Rebuild World

A week has passed since Akira moved to Cheryl's base. Nothing around Akira has changed. We have not been raided and we have not received any equipment from downhill heavy industry. I lost track of the performance of my gear.

But things were going on where there was nothing Akira could do. That's what Akira had heard from Shiloh in the camper.

"So long, Akira. From what I've looked into, I don't think it's surprising that it's time for the next raid. And the next one is bigger than before."

Chloe is about to be kicked out of the fence. The story began with what seemed convenient to Akira.

Chloe was formally under house arrest in the city of Kugamayama. But it was lifted by Inabe's efforts. The apparent reason was that placing the Lyons Tail founder family under house arrest any longer was creepy (first) on boulders.

But Udajima thought the aim was to get Akira's monster certification de-certified on the pretext of Chloe's liberation, and requested not to de-certify Akira's monster because of it at the executive meeting, only through Chloe's liberation in the form of pulling back to Inabe.

But that was exactly what Inabe was looking for. The reason why Akira's monster certification was de-certified was to cause Udajima and the others to mistake it for their purpose. With the house arrest lifted, Chloe is no longer in a position to be within the fence at the convenience of the city side. So Inabe charged Chloe for the escort.

That Chloe is being targeted by a 50-billion-orum prize neck. Furthermore, the person plans to acquire front-line equipment from Sakashita Heavy Industries sooner or later. In addition, Lyons Tail Eastern District III Branch and District IV Branch are currently in a state of conflict, and keeping Chloe within the fence threatens to cause the city to engage in inter-branch fighting. Inabe had complained excessively of those threats and continued to try to make the escort bill as expensive as possible.

On the first day, the escort bill, which was 100 million orum a day, has already been raised to 1 billion orum due to repeated negotiations. Inabe was going to raise the escort bill everywhere, 10 or 100 billion, until Chloe walked out of the fence.

As a Kugamayama city, the more expensive the escort costs, the more profitable it will be. Also, if you kick Chloe out of the fence, Akira, who's after Chloe, won't be raided to force her to break through the fence with front-line gear. The city's neutral faction, or (some) opportunist, supported Inabe's proposal for those reasons.

Naturally, the Eastern District III branch of Lyons Tail can't stay with the escort price hike forever either. It was only a matter of time before Chloe got out of the fence.

"Against this background, the 3rd arrondissement branch forces are gathered in Higalaka's facilities (to transport Chloe to other cities). I use that background as a pretext to gather my strength. It's no wonder they decided they were going to raid Kugamayama City if they did poorly, but they said it was to (to) counter both the 50-billion-orum prize neck and the Fourth Ward. The city side has also raised the escort bill as much as possible because of Akira's threat, and they can't get out strong."

Akira was listening to the story in a way that impressed her.

"How do you get that kind of information?

"Well, do a lot of things. Details are confidential."

"Right. Well, then, you got that information a lot. Shiloh is amazing."

"That's right. I'm awesome.

Shiloh is also proud of his own technology. However, I was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Akira had not been able to obtain much response to the technology until now. The Shiloh, who received praise from Akira, was out strong here all the time.

"Whatever I say, information controls the world. I was brushing my arms at a facility downhill to win an intelligence battle. He also received special treatment. -It's really amazing, huh? You don't get the information I just told you, do you? I'm telling you, it's a loan, right?

Akira decided to tell Shiloh a story so that he could forgive her.

"I know. I borrowed it. So, when's it going to be moving over there? There will be a lot of things to say when it's time. How specific is that? A few days later? Tomorrow? Don't say an hour later, okay?

When Akira asked so as to make a mild joke, Shiloh suddenly changed his expression to something serious.

"... now"

"What?"

"It just moved. Troops departed from Higalaka's facility. There's 20 large armed vehicles..., no, 30..., no, more?

"An armed vehicle, is that a tank?

"That's a self-propelled, multiple-assembled rocket gun, in one way or another. It's loaded with missile pods."

"Either way, it wouldn't be an armed thing to use near the city"

"Do I know that? Troops loaded with that hand are leaving the Higalaka facility for Kugamayama City. Large transport vehicles and man-made weapons are also mixed. That's all."

Akira thinks with a serious face. Whether the opponent reluctantly refrains from shelling the Kugamayama city depends on the opponent's will and will use it if he intends to kill even if hostile to the city. That's what I decided first.

Lyons Tail is a big company. I don't know how far I would pay attention to someone about Kugamayama city. In fact, the hunters attacked themselves during negotiations with the city. That's also convincing if you think it's because you're being hoisted a prize by a big company like Lyons Tail. Then you won't hesitate to disappear together to kill yourself, even if it's the side of the city (buckwheat), which is technically treated as a wilderness from the city. Akira had gone so far in her thinking that she was beginning to think on the assumption that there would naturally be a massive attack.

"Alpha. What do we do? If I'm going to be attacked even if I'm in Slam Street, should we hit the wilderness out of here?

'No. Let's intercept inside the slums. There's a chance that the opponent will refrain from shelling, and if we actually make a massive attack and damage the city, we can involve the city's defense forces. Stay out of base.' Cause I want to use a bike. '

'Okay. Let's get ready.'

Even when it comes to preparation, the armed are ready to be used at any time, including motorcycles. So all Akira's going to do now is tell the others that they need to be prepared because they are going to be raided.

But the only person who can convey that information accurately is Carol, who already knows Shiloh exists. I cannot teach others. (A) I dared to look for Carol and tell her the situation, wondering what to do, and she told me the solution lightly.

"Okay. I'll tell everyone."

"Oh, so you're okay with that?

Carol smiles good at returning it to Akira, with a slightly surprising look on her face.

"You've told me before what I was doing with Viola. Because I don't think it's surprising that you have that kind of information of unknown origin.

Akira laughs as well as convinced.

"Speaking of which, you did. Okay. I asked for it."

"I'll be done in a minute, just give me a minute."

"No, I'm going out there alone. Carol, stay in base."

That's what they said. Carol suddenly gets a little grumpy.

"Are you going to leave me? I'm not gonna let you tell me you don't need any more help now, am I?

"I won't tell. Carol asks for a camper and Shiloh. Worst case scenario, he could be the wingman to escape into the wilderness again. I'm sorry, but I need you to do something for me while I protect the base."

Still, Carol still looked surprised.

"... it's not like you're not counting on me, is it?

"I'm counting on you. Otherwise I won't leave you with a camper loaded with ammunition. If you go out in the wilderness again, that's the lifeline, right? Forgive me for walking wilderness with an empty gun."

So Carol got back in the mood, too. Laugh confidently.

"Okay. I'll take care of it."

And stared lightly at Akira.

"Akira."

"Hmm?"

"Don't you want to die?

"Naturally. Neither do you."

Akira and Carol laughed at each other, like a mild joke, but answered that in earnest.

Carol then went to tell Cheryl and the others, Rayna and Sikarabe about the situation. When Akira returns to the parking lot, she crosses (again) the bike and leaves the base intact. And as I went up to the roof of another building at a distance so as not to involve the stronghold, I turned my gaze toward the wilderness.

The sight of the irreplaceable wilderness is still silent now. But to Akira, who knew the troops had left from Higalaka's facility, it seemed quiet before the storm.

So Alpha laughs good at it.

'It's okay. Don't worry, I'm on it.'

'Right. I'm counting on you for this one. "

"Leave it to me."

Alpha laughed satisfactorily, as usual. Akira is also caught and laughs as usual. And as always, I decided to be ready again to win (for) as usual.

Pamela laughs happily at Lattice in a large vehicle leaving from a Higalaka facility.

"Lattice. Finally. Let's stick together."

The dead don't reply. Still, Pamela was in a good mood.

Those Pamelas were watched by a maid named Totra, who belongs to the Eastern District III branch of Lions Tail, with a slightly creepy look on her face.

"... Hey Beg. Is that okay?

Totra's colleague, a butler named Beg, answers in a whisper without changing his expression.

"Don't say anything rare.... Guess what the branch manager sent us. We just have to do our job. So if we're good, we'll be promoted to the side of the family. Isn't that enough?"

"That's right, but with the troop action of opening the ninth hangar, how about the conductor is that one..."

"If you're dissatisfied, tell the branch manager. Don't give me no foolishness."

Totra got a little lost and really connected to Bellatram. The appearance of Bellatram is displayed extensively within the vision of Totra via the equipment.

"What's up? Got a problem?

'Do you mean a problem, a little anxious about the mental state of Pamela, the commander of the troops...'

Totra told Bellatram the situation with an internal communication that would not let the sound out. In addition, he also offered to take over command from Pamela if possible.

Bellatram tells him gently when he finishes listening to it without changing his expression.

'You would have studied too. That's why loyalty to the company is important. If loyalty to the company is my absolute support, I won't waver as much as I lost a friend'

'Of course (of course) I will sit down. So we see the current situation where such a person is the conductor as problematic. Ninth hangar, I was wondering if it would be enough to leave the command of the operation to such a person to use equipment for urban invasion'

"… you should be flexible around it with your loyalty and abilities. Your job is to cover her. [M] It also includes taking over the overall command if she is unable to move, or if (there is) a similar situation. It's a good thing that the situation allows us to explore the best of it. Including that decision, if that's possible. '

I'm in awe.

Fucking laughs that Totra, who cut the comms, took the word. And then I proceeded with the idea of how to get rid of Pamela, and I still thought it would be good to isolate her forcefully, even for reasons such as mental weakness, and moved slightly.

At the next moment, Totra fainted after being severely slapped (punched) in the head on the wall behind her. My consciousness drips away from my extremities. Still, Totra didn't collapse. That was because the invisible hand grabbed Totra's head.

Then the camouflage function is unlocked and the woman in the maid's clothes appears. It was Pamela's men, who died in the battle with Akira, and now various procedures had been applied to turn it into the same remotely operated terminal as Lattice.

Begg is surprised by the sudden situation and turns his gaze unintentionally toward Totra. And when I noticed signs nearby, Pamela was already in front of Beg, to the distance she could breathe. He looks Beg in the eye as he peeks deep into his face.

"Will you stay out of my way?

"… of course (of course) I will sit down. The Branch Manager has also instructed you to assist. I have not been instructed to interrupt."

Pamela, who stared silently and facelessly at the cold sweating Beg, opened for a little while and then laughed.

"…, yes"

Then he went back under Lattice and began to speak out with pleasure to the corpse who would not reply again. A human-type, remotely operated terminal walks out of Totra's face and carries Totra away from the scene. The blood dripping from the back of his head to his feet drew a red line on the floor.

Beg, who was standing up, exhales loudly.

(Techniques for piloting human-type devices to keep us from realizing their existence. The move that was moving in that instant to my front. Even in such a mental state, the strength entrusted to the clan is real...)

Let's get the job done without any extra difficulty. Beg told himself that.

It would be more useful for Chloe if Pamela survived than for herself. That Lattice judgment was correct if Pamela's spirit did not degenerate after Lattice's death.

Sugar smoke appears at the end of Akira's sight. The source is Pamela and the others. Many vehicles are equipped with large missile pods, and vehicles transporting man-made weapons can also be seen.

Akira, who used information-gathering equipment to enlarge and display them, makes that face look worse.

'Are you here... Still, if we use that stuff here, we're gonna really turn the city's defense against the enemy, right? Are you serious?

Laughs as if the Alpha feels spared.

Though I don't think it's so surprising that others make the same decision because there are people here who have made that amazing decision?

"Yes, no, it is, well, maybe it is."

Akira smiled hard to deceive. But that took away the dangers of expression.

"On the face of it, it's probably a force to send Chloe to another city where she's going to be kicked out of the fence. But if you think of the dangerous wilderness as a weapon to safely advance while being attacked by a 50-billion-orum bounty neck, it's probably no wonder."

"Then it would be helpful over here."

On this occasion, we miss Chloe, wait for the outfit for the front line to arrive from downhill Heavy Industries, finish Alpha's request, and then go kill him again. There were recent events, and Akira had regained her calm enough to be able to make that degree of judgment.

But the decision will be futile. The vehicle's missile pod set in motion and fired a missile over the city.

"He shot me!

Akira accidentally followed a missile climbing high in the sky with her eyes and raised her face.

Guttles' man-made weapons units, positioned at the border between Slam Street and the city's lower division, were also confirming the missiles fired.

"Captain. They really shot..."

"Maintain interception position. Intercept if the missile is off the ballistics provided in advance. Determine them enemies and move on to annihilation. Don't get your hands on me till then."

"Roger. Is that a good way to deal with it? What if the interception was delayed because of that, and the bullet landed in the city, and it exploded?

"That's what I decided up there. There's nothing we can do. I don't like it."

Even in the city, the subdivisions are outside the walls. I guess some damage would be tolerated, and Gootle looked grumpy and gazed (only) at his face.

Even after watching the missiles fired one after the other, Gootle and his men continued to maintain the status quo.

The first wave of missiles fired out towards the city of Kugamayama changed ballistics directly below when they reached near Slam Street. Fall straight for the border between the wilderness and Slam Street. Further, he opened the warhead and threw out a large number of small missiles from the inside, scattering them all over the area.

I see that. Imagine Akira having a massive explosion. But the explosion didn't happen at all. In the meantime, it also continues with subsequent missiles moving the landing point slightly inside Slam Street. Likewise, small missiles poured all around us, but there was no explosion.

Akira is also surprised by the boulder. Then he noticed a change in vision and distorted his face to suspicion.

"What...?

The scenery on the wilderness side was starting to blur rapidly. Slam Street buildings were also harder to see things near the wilderness.

Alpha realizes the cause.

'All those small missiles seem to be smoke launchers. Since then, there's been a jamming smoke screen (jamming smoke) sprayed. It's in the same state as a high concentration of colorless fog. Probably adds a high-speed filter effect from expanding particle gases.'

"Didn't the fast filter effect make sense because it disperses quickly even when used outside?

'If it's a normal amount. But if you keep spraying it in large quantities, you'll have a constant effect for a long time. Plus, there's no need for excessive effects like when used in intercity vehicles. Probably adjusting the effect to the extent that stray bullets don't reach the lower sections of the city.'

So Akira's understanding followed. If damage is done to the city in the aftermath of a massive battle like shelling the slum streets, the city's defense forces will also move towards eliminating it. That should deter the opponent from acting on a large scale. Akira was originally in Slam Street because she expected it. But Pamela and the others were trying to eliminate the deterrent effect by adjusting the effective range of the shelling due to the high-speed filter effect.

One missile after another surrounds Slam Street with an information-gathering jamming smoke screen. Akira's surroundings are also swallowed into its range of effects.

That's when Alpha suddenly changed her expression to something serious.

'Akira! Calm down, hurry up and get inside a nearby building!

The bike was already running out. Akira also tries to move off the roof as directed. Slightly later, Alpha disappeared from Akira's sight. I lost my connection to Alpha.

"Alpha!?

Akira moved as instructed in surprise. Jump every bike into a nearby building and push to the back of it. I went further into the room and shut the door tightly.

(... I know you're resting, how about this?

If the connection condition with Alpha has deteriorated significantly due to intense communication failure caused by the information gathering jamming smoke screen (jamming smoke), closing the door and sealing the room may also prevent the smoke screen from entering, and the communication condition may recover somewhat. That's what I was thinking.

"Alpha......?

Calling Alpha with a slight seep of tension, wait for a moment. Then Akira's vision showed Alpha again.

"Akira. Are you okay? Are you calm?

"Oh. I was in a bit of a hurry, though."

Akira laughed lightly and showed some room. Alpha laughs satisfactorily, too.

"Okay, I'll explain the situation again."

Disconnection of communication is due to communication failure due to information gathering obstruction smoke screen (jamming smoke). Communication maintenance is now a top priority to maintain connectivity. Be aware that the accuracy of the support has been hindered by this. When Akira heard them, she looked at them.

'That's a hassle. Then you'd better get up in the sky and get out of the jamming smoke screen. "

'I'm afraid I can't do that. Look up there.'

Look up as Akira was told. Indoor ceilings were originally just visible, but the expanded display made it through to see the sky in Slam Street. The sky was displayed in red.

"What? That red is an indication of where I shouldn't go in, right? Up in Slam Street, treating the subdivisions of the city?

'I guess that means, to be precise, that there is a high risk of damage to the city when Akira enters'

A stray bullet hits the city when you shell Akira traveling through the air, which is outside the range of the fast filter effect. Akira will use it to keep the target from shooting, so the city will be used as a shield. At that point it is judged hostile by the city. That's what Alpha supplemented.

'That's a real hassle. Then we have to get out to the wilderness?

'Let's stop that, too. By the time we get out of the wilderness, our opponents will be able to fight fully without completely worrying about the damage to the city, so overall, the situation will get worse.'

'That means...'

'We'll have to fight in this state. I'll do whatever I can over here so I can keep the connection even in the outside situation. Be careful.'

"Oh. I really asked for it"

Akira exhales loudly and laughs jokingly bitterly.

"Is that it, after all? Is this because you don't have any of the equipment you bought at Mr. Sizka's store?

It may have worked quite well for my previous exams. Akira half-seriously thought so.

Alpha laughs like a mild joke, too.

'Right. Next time you go to Sizka's, why don't you buy Riku?

'Right. Let's do that.'

Akira speaks out in a mood for the next opportunity.

"... All right! Let's go!"

I kept the bike running vigorously and jumped out again, ready to go to a dangerous zone where no wonder when my connection with Alpha was broken.

Slam Street was regaining its serenity. The missile has already stopped firing. But that's not the reason. This is because the area is under the influence of an information gathering jamming smoke screen (jamming smoke), which eliminates the surrounding sound by resembling a high concentration of colorless fog.

Akira stops the bike on the street.

"Alpha. Any enemies?

'He's not within my grasp. But don't worry. The accuracy of the information-gathering device is significantly reduced because of the jamming smoke screen (jamming smoke), and my support is also falling because of a communication failure. If Akira noticed the enemy on her own, believe it. Even if it's an investigation. "

Copy that.

Akira concentrates and sharpens her senses. Under the influence of the information gathering jamming smoke screen (jamming smoke), the sensors of the information gathering apparatus sense something that is not perceived by the five senses of life, and process it with a sense of expansion to explore the signs of the enemy.

And I caught some signs forward.

"Alpha...... Before... '

"Yeah. I'm here. Be careful. '

Something approaches me from the front of Akira. It gets closer, and the information gathering device makes it a distance to discern it as something of a human type. That comes close at walking speed as it is. Akira remained alert to the way she walked normally without showing any will to move, but it didn't get to her by the time she attacked because her opponent approached her too normally.

Akira looked familiar to the person in the maid's clothes. It belonged to Pamela. Under the influence of an information-gathering jamming smoke screen (jamming smoke), the opponent walked normally without even showing vigilance. As it is, they approach each other without even showing hostility to a distance they can see without any problems with each other.

"Stop."

When Akira stopped it that way, Pamela stopped her feet as she was told. Akira had stopped moving even as she alerted her opponent to whether she had come to negotiate. And there Pamela smiles at me.

"Long time no see."

"What are you imitating?

"Aren't the Theories with you? I thought I was near you... Well, can it come from you?"

Akira felt a strange fright in Pamela, an atmosphere long lacking in intent to kill, spitting words indicating her murder. I am mildly puzzled that the person who came to kill me seems to have an attitude that doesn't matter about the act.

Still, Akira tries to point the gun at him when the enemy is the enemy. Pamela also tries to run forward all at once to fit Akira.

But the next moment, a blade that suddenly appeared slashed Pamela's neck off. My head rolls to the ground and my body without my neck collapses.

In front of Akira, who was distracted, the blade handles uncamouflaged and appeared. That was Cioli.

Akira looks surprised when she realizes that she doesn't have an understanding of the situation. The blood flowing out of Pamela's neck was green.

Point your gaze at the raw neck where Siori is falling to the ground. And the siori and the raw neck eyes met. As soon as that happens, my neck starts laughing. Unlike when I was talking to Akira, there was intense intent to kill from her neck.

"There he is... I found it. Wow... I thought you were here."

Siori was not surprised at all, as opposed to Akira, who was surprised, as the intent to kill leaked out of her neck spread around her.

"I guess."

A body without a head rises in a agile motion and hits Siori as it is. But the body was blown away with an invisible blow to its torso.

With that blow in it, Kanae unravels the camouflage and shows up. The head laughs happily when it sees the canae.

"You were there too... I'll kill you."

Siori strikes again, slashing and tearing his neckless body to the cross, and Kanae steps on his head and crushes it. Flesh pieces and mechanical parts rolled around and splashed.

Ask Siori and the others, slightly bewildered by Akira, who was a little left out of the situation.

"Can I have a moment to explain the situation?

"That's a remotely operated device operated by Pamela. As you can see, it moves even if you disconnect the head, but the attack on the head makes sense because it increases the difficulty of operation."

"Oh well..."

"And then maybe I'll declare war on the enemy. I don't think the assassination was satisfactory, so I thought I came here to tell you. I don't want him to die, I want to kill him, so I don't think he's going to use a missile to make the wood dust. He's supposed to be manipulating a lot of terminals to kill them next."

"Oh well...... Uh, are Raina and the others nearby?

"The ladies are staying in base."

"There's plenty of motivation. Now that you can't afford to fight while you're protecting your daughter, you're asking me to be patient."

After a minimal explanation, Siori and the others turn their gaze to the side of the wilderness. Akira concentrated her consciousness there, too. I could see many signs approaching from that direction.

"He felt more like he was here to kill you than he did to kill me, but did you even buy any grudges?

"Like that."

"I was a little surprised, though."

At the end of Akira's gaze, more than a dozen flying (air) motorcycles carried Pamela-operated remotely operated terminals across Slam Street. The target is Theori and the others. All of the person-type devices had the same look on Pamela's face. He laughed with all due respect for both his intense hatred of the Siori and the joy of being able to kill the Siori.

And then they attack Akira and the others from all directions. The human-type terminals jump off the flying (air) motorcycle and put up guns. The human-type device left on the flying (air) bike points the onboard gun at Akira and the others. Each of them will be positioned to embody their intention to kill with a fully unified force action.

Akira, Siori and Kanae enter the fight with their own equipment and technology. The battle began, along with the gunfire that disrupted the silence of Slam Street.