Rebuild World - Ch. 82

[gaystrikerz]

Nah, fuck localizers. That part is 100% genuine and will always remain so. I'm not going to ask for a 1/1000 chance that someone using "official" means "in the original media", especially in the English-speaking forums without a qualifier.


No, it is not just "her new name"; it is a different character in the same starting setting that changes from there significantly.


That's why I specified in the manga, because WN & LN are two different continuities, and manga is effectively yet another with the further deviations it has taken from the LN.


1) That's LN, not manga. Different continuity, as I said. 2) She said for Haruka to call her Alias (『私か？ そうだな。私のことはエイリアスとも呼 ぶと良い。私はそういう存在だ』) as a pseudonym, because she doesn't have a name that she considers herself as, unlike Alpha.


Katsuya's power is magnetism/leadership, Akira's power is underestimation/stealth, basically. It's been mentioned several times before, now, that it's both asset and penalty, since he doesn't get the recognition he deserves and constantly is underestimated so a lot of unnecessary conflicts arise, but it also means that the big players don't really watch him and he doesn't have his freedom curtailed by large groups or the city.

bruh

 

[DrunkinDonut]

This series might be the only thing in this world that makes me consider making a tulpa. then i immediately remember the 4chan horror stories and accept my boobawaifu-less existence

I mean, I'm not sure why you ever would. It's explicitly stated in the material, that Alpha is using him and doesn't care if he dies. It would just be another failure in a string of failures. Literally creating your own demise.

Mangaka sucks at expressions, though TBF this one is a bit hard... LN Akira is half desperation and half determination when he guts up to fight his way out.

Manga just has Akira shooting crazily. LN Akira gives him a little more strategy than that. Using meds wisely, setting the truck to accelerate so that he doesn't get stuck in one place. As for Alpha's mis-calculation... she may have underestimated his ability/determination to act independently of her.

Page 3 panel 3, does show some thought in his actions with activating the car. But I feel the choice to make it a breaking point reaction is a good one. Instead of just wallowing in his despair, he uses it to break out of his funk. Another sign of his independent growth that Alpha isn't accurately predicting.

 

[booterror]

I'm sorry in advance for the detail and please don't take this as aimed at you, but I just cleared this game for the first time today and man did I hate these endings (

Spoiler: BIG spoilers for CP 2077

and not because they're all unhappy, but because it seems like V makes the stupidest choices after the final Arasaka raid, like managing the Afterlife when he/she had only six months left to live

)

None taken. And yeah what the fuck, V. Did that chrome also burn out your brain?

Spoiler: Oh boy here we go...

Id say I was annoyed with the pacing. Yes I get that you couldnt just fuck the player with a real time limit... but V and company is like OMG JOHNNY IS IN MY BRAIN KILLING ME!!!!1 but the rest of the storyline seems to forget we are in some sort of life or death race before our brain gets overwritten or cooked. And the endings... yeahhhh.

I get where they were going. I guess there isnt a way to have a happy ending for everyone I suppose. Wait till you do the Phantom Liberty ones...

 

[Moxider]

For those who could use help reading between the lines, Kibayashi is going to call the Drankam leaders and say 'You committed fraud, Akira killed the real bounty monster. If you pay up, Akira will generously offer to keep quiet about this and let you keep the credit for the bounty hunt.' It's just like the burglars in the under city again.

Thanks for the scanlation!

Not really, what the drankum group killed was the mecha body and its that body that got designated as the bounty not the main body.

 

[Moxider]

It's a bit weird that Alpha considered that Akira wasn't capable of surviving in that situation when all he did was just go wild and drive in the snake's stomach while shooting haphazardly. There was nothing that required skill; he had plenty of firepower which he didn't even focus and didn't need to since clearly shooting the snake from the inside was far more effective than from the outside. So the snake was actually dumb to swallow that. Maybe there's some explanation I'm missing?

Its the uncertainty that caused Alpha's doubt. She prolly predicted that Akira would piss alll over its body like a madman and believe that he could kill it, what she was unable to calculate is that if Akira would survive inside a wiggling body full of acid that can easily melt anything without her support to balance his footing.

I'm not sure how Kibayashi intruding in the pay negotiations with Drancam is a good idea. Akira's already got Elena and Sara trying to extract pay from Drancam by calling in the favour from Katsuya and Yumina to pay what they owe him, but now Kibayashi is going to come in the negotiation and also try to force Drancam to pay up by apparently using the information that the oversynthesised snake was not completely defeated. Drancam's not at fault there though, it's not like they actually noticed the other snake body retreating so there was no lie in their report, and it's the guild that confirmed the dead body and decided to pay up on the bounty. This is also a double slap to Katsuya because he'll learn his, already massive failure of an operation, never even successfully took down the bounty monster and that Akira cleaned up after him and that the favour he's trying to pay back is worthless to Akira since Akira is using other means of ensuring he gets paid by Drancam. Seems he's just antagonising the entire faction Mizuha is managing in Drancam. I mean, if Kibayashi sees that negotiations don't go Akira's way and decides to interfere then, I guess that'd be acceptable, but otherwise it seems unnecessary.

How is Kibayashi even going to keep everyone involved in retrieving this smaller oversynthesised snake quiet about it to avoid damaging Drancam's reputation? I guess there wasn't any bounty on the monster, but shouldn't the materials be worth something to the guild? I can't quite remember what the guild was paying for early on.

Only the main body got designated as a bounty target, not the mecha suit which is more powerful. Just like how the spiderling didn't count from the tankrantulla hunt.

I thought for sure that Shikarabe also wouldn't be able to pay up properly (and I still have no clue why he included him in the extra bounty mission; sure he didn't do much there, but is he getting any pay from that) but he's making good use on Drancam's ability to get discounts through large orders so he's managing to make it worth Akira's while. He's really gotten lucky because he has no clue that his offer is exactly what Akira needs right now. If Akira still had his previous vehicle, would he have cared that much about getting a new one (though I guess that if he didn't total his equipment he could actually resell it and recoup his money)? I wonder how Akira is going to get his new vehicle; I'm guessing he might go pick it up at Drancam's headquarter and that might be fun depending on who he meets.

Either way, after these bounties, he's definitely going to be well known in Drancam.

I guess we should look forward to his new vehicle and equipment now.

It's a plot device.

 

[Moxider]

I forgot, but what purpose are the two Alphas 'grooming' Akira and Katsuya for?
I think I recall some very dangerous place they want to guide the boys to, once they're strong enough, but I can't remember what for. There was another before them, but he betrayed Alpha - fate unknown.

Its in the title

 

[Moxider]

i really hope he has the ultimate crash out when he finds out she's been trying to use him and not some typical Japanese horny author simping

Want some spoiler?

 

[Moxider]

That's just your usual narouslop logic: protagonist does something perfectly reasonable or called upon by the circumstances within their POV, then everyone around him is amazed at the success of his genius/crazy idea. We see other examples of this much earlier in the story like his insistence on having AT-capable gun results in him cleaning house in the tunnels and again vs the relic smugglers.

It's already been established that his look doesnt align with his skill because of Alpha. As for Alpha in this situation, she probablly expect him to give up or die trying. Without her support, she was unable to properly calculate if he would survive inside a wiggling body full of acidic fluid that can probably melt him in an instant while maintaining his posture to shoot from the inside out. Thus her initial doubt.

 

[Moxider]

Fuck "official" localizations.

Its in the JP Light Novel, so that one is probably a spoiler and should be reported immediately.

 

[Moxider]

If you don’t even know about it, you should ask first instead of going full “fck localizers” to my face, no?

Also, Lucia is just Alna’s new name that the author changed in the LN, so that’s not the localizer’s fault.

As for the “another Alpha” name, I used the word “official” because it was only just confirmed in the latest LN volumes. She never revealed her name before, so a lot of people assumed she was “Beta” since it matches “Alpha.”

But she actually revealed her name as Alias in the WN too. Since the author discontinued the WN and changed the story direction, we couldn’t fully confirm it until now, in Volume IX Part 1 that came out last year.

Here’s the proof. You can use AI or whatever translator you want.

Mf just be posting spoilers just to obliterate their opponent 🤦‍♂️.

 

[StormSen]

-Everyone keeps talking about how he doesn't seem like such a big deal
-Alpha does too, but clearly she wants to undermine him so he doesn't try to think too independently
-Pulls off something that goes beyond perceived potential of his
I can't tell if everyone is fucking blind and stupid, or if he's so naturally unassuming that everyone can't read him properly at all, not even Alpha.

It's like a skilled gamer watching Elon Musk play Path of Exile. Sure he's got all that stuff, sure he's listed on the charts, but the skilled gamer is able to see that he's just not as skilled as his results make him look. (Okay, this comparison is overstated.)

Akira is essentially using aimbot to play. (Actually more than that, because Alpha also makes crazy calculations about the environment resulting in "future prediction", and takes charge of his suit, and drives the truck. Way beyond just "aimbot".)

Akira is actually good, and through his training is getting stronger and stronger. But, he's going from "Good" to "Very good", not "JFC, What the Eff did I just see? good". And hunters who are experienced, and so have a good innate judgement of people are correctly intuiting that his actual skill is "Very Good", not "JFC WTF Good".

Also, Akira knows that his "JFC WTF Good" moments are mostly due to Alpha, so it bothers him when he's complimented for it. Aside from that, he tends to evaluate himself against the "JFC WTF" standard, which of course he's below. Consequently he doesn't have the confidence and cockiness that ordinarily accompany his level of accomplishments.And people respond to that lack of swagger.

Also, Akira is 13 yo kid. He's not physically impressive

Akira/Alpha in Combat: Akira has been growing (thanks to experience, training and equipment). His "normal" mode is operate without Alpha's help. If things get a little dicey, he'll ask for some help. But when the shit really hits the fan, he'll ask for full assist (or Alpha will start full assist w/o his request if necessary). All of the awesome fights that we see in the manga are with full assist. Full assist: massive computations to calculate everything in the environment, weak spot determination, visual aim lines/targets, substantial control over Akira's suit, driving the truck, etc.

 

[Amenohi]

High five without feeling the contact must be weird. He needs to get a new suit so he can actually feel things like that.

I'm not sure why some people still thinks Alpha is evil. I'd put her with most AI and consider them neutral. Recalculating possibilities is the AI's job to get her goals done. It must be as accurate as possible. Errors has resulted in the previous failure. Including the one that betrayed her just before success of the mission. The good thing is, there were no indications that Alpha will actually break the contract. Akira should be safe in her hands until the final mission.
The one in trouble is actually Katsuya. He doesn't even know he signed a contract with his AI. Do we even know what his contract with the AI says?

 

[Amariithynar]

High five without feeling the contact must be weird. He needs to get a new suit so he can actually feel things like that.

I'm not sure why some people still thinks Alpha is evil. I'd put her with most AI and consider them neutral. Recalculating possibilities is the AI's job to get her goals done. It must be as accurate as possible. Errors has resulted in the previous failure. Including the one that betrayed her just before success of the mission. The good thing is, there were no indications that Alpha will actually break the contract. Akira should be safe in her hands until the final mission.
The one in trouble is actually Katsuya. He doesn't even know he signed a contract with his AI. Do we even know what his contract with the AI says?

Katsuya is being influenced WITHOUT a contract. That is why he does not explicitly interact with her. He also is a lesser old World Reciever type, unable to see only receive signals, unlike Akira.

 

[Amenohi]

Katsuya is being influenced WITHOUT a contract. That is why he does not explicitly interact with her. He also is a lesser old World Reciever type, unable to see only receive signals, unlike Akira.

That's rather strange. Alpha's support to Akira at the start was as a trial to get him to agree to the contract and then as part of the contract after he agreed. She never gave anything for free. Basically marketing (trial period) and then service as agreed in the contract.

The lack off communication means Katsuya couldn't even be influenced by the marketing. I always thought he accidently agreed to it unknowingly. Otherwise, it's a waste of the AI's resources isn't it?

 

[Amariithynar]

That's rather strange. Alpha's support to Akira at the start was as a trial to get him to agree to the contract and then as part of the contract after he agreed. She never gave anything for free. Basically marketing (trial period) and then service as agreed in the contract.

The lack off communication means Katsuya couldn't even be influenced by the marketing. I always thought he accidently agreed to it unknowingly. Otherwise, it's a waste of the AI's resources isn't it?

She's doing a much more direct influence, including messing with his brain chemistry and similar, to the point that she can influence how and what he thinks. Ch. 64 has her complaining to herself about how she cannot use the guilt tripping with his dead comrades anymore because of 'his strong awareness', after Katsuya's discussed things with Sheryl. Ch. 57 shows her interfering with Katsuya even more directly, having him "sense" where he needs to go, or giving him vertigo and mental fatigue when his thinking doesn't align with her desires (and seriously risks his life unnecessarily). I wish I could remember what chapter it was but Alpha and Beta interact directly in one chapter and they actually discuss the difference in how they're approaching things.

 

[Amenohi]

She's doing a much more direct influence, including messing with his brain chemistry and similar, to the point that she can influence how and what he thinks. Ch. 64 has her complaining to herself about how she cannot use the guilt tripping with his dead comrades anymore because of 'his strong awareness', after Katsuya's discussed things with Sheryl. Ch. 57 shows her interfering with Katsuya even more directly, having him "sense" where he needs to go, or giving him vertigo and mental fatigue when his thinking doesn't align with her desires (and seriously risks his life unnecessarily). I wish I could remember what chapter it was but Alpha and Beta interact directly in one chapter and they actually discuss the difference in how they're approaching things.

The chapter you are looking for is ch. 42. (Had fun looking for it, but I really need to buy a physical release of this manga).
Something to note from that chapter is that Katsuya DOES have a contract. Not as strong a contract as Akira's, but he has one. Alpha is obliged to follow the contract, which is good news for Akira. Some people here suspect Alpha might do harm to Akira, but she will keep him safe as per the contract. Akira needs to terminate the contract himself, as it doesn't look like Alpha can do that herself. Katsuya doesn't have this privilege.

It never really occurred to me when I first read read that chapter, but what is happening to Katsuya is actually a trial run. Akira will probably be safe from that stuff. Alpha's trying to keep him mentally stable just to make sure he's predictable.

 

[danceofmany]

Not really, what the drankum group killed was the mecha body and its that body that got designated as the bounty not the main body.

It's not a credible "threat" from some random but a friendly "suggestion" from a city official that Mizuha would worship the ground of. The news delivery person matters more than the news here.

 

[Moxider]

It's not a credible "threat" from some random but a friendly "suggestion" from a city official that Mizuha would worship the ground of. The news delivery person matters more than the news here.

The resulting reward is possibly high for defeating the main body but not near the amount of a bounty reward since its not the one that got designated as the bounty target, its the mecha body which got credited to drankum.

Since Akira is still a low ranking hunter, they'd doubt if the main body that he defeates is as strong as its mecha body.

 

[Amariithynar]

The chapter you are looking for is ch. 42. (Had fun looking for it, but I really need to buy a physical release of this manga).
Something to note from that chapter is that Katsuya DOES have a contract. Not as strong a contract as Akira's, but he has one. Alpha is obliged to follow the contract, which is good news for Akira. Some people here suspect Alpha might do harm to Akira, but she will keep him safe as per the contract. Akira needs to terminate the contract himself, as it doesn't look like Alpha can do that herself. Katsuya doesn't have this privilege.

It never really occurred to me when I first read read that chapter, but what is happening to Katsuya is actually a trial run. Akira will probably be safe from that stuff. Alpha's trying to keep him mentally stable just to make sure he's predictable.

Thanks for spending the time finding that! I vaguely recalled it being when they were in some ruins, but I guess I misremembered.

The "low-value trials" are the negative interactions between Katsuya and Akira, pretty sure.

It was an arbitrary interpretation of random movements that allow Beta to go, "yeah okay I can interfere with him", which definitely doesn't come across as a legitimate contract, lmao.

 

[Lanfear]

Dang, we haven't even met the Author's favorite character yet.