"Ugh~"
In a groggy haze, Accelerator's consciousness slowly returned.
Her eyes snapped open…
"An unfamiliar ceiling? No… this is…"
The iconic lab ceiling of Academy City, a hallmark of its research facilities.
Instinctively, she tried to stand, but her limbs were restrained.
Realizing this, she immediately attempted to activate her ability to shatter the chains, but…
The Vector Manipulation that had always protected her, giving her security in her most vulnerable moments, didn't respond. She could feel her computational power intact, yet her ability refused to obey.
And…
"My clothes…"
"They were hideous. A girl should dress properly."
Samuel appeared beside her, grinning.
"You… you bastard…"
It came back to her—defeated by a strange girl, knocked out with a crowbar.
And this guy, with his infuriating face… somehow didn't seem that infuriating?
"What's going on? He feels different from last time… Why don't I feel any hatred?"
"Accelerator-chan, your figure's a bit lacking! To be blunt, most guys have more to offer…"
Samuel's hand roamed over Accelerator's bare body, finding no satisfaction. Honestly, it felt less exciting than playing with a water balloon…
"Bastard, let go…"
Accelerator's face flushed crimson. She felt no disgust at his actions—oddly, a strange sensation stirred instead. But embarrassment? That was still there. She was a girl, after all!
"Really? I can manipulate water and bioelectricity in the body. I could help you get a better figure~"
"…Who… who needs that?!"
Accelerator turned her head away, tsundere-style, no longer mentioning the hand lingering in sensitive places.
"Let… let me go, you jerk."
Her words lost their edge, sounding almost like a pout.
In Samuel's presence, 99% of people couldn't maintain their facades, like staring into a mirror without pretense.
Accelerator wasn't a true villain. Her cruel exterior was just a shield to protect herself.
"Nope~ Weren't you going to attack me? Said you'd kill me…"
"Tch… Obviously… Once I break free, I'll tear you apart…"
Blushing, she turned her face aside.
"Heh~"
Samuel chuckled. This effect came from Accelerator's loss of her Vector Manipulation safety net, leaving her vulnerable. Samuel, being a reflection of her own humanity, gave her an odd sense of security—slipping into her defenses.
"Remember what I said? Lose the game, and there's a price. I'm gonna fill you up~"
His hand hovered over an insertion point, sizing it up.
"Ugh~ Do whatever… I'll just treat it like a dog bite!"
Samuel didn't mind being called a dog—it didn't cost him anything. With a wicked grin, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Oh~ You say that now, but I'll make you beg for my bite!"
"No way… I… ugh~"
Samuel silenced her with a kiss, his tongue invading her domain.
A simple mana-transfer ritual was completed, infusing fragments of wisdom into her mind.
"Ugh~"
It was knowledge of magic, the other side of the world—wisdom Accelerator had never known.
Her mind rapidly decoded it, her computational power surging, opening the gates to a new world.
In that moment, she grasped the path to Level 6.
Samuel pulled back, smirking wickedly at her yearning expression. With a snap, he released her restraints. "Want it? Beg me!"
"Ugh… I… don't need it!"
Accelerator bit her lip, suppressing her longing.
Samuel just smiled, tossing a maid outfit beside her. "Up to you. But if you don't beg now, the price goes up next time."
No rush. She'd come to him eventually—it was instinct.
The drive to evolve, to grasp human reason, to explore the mystical—those three desires could bend even gods to kneel before Samuel.
Even if Accelerator's tsundere pride held out now, those growing desires would shatter her reason.
Or rather… reason itself sided with those desires.
Evolution, human reason, mystery—these were humanity's instincts, and reason served its own interests.
Faced with such immense stakes, reason was desire!
"Hmph~ I… won't…"
Accelerator grabbed the clothes, her face flaring with shame and angry. "I'm not wearing this! Get me something else!"
Samuel wasn't indulging her. "Wear it or don't. If you don't, you're not leaving this room. I'll keep you like a caged canary."
No way he'd let her go out bare—someone else might take advantage. Unacceptable.
"You…"
"Not convinced? I specialize in taming defiance. Another Level 5 was stubborn too, but after some discipline, she got too obedient."
"???"
"Must be Stockholm syndrome. Always causing trouble so I'd punish her! Want a try?"
"???"
While Accelerator was dumbfounded, Samuel scooped her up and set her on his lap.
Smack, smack, smack!
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