Rebuild World

Akira drove back to the Sizka store once. By the time I arrived at Sizka's store, Akira was also back in the mood. Once I got inside the store and finished greeting Sizka, I drove out of the store to the store's warehouse entrance.

Sizka opens the shutter at the entrance to greet Akira with a laugh.

"Again, thank you for coming to the store. This way."

A little further inside the warehouse with Sizka's guidance, there was something like a mechanical containment shelf sitting there. Sizka opens both of those doors. Inside, Akira's new fortified clothes were stored. When Akira gave a small, emotional voice that seemed happy, Sizka laughed with joy.

"TL-based 2A type 2N reinforced clothing, sales name Neoptremos. It's not an integrated product with information-gathering equipment, but we've added the optional information-gathering equipment as requested."

Reinforced clothing is a thick bodysuit style based on black, and comes with a head gear that resembles a headgear that combines display devices, and wants to be connected to the back of the neck. A coat created by combining the same black fabric with a non-shiny hexagonal piece of metal apart from the reinforced garment is hung. Whether it is based on the premise of storing firearms, spare ammunition, etc. on the inside, the size of the coat is considerably larger than that of fortified clothing.

"Dedicated containment equipment also comes with easy automatic maintenance. Want to try it on quickly?

"Yes, please"

Akira takes off her fortified clothes and looks like her underwear. When Akira's body is measured with a measuring device Sizka has used before, the shape of the reinforced garment in the containment shelf changes to match that measurement. Akira looked interesting to see how it was going.

"Will you also do the sizing on your own? It's convenient."

"There are limits, though. This is a type of product that can afford a lot of system change, so it worked just fine for Akira."

"Really?

Sizka answers with a little fun to Akira, who seems to wonder.

"You haven't noticed Akira. Your stature has changed considerably compared to the previous measurement. He's grown tall, and he's in better shape overall. I wonder if it's growing."

Sizka looks at Akira's body as she shivers. At least I don't see any signs of malnutrition like I've seen before. I can't call it a muscle like armor, but my body (taku), which I work out well, started to feel a little bit more successful.

"I can make a lot of money now, and I can eat the amount of ravioli (and) as a corner. Maybe it's because of that."

Akira replied so as to be nothing, but Sizka already understood Akira's struggle to get there. Various things Akira talked about in the chat. Attitude when you were about to misdemonize (sesame seeds) all sorts of perils to death. Elena and the others told me about the fierce battle. From them it was easy to deduce how much hardship Akira had endured in this short period of time in Sizka.

Akira is gently flushing enough misery to overcome the curse when she descends. That depends on getting used to it. Evidence that Akira repeated similar events to such an extent. Perhaps long before I became a hunter, so much so that they turned into just a habit of giving up and giving up and not even being aware. Sizka's inquiry had affirmed its own conjecture.

But I can't tell Sizka that Akira should quit hunter anymore. Positively, emotionally, financially, I can't say that I'm going to replace that burden. So instead, she tells you that she will be forgiven with a smile and a gentle voice.

"... hunters often say that their bodies are capital. Take care of it."

…… Yes. "

Although Akira noticed the subtle differences in Sizka's attitude, she honestly nodded (nodding), wondering a little bit without knowing the background.

Wear new fortified clothes while Akira gets Sizka to help. The coat, which is also a protective gear, also comes with an unexpected look when it is well woven.

"It's pretty light, isn't it?"

Like when I wore the previous reinforced clothes, I thought I would feel the weight of wearing lead fabric until I started it, but it was lighter and more comfortable than normal clothes. The weight of the clothes is distributed thanks to the adjustment of each part to the shape of Akira.

I enjoy watching Akira with Sizka in amazement.

"Because the price is the price. They use light, strong and expensive materials so that they don't become impossible to attach or remove as soon as the energy of the fortified clothes runs out. Sure, I was the one who gave the quote, but I didn't expect to give you 350 million aurum just for fortified clothing."

In other words, Akira would have spent the bulk of its budget of 400 million orum on products other than those of Sizka's stores. Sizka also takes about a common sense commission, but doesn't contribute as much to the store's profits as you'd expect from 400 million orum sales. The desire to buy products from my store, if possible, had made Sizka laugh bitterly.

Akira sees Sizka's bitter smile and starts in a bit of a hurry.

"Uh, excuse me. I've been worried about it a lot, but I figured the best way to improve your overall combat power is to improve the performance of your fortified clothes... Wait till the next opportunity."

The quickest and most effective way to efficiently lift Alpha support is to lift the performance of reinforced clothing. Akira doesn't want to break a bone every time she fights. With an emphasis on raising the bottom of his own basic performance before improving fire power, he decided to devote a large portion of his budget to fortified clothing.

I laugh lightly and happily when Sizka sees how that Akira is doing.

"It's fine. As I was saying, hunter operations are capitalized by the body. Because it's a fairly high-performance fortified garment with only a high price, the strain on Akira's body when utilizing a highly recoiled firearm should also be greatly reduced. And from what I can tell, Akira looks like the type of person who unconsciously imposes herself. If you raise only the firepower poorly, only the standard of monsters that can be defeated will rise, and you will likely be even more impotent for that matter. Its enhanced clothing is not just a simple physical enhancement, but also a product that pays attention to reducing burdens and defensive performance when worn, so it will also reduce your chances of being impotent (mummy) during battle. You should be using Akira's healing pills less often."

To Sizka, who smiled (cheeks) meaningfully, Akira laughed and misdemonized (sesame seeds) in a hurry. I don't like it and I'm not being impotent, but I didn't come up with a good excuse.

Akira put it in a storage case and placed it in the corner of the warehouse to repair the old fortified clothes. I don't know what the repair cost or repair period will be until I give it to the supplier. Yes, Sizka had told me.

Akira is going to keep it as a spare fortified garment if it has to be cheap. I'm going to give it to Cheryl if it's going to be cheaper to buy a new one. Repairing just the appearance is enough to make it virtual. It can also be used as an information-gathering device. I had decided it would be quite useful.

While Akira was loading her car with a new containment shelf for her fortified clothes, Sizka brought the firearm expansion parts onto the trolley. It is the use of the remaining 50 million aurum, deducted from the original budget of 400 million aurum for fortified clothing. Even if you buy additional weapons, there are limits to carrying them and you have to give up using existing weapons. Better to modify existing weapons to bottom up performance than that. That's what I decided.

Akira puts her own weapon on the floor and begins to worry. Explain the precautions while Sizka arranges the modified parts nearby.

"You can worry as much as you like, or you can actually assemble it, but be careful because I will have the unopened item purchased when it is opened. The opened product is used, but I have inspected it, so there should be no problem with the quality. Be careful, there are other modifications that need to be built in."

"Okay. Thank you. Sit down."

"I'm going back to the store, so call me if you need anything. Take your time, then."

Sizka returns to the store. Akira began to disassemble the firearms lined up on the floor for now.

'I wonder what I'll do. Many parts are quite expensive, and as soon as they are properly chosen, they are likely to exceed their budget'

"Modify AAH assault guns and A2D assault guns on the assumption of use without enhanced clothing. Modify the remainder based on the performance of the new reinforced garment. I've set the course. After that, it's a combination of budget and preference."

'You have too many kinds. Better than having no choice, I guess, but don't get lost.'

'This is training, too. Trouble slowly.'

Next to Akira, who kept roaring in front of the extra options, Alpha was smiling (ho ho) as usual.

Mizha is holding her head in Drancam's office. The troubles are Katsuya's plea, and the contents are the protection of a girl named Arna.

Initially, it was about Katsuya rescuing a girl dressed in wet clothes. If you want to talk about it on the spot, you just need to talk about the beauty of Katsuya's personality. But if a hunter who has been the victim of a sleigh is looking for a girl with a clear intent to kill her, or engages a group of unsubstantiated people to target the girl and says it's on the other side, the story is different.

When Mizha took the back of the story through an informant she knew just in case, Aruna was a habitual prisoner of Suri, and the hunter in question was powerful enough to take part in a bounty neck crusade, and it did turn out that there was also a group trying to hold the girl back.

Normally I reject the protection of such a person without having to get lost. But it's a favor from Katsuya. Consideration should also be given to not undermining the mood of people who are also becoming their own power base.

In the meantime, Mizha has once forgiven Aruna for hiding in a wilderness spec camper parked in a parking lot managed by Drunkham. The group targeting Aruna is also not close if it is on Drancam's property, but it is also difficult to make Aruna, also an outsider, stay in Drancam's quarters for a long time. Mizha managed to compromise Katsuya by explaining so.

Katsuya asked if she could make Arna a person belonging to Drankam, but Mizha said a lot of things like that and said no. I'd like to help if I could, but unfortunately it's hard on my authority right now. Maybe if the Katsuya and the others achieved even more and their power became stronger. I smelled those things and let them back down with hope.

But as for Mizha, I don't care about Arna or anything. Ning is only in the way. Human beings inside the fence only have bad reviews, such as making friends with Suri in Slam Street. Let them belong as hunters. Let them belong as clerks, depending on the way you look at them. It's like they're surrounding Katsuya's mistress with Drancam's budget. If known, there would be fierce accusations from inside and outside the prison party. Definitely be used as offensive material if known to hostile factions. Thinking about it, dissatisfaction also springs.

Mizha shrugs (crushes), including the meaning of excuses to herself with the look of being very unwilling.

"... you have no choice."

Operate the information terminal to contact someone. Soon they will be connected and the voice of the woman will return.

"Long time no see. I remember a poor quality woman like me telling me she couldn't use it anymore, but I'm glad to hear from you."

Mizha replies with a bitter look and voice to the voice of the person who seems in a good mood.

"Let's not mess with each other. Is this line okay?

At the time Mizha checks the quality of the secret line with her opponent, she's definitely trying to ask someone else for a creepy (first) back job if it leaks. The other person understands it and answers.

"I have no problem with that."

"Then I have a favor to ask. From what I'm asking you to do on purpose, I'd like you to ask me a lot of questions."

"Of course. So, is the information that he's dead good enough? Or do you need a body to confirm your death? It's easy and good to say it's missing enough, but you can't because you might go looking for it, right?

Mizha silences herself with a surprised expression. That's because it was an answer that matched what I didn't tell you about one request, and it was an accurate response. I manage to respond under the guise of calm.

"... I haven't said anything yet"

"As naturally as possible, you want to eliminate Aruna, which is wrapped around a child, without being resented by a katsuya, without being blamed by Drancam, under the guise of irrelevance as possible, right? I think it's a little off as a request to me, an informant or negotiator, but it's between me and you. You can broker a lot of things, right?

Mizha was stunned that the other party had a complete grasp of the request. From there he manages to recover and asks with a rugged look to find out how far he knows the background to the request.

"As always. How far are you holding up?

"Don't tell me. Even if the informant you (you) know was very honest, I'll just say that it's suspicious if your skill is keeping up with that integrity. Maybe the other way around."

Mizha knew once again the poor quality of the opponent as she heard him in a good mood over the call. Manipulate information to make someone act as if it were convenient for them. That's how she does it. It was mostly a later festival when I realized I was being moved to be good, and I still am. Because many people lose their lives before they realize it.

Mizha looks at the information terminal. It was on her own that I contacted her. But I'm starting to wonder if that's really my intention, too. I can't wipe my anxiety that I might have been contacted.

Mizha keeps her mouth shut, so the other person prompts her to respond.

"So, what do you do? I knew you were gonna stop it? That might be good, too. With all the circumstances, it's not good mental health to do something dark and distressing behind you."

"I didn't say anything."

"Right. I'm just talking on my own, right? Transfer the reward to your usual account. I'll determine how much I'll handle it from that amount. Bye."

The call is dead. Mizha worried about it for about five minutes with a very harsh look and then processed the transfer to the designated account.

Akira continues to remodel firearms. All of the remodeled parts are sure to improve performance once incorporated. Speaking of greed, I'd like to incorporate it as much as it eliminates the original parts, etc., but the condition of the budget is holding it back.

"... should I give you about 10 million aurums later?

If you want to get out, you can get an extra budget. The spare time and the facts were beginning to create a bias in Akira's will. Alpha stabs the nail (knife) at Akira, who is likely to be flushed as it is.

'Be careful not to say the same thing over and over again, although there is no stopping it. The higher the performance equipment, the higher the cost of maintaining combat power. At least the energy bill for fortified clothing will go up considerably. The cost of repairing the fortified clothes is still unknown. When something happens and you lose all your gear again, you need to save it up just to be a little bit easier to reboot. "

'Wow, I know. Besides, we should just avoid the impossibility of losing all our gear again, right?

"I don't think I can handle it if I try to avoid it when I'm in a situation where I have to do something about it."

Akira reflects on her past. I had too many thoughts. I get a serious look at myself imagining myself redoing hunter operations with just AAH assault guns again.

'... In the meantime, do you think about the additional budget once it has been assembled in the original budget'

"Do it."

The last piece of gear had Sizka's help. It was worth 80 million aurums. Thinking it was insurance to avoid things that would be redone from the start, Akira put the budget increase aside for a moment.

Sizka returns to the warehouse.

"Akira. How's it going?

"Oh, excuse me. Not yet. Should I hurry?

"It's okay. I don't mind if you stay until after closing. Take your time."

Thank you. I'll sit down.

Akira notices Elena and Sarah behind Sizka and meets lightly.

"Mr. Elena. Sarah. Uh... sorry about earlier. I was kind of in a hurry."

Pretend Elena laughs lightly and doesn't intentionally care. At least Akira didn't spot me.

"Never mind. Because I thought something was wrong with making a scene in a place like that and I just rang out. Even a mild argument scares the average person that it's hunters. There are some parts of me that I can't help because I'm equipped with a lot of noisy stuff to fight monsters. If you do it badly, you won't even be able to get in or out of the area because you're being watched by a security company that's engaged in policing. Be careful."

"Okay. Thank you for your concern."

Elena and Sarah also gave it back with a gentle laugh when Akira honestly thanked her. But soon the look of Elena and Sarah turns into something a little more serious. When Sarah turns her gaze to Elena, Elena changes her expression to something serious, hesitates slightly, and then never moves on to her intentions.

"Akira. I need to ask you a few questions, okay?

"What is it?

"... I heard from Katsuya later on, is it true that Akira is trying to kill Katsuya's friend?

Akira stops the work. And answer with a serious look.

"It's true you're trying to kill a sleigh who stole money from me. I don't even know if that sled is a friend of Katsuya's."

"That, Katsuya says, is Akira's mistake, but for sure?

"Definitely. I can't even ask you to give me proof or give me a convincing basis."

"Can't you even tell us?

"Right. He took the money out of the purse he stole and threw it away. There is no physical evidence. There are no witnesses either. If they tell me I'm lying, there's nothing more I can do."

"Is there no more basis than the testimony of both..."

Elena makes her expression look bad. Elena believed in Katsuya's statement in one way or another. That's because he was desperately sued by Katsuya with certain words. I guess it's not a lie to say that much. So much so that I judge you so by your emotions.

In contrast, Akira's attitude is somewhat pale. To put it badly, it's an attitude to the extent that you answered because you were asked. To make matters worse, I can even feel the appropriateness of having thrown away my efforts from the beginning to have my testimony believed. Whatever I say, I guess I won't believe it anyway. That kind of self-abandonment seems so clear to the inside of the throwing party.

Elena was reluctantly trying to pull back by asking Akira about the situation and pointing out possible misunderstandings and mistakes. I don't know if Akira or Katsuya are right for Elena, who is not a party. But whichever is right, I wondered if Akira would rub it (too) for the sake of soreness.

But from Akira's attitude, it would be difficult to point out the possibility of wrongdoing and pull back. Elena decides so and devises her next hand.

Now Sarah asks while making it a little difficult to say.

"Eh, Akira really wants to kill that sleigh?

"I'm not willing to chase you to the end of the earth to kill you, but if you're somewhere near where you can be found if you look a bit, I'll kill you. I would miss it if the place I found it was in front of the hunter's office or something, but I don't think I'd hesitate if it was in the wilderness or something like that. It depends on the circumstances."

"Oh, yeah."

Akira answered very normally without any intention. That, on the contrary, taught Sarah and the others that there was no exaggeration in what she said. Sarah and the others already know Akira's trigger is light. I don't know how far that lightness applies to those involved in the sleigh, to those who get in the way, to those who get involved. But I know it's light.

Akira rarely smiles slightly at Elena and the others.

"Mr. Elena. Mr. Sarah. I'm not asking you to trust me or take my side. Could you stay unrelated?

Elena has a slightly harsh look to worry about.

"No, it's a little bit like watching someone we know quietly rub each other to the point where they could kill each other."

But there's no way I'm going to ask Katsuya and the others to turn Aruna over to Akira's side. You can't threaten to pull back to Akira on the side of the katsuya. And the other way around is easier than convincing people to hand over those who would be killed if they handed it over. Elena decides so and suggests that we gently explore.

"It's true that Akira stole 100,000 aurums from the sleigh, right? I feel like paying 100,000 aurum instead is something different, and, you know, something bad happened, but that distraction means I'm going to be spending about 200,000 aurum on a meal, so can't you think a little more calmly? I'll show you to a pretty good store, okay?

Akira makes her expression slightly more expressionless and stiff.

"... no, I don't think that makes any difference"

"Oh, can't I ask you out? Too bad. I still felt pretty confident about my appearance and all, but did I get shaken up? Then..."

I try to move on to the next suggestion as Elena smiles (cheeks) in a slightly teared tone to soothe the air in the field. That blocks Akira in a slightly stronger tone.

"Mr. Elena."

And continue with a seemingly normal look.

"If Elena and Sarah are going to say," I'm not going after him. "

I take confirmation, wondering how Akira looks like Sarah has suddenly heard better.

"Is it good?

"Yes, because Elena and Sarah have taken care of a lot of things so far. About that."

Elena and Sarah gaze at each other. It makes me feel a little forced, but still, it would be better than Akira engaging Katsuya in an attempt to kill Suri and in the worst case turning Drankam herself over to the enemy, the two of whom were in agreement.

"Then..."

Really. Sizka interrupts quite forcefully into Elena, who was about to go on like that.

"In my opinion, think about it and decide."

It was a rather unnatural interruption. Akira's gaze gathers in Sizka. Sizka continues by making sure Akira's gaze shifted from Elena and the others to herself.

"Even if Akira has a reason to kill that sled, there's no reason to kill him in a hurry, is there? And it's not the kind of situation where you get paid back if you don't kill them before they do. If you have time to spare, use that advantage to calm down and think slowly. You don't have to drag decisions in situations you can't afford."

Sizka has a solid gaze with Akira with a serious look. Akira thinks a little and then squeals.

"Think carefully...,"

Continue in a slightly embarrassing tone.

"Yes. Deciding now or it's too late is a fraudulent method to keep you from thinking about the consequences of your choices. Think as much as the respite permits. Anyone who said anything about this would have made a different choice if they had assumed it beforehand. If you were able to imagine the outcome of a choice and were prepared to make that decision, I wouldn't say that."

Akira is thinking with a difficult look. Sizka changes to a gentle tone and continues.

"Me, Elena and Sarah are outsiders, and I'm just saying a lot without knowing the details or Akira's position. That's for sure. But I can also say I can judge you objectively because you're an outsider. We're not saying Akira's choice is wrong, either. I'm just worried that you're dragging me on to something I've decided to do when I get very emotional, because that's what I've decided to do once, and I'm willing to go on about it that doesn't fit me very well. I'm just saying that you should calm down a bit because your friend seemed to be trying to be emotional and do something that wasn't right for you. When I'm hungry, I feel rough. If even a delicious (dude) thing shakes your choices when you put it in your stomach (stomach) and think about it calmly, that's about all. I think that's what Elena thought and invited us to dinner."

Akira turns her gaze back on Elena and the others and asks them frankly.

"Really?

Elena and Sarah's expression hardens slightly. Elena and the others think Akira admires them. That was also evident from Akira's attitude, expression and tone. We are the benefactors of each other's lives, and we respect each other even when we run hunters together, and we think we are building close friendships.

But there is no familiarity with Elena and the others in Akira's face right now. With a look that lacked interest in others, he looked at them like he was trying to see if they were enemies or not, like he was exploring the dangers of something strange, waiting for Elena and the others to reply.

Sarah clouds her expression with agitation and confusion at that look and gaze from the person she thought was admired. Elena was also upset, but remained calm on the surface thanks to her familiarity with negotiating matters. Answer with a slightly made look on the story of Sizka.

"That's right. Rubbing and engaging with a hunter belonging to Drunkham can turn Drunkham against his enemies. Especially Katsuya, who is well regarded in Drancam and even gets a little executive treatment. I also hear that another executive is behind it. Akira may also have some inalienable circumstances, but from the side (for) point of view, it doesn't matter what you think about turning an organization that has quite a relationship with the city to its enemies, just to the extent of one sleigh. If you do poorly, you won't be able to turn to your enemies as far as the city. Akira and Katsuya seemed to be getting pretty emotional, and I thought we should just calm down a little bit and think about it. If an outsider speaks without knowing what's going on and offends you, I'm sorry."

"... no, it's okay"

Akira's attitude is somewhat stiff. There was a little awkward air running through the field.

Speak bright as Sizka lets that air flow.

"Akira's still in the process of picking out the modified parts, isn't she? The corner. So why don't you ask Elena and the others to talk to you? Elena's knowledge would be useful if she were to incorporate retrofit parts that required working with information-gathering equipment, and Sarah's gear should have been retrofitted. I think it would be nice to hear how it feels to use it."

Akira tends to hesitate a little and asks slightly about other behaviors.

"Is that good?

Elena laughed and nodded loudly.

"Of course. Sarah's good too, isn't she?

"What? Yeah. Of course. I don't have any plans, just ask me anything."

Sarah answered with a big snort and a laugh.

Thank you. I'll sit down.

Akira bowed her head without smiling at Elena and the others.