Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 66 What I Request (Part 3) [2.8K words, please continue reading]

Japanese Street, [Cherry Blossom Market]

Dorio's arm was wrapped in bandages, and small wounds were secured with prosthetic pins. Her coat was casually open, revealing a chiseled face covered in scars. Her once bright eyes, beneath her short blond hair, were now filled with exhaustion.

In the distance, the prosthetic doctor, Tomoyo Omoto, had just finished operating on Mann. Mann's massive body got off the chair and wobbled to sit down next to Dorio. The public chair that had been moved in from outside suddenly sank—it creaked a bit from its age. In the dimly lit prosthetic clinic, there was nothing but the ticking of the machines.

Mann's face was half-hidden in the shadows, the cigarette butt glowing intermittently.

"Mann, how are you feeling?" Dorio asked, looking somewhat downcast.

"How is Rebecca... Has Pira passed away?" Mann didn't talk about himself, but was thinking about Rebecca's situation.

Dorothy was silent for a moment. "Her arm is ruined. The doctor Lin Yue trusts gave her a new arm... a gorilla one. Pila saw the prosthetic doctor in Dogtown; I guess she didn't want to hear bad news about Rebecca..."

“That’s good.” Mann continued smoking.

Dorothy clenched her fist, gritted her teeth, and finally spoke.

“I don’t think we can handle the work in Dogtown… Mann, should we come back?”

Mann froze; he didn't like the feeling of being rejected.

Every cyberpunk squad has faced life and death. Mann's large hand has patted countless newcomers on the head and shoulder, but only this group has survived to this day. Mann always feels that he can bring them back safely, even though these newcomers often die unexpectedly in battle due to their own mistakes. He always curses them as idiots and then continues to fire.

Life had long since stripped him of his emotions, but it had not taken away his compassion.

Rebecca is different; she's part of the team, just like Dorio, Sasha, and Pira—Mann's "family" who lives alone in the city.

"Huh? Just because of Rebecca...Dorio, didn't we agree to make a name for ourselves in this city? Why did we stop?" Mann said something insincere again.

Dorothy gritted her teeth, finally reaching her breaking point.

A heavy punch landed on Mann's face, causing Mann's face to turn to the side and spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"Damn it, do you know Rebecca was almost torn to pieces by the Animal Gang?! Things in Dogville are only going to get more and more troublesome from now on. Are we all going to die together next time?" Dorio grabbed the big guy by the collar—

Just then, the prosthetic doctor's voice came through: "Please don't fight here."

Dorothy turned her head away and let go of her hand in frustration.

The automatic doors of the prosthetic clinic opened, and a tall, swaying man with dazed eyes walked in. "Surgery... to get a prosthetic body..."

He spoke fluent Japanese and seemed to be from the Tiger Claw Gang.

Tomoyo Omoto straightened her legs, took a drag on her cigarette, and handed him the tablet with the price list.

Dorothy lowered her voice, "Mann! Can't you see the situation, you bastard? If it weren't for Lin Yue and the other animal gang, we'd all be dead there! Do you still think we're the same as mercenaries like Lin Yue?"

"With our fighting strength, why should we accept money from a middleman of Mr. Rin's caliber... Mr. Rin even foresaw that we wouldn't be able to handle the Animal Gang, and Rebecca still almost got into trouble. Are we really going to continue to shamelessly hold them back here?!"

Mann slowly shook his head. "How well can you do in the city? Continue being a small team that can't even get into the gates of the afterlife? Or follow someone like Faraday... what's the difference?"

“Mann, I know you want to make a name for yourself and prove our abilities. But at least… you need to think about your future, okay?” Dorio really didn’t want things to turn out this way, nor did she want Mann to end up like this.

The first thing Mann said when he entered the prosthetic clinic was that he wanted to get a prosthetic body and upgrade it—just like that Tiger Claw gang bastard who came in.

But Dorio stopped her.

Mann opened his mouth slightly and slowly said, "Then I'll rest for a while before getting the prosthetic body installed, so I can take on Mr. Rin's request."

Dorothy suppressed her anger and sighed softly with her eyes closed.

Mann is that kind of person... His only dream is to make a name for himself in this city, and he never considers the price of fame. His artificial high-density muscles and various prosthetics have given him a strong physique and the combat power that cyberpunk should have—but now he wants more.

As he spoke, the tall, thin man finished sketching haphazardly on the tablet. Looking down at the tablet, his pupils twitched rapidly.

"Are you... sure you want so many prosthetics?" Tomoyo Omoto felt that this Tiger Claw gang member was a bit troublesome. He had bought almost all of the best prosthetics in the shop by himself. It seemed she would have to contact the gang that protected the prosthetic clinic. She would run into a few bastards like this every day.

As he pondered, the tall, thin man's eyes lit up with blue.

Tomoyo Omoto stared in disbelief at the 100,000 euros transferred into her account.

This Japanese female doctor has minimal prosthetic modifications; her hands are also her original parts. Her business in this area is just starting out, and few people dare to have major surgeries performed by her. When she realized that the tall, thin man opposite her was a big customer, her eyes lit up and she quickly greeted him.

"We'll prepare the surgery for the customer right away... Please lie down!"

The man lay down on the cold operating chair, with Tomoyo Omoto's back to him, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling as if he had lost his soul.

His eyeballs twitched rapidly a few more times.

His Adam's apple bobbed. "Surgery..."

Tomoyo Omoto, blinded by greed, was completely oblivious to these strange phenomena and laughed, "Right away."

The man lay on the chair as the ceiling spun, and his surroundings instantly transformed into an unfamiliar place. This place seemed to be a cold storage room, and a chill permeated his entire body. At that moment, a bloody, pungent, and putrid smell reached his nose.

He straightened up. All around him were semi-transparent partitions covered with granular bloodstains, which seemed to be the source of the stench. As his gaze moved, he noticed a burly cleaner sitting in a chair in the distance, staring intently at him.

The cleaner mask flashed a terrifying smile incessantly. "Do you want to lose a kidney first, or a finger first?"

Click——

The scene before me changed back to the prosthetic clinic.

"Guest? Guest?" Tomoyo Omoto patted the man who had sat up. "Please lie down, the surgery is about to begin."

The man obediently lay down, and Tomoyo Omoto's face came into view, the scalpel in her hand gleaming.

Sitting in her chair, Dorothy looked at the strange-looking man in the operating chair and frowned slightly. "Mann, something's not right..."

At this moment, Tomoyo Omoto patiently set up the equipment, "I need to anesthetize you first."

The man nodded, his pupils began to tremble rapidly, and Tomoyo Omoto's face suddenly transformed into the scavenger's turbulence mask!
bass!
The man gripped a sharp dagger in his hand, while the scavenger's scalpel drew ever closer... He couldn't just sit and wait to die!
The cleaner chuckled dryly and said in an Eastern European accent, "Want to rebel?"

The tall, thin man nodded.

call out!
The sharp dagger whistled as it sliced ​​through the air, and without any resistance, four neatly cut fingers flew up in a cloud of red mist.

The cleaner, arms crossed, roared loudly, his voice sharp and unlike a man's; it sounded more like a woman's painful wailing.

The truth is, inside the prosthetic clinic, Tomoyo Omoto clutched her hand and screamed in agony, while Mann and Dorio simultaneously stood up and drew their guns.

The tall, thin man on the operating table suddenly sat up, half-squatting in the chair, his head trembling incessantly...

Crash! The operating table was bumped by Tomoyo Omoto, making a sound. The female prosthetic doctor, who was clutching her hand and backing away, naturally caught his attention.

Bang bang bang!
Mann fired three shots at the same time, but the man dodged the bullets by leaping and twisting in the air like a gecko, and then quickly kicked off the chair to avoid Dorio's shot. His speed was so fast that it seemed as if he had stopped time.

"Damn! It's Cyber ​​Madman!" Dorio's pistol also fired repeatedly, and the sudden change threw the guests waiting outside into chaos!
The man appeared behind Tomoyo Omoto like a ghost, tightly restraining the female cyborg doctor. His voice was somewhat hoarse, "I'll remove your kidney, how about that... and your eyes, I don't like them very much."

Tomoyo Omoto was already consumed by pain, letting the other person strangle her.

The dagger plunged deep into Tomoyo Omoto's waist and then pulled out, before looping around her neck and stabbing into her eye!
"what!"

Tomoyo Omoto's wail startled Mann and Dorio. Mann's bullets, seemingly recklessly aimed at the cyber madman's face, were all deflected!

Mann froze on the spot for a moment...
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【Cherry Blossom Market】: A famous commercial street in 2077 Japan Town, the bustling market features holographic cherry blossom images, which are even more beautiful at night.

[Tomoyo Omoto]: A cyborg doctor at Sakura Market. Despite being a cyborg doctor, her clinic has a cabinet full of guns. When asked why, she explained that several years ago a cybernetic madman cut off four of her fingers, blinded her in one eye, and caused her to lose a kidney. (I couldn't find this in the official story, so I made up a story to drive the character's personality and ideological transformation. Please correct me if I'm wrong!)
[Thank you Chaos Black Silk Sword God for the 3000 coins!] Thank you so much!
[Thank you to Huajian Qinfeng for the 500 coins!] Thank you so much!
(Pictures of the cherry blossom market are below~)

(End of this chapter)