Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

[Aoba Moka: In a tense situation, a spark can be a push. 】

[Aoba Moka: Just push a finger into that meeting and the seeds of rift between Poppin'Party and the Toyokawa family will explode...]

[Aoba Moka: Poppin'Party's vigilance will affect Toyokawa. Because in the current situation, they are always concerned about the actions of the Seven Bands. Once they realize that Poppin'Party may make a move that is disadvantageous to them, the Toyokawa family will immediately enter the same defensive posture. ]

[Aoba Moka: This result is not as perfect as the original idea. However, there is still room for maneuver. ]

[Oblivionis: ...You mean, let Poppin'Party and Toyokawa clash? ]

[Aoba Moka: That's not what I meant. But it sounds better than a conflict between Afterglow and Toyokawa~]

【Oblivionis:……】

[Aoba Moka: If possible, I hope you can fight back now, rush into that meeting room, and become a spark in the dry air~]

[Aoba Moka: After all, such opportunities are hard to create. ]

[Aoba Moka: ...But, I don't have anything I can use to save my life now~]

[Aoba Moka: So, let's retreat? ]

[Aoba Moka: The mission is aborted, Oblivionis. Find a way to conceal yourself or leave the quarantine area. I hope you have prepared your own plan, because mine is a little troublesome to execute.]

【Oblivionis:……】

[Aoba Moka: What? Do you still need my plan? ]

【Oblivionis: No.】

[Oblivionis: Ms. Aoba, what if I tell you that you have something to buy your life? ]

[Aoba Mocha: …]

[Aoba Moka: ...Oblivionis, has anyone ever told you that you are a dangerous guy? ]

[Oblivionis: Unfortunately, I am often told this.]

[Aoba Moka: You know what? When you asked this question, I really thought that maybe I should trigger the alarm right here, risking myself being wiped out, and let Poppin'Party use their plasma rifles to shoot you and your team into a porous network structure, so that you and your team will not appear in Afterglow's territory one day. ]

[Aoba Moka: ...Or maybe, I should listen to what you want. ]

[Oblivionis: What I want is very simple. I want the detailed identity information of the silver-faced man, as well as the subsequent intelligence lines related to the Toyokawa family.]

[Oblivionis: I think a middleman who is a 'former' Afterglow member may be able to provide such information consulting services. ]

[Aoba Mocha: ...A surprisingly bold choice. This information is not cheap. ]

[Oblivionis: My team and I have left the target location and removed our camouflage equipment and the permissions we once obtained.]

[Oblivionis: The initial chaos has now slowly subsided. The surrounding staff are already moving towards the fixed area. If this additional mission was released five minutes ago, it would not be worth the price.]

【Oblivionis: But, it is now. 】

[Oblivionis: Now we need to regain the authority to interfere. The mission difficulty and mortality rate are both very high. ]

[Aoba Mocha: But you still have to take it. ]

【Oblivionis: Important information is always worth everything. 】

[Aoba Moka: ...I see.]

[Aoba Moka: I see… I see. I understand.]

【Oblivionis:……】

[Aoba Moka: Why does Poppin'Party have this attitude... I think I understand why things turned out this way. ]

[Aoba Mocha: Interesting~]

This was the second time that Xiangzi was described as "interesting" by a "big shot".

[Aoba Moka: Okay. ]

But this time, the other party gave a positive answer.

[Aoba Moka: If you can cause a conflict between Poppin'Party and Toyokawa and come back alive...]

[Aoba Moka: ...I will honor this deal with you. ]

Chapter 2: Are You an Expert in Dealing with Emergencies? (5k monthly tickets plus more)

beep.

Aoba Moka's communication was disconnected.

"..."

Xiangzi's hand was still on his brain-computer interface.

She gently exhaled the air from her lungs.

The deal is done.

Although Mocha's last words were concerning, the most important deal had already been made.

Xiangzi looked at his communication contact interface.

The place where [Aoba Mocha] used to be is now empty.

Mocha deleted the contact information from the remote end.

I'm afraid that the past records have also been deleted.

To avoid implicating her if something happens to Ave Mujica.

[Amoris: The Big Shot is really fast~]

A chuckle came from the brain machine.

Xiangzi felt a warmth behind him.

Miao Meng stuck to Xiangzi's back.

In the crowded crowd, she pressed close to Xiangzi in an ambiguous posture, and her slender index finger slid down Xiangzi's forearm.

[Amoris: But, Oblivionis, you are faster~]

Miao Meng said in his brain at the same time.

[Amoris: You've made up your mind to sell us out now~]

[Oblivionis:...Amoris. 】

[Amoris: I’m just kidding~]

Miao Meng's index finger slid into Xiangzi's palm.

Covering the healed wound on Xiangzi's palm was...

…is an employee card.

This is the employee card of the person who just bumped into Miao Meng.

Xiangzi said in the conversation, "If this additional task was released five minutes ago, it really wouldn't be worth the price. However, now we have to regain the authority to interfere, and the task difficulty and mortality rate are very high."

This is true.

The premise is, "if you need to obtain permissions again now."

Xiangzi did not gamble this time.

...She just took advantage of the information gap slightly.

Just now, when the alarm sounded and the venue was blocked for the first time, Xiangzi was squeezed in the crowd, and CiRCLE employees passed by her and bumped into Miao Meng.

At that time, Xiangzi pulled the employee card out from the employee's hand.

"(Originally, I was planning to use it to escape.)"

Xiangzi thought.

But now, it will serve another purpose besides this.

After giving up the opportunity to assassinate the silver-faced Toyokawa official head-on in the room, Shoko did get a second chance.

Better opportunities.

Xiangzi looked around him.

There, is the vacant guard room.

There was no one in the guard room.

[Oblivionis: Mortis, I remember you installed the overlay linker. ]

【Mortis: I do.】

[Oblivionis: How long will it take to use the internal pipeline in the guard room to reconnect to the central control of the room where the Toyokawa VIP met? ]

【Mortis: Two minutes.】

【Oblivionis: Good.】

[Oblivionis: Timoris, Doloris, support Mortis in swiping his card to enter the guard room. Amoris, after Mortis enters, hack into the glass and change it to a virtual projection. Mortis, use your bracelet and employee card to open the console first. The model of the console is...]

【Mortis: Dormont K-68. 】

[Oblivionis: That requires a card to be inserted to keep it in use, right? ]

【Mortis: Yes.】

[Oblivionis: ...In this case, there may be a situation where two cards are needed. Amoris, please remember to perform a support hack when necessary...]

At this time, two people touched Xiangzi's shoulders from both sides.

Xiangzi turned around.

She saw Chuhua and Hailing gently raise their hands.

An employee card was also pressed into the palm of each of their hands.

[Doloris: ...If you need an employee card, I have one here.]

【Timoris: Me too. I have no choice. I have to swipe my card to enter, but there are too many employees squeezing past me with their cards.】

"..."

Xiangzi blinked.

[Amoris: It’s all because there were too many emergencies! ]

Miao Meng laughed and spoke in his brain.

[Amoris: I think we are all becoming experts in dealing with emergencies in the City of Joy! ]

……

CiRCLE.

Fourth floor underground.

meeting room.

Among the bodyguards of the Toyokawa family, Poppin'Party's "big shot" Yamabuki Saya and the Toyokawa family's important member, the silver-faced man, sat opposite each other.

The tube of virus was still in the silver-faced man's hand. However, he was not scanning it now.

Sha Ling did not continue to push the meeting forward for the time being.

Because just now, the mobile status screen at the top of the conference room popped up a notification of the blockade of the venue.

However, even if you don't watch the screen, anyone who accesses the venue's network will receive a block notification.

At that time, the silver-faced man had just finished scanning the liquid USB flash drive that contained the virus.

He was somewhat surprised by this sudden situation.

Sa Ling said, "Wait a moment, the venue is undergoing a routine inspection," and signaled to pause the virus display.

Now, the two are chatting about the recent affairs of the City of Music, waiting for the routine inspection of the venue to resume.

The discussion was not even about recent sensitive topics such as [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land], but rather slightly unimportant information such as oil prices and alcohol prices.

but……