Sunlight shines through the glass windows, illuminating the apartment in front of you.

A new day begins.

"Good morning, Night City————!"

The sound of the radio echoed through the apartment, and D opened his eyes, sat up slowly, and yawned. At the same time, the voice of Rumie El rang out in her ears.

"Good morning, Inquisitor."

"Morning, Rummy El, what's the matter?"

"There's a call from Rogge, and it seems to be about commissioning things."

"Got it, let's call back."

"Understood."

With the sound of a phone call, D stood up, changed his clothes, and then went to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at Night City. Just then, the phone was answered.

"Morning, D, you've finally woken up?"

"Going to bed early and waking up early is good for your health, what are you looking for me?"

"Long story short, there's a commission for you, come over here and talk about it."

"Is there any commission that can't be contacted directly, and you want me to go to the next life?"

"All in all, you'll know when you come, and I won't cheat you."

"Okay."

After the conversation, D hung up the phone, then washed his face, then turned around and left the apartment, and then drove all the way to the next life as fast as possible.

When the white sports car roared into the parking lot, and then drifted steadily to the parking space, everyone nearby involuntarily lowered their voices. They watched with all kinds of complicated eyes as the girl in a white robe and hood stepped out of the sports car and then went to the back of the nightclub in the afterlife, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Half a month has passed since D signed with Rogge. During this time, D made a name for himself in mercenary circles.

First of all, a native daring to break into the afterlife directly without anything, and looking for a top middleman is already quite exciting news in itself. Of course, the premise is that she succeeds, and if she fails, she will just become another laughing stock in the underground society of Night City, but not only did she directly knock down the people in the afterlife in front of everyone, but she was even appreciated by Rogge, which made people envious.

What's more, she's native.

In other words, there is no part of the girl's body that has been modified, which is quite rare in Night City, and the only equipment she carries is a portable terminal that looks like only humans in the Middle Ages, and a pair of holographic information glasses.

However, it was such a person who was originally in Night City who seemed to be only the lowest level of the primordial, but in just half a month, he became the most famous mercenary in Night City, and there was no one.

Of course, among the mercenaries, the battle for D's fame is her debut battle——— according to rumors, when Rog wanted to try her skills, he took her to a scavenger's base and asked her to kill the leader. Everyone knows how ferocious the scavengers are, and even mercenaries are not willing to be enemies of this group of perverts who dare to make their own corpses and then dig up their organs.

But the girl, after listening to Rogge's explanation, just said "Wait for me".

Then I opened the door and walked into the base.

Then, moments later, she returned with the leader's head.

And the dozens of scavengers in the entire base were also swept away by her, and they were all killed.

The whole process takes less than five minutes.

No one knew what she did, only that the scavengers had all been torn apart by the horses, and there were not even any residues left of the dead.

To be honest, as a debut story, D is indeed a legend.

That being said, D isn't very popular in mercenary circles, and people don't like her very well, not because she's not very approachable. It's because D's very existence is a mockery of them——— they tried their best, gave up everything, and the power they gained after transforming their bodies was far inferior to an ordinary person who didn't have any implants, so what was the point of the sacrifices they made?

In order to become stronger, he risked becoming a cyber maniac and exchanged his flesh and blood for machinery, but he was still not the enemy of the other party——— well, this would indeed make people doubt life.

Walking through the gate and down the stairs, D came to the gate of the afterlife nightclub again——— by the way, since the last incident, the security guards at the gate of the afterlife nightclub have changed from one to four, after all, after D's story spread, there are countless fools who want to learn from D to become famous in the next life.

Of course, they were all thrown out.

By the way, after the security force was increased in the next life, D was also invited to conduct the test.

Outcome......... Well, still a bunch of rubbish.

After all, even if there were a hundred more, it would be impossible to defeat her.

Seeing D, the bodyguards also turned sideways and looked at the girl in front of them with a complicated look and walked into the afterlife. The latter didn't even look at them, and entered the hall of the nightclub in the afterlife, and then came to the old position. And here, Rogge has been waiting for her for a long time.

"Yo, you're here, D."

"What the hell is going on?"

D sat across from Rog, staring at her disapprovingly and complaining.

"You know, I don't like the smell of smoke, and I hate the loud music."

Hearing D's complaint, Rogge chuckled and raised his glass.

"Why don't you have a drink? Whiskey? ”

"No, I'll just drink soda."

"Really, still like a child."

"The idea that smoking, drinking, and taking drugs is a mature adult is a ghost."

After taking the chilled canned Lele Monkey and opening it, D took a sip and said.

"So in my opinion, those who are immersed in this are just children who don't grow up, anxious, ignorant, lost, there is no place for them in this world, and they don't know what they should do, so they will yell like children, crying and venting their dissatisfaction."

"What, want to go from mercenary to philosopher?"

"It's just a feeling, don't care."

D shook his head, this city is actually no different from the nest in D's opinion, the commoners survive as slaves, and the high governor enjoys the glory and wealth. Beneath the magnificent-looking nest is a place of filth and filth and evil shadows.

"So, what's the matter with calling me here?"

"First of all, the commission......... Claire. Didrick, a student, is currently being captured by the Vortex Gang, and the client is her father, who wants to get her out as soon as possible. ”

"That's it?"

Looking at the chip that crossed the table, D frowned.

"That's why you're calling me to the next life?"

"Of course it's not just that, I'm going to introduce you to a partner."

"Partner?"

"That's right."

As he spoke, Rog snapped his fingers, and then D saw a girl with short bright white shoulder-length hair walk in, her expression a little nervous and a little stiff.

"Introduction, this is Lucy, who has just arrived in Night City and is a good hacker. For you, you need the help of hackers too, don't you? ”

"I don't need any hackers at all."

D stared at the girl named Lucy, who was standing there with a stiff and nervous expression.

"You should know that I completed every task smoothly, no alarms were triggered, and there were no ........."

"That's right."

However, before D could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Rog, who turned her head and stared at D.

"That's right, your missions have been completed smoothly, every time they are, no alarms have been triggered, and no outsiders have been discovered, but ah......... That's the problem, you come and tell me, how did a native with no implant at all hack into the network? ”

"Don't I have a personal terminal?"

"Just the fifty-year-old pre-owned goods you have? Are you laughing at all the hackers in Night City? ”

Rogge glanced at the personal terminal in D's hand and snorted coldly.

"Listen, D, if you don't want to say it, then I don't want to know how you did it, it's not good to know too much in our business, but you can't stop people from thinking so, can you? Once it gets the attention of the company, it's another matter——— think about it, when they learn that someone can hack into the network, paralyze the device, and cut off the communication without installing the original body, what do you think they will do with you? ”

"Whatever they want, they have to catch me first."

"You're not underestimating the company, are you?"

"Honestly..............."

D put down the Coke in his hand.

"In my opinion, the lackeys of the capitalists are not at all threatening, so ........."

[Wait a minute, Your Judge]

However, just as D was about to reject Rog's offer, suddenly, Rumie's voice rang in her ears.

[If you can, please agree]

"Why? With you, I don't need any other hackers to help. ”

Hearing Rumiel's suggestion, D raised his eyebrows slightly.

【……… I think she needs help]

“…………？”

D tilted his head and looked at Lucy again, who was visibly uncomfortable under D's gaze. Obviously, after spending half a month in Night City, D also has a certain understanding of the city, an independent city, and at the same time a haven for countless people who want to escape the past, in fact, most of the mercenaries come here to escape some dark history of the past and the like.

There must have been something similar about this girl, but Rumiel had never made such a request before.

“…………… Just leave her behind. ”

D silently sighed inwardly and looked at Rog.

"That's right, I'm going to gradually let the wind out and say that there is a good hacker behind you, so that everyone can accept it."

"Okay."

As he spoke, D picked up the chip and stood up.

"Done? So let's get to work. ”

"You're still the same workaholic as you always have."

"It's not just a job for me, Rogge."

D turned his head and looked at Rog.

"It's a fun game."

Then, she spoke.

(End of chapter)