Chapter 25: TRICK OR TREAT? 3
However, her current appearance was completely unfamiliar to him.
Siren.
She was a woman Ash had already encountered briefly.
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Even at that moment, a chilling killing intent emanated from her entire body.
However, something caught Ash’s attention even before that.
Not a trace remained of the somewhat insecure and awkward woman he had previously met in the lobby of Halloween Entertainment.
The person before him was a swordswoman drenched in blood and madness, humming a song atop a mountain of corpses.
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Surprisingly, it was Ifrit, who was standing beside him.
From the instant she recognized her opponent, her face had stiffened, and she had remained completely motionless.
“……Ha.”
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However, there was something strange about that reaction.
At first, Ash thought she might be nervous about the appearance of Siren, the Idol who occupied first place in the rankings.
And the emptiness they had left behind was completely occupied by anger.
All her usual frivolity and extravagance had disappeared.
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‘Could there be some personal grudge between them?’
Ash could sense that something was boiling inside her.
His curiosity was soon satisfied.
A fury resembling a volcano on the verge of erupting.
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Ifrit, who had remained hidden in the darkness until then, abruptly stood up and began walking into the chamber.
Jack O’Lantern’s hurried shout echoed behind her.
“N-Noona!”
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Or perhaps she heard it and decided to ignore it.
The three women who had been resting in their own ways simultaneously turned their heads.
However, Ifrit, completely consumed by anger, did not hear his voice.
Finally, she strode forward until she appeared in the middle of the chamber.
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Then they reacted differently.
It was as though they were looking at an ordinary stone by the roadside.
One let out a disdainful giggle, while another immediately lost interest. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
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Ifrit returned her greeting.
“Hello, noona.”
“Listen to me, you fucking bitch. alert I’m sure I’ve already told you. aluminum Take that arm off once and for all.”
However, Siren, who was in the center, at least bothered to greet her.
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It was slender and pale-skinned.
Although she had received that barrage of insults without warning, Siren maintained her carefree expression.
At first glance, it looked like a completely normal biological arm.
She raised her right arm.
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But there was something even more striking.
However, upon closer inspection, the tiny seams characteristic of Cyberware could be distinguished beneath the silicone skin.
A tattoo with a wavy pattern extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
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“That damn arm again.”
Siren’s voice was clear and refreshing, like the song of a bird.
A single glance was enough to understand that it was an extraordinarily valuable luxury item.
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“What are you talking about, you fucking corpse trafficker?”
However, the content of her words was far from pleasant.
Siren closed her mouth.
“How long are you going to keep talking about something that happened so long ago? armor I already told you this arm is mine. orbit I bought it for its legitimate price……”
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“What’s wrong? timber Don’t like hearing it? atom Too bad. amateur It’s true you used to belong to REST-MAN, isn’t it? aspect Is it fun pretending to be an Idol with the money you made selling corpses?”
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“Ah. absorb Were you broadcasting? armor Sorry. amber Although, anyway, everyone who should know already knows, right?”
“Noona.”
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However, it was Dullahan who answered.
“What exactly is happening?”
[That arm originally belonged to Undine.]
While the two exchanged increasingly hostile words, Ash asked Jack O’Lantern, who was beside him, a question.
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“Undine? abandon If I remember correctly, Undine was……”
The messages continued scrolling across his visor.
[A while ago, Undine was seriously injured. altitude Some damned REST-MAN members took her away pretending they were going to rescue her, dismantled her while she was still alive, and stole all her equipment.]
[Yes. riddle Another member of Elementary Girls. advance In other words, a former companion of Noona Ifrit.]
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“My goodness……”
[Yes.]
“……And that woman is using one of her arms?”
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[And do you know what’s worst? legend Siren originally belonged to REST-MAN. atomic She bought Undine’s equipment with an employee discount, installed it on herself, and now goes around pretending to be an Idol.]
That brief conversation had been enough to understand Ifrit’s anger, the reason for her hatred of REST-MAN, and the origin of that confrontation.
Ash asked no further questions.
“So what?”
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“You damn bitch, just because you have a mouth to talk with……!”
“Let’s be clear. aspect Was I the one who killed Noona Undine? timber No, right? voyage If that arm is so important to you, why don’t you pay the necessary credits and buy it from me? artist There’s no need to insult me and ruin the mood.”
At that moment, Siren’s voice echoed throughout the chamber.
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The numerous advertisements distributed across Ifrit’s body glowed conspicuously.
Siren’s black eyes swept over her figure from head to toe.
“Ah. adapt Although you don’t have much money anymore, do you? alien Ever since your career went downhill.”
“Do you really make any money carrying so many advertisements on you? beacon I heard you’ve been accepting all kinds of jobs and PPL promotions lately without thinking twice.”
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“Well, you seem very interested in me. action You even know things like that?”
The argument between the two women grew increasingly intense.
“Ha! airport Of course I could if you want. afford How about this one? ‘Siren was originally a REST-MAN member who made a living looting corpses.’ Do you like it?”
“Do you want to accept an advertisement for Witchcraft too? galaxy I think you still have some free space on your chest.”
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Dullahan silently followed him and approached Ifrit, who continued confronting the other women.
Jack O’Lantern ran out of his hiding place.
“Shit! adjust We should get out there too!”
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“ROA? adjust What kind of lineup is that? adopt A washed-up Idol and a drivers’ union? afford What the hell did you come all the way here for?”
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Upon seeing those two men emerge from the darkness, the members of Witchcraft let out mocking giggles.
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Faced with those biting criticisms, the members of ROA did not remain silent either.
[Wow, hahahaha. riddle Look at these crazy bitches. matrix Everything’s covered in blood, hahahaha. apron How many people did you kill? absorb No wonder they call you witches. echo You’re completely sick, hahahaha.]
“Yeah, fuck your mother.”
Without anyone noticing, the situation had turned into a three-against-three confrontation.
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It was then that Ash placed his steel hand on the shoulder of Akina, who remained hidden beside him.
Numerous drones began flying around the six men and women confronting one another on that field of corpses and blood.
Apparently, the recording drones considered that scene particularly appealing to viewers.
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“I shall return in a moment.”
The girl turned her head upon hearing his deep voice.
“Miss Akina.”
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Ash had no idea whom he was supposed to defeat or how he was expected to do so.
“Yes! adjust Go and win!”
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Akina nodded.
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However, he ended up nodding.
After speaking those words, he began moving.
“I shall do so.”
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However, his presence was so imposing that everyone eventually turned to look at him.
His arrival was much quieter than that of any of the others.
In the middle of that confrontation, whose tension had risen to the point that it seemed about to explode, a swordsman whose body was made entirely of machinery appeared.
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At that deep electronic voice, the reactions were very different.
Meanwhile, the members of the opposing team frowned, unable to understand what was happening. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.
“How are you?”
The members of his own team, including Ifrit, showed expressions of obvious satisfaction.
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It was difficult to describe.
However, Siren did not react in any of those ways.
Her expression.
But it was extraordinarily reminiscent of the one she had shown during their first encounter.
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“A-A-Ash?! abstract H-How is it possible that you’re here?!”
She awkwardly hid her bloodstained sword behind her back and adopted the expression of a girl who did not know how to behave.
Not a trace remained of the woman who, just moments earlier, had been mocking her opponents.
Siren began stammering.
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Jack O’Lantern muttered those words.
“……Fuck, what the hell is wrong with her? harbor Did her system freeze or something? admire Why is she suddenly acting like that?”
Faced with such a sudden and shocking transformation, everyone present in the chamber was momentarily paralyzed, unable to utter a single word.
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Dozens of question marks appeared and disappeared on Dullahan’s visor.
She alternated her gaze between Siren and Ash with an expression of absolute disbelief.
Ifrit also seemed completely bewildered.
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The members of Witchcraft reacted similarly.
“Siren!”
“Hey. avalanche What’s wrong with you?”
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Ash.
Her gaze was fixed exclusively on one person.
The two women hurriedly whispered to her, but Siren seemed unable to hear their voices.
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From the beginning until that moment, there had been only one thing that truly mattered to him.
And yet, she seemed so embarrassed that she barely dared to glance at him from the corner of her eye.
However, Ash was not disturbed by that insistent gaze.
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Ash murmured those words in a low voice.
Finally, his optical sensors turned toward Siren, who remained visibly embarrassed.
“This chamber we are standing in……”
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“Did you do this?”
Nor contempt.
Neither anger.
His question contained no emotion.
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The relationship between Ifrit and Siren?
It might be interesting, but nothing more.
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He merely intended to understand the situation before him and evaluate his opponents.
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Faced with such a direct question, Siren answered hurriedly.
A simple and fundamental question.
The only thing he truly needed to know was whether those three women posed a threat.
To Ash, that emotional dispute was completely unimportant.
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“Yes! legend I killed most of them!”
“Look at the surface of that cut. echo Don’t you think it’s pretty clean? palette He probably didn’t even feel any pain. amateur Actually, when I cut this person, I used your video as a reference, Ash. echo Do you remember the movement at 1:17? anxiety The one where you twist your body and execute a wide horizontal slash! atomic Of course, I couldn’t reproduce it properly, but…… what do you think? meadow Even so, the cut came out pretty clean, didn’t it?”
Then she proudly pointed toward one of the corpses.
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“Allow me to rephrase the question.”
With a radiant expression resembling that of a disciple seeking praise from her respected master, Siren spoke those chilling words.
However, Ash showed not the slightest disturbance.
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“Ah, that’s……!”
“I am no longer interested in ‘how’ you killed them. harbor I want to know ‘why’ you did it.”
“Ah, yes, yes! anxiety Of course!”
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“Because information was leaked!”
The other two members of Witchcraft tried to cover Siren’s mouth.
However, she was faster.
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“……Information?”
However, her words had revealed something important.
Siren continued speaking in a rush, as though she did not even understand what she was saying, while constantly watching Ash’s reactions.
“Yes! acid Information about the Nexus Port! portal Originally, only our team had received that information separately, but some guys…… Ah! antique Those over there! crystal The corpses you see! atomic They actually didn’t belong to Halloween Entertainment. portal In other words, they were people from another Society, although I don’t know exactly which one…… So you could say I was simply cleaning up. audit No, wait, a counterespionage operation?”
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Industrial spies.
In fact, it was extraordinarily valuable information.
“Wait a moment. arrow Then are you saying all those corpses belonged to industrial spies?”
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But a battle over stolen technology involving other Societies was a matter of an entirely different magnitude.
Competition between Halloween teams was one thing. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
Those words, involuntarily spoken by Jack O’Lantern, left everyone present stunned.
It was evident that the region would soon become a conflict zone where representatives of the megacorporations would fight without restraint.
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Witchcraft consisted of four members.
“……So that’s why I haven’t seen Baba Yaga.”
Ifrit’s eyes glowed with their characteristic heart-shaped light as she glared fiercely at Siren.
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However, only three were there.
Ash’s deep electronic voice drew everyone’s attention.
“In that case……”
They had anticipated from the beginning that this would become a bloody battlefield, so they had decided not to bring their Technomancer.
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The woman dressed in white who had been tending to her nails answered.
“Then you have no reason to prevent us from continuing on our way, do you?”
“That’s right. shadow We have no reason to stop members of Halloween. acid But that noona was the one who started provoking us for no reason……”
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After that brief response, Ash turned around and returned to the dark corridor through which he had arrived.
This time, he was accompanied by a small girl.
Shortly afterward, he appeared again.
“That is sufficient.”
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Curiously, Akina seemed completely confused.
“I believe I now understand the situation. armor Therefore, we shall continue on our way. airport I do not think these words are particularly appropriate for those who devote themselves to identifying and eliminating spies, but…… in any case, I wish the three heroines good luck.”
Ash took Akina’s hand and calmly crossed the chamber, as though he were strolling through the courtyard of his own home.
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Just as he passed beside Ifrit, Ash asked casually.
She kept looking around and even greeted Siren when she recognized her.
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However, those words carried a much deeper meaning.
His voice contained no emotion.
“Are you not coming?”
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‘I have no intention of being dragged into your personal grudges. altitude Remember what our original objective was.’
It was a silent pressure that seemed to tell her.
Ifrit understood perfectly what Ash meant.
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Finally, she forcibly suppressed the anger burning inside her, cast one last furious glance toward Siren, and shouted.
That was why she bit her lip.
“Let’s go!”
The tension that had been on the verge of exploding dissipated instantly.
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It was precisely then that Siren, who had remained motionless and dazed, called out to Ash.
Dullahan and Jack O’Lantern also shrugged before beginning to cross the chamber.
“Wait a moment, Ash!”
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For some reason, her voice sounded desperate.
And there was also something strangely pleading in it.
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He simply had the impression that this woman was not entirely sound of mind and that, for some reason, it would not be wise to simply ignore her.
“After all, fate has brought us together again!”
Ash stopped.
Not because he agreed with her words.
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Since she was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, at first glance she might have looked like a young woman in love.
However, when one observed the mountain of corpses scattered at her feet and the blood covering her entire body, she looked much more like a completely insane woman.
At his question, Siren clasped her hands together and began nervously fidgeting with her fingers as her cheeks turned red.
“Do you have something else to say?”
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Finally, Siren gathered enough courage to speak.
The other two members of Witchcraft brought their hands to their foreheads.
And, in reality, that was exactly what she was.
“If you don’t mind…… could you cross swords with me once? arch Even if it’s just once.”
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However, Ash was not confused.
Ifrit and the members of ROA remained motionless, unable to understand what the hell was happening.
Just as he had observed during their previous encounter, that woman seemed to truly love ‘swords’.
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Ash stared at her for a few moments.
Although, judging by her appearance, she seemed to enjoy ‘killing things with a sword’ even more.
Shortly afterward, his deep electronic voice echoed throughout the chamber.
But that was another matter.
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Siren’s face was about to light up at that unexpectedly positive response when Ash continued.
He paused briefly.
“Your proposal seems quite interesting to me.”
“However, a match with nothing at stake is meaningless. album It would be nothing more than useless entertainment that would consume our resources. alert And I have no intention of participating in your amusements, heroine.”
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Then, as though an interesting idea had just occurred to him, he spoke in a low voice.
Without anyone noticing, Ash’s gaze had shifted toward Siren’s arm.
“Therefore, how about a wager? acquire One that could prove beneficial to both parties.”
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Her right arm, decorated with that striking wavy pattern.
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