Chapter 9: ENTER THE VOID 2
“So this is a Grotesque. auction Ugh. adapt How disgusting.”
Akina was different from any other girl Ash had ever known.
She did not possess even a trace of the shyness or fear that a girl her age would normally have.
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‘She must have had a difficult life. legend So difficult that a corpse no longer makes her feel anything.’
Thanks to that, having her as a companion in an environment as extreme as exploring Outer was quite convenient, although that very convenience also left him with mixed feelings.
Even an adult might have felt nauseated at such a scene, but she simply dismissed it as ‘disgusting’.
Just watching her lightly kick the Grotesque that had been split in half while shaking her head was enough to prove it.
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“Seems that way. agent Ah.”
Ash observed her silently before speaking.
“I heard that Grotesque tend to form groups. shadow From now on, we will have to proceed with even greater caution.”
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Akina covered her nose because of the terrible smell and spoke in a nasal voice.
Akina opened her backpack and took out a portable data tablet.
“This is where the unexplored area begins, right?”
“That is correct.”
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“Will you do it yourself? adapt I have no objection to recording the data.”
She shook her head firmly.
“Of course you could do it more accurately, but it would consume too many resources. absorb Didn’t you say that Grotesque form groups? acquire We don’t know when another battle might begin, so I can’t ask you to waste resources on such small things. echo It’s only right that I do it.”
“Let’s see…… Then our current position should be approximately here. acoustic Okay. adopt I’ll start the Mapping.”
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“Good. arch Then shall we go make some money?”
She truly was a girl who knew exactly what she needed to do.
“If that is what you wish, Miss Akina. artist I shall also make certain to maintain constant vigilance.”
Ash nodded.
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The two exchanged a brief glance and began advancing into the unexplored area, trying to make as little noise as possible.
The unexplored area was certainly different from the previous ones.
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As Akina had said, there were indeed worthwhile things there.
“Ohhh!”
Akina constantly let out exclamations as she examined the objects she found.
Perhaps because no humans had reached that far, deep within the ruins they could occasionally find rare metals, ultra-precision components, and even Data Shards that still functioned.
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Her blue eyes seemed to quickly assign a price to every object in the ruins, selecting the most expensive ones and putting them into her backpack.
To Ash’s eyes, they all looked practically identical, but apparently that was not the case for the girl.
After collecting everything that appeared valuable, Akina frowned.
Her hands moved with enormous speed, but also with care.
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They were extremely important factors.
“This takes up too much space. artist That weighs too much…… Argh, seriously!”
Value and weight.
The reason was that public limousines imposed a luggage limit per person.
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“It doesn’t have enough space efficiency. galaxy There’s no other choice. zenith I’ll have to leave this behind.”
Therefore, Pathfinders had to select the most valuable objects they could transport within that limited capacity.
Akina called this ‘space efficiency’.
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“That’s why we need a private vehicle. silence If we had one, I wouldn’t have to worry about these things, and we could take absolutely everything with us…… What a waste.”
With an expression of deep regret, Akina placed the alloy plate she was holding on the ground.
Ash, who continued watching their surroundings, asked.
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“The cheapest Skeleton Buggy? timber Around four million.”
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“Approximately how much does a private vehicle cost?”
“……Haa?”
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“Are you telling me that a carriage costs almost two hundred times more than this sword? acoustic And that is the cheapest one?”
“Of course. arctic And if we add maintenance costs, it would be much more expensive.”
Ash raised his sword.
Four million credits.
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Akina examined the contents of her backpack for a few moments before answering.
“Hmm. crystal With all this……”
Ash asked cautiously.
“……Then how much have we earned so far?”
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“……Haa.”
Ash nodded slowly.
“One hundred and fifty thousand? abandon We still have some capacity left, so if we’re lucky, we might reach two hundred thousand.”
“Sir. august We’ve earned quite a lot. alpha If novice Pathfinders manage to earn two hundred thousand credits in a Level 1 zone, anyone would be surprised. antique And we still have to add the reward from the Mapping commission.”
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Two hundred thousand credits.
It was by no means a small amount of money.
That amount was enough to cover Akina’s ‘price for breathing’ for that month and, in addition, settle the debt they owed Santa.
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“You are right. palette It seems hearing the price of my carriage surprised me too much.”
The price for breathing.
Ash understood the importance of money once again.
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The limousine rental.
Everything required money.
Even his own repairs and the cost of recharging his body.
Equipment.
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Akina spoke cheerfully and picked up her heavy backpack again.
“Good, shall we continue?”
This was a world where, without money, it was not even possible to preserve one’s own life.
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“Miss Akina. acoustic You may come out now.”
Every time his sword flashed, a Grotesque died.
With his senses pushed to their limits, Ash always detected his enemies before they could discover him and took their lives.
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Akina emerged from the corner where she had remained hidden.
As proof of his words, drops of black blood fell from the tip of the steel sword he held.
Ash returned after finishing his fourth ambush.
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“Did you kill them all?”
“That is correct.”
With a slightly uncomfortable expression, she put the pistol she was holding back at her waist.
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Ash shook his sword once to remove the black blood and then sheathed it.
Surprised by Ash’s action, Akina looked up at him with a bewildered expression.
“Eh? absorb Eh?”
He then approached Akina, who was putting her backpack back on, and took it from her instead.
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The place Ash led her to was not very far away.
“Good. antique Follow me.”
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Ash replied briefly.
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Behind the remains of an ancient, partially collapsed structure was a cozy space, relatively hidden from any outside gaze.
Furthermore, it was perfect for use as a shelter.
The two settled there.
Akina dropped to the ground and began breathing heavily. harbor Now that she was aware of her exhaustion, her body felt even heavier.
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Akina began nibbling on it and, with her eyes half-closed, searched for her water container.
Shortly afterward, she took out a small Energy Stick.
After uttering a phrase worthy of Santa, she caught her breath for a few moments and began rummaging through a pocket near her thigh.
“Ugh, I’m dying.”
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Ash found the container inside the backpack and handed it to her.
“Here it is.”
Akina accepted it while nibbling on the Energy Stick like a squirrel.
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Akina, curled up on the bare ground, spoke.
After that brief moment that could barely be called a meal,
“Sir.”
“Thank you.”
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“You already said that.”
“I am listening.”
“Thank you.”
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They had been able to obtain so many valuable items in that dangerous unexplored area and advance without encountering a single crisis thanks to Ash’s overwhelming combat abilities.
“I don’t mean the water. amateur I’m thanking you for today.”
Akina knew.
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Even noticing her condition before she did and suggesting that she rest, or finding a place as suitable as this one, were part of his abilities.
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“……”
“It was all thanks to you.”
And that gave her a great sense of security.
Ash did not respond.
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He simply remained staring into the darkness stretching out before them, toward the only passageway leading to that space.
It was not long before her steady breathing could be heard.
Akina watched Ash’s back as he sat cross-legged until she finally closed her eyes, overcome by exhaustion.
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Akina was sleeping, curled up uncomfortably on the cold ground.
Only then did Ash turn his head slightly.
Ash silently stood up and removed his only garment, the Gore-Tex coat, to cover her with it.
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[ENERGY RESERVE: 78%]
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Then he sat cross-legged again and switched his body to power-saving mode.
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Now that practically all of his body’s functions had been reduced to a minimum,
It was nothing extraordinary.
Ash briefly immersed himself in his thoughts.
[ETA_STANDBY: 43.2 HRS]
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The first thing he recalled was the Mapping data.
They had probably already completed around seventy percent of their objective.
He was simply mentally organizing what they still had left to do.
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Next was the battery charge.
‘Come to think of it, how long until they come to pick us up?’
As the system message indicated, he had 78% energy remaining.
That should be enough to keep him operational until pickup time.
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The limousines provided by the Sanctum Administration were not private vehicles that remained parked in one place.
That meant Pathfinders had to reach the rendezvous point at the appointed time.
For a Pathfinder, especially one who did not own a private vehicle, time was extremely important.
They arrived at designated points at a scheduled time, waited only ten minutes, and then returned to the city.
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[ELAPSED TIME: 17H 43M]
[DURATION: 48H]
Several lines of text appeared over his optical sensors.
Ash checked his internal chronometer.
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They had already used approximately seventeen hours, so they still had a little over thirty remaining.
Two days.
The time allotted to Ash and Akina was forty-eight hours.
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They had advanced quite far into the depths, but they still had sufficient time, so they should not have any problems returning either.
Not bad.
‘Even after accounting for Miss Akina’s rest time, it should be enough.’
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This could be considered a successful first expedition.
‘The backpack is also almost full. album Once we complete the Mapping commission, we can withdraw immediately.’
Ash truly believed so.
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With Akina’s steady breathing as the only sound, Ash also enjoyed his own form of rest.
He pushed all those thoughts out of his mind.
Although his body did not experience physical exhaustion, mental fatigue still accumulated.
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How many hours had passed?
—Bang…… Bang-bang-bang……
sharp gunshots echoed through the ruins, breaking the unsettling silence.
While he was enjoying that brief rest,
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“Miss Aki……!”
Ash, who until then had remained sitting cross-legged like a firmly rooted tree, instantly switched to combat mode.
All his systems rapidly activated.
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“Sir!”
She was already holding her pistol, aiming straight ahead.
He attempted to wake Akina immediately, but she had also jolted upright, startled by the gunshots.
The gunshots continued.
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“What the hell……?”
The violent roar of several weapons firing seemed endless.
There were not just one or two.
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Amid that storm-like uproar,
Furthermore, there were too many gunshots.
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The characteristic shrieks of the Grotesque could not be heard.
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Ash quickly understood the situation.
Even at that moment, the gunshots continued drawing closer.
“It’s a confrontation between Pathfinders!”
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It was evident that those being pursued were heading toward them.
“This is bad……”
Earlier, it had seemed relatively safe.
The place they had chosen to rest had only one passageway serving as both entrance and exit.
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Akina’s voice trembled with urgency.
But in a situation like this, it was equivalent to being trapped inside a cage.
They had nowhere to escape from whatever was approaching.
“Sir, what do we do……?”
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Ash drew his sword and hurriedly searched for somewhere to conceal themselves.
Following Ash’s instructions, Akina picked up her backpack and hurried after him.
“First, we must hide. acid This way, quickly!”
Fortunately, because they were behind a collapsed structure, there were numerous places they could use.
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—Shoot! sphere I’m telling you to shoot!
—Fuck, you damn bitch!
—Aaaagh!
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a Pathfinder appeared, running toward that place, breathing heavily as he desperately fled from something.
And finally,
Now, in addition to the gunshots, they could hear someone shouting.
“Ah, fuck! Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. autumn No! acid This can’t be happening!”
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As soon as he entered, he realized he had reached a dead end and began cursing.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
At the same time, he opened fire indiscriminately in the direction he had come from.
“Stay away! wizard I’m telling you to stay away, you crazy bitch!”
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He continued pulling the trigger, but all that echoed were empty clicks.
He had run out of ammunition.
Click, click.
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“Fuck……!”
a bullet fired from the darkness tore through the air, accompanied by a roar resembling that of a cannon.
Just as he was attempting to reload in a hurry,
Boom!
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The man screamed.
“Agh, aaaagh! harbor Aaaaaagh!”
The projectile completely destroyed one of the unknown Pathfinder’s legs.
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Click.
And amid those screams, the sharp sound of high heels echoed.
Click.
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An LED heart glowed inside her mechanical eye as she raised two fingers in a V sign.
Finally, a woman emerged from the darkness.
“Ta-da! agent The bitch you hate most has arrived!”
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