However, Roy had not allowed Imagine Breaker to completely nullify the power of luck.
Because something like Imagine Breaker was truly qualified to wield it only when used by heroes like Kamijou Touma, or genuinely virtuous saints.
Only those two kinds of people could overcome that terrifying misfortune, continue living optimistically, and avoid bringing harm to the world itself.
"College? I don't need a place like that. I've already applied to a research institute and plan to work as a researcher."
Accelerator took a sip of cheap coffee. As Academy City's first Esper, his brain had undergone complete development, giving him tremendous computational ability and making him ideally suited to become a researcher.
Over the past two years, he had continued working deep within the dark side, carrying out assignments from Academy City Chairman Aleister.
During those two years, he had also followed Aleister's orders and eliminated much of Academy City's darkness.
He did not know whether Aleister had suddenly transformed from a demon into an angel, but many of the terrifying experiments she had once tacitly allowed had been halted, and several Board members had also been removed.
Even so, Academy City's darkness still existed. After all, only when darkness existed could light have meaning.
But even then, Accelerator was satisfied. He felt that he had completed part of his redemption, and this had gradually allowed him to emerge from the gloom in his heart.
"What about you? What are you planning to do?"
Accelerator set down his coffee and glanced at Kamijou Touma as he asked.
Kamijou Touma rubbed his hedgehog-like hair and laughed. "...I'm not as smart as you, Yuriko. I'll try to see if I can get into a university first."
"...If I can't, I'll try to find a job in Academy City."
Hearing this, Accelerator