Rebuild World

Tsubaki and the others did not show a big reaction when they saw Latis being defeated by anti-annihilation warheads. Still, things are separated, but each one moves.

"That was also defeated, and that's the end of your presentation. Now if you'll excuse me."

Tsubaki said that to Haruka and disappeared without waiting for a reply.

Alice laughs at Olivia next.

"I think that's enough to verify, but isn't it enough?

"... suppose the judgment materials for the mess were quite aligned. The rest is judged by the results of the cleanup. If that's okay with you, I promise I'll think positively about the deal."

"Thank you very much. Now, let's talk about the details slowly later."

Alice thanked Olivia for saying so. And tell Halka lightly.

"If you'll excuse me, I have another matter. Oh, your achievements have been defeated, but don't worry. I will continue to support you. Bye."

Like Tsubaki, Alice left with her men without waiting for Haruka's reply.

Halka exhales as if she were tired.

"... then, shall we go home too?"

Oh, go home. Go home.

Halka breathes deeply into the palm of her hand, showing how to drive her away with her hands.

"Please accompany me."

Yatsubayashi returned his tongue and agreed. And Haruka and the others left.

Akira looked at Alice suddenly and stared at her in the middle. In other words, that was the limit. Instead of holding a gun, I knew it was a situation where I could be killed just by touching it.

Akira does not doubt the opponent's words that she is unwilling to engage. Because I'm still alive.

And that's all. If I wanted to kill you, I'd have been killed long ago. So it is not a lie. That's all Akira believed, and she likewise believed that the next moment, the other person could change their mind for a very good reason.

That's why I became achilles and watched how the opponent came out.

"... what is negotiation?

Alice laughs at Akira who shows her willingness to negotiate. Then I took out the white card.

"I want you to waive all rights to this card."

"Again....!

Akira looked fed up with the re-emergence of the white card that had brought trouble to her.

"I told you before, I already gave it to Shiori. It's not mine. So negotiate with me like that."

"I waive all rights in this card. That's all you have to say. Declaring a waiver of rights, if it is not already your personal property, is only a confirmation of the status quo. I don't think it's a problem."

When I heard that, Akira thought it made sense. I also understood that it was not a request that would be detrimental to me. And I knew it would be better to listen honestly to Alice's demands in the circumstances.

But that's why, if Akira was a person who could say yes, she wasn't in the current situation in the first place.

"You think I'm your stepsister, too?

I don't like it, but Akira was trying to calm down by not returning the obvious word of rejection. Still next door, Alpha was holding her head.

"I got a $50 billion Aurum prize from Leon's Tail, and that's why I went from Kugamayama City to Monster Certification? You know what I'm saying?

"Technically, they were done independently by the San-ku branch, and I am not here to know as the representative of the Eastern Head Office."

Akira's attitude is only suicidal in the general sense of the East. It does not change, except that it is a situation of desperate power differentials in which life is taken hostage. There was such a difference between a single hunter and a large company named Leon's Tail in the east.

On top of that, Alice didn't change her reaction when she saw Akira's attitude.

"Let's do this. The prize will be withdrawn here. Let's also revoke the monster certification. In addition, we will cover the full cost of the series of disturbances here. How about this?

Akira also took part in the proposal. He answers with a suspicious look with a slight confusion.

"... if you refuse, I'll kill you..."

I'll add it if you want.

"No, I don't think so."

Well, under these conditions...

"What? No, no..."

Akira had no idea why those who could kill themselves unilaterally would give up so much. The confusion that arises from this creates doubts about whether it is unpleasant (first) to accept such a good (good) story, and leads people to think about the answer. And I put out what I had in mind.

"I'm offering you a very convenient offer, but is that it? So you want me to stop targeting Chloe any more?

After the equipment arrived from downhill, I still intend to kill Chloe. Even if Chloe was in the city of Leon's Tail at that time, it would be cheaper to settle within the current period, given the amount of damage that would have been incurred if she had fought herself with front-line equipment. Maybe that's what you're thinking.

That's what I thought, but Akira couldn't convince herself. If Chloe is to be protected, Akira herself knows that killing herself on this spot is the surest and quickest. I had no idea why they didn't choose that option.

But Alice seemed to think slightly. But make a decision right away.

"Chloe? Well, that's good. One moment, please."

Akira was kept waiting. The face was more confused than alert.

Alpha...... What do you think's going on?

I don't know. But is it true that there is no willingness to engage? So don't let Akira get angry or give up. "

Ah, ahh

After a while, Siori and Kanae appear with Alice's direct reports. Neither of them was aware of the situation and showed the same confusion as Akira.

And another maid came running in the air from the direction of the city, and landed on Alice's left and right, and set them up there. It was Chloe and Reina. Both were surprised, but unlike Rayna, who was simply confused, Chloe had a laugh that she was somehow proud to win.

Akira didn't understand, she was just confused.

After Akira defeated Latis, Elena and the others tried to contact Akira immediately. But I don't want to be connected. I wondered, but I thought the communications environment would be disrupted by the effects of using anti-annihilation warheads, and I tried to go directly under Akira.

On the way, the two maids blocked their hand as they appeared in front of Elena and the others.

"I'm so sorry to hear that. Our people are negotiating ahead of us. Please don't go any further."

The maid bowed her head politely to Elena and Sarah.

Elena showed strong vigilance, but felt her strength from the atmosphere and equipment of the opponent. Show Sarah that forced breakthrough is impossible with her gaze and instruct her not to move badly.

"For the record, you guys are from Leon's Tail, right?

"Yes"

"There's a hunter named Akira, our buddy, who you're negotiating with, Akira?

"I'm sorry to sit down. I can't answer at all."

Elena exhaled with a sharp face. And I'll see if I can get any information from Theoli and the others at the same Leon's Tail company. The Shiori and the others were more astonished than Elena, with ruggedness and anxiety in their faces.

"Theori-san...?

The summoned Shiori returns to me. But the danger of the expression hasn't disappeared.

"... excuse me. I don't know the situation either. So I'm going to tell you what I know, and I'm going to give you a guess."

The maids in front of me are from the eastern head office of Leon's Tail. That they have the ability to kill everyone in an instant. As long as such persons are on the scene, the negotiators are limited to the top of Leon's Tail. Tell them and give them serious advice.

"Never act imprudently. In the worst case scenario, the head office will turn to the enemy."

"... okay."

Elena also fully understands what it means to turn the entire company against Leon's Tail. He nodded with a serious face.

Siori gets a little lost and leaves one step ahead.

"My name is Suzuhara Ciori, and I am affiliated with the Eastern Fourth Ward Branch of Lyons Tail. I heard that my employer, Raina Lilard Lawrence, is under the protection of the head office together with Chloe. I'd like to know more about the situation..."

"Shut up."

One of the maids answered briefly. The smile on her face was directed at Elena and there were no shards of love for those outside the company.

"Stay out of my way."

The next step is to treat it as a professional obstacle. The maid lost sight of Shiori as he advised with his gaze.

"... I'm so sorry."

Theoli lowered her head deeply and stepped back. The canoe turned pale and whispered.

"Sister... this is..."

"Maybe... What's going on...."

Someone from the head office, perhaps authoritatively unable to be present at the negotiating table, was turned over to the security guards in the vicinity, and they just spoke softly to show their reaction so far. There will be so many superiors on the scene. Only Alice and Cili thought about it. This means that Alice is directly involved in negotiations with Akira. It was an incredible anomaly for Shiori and the others.

There comes another maid. The reaction of the two maids mentioned earlier indicated that they were more senior. He briefly tells Siori and Kanae.

Follow me, you two.

Theoli and the others looked at each other with difficult expressions, but all they had to do was follow her gently. And I couldn't hide my surprise that Alice was really behind it or that she showed up to Chloe with Reina.

Chloe, who was brought under Akira and the others, strived surprisingly but quickly to grasp the situation. Then she saw Alice negotiating with Akira and laughed.

(I won....!

Chloe put her inner joy into her face, saying that she was right and that she had won the bet.

Alice gave Olivia information about her company's modern Lions tails at the Mihazono ruins. However, for Leon's Tail in the old world, the information provided by individuals who are disconnected from the company has no credibility or shards. Therefore, it is necessary to verify the contents.

The series of disturbances that began over the white cards was also part of the verification work. To show Leon's Tail in the Old World that it is a large company according to the information provided by Leon's Tail in the modern world. Because the greater the disturbance caused, the more evidence of the power of a large corporation is based on having that much power.

For that reason, Alice dared to give vague instructions to the local people to handle the case, including handling white cards. If he did not wish to make a noise, he gave Ciori, who had the card at that time, specific instructions, including the location of authority and responsibility, that he could move under the direction of Veratram, the branch manager of the third district branch.

And Chloe ran off as Alice had hoped. The disturbances swelled up in chains, so much so that they struck the walls of the city with the executives of the five major companies, Sakashita Heavy Industries. At that point, Olivia decided that she had done enough armed verification, and then told Alice that she would decide if she had the power to contain the noise.

Chloe didn't know everything. But I was able to deduce it was close. And I saw Alice negotiating directly with Akira, and I decided that Alice was trying to show the power both inside and outside by dealing with Akira directly, which is also the starting point of this disturbance, whether to make her obey or kill her.

(If you enter the phase of calming down noise, you don't need any more noise! In other words, the deal between Alice's representative and Olivia is probably over! The deal was definitely my achievement! I made a deal with Leon's Tail in the Old World! It's no wonder you're in the head office! I won...! I won the bet!

Chloe was intoxicated with her brilliant future as she risked so much glory, despite many tough times.

Alice waves her arm slightly in front of Chloe. Chloe, who had eaten the shock waves emitted directly, instantly became dust and finished her life.

Alice, who killed Chloe, smiles at Akira, who is confused by the sudden events, with a smile that hasn't changed since she started negotiating.

"How about this?

Akira returned to me with that voice. Strong confusion persisted, but the expression was mixed with something that blamed Alice.

"... wasn't that one of yours?

"So I processed it here. I think it would be more appropriate to deal with it here, both to avoid adding extra rubbing and as an apology to you."

Akira thought there was a reason. If you kill Chloe, it's hostile to Leon's Tail, but if Alice kills you, it's all in the organization. In addition, the act of holding your family members in your hands to apologize is certainly a sufficient apology to yourself. I thought so, but there was a pan in Akira that I didn't really understand.

Then Alice continued to look at Akira's face distorted.

"Not enough? In the sense that you (you) have been involved in a series of disturbances, do we also need this?

That's what Alice said to Raina and the others.

Siori and Kanae stand in a position to shelter Reina reflectively. I knew it would only be erased with me at the shelter, but I couldn't stop moving.

"Whoa, wait!

Akira stopped Alice unexpectedly. And Alice, who was looking at herself but still reaching out to Reina and the others, continued to calm down.

"... you need a lot of help. That's why I don't need it. Enough. Stop it."

Alice lowered her hand and smiled.

"That's all you need, isn't it? Now, please."

After Akira said that, she realized that she had finished offering the conditions for accepting Alice's request. But when I stopped Alice, I thought it was different to ask or refuse now, and if I had no choice, I would exhale a lot.

"I waive all rights in the card.... is this it?

"Thank you very much. Now, if you'll excuse me. Please use our services whenever you have the opportunity."

Alice used the camouflage function to disappear when she left the white card dancing. Other maids and butlers disappear as well. There was a slight reaction from Alice and the others leaving Akira's information-gathering equipment, but it soon disappeared.

Lie down and let Akira fall.

"What was that...?"

No one could answer the mood murmur (murmur) that came out of Akira's chest.

Soon after Alice and the others left, Elena, Sarah and Carol appeared in front of Akira as soon as the surrounding blockade was lifted. Elena and the others asked about the situation with joy that Akira was safe, but Akira couldn't answer because she didn't understand the situation. Don't dare. Reina and the others will all return to the base together.

Returning to the base, the area was being held hostage by city guards in the name of policing. The Lattice attack reached the barrier, preventing the city from watching the boulders. Yu (and more) did not pretend to restrain Akira and the others, but simply asked him to stay out of the base without darkness. Stimulating Akira is counterproductive even though the goal is to calm things down. Thanks to this, Akira and the others were able to rest slowly without fear of re-raiding.

As for Akira, I wanted to take a bath, but Alpha told me that I would definitely drown, so I had no choice but to take a shower. Then she rented Cheryl a room and fell into bed. Once relaxed, Akira fell asleep deeply until she yielded to the sleeping demon.

In a conference room inside the Kugamayama City Wall, Inabe slaps his fist on the table.

"Those bastards!

As the executives of the Kugamayama city, it was admirable patience that Leon's Tail was able to restrain themselves until all of them left, as Inabe showed by the concave shape of the table because it was too hard to beat.

The executives of the city, including Inabe, explained from Lyons Tail that it was unintentional to cause a series of riots, the appearance of a herd of anomalies on the immediate side of the city, the attack on the city's barriers by the mutated giants of Latis, and the heavy damage caused to the subdivisions.

The runaway of an employee who lacks balance in mental state due to the loss of a colleague. And a healing medicine accident. These are combined contingencies, accidents and not the will of the company. That was the explanation from Leon's tail.

Neither Yu nor Inabe believed it. It was obvious that it was impossible, and I realized it was intentional. But the explanation was compelled to swallow. If you pursue it deliberately and the opponent accepts it, it will be a war at that point. The opponent is the eastern head office of Leon's Tail. There are no shards (shards) such as winning eyes on the Kugamayama City side.

Lyons Tail told the city that it would accept responsibility for the accident and accept compensation, but it must have been seen and done with money. The humiliation was making Inabe angry.

My men will forgive you.

"Chief, please calm down. Externally, it can also be interpreted that Leon's Tail has succeeded against the Kugamayama City. Again, Akira's case has been cleared up. On the face of it, he had Leon's Tail take down the $500 billion Aurum prize. Let's assume that the power of the department manager to connect with such people has also increased. It is also a credit to the head of the department who supported him, including the reason why he attacked the city."

"... that's right."

Inabe deliberately exhaled and tried to regain his coolness.

"... ask all departments to help us calculate the amount of damage. Include the cost of moving the defense forces and various insurance policies for the subdivisions. Everything you could charge."

"Immediately"

My subordinates pay their respects and enter the work. When Inabe saw him, he tried to change his mind in order to fulfill his duties. However, because another irritation remained, the face was still distorted in a mood and puzzling manner.

"... but what does that man do when he's absent from the executive meeting in this situation?

Despite being so important as to have de facto control of the Kugamayama City, Yanagi Sawa was not present here.

Sugadome, a director of Sakashita Heavy Industries in a room in the area under the control of Sakashita Heavy Industries, a superior division of the Kugamayama City, was being clarified by Veratram, the branch manager of the Eastern Third Ward Branch of Lions Tail.

"... I know it was an accident. As a company, if there is an agreement between you and Kugamayama City, I don't want to talk about it."

Thank you for your understanding.

"That is the healing medicine described, but I would like you to give me the relevant data. Wherever possible, regardless of the method of manufacture or the route of acquisition, the reason why you kept the medicine."

Veratram, who had been responding well to his thoughts, was slightly silent.

"... do you need it?

"I need it. It's very dangerous to have such a serious accident recovery drug in our economy. Don't you think it's necessary to share information to prevent further accidents?

Veratrum once again shuts up slightly. And I guessed the consequences if I refused, and laughed with affection in consideration of the disadvantage to the company.

"... I see. However, that data is under the jurisdiction of the head office and cannot be handed over immediately under my authority. I will give you some time, including contacting the head office, adjusting, etc., but is it okay?

I don't mind.

"Thank you very much. Then hand it over at a later date....."

"Oh, it's handing over the data, but if it's difficult to provide us with confidential information, such as the rules, it doesn't matter anywhere else."

"What do you mean?

"I've arranged personnel for a rebuilding agency (anti-rebuilding) on a separate matter. I don't mind that either. It is an agency of the Unified Enterprise League and belongs to Sakashita's people, but the purpose there is to stop reconstruction. There is no risk that information will flow downhill even if trade secrets are handed over. All five companies monitor each other. I don't know.

To the unexpected, Veratrum disappeared from his face for a moment. But I'll fix it right away.

"Personally, I don't think we need to go that far, but it's up to the head office to decide. So I will tell the head office."

I see.

Sugadome and Veratram ended the conversation by showing each other respect for the executives of other companies.

As soon as Bertram left, Sugadome contacted Matsubara. And give instructions with a serious face.

"It's me. Immediately rehearse why Alice, a representative of Leon's Tail, visited the area."

"It has already been found to be for direct dealings with Leon's Tail in the Old World... For this reason, we have ended the backing, including the involvement of Kugamayama City. I wonder if there is any element of suspicion, including the fact that Alice's representative has to be on site."

"Check again. There is a risk that a sufficiently convincing reason may obscure another purpose."

"I'm afraid. If so, may I ask why you have this concern?

"The head of the third district branch reacted to the name of the anti-reconstruction agency (anti-rebuild). And the raid came from a facility in Higaraka, but that facility was built before the cards."

"... regardless of the card incident, you've been planning an urban raid before?

"I'm concerned."

"I'll check back soon."

The word ends with communication with Matsubara. The tone was serious enough to show that the situation was being shared.

Sugadome exhales with a sharp expression.

If you're worried about it, I hope so.

Rebuilding vs. rebuilding institutions (antirebuilding) refers to rebuilding civilizations. And the rebuilding of civilization presupposes the collapse of the pre-civilization. In other words, rebuilding means that current civilizations are destroyed, defeated, and swallowed by the old world. Preventing it is the role of anti-rebuilding agencies. Only the five companies that are even partially hostile can work together.

Lions Tails, also led by Alice, is a modern company with extensive commercial activity in the east, but is located strictly on the Old World side. Because Alice leads the Old World. If necessary, they will not hesitate to perform the reconstruction. Sugadome thought so.

Things were getting connected in Sugadome's head, including the escape of Shiloh.

Bellatram, who has left the barrier in Kugamayama City, is connecting communication from the inside of the car to the head office. In addition to Alice, Flip, the branch manager of the Fourth Ward branch, appeared in the expanded view.

"Veratrum. Flip. Report."

Alice nodded lightly after hearing the report from the two of them.

Ideally. Prepare the data you want to pass downhill. You don't have to worry if it's a bluff or a warning that you've been smelled by an intervention against a rebuilding agency (antirebuilding). Keep working. "

Veratrum and Flip lowered their heads in virtual space. And looking lightly, I cut out the story from the veratrum.

"Representative, we have determined that Chloe, Reina, and both companies have done well in this case. Especially Chloe's achievements. But the delegate killed Chloe. Are there any confusions between representatives and our judgment criteria?

As head of the third sector branch, Bellatrum needed to be careful about the treatment of the faction to which Chloe belonged. Now that Alice has killed Chloe, it will affect the faction as well. If Alice's judgment and her judgment were different, they needed to be corrected.

But Alice affirms the veratram's judgment.

No, both names worked well. Individuals, factions, reward them together. "

Since Chloe is already dead, it means treating him as a meritorious person who died in order to contribute to the company. This will benefit the faction Chloe belonged to.

I'm afraid.... while you were arrogant, why did you kill Chloe?

Because it was necessary.

After the process of demonstrating her company's strength by force had ended and had become a phase of clean-up, Alice had decided that using further force to calm the situation would lower Olivia's assessment.

I lost ownership of the card from Akira because that was the starting point of the disturbance, and it was part of the calming down. There is also a reason why we wanted to keep cards that our owners own.

If the owner loses authorization for the card, it will simply be returned. However, if Akira transfers the card to Ciori and Olivia accepts it irregularly but partially, and Akira loses ownership of the card, the next owner was Ciori by convention.

Ownership is lost when the owner dies. Alice didn't kill Akira knowing it because it was a precondition for things to go well. Otherwise, Akira was killed, and Chloe died because of the premise that she would give up her rights. Raina and the others were dead if she had to. In a sense, Chloe and Reina were secured by Alice for that.

Yu (and even more) Alice is not interested in Chloe's life or death. If Chloe had survived, or if Akira had already died, it would have been possible for Chloe to flourish to the head office with this credit.

But Akira survived. And I talked to Alice about Chloe. At that point, Chloe's fate ran out.

Veratram nodded after Alice explained it. There is no need to be convinced by Alice's criteria. The important thing is to make the criteria for the award and punishment the same as Alice.

Chloe had read Alice's thoughts quite accurately. But at the end of the day, I misread.

Whether Chloe wins the bet or leaves a lot of credit to Leon's Tail, it doesn't guarantee Chloe's life. Preference if you're alive. That's all it takes. For Alice, the Old World deal with Leon's Tail is worth more than the life of the Lawrence family.

For Alice, the more important one was chosen. That's all I had.