Reawaken the World

A Ghost that Attracts (part 2)

[Send it to me. And also, from the surprise attack earlier, I was able to confirm the enemy equipment and his way of thinking. I have also thoroughly analyzed his habits. You should be able to kill him next time. ]

 

(“Bulkah? You really are something, you know. ”) 

 

[I've told you before that I have a high level of competence in this field, right? Now, to get him next time, you have to be really close to him, so be prepared for that. ]

 

(“I understand, don't worry, I'm ready for it. ”) 

 

"He knows very well that all he has to do is give his best for the next step as well. He's blazing towards the next position. His determination could be seen on his face."

 

"–"

 

"Hayya's attention was not interrupted by Alpha because she was very angry. He moved deeper into the building while being wary of Akira. But over time, his vigilance began to loosen again. As nothing extraordinary happened, he began to calm down and relax. Moreover, as long as Alpha guided him, he had to look at Alpha's back. Hence, she was once again lured by that beautiful back. And even if he tried to look away, it only made him even more bothered by that alluring look. As a result, he stopped being vigilant of his surroundings. Moreover, since he was consciously trying not to see Alpha, he did not care about what was in front of him."

 

"Even he himself began to think that this was getting very bad. His attention was divided between the disturbance in front of him and paying attention to his surroundings. He had no leeway in dividing his attention for anything other than those two things. This time, when he looked back at Alpha after scanning his surroundings, he was already standing near the intersection right in front of him while pointing in a direction."

 

('.. The boy was there, huh!') 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"Hayya guesses that Alpha is pointing to where Akira is hiding. He ran and stopped just before the intersection as he judged he was safe from that distance. With half his chest peering out from the intersection, he pulled the trigger on his finger and continued shooting to a location that Akira might have done."

 

"The sound of gunfire echoed through the hallway. Most of the high-speed bullets landed on the floor, walls, and ceiling. Countless shards of bullets bounced through the passageway and crashed into all the blind sides of the passageway."

 

"When Hayya was about to change the cartridge of the now-empty gun, Alpha lowered his hand. Hayya noticed that and interpreted it as a sign that her target had been eliminated."

 

(“Alright, he's dead, yes !?”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"Thinking that he had won, Hayya felt relieved and she stepped into the hallway without changing her weapon cartridge and tried to confirm that she had killed Akira. But he could only see the passageway that was destroyed by flying bullets. His relieved expression suddenly turned grim."

 

(“Oii, the boy is not here, you know? !!”) 

 

"Hayya walked back to Alpha while continuing to yell at him. But Alpha just smiled and moved his lips. Hayya could not hear her voice, so she angrily shouted at him again."

 

(“Boy!! Show me that fucking kid !! ”) 

 

"Once again Alpha pointed towards Hayya's back and he looked back without thinking twice, but there was no one there."

 

"Suddenly, the sound of another shot echoed. Hayya knew that she was exposed to the pain coming from her stomach. He was stunned from his shock, this gave the attacker a gap, who then fired a few bullets at him. Even though he was only wearing cheap armor, it was enough to prevent him from getting fatal injuries as bullets could not penetrate him. But that's enough to knock him out. He fell to the ground while shouting furiously."

 

"Hayya tried to understand what had happened just now as she lay on the ground writhing in pain."

 

('... I got shot ?! From where? I didn't see anyone !! There was only that girl ... Wait, that girl shot me !? Is impossible!! He is just a picture !! There's no way he can shoot me. ..') 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"Hayya was perplexed by the situation she was unlikely to experience. But her confusion quickly dissipates when Akira steps out of the Alpha."

 

('She's inside her so I can't see her, huh!?') 

 

"About approaching Hayya with both hands clutching his weapon. He raised his weapon and aimed at Hayya's head."

 

"Hayya gritted her teeth to endure the incoming pain as she pointed her gun at Akira and pulled the trigger. But nothing happened, he then remembered that the bullet in his gun was empty."

 

"Ahead of her imminent death, Hayya twisted all of her brain power, which she normally wouldn't use, to survive. Then, just before his death, when everything was moving slowly he realized something."

 

('.. So it was all a trap from the start, huh?') 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"Alpha makes him look away when Akira launches his sudden attack to distract him from Akira. He stopped at a strange location and pointed his finger so that he would throw away all of his bullets. He stopped pointing his finger so he would stop exchanging cartridges. He looked and smiled at her to lower his guard."

 

"Once he realized that, everything about him, his clothes, the passageway he had lured to him, his movements quickened as he guided him, and all the other little things, were all about killing him. He kept thinking about all these useless things in the short time that he was still alive. He simply wasted his precious time and brain power on these meaningless things right before his death. And that's how Hayya spends all her time she's gone."

 

"Hayya muttered while making a crooked smile out of fear."

 

(“... Ghosts that ... beguile ..”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"After that, Akira's bullet penetrated his head and ended his life. The last thing he saw was Alpha's cruel smile as she approached and hugged Akira."

 

"Kahimo's voice exploded from Hayya's communication device."

 

(“Hayya, what happened? Did you finish the kid? ”) 

 

"But then Alpha warns Akira."

 

[You shouldn't have answered that. He will notice the situation if you do. ]

"Ts: this code → [....... ]mark to indicate special speech bubble 'nano' or mechanical device."

"About quickly stopping himself from making a sound and nodding."

 

[Let's quickly take off the equipment. With this, we'll have more weapons. ]

 

"About taking Hayya's equipment. Although it wasn't really a match for him, at least he had better equipment now compared to before when he only had his weapon."

 

[Then for the next step, dump the body through that window. ]

 

"About a bit surprised by the unexpected order. But Alpha just smiles at him as usual."

 

"–"

 

"Kahimo, who was on the first floor of the abandoned building, more or less understood what was going on and his face turned grim."

 

('It's not wrong, I heard gunshots. After that, he stopped responding. That means he's at least in a condition where he can't answer me or he might be dead. Did he do something stupid and get caught again? No, judging from his voice, there was at least a gunfight between them, huh?') 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"Kahimo was confused as to whether he should go and check on the situation or stay standing there."

 

('If I go and check it out. I might be lucky and be able to monopolize the relic. I can also sell my equipment for money. But, there is a good chance that we are really enamored here, the problem is, how far will we be lured? And what if the fairy tale does not actually exist? What if the boy had really lured a hunter who could see the girl to kill them and then take their equipment? What if this building was actually his hunting ground? If that's true, then it's dangerous to think of the boy as a rookie .. Wait, did I think about it too much here?') 

 

"Fairytale relics and his dead partner. These two factors made Kahimo more suspicious. His mind told him to run away, he subconsciously turned his gaze toward the exit of the building."

 

"But right at that moment, he saw Hayya's body fall. Hayya's body was stripped of her equipment. It made a huge sound as it landed on the ground. Kahimo was surprised and approached Hayya's corpse. But he stopped right before he stepped out of the building."

 

('The boy took Hayya's equipment. He was still alive and he deliberately threw his corpse outside. He knows my position ..') 

 

"Kahimo raised his head and looked up with a horrifying expression. He could see the boy who killed Hayya running towards him with his gun aiming to shoot him."

 

(“... The damn boy!”) 

 

 

('I know that, he's upstairs. It would be nice if he misunderstood that he was the only one who knew the other person's position. I can still outsmart him then. ') 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"Kahimo chuckled and rushed into the building."

 

"–"

 

"About receiving other instructions from Alpha for the next place for the surprise attack."

 

[Akira, grab a knife that you didn't sell back then. ]

 

(“This one?”) 

 

"The knife he picked up was a relic from the old world that he discovered the first time in the destruction of Kuzusuhara City. The blade looks dull and doesn't seem to be able to cut anything."

 

[Yes, that one. There's something pushing out that knife, right? Take your gun and shoot through it. ]

 

"About thrusting a knife into the ground and preparing his weapon. As he drew his weapon closer to the knife, he asked Alpha."

 

(“... Forgive me for asking this, it will be ruined if I shoot him, right?”) 

 

(“Yes, it will be destroyed. ”) 

 

(“It feels like a waste of time. It's also an old world relic, right? I should have been able to earn quite a lot of money from selling this ... ”) 

 

[Take it as a necessary expenditure and get from it. Or vice versa, I have another way to deal with this situation that is 3 times more dangerous, so which one do you choose? ]

 

"Looking at how Alpha smiles confidently, Akira just closes his mouth and pulls the trigger."

 

"–"

 

"Kahimo checked the terminal again for Hayya's location. Indicator Hayya stood in the same spot for 10 minutes. Akira may be waiting to jump there, or it could be some kind of trap. Kahimo thought of those two possibilities while continuing to move deeper into the building carefully."

 

"Kahimo finds Hayya's information terminal dumped in the middle of the hallway. He then picked it up while looking annoyed."

 

(“... Did he leave it here because he knew I could track his position using this?”) 

 

"If he doesn't realize that Kahimo can trace his position through that information terminal, then Kahimo can still make a surprise attack on him. But if Akira notices that Hayya is moving straight towards his position without taking the wrong path, then he will leave the information terminal as bait to prepare for a surprise attack. If that was the case, Kahimo thought of predicting Akira's surprise attack and instead surprised him. It was rather unexpected for him to be able to think that way in this situation."

 

"Kahimo's face turned grim. He knew that it was not easy to hide in this place and shoot him. But even so, he could not shake his bad feelings. Instead, it's getting worse. The enemy must prepare a surprise attack. His intuition told him he was right, and in fact, he was right."

 

 

"In the next example. Kahimo's body split into two. His armor was completely useless. As his upper and lower body fell and rolled to the ground, he could see his blood and organs spilling. Kahimo was shocked by the pain. Within a short period of the last remaining part of his life, he noticed that there was a huge wound on the wall right beside him. He understood that something was cutting him in half through the wall. But before he could finish his thoughts on what cut him, he took his last breath."

 

"–"

 

"On the other side of the wall that was cut off, Akira was still frozen after he swung his knife to the side."

 

"As Alpha commanded, he swung the knife to the side right after he smashed the bottom of the blade with his weapon. And as he did that, a blue light shot out and cut Kahimo and the wall in front of him. The knife could not reach the wall from where Akira was, but even so, it left a 5-meter-wide scar on the wall. He could barely see what was on the other side of the wall from the 1 cm thick hole in the wall. Smoke came out from the scar and there was a burning smell. After which, the blade trembled and shattered into dust."

 

 

"About being surprised and standing still while holding the remaining knife. While at his side, Alpha smiled and nodded."

 

[Alright, you killed him. We're safe for now. ]

"Ts: this code → [....... ]mark to indicate special speech bubble 'nano' or mechanical device."

(“... Uh, Ah, Right, so. ”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"Alpha behave as if they have just finished something small and small. Akira's mind was unable to catch up to what was going on as he stood there confused. And then he looked back at the knife that caused the situation, only his grip was left."

 

(“Alpha, what exactly is this knife?”) 

 

(“Well, even if you ask me, all I know is that it's just a knife from the old world. It was meant to be used by the common people and sold freely. ”) 

 

(“Does a commoner from the old world need a knife that can even cut open walls?”) 

 

[It's not like his main use is to cut walls, you know. It was just that as they continued to aim for better sharpness and durability, they somehow ended up with something that could even cut through walls. If you do not destroy a security device, you will not be able to do such a thing. You did destroy the main body, remember? With that, it could gather maximum cutting power just this once. By doing so, he will be able to ignore his limits and use the maximum stored power, which is usually used to maintain his endurance, to increase his cutting ability. If we don't do that, then it won't be able to cut the wall along with the person behind it. ]

 

(“... But, that in itself is already quite dangerous, right?”) 

 

[It's a safe tool as long as you use it properly. But since we use it for such a purpose, that's why it looks dangerous to you. But that's something to expect, right? ]

 

(“Well, you're right, I understand now. ”) 

 

"Although he thought what Alpha said was indeed true, he still couldn't help but think that the blade was a dangerous tool. And to think that something like that was freely distributed in the old world, it just made him admire the old world more."

 

"Alpha giggled, as if teasing Akira."

 

[So now, are you satisfied with my support? Although we have to destroy the relics of the old world, we can defeat 2 hunters who are far from your league. You might feel very grateful for having me, right? ]

 

"Different from Alpha who said that as if he was joking, Akira nodded with a serious face."

 

(“Yes, thanks to you that I can survive this situation. Thank you . I'm sorry I didn't trust you until now. ”) 

 

"Alpha returned to normal and smiled gently."

 

[No need to worry about that. I'm glad it's enough to make you believe me. So, what do you want to do now? Should we go back to look for the relic as we originally planned? Or should we just go home? … Akira, you're tired, right? It is not efficient to go ahead when you are tired. No need to force yourself too much.]

 

"It makes a difficult face."

 

(“. I'm very tired now, so I want to go back home. But we still haven't gotten anything. If I want to get the rest of the money from Exchange Center, I have to bring home something .. ”) 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

[Then, how about we just search around this place. If I help you, at least we should be able to find some relics lost by the other Hunters.]

"Ts: this code → [....... ]mark to indicate special speech bubble 'nano' or mechanical device."

"About then decided to follow Alpha's advice to just look around the place before heading home. He could only find a few handkerchiefs. But this handkerchief was in such a bad condition that normal hunters would ignore it. Even for Akira, if it wasn't for Alpha telling him that they were relics of the old world, he would have ignored them as well. But even so, he decided to take them and end the search. And then he took as many items as he could from the corpses of Kahimo and Hayya before returning to the city."

 

"The building was left empty except for the bodies of Kahimo and Hayya. Hunters fighting each other and not returning home was common in the eastern region."

 

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