Rebuild World

Cheryl is in her room talking to Akira over the information terminal.

"... ok. Then tomorrow, I'll be waiting for you.... Yes. Get some rest, Akira."

I can't get off the phone with Akira. The look on Cheryl's face, who was constantly smiling (cheeks) during the conversation with Akira, turns fatigue into something that left her colorful. Cheryl exhaled heavily.

(Will Akira not come today? Too bad)

Akira's story was that Akira would no longer come to base today. It is certainly time for the sun to set. Ning wanted Cheryl to stay in Akira again on that pretext, but the wish was not Ye.

A lot really happened today, and Cheryl was quite tired physically and mentally. It was time for a bath, so I decided to take a slow bath and rest.

When Cheryl leaves the room ready to bathe, she hears the noise of her men. We're talking about Elio and the others in the wilderness. If the reason for this was to try to kill Cheryl Akira for the hostages in addition to making enough noise for the dead to come out, it would be natural to make a noise.

Elio finds what Cheryl looks like. Ellio, who had been persistently forced to talk by the other children, is fortunate enough to try to get away from the scene.

"Oops, it's the boss's bathing time, so we need to keep an eye out. Sorry."

"Elio will be tired, and I don't mind if he's resting."

Tired would be the same for everyone out in the wilderness. Cheryl thought so and said so in good faith, but Elio hurriedly shook his head to the side.

"No, no, no, I'm fine. That's how much I can do."

"Really? Then do as you please."

Cheryl gave her a slightly strange look, but she turned to the bathroom without worrying too much.

Cheryl washed her body more carefully than usual as she went out into the wilderness today. Remove any dirt from your body and slowly soak it in water.

Due to the fatigue of the day and the comfort of the water, Cheryl was reminiscent of what happened today with a blurry consciousness.

Regular Cheryl would recall the events of the day in an orderly fashion and reassess his actions as food for the future. But Cheryl, who was more blurred than usual due to fatigue and other things, had repeatedly remembered particularly impressive events. This is where Akira helps Cheryl, who was taken hostage.

Cheryl repeatedly remembers the scene with a smile. Each time, the sight of that scene that is floating in Cheryl's head changes slightly. Cheryl and Akira's words and actions gradually beautify, adding a convenient foot color to the whole thing.

When Cheryl's floating grin turned into something hard to describe as a smile, perhaps the foot-colored sight reached the realm of fabrication.

The force gradually falls out of Cheryl's body and his head gradually approaches the water. Finally, her face sank into the water, and Cheryl turned back to me and woke herself up in a panic.

"... it was dangerous."

I can repeat the same thing if it stays this way. Cheryl continued bathing with due care.

The same thing was repeated twice later, until Cheryl finished bathing.

Elio is standing in front of the stripper with Alicia and watching. It is also important not to increase the number of unfortunate people who peek at Cheryl and are thrown out of prison.

Alicia will check on Elio. He cares about Elio, whose fatigue appears to remain intense, and talks worryingly.

"Cheryl says so, too, and you can rest, okay? It must have been tough, huh?

"Oh. So let me rest here. I keep being forced to talk about it elsewhere. It's tiring to keep talking. I've told the same story five times already. In the face of a questioning attack."

Elio answered in a heartfelt relief. When he went out into the wilderness with the other members, Elio also had guns as force personnel in the bend shape. It was often used to contrast Akira, who was very active in the story of the accompanying members because of it. I was wondering what Elio was doing at that time.

"... then I had a gun, too. 'Cause I can't even be told to be as active as a hunter. Every time they tell me I couldn't do anything, they look at me with surprise. I even complain that I would. Then I'll shut up and tell you to go next time. Don't take it personally."

When Elio spills his stupidity in dissatisfaction, Alicia's expression turns into a mixture of anxiety and worry.

"... Next, there is?

"... I don't know. Ask Cheryl."

Honestly, Elio doesn't want to go again. But if you're ordered to go to Cheryl, you have to go if you don't want to. Except for this one, it's a cozy prison party. You can't be kicked out against Cheryl.

Elio's expression turns into something more mixed with anxiety, worry and fatigue than Alicia. I saw that. Alicia tells Ellio to cheer up.

"I'll ask Cheryl to remove the last member as much as I can if there's a next one."

"Excuse me. Please."

"For once, you didn't do anything to piss Cheryl off, did you?

Elio can swim his eyes. Alicia asks Elio in a bit of a panic.

"Hey, what have you done!?

"No, I'm fine. That matter should have been settled by joining this member. Maybe, I'm sure, maybe."

"Hey, what did you really do!?

Elio is in a hurry, questioned by Alicia. It's hard to tell my girlfriend Alicia about seeing Cheryl naked. Elio even continued to misdemonize.

Akira is taking a bath in the house. Akira is going to go straight to bed and sleep when she gets out of the bath.

I wasn't aware until I got home, but Akira's fatigue was considerable. As soon as she took off her fortified clothes, Akira felt so tired that she was about to collapse that she hurried and squeezed her strength to prevent her from falling to the floor. Akira chose to bathe from two choices: bath and sleep, after a minimal maintenance of the equipment.

Akira slowly soaks herself in the hot tub and gives herself up to the pleasure of her pleasant water. He was tasting the feeling of fatigue dissolving out of his body, taking care not to fall asleep as it was.

"Akira, do you have a minute?

"... what?

I look at Alpha while Akira blurs a little. Alpha is taking a bath with Akira as usual. Technically, it shows such illusory footage in Akira's sight. Alpha harnesses the advantages of being an artifact of video information only, exposing Akira to extremely attractive nudity that is adjusting its shape to Akira's tastes. Normally, there would have to be some reaction.

But due to the situation and relationship and accustom and tiredness, Akira's reaction to seeing the alpha in its fascinating appearance is dull. Humans are creatures they get used to.

Seeing Akira look at herself with a scarce eye for women's nudity than usual, Alpha shakes Akira through the initial topic, even though she thinks a lot behind her back.

'It's been a long day, but it's been a long day. So I'd like to decide when next. "

Akira has a slightly surprising look on her face.

"Next? Are we going again? Take Cheryl and the others?

"Yes, I am."

"I don't think Cheryl's gonna get another story like this after all that happened. First, what are you going to do with the ammunition? I used it quite a bit in a day, and I can't make Cheryl pay for it, can I?

Alpha smiles so well.

'Ammunition costs are fine. I didn't need to hide where I was going, so I got a generic crusade request with you. If you defeat all those monsters, it will cost you ammunition for the moment'

"Was it? That's all I shot. It was helpful not to worry about the cost of ammunition."

Ammunition costs are Akira's own expense. Akira did not envisage engaging herds of monsters or anything else. It's good to have that unexpected expense contained as much as possible. But not enough reason to ask Cheryl to do the same thing again.

"... but I thought Cheryl would say no?

When Akira speaks that way, Alpha answers with a slightly more serious face.

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to prioritize Akira's growth over Cheryl's convenience, such as improving combat skills. For my purpose, too. In the sense that Akira finishes her escort without my support, I can also say that today's training ended in failure. Ask Akira to be stronger. I have trouble reducing that opportunity from Akira. And as I've explained before, Cheryl has a good story, too, right?

Akira bothers me. Because I fully understand that I don't have enough strength.

Alpha loosens her expression a little.

'If Akira really doesn't like it, I won't be forced to either. I can't help it, and I don't want to get along with Akira. "

I think Akira is blurry. There was a lot going on, but as it turned out, it was generating huge profits for Cheryl and the others. Then it should be up to Cheryl to decide whether or not to continue.

"I'll give Cheryl a suggestion. If he's riding, let's keep going."

'Okay. Then let's talk about Akira next. "

"My story? If you're talking about a fine mess in today's fight, you can do it tomorrow. If they point it out now, they'll probably forget it."

Akira is enjoying bathing. My consciousness is also a little blurred due to the tiredness of the day and the comfort of bathing. I am not in a position to participate in a reflection for the day.

'That's not what I'm talking about. Look, you said Akira was lucky to talk about what's different between him and Akira, right? I don't think so. I know Akira's efforts better than anyone else. Anyway, we've been together ever since we met Akira. And even before you met me, Akira worked hard, and thanks to that, Akira was able to go to the ruins of the old world, so you met me, right? I don't think that Akira is with him, and I don't want Akira to think that.'

Alpha told Akira that while smiling (cheeks) with a little pride. Alpha's grin included a willingness to say that she was right when she chose Akira.

Akira listened to Alpha and tried to be a little dumb, but then she returned her expression and started talking.

"... nothing. I don't think I'm exactly like him either. Even before I met Alpha, after I met Alpha, I think I've made an effort. But that effort could have been made by him, too. Or maybe he was trying harder than me. Aside from whether that effort was successful or not."

Akira leans slightly as she recalls the past. Akira's gaze is directed at the shaky surface of the water.

"... I've been trying, too. Still..."

"Still?"

"I don't think I've done enough to meet Alpha. So I was lucky. I'm not saying it's just luck, but the percentage of luck is too big. And he must have been unlucky. What he said was not a mistake."

Akira's expression doesn't have the color of self-derision. I also have no sympathy for Sebra. I just had feelings that were close to objectivity.

"It's an honor that Akira appreciated me so much. Awesome."

Alpha laughed at Niyaniya and talked a little closer to Akira. Akira recalled her own remarks and shifted her gaze from the Alpha as slightly illuminated.

After bathing, Akira immediately laid down in bed and went straight to sleep. Alpha conceives as she looks at Akira sleeping.

Alpha acknowledged and praised Akira's efforts and talked by calculating so that she could get along better. I talked to him so that he could get along better, taking into account Akira's personality, etc., which I know. But Akira's reaction was duller than Alpha's calculations.

Alpha comes up with the idea. In that way, I couldn't do it with the content. We need a fix.

Alpha continues to observe Akira. Ever, ever.

Akira, who visited Cheryl's stronghold, was escorted straight to Cheryl's room.

When Akira drops her gun and sits on the couch, Cheryl naturally hugs her across (again) from Akira.

Cheryl slightly turns her expression into dissatisfaction. Looks uncomfortable with Akira wearing fortified clothes. Put your hands on Akira's shoulders and extend your arms, complaining with your face in front of Akira.

"I knew it was hard. Why don't you take it off?

"I don't like it."

When Akira says no, Cheryl starts watching.

"Isn't that good? It's not diminishing."

"My physical abilities are greatly reduced. Trouble putting them back on."

"Too bad."

I turn my arms behind Akira's back with Cheryl's sorry look on her face and hold her tight. Akira exhaled lightly as it was time to get used to Cheryl's words and actions.

"So, Cheryl, what do we talk from?

"Yes, then it's the artifact I brought home first, what shall I do"

"I don't care what you tell me. Do as you please."

"Even so, Akira needs to decide the ratio and content of the distribution..."

Akira tilts her neck.

"Allocation?"

"Yes, we only let people out of us, but it would be helpful if you could make it somewhat convincing to them, considering that their men also went out into the wilderness once. Of course (of course), I will persuade you as much as I can."

At the behest of Cheryl, the boss, he went out into the wilderness to collect relics while frightened (obsessed) by the raid of monsters, which were actually attacked by a herd of monsters and shook up, and only a few relics could be divided. Then they won't be convinced by the boulders either. I might reluctantly convince you if you point out that Sebra betrayed you. But dissatisfaction is inevitable. That's what Cheryl had decided.

Akira notices Cheryl's mistake and explains it to correct the misunderstanding.

"Distribution, nothing, that's all Cheryl and the others. That's why I told you to do whatever you want. Cheryl and the others."

Cheryl's body solidifies after hearing Akira explain.

"Why, is it all?

"Everything."

"Except for the artifacts that Dale and the others gave you, right?

To Cheryl, who is somewhere in a hurry, Akira answers flat, albeit slightly strange.

"I told you it was all there. Including that."

Cheryl stays stiff and scrutinizes Akira's explanation over and over in her head. Check again and again for misheard or convenient interpretations. And Cheryl confirmed that there was no mishearing or unnatural interpretation.

Speak to Cheryl, who stopped moving with Akira in her arms.

"Cheryl?"

Stop Cheryl from hugging Akira and sit next to her. The expression is a little cloudy. And ask in a slightly darker voice.

"... well, I don't know, didn't it cost a lot of ammunition or something?

"Oh, if it cost ammunition, I recovered it separately. No problem."

"Oh, really? So what about a reward multiplier? There were many unexpected things like being attacked by a bunch of monsters..."

"Reward? Oh. The reward for the request? I need you to reduce that. I'll escort the outsiders and expose Cheryl and the others to danger. Cheryl is taken hostage. Whatever the circumstances, I will send the dead to my companion. A request for an escort would be a failure. It's a reward for success. No reward."

"... is that right?"

Cheryl's tone darkened further when she heard Akira's reply. Cheryl falls deep. Cheryl was about to be squashed by the weight of the debt he was unlikely to repay.

Akira doesn't know why Cheryl is drooling. They put Cheryl and the others in all sorts of danger, including the mention of a semi-compulsory attachment to Akira's training, being attacked by a herd of monsters, by a accompanying hunter, and Cheryl being taken hostage.

Akira, who has that awareness, is trying to give Cheryl a lot to relieve his hindsight. Akira and Cheryl's mutual perceptions were greatly off.

Bewildered Akira and Cheryl. Silence flows between them.

The door is knocked. Makes Akira come and go to the door with Cheryl. Cheryl doesn't respond to knocks while she's being draped. Akira answers in place of Cheryl, even though she is confused.

It's open.

Open the door and Alicia comes in.

"Cheryl. Mr. Katsuragi has asked...?

Alicia noticed how Akira and Cheryl were doing and tilted her neck.

In the reception room at Cheryl's base are three people: Akira, Cheryl and Katsuragi. Alicia left early with a drink for three on the table.

Katsuragi has a slightly surprising look at Akira and Cheryl. And talk over a cup of coffee served.

"... well, that's why you know the relics of the old world have been brought here. I'm here to see what's going on."

Akira answers.

"The point is, are you here to buy artifacts from that old world? But that's a relic of the Higalaka Residential District ruins, right? I don't think that's a substitute for snails, do you?

"Higalaka Residential District Ruins? Why would Akira pick up artifacts from a place like that? There will be no more serious (decent) artifacts left in the Higalaka Residential District ruins. There are more expensive artifacts. Go to the ruins."

"It was Cheryl and the others who went to get it. The artifact belongs to Cheryl and the others."

When I hear something unexpected, the cuttlefish asks, slightly strengthening the color of suspicion.

"Cheryl's? Didn't Akira hire Cheryl and the others to go collect the artifacts?

"The other way around. Cheryl hired me to collect the artifacts."

Katsuragi assumes Akira's strength and estimates the cost of hiring the same degree of hunter as an escort. I didn't think I could pay Cheryl and the others. Ask him to deepen his suspicions and let exploration in.

"You wouldn't have enough money to hire Akira for Cheryl and the others, would you?

Answer as Akira misdemonizes a lot.

"... that's that one. A friend discount."

"If you get a friend discount, you get a discount when you ask me to, right?

"If you're so stuck in business that you can't even pay me, you have to figure out how to get along with a snail."

Akira and Katsuragi laugh at each other. They are friendly on the surface but have eyes that explore each other's sincerity.

Katsuragi asks Cheryl and Akira with a merchant's grin.

"I've gotten to this point. Show me the artifact at once. Some artifacts are priceless if you're amateur. You don't mind, do you?

Katsuragi was well guided to the storage area of the artifact against his own expectations and expectations. There is a mess of artifacts brought in by Cheryl and the others inside the warehouse replacement room at the base. Look around at the relics in the room, but all of them are of low value that are likely to be in the ruins of the Higalaka Residential District.

(You really are a relic of the Higalaka Residential District ruins. Maybe Akira is hiding some artifacts in front of a building called the one Cheryl owns that she can't put in her own house... what did she expect, but it's useless)

The artifacts Dale and the others gave me were to be handed over to Akira, so I left them in Cheryl's room. If the cuttlefish had seen that artifact, they would have plotted a lot to buy it off Cheryl somehow.

The snail fades and exhales.

"... so what is Cheryl going to do with this artifact?

"I'm thinking of selling it"

Cheryl, who regained some calm, replied posing as calm. Cheryl's broken up with Akira, etc., and you can't let a snail push you.

The snail talks like a precaution.

"Let me tell you something, I'm not buying it away, am I?

"Don't worry. We're going to open an outdoor shop or something and sell it ourselves. I am thinking of washing, removing dirt, repairing anything that can be repaired, making it look better and selling it. After that, you're going to sell it to another inmate you know."

Since Cheryl decided to head to the Higalaka Residential District site to collect artifacts, he has been devising ways to redeem them. That is the conclusion. There is no guarantee that it will go well, but it is worth a try. That's what Cheryl had decided.

The cuttlefish have already lost interest from the artifacts they have here and reply carelessly.

"Right. Well, good luck."

Next to that cuttlefish, Akira was thinking with an intriguing face.

The cuttlefish then quickly left. The snail is busy with the snail.

When the cuttlefish are gone, Cheryl's expression, which had kept her calm, returns to something a little dark. Cheryl had regained some calm, but nothing had changed.

Let's see how Cheryl looks at Akira. That's the first time Cheryl noticed Akira was thinking a little.

Akira's gaze is distracted by the relics in the room. Cheryl also takes a look at the artifact, but it didn't look like there was anything else unusual.

Cheryl asks a little strangely.

"What's wrong with that artifact? If you're curious, you can bring it back."

"No, I'm not. Cheryl's gonna sell a bunch of artifacts here, isn't he?

"Yes."

"I have a favor to ask..."

"Okay!

Cheryl replied forcefully without even asking what Akira had asked for. Akira wandered a little over how Cheryl was eating.

"Well, just give me a minute"

Akira left Cheryl's stronghold saying so.

Akira returns carrying a rucksack. Akira takes out the contents of the rucksack and puts them on the floor. It was a relic previously refused to be bought by a cuttlefish.

Akira asks Cheryl again.

"I want you to sell this artifact with me. Can you ask for it?"

I heard that. Cheryl's expression is a little cloudy.

Akira felt conscious asking for trouble and thought it was because of Cheryl's cloudy expression. Cheryl thought he would be asked to do something more difficult, and this favor clouded his face by deciding that he was not very good enough to pay back his debt to Akira, whose perceptions were greatly off.

Cheryl asks Akira.

"Do you mind if I ask you for more information in my room? You can't sell it for the right price than it is a relic of Akira..."

"Right. Okay."

Akira and Cheryl returned to Cheryl's private room.

Akira explains to Cheryl, who sits across the street, the details of the request, the request, etc.

I want it sold at the highest possible price. There is no deadline for sale. It sucks, you don't have to sell it. I would also like relevant information on how it was at the time of the sale to which it was sold, how long it took to set the sale price, and how long it took to sell. Etc., Akira goes through one easy thing after another if only to say so.

Cheryl listened to Akira's explanation and understood Akira's intentions in her request.

The point is, Akira wants to know the market for relics from the old world. They're trying to use Cheryl and the others as one of their sources. Are the artifacts that the cuttlefish didn't buy away really cheap artifacts? Simply because the cuttlefish do not have a high sales route, as long as they have that route, or if you look at the sights of a particular field, there may be a possibility that they can be sold at a high price. Arrange Akira's artifacts at Cheryl's dewstore, and if someone buys them at a high price, that means it's possible.

The artifacts that Akira gave Cheryl are no different than coarse rubbish if left at Akira's house. Even if it's cheap and sold, if it can't be sold to anyone, it equals no Akira damage.

"Of course (of course), whatever you can. Cheryl and the others will be busy. And Cheryl and the others are half the price.... Is this what you say from me? Any questions?

"It's okay. Ok. I don't know how far I can go, but I'll do whatever I can."

Cheryl replied to Akira laughing forcefully. There is no shade of dust on that expression.

Akira is relieved to see how Cheryl is doing. There is no upper or lower limit to Akira's favors. I figured out that there was no lower limit to the specifics of what I asked for, and that I should easily do it properly for one task, and Cheryl would have taken it with confidence. Yes, Akira was judging.

But Cheryl emphasized that there was no cap. Unlike the other day's request for escort, every request is clearly in Akira's interest. It is also a good opportunity to return the debt to Akira accumulated on the quote. If we return enough profit here to Akira, if we show ourselves to be useful, Akira will not cut ourselves off easily either. Cheryl decided so.

I want to help Akira because anything is fine. It has to be useful. Cheryl's feelings were moving from accumulated borrowing and dependence on Akira to in front of the danger zone. Akira's favor was very convenient as a means of resolving it.

No doubt Akira will be suspicious when Cheryl puts her inner joy on the table. Cheryl smiles calmly when she regains the calm and ability to grasp the situation. Akira is also laughing lightly as Cheryl's appearance, which had been dropped, has returned to normal.

Akira and Cheryl. Two people with a lot of misalignment in recognition were smiling for now.

Cheryl now would be fine with making suggestions about collecting artifacts at the next Higalaka Residential District site. So when Akira tries to tell Cheryl about it, Cheryl starts talking like she's going first.

"Does Akira have any plans after this?

"No, there isn't."

"Then why don't you go shopping with me if you want to?

Cheryl suggested that to Akira while smiling softly.

I don't have any plans for a hurry, is that all right? When Akira thinks so, she receives a message notification to Akira's information terminal. When I checked the contents, it was from Elena and the others. It included plans for the next site exploration.

"Bad. I've got plans. Do it again."

"Really? I'm sorry, but next time, it's good to think you can hang out with me later."

"Oh."

"Thank you. I'll sit down. I look forward to waiting."

Cheryl chuckled as she jumped her chest in anticipation. I remember being slightly irritated by something that had sent my plans forward, but I tried my best to hide it.