Rebuild World

Akira woke up in Carol's camper. He slept in fortified clothes so that he could suddenly cope with whatever happened as an escort, but there was no obstacle to sleep thanks to his ability to keep the load on his body as low as possible.

When stretched lightly while greeting Alpha as usual, she plays light and flexible gymnastics to unwind (loosen) her body. And Carol woke up when I was inspecting my gear.

Carol is just dressed naked in thin sheets with feathers woven. The sheets have abandoned their role in concealing the skin and are engaged in the task of moderately concealing and clearing the skin to add colour. Added to the ability to attract heterosexuality besides simple physical enhancement by throwing large sums of money, the nudity emits a glossy (nappy) but also beautiful colour tone depending on the cost thrown. However, because the owner of the nudity is now unwilling to invite the opposite sex (because), he felt a stronger sense of artistic beauty than color.

"Akira. Good morning"

"Morning, Carol.... How about wandering around dressed like that because the interior of the car is hardly the same as home?

"It's not good. It's just me and Akira."

"No, no, no, that's why you have me, right?

Carol returned a mild snooze to Akira's opinion.

"If that's what you're saying, just react a little. Akira doesn't respond much, so this is still scarring her pride? Or are you trying to tell me it's ugly enough that you don't even like to put it in your sight?

"No, I'm not going to say that, but normally we can do something right?

"If you're going to talk normal, you just want a few more normal reactions. Yes, sir. Okay. You should wear it."

Carol answered so lightly to flush Akira's point and came back wearing a fortified clothing inner. Skin exposure was suppressed, but the irregularities in body shape can be seen to the finest parts, so if the shape is the only one, it is almost the same as naked. Akira wondered if that was also because she wore it for once, but she didn't point it out any further because it was her employer's decision.

Ask Akira what she somehow thought while we had breakfast together.

"Is the request for an escort going to end pretty soon?

"Hmm? That's not true, is it? What made you think that?

"No, I felt like I was losing the chopped atmosphere when I asked for an escort, so I was wondering if it came with the problem (rarely)."

"Oh, that's the thing. I'm sorry, but I don't have any attention (rarely). So I'm going to continue to ask for a basic indefinite escort. As long as my budget and Akira's convenience allow."

"Really? Well, fine."

Akira tilts her neck slightly as if it was a mistake. But Carol's atmosphere was actually pretty soothing. And turn a calm but somewhere friendly smile to Akira.

"Well, it's a fact that you've got more room than before. Because Akira told me you'd let me get away with it, even if it was a flashy fight about the last time. You'll do your best, won't you?

"As I said before, I will try"

"I hope so."

Carol was in a good mood and smiled, so she kept eating. Akira seemed a little strange about Carol's change, but thought it would be better than an atmosphere of excessive tension due to her weirdly grumpy appearance and vigilance, and didn't care more.

Carol brings Akira's future to the table in a chat as she continues her meal.

"What will Akira do when my escort is finished? Is it time to move the earning ground more east? Are you in the middle of choosing a sponsoring company or something?

"No, I'm not thinking about it in particular.... What sponsor?

Carol returns a similar face to Akira, who doesn't know what she's talking about.

"What? If you're a hunter like Akira, you're usually here about an invitation from a company with that hand, right? You'd be here for a team solicitation or something, but I don't think Akira's going to be on some team, so I thought if I were to take it, it'd be a loan guide or a support contract for solo hunters, but maybe, you're not here?

"Eh, I wonder how it went..."

Ask whoever is throwing all the responses around it, pretending Akira remembers.

"Alpha. Is that coming to me, too?

'He's here. I was wondering if you could make more money from the eastern ruins because our company supports you. He wanted to negotiate comprehensive assistance from a company called Lyons Tail yesterday. I'm saying no to everything. I told you before I'd say no to that neighborhood with stereotypes of texts I'm not interested in, right?

"Oops, I was"

Akira explained to Carol under the pretext that she was not suitably interested. I wasn't actually interested in the invitation of that hand, so I didn't even notice what I didn't know because (because) I was throwing all the correspondence around it to Alpha.

"Really? Hunter operations make a lot of money (already), but I don't think it's a bad idea to hold on to funds because it's hard to rebuild once you fail financially just for the amount of equipment and ammunition that costs you. Even Akira doesn't want to go to the ruins just because she lost her gear because of a ruin search failure, right?

"That's right, but I've done it without that before. And when you take it, there's a lot of sponsorship intentions and stuff, right?

"Well, the neighborhood is more profitable because it's not a charity than it's giving away money over there. You don't have a choice, do you?

"I don't feel comfortable"

Carol laughs lightly when she sees Akira with a really troublesome face. And think a little before continuing.

"Then I told you before, don't you want to work with me? If you lose all your gear in a ruins expedition, and even if you lose all your money, you'll be safe with me. Even if a cruel injury prevents you from exploring the ruins, I will earn you about the cost of treatment and equipment for the side business. You already know how much I can earn on the side, don't you?

Akira returned a subtle look to Carol, who proposed so lightly in her atmosphere as a hunter.

"... no, even if we actually put it together, how about a boulder?

"If I put it together, I'll take care of it later. Well, I'm not gonna ask you back, so keep it in the corner of your head."

Carol told the story with it. Akira didn't think deeply either. But it stayed in the corner of my memory.

That's where I get a call request from Viola to Carol. When Carol appeared a little surprised when she heard the story, she pointed a strange gaze at Akira.

"Akira, I just got some weird information from Viola. I hear the Lyons Tail Company is looking for Akira, but do you have any idea?

"No, there isn't....... hmm? Lyons Tail? It's like Rayna and the others were there for sure..."

"Speaking of which, you did. So, I'm asking if I can sell Akira's whereabouts because she was asked to do so by another informant. What do we do?

Akira also looks surprised.

"Wait. Why is my location so valuable?

"Come on, even if I ask. If Viola's going to look into it, she says she needs to talk to you about the information fee."

"... I'm not sure what the situation is, but please don't sell my information. I don't ask for an investigation. There's no extra money."

"Okay."

Carol told Viola that and hung up the call once. Immediately afterwards, Viola and the information terminal communicate again in a way that does not use audio.

"It's me. Did I ask for an investigation earlier?

Carol thought the reason Akira turned down Viola's proposal was because she felt it was a pain in the ass by multiplying the value of the information she might get (Tenbin) with information fees, the hassle of negotiations, and so on. And it actually was.

So instead I bought the information and thought about telling Akira later if anything went wrong. If Akira can't continue to escort herself as a result of the troubles caused by the problem.

Viola also answers after discerning the extent.

It's good, but you and I get the right price, right?

'I know. Well, if I could, I'd be happy to give you a lot of favors considering me and you.'

Then you and I are close, and I'll give you the information first. The price should be discussed after confirming the details. I'm in the dining room at the hunter's office outpost on the ruins of Mihazono Street. Come and get it directly from me now. '

"Were you already investigating? Same thing. But then you don't have to go straight to receive it, do you?

Viola returns a slightly more enjoyable voice to Carol, who answered in a strange tone.

'I'm sorry, but it's not something that can be streamed into communications that's not even a secret line. Think of it as just keeping your payout location out of the ruins. So this information is pretty expensive, huh? I figured I'd stop buying it.

'I'll buy it. All right. I'll do it now. I'll be right there.'

"I'm waiting for you."

Having cut off correspondence with Viola, Carol told Akira only that she remembered an errand to meet people and that she was going to head to the hunter's office outpost. Akira started getting ready without worrying.

Akira, who had delivered Carol to the hunter's office outpost at the site, remained outside the outpost awaiting Carol's return. It was Carol's instructions that kept Akira waiting outside. I said I wouldn't buy information. I was careful to keep Akira from meeting with Viola to prevent Akira from making weird contingencies.

Akira followed Carroll's instructions, thinking she was taking on an escort but would be okay to stay away for a little while, due to Carroll's condition as she regained her spare time and the decision that there would be no fighting noise inside the hunter's office facility, albeit the ruins.

Waiting for Carol to return while chatting with Alpha, Alpha suddenly prompts a light alert.

"Akira. Be alert for once."

"What? Did you even find it in another weird precursor to the noise?

"It's not that much of an exaggeration, but there are people who are expanding to surround the area."

Looking in the direction taught by Alpha, people dressed like maids and butlers who had previously seen them in the dining room looked around to be vigilant.

'The misplaced, ladylike one I saw here in the dining room before is coming again, so aren't you just trying to make sure you're safe first?

'Maybe I am. That's why I said it. "

Copy that.

Akira keeps waiting for Carol without worrying too much. In the meantime, the number of maids and deacons in the vicinity increases. The hunters nearby, including Akira, looked at it strangely and surprisingly, but the maids didn't seem to care about it. There was just someone who turned a strong gaze of attention and vigilance to Akira.

Akira also noticed the gaze, but thought it might be because she knew her gear was an exceptionally high-performance object compared to other hunters. I didn't care that all the maids and butlers were well armed, either, because acquaintances have a similar person named Siori and Kanae.

Eventually Chloe showed up with the Lattices. Akira, who saw Chloe and the others walking this way from the wilderness side, moved to the opposite side of the street not to be disturbed, thinking it was as expected, wondering if she would go straight into the hunter's office outpost.

But when Chloe and the others came to the side of the outpost (buckwheat), they came to Akira without going inside. Akira looks surprised. Chloe stopped to confront Akira as if she were taking her men with her.

"You're Akira, right?

"... yes, but"

Chloe's expression is tiresome but cruel and sharp. This is why I've been dealing with Olivia's case since yesterday without going to sleep. Simple fatigue and drowsiness blew me off taking expensive restorative medications, but I can't get rid of even the agitation caused by excessive tension because I understand my situation. Only as much as I was blowing it away with my will and my energy, the sight was steep and sharp.

"You must have heard from Lyons Tail, but you must have received a call request, too, but why did you ignore it all?

"What are you talking about?

"Answer me!

Akira feels lightly drawn to the temper released by Chloe, who is emotionally unstable. Lattice and Pamela break in there and let Pamela distance herself from Akira as she relented to Chloe, and Lattice stands in front of Akira instead.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Lattice and I work for Lord Chloe. I apologize for the Lord's disrespect."

"Oh, yes."

"We are from Lyons Tail. Actually, I've been trying to make an appointment with Dear Akira since the other day, but I haven't heard from her. I thought you might want to give it to me, but there was a situation here, so I asked you straight away. I'd like to take a moment, would you like to?

"Well, on this occasion, a little..."

Thank you. I'll sit down.

Lattice gives Akira a courtesy to back off. Chloe comes forward again after repeated deep breaths instead to dampen the excitement. And I took out the white card and showed it to Akira.

"You recognize this card, don't you? No, the owner of this card is you, right?

"No, it's not"

"There's no way!?

When Chloe accidentally roughed up her voice, the Lattices broke in again. Now Pamela stands in front of Akira.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Pamela. Just like the Lattice I greeted earlier, I'm doing Chloe's side work."

"... oh yeah"

"Based on the information we have, Akira is currently the owner of this card. Don't you have any idea? If the cardholder is really someone else, it would be helpful if you could tell me who it is."

"If you're from Lyons Tail, do you know what a Cioli is?

"I know, sir."

"That's him. More than that, wasn't that card given to you by Siori? How do you not know that?

Akira began to look at the situation with surprise. Pamela answers as if it's perfectly natural.

"Due to internal circumstances, Chloe currently manages the card. After that, we also contacted Olivia, who told us that the owner of the card was Akira. Even though I just loaned it specially to Siori. Don't you know something?

"Oh, speaking of which, it's like I was saying that... But, well, I don't think that card is mine because I already gave it to Siori. So I wouldn't take it if they told me to give it back or something. I'm not giving it back. I've already done the deal with Ciori."

"Don't worry. I didn't come here to return my card."

"So what can I do for you?

Pamela drops back and Chloe, who suppresses her excitement with Latis' efforts, comes out in front of Akira again.

"Just like I lent this card to Siori, I want you to lend it to me too."

Akira looks blatantly suspicious to Akira for a strange favor.

"He wants me to lend it..., you borrowed it, didn't you? From Siori."

"... Yep, I borrowed it. But that's our story, our internal story. Olivia still thinks you own the card. That's why I'm asking you."

"Should I just tell Olivia that I borrowed it from Siori?

Chloe eats and binds her teeth when she hears Akira's light thoughts. This hasn't happened if that's all right. I managed to scream that out of the blue. But for that matter, the expression is very distorted once. And take a deep breath and give me a hard smile.

"... there's a lot going on over here. I need permission from the original owner. You can lend it to me if you want. I don't mind giving it to you or selling it. Of course (of course), not just (just). I'll buy it for the price. Say your favorite forehead. Supporting the hunter operation will also be generous. I can get people out. Even those who can fight like high rank hunters can get out. Say what you like."

On the other hand, Akira increases her vigilance.

"I don't like it. Say no."

Chloe screams unexpectedly, too.

"Why not!?

"Because that card is not mine. I can't lend people's things on my own and I can't sell them. That's all."

"I'm telling you you own it!

"I've already done the deal with Raina and the others around there! If I borrowed it from Raina, that would be great!

Akira noticed herself remembering a strange irritation. But I didn't know why, and my voice was rough as it was irritating. So Alpha forgives Akira with a gentle voice.

"Akira. Relax."

'... oh. Bad'

Akira takes a deep breath to calm down her feelings. It was something I had repeated over and over in the past, and soon my mind became much easier.

Things would have converged if Alpha had urged Akira to hand over the cards here. But I couldn't tell you that. Because in her relationship with Akira, she decided that the word touched a deep part of her personality called Akira harshly. Previously, even Elena and the others tried to cut it off because of what was touched there. There is a risk of irritating dangerous parts that could create strong and deep negative emotions by so long. That's what I was thinking.

In fact, it was too much of Alpha's thinking, and if Alpha were to say so, assuming he had advised me to give him the card, it would have been enough to reluctantly give it to him. But I didn't think Akira would give that much priority to Akira's intentions to Alpha, who didn't know about Akira and Tsubaki's removal at the ruins of Kuzhara Street.

Later, as long as we deliver the equipment obtained through the transmission of the downhill heavy industry, we can gradually proceed with the ruin attack, which is a request to Akira. There was no way to significantly damage Akira's mood in that state. The limit was to tell Alpha to settle down with Akira because of that.

Chloe was in a very tough situation. If Olivia's faults are known, her position in the clan could be over. The explanation to the faction has managed to deceive, but it is limited as it stands. I needed to do something to make the card really my own. If I didn't, I could have been kicked out of the fence dressed up.

First, negotiate with Akira, the original owner of the card, to officially borrow the card. Transfer ownership to yourself afterwards. The plan shouldn't have been a problem.

But I can't get in touch with the hunter named Akira. Even if a favorable condition is offered that can be considered broken via the hunter's office, a no can be placed in the stereotype. Chloe took the lead to meet Akira in person, even assuming that the Hunter opponent could not have been in a strange situation.

And meeting him in person didn't change Akira's attitude. Chloe's mood gets worse.

"What are you unhappy about... We're from Lyons Tail, right? You're not one of those SMEs, are you? You're a big company with branches in all five major economies? If you say there will support hunter activities, hunters will contact you about!? Ignore that too, what are you unhappy about!

"Know what? It's my convenience."

Chloe is right, given Hunter's interests and common sense. There can be no more scams, etc. than going through the hunter's office. It's natural for a hunter to jump. That's why Chloe's agony was getting stronger.

The atmosphere of evil grows stronger. Akira's frustration also increases. Encourage Alpha to calm down again.

"Akira. You really need to calm down. Stimulating them poorly just makes them loud."

'... oh, I know'

Akira took another deep breath to calm her mind. And then I come up with a compromise thinking that I can't help but keep rubbing (and) until Carol gets back.

"... ok. Lend."

"Really!? No, of course not. Good. Say the terms. How much do you want?

"I don't need it. No money, no support. But don't bring me any more trouble with this hand. You got it."

"Okay. I promise."

Though Chloe thought she couldn't understand Akira's words, all those questions shelved and soothed her (mostly) exhaled expression. But that goes on too. I'll be right back.

"And once we get confirmation from Raina and the others. As far as I'm concerned, I gave the cards to Rayna and the others. I'll let you do that."

"... Huh? Wait!?

Akira took out the information terminal and contacted Siori, regardless. Communicate the situation in front of Chloe in panic. And when I heard the reply from Siori and distorted my expression greatly, I turned to Chloe with a strong vigilance.

"You're saying the card was threatened for allegedly killing Rayna, right? What's this all about?

At this point, Akira recognized Chloe and the others as those who were trying to deceive themselves.

Chloe is silent.

"Explain. If you can't explain, go home."

Chloe remained silent. Akira becomes more and more alert. Then suddenly Chloe laughed.

"I'm sorry. Let me take some weird trouble"

I can't make a legitimate deal with Akira anymore. That's about it. I don't even have time to make a long, dark deal behind me. If I had done that, I knew that the rest of the faction would just get rid of themselves, take the cards, and send (or re-do) the deal with Akira. Time and means are limited. There was no hesitation in choosing the options left. Because I've already done it once and I've succeeded in a way.

The recoil was huge just for what had been cornered everywhere, and once I made up my mind, my will didn't waver. Chloe signals lightly with her hands. Then Chloe's men put up their weapons at once and put them in position. Then, laugh and tell.

"Give me the card."

Akira realized the reason for the frustration she had remembered earlier. A slight gaze that looked down somewhat. Demand in such an attitude that it is natural to go through. And then action. It's an experience I once tasted many times when Akira was being kicked in the back alley of Slam Street.

Accumulated results. The pride that I'm not what I used to be anymore. They crack. Former emotions leak out of that crack. Mouth the word of denial as it is that emotion.

I don't like it.

Considerable intimidation has also been leaked from Akira. Lattice and Pamela are also in a fighting position, as they did the other day when they confronted Kanae.

But Chloe, who already had the hoop off, had no difficulty at all. Ning deepens his grin and on the contrary overlaps the threatening words.

"You think you can do it alone? I thought you said Lyons Tail was a big company. We have a long hand, don't we?

My former self is speaking up. The accumulated self is holding it back. The desire that it should be different from its predecessor already makes Akira say a critical reply.

"... it sounds as if you're saying no would do harm to someone I know. If not, deny it."

Still, Chloe only deepened her grin.

I'll take care of the interpretation.

…… Right. "

That's all Akira answered with her former expression. Using that as an opportunity, everyone on the field set up a gun and fired out with intent to kill on the bullet.

Battle begins.