Chapter 25: TRICK OR TREAT? 3
Siren.
However, her current appearance was completely unfamiliar to him.
Not a trace remained of the somewhat insecure and awkward woman he had previously met in the lobby of Halloween Entertainment.
She was a woman Ash had already encountered briefly.
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The person before him was a swordswoman drenched in blood and madness, humming a song atop a mountain of corpses.
However, something caught Ash’s attention even before that.
Even at that moment, a chilling killing intent emanated from her entire body.
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From the instant she recognized her opponent, her face had stiffened, and she had remained completely motionless.
Surprisingly, it was Ifrit, who was standing beside him.
“……Ha.”
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All her usual frivolity and extravagance had disappeared.
At first, Ash thought she might be nervous about the appearance of Siren, the Idol who occupied first place in the rankings.
However, there was something strange about that reaction.
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A fury resembling a volcano on the verge of erupting.
Ash could sense that something was boiling inside her.
And the emptiness they had left behind was completely occupied by anger.
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Ifrit, who had remained hidden in the darkness until then, abruptly stood up and began walking into the chamber.
‘Could there be some personal grudge between them?’
His curiosity was soon satisfied.
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However, Ifrit, completely consumed by anger, did not hear his voice.
Jack O’Lantern’s hurried shout echoed behind her.
“N-Noona!”
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Or perhaps she heard it and decided to ignore it.
The three women who had been resting in their own ways simultaneously turned their heads.
Finally, she strode forward until she appeared in the middle of the chamber.
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Then they reacted differently.
It was as though they were looking at an ordinary stone by the roadside.
One let out a disdainful giggle, while another immediately lost interest.
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“Hello, noona.”
However, Siren, who was in the center, at least bothered to greet her.
“Listen to me, you fucking bitch. action I’m sure I’ve already told you. august Take that arm off once and for all.”
Ifrit returned her greeting.
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At first glance, it looked like a completely normal biological arm.
She raised her right arm.
Although she had received that barrage of insults without warning, Siren maintained her carefree expression.
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However, upon closer inspection, the tiny seams characteristic of Cyberware could be distinguished beneath the silicone skin.
A tattoo with a wavy pattern extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
It was slender and pale-skinned.
But there was something even more striking.
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“That damn arm again.”
Siren’s voice was clear and refreshing, like the song of a bird.
A single glance was enough to understand that it was an extraordinarily valuable luxury item.
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However, the content of her words was far from pleasant.
“What are you talking about, you fucking corpse trafficker?”
“How long are you going to keep talking about something that happened so long ago? All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com album I already told you this arm is mine. abstract I bought it for its legitimate price……”
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“What’s wrong? athlete Don’t like hearing it? apple Too bad. audit It’s true you used to belong to REST-MAN, isn’t it? agent Is it fun pretending to be an Idol with the money you made selling corpses?”
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Siren closed her mouth.
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While the two exchanged increasingly hostile words, Ash asked Jack O’Lantern, who was beside him, a question.
“What exactly is happening?”
“Ah. canvas Were you broadcasting? athlete Sorry. armor Although, anyway, everyone who should know already knows, right?”
“Noona.”
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“Undine? afford If I remember correctly, Undine was……”
[Yes. agent Another member of Elementary Girls. accent In other words, a former companion of Noona Ifrit.]
However, it was Dullahan who answered.
[That arm originally belonged to Undine.]
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[A while ago, Undine was seriously injured. echo Some damned REST-MAN members took her away pretending they were going to rescue her, dismantled her while she was still alive, and stole all her equipment.]
“……And that woman is using one of her arms?”
The messages continued scrolling across his visor.
[Yes.]
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[And do you know what’s worst? echo Siren originally belonged to REST-MAN. autumn She bought Undine’s equipment with an employee discount, installed it on herself, and now goes around pretending to be an Idol.]
“My goodness……”
Ash asked no further questions.
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At that moment, Siren’s voice echoed throughout the chamber.
“So what?”
That brief conversation had been enough to understand Ifrit’s anger, the reason for her hatred of REST-MAN, and the origin of that confrontation.
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“Let’s be clear. aluminum Was I the one who killed Noona Undine? wizard No, right? atlas If that arm is so important to you, why don’t you pay the necessary credits and buy it from me? arcade There’s no need to insult me and ruin the mood.”
“Ah. wizard Although you don’t have much money anymore, do you? abstract Ever since your career went downhill.”
“You damn bitch, just because you have a mouth to talk with……!”
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“Do you really make any money carrying so many advertisements on you? audit I heard you’ve been accepting all kinds of jobs and PPL promotions lately without thinking twice.”
“Well, you seem very interested in me. zenith You even know things like that?”
Siren’s black eyes swept over her figure from head to toe.
The numerous advertisements distributed across Ifrit’s body glowed conspicuously.
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“Do you want to accept an advertisement for Witchcraft too? Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. ability I think you still have some free space on your chest.”
“Ha! beacon Of course I could if you want. harbor How about this one? ‘Siren was originally a REST-MAN member who made a living looting corpses.’ Do you like it?”
“Shit! action We should get out there too!”
The argument between the two women grew increasingly intense.
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“ROA? alert What kind of lineup is that? wizard A washed-up Idol and a drivers’ union? atom What the hell did you come all the way here for?”
Dullahan silently followed him and approached Ifrit, who continued confronting the other women.
Upon seeing those two men emerge from the darkness, the members of Witchcraft let out mocking giggles.
Jack O’Lantern ran out of his hiding place.
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“Yeah, fuck your mother.”
[Wow, hahahaha. admire Look at these crazy bitches. auction Everything’s covered in blood, hahahaha. atomic How many people did you kill? acquire No wonder they call you witches. avalanche You’re completely sick, hahahaha.]
Faced with those biting criticisms, the members of ROA did not remain silent either.
“Looks like it was true that they don’t know what they’re doing anymore.”
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Numerous drones began flying around the six men and women confronting one another on that field of corpses and blood.
Without anyone noticing, the situation had turned into a three-against-three confrontation.
Apparently, the recording drones considered that scene particularly appealing to viewers.
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The girl turned her head upon hearing his deep voice.
It was then that Ash placed his steel hand on the shoulder of Akina, who remained hidden beside him.
“Miss Akina.”
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“Yes! academy Go and win!”
“I shall return in a moment.”
Akina nodded.
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“I shall do so.”
However, he ended up nodding.
Ash had no idea whom he was supposed to defeat or how he was expected to do so.
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After speaking those words, he began moving.
His arrival was much quieter than that of any of the others.
In the middle of that confrontation, whose tension had risen to the point that it seemed about to explode, a swordsman whose body was made entirely of machinery appeared.
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At that deep electronic voice, the reactions were very different.
However, his presence was so imposing that everyone eventually turned to look at him.
“How are you?”
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Her expression.
However, Siren did not react in any of those ways.
Meanwhile, the members of the opposing team frowned, unable to understand what was happening.
The members of his own team, including Ifrit, showed expressions of obvious satisfaction.
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But it was extraordinarily reminiscent of the one she had shown during their first encounter.
“A-A-Ash?! autumn H-How is it possible that you’re here?!”
It was difficult to describe.
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Siren began stammering.
Not a trace remained of the woman who, just moments earlier, had been mocking her opponents.
Faced with such a sudden and shocking transformation, everyone present in the chamber was momentarily paralyzed, unable to utter a single word.
She awkwardly hid her bloodstained sword behind her back and adopted the expression of a girl who did not know how to behave.
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Jack O’Lantern muttered those words.
“……Fuck, what the hell is wrong with her? adjust Did her system freeze or something? echo Why is she suddenly acting like that?”
Ifrit also seemed completely bewildered.
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“Hey. galaxy What’s wrong with you?”
The members of Witchcraft reacted similarly.
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She alternated her gaze between Siren and Ash with an expression of absolute disbelief.
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Ash.
“Siren!”
Her gaze was fixed exclusively on one person.
The two women hurriedly whispered to her, but Siren seemed unable to hear their voices.
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“This chamber we are standing in……”
And yet, she seemed so embarrassed that she barely dared to glance at him from the corner of her eye.
From the beginning until that moment, there had been only one thing that truly mattered to him.
However, Ash was not disturbed by that insistent gaze.
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“Did you do this?”
Finally, his optical sensors turned toward Siren, who remained visibly embarrassed.
His question contained no emotion.
Ash murmured those words in a low voice.
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The relationship between Ifrit and Siren?
Neither anger.
Nor contempt.
He merely intended to understand the situation before him and evaluate his opponents.
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To Ash, that emotional dispute was completely unimportant.
It might be interesting, but nothing more.
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“Yes! afford I killed most of them!”
A simple and fundamental question.
The only thing he truly needed to know was whether those three women posed a threat.
Faced with such a direct question, Siren answered hurriedly.
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However, Ash showed not the slightest disturbance.
With a radiant expression resembling that of a disciple seeking praise from her respected master, Siren spoke those chilling words.
“Look at the surface of that cut. attic Don’t you think it’s pretty clean? artist He probably didn’t even feel any pain. riddle Actually, when I cut this person, I used your video as a reference, Ash. accent Do you remember the movement at 1:17? zenith The one where you twist your body and execute a wide horizontal slash! sphere Of course, I couldn’t reproduce it properly, but…… what do you think? harbor Even so, the cut came out pretty clean, didn’t it?”
Then she proudly pointed toward one of the corpses.
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“Ah, yes, yes! arrow Of course!”
“Allow me to rephrase the question.”
“I am no longer interested in ‘how’ you killed them. airport I want to know ‘why’ you did it.”
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However, she was faster.
“Ah, that’s……!”
The other two members of Witchcraft tried to cover Siren’s mouth.
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“Because information was leaked!”
“Yes! audit Information about the Nexus Port! agent Originally, only our team had received that information separately, but some guys…… Ah! galaxy Those over there! action The corpses you see! amber They actually didn’t belong to Halloween Entertainment. acid In other words, they were people from another Society, although I don’t know exactly which one…… So you could say I was simply cleaning up. meadow No, wait, a counterespionage operation?”
“……Information?”
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In fact, it was extraordinarily valuable information.
However, her words had revealed something important.
“Wait a moment. voyage Then are you saying all those corpses belonged to industrial spies?”
Siren continued speaking in a rush, as though she did not even understand what she was saying, while constantly watching Ash’s reactions.
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Competition between Halloween teams was one thing.
Those words, involuntarily spoken by Jack O’Lantern, left everyone present stunned.
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It was evident that the region would soon become a conflict zone where representatives of the megacorporations would fight without restraint.
“……So that’s why I haven’t seen Baba Yaga.”
But a battle over stolen technology involving other Societies was a matter of an entirely different magnitude.
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Ifrit’s eyes glowed with their characteristic heart-shaped light as she glared fiercely at Siren.
However, only three were there.
Witchcraft consisted of four members.
They had anticipated from the beginning that this would become a bloody battlefield, so they had decided not to bring their Technomancer.
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“In that case……”
“Then you have no reason to prevent us from continuing on our way, do you?”
Ash’s deep electronic voice drew everyone’s attention.
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“That’s right. abstract We have no reason to stop members of Halloween. avalanche But that noona was the one who started provoking us for no reason……”
“That is sufficient.”
The woman dressed in white who had been tending to her nails answered.
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Shortly afterward, he appeared again.
This time, he was accompanied by a small girl.
After that brief response, Ash turned around and returned to the dark corridor through which he had arrived.
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Curiously, Akina seemed completely confused.
“I believe I now understand the situation. artist Therefore, we shall continue on our way. autumn I do not think these words are particularly appropriate for those who devote themselves to identifying and eliminating spies, but…… in any case, I wish the three heroines good luck.”
Ash took Akina’s hand and calmly crossed the chamber, as though he were strolling through the courtyard of his own home.
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His voice contained no emotion.
Just as he passed beside Ifrit, Ash asked casually.
“Are you not coming?”
She kept looking around and even greeted Siren when she recognized her.
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However, those words carried a much deeper meaning.
Ifrit understood perfectly what Ash meant.
It was a silent pressure that seemed to tell her.
‘I have no intention of being dragged into your personal grudges. arctic Remember what our original objective was.’
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That was why she bit her lip.
“Let’s go!”
Finally, she forcibly suppressed the anger burning inside her, cast one last furious glance toward Siren, and shouted.
The tension that had been on the verge of exploding dissipated instantly.
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“Wait a moment, Ash!”
Dullahan and Jack O’Lantern also shrugged before beginning to cross the chamber.
It was precisely then that Siren, who had remained motionless and dazed, called out to Ash.
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For some reason, her voice sounded desperate.
“After all, fate has brought us together again!”
And there was also something strangely pleading in it.
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He simply had the impression that this woman was not entirely sound of mind and that, for some reason, it would not be wise to simply ignore her.
Ash stopped.
Not because he agreed with her words.
“Do you have something else to say?”
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However, when one observed the mountain of corpses scattered at her feet and the blood covering her entire body, she looked much more like a completely insane woman.
At his question, Siren clasped her hands together and began nervously fidgeting with her fingers as her cheeks turned red.
Since she was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, at first glance she might have looked like a young woman in love.
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“If you don’t mind…… could you cross swords with me once? voyage Even if it’s just once.”
And, in reality, that was exactly what she was.
The other two members of Witchcraft brought their hands to their foreheads.
Finally, Siren gathered enough courage to speak.
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Ifrit and the members of ROA remained motionless, unable to understand what the hell was happening.
Just as he had observed during their previous encounter, that woman seemed to truly love ‘swords’.
However, Ash was not confused.
Although, judging by her appearance, she seemed to enjoy ‘killing things with a sword’ even more.
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But that was another matter.
Shortly afterward, his deep electronic voice echoed throughout the chamber.
Ash stared at her for a few moments.
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Siren’s face was about to light up at that unexpectedly positive response when Ash continued.
“However, a match with nothing at stake is meaningless. legend It would be nothing more than useless entertainment that would consume our resources. apron And I have no intention of participating in your amusements, heroine.”
He paused briefly.
“Your proposal seems quite interesting to me.”
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Her right arm, decorated with that striking wavy pattern.
“Therefore, how about a wager? august One that could prove beneficial to both parties.”
Then, as though an interesting idea had just occurred to him, he spoke in a low voice.
Without anyone noticing, Ash’s gaze had shifted toward Siren’s arm.
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