Chapter 6: The Cloud Dragon Enters the World 3
Behind Santa’s Rest Stop was a spacious open area.
And that day, it would be used as a dueling ground.
It served various purposes.
Sometimes it was used as a shooting range to test newly purchased weapons, other times as a space to repair enormous trucks, and also as a junkyard for disposing of components that were no longer useful.
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“Sir.”
Ash, who appeared to be preparing for the duel while testing an old steel sword, turned his head.
The cold night air swept through the area.
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“Will you really be all right? armor Do you want us to cancel it while we still can?”
Ash lowered his sword and replied.
He saw Akina’s face, completely filled with worry.
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The girl’s voice gradually trailed off.
“That will not be necessary.”
“You’re only saying that because you don’t know how strong Grandpa Santa is. arena He’s incredibly strong! canvas He’s famous around here! acid I’d better find another way. abstract Whatever, I’ll get a recommendation letter from someone else. arcade Damn it, what a pain……”
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Apparently, even as she spoke, she was having considerable difficulty giving up that opportunity.
“Yes?”
Ash observed Akina for a few moments before speaking calmly.
“Miss Akina.”
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“What is it?”
“There is something I would like to ask you.”
“Something has struck me as strange for a while now. echo Couldn’t anyone become a Pathfinder? timber I seem to recall that was precisely what the data card said. agent Then why do you need a recommendation letter?”
Although the question was directed at Akina, someone else answered.
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“Assault, who are responsible for combat. adopt And Technomancers, who extract data from the ancient civilization.”
It was Santa.
“Pathfinders are mainly divided into two categories.”
An old man appeared carrying his weapons.
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“As for Assault, practically anyone will do as long as they know how to shoot or wield a sword. echo After all, all they need to do is eliminate the enemy. absorb But Technomancers are different. voyage They’re extremely valuable.”
At some point, he had also put on a cowboy hat.
After finishing his preparations, Santa took out a cigarette and lit it.
As he spoke, he slipped his weapons, two customized revolvers, into their holsters.
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He looked like a genuine cowboy.
“You see, these Technomancers are human computers who managed to survive the Cyberbrain procedure against incredibly low odds. arctic They use that electronic brain to connect to the cyberspace of the ancient civilization. audit Their job is to extract the data that remains hidden there and recover forgotten technologies.”
Hat, holsters, and cigarette.
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Ash nodded.
“The problem is that the Cyberbrain module consumes practically all their resources, so they can’t install any other Cyberware. voyage They’re like bodies made of glass that can barely survive on their own, much less fight.”
A thick cloud of cigarette smoke dispersed into the night air.
Fuuuh.
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“I am also familiar with how Pathfinders operate. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com aspect That is why recognized Technomancers hire Assault, is it not? timber To protect them. agent However, I do not understand what that has to do with……”
Ash’s optical sensors turned toward Akina.
As he spoke, Ash realized something.
“Could it be that Miss Akina is a Technomancer?”
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Perhaps his gaze was too intense, because Akina appeared slightly embarrassed.
Then she swept her abundant hair aside and revealed the back of her neck.
Without saying anything, she turned around.
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In the center of her pale nape,
They were probably connected directly to her brain.
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a mechanical connection port and several thin cables could be faintly distinguished amid her smooth skin.
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“We can’t allow a Technomancer as valuable as this brat to die for nothing. auction She absolutely has to team up with a competent Assault, and some old fellow like me has to vouch for them by saying, ‘With this, she probably won’t die,’ before they’re granted authorization.”
“Now do you understand why she needs a recommendation letter?”
Santa spoke.
Santa flicked away his cigarette butt and looked at Ash with gleaming eyes.
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“Then you also understand what this duel means, don’t you?”
“Have all your questions been answered, Ash?”
“……They have.”
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“Good. auction Then shall we begin?”
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A strange tension began to flow between the two men.
Akina, who stood between them, looked from one to the other.
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“……”
“……”
Sensing that the atmosphere was becoming serious, she quickly moved away.
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Ash held the steel sword vertically.
“I am called Ash. alien I belong to no organization and am a wandering swordsman. artist I shall face you using this sword you have so kindly provided me, Elder Santa.”
He spun it once and then assumed his initial stance.
Santa grinned broadly as he observed Ash’s respectful attitude and, at the same time, the intense presence emanating from him.
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Without Ash noticing, he was already holding two heavy customized revolvers.
“Santa Claude. audit Bartender.”
A single glance was enough to understand that they were no ordinary weapons.
He raised both hands.
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The unsettling atmosphere gradually intensified.
“I’ll face you with these Peacekeepers.”
Before anyone realized it, a suffocating tension dominated the entire area.
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Ash spoke.
A brief silence.
He had barely finished uttering those words when his figure seemed to stretch as he moved.
“Here I come.”
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Santa was surprised to see Ash close the distance in an instant.
‘Fast!’
It was an incredibly light and swift movement.
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However, in complete contrast to his surprise, his combat-hardened hands quickly aimed at his opponent.
The two revolvers spat fire at Ash.
Bang! atlas Bang-bang!
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Contrary to his original intention of immediately closing the distance, Ash had no choice but to retreat a step.
Santa predicted Ash’s trajectory and fired toward the places he was about to move to, blocking his next movements in advance.
It was not the same kind of indiscriminate shooting the REST-MAN had used earlier.
That brief retreat was enough to reverse the positions of attacker and defender.
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The moment of reloading.
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Ash deployed the Dragon Form Step while waiting for an opportunity to turn the tide of the battle once again.
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Apparently, the cylinders had been completely emptied.
Click.
Finally, both of Santa’s revolvers produced a hollow sound.
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He intended to end the duel with that attack.
Ash, who until then had been circling him with unpredictable movements, quickly lunged forward.
However,
‘Now!’
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‘……!’
Bang-bang!
Santa’s revolvers spat fire once again.
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Shouldn’t he be reloading?
Ash’s optical sensors reacted instantly.
He hurriedly drew back his sword and twisted his body on pure instinct.
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“……Ha! Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com. arcade For someone who speaks so elegantly, you move like a damn monster. orbit Are you a humanoid manufactured during the Corporate Wars generation? antique No. alert Autonomous behavior processes hadn’t been developed back then.”
The brief exchange ended in an instant.
After putting some distance between themselves again, the two stared intently at each other.
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“You. adjust What are you?”
Santa tapped his neck a few times with the barrel of his gun.
“I am exactly what I told you when I introduced myself.”
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“Yeah. airport And I did.”
“More importantly, did you not need to reload a moment ago?”
“What a shitty answer.”
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Had he managed to reload in that incredibly brief interval?
“In such a short time?”
It had been barely an instant.
Less than a second.
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Apparently, Ash’s reaction amused Santa, who raised one hand.
“……What……?”
Then he showed him how he reloaded.
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The entire process took place practically in an instant.
Immediately afterward, he swapped it with the cylinder of his Peacekeeper revolver.
His wrist snapped open, and he extracted a fully loaded cylinder.
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“……An interesting technique.”
“You’re going to continue, aren’t you?”
However, unlike before, that smile was extremely combative.
Santa grinned broadly.
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“Then how about we pick up the pace a little?”
His grin grew even wider.
“If necessary.”
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As soon as he finished speaking, several thin cables shot out from the bodies of the customized Peacekeeper revolvers he held in both hands.
Crackle!
The cables moved as though they were alive, pierced through his shirt, and precisely entered the connection ports located on both of Santa’s forearms.
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At the same time, an intense blue glow emerged from his mechanical eye.
A brief electrical discharge ran through his body.
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His mechanical eye was actually emitting light on its own.
That blue gaze turned toward Ash.
“I’ve got a rough idea of your abilities now, so let’s fight seriously, Mr. antenna Technological Swordsman.”
This was not a figure of speech.
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The tone of his voice became subtly more even.
Ash understood instinctively.
The carefree attitude he had displayed until then disappeared, replaced by the characteristic coldness of a Pathfinder.
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Bang! alert Bang-bang!
Santa aimed the revolvers, which now seemed to have become part of his own body.
The real fight was beginning now.
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Gunshots rang out once again.
The bullets that seemed to be heading directly toward him abruptly changed direction in midair, as though they were living creatures, and attacked from the flanks.
And Ash was stunned.
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And that was not all.
One of the bullets fired afterward struck the ground and ricocheted at a strange angle.
Attacks arriving simultaneously from every direction.
Others had been fired along completely unpredictable curved trajectories from the very beginning.
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His figure narrowly evaded the hail of bullets, like a reed swaying in the wind.
Ash threw himself to one side even before his sensors finished displaying their warnings. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
It was an omnidirectional offensive that Ash would never have imagined possible with firearms designed for direct fire.
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Even so, some projectiles came from angles that were completely impossible to avoid.
Without internal energy, Ash could only reproduce the external form of the Dragon Form Step.
It was inevitable.
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‘Then I’ll deflect them!’
Therefore, he had no way to avoid them.
If he had deepened his understanding of the Neuro Heart Technique, perhaps he could have dodged them.
But he had not yet reached that level.
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Under the enormous kinetic energy of the projectiles, the joints of his mechanical arm emitted rusty creaks.
Clang-clang-clang!
Ash ignored the warning cries of his artificial neural network and raised his sword.
The old sword collided with the bullets, producing a shower of sparks.
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Even while dodging and deflecting the bullets coming from every direction, Ash could not conceal his astonishment.
‘Bullets that change trajectory! beacon Isn’t this comparable to the Tang Clan’s flying knife techniques?’
However, Ash ignored those insignificant details and used the full capacity of his main core to analyze the situation.
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Even for someone like him, who had survived countless battles over the years, this was the first time he had witnessed anything like it.
A bead of cold sweat ran down his forehead.
‘What the fuck? adopt He’s deflecting bullets with a sword? alert Is that even possible?’
Santa felt exactly the same way.
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Ash was the first to attempt to change the situation.
While both men were mutually astonished by each other’s abilities,
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That was why Ash activated his new power, still incomplete.
A vague sense of danger warned him that, if things continued this way, he would eventually be defeated without even managing to get properly close.
The Neuro Heart Technique.
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At a certain instant, Ash found a tiny opening within that shifting curtain of bullets.
The undulating electrical force.
The electricity stored in his battery pack began to be rapidly consumed, and at the same time, blue sparks emerged from different parts of his body.
Electrical energy began circulating violently through his artificial neural network.
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That speed far exceeded Santa’s predictions.
“What?!”
With a roar resembling thunder, his figure shot forward like a bolt of lightning, using the principles of Flying Dragon Shrinks the Earth.
Rumble!
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But it was already too late.
Startled, Santa attempted to lean backward.
In an instant, the tip of his sword reached Santa’s face.
It was as though space itself had contracted around Ash.
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Without deviating a single inch.
Ash’s sword had stopped just below his neck.
If Ash had applied just a little more force, Santa’s head would have gone flying.
Exactly at the boundary between his cybernetic body and his organic tissue.
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There was no heavy breathing.
After all, this had been a duel between a cyborg and a humanoid.
A suffocating silence.
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Santa let out a low laugh.
“Heh…… Hehehe.”
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“I am exactly what I told you when I introduced myself.”
“Damn it. avalanche I hate that answer.”
Ash withdrew his sword.
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Santa grimaced, making it clear that he truly meant it.
“Elder Santa.”
“See?! silence I told you! atomic Mr. galaxy Ash is incredibly strong! anchor Boo, Grandpa Santa! portal You’re finished! zenith Boo!”
Akina, who had been watching from a distance, ran toward them while shouting words specifically designed to irritate Santa.
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Santa holstered his weapons and let out a sigh.
“Is this enough to prove my usefulness?”
“Yeah. autumn You’re not just useful. matrix You’re fucking useful. voyage So much so that I can hardly believe it even after seeing it with my own eyes.”
“What?”
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Akina, who had already reached them, also stretched out both arms as she pressed him.
“Then will you write the recommendation letter?”
“Exactly! shadow Hurry up and give me my recommendation letter!”
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“Damn it! adapt I’ll write it! attic I’ll write it for you!”
Finally, he shouted while grumbling.
Santa observed the immature Technomancer and the one-armed humanoid for a few moments.
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Although he continued complaining, his expression somehow seemed relieved.
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