People in Cyber, using skin to create legends

Airi muttered to herself and was about to take the spider back, but the next second she was so frightened that her hair stood on end and she almost subconsciously ejected the dagger on her arm.

There is no other reason.

Airi and the spider's visual systems have always been in sync, and now in Airi's sight, what is displayed is Molly's face that has been magnified countless times.

Found! ?

Cold sweat broke out on Ai Li's head.

The spider that sneaked into Molly's house was discovered by Molly for some reason, and now she is holding the spider with both hands and looking at it.

Airi could see Molly's eyes narrowed, and a dangerous gleam appeared in them.

Then there was a burst of piercing chirping sounds, and Airi, who was somewhat annoyed, immediately cut off the connection. But even so, Airi still rubbed her ears for a long time.

“… was destroyed.”

The mechanical spider was destroyed by Molly using unknown means, so this sound appeared.

Airi wasn't too sad about the destruction of the mechanical spider, as it was just a gadget developed by the Mo Group.

What Airi was really worried about was that the surveillance device she left on Molly's shoes would be discovered.

I was even more worried that Molly would suspect me.

If that's the case, it will probably become more and more difficult for her to get close to Molly in the future.

Chapter 31 Salary Increase

"interesting."

Using her steel claws to cut the small spider into pieces, Molly squinted her eyes at the exquisitely crafted spider.

Molly, who has completely merged with the mutant's skin, has been able to initially master the special ability of "beast intuition".

Just now, Molly's intuition told her that something seemed to be staring at her. The feeling was vague and not very obvious, but it made her very uncomfortable.

So Molly followed her feeling and looked towards the corner, and then she saw the small spider trying to leave from the ventilation duct.

Molly was not someone who was particularly afraid of spiders, so she didn't scream when she saw the spider. She just frowned and moved closer. When she got closer, she found that the spider's shell was actually made of metal.

Molly then took the spider in her hand and examined it, and immediately destroyed it after discovering that it was a small surveillance device.

The timing of Spider-Man's appearance was very clever, as he appeared right after the 'new neighbor' came to visit. This made Molly think a lot.

Although there was not much evidence, Molly's intuition told her that this incident must be related to the new neighbor who had just moved in.

How could it be such a coincidence that I just came and knocked on the door, and the next second this little thing appeared in the house.

"So they were sent to kill me..."

Molly frowned, her alertness rising to the highest level.

She took a look at the home where she had lived for more than a year. Although she was a little reluctant, she knew that she probably had to move.

……

"You're looking for a house? Then why are you looking for me?"

The next day, in Muzi Bar, Muzi looked at Molly who came to see him early in the morning and asked in surprise.

Molly smiled and said:

"The only person I can find now is Sister Muzi."

"Where's that cowboy guy?"

"I'm not too sure about the place he found. After all, the place he lives in isn't that great."

Molly explained.

The cowboy’s home is actually in District 21. The place where the cowboy lives in District 22 is more like a temporary rest room than a home.

The environment around that place is really not good, and it is far inferior to the apartment where Molly lives.

You have to know that Molly's apartment at least has security and property management, but where the cowboys live has nothing and it's very dangerous.

So after much thought, Molly had no choice but to come to Sister Muzi.

After all, she is a middleman. As long as Molly is willing to pay, she can probably find a good house for Molly.

"makes sense."

Muzi nodded in agreement, apparently she knew that cowboys were sometimes unreliable.

Considering that Molly was an old employee, Muzi did not ask Molly for the "agency fee" for finding a house, but said:

"I can help you find a house. I happen to have a nice empty room here. I can even waive the rent for you, but I have a condition."

"Sister Muzi, please speak."

"If you have nothing to do during the day, you can come to my place and continue your previous work."

"Singing in a bar? Why?"

Molly asked in surprise.

Muzi looked at Molly with a slightly strange expression and said:

“…Because the song you sang a few days ago…became popular.”

"what?"

Molly froze.

Molly didn't expect that a song she just sang would become popular.

In the final analysis, this kind of thing should never happen seriously. This world is not a parallel world that develops in the same way as the real world. The technology in this world is more advanced and more "cyberpunk".

The development of science and technology, changes in the environment, and capital's monopoly on wealth have led to completely different artistic aesthetics in the two worlds.

In other words, a song that was extremely popular in the world before Molly traveled through time may be just an ordinary song in this world, submerged at the bottom of the music in this world.

Take the song "Reincarnation of the Soul" that Molly sang that day, for example. It is the theme song of a theatrical version of the famous anime "EVA", also known as "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

It was indeed very popular when it was released, but that was in 97. Even though it has undergone countless revisions since then, it was still not a very famous old song in the era when Molly traveled through.

Molly chose this song simply because its style is closer to this world.

But she never thought about becoming popular.

But it is just such a song that seems to have become famous in this chaotic city, and is extremely popular in the entire 22nd District.

"These past few days, talent scouts have been asking me about your identity and address. It seems like they are trying to recruit you into some entertainment companies, but I have rejected them all."

Muzi explained.

Because she knew that Molly's crisis had not been resolved, and once she left District 22, there was a high possibility of an accident.

And if Molly becomes a star, it's impossible for those entertainment companies to keep her in one place.

There will definitely be things like participating in shows and performing in other areas, and you will definitely be attacked by other people at that time.

Before this, Muzi didn't care much about Molly's life. To Muzi, Molly was just an ordinary girl who looked like an acquaintance.

When Muzi decided to help Molly leave the city, his friendship with Molly ended.

However, Muzi never expected that Molly would fight off the attack all by herself and come back to become a mercenary.

To be honest, this incident surprised Muzi. As a middleman, Muzi had never made a mistake before, but this time she had to admit that she might have really made a mistake.

The little guy who had always been protected by him actually had a very powerful prosthetic body, and Muzi had never discovered it before.

It is precisely because of this that Muzi became more curious about Molly, and on this basis, decided to start helping Molly.

Up to now, Muzi's help to Molly has exceeded the original limit, and because of this, Muzi is more concerned about Molly's safety.

She has invested a lot in Molly, and even had a rift with the middleman in District 17 because of it. If Molly died at this time, it would be a great loss.

This is also one of the reasons why Muzi reminded Molly.

"Fortunately Sister Muzi refused. I won't go to any entertainment company to become a star..."

After hearing Muzi's words, Molly breathed a sigh of relief.

She certainly had no intention of becoming a star. Once she became a star, her every move would be watched by other people, and if she revealed a personality that was inconsistent with her character, she would be severely criticized.

Molly is used to being free and undisciplined. She doesn't want anyone to restrain her, and she doesn't want her life to be exposed to the public.

That would be a bit too scary.

Muzi was not surprised by Molly's answer. She lit a lady's cigarette and asked Molly:

"What about continuing to be a resident singer at the bar?"

"Of course I can, but I still have work as a mercenary..."

"You can also do mercenary work. Just come and sing at the bar occasionally, and each time you are paid three times the previous time."

"!!"

Molly's eyes widened in surprise: "Three times, Sister Muzi, isn't this a bit high?"

Before, Molly’s salary was calculated based on working days. She was paid $100 a day and had about seven or eight days of rest a month.

And this salary is already very high. Looking at the entire chaotic city, jobs with such high salaries and no need to worry about one's safety are something that people are scrambling for.

So now Sister Muzi wants to increase the salary?

Muzi replied: "Based on your performance last time, it's worth the price, and... after all, your main job now is a mercenary, so the extra money can be regarded as your lost wages."

“…Is this how the lost wages are calculated? Okay, I agree.”

Molly really wanted to complain, but then she thought about how she had nothing to do when she didn't have any commissions, and it was better to earn some extra money than to stay at home and do nothing.

So Molly agreed without any hesitation.

She doesn't suffer anyway.

Chapter 32 How to use the skin

"So what you're saying is that you'll be working at the bar during the day, so the investigation will be left to me?"

"Yeah, anyway, I don't have any channels to investigate, so I'll leave these to you."

“…Hey!! I’ve never seen a partner as irresponsible as you!!”

"The more capable you are, the more work you should do. You won't tell me where you get the information. I don't have much to do here, so I can only find a job for myself."

"you……"

"Okay, I'm going to start putting on my makeup, that's all, see you tonight."

"?etc……"

Before the cowboy could finish his words, Molly hung up the call and breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that Molly didn't want to go with Cowboy, but just as she said, Cowboy refused to bring her into contact with his intelligence network.

Because hacker Kyoko is quite famous in District 22, Cowboy is willing to take Molly there.

But for those who are not so famous, or do not want to be famous, Cowboy will hide their identities. Even though Molly is now Cowboy's partner, he will not introduce these people to Molly.

After all, Molly and the Cowboy's relationship is not good enough to exchange each other's secrets.

And even if it was possible to exchange, Molly didn't want to.

What kind of disgusting game is it to exchange secrets with a man? After all, Molly is a beautiful girl now. If you want to exchange secrets, it is better to exchange with a beautiful girl.

"Molly! You're back!"

As soon as she arrived at the backstage of Muzi Bar, Daisy, who had just finished putting on makeup, came up to her and greeted Molly with surprise.

"Well, I'm back."

Molly nodded to Daisy.

Daisy is one of Molly's few friends in the City of Chaos. Because she is much older than Molly, she sometimes takes care of Molly like a sister.

During the time that Molly was away from the bar, Daisy was always worried that something might happen to Molly.

If Sister Muzi hadn't said that Molly would be fine, Daisy would have gone to Molly's house to inquire about the situation long ago.