Rebuild World: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 3] by Nahuse

Author:Nahuse
Language: eng
Format: epub

Once Erio and the others were out of the room, they breathed a collective sigh of relief.

“Man, that was rough!” Erio said. “I never would’ve guessed that just exchanging a few words with him could be so intense! No wonder no one wants our position.”

Aricia and Nasya smiled wryly. Sheryl’s gang was considered small, based on the amount of territory they owned. But in terms of connections and influence, they were already well on their way to becoming a midsize syndicate. So the number of kids wanting to join them was growing by the day. Since slum children couldn’t count on the city to protect them, most joined gangs to keep themselves safe. And the majority of them knew Sheryl’s gang had a ridiculously strong guy backing them up, and that his name was Akira.

Usually, when the membership of an organization swells, the larger part of the members aspires to climb to the top, since higher ranks offer greater perks—for instance, not having to scrape by on the synthetic rations served to everyone else. In a gang, the role of officer was also the best and most realistic way to gain influence and power in the slums, if one so desired. Normally, the children would’ve fought each other to the death for a chance to become one of a gang leader’s top associates.

But in Sheryl’s organization, hardly anyone was vying for the positions held by Erio, Aricia, and Nasya. After all, being an officer meant they’d have to interact with Akira more often.

Previously, as all the kids knew, Akira had gotten into a dustup with Shijima’s gang, killed several of its members, and dragged their corpses back to Shijima’s base. Later on, Yazan—the leader of a midsize gang—had convinced some of Sheryl’s members to lead a coup against her. Akira had killed all the traitors, headed alone to Yazan’s base, and massacred nearly everyone there as well. Most children in Sheryl’s gang thought Akira was a loose cannon and completely nuts—they wanted his protection because he was strong, but would rather not have to interact with him in person if they could help it. They considered him reliable but terrifying. So while they wanted the safety he offered them as members of the gang, they left direct encounters with him to Sheryl or her top brass. As enticing as an officer position might sound, the kids didn’t think it was worth losing their lives over.

Of course, a select few had sought the position anyway, well aware of the risk. But they’d turned out to be all talk and weren’t skilled enough to cut it. So at the moment, the only officers were the original two, Erio and Aricia, and Nasya, who’d wanted a higher position so she could protect Lucia.

Nasya gave Lucia, who still looked anxious, a soothing smile. “That was a very impressive response, Lucia! Akira even thanked you in front of the boss, so I don’t think we’ll have to worry about your standing in the gang anymore.”

“R-Really?”

“Well, probably.

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