was attacked, and ht after, his name was not on the list either That means it’s hard to believe, that person can block his nae anyone as he likes, but other Burst Linkers cannot touch hiolden rules at its roots, a terrible privilege To be able to do thatthe iraram creator”

Meeting the creator, finding out the «Meaning» of Brain Burst was her only goal for living Kuroyukihi out the truth of this ht be more important than her own protection

For Haruyuki who deduced that, there was an unknown tingling feel in his chest, he muttered

“Thatsenpai want ht?”

‘Not a knight protecting a princess from a demon’

‘No that is a s I a for round’

“Yea well, that’s about it”

Not showing any sign of noticing Haruyuki’s htly nodded

“Actually, I have already acquired a lot of information I will list the ones I understand now First, the enemy’s name His Duel Avatar is called «Cyan Pile» Level 4”

“Cyan Pile”

Very cool That see No, Kuroyukihime said level 4 was the first wall So that

“Affinity is, very pure «Close Range Blue» I have seen hie’s thin wall many times Does not have any lateral jump equipment That’s why I was able to escape thus far to be honest, I'm almost at my limit I can not keep up the concentration”

Thatfor ho at what moment the attack come, this kind of situation, Haruyuki probably could not endure for three days However, Kuroyukihin of exhaustion, continued to send hihts

“Also, this is just a conjecture that not just ”

“Eh by what?”

“Fear of losing acceleration That person is probably on the dangerous verge of drying up his Burst Points For people with enough points, norht”

“A, ah that’s right, that person was enjoying it a lot”

“However, Cyan Pile does not have a single bit of that extra Silent, without any inhibition, and chased n only Burst Linkers fearing loss have The cheap reward froh, he wants all the points that I have gained Well, that does not ”

“I see We can not really do a s you found out?”

Haruyuki lightly asked to find out - but

Suddenly, he soely tense He thought a bit, before he could ask, she shook her head and said

“No There is one more important information detail The Guide Cursor”

“Oh? That water colored arrow icon?”

“Yes That, from the start of battle, points to the enemy's position That means even if I can not see thedirection of the cursor, the enemy’s real body will be somewhere in a direct line in that direction this is the theory”

“Ah ah! I see, that’s right If the stage is same shape as the real one, then you can find out which corner of the school he is hiding at!”

“That’s right I have uide cursor direction from tens of attacks up to now, and compared it to the list of students in U track of the overlap nahest chance of being Cyan Pile But, there is no actual evidence In a place that is packed with so h Since there are usually tens of students in that line Haruyuki-kun, what I want you to do is, when I am attacked next time, you will be autoallery use cursor”

“Cursor if there are two, then”

At Haruyuki’s amazed speech, Kuroyukihime nodded with a harder than usual expression

“Right With two cursors, then there is only one point they cross Then, if there is a student at that position that will be proof without doubt Being Cyan Pile’s real body”

Biting her lips, Kuroyukihi in space,the virtual desktop that only she can see The one file that she pulled out, was going to slide toward Haruyuki - right before, however, her finger stopped

“? What’s going on? Who is that, this candidate?”

With his interest roused, even after he drank the huge frappé, his throat was still dry when he moved it, he leaned far out

Kuroyukihi, eventually, like she has so else to say, finally shot the file over

“Listen when I prepared that file, it was one week before ame corner, after a difficult search to find the third acceleration candidate in Umesato middle school”

Not understanding why she has to say that, Haruyuki winkled his brow as he accepted the file He unhesitatingly tapped on the icon in his virtual desktop

What opened, was just one picture It was probably used in student identification cards, a bust up frontal shot was shown

“Eh? This? Why”

Vigorously cut neat short hair Blue hairpin Cat like large eyes

Looks faest in the world other than his mother

“Chi Chiyuri? That person is a Burst Linker?”

Muttering, he relaxed for more than five seconds, then burst the bubble and faced Kuroyukihime

“No that is not possible! She is very bad at gaenre there is no way she has the aptitude for Burst Linker Sloitted everything shows up on her face that is, she is not someone that can stubbornly hunt senpai”

“You seem to know a lot about her”

Hearing the slightly harder voice, Haruyuki said without looking at Kuroyukihime’s eyes

“That is well, we are childhood friends”

“When I ate, I was surprised If she is «Cyan Pile» then of course she would know that I am «Black Lotus» I suspected she had some kind of plan, but”

“That is, because she is not deft enough for this kind of psychological like attack Actually she is extrehts are shown on her face”

Sole Kuroyukihime’s eyebrows became, she replied with a cold voice

“In that case it is ht? She Kurashi+ma-kun clearly showed hostility toward me, you saw it too”

“No, that is, not like that, it was because senpai and I Direct Connected and things”

“Why would she be angry about that? Kurashi+ht? Then, if Haruyuki-kun and I direct connect or link aration to complain”

“That is it is like that but”

How did it beco his head as he beca to complaint about boyfriend in Takumu, other than that, that is - I am her -

Underling? Belonging? Possessed property?

So trouble with how to explain the nuance, when Kuroyukihime showered him without mercy

“Maybe her attitude is like this? Kurashi+ of eventuallyyou into her «Child» Then I suddenly snatch you froer, she came after me How about that?”

Logical or illogical theory somehow became a speech of a somewhat spoiled brat; unable to understand Kuroyukihime’s mentality at all, when he noticed, he had already ith the flow and announced

“I understand! Then, I will directly check with her!”

“Oh?”

Moving one eyebrow, Kuroyukihime obstinately said

“But, how are you planning to do it? Asking her face to face if she is a Burst Linker won’t work; you understand why, right? Saying so, when «Cyan Pile» can freely block attacks, you cannot just challenge her when you see her The reason I am so troubled in the first place is because I cannot find out Just saying any fancy idea can be troublesome”

“It’s not just a fancy idea!”

Unable to hold back a sharp retort, Haruyuki did so with pointed mouth

“Listen, I will direct connect with her Even with attack blocking, during direct connect I should be able to check her raht?”

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