The slums of the city of Kugama Hill extend the outer side of the city, touching the perimeter of the wilderness perimeter.

The security and economic situation is very bad, the monsters from the outside, the robbers from the inside, the cities that eat the weak, the law of the jungle is the essence of this place.

In order to get out of this obstacle, Akira became a hunter.

Akira walks the streets of the slum where he is accustomed to walking together with Alpha and rediscovers Alpha's past life.

The facial features are so good that people are fascinated.

Shiny hair shine.

The delicate skin glow attracts the seductive limbs of the opposite sex.

The overly revealing garment that wrapped around the body.

Alpha is simply ignorant of this, which makes it seem unnatural.

In addition, the clothes with unique designs called the so-called old-world style are enough to attract attention.

To the uninitiated, this is a very expensive piece of clothing.

If someone who works in old-world technology looks at that detail, they will definitely be able to recognize that it was made with the advanced technology of the old world.

As a relic of the Old World, there is no doubt that it is expensive, and this is an item worth paying attention to.

As long as the elements of attention are gathered, there is nothing strange about even a slight commotion in general.

Still, none of them reacted excessively violently to Alpha.

The person who can know Alpha is really only himself, which makes Akira accept this fact with real feeling.

Akira whispered to Alpha.

"The rest of the people really can't see you. ”

"Hasn't it always been like this? Don't you believe it?"

Seeing Alpha's dissatisfied, Akira whispered a little panicked to defend himself.

"No, I didn't think so, I just couldn't see it, and I thought there was something else I could see.

Because I can see, it's not amazing if there are other things I can see, right?"

"Ah, that's what it is. This is a very troublesome explanation and a very long time. Let's talk about this later. ”

In stark contrast to Akira, Alpha replied in a clear voice.

Only Akira reacted to the clear voice.

If Akira answers very clearly, he will be considered a suspicious person who appears to have a conversation with auditory hallucinations.

"What will Akira do next? Do you have any arrangements? I won't disturb you, and you can accept my presence with confidence. ”

“...... What's next?"

Akira looked up at the sky.

The sun has already begun to set.

It's going to be evening soon.

"It's bedtime today. ”

Alpha looked a little surprised.

"Are you going to sleep? at this time?"

"Ah, it's almost night, get ready for bed early. ”

Akira walked into the alley.

The alley was already dark, until it was completely dark, and only a faint light flickered.

Sneaking into that corner, where I usually sleep, I set up a fake wall made of waste wood materials.

In order to find Akira hidden here by sight, it is necessary to know in advance that there is someone there and consciously look for the past.

These simple camouflage camouflage is also one of the wisdom of children living in the slums.

Akira's activity time is basically from sunrise to sunset.

Living without the sun requires illumination, a weapon of civilization.

Of course, this is for a fee, and Akira, who has no money, does not have these things at all.

Add to that the time at night when the already dangerous slum becomes even more dangerous.

Akira is not able to move during this time.

The biggest reason not to go active at night is to minimize the danger of sleeping only by yourself when others are awake.

Whether this choice was the right one, Akira didn't know.

It looks like it might be safer at night.

After all, it's not dead yet.

Akira believes from the results that her judgment is not wrong, and repeats her life.

When preparing for bed, the stomach will make a hungry sound.

Akira sighed, ignoring her stomach's accusations.

Alpha gave his opinion.

"If possible, what should I eat? If you continue to eat on an empty stomach, your stamina will decrease, and the efficiency of the ruin search will also decrease. ”

Akira shook her head slightly.

“...... No way. Urban rationing has long been over. And there is not even money to buy food. Because all the money for guns and ammunition was used up. I'll be patient today. Endure until tomorrow morning's ration time. ...... So, Alpha, do you need to eat too?"

"No, you don't. Neither eating nor sleeping was needed for me. So don't worry about my situation. ”

"I see, that's terrible, isn't it, I let you rest, now rest. ”

Alpha said softly to Akira, who was lying down.

"Good night and a good rest. ”

Akira, who closed her eyes, couldn't help but think.

(...... It's been a long time since you said "good night" to me...... No, is it the first time?)

Akira relies on the Sandman, who is more powerful than usual due to fatigue, to find memories of the past.

Whether or not you've had this experience, at least you won't remember that good memory until you fall asleep.

The next morning, Akira woke up just before sunrise.

Got up and stretched gently.

So far, it's been Akira's usual morning.

Alpha, who was standing next to him, greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning, did you sleep well at night?"

At that moment, Akira's consciousness suddenly cleared up.

From there, fly back and shoot in the direction of the sound.

Elusively, someone unconsciously approaches him and shows a strong vigilance against the crisis around him.

Although Alpha looked a little surprised, he said softly without being angry at all.

"I'm sorry, did I scare you?"

Akira's expression changed from a dangerous stranger to a familiar person, a surprised expression on her face, and a frightened gaze to a safe acquaintance.

Gradually, Akira remembered Alpha.

“...... Alpha?"

Alpha smiled in contrast to Akira's.

"yes, have you forgotten me?"

Akira let go of her nervousness, breathed a sigh of relief, put down her gun, and apologized embarrassedly.

“...... Excuse me. It was a little shocking. When you get up, someone is close to you, and you usually rob or something!"

"Well, let's not mind. ”

Judging from the way Alpha looked, Akira was really not angry, in fact, I was very relieved that I had not lost the help I had so hard to find.

(...... Originally, the alpha gun had no effect, and the gun was pointed at her, so she wasn't so angry. That's great. It's too dangerous, though. )

Although there was a slight restlessness, it was a different day from yesterday for Akira, and a new day with Alpha began.

After that, Akira walked towards the food ration in the slums.

Food is served free of charge in the city.

It is distributed twice a day in the morning and in the evening, and the distribution starts in the early morning.

There was still a lot of time to wait before the distribution time began, but there was already a long queue of people, so I had to join the last end.

Queues should be honest, neat, and polite.

If there is a disturbance or a loud noise, that person will not get food.

Depending on the situation, the allocation itself will be aborted.

Of course, after becoming the person for that reason, everyone will beat it up.

This is the wordless education of the city.

Even if all this is for the residents of the slums, it is also more convenient for city dwellers to learn how to stand in line.

If some people don't follow the rules of the city, whether it's on the urban side or in the slums, it's easy to let them know that they will be at a disadvantage overall.

The distribution center also serves to concentrate the poor people who cannot buy food on their own and concentrate them in the slums.

At the same time, there are minimal good means of policing cities and slums.

People who have no money and no food don't just wait to starve to death.

A minimal food supply prevents some adventurers from picking up guns that were offered to the slums under abnormal circumstances and turning their jobs into robbery.

It was also thanks to this ration that Akira found a way to live.

At first, Akira's got the food in order.

This time, the queue for food collection was a little far away.

But this distance is also quite important for a child like Akira.

If it's too far away or too close, those who have already got the food or those who haven't got it later will have looters who grab the food.

The same ration of food should be kept in a secret belt bag after it is obtained.

Once hidden, it is best to eat them away from being robbed to prevent them from being robbed.

In terms of robbery, Akira may also face the possibility of being robbed, as Akira only owns a gun and is not insured.

These things are also important in order to avoid unnecessary cannibalism.

Akira stared at the rations.

In the transparent packaging, there is something that looks like a sandwich inside, and there is a text on the bag that resembles an identification code.

Akira began to eat these things with great difficulty.

Alpha's voice seemed to have a little bit of uncanny.

'Akira, won't you eat?'

These foods are synthetic foods produced from dubious production units that have been excavated from Old World ruins and can continue to work.

The contamination of the soil is so severe that it is very difficult to identify these farmlands for growing food.

There are relatively safe vegetables in the demonstration plots, but they are not available to the slums.

For living creatures, there are also parts of meat that are safe to eat.

These raw materials are processed products, etc., but only those who have money can use them.

None of the same, are provided for free.

and those who wish for food they provide to the slums, after a certain period of time, the overall rationing is given a short pause.

Therefore, if there are no more deaths or mutations, the raw material product is considered relatively safe and is usually sold to the general public at a certain price.

Then classify these unconfirmed safety things, but new food raw materials.

This is also the greatest significance of rationing.

This sandwich is one such product.

Bread and toppings are such things.

“...... Eat. ”

The distributor will not explain the situation one by one.

But there is also a faint sense of consciousness in the collection.

Akira is probably aware of it, too.

But there is no option not to eat.

If you don't eat these things, you will only starve to death.

The taste is subtle.

Except for things like price and safety, I'm afraid it's not something that people want to eat.

As a mature hunter, he eats delicious and safe food every day.

Akira imagined the subtle taste, the safe food, the sandwich, and Alpha could help him achieve that dream, and Akira couldn't help but turn her gaze to Alpha.

Alpha was still smiling softly.

Slums for free food, surviving people, in which to pay the price of goodwill.

From time to time the monsters that attack the city and the slums are the first to fight before the site is located.

Kill the mutation of human food, the object of attack of animals and plants and humans, the self-discipline weapons of the other side, etc., until the end of the city's defense, the slum expulsion of unnatural scatters are scattered, firearms and fresh own flesh, delay time.

This was a natural thing to do in the slums, until the city's Wehrmacht used the old world automatic weapons to completely wipe out the perverted animals and plants that had devoured humanity and the biological weapons against humans.

The people of the slums will have to use guns and their own fresh flesh to earn a little bit of time for the city behind.

Among the survivors of its attacks, some gain the ability to fight monsters.

The survivor will become a hunter and contribute to the city's economy and development as they bring back artifacts from the site.

A portion of its profits is also used as a cost for the maintenance of distributions.

That is, Akira, in a sense, according to the intentions of the city - the goal of the hunters.

Those who do not have power may be forced to make inescapable choices.

But it was Akira herself who chose it.

was chosen, and there were no regrets there.

Akira again came to the ruins of the Kuzara region.

It is now the Alpha accompanied by the advance of the ruins.

Some of the roads at the site are buried under rubble from collapsed buildings, so if you don't pay attention to what you are underneath your feet, you will be easily confused, and there is a high possibility of getting lost.

In addition, there are many places for monsters who have adapted to the ruins to live in the flooded ruins.

In some parts of the region, monsters have their own ecosystems.

The hunters who entered the ruins in search of the relics repelled the monsters that became the obstacle in the process.

In some cases, the roads inside the ruins are also repaired to make it easier to go deeper.

Then encounter a powerful monster and fight back to die.

Due to the repetition of these things, monsters that survive on terrain that is more and more difficult the deeper the ruins go, also tend to become stronger.

Of course, as fewer and fewer people arrived, a large number of precious artifacts were also left behind.

The point is that the closer you are to the inside, the easier it is to become a dangerous place to make money.

Akira also knew this, so yesterday he explored the outer perimeter of the site, that is, the outer side of the site.

But today......