Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

The dinner knife thrown with backhand also hit the bull's eye of the dartboard.

Chapter 107: The boss doesn’t sleep, and the colleagues are not tired

【Keep calm】

It is not like [flesh] which can bring a strong body, [reaction] which can bring strong body control ability, [intelligence] which can improve brain wave level, [technical ability] which can quickly understand hardware and technology...

The advantages of [Calm] are stability and accuracy.

This indicator reflects a person's ability to resist tension, fear, stress, physical pain and torture, and is particularly important in adversity and difficult negotiation situations.

As long as [Calmness] is high enough, one can even maintain one's physiological indicators in an absolutely stable state without using [Tranquilizers].

Xiangzi controls the right to speak on Ave Mujica. In the future, countless negotiations await her.

She needs to [calm down].

"(...But, I can't just be in charge of negotiations anymore.)"

Ave Mujica's mercenary missions are increasing. They are becoming more diverse and more complex.

I have a tendency to become the team's strategic weakness...

This situation is something Xiangzi cannot tolerate.

Xiangzi needs to improve his fighting ability.

Like other [Attribute Points], [Calmness] certainly has its advantages in combat.

【Calmness】is the ability to restore "perfection".

As long as you practice diligently, you will not make any mistakes in actual combat. You can mobilize muscle memory in any state and show the level of practice.

For people with high [Calmness], the sight will not be deviated due to physiological reasons when shooting.

However, this advantage is not obvious when using firearms.

Because [body] can withstand the recoil, [reaction] can quickly keep up with the floating crosshairs, [intelligence] can directly calibrate smart weapons, [technical ability] can do the advance preparation work and increase the power of kinetic firearms ricochets, so that it doesn't matter if you miss...

These advantages are even greater.

It might be better to use cold weapons.

With just a little bit of cyber modification of the wrists, joints and muscles, cold weapons can exert the same powerful explosive power as firearms. [Calmness] allows weapons to accurately cut into the desired angles in melee, attack the weak points of the enemy's defense, and burst out extremely high damage.

But Xiangzi's [physical ability] and [reaction] are too low.

Calm enough, but the eyes can't keep up, and the body is not strong enough...

Apart from sneak attacks, it is difficult for her to engage in close combat.

Xiangzi could only choose to attack from a distance.

Attack from a distance, using cold weapons.

The options were continuously eliminated until only one answer remained.

Throwing knives.

[Calmness] allows this small, last-generation weapon to cut into the vital points of distant enemies at the most precise angle, causing unimaginable damage and taking their lives in an instant.

As long as the timing of the attack is right, it can even kill highly cyber-modified enemies with one blow.

Xiangzi believes that this is the most suitable weapon for him to increase his calmness.

When the points are low, the effect of [Calm] is difficult to show. Negotiations can only rely on drugs and momentum to walk a tightrope, and there is no difference in combat.

But when the points are pulled up...stability gradually emerges from under the water.

of course.

There is another reason why Xiangzi chose flying knives as weapons.

Because Xiangzi already had a good knife in his hand.

"The table knife is still too much."

Xiangzi picked up the white plastic knife again and put it on the table.

She stroked the dart rug on the wall.

There wasn't even any trace left there.

"During the artificial skin review, I had them add a little more tendon fiber to my hand... but it still couldn't penetrate even a thin dart blanket."

"My points are still not high enough. The quality of weapons is very important to me now."

Xiangzi walked around from behind the sofa into the living room.

"It was the same when we were on a mission today. I had planned to have Xiaodao destroy the muzzle of the [M-76E Omaha] and then pierce the left artificial eye of the [Blue Ocean Construction] employee equipped with an infrared scanning device. However, I didn't cut through the gun..."

"Ordinary knives are still not sharp enough."

Xiangzi walked up to Mu.

"Mu, how is the knife I asked you to forge?" she asked.

“…I’m fine now.”

Mu turned his head slightly and looked at Xiangzi, as if asking "Should I give it to you now?"

"Did you bring it?" Xiangzi asked.

Mu stood up from between Miao Meng and Hai Ling and took her bag. She fumbled around in it for a while and pulled out a small knife in a leather sheath.

She pulled the blade out.

It is Xiangzi's Nirvana.

However, it looks different from the original.

Originally, the surface of Nirvana had a gray hue.

Just like any plain, ordinary knife.

But now, a shallow groove was added to its side. Under the light, the blade began to reflect a restrained glimmer.

"The surface of [Nirvana] was originally ground with a layer of synthetic steel, and now it is considered to be 'sharpened'."

Mu said softly.

"I brought it back to the Wakaba family and secretly polished it using the Armed Forces' datalink forge."

"Now, it will be more lethal. After stabbing a creature, the alkaloids released from the blade will destroy thrombin, making it impossible for the enemy to stop bleeding in a short period of time."

As expected of a Toyokawa family item. The knife is not that simple.

Xiangzi thought about it and took Nirvana.

"Thank you."

She looked at her reflection on the blade and put the knife back into the sheath.

"What does the Ruoye family have?"

Miao Meng lay on the sofa and came over:

"Can you help us take a look too?"

"…Miss Miao Meng's…"

"Just call me Meow Meng! Meow Meng! If my teammates are too polite, I'll get hives!"

"… Miao Meng's single-molecule wire is in my arm… I can't take it away. Chu Hua's two guns have been adjusted to the best of her ability…"

"... Hai Ling's [Black Unicorn] can be forged."

"Thank you. Maybe there will be a chance. I don't really want to let it go for now."

Hai Ling politely rejected Mu.

"Cut~"

Miao Meng expressed her dissatisfaction from behind. She wanted to reach out and hug Mu again.

"Don't make things difficult for Mu." Xiangzi pulled Miao Meng away.

"Can Mu help you use the [nanorobots] to check?"

Chuhua looked at Xiangzi at this time and asked:

"Your brain synapses—"

“That’s from Pastel*Palettes.”

Xiangzi shook his head.

"There's no need to make trouble. Besides, that thing may not be able to repair my synapses - my damage is complex and irreversible."

“Even if I can recover, I don’t know how long it will take to recover.”

"Now, I have you as my hands and feet. My need for points is no longer so urgent."

Xiangzi said these words naturally.

"What is more urgent is time."

“Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land could be completed at any time. We have to keep an eye on it and seize every fleeting moment.”

"It's up to you." Chu Hua smiled, took a sip of the blended wine, and said:

"I think it's okay to buy some [point chips] right now."

"I will spend the money on better things," said Xiangzi.

"Like a car?" Hai Ling took over the conversation and pointed outside the window with her chin.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window, in the darkness, you can vaguely see a Columbus freight van parked in front of the weed-covered villa.

Ave Mujica had recently bought it with the money from the joint action. The exterior was painted black and red, and at night, if you didn't look carefully, you could hardly see the edge of the outline.

"Yes. We need to move the musical instruments." Xiangzi said, "A freight van is necessary."

"Speaking of this..."

She put down the soda and said:

"Next, we should rehearse."

Chu Hua, Hai Ling and Mu didn't say anything. They tidied themselves up and stood up.

Only Meow Dreams...

"We still have to rehearse today——!?"

Only Miao Meng screamed.

Chapter 108 You've Made Me Crash

late at night.

The dilapidated Western-style house stands in the wilderness of the City of Joy.

The light was vaguely reflected on the window glass of the western-style building.

I wonder if the lights are on inside, or if it is reflecting the colorful neon lights radiating from the center of the City of Music?

However, the closer we get to this mansion, the clearer we can hear...

the sound of music.

Heavy, metal-style, fast-paced music.

It's like a chapter that seeps up to the surface from the bottom of the City of Joy under the cover of night.

……

dong dong!

Western-style building, basement.