エレナがアキラ達に指示を出す。
「移動を再開するわ。移動時の指針は今までと同じよ。索敵の状況を簡易マップに表示しているけど、敵の反応がないからって油断しないで。敵の対処は私達の移動の障害にならない程度にして。無理をして敵を倒すよりも、移動速度を優先させて。
アルファが移動中のアキラに指示を出す。
『アキラ。右よ』
走っていたアキラが右前方の通路の前で急停止する。同時に通路の奥へ銃を構える。
アキラは意識を集中し、体感時間の圧縮した状態で、視界内には存在していない敵の出現に備える。そして通路の先にある十字路の右側から甲A24式が飛び出してくるのに合わせて引き金を引く。
アキラの視界には敵機体の制御装置の位置と、制御装置を一撃で破壊するのに適した着弾位置が表示されていた。構えたCWH対物突撃銃の銃口からは弾道予測の線が延びていた。
CWH対物突撃銃から発射された徹甲弾が目標の弱点に着弾する。徹甲弾が敵の外部装甲を貫通し、内部の制御装置を一撃で破壊する。頭脳を失った機体が即座に機能を停止して、通路から飛び出てきた慣性のまま勢いよく転倒しながら床の上を転がっていく。
いて先を急ぐ。そして通路を走りながら隣を併走しているアルファに尋ねる。
『今のはどうだった?』
アルファが
『私が補正しないと左に1メートルほどずれていたわ。もっと慌てずに焦らずに速やかに狙わないと駄目ね』
落ち込んでいる暇などないとアキラが気を切り替える。そして射撃の難易度を上げている要因について文句を言う。
アルファが答える。
『掃除を試みた清掃機械が別の機械系モンスターに破壊されたのかもしれないわ』
アキラは困惑気味の表情を浮かべていたが、急に表情を元に戻した。
『ややこしい事態にでもなっていて、ミハゾノ街遺跡の異変に関係があるのかもしれないけど、まあ、俺には関係ないか。その理由が分かれば100億オーラム手に入るかもしれないけど、そんな場合じゃないしな』
アルファが笑って話す。
『そういうことよ。アキラは自分の意思でエレナ達に同行しているのだから、そっちに集中しなさい。エレナ達に付き合うのが嫌になったのならいつでも言って。すぐにアキラ単独で脱出する手段を検討するわ』
アキラが少しむっとしてアルファを見る。だがアルファは気にせずに
シカラベが障害物の向こうにいる敵へ銃を構えて引き金を引く。貫通力を重視した徹甲弾が障害物を突き抜けて敵の胴体を貫いていく。一撃で基幹部品を破壊された目標が機能を停止した。
シカラベは敵の位置をエレナから送られている索敵結果から
シカラベはエレナ達の実力を称賛しつつ、友人の努力が水泡に帰したことに苦笑した。
キャロルが大型の拳銃で敵を銃撃して派手に吹き飛ばした。銃弾は機体の胴体が一撃で分かれるほどの威力だ。分かり
トガミは格上達の移動速度に追いつくために必死だった。泣き言を飲み込み、自分の実力を自他共に示す機会に全力を尽くしていた。
高性能な装備がトガミの意思を後押しする。過酷な状況を切り開く道を自力で切り開こうとする。だがシカラベ達に並んで進むには足りていない。シカラベ達が敵を撃破した後に続くのが精一杯だった。
トガミが戦いながら他の者達の様子を確認する。シカラベ達は見えないはずの敵を目で追っていたアキラのように、視野外、遮蔽物の先にいる敵にも反応して的確に対処していた。
エレナの索敵情報はトガミにも送信されている。しかしその情報を活用して戦闘に反映するには相応の技量が要る。
トガミが険しい表情を浮かべる。
(あれぐらい、シカラベ達にはできて当然ってことか! 俺には、できない......。今は、だ! 俺にもすぐにできるようになってやる! すぐにだ!)
過度な賞賛がかつてのトガミを増長させていた。だが今は気概と気骨がトガミを支えていた。かつての己を認め、無様を認め、それに
りながら周囲の敵を蹴散らしている。サラの視界にはエレナが収集して解析した各種の情報が表示されている。それを基に多数の障害物が散らばっている通路を効率的に移動し、素早く移動経路を制圧し、出現する敵を破壊し続けている。
エレナとサラは基本的に2人で組んでハンター稼業をしている。受けた依頼の内容によっては、集団の一員として行動することも、集団を率いて行動することもあるが、それでも2人で組む体制を崩すことはない。互いへの理解と信頼から、それが最も効率的であると理解し、信じているからだ。
「エレナ。私達が助けようとしている相手ってどういう人物だと思う? そもそもこんな状況下で脱出に失敗したハンターがまだ生きていると思う?」
サラは余り納得できなかった。周囲の光景を、周辺に散らばっている機械系モンスターの残骸などを見ながら話す。
「こいつらと戦ったのって、多分あのドランカムの緊急依頼の応援要請を受けてセランタルビルに入ったハンター達よね? つまりその時にミハゾノ街遺跡にいたハンターが大半。手持ちの消耗品の量なんか、日帰り感覚のハンターが多かったはずよ。ちょっと多めに弾薬を用意していたハンターがいたとしても、この量の機械系モンスター達を相手にどれだけ粘れたか。それを実力でひっくり返せるほどのハンターなら、とっくに自力で脱出しているんじゃない?」
ミハゾノ街遺跡で活動するハンター達の平均的な実力。応援要請を受けたハンター達の状態。現場の戦闘の痕跡。サラがそれらを判断材料にして自身のハンターとしての経験から推測すると、救出対象は既に死んでいるとしか思えない。
エレナもサラの意見には同感だ。ただしその上で対象が生存している可能性は高いと判断している。エレナはその理由をシカラベが守秘義務で話せないと答えた部分にあると考えていた。
「サラが言っていることは正しいわ。その上で、シカラベは相手が生きていると判断しているんでしょうね。弾薬等を比較的消費しない近接戦闘に秀でた人物とか、何らかの理由で念入りに準備を済ませていた部隊とか、部隊員の実力に雲泥の差がある部隊で、相対的に力量の劣る人物を生還させるために
「確かに、ドランカムもあの緊急依頼で結構な数のハンターをセランタルビルに送ったらしいし、そういうハンターが混ざっていても不思議はないか」
サラはエレナの予想を聞いてある程度納得をした。だがそう答えたエレナは僅かな気懸かりを覚えていた。
めた何か。少なくともシカラベには間違いなく厄介ごとで、対象の生存を前提とした行動を取らざるを得ない何か。その何かがエレナ達にどの程度の影響をもたらすかは未知数だ。
エレナが探りを入れるようにシカラベに尋ねる。
「止めておくわ。それと、そういうことなら、この後でその誰かとの交渉が必要になった場合、その交渉はシカラベに担当してもらうわ」
「了解した。ドランカム内の事情もある。その方が良いだろう」
エレナはシカラベの返事を聞いて理解する。少なくともシカラベは見知らぬ誰かではなく、明確な誰かを助けようとしている。そしてその誰かは、シカラベが暗号通信の把握した時に浮かべていた
レイナ達はセランタルビルの30階の部屋の中で籠城していた。
部屋の出入り口はしっかり封鎖している。破壊した機械系モンスター達の残骸。持ち込んだ小型簡易防壁。室内にあった各種備品。それを組み合わせて念入りに塞がれている。レイナ達自身も部屋から脱出しにくいという問題は、敵の侵入というより大きな問題に対処するために無視されていた。
シオリが機械系モンスターの残骸を椅子と台の代わりにして武器の整備をしている。その機械系モンスターは縦に両断されていた。残骸の切断面は光沢が出ているほどに滑らかだ。シオリが腰の刀で一刀両断したのだ。
カナエがシオリに笑って話しかける。
シオリが作業の手を止めて冷ややかな目でカナエを見る。カナエは和やかに笑っている。
「しっかし、あれっすね。アキラ少年の言っていたこと、全部的中したっすね。情報端末は急に圏外になって
「それで、カナエはその話題を何度繰り返せば気が済むの?」
既にカナエはこの話題を何度もシオリに振っていた。シオリのカナエに対する冷ややかな目が、より冷ややかになっている理由だ。
カナエが平然と答える。
「話題が気に入らないのなら、
さんのお嬢自慢でも付き合うっすよ。暇なんすよ」
「いや、時には第三者の客観的な意見がっすね......」
閉鎖環境に長時間滞在していることによる疲労がシオリ達の
レイナは戦闘中に少々負傷したが、用意していた回復薬で既に完治している。水と食料の量も限りが有るとはいえ今のところは問題ない。レイナの健康を損なう理由にはなっていない。
カナエが指摘しているのは、主にレイナの気力の面での限界だ。既にレイナ達がこの部屋に逃げ込んでから3日目だ。
レイナもハンターとして旧世界の遺跡の中に数日滞在することはある。しかしそれは十分な安全を保った上での話だ。十分な人数の仲間と交代で休息と見張りを行い、安全を維持した上で危険ならすぐに撤退できる状態を保った上での話だ。大量の機械系モンスターに襲われて、他のハンターの怒号と悲鳴が響き渡る中、辛うじて比較的安全な場所に逃げ込んだ場合の話ではない。
しかも外部との通信は取れず、情報収集機器も不調なために部屋の外の様子も確認できず、部屋の中に侵入しようとしてくる機械系モンスターの数から考えて、部屋の周囲は今も包囲されている。飽きもせず、侮りもせず、機械的に自分達を殺そうとしている存在に囲まれ続けているのだ。
そのような状況が続けば、当然ながら精神力と体力を消耗し続けることになる。レイナは今のところはまだ持ちこたえている。だがいずれは限界を迎える。戦闘どころか
りながら、大量の機械系モンスターの包囲を突破して、ビルからの脱出を試みなければならなくなる。
レイナの状態の悪化はそのまま全員の命に関わるのだ。そしてこの場に
シオリはレイナがまだ動ける内に、この部屋から、そしてセランタルビルからの脱出を決断しなければならない。シオリもそれは分かっている。その上でシオリは真剣で、どこか悲痛な表情でカナエに答える。
救援が来る可能性はある。最終的な被害がどの程度の規模になったかは分からないが、ドランカム所属のハンターを含む多数の死傷者や未帰還者が発生したならば、ドランカムは徒党の威信に懸けて何らかの対処を取るだろう。二次被害を理解した上で追加の救出部隊を派遣する可能性はあるのだ。
あの大量の機械系モンスター達がここから立ち去る可能性もある。セランタルビルに入ったハンターの人数に応じて機械系モンスターが現れたのならば、ハンターが死亡、若しくは撤退して数を減らせば、その分だけ機械系モンスターの量も減る可能性もある。そもそも一時的な増援にすぎないのならば、時間経過で帰還する可能性もあるのだ。
全ては可能性だ。楽観的な妄想にすぎないのかもしれない。しかし可能性がある以上、シオリはそれを考慮に入れて判断しなければならない。
シオリが判断を誤れば恐らくレイナは死ぬ。シオリの判断の誤りがレイナを殺すのだ。それがシオリの決断を鈍らせていた。
カナエはシオリの苦悩を何となく察しながら思う。
シオリが私情で判断を狂わすのならば、カナエはカナエで決断しなければならない。つまり、まだ自分が十全に動ける内に、レイナを連れて力尽くで脱出を試みなければならない。場合によってはシオリを排除してでも。運が良ければ脱出できるだろう。どの程度の幸運が必要になるかは全く分からないが。
シオリもその程度のことは理解しているはずだ。だからその前に決断するだろう。カナエはその程度にはシオリを信頼しているが、一応
シオリのどこか冷たい声の返事を聞いて、カナエは一応伝わったと思い込むことにした。
レイナが目を覚ました。正確には、ずっと浅い睡眠と目覚めを繰り返している中で、無理に眠ろうとする努力を止めたのだ。
身を起こしたレイナが、自分の体調が少しずつ悪化していることを自覚して
いになっていることを自覚している。現状でレイナがするべきことは、現状のレイナでも辛うじてできることは、可能な限り自分の体調を保つことだ。ここから脱出する契機が訪れた時に、不測の事態が発生した時に、速やかに対処するための気力と体力を残しておくことだ。
レイナはそれすら難しくなってきていることを自覚して、表情に影を落とした。その影のある表情に自暴自棄にも似た自身への嘲笑の色がないことが救いだろう。
レイナが大きく深呼吸をして、内心の不安やどんよりした感情を吐き出す息と一緒に吐き出した。気を切り替えて笑顔を作る。気が
に行くと、カナエがレイナに気付いて声を掛けてくる。
「お嬢、おはようっす。交代にはまだ早いっすよ」
「大丈夫よ。ちょっと寝付けなくて、目も覚めちゃったし、横になるのも飽きたわ」
「そっすか。じゃあちょっと早いっすけど、交代ってことで」
Elena then said to the rest of the team .
"We'll keep up our method and speed just like before . Although you can see the result for the radar on your map, don't drop your guard just because there are no monsters detected . Just fight the monsters that block our way, there's no need to kill all the monsters, prioritize more on searching the area . But of course, safety is still number one . That's all, let's go . "
Alpha gave Akira an order while they were in the middle of moving .
"Akira, to your right . "
Akira who was running immediately stopped at the intersection in front of him and aimed his rifle to the right .
He gathered his concentration and compressed his time perception as he fixed his aim at the target that he could not even see . He then tracked the A24 monsters that passed through the next intersection and pulled the trigger the moment they showed themselves .
Akira was able to see the location of the control device inside the monster's body due to Alpha's support . Alpha also indicated the location where Akira's bullet would easily pierce its armour and destroy its control device . As Akira tried to align his aim, a trajectory prediction line extended from his CWH anti-material rifle's muzzle .
The bullet that flew out from the CWH anti-material rifle hit the weak point of the monster . It destroyed the monster's outer armour and pierced through its innards, it went straight for the monster's control device and destroyed it in one shot . The monster that had lost its brain immediately stopped functioning and just crashed into the ground with the momentum that it had when it flew out from the intersection due to inertia .
Akira nodded and immediately started running again . When he had a chance, he quickly turned to Alpha and asked her a question while still running .
"How was that?"
Alpha smiled and warned him .
"If I didn't fix your aim, it would have missed the monster about 1 metre to the left . You need to try to keep calm while fixing your aim as fast as possible . "
But Akira quickly pulled himself together, he knew that he had no time to lament . He then commented about the other factor that increased the difficulty of sniping monsters there .
Alpha then answered Akira's question .
"The cleaning drones might have been destroyed by the other mechanical monsters . "
Akira made a troubled look, but he immediately returned his face to normal .
"This has really turned into something super complicated . It might have something to do with the current abnormality in Mihazono ruin, but well, I guess it has nothing to do with me, huh . Well, it's true that I might be able to get 10,000,000,000 Aurum if I know the reason behind it, but it's not the time to be thinking about that right now . "
Alpha smiled at Akira and said .
"That's true . You came here in order to help Elena and Sara out of your own volition after all . So you need to concentrate more on that . But if you've had enough of it, you can tell me anytime . I'll immediately readjust your course of action for moving separately from the team . "
Akira sulked for a bit, but Alpha just ignored it and kept smiling at him .
Shikarabe aimed his rifle at the monster that was located behind a pile of wreckage and pulled the trigger . The piercing bullet that he was using was able to pierce through the pile of wreckage and hit the monster behind it . He was able to destroy the monster's vital component in one shot and killed that monster .
Shikarabe was able to ascertain the enemy's location from the data that he was receiving from Elena .
Shikarabe was honestly impressed by Elena's ability and smiled bitterly remembering how his friend worked so hard for it although it ended up with failures .
While Carol had a large gun with her that could blast the monsters in one shot . It was also thanks to Elena that she was able to quickly detect the monsters that hid in difficult-to-spot places .
Togami was desperately trying to catch up with the moving speed of the rest of the team . He did not complain at all as he used all he got to use that chance to show his skills to other Hunters .
His powerful equipment supported him to push his way through difficult situations . But that was not enough for him to match the current speed . He was barely able to follow the rest of the team .
Togami checked at the other Hunters while fighting the monsters . Just like Akira who was able to track a monster that was invisible to him, Shikarabe and the other Hunters could also predict accurately where and when the enemy would appear or shoot accurately through wreckages or rubbles .
Togami was also receiving the same information from Elena just like the rest of the Hunters, but even so, he could not use it to perform as well as the other Hunters .
His expression turned stern .
[So it's normal for them to be able to do that, huh?! While on the other hand, I can't do that at all... At least for now though, I'll definitely learn how to do that too as soon as possible!!]
In the past, excessive praises pushed him to grow, but this time, frustration and the feeling of patheticness pushed him to grow . Togami recognized his own skill and his pathetic performance here, he was scolding himself as if to tell him to fight back while pushing himself to the limit .
Sara was fighting the monsters they encountered while making sure that Elena, the leader of the team, was properly protected . Sara's display was showing the information that Elena had analyzed and sent to her . Thanks to that information, Sara was able to effectively remove the monsters that were blocking their way forward and any monsters that approached the team .
Elena and Sara basically work together as a team of two when they did Hunter jobs . Depending on the request that they took, they sometimes had to work under a different team, or sometimes, as the leader of the team, but that was not enough to break their habit of working as a team of two . It was simply because they understood and trusted each other, they knew that it was the best option and they trusted that fact .
"Elena, who is this rescue target that we're trying to rescue this time? Or more like, is there really any survivors in this situation?"
That answer did not fully convince Sara . She looked around at the wreckages of dead monsters that were scattered on the ground and said .
"The people who fought these monsters might be the Hunters who accepted that SOS rescue request, right? So basically, they must be the Hunters who were in this ruin yesterday . I'm sure most of them only had enough supplies thinking that they would return back during the day, right? And even if they brought with them extra supplies, I'm sure they had used most of them to fight all of these monsters . And if they are strong enough to handle all of these monsters in that situation, I bet they've already escaped the building by themselves though . "
Judging from the average strength of the Hunters in the Mihazono ruin, the state of the Hunters who accepted that SOS rescue request, and the leftover of the battles in that place, Sara's experience as a Hunter was telling her that there was zero chance their rescue targets were still alive .
Elena actually had the same thought as Sara . But even so, she believed there was a good chance that their rescue targets were still alive, and that reason might lie in the secret information that Shikarabe would not tell her .
"I actually agree with you . But even so, Shikarabe still believes that they are still alive . They might have some team members who specialize in close-quarter combat, or they might bring with themselves way more supplies than most Hunters would, or they might be way stronger than most of the Hunters in this ruin, or they made sure to barricade themselves somewhere to make sure that they would be able to return alive . So judging from that, they might still be alive even now . Don't you think that's plausible too?"
"Well, that does make sense, a lot of Hunters went to this building after Drankam issued that SOS rescue request after all . So it won't be strange if some of them are actually that skilled . "
Sara was convinced by that answer, but even so, Elena who answered Sara's question felt that something was still bothering her .
It was the reason why Shikarabe made that expression back then . Judging from there, there was no mistaking it that it must be something troublesome, something that forced Shikarabe to adjust his action assuming that their rescue targets were still alive . There was no telling how much that something might affect the other Hunters later .
Elena then carefully asked Shikarabe .
"I won't ask any further then . And also, if that's really the case, if we have to negotiate with them afterwards, I'll have to ask you to lead the negotiation for us, yes?"
"Roger that . It might include inside information about Drankam, so it might be better if I'm the one to do that anyway . "
Elena understood a few things after listening to Shikarabe's answer . One thing for sure, it was not someone that Shikarabe did not know . He knew about this person that they were trying to rescue . And it was someone that might bring trouble later to the point that Shikarabe made that annoyed look the moment he decrypted the message from that person .
Reina, Shiori, and Kanae were barricading themselves inside a room on the 30th floor .
The entrance to that room was heavily barricaded . They used wreckages from the dead monsters, portable barriers, and furniture found inside the room to barricade the entrance . They abandoned their chance to get out from that building and prioritized more on making sure that no monsters could get inside the room .
Shiori was taking care of her weapons while using the wreckage of monsters as her chair and table . The cut surface of that wreckage was clean, Shiori cut that wreckage with a single swing of the blade dangling on her hip .
Kanae smiled at Shiori and said .
Shiori stopped her hands and glanced coldly at Kanae who was still smiling widely at her .
"That aside, it's pretty amazing how everything that young boy Akira said is true . Our information terminal quickly lost any connections and we can't use it to contact anyone . Then, the sensitivity of our information-gathering device also significantly worsened, then to top it off, we got surrounded by swarms of monsters . Hm? Ahh, the facilities inside this building are still working well though . It might be just because we didn't check it, but I wonder what actually caused it . "
"So then, how many more times do you need to say that before you stop talking about it?"
Kanae had been talking about that multiple times until now . That was the reason why Shiori's gaze turned colder and colder towards Kanae .
But then Kanae casually replied .
"If you don't like talking about that, how about you come up with something else to talk about? I don't mind listening to your story about Milady here, you know . After all, I have nothing else to do right now . "
"You're 100 years too soon to say anything about my relationship with Milady . "
"No no no, it's a good idea to listen to a third party's opinion sometime, right?"
It might be because they had been stuck inside that room for such a long time that their decision making skill was affected . Shiori replied with something that she would have never said normally . Then right when Kanae started getting bored making small talks to kill time, she suddenly said to Shiori with a serious face .
As Kanae said that, she glanced at Reina who was lying on her back . She was lightly wounded during the fight, but her wound was already completely healed after using medicine . Although they rationed their food and drinks, there should not be any problems at the moment . There was no reason for them to worry about Reina .
Kanae was actually talking about Reina's mental wellbeing . It had been 3 days since they barricaded themselves inside that room .
This was not the first time where Reina had to stay inside an old-world ruin for multiple days . But they had done that under a safe situation . They had enough people to keep watch on turns, then to top it off, they had a safe route they could take any time they were in danger . It was not a situation where she was only barely able to reach a safe place in the middle of a fierce battle against a swarm of monsters which was filled with gunshots and screams from the other Hunters .
Moreover, they could not make any contact with the people outside, and their information-gathering devices were barely able to pick up anything . Judging from the sound of the monsters trying to get inside, that room was still surrounded by monsters . So, basically, they were surrounded by killing machines that did not get tired nor hesitated in killing them .
If that situation continued, there was no surprise that they would feel mental exhaustion . Although Reina was still somehow holding out at the moment, it was only a matter of time before she hit her limit . Forget fighting, she might even lose her willpower to move her body .
If the situation developed to that point, Shiori and Kanae would have to fight through the swarm of monsters while protecting an extra burden in order to escape from that building .
If Reina's situation worsened, it would risk the lives of everyone in that room . And if they stayed inside that building, Reina situation would only grow worse .
Shiori knew she had to make a decision to try to escape that building before Reina lost her willpower . Shiori herself knew that very well . That was why she was making a serious and somehow pained expression as she said to Kanae .
There was still hope that a rescue team would reach them . Although she did not know the extent of losses here, with that many Hunters dead in this building including the Hunters from Drankam, it was very likely that Drankam would decide to do something about it since it had its reputation to uphold . There was a good chance that another rescue team would be dispatched even after knowing the possibility that it might cause them more loss .
While at the same time, the monsters outside might leave that place if they wait long enough . If those monsters flooded the Seranthal building because all of those Hunters entered that building, then now with most of those Hunters dead, those monsters might eventually leave the building . And if it was just a temporary abnormality, those monsters would eventually leave if they wait long enough .
But in the end, those were just possibilities . It might even be just her wishful thinking, but even so, as long as those possibilities were not zero, Shiori had to consider them as she needed to decide whether to stay inside that room or try to force their way out .
If she made a wrong decision, Reina might get killed . She might end up killing Reina with her bad decision, that thought weighed heavily on her mind and dulled her decision-making skill .
Kanae more or less knew that Shiori was also having a hard time there, she then thought .
If Shiori's decision was affected by her personal feelings, then Kanae would have to make her own decision . Which meant that it was up to her when to try to escape that building while Reina was still able to move . In the worst-case scenario, she might even need to kill Shiori to do that . But if she was lucky, they would be able to get out alive just fine . But she had no idea how much luck she would need to be able to do that .
Shiori herself also should have known that very well . That was why she might make her decision before it reached that situation . Kanae did trust in Shiori's skill, but just to be safe, she then decided to remind Shiori .
Shiori's voice sounded somewhat heartless, but it at least showed that she understood what Kanae wanted to convey .
Reina opened her eyes . Although, in reality, it was not like she was sleeping, she was actually only in a half-asleep state all this time as she had given up forcing herself to sleep .
She tried to pull herself up and she could clearly feel that her body was growing weak .
She understood that she was being a useless burden . The only thing that she could do right now, the only thing that she could barely do at the moment for the sake of the other Hunters there, was to preserve her strength as much as possible so that she would be able to quickly move her body if the chance to escape that building finally showed up, or if they had to run away again if the situation suddenly worsened .
Reina herself understood that she was barely able to even do something like that, she was completely crestfallen, the shadow in her expression was even mixed with self-depreciation to the point that was close to depression .
Reina took a deep breath and let out a big sigh, she was trying to expel her feeling of hopelessness and fear inside her heart with that big sigh . She then tried to make a smile, if she kept making a depressed face, it would only make Shiori and Kanae worry even more for her .
She then went to Shiori, Kanae noticed her .
"Milady, good morning, it's still too soon for the shift change though . "
"It's okay, I just can't get a good sleep so I ended up waking up sooner . I got bored just lying down all the time . "
"I see, well, although it might be sooner than scheduled, I guess we can change shift now . "
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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