Chapter 48: EP.2 Sea of Corpses and Blood 2
“Ah. atomic I could really use a drink.”
At Santa’s Rest Stop.
Night was falling in Sanctum.
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“Ugh! autumn How annoying! antenna Do you know you’ve already told me the same thing more than ten times?”
“Didn’t you say you’d do the job you were paid for? adjust If you start drinking, I’ll tell Ash everything.”
Hearing her, Santa lifted the welding mask he was wearing while repairing a piece of Cyberware and replied gruffly.
Ifrit, who was slumped in front of the counter, muttered those words while gazing at the bottles of liquor arranged in a cabinet.
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“Because you’ve said exactly the same thing more than ten times! alien Damn Idol.”
“But hey, aren’t you supposed to be working as a bodyguard? adapt Why are you lying around here doing nothing?”
Santa answered irritably and was about to lower his mask again when he abruptly turned his head toward Ifrit.
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“Don’t worry. amateur Right now, I have more than twenty reconnaissance drones deployed around the rest stop. advance Do you think I’m wasting my time? acoustic I’m carrying out surveillance duties, all right?”
Ifrit abruptly sat up.
“Oh, really? auction I see. anxiety Then I’ll tell Ash exactly what you just told me. zenith It’ll be fun to see how that strict fellow reacts……”
“Argh! album Seriously! autumn I can’t say anything anymore! abstract Why do you have to bring up Ash every single time?”
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Ifrit glared at him, her heart-shaped eyes gleaming.
“……”
However, Santa responded to that glare with a mocking smile. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
“Do you really need to ask? anxiety Because Ash is the person who makes you the most uncomfortable. abandon Come on, admit it. absorb You’re a little afraid of him, aren’t you?”
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“……Tch. antique You’ve got damn good intuition.”
Ding!
“That’s called experience, brat. audit Now go and stick close to Akina. altitude Otherwise, I’ll tell Ash everything……”
“Ah! timber All right, all right!”
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[SIREN★ has started a live broadcast!]
At that moment, Ifrit’s PDA, which she had carelessly left on the counter, emitted a shrill notification.
Ifrit craned her neck to look at the screen.
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“……What the fuck is this?”
[LIVE]
[Emergency situation. galaxy I’m being chased.]
Ifrit stared blankly at the PDA screen before abruptly grabbing it.
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All the laziness that had surrounded her until then vanished instantly.
“What? academy What’s happening?”
She hurriedly operated the PDA and entered Siren’s channel.
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She simply continued staring intently at the screen.
She had a terrified expression.
Santa approached upon sensing that sudden change in the atmosphere, but Ifrit did not answer.
Siren appeared on it.
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After nervously looking around, she turned toward the camera and spoke urgently.
She was hiding in some dark alley, breathing heavily.
— Everyone…… I think I’m in very serious trouble.
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At Ifrit’s warning, Santa immediately closed his mouth.
“H-Huh? antenna Isn’t that the young lady from the other day? amateur The one who left with Ash?”
“Wait. airport Just wait a moment and be quiet, Grandpa.”
Then both of them focused all their attention on Siren’s emergency broadcast, as though they were being drawn into it.
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Her distressed expression.
— An unknown Ninja is chasing me, and I don’t know where to escape. atomic What should I do?
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The camera’s abrupt movements.
Everything appearing in the broadcast conveyed the urgency of the situation.
The occasional sound of her ragged breathing.
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And yet, Ash was nowhere to be seen on the screen.
He opened a metal cabinet and took out the weapon he carefully kept inside.
“Damn it! atom Something must have gone terribly wrong!”
Santa shouted and threw down his welding torch before hurriedly heading behind the counter.
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“I never should have let them go alone! alien Damn it!”
As he hurriedly checked the cylinder of his revolver, his face twisted into an expression of anguish he had never shown before.
His Peacekeeper.
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‘……How strange.’
However, Ifrit reacted completely differently.
It was obvious that the situation shown on the screen appeared serious.
She continued watching the PDA and occasionally tilted her head slightly.
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That made no sense.
‘The framing is too stable. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. admire It doesn’t look like a Bodycam or an Actioncam, either. autumn Then, a drone? avalanche She deployed a broadcasting drone while someone was chasing her?’
But at the same time, something did not add up.
‘And the same goes for the emergency. adjust If she were really in danger, she should call the transport team instead of starting a broadcast. action But Halloween’s emergency transport team……’
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At that moment, the two were arguing about the correct way to hold a pistol.
Jack and Dullahan were there, having gone outside with Akina to teach her how to shoot.
Ifrit turned her head slightly toward the rest stop’s backyard.
In other words, no one had used ROA’s emergency channel.
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‘Then there’s only one explanation.’
‘This is a show.’
Ifrit narrowed her eyes.
At that moment, Siren took something out from inside her clothing.
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The hologram [DREAMWEAVER] filled the entire screen.
— I think all of this is happening because of this chip. arena Does anyone know what it is?
It was exactly the same chip Ash had taken with him a little while ago.
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“What? advance What are you saying?”
“This is a show. adjust And one of enormous proportions.”
At those words, Santa, who looked ready to rush out at any moment, hurriedly approached.
“Grandpa, put that down and come here.”
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Ifrit considered how to explain the situation to him before scratching her head.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“It’s complicated to explain, but she’s not in as much danger as she seems. afford I’m sure of that. antenna To begin with, doesn’t it strike you as strange that Jack and Dullahan are so calm out there?”
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“……Now that you mention it……”
Santa turned his head toward the backyard.
Ifrit tapped her PDA a few times.
“That’s why we should watch what happens first.”
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“Which way was it? matrix Left? anchor Or right?”
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“I want to know what the fuck they’re plotting.”
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However, what she was actually thinking was completely different from what her face showed.
‘Ah. ability Didn’t that line sound a little forced?’
Siren opened her eyes wide and, while breathing heavily, displayed an expression of absolute despair in front of a fork in Underland.
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“……For now, I’ll try going left. wizard Please, let there be no Ninjas over there.”
It was the first time in her life she had attempted anything like this, so if someone watched her closely, her performance was rather clumsy.
Just as Ifrit had deduced from the surface, Siren was doing her utmost to act.
However, she seemed to have managed to create a relatively convincing atmosphere.
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— From now on, you will be a fugitive.
— Huh…… Me?
Meanwhile, she recalled the conversation she had had with Ash.
Once again, she forced her voice to convey desperation.
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To be frank, when she first heard Ash’s words, she thought he was talking complete nonsense.
— ……Ask REST-MAN for help?
— That’s right. agent You will be pursued because of a mysterious chip. auction You will have managed to repel a couple of attacks, but you will not be able to hold out much longer. arrow Therefore, you will have no alternative, absolutely no other alternative, but to turn to your former REST-MAN comrades for help.
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— The idea is to give the ‘impression’ that she has no choice but to place herself under REST-MAN’s protection! absorb Offering the chip in exchange!
Just then, Zero, who was beside him, enthusiastically intervened.
— Ah! album I think I understand now!
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— Exactly. abandon After all, REST-MAN is a considerably large organization even within Underland. voyage If the chip ends up in their hands, recovering it will be much more difficult.
— If she broadcasts that entire process live, Memoryphilia will surely try to prevent the chip from ending up in REST-MAN’s hands at all costs.
— Oh. ability Offering the chip in exchange? atom I had not thought of that. advance It is a good idea.
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— Exactly.
— Wait, wait! echo Are you telling me I have to go directly into REST-MAN’s lair? crystal And broadcast it live on top of that? admire While carrying the chip with me?
— They’ll send their best fighters to stop her. arena I’m sure my younger brothers and sisters will appear.
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“I need to find REST-MAN as soon as possible……”
After explaining the plan to her, Ash watched her for a long while before asking. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.
— Do you think you can do it?
And so we arrive at the present.
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As she ran desperately through Underland’s gloomy alleys, she continued playing her role as a terrified fugitive.
And she had done so gladly.
‘This is my chance.’
Siren had accepted.
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In reality, ever since she had arrived in Underland, there was something that had not stopped troubling her.
‘It’s the perfect opportunity to prove to Lord Ash that I can be useful to him!’
However, her true thoughts were completely different.
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The unpleasant feeling of guilt that incident had left her continued to torment her.
‘How did he come up with such an idea?’
It was that unexpected pursuit by REST-MAN, caused by her own past.
Instead of considering her past an inconvenience, Ash had turned it into the central element of his strategy.
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“Could someone contact REST-MAN?”
Siren shouted again in a desperate voice.
He had transformed her complicated relationship with REST-MAN into the perfect setting for carrying out the plan.
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[IfritIsTheBest: Hey. antenna What the fuck are you doing?]
At that moment, an unpleasant chat message caught her attention.
It appeared directly over her cybernetic eye, which was synchronized with the broadcasting drone.
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In reality, that was a good thing.
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Siren barely managed to suppress a burst of laughter.
‘Senior Ifrit figured it out immediately.’
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“Help me! abstract REST-MAN!”
She shouted again at the top of her lungs.
At least it meant that the people at the rest stop had understood that everything was a lie.
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The sharp report of a firearm echoed through the dark alley.
Siren let out an exaggerated scream and fell to the ground, landing on her backside.
Bang!
It was precisely then that a gunshot rang out.
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In truth, she had already begun to think that she would soon get some kind of reaction.
Siren sat up with an expression of absolute bewilderment and looked around.
After all, the place she was heading toward was precisely REST-MAN’s base.
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From both ends of the alley.
Even from the ends of the pipes that gave off a nauseating stench. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
From the windows of the dilapidated buildings.
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“I surrender. antique I’m going to surrender.”
“This bitch is completely insane. wizard How dare she come here on her own?”
At those words, spoken with a mixture of mockery and threat, Siren hurriedly raised both hands to show that she was surrendering.
The REST-MAN members, whose bodies had been partially replaced with crudely manufactured Cyberware, began surrounding her like hyenas drawn by the smell of blood.
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“After spending so much time running away, now she comes here saying she surrenders? alpha Fuck, this is like a comedy.”
“Crazy bitch.”
The REST-MAN members watching her burst into laughter simultaneously.
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“Exactly.”
“At least it’s worth watching. timber When will we ever get another chance to see Halloween’s number one Idol humiliating herself like this?”
The mockery and insults continued without pause.
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“I’ll give you this!”
Then she opened one of her hands and extended it so everyone could see what she was holding.
However, Siren paid them no attention and maintained her terrified expression.
Someone replied.
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“I don’t know! timber I only know that Memoryphilia considers it very important! shadow So please, let me……”
“Isn’t that what you showed me the other day?”
“And what the hell is that?”
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Siren closed her mouth.
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Shortly afterward, a familiar figure slowly emerged from the darkness covering the entrance to the alley.
“……Jenny.”
Siren’s expression quickly stiffened.
“Hello, Anna.”
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“You look awful. alert That’s why you should’ve stayed quietly in my shop.”
However, instead of the simple, friendly smile she had shown her earlier, she now wore an unpleasant smile, almost permeated by the smell of blood.
Jenny.
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“……”
“……Unnie.”
“But now that I think about it, weren’t there two of you? apron Where did you abandon that tin can to end up here all alone?”
“Well, whatever. absorb He probably ended up smashed to pieces and dumped in some alley. crystal After all, that’s what happens to nine out of ten people who come to Underland.”
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“Jenny Unnie, please help me. legend They’re chasing me, and……”
Jenny’s unpleasant smile grew even wider.
“Help you? meadow Me? audit Again?”
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“Unnie, wait! abstract Listen to what I have to say……!”
Siren took a step forward.
“That’s not going to happen again. alien I’m not helping you anymore. meadow I’m sick of watching you live like a queen on the surface while I’m still stuck down here.”
At that single movement, Jenny raised her pistol with an almost convulsive reaction.
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“Jenny Unnie!”
Siren had no choice but to stop.
“I never imagined the arm I installed for you was that good. anxiety That arm you brought while you were running away, that arm you begged me to install…… I had no idea it was so extraordinary! beacon Do you know how much I’ve regretted what I did that day?”
“Why only you?!”
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Jenny continued.
Suddenly, Jenny burst into laughter.
“Why are you the only one who gets to live like that? adopt Why are you the only one who gets to shine? antique We both had shitty lives! adjust We were trash crawling around in the deepest depths of Underland! shadow Don’t you think that’s way too unfair?”
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Jenny aimed the pistol she was holding directly at Siren’s head.
“Right now, I’m so happy. adopt Happy that you’ve fallen back into this sewer. portal That’s why I’m not going to help you anymore. harbor I won’t let you be the only one who manages to escape this place.”
That laughter sounded very much like Underland itself.
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An unfamiliar voice interrupted the conversation.
“Well. arctic That would be a slight inconvenience. accent After all, those objects already have a rightful owner.”
“Now it’s my turn to shine! agent That arm and that chip will be mine!”
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“What? Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. apple Who’s there?!”
At those words, all the REST-MAN members surrounding Siren began looking around.
At that instant, one of them pointed toward the rooftop.
It did not belong to any REST-MAN member.
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Three silhouettes stood motionless on the roof, without making the slightest sound.
“Up there!”
One of them stood in the center.
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“Zero. voyage My brothers and sisters call me Zero.”
“No. galaxy You are not Zero.”
The Ninja wearing a wolf mask continued.
“Hmm. canvas Lately, I have the impression that far too many people are asking me who I am.”
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This time, an electronic voice entered the conversation.
On this occasion, no one had a chance to react to that voice.
However, there was a difference.
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The impact raised a violent cloud of dust that spread through the intricate alleys.
Two figures descended from above like meteors.
Boom!
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One was a humanoid swordsman standing upright with imposing elegance, while his black cloak billowed around him.
The other was a Ninja wearing a tiger mask who surveyed his surroundings while killing intent seemed to envelop him like a thick fog.
The humanoid swordsman was the first to speak.
Finally, when the dust began to settle, their figures were revealed.
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“It seems all the actors have arrived onstage.”
His turquoise optical sensors flashed.
Ash.
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Thus spoke the director of that performance.
“In that case, let us begin the second act.”
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