Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"(large household appliances...waste circuits...)"

This piece seemed to be sent from the wealthy area that Roselia was in charge of.

"(waste cloth...industrial waste...)"

This piece looks like it was sent from the industrial area managed by Afterglow.

"(clothing...disposable kinescope jewelry...discarded cosmetics...)"

“——This is it.”

This is the waste sent from the large Kabuki district managed by Pastel*Palettes.

This is also what Xiangzi is looking for.

After searching more deeply for dozens of minutes, Xiangzi found all the items he needed.

Hairnets, hoodies and caps.

Cut off the bloodstained hair ends, put on a hairnet, put on a baseball cap, and then put on a hoodie on the outside with the hood closed.

Xiangzi completely hid his physical features.

If you want to sell the chips, you must go into the bar.

Leaving an impression on others is not a good thing.

Xiangzi walked past an abandoned van and saw herself reflected in the window.

"...!"

There is still one thing that is not done well.

"Right eye..."

The empty right eye. Xiangzi had almost gotten used to the pain and loss of vision there, but in the eyes of others, the scars, burns and loss there were too eye-catching.

The wound was also very representative. It might even make experienced people think that he was a fugitive who had privately removed the restraint element.

"(Got to block it.)"

After another search, Xiangzi found a box of masks.

A black, feminine mask that barely covers the eyes.

It was probably discarded by a bar after a masquerade party.

“…This is it.”

Xiangzi picked up two masks from the box. She tore off one of the masks, put a black cloth under the right eye of the second one, and then put the second one on her face.

very perfect.

In the reflection of the car window, the mask covered his upper face, right eye, and the burn marks on his face.

It looked a bit suspicious. However, there was no shortage of suspicious people in Lezhicheng.

No one will care about unnecessary things and bring disaster upon themselves.

Xiangzi touched the car window lightly.

Looking at herself in the mirror, who she couldn't recognize, she felt a little dazed.

at this time.

A white light shone from behind, making everything clearer.

Xiangzi turned around.

It turned out that, unknowingly, Xiangzi had come all the way to the largest billboard under the recycling station in order to find equipment to hide his identity.

The white light just now was the advertisement changing schedule.

Amid the distorted pop music melody caused by the high-power external speaker, a bright female voice sings "Here, the world".

Such a familiar song.

In the white light, Xiangzi saw two girls' large portraits sliding out on the big screen, and the cursive words "Popular band Sumimi, latest single, on sale!"

It's an advertisement for the band.

Of course, there are more bands in the city of music than stars in the sky.

One of the most dazzling ones is the recently debuted girl duo band, Sumimi.

Mainly sings light-hearted popular J-POP.

Xiangzi knew this band.

The girl with black hair is called Junda Mana.

The girl with golden hair is called...

"(…Hsukahana.)"

Triangle is in its infancy.

Xiangzi knew Sumimi, not because it was popular recently, nor because it had placed advertisements all over Lezhicheng.

Shoko knew it because of Sumimi's member, Mikado Hatsuka.

Sanjiao Chuhua is a good friend of Xiangzi who he has known since childhood.

Chapter 11 Our Past

The sea breeze is blowing gently and the sun is warm.

Outside the magnificent mansion, the young Xiangzi was holding a doll and looking around timidly.

My mother had not been back since she brought me to this artificial island on the pretext of a "vacation." This wasn't the first time this had happened, but it was the first time she hadn't been back for several days.

Xiao Xiangzi had to play alone.

But now, she was a little scared.

"(Was that wind just now...?)"

The grass not far away was swaying.

Again.

Xiao Xiangzi was sure that it was definitely not the wind.

"Yes, who is it!"

Xiao Xiangzi shouted bravely.

Whoa!

"ah!"

"……what?"

The grass parted, and a little girl with dirty blond hair emerged.

"..."

"…Who are you? This is Toyokawa's house…Why are you here—"

"Wow! So beautiful!"

"Huh, huh?"

The blonde girl's eyes suddenly lit up. She jumped out, ran towards Xiao Xiangzi in two or three steps, and held her hand.

"Eh!?"

"You're like a doll! So beautiful! I've never seen a girl as beautiful as you on the island!"

The little blonde girl came straight up to Xiao Xiangzi, but frightened him so much that he shrank back.

"My name is Chuhua! Triangle Chuhua - I live on this island! I often come to this big house to play - but this is the first time I see people living here! Is this your home? What's your name?"

"Toyokawa—"

Xiao Xiangzi suddenly remembered something and shook his head.

"Mom said I can't say my name loudly." Xiao Xiangzi leaned close to Xiao Chuhua's ear and said, "My name is..."

Xiao Chuhua listened carefully. Then, a big smile appeared on her face.

"Then I will call you Xiaoxiang!"

……

My mother still didn't return to the villa, but from that day on, there was a little guest in the villa.

"Xiao Xiang! I'm here~"

“Chuhua…!”

Xiao Chuhua came to see Xiao Xiangzi every day. After the initial nervousness, Xiao Xiangzi also let down his guard against this girl of the same age. They soon became friends. Xiao Chuhua was a warm and cheerful person. For Xiao Xiangzi, who had no friends at that time, she was the first person of the same age that he could play with.

"Chuhua, how did you get into the villa?"

Xiao Xiangzi once asked Xiao Chuhua in confusion.

"There's a security cordon outside! It's connected to high voltage electricity! But you can come in every day--"

"hey-hey."

Xiao Chuhua reached into her waist bag with a smug look on her face. She rummaged through it and pulled out a pulse blocking gun.

"I have this!" Xiao Chuhua said, "I wanted to play here before, and it took me a long time to learn it! Connect this between the two cordons, and you can create a power-free area without triggering the alarm!"

"Even so, the gaps between the cordons are very small... an adult would definitely not be able to get in, but I can get in!"

"Chuhua, you are so awesome!"

Xiao Chuhua looks about the same age as me, probably less than ten years old, but he can use such a difficult device!

Not only that, when she opened her waist bag just now, Xiao Xiangzi also saw a pistol.

All these made Xiao Xiangzi feel very impressed.

"How come you have so many weapons?"

In addition to admiration, I also feel a little confused.

"They are all intelligent ones... Don't they say that intelligent ones need to be connected to a brain-computer operating system before they can be used?"

"Hmph~"

Xiao Chuhua proudly lifted the hair on the back of her head, and Xiangzi saw the brain-computer interface.

The brain-computer interface is already filled with plug-ins.

"what?"

Xiao Chuhua is so young, but he has installed so many plug-ins!

"Chuhua, how could you..."

"Oh, oh, this is going to be too long to talk about!" Xiao Chuhua said, "Let's not talk about this for now, Xiao Xiang, I just thought of a good thing!"

"If I can get through here, you can get through there too! Xiaoxiang, let me take you outside to play!"

……

After much persuasion from Xiao Chuhua, Xiao Xiangzi finally left the Fengchuan family's villa with her. Xiao Xiangzi saw with his own eyes how Xiao Chuhua operated the complex pulse blocking gun to create a traversable area between the thin cordons.

"Be careful."

Xiao Chuhua helped Xiao Xiangzi leave the villa, and then took her to play on the island.

Xiao Chuhua was right, it was indeed fun outside.

Together they climbed trees, looked at the stars, caught stag beetles...For Xiangzi, who was born in the City of Music, everything was a new experience.

The two of them grew closer and closer, and Xiao Xiangzi also learned Xiao Chuhua's secret at this time.

"Child soldiers?"

"Ok!"