Rebuild World

Raina and the others were able to make contact with the city's defenses and communicate the presence of the monster herd. From there, however, Reina's expectations were not met.

"The guards won't move... what do you mean?

The corresponding gootle shows a steep face over the screen of the information terminal.

"Wait until the city is harmful or the fear is high enough. That is the upper judgement. We won't move unless that monster gets close to our perimeter or even the bullets they shot."

"But the monster herd is approaching the city, right? That's a threat, isn't it? Does it normally work for extermination?

"When it comes to the threat determination, it seems to be a slight increase in other monsters at a time when a monster-certified 50 billion Aurum bounty neck is allowing it to roam the slums."

I was subtly convinced and Reina stuck in her words. But I can't give up, and I try to negotiate.

"Then why don't you connect with your superiors? We fought the monster. I will convince them that their threat is not an error."

"... I'm sorry, but I can't do that. I am also concerned that the source is from Leon's Tail. I don't have the authority to talk to my superiors right now."

The city has judged this disturbance to be a rivalry between the branches of Leon's Tail and is trying to remain neutral to the civil conflict. Although there is pressure from the Yanagi Sawa Yokoyaki and the city's executives, as well as from the branches of the third and fourth districts, Kugamayama City's external position is only neutral, third party, and irrelevant.

In that standing position, moving the defense team based on the information provided by the person on the side of the fourth sector branch would put them on the side of the fourth sector branch, and the position of neutrality could be shaken. That's why I can't move with information from Reina. That's what Gootle added.

Reina frowned. But I stopped eating any more. That's because Guttle was objecting to the above decision. This means that the city's decision will not be overshadowed even if the person in charge of the site is so dissatisfied. Consider another hand, no matter what you say in that situation.

However, no effective means came to mind.

(I screwed up....! We didn't come here just to evacuate...!

I thought I'd go back to Theoli and the others right away, but I think it's just me. When he escaped from Pamela and the others, he became a target of escort, not a force. The subject of the escort jumps into a danger zone once removed from him, etc., and if the straddling stone is too tight, he will be restrained.

(If we're going back, we'll have to bring some fighting power to at least improve the situation....)

It was supposed to be the city's defense. But it failed. In that case, even if you think of something else, you don't think of any effective means, and there is someone who calls out to Reina in a hurry.

"Long time no see. Reina"

Seeing her voice unexpectedly, Reina felt stunned. Chloe stood there proud.

Reina was certainly surprised that Chloe, who was supposed to be inside the Wall, was here. But that was not the reason I was stunned, but the butler and the maid on the other side. I am not an acquaintance. But the clothes belonged to a first-class butler and a maid. This meant that they belonged to the eastern head office of Leon's Tail or, in some cases, to the top human side of the Lawrence family.

They were on Chloe's side, and Chloe looked proud. It was enough for Reina to grasp the situation too seriously.

Chloe laughed satisfactorily at Reina's reaction.

"I'll tell you for your sake. As you can see, I am under the protection of the head office. I know you're trying to kill me, but I don't recommend a stupid imitation."

Reina turned her gaze at the maid with a sharp expression. Then it will be affirmed.

"It's true. We are also escorting her. Bringing a branch feud here means hostility to the head office. Please be careful."

"... is the representative already on the ground?

"The Representative's current location is confidential. I can't answer that."

"Excuse me."

Raina lowered her head and apologized, realizing that she really belonged to the head office. And make them rush inside.

(No way..., no way..., not just the San-ku branch, but the head office is on Chloe's side...!? Unpleasant (first of all)....)

We must at least tell Siori about this. Reina thinks so, and someone at the head office tells her in a cold voice.

"Dear Reina Lilard Lawrence, You (you) have also been called by the representative, so please continue to accompany us. It seems that you did not receive a notification due to a communication failure, so please be careful that you did not respond to the communication from the head office."

"Ha, yes...."

The authority is also high if the person belongs to the head office. It would be even worse if Alice's intentions made her move. Reina had no right of veto. Chloe laughed at Reina, whose face was distorted by distress.

Seeing Chloe, Reina put up with her teeth tied to her upside down. But I didn't think of any way to improve the situation.

At that time, Togami, who was watching the situation in silence, spoke in a very light tone.

"Something, I don't think I need to escort Raina anymore. So, Raina, I'm going to give the bike back to Akira."

With the rest of her attitude, Reina inadvertently turned to Togami. Then Togami laughed lightly, but glanced at it for a moment.

Then Reina returns to me and regains her coolness. And after looking at Chloe and the others, he answered lightly.

"... yes. Then give me this too."

Reina said that and gave Togami her gun and ammunition. And I watched Chloe and the others again.

The people at the head office did not react at all. But Chloe inadvertently erased her smile and turned her expression into a slight but steep one.

So Reina regained her smile.

"Togami, thank you. Well, I asked you to."

"Oh, I'm coming."

Togami laughed back and drove the motorcycle away.

Reina, who had dropped Togami off, once again turned to Chloe and dared to look at her winning smile. Chloe returned a grumpy expression with her inner tongue on her face.

Despite the fact that they are trying to give Akira, who is clearly hostile to Chloe, information about Chloe's whereabouts in addition to motorcycles, guns and ammunition, the people at the head office do not react. It was indicated that the head office was not on Chloe's side. Reina was about to be deceived by Chloe's attitude that the people at the head office behaved as if they were her sidekicks.

(It was close. That's all I was in a hurry for. Togami, thank goodness)

Reina, who has regained her temper, tries to calm down and grasp the situation. Then the question immediately arose.

"Chloe, why are you here?

"You don't have a right to answer."

Reina bothered her head by explaining that she didn't know. I have business with Alice. That's for sure. And I think it's natural to go out there, wherever it is.

But it shouldn't be here. Somewhere in the fence, a meeting with a key corporate figure, etc. Raina, and Chloe, were suspicious of the same question.

The people at the head office answered nothing.

Elena and the others, who decided to help Akira, quickly got ready and entered the slum, but they were in a bit of a difficult situation.

Let's meet Akira first in order to provide support. I thought so, but I don't know where Akira is in the first place. Even if I try to contact you, I don't want to be connected at all because of the severe communication failure.

Don't be afraid, move on to Cheryl's base, where Akira is most likely to be. Use that judgment to make your way through Slum City. However, because the area is wrapped in a thick smoke screen (jamming smoke), it is difficult to find enemies, so we must proceed carefully. Because of this (the reason), it was difficult to proceed.

Yo (and more), the hostiles themselves are fine thanks to Elena's high information-gathering capabilities. In addition, Sarah has been able to destroy the enemies she encountered. In a sense, it continues to be an easy victory. Yet Elena and the others were making their faces steep.

"Hey Elena... Akira must be fighting for Leon's Tail, right?

"Yes, they must be from the Leon's Tail company or the guys they hired."

"So, what is this?

"... I don't know."

Elena and the others were followed by a strange monster, an enemy that she had destroyed earlier. It was similar in shape to a multi-legged tank, but the multi-legged tank was raw and supported the whole with enlarged muscles. The cannon looked like a man-made weapon firearm, but it was made to look like a forced attachment. Then he moved quickly and attacked Elena and the others by jumping around and shelling them. Its strength clearly deviated from the standards of monsters around Kugamayama City.

Still, it's not the enemy of Elena and the others now. Elena's equipment was only procured by Hikaru, who hired Elena as his escort when Hikaru tried to negotiate with Akira in the wilderness before, but in the worst case scenario, Hikaru was frightened and feared to fight Akira. If the strength is such that it deviates from the monsters around the city, it will be kicked off without a problem.

Similar to the variants Akira and the others were fighting for, this monster was originally a Leon's Tail humanoid device. After the mutation, Pamela became impossible to fine manipulate, but it was possible to give rough instructions.

The individuals were slowly placed tightly around Cheryl's base at Pamela's direction. To delay the situation inside the smoke screen from being transmitted to the outside. And they ate food and grew. The number of bodies and objects left behind in the slums, raiders trying to leave the siege, their equipment, vehicles and human weapons, and so on, was increasing.

However, it did not increase with the same strength. The strength of the increased individual was proportional to the quality of the food eaten. Even if the attackers, who were not very strong, were captured by each armed group, the total amount of strength did not increase significantly just by increasing the volume. The amount of green recovery solution per individual also decreased, and their vitality also decreased, making them weak as individuals.

Elena and the others did not struggle thanks to that. However, it was effective in the sense of stalling due to the large number and the mix of strong individuals.

Of course, forced breakthroughs are not impossible. However, the exact location of Akira and the total amount of enemies were unknown, and if we forced the ammunition to break through, there was a risk that the ammunition would run out when we merged with Akira. With Inabe's support, we are supposed to be able to cover the cost of ammunition, but it is not immediately possible to request additional ammunition suitable for the equipment of Elena and the others today. There were limits to ammunition.

Elena and the others are in a hurry. But don't rush, proceed carefully. They're going to help Akira. There is no point in joining hands and feet. I told myself so, and kept calm by suppressing my feelings.

"Sarah, we're moving forward. They're getting closer. Be careful."

Copy that.

Elena and the others held their guns on alert. Beyond that was Carol fighting a big humanoid monster.

Carol, who fought Dahless, a high-ranking hunter who was also a sidekick, won after a fierce battle. Hold a gun at Doris as he loses each arm of his gear and rolls to the ground.

"I win. All right?

"Ahh... I lost"

Carol laughs and puts the gun down. Doris exhaled and woke up.

"Is it good to stop?

"Aren't they each other around here?

We killed each other with the intention of killing each other, but it was to win (because), and even if the other person dies, there is no other way, and the other person's death is not the goal. Neither Carol nor Doris had the degree of restraint to prevent self-destruction by killing too much.

After losing completely, Doris laughs bitterly.

"If it's that strong, you'll be able to eat it with one hunter. Still going on with the side job?

It is a feeling of losing, and I am saying something that is unusual. And even if you say this, it will only be lightly decorated. Doris thought so, but a little unexpected reply came back.

Hmm. Well, think about it. "

That's what Carol said and smiled a little fun.

"... is that so?"

After a rather unexpected look, Doris somehow felt the background of Carol's reply and answered just that.

Carol flinched slightly as he tried to turn his back on Doris.

(... this has to go back again.)

Carol is a physical enhancement extension of the consumer nanomachine administration system. The more we look at the consumption efficiency of nanomachines, the more power we can temporarily reach the superman range. If you do such imitation (more), it will instantly become a limit of activity, so we were fighting as efficiently as possible by adjusting output and consumption. But Doyles was strong, and Carol had to consume a lot of nanomachines to win.

Don't be afraid, let's take it from your hand until you get back to your base and replenish your spare nanomachine. Numerous monsters appear nearby as Carol tries to take out what she has. It's a kind of variant that mixes machines and meat lumps and adds limbs.

I'm not really Carol's enemy. But the timing was the worst. A little while ago, I was able to defeat a temporary truce with Dawles. A little later, I was able to recover enough to fight there. However, in the most depleted state after the battle, it was attacked before it was recovered.

Carol immediately fires at the enemy. Doris, who lost but was not incapable of fighting, also pulled out a spare gun and attacked. But both are far from perfect. You can only move lacking in excitement and start being pushed by a swarm of enemies.

Then Carol was thrown into the gap. The deformity opens a big mouth and comes flying.

(Shit....!

I can't hang up on myself because I'm slow. The understanding greatly distorts Carol's face.

But Doris broke in there. I dare to expose myself to a big mouth and shoot the opponent while being bitten. Numerous teeth penetrated the reinforcement clothes and reached the interior, but did not fall and shots were fired at the opponent.

So the deformity was extinct, but because the teeth were deeply swallowed (because of it), it could not be removed from the dress. But Doris turned to Carol without worrying.

"Go, I'll buy you some time. You won. I'll do that."

Even if you are close to your limit, you will only die with me. You can't die with him. The thought opened Carol's mouth.

"I'm sorry...."

"Don't apologize. Hunter, I'm in business. Sometimes this happens. Well, if it's to let the woman I liked escape, it's not bad."

Doris laughed and said that, turning his gaze back on the enemy.

Carol ran away. The aliens who are targeting Carol are preferentially targeted and defeated by Doris. Doris was so close to death that he could fight for a while if it wasn't for survival. I kept fighting with all the energy I had left before I died, not worrying about the remnants of ammunition and reinforcement clothing.

Nevertheless, the limit still remains. Guns were eaten in my arms before I could shoot out all the bullets. All the other variants are attacked and eaten by the Death, who has lost their attack.

"You should've spoken a little earlier."

That was the last thing Dahless said, laughing bitterly and desperately.

After getting out of trouble thanks to Dahless, Carol hid in a room in an abandoned building and healed his wounds with a healing medicine he had and a spare nanomachine he was carrying. I can't call it perfect, but I regain a certain combat ability and exhale.

"Still... why are monsters here...?

Unexpectedly murmuring (crushing) the question, gently shaking his head to the side.

"I'll wait to think about why there are monsters. I have to figure out what to do in that situation....."

I would like to return to my base to refill my nanomachine and get it back in perfect condition, but I have travelled a lot during the battle with Doris and there is a distance. There was no problem if it was just a distance, but given the fear of the monster herd in between, it had to be judged difficult.

Still, I can't hide like this. If you make that choice, I haven't accompanied Akira since the beginning. Prepare yourself to leave the abandoned building.

Outside the building, raiders fought fiercely in slum alleys surrounded by jamming smoke. However, the target was not Ellio and Cicarabe, but a monster herd. Confused screams and anger had shown that the situation was unexpected for them.

And Carol was surprised to see a human-shaped individual inside the monster whose meat mass had eaten and torn the reinforcing clothes from the inside. I recognize the laser cannon that grew out of the individual's arm.

"Is that... my...!?

Carol had lost his laser cannon in battle with Dawles. It is a shrewd weapon, and it is disadvantageous to use it in short range interpersonal fights against talented men like Dawles. I had no choice but to let go.

The laser cannon was set to be unavailable to anyone but the person. However, when he noticed Carol's presence, the humanoid variant pointed the laser gun at Carol.

Carol takes a reflexive evasive action. Slightly delayed, the rays of Yokohama threw out the area. The cutting surface was dissolved as if the scrap building had been ripped apart by a giant light blade and collapsed with its own weight.

Carol, who managed to escape the blow, rushes his face.

(Shot normally....! A type of monster that eats like a predatory crocodile! Maybe they're eating more of them! I'm not kidding!

A monster who realized he couldn't defeat the target produced a chunk of meat like a missile pod from his shoulder. A small missile fired from there struck the vicinity of Carol.

With countless explosions, Carol had no choice but to flee.

As soon as Elena and the others noticed Carol, they immediately set their sights on the large monster behind them. Instead of drilling a big hole in the target, the powerful bullets fired cut most of the prototype into a circle. The rest was blown away by the impact and scattered over the walls of the surrounding building.

Carol thanked with a rough breath.

"Oh, thank you. Thank goodness."

"Thank you. What the hell... Sarah. Next thing you know, we'll react up."

"Roger that. You're busy. Now what... hmm? That's Akira's motorcycle...."

Behind Elena and the others was Togami running through the sky on Akira's motorcycle. Moreover, it was about to crash because it was attached to an abnormal shape.

Elena and the others will destroy the anomaly immediately. Thanks to this, the motorcycle regained its posture, but was unable to completely kill the momentum of the crash, resulting in a flashy landing near Elena and the others.

"Ah, that was close! I don't know who he is, but he saved me... huh?

"Akira! Are you okay?!... that?

Togami is slightly puzzled by the faces of those who helped him. Elena, who called out thinking it was Akira, was also slightly surprised that her opponent was Togami.

Elena, Sarah, Carol, and Togami shared one piece of information.

Togami tried to rush back to the base, and because of that, he neglected the enemy's detour and lowered the altitude of the motorcycle too much. Even though he could not fly, he was attached to a deformation that could jump. Still trying to shoot down the enemy while driving a motorcycle.

But unlike when we were sharing motorcycle driving and enemy interception with Reina, it was difficult and dangerous for Togami to do both on his own.

Elena and Sarah offered to accompany Togami, who was about to head down again under the Achilles.

Carol was troubled, but decided not to go with him. I have decided that I am more afraid of becoming a foot and hand wrapper. Depending on the situation, we may not be able to reach the base, at least until we arrive at the base. In addition, there is no guarantee that spare nanomachines will remain safe. In that case, I decided to leave Slum City once to help Akira in a direction that was not a direct force.

Ask Elena, who is already on the bike, to take Carol seriously.

"For Akira, please."

"Okay."

Elena laughed and replied reassuringly, causing the motorcycle to run fast. Carol, who dropped it off, ran along the road Elena and the others had cut so far to get out of the slum.

Akira, who had joined Siori and the others, had heard of Pamela's curse and remained alert on the rooftops of the base. However, there has been no such change. The variants are retreating from the surroundings, and Ellio and the others are cheering for the enemy's defeat below.

Alpha, did you find anything?

There is no enemy shadow. Strongly speaking, the concentration of jamming smoke is dropping unnaturally. "

What is unnatural?

It's getting thinner faster than the concentration drop caused by natural diffusion. Especially on the wilderness side. "

Akira turned her eyes toward the wilderness. It was certainly slight, but it felt like the far-sighted was clearer.

"... if there's no additional smokescreen, I'd like to think there's no more motivation over there..."

Even so, Akira couldn't agree with her words at all.

Togami returns there. When she realized it, Akira was surprised to see an unexpected person riding her bike.

Togami, who parked his motorcycle on the rooftop of the base, felt anxious in his heart for the three people who had turned to him.

(... no, I'm not bad, am I?

Togami was riding a motorcycle sandwiched by Elena and Sarah in a manner that was almost tight to the two beauties because of the sharing of roles on the move. Togami felt something profound in Akira's and Shiori's gaze and expression, including Elena's very close relationship with Akira and her relationship with Reina.

Akira is surprised, including the attitude of the togami.

"Togami, what happened to Reina? And why are Elena and the others together....."

"Ah, listen to the two of you around here. I have something important to tell Theoli and the others about Reina. Theoli, I have something important to tell you about Reina...."

Togami, who got off the motorcycle, said so quickly, leaving Akira under the pretext of not mentioning Reina.

Akira became more and more suspicious about Togami's attitude, but now she's changing her mind.

"Elena. Why are you here?

"I'm here to rescue Akira... or I'm here to face you."

Huh?

Sarah laughs at Akira, who says something unexpected with a smile.

"Even though Akira was in this situation, it was hard for her to put it outside the mosquito net, so I pushed it."

"Eh!?

While Elena and the others smiled at each other, Akira was slightly flustered as she stared at her face, which seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Admittedly, Akira is stronger than us, but we're angry that it's not worth asking for help."

"That's why I didn't call, but I came to help myself. I'm sorry."

At my convenience, I came to help you with something. So help me very much. So Elena and the others stopped at Akira looking a little awesome.

It is also the heart of Elena and the others. But I was more concerned about Akira.

The idea that it is useless to ask someone for help, stained with years of experience, remains in Akira. Withdraw the request from the idea of causing trouble to the other person if it is not adapted. That's why Elena and the others said it was convenient for them to help Akira.

Akira had grown to the point where she realized it was her concern. There was also a feeling of happiness about that concern. But the severity of the situation makes it difficult to accept the concern as it is.

"But Elena. That's fine....."

"That's right. I saved Carol's life on the way. It was so hard to fight straight, but I'm relieved there's nothing wrong with life."

"Carol... Really... Thank you for sitting down."

Achilles lowered her head to Elena and the others, thanking Carol for fighting so hard, thinking that she had been forced to do so, and showing her chest mixed with relief (most) that was safe.

Then Sarah exhaled with Elena a clear reservoir of breath, showing a slightly peeled face.

"Hey, Akira. How about asking Carol for help and not asking us? When did you get so close?

"Eh? Well, that's a lot of things...."

"A lot, what? Whatever you say, I think we're close to Akira. We can't ask for help, and Carol's okay. What happened to getting along?

"No, that's... no, that's not it. I think I'm very close to Sarah and I'm not distinguishing anything from Carol...."

In her pursuit, Akira deceived herself for reasons she didn't understand. Elena smiled and sandwiched her mouth.

"Akira, then let us help you. All right?

"Ah... yes"

Akira nodded firmly. Still, Akira was a poster, but she was able to accept that Elena, who already owed a lot, owe more. And when I realized that I had gotten so close to Elena and the others, I laughed very happy.

Elena and the others laughed with joy at their acceptance. And Elena goes in to check on the situation in order to help Akira.

Well then, Akira. Tell me what's going on right now. "

"Yes, well...."

Akira, see the direction of the wilderness immediately.

With Alpha's harsh expression in her mouth, Akira immediately turned her gaze to the wilderness. Following Elena, Shiori, a little further away, came to Akira's side to gaze at the wilderness together.

A giant stood in front of Akira and the others. I can only see the outline because of the jamming smoke screen, but at the time of the knee there was something huge that was higher than the abandoned building under my feet.

"What...? That."

When Akira murmured, the giant's mouth glowed. Elena, Sarah, Cili and Kanae immediately deployed the Force Field Shield, a force field barrier, in front of them. Slightly later, the light waves emitted by the Titans reached below the Akira and swallowed up the entire base.

The surrounding light settles. Akira and the others are all safe. Powerful Force Field Barrier In addition to the Force Field Shield, the effect of the Jamming Smoke Smoke has reduced its power. The base was also safe thanks to the force field armor "Force Field Armor" on the outer wall, and the surrounding buildings were only a little damaged by burning.

However, the surprise that the smokescreen had reached an enemy attack at such a distance that it was only blurry was making Akira's faces very steep.

"Akira. I'm just following up on the situation... but what is Akira fighting?

"These guys at Leon's Tail... they're supposed to be, but I'm starting to lose confidence."

Akira doesn't know who the Titans are. But on Akira's head came Pamela's curse.