"Mr. Accelerator, is something wrong? You seem to have something on your mind? Can you tell Yoshino about it?"
That evening, Yoshino, who had returned home, saw Suzuya Yuriko lost in thought during dinner, clearly troubled, and asked curiously.
Although she knew Accelerator probably wouldn't tell her.
"Brat, don't worry about so much. Just eat your food properly."
Without even thinking, he rebuffed Yoshino. Fortunately, after spending these past few days together, she was already used to Suzuya Yuriko's attitude.
"Understood, Mr. Accelerator." It seems it's still not enough. I need to wait until his favorability is high enough before Mr. Accelerator stops being so tsundere.
But if Mr. Accelerator wasn't tsundere, what kind of personality would he have? Would he become like Toujou Nozomi? Thinking about Toujou Nozomi, who became carnivorous every night after revealing her true feelings, Yoshino wondered if it was better not to try to capture Mr. Accelerator for now? If he turned into Suzuya Yuriko, it would be a bit... she couldn't bear to think about it.
"Yoshino, let me ask you something~ Do you think I should participate in a rather special experiment now? This experiment might advance my abilities, but it would make me not myself anymore."
She had been asked today if she wanted to participate in a special research. If she really participated, she might become invincible, but if she accepted... 'Is she referring to the Absolute Esper Project? It shouldn't have started yet, right?'
Looking at Suzuya Yuriko's clearly strained expression, Yoshino exchanged a glance with Shiina and knew that the 'Absolute Esper' project planners had definitely found Suzuya Yuriko and asked her if she wanted to participate in the plan.
"Mr. Accelerator, why do you want to participate in that experiment? Mr. Accelerator is already the Number One in Academy City. Even if you don't participate in the experiment, you're still the strongest."
"It's just that I want to become stronger, then I won't hurt anyone anymore, right? Do you remember when we first came to Accelerator's house? The words carved above the main entrance at that time..." Unable to say it directly, Shiina cooperated with Yoshino.
"It's just a lonely Kamijou Lolicone, who, now with Yoshino, is no longer as lonely as before." She deliberately said it loudly for Accelerator to hear, but Accelerator didn't have his usual dark expression; he seemed to be thinking about something.
"Don't be shy~ Kamijou Lolicone, you clearly don't want to be disliked by Yoshino now, you don't want to lose the right to hug Yoshino, that's why you've become like this today, right?" Shiina deliberately 'hehehe~' laughed out loud,
Don't stay silent, I actually know you're hearing everything clearly now. Don't I know it by your increasingly dark face?
"Hey! Rabbit, could it be that you know everything?" After scowling, she realized something and looked at Shiina with a threatening gaze. This was her biggest hidden secret, had it been discovered?
"Hmph! Hmph! Don't think I'm just an ordinary doll, oh, I'm not as naive as Yoshino. I already knew from the very beginning."
Actually, both I and Yoshino knew from the start, but out of consideration for Accelerator's face, we didn't say the latter part.
..."Then what do you think I should do now? You rotten rabbit." Looking at the adorable, blinking-in-confusion Yoshino, Accelerator asked.
If it was for Yoshino, then it didn't matter. If he made a change, it could be considered saying goodbye to the past.
"Don't you already have your own ideas, Kamijou Lolicone? It's still the same thing, don't treat me, Shiina, as an ordinary doll. I can see right through you, you know."
With hands on her hips and head tilted up, Shiina had an 'I'm amazing, come worship me' look.
"What are you two talking about?" At first, Yoshino knew what they were talking about, but now she had no idea. Had she not kept up with their thoughts?
"Don't worry about it too much, Yoshino. It's just that you'll soon see a new Kamijou Lolicone. I wanted to inform you first, oh. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, but don't be surprised, oh."
I didn't expect it to be resolved so easily. Plans can't keep up with changes. Yoshino's fan club is about to welcome Academy City's Number One Esper. It seems the organization's power is growing stronger and stronger.
"...Brat, sleep well tonight."
Suzuya Yuriko, after an internal struggle, finally made up her mind. She stood up, said hello, and prepared to leave.
"Is there something you need to do, Mr. Accelerator? It's so late, and you're still going out."
"I have something to do, you don't have to wait for me, you can go to sleep first."
Accelerator's face was slightly flushed as he turned his head, not wanting to look at Yoshino.
She couldn't let Yoshino see her current expression. It would hurt her dignity.
"Is that so? I understand." She still had school homework and cleaning to do. She would go to sleep after finishing those.
How strange. Accelerator used to be asleep by this time, why is he going out now?
"Shiina, do you know what Mr. Accelerator is going to do now?"
Yoshino, having gone to the bathroom and stripped down to her cute underwear, asked Shiina.
In these matters, Shiina was always a bit more knowledgeable than her.
"Oh~ Yoshino, you don't need to worry so much, you'll get the answer tomorrow. For now, just wash up nicely."
You're clearly changing the subject, Shiina. What does Suzuya Yuriko going out have to do with tomorrow? If you don't want to say, just don't say it, I won't say anything.
Yoshino, soaking in the bathtub, extended her left hand to prevent Shiina from entering the water.
"Did I do the right thing with what happened today, Shiina?"
She had frozen that person into an ice sculpture. At the time, she had used that reason to convince herself, but now that she thought about it, it still felt a bit unlike her.
"Do you regret it, Yoshino?" You know, with Yoshino's personality, if someone hurt her, Yoshino would only run. But if the person hurt was someone very important to her, then Yoshino would act.
"I don't know. Yoshino doesn't want Ruiko to get hurt."
"Then there's no problem. Yoshino, you just need to be true to your own heart. If you hadn't acted today, Ruiko would have been hurt, and you didn't kill him either. Don't feel burdened."
"Let me think about it properly." Feeling so confused, Yoshino submerged her head in the water, truly not knowing what to do.
With a chaotic mind, Yoshino went to sleep troubled, but when she woke up the next day...
"Accelerator... Mr.?" she called out to the white-haired beautiful girl in front of her, unsure. What was going on now?
"Yoshino, don't call me Mr. Accelerator anymore. You can just call me Yuriko."
Accelerator... no, Suzuya Yuriko, patted the bewildered Yoshino's head.
She had been reborn, all thanks to Yoshino.
Thank you.
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