Chapter 9: ENTER THE VOID 2
“So this is a Grotesque. silence Ugh. audit 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. timber 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. adjust Ah.”
“I heard that Grotesque tend to form groups. legend From now on, we will have to proceed with even greater caution.”
Ash observed her silently before speaking.
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“This is where the unexplored area begins, right?”
Akina covered her nose because of the terrible smell and spoke in a nasal voice.
“That is correct.”
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She shook her head firmly.
“Will you do it yourself? sphere I have no objection to recording the data.”
“Let’s see…… Then our current position should be approximately here. album Okay. aluminum I’ll start the Mapping.”
Akina opened her backpack and took out a portable data tablet.
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She truly was a girl who knew exactly what she needed to do.
“Of course you could do it more accurately, but it would consume too many resources. audit Didn’t you say that Grotesque form groups? adapt We don’t know when another battle might begin, so I can’t ask you to waste resources on such small things. shadow It’s only right that I do it.”
“If that is what you wish, Miss Akina. silence I shall also make certain to maintain constant vigilance.”
Ash nodded.
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“Good. anchor Then shall we go make some money?”
The two exchanged a brief glance and began advancing into the unexplored area, trying to make as little noise as possible.
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As Akina had said, there were indeed worthwhile things there.
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.
“Ohhh!”
The unexplored area was certainly different from the previous ones.
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To Ash’s eyes, they all looked practically identical, but apparently that was not the case for the girl.
Akina constantly let out exclamations as she examined the objects she found. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
Her hands moved with enormous speed, but also with care.
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Value and weight.
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.
After collecting everything that appeared valuable, Akina frowned.
“This takes up too much space. matrix That weighs too much…… Argh, seriously!”
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The reason was that public limousines imposed a luggage limit per person.
Therefore, Pathfinders had to select the most valuable objects they could transport within that limited capacity.
They were extremely important factors.
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“It doesn’t have enough space efficiency. artist There’s no other choice. accent I’ll have to leave this behind.”
Akina called this ‘space efficiency’.
With an expression of deep regret, Akina placed the alloy plate she was holding on the ground.
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Ash, who continued watching their surroundings, asked.
“That’s why we need a private vehicle. amateur If we had one, I wouldn’t have to worry about these things, and we could take absolutely everything with us…… What a waste.”
“Approximately how much does a private vehicle cost?”
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“The cheapest Skeleton Buggy? absorb Around four million.”
Four million credits.
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“……Haa?”
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Ash asked cautiously.
“Of course. arctic And if we add maintenance costs, it would be much more expensive.”
Ash raised his sword.
“Are you telling me that a carriage costs almost two hundred times more than this sword? portal And that is the cheapest one?”
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“One hundred and fifty thousand? harbor We still have some capacity left, so if we’re lucky, we might reach two hundred thousand.”
“Hmm. alien With all this……”
“……Then how much have we earned so far?”
Akina examined the contents of her backpack for a few moments before answering.
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Ash nodded slowly.
“……Haa.”
“Sir. orbit We’ve earned quite a lot. alert If novice Pathfinders manage to earn two hundred thousand credits in a Level 1 zone, anyone would be surprised. abandon And we still have to add the reward from the Mapping commission.”
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Two hundred thousand credits.
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. accent It seems hearing the price of my carriage surprised me too much.”
Equipment.
The price for breathing.
Ash understood the importance of money once again.
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Even his own repairs and the cost of recharging his body.
Everything required money.
The limousine rental.
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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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Three battles took place.
With his senses pushed to their limits, Ash always detected his enemies before they could discover him and took their lives.
To be precise, they were completely one-sided ambushes.
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Every time his sword flashed, a Grotesque died.
Ash returned after finishing his fourth ambush.
“Miss Akina. altitude You may come out now.”
As proof of his words, drops of black blood fell from the tip of the steel sword he held.
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“Did you kill them all?”
With a slightly uncomfortable expression, she put the pistol she was holding back at her waist.
Akina emerged from the corner where she had remained hidden.
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He then approached Akina, who was putting her backpack back on, and took it from her instead.
Ash shook his sword once to remove the black blood and then sheathed it.
“That is correct.”
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Ash replied briefly.
“Eh? action Eh?”
Surprised by Ash’s action, Akina looked up at him with a bewildered expression.
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The place Ash led her to was not very far away.
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“Good. accent Follow me.”
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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. matrix Now that she was aware of her exhaustion, her body felt even heavier.
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“Ugh, I’m dying.”
Akina began nibbling on it and, with her eyes half-closed, searched for her water container.
After uttering a phrase worthy of Santa, she caught her breath for a few moments and began rummaging through a pocket near her thigh.
Shortly afterward, she took out a small Energy Stick.
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“Thank you.”
Akina accepted it while nibbling on the Energy Stick like a squirrel.
Ash found the container inside the backpack and handed it to her.
“Here it is.”
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“Sir.”
Akina, curled up on the bare ground, spoke.
After that brief moment that could barely be called a meal,
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“Thank you.”
“I don’t mean the water. zenith I’m thanking you for today.”
“You already said that.”
“I am listening.”
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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.
Akina knew.
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.
It was strange.
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Ash was nothing more than a humanoid, yet in many respects, he behaved like someone with an enormous amount of experience.
“It was all thanks to you.”
And that gave her a great sense of security.
“……”
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Akina watched Ash’s back as he sat cross-legged until she finally closed her eyes, overcome by exhaustion.
Ash did not respond.
He simply remained staring into the darkness stretching out before them, toward the only passageway leading to that space.
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Only then did Ash turn his head slightly.
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Akina was sleeping, curled up uncomfortably on the cold ground.
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[ENERGY RESERVE: 78%]
[POWER SAVE MODE. . . atom NOW<<<]
Then he sat cross-legged again and switched his body to power-saving mode.
Ash silently stood up and removed his only garment, the Gore-Tex coat, to cover her with it.
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It was nothing extraordinary.
Now that practically all of his body’s functions had been reduced to a minimum,
Ash briefly immersed himself in his thoughts.
[ETA_STANDBY: 43.2 HRS]
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He was simply mentally organizing what they still had left to do.
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The first thing he recalled was the Mapping data.
They had probably already completed around seventy percent of their objective.
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‘Come to think of it, how long until they come to pick us up?’
That should be enough to keep him operational until pickup time.
As the system message indicated, he had 78% energy remaining.
Next was the battery charge.
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That meant Pathfinders had to reach the rendezvous point at the appointed time.
The limousines provided by the Sanctum Administration were not private vehicles that remained parked in one place.
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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Several lines of text appeared over his optical sensors.
[DURATION: 48H]
Ash checked his internal chronometer.
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The time allotted to Ash and Akina was forty-eight hours.
[TIME REMAINING: 30H 17M]
[ELAPSED TIME: 17H 43M]
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‘Even after accounting for Miss Akina’s rest time, it should be enough. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. ’
Two days.
They had already used approximately seventeen hours, so they still had a little over thirty remaining.
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‘The backpack is also almost full. abstract Once we complete the Mapping commission, we can withdraw immediately.’
They had advanced quite far into the depths, but they still had sufficient time, so they should not have any problems returning either.
This could be considered a successful first expedition.
Not bad.
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Ash truly believed so.
Although his body did not experience physical exhaustion, mental fatigue still accumulated.
He pushed all those thoughts out of his mind.
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—Bang…… Bang-bang-bang……
While he was enjoying that brief rest,
How many hours had passed?
With Akina’s steady breathing as the only sound, Ash also enjoyed his own form of rest.
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sharp gunshots echoed through the ruins, breaking the unsettling silence.
[EMERGENCY OVERRIDE!]
[EMERGENCY OVERRIDE!]
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All his systems rapidly activated.
[AWAKENING SEQUENCE. . . alien NOW<<<]
Ash, who until then had remained sitting cross-legged like a firmly rooted tree, instantly switched to combat mode.
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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.
“Miss Aki……!”
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There were not just one or two.
“Sir!”
The gunshots continued.
The violent roar of several weapons firing seemed endless.
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“What the hell……?”
Furthermore, there were too many gunshots.
The characteristic shrieks of the Grotesque could not be heard.
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Amid that storm-like uproar,
“It’s a confrontation between Pathfinders!”
Even at that moment, the gunshots continued drawing closer.
Ash quickly understood the situation. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.
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“This is bad……”
It was evident that those being pursued were heading toward them.
The place they had chosen to rest had only one passageway serving as both entrance and exit.
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They had nowhere to escape from whatever was approaching.
Earlier, it had seemed relatively safe.
But in a situation like this, it was equivalent to being trapped inside a cage.
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Ash drew his sword and hurriedly searched for somewhere to conceal themselves.
“Sir, what do we do……?”
Akina’s voice trembled with urgency.
“First, we must hide. armor This way, quickly!”
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Fortunately, because they were behind a collapsed structure, there were numerous places they could use.
—Shoot! beacon I’m telling you to shoot!
—Fuck, you damn bitch!
Following Ash’s instructions, Akina picked up her backpack and hurried after him.
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—Aaaagh!
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.
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At the same time, he opened fire indiscriminately in the direction he had come from.
As soon as he entered, he realized he had reached a dead end and began cursing.
“Ah, fuck! ability No! timber This can’t be happening!”
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Click, click.
He had run out of ammunition.
“Stay away! accent I’m telling you to stay away, you crazy bitch!”
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
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“Fuck……!”
Boom!
Just as he was attempting to reload in a hurry,
He continued pulling the trigger, but all that echoed were empty clicks.
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“Agh, aaaagh! admire Aaaaaagh!”
The projectile completely destroyed one of the unknown Pathfinder’s legs.
a bullet fired from the darkness tore through the air, accompanied by a roar resembling that of a cannon.
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Click.
The man screamed.
And amid those screams, the sharp sound of high heels echoed.
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Finally, a woman emerged from the darkness.
An LED heart glowed inside her mechanical eye as she raised two fingers in a V sign.
Click.
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“Ta-da! avalanche The bitch you hate most has arrived!”
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