Rebuild World

The slum streets of the Kugamayama city stretch outside the city, around the border with the wilderness. Poor security and economy, monsters from the outside, and robbers from the inside are sweeping away cities looking to feed the weak. Akira became a hunter to get out of this sweep.

Akira knew once again the anomaly of Alpha as she walked along the streets of that familiar slum city with Alpha.

A face neat enough to be seen in love. Glowing hair glow. Fine skin gloss. Seductive limbs that invite heterosexuality. overexposed outfit that wraps itself up. It's unnatural for Alpha not to get this much attention.

In addition, garments of a unique design called (so-called) old-world style are sufficient to attract attention. There is also a clear difference in quality that can be seen to be very expensive clothing for amateurs. If those involved in the technology of the old world look at its details, they can undoubtedly identify it as a substitute manufactured with advanced technology of the old world. Undoubtedly expensive as a relic of the old world, it is worth noting.

If that's all the elements that get your attention, it's no wonder there's a mild commotion if it's normal. But no one is responding to Alpha. It was convincing Akira with a real sense that he was really the only one who could recognize Alpha.

Akira whispers to Alpha.

"You really don't look like the other one."

'That's what you said, isn't it? You didn't believe me?

Akira excuses herself in a slight panic at the appearance of the disgruntled Alpha.

"No, that's not why I thought there were other ones I could see, just that I basically couldn't see them. I can see it, so no wonder there's other ones I can see, right?

'Oh, that's the thing. There are a lot of different explanations around here that can be difficult and lengthy. We'll talk later.'

Alpha answers with a clear voice as opposed to Akira. Akira is also the only one who is responding to that clear voice. If Akira had also answered clearly, a suspicious person could have been able to speak with the phantom.

"What will Akira do now? Do you have any plans? Don't worry, I won't stand in your way. '

"... are you planning to"

Akira looks up at the sky. The sun had already begun to fall. Become straight into the night.

"I'm going to bed today"

Makes Alpha look a little unexpected.

"Are you going to bed now? At this hour?

"Oh. It's almost night. We need to get ready for bed early."

Akira walks into the alley. The alley is already dim and is only a few moments away from falling into complete darkness. He dived into a place in that corner that he usually sleeps on, erecting fake walls created with scrap materials, etc.

Visually finding a hidden Akira here is difficult without knowing in advance that someone is there. This camouflage is also one of the wisdom of a child surviving a slum city.

Akira's activity time is basically from sunrise to sunset. To live in disregard of the sun, we need the civilized instrument of lighting. It is naturally paid and out of reach of Akira, who has no money. In addition, even (just) dangerous slums become more dangerous at night. Akira didn't have the strength to use the time slot for activity.

The primary reason for not moving at night is to keep the dangerous condition of sleeping alone while others are awake (to) as short as possible. Akira doesn't even know if this choice is right. It might be safer to stay awake at night.

But I don't have to die so far. Akira was repeating her life, believing from the results that her own judgment was not wrong.

As he prepares to go to bed, his belly makes a noise and complains of hunger. Akira exhaled and ignored the appeal.

Alpha proposes once and for all.

"If it's possible, you should eat something." If you go hungry and lose strength, you'll lose the efficiency of exploring the ruins. '

Akira gently shakes her neck to the side.

"... I can't. Distribution from the city is almost over. I don't have any money to buy food. They disappeared for guns and ammunition. I'll be patient today. Patience till tomorrow morning's rations.... Speaking of which, does Alpha need a meal or something...?

'I don't need it. I don't need to eat or sleep. So don't worry about the neighborhood. "

"Right. Then I'm sorry, but I'll let you rest. Good night."

Alpha speaks gently to Akira, who lays down saying all that.

'Rest. Get some rest.'

I feel Akira meditating (crushing) my eyes somehow.

(... rest, it's been a while since I've been told what to say..., no, this is your first time?

Akira explored her memory as she gave herself to a sleeper who was more powerful than usual because of her fatigue. Apart from whether I had that experience or not, I never remembered anything like it, at least before I got to sleep.

The next morning, Akira woke up before sunrise. Wake up and stretch gently. Until this point, it was Akira's usual morning.

Alpha, who was right next to him, smiles and greets him.

"Morning. Did you sleep well?

At that moment Akira's consciousness awakened at once. Jump away from the scene and put a gun in the direction of your voice. Someone with no taste showed strong alarm at the crisis that he was on the side (by his side) at some point.

Alpha looked a little surprised, but talks gently without compromising her mood.

'I'm sorry. Did I surprise you?

Akira's expression shifts from one directed at a dangerous stranger to one directed at a stranger who is suspicious but perhaps safe. I remembered Alpha gradually.

"............... Alpha?

Alpha is smiling in contrast to Akira.

'That's right. Have you forgotten?

Akira relieves tension and exhales (mostly) relief, lowers the gun and apologizes (first) as creepy.

"... bad. I'm a little surprised. When someone's on your side when you wake up, it's mostly a robbery or something."

'It's fine. Never mind.'

Akira decided she wasn't really mad at Alpha because of how she was doing and reassured herself she didn't have to lose the collaborators she was able to make at the corner (because of it).

(... It doesn't work for Alpha in the first place, so I guess it's not about being pointed at or being so angry. Good. You were in danger)

Though there have been some fine (sasa) disturbances, a different day for Akira than before yesterday began a new day with Alpha.

Akira then headed to a food distribution station in Slam Street. Cities provide free meals at distribution centers. Twice a day in the morning and evening, it is early in the morning that morning distribution begins. There was quite a bit of time before the start time, but there were already several rows, and I joined at the end of them.

Lines must be lined up in a manly and well-behaved manner. If you make a scene or go sideways, the person will not be given food. In some cases, the distribution itself is discontinued. Naturally, the person who caused it will come to the sack later.

This is also silent education by cities. Even if you are a resident of Slam Street, it would be more convenient for the city to learn how to arrange the rows. And if someone doesn't follow the rules on the urban side, it's also convenient to make them realize that the whole thing is going to be detrimental. As a result of those educational achievements and the sacrifices of those who died in the sacrifice of the sacrifice, the line remained neat and calm, even though it was basically a noisy slum town.

And distribution centers are also a function of keeping poor people in slums who can't buy their own food. At the same time it is also a minimum means of policing. Money is not all those who starve to death without food. It somewhat prevents more and more clogged people from taking firearms that are unnaturally supplied to Slam Street and transferring to robbery with minimal food supplies. Thanks to this distribution, Akira had also managed to survive.

Distribution begins, and Akira's order comes. Receive this food and leave the line a little. This distance is also quite important for kids like Akira. If you go too far away, those who come to deprive you of the food that you received in the corner will appear. It is best not to interfere with rations, but to avoid being bagged later, to eat at a distance that has been decided not to implicitly rub. He has about a gun, both the one who takes it and the one who takes it. It was also important to avoid unnecessary killings.

Keep an eye on the food Akira gave you. There is something like a sandwich in the transparent packaging, and the packaging contains a string that is an identification code.

Akira is hard to start eating. Alpha sounds a little strange.

"You're not eating?

Synthetic food produced by production equipment in dubious operating condition excavated from the ruins of the old world. Relatively safe vegetables grown on a trial basis on agricultural land where it is difficult to ascertain the contamination status of the soil. Meat from a site that is probably considered safe for turning to the edible use of biological monsters. Processed products using them as raw materials are provided free of charge so that they can be obtained even by those without gold, with a reasonable degree of goodwill.

Then, after providing those foods to Slam City hopefuls for a certain period of time, we see how they are doing tentatively. If the deceased or mutants do not continue to do so, the raw material is determined to be relatively safe and sold to the public with a value. And another unsafe thing becomes the raw material for new foods.

That's this sandwich. The bread, the ingredients, it's something in that hand.

…… Eat. "

The distribution side does not explain all of those circumstances. However, the recipient is also aware of the thinness. Akira is also obsessed, but she is somewhat suspicious. But I don't have the option of not eating. If you don't eat, you'll starve.

The taste was subtle. Aside from the price and safety (nagging), it was not something I liked and wanted to eat.

Be a hunter and eat a safe and delicious meal every day. Akira, eating a delicate sandwich of both flavor and safety, somehow turned her gaze to those who said they would help her leaf the dream.

Alpha was smiling gently.

Those who survive the slums with free food will pay for their goodwill. Every once in a while, you'll be the first to fight the monsters who raid the city because of their location in Slam Street. Until the city's defenses finish exterminating the mutant flora and fauna that have begun to devour and kill humans, and autonomous weapons that target humans, they are forced to buy time with firearms that are unnaturally sown (bulbs) in the slums and their own flesh, fresh.

Some of those who survived the raid will gain strength enough to fight monsters. Most of them become hunters, and if they are good, they take the relics back from the ruins and moisturize the city's economy. Part of that benefit is also used to maintain the distribution post.

I mean, Akira, in a way, went hunter as the city thought. Sometimes the powerless are forced to make an inescapable choice. But it was Akira herself who chose. Even if he was chosen, there was no regret there.

Akira came to the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street again. We are now proceeding through the ruins with guidance from Alpha.

The ruins are filled with rubble (bristles), etc. from buildings where parts of the road have collapsed, making it easier to get lost than a bad maze without paying attention. In addition, some of the turbulent ruins are home to monsters who have adapted to the ruins. Some places have their own ecosystems built by monsters all around them.

Hunters entering the ruins in search of artifacts defeat the monsters who are obstacles in the process. Sometimes maintenance of roads in the ruins is also carried out to make it easier to go back. And you encounter powerful monsters, and you suffer payback and lose your life. Their repetition also tended to make monsters as powerful as monsters living on difficult (tarnished) terrain as the back. Naturally, there will be fewer arrivals, so there are also large quantities of valuable artifacts left. The point is, it's as dangerous and easy to make money as it is in the back.

Akira knew about that too, so yesterday she was exploring the outer periphery of the ruins, which is also quite the outer periphery. But today I was aiming behind the ruins at Alpha's recommendation. Akira also hesitated on the boulder, but was persuaded by Alpha, who looked confident, to follow the suggestion in the end.

You don't get expensive artifacts unless you go in the back. I'll guide myself, so as long as Akira obeys the instructions, I'll be fine. If Alpha says so, it's hard for Akira to pull back too. I became a hunter in order to become one. And I'm here trading with Alpha. The alpha guarantees a certain level of safety, but it doesn't seem to be able to move forward, because it can't be built up.

In the beginning, he kept quiet as Alpha instructed. But after a while, Akira was starting to smudge the alpha a little bit. Because Akira continued to have instructions that I didn't think made sense.

Proceed slowly with your back against the wall along the wall. Climb a nearby pile of rubble into a designated building and enter through a window, not through a visible entrance or exit. Soon afterwards, we go outside through the entrance and exit that we had just seen. Take the same path many times. Stop in the middle of the road for a while. Take the same road a few rounds back and forth before going back. I kept them up as instructed, but it just seemed like I was repeating what I was wasting.

Sometimes when Weapon Dog attacked me, I kept quiet wondering if I would ask him all the reasons for the instructions. But every time you act that seems pointless at first sight, a little mistrust builds up. And Akira couldn't stand it any longer.

"... hey, Alpha"

"What?"

"Is it possible that you are lost or (have) been appropriately on the road?

Alpha answers clearly.

I didn't.

"... really?

It's true.

"I feel like I've been down the same road many times..."

'Cause I needed it. If you bypass a dangerous route, that's just what happened. If you want more than that, it's Akira's bad luck.'

Alpha smiled lightly. Akira's face is slightly distorted.

"... is it my fault?

"Yes, I am."

That's what Alpha said again. That clear tone and attitude was convincing to the extent that it sealed Akira's objections. But it was not enough to dispel the discontent and disbelief that had hoarded in Akira.

After that, we will continue through the ruins temporarily. And in front of an alley exit, Alpha looks back and gives a similar instruction again.

I'll be back.

"... Not again."

Alpha goes by Akira's side. Akira is also good (Y). I am sick of adding and subtracting, but look back and try to continue later. But there, I stopped my foot.

At the end of the alley, the main street was visible. Akira became concerned about what was going on ahead. If we can see the sight ahead and discover at all why we're just turning back, we should also be able to convince ourselves of the seemingly pointless instructions we've had so far and resolve our grievances once and for all. That's what I thought.

(... just a look)

Akira excused herself that way and looked at the boulevard with only a few faces out of the alley and vigilance. But there was only a vast expanse of desolate ruins that were very much the same as the sights before.

(... nothing at all)

The moment Akira gets even more dissatisfied, Alpha screams in a very strong tone.

"Get back here now!

Immediately thereafter, from the space where Akira's vision appears to be empty, there is no foreboding and flashing. The flash and impact of the shell reduced the monster's optical camouflage function for only a moment and exposed it. As soon as I saw it, Akira's expression froze.

There were giant mechanical monsters that enabled camouflage functionality where Akira thought there was nothing.

A large caliber warhead strikes directly at a building a little further from Akira. Bill halved with the blast, blast and impact in that blow. Huge amounts of debris descend into the surrounding area. The shock shook the ground and rocked Akira's foot hard.

Alpha yells at Akira, who is solidified by extra surprise.

"Hurry back! I'm gonna die!

Akira, who returned to me, ran out dying. The alley is quite shaky due to shells landing in surrounding buildings and debris is pouring down. I kept running desperately down that alley.

Akira managed to evacuate to a room in a building not far from Alpha as instructed. The sound and vibration of the shelling continues (now). Dust and fine fragments continued to descend from the ceiling.

Alpha turns her harsh expression and voice to Akira.

"That was dangerous."

Akira was drooling in the corner of the room. I kept my mouth shut for a while, but gradually answered in a small voice.

"... sorry"

That short apology had a strong self-loathing cage. The voice was also something that sank dark enough that anyone could tell right away.

Alpha turns a harsh look into a slightly sad smile. And make a kind voice.

'... I may have been dissatisfied with the content of the instructions, but I won't give them to Akira's detriment. If you ask me a detailed question later, I'll answer it until Akira's convinced. As I've told you before, even seemingly odd instructions can dramatically increase your chances of dying while explaining the reason for the instructions, so you can skip explaining them. I know there are some things I just met yesterday that I can't believe, but if Akira dies, I'm in terrible trouble too. That's why I don't want Akira to die. It may be difficult, but if you can, believe me, that's all.'

Cared for. Akira figured that out. I manage to answer with guilt.

"... ok. I'm sorry I doubted you. Sorry."

'It's fine. Neither do I expect Akira to trust me fully and immediately. This kind of thing needs to stack up. Mutually.'

Alpha's tone and expression cared for Akira everywhere. So Akira regained some strength. And to change my mind (for), cheerful, just pretending makes sense, so I squeezed that energy and forced myself to (do) laugh a little bit.

…… Right. I'll stack it right up, too. What am I supposed to do next?

Alpha will check on Akira. And until that mental state has recovered to some extent, decide that it is better not to move it poorly.

"Wait here until things settle outside. Once the monsters are guiding us away from this neighborhood, I think it'll take a long time. '

"Induction, can Alpha do that too?

Alpha smiles a little better at Akira, who is showing mild surprises.

"Only some machine opponents may be able to do so under certain circumstances. That mechanical monster is the type of autonomous weapon that keeps attacking foreign enemies with autopilot. Such machines may also obtain external information, including video, from surrounding surveillance devices in order to understand the surrounding conditions. We're lucky to break into the external footage used to process Monster footage this time. That monster should keep attacking the fake Akira footage. The first attack misled Akira's location. I wouldn't have been able to do that with a camera or some kind of monster judging only by local visual information. '

"... what would have happened to me if I was that local type of monster?

Alpha replies with a bright voice laughing.

"Of course, that shell was a direct hit and it was dusty."

"Oh well."

Akira had a slight facial cramp. However, there was no appearance that Alpha's bright attitude had led to him being dragged away, or that he was self-loathing.

'Shall we talk a little more? Right. Is there anything you want to ask me or something? Whatever. Say it appropriately.'

I can't immediately think of the opposite when they say anything is good. But when I look gently at the alpha waiting for the question, I also hesitate to answer that there is nothing in particular. This is also an Alpha instruction at first, and I think we have to respond to that instruction (in order to stack it).

Akira looked back from meeting Alpha looking to hear it. And I remembered something.

"Then I ask, how could you have been completely naked when you first met Alpha?

Alpha is still wearing clothes. I even dressed right after we met. I mean, it would have been intentionally naked. It wasn't nearly that time with the extra shock, but now it's very unnatural in retrospect.

Alpha smiles a little invincibly pranky (naughty). As soon as Akira was a little surprised, Alpha erased her clothes and exposed her seductive nudity.

Alpha exposes her skin without shame, and shows Akira without concealing any lustrous, undulating body shapes. And make a fun noise with a slightly inviting trick.

"How's that?"

Akira, surprised but in love, began to panic as soon as she returned to me.

"I don't know..., no, it's good, just put some clothes on first!

Alpha smiled contentedly and undone her clothes.

'Isn't that a pretty charming body? You'd think it would catch people's attention, wouldn't you? Don't you think I'll get your attention? Akira took a good look at that. "

"And you have no choice!?

'I mean, that's why. That's the answer to your question. "

"What do you mean?

'I mean how to efficiently find someone who can recognize me. People who come to the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street are about hunters, and there's not that many of them. It's hard to find someone who can recognize me from there. So he was dressed like that so that someone who recognized me would definitely have some reaction. Other than that, I decided that the best way to dress was to keep people who saw me from running away, from being vigilant, from hiding, from crossing over the area and trying everything.'

"I was as vigilant as I thought."

"Still, you didn't run away the moment you saw it, did you? What do you think Akira would have done had she recognized me in the distance, if that figure had been a resilient soldier armed with a firearm?

"Well, don't run away. At least stay away from it."

'Isn't that right? Naked is best when you can tell at a glance that I'm unarmed, and you can definitely attract someone's interest on top of that and easily attract a discernible reaction that you can judge to recognize me. Well, there were many parts of Akira's reaction that were slightly different from my expectations. I didn't expect you to be so vigilant. I'm sorry.'

Akira smiles slightly. I do think it might have been an overreaction when they pointed it out. I was satisfied with the explanation. But I just want to say a little bit back to Alpha's attitude, which is like showing myself naked and playing "from".

"... but I still wonder how naked you are?

'It's fine. What you're reading is crops. I wouldn't care if I could accomplish my purpose.'

"Crops?"

"Yeah. I was created with computer graphics. Young and old, I can freely change my appearance, including my age, gender, shape, and clothing."

Not to mention the evidence, but Alpha turned the figure into that of a girl younger than Akira. In front of the amazing Akira, she changes into an even older woman, becoming an old woman, a girl, changing her appearance one after the other to that of various ages.

Later, when Alpha returned her appearance to her initial appearance, she also shortened her hair this time, made it long enough to reach the floor, made her hair a hair that clearly ignored gravity, and made her hair shine even more seven colors. The outfit also changes from something like some school uniform to something as dresses worn in the social world, flashy swimsuits, camouflage clothes, pilot suits, etc.

Akira was just surprised at how Alpha looked one after the other at the beginning. However, when I took a moment to reclaim my spare time, I was obsessed with Alpha posing in various costumes.

There is no entertainment, etc. equivalent to Akira spending time in Slam Street. Changing poses like dancing and wearing various costumes like dancing, Alpha's appearance was enough to captivate Akira.

Akira looks at Alpha and Alpha observes Akira. Akira was unaware that Alpha's appearance, which had initially changed at random, had shifted slightly according to her preferences, such as her age, body shape, hairstyle, costume, etc.

Alpha continued to observe Akira with a pleasant, luscious, serene, seductive, gentle smile on her face.

'I'll accept any requests for clothing or anything. Oh, or should I be naked? Naked. I figured naked would be better off that way because I can indulge in this seductive nudity?

Akira rushes out again a little to that inviting word.

"Whatever you want, put your clothes on! Why are you pushing so naked!?

"I thought Akira would be better used to that from now on, too, without having to get caught up in honey traps and stuff later. Don't you think that kind of training is necessary, too?

I think, if I answer, it's going to be a big deal. Akira laughed bitterly thinking so. Instead of being frank, answer as if you were a little obstinate.

"... there's no such thing as catching a kid"

Objection so that Alpha blocks the escape route.

'Though there may be no one to catch Akira right now, I think there are a bunch of people to catch competent hunters who make a lot of money. I don't want those people bothering me a lot when Akira becomes such a hunter. Many men have been women for a long time, haven't they?

I want to be a hunter who makes so much money, but if you ask me if I can make it, I'm not so sure I can make it. That lack of confidence comes into Akira's tone.

"... can I be such a hunter?

In contrast, Alpha answers in a confident manner.

'I can make it. Anyway, Akira has my support. At least I swear I'll do something about it, except for Akira's will. Except for willingness, motivation, readiness, that sort of thing. There's nothing I can do if Akira doesn't try her best. "

Akira kept her mouth shut for a while, but eventually gave a clear expression of her strong readiness.

"Okay. Will, motivation and readiness, I'll take care of it."

Alpha laughed with great joy. The smile was meant to describe Akira's readiness, as well as an appreciation of Akira's ability to direct her will as she wished.