Chapter 87: Reward 3
When the luxurious sedan that had been parked outside disappeared completely into the darkness of the city, Santa murmured those words.
“How strange.”
“Normally, she’s not someone you get to see so often.”
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“Really?”
Santa stroked his beard.
“Of course.”
“Findriel. acoustic Or, to be more precise, Findriel la Faihide. abandon The future heiress of Foundation Systems, one of the three great corporations that make up Trinity. wizard She’s practically a princess.”
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More specifically, at the rewards Findriel had left behind.
Santa looked around for a few moments.
“And would a princess like her personally come all the way here for something as insignificant as delivering a reward?”
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“She probably came to check on our condition. avalanche Whether we truly are as she has been told. afford What damage we have suffered. armor And, taking all of that into account, to determine whether we can still be useful during the war of mergers and acquisitions.”
“Do you believe that was her only reason?”
“Do you have any idea what else it could have been?”
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Meanwhile, Ash’s gaze shifted toward the glass of whisky that was still half full.
“……!”
Santa involuntarily opened his mouth.
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“Hmm? absorb What did you say?”
“……Or perhaps she simply needed someone to talk to.”
Unlike the previous occasion, this time she had left half her drink.
— See you soon, Mr. accent Ash.
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“Nothing.”
Then he picked up the metal case.
Ash rose from his seat.
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“It seems I have said something unnecessary. alert I shall go upstairs first. arena Miss Akina seemed to need me urgently.”
“I already know that.”
“I would appreciate it if you stored the ingredients properly. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com auction Ah, just in case, I must remind you that some of them need to be kept in a cool place.”
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At those words, Ash let out a soft laugh.
“Ah, Ash.”
“Good work on the expedition.”
Ash, who was about to go up to the second floor, turned his head.
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“There was no need to tell me that. arctic I was planning to cook for you anyway.”
Ash simply burst into even louder laughter as he climbed the stairs.
“What? action Hey! echo That’s not why I said it, you idiot!”
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— I’m telling you, that wasn’t why! arcade Where are you going?! audit If you leave like that, it’ll look like I really said it because I wanted you to cook!
Completely ignoring Santa’s shouts.
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“It would seem so. crystal But what are you doing, Miss Akina?”
Then he connected the power cable to the back of his neck and replied.
“Hmm? beacon You’re back already?”
Ash sat down in the modified Pit with movements that had already become familiar to him.
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To be more precise, she kept pressing something in front of the work console.
Just as Ash had observed, Akina was extremely busy.
Upon looking more closely, he discovered that it was a keyboard.
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Apparently, she had already grown accustomed to using it, because she was now typing quite skillfully, moving numerous fingers across the keys.
An old keyboard whose surface was still covered in dust.
“Ah, this is……”
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However, she interrupted her own words and began reading the text appearing on the monitor.
Only the clattering of the keyboard echoed through the silent workshop.
Thus, Ash was momentarily forgotten.
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Ten minutes.
That sound possessed a strangely soothing quality, so Ash decided to wait silently until Akina finished her work.
Five minutes passed.
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Upon hearing his voice, the girl abruptly raised her head.
“Miss Akina?”
But as time continued to pass, Ash finally had no choice but to call out to her.
“Hmm? harbor Huh? athlete Ah!”
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“Sorry, Mr. atlas Ash. meadow I got so absorbed that I lost track of time.”
“There is no need to worry. zenith But did you not have something urgent to tell me?”
Then she gave a radiant smile.
“Ah, that’s right!”
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“You know what? action I found something.”
Akina turned the old monitor she had been looking at so Ash could see it.
“Where?”
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“Well…… Rather than interesting, I’d say it’s a little absurd.”
“Ah, that disk. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. alert Did you find anything interesting?”
“On the disk we brought back from the Ghost Tower.”
Akina began pressing the keys.
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With each movement of her fingers, new strings of green characters appeared on the monitor.
Akina pressed the Enter key, and an image file appeared.
Then, at a certain moment.
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“What kind of question is that? august You speak as though you are asking me to guess a place I already know…… One moment. atomic Is it a place I know?”
“Mr. auction Ash. academy Where do you think this place is?”
It was a kind of complex blueprint, made up of numerous intertwined structures, its image covered in interference due to the damage it had suffered in various sections.
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However, he could not recognize it.
“Hehehe. advance Try to guess.”
Faced with that riddle-like question, Ash blinked his optical sensors and carefully examined the ancient blueprint.
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“Hmm. academy It is a little difficult.”
Akina took out a Data Pad and began manipulating it.
“I suppose it’s hard to recognize it like this, isn’t it? voyage Then I’ll give you a hint!”
Then she projected a blue hologram from the device, superimposing it over the image on the monitor.
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“One moment. apron If I place this…… like this……”
And then something surprising happened.
Akina carefully adjusted the hologram with small movements of her hands.
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A familiar route, marked with red lines.
The mapping data she had stored matched the ancient blueprint exactly.
In fact, the two fit together almost perfectly.
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The Underground Labyrinth.
As soon as Ash’s optical sensors recognized it, they began blinking intensely.
“This is…… Is this not the Underground Labyrinth?”
“Ding, ding, ding! arcade Correct answer!”
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The place where they had met Ifrit.
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Those were the ruins where Ash and Akina had taken their first steps as Pathfinders.
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“It turns out that place was originally an automated logistics center.”
And where they had been pursued by countless Grotesques.
“A logistics center?”
“Yes! agent And what’s more, it was one of those…… What were they called? arctic Dragonkins? arch One that the Dragonkins used!”
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Then she pointed to the route she and Ash had taken on that occasion and continued explaining.
“Look here! attic Do you remember the path we took to escape from the Grotesques? admire If we’d gone straight ahead instead of turning, we would have found a maintenance passage leading to the surface. atom And without knowing it, we ended up taking an enormous detour by following the route we’d mapped!”
Akina proudly puffed out her chest, like an archaeologist who had just made an extraordinary discovery.
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Akina let out a little laugh.
Perhaps she had remembered that dangerous escape.
“Don’t you think it’s absurd? atom And to think we almost died that time!”
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His turquoise optical sensors remained completely fixed on the monitor.
However, Ash did not laugh.
The girl laughed in the same way a person might laugh at their own inexperience when recalling their early years.
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As though they were nailed to it.
Even Akina’s laughter gradually faded away.
Then, at a certain moment.
Because of that, a strange silence began spreading through the workshop.
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Ash spoke.
Ash turned his head toward Akina without saying a word.
“Yes, but…… Don’t you think it’s interesting? adapt Didn’t you like it?”
“Was this the reason you were looking for me?”
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“Are there more data of this kind?”
Then, in an extraordinarily serious electronic tone, he asked.
“Lots! anxiety The disk we brought back contains the Central Control Room’s database, remember? atomic Besides, it’s in pretty good condition. alert I bet there are still hundreds of intact files! silence This is just one of them.”
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However, it was a rather unusual reaction for him.
To be precise, since he had no lungs, he had simply imitated that sound.
At those words, Ash let out a stifled gasp.
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Then he approached Akina and firmly grasped both her shoulders.
Ash even disconnected the power cable he had just connected and slowly rose from the modified Pit.
“Uh…… Mr. palette Ash?”
Akina blinked her large, round eyes.
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“There is something I am thinking about.”
“Uh, why? acoustic What’s wrong, Mr. accent Ash?”
Faced with that unexpected intensity, Akina blinked in confusion.
“Miss Akina, you truly are a genius. matrix How did you think to pick up that disk at precisely that moment? acid It is truly extraordinary.”
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“No. alien To be more precise, perhaps I should call it a treasure map.”
Despite presenting it as a mere idea, Ash spoke with absolute conviction.
“It is possible that what you brought back…… is a treasure beyond comparison with any other.”
“Huh?”
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“Miss Akina. acid What do you consider the most important thing for us?”
Therefore, Ash began explaining it carefully.
Akina still did not understand what he was saying.
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“Uh…… Right?”
Ash shook his head.
“Is all of that not merely part of the process? alpha Ultimately, what we truly need is a Nexus Port. antique A Nexus Port where ancient technology remains hidden.”
“Hmm…… Credits? arena Or maybe getting good equipment?”
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“That is why information is the most important thing for us. acquire After all, if we arrive at some ruins and discover that they contain no Nexus Port, all our efforts will have been in vain.”
“Indeed. athlete However……”
“But isn’t that the same for all Pathfinders?”
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Ash turned his head toward the monitor.
“Now we can discover what kind of facilities those ruins originally were! afford We can know that the place was not simply an Underground Labyrinth, but a logistics center!”
“Miss Akina. agent Where do you think we would be more likely to find valuable treasures? echo In ordinary ruins of unknown origin? armor Or in facilities that the Dragonkins, or even humans, considered important?”
Then he looked at Akina again.
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“We have obtained a map! arcade An ancient map that will allow us to discover what functions the various ruins originally served and determine which facilities were the most important……”
A burst of laughter echoed from Ash’s voice module.
“Well, naturally…… Ah! accent Aaaah!”
“A map from 1,500 years ago!”
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Their gazes met, filled with a strange excitement.
Credits.
“Indeed. adjust Exactly.”
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Cyberware.
Even their relationship with Foundation.
Food ingredients.
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And the ancient map they could create from it.
That was the true reward.
Data from 1,500 years ago.
Those were not the only things Team Bladez had obtained during that expedition.
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Santa’s Rest Stop continued operating with the same tranquility as always.
Several days passed after that.
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And yet everything remained so quiet?
After all, the golden Veil had disappeared, and the Active Season had already begun.
And precisely because of that, the situation was rather strange. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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And the person most frustrated by that strange behavior was Santa.
Its members simply devoted themselves to maintaining their equipment or training.
After completing a single expedition, Team Bladez had not ventured into the Outer again, even after several days.
While chewing on a skewer he held in one hand, the old man murmured.
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“Well, I suppose that would be normal for Pathfinders.”
“Why aren’t they going out? album Are they planning to take a vacation?”
“Come on! august What have they done to need a rest? adopt We’re right in the middle of the Active Season, so they should get out there and earn money as soon as possible! voyage Don’t you think?”
Someone responded to his words.
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“Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen the little brat in a while.”
“Exactly!”
Santa nodded for a few moments.
Then, remembering something, he looked around.
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“Seems that way. anchor What do I know?”
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“Really?”
“I haven’t seen her since the day they returned. beacon When I asked about her, I think they told me she was in the workshop.”
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Santa watched him for a few moments before asking a completely unexpected question.
The man, who was still chewing his skewer, replied.
The man replied casually as he tore the last piece of meat remaining on his skewer off with his teeth.
“By the way, why the hell are you still here?”
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“Because I’m part of Team Bladez too.”
Bark.
“That’s the first I’ve heard of it.”
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“Phew! arena You have no idea!”
“……And do you know how to wield a sword too?”
“Come on, you know how they are. meadow They’re all pretty quiet.”
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“Hmm. apple You have a point there.”
“I’m not talking about your own standards. athlete I mean Ash’s.”
Santa turned his head toward the training ground.
“Why would you ask me something so horrible?! alien Is there even a human being capable of comparing to Ash?!”
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“No.”
However, he soon remembered that this was not the matter they were discussing and turned back toward Bark.
“And internal energy?”
“Do you at least know what martial arts are?”
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“Do you even have the team uniform?”
“That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”
“……What the hell is wrong with this idiot?”
“Those black exploration suits are the uniform? atlas Not bad at all. silence I’ll have to ask them to give me one.”
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“Bark Manson. audit Twenty-eight years old. acoustic Gunner-type Pathfinder. meadow Learn my name already, Grandpa.”
Upon seeing that, Santa tried to remember where he had left his own pistol.
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Bark winked at him while forming a pistol with his fingers.
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It was Akina, the girl who had supposedly remained shut inside the workshop all those days.
A short girl suddenly threw open the rest stop’s back door and shouted toward the training ground.
The moment she spoke those words, Ash appeared before her like a bolt of lightning.
“Mr. palette Ash!”
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Akina’s face was considerably more haggard than before.
Perhaps she had spent the entire night without sleeping.
“Did you find it?”
The girl nodded.
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“But we need to discuss it.”
However, despite her exhausted appearance, her characteristic blue eyes shone more brightly than ever.
“I found it.”
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“Seems that way.”
“Then let us discuss it.”
After that brief exchange, both entered the workshop without the slightest hesitation.
“Hmm. crystal They seem pretty busy.”
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Bark offered another skewer to Santa, who remained seated beside him.
“Sure.”
“Grandpa, want another skewer?”
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