Akira was ready to enter the wilderness and walked out of the inn, where Cheryl waited outside.

"Good morning, Mr. Akira. ”

"Good morning. What's the matter in the morning? I'm going to the ruins now, you can keep me brief. ”

"Ah, yes. ”

Cheryl had intended to face it with a smile that was easy to get her affection for.

But Akira was very sluggish and didn't feel the same reaction as past successes.

It's really amazing.

Although he felt a little confused, he thought so in his heart, and immediately regained his strength and told him the matter briefly.

The current situation of the parties.

The place of the stronghold.

How can I get in touch with Akira?

Because the newcomer wants to meet you, I want you to come to the base tonight.

After summarizing and explaining these points, they will turn to the other person without hesitation, and look forward to their expressions and demeanor.

"In the future, if you can, can Mr. Akira show up at the base that he goes to regularly?

"When I'm free, if I can, I'm not busy when I'm not poor, I'm always busy, so I don't have a chance. ”

Cheryl twitched and smiled.

Because Cheryl understood that Akira's attitude was not a joke, but a serious one.

In fact, Akira unconsciously hated the use of regular schedules to limit future movements.

Don't know what hunter class will be tomorrow.

If you accept this, it may be an opportunity to default on a regular basis, depending on the situation.

That being the case, Akira will not make promises that will not be kept.

Although not realised, Akira thought so.

Cheryl couldn't read the subtleties either, and her expression was a little anxious.

"So, can you help me think of something?"

If a vague request without specifying a specific date or time is denied, it will be a major obstacle to the future operation of the party.

Seen by the people of the slums, when she was abandoned by Akira, Cheryl was finished.

If Akira hadn't shown his face at all, the danger would have jumped.

Cheryl had to figure out a solution.

Use the accumulated experience to make an appropriate expression and stare at the pleading Akira.

But Akira was unresponsive.

With a troublesome attitude, he reluctantly ended the conversation.

「...... We'll talk about that later.

Well, if you can go, you'll meet once tonight.

Let's tell the detailed story at that time. ”

Cheryl finally agreed on the agreement, and finally let go of her fears.

Then in order not to upset Akira again, the conversation ended.

"Wow, I see. So the details will be discussed at the base at that time.

We look forward to seeing you there. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Yes. ...... By the way, there's actually a corpse lying in front of my stronghold. ”

"Corpses? It's a ghetto. Nothing new. ”

"No, because the number of corpses is a bit high, I just feel a little uneasy.

Akira's words should be fine, so be careful when you stop by. ”

"Really? All right. ”

"Yes. Be careful."

Cheryl bids Akira off with an amiable smile.

Then, when Akira can't be seen, Cheryl's face will turn into a strange look.

(...... I thought it might be Akira who killed them, so I asked, is it a deviation?

However, there is also a feeling that things are being hidden.

Sure enough, Akira did it?

But even if they wanted to attack me and were beaten back by Akira who was hiding somewhere, they couldn't figure out why they were hiding that......

If that's the case, it's better to say it from Akira and make me grateful.

I do not know.

...... Well, maybe it was just being caught up in some kind of struggle and killed)

Cheryl stumbled upon the pendant she was wearing.

Got it yesterday from Akira.

(...... Sure enough, it's a bargain.

Yesterday I said I was Akira's favorite, but I feel a little reluctant now.

Give Akira some money and let him buy a better one, okay?)

Although he has the help of Akira, the future is still difficult.

Cheryl pondered her next move.

Akira continues her shooting training near the ruins of Kuzara Street, targeting monsters in her field of vision.

The target is no longer a target that has been standing still until it is attacked, but has become a moving target that wanders around.

He also noticed Akira's attack and changed it.

Fight back with guns that grow out of your back.

For something to eat, and run over with a menace.

Although it's just an image, in the face of all kinds of monsters, you can't move, you can't have any restlessness, and the training of calm shooting continues.

Even if he aims calmly, with Akira's current strength, it is difficult to accurately hit the weak point of the moving monster.

Due to monsters that cannot be defeated, and when attacked by monsters, Akira's death verdict is also increasing.

Whenever this happens, depending on the cause of death, the body of the injured Akira piles up.

Not only are there parts of the body that are missing, but even the upper and lower parts of the body are lost.

His whole body was hit by bullets and turned into ground meat.

Although it was only a video, countless corpses were turned into miserable stumps and piled up.

Akira looked at the mountain and crooked her face and muttered to herself.

"Although it is training, although it is made up, I am still not used to looking at my own corpse. ”

It's hard to get used to.

Don't take it lightly just because it's training, train seriously.

Don't suffer the same thing in real combat. ’

"I see.

Then again, there are mountains of monsters like that in the east, and there are many hunters humming songs to bring it down.

No, is that normal strength as a hunter?

It's a pleasure to complete the registration of a real hunter in the city, and gradually become an ordinary and powerful hunter after the end.

But in that case, when will the strength become great......

I continued to train and felt the response of growth.

But the gap between the current strength and the target's strength is huge, and Akira sighed.

Some people keep moving forward, thinking that they have to keep going even if their goals are far away.

But most people give up before they get too far.

Or get frustrated halfway through.

In the process of completing the commission, Akira is frustrated, and Alpha is also in a difficult situation.

So, she smiled cheerfully to bring Akira to life, trying to rewrite the impression of that journey.

"Because the gap in equipment is huge, there is no need to be so pessimistic.

Just save up and buy good gear. 』

"Really?"

"yes.

If I were to tell you just for reference, the equipment of Elena and Sarah, whom Akira helped before.

With Akira's current combat strength, even if the opponent is a group, he will probably be able to defeat him.

I just don't know if I'm humming a little song yet. ”

Akira was rather surprised.

Although I have the support of Alpha, but without my own help, I am afraid that the people who have died will not expect it to be so strong.

"Those two people, are they so tough?

Then why did you lose at that time?"

In a sense, an improper evaluation of Elena.

Largely due to Akira's lack of combat experience and contempt for his own strength.

Alpha replied resolutely after understanding this.

"There is also a big difference between the battle capital against people and the war capital against monsters, and the effect of colorless fog and so on is also related.

However, if you list the most important factors, it can only be said that you are very unlucky.

Those two people seem to be tracking Akira's footprints, and Akira's bad luck has also been transferred, right?"

Alpha said this half-jokingly, and Akira gave a very nasty expression.

「...... Can't we not slander like this for no reason?"

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Alpha smiled lightly and apologized.

Akira silently returned to shooting training.

This silence contains a deception about what could be something somewhere in the mind.

And taking into account this deception, adding enthusiasm for training, as a result of which the impression of a distant target is quickly forgotten.

As a result, Alpha smiled with satisfaction.

After Akira's shooting training, he continued to search for the ruins that were used as well as enemy search training.

First, as usual, use binoculars to check the situation around the ruins.

If there are no problems, go straight to the ruins and proceed carefully inside.

But this time it didn't work out as usual.

As Akira continued to check the safety of the neighborhood and consider the route of movement, Alpha gave instructions to stop because it was usually his own training.

"Akira. Connect the binoculars to the information terminal"

"Hmm? Okay. ”

Following the instructions, after extending the terminal from the binoculars and connecting with the information terminal, a Alpha starts operating the binoculars through the information terminal under control.

The magnification of the image continues to change dramatically, and the moving part of the lens continues to move up, down, left and right.

Outside the moving area of the lens, the light is processed by moving the binoculars as instructed by Alpha.

The view through the binoculars continues to change dramatically, and Akira reflects a state that is difficult to discern.

But Alpha knows all this deeply.

Then, if your expression suddenly becomes stiff, you immediately give instructions to shout.

"Akira, hurry to the ruins! hurry!"

The time to ask for reasons has become a fatal victim.

Akira sensed this from her previous experience and Alpha's attitude, and immediately ran away.

"What's going on!?"

It was very difficult to talk while hurrying here.

However, if you read words, your breathing will not be disturbed, and there will be no problem at all.

This is also the advantage of reading words.

"The chariot in the ruins has been attacked by a group of monsters. ”

"Wait a minute. Why rush to the ruins, if you're going to run away, it's the other way around, right?'

"Akira. No matter what you hear, don't stop, keep running.

The monster pack is quite large.

The people in the chariot are also fighting, and it is a matter of time before they are killed"

Akira's face contorted into a strange look.

But the speed of running does not slow down.

If you disobey the instructions, you risk death.

That's the experience of living.

"So, in that case, you can run faster in the opposite direction, isn't there a reason to desperately try to help strangers?"

Although it was her own situation, Akira had helped the strange Elena before, but then completely ignored them.

Alpha has pointed this out in the past, but now he has given up.

"Of course. Put Akira's life first and guide you to the safest place. ”

"So, why, then, do you have to rush in the direction of that group?"

Alpha answers questions like this with the severity of the situation.

"Unfortunately, Akira has also been captured by the monster horde.

Even if you start running in the direction of the city now, you will indeed be hunted down.

In the wilderness where there is no shelter and no hiding place, the chance of winning a battle with those monsters is also zero.

Now the first priority is to attack the people of the chariot, and after that, it will be Akira's turn. ”

Akira twisted her expression ferociously.

"If you don't join forces before you are defeated by each of them, will all of them be killed?"

"That's it.

And worst of all, even if only Akira survives, it is necessary to enter the ruins of Kushara Street.

If it's the ruins of Kuzhara Street, my support will be fully effective.

Even Akira alone could have escaped.

But if you fail to meet with the people in the chariot, you can only be alone.

After the confluence, if you fight together, the probability of survival will be higher.

So hurry up.

If you're late, Akira will be fighting the hordes of monsters alone. ”

"Chariot people!

Come on, 'til I'm coming!

That's why I'm unlucky!?Is it the effect of exhausting my luck in the future??'

"I don't know whose bad luck it is, but if that's the case, the people of the chariot will be unlucky for Akira now.

...... Sure enough, Akira ran out of luck because of her encounter with Alpha.

Well, I'll do a good job of that part of the support, and Akira will do the same. 』

Alpha had a wry smile on his face.

In other words, their faces are more flabby than their serious and stern expressions.

Akira saw Alpha's appearance, though she felt that the situation had improved to this extent.

But Alpha will definitely say that he is unlucky, and while distorting his expression, he will go all out to survive.

As Akira continued her marksmanship training, a chariot advanced through the wilderness east of the ruins of Kuzhara Street.

It is a large vehicle designed to travel long distances in the harsh wilderness.

There are also machine guns on the roof.

In the chariot sat a group of men named Tarpon and Daris.

The silver carp was mainly an arms merchant who traded as hunters, and for many years had been doing business with this chariot that doubled as a mobile shop.

Daris, as the silver carp's partner, serves as the store's guard and clerk.

In the eastern part of the area under the control of the United Enterprise Federation, further east is a vast area called uninvestigated areas and unexplored fields.

The monster that is as huge as the mountain strides calmly, and due to the harsh environment, it is a dangerous area that has not been investigated, even with the power of the unified enterprise.

However, there are also many relics of high civilization that can produce such monsters.

It is a treasure trove of wisdom of the old world capable of generating benefits commensurate with its dangers.

The eastern end of the east is the boundary between the area under the control of the United Enterprise Federation and its danger zone, and is called the front line.

The United Enterprise Alliance, which seeks the wisdom that sleeps in the field that has not been set foot in, is a place where huge amounts of money are continuously injected into the field in order to break through the field.

Of course, the hunters who operate there are high-ranking first-class hunters, and they are also the first line in the hunter's profession.

The hunting team, which is of great concern to even large corporations, and individuals who have the strength to make a big noise in the United Enterprise Alliance, is the place where the highest hunters are active.

After buying goods near the front line, the silver carp were on their way back to the mountain castle of Kugama.

Of course, the road to the front line is also dangerous, and the transportation fee is correspondingly expensive.

In general, a large number of escorts are hired by transportation operators of large companies.

If you transport there personally, regardless of the dangers, you can get a huge amount of money that can cost you your life.

If there is a seller of the product.

Of course, the equipment used near the front line is a first-class product commensurate with the danger zone.

It's too expensive and high-performance for hunters who operate around the city in bears, and in a sense useless long-term things.

Generally do not buy things.

However, the bonitoes, with their business talents, facilitated this near-gambling business negotiation.

Fill your chariot with that merchant, and continue the transportation from afar, to the mountain city of Kugama where there is still a little bit left.

The bonito bets gradually came to fruition.

But now, in order to escape the danger of constant pursuit from behind, he hastily changed the direction of his progress.

In short, it is necessary to speed up rather than ride comfort.

Inside the car where the vehicle he was driving because of the consensus shook violently, Daris's voice became hoarse.

"Bonito! That's why I told you to hire a more serious guard!"

The bonito called back.

"Don't bother, because there's no money to hire that serious guard, there's no way!

You'll accept it, too!First, you changed your route along the way, that's why it's like this!"

The contract period of the escort is very short, and if you take the original detour route, it will be too late!

If you have more money, you don't have to take the shortest route! 」

"Money! Or because there is no money!"

"Money! The world is money!"

The bonito laughed heartily.

Half-self-defeating laughter echoed in the driver's seat.