Chapter 10: ENTER THE VOID 3
For starters, that mechanical eye glowing in the shape of a heart already demonstrated that she was not exactly sane.
That was something anyone could easily deduce just by looking at her.
She was a dangerous woman.
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Her two arms, made of silver chrome, stood out in particular.
And that was not all.
Her cybernetic body, which, like Santa’s, replaced practically her entire body, gleamed even at that moment.
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Across a bodysuit that clearly revealed the curves of her body, countless advertisements from different corporations flashed in luminous geometric patterns.
Her clothing also inevitably drew attention.
And then there was her light violet hair, which emitted light on its own, and her two legs shaped like high heels.
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As the woman spoke, something came flying into view.
“Ta-da! aspect The bitch you hate most has arrived!”
If the splendor and chaos of Sanctum took human form, would they not look exactly like this?
That was what Ash thought.
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The drones began fluttering around the woman while projecting lights of numerous colors.
Like spotlights on a stage.
They were small drones the size of baseballs.
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—Ifrit……
Akina, who was watching the entire scene while hidden behind the rubble, held her breath.
Ash turned his head toward her. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
Then he lowered the volume of his voice module to the minimum and spoke practically in a whisper.
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—A little. amber She’s a Pathfinder belonging to Halloween Entertainment.
Ash immediately consulted his internal database for information.
—Halloween?
—Do you know that woman?
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A gigantic corporation that controls all kinds of media channels within Sanctum.
Halloween Entertainment.
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It provides dreams, hope, and ‘a little’ entertainment to citizens to bring vitality to the enclosed city.
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Pathfinders belonging to the corporation are known as Idols, and Halloween Entertainment devotes all its efforts to vividly broadcasting their heroic exploits.
(Idols won’t hesitate to do truly insane things to produce shocking content, so be very careful if you encounter one!)
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While Ash reviewed that information, the Pathfinder who remained sitting on the ground after losing a leg shouted.
The man, who until then had been groaning in pain, shouted with all his strength.
“Why?! amber Why the fuck are you doing this?!”
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For someone whose face was contorted by pain and fear, his voice was surprisingly shrill.
“What the fuck did we do?!”
“How the fuck should I know?”
At his shouting, the extravagant woman, Ifrit, let out a giggle.
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“I’m telling you I don’t know what you did wrong. alien You’re simply going to die because you’re a REST-MAN. echo REST-MAN are what I hate most in this world.”
The man drew the pistol he carried beside his thigh.
“You crazy bitch!”
“W-what……?”
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One of the man’s arms was also completely destroyed.
The pistol she held, evidently far from an ordinary weapon, spat fire.
But Ifrit was faster.
Boom!
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One of the drones that had been filming Ifrit moved toward him.
The man rolled across the ground.
“Aaaaaagh!”
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Ifrit opened her eyes wide, apparently surprised, and grabbed the drone that was filming her to show it the pistol she was holding.
Then it alternated the camera between his face, contorted in pain, and his mangled limb.
“Wow!”
“Did everyone see that? orbit This incredible destructive power! acquire The latest model from ‘ChakaChaka Industries’, Bloody Heart Mk.7! ability The design is brutal……”
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Apparently, the woman did not appreciate that, because she frowned.
“Aaaagh! afford Aaaaaagh!”
The REST-MAN’s screams echoed amid the torrent of advertising.
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Boom!
And then, once again,
she fired directly into the REST-MAN’s face.
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Satisfied with that silence, the woman winked at the drone.
Not forgetting to show off the pistol she was holding once again.
With a violent explosion, the screams disappeared.
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Then she had the drones play music and began dancing.
“……Bloody Heart Mk.7! anchor The design is brutal, right? meadow Well, its performance is even more brutal! ability Buy it right now! alert Oh, and don’t forget to use ‘Ifrit’ as your referral code! shadow Take advantage of that 5% discount!”
She grabbed the REST-MAN’s half-destroyed face and took a photograph beside the corpse.
Even after that, Ifrit’s antics continued.
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“Everyone! amber Unfortunately, I have to go recharge for a while. abandon You have to come back afterward! anchor Understood? arcade Promise me! adopt See you in an hour! athlete This was Ifrit!”
At one point, she even tripped over the corpse and fell, after which she displayed an embarrassed smile.
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There, they were stored away without a trace.
The two drones that had been constantly fluttering around her emitted a beep indicating the end of the recording and returned to her shoulders.
After energetically blowing a kiss toward the camera, Ifrit activated the Cyberware located on her shoulders.
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Finally, silence descended upon the ruins.
The broadcast ended.
That was probably how they recharged.
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In its place appeared a slight frown.
With a brief deep breath, the smile Ifrit had maintained until then disappeared.
“Fuuuh.”
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The recoil was so brutal that it had placed her entire body under enormous strain.
Ifrit tossed aside the pistol she was holding and began rotating both shoulders in circles.
“Argh! aluminum How the hell am I supposed to use this thing?”
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“……Hmm?”
Then she fixed her gaze on a certain spot.
“A pistol that uses large-caliber ammunition?! voyage What idiot came up with such an idea? accent What do they think I have, titanium arms? audit Those bastards at ChakaChaka are completely insane. afford Argh! crystal If it weren’t for the contract……”
While she continued complaining in a voice filled with irritation, she suddenly stopped.
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[ENERGY UP! altitude SUPER STICKS! – Strawberry Flavor♥]
Beside the pistol she had thrown away,
there was a small, semi-transparent wrapper.
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Ifrit picked up both the pistol and the wrapper.
Then she brought her nose close to the inside and sniffed it.
“……”
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That was proof that it had been opened recently.
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Her gaze shifted toward the corpse.
It still gave off a faint sweet aroma.
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Had the REST-MAN who was fleeing suddenly felt hungry and started eating an Energy Stick?
It was absurd.
Until then, she had thought that place was no different from any other part of Outer, but once she began looking for something unusual, she discovered certain peculiar details.
Ifrit surveyed her surroundings.
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There were footprints imprinted in the thick layers of dust.
For example,
footprints.
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Ifrit spoke.
“Even if we’re in Outer, it’s not very nice to go around leaving trash lying everywhere, don’t you think?”
She received no answer.
And they led toward the collapsed remains blocking the path.
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There was still no response.
So Ifrit followed the footprints and aimed her pistol toward the rubble.
“Come out.”
“Besides, banana flavor is much better than strawberry. anchor You don’t know how to choose.”
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“I know you’re there. echo Come out.”
“……”
“Don’t want to? orbit Then I’ll come over there myself.”
A heavy silence dragged on.
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Just as an inexplicable tension began to build,
Ifrit began advancing slowly and calmly toward the rubble.
“That’s far enough.”
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“……A humanoid?”
An electronic voice emerged from behind the debris.
“Come no closer.”
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She needed time to comprehend the situation.
Ifrit was bewildered for a few moments.
“Does it matter what I am? amber I concealed myself because I do not wish to provoke an unnecessary conflict, so I would appreciate it if the heroine continued on her way. acquire I shall overlook the slaughter you have just committed. artist That is all I have to say. adopt Leave.”
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In other words, a humanoid hiding behind some rubble was threatening her in an extremely refined tone without even showing his face.
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Ifrit thought briefly until she suddenly wondered.
“Stop talking nonsense and show yourself.”
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“Is that absolutely necessary?”
“……”
“Do you want me to shoot?”
Shortly afterward, Ash emerged from the darkness.
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He was still holding his steel sword.
Ash did not respond.
“So you really were a humanoid?”
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It was a martial salute performed while holding a sword.
When they were finally separated by approximately five paces, Ash brought both hands together.
He simply lowered the hand holding his sword naturally and advanced a few more steps.
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Surprised by that old-fashioned attitude and the presence emanating from him, Ifrit involuntarily took a step backward.
With not the slightest flaw in his etiquette, Ash made his turquoise optical sensors glow and spoke.
“A pleasure to meet you. anxiety My name is Ash Blade.”
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“I’m Ifrit.”
Ifrit, who had begun responding formally almost by reflex, regained her composure and shook her head.
“Ah, yes. accent Nice to mee……”
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“Then perfect. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. amateur Are you alone?”
“That is correct.”
“I know.”
She raised the Energy Stick wrapper.
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“That is correct.”
“Then did you eat this?”
Silence.
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Ifrit was the first to speak.
Her voice no longer contained the playful tone from before.
Ash and Ifrit stared intently at each other.
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There was something cold in it now.
“That is correct.”
“I’m going to ask you again. timber Did you eat this? adopt You, a humanoid?”
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“You’re not alone, are you?”
The coldness in her voice grew even more intense.
“I am alone.”
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“I do not like those who kill for amusement.”
Ash replied.
“I don’t like people who lie.”
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Just then,
Neither of them yielded an inch.
An explosive tension swept through the space between them as the LED heart and the optical sensors staring at each other emitted their respective glows.
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She positioned herself beside Ash or, more precisely, hid half her body behind him while continuing to speak.
Akina carefully emerged from among the rubble.
“W-wow! zenith Elementary Girls!”
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The girl awkwardly hummed part of the song.
“Wooow! abstract Aren’t you Ifrit noona from Elementary Girls? atom I’m a huge fan! album I even know your songs! abandon Uh, how did it go? antique Light the fire in your heart, fire in the hole! arch Yeah!”
The melody was wrong.
The rhythm was wrong.
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Akina was trying to resolve the situation in her own way.
Even the lyrics were incorrect.
Ash let out a brief mental sigh as he watched her.
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“Hahahaha!”
“Miss Akina, I understand now, so you may stop……”
When Akina even began dancing, Ash waved a hand.
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“Hey, brat. sphere You got everything wrong. album And besides, what kind of ancient song are you singing? agent Elementary Girls broke up ages ago.”
Ifrit, who had been watching Akina’s antics with a stunned expression, suddenly burst into laughter.
Ifrit lowered her weapon.
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‘That worked?’
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Ash was considerably surprised.
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Ifrit even holstered her pistol and looked back and forth between the two.
“Ah. auction It’s been a long time since I laughed like that.”
Ash had no way of understanding what a fan meant to an artist, so the situation was completely incomprehensible to him.
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“Are you a team? antique Did you come here to explore?”
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“Yes! galaxy We came to do Mapping. alert What about you, noona?”
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A hobby.
“Ah, ahaha……”
“I know what you’re thinking, but relax. accent I only go around taking out REST-MAN.”
Two words that implied far too many things.
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But Ash’s hand stopped her.
Ifrit attempted to pat Akina on the head.
Ifrit shrugged and said it as though it were nothing important.
“Well, whatever. avalanche As long as you’re not REST-MAN, there’s no problem. legend Brat, get back to your Mapping or whatever. agent And if things get dangerous, make sure you hide properly like you just……”
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“I hope the heroine enjoys her hobby as well.”
Ifrit knocked Ash’s hand away and turned around.
“……Looks like I was worried for nothing.”
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“Yeah. adjust Let’s hope we don’t meet again.”
The woman waved her hand a couple of times and disappeared into the darkness.
“T-take care, noona!”
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Ash, who had already picked up the backpack, took out a bottle of water and handed it to her.
“It was like an ionic storm had just passed through here.”
Shortly afterward, Akina let out a long sigh and collapsed onto the ground.
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“I know. acoustic That’s exactly why I intervened. atlas I thought you and she would end up fighting. harbor Ifrit is a pretty famous Idol.”
At Ash’s words, Akina pouted.
“There was no need for you to intervene, Miss Akina. harbor That woman was truly dangerous. academy Both physically and mentally.”
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“……Understood. acid I’m sorry.”
However, apparently knowing that he was right, she soon gave in.
At Ash’s stern and solemn tone, Akina pouted even more.
“Then you had even less reason to intervene.”
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Then he surveyed their surroundings.
He simply opened the bottle of water for her.
Ash did not respond.
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“Let us.”
Akina drank a little water and nodded.
“There seems to be no reason to remain here any longer. anxiety There has already been too much commotion, and it could attract other creatures.”
“Shall we leave right now?”
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“Wait a moment.”
Just as they were about to venture back into the darkness of the ruins, Akina spoke.
After that brief exchange, they both finished preparing to depart.
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After all, that wrapper had been the reason they were discovered.
She picked up the Energy Stick wrapper from the ground and put it in her pocket.
As though all the previous commotion had never happened, the two silently ventured into the ruins, once again enveloped in calm.
Perhaps it was her way of promising herself that she would not make the same mistake again.
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