Chapter Thirty-Six: Pay More!

"Don't be surprised. You can't hide anything from me, Accelerator."

Roy raised a hand slightly, stopping Accelerator from speaking. He still wore a beaming smile as he said:

"...According to the words of some lowlife, your current power has barely made the transition from the Isis Era to the Osiris Era."

"Although a certain Egyptian Goddess cries with laughter whenever she hears that."

"...Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Your personal reality is precisely that. Judging from the phenomenon drawn out by your power, you are a man who dwells in Hell while gazing up at Heaven."

"Keep moving forward in accordance with Academy City's ultimate goal, Accelerator. 'Hear the Will of Heaven' is the pursuit of everyone in this city."

"...Although I've already seen your End Point, you can't truly 'Hear the Will of Heaven.'"

Accelerator ground his teeth, an uncomfortable expression appearing on his face. His palm unconsciously clenched into a fist, then loosened again.

Roy's words were simply too vague, and his descriptions too generalized. This cryptic way of speaking irritated Accelerator immensely.

What were this Isis and Osiris nonsense? He couldn't understand a word of it.

Accelerator could only force himself to interpret them as magical terms.

"Spit it out. Why are you telling me so much? What exactly do you want me to do?"

Continuing to talk with Roy would only leave him even more confused. Accelerator decisively ended the topic and changed the subject.

"I have a task for you. Go kill Yakumi Hisako."

Roy was concise this time.

"Yakumi Hisako? That name sounds familiar. Just tell me who she is. Part of my hippocampus suffered physical damage, so my memory isn't very good right now."

Accelerator thought carefully, feeling that the name was extremely familiar, yet unable to