I fell into the world of cyberpunk games

“In the end, it looks like the captain won. Tony will have a hard time for a month.”

“A month?”

“New cards are added every month, and after collecting new cards, we hold regular events like that. For a while, Tony won a lot, so he had a lot of momentum, but this time the captain cursed him, so I’m going to avenge his anger.”

What is this kind explanation. It feels more detailed than when explaining a cocktail recipe.

When I looked at Sei with blank eyes, she unexpectedly blushed and said,

“… By the way, I don’t duel. The two of you are card addicts, so I just picked it up and found out. Do not misunderstand.”

I didn’t really misunderstand.

Unlike Tony and Dragon President, Say doesn’t seem to like Duels very much.

Hahaha, looking at that naughty goal, anyone can have a negative bias towards Duel.

[Heo-jeop~ f**k you~ I don’t like Duel~]

“This f**king idiot sucks… How come none of the key cards come out… .”

[Yeah~ Luck is also skill, right? It’s a best-of-three system, but it’s just a difference in skill, isn’t it? Are you sick?]

“… .”

[Are you mad? did you get hot? But nothing? Are your skills too good? Should I just double fold it? Should I give out my card?]

“aah!”

The loud tone of the dragon president who has changed to the mesgaki mode is to the point that even me, a third party, is getting feverish at the same time.

How miserable must Tony be when he gets teased for being hit with a direct hit.

It wasn’t for nothing that I said that Sei would suffer for a month.

Thinking that I will continue to suffer like this in the future makes me feel compassionate.

It was truly devastating to see him cry out as he dedicated a legendary digital card to the Dragon President, whether even a card was at stake for a win or loss bet.

[Uh-huh… Finally, the Cyber Dragon card has been added to my Dragon Deck. Now who’s going to stop this body? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!]

On the other hand, President Dragon… Oh yeah. The welfare of the employees is excellent, the bonuses are well taken care of, and they are pleasant, and if you look at them, there are a lot of them.

In many ways, he’s a great boss that’s rare in this harsh cyberpunk world.

Sometimes I feel so sick… .

The dragon’s face was full of madness and he turned his head away from the sight of the victorious roar.

On the other side, Sei was looking at the other side, pretending not to be ashamed of working in the same workplace as these people.

For that moment, they felt the same way.

It’s been awhile since I thought it didn’t suit me, and I felt a deep sense of identity with someone else.

“that… okay. You’re not doing a duel. Neither do I.”

“yes. I like not doing it. be like that.”

Sei’s sincere voice.

No matter how much I think about it, there is no problem with the card game, and the problem seems to be with the two of us… I just nodded my head quietly.

If you search the Internet for tips for blind dates or conversations, you can now see why there are so many advice on finding common interests and intersections.

Just having something in common made me feel much closer.

Previously, I felt like a person from another world who had no idea what I was thinking, but now I feel like a person not much different from me.

As we were sharing such a strange communion, an uninvited guest interrupted.

[Say, do you want to try a duel too? Some people may have never done this before, but no one has done it once, so once you start, you keep doing it? Do it Omoshiroi (fun). Exciting, hot.]

If you listen to the explanation, you’ll think they’re selling e-drugs.

A wild duelist dragon suddenly appeared and launched an offensive like that, but Sei wasn’t even ready.

“I do not like it. You do a lot of boss work.”

After glaring at him with a cold gaze that almost felt like he was disliked or disliked, Sei got up and went into the staff lounge.

bang-

The door to the break room closed, and silence lingered for a moment.

[Or Nakamura Kun, even you… .]

If you were rejected so harshly, you could stop even if you were embarrassed, but you immediately turn your head and look for the next target.

I saw Tony being teased so much for losing once, do you think I’m going to get caught up in that because I’m crazy?

I had already imitated Sei, and it was after I pulled myself out of the table early to keep my distance from that crazy Duelist Dragon.

“Hmm, then me too, it’s opening time soon, so I’m going to clean up the store one last time… .”

He never ran away.

After all, it’s going to be open soon, so I’m trying to prepare in advance.

It really was.

* * *

After the duelist dragon, who was in full swing, was finally kicked out of his room and exiled.

uh uh-

Dark techno music was playing from the jukebox.

The atmosphere would be perfect if the lights suddenly went out and even an evil ninja popped out of the darkness.

I don’t know who did the song selection today, but it really kills me. It fits the situation right now.

By the way, here at Dragon’s Rare, a man was muttering with his head banged on the table.

“I am trash… Polymer waste that can’t even be recycled, bio waste that can’t even pick up a card properly… Three-dimensional garbage that even Wasteland would not accept. That’s why I got kicked out… .”

What the hell are you saying

Due to the low pressure, it gives off a dark and gloomy energy as if it were covered with dark clouds just by getting close.

Not having the courage to talk to Tony, who is trapped in his own world with tons of self-deprecating words, he looked at Say carefully.

“Tony, that’s okay, right?”

“yes. sometimes there You’ll be fine if you leave it alone.”

He seems to be responding in a calm way, as if this is not a big deal.

I was skeptical and said it one more time.

“It’s past opening hours.”

The time was already past 6 o’clock. This is a situation where you never know when customers will come.

But Sei was still expressionless.

“yes.”

“Are guests coming?”

“it’s okay. Even in that state, you still do what you have to do. The guests are used to it, so they won’t say much.”

thud. thud. thud.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Tony bang his head on the bar table.

… Are you really okay?

When I glanced at Sei again, Sei waved his hands as if not to bother him.

“it’s okay. The bar table is sturdy, so it doesn’t break that easily.”

I’m not worried about the table.

well done If I try to come back, I’m the only one who loses.

When Sei, who had been working together as a partner with Tony for a long time, spoke like that, it seemed like it would be right for me to draw attention.

It’s rather strange that I’m fussing around here. How long has it been since you met Tony?

thud. thud. thud. thud.

… So please, I’d like you to be quiet so I can get your attention.

After such a long time with the noise of banging his head on the table like a woodpecker, the first customer finally came in.

* * *

“… Why is Tony like that again?”

As soon as the first guest came in, he asked me.

There was nothing for me to say.

“I had a card match with the boss and I lost.”

After answering so simply and clearly, he handed over a smart pistol and a small barrier from the customer.

Surprisingly, the guest seemed to understand the situation after only hearing the poor explanation.

“Ah, it looks like they held that regular duel event again. Looks like Tony lost this time, right? If you look at the condition, it looks like you lost by one point.”

“Hey, you’re right.”

This is a prediction based on big data, isn’t it?

I gave a thumbs up to the android Ladam in front of me, a young, casual office worker in a light suit made of carbon fiber.

“You don’t come to Dragon’s Rare in a day or two, and you can’t know.”

Between the titanium skin, the digital eyes that glow as black as ants are blinking.

Although it looks quite unfamiliar in appearance, this guest is a rare and exemplary excellent customer here at Dragon’s Rare.

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen it, but I’ve already been to the bar twice this week alone. And he’s a very gentle person every time I see him.

First of all, I was successful in that I was able to use polite words like this for a temporary site manager like me.

I’ve never bought or hit there, I don’t drink alcohol, I hand over weapons for self-defense without much backlash, and I’m even a regular at bars… .

Wouldn’t it be great if there were only such guests in the world? Today, from the start, it seems that you are lucky to see excellent customers come in.

“I guess I’m the first guest today, right? Well, the time has come.”

“Yes. You came very early today. than any other time.”

It seems like he usually comes in the middle of the night after work.

To those words thrown without much thought, the Ladam office worker replied with a smile haha.

“Yes. Because something is happening around here. I didn’t intend to come, but somehow I stopped by.”

“Is it work?”

I raised my eyebrows.

I have a somewhat ominous feeling.

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