Chapter 46: Different Dreams in the Same Bed 2
Beneath the incessant rain of industrial wastewater, two swordsmen stared intently at each other.
Ash was the first to speak.
“Have we not met before?”
One of them had a completely mechanical body.
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“That is not possible.”
Zero shrugged before continuing.
At that question, the individual whose entire body was covered in black Techwear, including his face, which was concealed behind a mask, replied.
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“What do you mean?”
“I see. apron How curious.”
“If I had seen someone as peculiar as you, I would never have forgotten. harbor This is our first meeting.”
“Just one day ago, I met a Ninja who also called himself Zero.”
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“What kind of ‘mask’ was that individual wearing?”
After a brief pause, the Ninja asked.
“……”
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“Did you kill him?”
“A wolf mask.”
Ash shook his head.
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“He managed to escape.”
Ash could not understand what that sigh meant.
“I see.”
The Ninja named Zero let out a deep sigh.
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“……I believe you still haven’t told me your names.”
“Of course. silence After all, you have a data chip, don’t you?”
“Is it necessary for us to introduce ourselves?”
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“Are you referring to this?”
It was precisely that mysterious device covered by a blue hologram.
At those words, Ash observed his interlocutor for a few moments before taking a data chip out from inside his clothing.
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“Your words do not match the situation.”
“I didn’t know.”
“Hmm. altitude In that case, there is something I must ask you. beacon How do you know of this chip’s existence? anxiety And furthermore, how did you know it was in our possession?”
“That’s right.”
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“……Didn’t Rudolph Hyung explain anything to you?”
“Well. aspect What the hell is going on here?”
After muttering those words, Zero shook his head a couple of times and pointed at the chip Ash was holding.
“We did not have the opportunity to discuss it.”
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“Exactly. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com auction And that’s how I ended up finding you two.”
“That chip has a tracking device installed. academy Rudolph Hyung was the one who placed it there. arch I simply followed its signal. atom After he went up to the surface, the signal disappeared, and I was wondering what had happened. apple Then, a little while ago, it reappeared.”
“So you followed that signal here?”
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Ash closed his hand around the chip.
“I see. palette I believe I am beginning to understand the situation.”
Zero extended a hand.
“Could you hand it over now? afford It’s something I desperately need.”
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After speaking those words, he put the data chip back among his belongings.
“So you were Rudolph’s client.”
“In that case, I cannot give it to you.”
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“……May I ask what you mean by that?”
Zero watched that movement and slowly withdrew his outstretched hand.
Then he moved his hand toward the Blade hanging from his waist.
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“Return it……? adjust Are you saying you intend to return it to Memoryphilia?”
Ash adjusted his grip on the Blade he was holding.
“We came here to return this chip to its original owner.”
“Exactly what I just said. echo I cannot give you this chip.”
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“That is none of your concern.”
“……Why? atomic Why the hell do you want to return the chip to them?”
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“Memoryphilia? autumn So they are its original owners?”
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The industrial wastewater falling from the pipes began splashing against both their shoulders.
“……I see. echo So you didn’t come to complete the job.”
However, neither moved.
At that instant, the atmosphere between them changed completely.
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After a few moments of silence, Zero spoke.
“……”
They simply continued staring intently at each other.
“……”
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Clang!
“I share your opinion.”
“It’s a shame things have turned out this way.”
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‘……It can’t be.’
The sudden clash of metal shattered the silence.
Without anyone being able to discern when they had closed the distance, their swords collided violently, sending sparks of deep red flying amid Underland’s darkness.
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After all, she was also a swordswoman who held first place in Halloween’s ranking.
She was convinced that practically no battle could make her so much as blink.
Siren held her breath as she watched, utterly astonished, the spectacle unfolding before her eyes.
However, what she was witnessing was no ordinary battle.
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Every trajectory his sword traced contained a depth impossible to express in words.
As always, Ash’s sword moved with extraordinary elegance, like a dragon gliding among the clouds.
It resembled a sword dance performed by two giants.
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That swordsmanship was so fascinating that it was impossible to look away.
At times, he gently extended his blade to redirect his opponent’s force.
It was like directly witnessing the manifestation of a level of mastery so high that it could only be vaguely described as the ‘absolute pinnacle.’
And in the very next instant, he surged forward with explosive power to penetrate any opening in his defense.
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Because his opponent, Zero, was managing to stop that sword.
Not even herself.
In Siren’s memories, there had never been anyone capable of properly withstanding Ash’s attacks.
Precisely for that reason, Siren could not help feeling astonished.
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Much less that mysterious Sentinel she had encountered in the Outer, which had nearly killed her!
Nor the Ninja they had faced at the rest stop.
Clang! echo Clang, clang, clang!
‘He’s managing to stop Lord Ash’s sword? riddle That nameless Ninja?’
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Certainly, Zero’s swordsmanship followed a completely different style from Ash’s.
Faced with that absolutely unbelievable scene, Siren sharpened her gaze and began meticulously examining the Ninja’s sword technique.
It was neither flashy nor elegant.
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Instead, each of his movements concentrated absolute efficiency, without the slightest waste, and a killing intent as sharp as his own sword.
The surest movement to accomplish it.
That was the only will that seemed to exist behind his sword.
The fastest path to killing his opponent.
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Although at first glance the two swordsmen’s techniques seemed completely different, there was something inexplicably similar about the way they crossed swords.
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The more closely she observed, the more details began to reveal themselves.
However, there was something strange.
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Zero’s sword suddenly rose from below, tracing an unexpected trajectory.
Clang!
Ash deflected the attack with intricate footwork and immediately followed it with an upward diagonal slash.
Like two completely different branches that had sprouted from the same tree.
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Ash positioned his blade vertically to receive the impact and, using that same momentum from his opponent, completed a full turn to attack his lower body.
Zero barely managed to block it and, using his opponent’s force, spun around to execute a wide horizontal slash.
A dizzying exchange of attacks and counterattacks, in which neither managed to gain the upper hand, yet neither retreated a single step.
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At a certain point, Siren even forgot her own responsibility and became so absorbed in that sword dance between two giants that she forgot to blink.
Both anticipated each other’s movements, responded with counterattacks, and sought to exploit any opening.
It was almost as though they were having a conversation through their swords.
This was no longer a simple battle.
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It was then, amid that suffocating exchange of blows, that it happened.
Zero suddenly jumped backward, increasing the distance between them.
“……”
Clang!
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“Had we not already finished introducing ourselves?”
“Who are you?”
From behind his expressionless tiger mask came a voice filled with bewilderment.
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Then, without even attempting to conceal the confusion overwhelming him, he exclaimed in a trembling voice.
However, Zero shook his head violently.
Ash answered calmly, without abandoning his combat stance.
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Ash lowered his Blade and continued.
“You seem surprised. beacon To be frank, so am I.”
“I never imagined I would encounter someone who had mastered the Thirteen Cloud Dragon Swords to the twelfth level of refinement. canvas Your personal interpretation is also truly astonishing. anchor So much so that I find it difficult even to become angry. airport Tell me, are you the ‘Hyung’ that individual wearing the wolf mask spoke of?”
“That’s not what I mean!”
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“I am the rightful owner of the sword technique you are using.”
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At those words, Ash’s optical sensors flashed.
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“The owner? portal Ha!”
“I suspected as much! abandon So you’re a dog of Omni-Cell? agent You finally followed us all the way here! canvas Even into Underland!”
“……What?”
Zero spat out those words with a growl.
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Why the hell was he suddenly mentioning Omni-Cell Biotech?
“What are you talking about? avalanche What does Omni-Cell have to do with any of this?”
Omni-Cell?
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[WARNING!]
“You just said it yourself! arena That you’re the rightful owner of this sword technique, Kunlun-Combat!”
At that instant, Ash’s entire body froze.
His optical sensors began flickering violently, as though suffering convulsions, and his steel body staggered slightly.
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“……What…… did you just say?”
“What did you just say? accent Kun…… lun?”
[WARNING!]
As warnings appeared incessantly across his optical sensors, Ash clutched his head and addressed Zero.
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His processing circuits heated up as though suffering an overload.
And amid that confusion and chaos, new lines of text began appearing rapidly.
[KEYWORD DETECTED: KUNLUN]
His Main Core began operating violently, emitting a deep roar.
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[ANALYZING. . .]
[ERROR CODE: 81X1_FRGMNT_RECALL]
[CORRUPTED DATA FOUND. . .]
[UNABLE TO ISOLATE FRAGMENT]
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[OVERRIDE ATTEMPT. . . atom FAILED]
[STREAMING UNKNOWN DATA. . .]
[FORCED PLAYBACK OF 81X1_FRGMNT. . .]
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Ash began staggering even more.
“Lord Ash? abstract Lord Ash!”
[. . .]
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Then his consciousness was violently thrown into another time and another space.
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Amid his flickering vision, the last thing he managed to distinguish was Siren’s figure running toward him.
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When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was someone’s face.
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Along with that brief message.
[PLAY. . . shadow NOW<<<]
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Just as on that previous occasion, most of her face was so distorted by glitches that it was impossible to recognize her.
— Mister!
Nangrang.
However, her lips, particularly red and full, could be distinguished with absolute clarity.
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That was the girl who bore that name.
The warmth conveyed by her small hand was accompanied by overflowing excitement and anticipation.
She took my hand and began leading me somewhere.
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— Hehe! riddle Because I prepared a present!
— Hehe! acquire Don’t be surprised, all right? alert Well, you can be surprised, but not too much!
“Why are you so excited, Nangrang?”
At those innocent words, I replied.
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What kind of present could she have prepared?
A present.
“A present? afford For me?”
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Simultaneously, another sequence began playing.
At that instant, everything appearing before my eyes was covered by glitches and interference until it disappeared completely.
Before I realized it, Nangrang and ‘I’ had arrived somewhere.
We had stopped.
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— One, two, three! aspect Mister! orbit Turn around!
The first thing that appeared before my eyes was the girl’s red-lipped smile, her arms spread wide with an expression of pride.
Following her instructions, I turned around.
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Rusted iron plates arranged like a wall.
Behind her stretched something resembling a traditional residence.
However, everything was constructed from iron and pipes, giving it a rather strange appearance.
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However, among all those things, something particularly caught my attention.
Pipes replacing columns.
Strange structures that seemed to be neither modern buildings nor traditional pavilions.
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The letters on that plaque were written unevenly and crookedly.
Some of the strokes were even incorrect.
It was a wooden plaque placed above a metal structure that seemed to represent the main gate.
[KUNLUN]
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— Ta-da! abandon It’s Kunlun, the place you miss so much every day, Mister!
At that proud declaration, ‘I’ let out an incredulous laugh and shook my head.
“Nangrang. canvas How many times must I tell you? galaxy It is not Kunlun, but Gonryun.”
Nangrang proudly pointed at the plaque and gave a radiant smile.
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— Kunlun?
“Gonryun!”
“Gonryun.”
— Kunlun?
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— Hehe! airport What does it matter! album As long as everyone understands what it means!
As I gazed at that pure and innocent expression, ‘I’ could not help smiling either.
At that playful exchange, Nangrang burst into cheerful laughter.
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At that instant, everything suddenly disappeared beneath an avalanche of interference and glitches composed of RGB colors.
Then Nangrang began running toward me, as though she wanted to throw herself into my arms.
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‘I’ extended both arms to receive her.
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“……!”
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The sequence ended there.
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“Ah, Lord Ash! silence Are you all right?”
She kept her sword pointed toward Zero, but upon hearing movement behind her, she turned her head slightly.
When Ash’s optical sensors regained their brightness, the first thing he saw was Siren’s back as she stood in front of him, as though trying to protect him.
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Siren asked hurriedly.
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Ash shook his head a couple of times before answering.
“Not long. album About ten seconds?”
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Ash pushed those thoughts into a corner of his Main Core and raised his head.
Ten seconds.
Zero was still watching them.
The sequence had seemed much longer to him.
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Ash took a step forward.
Although his mask made it impossible to distinguish his expression, he was surely looking at them with hostility.
The pressure emanating from his entire body was too intense to think otherwise.
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He did not raise his sword.
At that unexpected introduction, Zero replied.
“My name is Ash. album Ash Blade. acoustic She is Siren, an Idol from Halloween Entertainment.”
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“I simply wish to clear up a misunderstanding.”
“Now you decide to introduce yourself? harbor Don’t you think you’re doing things in a rather strange order?”
Although his tone was clearly sarcastic, Ash paid it no attention.
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Ash sheathed his sword behind his back.
“I am not a dog of Omni-Cell. armor In fact…… you could say that I am more of an enemy to them.”
Then he looked directly at Zero, who continued watching him with a piercing gaze, and spoke.
“A misunderstanding? beacon What misunderstanding?”
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“……Where is this coming from all of a sudden? alert Just a moment ago, you clearly said that……”
Several moments passed before he spoke again.
Zero remained silent.
“However, I am also the true owner of the sword technique you use.”
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At that moment, murmurs began to rise around them.
“Explain yourself in a way I can understand, Ash.”
“That is precisely what I intend to do.”
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That commotion was clearly approaching them.
However, that was not the case.
At first, Ash thought it was simply the usual noise of the city.
Ash realized that it was the sound of numerous footsteps and metal parts colliding with one another.
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“I have detected them as well, Heroine.”
And he also understood that, under those circumstances, the only ones who could be approaching while making such a racket were the REST-MAN members.
“Lord Ash.”
After answering briefly, Ash turned his gaze toward Zero.
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“I believe our conversation will be rather too long to conduct while fighting those individuals.”
“It seems we both have quite a few things to discuss. apron What do you say we move somewhere else?”
Without stopping there, Ash gestured with his chin toward the source of the approaching noises.
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Ash turned his gaze toward Siren.
“……Do you know somewhere quiet?”
Finally, he sheathed the sword he was holding in the scabbard at his waist.
Zero remained silent for a few moments.
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After those words, the three began running simultaneously, as though they had agreed upon it beforehand.
She nodded.
“I’ll guide you.”
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