Rebuild World: Volume 3 Part Two [Parts 1 to 3] by Nahuse

Author:Nahuse
Language: eng
Format: epub

Elena was at home in her room, lounging in her favorite chair. It was a top-of-the-line product, designed to alleviate the strain of long work hours and comfortable enough to easily doze off in. Her attire was also maximized for comfort—apart from her terminal’s headgear, she wore only her underwear.

Sara entered the room carrying a tray of food. She was dressed leisurely as well, with nothing more than a T-shirt over her intimates. The dangers of their profession meant they were always wearing body armor out in the field, so they found it rather cathartic to wear relaxing, comfortable clothing when they were taking it easy at home. At first it was something they’d deliberately done to mentally separate their personal lives from their work, but now it had become more of a habit.

They sat down to enjoy their meal together and chatted idly until Sara suddenly remembered something. “Come to think of it, Elena, I heard you talking to someone earlier. Was it Druncam?”

“No, Akira. Apparently he got a message from Shikarabe asking to meet up, and he wanted to discuss it with me.” Elena then let Sara know what Akira had told her, filling in the gaps with her own guesses.

When she finished, Sara looked puzzled. “If it’s a job for Druncam, wouldn’t one of their headhunters contact Akira instead? Why would Shikarabe contact him directly?”

“Considering the internal conflict Druncam’s facing at present, I’d say Shikarabe’s scheming something,” Elena mused.

“Scheming like how?”

“Well, despite Akira’s skill, the kid’s about the same age as one of their young rookies, isn’t he? I think Shikarabe’s planning to secretly slip Akira in with the rookie unit. Their newbies are still wet behind the ears, so adding his prowess would greatly boost the unit’s strength during this hunt—and from the outside, no one would know they’d had extra help.”

Sara nodded, but then looked confused. “Why wouldn’t the desk jockeys contact him instead? Why Shikarabe?”

“Maybe by putting him on the bounty hunt, Shikarabe’s trying to prevent the desk jockeys from contacting Akira themselves for the time being.” Seeing that Sara’s interest was piqued, Elena smiled. “But this is all my own conjecture. At any rate, I told Akira to contact me if Shikarabe tried any funny business, so it should be fine.”

“Oh? Well, in that case, I won’t worry.” Elena was a negotiator, after all. If she said it would be fine, Sara thought, then it probably would be.

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The red-light district in lower Kugamayama was home to a variety of establishments that catered specifically to hunters. Taking lives was part of a hunter’s job, so they needed places afterward where they could unwind, drink their troubles away, and dull their consciences. Many would come straight to the bar still geared up from work, eager to spend the money they’d just risked their lives to earn. And since so many hunters flocked to this area to blow off steam, it was a sketchy, licentious part of town that regular folks typically avoided.

Naturally, there were plenty

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