Harry Potter, the savior of Night City

"Mr. Martinez, your withdrawal procedures have been officially completed. However, Mr. Tanaka's parents asked us to contact you..."

[Call ended]

David didn't want to waste his breath on the guys at school, especially since Tanaka Katsuo was mentioned. The guy who called was probably just asking for compensation or something. He couldn't exactly beat his son and then expect his father to come back with a smile.

"I think I'm done for, Ika," David said to Ika, lying on the sofa. "But I've never felt so relaxed."

"This city is rotten to the core," Ika said to David. "You and those guys from those companies are ultimately not meant to be. Think about what you're going to do next. If all else fails, go ask the mercenary who saved you and your mother if he'd be willing to introduce you to a job. After all, you owe 60,000 euros right now."

"I will go, but right now, I just want to get out and about..."

David stood up from the sofa, took a good shower, tidied himself up, put on Gloria's coat, and went outside.

The same road, the same scenery, nothing has changed except for one child, a child who wants to live a good life.

Standing on the railing, lingering at the edge, gazing into the abyss, remaining silent for a long time, I resolutely decided to walk towards the edge, even if it meant falling into the abyss.

Looking at the familiar scene before him, David didn't know what to do. He watched others rob, watched the homeless man with a tube, listened to the subway security guard complaining to him, took the cigarette offered to him, and boarded the subway.

He still decided to go find Harry, after all, he didn't know what to do anymore, he had no goal and couldn't see the future.

On the subway, David gazed at the scenery outside the window, speechless for a moment, until...

Rainbow-colored hair swept past David's back.

"David, someone is attacking your brain."

"I can feel it, Ika, activate."

Time seemed to stand still for a moment. David turned around and saw the chip in his brain still floating in the air. The girl's hand stopped in mid-air. She reached out and inserted the chip back into the back of her head, then grabbed the fair and translucent hand.

S.A.S.S. stopped.

"Um?"

Lucy turned to look at David, who was holding her hand, her eyes filled with shock. She could run into S.A.S. while trying to steal something. Are military-grade cybernetic bodies really that common now?

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time. Lucy turned her head to look around. No one was paying attention to them. She breathed a sigh of relief, shook off David's hand, grabbed David's wrist, and pulled him toward the deserted subway connection.

"What are you going to do? What's your purpose?" Lucy looked at the boy in front of her and asked the question that concerned her most.

"What? My purpose?" David was momentarily confused.

"What do you want? Why are you getting in my way?"

"You call stealing chips everywhere a job?"

"What can you do to me? Are you going to hand me over to the NCPD?"

"I never expected you to be this kind of person..."

"Do you know me?" Lucy said, placing her hand on David's face.

"No, I don't accept it..."

Before David could finish speaking, Lucy swiftly turned and pinned him against the wall, then began scanning him.

"Hmm~, look at this, S.A.W.S ...

"You've never seen me before, and don't disturb my work."

Watching Lucy turn away, a thought suddenly popped into David's head. He then put his hand on Lucy's shoulder and said, "How about we work together?"

"Huh?" Lucy turned her head, looking at me like I was an idiot. "You were just about to punish me, this little thief, and now you want to join me in this mess?"

"You're stealing chips to sell anyway, and I'm short on cash right now, so..." David scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "I have S.A.R. Stealth, and you have hacking skills. Wouldn't it be better if we teamed up?"

"I'm not doing this to sell myself..." Lucy looked at David helplessly, about to say something, when suddenly a brilliant idea flashed into her mind, and she said, "Okay, come on."

Lucy turned around and waved to David, who immediately followed.

"The target is either Arasaka or an employee of the Military Science Institute; you should be quite familiar with them, right?"

"Do I look like the child of a company executive?"

"Come on, I've already scanned your Arasaka Academy student ID, you company prince~"

"No, that's not true, and I've already dropped out of school."

"Say what you will, but you're right, the children of company executives certainly can't be short of money."

"How should the division be done?"

"I'll give you 20%."

Upon hearing this, David looked at Lucy in disbelief. "I did most of the work."

"I really didn't do this to sell chips..." Lucy didn't know how to explain to David. "Fine, I'll give you 30%, pay me right away after you're done."

"make a deal."

David looked at Lucy, seemingly satisfied with the deal.

Lucy looked at David, at this clueless young man who was unaware of his hidden wealth, chuckled, and extended her hand.

My name is Lucy.

The boy grasped the girl's hand again.

Call me David.

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"How is it? Is it clear?" Lucy sat in the chair, checking if the secure connection was established.

"clear."

"Very good, three o'clock."

David looked toward the spot Lucy had indicated, where a tired Arasaka Corporation dog was dozing off, leaning on the armrest.

"I saw it."

"Three, two, one!"

Time seemed to stand still. The chip hovered in mid-air. David casually picked it up, returned to his seat, and stopped S.A. Wells, as if nothing had happened.

"How is it?"

"Not bad, but don't get cocky, kid. Next up are those three female employees, three, two, one!"

......

"Let's make it a little more challenging, this is too easy." David waved the chip in his hand, looking at the logos on it, some from the Military Science Institute and others from Arasaka, feeling a little smug.

"The challenge is here, watch what comes next."

David turned his head and saw a "wall" standing in front of him. Looking up, he saw Arasaka, a bodyguard who was over two meters tall and wearing a mask.

"This doesn't seem like a typical employee..."

"Of course not, these are Arasaka's bodyguards, three, two, one!"

"Wait!"

Ica activated again. Looking at the chip suspended in the air, David jumped up, grabbed the chip, and then quickly ran far away from the bodyguard Arasaka.

"Good job! This carriage has been completely cleared out. We'll slip away at the next stop."

.......

"How was it? I did a pretty good job, didn't I?"

"Heh, it's worth your 20%."

"We agreed that I would get 30%."

Just kidding.

"Shall we continue?"

"Are you sure you can hold on? Sianwistan's pressure is much stronger than you think. Don't be reckless. I finally found a henchman like you."

"I don't feel anything?"

("Of course I've enhanced your brain nerves, it would be strange if you could feel anything," Ika muttered.)

"Forget it, I'll call a doctor to check you out, so you don't give me away when you break down halfway."

"I really didn't..."

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"This kid's fine." Inside the dirty and messy ambulance, David lay defiantly on the hospital bed, but Lucy had him tightly bound with restraints and he couldn't move at all.

"However," the black doctor said, pulling out a gun and pointing it at David's head, "this kid's cybernetic implant is worth a lot of money, so..."

"Okay, looks like it's my fault. I'll give you 40%." Lucy rubbed her forehead, then kicked David's hospital bed.

The hospital bed slammed straight into the doctor's stomach, knocking him to the ground, and the pistol flew out.

Lucy sprawled onto the hospital bed, kicked open the back door, and used the momentum to slide David's bed off the speeding ambulance.

The ambulance glided along the road, and Lucy twisted her waist to change direction, laughing maniacally, her face full of the joy of escaping reality.

"Wow!! That was awesome!!"

The girl's voice echoed in his ears, neon lights swirled in his eyes, and blue and pink hair fluttered before him. David watched all of this, enjoying it all, and couldn't help but be intoxicated by it, as if the world had nothing to do with them anymore, as if troubles would no longer bother them.

David fainted.

Not only did I feel dizzy, but I also vomited all over my face.

(Ika: "This guy just gets carsick.")