Accel World Vol 2 Chapter 3 (2/2)
“Do you remember? At the time Haruyuki-kun became a Burst Linker, I explained it That Brain Burst read the owner’s inferiority and obsession, then compressed them to make the Duel Avatar”
“Y yes”
“That means, not only can the Neuro Linker access the sensory part, but it can access the thinking and memory part of the brain as well For normal applications those are strictly forbidden areas That is, enhanced arative awareness of the Burst Linker who created it If another person wears it, that awareness could be thought of flowing the opposite way”
“That kind of thing”
Haruyuki’s back shi+vered He had no hts, so he is sure that he would be instantly crushed if he had to carry someone else's burden
“I I don’t want enhanced armament”
“That’s good”
Kuroyukihih
“Well, to be able to corrupt personality, probably only the «Chroeneration, what kind of person was he?”
“I don’t know and have no interest!”
Suddenly, with a chair clanking sound, Yuniko stood up and shouted
“Big troublesoot and hid it to give «Cherry Rook» as well! Cherry was a nice guy He did not have any flashy ability, but slowly he worked hard to get to level 6, and the fun was just starting! And then shi+t, damn!!”
The Red King who quickly turned her back, Haruyuki saw so eyes
Glaring at the high-rise buildings outside the balcony, Yuniko squeezed out a shaking sound
“That guy, while belonging to the Red legion, attacked other Kings’ legionthe no invasion treaty I have to purge him”
The brief heavy silence was -
Broken by Kuroyukihime’s quiet sound
“I see For Chro to a legion For you who is his legion master, just one bloill forever exile hiement Blow»”
“”
After a few more seconds of silence, Yuniko slowly nodded, however she shook her head left and right next
“Ten days ago, I challenged hie hiuy Chroe attacks”
“Say what?”
“«Judgeion e contact ability For it to hit, you have to score a number of normal attacks and stop the person But no matter how many times my main cannon and missiles were fired, I was not even able to scratch him I was hit here and there by his sword and lost HP In the end it was time up and I lost”
“Lost!? Let’s leave «Judge like you lost!?”
“Such a big show of surprise you also fought it before so you should have understood That e distance juht”
“Fly ing”
With that whisper, Kuroyukihi pass the table, then at Haruyuki sitting next to her
Then, she slowly and deeply nodded
“I see Finally, your goal using a very troubleso yourself to do social engineering, I understand the reason now”
At that time, Taku dubiously at the three other than himself, Haruyuki moved his body and view around
“Wh what is it? The goal what is that anyway?”
“Isn’t it obvious, onii-chan♪”
Yuniko’s el mode pure simile
“I need Haruyuki onii-chan to capture Chrome Disaster”
After about 5 seconds of relaxed feeling
‘No wayI am scared Don’t joke’
Haruyuki screa from his chair and went to hide behind Kuroyukihime
However Kuroyukihi, then ruthlessly held the back of Haruyuki’s unifor with a saint like smile
“Haruyuki-kun, you should experience everything I think there’s no har”
“Wh whattt!?”
“I never said it would be a one on one fight Also, this is not just the Red legion, it’s all of accelerated world including our «Nega Nebulas»’s problem Then here, it’s time for you to stand up like a man as a Burst Linker”
‘- This person saying that with this face, she is planning so’
That appeared in Haruyuki’s » was, so he desperately tried to find excuses
“B, but that’s an opponent that the King, that is level 9 Scarlet Rain could not deal with! Level 4 me would be instantly bloay and it would be over! I don’t want my head and arms to be pulled off!!”
“I won’t let that happen to you”
Another selato[1]
“Use your speed and flight ability to chase Chro hiirl and I will rob him of mobility”
“So so simply said, but”
Being a bad loser, Haruyuki put this norear, and mumbled his final rebuttal
“That’s right that requires a teaainst just Chrome Disaster, at the very least needs senpai, Scarlet Rain and I He would not accept such a disadvantageous duel!”
For Burst Linkers, while their Neuro Linker is connected to the net, could not refuse a normal one on one duel from other Burst Linkers But if the battle mode was «Team» or «Battle Royale», that’s another story In that situation, it would be three against one with Chroe, there’s no way he would accept
‘- No, wait Earlier, didn’t he have the same question?’
After nodding lightly to the speechless Haruyuki, Kuroyukihi in confirmation
“If Chro with normal battles, I would have heard about it already However I have not heard a single rumor, so that means”
“That’s right”
The Red King put her hands into her cut-jean pockets and twisted her slender upper body around to nod
“That guy’s hunting ground is no longer the «Normal Duel Field» Above that in the «Unlimited Neutral Field»”
‘What is that?’
Haruyuki raised his head with a question ht front, Takumu shouted sharply
“Da dangerous, master!”
He rose up with a clank from the chair and continued
“With our lineup, diving «above» is way too reckless! For me and Haru maybe, but you are chained with a special rule! If you were suddenly ambushed by other level 9 players, with one loss, at that instant you would lose Brain Burst forever no, in the worst case”
Takuht and after a bit of hesitation, touched the bridge of his glasses with his right hand finger and said
“It’s my duty to say this, so let me say it - The worst case, all of this act Haru’s reality intrusion, the talk about Chro’s trap To lurear to take your head, is possible”
Yuniko who again returned to the little devil lared at Takumu
“Well said, Cyan Pile Everything you said earlier was in a clever hat are you? Glasses character Nickname Professor?”
Hit
His little hurt face soon returned to normal, Takumu said in rebuttal
“Show so We are just a three person legion, for us to dive «Above» knowing the danger, you should provide some kind of proof!”
“Here is your proof”
Yuniko took her right hand from her pocket and manipulated her virtual desktop for a bit, then snapped three fingers In Haruyuki’s view, another half transparent naer than the one earlier Not just the real name, below that also showed home address
Starting fro with unfamiliar school and dormitory name, Haruyuki looked on in amazement With face and na hoe into recklessness
Taku looked on by three silent and wide eyed ht hand from her virtual desktop and poked her small chest with her thumb
“You still do not understand why I personally contacted you? The real world anizational power I have no way to defend against «attacks» on e anytime you like in reality”
Yuniko who said that, her eyes see through the
He thought she was reckless, but she had tremendous resolution To be true, she could not possibly overlook the proble the no invasion treaty and attacking other legionelse, Brain Burst is just a «Duel Ga that exist for play, enjoy and excitement
That’s why Haruyuki thought that sacrificing your real self for Brain Burst is a o, and he is still tormented by it now
“Yuniko -chan”
In place of the overwhel to find words to continue
However, that one word seeh his heart, she lowered her right hand and said with a self delirious smile
“I understand what you want to say But you will eventually coay can make the wall of real side thin If you kne irl and I spent in the accelerated world, you would certainly fall right down”
“Wh total play time?”
Haruyuki titled his head and did a little calculation Right now, he had about 10 «duels» per day Each fight average around 20 minutes, so total 200 h playtime for a middle school student, but not way too absurd
If one day is around 3 hours, one month is 100 hours One year is 1200 hours Since Yuniko became a Burst Linker for about two and half year -
“3000 hours or about?”
That’s a big nu Those people dive at least 10 hours a day
However, after hearing Haruyuki’s hard hed aloud and Kuroyukihiht wry smile
“Wh, that’s not right? Yuniko-chan, then how much total time?”
“Not telling you That answer, you can find out yourself Also”
The Red King suddenly put on a scary face and said in a threatening tone
“Stop calling et shi+vers in my back Niko is fine Call me Niko, absolutely not allowed to add -chan or -tan”
So that they are off topic, Haruyuki nodded and looked around
“Let’s see So the result is that «Nega Nebulas» will assist Niko-cha the Red King, is that right?”
“Umu There are many risks, but for noill shole Also, there is some merit”
“M, merit?”
Kuroyukihime looked away fro
“That’s right «Pro favor, e condition For exas like that”
“Chii”
With that sht waved her right hand
“I understand If you are fine with a verbal proinami area”
Kuroyukihiht hand came up
“However, just one thing Scarlet Rain how are you supposed to ambush Chrome Disaster in the «Unlimited Field»? In that place, it’s almost impossible to purposely encounter someone, you should have already known that”
“I won’t trouble you guys It’s ht now, probably to is all I can say”
“Ohh You can do that?”
To Kuroyukihime’s question, Niko nodded
“I will leave it to you Toain and dive into the «Unlimited Neutral Field» Is that okay, Haruyuki-kun and Takumu-kun?”
‘- What is that Unlimited Field anyway?’
Before that question, Haruyuki was surprised with ‘Arg, ain!?’ that shout in his mind His mother won’t be home till the day after tomorrow so that is fine, if he returned home tomorrow, and this tia rooain
‘Defend till death This time he will defend his room till death!’
With that oath, Haruyuki and Takumu both nodded
“Then, for today from now on is free time Haruyuki-kun, thank you for the coffee”
With those words Kuroyukihie collection of western ga room
“Next time, I will come to play normally There are many titles I don’t know of”
“Y yea, please do”
‘So’
He added that in his mind, then walked Kuroyukihime and Takumu to the entrance
“See you Haru at the school tomorroaa, it’s already this late”
First Takumu waved his hand then walked out of the hallway to another part of the apartment, next Kuroyukihime put on her loafers and turned around
“Ah, that is I alk you home, it’s late”
Haruyuki said that, but she waved her hand lightly and said
“No need to worry, with student council work it’s even later than now, so this is nothing Also, this place is pretty close to my home”
“Is that so But, be careful”
“Un, then, sorry to have disturbed you See you tomorrow”
Kuroyukihiht fist, then was about to step outside the door
To her back, fro voice called out
“See you, black one Don’t be late tomorrow Okay then, time to continue”
To the Red King who then skipped to the living room, this time Kuroyukihime turned around with incredible speed and shouted
“Hey wait, wait a minute, red one!”
“What?”
She glared at Niko who stuck her head out and cross-examined
“You are not thinking of staying here today as well”
“Of course It’s troublesoo back all the time”
“Don’t o home, do homework, brush teeth and sleep!!”
That fiery sharp tongue ashed away by a grin from Niko
“But,a three day pass to go out, even if I return, there won’t be any food Anyway, onii-chan, what should we have for dinner tonight♪”
After saying the later part in angelroom
“Wha wha”
While her face quivered as if right before a huge eruption with her fists shaking, Kuroyukihilared sidewise at Haruyuki who stood there dazed
“Cancel the ‘See you toht too”
With that fearsome announcement, that was declaration of war, she forcefully shut the door, took off her shoes and sta room
It took more than one minute for Haruyuki’s totally frozen brain to restart
‘- What is this?’
‘What is thiswhat is happeningis this reality? Or is everything and everyone a polygon created fake reality?’
Haruyuki sat on the living roo a cushi+on, and stared off into space
Maybe everything fro Brain Burst, and beco Burst Linker «Silver Croas all a drea that allowed hi delusion
Those were Haruyuki’s serious doubts, but the hahtly burnt aftertaste, the happiness in his stomach, and also froirls’ playful sounds ay too real
After Kuroyukihi in the ether, washed dishes - and then Niko and Kuroyukihiether That’s what happened
The situation where everything occurring all at once was so unreal that Haruyuki wasted it, being irls came to stay over» «made dinner and went to bath», those kind of situations could not be adjusted into his consciousness
What is the best way for him to act? Normally in this situation how is a man suppose to choose as best selection?
While steam puffed frohts In this type of game or anime, for this kind of scene usually the » made his will be thrown at him to drive him away
‘Then,that would be an optimized solution’
Haruyuki stood right up and turned towards the bathrooraphic where Kuroyukihi just bubbles
However unfortunately, or in other words fortunately, right before he opened the living roo there Haruyuki teleported at light speed to the sofa and sat down properly
After the knob’s violent turn, Niko ju ‘ice ice!’ and ran to the kitchen Haruyuki turned around in reaction to the loose sweatshi+rt and shortpants rough shape, this time his eyes met Kuroyukihime’s
It , she earing a light pink paja hair with a towel, that shape is different fro that rejected others, she stood there unbelievably defenseless and lovely, Haruyuki could only watch in a daze
“Don’t stare so much This color was the only size that fits”
As Kuroyukihi away, Haruyuki finally snap back and shook his head hard left and right
“N, nooo way, m, matches nicely”
“I, I see Isn’t it a bit childish?”
“Absolutely not Great Perfect Critical”
While sitting properly he stretched his back and desperately said up to there, fro a popsicle in her right hand
“Hey, do you know, Silver Crow?”
“Wh what about?”
“This girl, even looking like that, after she is naked, is unexpectedly sugofuu”
The end of those words wasone hit
She then held the Red King’s neck froenerously
“There, you should hurry and use the bathrooet cold”
Looking at Niko who collapsed, Haruyuki gave a scream in his mind and jumped off the sofa
“Y, yes, then excuse s in the fridge so feel free, I am off!”
That night turned out to be a late night Z type retro gaht
Sitting around the large gao, with excited shouts they massacred creatures in the flat screen, Haruyuki still continued to think a little about if that was really real
‘- These people and ame called Brain Burst That’s why their relationshi+p is online, that is net based, it should be recognized like that
Certainly, I love Kuroyukihime senpai, and she said she love s were usually quantuh the Neuro Linker Their relationshi+p is ht it was fine like that
But today, they ether ina few 10c each other’s body heat
This world - the separation between real and virtual is infinitely thin, in a world where inforuish which are analog and which are digital, this is ould happen? Things like «Offline hunize it? So far in the offline world, all I had been doing was run away, hide, and huddle’
His thinking that went round and round, was covered by a flashy screae boss monster in the screen
At the sao of her controller and lay down backwards
“Ah I can’t take it anymore Sleepy Sleepyyy!”
“That’s why I said, children should hurry Fuwa”
Kuroyukihi out a refined yawn
Since his Neuro Linker was taken off, he looked at the clock on the wall, it was past ht
“Th, then, we should sleep Let’s see Yuniko-cha, not that, Niko is fine with the sofa today too right So, senpai please use my mother’s bedrooht be cold”
Haruyuki said till there, then Niko interrupted loudly
“Neverout blankets, I will sleep here it’s fine”
Then, she buried her head in a huge cushi+on, and closed her eyes quickly
“Un, that’s fine with ame software, is truly a historical experience or not”
Kuroyukihime too lay down onto a cushi+on
‘Whattt - ’
What he was thinking was, he would not be able to imitate «carry both to bed», so he did as told and took out so Niko and Kuroyukihiht ‘now then’
‘Should I be sleeping in my own room?
But, with both guests sleeping on the floor, wouldn’t it be bad manners for me to sleep in a bed? Here, shouldn’t I sleep on the floor as well for fairness? Isn’t that what a gentleman should do?’
After his own suggested justification, Haruyuki turned the ceiling lights to the lowest level, and slowly becahtly ware semi-fluid cushi+on was fluffy soft - and within hand reach distance, was extremely nice smell
‘There’s no way I can sleep in this situation!’, while thinking like that, Haruyuki closed his eyes under the blanket
However strangely, in exchange of tension, a mysterious peace covered Haruyuki, and his consciousness slowly fell into the gentle darkness
Deep in the night, Haruyuki woke up just once
He stood up thinking of going to the toilet, and look around casually, in the diht, there was an unexpected scenery
Niko and Kuroyukihime ere supposed to be one o, had fallen between two cushi+ons and were sleeping soundly
Furthermore, Niko had her face buried in Kuroyukihihtly on to the pajama fabric
And also, Kuroyukihi her
That scene, before he was surprised by it, his heart wasand Haruyuki opened his eyes wide
«Red King» and «Black King» They are level 9 Burst Linkers chained with a special rule of sudden death
Those two spent an unknown ahts to the death What they were looking forward to, Haruyuki could not iine However he could say this If they both aiht To defeat other Kings, is how a King moves forward
But
Tonight, these tith a coincidence brought together by coether in the real world like this Just like at the bottom of their hearts, they wished for that
This is, this scene, is just one night’s illusion? An incidental ain?
Or it could be -
Haruyuki at that moment captured a pre
However, the unknown feeling overwhel out of his eyes, he could not put his thought into words accurately
So Haruyuki just stood there, looking at the girls sleeping soundly in the blue whitehe continued
References
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