Rebuild World

18 The Connection Between Bad Luck, Fortune and Coincidence

A trailer is taking Akira and the others on a ride through the wilderness. The ruins of Kuzsuhara Street are located in the vicinity of Kugamayama City, a distance that can be reached in Akira once and for all, but still usually by vehicle. Even the trailer will take a little while.

Katsuragi and Daris are in a good mood after a fierce battle victory. He told Akira with a laugh about the ordeal on the road and how it was on the front line, as much joy as he had been chased for a long time by a herd of monsters.

Akira, who has spent so far in Slam Street, rarely (and rarely) has the opportunity to hear such stories. I was listening intrigued.

"Heh. That's what the east side looks like."

"That's right. The frontier with the unreached realm is the front line. Hunters around there have about a tank to take for granted. It feels like we have guns and we have tanks. Well, if you don't have a tank, you can't help but think of a monster."

"Did you bring the goods from that place? Is purchasing alone that hard? Business is tough."

"Sort of. In addition to purchasing, I need to connect with customers and take advantage of business opportunities. They're all as tough as purchasing, aren't they?

"Mm-hmm. That's great. I can't do this."

Akira was honestly impressed. Seeing how it goes, the snail laughs joyfully bitterly.

"Well, I have to admit that this purchase has been particularly difficult. You don't have to think of that as a criterion. If you try, you might be able to work something out unexpectedly, huh?

Akira imagined herself starting a business a little bit. But the image of success never came to mind. Katsuragi perceives it from Akira's expression and makes her laugh louder.

"Well, each means of becoming. You just have to be a hunter. I'm going into business. That's all. I'm doing business in a trailer like this now, but I'm going to build on this one's profitability, and eventually I'm going to join the governing companies, and even the top five."

Akira is a little surprised. Even the slightest knowledge of growing up in the slums is understandable as to how uninterrupted it is.

"Do you say that much about the five largest companies? Even if it's a dream."

"At dawn when we become a governing company, we issue corporate currencies. Currency name is Katsuragi. I'll let you write 50,000 snails or something on the price tag of the product."

A cuttlefish who was laughing and talking about his dreams changed that look to something a little more serious.

"... this load is the first step in that dream. So I'm pretty serious about you, huh? I didn't have to dump the load and run away."

"Right. Then I need your help with this one. If you're that good at business, it's going to help."

"Good. But can you cut the discount on the product? Like I said, I need money."

The means were different and the bickering was quite exuberant among those trying to be formed in the east. In the meantime, Alpha smiled (cheeks) at Akira's side (buckwheat) as if it were mixed with that bickering, turning that look into something dangerous again.

"Akira. Check outside with binoculars right now"

Akira quickly increases vigilance and tension from the look of Alpha, who has changed her attitude again. Hurry up and connect the binoculars to the information terminal just as before, and check the outside condition according to the operation of the alpha. Soil smoke was rising from a point in the wilderness indicated by the enlargement.

"... cuttlefish. You brought that bunch of monsters, didn't you?

The snail laughs bitterly and tries to deceive me.

"... did you find out? No, that's it, right?

"It doesn't matter who brought you here. Tell me. Was that part of the herd?

Katsuragi sees things from Akira's appearance and makes his expression all at once harsh.

"Darris! Expand the range of enemies in the car's enemy equipment to the maximum!

"If you spread that far, it's gonna be hard to find small monsters, right?

"Do it because it's good!

When Darris also began to perceive the disturbing situation from what the cuttlefish were doing, he rushed to change the settings of the enemy equipment as instructed. The look on the scallop's face, staring at the result of his opponent's defense, becomes even more dangerous.

"Narrow the enemy range to 60 degrees at 2 o'clock!

Darris was surprised by the instruction for a moment. Because that setting makes enemies other than the designated direction impossible and increases the chance of being ambushed. But I followed the instructions immediately. Then, he saw the altered enemy result again and made his expression strong (frightened) with the cuttlefish.

Akira urges a response with a very harsh look.

"I'm sorry I seem busy, but you have to answer my question.... How many monsters do you guys have left?!?

The source of earthsmoke confirmed by binoculars was another herd of monsters. The defensive results seen by the cuttlefish showed massive reactions that killed them from afar toward the trailer.

The herd of monsters that continued to follow the cuttlefish from the eastern wilderness gradually split into several populations due to differences in the speed of movement by type and individual, and since then they have been moving in units of that population. It was the leading group that attacked Akira and the others earlier. The slow-footed rear population had given up tracking along the way and returned to their original habitat, among other things, and had succeeded in pulling them off.

And right now, a mid-range group, which was halfway through the speed of travel, was trying to catch up with the lead group much later.

The cuttlefish discuss their response with a harsh look.

"Cuttlefish. What happens if you keep going to the city? Can you make it?"

The snail shakes its neck to the side.

"No. We won't make it. They'll determine we brought the herd. If we go any further, the city guards will kill us all.... Anticipating the speed of that flock from the speed at which the Sovereign Reaction moves, if we run the trailer at full speed, we'll probably be a little faster. How about running around and buying us some time? Keep your distance from the herd before you enter the city."

Now Darris shakes his head to the side.

"I can't. The energy level of the trailer is too high for long journeys. I can hang up on the way around."

The rattlesnakes, who rejected each other's proposals, exhaled and shut up a little. Akira suggests, as the next proposal doesn't seem to come up either.

"How about going back to the ruins again? Now I'll show you around the ruins. I'm familiar with the terrain over there. I think we can avoid getting stuck at the end of the line. Even if you throw out the trailer because of the energy drain, the ruins are more likely to escape than the wilderness, and I think the enemies are prone to spreading..."

Akira thought it was a good idea for herself, except that the actual guide was Alpha. But the snail shows a strong rejection.

"No!

The snail returns to me when I see Akira's attitude. And add a reason with some painfully harrowing look.

"... the ruins are littered with piles of monsters I just killed. Those bloody smells may already be attracting a lot of other monsters. Worst of all, if you had even called in powerful monsters in the back of the ruins, you would never win"

Akira was slightly surprised (a lot) by the cuttlefish and sent her gaze to Alpha asking if it was true or false. Take that and Alpha answers with a serious look.

'I'm pretty sure it includes deception that I don't want to throw away the trailer. But there are no lies in the description. Even if we go back to the ruins now, things will only get worse.'

Akira, who rejected her proposal, sighed.

"Do we have to intercept here... That's right. Can't you use the equipment you brought from the front line? Isn't it great and high-performance?

The snail shakes its neck to the side.

"I can't. Reinforced clothing cannot be used unless it is adjusted for personal use. It should take at least four hours. Firearms need corresponding special ammunition, which is not loaded. Carriage of ammunition is a different route....... damn!

Interception is the best thing to do on this occasion. That's what Akira and the others understood. There were some differences in the degree of understanding and grasp, which were manifested in the subtle differences in each expression, but all were the same without any shards (shards), such as signs of optimism.

Akira and the others begin to prepare for interception. When the cuttlefish stop the trailer in the most advantageous terrain possible, they will be positioned as easily as possible to reload the remnants of the machine gun. Akira and Darris get off the trailer and go into position. Until the battle, only a few minutes later.

Akira gets ready as quickly as Alpha instructs. Reload the AAH assault gun magazine and remove all spare magazines from the rucksack and place them on the nearby ground. Take the restorative medicine beforehand and keep it in your mouth so that you can take additional portions at the same time as it expires. Uncover the skin membrane of the recovery capsule and keep the contents in your clothes pocket. Now Akira's, other than mental, is ready.

Alpha stood by Akira's side (by his side) as usual. Akira asks in a slightly reopened manner, remembering both anxiety and heart strength about the condition.

'Alpha. Answer me honestly. Looks like you can win......, no, do you have a winning eye?

The question was, if I asked if I could win, I felt like losing, and I was being changed along the way.

Alpha laughs and answers as usual.

'We have a chance of winning. I'll support you, too. Good luck.'

Lies are not vomiting. However, it was not intended to give any specific figures based on the judgment that even (just) lower wins would be further reduced due to acts such as reduced motivation when the exact winning rate is communicated.

'Right. Is there a winner?'

Akira didn't dare (ah) ask any more. You don't have to know what you don't want to know. There was that common perception.

Akira puts up a gun. And then I saw Alpha, and I tried to tell her something, and I stopped it. Then Alpha dares (ah) make me laugh for fun.

"Akira, as I said before, I will bake you more care of Akira than I have had the good fortune to pay for her to meet me. So no matter what happens to Akira, don't give up. My support presupposes Akira's willingness, motivation and readiness. Don't forget that. If Akira is unwilling, can we stop supporting her?

Akira smiled bitterly when she saw some provocative fun smile on that alpha.

'I was. Willingness, motivation and readiness were my responsibility. Then, well, this is the situation, but you have to take good care of me.'

Alpha answers confidently with a full smile.

"Leave it to me."

Akira also smiled lightly and gave it back. The slight give up that was gushing in my mind disappeared completely, and instead I was filled with willingness to scratch my feet to the end.

Akira made up her mind. Now Akira is all set.

Katsuragi has already put a bunch of monsters within the range of the trailer's machine gun. But I don't shoot. Because there's no point in a towed shooting aimed at stopping approaching. We need to attract enemies at least as far away as the monster's tough flesh can cause serious injuries in order to contain the waste bullets. Akira and the others know that, so they are silently putting up guns and attracting enemies in the same way without prompting for a sweep or anything.

Since the rattlesnakes were almost finished crushing individuals with ranged attacks while on the run, the only individuals in the herd today are basically those who can only attack in close range. Thanks to this, as long as you endure the fear that a large number of monsters are approaching with intent to kill, you will be able to attract enough enemies to an effective shooting position.

Akira and the others endured the fear well enough. A machine gun starts shooting at a herd that has drawn them to a distance that is sure to inflict a fatal injury. Large quantities of bullets land on individuals on the front of the herd, dispersing the original form of the target and splashing their flesh on rear monsters.

Out of that blood smoke, a subsequent monster showers the flesh of his companions, but also the shards thrust in a frightened manner. Towards that monster, Akira aiming and pulling the trigger. A bullet fired out lands between the eyebrows of the target, causing the individual to die instantly. The monster that jumped over that body also immediately shoots and destroys it.

Next time, next time, with Alpha's support, shoot down with a move beyond your original strength. Still, the impact on the herd is minimal. The succession springs up one after the other. A desperate endurance battle began.

A fierce battle continues in which the madness of things is fundamental to death. Akira kept sniping monsters even as Alpha instructed, forgetting how many enemies she had defeated and how long it had been since the battle began.

Bullets for vs. monsters also have strong recoil depending on their power. Every time I pull the trigger, its recoil will put a strong load on my body and shred my strength. He managed to keep his combat abilities alive thanks to the recovery pills he took beforehand continuing to restore that load.

Replace the magazine as soon as it runs out of ammo. I immediately ran out of clothes to dance with. While discharging the empty magazine, grab (one) the magazine left on the ground and hurry to load it. Remember to rush to the visible and diminishing remnants, but still keep shooting without a kerchief. If you spare there, you can't contain your enemies.

When he realizes it's out of effect from the pain in his arm supporting the gun, he swallows a little of the healing pill that remains in his mouth. The efficacy of the healing pills twitches around the body. Without healing pills, I can't stand the load on my body already. He kept eating and tying his teeth and pulling the trigger while subtly adjusting his dose so that the battle would not interfere, but he would not lose his pain and swallow all the rest of his healing pills.

Alpha's instructions were almost perfect. He keeps instructing the target to delay the enemy's approach as much as possible, even knowing the difference in travel speed due to individual differences in monsters. He kept giving instructions for optimal solutions so that the corpses he defeated earlier could buy as much time as possible by various means so that the frightened (hiru) individuals trying to escape could interfere with the others.

Except if Akira can move as directed. In addition to Akira's low skill, tension, impatience, fatigue and various elements blunt her movements. Less than half of the entire instruction is working as instructed. Alpha responded immediately to the changing circumstances, including the consequences, and continued to give the following instructions:

A turning point was created in the situation. An extraordinarily quick monster popped up in front of Akira. Naturally Akira focused on the monster. Seeing multiple bullets hit him firmly, he decides he defeated him with it and immediately tries to target the other monsters. before Alpha specifies the following subjects:

Experience of being able to defeat monsters in similar situations before created alarm, enemies appearing one after the other created haste, accumulated fatigue created frivolity, and Akira misjudged.

'He's not dead yet!

Hearing Alpha's screaming scolding, Akira hastily returned the aim to an earlier individual. But it was already too late. The monster had finished packing his distance from Akira even though he was seriously injured. Countless bullets were showered all over his body, but also shards were frightened (hissing) to strike first. And he jumped momentum on Akira as he was being bombed, pushing him down as he did.

That blow to Akira's head came off hard because the monster was slightly disfigured by the impact of the bullet. Thanks to this, Akira was spared death. But his life is also a wind torch. The monster is pushing Akira down and opening her mouth to eat her head again.

The impending death greatly distorts Akira's physical time. I remember when, in a slow-flowing world, this had happened before, when monsters attacked me in Slam Street before and I was about to die. And act the same reflexively. In the mouth of a monster trying to eat himself, he threw the AAH assault gun he was holding into his arm.

A monster with the muzzle strongly pressed against the back of his throat blunts his movements for only a moment to its discomfort. Akira laughed and pulled the trigger before her big mouth fangs ate her own arm.

Countless bullets fired from the mouth are shot into the head of the monster. The monster, who had his head destroyed, died as he spewed a bullet from the back of his head.

Akira avoids the monster's body aside. The joy of victory was interrupted by severe pain in the right leg. His right leg was heavily torn apart in the attack when he was jumped.

Alpha gives instructions with a very harsh look and a harsh tone, preventing Akira's willingness to stop due to the relaxation and severe pain she took off from the dead.

"Treat me quickly! You'll have a healing pill in your pocket!

Akira applied the contents of the capsule she kept in her pocket directly into the wound, withstanding severe pain. More severe pain strikes Akira.

"Don't pass out! If you lose your mind, you'll just die! Hold on tight!

Healing pills administered directly in large quantities caused severe pain depending on the amount used. Akira stood up with a distressed look after a hard time not passing out. And I took the recovery pills that were still there.

A therapeutic nanomachine contained in the healing medication senses the user's pain and gathers in the wound to initiate immediate treatment. The wound about to heal is aggravated by impossible motion, and the wound and treatment are repeated. Akira stayed in that condition and resumed shooting while enduring severe pain. While they were falling, the other monsters were close to a pretty close range. One-time errors in judgment had made the situation correspondingly worse.

Akira and the others continued to resist desperately, but the situation was on the verge of deterioration. The flock of monsters was already close to what we might call a melee.

Scallops make zero (spill) weak noises in the driver's seat.

"... machine gun bullets run out.... over."

The voice rang all the way outside the trailer through a microphone for contact. Daris also zeros (spills) weak sounds.

"... so far"

Akira remained silent. I just couldn't afford to talk, but inside, I was in agreement. And then the machine gun bullet ran out.

Alpha smiles and tells Akira.

"You're done."

Akira smiles lightly and powerlessly when she sees a soft smile (cheeks) suitable to mark its end.

"... right"

"Thank you."

…… What!? "

Akira raised her surprise at Alpha's unexpected words. At the same time, the rain of grenades poured on a herd of monsters, blowing the surrounding individuals to pieces of wood dust with countless explosions. A larger number of objective warheads will be exposed to herds near Akira and the others, crushing the herd's components to ensure the safety of the trailer's surroundings.

Akira, confused by a sudden situation, laughs and notices Alpha pointing to the wilderness. Looking in that direction in a hurry, a car carrying the familiar female hunters was approaching with heavy artillery fire on a herd of monsters. That was Elena and Sarah.

Sarah had a firearm on the car that was large enough to be out of tune with its physique. Grenades have been fired continuously from large caliber muzzles.

"Elena! It's very different from where you're supposed to be, but that's all you need to be rescued for!

Elena is also manipulating the vehicle's machine gun to luxuriously fire a large number of bullets.

"There is. The emergency request said it was a Kuzsuhara Street ruin, but you must have escaped this far. Keep crushing."

"Roger! I have a client for ammunition! Keep doing it flashy!

Unilateral attacks continue as they are. The expensive, high-powered ammunition prepared by Elena and the others for the extermination of the herd of monsters, which regained their financial margin, was working at a price commensurate with that price. A bunch of monsters are swallowed up and disappeared by a grenade that pours like rain into a bullet that is shot in like a storm. Akira looked at the situation halfway.

The hordes of monsters that tormented Akira and the others were lightly annihilated by the fierce attack that devastated the area.

Some of the trailers that combine mobile stores are surprisingly large. When the cuttlefish joined Elena and the others, they were proceeding with the reprocessing of the emergency request in the trailer, not immediately heading to the city of Kugamayama. Akira bows her head once again deeply to Sarah as Katsuragi and Elena, negotiators in both groups, move on to the conversation, leaving her undisturbed.

"Thank you so much for your help. I didn't have to die because of you."

"It's okay. This is also work. Never mind. Thanks to Akira and the others, the numbers were down, so it was easier than expected."

Sarah is laughing in a good mood. The busty breasts in front of Akira showed that the strain actually hung on Sarah was very slight.

"But I'm a little surprised Akira was there. You've never been caught in a monster attack."

"Yes. Really, I just really think so. … should I buy Miyagi (also) Ri to get some luck?

When Akira talks that way jokingly with a bitter smile, Sarah laughs lightly and rides the story.

"It's certainly luck around there, isn't it? No matter how much information you collect beforehand, the unexpected still happens when it happens. We had a rough time before, too.... Miyagi Rika. It would be nice to buy it, but I think it would be nice to keep something to yourself when you're lucky. I'm this."

When Sarah said so and opened the front zipper of the protective clothing, she removed the pendant top she was wearing, the bullet processed for decoration, from the valley of her chest.

"When I was dying a while ago, I accidentally processed something from someone who helped me. Don't forget your heart and good fortune then."

"Oh, really?"

Akira managed to remain calm in many ways. Sarah noticed that Akira was looking subtly strange, but she didn't particularly care, thinking that she had just crossed the dead line and would still be upset and exalted. On that side (buckwheat), Alpha is laughing fun and meaningful.

'Good for you. The day to day, what Akira did back then, helped Akira quickly. What's the matter with you? Aren't you happy?

"No, of course I'm happy. Look, I knew it would be nice to save you then. '

'Right. You didn't have to die to see the valley of the beauty's breasts. "

Akira painstakingly remained calm. Alpha laughs joyfully like a prank.

'If you're not going to touch it, though I think it's good for my chest. Even if you don't want to, does it really matter that if you reach out, you get touched?

"Shut up. Shut up."

Elena's voice echoed as Akira tried to figure out a way to get away with the conversation while keeping her face a little stiff, taking care not to change her expression.

"No money? Are you kidding me?

The snail replies in a tense and hurry to Elena's intimidation.

"No, it's not like there isn't. That is a misunderstanding. willing to pay. It's just that, hey, I don't have the money to pay you right now."

Elena seeps no strong emotional intimidation and stares at the scallops.

"If there's nothing special about the reward, it's natural to pay it instantly, right? You put a lot of expensive ammunition in it, too?

"Wow, I know. It's just an emergency request, isn't it? It's an emergency. For just a few seconds, even a little writing time was a waste of time! That's why I didn't have time to write that! I'm not gonna lie to you or anything! True!"

I'm scared when a beauty gets angry. If you're a beauty who just annihilated a bunch of monsters, you're even more scared. With that in mind, Katsuragi tries to get Elena to stop.

"Look! A bunch of this gear full of trailers! How Much Money Would Sell This! That's how hunters would know!? Hey, just give me a minute! Of course (of course), color the reward! So what?

Show Elena the gear the cuttlefish loaded on the trailer. When Elena gets back in the mood by making sure she actually has items, not just at the tip of her mouth, she thinks of them with an interesting look at them. Katsuragi was using this as a breakthrough in the negotiations to think about (to) get through the situation.

Akira also looked at those items with Sarah with interest. Naturally, Akira also rarely (or rarely) has the opportunity to see the actual equipment near the front line. It showed only strong interest for that matter. In addition, Alpha has shown a little admiration for the quality of the equipment.

"You want Akira to be able to use this kind of equipment as soon as possible."

'Wait for the temperament around there. For example, which one should I be able to use?

"If you're choosing from the gear we have here, this could be it."

What Alpha pointed to was a large gun that normal humans might not be able to hold. Made of black metal, the caliber is large along with equipment for man-made weapons. The barrel, which looked sturdy to see, was marked with the manufacturer's engraving.

'No, it would be impossible to have this'

'We'll do something there using fortified clothing or something. Let's get your gear together first. Well, let's be temperamental.

Sarah gets caught by Akira and points her gaze at the same gun. And raise your voice of surprise.

"Elena, look! Awesome! There's Ragnarock!

Elena, who has been called, is also surprised to see that gun.

"... there really is. This is a versus a doomsday warhead, isn't it?

"Oh. It's this eye-catching product. How hard did you have to buy this......, wait, what are you thinking?

Katsuragi began to feel disturbed by the look on Elena's face when she saw the gun. So Elena grinned for the rush and whined.

"... could Sarah be equipped as long as she can?

The cuttlefish begin to panic as soon as possible.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! I can't! I can't do that!

"But you can't pay for it, can you? Then we'll have to keep it in storage."

"There would be too much difference between anything and what you pay! Don't tell me I can't!

"Which one of you is saying you can't. I don't pay for urgent requests, I don't pay for ammunition, I don't know when I can pay them, no, I really don't know if I'll pay them. You're telling me to wait in silence for my reward? We have a life too, don't we?

Elena changed her expression to something harsh to strengthen her gaze toward the cuttlefish. This is a rush, too. The snail gets stuck in the words after figuring it out. Katsuragi is also a merchant. I understand that non-payment is for me. Katsuragi herself has taken a lot from those who have received the goods before and cannot pay for them.

The troubled cuttlefish sent Akira a gaze for cover, perceiving that Akira and Elena knew each other. Akira had asked Elena and the others to save her life earlier, either by Elena's side. For this reason, he turned away from the snail in silence.

Later, there was also the plea of the whole body of the cuttlefish, which managed to bring the negotiations to an end. Elena and the others were to continue to be hired as escorts for the cuttlefish. The reward will naturally be multiplied. If no remuneration is paid by the prescribed date and time, Ragnarok will belong to Elena and the others. Elena and the others took on the escort together with surveillance of the cuttlefish.

Akira's vision inadvertently blurs next to Elena and Katsuragi packing the details of that negotiation. At the same time, the force fell out of his whole body and collapsed on the spot.

Without the power to stand up, I see Elena and the others rushing over in their increasingly darkening sight. He seemed to be saying something, but I couldn't hear him. All I could tell was that I was in a hurry.

In contrast to the gradually blurring figure of Elena and the others, Alpha was clearly visible. With the usual smile on his face, he was peeking into his fallen self.

'Well, that's the limit, isn't it? Maybe you'll be all right, take a rest.'

Akira heard the voice in a cloudy consciousness, slightly relieved and lost her mind as it was.