Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

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Ako was holding a heavy machine gun, Rinko had already turned on the safety of her brain machine, Eve and Maya had prepared their samurai swords, submachine guns, machine guns and [Quick Hack] commands, and Lisa had put the motorcycle machine gun on standby mode...

The people in the three vehicles who had picked up their weapons put them down.

Roselia and Pastel*Palettes split at the end of the road.

Soon, they could no longer see each other.

Chapter 104 Towards Tomorrow

"Good morning, City of Joy! It's a new day. Are you all still alive?"

"Yesterday, a riot broke out at the Avex Brain Science Research Base! These poor guys who had been locked up for three weeks were frightened by the faulty alarm and rushed forward desperately, like rats rushing out of a sewer pipe! Roselia could have controlled the situation as quickly as possible, but the cute Avex president Kuroiwa had obviously never seen such a scene. He was so scared that he opened the liquid nitrogen tower, freezing all the weapons that Roselia had taken over, destroying the key remote line processor, and turning himself into an ice sculpture!"

"In the end, no one knows why Black Rock is crazy! Or could the best brain science expert in Le City also suffer from cyberpsychosis? Roselia said they will give an investigation report in three weeks, but Hello, Happy World! The odds have already been opened! Currently, the highest bet is [Black Rock suddenly suffers from cyberpsychosis], and the second highest bet is [internal power struggle issue] - it is in a stalemate with the third highest bet [conflict between Black Rock and management]!"

"Anyway, it's a mess there! The liquid nitrogen sprayed out all the brain samples and delicate items, and the whole 14th floor was filled with a fairy-like atmosphere! Hey, don't mention it, if anyone wants to get rich, today is a good day to go and pick up bargains - if you can sneak in under the nose of Roselia who has fully implemented security measures! Oh, oh, don't say I said this - in the City of Joy, don't let others take the blame for your life!"

"Maybe Hello, Happy World! is more suitable for you! The work on the second phase of Michelle Park has not been completed yet, and it is already full of merchants who want a store..."

Snap.

The signal was interrupted, and the volume of the radio station was turned down. The voice of the announcer Marina suddenly became unclear.

"So this is how the commotion at the Avex research base can be explained."

The setting sun streamed in through the old glass windows, illuminating the glittering dust.

In the main hall of the dilapidated, empty, and semi-abandoned mansion, Miao Meng sat on an old sofa, hugging Mu, who was sitting upright like a doll, and said with a smile:

"The blame is all put on Black Rock. Roselia and Pastel*Palettes were both removed."

"It was picked so cleanly. I guess Yukina Minato and Chisei Shirasagi have already sat down to talk..."

"One second they wanted to kill each other, and the next they could sit down and chat peacefully and reach a consensus! Oh my, I really don't understand the world of those old foxes!"

Miao Meng exclaimed loudly.

She hugged Mu, rested her chin on Mu's head, and rolled around.

"..."

Mu didn't say anything. She just blinked silently, staring at the old steampunk-style radio in front of her.

Moreover, it was not just Mu who remained silent.

In the large main hall of the villa, there were two other people sitting there besides Miao Meng and Mu.

Chu Hua was half lying on the sofa, leaning against a low cabinet, dozing with his eyes closed.

Hai Ling was leaning on the sofa on the other side, operating her mobile phone.

"..."

"There are obviously four people here, why is no one answering my question?"

Miao Meng turned her head away in dissatisfaction.

"It was the same when I brought you to this house! No one commented on it - the house I chose is great, so cool!"

"Meow Meng, do you want to live here?"

Mu raised his head slightly and asked.

"Muzi is still the best to me~"

Miao Meng held Mu and rocked him.

"I haven't decided yet! The things are still at [Respectable Logistics]! But, isn't this kind of house great? I noticed it when I was looking for a new home on the website! In Lezhi City, there seem to be many unfinished houses left over from the period of rapid development! At that time, the rich area had not yet taken shape, and everyone wanted to snatch the rich away - later, these products of failed competition were left vacant! There are all kinds of houses in the territories of various forces! What's more, they are all super cheap - such a big house, and it's so cheap, it's really tempting - but it's a pity that it's too remote! The surrounding area is creepy... I'm not afraid, but it's difficult to connect electrical and network cables! This is killing me!..."

Miao Meng kept mumbling to herself.

"You used the house viewing key to invite us to a party again." Hailing said casually while checking a message on her cell phone, "You also invited Miss Ruoye to come. Xiangzi will be furious if he finds out."

Hailing finally stopped calling Xiangzi by his surname, but she still used a respectful title for Mu.

"Oh! Muzi wanted to come!" Miao Meng retorted, "If she couldn't come, she would have said 'I can't come' herself!"

“——Right, Mutsuko?” Miao Meng asked with her head tilted.

Mu nodded.

"Eh..." Hai Ling ended the topic with an interjection.

Chu Hua nodded again at this time and woke up.

She covered her mouth and nose with her hands, yawned, and looked around with sleepy eyes.

"...Xiaoxiang hasn't come back yet?" She frowned slightly.

"No~" Miao Meng said.

"Does the reexamination of the artificial skin take that long? She just had the artificial skin replaced and can't move around for too long—"

"Hatsuko, you know it's far from here, and the eldest loves to run around! Who can control her? Don't worry, Maya Yamato said it herself, the eldest is already full of energy. Hey, let's talk about the house! What do you think, is it better for me to live in this one today, or the one I lived in last time? The last one had four floors! Or the one before that? The one before that was closer to the performance area of RAS—"

"How about we just live here together?"

"This is the most careless and perfunctory thing I have ever heard! Haizi, you are not listening to me at all! Who are you talking to!?"

"Hmm... a friend at Hanasakigawa. She's on a BCPD trainee duty assignment, and she's been assigned to the vicinity of the Avex Brain Science Research Base. Roselia is only in charge of handling the valuables in the base, and all the chores outside are left to the BCPD, which keeps them busy."

Hai Ling said this and laughed.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like he's worried.

"Wow...you have a bad personality...I really don't want a friend like you..."

Miao Meng hugged Mu and shrank back.

Chu Hua was still very sleepy. After a while, she squinted her eyes again.

But that's it.

Click.

The door of the villa was pushed open.

Xiangzi, wearing a gray and white dress and a small shoulder bag, came back.

Chuhua woke up immediately. She straightened up and looked towards the door.

"Xiaoxiang, you're here." she said.

"Chuhua, you didn't go back to sleep?" Xiangzi walked in from the hallway and put down his bag. "Sumimi and Ave Mujica have been working non-stop, you must be very tired."

"It's okay. I'm fine."

“…Mu too.”

Xiangzi glanced at Mu, who was held by Miaomeng. She frowned...

"..."

Mu lowered his eyes in silence.

But this time, Xiangzi was not targeting Mu.

"...There's so much dust, don't you guys ventilate it?"

As Xiangzi said this, he walked to the wall and pushed open the window.

The wind blew into the room.

"You've been out for quite a long time." Hailing, who was sitting next to the window, looked at Xiangzi and said.

"Haizi thinks so too!" Miao Meng raised her head, "Boss, we were just talking about you... Why did you come back so late?"

"I went to the car rental company to argue." Xiangzi said simply.

"……what?"

"The [Galina V2] we drove over was still in the parking lot. I told them it was because of an emergency. They had heard about it on the news. I asked them to pick it up themselves... Before they asked questions, I asked them about their problems."

"I pointed out a loophole in the lease contract, which saved me a lot of liquidated damages."

Chu Hua was speechless. Miao Meng's eyes widened. Hai Ling also showed a rare expression of surprise.

Only Mu was still sitting there.

"I didn't even plan to take care of this!" Miao Meng shouted, "Bai Lu Qiansheng gave us so much money! At most, we can just get a location and pay some money! - The doctor said you needed to rest, but not only did you get discharged early, you also did this! Boss, you're really risking your life! Risking your life in a place like this is unnecessary!"

"We are still in the development stage. Don't spend unnecessary money."

Xiangzi didn't care about her teammates' eyes. She leaned against the window.

Something poked her on the waist.

Xiangzi reached out and pulled it out from behind his waist.

That's a gun.

Kinetic Pistol [Pride].

The plain black shell glows slightly in the setting sun that shines in through the window.

Xiangzi was not used to the feeling of carrying a gun.

This [Pride] was given to her by Bai Lu Qian Sheng.

After leaving the Avex Brain Science Research Base, the Ave Mujica band went to the Entertainment Building, where they completed the transaction with Bailu Qiansheng and several other Pastel*Palettes members.

Bai Lu Qian Sheng was a cunning person, but she had good morals as a trader. After confirming the goods, Bai Lu Qian Sheng immediately paid the reward.

A long string of numbers was entered into Xiangzi's gray card. At the same time, the identity authority that allowed him to purchase, install and repair all levels of prosthetics in the underground clinic of [Yamato Maya], the best prosthetic doctor in Lezhi City, was also entered.

The highest level of purchasing authority in the Pastel*Palettes firearms and weapons mobile market managed by Wakamiya Eve, and the Pastel*Palettes territory licensed mercenary qualification managed by Hikawa Hina...

All of these were also given to the Ave Mujica team.

"Well done, Oblivionis."

Finally, Qiansheng looked at Xiangzi and said:

"I also promised you weapons. I will honor this as well."

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Xiangzi thought about it.

"I want a knife," she said.

This question was a little unexpected for Qiansheng. However, it was only a momentary surprise.

She smiled quickly and said:

"A knife... it's not a common choice. However, I have heard of merchants who sell high-end knives."

"I send it to you."

"Sorry, we don't have what you want. I'll give you another weapon instead."