＜ Episode 143 ＞
District 4, which has a more neat and balanced street than any other district in Luna, but has no human presence.
A light came on in the center of the district that existed exclusively for the city council, and at that moment the whole district stretched.
Uh.
Power is supplied and delivered to the entire area, and the AI managing the area wakes up from standby mode and does its duty.
Watching the mini-golems wandering around his area, Veyron turned his head.
As if the entire floor of the building is used, there are no bulkheads, so the space gives off a feeling of emptiness.
In the middle of the space, there was a large round table with dozens of chairs, and members of the parliament took their seats before they knew it.
Each member of the lawmakers exudes an unusual atmosphere, and even if you are a person with a decent level of ability, you will be stunned just by looking at them.
It is not possible with ordinary ability to keep a seat for decades or more and maintain a member’s seat.
However, even those members did not notice that Byron was there.
It was a strange and terrifying sight.
Byron was just standing by the window casually, but it meant that his presence was not recognized by the members of the council.
As if something bad had happened, the eyes of the members of the council seated with uncomfortable expressions on their faces turned to the old man who was talking with Byron.
Each of them was a member of a different gender and age, but the power in their gaze was so intense that the surroundings squirmed greatly just by focusing their gaze.
However, the old man with a calm expression, as if nothing was wrong, straightened his back and opened his mouth.
“Everyone has gathered.”
“Why did you call me all of a sudden? No matter how much you say you are the chairman, isn’t it overriding your authority to convene like this?”
A middle-aged man on the other side of the chair responded with an annoyed tone.
Some nodded their heads at the middle-aged man’s words, and some looked displeased, but the chairman continued with a calm expression.
“It is that important.”
“… it must be so.”
The deputy chairman’s tone, even resolute, killed the momentum, and the attention of the lawmakers gathered.
As everyone’s attention focused, the chairman nodded and raised his hand. At that moment, a huge hologram appeared on the round table.
It was mind-boggling to see a myriad of scenes appearing on the divided screen, changing every moment, but no one here found this difficult.
“It’s something that happened recently. What is this like?”
The image of Luna, full of destruction, murder and chaos, continued on the screen, but the middle-aged man had a sad expression.
This level of work is Luna’s daily life.
It may seem a little extreme, but you don’t have the right to lead the city of Luna if you’re embarrassed by this level.
“Did you just bring us all together with something like this? Even the chairman doesn’t think this is the case?”
At the sarcastic voice, the lawmakers nodded their heads.
These are the ones who move Luna in their respective positions.
It may be because of personal gain, or it may be a heart dedicated to the city, but each of these is an important part of Luna.
That’s why it was difficult for lawmakers to get together, and even if they do get together, it’s common for only a few people involved in the current issue to coordinate.
A dissatisfied light appeared on the faces of the lawmakers, and a chilly energy rose from some of them.
‘It went well. gaffer!’
The middle-aged man was happy in his heart, managing his expression, and was about to shout out loud and push the chairman right away.
“I told you to gather.”
“Hut!”
Everyone was greatly surprised by the appearance of Byron, who suddenly appeared and pressed down on the shoulders of a middle-aged man, and took a deep breath.
The strong pressure and the shock of the shock so badly that the middle-aged man seemed to lose his mind at any moment, but the man regained his composure and turned his head away.
As if a rusty machine was turning slowly, what entered the sight slowly turned was the figure of Veyron with his hair neatly turned.
The middle-aged man, whose face was white, took a deep breath, and sparks flew in the eyes of several lawmakers who saw him.
“Who are you!”
“How dare you say this place!”
Intense momentum and power flowed, and when he was about to use his hand toward Vayron right away, the middle-aged man desperately raised both hands and shouted with a white face.
“stop! It’s the mayor!”
“······What?”
“······Mayor? Was it a real person?”
There were countless people who had forgotten his face because they had lived so long, and the city councilors were no different.
From the time the Council, the Defense Forces, and the Corporate Council settled down to check and balance each other, Byron was not exposed to the outside world and was gradually forgotten.
Very few people now remember his face and existence.
City councilors did not live forever, and it was natural that members of the council who had a slow but generational change did not recognize Byron.
With the atmosphere of astonishment, members of the council who knew Byron’s face stood up and bowed.
“done. I’m glad they all look healthy.”
As I lightly waved my hands along with plaintive words, my bent back was forcibly straightened.
The legislators who guessed the size of Byron’s power with just that one move breathed in vain, and Byron, who lightly patted the shoulder of a white middle-aged man, moved to his place with a leisurely pace.
There was a chair in a slightly different shape from the round table chair when it was created, and the eyes of the lawmakers gathered toward Beyron, who sat in the seat so naturally.
Cool eye light extended from Byron’s eyes, and the members of the council who touched the light avoided their gaze, and a cold atmosphere subsided.
Only a few lawmakers made eye contact with the most unconcerned expression, and Bayron, who was looking at the lawmakers as if he was pathetic, finally relaxed his expression.
“The level has gone down.”
“It’s all our negligence.”
“Well, okay. It can’t be helped that it deteriorates as time goes by.”
The lawmakers naturally shrugged their shoulders as each word seemed to stir the lungs and stimulate the soul.
“Tsk.”
Byron’s gaze lightly clicked on the hologram floating on the round table.
Luna’s accidents continue to play.
As the middle-aged man said, Luna’s daily life was nothing special, but in the eyes of the sunken Veyron, it looked unusual.
The lawmakers looked at Byron with a lot of tension, and how long had it been since they stared at the hologram without saying anything?
“Hmm.”
Leaning back in his chair, Vayron exhaled lightly and opened his mouth.
“There is nothing to be nervous about. It’s not that there aren’t things I don’t like, but you guys have been doing well.”
The cold, subdued atmosphere added a bit of heat, and only then did the stiff expressions of the lawmakers relax a little.
“It must be ridiculous for me to tell you guys this and that now. In any case, Luna now is being led by you guys.”
The hearts of the lawmakers, who had been hardened, softened a little.
The city councilor is the pinnacle of Luna.
They were relieved by the words of Byron that they would not touch their vested interests and power.
“Request a resolution of authority.”
However, at the words of Byron, everyone took a deep breath and stiffened their bodies.
Luna is a city that holds countless secrets, and some of them are so deadly and dangerous that it was controlled under ‘authority’, and it was announced that it would use them.
“… which one?”
A very nervous voice came out of the old man’s mouth, and the middle-aged man who was confronting the old man also stiffened his expression terribly.
As much as that, the authority controlled by the lawmakers was not easy, and depending on the use, it was a problem that was directly related to Luna’s existence.
“······Still, the basics are good.”
At the reaction of such members, Byron nodded as if satisfied.
The city councilor’s role is Luna’s guardian.
Among them, I was happy because it was a response to authority, which can be said to be the core.
“······ Depending on the story, even the mayor has no choice but to oppose it.”
As if the sarcastic look toward the chairman was a lie, a strong determination appeared on the middle-aged man’s face, and lawmakers sympathized with him.
Looking at the lawmakers with a smile, Byron calmly opened his mouth.
“Request the operation of the Oracle.”
The space was filled with silent astonishment.
***
profit.
A train emitting white smoke stopped at the platform, and people with their own goals got off and moved busily.
Drivers who leaned on the taxis standing outside the station looked at those people with sharp eyes, and pickpockets and gangsters who hid themselves in every alley fired vicious glances to set easy targets.
clap.
However, as if the citizens who got off the train were not easygoing people, they secretly shone their weapons, and a strange tension filled the platform.
John muttered in a small voice, stepping into a street where bullets were flying and bloodshed was likely to happen at any moment.
“・・・・・The atmosphere is not unfamiliar.”
“Is number 58 your first?”
Seeing Fioren respond with a bright smile, John nodded and made an expression that he knew that.
Area 58.
It is an area where various factories are concentrated and the houses of the workers who work in those factories are gathered.
Looking at the appearance, it is an environment where cash can be actively circulated, but Area 58 is located at the bottom of all Luna.
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Most of the factories here are only those that mass-produce simple items, and as skilled skills are not required, wages are naturally low.
The vicious companies and factory owners paid only enough wages to the workers to survive, so this place is inferior to the slums outside the city.
And the more this kind of place, the more all sorts of trash stick to it, and it didn’t take long for Luna to transform into the worst criminal area.
All sorts of incidents and accidents have not ceased, and even now, bloodshed is taking place deep in the alleys.
Of course, there were endless jobs that needed a fixer, but John had his own reason for visiting this place for the first time.
This is because Miller, who recognized John’s value and utility, took the job.
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Most of the requests from District 58 are fights against the opposing organization or contracts for murder.
Any fixer that fits his personality would mediate the job, but it didn’t fit Miller, who aimed for a clean and smart job in his own way.
Thanks to that, John also set foot here for the first time.
A slightly tired expression, but a well-groomed salaryman and a rare handsome man were standing together, so he immediately drew attention.
The taxi drivers’ eyes glistened dangerously, and vicious killing sprang from the bodies of those hiding in the alley.
If you catch the salaried man, make him vomit all his wealth, and sell it in pieces, you can firmly hold on to the bottom line.
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Maybe it’s even possible to get out of this damn area.
It would be important to catch a handsome man who is so handsome that one might wonder, “What does he look like?”
If you catch it without damaging a single hair and hand it over to the business, you might be able to get your hands on enough money to fix it.
John grinned at the sight of the entire street turning hostile, and the smile on Fioren’s face grew even brighter.
“It’s really not unfamiliar.”
John smiled and took a step forward, and the taxi drivers, each with a vicious weapon, licked their lips.
And then.
clap.
A pistol too large to be called a revolver was squeezed into John’s hand, and he naturally pulled the trigger.
bang!
There was a very loud noise to be said to have come from a gun, and at the same time an unlucky taxi that had been hit directly by a bullet exploded.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
“Ah!”
“what!”
Everyone panicked at the sight they could not have imagined, and flames and black smoke rose terribly.
“egg plant.”
Backed by flames and black smoke, fear and confusion, John smiled.
＜ Episode 143 ＞ End