Accel World Vol 4 Chapter 11 (1/2)
Chapter 11
“A win ratio of 100!”
After firht hand, Haruyuki dropped his shoulders and continued
“…Is how it should have been, but we lost that last battle…”
The next day April 20th, Saturday evening The location was the sa room of the Arita home
The territory battles between legions, coame «Brain Burst», were perforion that Haruyuki and the others belonged to, «Nega Nebulas», had expected a hard fight this ith their master Black Lotus not present, but once it started the results had been mostly complete victories by them
The reason for this was because Liion yesterday, had immediately participated in the battles
Although her «healing ability» was actually a «ti ability», it could certainly be used as aThe only problem was that, when they were repeatedly healed, then shot, and then healed again, they returned all the way to their previous daed state if their time was turned back too much, but that problem could also be covered by the ability-user’s intuition
Therefore, Haruyuki and the others used the tactic of having either Silver Crow or Cyan Pile always protecting Li the other one of the two perforet healed This ht that they could score victories in all of their territory battles—but
The long range-type three-person teaed theroup at all, but instead used the strategy of showering concentrated firepower on the person that perfor two roup had had no choice but to advance forward gradually, and then received the fortified attacks of special techniques when they reached the place where the three opponents had gathered, and so quickly got annihilated
“Well, it can’t be helped It’s enough that ere able to win this much with this hastily constructed team”
As Takumu said that and sipped his L-sized drink, Haruyuki pouted his lips
“Yeah, but still In the end, our weak point of having no long-range firepoas struck at and we lost”
“That weak point won’t change even once Master returns, after all…”
“That’s if we oh”
The two of thee technique that had cut apart the distant U with one blow, and their backs shuddered
Perhaps because she was e fit yesterday, Chiyuri had said she would Dive from her own home and didn’t coether right now After throwing into his ht at the shopping ed the subject
“In any case, that’s enough about the territory battles So next…Taku Uotten any kind of contact?”
It was a question that omitted the last words ‘froave a small shake of his head
“No…not at all I’h…Even if it was a duel proposed by hiive up after losing”
“Me too”
They both sunk into silence at the same time as the atmosphere suddenly became heavy
While taking another fry and chewing its tip, Haruyuki mumbled
“……The avatar called «Black Vise» that appeared there He said soe That ex-Acceleration Ability Users who have lost Brain Burst cannot interfere with Accel World in any way Just what did he mean by that…?”
“Eh…? Didn’t he simply mean that, since they can’t accelerate, they also can’t duel?”
“I also thought that hat he meant back then But he didn’t say it like that…I feel like there’s so —Hey, Taku What I’m about to ask may be unpleasant to you, but”
Looking at Taku down on the sofa next to him, Haruyuki asked
“Your «Parent»…the kendo club captain in your previous school, he underwent the forced uninstalling of his Brain Burst froht?”
“…Yeah, so I heard”
“After that, did you talk to him? About Brain Burst”
Then, Takumu knit his nicely shaped eyebrows, and looked as if he was thinking about it a little
“—I had hurriedly transferred to another school after that, so…Although I went to the kendo club to give s and farewells, there were other club members there on that occasion, so naturally I didn’t talk about Brain Burst with him Besides, so, so I also didn’t dare to bring it up again with him”
“Unbounded, you say…”
Afterheard so similar so Niko’s Parent, «Cherry Rook» After using the Arh Accel World, he had received the Judgement Blow by Niko’s hand, and had lost Brain Burst
Niko had spoken about hiinal self and that the two of the away, they planned to continue playing other net gaether Somehow, it was similar to Takumu’s story
However, he couldn’t believe at all that the examples of these two could be applied to Noumi as well Noumi's shout of resenth his ears even now Very probably, Nouainst them—and yet He still hadn’t contacted Haruyuki, Takumu or Chiyuri yet
“…On Monday, we’ll have no choice but to talk to him directly”
Takuave a small nod
“I suppose so…There’s also the matter of the video…”
If they thought that what Noumi Seiji would do now that he wasn’t a Burst Linker and had nothing to lose in Accel World any video for the sake of revenge and distribute the real life information of Haruyuki and the others to other Burst Linkers The only hand they had that could oppose him was the Brain Implant Chip that Nou worrisome about that as well
If Brain Burst is lost, the BIC also auto, and will dissolve away like that
The real foration of synthetic protein micro-machines Since it was also possible for the, they couldn’t be detected with a scanner anymore if that happened In other words, it couldn’t be used as a reason to make Noumi drop out of school
Therefore, Haruyuki and the others couldn’t cut off contact with Nouotiations one more time and make sure the video was erased It was a topic that was truly heavy on their minds
Finishi+ng his drink, Taku away the ice inside it in the kitchen, washi+ng the recycled
“Then, see you at school on Monday When you go o with you?”
“No, I’ll be fine I’ll go by myself, but thank you Good work today”
Seeing Taku rooh
He looked at the clock of his virtual desktop, and then gazed out at the evening sky outside the
—Is that person still on the airplane? Or has she already arrived at the airport?
After thinking that absents He would meet her at school on Monday He had endured for a week, so he could last another day and a half
Therefore, when the door chis, he believed that Takuot and so did not suspect a thing
He decided not to take the time and effort to open the interphone’s , and returned to the door He canceled the lock while saying ‘Yes, co’
“Just what did you for-”
The last syllable of ‘-get’ got stuck in his throat, and his breathing stopped However, without being conscious of it, Haruyuki widened his eyes as he just stared at as before him
Standing there was a female student in an U froing fro black hair swayed in the blowing gentle breeze, and he faintly s from her
“…For how many seconds do you intend to remain frozen?”
As she said that, Haruyuki’s brain finally rebooted After repeatedly releasing several rough gasps, Haruyuki squeezed out a hoarse voice
“……S-S-Sen, sepa…senpai!? W-W-What are you…?”
“How rude Even though I came here directly from Haneda[1] to deliver your souvenir”
PUKU As his upperclassman—Kuroyukihiht at attention when he saw her expression He h speed as if he were a traffic control robot, and spoke
“Ah, c-come, come in! Please enter!”
“Thank you Sorry for intruding”
Nodding, Kuroyukihih the door, put down her shoes and carry-on bag, and entered the hallway She quickly passed by Haruyuki and went into the living room
Chasing after her while his feet got tangled together, Haruyuki looked all around his ho what to do anymore, and then spoke
“…U-Umm, my parent never comes back until late”
“I know That’s why I came”
“I-I see Err, umm…I-I know, I’ll prepare some t-t-tea”
As Haruyuki headed to the kitchen while telling himself ‘First calm down! Deal with the situation calht’ and put her hand into the paper bag
“Then, why don’t you warm this up as well in the microwave?”
What she took out was a huge dark-reddish brown sphere Haruyuki received the 15 cm-diameter sphere with both his hands and stared at it intently
The characters printed in truly Okinawa-looking font on the transparent packaging read as «Boi»
“……T-This is…sata andagi[2]?”
“Yes Your request was that you wanted to eat soht? As expected, there wasn’t anything that big, so please make do with that”
“N-No, this is already huge enough I’m surprised at its size”
“Right? I was also surprised when I saw it”
Staring at Kuroyukihih, Haruyuki finally felt his tension drain away At the sarew moist of their own accord, so he hurriedly turned around and retreated to the kitchen
He picked out the huge Okinawa-style donut fro and war tea and two glasses to the table, placed the andagi that had finished heating on a plate, and, after considering it a little, brought a petit knife to go with it
Kuroyukihi rooi into two equal pieces while expertly handling the edged tool as expected She held out to Haruyuki one of the halves that had steaolden section
“I…Itadakimasu”
He accepted the offered portion and took a big bite out of its end He enjoyed both its crunchy surface and its ht to hi to it’
“I-It’s very delicious”
“I see, that’s good”
Here, Haruyuki finally arrived at the question of ‘In the first place, why did I request only soi?’
As he desperately tried to re, Kuroyukihiave an even wider smile on her daffodil-like beautiful face—and spoke
“Now then, Haruyuki-kun”
“Y-Yes”
“I’ht now”