美麗に調整された肉体を妖艶なデザインの強化服で覆っているキャロルは非常に
艶
エレナ達が広場の確保処理を粗方済ませて一息吐く。増援を撃破して、不要な通路を残骸の山で塞いで、広場に残っている残骸も一通り邪魔にならない場所に移動させた。
エレナが情報収集機器で周囲の状況を探りながら、アキラ達が強行突破していった通路の先を見る。エレナの索敵範囲にアキラ達の反応はない。
アキラ達の身体能力。敵の密度。部屋までの距離。経過時間。それらを考慮して判断すると、もしシカラベが途中で撤退を判断したのならば、そろそろ戻ってきても良い頃だ。アキラ達は順調なのか、
「大丈夫よ。すぐに戻ってくるわ。エレナだって、そう判断したからアキラ達を行かせたんでしょう?」
「......危険は許容範囲であると判断した、という意味ならそうよ。シカラベも死ぬ気はないから、撤退の判断を誤るとは思えないわ」
割に合うと判断したことを尻込みしていてはハンター稼業は務まらない。エレナもアキラも荒野に出た時点で程度の差はあれど命を賭けているのだ。既に命賭けであるならば、見合う利益は手に入れるべきなのだ。
エレナは様々な危険を考慮して、その上で割に合う選択だと判断した。自分の判断を過信してはいないが、不必要に疑ってもいない。正しい判断だと信じている。
ただ、大丈夫だと口にすれば自分にそう言い聞かせているようで、心配だと口にすれば自分の判断を疑いそうで、エレナはその両方の言葉を口にするのを意図的に抑えた。
サラはエレナにしては少々珍しいどこか子供が強がっているような様子を見て、少しだけ面白そうに
「何でもないわ。大丈夫だって。確かに少し心配だけど、シカラベが自分の命と引き換えに救出を強行するとは思えないわ。危険ならちゃんと判断するって。アキラもシカラベから賞金首討伐に誘われるぐらい強いし、あのトガミって子もシカラベが同行を許可する程度には強いんでしょう。大丈夫よ」
サラはエレナの心情を察してか、エレナが使用を
「私達の方は一息吐けそうね。今のうちにアキラ達が戻ってきてくれたら助かるんだけど」
キャロルはそう言って、目標の部屋に続く通路の方を見る。その通路から敵が出てくる気配はない。エレナ達としては、アキラ達が敵を倒しながら進んでいるからだと思いたいところだ。
「早く無事に戻ってきてほしいわね」
サラは単純にキャロルに同意して答える。
「大丈夫よ。すぐに戻ってくるわ」
エレナはキャロルの様子にどことなく虚飾の色を感じながらも、話の内容には同意する。
「そうね。早く無事に戻ってきてほしいわ」
「まあ、救出に向かった3人の内の2人が子供なんだから、ちょっと心配してしまうのは仕方ないわよね。私もアキラの実力は間近で見て理解しているけど、トガミって子はどうかしらね。エレナ達はどう思う?」
エレナが答える。
「少なくとも装備は結構良い物だったわ。実力の方は、まあ、一応シカラベが連れてきた人物だから、悪くはないと思うけど」
キャロルが同意を示す
「......ただ、そういうぱっと見の評価というか、事前情報無しで先入観もない状態で、本当に見ただけで判断すると、私の中で一番評価が低くなるのはアキラになるのよね」
サラが少し意外そうな表情で尋ねる。
「そうなの?」
「そうよ。本当に一見しただけの評価ならね。装備の性能もアキラのものが一番低そうに見えるしね。......私は今まで大勢のハンターを見てきたから、ぱっと見でも相手の実力をある程度正確に推測できるし、実際の実力と比べても余り外すこともない......と思っていたわ。あそこまで大きく外したのはアキラが初めてよ。正直な話、私はそのことを結構不思議に思っているの。今までは結構的中していたからね。ちょっと自信をなくしちゃったぐらいよ」
セランタルビルの中でアキラと出会わなければ、その後の敵襲を一緒に切り抜けなければ、キャロルはアキラの実力を見抜けなかった。その前に同じ装備のアキラとクガマヤマ都市で偶然出会ったとしても、凡庸なハンターの一人としか判断しないだろう。キャロルがアキラに興味を持つこともなかったはずだ。
キャロルがエレナとサラに尋ねる。
エレナとサラは少し考えてからお互いに一度視線を合わせて、再びそれぞれ考え始める。サラはキャロルの質問に答えるために、エレナはキャロルの質問の意図を見抜くために、それぞれ少し異なる思案の表情を浮かべている。
「ちょっと自信ないかな。確かにアキラはちょっと弱そうに見えることもあるし、遺跡の探索時に結構緊張している時もある。アキラのことを知らずに一目で実力者と見抜けるかと聞かれたら、難しいわね」
エレナが一般的な差し障りの無い意見を話すように答える。
「ぱっと見と言っても、相手の外見、体格とか見た目の年齢とか装備品の種類や量から、相手の実力はある程度把握できるものよ。仮にアキラが普通の服を着て治安の良い住宅街とかを散歩している姿を見たとして、そこからアキラの実力を見抜くのは無理ね。そういう意味で、自信はないと言っておくわ」
キャロルは2人の答えを興味深そうに聞いていた。そして僅かに満足そうに
った表情で走りながら銃を構え、封鎖中の通路の前まで来ると銃身を残骸の中に突き刺した。
キャロルがそのまま引き金を引く。残骸の山の反対側にいる敵へ向けて銃弾を放つ。発砲炎が残骸の中を照らし、乱反射した
キャロルはエレナとサラの態度から、2人とも自分と同じようにアキラの実力を測りかねていることを理解した。そこまではキャロルの予想通りだ。
重要なのは、ぱっと見で推測したアキラの実力と、一緒に行動して計ったアキラの実力の大きな差異に対して、エレナとサラが大きな疑問を感じていないことだ。それはキャロルとの大きな差異だ。
から大して気にしていないだけかもしれない。しかしエレナは違う。多少なりとも不思議に、不可解に思い、疑問を持ち、その理由を推測するはずだ。
キャロルはエレナとサラの表情や口調から、自分の意見に対しての同感の意を、それを私達も不思議に、疑問に思っているという反応を感じ取れなかった。
つまり、エレナとサラはその疑問に対する答えを、少なくともある程度納得できる推測を持っている。キャロルはそう判断した。それが分かった時点で、キャロルがエレナ達に話しかけた目的の半分は達成された。
(まあ、アキラのあの実力には、エレナ達も納得できる根拠のようなものがあると分かっただけ良しとしましょう。......ああ、駄目! やっぱり気になるわ!)
キャロルはそれを知ったことで中途半端に興味が湧いてしまった。それを探る機会を邪魔された憤りを弾丸に込めて、半ば八つ当たり気味に銃弾を放ち続けた。
トガミは必死にシカラベとアキラの後に続いていた。
アキラ達は大量の甲B18式達と交戦しながら目的の部屋を目指している。敵が多すぎてなかなか先に進めないことを除けば順調に進んでいると言って良い。
ただし、敵の物量は、攻勢は、既にトガミの力量を超えていた。アキラとシカラベが過剰気味な火力で強引に突破口を開き続けて先に進む。トガミは2人が前進を優先して取りこぼした、あるいは無視した少量の敵を倒しながら、何とか2人の後を追っていた。
シカラベにはトガミの身を案じて進む速度を落とす気などまるでない。アキラもトガミを気遣って2人一緒に甲B18式の群れの中に取り残される気などない。2人ともトガミを置き去りにする気はないが、自力で付いてこられないのならば、自分達が護衛でもしないと先に進めないのであれば、仕方がない。その程度には考えていた。
アキラ達が進む速度を落とせば、その分だけ敵の増援が到着する機会が増えて、全員が危険な目に遭うのだ。それは通路を進むアキラ達だけではなく、帰りを待っているエレナ達も含めての話だ。アキラ達は当初の目的を済ませてできるだけ早く戻る
トガミは自身の技量を十全に生かして奮闘し、自身の実力を超えた動きを見せていた。格上のハンター達に混ざって行動し、必死に彼らに追いつこうとするトガミの努力は、日々の訓練の積み重ねを糧にしてトガミの才を開花させ始めていた。
トガミも自分の動きが自分の想定より優れていることに気付いていた。それを感じ取ったトガミの脳裏の片隅では、成長して一皮むけた自身への賛辞が響いていた。
自分より高性能な装備を身に着けて、その装備に見合った活躍を見せているシカラベの姿が見える。自分より低性能な装備を身に着けて、それにも
その時、運悪くトガミの右手前の通路から甲B18式が飛び出してくる。トガミは突然現れた敵を見て僅かに硬直してしまう。トガミの反応が遅れ、すぐに撃退しようと動き出すよりも早く、敵の銃口がトガミに向けられる。
間に合わない。トガミの冷静な部分が状況に対する答えを出す。トガミは死を覚悟した。
次の瞬間、その機体は銃撃されて一撃で破壊された。
トガミが驚きながら前を見ると、CWH対物突撃銃の銃口をこちらに向けているアキラの姿があった。敵の存在に
アキラが何事もなかったかのようにトガミに背を向けて自分の戦闘に戻る。そのアキラの背を、トガミはなぜか泣きそうな表情で見ていた。
「......くそっ!」
誰に対しての、何に対してのものなのか、トガミは自身でもよく分からない罵倒を圧縮した言葉を吐いて、歯を食いしばって先に進んだ。
アキラの強化服は機械系モンスターとの格闘戦を考慮して設計された製品ではない。アルファが強化服の状態をいろいろ細かく操作して、敵と接触した部分だけ、その瞬間だけ表面を硬化させて、更に強化服の内部に衝撃が伝わらないように内部への負荷を分散させるなど、様々なことをしてアキラへの負担を軽減している。だがそれでも限度はある。
アキラの蹴り足が敵に直撃したのと同時に足から嫌な音がした。痛みというよりも、その感覚に何か不吉なものを覚えたアキラの表情が
アルファが余裕の笑みを浮かべて答える。
『折れてなければ良いってものでもないだろう!?』
『すぐに治るわ。高い回復薬を買った
『そういう問題でもない!』
アキラがそう答えながら口に含んでいる回復薬をまた少し飲み込んだ。1箱200万オーラムの回復薬を
事前に服用していた回復薬が音の発生源である骨の亀裂を素早く治療する。蹴りの衝撃で痛んだ筋肉も一緒に治療する。アキラは体内に残留している回復薬の効果が切れる前に追加の回復薬を飲み込んで、身体の各部位の負傷が即時に治療される状態を保っていた。
現在の状況はアキラの実力を完全に超えている。アルファはその状況にアキラを無理
り潰しながら戦っているようなものだった。身体に滞留している回復薬が過度な負担で徐々に壊れていく体を壊れた途端に片っ端から治療し続けることで、アキラは状況を何とか優勢に保ち続けていた。
アキラは必死に戦いながら愚痴や文句をアルファに話し、アルファはアキラの
自分の横でアルファが笑っているのならば、状況は悪くないのだ。敵の弾丸が顔の横を何度も通り過ぎていっても、あれだけ倒しても敵が減る気配が一向に全く感じられなくても、自分達の優勢は揺るがない。アキラはそう判断していた。
それがただの勘違いであったとしても、楽観的な勘違いならば今はそれが必要なのだ。足を
そのアキラを見て、アルファはどこか満足げに笑っていた。
『随分進んだけど、まだ到着しないのか!? あの部屋、そんなに遠かったか!?』
『もうすぐよ。というより、すぐそこよ』
『あの残骸の山がどうかしたのか?』
『だから、あそこが部屋の出入り口なのよ。多分部屋で籠城しようとしたハンターが、部屋の出入り口に群がる敵を部屋の中から破壊したのよ。それで部屋の出入り口が埋もれたんでしょうね』
かして部屋の中を調べないといけないのか?』
レイナ、シオリ、カナエの3人が部屋の出入り口の前に立っている。
部屋で籠城を続けていたレイナ達だったが、カナエが部屋の外で戦闘が発生している気配に気付いたため、すぐに脱出を決断した。レイナ達は急いで脱出の準備を整えて、今まさに部屋から飛び出そうとしていた。
している可能性が高い。そしてその機械系モンスター達は間違いなく何かと交戦中だ。
重要なのは誰が何と戦っているかではない。交戦中であることが重要なのだ。レイナ達の都合の良いように判断すれば、何らかの部隊がレイナ達を救出するために交戦しているのかもしれない。しかしその部隊がレイナ達のいる部屋まで
戦闘の混乱に乗じて脱出する。それが最も生還の可能性が高い手段だ。シオリもカナエもそう判断し、現状を千載一遇の好機と捉えた。
カナエが楽しげに不敵に笑いながらレイナに尋ねる。
「お嬢。覚悟は良いっすか?」
レイナが緊張気味な表情で答える。
シオリが落ち着かせて安心させるような優しい声でレイナに話す。
「お嬢様。何が起ころうとも私とカナエで何とか致します。御安心ください」
レイナはシオリに顔を向けて何とか
「お任せを」
シオリは力強い笑顔をレイナに返した。
Although Carol looked seductive with her already beautiful body wrapped in a sexy augmented suit, as if it was to belie her outer appearance, she was powerful enough to easily send the B18 monster flying with her kick . It was thanks to the amalgamation of the old-world technology that was close to magic .
If not for her seductive outer appearance, it was easy to notice her superhuman strength . And for those who were not knowledgeable about how much such a modification would cost, they would be surprised when they hear the price tag . Most people got their attention diverted by her beautiful and charming outer appearance and did not think about the technical side of things .
After they finished securing the hall, they then took a short break and lightly sighed . They had defeated the other monsters that came to the room, barricaded the entrance to the other hallways, and pushed aside the wreckages that were left inside that room .
Elena scanned the area around the hall with her information-gathering device and checked the hallway that Shikarabe's team was pushing through . But she could not see any signal coming from that direction .
Judging from the physical strength of Shikarabe's team, the strength of the monsters, and the distance to the room, if Shikarabe's team pulled back, she should be able to see them soon . Elena had no idea whether Shikarabe's team was having a hard time or they were doing well .
"Don't worry, they'll be back in no time . I'm sure that you also thought so when you let them go, right?"
"...If you're saying that I thought the danger was acceptable, then the answer is yes . Since I'm sure Shikarabe has no plans to die here, so I'm sure that he won't make a mistake if he decides to retreat . "
Balancing risk and profit was the main job of the Hunters . The moment Elena or Akira or any other Hunters stepped into the wasteland, they would be putting their life as a gambling chip . As such, it was important to make sure that they would get profit worth risking their lives .
Elena already evaluated the risk and decided that it was worth the risk . Although it was not like she had absolute confidence in her decision, she also did not unnecessarily doubt it either . She trusted that the decision she made was correct .
But when she said that it would be fine, it would just be her telling that to herself . And if she said that she was worried, it would only cause her to doubt her own decision . Thus, she tried not to say anything to herself .
But to Sara, it seemed that Elena was trying to be strong, which was a rare thing to do for her . Sara found it rather amusing as she smiled .
"Nah, it's nothing . Like I said . It'll be fine . It's true that it's rather worrying, but I don't think Shikarabe would go as far as to sacrifice his life to save the rescue targets . I'm sure he'll make the right decision when things get dangerous . Moreover, Akira is strong enough to even make Shikarabe invite him to hunt a bounty monster, as for that Togami, since Shikarabe allowed him to come, I'm sure that he's not that weak either . It'll be fine, don't worry . "
Sara might have guessed what Elena was thinking, so she used the words that Elena was avoiding .
"It seems that we can get a short break here . It would be great if Shikarabe's team can return back while we have the leeway . "
Carol turned her face and looked at the hallway leading to the room where their rescue targets were as she said that . It did not seem like any monsters were going to come out from that direction . They wanted to believe that it was because Shikarabe's team was still pushing forward while killing the monsters on their way .
"I really hope they will return back safely soon . Right?"
Sara replied back casually .
"It'll be fine, they'll be back in no time . "
As for Elena, she seemed to be somehow suspicious of Carol, but she agreed with Carol .
"You're right, I too hope they'll be back safely soon . "
"Well, 2 of the 3 Hunters in Shikarabe's team are young boys after all . I guess it's understandable to be worried . I did see Akira's skill from up close and I know how strong he is, but for that Togami, I can't say I'm not worried . What do you think?"
Elena was the one who answered Carol's question .
"He at least has good equipment on him . As for his ability, well, Shikarabe allowed him to join, so I'm sure he's not that bad . "
Carol nodded in agreement with that evaluation .
"...But, if we look at them from a glance without any prior information beforehand, I think Akira looks to be the weakest one, doesn't it?"
Sara was a bit surprised .
"Is that so?"
"Yep . That is if we only judge solely based on their outer appearance . Not to mention, his equipment seems to be the worst among them too... I actually can guess the ability of most Hunters just from seeing them and my guesses never missed that much until now... Or at least, that's what I thought . Akira is the first one who I was wrong about . Honestly speaking, I find that really strange . After all, I've never gotten my guess wrong by this much until now . It really made me lose my confidence . "
If she had not met Akira in the Seranthal building and fled together from that building, Carol would not have had the chance to see Akira's real ability . If she had met Akira carrying the same equipment in Kugamayama city, she would have thought he was just one of those common Hunters in the eastern district, and she would not be that intrigued by him .
Carol then asked a question to Sara and Elena .
Elena and Sara thought for a bit, looked at each other, and then started trying to analyze that question again . Sara was thinking about how to answer Carol's question, while Elena was trying to probe why Carol asked that question, both of them there were thinking about 2 different things .
"I don't think I would be able to do that . It's true that Akira seems weak from a glance, and he sometimes seems nervous when exploring the ruins . If you ask me whether I can recognize his skill without any prior knowledge, I would say that it'll be very unlikely . "
As for Elena, she answered back with a common answer as if she was trying to give a neutral reply .
"Even if you said to do that from a glance, you can actually pretty much guess the ability of a Hunter from their outer look, body composition, how old he or she looks, and the quality and number of equipment he or she is carrying . So, let's say if I meet Akira in the relatively safe residential area of Kugamayama city while he's on his casual clothing, I would say that it's impossible to see through his real ability in that situation . "
Carol was listening closely to both of their answers . She then smiled as if she was satisfied .
She pulled the trigger while her gun was still pushed into that pile, aiming at the monsters on the other side of that pile . The muzzle-flash flashed the inside of the pile as flashes passed through the small opening among the wreckages . The powerful piercing bullet easily pierced through the pile and hit the monsters on the other side .
Carol kept her finger on the trigger as if she was venting her irritation . The piercing bullets easily shot down the monsters on the other side of the pile and turned them into extra obstacles, preventing other monsters from coming from that hallway .
From that short exchange, Carol confirmed that Elena and Sara also could not accurately guess Akira's real skill . Carol at least expected it until that point .
Her real qualm was about Elena and Sara, who did not find it strange how big the gap between how strong Akira looked and how strong he really was . That was the big difference between both of them and Carol .
If Carol had to make a guess, it might be Sara was not bothered by something like that in the first place, but that should not be the case for Elena . She should at least find it strange, question it, and at least make some guesses about it .
But judging from their expression and the tone of their voice when they spoke, Carol did not feel any trace of anything like that from both Sara and Elena .
So in short, Sara and Elena should have the answer to that question, or at least, they should have a good guess to explain the reason why such a huge gap was created . Once Carol confirmed it and understood it, she had successfully completed half of her reason why she talked with both Sara and Elena back there .
[Well, I guess I'll just leave it as that, it's a good thing that now I know Elena and Sara know the reason behind Akira's real strength... Wait, no, dammit! As I thought, it's really bothering me!]
Since Carol knew about it now, she could not help but be bothered by it . She then put all her irritation in her bullets and vented it toward the monsters that interrupted her .
i was barely able to follow Shikarabe and Akira .
They were pushing through the hallway against the monsters that filled it, aiming for the room where their rescue targets were . Other than only being able to slowly proceed because of the number of monsters there, they did not encounter any other trouble .
But, the number and the strength of the monsters were already above what Togami could handle . Akira and Shikarabe forced their way forward relying on their firepower, as for Togami, he was barely able to follow them while picking the monsters that the other two had missed since both of them prioritized more on pushing forward as fast as they could .
It did not seem that Shikarabe had any plans to slow down just to let Togami catch up . Akira also did not seem to be willing to get left behind to help Togami fight against the swarm of B18 monsters . Although both of them had no plans to leave Togami behind, if Togami could not catch up with them and if he could not follow them unless they helped him, then there was no helping it . That's what both Akira and Shikarabe thought about that situation .
If they slowed down there, it meant that they would have to face more monsters . It would endanger them as well as Elena's team that was waiting for them back in the hall near the stairs . So, in order to reach their goal as soon as possible, they prioritized more on pushing forward rather than waiting for Togami .
Togami was using every single ounce of his power there, his movement was already above his usual limit . As he was working together with the other Hunters who were better than him and trying desperately to catch up with them, plus from the daily training that he had gone through, his talent started to bloom there .
Togami himself noticed that he was moving better than he expected . When he realized that, he could feel compliments for his growth starting to echo in the back of his mind .
Togami could see how Shikarabe, who had better equipment than him, was moving very well suitable for someone who was using those powerful equipment . While on the other hand, there was also Akira, who although was using worse equipment than him, was able to perform really well . Even with his high-quality equipment on, Togami was barely able to catch up . This all meant that he was truly lacking in skills . This single fact prevented Togami from feeling satisfied with his current skill level .
Right at that time, suddenly a B18 monster flew to his right . Togami immediately froze up the moment he saw that monster . His reaction was late, as he tried to aim his rifle at that monster as fast as he could, but that monster had already fixed its aim at him first .
The logical side of Togami shrieked that he would not make it on time, he prepared himself to welcome death .
But suddenly, that monster crashed down in a single shot .
Togami was taken aback and turned in the direction where that shot came from . He could see a CWH anti-material rifle's muzzle pointed in his direction, it was Akira . Akira had noticed that monster ahead of time, he immediately turned back, readied his CWH anti-material rifle, and sniped that monster before it could shoot at Togami .
Akira then just casually turned around again and continued fighting the monsters in front of him as if he did something that was nothing unusual . But behind him, Togami was watching Akira's back with teary eyes as if he was about to cry .
"...Dammit!!"
Togami himself was not sure to whom he said that to and why he said that, he then picked himself up and continued forward .
In reality, Akira's augmented suit was not designed for CQC . But thanks to Alpha's support, the augmented suit would harden only the moment his kick connected . Furthermore, Alpha was also doing other small adjustments like transmitting the shock from the kick to Akira's whole body to reduce the burden on his leg . But of course, there was a limit to how far that could continue .
The moment Akira kicked a monster, suddenly a strange sound came out from his leg . But rather than pain, Akira could feel something else that was equally bad and twitched .
Alpha smiled casually at Akira and replied .
"That doesn't mean that everything is fine as long as it's not broken, you know!??"
"It'll heal up in no time . Aren't you glad that you bought that expensive medicine?"
"That's not the problem here!!"
Akira swallowed another pill of the medicines that he already had in his mouth when he said that . It seemed that he had gotten so used to it to the point that he was using the 2,000,000 Aurum per box medicine without any hesitation .
The medicine that he had taken beforehand quickly fixed the source of that strange sound, his bone, together with the muscle that got torn up from the kicking . And before the effect of the last medicine that he took had worn off, Akira swallowed another pill to make sure that any injury in his body would immediately get healed .
The current situation was actually way above what Akira could handle . So in order to be able to face that situation, Alpha was controlling Akira's body through his augmented suit and moving his body around pretty violently .
So for Akira, fighting in that situation was the same as crushing his body bit by bit . The medicine that he took beforehand would then immediately heal any injuries, and only by that, was he able to sustain himself in that situation .
Akira kept on complaining to Alpha through telepathy while fighting the monsters there, then Alpha would respond back while smiling as usual . That silly talk that he was having there helped him to keep his calm in the middle of that battle filled with flying bullets from both directions . It served as a support to Akira's mental state .
As long as Alpha was smiling like usual, it meant that his life was not in danger . No matter how many times bullets passed close to his face, no matter how many monsters that he was facing, as long as Alpha was smiling like usual, Akira was sure that he still had the upper hand .
Even if that was only his misconception, that kind of good misconception was something that he needed in that situation . He did not need any pessimistic opinion that might disturb his calmness . Akira somehow was already over such a thing as he continued fighting without showing any hesitation and even having a confident smile plastered on his face .
Looking at that Akira, Alpha somehow smiled in satisfaction .
"We've gone quite far though!? How far away is that room from here!?"
"It's not that far ahead, just a little more . "
"What's up with that pile?"
"The entrance to that room is basically behind that pile of wreckage . I bet the people who barricaded themselves inside that room killed the monsters that were trying to enter that room and eventually created that pile . "
"If I have to add more, I would say that you would need to secure the entrance while checking the inside of the room too . Otherwise, you'll get trapped inside that room . "
Reina, Shiori, and Kanae stood in front of the entrance of the room where they barricaded themselves .
Although they were in the middle of barricading themselves inside that room, Kanae noticed fighting was going on outside and decided that it was their chance to escape . They immediately finished all of their preparation, and now they were ready to go out .
There was a good chance the monsters that they were running from were still roaming outside the room, and there was no mistaking it that those monsters were in the middle of a fight against something else .
The most important thing was not the fact that the monsters were fighting against something else, but that they were in the middle of a fight . If they had to make an optimistic guess, they might be fighting against a squad sent to rescue them .
Their best chance there was to use the chaos happening outside to slip away and make a run . Both Shiori and Kanae thought so, they knew that they might not get another chance .
Kanae was smiling casually and turned to Reina .
"Milady, are you ready?"
Reina looked slightly nervous .
Shiori then gently said to Reina to help her calm down .
"Milady, no matter what happens, Kanae and I will protect you, so please don't be worried . "
Reina looked at Shiori and smiled .
"Just leave it to us . "
Shiori smiled back confidently at Reina .
Rebuild World (WN)
リビルドワールド
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/rebuild-world/
Action Adventure Drama Harem Mecha Mystery Sci-fi Seinen
Abandoned Children Adapted to Manga Adventurers Alternate World Anti-social Protagonist Apocalypse Artificial Intelligence Beautiful Female Lead Cautious Protagonist Child Protagonist Dense Protagonist Determined Protagonist Distrustful Protagonist Futuristic Setting Gangs Gunfighters Harsh Training Lack of Common Sense Male Protagonist Manipulative Characters Monsters Near-Death Experience Older Love Interests Poor Protagonist Poor to Rich Ruthless Protagonist Shota Sudden Strength Gain Survival Twisted Personality Unlucky Protagonist Weak to Strong
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