Rebuild World

The square, which was the meeting point for the patrol request, was now overflowing with hunters who had returned from emergency requests and so on. Some are wounded but happy to survive with their peers, while others are showing severe distress. It showed that Akira and the others were not the only ones whose sights were raging.

Akira, who had come back to the square, was slowly relaxed when she realized she was alive.

'If it's over, it's all good. A lot's happened, but it's over. "

Alpha laughs and labors Akira.

"Good day, let's get some rest today"

'Right. It's been a long time since I took a bath and took a rest.'

Akira let down her face in anticipation of a long bath. But Alpha smiles bitterly and picks up that expectation.

"Akira, I have some unfortunate news."

'... what?

"The reward hasn't been transferred yet. So I don't have the money to stay in a bathroom. '

Akira shows a complicated wolf.

"What do you mean?

"I hear there are too many participants in the emergency request and there is a delay in calculating the compensation. Check your request history for details."

When Akira manipulated the information terminal in a bit of a panic to check the rewards section of the request history, that was certainly stated there.

"I worked so hard......"

Alpha laughs and tries to encourage Akira.

"It will have been transferred to the boulder by tomorrow. Even if you take a bath today, it's dangerous to fall asleep from fatigue. Think so, be patient today '

".................. ok"

I can't help but say silly things. Akira was forced to convince herself.

"Akira. That's right, what do you do with motorcycles? You don't have a budget to stay in a room with a wheelbarrow. If you stop there, they're going to steal it, and you're going to sleep on a motorcycle today?

To point out Alpha's likeness (more), Akira starts to think with a look on her face. I'm very tired. I want to avoid sleeping on the street again. But I don't like to lose my bike either. It's also going to piss me off to fold the bike and bring it into my room. I come up with a solution after a little worrying.

'... All right. Let's keep the bike at Cheryl's. He also asked me to show my face for a moment. If you take that place instead of a wheelbarrow and pick it up when you use a motorcycle, you'll have a face too'

Akira drove the bike straight to Cheryl's base.

I hear a fierce knock in Cheryl's ear as she was trying to sleep in her room. I can't help but get out of bed and go in front of the door looking too hasty to ignore. And he calls out to the Lord of Knock with a grump on his voice that he was forced to interrupt where he was beginning to fall into a comfortable sleep.

"What? I'm about to go to bed."

"Boss! Mr. Akira is here!

Cheryl's consciousness awakens half asleep at once. At the same time, I understood why I was woken up. The children of the inmate party are afraid to respond to Akira without Cheryl.

Cheryl rushed under Akira quickly. When I stopped the bike near the entrance and exit of the base and went to Akira's side (buckwheat) where I waited, I took a gentle breath and then laughed happily.

"Thank you for waiting. Please come inside."

"Good here. Sorry to hear that at this hour. I need a favor."

"Say anything. If Akira asks, I'll take whatever it takes."

Akira wandered slightly at Cheryl's attitude, smiling powerfully. I put so much time aside that I would also be fixing the odd attitude I had when I met you before. That's what I thought, but as far as I could tell, it seemed to be getting worse.

Or (there is) is this the vegan state, and will this be the basis for much longer in the future? Akira thought so, but also tired and broke any further guesses and made her original errands a priority.

"I want you to keep this bike. I'll come get it when I need it."

"Okay. I'll take good care of it. Anything else? Why don't you stop by if there's nothing in particular? Coffee or something."

Cheryl grabbed Akira's hand naturally and gazed into Akira's eyes as she smiled (cheeks) happily. Akira let go of Cheryl's hand in a slight panic, remembering her strange power, to that smile (cheeks), to her favorable gaze, to the power transmitted from her gripping hand, and to her subtle attempt to attract her.

"No, it's late today and I'm going home to the inn. I'm tired of everything."

Show how lonely Cheryl seems so sorry.

"Really? It's been a long time since I've seen you, so I wanted to talk to you about a lot of things, unfortunately."

"I'll put my face in it again. Bye."

"Yes, I'll be waiting for you"

Cheryl smiled as she looked a little lonely and dropped Akira off. While Akira was aware that she had gone a little crazy, she also thought it was better than the last time, and went back to the inn to stop (or) worrying about it more because she was tired more than anything else.

Cheryl instructs the boy on watch to put Akira's motorcycle inside the base.

"Needless to say, treat it carefully. Tell everyone not to touch it on their own. Tell her it's Akira's motorcycle. I know you know about what happens if you lose it or break it, but please be really careful. Okay?"

"Oh. Okay."

The boy nodded (nodding) nervously thinking of the worst of it.

Cheryl smiles (cheeks) attractively, even if he's gentle with the boy.

"I'm going to bed now. Good luck with that. Good night."

The boy was slightly in love with Cheryl. There is light on the face and redness. Cheryl went back to his room after confirming it.

Cheryl returns to her room and smiles at herself in the mirror. Smile (cheeky) After checking my face, I erased that grin.

"... it works properly. But it didn't work for Akira? I just didn't notice?

Cheryl is aware of her superior appearance. I understand that it allows me to extraordinarily draw their liking. If you smile (cheeks), hold hands, and gaze into your eyes, you know you can increase your effectiveness even more.

But it didn't work as well against Akira as I thought. That's where I tried the boy on guard. The smile (cheeks) overflowing with the charm deliberately floated had the desired effect on the boy.

There should have been no trouble with words or deeds. But I couldn't distract Akira. Cheryl is slightly discouraged by that.

"... you have to work hard."

Cheryl was squeaking (crushing) and laying down in bed.

The next day, Akira woke up asleep as if she had died because of fatigue in a small, bathless room in the inn. As he wandered his gaze with his sleeping consciousness, he stood on his side (buckwheat) and smiled (cheeks) into contact with Alpha.

"... Alpha. Good morning."

"Morning, Akira. Yesterday's reward is being transferred. Check it out if you care. '

Akira was still drowsy, but when she woke herself up caught in interest in the reward, she operated the information terminal in a slightly slow motion. And as soon as I checked the contents from the request history to the reward amount column, the remaining drowsiness blew up at once.

"12 Million Orum!?

Akira unexpectedly doubted her eyes and reaffirmed the amount of the reward. And when I understood I was right at 12 million aurums, I skipped consciousness a little as half-assed (blurry).

The details of the reward stated that the basic reward for the emergency request, plus the reward for defeating the herd of monsters twice, plus the incremental amount according to the number of hunters who helped and the total cost of the restorative medicine given to the hunters, was deducted from the cost of the bike for the prepayment, but I couldn't afford to read it to Akira.

"Akira's dying cost may be a little subtle."

Akira returns to me with that disgruntled voice of Alpha.

"... no, but I risked my life for once, and I was actually dying. The other hunters used a heap of ammunition. But that's why..."

Akira also begins to get lost in the validity of the reward. But neither the difficulty of yesterday's fierce battle, nor the digits of the rewards received, were too high for Akira's feeling to conclude.

That stray, Alpha's next statement blows up.

"Shall I check my gear with this end of the day?"

"Edge gold!?

"Akira. Don't be surprised at once"

"Oh, even if I'm surprised, I can't do that! If 12 million aurum is gold, how much money will it be?

"As long as the currency of payment is an aurum, even if it has ten billion dollars, it's gold."

It was Akira, who was in quite a hurry, but did not know what Alpha meant by his remarks, and with that confusion and doubt he restored calm to the contrary.

"... what do you mean?

'That would be a long time to elaborate. I'll go to Sizka's later for ammo refills and gear updates, so ask me about gear that I can't buy with an aurum payment at that time. I think it tells me more about equipment that I can't buy with gold. I'll go when I'm ready, so why don't you take it for breakfast?

As soon as she was prompted to eat, Akira suddenly felt hungry. And yesterday I was so tired that I also remembered that I immediately fell asleep without even taking a meal.

"... right"

A hungry meal takes precedence over most circumstances. Akira began to shelf all sorts of questions and prepare meals.

When Akira, who finished her personal duties, visited Sizka's store, Sizka greeted her with a gentle wave from the counter, as usual.

"Akira. There you are. How's the fortified clothing? Is that helpful?

"Yes, I'm helping with more performance than I imagined"

Sizka is relieved to see how Akira looks fine. Reports indicated that the city was a massive raid enough to send out defense forces, with numerous casualties among the hunters who took part in the defense. Somehow, Akira felt like she was in on it, so she showed herself, but as far as how she seemed healthy, she remembered that she was worried (Kiyu).

"That's good. If Akira dies because of what I chose to do that is weird. I'm an important regular candidate, so I need you to stay alive."

To Sizka's light joke, Akira shows a little bit better at it.

"Today I think I can take a little journey to the regular (Minori). I came to buy another AAH assault gun. I knew I would have trouble when it suddenly broke if I only had one (one). Also, do you have a valid gun recommendation for a mechanical monster? I have fortified clothing, so I think it's okay if it's a little heavy."

"AAH assault gun. And a gun that works for mechanical monsters. There's a lot going on, but there's also a combination with the budget, right? How long are you gonna be okay?

"If it goes with AAH assault guns up to about 10 million aurum, that's fine."

Sizka, who was responding with a smile, solidified her expression only for a moment with surprise. And continue with a slightly troubled face.

"... once I ask, how do I pay? I hate to sell it to you, but I'm in business too, so I can't handle that much splitting or anything, can I? Or the hunter's office credit limit? Even if you can afford to pay in a split, I wouldn't recommend it because it doesn't make a difference in debt."

"You can pay in bulk, so it's okay."

Akira answered that normally without thinking deeply. But that changes Sizka's look.

"... yes. The fortified clothes arrived three days ago, right? Until the fortified clothes arrived, you said that the dangerous hunter operation would be stopped. The respite lasts only three days. Akira. How did you make that money?

Sizka smiles gently. But Akira felt quite intimidated by the smile. And I recall. I don't force you unnecessarily. That Sizka and I were so firmly committed.

Answer as Akira excuses herself in a bit of a panic.

"Well, what's the price?"

"Yeah."

"Ki, I fought a bunch of monsters on yesterday's patrol request, and that in itself is unexpected, and that's the reward. I made unexpected money. I'm surprised myself."

"I mean, you couldn't, could you?

"That was the result of a desperate attempt to survive..."

"You couldn't, could you?

Sizka's voice had the power not to let her say yes or no.

………… Yes. "

When Akira concedes to it, Sizka makes her expression look a little more worrisome.

"Were you okay? Any injuries? You heard yesterday's defense was a pretty rough fight, didn't you?

"As you can see, it's fine. I'm not wearing fortified clothes because I can't move on my own because of an injury."

Akira didn't lie. At least now it's true that there's no problem. But while Sizka keeps staring at me, I can't stand to confess.

"Mi, I injured my right leg, but the wound has healed to the extent that it was healed with healing pills and has already healed without any problems"

Akira was still creating an atmosphere of trying to hide something deadly. The way it is makes Sizka even more worried.

"Come here for a second!

Sizka took Akira to the back of the counter without telling her whether or not to.

"Take off your fortified clothes and let me check the bottom. You know, there's bandages all over it, and you're not in that state, are you?

"He said it's okay. Because it's already healed."

"Then it's okay to show it to you, isn't it? Take it off quickly!"

Akira was pushed by the momentum of Sizka to take off her fortified clothes. There are no bandages wrapped in blood paint (eyelids), and there are no more painful injuries. The healing pills I used were treating bruises caused by the impossibility of manipulating broken legs and fortified clothes without any problems.

When Shizuka is reassured gradually, she hugs Akira tightly.

"If you're safe, I won't try to hide it badly. You'll be extra anxious."

"Shh, excuse me"

Akira was held together without resistance. And he was relieved (mostly) that he deceived the impossible (mummy) recklessness that was going to be a big deal if he was found out that Sizka was trying to make it to the battlefield after taking on an emergency request that he didn't need to take while he was shoved hard on his chest and lit.

Akira and the others came back to the store counter. Sizka puts one (one) of the items ordered in front of Akira.

"First, an AAH assault gun. Is it a valid gun for mechanical monsters after all? You thought you needed it in yesterday's fight, didn't you? Can you tell us what kind of battle it was? I'll hear it and think about it."

"Okay."

Akira explained the battle with the Cannon Insects by omitting a lot of details. Still, we talked about the fact that the AAH assault gun was pretty close to scratching the downpouring shells in order to defeat the replenishers that seemed to manage. Sizka was quite surprised to hear that.

"... I see. You've been very impotent. But there was no other way to escape."

"Yes, well, I was wondering if there was any good weapon that could work with sturdy mechanical monsters."

"Then I'd recommend a CWH objective assault gun or a DSS sniper gun. It works great for sturdy monsters because they can both use generic armored rounds. Range and power. Which one do you want to prioritize?

"I'm going to focus on exploring the ruins, so please do it with power. There are so many places in the ruins that I don't think the range has to be that far."

"In doing so, we recommend a set of CWH objective assault guns and generic armoured rounds. Usually bullets can also be used, but if you intend to use them in conjunction with AAH assault guns, you should only use generic armored rifles for CWH objective assault guns. Pretty expensive, but if you also insure your dedicated ammunition, you can easily defeat monsters that are difficult to deal with with with with generic armor rounds. It might be a good idea to keep a few rounds as insurance in case."

"Then I'd like what you just taught me and a refill of the regular ammo and a spare energy pack of fortified clothes. Is there anything else I should buy?

"Right. That doesn't change the convenience of any of them, and... I'll buy whatever you want.

As for Sizka, I was going to make a little joke. But Akira showed more food than she expected.

"I'll buy it"

Firearms for hunters are the main commodity in Sizka stores. Other consumables for hunters are also purchased. I will try to pick up some combat clothes if you ask me to. But I didn't leave your guard.

But Akira's attitude was not really a joke, etc. The expression was serious with mixed expectations, his gaze was very serious, and his voice had a definite willingness.

"... wait a minute"

Sizka pointed a slightly hardened smile at Akira, then said so and disappeared behind the counter. And headed to the store's warehouse in a bit of a hurry.

Various other items, such as firearms and ammunition for sale, are also stored in the warehouse that serves as the entrance to the goods. So I start looking for what I'm looking for.

"... where did you put it?... whether there really is one in the first place. I don't remember throwing it away because it's in my way, so I should be wearing dust (dust) around it...... there it is!

The found item is a cardboard box that was dusted in the corner of the warehouse. It indicates that the amount of dust (dust) accumulated has been left (me) for quite some time. When I gently dusted and opened the box, various small items appeared.

Precision machines and medical products made with advanced technological capabilities in the old world, such as those that are not reproducible in current technology, can be expensive. But items that don't only come with the corresponding value. Even paintings of a high artistic nature, if the raw materials are commonplace paper and ink, the hunter's office boutique does not value them. Because there is no technical value there.

There are quite a few hunters who bring items of that hand that are barely (mostly) valued at regular shops to other stores, etc. Other places were expected to have unexpected values, souvenirs from the site exploration, discount bargaining, or pressed to be more than thrown away, and the products in Sizka's store accumulated quite a bit.

Sizka left behind items in the warehouse that were not of interest to her. That's what's in this cardboard box. And I remembered that there was a mixture of things like you. Then I went back under Akira with some of the items that seemed like it.

"Please wait. This is all I got, you want it?

Akira sees the items arranged on the counter with a serious look. But I don't know if you're good or bad.

"Do you have a recommendation or something for Mr. Sizka?

"I don't specialize in boulders. But they found it in the ruins. I don't plan on restocking, and I can't guarantee efficacy. Rest in peace. So I think you should pick something Akira likes."

As Akira roared troubled, Alpha pointed to one of the items.

"I think this is good."

'I ask you once, why did you choose that?

'Cause they have good numbers engraved on them. Probably the guardian of gambling in the old world. Collecting artifacts is like gambling, so I think it's just fine.'

Akira points to Alpha's recommended guardian.

"I'll make this one."

"Okay. I can't guarantee quality, so I'll keep this as a service item. I'll get you something to order."

While Sizka was stocking up on the order, Akira looked at the Miyagi she had acquired in an interesting way.

'Alpha. What do good luck numbers mean by this number?

"You get a lot of money when that number shows up. So gold luck related and good luck. That's what I'm talking about. '

"I see."

Gold was so important in the old world that this kind of guardianship was required. Akira thought so and found the unexpected similarities between the old world and the present, which she considered unimaginable.

Sizka returns with the item of the order.

"Please wait. If you have time, why don't you ask me for a description of the product?

"Please"

"Okay. CWH objective assault guns are mainly against heavily armored mechanical monsters…"

Sizka began describing the product with pleasure.

CWH objective assault guns are among the firearms used against monsters and are manufactured to combat mechanical monsters.

Mechanical monsters are many of them autonomous weapons, institutional defenses and other machines, and many more robust individuals than biological monsters. Often you can't fight straight (decent) without strong armor or piercing a solid metal body.

The CWH objective assault gun is designed for very high penetration so that it can penetrate the robust armor of mechanical monsters and destroy relatively brittle internal parts.

If only the internal control device is destroyed by penetrating the armor of the mechanical monster with a fully armored bullet, the function can also be stopped with less damage. When destroying a mechanical monster for the purpose of obtaining internal parts, it is more efficient than blowing it with a bullet because the less damage the part sells at a higher price.

Hunters who love this gun even make a living hunting wild chariots wandering the wilderness. Use powerful dedicated ammunition to accurately destroy only the tank's controls, and then bring them into the factory to replace them, repair them, and sell them.

There are a number of guns that hunters use to fight monsters of large mechanical weapons, but when it comes to classic items, the name of this gun is bound to be mentioned. CWH objective assault guns are that much better.

"The CWH Object Assault Gun's special ammo is expensive, but the performance comes with origami. If you are familiar with the internal structure of a defeating mechanical monster and are confident in sniping, you can aim big enough. You can even aim a single reversal at your armored opponent. Needless to say, I know you do, but you can't go after that from Akira, can you?

"Of course."

When Akira answered with a firm nod, Shizuka nodded satisfactorily as well.

"Great. And don't try to use a special bullet with another gun because it looks like it can be used. It's the worst outburst I've ever had and I'm gonna blow every Akira's arm off. Definitely stop. Anything else you want to ask me? Can we talk about other guns or something? If that makes Akira more willing to buy, we'll talk plenty."

Akira thinks a little before answering.

"Then tell me about AAH enthusiasts"

Sizka gives me an indescribable look. And then I smiled at Akira with some objective-looking eyes.

"Are you an AAH enthusiast... Akira, it's too early to be an AAH enthusiast at that age."

I don't know why, but I also found that Akira had heard something strange about herself. Continue to fix it.

"No, the hunter in the same squad spoke those words in yesterday's fight, so I just asked. Looks like you saw my AAH assault gun and thought me or Mr. Sizka was an AAH enthusiast..."

"Really? And even by chance, Akira did a great job."

"When you're active, do they mistake you for an AAH enthusiast?

"I don't know, there's a lot going on around here."

Explain the AAH enthusiast to Akira, who is baffled, with Sizka smiling bitterly.

There are a wide variety of guns out there in the east. Some of them go out in the long run, while others disappear in fashion just for a moment. AAH assault guns are famous guns that are 100 years old in their elimination. Thanks to its affordability and high performance, it still remains highly popular.

And some who are called AAH enthusiasts use AAH assault guns so abnormally that sometimes the means and purpose are reversed.

Go defeat the monster to use the AAH Assault Gun. In order to glorify and spread its performance, it is impossible to defeat (do) a monster so powerful that it is impossible to defeat it with its firepower, with an AAH assault gun. An extremely peculiar modification is applied to the AAH assault gun to transform it into a powerful firearm that has been significantly removed from its original performance. The activities, for example, are diverse.

AAH enthusiasts also have various factions. Those who do not tolerate any modifications and seek effective methods of attack in the performance of vegetables. Those who assume that there is no deviation from the underlying blueprint. who assumes that it would be good if the core parts were used. who intend to enhance their functionality with the use or development of expansion parts. Anyone who assumes that the contents are completely separate if the appearance is an AAH assault gun. They were seeing each other and working together to increase the number of loyal AAH assault rifle users each day.

A common denominator among AAH enthusiasts is that there are many very dark people. There are also a number of competent hunters, but they were also those who had difficulty handling them because they are dyed by AAH enthusiasts when they hang out poorly.

"AAH enthusiasts also have many corporate employees. I'm not, am I? It is also said to be skillfully recommending AAH assault guns, or sneaking a very high-performance mix of retrofit items for sale. The AAH assault guns sold contain occasional hits, and that's why they say."

Akira recalls what she did yesterday. It was certainly not surprising that he acted so mistakenly when he called an AAH assault gun a famous gun or just an AAH assault gun on a mechanical monster like Cannon Insect.

"Some hunters buy a lot of the same guns in search of a particularly high-performance AAH assault gun called a hit. I'm just saying that there are some high-performance things that you can't buy without paying for cologne. There are rumours (rumors) that it's even mixed with performance things like firearms in the old world. Who sent the rumors?"

Hunters who occasionally (and occasionally) buy large quantities of AAH assault guns sometimes come to a store where the shopkeeper is mistaken for an AAH enthusiast. It is temporarily lucrative (already), but if you are unlucky, you may end up holding a large amount of inventory and compress management.

The hunter of the hand also comes to Sizka's store occasionally (occasionally), but he asks them to pay in full in advance and place an order on it to pick it up. Once Sizka saw a hunter picking up an AAH assault gun piled up in a truck and pulled it off a bit.

"Mr. Sizka. Um, what's a colon payment? Is it not like Orlam?

Sizka was a little surprised that Akira didn't know about Cologne. I then gave her a look of pity (fumble) only for a moment, but immediately turned it off and listened back with my usual smile.

"Do you know Akira is Cologne?

"No. I'm new to the word now, too"

"Explain it a little longer. Do you mind?"

"It's okay. Please."

Sizka begins explaining Cologne to Akira.

There are two different currencies in the east. Corporate currency and Cologne. To give an example of a corporate currency, Orlam is a corporate currency issued by Sakashita Heavy Industries, one of the five largest companies in the Unified Enterprise Union.

Corporate currencies are mainly used in the governing metropolitan area managed and operated by that company. There are five types, including Orlam, all of which are issued by five major companies. It is good to assume that all those who engage in economic activities using the corporate currency as a mediator are under the control of that company. The extent of currency circulation is the dominant area of the company, a lifeline that underpins corporate activity.

The counterfeiting of corporate currency is a declaration of war against the Unified Enterprise. Many criminal organizations that have attempted to forge have been exterminated by the Unified Enterprise.

And apart from the corporate currency, the currency in circulation throughout the east is Cologne. Also known as the currency of the Old World, it is an electronic currency that is not counterfeitable in current technology and is excavated from the ruins as an artifact. The method of obtaining is sometimes present as its balance in an electronic purse called a colon card.

Cologne is a currency of absolute value in the east. It can be exchanged at high rates with all corporate currencies via Unified Enterprise Company. Conversely, the changeover from corporate currency to Cologne is prevented, for example, by very high fees. That had further increased the value of Cologne in the east. Settlements between large companies are also often made in Cologne.

And the most important value of Cologne is that it can still be used today as the currency of the old world.

Among the ruins of the old world are factories that are still operating correctly today. Naturally its security devices and so on function correctly, so security devices manufactured with the overwhelming technology of the old world can often not be fattened at all by competent hunters or corporate private armies, making it extremely difficult to strip away relics at all costs.

Safely purchase extremely valuable and extremely difficult to obtain products produced in those plants by negotiating with artificial intelligence for management. That's what Cologne's worth. The fact was once kept secret, but now it is widely known to the east.

In addition, vending machines installed in the ruins sometimes sell restorative drugs that treat and even rejuvenate in a short amount of time, even with defects in the extremities. With Cologne, you can buy such precious artifacts.

In some cases, trying to get it at all costs, I destroyed the vending machine to the citation of engaging with the security system of the old world to build a pile of corpses, and I ended up not getting it.

It is also said that some companies are purchasing military supplies in Cologne from military production bases in the old world. It is even said that those performances sometimes rewrite the eastern range of forces.

There is also such a history, and the Unified Enterprise has taken a leap forward in collecting Cologne. One way to collect it is to have the hunters collect cologne from the relics (in order to), some of the equipment sold for hunters cannot be bought without paying cologne. Naturally, they're all precious and high-performance items.

Sizka wraps up the explanation.

"For that reason, there are rumors (rumors) that there are unusually high-performance AAH assault guns that have been modified into such Cologne Payment specialties. If it exists, I'd like to see it again."

Knowing that there were equipment in the east that could not be bought in corporate currency, Akira understood why Alpha said 10 billion aurum was edged (did) gold. I bow my head carefully to Sizka and thank her.

"Thanks for letting me know. I sat down. It was interesting."

"Really? That's good."

If you are a hunter equipped with fortified clothing, if you are aiming for it, you know and deserve to know about the existence of Cologne. But Akira didn't know. Sizka was a little heartbroken thinking about the Akira's condition, but she smiled (cheeks) as usual without caring about Akira and putting it on the table.