Harry Potter, the savior of Night City

"Are you alright? You're not going to die, are you? If you die, I'll swallow the remaining 40%." Lucy put her hands on her hips and looked at David, who was seeing stars and dry heaving.

"It was fine before... ugh..." David forced out a few words through gritted teeth, "Take me... to see Old Vivi... ugh..."

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David is fine; according to Old Vie, he's just carsick.

"The money has been transferred to you."

"Thank you. Would you like to work with me again next time?"

"We'll see." Lucy suddenly remembered something. "Come with me."

David was completely baffled, but he had no choice but to follow.

Tiangou Apartment

"You, you live alone?" David stood next to Lucy, turning his head away from Lucy as she entered the door lock code.

"You...you're not nervous, are you?" Lucy turned her head and looked at David, who had a tense expression.

"Of course not," David said, without even glancing at Lucy.

Is this your first time?

"Of course not." David suddenly realized something and turned to look at Lucy as she entered the room. "Can't you just shut up?"

"Alright, come in and sit down to rest."

Upon hearing this, David slowly walked in. It was a small apartment, furnished much like his own home, except for an old-fashioned hacker chair and a bathtub filled with ice.

"I only have beer, do you want some?"

"certainly."

......

"Cheers."

The two sat by the window, clinking glasses and drinking, their backs to the messed-up city. The girl's graceful figure leaned against the window as she watched the boy choke on his beer because of a puff of smoke she exhaled.

"Really? This is your first time drinking?"

"No, I have been drinking," David argued. "It's just that I can't stand the taste of carbonated drinks and cigarettes."

I'm not laughing at you, really.

I'm not lying to you.

"Forget it, what's with this outfit?" Lucy looked at David wearing Gloria's work clothes. "Take it off."

"What? Why?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? Just take it off."

Lucy took the coat David had taken off and put it on. Then, she took the tablet, connected it to the interface on the coat, and operated it a few times. Soon, colorful virtual images appeared on the coat.

【Marginal Walkers】

"Hey, don't mess around... Edgewalker?" David looked at the pattern in front of him, lost in thought.

"Isn't that the kind of person you want to be?"

"Yes, yes, JK's Edge Walker, I'm a die-hard fan." David gave Lucy a strange look.

"real?"

"Same here, just like your tattered..."

("I suggest you don't say what I'm about to say. Given your human nature, anything that's old and worn but still kept in the most prominent place in your home is probably very important," Ika reminded David.)

"That, that beautiful poster, it's not like my dream of becoming a wanderer on the fringes, it didn't come true either," David quickly corrected himself.

"Hmm, that's true." Lucy thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement with David.

"However, I've heard that the moon is just a piece of meat that various companies are fighting over. Going there is just like exchanging it for a Night City that hasn't even been built yet."

"You sound like you know a lot?" Lucy sat down next to David and lit another cigarette.

"That's what the guys at Arakawa Academy said." David seemed to be thinking of something unpleasant.

"You really are a second-generation company heir."

"No, really." David looked up and took a sip of beer. "I'm just an ordinary person, it's just that my mother..."

David spoke from the side, and Lucy listened quietly.

"Then why are you still there?"

"Probably because of my mom." David looked up, staring blankly at the door. "Going to work in Arasaka, having a good job, that's my mom's wish."

"And what is your wish?" Lucy put one hand on David's shoulder and leaned her head closer.

"I?"

"Yeah, you're not your mom, so what's your wish?" Lucy stared into David's eyes. "While there's nothing wrong with wanting to do what your mom wants, you still need to find your own wish."

"It sounds like you've found your wish?"

"You already know about that poster, didn't you?" Lucy took a drag of her cigarette and looked out the window. "To me, Night City is much worse than that. I want to get away, as far away as possible..."

Then, Lucy climbed down from the window and waved to David. "Come here, I have something to show you."

The two went to Lucy's bed, put on the Mewtwo headband, and entered the Moon Mewtwo.

"Wow! The clarity is amazing!" David looked up at the sun overhead. "It's so hot, this temperature..."

"Through your personal connection, you can feel the sun's temperature; if that's true, you'll be baked dry."

.........

On the other side...

Call Reminder

【Mann】

[Connected]

"Harry, Lucy found the little thief who stole my Swansea!" Mann roared on the other end of the phone. "I'm going first, you'd better catch up quickly."

"Okay, let me shake off those people who are tailing me first."

[Call ended]

Harry glanced at the fire-retardant car behind him and chuckled.

"I'm not playing with you guys anymore."

Pressing the button unleashed a torrent of fire, rendering the fireproofing measures on those vehicles utterly ineffective, resulting in another massive road explosion.

"Idiot." Harry commented.

When they arrived at the Tengu Apartment building, Mann had just arrived as well. He looked like an angry bull, with Dorio and Pila holding him back. Rebecca came up to greet Harry when she saw him, but as for Qiwei... she couldn't be bothered to come.

"Mann won't listen to anything right now," Rebecca tugged at Harry's sleeve. "He just wants to go up and confront that little thief."

"I can see that. If you guys hadn't held him back, I reckon he would have smashed down this keypad door." Harry nodded in agreement.

......

"This is the first time I've shown this to anyone." Lucy sat with him on the edge of the crater, swinging her legs.

"Really?" David asked. "Then why show it to me?"

"I don't know, I just feel like I can show you." Lucy lowered her head, looking at the Earth in front of her. "I have a feeling that you and I would be a great team."

David looked up at the Earth, about to express his feelings, when a line of text appeared before his eyes.

You've crossed the line, you piece of trash.

Then, David's vision blurred, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a muscular, almost red-hot, cyborg man holding him by the neck, while Pira and Dorio watched quietly from the side.

"I regret to inform you that the spine on your back is mine, and now it should be returned to its rightful owner!"

David looked at Lucy, who was smoking, with a blank expression. She seemed indifferent to the situation. Then he turned to Mann with a blank expression, only to be met with Mann's gorilla-like arm.

"what!"