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