Harry Potter, the savior of Night City

"You're a cyberpunk too, you're one of them, right?" Only David and Lucy remained in the room. David, with his head slightly bowed and his back to Lucy, said, "You could have told me..."

"What are you talking about? It wasn't planned either. Mann keeps nagging about how his Sinwistan is an experimental version of the company dog. When I met you today, I saw that the Sinwistan behind you is also an experimental version, so I called him over." Lucy said, smoking a cigarette, seemingly trying to be perfunctory, but actually explaining everything clearly.

"You've been lying all along..."

"Go home quickly."

David didn't look at Lucy again and turned to leave the apartment.

Lucy watched David's disappearing figure out of the corner of her eye, remaining silent for a long time...

......

David sat on the sofa at home, feeling betrayed. It was like candy that had melted, but inside was a knife. And this candy, you had to eat it whether you wanted to or not.

The next day, David sat in the hallway outside his apartment again, watching the video call from that detestable principal.

"Mr. Martinez, good news! In recognition of your excellent academic performance, Arasaka has decided to award you a scholarship so you can continue your studies. This is..."

[Call ended]

David had no intention of paying any attention to the principal. This guy, who was already trying to force him to drop out, suddenly offered him money to go back to school. Who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?

Call Reminder

【Mann】

[Connected]

"Kid, your first job has arrived."

......

"Are you sure it's that 'K'?" Harry asked Mann from the sofa in Mann's squad's own base.

"It should be that one, and this time he specifically asked you to deliver the goods." Mann applied gun oil to his gun.

"Do you think that little brat can complete this mission?" Pila asked, sitting on the sofa.

"If he can't even steal something, then we really misjudged him," Harry answered Pira's question. "Anyway, this time it's not about stealing the item back. The main goal is to catch that 'K.' Stealing is just a way for that little brat to practice."

"You two are about the same age," Rebecca bluntly pointed out from the side.

Is anyone there?

While everyone was discussing, David's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in." Mann stood up and gestured to David.

"Good morning, sweetie." Pila greeted David with a half-mocking tone as he walked in.

"He really is just a little kid." Qiwei looked at David with suspicion, but didn't say anything.

After introducing everyone present to David, Mann got down to business.

"This time, the target is a corporate dog from Arasaka." The message was posted on David's personal channel. "Keeve will connect to your terminal. The target's name is Maxim. The item is in his car. Your goal is to steal the car keys and then steal the box containing the chip from the car."

"That guy will come to this tavern to drown his sorrows after losing a bet. You just need to do what we tell you to do and don't make too much of a fuss," Dorio added from the side.

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"How's it going?" Mann asked David over the phone.

"He's drunk. I'm ready to make my move," David said, looking at the massive figure behind him.

"very good."

As soon as he finished speaking, David started the Icarus, and time seemed to stop instantly. David moved freely in the slowed-down time, strolled behind Maxim, casually pulled the car key from behind his ear and put it in Dorio's hand, and then stopped the time slowdown.

In Dorothy's eyes, David's figure flashed by and the chip appeared in her hand; she didn't even have time to react.

After a moment of distraction, Dorio inserted the chip into the copier to copy it.

Everything was going very smoothly. According to the plan, Maxim was supposed to stay in the bar until night before going home, but his boss made an untimely phone call.

"Oh, should I go back now?"

"Okay, okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Maxim scratched his head and stood up, muttering, "Isn't today a holiday? I have to work overtime again..." "If I were like that Adam Hammer, I'd be the first to kill that idiot manager." and so on.

"Oh no, the plan has changed. Kid, go straight to the lock. The car key hasn't been copied yet. Harry will help you open it."

"Rebecca, go and hold that guy back."

Rebecca stood up from the side, but Harry pressed her back down.

"No need, I can handle it," Harry said to Rebecca. He knew what "controlling" these corporate dogs meant (for those who don't understand, in the original work it's giving them a catheter), but for some reason, he just didn't want Rebecca to touch that guy.

"Stun." Harry conjured a wand in his hand and cast a Stunning Charm on the company bodyguard. The effect was remarkable, instantly sending him into a sweet dream.

Harry then went outside and watched David watching Lucy, a hacker from who-knows-where, pick the lock. After all, the company dog ​​car's lock was indeed very secure. Of course, as long as it was a lock, Harry could open it.

"I'll drive." Harry, unable to bear Lucy's reversible unlocking speed any longer, patted her shoulder to signal her to move aside, then drew his wand and aimed it at the car.

"The Arahu Cave Opens."

Instantly, all the locks on the car opened simultaneously without triggering any alarms. It's likely that even the person who designed the locks didn't expect such a magical thing to exist.

"Every time I see you unlock a lock, it feels like fucking magic." Lucy rubbed her forehead. Harry's lock-picking method made her feel like she had wasted her hacking skills.

"Alright, you guys get the stuff out here. I'm going to wake up our sleepy Garfield." Harry pointed to the boxes in the car and then went back to the bar.

He sat back down in his chair, looked out the window to make sure David and the others had taken everything, then glanced back at Dorio, who had already put the car keys back in the ignition, before quickly leaving the scene.

"Alright, time to wake up." Harry pointed his wand at Maxim and withdrew his magic. Maxim, who was lying on the ground, slowly woke up.

"What's going on? Did I drink too much?" Maxim looked at the ground in front of him, got up in confusion, shook his dizzy head, took out a pill from his pocket, threw it into his mouth, and walked to his car, not noticing anything unusual.

"Very good, the mission has been successfully completed. We'll discuss the delivery once we get back to our location."

[Call ended]

"Alright, let's go back." Harry stretched and looked down to find Rebecca looking at him with a half-smile. He was a little confused. "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Rebecca didn't say anything, she just kept staring into Harry's green eyes until Harry started to feel a little uneasy, then she chuckled, "It's nothing, I think you're pretty good, hahaha..."

Seeing Rebecca laughing out of inexplicable happiness, Harry inexplicably thought of the little cat outside Old Vic's clinic, and his hand wandered over to pat Rebecca's head.

Rebecca did not resist, letting Harry stroke her green hair.