Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa
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"When there are more than two nuclear powers in a region, everything will turn into a disaster."
"The [Corporate War] that destroyed Night City in the United States once started with the nuclear weapons between companies."
Lan looked at Moka.
"Now, in the City of Music, the exact same situation is beginning to unfold—only now it's between the band gangs and the company—"
"orchid!"
"Mocha! Once a nuclear war breaks out, this place will be razed to the ground!"
As the leader of Afterglow, Lan obviously overwhelms Mocha in momentum.
She looked at Moka and said sharply:
"The City of Music is bound to become an uninhabitable land!"
"In order to avoid this from happening, I will strike before the situation reaches that point—"
"——Before the City of Joy was dragged into a nuclear war, he commanded the Scorpion's convoy to launch a surprise attack on the Toyokawa Building."
"When the number of [Devil Scorpions] exceeds a certain limit, they can create terrifying destructive power. The Terrorist Squad has no way to deal with these [Devil Scorpions]."
Lan paused and said.
"I will command the [Scorpion] to blow up the Toyokawa family's building."
She looked at Moka.
“I was born and raised in an industrial area. The people in the industrial area supported me to become a leader and helped me expand my territory.”
she says.
"I will fight with all my might to protect these people."
Moka closed her eyes.
But then, she said "Ah~ah" and opened her eyes.
"I roughly understood Lan's intention when you proposed adding the Scorpion fleet at the meeting."
Moka looked at Lan and said.
"Then?"
Moka asked.
"Lan commanded the [Scorpion] to blow up the Toyokawa building. What happened next?"
"..."
Lan was silent.
"I understand that Lan wants to stop what is about to happen here." Moka said, "But does it have to be this way?"
"According to the funding ratio adjusted by Lan, more than half of Afterglow's assets will have to be sold to purchase [Magic Scorpion] and related weapons." Mocha said, "Even if Lan's plan succeeds, how can Afterglow continue to exist without money? How can it protect the people in the territory? We use [Magic Scorpion] to fight Fengchuan? And then what? Use [Magic Scorpion] to fight other bands? [Magic Scorpion] is very strong, but it is not a weapon suitable for street fighting-"
Lan looked at the ceiling of the basement.
She took a deep breath and then exhaled it from her lungs.
"——After blowing up Toyokawa's building, Afterglow will disband."
Lan said.
Chapter 223: Disbandment of Afterglow
Afterglow disbanded.
"..."
This news silenced Moka instead.
"The city of Le is destined to go to war," Lan said. "No matter who succeeds, or whether or not nuclear weapons are used, this place will be turned into a sea of fire."
"It's time for us to leave."
"Of course, I won't abandon everyone who follows me now." Ran said in front of Moka, "I asked you to confirm the situation in the satellite city. After the attack, you, Tomoe, Himari, and Tugumi will be responsible for leading Afterglow's followers to leave and enter the satellite city separately."
"The satellite city will be a good place for us to stay. We will go to find those merchants who have had business dealings with us in industry and agriculture, take a break, and then cross the badlands to other cities."
"The funds we have left are not enough to support Afterglow to maintain its current location, but it is enough for us to migrate and regain our footing."
"It's easy for a small group of armed forces to settle down. The farther the better, completely away from the disputes in the City of Joy—"
"Does it have to be like this?"
Moka asked, interrupting Lan.
"We can get back in touch once this is over."
Lan said.
"But we're not going to be a gang anymore," Moka said. "There's no place for us to come together as a gang again."
“…It can’t be helped.”
Lan looked at Moka and said:
"From the moment Fengchuan tested the string, the fuse of the war in the City of Music had been lit."
"It's only a matter of time before it explodes."
"As one of the [seven bands], Afterglow can't remain immune to this battle."
"but--"
"Mocha."
Lan said.
"I'm thinking about our future."
"..."
Mocha paused.
Lan continued:
"The five of us have known each other since we were very young. We have always been together."
“But the situation is not set in stone.”
"Just like we changed and became a gang band in order to prevent the industrial area, agricultural area and port area from falling into the hands of others."
"After this battle, our 'always been' will surely change again."
“In the future, maybe it won’t be in the form it is now—not in the form of a gang band [Afterglow]—but that’s okay.”
“We protect who we want to protect and connect with who we want to connect with.”
"That's enough."
She looked at Moka.
"The [Corporate War] once turned Night City into a scorched earth. Big companies fought each other, and in the end, only one giant was left."
"The City of Music is about to become like that."
"As long as Afterglow stays here, as long as it is [Afterglow], it will be dragged into this struggle."
"By then, it will be too late."
"By then, no one will be able to control the situation. No one can predict whether a nuclear bomb will fall, where it will hit, or perhaps, it will not be a nuclear bomb, but other unimaginable attacks - there will be large-scale casualties in Afterglow's territory. In that case, the situation will slide into an uncontrollable abyss -"
"Now, I want to take the initiative while Afterglow can still do something, and then bring it to an end."
"Become the 'best' and 'legend' while Afterglow still exists."
"..."
Moka was silent.
"that's it."
Lan intended to end the topic just like that.
She turned around and prepared to get into the car.
but……
"No."
Behind Ran, Moka spoke up.
"If Lan really thinks this is a good idea, I will support it."
Moka said calmly.
"But now, Lan, don't you think this is a good idea?"
"……what?"
Lan frowned and turned back.
"Toyokawa might want to buy a nuclear bomb. Just for this one thing, Ran wants to solve it by force."
"…What do you mean by [Just this one thing]?"
Lan's tone turned dangerous.
"What about intelligence gathering?" Moka asked.
"What about the negotiations with Toyokawa?"
“What about the collaboration with [Seven Bands]?”
"You didn't do any of these, did you?"
"If we want to raid the Toyokawa family ahead of time, wouldn't it be more feasible for the [Seven Bands] to attack together? But you didn't even ask for the opinions of the other leaders of the [Seven Bands] - you didn't even ask for our opinions, and you just planned to end it all on your own."
"Proposing such a radical plan and forcefully trying to implement it..."
“…It’s like I want to burn everything here.”
Lan stared at Mocha with an unpleasant expression.
“It’s too late to cooperate.”
she says.
"Isn't it too late?"
Moka looked at Lan and said:
"Lan didn't say anything because he thought the other bands wouldn't agree to this foolhardy proposal, right?"
"..."
Lan was silent.
"Lan is scared."
Mocha said.
"Because Afterglow's last big operation failed."
"..."
"【Phase 1 of Reclamation Land】is right next to Afterglow's territory. That time, Afterglow tried very hard to intervene and support RAS against Roselia—"
“But in the end, we still failed.”
"Lan withdrew at the last minute because of the chain explosions in the offshore cage aquaculture community that nearly took the lives of me, Ba and Xiao Fei."
"I replaced my hands and brain, Ba replaced half of his body with prosthetics, and Xiao Fei replaced his entire nervous system."
"..."
"I know Lan always felt it was her fault."
"Do not--"
Lan tried to interrupt.
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