Rebuild World

The next day, Akira, who was tired and asleep until after noon, gradually woke up and rented a base bath for dinner.

Slowly immerse yourself in plenty of hot water, dissolving fatigue in the water, both physically and mentally. Normally, my face is relaxed as usual, but today I still have a slightly sharp expression. The breath leaking out of your mouth is not a rare breath into the pleasure of bathing, but just a bubble of breath.

Alpha, who was soaking in the hot tub together as usual, shouted at the state of Akira.

"Akira, are you okay? You couldn't get tired of sleeping all night?

"No... well... I'm tired too..."

The prize money was withdrawn, the monster certification from the Kugamayama City was cancelled, Chloe was dead, and despite that, there was still a pan in Akira that I didn't know. The pan was making Akira's body and mind heavy.

Alpha smiles gently to cheer Akira up.

Then let's take a rest for a while. I certainly couldn't do it. I can't help being tired. "

...... ahh

Akira nodded deeply to change her mind. However, the subtle feeling of melancholy did not disappear and remained slightly depressed.

There was a call request from Shizuka. Get to it via Alpha.

"Akira, it's me. Looks like it's been tough, but I'm glad you're okay.

Thank you very much. I was worried.

It's true. I was wondering what to do when I heard that the regular customers at the store got their winnings. "

Akira laughed at Shizuka, who said it like a joke in a light tone. That's how I was able to laugh.

Well, I'm buying a lot of ammunition at Shizuka's place again, so please give me a break.

I can't help it.

We talked and talked about each other's recent situation. When the comfort removed much of Akira's mental fatigue, Shizuka changed the tone to something a little embarrassing.

"Akira, if you're mistaken, laugh with your nose because I'm going to tell you something amazing and self-obsessed."

What? Ah, yes.

Shizuka continued slowly and clearly to Akira, who answered with a little confusion.

I think a lot happened this time. I think there will be a lot of things going on. If Akira does it for Akira, do it in full. Because I think that's what Akira is already like. "

Akira, who thought she would be scolded for this disturbance, was a little confused by Shizuka's unexpected words. Shizuka tells me more clearly.

"But if you're going to do it for us, stop. Stop using Akira as a reason to outrage us."

Akira has been rampaging many times before, but the principle of action is basically retaliation, and if she is beaten, she will do it again, and if she is pushed, she will defend herself. The range and limits when moving are just too large, and there is no problem if you don't step on it like a mine.

But Akira had changed little by little. The world, which consisted of two choices: enemy or not, was also constructed as an ally or a family member. It was basically a good thing, but it was also a reason to create a new principle of behavior for Akira.

If it's retaliation, if it's to protect itself from the enemy, then Akira stops when it's achieved. But if revenge is not revenge, not the elimination of enemies as self-defense, but the annihilation of enemies itself, then perhaps Akira will not stop. Based on hatred, anxiety and remorse, we continue to expand the scope of what we see as enemies (all of them) for reasons close to rhetoric, trying to erase them all.

And they will perish. The world is not weak enough to forgive it, and above all, the path that follows is only the end that keeps increasing the number of people who perish with Akira.

Shizuka, who remembered the concern, sent a wedge word to Akira to prevent them from doing so, above all, so that they would not become a reason for them to do so.

Well, let's just say it. Don't worry about us... I don't mean that. I'm glad you care, but you need to calm down a bit, talk to someone, and do a lot of things.... Akira, are you listening?

Shizuka called me so lightly that Akira returned to me. And when I smile bitterly, I dare to reply at the same pace.

"Yes, I'm listening. I'm sorry I didn't consult you at all. But Shizuka. I've lost my prize money. What should I do? Isn't the consultation a little more difficult?

Sure, even if you say so, you'll get in trouble.

Look, isn't that right? That's why I looked around..... "

While Akira continued the joke conversation with Shizuka, she felt that the pan inside her was disappearing.

The identity of the pan was indigestion with a feeling of helplessness. The sequence of events began when Akira was threatened by Chloe, but as a major factor in Akira's failure to retreat, she was seen as weak enough to take her own, and threatened to reach out to her friends if she turned to the blade.

Akira tried to solve both on her own. There was a certain ignorance and pride in the idea that it would be possible if I were you now.

But both failed in a sense. Things were done, but if Alice had a plan, she would be dead and the opponent would have survived. Chloe also died at Alice's convenience, perhaps ultimately for whatever reason. In the end, I had no influence on my will or actions.

Unlike my former self, my fist, which was emotionally raised in a way to show it to others, was lightly paid by the opponent who did not even look at me as an enemy, and was taken up until I swing it down. The thought gave Akira a feeling of helplessness.

Still, the fist raised once was halfway up, avoiding even being knocked down. If she succeeded, Akira could have brought up another reason to wave her fist down.

And Shizuka tells me and I realize it. Even though it was a curved shape, I was about to shake down the fists that were supposed to be shaken up to protect Shizuka.

When I realized it, it was easy (easy) to stop. And I could accept the fact that I was still weak. In a sense, Akira gradually gained the strength to accept it.

"... that's why I used so much ammunition. I have to refill that part. Excuse me, can you arrange it first?

Okay. But it is impossible to procure anti-annihilation warheads. Give me a break around here. "

"I know.... now that I think about it, how did you get such a thing, a pair of rattles..."

Some merchants are amazing. I have to do my best not to take away my precious regular customers. "

It's okay. Well then, I'll be there soon, please. "

I'm waiting for you. Bye bye.

Akira, who finished her conversation with Shizuka, grew a lot. There was a smile that seemed to have accomplished one job. Even in Akira, the sequence of events gradually became more delimited.

"Alright... it's time to raise it up"

So Alpha exhaled in a clear sigh and somehow looked dissatisfied.

"... what is it?"

"Akira is always quite honest with Shizuka, but I think it's time for me to adopt that attitude.

Akira lost sight of Alpha, laughing and deceiving her.

I don't know the details, but Akira won, the prize money was withdrawn, and the monster certification was lifted. It was a victory for Cheryl and the others. Desperately, the cliff ended in a dramatic victory. Sadness over the loss of allies in battle. They were very strong, but Cheryl and the others were restoring calm after the dawn of the night.

But Cheryl's hard work continued. What I did as the boss of the ruling party was piled up, and I was so busy that I couldn't even rush to Akira when she woke up and was told she was in the bath.

Cheryl hurried to the bathroom, where he was able to gradually and forcibly exhale the work. When she entered the dressing room, Akira, who had already left the bathroom, was dressed.

"Akira, have you gone up yet?

"It's been in there a long time. If I'd been in here a little longer, I'd probably have been up."

"Really...."

In fact, he had a long conversation with Shizuka, and Akira was taking a long bath. Still, Cheryl must have missed the opportunity to go in with Akira, and there was a strong feeling of regret on her face. Akira's monster certification has been revoked, and there is no reason to spend time in Akira anymore. I was sorry to have missed the last chance I couldn't wait to know when the next one would be.

Cheryl followed Akira as she dressed and went out.

"Hmm? Cheryl. Didn't you come to take a bath?

"If you're not with Akira, I'll do it later."

I see.

Cheryl was going to say something quite bold when he said it was important to go in with Akira, even though he had already taken a bath with him many times. But it was gently washed away. Exhale in that same attitude.

"Is Akira the older type after all?

"I don't think there are any other types... but why do you talk like that?

"No, I thought Elena, Sarah, Carol, Akira's friends were all adult women."

"Isn't that just because hunters have a lot of adults?

"That's right... hah....."

Cheryl exhaled again after trying to put in a light grilled cake, but was still returned with the same concern.

"Akira. Speaking of which, Sijima said she wanted to talk to Akira. I'd like to talk to him in person. What do you want me to do?

Sheryl told Akira who she was, that she was the boss of another political party she was with. That reminds me of Akira.

"Oh, that's him. Tell them to talk to Cheryl."

"That's a story unrelated to the Prisoners. I can only talk to Akira when I hear what you're talking about. I will keep you waiting in the base room, but do you want to chase them away appropriately?

Previously, Cheryl was the boss of the slum town's weak party, and Sizima was the boss of the middle-class party, so Cheryl was in a weaker position. But the power relationship has already been completely reversed. The power difference was even wider, even though Akira had won the fight.

Still, Cheryl didn't drive Sijima down or break her mouth with all her strength, as she knew she was dating before. I was told that it was about Akira, and I stayed until I had no guarantee that I would meet Akira.

"... well, if you're already here, I'll see you before I leave."

Akira, who was in a good mood when she talked to Shizuka, answered with a judgment as to whether it was good or not.

When Alicia told me that Akira was coming to listen to him, Sijima, who was waiting in a room at the base, unexpectedly frowned.

(You're going to see me...! I'm not talking to you in person anymore, so I hope so! Why are you trying to be polite?

I was hoping that Sijima would be rejected without fail, as I asked for it myself. And he lamented that it was because of the odds of not doing so that he became a feather here.

Akira appears there with Cheryl. When I heard the story, I was going to go home as it is, so I am ready to go home. I mean, he was armed. For Sijma, a talented man with a bounty of 50 billion Aurum appeared in front of his eyes, and tension naturally increased. However, I thought it would be counterproductive to be afraid (of you), and I dared to (ah) try to create an atmosphere of equivalence at least, as in previous relationships.

Akira sits in front of Sijima.

"So, what's the story?

"I'd like to talk to you if I could...."

Sijima said that and glanced at Cheryl. Cheryl has no movement.

"Tell me what you're talking about first. If it's about the prisoners, I'll leave it to Cheryl."

"... Leon's tail company, that's going to involve the third district branch, but can I ask you something?

As Sijima expected, Cheryl's expression was slight but clearly harsh. So Sijima avoided explaining it to Cheryl and the others in advance. Because if we succeed, we could be killed.

After Akira thought for a moment, she turned to Cheryl.

"What do we do? I don't mind either."

"... just in case, I'll leave my seat. If there is nothing wrong with telling me, please let me know later."

"Okay."

Cheryl thanked her and left the room. Sijima dropped it off in a complicated chest. If you think carefully, talking one-on-one with Akira made it easier to say Akira, but if you think badly, there was no one to stop Akira, and Sijima forced herself to interpret the former in order to remain calm.

"So, what's the story?

Sijima, prompted by Akira to speak again, opens her mouth in preparation.

"The Eastern Third Ward branch of Leon's Tail wants peace with you. I'm here as the negotiator."

Simply because it was an unexpected story, Akira unexpectedly had a suspicious face. However, for Sijima, the appearance of the person on the branch of the third district only made him feel unhappy, and he desperately pushed him to death.

The battle between Akira and Leon's Tail was divided. However, the situation is in close proximity to the mandatory ceasefire caused by the intervention of the head office, and from a third-party point of view, Akira and the third sector branch remain hostile just because they are not engaged.

As the Branch Manager of Sector Three, Bellatram does not want any further engagement. We are not going to engage as a branch unless at least the head office tells us otherwise.

But I'm not optimistic that Akira will think the same. In the sense of ordinary people in the east, such as trying to kill the Lawrence family, it is the paradigm of a madman. Even if the head office counterpart hesitated to be reckless, if it was about a branch office, it was judged that there was no surprise that there would be active engagement again.

Also, Akira is waiting for front-line equipment to arrive from downhill Heavy Industries. Even if you are now passive to the war, you cannot ignore the concern that getting powerful equipment will change your mind.

And if Achilla moves hostile at that time, then Veratrum also moves with all his might. I tried to put the prestige of the Eastern Three Wards Branch of Lyons Tail to rest assured that Chloe would be crushed with a force that was not comparable to the one she had when she moved. However, given the enormous expenses incurred at that time, it was a future that I wanted to avoid even with a little effort.

For this reason, it is necessary to negotiate peace with Akira, but there is dignity as a large company in the third district branch as well. Surrender to a hunter is not enough. For that reason, there is a risk that other companies will be discouraged and hostile. Given the cost and effort of crushing those hostile companies, whatever it was, peace was needed in the form of concessions by Akira.

But it was easy for Veratram to understand that it was a very difficult negotiation. There was a natural judgment that if Akira had the personality to concede there, she would not have tried to kill Chloe from the beginning.

But we have to negotiate. Looking for a negotiator at Leon's Tail's information-gathering capability who could do so, we found one. Despite the fact that the organizers were hostile to Akira and threatened to harm her family just like Chloe, there was only one person who made peace by paying Akira money.

It was easy for Leon's Tail to threaten a man named Sijima.

Sizima continues her desperate negotiations. If we succeed, we can make a loan to a company as big as Leon's Tail, but if we fail, we die. It's just the difference between being killed on the spot by Akira or later by Leon's Tail. With that in mind, I will continue to talk desperately.

"... so, you know what? They want peace with you, but they want peace in the form of you paying the money. Wait... calm down. I want you to hear me out first."

Akira is mostly confused and looks suspicious, but Sijima only seems to have an oversized bomb that physically blew up the slum city on the verge of detonation. Just keep talking and persuade them to extend the moratorium until it detonates.

"So, the settlement money, 300 aurums."

With unexpected people holding unexpected negotiations and talking about unexpected amounts, Akira was confused by the confusion she was subjected to continuously.

"... 3 million? 30 billion?

"No, 300 aurums."

Sijma said that and then put three hundred Aurum coins on the table to show Akira.

"This is it."

After seeing Akira start to confuse her expression, Sijima decides that this is a match.

"I know very well that you hate being licked. This peace talks are the opposite."

Sijima talks emotionally to draw Akira into her story.

"There's no higher than just, what a word, but that's a big lie. It's only cheaper. But on the contrary, there's something cheaper. By adding a specific value, it can be less valuable than it was before it was added."

If a fine is imposed for breaking a rule, there may be more people breaking the rule than when there is no fine. When there are no penalties, it is simply a matter that must be protected purely, but by being given a specific price and value as a fine, you can break it if you pay the fine. The smaller the fine, the lower its relative value.

"Just do as much as you can with Leon's Tail and pay only 300 Aurum. Isn't that enough to make a fool of them? On top of that, we can make peace. Isn't it perfect?

I can't believe I refused to talk so well. Sijima showed that this was possible with her attitude, but she was struggling to hide the extreme tension in her heart. I knew it was a trick. But if you refuse, Sijima will have no more.

"Hmm, but I don't know...."

Sijima's voice trembles when she hears her murmuring.

"Hmm, what's wrong with you?

"No, even if I'm good, are they good enough to make fun of me? Don't they have to be convinced?

"Ah, oh, is that so? It's okay around here. This peace negotiation is like protecting the dignity of the outside world. All you have to do is tell them that peace has been made by paying for it. Never disclose the exact amount of settlement money. Imagine a big sum of money for people who don't know what's going on."

"... is that what this is about?

"That's what it is.... well, if you say so strongly, they will certainly have trouble listening to the exact amount, so they may try to make a confidentiality agreement with you later. But that's another negotiation. Whatever the fee is, it's not what I know. I only contracted for this negotiation.... so, what do you say?

After a little roaring, Akira nodded.

"Okay. Can I pay by wire transfer? I haven't had the chance to carry any change lately... and I'm going to the wilderness for a while... where should I transfer it?

Sijima, who wanted to make peace before Akira changed her mind, pointed at 300 aurums of the table and suddenly shook it.

"I'll do it, so pay now."

Then Akira shook her head sideways with a slightly serious face.

"No. If I pay, I'll pay properly."

I decided to let Akira, who had an unexplained annoying smell, breathe in her heart, but not irritate Akira. Take out the information device and tell me your account.

"Transfer here. It's a negotiator's account, so there's no problem."

"Okay."

Akira can retrieve the information terminal and complete the transfer. The peace between Akira and the three eastern districts of Lyons Tail was established with the notification of the completion of the transfer of the settlement money.

Sijima left Cheryl's base because of physical and mental fatigue. With the joy of surviving, you dare to float back, supporting your legs that are about to collapse.

The face of the negotiator, who made him accept concessions to a very troublesome opponent, such as an enormous explosive called Akira, was dark. Once, it can be cleaned up by mistake. But the second time, the third time will surely come. Sijima didn't have any shards, such as the confidence to survive the next.

Looking away from the future, Sijima exhaled a large reservoir of breath, and proceeded through the rubble pile and the fruitful slum town.

After Sijima returned, Akira briefed Cheryl on the situation before returning home. I didn't talk about the settlement money, but I told him that peace had been established with the branch in the third district. After hearing that, Cheryl exhaled in relief (almost).

Akira is greatly stretched when she removes her gear from her home.

"Finally, you're back."

The feeling that you've come back gradually eases Akira's mind. I was relieved of the tension that had been going on for a long time since the day I tried to kill Chloe, and the feeling of relieved was considerable.

Alpha also laughed happily.

That's good. Akira. I made peace with Leon's Tail, so I'm not afraid of being attacked, and I can get some rest.... and yet, it's unusual for Akira to concede a lot. I was a little surprised. "

Akira also admitted not to mention the exact amount of the settlement money at the negotiating table with Sijma. Akira smiled back at the mysterious alpha.

"Well, I don't want any more trouble. Just do that, and now it's too much trouble to stare at Lyons Tails any more, and I'll give in about that."

That word is definitely the heart of Akira. But I made that decision because I talked to Shizuka about lowering the raised fist that was halfway through Akira. While talking to Sijima with her fist up, Akira feared that she would use it as a reason to swing her fist down.

And the amount offered was 300 aurums, which moved Akira a little bit.

300 Aurum. That's not enough change for Akira today. At the same time, Akira, who became a hunter, risked her life to go to the ruins and earn the money for the first time.

It is a cheap forehead. But it's also the amount that I once risked my life for. Achilla was strangely satisfied that she had made peace with a company as big as Leon's Tail.

"Well, anyway, it's good to avoid unnecessary rubbing. Let's wait for the equipment to arrive from Sakashita Heavy Industries."

I see.

At that time, Akira's information terminal received a notification from the hunter's office. Akira, who saw the subject, slightly distorted her face.

"First Prize Bulletin. Announcement of new winner neck certifier....?

I shouldn't have anything to do with myself anymore. With that in mind, Akira viewed the details of the fearful notification somewhere.

The jackpot certifier was not Akira. But Akira was a little surprised that the name on it belonged to an acquaintance.

The other day, when the city's executives, Inabe, were briefed on the situation by employees at Leon's Tail, Yanagi Sawa was in a room in the Sertant Building at the ruins of Mihazono.

"If the verification is over, I want you to pay me the reward right away, okay?

"I see. I will pay as promised."

Looking at Olivia who nodded like that, Yanagi Sawa nodded satisfactorily.

Yanagi Sawa was cooperating with the verification work carried out by Olivia. The movement of the Kugamayama city was slowed down, and it was also part of the move of Akira to the slum town to make the side of the city a battlefield.

And as a reward, he asked for some information.

Yanagi Sawa, who was laughing well, became serious.

"Now, I want you to give me some information about the local collaborators who are holding the breath of those management personalities."

"I can't do that."

The atmosphere of yanagi sawa suddenly becomes steep.

"... what do you mean? Didn't you promise me?

Even war-torn hunters are filled with intimidation that can cause panic on the spot. A cold voice shook the air in the room.

But Olivia doesn't have any shards.

"I agree to provide information. However, I do not recall sitting indefinitely. The quality and quantity of information available will limit your (your) achievements."

"... I think we've worked a lot too."

"Still, it is. We are also flexible in our judgment according to the current global environment, but please understand that we consume most of your (your) work when you agree to provide military-related information to others outside the company."

That said, Yanagi Sawa had no choice but to back off. Choose a word with a difficult face.

"What do you want me to do to make it work for me?

"That's no good. The sorting of equivalent information is also information. And providing information that is not explicitly requested is worth more than passing the explicitly requested information. It is beyond your (your) achievements."

Yanagi Sawa holds her head and thinks. I understand the argument, but if I repeated the query to explore the information that could be provided, I could easily infer that the other person would have exhausted his or her achievements by simply continuing to respond to the query, and that this valuable opportunity would have ended without any information.

"Are there any local collaborators in those management personalities... no, now, behind the ruins of Kuzshara City, no, do you have any local collaborators with minimal combat power that can operate inside the ruins behind the back-line extending from the Kugamayama City? No, can you confirm its existence there, or are you aware that it exists with more than 90% probability?

"Yes, sir."

Yanagi Sawa's face suddenly became steep again.

(Are you there...?! And they have a high level of combat power! Did you deal with a high-ranking hunter who recently moved to Kugamayama City? I should have stopped them for the sake of keeping them away from the Tsubaki control area... but was it breached?

Tell me his name.

"I can't do that."

Yanagi Sawa reveals a surprise.

(Just tell me your name and you'll get caught in the limit!? Is there anyone in the Old World who would treat Lyons Tail that way as a collaborator? A customer? No, a modern Leon's tail guy? Has her ongoing negotiations with Alice's representative made your employee confidential?... no, if modern Lyons Tails is involved, the number of local collaborators will also explode. When you provide the names of all of them, does that mean that the boulder is capped?

I don't know how many more questions I can ask. With that anxiety, Yanagi Sawa opens her mouth after examining the following questions as carefully as possible.

"With a minimum of one team of local collaborators, I'd like to see a visual of the person who will be at the center of the largest number, as it is the closest you can provide at the moment."

If this question is not answered, there is a fatal error in my assumption. On top of that, even if it is judged that you have exhausted your achievements and the provision of information is terminated, the situation can be deduced from the results and the future activity policy can be revised. Yanagi Sawa decided so and waited for Olivia's response.

"I understand."

Olivia displays the video in 3D in front of Yanagi Sawa as requested. The sight reflected there was beyond the speculation of Yanagi Sawa.

"Is this... Katsuya's...?

There was a picture of Aili leading the former Katsuyas who were about to attack Akira.

The Catholics on Chloe's invitation were the ones who were under Iri on Katsuya's local network. Like Aili, he sometimes wanted revenge on Akira, making it easy to get into the local network in Aili. Every high-performance armed force raised with funding from Chloe was forced, but in a sense, under Iri's command.

Having captured his people, Iri quickly left Kugamayama City. It was when Pamela and the others who attacked Akira started spraying the jamming smoke, and it was easy to escape.

Alias looks dissatisfied in Eili's extended vision.

"You didn't just take in his allies, you asked him for backup?

"No, I don't have a stepsister to help the one who killed Katsuya. I just made a concession not to kill him here."

Aili's contract with the alias allowed the alias to interfere enough to shake its identity. Iri rejected the alias's request with hatred.

Alias exhales.

"I can't help it. Then, please do other things properly. That's the deal."

"I know."

It is because of that hatred that Aili does not turn into a terminal even though he only receives this kind of interference. Alias understood that it was difficult to treat, but she tolerated Iri's hatred.

Returning to his hideout, Shiloh continued to analyze the data obtained in Slum City. From the data, we were able to confirm the presence of Tsubaki and Olivia, and perhaps decide to destroy the Titans. Hurry up and analyze if there is any other useful information.

Unlike Akira, Shirau does not have alpha support and facilities at Sakashita Heavy Industries are unavailable, so analysis takes time. Still, it continues steadily.

Along the way, we got some new winnings.

"Leon's Tail is paying another bounty. A group of hunters, mainly Aili...."

The charge was abandonment of a request from Leon's Tail. Looking at it, Shiloh was surprised.

"This request is a raid by Akira, right? You're offering a prize for abandoning that offer? The Third Ward branch made peace with Akira....."

As Shiloh thought suspiciously, it was not the will of the San-ku branch, but the intervention of Yanagi Sawa, who paid the prize. It took time for Yanagi Sawa to grasp the existence of Eiri and hang the prize because Yanagi Sawa, who hated to be inferred from his actions at a time when the personnel of the anti-reconstruction agency (Anti-Rebuild) wandered, took time to work on it.

"Well, that's it, I guess this is it."

In fact, the apparent reason is sometimes so, and Shiloh returned to data analysis without any further doubt.

And after a while, Shiloh analyzed the data to a certain extent so that she could clearly see the girl who was with Tsubaki and Olivia. As soon as that happens, Shirou solidifies with astonishment.

"Halka....?

Shiloh knew Halka.

"Why... is Halka there...? What the hell is going on!?

Shiloh was surprised and confused by the fact that a friend who tried to help against Slope Heavy Industries was so close that a girl who could not have been there was certainly there.

Reconstruction had already begun in a slum town with extensive rubble and rubble. A breathtaking builder is in the process of removing debris.

One of the piles of debris shakes slightly even though there are no machines working around it. And all of a sudden I had an arm. Raise your voice even more strange. It was Levin.

A little later, Babarod emerged from the pile of debris. Both of them were buried in rubble during the battle and have passed out until now. Thanks to the debris, Levin and the others were saved from the light waves of the giants who burned the slums.

Barbarod looked around lightly and exhaled.

"I don't know what the situation is... but you survived without daring."

"... survived, survived? You survived! You survived!

Levin continues to raise his voice of joy. The voice of joy echoed in the slums for a long time until I realized that the debt had increased further because I had destroyed my equipment in this battle.