Reawaken the World

A Boy Who's Like a Landmine (Part 2)

"About standing there with a calm look while Sheryl looked frightened beside her. Beside them were his subordinates who were trying to keep the pressure on his gunshot wounds as his friends supported him. And finally, there was the body of Wataba who was dragged here because the trail was left on the floor."

 

"About dragging the corpse itself here to meet Shijima. Everything Shijima saw in the room confirmed the report she heard from her people."

 

"The person who lost his leg was kept there to give Shijima his report. But then Shijima said."

 

(“... That person may leave. Help him treat his wounds. Hurry on! ”) 

 

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

"Shijima's forces supporting the injured man helped him out of the room. Shijima looked at them before she returned to Akira and calmly asked her."

 

(“Did you do that? Ah, right, I'm Shijima, the leader of this gang. ”) 

 

"About answering back in a calm tone."

 

(“Yes, I did that. I'm Akira, and this is Sheryl. Even though he did nothing to kill this guy, he accompanied me here because he was still involved in the case. So I think it's better if he understands the situation as well. ”) 

 

(“I saw . So, why are you here? ”) 

 

(“To confirm some things about negotiation. ”) 

 

(“I saw . Well, sit. ”) 

 

"There was a table in the middle of the room, a sofa was placed around the table. Akira respected Shijima's words and sat down. Shijima was also sitting behind him. So Sheryl was left standing there alone."

 

"But Akira then called out to him casually."

 

(“Sheryl, won't you sit?”) 

 

"About having real guts that no one would expect from a little boy who was in the middle of enemy territory."

 

"Shijima followed him."

 

(“Wouldn't you be sitting?”) 

 

"He was acting normal even though they killed one of his troops."

 

"Sheryl awkwardly sat down beside Akira. His reaction was expected because he was inside a gang base higher up than his gang and he came up with the man who killed one of his gang members."

 

 

"Shijima looked at Akira. To him, Akira seemed like a normal boy without anything out of the ordinary about him. But in this room, there's a dead body of the man that the ‘normal’ boy just killed, the gang boss of that man, that guy, that guy, and the other gang members were equipped with guns and looked at him with an unfriendly look. And that ‘normal’ boy was here in the same room as all of these people, but he acted without a care as if all of these things did not bother him at all. Thus it is clear that he is by no means a boy who is ‘normal’. What's more, seeing how Sheryl nervously sat next to him, it just made her seem even stranger."

 

"Sheryl tried her hardest to put on the front, but she couldn't do that because she was shaking and sweating profusely. He tries to turn his back on Shijima, only to finally see Wataba. Therefore, he tried to look away again in panic. He just can't calm down."

 

"When Shijima saw how Sheryl behaved, she lowered her guard on Sheryl but became more wary of Akira."

 

(“Confirm some things about negotiation, huh? I don't know what's really going on, but you can move on. ”) 

 

"When he said that, Shijima took out his information terminal and operated it. He was trying to show that he had no serious intention of listening to what they were saying."

 

"Sheryl knew very well the difference in strength between her and Shijima, so she did not think that Shijima was disrespectful to do that. Or rather, he was grateful that the rest of the gang did not kill them even after they saw the corpse of one of their comrades."

 

"about then casually warned Shijima."

 

(“It will only end with us both dead, so you better stop. ”) 

 

"Shijima who was operating his terminal immediately stopped his hand just before he sent a notification to gather everyone in his gang who could fight."

 

"Initially, Shijima thought that Akira came here to apologize after killing one of his men when their negotiations turned into a fight. But once she meets them for real, leaving Sheryl aside, Shijima understands that Akira isn't even showing the slightest sign that she's here to apologize."

 

"Shijima understood what Akira was trying to say. If he sent that notice to his gang members then both sides would be killed before they could get together. Akira will slaughter everyone in the room. It could be deduced from his words that he had the ability to kill everyone here. And Akira not only beckoned to Shijima, he actually said it."

 

"Shijima understood that Akira warned him to stop if he didn't want that to happen."

 

"Shijima started thinking while trying not to make any changes to her expression. Even if it was just a bluff or intimidation from Akira, there was no doubt that people would be killed if it turned into a fight. Besides, it was almost certain that he would be one of the people who would be killed and he didn't want that to happen."

 

"Shijima thought that if he could ask for further reinforcement in secret, he would be able to kill Akira without getting himself killed. But Akira realizes it and stops him from doing that. Although more precisely, Alpha noticed that and told Akira about it, but there was no way Shijima knew that. But even so, Shijima's behavior hasn't changed much. It reminded her again how mysterious this Akira was when she became more wary of him."

 

('. It seems like this boy could kill Sibea not because of Sibea's own bad luck, huh. After all, this boy looks like a normal boy. I believe Sibea was fooled by his appearance, became careless, and then was killed. This kid is like a landmine. ') 

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

"Shijima slowly and carefully placed his information terminal on the table. He then remained calm as he said with dignity pertaining to the gang leader."

 

(“You are quite confident, yes?”) 

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

"About answering back in a firm and powerful voice."

 

(“This is better compared to desert or ruins. After all, those monsters would not run away when his friends were killed. ”) 

 

(“Once, only Hunters will give this answer. ”) 

 

"Sheryl couldn't understand what was going on, she could only quietly listen to their conversation. But he could feel a strange atmosphere around him, so he tried to remember what Shijima and Akira said. It didn't take much time for Sheryl to understand what had just happened. They almost started shooting at each other just a few seconds ago. When she realized that Shijima decided to retreat from the situation, her face immediately turned pale."

 

"About then proceed."

 

(“What I want to confirm is something simple. No matter what my reasons are, I killed one of your troops and injured another. ”) 

 

(“It's true. ”) 

 

(“So, what will you do from now on? Are you going to settle this like a fool in your gang doing stupid things and getting himself killed? Or are we going to fight a full-scale war until one of us is completely destroyed? If we're going to do it, how many people will have to die until you're willing to end the war? I'm here to confirm that, I'll give you an example, in the case of Sibea, fortunately, it only takes 6 people for the rest of his gang to stop hunting for me. Right, Sheryl?”) 

 

"Sheryl was shocked when Akira suddenly asked her in the middle of their cruel conversation. But Sheryl immediately answered back in a panic."

 

(“Eh? Ahh right! No one in my gang would think of killing Akira !! I can guarantee it!”) 

 

"But then Shijima looked disgusted as she said."

 

(“Only because that nonsense is dead, no one will think of taking revenge on you. Or rather, there are many of us who are happy to know that he is dead, including me. ”) 

 

"Shijima then returned to his usual calm demeanor."

 

 

(“Well, don't be in a hurry here. Of course, there are cases that drawing conclusions from the beginning will make the conversation smoother, but there are also cases where listening well to the back story can change your view on the issue. If we're going to talk about this carefully, it's important to know what happened. So let's listen, why did you kill him?”) 

 

(“That's because he threatened me. ”) 

 

(“...Is that everything?”) 

 

 

(About locking his eyes on Shijima. Shijima took her words as ‹I'm being careful with my words here, so don't you dare threaten me› and she doesn't think that Akira is just bluffing when saying that.) 

 

"Ts: This code→ (‹...... ›) sign to indicate message bubble or author explanation."

(“More precisely, it was because he demanded Sheryl to relinquish her base and territory. Incidentally, was he sent to declare war on us and get killed? ”) 

(Lecsyan: Basically, someone was sent to declare war to the other party while the person who sent him knew that the person he sent would be killed for sure.)

 

(“... Damn it, did he really say that?”) 

 

"Shijima turned to Sheryl for confirmation, which left Sheryl confused but nodding strongly."

 

(“Y-yes, he did say that. ”) 

 

"Although it seemed like he said that as if it only matched Akira's story, it didn't seem like he was lying. That was what Shijima thought as she sighed and put her head in her hands."

 

"It is hoped that Wataba's words can be interpreted as a declaration of war to his gang. Shijima understood that well. Considering the fact that it seemed like Akira had no qualms in fighting and killing, Shijima began to think of a way to talk about it peacefully."

 

(“Well, it looks like we're wrong here too. To be honest, I just want to talk about the region, you know. Areas that are not well managed will only attract danger. You know that too, don't you? I just want to avoid something like that. Considering what happened to Wataba because of her stupidity, I want to talk about this peacefully, you know. ”) 

 

"Shijima then looked at Akira, waiting for his answer."

 

(“I also . I want to avoid unnecessary killing. ”) 

 

"About then looking at Sheryl after saying that, Shijima followed that gaze and looked at Sheryl as well. Sheryl who was just an outsider in their conversation until then panicked because she was just being a part of their conversation. Thus he could only answer back while puzzled."

 

(“...Ah!? Me-me? O-of course I hope we can settle this matter peacefully as well. ”) 

 

"Shijima looked back at Akira and said."

 

(“Well, since the three of us agreed to settle this matter peacefully, let's talk about what to do next. No matter what the reason is, you killed one of my men and injured another, so I hope you also consider this. But that doesn't mean I can shoot some of your guys as well because it will just cause other problems. So how about we finish this off with money?”) 

 

"Shijima took a moment to think for a while before saying."

 

(“...Come see . What about 1,000,000 aurums. We will forget about this incident and even befriend your gang so something like this will not happen again in the future. I don't think this is a bad deal because we have to take care of some things because you killed one of my men. So what do you think?”) 

 

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

"About casually looking at Sheryl and asking her."

 

(“Sheryl. He said 1,000,000 Aurums. ”) 

 

"Sheryl was speechless and looked confused for a while as she could not understand what Akira was saying. But after she realized what Akira meant, her face immediately turned pale."

 

"There was no way he could pay 1,000,000 Aurum alone. But if he refused, he feared it would end the opportunity to settle the matter peacefully and it could even turn into a fight. Sheryl was crushed under the pressure, so she could only answer in a voice that sounded as if she was yelling."

 

(“There's no way I can pay for that! Ah, but it's not that I don't want to pay for it, it's just that we don't have that much money! We don't even have a work plan to earn that kind of money !! ”) 

 

"Akira's expression turned sharp."

 

(“I don't have the leeway to pay that money either, you know? I am not lying . Buying new equipment and ammunition costs a lot of money. I would be killed if I cut off the money I spent on those things, so I had no excess money. ”) 

 

"Shijima then said in a threatening tone."

 

(“We also risked our lives here. Just think about it, the news will spread that we sent some of my men to a gang full of little kids and they intimidated them just to get killed, but we let it slide without any repercussions. After hearing this, the other gangs would look down on us and attack us. This place will turn into a battlefield. So, even if we want to settle this with money, it's not like we can let this slide with a small amount of money. We've compromised here when we said that we'd accept resolving this issue with money even if you killed one of our men, you know? ”) 

 

"After that, no one said anything for a while. Everyone involved in negotiations has their own reasons and cannot back down. The tense silence continued for some time. Akira broke the silence first as he sighed and made a suggestion."

 

(“I will pay 500,000 Aurum in advance and pay the remaining 500,000 Aurum later. How about that? I can only pay 500,000 cash now. ”) 

 

(“When can I get the rest of my money?”) 

 

(“There's no guarantee when I can get more money because I'm a Hunter. I will only pay the rest if I get surplus money. ”) 

 

"Shijima was silent as if he was thinking for a while. Half of it was just action, but half of it was him thinking about what would happen if he rejected it. He then came to a conclusion."

 

(“Good then. ”) 

 

"About grabbing his backpack and pulling out 500,000 Aurums on the table. That's the money he pulled from his bank account if he needed emergency money."

 

"Shijima nodded to one of his men, he took the 500,000 Aurum and walked out of the room."

 

 

(“Until the rest of the payment is completed, I will delay this matter, until then, I will assume that we have resolved it peacefully. So, you can go home now. I have to explain a lot to my people, so I'm busy here. ”) 

 

"About standing up and leaving the room without saying anything as Sheryl awkwardly followed behind him."

 

"Shijima just silently watched them as they walked out of the room. He stayed inside the room while waiting for one of his men to report to him. It didn't take long before one of his men came in and reported to him."

 

(“They have left the base. ”) 

 

(“... So ... GODDAMMIT !!!”) 

 

"Shijima shouted furiously."

 

(“What's wrong with that boy? !! He came here expecting a quarrel, didn't he? !! Is that head really okay in the head ?! And here I think well Fucking Sibea is dead. But I never thought someone crazier would replace him like this !! But the boy appeared because that stupid Sibea attacked him, didn't he? !! Doesn't that mean it was all her fault from the start? !!! ”) 

 

"Some of Shijima's men who were relatively close to him then asked him as he tried to calm his breath."

 

(“Bos, are we really going to be friends with that gang of kids?”) 

 

(“Yes, but only on the surface. As long as the boy is alive, act as if we fit in with the gang. I want him to pay the rest of the money. And about that Sheryl, there's no need to be so hostile towards her as long as she's dealing with that dangerous brat. ”) 

 

(“And what if Akira is killed?”) 

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

(“If the boy is dead, we don't need to do anything, Sheryl's gang will self-destruct. We can take their territory, people and money after it happens. We also need to negotiate with other gangs about how to divide the territory though, the territory of Sibea will be divided peacefully among other gangs. It was because the girl was aiming for Akira and created her gang so that this matter happened. But Sheryl was originally from the Sibea gang as well, right …? I'm guessing, it's all his fault. Damn it!”) 

 

"When Shijima tried to calm down, his gaze wandered onto Wataba's corpse. So he exploded again."

 

(“... Now I think about it. This man was originally one of Sibea's men. I only accepted him because he came here carrying some expensive items. But now he brought me something more troublesome than that !! Damn Sibea it still makes me hard even after he dies !! Goddamnit! Really sucks !! Someone, just get this trash out of here !! ”) 

 

"Wataba's corpse was dragged out of the room and the room was cleaned."

 

"People risk their lives in the desert. The people living in the slums were also risking their lives. Anyone who makes a mistake and does something stupid will die first, whether it's a desert or a slum. Then they'll end up joining the pile of bodies that were dumped without treatment."

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