の残骸の陰に身を隠して一息吐く。
「取り
にまだ狙われてはいないみたいだな。......だよな?」
アルファが笑って
「アキラ。無事なようね。良かったわ」
「キャロル。何の用だ?」
な説明も無く一方的に破棄しておいて、何の用だ? は、ないでしょう?」
キャロルの少し怒っているような声を聞いて、アキラがどこかばつが悪そうな顔を浮かべる。
「あー、悪かったよ。急いでたし、いろいろあったんだ」
「それは仕方無いわ。でも今はこうして連絡を取れるぐらいには落ち着いたんでしょう? 一度会って話しましょう」
「......いや、実は、あの後にもいろいろあって、それはちょっと難しいっていうか......」
適当にごまかしながら断ろうとするアキラに、キャロルが真面目な口調で告げる。
めて500億オーラムの賞金首になったことと、クガマヤマ都市からモンスター認定を受けたことなら知ってるわ」
アキラが思わず口を閉ざす。その沈黙には雄弁な警戒の気配が漂っていた。それを察したキャロルが続ける。
「言っておくけれど、私にはアキラと敵対する気なんて
それでキャロルも黙った。どこか緊張感の漂う重苦しい沈黙が続く。そして1分後、アキラが軽く息を吐いた。
「分かった。会おう」
したような口調の声が返ってくる。
「ありがとう。それじゃあ、どうやって落ち合う? あんまり荒野をうろちょろしたくないんでしょう? 良い方法があるなら言って。私はそれに合わせるわ。特に無いなら私の方で考えるけど」
しそうにそう告げて通話を切った。
少し驚いたように意外そうな表情を浮かべるアキラに、アルファがやや
『アキラ。良かったの? 500億オーラムよ? 後で金に目が眩んで気が変わっても不思議の無い額だと思うけれど』
アキラが少し苦笑気味に軽く笑う。
「まあ、普通のやつならそうかもしれないけどな。でもキャロルは一晩100億オーラムのやつなんだし、その5倍程度なら大丈夫なんじゃないか?」
アキラもキャロルを完全に信じた訳ではない。だが不必要に疑うのを避ける程度には疑心を制御できていた。
『そういう考えも否定はしないけれど、絶対は無いわよ?』
「そんなものは初めからどこにも無いよ。それにキバヤシからも交渉事を不用意に蹴るなって言われたしな」
500億オーラムの賞金首となったアキラだが、クガマヤマ都市内部の権力争いやリオンズテイル社の支店間の
「まあ、こんなに早く連絡が来るとは思ってなかったけどさ。一応は知り合いだし、ちょっと前まで雇われてた相手だし、今はアルファもいるし、大丈夫だろう」
それを考えが甘いと糾弾することも出来る。だが自分がいるから大丈夫だと言われると、アルファも駄目だとは言えなかった。少し苦笑気味に、しかしどこか
『仕方無いわね。最低限の警戒は保つこと。良いわね?』
笑って念を押すアルファに、アキラも笑って返す。
「分かってる。よし。行こう」
アキラはキャロルとの合流場所に向けて再びバイクを走らせた。
キャロルは荒野仕様の大型キャンピングカーをミハゾノ街遺跡から西へ向けて走らせていた。
車載の索敵機器には周辺広域にちらほらといるモンスターらしい反応が映っているが、相手との距離や荒野仕様大型車特有の物騒な気配などのお陰で近付いてくる様子は無い。その様子から問題無いと思いながら運転を続けていると車両の近くに突如反応が現れた。
キャロルがそれに気付いて警戒を強めた直後、車両に短距離通信でアキラの声が届く。
「俺だ。アキラだ」
アキラはキャロルの移動ルートに先回りした上で、アルファのサポートによって自身の反応を消していた。強化服の迷彩機能を使用して身体を消し、更にバイクの展開式
キャロルは車を自動操縦に切り替えて車両の後部に移動すると、格納スペースになっている後部の扉を開けた。
扉が十分に開くのと同時に、荒野をバイクで走っているアキラがバイクごと車内に飛び乗ってくる。すぐに扉がしっかりと閉められて、外部との情報を遮断した。
「アキラ。お帰りなさい。まずはゆっくり休んで......と言う前に、まずはアキラの装備を整えておきましょうか。手伝うわ」
キャンピングカーにはアキラの予備の弾薬類などが積み込まれている。キャロルの護衛を期限不明で続ける予定だったこともあって、その分だけ大量に運び込んでいた。
「アキラ。何なら話の前にお風呂にでも入っておく?」
「そう。お風呂。いろいろあって疲れてるでしょう? 話は長くなるかもしれないわ。疲れたまま付き合わせるのもね」
「いや、別にそれぐらい......」
んでいく。毎日風呂に入る生活に慣れきってしまったアキラには非常に重要なことだった。それでも数秒の沈黙を挟んで大いに迷った後、苦渋の決断を下した。
「い、いや、話を先に済ませよう。何があるか分からないんだ。ここに来た用を先に済ませる」
「そう? じゃあ、あっちで話しましょう」
キャロルが車内のリビングルームへ向かう。アキラは判断を早まったかもしれないと今更悩みながらその後に続いた。
アキラ達はリビングに向かい合って座り、まずは現状の情報共有を始める。キャロルはヴィオラに依頼して得た情報をそっくりそのままアキラに見せた。ヴィオラ自身もアキラの情報を知りたかったこともあり、短い時間で可能な限り調べ上げていた。
その情報の中で、アキラとクロエの戦闘は、ハンターとリオンズテイル東部三区支店の間で行われた遺物譲渡交渉の決裂を起因とする突発的な事態として記されていた。このようなことは遺跡で貴重な遺物を発見したハンターとその遺物をどうしても手に入れたい企業の間でままある事態であり、部外者に記録の
そしてアキラはキャロルにクロエ達との戦闘の経緯などを普通に隠さずに話した。それを聞いたキャロルがかなりの驚きを見せる。
「......そのカードを貸すかどうかでそこまで
真似
「さて、前提情報の共有は済んだわね。それじゃあ本題に入りましょうか。まあ、話自体は簡単で、アキラに私の護衛を続けてほしいってだけなのよ」
「その状態で護衛なんてしたら巻き込まれるだろ?」
「俺はクガマヤマ都市からモンスター認定を受けた
「分かってるわ。あのね、アキラ。その辺の情報共有はさっきしっかり済ませたばかりでしょう? 私はそれを全部分かった上で頼んでるの」
理解したが理解出来ない状況に、アキラは思わず言葉を止めた。そして困惑を更に高めて、それを短く口に出す。
キャロルが真面目な顔でアキラの方へ身を乗り出す。
「それで、どう? 護衛の継続、受けてもらえない?」
アキラは自分が平静を少々欠いていると自覚していた。混乱の続いている頭を整理しようと、取り
めて潰されたアキラが黙る。更にキャロルが続ける。
「アキラのデメリットで受けられないのなら、私も可能であれば譲歩するわ。何かある? あるなら言って。その
そしてキャロルはアキラが護衛を続けた場合の利益を笑顔で話していく。
キャロルと一緒に行動するので当然ながらキャンピングカーを使用できる。荒野で寝泊まりしても風呂や柔らかなベッドでの睡眠を維持できるのだ。食料や予備の弾薬等も車両に大量に詰め込める。長期間荒野を
「じゃあ、何が不満なの?」
キャロルはそう言って真面目な顔でアキラを見詰めた。その顔には焦りと不安が僅かに
自身の一連の行動を客観視して恐らく一般的な価値観で判断すれば、間違いなく頭のおかしい人間に区分されるだけのことはした。アキラもそう理解しており、その自覚ぐらいはあった。自覚しているが、自身を止められないだけだ。
だからこそ、その自分に護衛を頼むなど、アキラには何らかの裏があるとしか思えなかった。しかしそれをそのまま告げるのは、キャロルのことを信じられないと言っているのと同じだ。曲がり形にも、アキラはキャロルを信じてここにいる。少なくとも自分の敵ではなく危害を加えるつもりも無いはずだと判断している。
らの事情が、自分を敵に回すような内容ではないと、キャロルから既に告げられている。
無条件に信用も信頼も出来ない。だが条件付きでなら信用し信頼も出来るかもしれない。アキラはその条件を求めるように、
だがそのキャロルの態度とは対照的に、アキラの反応は大きかった。かなり驚いたように目を大きく開き、キャロルを非常に意外そうな目で見る。
「アキラ。どうしたの?」
「まあね。騒ぎの規模はデカいけど、乱暴に要約すれば、あいつらが遺物を寄こせってアキラを武力で脅したけど返り討ちにあったってだけでしょ? 悪いのは向こうよ。アキラじゃないわ」
キャロルがそこまで言ってから少し挑発的に
冗談半分に笑いながら誘うように聞き返すキャロルへ、アキラが軽く笑って返す。
「そんなんじゃないよ。まあ、俺も賞金首になったりモンスター認定を受けたりでいつも以上に疑い深くなってたんだ。悪かった。その分ちゃんと仕事をするから勘弁してくれ」
「一応、仕事は真面目にやる方なんだ。そういう意味での、期待ならな」
アキラとキャロルはそう軽い冗談を言い合うように笑いながら、護衛依頼の再締結を終えた。
その様子を、アルファが表面上は
夜の荒野を進むキャンピングカーの中で、アキラがゆっくりと風呂に入って心身を癒やしている。様々なことが有りすぎた一日だったと、お湯に意識を半分溶かしながら入浴欲を満たしていた。
アルファは裸で浴槽に腰掛けている。実在しない水滴が髪を潤い輝かせ、きめ細やかな肌を伝い豊満な胸の先から滴り落ちて、優美な裸体に色香を加えていた。その光景はいつも通りアキラの視界に入っているが、いつも通りアキラには
そこまではいつも通りの光景だ。だがアルファの表情はいつも通りではなく、少し気懸かりなものを漂わせていた。
『アキラ。今更だけど、キャロルの護衛を継続して良かったの?』
アキラはそのアルファの表情を見て、珍しい顔をしていると思いながらも軽く答える。
『あの時と今では状況が違うわ。リオンズテイル社と敵対して、クガマヤマ都市からモンスター認定を受けた500億オーラムの賞金首と一緒にいるデメリットを相殺できるほど、キャロルはその何かを恐れている。彼女にも何か事情はあるのだと思うけれど、
いて納得は示した。だが意見は変えなかった。
『そりゃ裏はあるだろうさ。でもキャロルだって俺の事情に巻き込まれる覚悟を決めてるんだ。その辺はどっちもどっちじゃないか? 俺としては、俺にばっかり利点がある話を持ち掛けられたことも含めて、その辺のリスクを多少負うのは仕方無いと思うけどな』
入浴の快楽に屈したアキラが小さな声を漏らし、機嫌の良さそうな顔で浴槽に手を触れる。
者になったわね。その程度の考えで引き受けて、もしキャロルが裏切ったらどうするの?』
『大丈夫だろう。まあそうなったらその時に考えるよ』
アキラは軽い調子でそう答えた後、アルファが妙にキャロルに厳しい態度を取っているような気がして、僅かに
キャロルが裏切ったらどうするのか。その問いかけは確認だった。アルファは以前のアキラならば、その時は殺そう、と軽く答えていただろうと判断している。
しかし今の結果は異なっていた。大丈夫だろうと、裏切る確率は十分に低いと告げた上で、裏切った仮定での処置に対しても、その時に考えるという具体性に欠けた殺意の低い答えを返している。
人は肯定を望む。アキラも例外ではない。ミハゾノ街遺跡でクロエ達と敵対した自身の行動を肯定してくれたキャロルのことを、アキラは高く評価した。それでキャロルへの態度を変えたのだ。アルファはそう判断していた。
そしてそう考えて警戒しながらも、あの時のアキラの言動を肯定したのは自分の方が先であり、同じように肯定を示すのならば、先に肯定した方が効果が高いはずだとも考えていた。
危ないところだった。アルファは現状をそう判断した上で、だらしなく顔を緩ませているアキラを見ながら、アキラとキャロルを同じベッドで寝かせるのは阻止しようと考えていた。間違いが起こると、困るからだ。
実在しない者は、それを視認できる者の視界の中で、以前と変わらずに
"Just keep going and open the back door."
"Okay."
"Well, it seems like no one is coming after me yet... right?"
Alpha smiled and nodded.
"Akira, it seems like you're alright. Thank goodness!"
"Carol, what is it?"
"Geez. Don't give me that when you just left your bodyguard job without any explanation, right?"
Carol sounded a bit angry. Akira frowned and apologetically said.
"Ah, right. Sorry about that. I was in a hurry due to certain business, you see."
"Well, I guess it can't be helped then. But it seems like you've calmed down now. At least enough to have the time to call me back, right? So, let's meet up and talk."
"...Well, actually, a lot of things happened afterwards. So, it's kind of hard to meet up right now, you see..."
Akira was trying to refuse while still being vague. However, Carol suddenly brought out the main point with a serious tone.
"If it's about Lion Steel putting 50 billion Aurum on your head and Kugamayama city recognizing you as a monster, I already know."
Akira was caught by surprise. He did not say anything. He did not even try to make an excuse. As he started putting his guard up toward her, Carol who already guessed his response, quickly added.
"Just to let you know, I have no wish to fight you. If you don't believe me, then I guess meeting up will be impossible. And if you won't change your mind no matter what, then, there's no point in continuing this call. So, I'll hang up."
After that, Carol went silent. The anxious heavy mood continued. After a minute of silence, Akira lightly sighed and said.
"Alright, let's meet up then."
The mood immediately cleared up after that. Carol sounded extremely relieved as she replied.
"Thank you. Well then. How should we meet up? It's not a good idea to just meet up somewhere randomly in the wasteland, right? If you have a good idea, feel free to tell me. I will abide by your decision. But, if you don't have any good idea, I will try to think of something."
Carol jovially said before closing the call.
Akira raised his eyebrows. He seemed rather taken aback by her remark. Meanwhile, Alpha looked worriedly at him and asked.
"Akira, are you sure you're okay with this? It's 50 billion Aurum, you know? It won't be strange if she changes her mind later because of the bounty."
Akira bitterly smiled.
"Well, I bet that would be the case for most people, but Carol can get 10 billion Aurum in a single night. So, I guess five times of that would not be that much of a difference from her point of view, no?"
Although it was not like Akira completely trust Carol, he had at least one reason to not be unnecessarily suspicious of her.
"Well, I won't deny that, but there's no guarantee she won't betray us either, you know?"
"A guarantee never existed anywhere in the first place. Moreover, Kibayashi also advised me not to simply abandon any negotiations that come my way."
Akira had become a bounty target with a 50 billion Aurum prize on his head. However, due to the power struggle inside Kugamayama city and between branches of the Lion Steel company, not to mention negotiator firms, there was a good chance all kinds of people were trying to get in contact with him for various reasons. If he could handle them well, it could buy him a good amount of time. That was why Kibayashi advised him to not just toss aside opportunities to negotiate. Kibayashi even went as far as to offer to take over negotiations in his stead if he found it too cumbersome.
"To be honest, I didn't expect someone to contact me this soon. But it's not like we're strangers and I did work for her up until just now. Also, with you around, I bet that it'll be fine."
Although Akira's argument was not foolproof, since he brought up Alpha as one of his reasons, she could no longer say no. Alpha then bitterly smiled. There was a tinge of joy in her smile. It was a smile indicative of her allowing Akira to do as he wishes.
"Well, it can't be helped then. But make sure to not completely lower your guard, okay?"
Watching her warn him with a smile, Akira also smiled back at her.
"I know. Let's go."
Akira started his bike and went to the meeting location.
Carol took her camping vehicle and headed west from Mihazono ruin. As the dusk settled in, she deliberately chose the route that her camping vehicle could easily go through.
The scanner installed in the camping vehicle showed signals cropping up here and there. Those signals must be from monsters, considering that she was in the middle of the wasteland. Thanks to the noisy engine of her large sized-vehicle, none of the signals tried to approach it. Seeing that, Carol thought there should be no issues as she kept on driving. However, suddenly, a signal appeared nearby.
Carol, who immediately noticed this signal, raised her guard. However, she suddenly heard Akira's voice through the close-range communication line.
"It's me, Akira."
Not only had Akira predicted Carol's route, but he had also cloaked himself with Alpha's support. He used the camouflaging function of his augmented suit and used a thin layer of forcefield armour around his bike to reduce his presence. With the help of Alpha's detection capability, he first confirmed that no one was tailing Carol before approaching her camping vehicle.
Carol turned the autopilot function on and went to the back of the vehicle. She then opened the back door, which was connected to the back room, used for storage.
The moment it had sufficiently opened up, Akira released the accelerator and jumped in. The door immediately closed shut right away to prevent any information from leaking out.
"Akira, welcome back. You can go and take a break... Or so I want to say, but first, let's do maintenance on your equipment. I'll help out."
The camping vehicle was filled with Akira's reserve ammo and supplies. Originally, he was planning to be Carol's bodyguard for an indefinite amount of time. Thus, he had prepared a lot of supplies.
"Akira, before we talk, do you want to take a bath first?"
"Yep. A bath. I'm sure you're exhausted, right? I bet our conversation will take a while, so I'll feel bad to make you talk while you haven't freshened up."
"I'm fine if it's only this much..."
That sentence hit Akira right where it was hurt. He could not help but frown. For Akira, who was already used to taking a bath at least once per day, it was extremely important for him. After a few seconds of hesitation, he finally made an extremely difficult decision.
"U-uh, thanks. But let's finish our discussion first. We don't know what might happen later, so let's first deal with my purpose for coming here."
"Is that so? Well, in that case, let's talk over there."
Carol went to the living room. Akira followed behind her, wondering if he had made the wrong decision.
They both sat face to face in the living room. First, they exchanged information on what was going on. Carol showed information she had received from Viola to him, information that had no alterations. Since Viola was also interested in information pertaining to Akira, she gathered much about him in a short span of time.
It included his battle against Chloe. The reason was due to a breakdown in negotiations regarding a certain relic between him and the Lion Steel Eastern District Third Ward branch. It was not rare for the situation to unfold in such a manner. Especially when a certain Hunter did not want to let go of a particular relic no matter what, while on the other hand, a large company was doing whatever it could to obtain said relic regardless of the cost. Therefore, when presented to third parties, who would normally be suspicious of any information alterations, they did not doubt the authenticity of this record. Thus, everyone outside of the parties involved believed this to be the case.
After digesting how others viewed the situation, it was Akira's turn. He explained in chronological order what had happened between him and Chloe. He did so without hiding anything. After hearing the story, Chloe raised her eyebrows.
"...So, it was all about lending that card? And that card is no longer even in your possession? At that point, no matter who had possession of that card, it should have been dealt with within the Lion Steel company. An inner conflict which you have nothing to do with? You did that, even though you could make the Lion Steel company deeply indebted to you if you just said that you would lend them the card?"
"I-is that so?"
"Now then, since we're done with sharing what we know, let's get onto the main topic. Well, it's actually quite simple, really. I want you to continue working as my bodyguard."
"If I'm around you in this state, you will definitely get involved too, you know?"
"And I can't get into Kugamayama city since I am recognized as a monster. Meanwhile, the Lion Steel company sees me as an enemy."
"I know that too. Listen, Akira. We both know already. Very well in fact, from the information exchange that we did just now, right? I understand all the risks and still want you to be my bodyguard."
Akira frowned and pulled his head back. The reason 'why' could still not be figured out. Unable to answer that question, he eventually mumbled a short question.
Carol said so with a serious expression as she leaned forward.
"So, what's your answer? Are you going to accept my bodyguard request?"
Akira knew his heart was beating hard. As he tried to calm his chaotic thoughts, he wanted to voice out a question. However, before he could ask, Carol stopped him and warned.
Now that his question had been answered before he could ask, Akira became silent. Thus, Carol continued.
"If you can't accept because it will bring you too much trouble, I will do my best to compensate. So, what's the problem? Do tell me if you still have any issues. This is how negotiations work, after all."
Carol smiled and started talking about the benefits that Akira could receive.
Since he would be working together with her, naturally, he would have access to her camping vehicle. Even if he had to live out in the middle of the wasteland, he would still have access to a fluffy bed and a warm bath. He could also stock up a lot of ammo and food inside her vehicle. Even if he wandered the wasteland for months, his standard of living would be vastly different compared to if he was to live on top of his bike.
"Then, what's the problem?"
Carol asked and stared at him, solemnly. There was a slight tinge of anxiety and desperation in her eyes.
From other's point of view, those with common sense, Akira definitely had a few screws loose. Akira knew that and was aware of it to some extent. However, surface awareness did not mean that he could stop himself from thinking and acting in such a manner.
That was why Akira could not help but get suspicious when someone asked a person like him to be their bodyguard. By thinking so, it meant that he did not trust Carol. However, it was a fact that he at least trusted her to be there in the first place. Minimally, he saw Carol as not an enemy and that she had no wish to cause harm to him.
Akira knew that it was pointless to ask her to tell him all the details - why she wanted him to be her bodyguard. Carol had already told him that it was not something that would make them enemies.
Nonetheless, Akira could not simply unconditionally trust her. On the flip side, that also meant that he could trust her conditionally. As if seeking to fulfil that condition, he curiously questioned her.
However, in contrast to her casual attitude, Akira's reaction was by no means small. His eyes widened. This news has come as a huge surprise to him. Even Carol was surprised by his reaction.
"Akira, what's wrong?"
"Yeah. I mean, although the scale of the incident was by no means small, in the end, the main reason why that happened was because they tried to use force to get something from you. You simply fought back, right? That would mean you were not the one at fault. They were."
After Carol said as much, she smiled rather confidently at him.
As Carol asked, half-jokingly, she started moving her body as if to seduce him. Akira simply gave a soft smile and replied.
"That's not it. Well, ever since I got recognized as a monster and got a bounty on my head, I may have become a little bit more paranoid than usual. Sorry about it. I will properly do my job. So, I hope you can take my commitment as an apology."
"Though I look like this, I take my job seriously. So, well, you can at least expect me to do my job."
Akira and Carol smiled at each other after exchanging banter. However, with this, Akira once again became her bodyguard.
Seeing that, Alpha smiled while staring at them, deeply.
As the camping vehicle ran through the wasteland wrapped in the darkness of the night, Akira was recuperating his body, enjoying the bath. It had been a very long, exhausting day for him. So, he allowed his body to be lulled by the warm water, satisfying his desire for a bath.
Alpha was sitting in the bathtub, naked, as usual. Her skin and hair were as graceful and lustrous as always. However, non-existent water droplets were running down her skin, hair, and bosom, before dropping into the warm water. This greatly boosted her sex appeal. As always, it was in clear view for him. Nonetheless, as always, he completely ignored it.
Up until now, everything was as usual. However, Alpha's expression was a little bit off than her usual expression. She seemed a bit more worried than usual.
"Akira, it might be a little bit too late to ask this now. But are you sure you're fine with retaking this job?"
Akira shifted his gaze to her. He thought that she was wearing a rather unusual expression as he replied.
"Our situation back then is not the same as it is now. It is now clear that Carol is so frightened by something that she believes it's better to have someone in a conflict with the Lion Steel company, who is recognized as a monster by Kugamayama city and has a 50 billion Aurum bounty, to protect her. I know that she has her reasons, but now that it has come to this, it's impossible to ignore the potential risk. A danger she perceives as great than the danger you are involved in."
Akira gave a slight nod. It showed that he agreed with her argument. However, that still did not change his decision.
"Well, I bet she has her reasons. But Carol still decided to do so knowing that she might get involved in my issues too. So, it's more like we're roping onto each other's problem, no? As for me, personally speaking, I completely expect that level of risk considering she brought up such a good offer to me."
Akira released a small sigh caused by the nice warm bath. He touched the warm water with a pleasant smile.
"Good grief. You really have gotten used to this lifestyle, huh? If you accept Carol's request just because of this, what would you do if she betrays you?"
"I bet it will be fine. And even if that happens, I will think of something when the time comes."
After Akira casually proclaimed, he frowned and tilted his head. He just noticed that for some reason, Alpha was being abnormally cautious of Carol. While he took notice, Alpha smiled confidently and stated.
The question of what he would do if Carol betrayed him was only a check. If it was the Akira of the past, Alpha was certain he would have firmly responded with 'I'll just kill her when that happens'.
However, Akira's answer was different this time. He only said that it should be fine. This demonstrated his belief that such a possibility was small. Even if that happened, he would simply react casually. This showed how unlikely it was for him to quickly jump to murder to deal with the aftermath.
Everyone needed some form of recognition. Akira was not an exception. Therefore, Akira thought highly of Carol, who recognized and justified his actions during his quarrel with Chloe back in Mihazono ruin - where he was not at fault. Alpha believed that was the reason why he treated her differently now.
While Alpha concluded what had happened, she continued to ponder. [It's a fact that I was the first one to affirm his actions. As the one who did it first, I believe the effect is bigger.]
Alpha told herself that she got lucky in affirming his actions. As she was looking at Akira, who was focused on enjoying the bath, she thought that it might be better to warn him not to sleep on the same bed with Carol. After all, it would be horrendous if an accident occurred.
In front of the only person who could see her right now, Alpha continued to smile. She gave a suggestion just as usual. Though, her judgment regarding this individual had changed.
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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