Rebuild World

Akira came to the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street again. This time, we have carefully followed Alpha's instructions from the beginning so as not to step on the previous one. Despite the fact that he was just shot the other day, he also made quite burdensome moves, such as climbing debris, but went back without problems.

Alpha is happy with both her attitude and her movements and smiles in a good mood.

"If that's the case, you don't have a problem with your body."

"Oh. I don't know, but I'm feeling better. I just took a day off, and I'm doing better than I was before I was shot. I'm just scared."

Akira is actually doing very well. There are no shards of tiredness, and consciousness is better than usual. I even remembered the feeling that my powers were rising to my fingertips.

Akira was again aware of her physical condition and seemed to wonder. Then he talks to teach Alpha that it's nothing.

"It's probably a healing drug effect."

"Recovery pills? I'm surprised the injury (injury) healed so quickly, but what does that have to do with you feeling better than you did before you were shot?

"Just in case, I increased the dose of the healing pills considerably, so I was probably treated for injuries other than gunshot wounds."

"Except for the one who was shot, he wasn't injured."

In contrast to Akira, who seems increasingly strange, Alpha smiles (cheeks) unchanged.

"You heard a lot about Akira's life so far yesterday because she was free, right? As a guess from there, I think Akira's body was quite burdened with years of harsh life. You've been suffering chronic injuries that don't kill you."

"No, life in the back alley is tough, but isn't that a little rough? It was working normally..."

"The state Akira thought was normal until now was actually that harsh. That's what I'm saying. For example, if malnutrition persists for a long period of time to the extent that it does not die, the damage to the body is considerable. It's like he had countless fine injuries on a cell-by-cell basis. Yesterday, just in case, you took an extra healing pill. You must be feeling a little better than before because that slightly more healing drug treated those injuries on a cell-by-cell basis. '

"... I mean, was I like I was dying all the time?

Alpha smiles a little better at returning to Akira, who turns to a surprised but somewhere complicated look.

'Well, that's the thing. Glad you could help, huh?

Akira smiles a little. Once again, I thought about the cruelty of the days I was sending, and to answer lightly, it was good, I had a little difficult complicated emotion in my chest.

But put a lid on those feelings for now. I'm not in a situation like sorting out my feelings right now. For that reason, I looked away and concentrated on the instructions and hurried ahead.

Akira was well on her way through the ruins. At least Akira herself thought so. I haven't even met a monster. Alpha's instructions were normal, and I didn't feel like I was scratching (or sniffing) a lot of monsters lurking somewhere. The idea that it would be okay if the instructions were followed closely also gave reassurance. It eased tensions and even created room to distribute thought into something other than peripheral vigilance, even though he said he was in the midst of moving through dangerous ruins.

Makes his mouth shut because the room was actually in the middle of a ruin search for something he was quite concerned about.

"Alpha. Can I ask you something?

'Fine. Ask me anything. "

"Why are you dressed like that?

Alpha outfits are pure white dresses decorated with frills to the point of excess. Both sleeves and lower body were embellished with brilliant (sparkling) massive fabrics.

"Oh, don't you look so good? Or, a reminder to change? Are these clothes so out of Akira's taste?

Alpha turns to dance lightly in a slightly playful motion, pointing a beautiful and provocative smile. Stacked fabrics on many layers dance to flow in tandem with their motion, and long, radiant hair arcs into the universe with a single breath delay. A boldly open chest appeared in front of Akira instead of a back that exposed her complexion.

Whatever Akira thought of it, she asked about Alpha's outfit, which was out of place to explore the ruins, but she was a little in love with Alpha, who made the fabric dance according to her movements. I temporarily forget the initial question because of the act, and usually answer questions from Alpha.

"... No, I think you look great. Well, if you're talking about my taste, I think I'd be better dressed when I first met Alpha..."

Akira quite liked the first clothes Alpha wore, also due to the unique atmosphere unleashed by the old world garments she usually didn't see first, and the shock of her very impressive encounter with Alpha. laughing fun after Alpha figured it out.

'Dressed the first time I saw you......, I mean, you're naked!

At the next moment, Alpha's clothes disappear, and the artistic and seductive nudity hidden in the brilliant fabric is exposed (sara) to Akira's eyes again, sparingly and unnecessarily. Akira began to panic as soon as possible.

"No! The outfit after that! Don't turn your clothes off! Put it back! Why are you pushing me naked like that!?

Alpha goes back in her dress again and laughs lightly.

"I can't believe Akira is not interested in my nudity, which was generated by a close computation process with high precision. You're quite a child. Are you eating better than color?

Akira gets a little mean and strengthens a little.

"That's right. I'm definitely a kid. If you don't earn food support, you'll starve to death, so it's more food than color.... So, what's the reason for that outfit?

There was a clear reason why Alpha was naked when we first met. Then maybe there's some sense in your current outfit, which is not at all resembling the search for ruins. Akira just somehow asked because she thought so. It's not like I really want to know. If Alpha didn't take it seriously, he'd already be disinclined to ask.

However, Akira's attitude disappears from Alpha. I'm smiling, but I'm starting to talk a little serious.

'I think I've explained this before, remember? Look, I was dressed to get some kind of reaction in order to efficiently find someone who could recognize me. I'm still sending Akira my video information all the time to make her feel like me, but it's a little bit in the process of sending it. "

"Is there a problem too?

'Actually, some of the city management systems in Kuzsuhara Street are still up and running. I'm intervening in the system to disseminate my video information to a wide area. That's why the device that retrieves video information from the city management system shows me. It's the same application that led that mechanical monster before. So if you're using that hand device, you can see me with Akira.'

Akira realizes what Alpha wants to say and makes her expression strong (frightened).

"... I mean, is someone watching you? Is the guy using that device nearby?

At the same time as Akira's reply, the smile disappeared from Alpha's expression.

'Yeah. Never look back. I've been following Akira for a long time. I'm still looking at Akira, a long way from the back.'

Akira's expression gets harsher. Alpha's expression conveyed the seriousness of the situation to Akira plainly.

Two hunters are exploring Akira much away from Akira and the others. A man named Kahimo is binoculars, and a man named Hacha observes Akira from a distance that will never be noticed by an amateur, with both eyes of the head, some of which are mechanized, the telescopic features of that camera. The equipment used showed that the Kahimos' strength was not such a rush that only the outer periphery of the ruins of Kuzhhara Street could wander.

Kahimo looks at Akira over her binoculars with a surprising look on her face.

"That kid, you're going a long way back. It's no different than suicide going behind the ruins with such hands-on gear. What are you thinking?

Hacha laughs and flushes Kahimo's suspicions.

"I'm just an idiot who hasn't thought about it. Isn't that why they found artifacts without common sense capturing them? There's nothing more busy in the outer periphery here. That's the common sense of hunters around here. Maybe it would have been quicker if we had just attacked him and let him throw up the place of the artifact."

Cahimo makes a slightly grumpy voice.

"Hey, if you accidentally kill me before I crack your mouth, it's creepy."

I laugh softly at Ha-ha's lack of nervousness and accept Kahimo.

"Don't say that. I didn't think a kid like that would go this far back in the ruins. You thought it was an abandoned building somewhere in the outer perimeter, didn't you?

"Sort of. I don't normally expect a kid from Slam Street to survive this far from the ruins by himself. It's pretty dangerous around here already. We'd be in danger if we were a little bit deeper."

"Right? Don't be so angry."

Kahimo and the others are not observing Akira out of interest. An unarmed Slam Street child brought a pricey artifact to the shopping mall. I heard the story.

There are no more golden artifacts left in the outer periphery of the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street. That's the common understanding of the hunters around here. But I don't think there will be any. There is still a possibility that a large number of relics are sleeping in places buried with rubble.

The passage leading to the warehouse was blocked for some reason, but the aftermath of the monster's attack, for example, accidentally made a hole in the passage to let it in. Someone stumbled across the entrance and exit of a building in a very difficult (difficult) location. Numerous cases of that hand have been reported. Naturally, it's a rare (rare) conversation where everyone decides it's not a good fit to look for it themselves.

When the discovery of that hand occurs, large numbers of hunters often flock again to the already lonely ruins. If there are so many relics left that the discoverer can't bring them back at once, the rest will naturally be the early winners. For this reason, there were quite a few people who put a net on the information in their hands. So did the Cahimos.

A child from Slam Street brought a fairly expensive artifact to the shopping center, and the killing of the children also took place over the money. The cahimos who obtained the information scrutinized the contents and believed the story. In other words, he decided that there were high priced artifacts where even children in Slam Street could go. And determined that the place was the outer periphery of the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street. Because there are only ruins around the city of Kugamayama that children in the only (only) slum district are likely to survive.

If the child accidentally found an artifact somewhere in the ruins, if the location of the discovery is a warehouse and there are plenty of other artifacts left, he will go to the same place again soon. The cahimos who decided to do so moved in order (to) embezzle the artifact. Then he ambushed him at the ruins, searched for a child like that, and found Akira.

Kahimo was going to get Akira and make her throw up the place. But Hacha stopped me because it was creepy (first) to accidentally kill me when I was in battle, so I changed my policy to have Akira trace me to the location of the artifact. But again, I was beginning to wonder if that was also true.

"Ha-ha. I knew I'd do everything I could to break your mouth. He's a kid who's not even armed. You just have to be careful not to accidentally kill him. You'd better hurry up, too, wouldn't you?

Hacha didn't get back to me. Kahimo looks surprised.

"Hey, what's wrong?

Hacha makes a whining sound.

"... there's only one kid... what is it?

"You're the only one, right? You don't look like you're hiding anywhere else."

Kahimo wondered and looked over Akira's neighborhood again with his favorite binoculars.

These binoculars are quite high-performance and can be seen clearly in high resolution even quite far away. It also includes the ability to correct video even at midnight, as in the daytime, and the ability to identify invisible light rays and see through simple optical camouflages. It also has the ability to identify and highlight people, monsters, and the like.

When it comes to this many high-performance binoculars, many products also have a network capability to retrieve and add information about augmented reality that the ruins are transmitting. But it doesn't come with these binoculars. Cahimo had experience in the past with the reverse use of those features from mechanical monsters. So, normally, he almost died after being erased from video processing of the enemy he was supposed to see. From that painful experience, I now always used binoculars to handle everything locally.

"Hey. There are no monsters around. It's just that kid."

Hacha answers with a slight difficulty by distorting his expression.

"Uh, uh, let me tell you something first, I'm not doing drugs or anything, and I'm not even drunk. I'm not going to take you from me."

"So what. Something weird just now, huh?

"... I see a woman on that kid's side."

"Woman?"

Confirm again when Kahimo looks surprised. But he that wanted them could not see.

"No, I'm not. I knew it was just the kid. You don't look like a woman."

"... I know. Doesn't look like you, does it? I can see it. Awesome. Beautiful woman's been guiding the kid ever since."

"Then say the woman's outfit. Details. What kind of outfit?

"... wearing a white dress that looks expensive"

"Dress? Where do you think you are? It's in the ruins, right?

"True! It's not a lie! I'm not drunk! I'm not even hallucinating! Even when I go to the ruins, I drain my boulders and my meds!

Kahimo decides from Hacha's attitude that he has not vomited. But it's also true that I don't see it, and it makes me look surprised. Then I thought about it temporarily and came up with something that would match the tweezers.

"Ha-ha. Your two-eyed parts did come with network features, didn't they?

"Oh. That's the one who grafted the bastard's parts he bragged about offering expensive money and remodeling. He said he bragged about network functionality many times, but he was a pretty light jerk at the ruins. It's pretty high-performance and convenient, but sometimes it's hard to receive information on your own and display a lot of extensions in my field of view."

"Because I get my hands on parts other than authentic merchandise. Anyway, I guess that's what he bought that was stripped from the one that screwed up in some ruins. I guess the reason he screwed up was because of a sudden dysfunction or something that made his vision crazy."

"Let it go. It cost less to remodel or something. Isn't that good? It's convenient when looking for artifacts. However, because the controller blew up with his head, you can't switch functions well. It costs a fortune to add a control device, so I'm putting it behind me. Why are you suddenly asking me that?

Kahimo turns his expression into something serious.

"Maybe the woman is a directional feature of the ruins. It doesn't look like me, but it looks like you do, which means it's the type to expand and display your vision, not stereoscopic footage. Some features of the ruins may be surviving and transmitting extended information. Maybe that's why your parts got some weird information. The ghost of the old world."

Hacha checks carefully again with surprise what Alpha looks like.

"... that one? It just looks real, you know? That woman has a good shadow. There's nothing unnatural about it but that outfit. There's usually some difference between what you see in your vision and what you see in reality. There's no shadow, there's weird directions to stretch, it's breaking through walls, that kind of unnatural. That doesn't have it at all. The only thing unnatural about it is that you're wearing a dress in a place like this. No, that's just weird."

Had it not been for Kahimo's serious attitude, Hacha would have laughed and streamed the story thinking it was a joke. That much realism existed in Alpha's appearance.

Kahimo continues in a serious manner.

"If the woman is part of the directions feature of the Kuzsuhara Street site, it will be displayed with old world technology. I guess it's painted with such high technology that it doesn't make you feel unnatural or uncomfortable in that hand."

"... well. Is that the ghost of the old world? I've never seen it before. Wow."

Hacha was pointing an intriguing gaze at Alpha. The creepy feeling that there was only a woman I could see had turned into a strong interest as it was, with my partner believing the story and even more reason to convince myself.

Keep talking like Cahimo remembered something, as you would stick it in there.

"... Speaking of which, there was a suspicious conversation at the ruins of Kuzsuhara Street. An inviting ghost... was it"

"I know that, too. You're talking about ghosts who use artifacts as bait to lure hunters into the back of the ruins to kill them, right? I'm talking about a lot of hunters being invited and no one returning alive. A dead hunter wants company and lures a living hunter. Lately, as opposed to young and old, dogs and cats have asked me out in many ways."

Cahimo nods gently (nodding) and shows empathy, then continues with a look and tone that takes the lead in the story.

"It's not normal for hunters to die looking for artifacts to screw around in ruins. So the important thing is, without the one who came back alive, why would it be such a mystery?"

"... speaking of which, why?

"The answer is that there are the ones that didn't follow. Only the one who saw the ghost followed. So the one you didn't see didn't follow. The ghost is not visible to everyone. There's the visible one and the invisible one, and it's a suspicious conversation because we can't find out the details because there's a different story between them."

Ha-ha gets a little frightened. Because we are chasing Akira, precisely after her ghost.

"So, if you follow that woman, we're gonna die, too?

So Cahimo laughs deeply.

"... I can also think of this. Why was that kid found a golden artifact? That's because I see that woman like you. That woman is part of the city management function in the old world and still works to some extent, giving directions against the one who sees herself. The kid asked the woman where the relic seemed to be. And thanks to the woman's guidance, I was able to find a place where the relics remained safely without even being discovered by the monsters. What do you think?

"Right!... No, but if you don't have to die on a woman's directions, wouldn't that be such a mystery?

"It's just less likely that even a woman's guide will find you in a monster, I guess when you do. In addition, a hunter who found out about the woman's directions function may have spread rumors (rumors) that she would die if she followed the woman so that no one else would take the relic. Repeating the collection of relics again and again afterwards, naturally they disappear from the relics close to the outer periphery of the site and gradually become guided to the back of the site. So I'm lucky to find a strong monster in the back and end up dead. If you follow it, you'll die. There are rumours that only the results will be stacked and suspicious."

Hachya laughed very happily when she was convinced of Kahimo's explanation.

"You mean that! Then you'll have no problem following me! Even that kid came back alive, and if you pay attention, you won't die!

"There is no guarantee that it will fit. But if it fits, you'll have the means to find the artifact efficiently. Well, there are rumors of dead people. It's dangerous."

Kahimo tried to calm Hacha, but Hacha couldn't contain his excitement. Safety at the ruins and expensive artifacts. You may have the means to get both easily. There is no such thing as a hunter who doesn't understand its value.

"You're gonna be okay, aren't you? That's worrying! You can't miss this chance!

"Well, let's see how it goes a little bit more"

Think as Kahimo looks at Hacha with a sober eye.

(… killed each other within the team to monopolize the means). The surviving one blamed the ghost for the reason his companion died. Naturally, the one who sees ghosts. There's plenty of potential for that. Well, if you're such an idiot, why don't you just let me walk in front of you for a good reason...)

Kahimo resumed surveillance of Akira, taking care not to let Hacha understand his thoughts.

Akira asks Alpha with a harsh look.

"You know what kind of guy's wearing my tracks?

"Two men. Judging by the gear, I'm a hunter. He's well armed. '

"... there's no chance of a mistake or anything like that? It's not that I'm wearing my tracks, I saw a child in the ruins, so I was just wondering and watching, and occasionally (by chance) they were moving in the same direction..."

'None. I've been observing their behavior for a while, considering those possibilities, but I'm definitely tailing Akira. I stopped and watched for a while, but still kept a certain distance. You're clearly following Akira. "

While Akira makes her face quite rugged, she continues to make hopeful observations and mouths that still remain.

"... why do you need to put some kind of trail on me? Even if you're going to attack me, you'll see that I don't have any money, right?

The question is a sign of hope that you will be different. Having figured that out, Alpha makes Akira look straight at reality.

"Maybe I found out Akira brought the artifact to the store in some way. I guess the reason for tailing Akira is to let them guide you to a place where there might be artifacts, and then kill them and take the artifacts, too. He may have been watching in the shopping mall for someone who could easily kill him to bring in expensive artifacts. Or maybe he bought information about his prey from a man at the shopping mall. I can think of any number of reasons why you are an enemy. At least not for more reasons than not being an enemy. Akira, if we don't deal with this as an enemy, we're gonna die, okay?

Akira exhaled loudly when she slowly eliminated optimism from her head, making her expression even more rugged.

"... Damn! Now you're a hunter!

The other day the guy I attacked was a slum street kid with only about a pistol, and he was still dying. That became the feather of dealing with a well-armed hunter this time. Akira holds her head to the difficulty that suddenly jumped.

"Akira. Get inside that building for now. As naturally as possible. Take care not to look over there. '

"... ok"

Akira takes care of herself as instructed and still enters the abandoned building in heavy footsteps while being slightly drooled. And when I arrived in one of the rooms of the building with Alpha's guidance, I sat back with the wall.

Don't worry, there are no monsters in this building.

"... oh"

Akira's reply is dark. I've been thinking a lot about how to fight, but I couldn't think of a good idea at all. Whatever the difference in the process, it was all over with the result of being murdered unharmed. None of them had a winning eye at all.

"Akira"

When Akira raised her face in response to that slightly stronger call, Alpha kept her face close to her. He turns back in surprise, punches his head against the wall behind him with momentum, and makes a small voice out of pain. The surprise and pain made my head sink in everywhere repeatedly with the worst thoughts fool me in a good way.

Along with the surprise and pain pulling away, Akira returned to me and restored much peace. Even the eyes that were subtly out of focus when he sat up and was drooping, now he looks closely at the alpha. Alpha confirms it and smiles gently and forcefully.

'Hold on tight. It's okay. I'll be there for you. I would never let Akira die. "

Akira is surprised but hopeful.

"Can you get away with it?

But what Alpha continued to do was the opposite of what Akira expected.

"I won't run away. Fight back."

The expectations that were floating in Akira's face were smeared with surprise and perplexity as soon as possible.

"Can you do that?!? Two on one, and the other is a well-armed hunter! The previous opponent is not the same as a kid in Slam Street who only has about a pistol!?

To clear Akira's anxiety (to), Alpha even feels spared a smile and speaks confidently.

'To that extent, it's not a big difference. Akira has me, doesn't she? If you have the overall strength, Ning is overwhelmingly here. Besides, Akira would have defeated a Weapon Dog that big with only a pistol, wouldn't she? As long as Akira moves as I instruct, it's perfectly fine. It's okay. Don't worry.'

"... Oh, really?

Akira was unconvinced by Alpha's extra natural attitude. But it wasn't enough to erase the anxiety that originated from the desperate difference in power, and it showed half-heartedness.

"... no, but it would be a lot different in monsters and humans, and if you're that confident, you'll get away with it. Then you'd better run..."

Alpha looks a little harsh on Akira, who shows her weakness.

'No, you can't. Outside the building, they will be unilaterally attacked due to a difference in range of equipment. Even more so in the wilderness. Number one, how long are you gonna keep running? This occasion, even if you can escape today, tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? And even if they run back to the city, do you think they'll suddenly behave and stop attacking Akira? Are you still running away there? Can you get away with it? Are you gonna keep running until they kill you?

Alpha looks at Akira with a serious look. Akira is also blinded. Keep looking at each other quietly for a while. Eventually I tightened my expression like Akira realized something. There was a definite readiness there.

"... even if you run away here, will you just be killed? Okay, I'll do it."

Akira stands up ready. The anxiety earlier had completely disappeared from that expression. He smiles gently and powerfully as Alpha braves Akira even more.

'Akira, prepare yourselves. I can't seem to get over this, so it's another dream to be a great hunter?

Akira laughs bitterly. There was something fun about that look.

"It was. Willingness, motivation and readiness were my share."

I'll take care of the will, motivation and readiness. Akira did tell Alpha that before, when she was dying against Alpha's instructions. The word must show that it is not a lie. If you can't do that, there's really nothing left for you to show Alpha without money or strength. All the words that promised to build up trust and track record will be bullshit. The thought was increasing Akira's readiness.

Show willingness, motivation, and readiness. Akira told herself strongly again.

(Chuckles) Alpha seems to be counting on me.

'Other than that, it's my share. Looks like the opportunity has come to show Akira my great ability to support you. Leave it to me.'

"Oh. I asked for it"

To Akira, who answered so firmly, Alpha turned to a satisfied smile. Zero (spill) spare bitterness afterwards.

'... Nevertheless, I didn't expect that opportunity to come so soon either. After all, Akira ran out of luck meeting me. "

"... I'm starting to feel that way too"

Akira also smiled back bitterly. Alpha smiles invincibly and continues in a slightly troubled tone.

'Don't worry. I'll bake you more care of Akira than Akira paid for luck.'

"Thanks for that. It'll help."

Akira smiled lightly back.

"Yeah. I'll help you."

Alpha replied with a good laugh.

The very attractive Alpha smile created from advanced arithmetic calmed Akira down enough to restore her temper and regain her willingness to fight. Everything, just as Alpha intended.