Accel World Vol 3 Chapter 9 (1/2)

Chapter 9

That day, Haruyukiclasses, what he ate for lunch, or what path he took to return home

When he beca on the bed in his own roo in a daze

His whole day ofto say that everything was a dream

‘—— That’s right, it was a drea a sound

Of course, if he accelerate right now, pick any opponent fro list for a duel, then the truth of the situation would be clear Whether there are wings on his back, he would knoithout looking

However, he could not make himself actually confirm it

He rolled onto his back, pulled the blanket froht to skip his usual special training at this time and sleep, at that moment

Directly froht visitor chime sound echoed

It was probably sonore it, but inevitably a visitor picture displayed in a smallin his view That it was the severe face of his best friend —— Takumu’s shape that he saw there, made Haruyuki suddenly cover his head with the blanket

Today, Takumu asked Haruyuki what happened at lunch and after school What showed hi happened, was the bruise at Haruyuki’sat Chiyuri’s appearance should be h

Chiyuri seemed to have replied with just “Ask Haru”, and then Haruyuki could only respond with “Nothing” He thought that telling hiave himself the excuse that he needed to think about it, thus kept running away all the way back home like that

However it see chime seem to say, ‘I ait for hours till you come out’, that stubborn intent was sent

Haruyuki took a deep breath, raised his hand in half desperation ue

After he got up and stumbled out to the hallway, he was faced with Takumu who had just opened the door and arrived at the entrance He prompted him to enter with his eyes

The two of the room, and sat opposite each other at the table

The silence continued for about another three minutes

“If you say that you can’t talk about it no er ask what happened”

After looking at the faint bruise ree of Haruyuki’s mouth, Takumu suddenly said so quietly

He took off the sht in the eye

“But, tellHaru what is Chi-chan to you Why did sheChi-chan alone No ht, Haru”

Not being able to look at Taku his view to the lower left side

‘Leave her alone? No!’

He shouted that inside his chest

However, to resolve this situation where Chiyuri would also be arrested, he would have to totally conquer the existence known as Noumi Seiji If he could not make him erase the video of the intrusion into the female shower room, and also defeat his, then not only would Haruyuki have to forever follow Noumi’s command, Chiyuri would also have to as ith Haruyuki taken as hostage

If he had calement, then even if Noumi said not to, he should explain the whole incident

However for Haruyuki, that he thoroughly stepped into Nouram trap, rushed into the female shower room, and finally involved Chiyuri in it, he could not tell that to Takumu no matter what

‘—— Anyway, that prograraph you sent If you had noticed that the file size was strange, then this would not have happened’

Putting aside the fact that he also did not noticed it, he muttered that in his mind

That was clearly shi+ft the responsibility feeling but so Haruyuki did not want to say spit out from his mouth

“Y you too, what do you think of Chiyu If you say that, then wouldn’t it be better if you do so first?”

“Want to Want to, but I”

‘—— I, betrayed Chi-chan once’

At the moment that he felt he heard words that did not become voice, Haruyuki hit the table with both hands with all his strength

“Ta, Taku you also, are the same!”

He roared with the sudden overwhel

“Everyti out old things, sing everything you want to say! You, do you like Chiyu at all! Do you want to date her once more, Taku!!”

“Aa, that’s right, I like her! I think of her more than anyone else!!”

With a clanking chair groan, Takumu also shouted back

“Because I like her, I want to let Chi-chan do as she desires! Until Chi-chan answer the girlfriend question, I ait forever!”

“Wait!? Then, ill you do if Chiyu’s answer isn’t you!? What will you do if she pick someone other than you!?”

“That’s all right, even that is fine!!”

With teeth grinding, while Takuave out screeching sounds, the continuing words from inside his throat came out shredded

“If that, will make, Chi-chan happy That opponent, even if it is Haru, even you I, with that, will be satisfied”

“Are you seriously saying that, Taku”

With even to hi out, Haruyuki asked

“Then what? You ive Chiyu, to me? Ah or was it”

‘No No I don’t want to say it I don’t want to say so like this I too, I too always, want you and Chiyu to go back to normal, just that,’

“Or was it, you, this tiether, you can get senpai, that kind of scheme?”

—— Always, hoped

The heat and iht cheek, Haruyuki accepted it half naturally

After being hit by Takumu’s left fist that reached over the table, Haruyuki was blown back with his chair, and fell down to the floor

In his view that ice covered by tears today, on the standing Takumu’s face, Haruyuki saw that there were thread fine tears there

“Haru Haru”

Taku

“Haru, we no longer, have anything hidden right? Why why did you not tell me Why, did you not tell me the truth I am I am, that, untrustworthy a person?”

“Ta Wr”

Taku, Wrong

However, any kind of sound beyond that, did not come out from Haruyuki’s throat

Could not say it

If everything was cleared up, then Takumu would probably immediately have a direct conflict with Noumi Then he would know That Haruyuki, Silver Crow lost his wings That he would not fly again

No, that alone should be cleared up For partners For best friends

However, Haruyuki could not say it That he becaer has the qualification to serve as Cyan Pile’s partner, he could not confess that no matter what

Takumu waited more than ten seconds for Haruyuki’s words, but eventually his shoulders sagged, and he wiped his eyes with his right sleeve, then turned around behind

“The punch, sorry”

Quietly leaving those words behind, the tall best friend, slowly left the living roo sound, only silence remained afterwards

How long had he been laying on the cold flooring?

When he realized it, the outside of the south facinghad already changed to a night scene

While stopping all thought, Haruyuki slowly stood up, changed to suitable clothes in his rooo down to the first floor, and quickly walked through the entrance

At the apart the nearby shoppingat chest level with face shi+ning, he reame was put on sale

‘Should I buy one too?’

Buy a package, rush back home and put it in the Neuro Linker, then intensely play it But, current sales that use e Probably his local h earam «Brain Burst»

That’s right, it should be fine to quit that Since eventually he will get bored of that garossed by that continually for half year already

If he step down froer a Burst Linker, then Noumi’s interest in him would also disappear The evidence video that he held would becoe to threaten Chiyuri would no longer be possible

At this point, isn’t that the best choice? Of course, he would no longer able to help that person ai for level 10, but, the avatar that could not fly any her down, or disappoint her

‘—— It would just return to what it was So that once obtained became lost, just that’

‘—— Is there any other reason for not stepping down, that still remain in me?’

A little girl that was passing by, looked up at Haruyuki with a mystified face

It was there that Haruyuki first realized, while he alking in the crowd of people, his face was soggy fro

Hurriedly using the parka sleeves to wipe his face, Haruyuki ai

To «duel» soh points to pay Nous returned

If he fight in Suginaht be set to ON, and he e area, Haruyuki walked to the Seven Ring road

At the Kouenji overpass intersection bus stop, he thought a bit about taking the inside or outside circle bus, then went to wait at the one going to shi+buya To the north, Nakano and Neriion, «Pro its leader, Scarlet Rain

A spherical EV bus with lots of wheels stopped, and Haruyuki stepped onto the boarding rae of his view, his electronicsound

He pushed his body into an eht scene, absent ht

—— The total number of Burst Linkers is about 1000 people Most of them is in this Tokyo area, Haruyuki was told that

However, the total nuram appeared on the network till today, in the seven and half years, the total number of people that obtained acceleration ability, and how many lost it, he did not know that much

Those who used to be Burst Linkers, ould they be feeling now Biting their lip in regret, or just fondtheir body in resentment?

‘If it was ined it

‘If I lost all the points, and was caught by forced uninstall, would I be able to think of it as just a «Gas that could be said to beon to being a Burst Linker like this’

No, he would absolutely not be able to forget it soon He would probably struggle here and there trying to obtain Brain Burst once again

And then —— there would for sure be people who think about «after that» With high anger and disappoint the accelerated world itself doith them Kuroyukihime had explained to him that, as children with no physical evidence, they would not be believed, but was it really like that? If the mass media and police received in an investigation?

How did «Brain Burst», for over seven years, continued to be this perfectly concealed? And then, ould be the intent of the progra this kind of situation?

While thinking about those in half escapist way, the bus took a left on Koushu Road and entered shi+buya, the Green legion’s territory

Not being able to be challenged while in the legion control territory, that privilege should have been canceled at this time Haruyuki —— Silver Crow’s na list, and could be intruded upon anytime

Anyone is fine

Haruyuki closed his eyes, and leaned his body deeply back on the seat to wait for thatclose range type» Ranged, Contact, Indirect, with not a single opponent he had advantage against

8ph it was a weekday, this was a busy «duel» tie, so just 30 seconds later, the thunder like acceleration sound echoed in his hearing

Haruyuki as put into the darkness, transformed into his duel avatar and dropped a short distance down, then stepped onto the ground

After all the first thing he checked was his back, but there was not a shadow or shape of the ht once, he started looking around

It was the sa the bus he rode on, had disappeared The road surface was cracked, collapsed, and there were rubble mountains here and there

While he thought that this was the «End of Century» stage, Haruyuki avoided the look fros, and looked doards without even seeing his duel opponent’s name Just like that, he waited in the uide cursor that showed the ene east

Eventually —— from the deep darkness, a ‘DoKo DoKo’ kind of bold motor sound was heard

For aat a very fast speed Thatforce type, then this sound should be froine, which not many Burst Linkers own

Thinking up to that point, Haruyuki finally raised his head

‘Sparkle!’ kind of round headlight shot into his eyes With front and back brake rotors giving out red sparks, the American bike that did a showy spin turn, stopped with its chro bonfires

“Hey hey hee —— y!!”

The skull faced rider that swagger in the seat, pointed index finger froht at Haruyuki

Even without looking at the naht of his view, the old familiar bike user that appeared, ithout a doubt «Ash Roller» That e and opponent was exactly the sa reborn

“Mega longtime huh, YOU! Oh, fell in love with me and came all the way to Bitter Valley huh, YOOOOU!?”