Making Secret Identities Again Today

. One day. An utterly ordinary day. People went about their usual routines: working, studying, having fun. Then, in the very next second, every human being with sentience looked up in unison, seeing a vast, illusory projection in the sky. On one side, a forest of steel and concrete, with traffic streaming through the streets. On the other, sacred and devout churches and temples. All around the world, at that very moment. Everyone heard a garbled, indistinct voice. “When science and magic converge, the story will begin again.” * After that, the world seemed to change. A short red-haired girl loudly proclaimed the great name of the “Golden Dawn.” The Holy Right brought salvation to the world, while a gloomy, obsessive young man with blond hair wandered through the darkness. A timid, unremarkable high school student cast everything aside. The Golden Hound climbed into a mecha, while a snow-haired, red-eyed director watched coldly from the sidelines. * The side of magic proudly declared: “Our will cannot be defied.” The side of science laughed scornfully: “This is our era.” * All of the above were my secret identities. Me, the real person, was only behind the scenes. Accelerator: “…” Sorry, but having lots of secret identities (Dark Matter) really does let you do whatever you want. This story is also known as I’m a Stand-In, Yet I’m Pining for the Original. That gives away the pairing. ◆Reader’s Guide: ◇I’m a little tired of writing secret identity stories, so I might change this into a non-secret identity story, but the protagonist and pairing will stay the same. ◇Closely connected to works in the same series. Don’t read if you don’t like that. ◇Characters may be out of character; headcanons abound. ◇Uses the A Certain Magical Index novel setting. Accelerator’s gender is unknown, and the romantic orientation in this story is unclear. Readers who only like BL, beware. ◇The blurb may be revised before the story begins. ◇Maybe I won’t start writing it at all. (doge) Theme: I am who I am, a firework unlike any other