Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

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She heard a voice inside her screaming.

How can it be--

Because, that is——

"—"

Lixi stopped under a vacant building.

Because she saw a person standing in the shadow.

Black leather jacket, half-length wolf tail.

That's a woman.

She stood there, supported by a taller woman with short purple hair.

She wasn't wearing boots.

Both feet were wrapped in bandages.

One of her hands fell limply at her side.

"...Hai Ling?"

Li Xi called out the name.

Chapter 2: It’s even worse in person (k blades for extra update)

The person in front moved.

She still had her hands hanging down, but she turned around slowly.

"—"

Li Xi did not admit his mistake.

She was very familiar with this guy.

This guy suddenly dropped out of school, moved away, and came to school again. After much difficulty, he was finally willing to "say something important to her", but he only left a text message saying "the emergency happened earlier than I thought, I have to leave", and left school again. This time, he didn't even return to the apartment for a long time, and didn't renew the lease.

Lixi believed this guy.

This guy can take care of himself.

She wasn't worried about him at all - she believed he knew what he was doing - so she was just a little concerned -

——She once thought that this would never happen.

"Hachiman Kairin!"

Li Xi gasped and angrily shouted the name of the person in front of him.

"..."

The person in front of her had his back to Lixi and was half turned sideways. From above his dark, patterned face armor, he looked at her with green eyes that showed no trace of sadness or joy.

That almost made Li Xi think that the other person was not Hai Ling, but someone else.

Because although Hai Ling was a cold person, Li Xi had never seen Hai Ling like this - such an expression - damn, she found that she actually didn't know what expression Hai Ling would have when she was a mercenary - but -

"Why would you join them!?"

Lixi yelled.

Hai Ling appeared there!

Among those bandits!

She said before that she had "found her home"...

Could it be that you are referring to the bandits?

This is absolutely not possible! No——Li Xi has no intention of interfering with his friend's life plan——

But those are scum who burn, kill and loot!

This has crossed the bottom line!

The woman with short purple hair beside Hai Ling seemed to want to say something, but she rolled her eyes, looked at Hai Ling's face, and finally said nothing.

Li Xi had an impression of this woman.

She is the hacker of Heilixi's brain computer just now.

In other words, it was the members of the gang that attacked him on the 7th floor just now.

“…I have something I must do.”

Hai Ling spoke.

It was hard for Lixi to tell what his mood was right now.

For a moment, she actually hoped that Hai Ling would not speak. That way, she could convince herself that what was in front of her was an illusion, a stereoscopic image, an illusion caused by a brain virus, a clone, or some other mess.

Click.

Li Xi pulled out her kinetic submachine gun [Powerful Brick Flying].

Lixi looked ahead. She felt only anger.

“Just because there is something to do, does that mean we can do anything?”

Lixi loaded the bullet.

"……Feel sorry."

Hai Ling said.

She paused, then continued, "This day has finally come. I didn't expect it to happen so soon... but in fact, it was only a matter of time."

"—"

Lixi would rather she didn't apologize.

It would be better to just say something like "It was a misunderstanding," "Because I didn't know," or "In the City of Music, there is no such thing as 'you can do' or 'you can't do'" to shirk responsibility.

Li Xi didn't know to what extent being a mercenary could change a person - for so many years, she was willing to believe that Hai Ling was someone she could trust -

But she couldn't deny what she saw and heard.

Drugs, viruses, brainwashing...

...or perhaps, a change in self-awareness caused by spontaneous reasons.

In this city, there are so many things that can change a person.

Li Xi is Hai Ling's friend, or a shared destiny that failed to become a shared destiny - or something else -

But not before that.

Lixi is also a reserve police officer for the BCPD.

"..."

Lixi raised his gun.

however.

In front of such a Li Xi, Hai Ling just thought about it.

“Lixi, you know what?” she said, “In the City of Joy, if you don’t climb to the top, you’ll have nothing.”

"Don't talk about that--"

Hai Ling glanced at Li Xi.

"I can do anything to gain enough strength." Hai Ling said, "So, I hope we won't meet again."

"What--"

In the distance, more BCPD sirens sounded closer and closer.

"almost."

Hai Ling suddenly said.

almost?

What is almost——

at this time.

"—!"

Li Xi suddenly felt a chill on his waist.

She looked down—

Below, a small green knife stabbed into her left waist.

"--What--"

The BCPD's bulletproof vests provided comprehensive protection. Even though the knife had penetrated from the most treacherous angle possible, the wound was still small and superficial.

but.

Something got into the bloodstream from there.

"--born--"

Biological paralytic toxin.

A feeling of numbness began to spread throughout my body.

Damn it, I was just running out - I didn't bring any reinforcements - it was not in compliance with regulations - I was too tired -

and.

I didn't expect to be ambushed while talking to Hai Ling.

The world is spinning.

Snap.

[The brick flew with great force] and fell on the flooded ground.

Lixi shook it a bit.

She braced her knees.

"——Damn——Don't underestimate——"

The high resistance brought by Li Xi's [Flesh] points was working like crazy. She could barely resist this poison. In another three minutes - no, one minute, she would be able to adapt -

however.

Tread, step.

Someone walked up from behind, stepping on the accumulated water.

The man pulled out the knife from Lixi's waist.

then.

chapped.

The man cut the trapezius muscle between the base of Lixi's neck and shoulder.

"—"

More, larger quantities, and closer to the brain of the nerve-paralyzing toxins.

Lixi shook himself.

Snap.

She fell.