Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"Timoris, your motorcycle is very fast, and you can break in alone. After dark, use the cover of the young man with the will-o'-the-wisp to get close to Watanabe Farm, and when necessary, break in directly." Xiangzi continued.

"What about you?"

"I went to the Will-O-Wisp youth to stir up trouble and cause a riot, giving you the opportunity to subdue Watanabe and rescue Amoris."

"…Are you alone?"

"I have to do this alone."

Xiangzi said.

"Operating a motorcycle is very important for your reaction points. Your level will alert them."

Chapter 48: Saving, Saving

The sun gradually sets towards the west.

dusk.

into the night.

On the plain, the sound of motorcycles gradually became louder.

The smell of motor oil began to waft in the cold night wind.

"Ghost lights" that exceed the specified headlight wattage sway in the night, dragging out white, yellow and red light bands.

The will-o'-the-wisp youths are here.

The modified Brennan Apollo and Kusanagi CT-3X traveled through the night, their extremely loud engines and the deafening song of Afterglow that almost drowned them out.

The convoys dispersed and gathered in the wilderness. Some of them stopped at the "old place" one after another, and a small stopover center was gradually formed there.

Here, almost everyone knows each other. They may have smoked the same tobacco, fought with each other in a car race, or even knocked off each other's forehead.

But that was the past.

A new night has begun, and everyone is looking for new excitement and revelry.

...But that doesn't mean there are no rules here.

……

boom.

A pure black [Kusanagi CT-3X] that almost blended into the night drove out from the darkness and approached the "old place".

Several young men with will-o'-the-wisp weapons flying around in the interlaced lights noticed it.

This [Kusanagi CT-3X] has not been modified in any way. Unlike the motorcycles of the Ghost Fire Youth that make a lot of noise, it hardly makes any sound.

It did not go around the "old place" like other vehicles, but went straight to the center circle.

The rider on the bike was thin and wearing a helmet. His face could not be seen clearly, but one could vaguely tell that he was a woman.

"Hey, whose team's newcomer is this?"

The ghost-fire young man with a ferocious look asked viciously at the leader.

The others also looked confused and said they didn't know.

"You, go talk to this new guy!"

The leader pointed at a random timid errand boy.

"Teach her some manners! If you come here, you have to fight first-"

The black [Kusanagi CT-3X] is very close.

Still no slowing down.

"trick--"

The rider's right hand briefly released the handlebars.

There was a flash of silver light.

"call--"

Whoosh.

A flying knife brushed past the leader's yin-yang hair and pierced into the motorcycle headlight behind him.

Snap.

A few arcs of electricity appeared from the motorcycle headlight and then went out.

hum!

The black Kusanagi CT-3X passed straight through the group of young men with will-o'-the-wisp weapons, raising a cloud of dust and drifting to a stop in front of the broken motorcycle headlight.

"..."

Everyone looked at the unknown motorcyclist.

The motorcyclist plucked the knife from the headlight and tossed it in his hand.

……

In the wilderness at night, countless engines started at the same time.

One after another, far exceeding the previous ones.

The motorcycle started, the tires kicked up dust, and the ground was plowed open in an instant, leaving behind a series of tracks.

"XXX! Someone is here to cause trouble! Catch her—catch her!"

The shouting and cursing mixed in with the music.

"What a lousy car! How dare it be so arrogant! It's just so-so."

"Surround her! Surround her! Don't let her escape!"

"..."

"You're not going to talk, are you? Great, so arrogant——"

"..."

"Great! Great!!"

The Will-O-Wisp youths were completely enraged.

Almost all the young people of Will-O-W-O have joined this "hunt".

……

But Xiangzi did not intend to make them angry to this extent.

"(……)"

Xiangzi just...

...I just can't speak.

A strong wind blew, and the road ahead was dark and nothing could be seen clearly.

The speed is too fast, faster than ever before.

Neither the fully automatic AI driving mode nor the semi-automatic AI assisted mode supports reaching the maximum speed, but that would certainly not escape the pursuit of the Ghost Fire youths.

So Xiangzi turned off all the AI ​​assistance at once.

[Kusanagi CT-3X] flies forward like a bullet fired from a gun, close to the ground.

“(——)”

It was so scary. The handlebars seemed to be pulled by ghost hands in the darkness, shaking with great force, trying to break free.

The first time I drove fully manually, I reached a speed of over 160km/h.

Xiangzi's back was covered in cold sweat.

Xiangzi was completely unable to stop himself from imagining a huge rock or a trench suddenly appearing in front of him, and he would face a huge collision, with the car destroyed and everyone on board killed and shattered to pieces.

But, but——

“(Road conditions—road conditions—no problem—!)”

Xiangzi had confirmed the road conditions repeatedly in the afternoon.

She believes in herself.

The more urgent, the more rational.

The more dangerous, the crazier.

In the City of Joy, only those who are both rational and crazy can tear apart the invisible net.

"(Don't even think about scaring me like that!)"

Either you die or you break through the siege.

Xiangzi clenched his teeth.

Faster, faster, faster.

Get rid of everyone——

On the radar chart, the red dot representing myself is approaching the yellow indicator area representing my destination at an incredible speed.

Watanabe's farm is just around the corner.

3 kilometers.

2 kilometers.

1 kilometers.

"arrive--"

There are no big rocks.

There are no trenches.

Xiangzi won again.

Detecting Shoko's rapid approach, large searchlights lit up one after another on Watanabe's farm.

Xiangzi began to slow down.

There was a terrifying pneumatic sound. The brakes sparked in the dark.

Behind them, the will-o'-the-wisp youths did not slow down and in the blink of an eye they shortened the gap that Xiangzi had risked his life to create.

"She stopped! Shoot! Shoot!!"

Ta-ta-ta-ta.

The machine gun mounted on the illegally modified motorcycle began to fire.

"—!"

Xiangzi immediately started the engine and changed direction.

Bang.

There was a loud bang from the exhaust pipe and the motorcycle popped out, dodging the first batch of bullets.

Ta-ta-ta-ta.

More bullets rained down.

Xiangzi changed direction again.

Then, once again—

"!"

The motorcycle's wheels slipped.

However, Xiangzi simply did not have the reaction ability to adjust his body posture in an instant.

Bang!