Rebuild World

Early the next morning. Akira was on the roof of a transport vehicle before sunrise. Not as security. I came to see the sun in the morning.

Strong winds are still blowing over the roof. I have no problem with Akira wearing fortified clothing. But it's a big problem for Hikaru, who came up with me.

"Don't let go!? Never let go!?

He said, "I know."

Akira is holding Hikaru tight. Hikaru also holds onto Akira tightly. The sight, from a little distance, also looks like a hug between lovers. However, the expression of Akira, who was slightly dazed, and Hikaru, who was slightly distracted by fear, clearly showed that the two were not in such a relationship.

"I brought you here because I said I wouldn't give you permission if you weren't with me, but if you're so scared, why don't you just go back inside the car?

"Would that be good!? I wanted to see it too!

Initially Akira intended to go up to the roof on her own. But Hikaru, who wanted to keep the opportunity to rub from Akira as far away as possible, did not want Akira out of the room as much as she could. But I also wanted to avoid turning Akira down her favor and damaging her mood.

That's where I gave my permission to accompany myself. Wanting to see the morning sun myself is an excuse to prevent Akira from acting alone. But it is also true that I was interested in the sight of the sunrise. Hikaru's interest was also bolstered by the fact that transport vehicles had already entered the defensive zone of the destination city, leaving little (if any) danger of fighting.

I also thought I was scared when I was looking at Akira's combat record in the room from a subjective point of view. However, the subject was a monster, a change in vision due to high speed travel, etc., and I thought it would be okay to go up to the roof if there was no battle because of it.

But when I actually went up to the roof, I was more scared than I imagined, just feeling the wind pressure of the strong winds and the shaking of the vehicle. The reason I can't afford to be ashamed of Akira is because of it. Still, I wouldn't mention going back because I felt safe about the nature of Hikaru, which has some mean part, and the strength of Akira holding herself tight. If one of them was missing, it would have gone back to the boulder.

Akira wondered a little how Hikaru was doing and whether she wanted to see the sunrise that far. But I also remembered seeing the sight of the sunrise before and was impressed, and I reconsidered whether it was something like that and didn't care any more deeply.

Eventually the sun rises. The sight of the light spreading from the tip of the horizon scratching (or) extinguishing the night attracted people as much as it did in the old world, even if the light made them dew (oh) out of the darkness of the night was a far-sighted view of the wilderness.

When Akira looks at the sight as though it was worth it (purposefully) to go up to the roof, she realizes the change in Hikaru's appearance. Hikaru was so impressed by the sight of the sunrise that he forgot he was even on the roof and stopped his body trembling. Akira remained silent with Hikaru in her arms so as not to disturb her, even though she was a little surprised by it.

As the sun continues to rise and leaves the horizon, it becomes an irreplaceable early morning sight. Hikaru, whose emotion healed and returned to me, notices Akira looking at herself with an unexpected look on her face. He gets embarrassed as soon as possible and opens his mouth to deceive him with a slight redness in his face.

"Yes, you had a good view. I can see Akira getting up early and going up to the roof to see."

"Well, yeah."

"A, does Akira often see the sunrise? You've been out in the wilderness a lot with hunter operations, haven't you?

"No, you don't see it all the time. I don't go out into the wilderness just to see the sunrise (hence) on the boulder (right), and I mostly do hunter operations during the day. It's about the time I stumbled out into the wilderness during sunrise hours while the hunter was in operation."

"Oh, yeah."

"What about Hikaru?

"Wow, me?

"I seem to have been watching you quite enthusiastically, but you don't get that chance? Well, not on the inside of the fence."

"Uh, I'm not saying I can't, but it's hard. In the middle section, if you're on the upper floor of a skyscraper or, for example, the top floor of a kugama building, you can see the view outside from the top of the fence, but most places like that are restricted areas that only allow people in the upper floors or something, so in my position, sort of."

"Really? There's a lot going on inside the walls."

Although Hikaru regained some calm with light chatter, there are limits to that too in situations where she is cuddling with the opposite sex. As soon as I thought lightly about it and looked for a reason to cut the situation up, I found it. In the direction of the transport vehicle's progression, there was a far-sighted view of a dome as huge as a mountain.

"Akira. I saw the sunrise, too, and let's go back. And I can see the Zegelt dome. Once inside, even on the roof of the vehicle is the median section of the city of Zegelt. And some of the vehicles will correspond to the median zoning of the city of Zegelt. Get back to your room early so you don't get into trouble."

Hikaru rushed Akira back into the car with him. Until I got back in the car, Akira held me tight, and it only took me a while to regain my composure for the fear of being on the roof to fade away with accustom.

The city of Zegelt surrounds the entire city with a huge dome. The terrestrial area has a wallproof structure similar to that of the city of Kugamayama, but on top it has a hemispheric structure of positive polyhedra. The ceiling combines a thin frame with a transparent material to give a clear view of the sky. Thanks to this, there is no obstruction at all, even if it is confined to the interior of the dome. Even from the rooftops of the skyscrapers built in the dome, there was a great distance to the ceiling, allowing for a spacious space.

Hikar was travelling alone inside that Zegelt city in a self-driving small vehicle. There is no Akira. It is left in the room of the transport vehicle.

The transport vehicles that Akira and the others will take a day here to load and unload supplies and plan to return to Kugamayama City again. In other words, the hunters of the transport vehicles had a day to spare. Most people get out of the car and spend their vacations. But Akira was forbidden from going out due to various circumstances.

Akira's median zoning permit belongs to the Kugamayama city, and it's provisional. With that authority, it was problematic to enter the median division of the city of Zegert. It is not impossible to solve that problem with Hikaru's bargaining power. However, there was no reason for Hikaru to give permission from Hikaru that would not be an opportunity to rub, and Ning tried to use it as an excuse to lock Akira in the room.

But Akira eats down to Hikaru wondering if she can handle it. Hikaru doesn't want to damage Akira's mood either. But I don't even want Akira out of the car. I don't even want to get you out of the room if I can. So to explore the compromise (to), I asked why, because I came to a city quite east of the corner (because of this), so I wanted to see the hunter-friendly vehicles, etc., operating around here.

As a result, Hikaru asked Akira never to leave the room before heading to the dealership of the hunter's vehicle instead of Akira.

The city of Zegert is also on the east side in the east, very close to the front line. Hikaru may negotiate with officials from other cities as part of the Department of Wide Area Management, but most of the time it is done by correspondence, and it is rare (rare) to actually travel to other cities. Even then, more often than not, the city is located west of Kugamayama City. Communicate, make your way to the local area, never involved a city as east as the city of Zegelt.

Looking a little more intriguing at the sights of a city different from that Kugamayama city, I heard Akira showing a stronger interest than I did. Now, contrary to when I was roofing a transport vehicle, Akira was watching footage of the area via Hikaru. The footage of the Zegelt city, sent from the eyeglass-shaped equipment that Hikaru hung, was of sufficient interest to Akira.

Hikaru is somewhat dissatisfied with that voice, which could not be heard in the median section of the city of Kugamayama.

"Akira. The sight here, that rare?

"I mean, it's unusual, whoa, don't feel like it"

"Really? I don't feel that different from the median section of Kugamayama city."

"Really? Well, maybe for Hikaru, who lives inside the fence. But look, you know, you're flying a lot, like, biking through the air, or automobiles, right? Well, the sights weren't in Kugamayama City."

"We're just giving you permission to fly because this place covers the entire city with a dome. In Kugamayama City, if you're indoors in a large facility that needs a lot of space inside, something similar is flying."

"I'm flying so many Byung-booms, are you okay? Wouldn't we bump into each other in the air?

"Maybe it's automated, or at least semi-automatic, and it follows city traffic control at a system level. So unless you have too much time, there shouldn't be a collision or something. The same thing with Akira's self-driving vehicle in the middle of Kugamayama City?

"I knew it was the dome that was coming the most oops. Well, maybe there's a powerful force field armor on it. Well, there's that stupid big bug flying around there in a herd. If you're going to build a city around here, you're going to need that kind of defense."

"Even Kugamayama City..."

Hikaru tries to go on unexpectedly, stopping the words. But a little late, Akira's unexpected voice returns.

"What? It's also in Kugamayama City? You got a dome like that?

Hikaru worries slightly before continuing.

"… some of the functions of the walls allow similar things to happen in an emergency. Functions in case of emergencies until (until) the end of the day. I don't usually use it because it consumes too much energy."

"Heh. Awesome."

Hikaru excuses himself in the heart while feeling mildly satisfied with Akira's voice, who is quite impressed.

(... okay. What people know. If you're a hunter rank for Akira, there's nothing wrong with telling me… of, should be. It doesn't hit a classified leak.)

Though I think so, I stab the nail (goose) just in case.

"... well, not many people know, not to say publicly, and knowing that it has so many features, some people get anxious that it's such a dangerous place that they need so many features rather than reassuring themselves with it, so shut up, okay?

"Okay."

Hikaru stroked his chest down with his heart, and since then he has guided the chatter to irrelevant content.

Hunters operating around the city of Zegelt are naturally only of high rank. Naturally, the stores that make them customers will also be the right ones. Hikaru's chosen retailer is a large store that refuses to enter below Hunter Rank 50, but the hunters operating around here are basically not caught up in that restriction. Hunters who have stretched back from other cities, who are not economically or powerfully matched, or who have only come this far for tourist purposes, are only being excluded in advance (for) each other's sake. It should be noted that this does not apply even to those who fall short of the conditions, provided that they are accompanied by those who satisfy the conditions.

Hikaru, who mounted a visiting appointment on Akira's behalf, was once allowed to enter the store without any problems, thanks to both Akira's Hunter Rank and his position as a Kugamayama city official. When the self-driving vehicle arrives in front of the store, the receptionist leads you into the store.

In stores like the large indoor exhibition hall, tanks and man-made weapons are displayed in addition to wilderness specifications motorcycles and vehicles. The clerk continued his brief product description as he looked around at them with Hikaru. It is heard that Akira, the actual customer, is looking at the exhibit via Hikaru's eyeglass-shaped equipment, but will continue to serve Hikaru first, beyond being represented. And as I ask for general requests, I also think about dealing with real customers.

"Dear Hikaru. Akira asked for a motorcycle, but could I ask you for a budget estimate?

"Yes. Uh... Oh, yeah, I do. All right. He says he will consider the performance, etc. He wants me to recommend a lot of things first."

"I'm scared. Let's take a look at the performance of your requests while introducing the products we sell in order."

The clerk laughed lovingly as he conceived them, simply not wanting them to know the breadth of the budget, or even stretching back is underfunded.

After finishing introducing several motorcycles and also hearing performance requests, etc. via Hikaru in the meantime, the clerk stands in front of the white motorcycle.

"So how about this next one? Silfed A3. This product enables two-wheel grounding in the air thanks to the application of the two-wheel force field armor Force Field Armor function. It is precisely a kiva thing that can be driven, not flown through the air, but it is also less expensive than the type of vehicle fitted with the flight device and reduces energy consumption. It is certainly a product that is difficult to manoeuvre in the air when compared to a type of vehicle with full flight capability, but I was wondering if it would be sufficient if it were based on ground driving. The unique mobility that takes advantage of driving in the air is also a sufficient advantage if used well. The force field armor of the vehicle body also has a high performance and high energy consumption, but it is also possible to generate a deployed force field armor, Force Field Armor. Optionally, the arm for armed fixing can be changed from a vehicle armed to a personal uniform compatible general purpose arm. I was wondering if this point is also suitable for the customer's needs. Personally, I would advise you to mount an armed vehicle instead of using your gun or something. Learn more about detailed product specs and customizing options."

The clerk sent product information to Akira via Hikaru. And as it is, I guess a lot behind me, waiting for the other person to react.

(Sharpening the onboard armor and lowering the purchase cost is a typical gold-free choice. Well, he's the hunter who got here. You're a chiller for today, and you expect it in the future?

Waiting with thin expectations, Hikaru asks me how much I will pay with the customized details. The clerk who checked the contents was a little surprised. Initial unarmed, personal uniform compatible general purpose arms, in the portion of the payment has been lowered, but in the portion of on-board enemy equipment and energy capacity, higher performance options were selected, and overall, the total amount of payment was raised by Ning (rather).

"… with this configuration, we would like to hand it over immediately, if possible, on the shortest possible date and time, including the cost of its express maintenance, … with a fractional rounding of 3 billion aurum"

"Sa, 3 billion!?

Hikaru accidentally puts it in his mouth at an unexpected high price, and the clerk laughs internally at the reaction.

(In response to about three billion stories, we can't do it around here, can we? Well, with this reaction, even officials in Kugamayama City are terminal? Then I have no choice. Well, what about the hunter?

Hikaru is taking confirmation with Akira in front of the clerk who continues to tread the price. I'll tell the clerk shortly after I return the look of surprise.

"Oh, and they're going to pay"

"Thank you for your purchase. We will now enter the delivery work, including customizing the vehicle, as soon as the payment process has been completed. When it comes to negotiating payment methods, is it appropriate to proceed with Hikaru, the agent?

"Oh, no, they're going to pay now in bulk"

The clerk also shows a slight surprise in his expression.

"Do you want to sit in bulk, right now? As for this one, thank you. Are you sure that's a good idea?

Suspicious hunter operation whether or not he's alive tomorrow. Therefore, there can be no installments or loans for hunters. The lump sum is everything. That's the basis of hunter payments, but when you become a high-ranking hunter, things change slightly. Under the judgment that it would not be so easy to die if it were so high ranked, options other than lump sum payments would also begin to pass.

The fact that financiers, particularly cynical to gold, recognized their long-term ability to pay is also evidence of credibility and strength for hunters. For this reason, some people dare to (ah) prefer to use your payment method when loans, etc., are available. Even people get angry if they don't present it from the store side.

Also, it is usually difficult to execute an immediate lump sum of 3 billion orum if one's wallet does not have enough room for it. Unforeseen events in the operation of the hunter are attached. Leaving room for that is a common sense decision.

Judging by that common sense, Akira's judgment was enough to surprise the clerk. It is the gift (occasional) of employee education tailored to the character of the store that the clerk gave little (most) of his inner surprise to the table.

The clerk stabbed me with a nail, and Hikaru checks again.

"Akira. Are you sure it's good? Three billion? It's not 30 or 300 million, is it?... No, I do, too, know about the total amount of compensation paid to Akira in a recent request, but apart from that, right?... Are you sure? I got confirmation, didn't I?... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay."

If I can even get a confirmation of Hikaru, I'll switch my mind with my work later. Tell the clerk by putting the serious and competent part on the table.

"They say for sure. I have contracted the proceedings on this side. Let's get started."

"I'm scared."

The clerk also starts the payment process again with an attitude. The work proceeded quickly, without deficiencies, with 3 billion orum being debited from Akira's account, and the work of adjusting the motorcycle began immediately.

"We will proceed with our work quickly so that we can give you the product as soon as possible. Please wait until the end of the work. How would you like to hand over the product? Here, to Hikaru, is that a good idea?

"Uh, actually, I need to talk to you about how to hand it over..."

Hikaru asked the clerk to escort the bike and himself with him to the transport vehicle. The clerk also reads Hikaru's intentions accurately. The point is, we don't want Hikaru to intervene on his own responsibility as much as possible until we hand it over to Akira. It's three billion aurum anyway. If anything happens, I'm sorry. And for the store, it's after a successful 3 billion aurum business deal. To that extent, it was in the after-sales service category (Hanchoo).

"I'm scared. We will accompany Hikaru and escort him to Akira in the transport vehicle."

Thank you. I'll sit down.

"No, this is also on the edge of something. Thank you for your continued patience with us."

Seeing Hikaru clearly relieved (mostly), the clerk was suppressing his inner bitterness.

Later, the clerk was hearing Akira's gear from Hikaru in the name of adjusting the bike's general purpose arm for Akira's gear. In addition, withdraw Akira's information from the hunter code used at the time of payment. Even if we don't get information from the Hunter Office side, we get a lot of Hunter information from our industry side. Competent hunters are also good customers. In some cases, information is restricted in order to be enclosed by the company itself, but since we cooperate where we can cooperate, a lot of information will flow if we are involved in the industry.

(Do you consolidate the equipment with the products of the aircraft and TOSON (Torson)? You even have some kind of contract with the two companies? You didn't buy motorcycle onboard armaments because buying other company products, albeit onboard armaments, touches an exclusive agreement? Possibly. If you report above and remove that restriction in your dealings with Aircraft or TOSON (Toson), it could be useful for future business discussions…)

Akira's information flows to various places before she knows it. It depends on whether Yo (more) can make the most of it.

"Well, Master Hikaru. Time will be available until the motorcycle has been adjusted. In the meantime, I'd like to show you some other options that can be handled with a generic arm if appropriate, but how about that?

If you are a buyer of this Kiwa Mono bike, you may be interested in other Kiwa things as well. The clerk who thought about it will recommend the other options to Akira for half the business and half the fun. And Akira was actually interested and bought some of them. An interesting guest, the clerk remembered Akira's name.

Hikaru then waits in the store until the bike is adjusted. Now I was free to clean up my daily chores on the information terminal. I can't show Akira the business information of the city, so I told her to contact me if there was anything, and the communication was off, but Akira asked me to communicate.

"Akira. Is something wrong?

"The intercom in the room is informing the visitors, should we leave?

Hikaru, who was calm, changes his attitude as soon as possible.

"Don't answer! I'm leaving! Don't answer Akira because I'll connect you from here!

"Wow, okay. Then I asked for it."

Akira smiles bitterly as she draws slightly to Hikaru's temper. I know Hikaru doesn't want me to meet someone, so I was right to get confirmation for once. With that in mind, I left it to later correspondence.

When Hikaru immediately interrupted the chores, he manipulated the information terminal in a slight hurry to connect with the intercom in Akira's room. I don't know Akira on a transport vehicle. If you're with the security department, you'll be contacted first. Who the hell is that, feeling the signs of trouble, checking the person on the intercom camera. The visitor was Mercia.

(Hunter then? What the hell do you want?

Hikaru was surprised, but immediately sent Mercia a communication request via security communications for the transport vehicle.

Mercia is lightly conceived in front of Akira's room.

(Does it not answer? No representation while you're out, but you're away? I don't know what to do......)

When I'm trying to figure out what to do next, I get Hikaru's communication request. Upon receiving it, Hikaru appeared in Mercia's extended vision.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Hikaru and I am the operator of the hunter in this room. What can I do for you?"

"Oh, you're the operator? Nice to meet you. It's Mercia. Looks like my hunter took care of me, so I thought I'd say thank you."

"Would you like to sit on your left? Thank you. I'll sit down. Message accepted. I will certainly tell you."

"Hmm? You're gonna be okay because I'm gonna say it myself, okay? He's in there, isn't he? Can you open it?

"No, don't worry."

"... I think it's a good idea to thank you in person."

"I am truly sorry for your loss. Due to various circumstances, direct contact is withheld. Forgive me."

Hikaru politely bowed his head and said no to Mercia, who showed relief that it was no big deal. Then we turn our loving smiles to each other. The silence flowing there had shown that neither was willing to retreat.

Mercia deepens her grin and moves ahead.

"... I don't like this way of saying it, but is that what you're saying after you figure out my Hunter Rank?

Mercia's Hunter Rank is 75. In other words, there are a lot of people who deserve me. Hikaru, who is treated as a promising young employee, is still nothing but a wooden employee from the perspective of the entire Kugamayama city. This is not how people of Hikaru can do it.

"I know. However, the target hunter is currently under contract with the Kugamayama Metropolitan Wide Area Management Department and is in the midst of its operational actions. Though Mercia, I was wondering how she would like to lay down her manoeuvres just to say a word or two of thanks."

But Hikaru refused after figuring it out. Even if I bought a little discomfort from Mercia, it would be better if Mercia and Akira were far away than rubbing. Intimidation (by any means) from a Rank 75 hunter did not overshadow the decision.

Mercia was quite surprised by Hikaru's response, which was lovingly smiling (cheeky) but not seeping (twisted) tension. And loosen your attitude.

"If that's the case, you can't help it. All right. I'm sorry I said something weird. Well, can you tell him that I appreciate your help?

"Thank you for your understanding. Message, accepted. I will tell you responsibly."

"Good luck."

The figure of Hikaru, who carefully bows his head, disappears from Mercia's extended vision. Then Mercia connects to Tatsukawa while away from the scene.

"I'm good. What happened to you?

"Nothing in particular. The guards are waiting for your answer until you get back."

"Copy that. Then I'll be back now."

"Oh. So, what was that hunter like over there?

"I didn't see you."

Tatsukawa's unexpected voice returns to that casual reply.

"... it's unusual for you to leave. What happened to you?

"We'll talk about that later. Bye, that way."

Mercia, out of communication, had a somewhat amusing look on her face.

Hikaru exhales after finishing negotiations with Mercia.

"Why is Hunter Rank 75 coming to see you... You wouldn't normally have that.... I wonder if you mean Kibayashi's favorite, including the fact that he would be blessed with such a weird opportunity.... really, give me a break"

Hikaru switched his mind and relayed Mercia's message to Akira after having now once bothered to deal with the hard-to-handle high-ranking hunters. And to that extent, Akira, who had wondered that she had intervened (deliberately), was appropriately deceived.