"Old Area Connector? I think I've heard of ......."

"For more details, please ask Elena.

If it were her, she should know very well.

Simply put, someone who is able to connect in a way that doesn't know much about the old world network.

It is said that there are also people who can accurately grasp the structure of the ruins on the spot, the location of the people and monsters there.

On the other side of convenience, there are also a lot of troublesome things due to this convenience.

I mean those people. ”

Sarah tells the story of Hiska as Akira.

If you're right, even Akira's strength can help you.

In that thick and colorless fog, if you can correctly grasp the position of all the people, including the surrounding terrain.

It's as if there is only one person in the blindfolded state who looks ordinary.

Win rate increases.

And it is also understandable why it should be concealed.

How do others help you?

If you speculate on this, you will be more dangerous to be considered a connector in the old realm.

If you don't know it well, it's about life.

Sarah looks at Hiska with her eyes.

「...... You have a good intuition. Can't you say that in the first place?"

Hiska smiled slightly happily.

"It's going to be hard to talk to all kinds of people who don't have a decision, right?

Sarah was pleased with Hiska's answer, and said with some remorse.

The night she heard from Hiska the Successor of the Old Realm, Sarah asked a slightly abrupt question to Elena after taking a shower.

"Elena. Do you know the Old Realm Connector?"

Elena also wipes her body moderately, operating the head-worn information terminal.

I didn't even wear underwear, I just wrapped myself in a bath towel and wore all kinds of sloppy looks.

Sarah pointed out this before, replying that because it was confidential, she would not say anything in the future.

Elena returned to her unexpected attitude.

"Old Area Connector?How rare it is for Sarah to hear such a thing."

"Sort of. Because Hiska said that if I had asked Elena, I would have known the details. ”

"Specifically, what do you want to know?

Specifically asked me, if you want to know, you can look it up on the Internet and find out?"

As Sarah, I wanted to know from the basics, but to be honest, Elena looked angry, so she changed her story.

"Effectiveness and danger. Myself and the people around me"

"Hear something interesting. Then, start from the effectiveness of the person. ”

Elena began to speak with a little amusement.

The effectiveness of the old domain connector is multifaceted, and the biggest advantage is that it can connect to the information network that is called the old domain network, the old world era.

The old field still maintains a huge amount of information to this day, and the value of the knowledge that exists in it is immeasurable.

However, with today's technology, it is difficult to connect even the old field, and it is often necessary to connect through special connection terminals found in ruins, etc.

However, the old region connector is able to connect to the old region without using such a device at all.

The method of connection is still unclear, and despite the efforts of the enterprise research team, it is not entirely clear.

In addition, communication through the old area is not at all affected by communication failures caused by colorless fog.

"Is that such a powerful thing?"

Sarah interjected in a little incredulous, and she had a look of unbelieving.

"That's a great thing, huh?

The difference in the concentration of colorless fog always covers the entire eastern part.

Still, inter-city long-distance communication works because it has intervened in old areas. ”

"Can you still communicate with Elena's information terminal? But if the colorless fog is thick, it won't work, right?"

"It works with something else.

Short-distance communication with the city as a transit point.

Therefore, under the influence of colorless fog, it cannot be used.

How convenient would it be to be able to ignore colorless fog of communication at the information terminal level?

It will be easy to investigate the ruins that always have a high concentration of fog. ”

The old field was constructed from the communication network of many existing ruins, especially valuable facilities that are still in operation today.

In the DB of that facility, there is still high-level technical information from the old world.

If you can succeed in obtaining this extremely valuable information through the old field.

And if we can successfully reproduce supertechnology, it will bring great wealth to all mankind.

Elena thinks so.

However, since the connection is made through the human brain, it is possible that the person who connects the old domain will not be able to bear this amount of information.

Among the ruins, there are rare cases of hunters dying suddenly.

At that time, if there were no external injuries at all, it was because it was an unconscious old domain connector.

For some reason, to become an acquired connector of the old realm.

Neither consciously nor controllably able to obtain vast amounts of information from the ruins, the brain is unable to tolerate this amount of information and is brain dead.

"Is brain death likely, are we in danger?"

Looking at Sarah, who was a little flustered, Elena smiled and reassured her.

"It's extremely rare to get something like that just by going to the ruins, so that's okay.

At the very least, the probability of dying from a monster attack is much higher.

If this kind of thing happened so often, no one would go to the ruins, right?"

"Ah, yes......"

"And there are also old realm connectors, who can connect the old realm and grasp the story of the location and structure of the ruins.

Map shops that sell high-precision maps of ruins are said to have been robbed by major companies on suspicion of being connected to the old realm.

So even for the old realm connector, the danger of dying for this reason is low.

As the name suggests, unlucky to death, that's another story. ”

「...... Really? yes. ”

Sarah's expression stiffened a little as she showed a relaxed sense of relief.

「...... Old realm connectors aren't all good. 」

"It's a great thing, to be exact, so even if you get close, it's treated like food.

If you can secure the rule of the company, you can exchange freedom for a better life.

If you get caught by those with bad intentions, you may be unlucky.

However, in this case, big business will smell that a large-scale force sent in the name of rescue has been snatched away. ”

Elena was also glad to see Sarah rarely interested in what she was good at, so she happily continued.

Thanks to you, Sara was able to learn more about the connectors of the old realm.

It also means understanding how difficult it is to get credit from people who connect in the old realm.

Sarah was just a little hesitant to ask Akira if she really should ask her once she woke up.

Akira gently held her head.

Because Sarah knows that the person who helps Elena and them is herself.

I just didn't see that as a serious problem.

The reason why he hid to help Elena was because it was troublesome to explain his motives and methods.

Akira's realization is to this extent.

Akira is the successor of the old realm.

But there was no such awareness.

The word Old Domain Connector itself is not known.

There are very few people who can know Ah Milk F, and Akira only thinks that he is one of them.

Alpha doesn't say anything about alpha.

How to fool the past.

At the beginning of this trouble, Akira noticed that Sarah was looking at her with surprisingly serious eyes.

Then overwhelmed by Sarah's seriousness, I couldn't help but stop thinking and be silent.

Sara understood Akira's attitude as a distrust of herself.

To eliminate it, I tell desperately with a serious expression.

"I think Akira has a variety of situations as well.

So I'm not going to do too much research.

Wondering if the person who helped us was Akira.

That's it.

I don't ask for reasons, methods, and other things that help us. Never imitate telling others what you hear."

Akira, who was overwhelmed by Sarah, was very panicked in her heart, and her expression was stiff and silent.

Sarah felt refused to answer.

With a little sadness, with a serious expression full of desire, go on.

"If I didn't want to talk anyway, I would have given up.

Never ask again.

So ask again one last time. ......

At the ruins of Kuzhara Street, it was Akira who helped Elena and me, right?"

Sarah's words were close to pleading.

The life-saver asked desperately.

Akira sensed this and realized.

"Yes. That's right. It's me."

As a result, the atmosphere in the venue eased suddenly.

Sarah's expression relaxed.

Akira was a little apologetic.

"I'm sorry I'm silent. And I have a lot of them. ”

"Okay. I'm not going to listen to you that deeply. Compared to that......"

Sarah shook her head slightly, then took Akira's hand.

"Thank you so much for helping Elena and helping me.

...... I can finally thank you.

I'm sorry.

I have to ask.

It's so painful not to be grateful to the lifesaver.

Is that my freedom too?

Isn't that a lifesaver?"

Sarah smiled and thanked her, then continued apologetically.

Akira replied in a panic, distraught.

"Please don't mind. You saved my life too.

We are all lucky. Wouldn't that be nice?"

"Really?...... Oh, yes.

If Akira says so, so be it.

Thank you. I really appreciate you. ”

「...... No, no thanks. 」

Sarah relaxed a lot and looked happy smiling.

Akira replied with a smile.

But his smile is only a little shadow that Sarah won't notice.

Hearing Sarah's words of thanks, Akira's heart pierced deep into the depths with something painful.

Akira endured desperately not to show that.

Akira and Sarah talk and laugh while eating.

After the conversation just now, after falling asleep for a few days, Akira's stomach rang a little bit.

Sarah, who heard the news, smiled and suggested eating.

It was also the advice of the savior, and Akira did not refuse.

On the table is a dish that is very different from Akira's staple frozen food.

The cooking time was rather short and a familiar sound was heard, and Akira decided not to mind.

Dishes that look delicious are placed in front of you.

Akira values that.

Actually, the food is delicious.

During the conversation, Sarah brings up the incident when she was rescued by Akira.

The attackers were also informed that the sale price of the items they were holding was higher than expected.

Hunters who do not have a specific place to live in a hotel, there are also people who carry almost all their possessions with them.

Many people who have deposited money in a deposit account and are legally withdrawn for reasons such as debt collection, they also fall into this category.

Sarah's money problem, thanks to so much money, is almost solved.

After readjusting the equipment, the hunter's work is also smooth, and the income has increased.

The equipment was further adjusted, and the results of the ruins exploration were also achieved.

It is precisely because of the continuation of such a virtuous circle that it is possible to completely get rid of the fallen hunters and make more money than before.

After Sarah conveyed this along with words of thanks, she said that she would give the money to Akira, but was refused.

Confirm it for the time being with an unexpected expression.

"It's Akira who knocked them down, don't you really want it?"

"Yes. I went back without picking it up, and I'm not going to say anything about it now. ”

"Hmm. Even if you say so.

It's heart-wrenching that we have been saved and our financial difficulties have been resolved, so we can't give you anything back. ”

It was difficult to accept Akira's attitude as soon as he saw it.

Compulsion to repay the favor is putting the cart before the horse.

But Sarah wants to reciprocate a little kindness.

When Sarah thinks so, Akira proposes an alternative.

If that is the case, please pay the cost of the emergency request that you got help this time in advance.

I don't know if it's the price, I don't know if that's enough.

I'm sorry that I've been taken care of by you, but I can't do anything, so I'll use this to offset it. ”

"If you say that, I can't help it. All right. ”

Sarah and Akira smiled wryly at each other's benefactors' faces.

In the rest of the conversation, after Sarah solves the financial difficulties, the topic of Elena's first forced supply of Sarah's nanomachines comes up.

As a result of this trend, the topic of Sarah's body, the body expander of nanomachines, shifted to the topic.

"Well, right? The body expander of the nanomachine system will sometimes be in a part of the body, ensuring that there are backup nanomachines.

My case is boobs.

Some people also think of it as a take-out box, but it would be troublesome to lose the box, so I stopped.

Although there are ways to keep the whole body little by little, there are limits to this. ”

Sarah pointed to her chest.

The breast, which is a vault for the preparation of nanomachines, has restored its fullness both in terms of the amount of nanomachines and the attractiveness of women.

"People who have this kind of expansion will have a change in size due to the consumption of nanomachines.

The size of the clothes can change dramatically.

Forgive me, it's a little ugly for that reason. 」

Sarah is dressed up full of gaps.

As for the size adjustment of underwear, there are many rope parts that are easier to use, and there are also a lot of quite large shirts that are not hidden.

Because the maximum value of the variable body type is the same as the size of the clothes.

And to the extent that he dressed up casually in front of Akira, he was used to that kind of dress.

In addition, this habit also includes the habit of making full use of the body to strengthen the amazing physical abilities of the expander, and to eliminate the suspicious person who makes a mistake due to misunderstanding.

Victims appeared accordingly.

In front of the owner of the attractive body, both good and bad, Akira pretended to be calm.

"No, I'm okay......"

But Sarah noticed the subtle movement of Akira's gaze.

Then smile and invite.

「...... If you're interested, I'm a lifesaver, can I give you some service?"

"That's all for teasing......"

Looking at Akira, who blushed slightly, Sarah smiled happily.

Alpha complained unabashedly dissatisfied.

"It's very different from me.

I guess I'm going to win the body and something, right?what?Is it the color of the clothes?Is that Akira's hobby?'

"Shut up"

Akira, taking care not to change her expression, truncated Alpha's sentence.

Then try to change the subject.

"If my physique changes, what will happen to my battle uniform when I go to the ruins?

There are things that need to be adjusted individually, right? Do you have to adjust them every time?"

"I wear protective clothing that is as flexible as possible and easy to wear.

He also wears a variety of coats and additional armor.

Akira's clothes...... So, it's generally protective clothing, okay?"

"Well, probably. 」

Akira staggered the subject as she got the dress from Hiska.

Starting from the topic of the performance of protective clothing, wearing it to protect yourself from the subject, the topic of monsters.

Monsters that live in the east are basically weaker the farther west they go, and stronger the farther they get to the east.

At the eastern end, known as the front line, hovers powerful monsters that would be difficult to engage without tanks and humanoid weapons.

But at the western end, only a pistol was enough to cope.

Both in the West and in the East, there are all sorts of monsters.

Sometimes, there are even people who make things out of pranks.

Akira's half-believing expression appeared in the monster's words that she heard from Sarah.

「...... Is there really such a thing?

Plastic buckets or something, a machine with long legs......

No, was that a monster in the first place?"

"It's true.

In the polyethylene tank, there was flammable liquid fuel, and as soon as it was discovered, people and vehicles were close to the explosion.

So it was treated like a monster.

If it doesn't explode well and fall, the liquid fuel can be sold at the corresponding price.

I've come across it a lot before. ”

Sarah thought back to that time and spoke deeply with her.

This gave Akira a surprising sense of the subject's actual presence.

"Why is there such a thing?"

"It has also been said that after a period of time, the production plants of the old world that have become strange are being manufactured.

Approaching the car was a ...... who wanted to refuel.

So why approach others?

To take you to the car?

The hunter who drove around the wilderness stopped because he ran out of fuel, and such a monster left after refueling.

By your blessing I was saved.

There is also that kind of thing.

I don't know if it's true or not. ”

After that, the chatter related to the hunter business continued.

Akira admired the hunters who listened to the stories with great interest, and the hunters who spoke about their experiences.

Akira, ready to go home, bows to Sarah at the gate.

"Thank you very much. Then I'll take my leave. ”

"I'm just sick, be careful. ”

"Yes"

Akira was about to go home, but Sarah hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Akira, can I tell Elena about today?

Of course, we'll keep our mouths shut. ”

"It's okay if you don't spread it around, Mr. Hiska knows it. ”

「...... Do you really know Hiska?"

"I was chased a little and I was discovered. ”

Sarah, with a wry smile on her face, Akira also replied with a wry smile.

"Yes. I'll tell you.

Hiska's instincts were excellent.

So if Akira is hesitant because of the equipment, it's best to recommend Hiska.

The recommended thing seems to be very intuitive, too. ”

"I see. Miss Sarah. Thank you for your attention.

Please say hello to Elena-sama on my behalf. ”

Akira nodded lightly and left Sarah's house.

Back at the hotel, Akira hung her head slightly in her room.

Perhaps due to an unconscious comparison with the decoration of Elena's house, the rooms in the cheap hotel look very cramped.

However, the reason for hanging your head is not that.

Akira, who was in a slightly high state because of her diet and conversation with Sarah, returned to normal, and her feelings were revealed.

Alpha asked with a slightly worried expression.

"Are you alright?"

“......... Ahh

Akira replied with the opposite expression and tone of voice.

So Alpha continued in a slightly stronger tone.

"I said, it's useless if you want to hide it from me?

I've always been by Akira's side, so I'll definitely be discovered.

...... So, just spit out the bitter stuff in front of me.

It's a good mood just like that.

Maybe it's not something to be saved up. ”

Akira looked at Alpha silently.

Alpha smiled softly.

After a while, Akira made a voice that sounded like she was talking.

“...... The first time I had the painful experience of being polite"

Akira wasn't trying to help Elena.

Akira just used the excuse to kill those who attacked Elena.

Akira was saved by Elena and them.

Akira was deeply grateful to them for helping herself, etc.

Receiving an unremembered thank you from his savior, and expressing gratitude for taking advantage of him, gave Akira a sense of guilt and guilt that he had gouged into his heart.

Alpha figured it out.

In Akira's thought, there is a certain standard.

But Alpha doesn't know what that standard is about.

At least according to some standard of judgment, this incident did not offset the previous kindness, but made Bright Bright depressed.

It's just puzzling.

But to grasp Akira's principle of action, it is necessary to figure out this criterion.

As a result, guidance and manipulation can be carried out more precisely.

Alpha judged it that way.

Alpha wants to know Akira better than anyone else.

More than anyone else for the alpha himself.

Alpha greeted with a gentle smile.

"Yes. In that case, I will definitely help you next time. I think that's fine. ”

「...... Really?"

"yes. In that case, this incident was offset in Akira, right?

So Akira's mood lightened, and Elena was saved.

I think that's fine, isn't it?'

Akira was silent for a moment, taking in the content of her speech.

And then as soon as he came to a conclusion, he chuckled.

“......。 Oh, yes. Indeed it is. That's right."

Akira nodded strongly to let herself speak.

"Thank you. The mood became lighter."

Facing the rejuvenated Akira, Alpha smiled fearlessly.

"That's great. In that case, Akira's next chance will be strong enough to help Elena.

You said that so clearly, right?'

"Ahh

"It's a lot of motivation.

It's okay.

In the future, the training will become more and more rigorous, and Akira will soon become stronger.

Let's do it well in the future. ”

"Of course. ”

Akira wasn't lying.

Answer seriously.

However, seeing Alpha, who was smiling mercilessly, had to feel a little uneasy.

Alpha saw Akira and smiled happily.

Akira regained her senses and suddenly realized that she had forgotten something.

"Alpha. Have I forgotten anything?"

"Thank you for supporting Akira every day?"

"Thank you for your continued attention. So, do you know what?"

"So, how happened to Cheryl after 3 days?"

「...... Ahh

Akira was asked by Cheryl to come to the stronghold and made an appointment to make a temporary appearance.

I couldn't go because of a lot of force majeure, but I was going to go for the time being because I was very desperate to ask him.

Although I was a lot late, a lot happened.

I can't help it.

Akira defended himself and still ran to Cheryl's stronghold.