Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"You agreed very readily~"

Mocha said.

"After all, if you want to take on a mission, the middleman is the most important."

Xiangzi said politely.

"I was right about you~" Moka said with a smile, "You are already in the City of Joy~ You are already~ very smart~"

……

So Xiangzi went into the city in the morning...

...At night, he appeared in the nightclub.

“…not a very healthy life.”

Xiangzi pressed his hand against his brow, sat on the long sofa of special style, and thought helplessly.

In the brain, Chu Hua, who had just said "I'll go find you", was silent for a long time.

After Xiangzi told her, "Doloris, you have to be aware of yourself as an artist. Your coming might cause a commotion, so don't come yet," she also took a long time to reply, which was unusual for her.

It seems that the signal is really bad.

Xiangzi left the message "We'll communicate after this is over" and closed the brain-computer communication channel.

Xiangzi is not here to play.

She was waiting for the person identified as [Murakami] to enter.

"(Afterglow.)"

While waiting, Xiangzi was thinking about the current situation.

A few hours ago, Xiangzi came into contact with Afterglow's military advisor, Aoba Moka.

This person's planning style is very different from that of Bai Lu Qian Sheng whom he had met before.

Qiansheng’s style is cleaner and more direct.

Say what you should say and do what you should do.

But Mocha's style is more circuitous and ambiguous.

“(You don’t know what ‘being a guest’ means until you arrive, and you don’t know what ‘reward’ means until you finish…)”

This made it even more difficult for Xiangzi to grasp Mocha's thoughts.

If you ask Xiangzi who he prefers to do business with, it is undoubtedly Qiansheng.

However, Xiangzi was also concerned about the reason behind Mocha's insecurity.

"(Aoba Moka's ambiguous attitude has a lot to do with Afterglow's attitude.)"

Mocha is also waiting for the development of the situation.

"(Mizukuran and Aoba Moka, both left room for compromise with each other...)"

This is a really interesting negotiation.

In the negotiations that Xiangzi had always seen, the two sides tried to press the opponent step by step and kill the opponent in the shortest number of steps.

It was the first time she had seen such a negotiation method where both sides wanted to hold back.

“(That’s why you’re so indecisive.)”

Mitakeran wants to declare war on Toyokawa and then evacuate.

Aoba Mocha wanted to play it safe first.

If you ask Xiangzi which side he supports...

...Now, Xiangzi tends to support Aoba Mocha.

After all, Aoba Mocha took the initiative to offer to cooperate with him.

Moreover, her goals also include [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land].

But after Xiangzi thought about it carefully, he felt that...

"(Actually, it's not impossible to support Mizukuri?)"

Benefits of supporting Aoba Mocha:

You can get support for moving into [Reclamation New Land Phase 2].

You can get more information about the future situation of Le City.

Benefits of supporting Bamboo Orchid:

The entire City of Music was reshuffled.

"(The entire reshuffle of Le City is an opportunity to climb up... and the withdrawal of Afterglow will also leave more space...)"

“(What if it wasn’t [Phase 2 of Reclamation Land] that was swallowed up, but the land left by Afterglow…?)”

Wouldn't that mean there would be fewer people competing for it?

If I support Aoba Moka, when she returns to Afterglow, I will be able to gain the trust of another "big shot"...

However, if the entire City of Music is reshuffled and I become the "big shot", then I will no longer lack the support of this "big shot", right?

Xiangzi began to consider the chances of winning this risky move.

Her thoughts slid in the dangerous direction she was more accustomed to...

at this time.

Xiangzi suddenly felt a chill on the front of his clothes.

A hand reached into her clothes.

Chapter 227: Talking about Serious Business

Snapped.

Xiangzi slapped the hand away.

Miao Meng beside him let out an "Ah" and took his hand back with a smile.

"Boss~ too serious, right?"

Miao Meng whispered in Xiangzi's ear:

"We've already come to a place like this..."

Miao Meng's hand circled over from the other side.

He was pushed away by Xiangzi again.

"…I came to a place like this to discuss business." Xiangzi frowned and said, "Keep your distance."

"But if we are too far apart, it would be strange, wouldn't it?"

"I don't think it's 'too far away' now."

Xiangzi looked down.

Miao Meng had already pressed her entire body against Xiangzi.

She put her arms around Xiangzi's waist and put her hands on his back.

"Hmm~"

Miao Meng's eyes rolled.

"But everyone around here does this, right?"

"..."

What Miao Meng said is not wrong.

After all, it's the inner court.

"Be sociable, be sociable~"

Miao Meng came closer again.

Xiangzi pushed him away by pressing his chin with a red wine glass.

"Hey~ The boss is so cold~" Miao Meng shrank her neck and said with fake tears, "Then I'll go hug Haizi - Haizi, I want to sit on your lap -"

"Are you going to walk around the table?" Hai Ling asked as she took a sip of martini on the other side. "Being sociable is the way to not be noticeable."

"Someone here has to adapt to the local customs!" Miao Meng shouted, "Otherwise, the longer we stay, the weirder it will feel! You won't let me hug the boss, and you won't let me hug you! What should I do? Who else -"

Hailing blinked.

She looked at Xiangzi.

"Sit on my lap?"

Hai Ling asked.

"...No need."

Xiangzi's brows twitched.

she says:

"It won't be long. The agreed time has already been—"

Snap.

Just as Xiangzi said this, the door curtain decorated with colorful beads was pushed open again.

A man wearing a brown jazz hat walked in with his arm around a female companion.

"..."

It was even difficult for Xiangzi to tell whether the person wearing the brown jazz hat was a man or a woman.

Because that person's entire face has been cyber-transformed.

The face is a huge nasal filter, the cheeks are thickened steel jaws, and the back of the neck is a flying chip component slot.

Eyes, skin, ears...

Everywhere you look, there are titanium alloys, steel pipes, plastic hoses, and rough artificial skin patches.

"..."

After entering the inner field, the [Cyberman] stopped at the entrance for a while, turned his head slightly, and searched the field.

"..."

Xiangzi also looked at him.

The two met each other's eyes at this moment.

The person's name was displayed on Xiangzi's artificial eye interface.

【Murakami】.

Miao Meng and Hai Ling also noticed it at the same time.

"(I thought the guy named Murakami was just an ordinary guy who looked like an overworked detective!)" Miao Meng laughed in his brain, "(How could this guy be called Murakami? This guy should be called K-007!)"

"(Be careful not to be heard by 'this guy.')" Hai Ling said, "(This guy has a lot of stuff. Maybe there is a monitoring device.)"

"(……)"

After Hai Ling, who was equipped with a police-grade scanner, said this, Miao Meng immediately shut up.

When Xiangzi, Hailing and Miaomeng noticed Murakami, Murakami also noticed them.

Click, click.

This [Cyberman] walked towards the three people with his female companion in his arms.

"..."

He didn't speak directly to Xiangzi and the other two.