Chapter 192 – Cyberpunk: Edgerunner (7)
Tiger Claws.
A gang that is based in Japantown and mainly operates in the Watson and West Brook districts, including Little China.
With the Japanese Yakuza as its biggest root, it was created by incorporating many Chinese triads and other Asian gangs and criminals, so the overall gang has an atmosphere that is an appropriate blend of Chinese and Japanese styles.
Thanks to this, the majority of its members are of Asian descent, it has a long history, and its size is 5,500, making it the second-largest member among Night City gangs.
Although the executives are somewhat discriminating, the members are said to naturally engage in murder, torture, gun trafficking, and gun terrorism, and their trademarks include oriental tattoos and oriental cyberpunk clothing and weapons.
A commotion broke out in one of the buildings owned by Tiger Claw.
“Please, please save my life!”
“Kiyoot! Everyone runs away!”
“Teeeng! Damn! “It saves my life!”
Tiger Claw’s members started the game as if they had seen Cthulhu.
Well, in a way, it’s natural.
That’s because Seojun’s status has risen tremendously.
Now there is no one in Night City who does not know the name of ‘Fixer B’ or ‘Sword Demon’.
In just a few years, the number of gang members killed by Seojun has exceeded a thousand, and he has single-handedly defeated dozens of cyberpsychos who had previously had to be dealt with as a team.
There was a time when gangsters formed an alliance and attacked to kill Seojun.
However, hundreds of gang members were slaughtered by Seojun in less than an hour. Since then, the gang has been begging whenever they see Seojun. This is because he did not kill at least those who surrendered.
As his status rose, Seojun’s ransom also skyrocketed.
Nevertheless, there were many people looking for it. Because the request success rate was still maintained at 100%.
Seojun became a living legend.
Like the ‘Adam Smasher’.
Is that why?
Before we knew it, the residents of Night City had given Seojun a new nickname.
Sword God
──That is.
“What brings you here?”
A member who looked like an executive level asked cautiously.
Seojun answered indifferently.
“Why did you come? “I came because I was requested.”
Shake it up!
The executive got down on his knees.
“I will cooperate no matter what! “Please just spare my life!”
“Calm down. “If I get just one item back, I’ll go.”
“Things?”
“Okay.”
He lowered his head and continued speaking.
“I want you to return the items you stole from the car raid near Kabuki Roundabout yesterday.”
“… !!”
“It looks like you know what’s going on. Then the story will be faster.”
Seojun held out his hand.
The executive who saw that swallowed his saliva.
“What is that…”
“That’s it. From now on, you will have to think and open your mouth.”
Shoot!
Seojun poured out his life.
In front of the force of death spreading around them, the bodies of the infamous Tiger Claw members froze.
I really die.
Everyone here thought that.
I was reminded again that the man in front of me was a monster who was more than enough.
“… Yes, I will give it to you. Yukimura, bring that item!”
The executives gave up completely.
Since this theft was done at the instigation of Arasaka, I was afraid of the consequences, but it was clear that the sword spirit in front of me would immediately take their lives if something went wrong.
I was more afraid of the sword spirit nearby than the company in the distance.
“I brought it.”
The executive held out a small suitcase.
Militech’s logo was engraved on the outside of the suitcase.
‘There is no sign of it being forcibly opened or hacked.’
Perhaps she was trying to hand it over to her client, Arasaka.
Seojun shook his head.
Militech.
The exact name is 〈Militech International Armaments〉, and it is one of the largest and most influential companies in the world, on par with Arasaka.
It is the world’s largest arms manufacturer, specializing in weapons manufacturing and private mercenary contracts, and has extensive influence, operating in over hundreds of countries.
In addition, the field of business is so large that it ranges from assassination to corporate security maintenance and large-scale mercenary military operations. In fact, there is no military business that is not involved.
In addition to working closely with the US police and military, making a substantial contribution to civilian security systems, they are the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced military technology, from simple weapons to heavy armored combat vehicles.
On the surface, it appears to have been absorbed into a state-owned enterprise by the New United States of America (NUSA) government, but in reality, Militech is close to completely consuming the U.S. Government, just as Arasaka dominates Japan.
As evidence, 60% of Militech’s total income comes from the United States, government subsidies flow to Militech, and Militech CEOs were ‘elected’ as U.S. Presidents one after another after leaving office.
Its corporate value reaches 1.2 trillion euros, 30% higher than that of Arasaka, ranking first among megacorps.
This is an enormous figure considering that the defense industry is not as profitable as expected and that, unlike its competitor and second-place Arasaka, Militech purely engages in the defense industry and dispatches of mercenaries.
‘Maybe it’s MegaCopra, but one request fee is hot.’
The fee for this request is a whopping 150,000 euros.
This is the price that can save a veteran mercenary team of 15 to 20 people.
This request fee is due to complex reasons.
First, the client is a company.
Second, it is an urgent + designated request.
Third, the price of hired mercenaries is high.
These three things combined led to a tremendous increase.
Well, thanks to that, only Seojun had fun.
“Surely. It matches the photo the client sent me.”
“Well, then?”
“Once the items have been retrieved, I have no more business with you. Good luck.”
With those words, Seojun suddenly turned around.
Looking at his back as he left the building, no one opened their mouth.
***
What was waiting for Seojun when he arrived at the drop point was Militech’s vehicle.
“Here. “It is a recovered item.”
A Militech soldier accepted it and handed the case to an employee who looked like an executive.
The employee opened it immediately.
Push profit-
Inside the case that opened with smoke, a shard was neatly placed.
Shard is a chip that can be inserted into the nerve socket at the back of the neck and read its contents. It can be thought of as a USB-like medium that contains information that can be found here and there in the game.
The Militech employee took the shard out of the case and stuck it in the back of his neck. He nodded after reading the shard’s data.
“It has been confirmed. It’s processed this quickly and cleanly. It’s not famous for nothing. Furthermore, it was professional skills.”
“There is no discount even if you praise.”
Food.
The Militech employee shook his head.
“Please deposit the request fee right away.”
[+€150,000$]
With those words, the Militech employee put the shard back in the case and drove back.
Seojun, who had been watching for a moment, also got on the bike. Seojun, who was moving quickly down the road, soon pulled the brakes.
This is because the NCPD was controlling the road.
It seems that cyberpsychosis has run amok. Now, it looks like things have been sorted out, and they are cleaning things up.
Seojun quickly scanned the scene.
Meanwhile, an emergency medical technician was carrying a corpse believed to be a victim of cyberpsychosis.
“Hmm?”
There was interest in his eyes.
The face of one of the emergency medical technicians looked familiar.
“I finally found it.”
The corner of Seojun’s mouth rose.
Gloria Martinez.
She finally found something she hadn’t seen in the years she lived in this city.
