Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"【Please ask nearby units with conditions to come closer and assist in suppressing the situation.】"

"Tsk!"

"Don't be afraid! This place is very remote! It won't be so fast--"

suddenly.

squeak--

There was a harsh sound of brakes coming from the main road outside.

The car lights cast a long strip of light in the rain.

A Hera EC-D I360 sedan slid sideways on the flooded road, turned toward the container area, and entered behind a shelter made of huge containers.

"Don't move! BCPD reserve officer!"

The sound of the car door closing and the sound of the gun being loaded happened in one go. A young female voice that Xiangzi was familiar with shouted angrily.

"Wait in the car!" She shouted again in a lower voice, "If something goes wrong, run away... Protect the lights!"

No one took the threat seriously.

A reserve police officer, just a nosy student.

In order to capture the enemy, the kidney-strippers raised their guns and opened the crosshairs.

So, next second.

The light exploded in the venue.

"——!?"

"My—my eyes!"

"The prosthetic eye is malfunctioning! Damn it—it's the glare magnetic grenade!"

Xiangzi's eyes went blank and her ears kept buzzing. She was released, and the kidney-strippers who had grabbed her fell to their knees in pain and struggled to crawl out. She heard the panicked shouts of the kidney-strippers...

…and heard the sound of gunfire.

Da da da da da da da.

It wasn't the kidney-stripping guys, it was the ones who opened fire.

Kinetic submachine gun. And judging by the number of rounds, it's not a civilian product.

Da da da da da da da.

The few kidney-strippers on the outermost perimeter wailed and fell down. They were hit by electromagnetic turbulence bullets that could restrict their body movements, and fell to the ground twitching.

The glare gradually dissipated.

From the direction of the car came noisy, unprofessional footsteps and the flustered voices of girls.

"Rikki!? You rushed out so suddenly—"

"Hey! You guys! Didn't I tell you to wait?"

"How can I possibly wait! Ah, Sushi-san——"

"!"

With the light behind him, Xiangzi saw the remaining kidney-stripping men who had not been controlled struggling to get up again.

"A bunch of bastards!"

She also saw a shadow flying out from behind the container where the car was parked.

The slender mantis blade popped out from the slender arm. It was an old-fashioned model. It was sharp and glowed with an inorganic cold light.

"!!"

The shadow pounced on the first enemy. With a flick of his hands, the kinetic light machine gun, which was thicker than the man's waist, was cut in two.

"Ah, ah..."

The sharp blade cut across the kidney-slicing man's neck, deftly avoiding the vital part. The knife drew a thin line of blood and injected the tricky biological toxin into the man's body.

The attacked kidney-stripper was immediately unable to move.

"Raku, Rakuna-chan——"

"Hey! Wildcat! Don't act on your own!"

"Damn it, damn it, the devils are rushing in! Shoot!"

"Damn it!"

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

All the firepower poured towards the black shadow.

The firelight illuminated the face of the shadow. It was a girl with short white hair and two artificial eyes of different colors, one blue and one gold.

"..."

The girl did not speak and was not hit by a bullet.

How many points does she have for [Reaction]? She dodged the rain of fire pouring down on her like dancing, and her modified Achilles tendon with super strong ricochet force allowed her to accelerate in an instant and rush towards the new enemy.

The second kidney-stripper fell. Next, it was the third one.

Xiangzi heard the remaining kidney-strippers activate their light machine guns.

"Ah - I told you not to do anything without permission - damn it!"

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.

The hot-tempered girl also rushed into the battlefield, with flames coming out of the submachine gun in her hand, covering the white-haired girl Le Nai in front of her.

This girl is obviously more tactical. She advances one corner at a time...

"!"

She came to where Xiangzi was.

Xiangzi saw her face.

The person who came was an old acquaintance of hers.

This violent girl happened to be the drummer in the band Crychic when Xiangzi was in it.

Shiina Riki!

Li Xi also saw Xiangzi at this time. Her eye modification parts lit up with a halo.

Xiangzi's heart was lifted up.

The aperture dimmed again.

"We found a rescuer. One. It complies with the mission instructions."

Li Xi pressed the communication plug-in beside his ear and spoke briefly.

"..."

Lixi didn't notice him, Xiangzi thought.

Of course not.

I used to be elegant and cheerful. But now, life has taken away everything and turned me into someone I don't even recognize.

He was in a state of disgrace. He was wearing clothes that he would never wear before, covering his head and most of his face. He was beaten and covered in blood, and fell to the ground.

It's so dark and it's raining.

More importantly, I have no identity now.

In the City of Music, with the popularity of facial and skeletal prosthetic modifications, identity recognition has become almost a daily routine.

If the scanned copy doesn't reveal familiar information, no one will think of anything else.

"Yes. His vital signs are not dangerous for the time being..."

Lixi is still reporting.

Sudden.

“Go to hell!!!!”

"!"

Xiangzi saw a member of the Kidney-Stripping Gang jumping out from the top of the container next to Lixi!

He held aloft the buzzing power saw—

then.

boom.

A clean gunshot.

The bullet from a distance hit his head accurately, causing a spark of electricity to burst out.

The Kidney-Shredders fell from the top of the container and never got up again.

"Lixi, be careful."

The smiling voice of the person who was hiding behind the car door and providing long-range sniper support came from the phone.

As soon as Xiangzi heard it, he recognized it. It was Nagasaki Suyo.

And there were even closer sounds in the field.

"Rikki~ I say, Rikki~ wait for me~"

A girl with long pink hair and tiger teeth hurriedly followed Li Xi, holding a small submachine gun in her hand.

"Ha... stop holding back. Get back in the car."

"Huh? I've already learned how to use a gun!"

"You're not a qualified person, are you? Yugaoka is different from Hanasakigawa and Tsukinomori, and you don't have professional riot control training--"

"This is very dangerous. I want to help everyone!"

"Non-professionals will get hurt, okay? Su Shi and I need the experience to suppress violent terrorism—"

"Wow... No matter how many times I hear it, I feel that Lezhicheng is too crazy. Support the students in suppressing violent terrorism..."

"Listen to me!"

“…Shasha…Alright, Riki. Aine, the mission rating also says that we can handle this. Eight people, one person to be protected. The safety index of the rating is relatively reliable…”

"Hurry up and get used to the City of Joy."

"Rikki, I've tried my best! Can you at least praise me? So is Sushi—"

“Matcha parfait.”

"Wow! ... Wildcat, when did you come back?"

"just."

"Don't squat on top of the container, go search inside. There may be dangerous goods or remnants of the party. Come back later to help the injured and leave."

Several people talked as they walked deeper into the cave.

In the blink of an eye, Xiangzi's area became quiet.

……

"(…Is it safe?)"

Xiangzi moved slowly, slowly.

The pain started to set in at this moment, and Xiangzi gradually lost consciousness.

My eyelids feel heavy.

“(Oops, I need to leave…)”

at this time.

What Xiangzi didn’t see was the blind spot behind him.

A remnant of the kidney-shredder slowly climbed over the wall at the back and silently raised the hammer in his hand.