Chapter 125: A Continuous Gamble
After parting with Sheryl, Akira headed straight for Shizuka’s shop. A notification had come through from Druncam—they’d deposited six hundred million aurum in his account, and he was thrilled.I know they said they’d pay right away, but that really was fast!
Alpha also smiled cheerfully.That’s probably because Druncam wanted you and the others out of the picture as soon as possible. But it helps us all the same.
You said it! I wonder what all I’ll be able to buy with six hundred mil?
He entered Shizuka’s shop brimming with anticipation. As always, Shizuka greeted him with a polite smile, but when Akira explained in the course of their chatting that he was here to replace his equipment yet again, her face clouded over.
“Elena and Sara already told me what happened, but you really had it rough, didn’t you?” she said.
“Yeah,” he replied. “It was super dangerous.” This time he couldn’t cover up or dodge how much he’d had to overexert himself in the face of peril, and in any case she could tell just from the weariness in his voice. “I feel like I finally get just how much of a difference having the right gear can make. Not simply the Old World items our enemy was wearing, but the anti-force melee weapons and ammo my teammates had as well. If it wasn’t for those, I probably wouldn’t have made it out alive. Thanks to this experience, I now know just how important equipment is to my survival.” Telling Shizuka his honest feelings felt like removing a weight from his shoulders, and with a smile, he moved away from small talk and on to business. “So with that said, if yo