After half a 12 months of dwelling in Nightfall Metropolis, a metropolis stuffed with crime and homicide, intercourse and corruption, I assumed there can be no extra surprises.

However I used to be incorrect. There was one thing that shocked me. And that occurred fairly not too long ago at that.

As for what shocked me… It was a notification.

In different phrases, a job change.

This shit. I assumed I used to be simply getting used to the job after working like a canine.

It was not the results of sound consultations and discussions with superiors. I simply went to work, and the notification got here instantly. To vary jobs.

I needed to protest that it’s unlawful to challenge personnel with out justifiable causes underneath the Labor Requirements Act, however… Oops! Has the Nightfall Metropolis Labor Requirements Act been repealed by authorities in many years?

Effectively, even when there was a Labor Requirements Act, I didn’t have a alternative however to simply accept it as a result of I used to be in a decent place.

My pretend ID, my lodging and my job… All supplied by the corporate. Meals, clothes, shelter, cash, and every part an individual must dwell. The second I be part of the corporate, my life was of their palms.

And in the event you resist even just a little bit, then the boss will say, ‘What? Is that bastard a bit naughty?’ If he doesn’t do the job, as a result of it makes him really feel uncomfortable, then he can simply go away.

In a world the place individuals’s lives are value lower than that of a fly, I’ve no alternative however to do as they are saying as a result of I’m an unidentified, an unlawful alien.

No want to frame reporting it, as a result of the police will say this, (Nightfall Metropolis Police Division), hey this bastard’s ID is unusual? And take you in, that’s the reason.

Because of an in depth examination, it’s revealed that he’s a suspicious individual with a pretend ID and no nanomachines, and when the corrupt police see individuals like him, they may promote them to the Black market…

It received’t be a peaceable finish, however a really determined and horrible finish.

A lonely man with no connections and no id? It’s simply good for promoting.

You’ll both be taken to a laboratory mormot, otherwise you’ll be left with a chilly corpse whose organs have been stolen. I hate to even think about these outcomes.

So the conclusion is? That it’s a must to hold your mouth shut and do as they are saying.

As if he would settle for the truth of being thrown into this f**king cyberpunk world.

However that’s it, and since I’m a human, I can’t do a lot however get indignant and resentful. I used to be questioning if I might discover a strategy to keep the place I’m working now, however would that even work?

However I couldn’t consider a approach, so once I timidly requested the superior to inform me the explanation, the reply I received again could be very easy.

‘That is the boss’s order.’

Sure, clearly. It’s not anybody else, it’s an order from the CEO.

It’s not simply in phrases, however he’s a very thorough, vicious and scary CEO. And he’s infamous for squeezing dry his subordinates.

There are a variety of circumstances the place the branches are blown away simply because they didn’t do their issues proper. What occurs after that, is left to the mind’s creativeness.

Pondering again on it, I used to be actually interested by my recreation character’s previous. How on earth might you beg for a job in entrance of that cold-blooded CEO?

Ultimately, individuals change into determined for something, and when the hazard of dying comes, plainly the power to deal with a disaster that was not there comes out naturally.

Anyway, it was the day earlier than yesterday that I used to be kicked out like that, so once I requested the place I’m being dispatched to, they didn’t know that both, they usually stated that steerage would come later.

So, I used to be resting pondering that I had taken a trip, and simply yesterday, I acquired a message from the CEO himself to direct me to the work.

“As beforehand acknowledged, your affiliation has been modified to Warawa Hara Company as of in the present day. It’s a model firm that offers with my favourite alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, and medicines.”

I don’t fairly perceive why medication are a luxurious merchandise, however as you recognize, it is a cyberpunk world. Medication are frequent sufficient to seek out in luxurious shops. So I nodded and continued studying the texts.

“You’re assigned to the division in control of alcoholic drinks, mainly the canine’s den. They normally serve sake, however… Not too long ago, I’ve additionally expanded to Yangju Space.”

So I’m going to a different huge firm. So what he’s making an attempt to say is that if I don’t carry out effectively this time, I received’t get one other probability. And Now I’m going to Yangju. By the way in which, what sort of liquor impulsively? What do I learn about alcohol?

“I don’t count on you to have a terrific data of alcoholic drinks. So your position is to work as an worker of a Western-style liquor retailer, known as a bar or pub, underneath a model that opened just a few months in the past. Please seek the advice of straight with the supervisor there for extra work particulars.”

Positive! I’m undecided what you are able to do at a bar or pub, however I’m sending you off so that you just don’t have any time to relaxation.

He’s thorough, and the CEO is the kind of one who a lot fairly see his staff die than see them mess around.

“There should be some legitimate purpose that I’m being transferred to a unique location, as they can not simply torment me for no purpose.”

…there should be some legitimate purpose, proper?

He calmed his uneasy thoughts and glanced on the following contents.

「The title of the pub is Dragon’s Lair. It’s a small tavern positioned in an alleyway between East Monica and Sproulfield blocks. Please confer with the connected supplies for the precise location.」

“Dragons Uncommon, Dragons Nest. They’re fairly well-known names within the again alley pub.”

It’s known as sprawlfield by the way in which.

Why are you doing this to me? I actually can’t dwell as much as my popularity.

“Don’t miss out on something uncommon in regards to the different staff who work there—particularly in regards to the supervisor, and report it recurrently each week to me.”

I believe it is a crucial matter. There are only some emphasis expressions in a single sentence.

Like ‘Particular’, ‘particularly’, ‘ensure that to not miss’, ‘recurrently each week’.

My expertise to this point, and my instinct and notion, say… that’s actual.

My most important job isn’t just working there, but additionally reporting any suspicious or uncommon elements of the job whereas working as an extraordinary worker.

It wouldn’t be too troublesome if it was simply reporting equipments… However I don’t know why you entrust such an enormous job to an extraordinary citizen like me.

“Don’t they normally put skilled spies or company personnel for that type of job? Like most different CEO of an enormous firm do.”

The truth that it’s unfold throughout the sprawlfield, and the truth that I have to report something uncommon… It’s a really uncomfortable job.

I hope that there can be no hazard, however ultimately I must escape from this example.

I can not battle, as a result of I’m only a weak human in any case, I don’t have any bodily modifications or enhanced cyberware.

However what’s the worst factor can occur in a small outskirt alley pub?

“The primary day of labor is March twenty first. Ranging from Monday, which is just someday after receiving this message. Please arrive on the workplace by 6:00 p.m., one hour earlier than the beginning of labor.”

6 PM works, Barney. They open within the evenings and nights, fairly than in the course of the day. At the very least I can get day’s sleep.

“The wage acquired from the top workplace stays the identical as earlier than, and for extra service pay, please inquire straight along with your office.”

“It’s greater than that.”

That’s the way it turned out.

I acquired a message yesterday, however as I used to be chatting, the day glided by actually shortly.

Instantly, it’s in the present day, March twenty first, 2107. It’s my first day on the new job.

The present time is 5:03. My new job will begin quickly.

The Kabuki Constructing in East Monica A-149 Asian City the place I dwell is sort of near my new job, however nonetheless a 10-minute stroll away by way of monorail and floor bus.

It’s most likely as a result of the town is so huge, and my office is positioned in a distant space. At the very least, that’s what my navigation system says.

I heard that the whole journey time in summer time is about half-hour, however it’s a good suggestion to go away early, contemplating it’s my first day on the new job.

Then will you get up? Cease being lazy and get the hell up.

Younger tea-.

I wakened and stretched in my capsule-like bed room. The ceiling was low, and I couldn’t absolutely lengthen my arms with out bending my waist.

The low ceiling is just not the one challenge; the house itself is sort of slender. Perhaps from 9 to 10 toes (3.05 m)?

Hey, that is variety a like a studio.

A constructing rented by the corporate. The official title is Kabuki Condominium… It’s handy to think about it as a easy one-room residence.

One-room residences are clustered on one facet of the constructing like beehives.

That is the standing of the decrease class. Thankfully, that is the easiest way to dwell among the many decrease courses. Regardless that it’s a must to be underneath the strain of month-to-month hire and administration charges.

I sat up and took a sip of lukewarm Pepsi-Cola that was positioned on the laborious plastic mattress stand.

The style of synthetic sweetener sticking to my tongue. The scent lingered in my mouth.

It didn’t style excellent as a result of the steam is gone. Effectively, even with the steam, it isn’t very tasty.

If you wish to keep hydrated, you continue to should drink it. Water is costlier than cola on this city.

You assume it’s a joke, but it surely’s actual. I can let you know yet one more humorous joke?

No Coca-Cola right here. It’s all Pepsi. As a result of PepsiCo received the Coca-Cola Firm within the Company Battle.

Don’t ask how. It’s as a result of I don’t know a lot in regards to the historical past of this world.

I roughly threw away the empty cola can and shut the window shutter.

And now the view.

The solar had already set. The sky above the dome was tinged with crimson, and the air is obscured by smog.

The towering mega constructing varieties a wall in itself, with a collection of shiny curtain partitions creating an enormous display.

Amidst all that, an Asian lady with white powder on her face is smiling, so shiny it’s as if she is making an attempt to maintain the clichés of the cyberpunk world out.

A scene from Blade Runner involves thoughts.

The picture of the lady fades away and is changed by a blinding cosmetics commercial that includes numerous characters and lighting.

The purple skyline is melting underneath the town seen distant.

The LED lamps formed like lotus flower lamps blink in crimson if you flip your gaze to a close-by place.

A neon signal formed just like the type of an Japanese dragon, the dizzying scent of ginger and cilantro.

A wierd city language mixture of English, Japanese, and Chinese language echoed all through the residence. Due to the poor soundproofing within the constructing.

The megacity that appears to overwhelm the individuals, and concurrently captivates the gaze with its mysterious magnificence.

This scene I’m taking a look at is the Nightfall Metropolis, the town of twilight.

The place the place I’m now could be an leisure district crammed with Orientalism for the decrease courses, and an Asian city the place the decrease courses and higher center courses coexist.

The title is Asian City, however it’s a very contradictory and distinctive city the place Asians make up lower than 1% of the whole inhabitants.

“… Yawn~, let’s go to work.”

I yawned and closed the window shutter once more. It’s been 5 months since I moved into this residence.

At first, I used to be overwhelmed by the imposing cityscape, however now I can go by it with out hesitation.

That is the proof that I grew to become a full-fledged nightfall metropolis citizen.

Checking the watch-shaped retro cyber gadget on my wrist, it’s already 5:08.

Now I actually should go.

He took out an inexpensive jacket from the clothes storage unit and placed on a thick mud masks. Then, he pushed apart the skinny bolstered plastic door and left the residence.

It’s time to go to my new job.