Rebuild World - Ch. 76

[Firemorfox]

I thought katusya will be ded in this chapter

from what i remember, he took a lot dang longer to die than I wanted in the wnovel. fully expect the same in this adaptation.

 

[Firemorfox]

I don't get page 28 where Alpha is thinking that the loli AI considers Alpha convincing Akira not to help to be interfering with Katsuya. She shouldn't be expecting another AI's subject to do anything for her own subject in the first place as she should be aware that they have their own goals to reach. The loli AI isn't actually saying anything so I think it makes more sense if she just appreciated not trying to convince Akira to not help.

Actually, wouldn't the loli AI want Akira to not help Katsuya? Loli AI is clearly against Katsuya acting as a decoy, and if Akira doesn't help him, that means he's bringing him back to base and not acting as a decoy.

I'd say this is more a question of both AI realising there's little to do in this situation. Even if Katsuya isn't helped by Akira he'll still do the decoy thing, so it's better if he has someone competent during that stunt. So her suggestions to not act as a decoy are basically ignored. As for Alpha, I'm sure she knows, Akira is very stubborn.

I wonder what the loli AI thinks after seeing the way Alpha interacts with Akira.

Page 24 and 25, Akira was really acting like a diva. "Oh, is that all?" XD

Man, it's extra creepy seeing Katsuya's unit suddenly follow orders like drones. It's an amazing ability for a leader who is willing to sacrifice pieces to achieve objectives (Does he realise that when he fights, he sometimes gets injured? If he's the entire unit, it's perfectly normal that some parts of the unit might get injured and die), and it'd have been great if Katsuya could have activated that earlier when dealing with the mutinous girl, but it's just wasted on him; will he ever be able to give orders for a member of his unit to sacrifice themselves for the greater good? To be fair, it's a dangerous ability to have; people who send others to die in war and see battles as only numbers on a spreadsheet get pretty callous. I guess the ability is something he can do precisely because everyone in his unit believes he'll never sacrifice them so they'll happily shut their brains out and do whatever he says.


I'd say guys who can interface with them are pretty rare, and them additionally being talented is even rarer. Katsuya may be moronic in many ways but he is a pretty strong hunter.

Akira is probably jackpot for Alpha since he's fairly selfish and also has a strong connection and can thus be directly trained and guided. In fact, while Alpha may consider Akira's willingness to put himself at risk for others to be a liability, the reality is that she's plain wrong. Sure, it may increase the risk for him, but that creates people he can trust and who will be willing to support him which is invaluable. Well, I'm sure Alpha just wants him to be even more dependent on her.

Well, I say that Elena and Sara are trustworthy, but they really come off as useless sometimes. Why did they just patch a call straight from Katsuya straight to Akira without asking what is was about nor considering that it was probably an idiotic risky request? They know these two are like cats and dogs and they also weren't hired to do anything about the snake so what the hell? Worse, the contract with them is that they get a pay deduction for everyone from the main force who died, and that's currently a lot through no fault of their own. Well, Akira's pay doesn't come from Drancam, but from Elena and Sara, but Elena and Sara need to get paid themselves and they also need to ensure that Akira's pay matches the work he provided; how much should they pay to ensure fair compensation for playing decoy for the snake? Shizuka will be extra pissed about that too, and I'm sure that if Elena and Sara knew what the request was they'd be noping out of it and doing some contract negotiation (well it's hard to do in a rescue situation but still). Anyways, the bottom line is that Elena and Sara are responsible for giving orders to Akira, so the direct patching to Katsuya is just absurd. It's basically only done for the plot to get Akira into combat which is more exciting I'll admit, but it's pretty dumb. (Also, the message was just "time to work, help me out". Dude.)

I'm still wondering how well he'll get paid for his previous battles and now I'm wondering about his pay for this battle too. I don't think he has that much cash laying around since he's always spending it all on better equipment. At this point, I wonder if they'll even successfully take down the snake this battle. If Drancam can't even get the bounty money, and they paid so much to make this mission safe, they'll definitely be using every death to skimp out on paying for the external help they hired.

Maybe Drancam will pay to keep his contribution in this battle on the down low and focus as hard as they can on selling their Katsuya brand to their investors.

Well, lots of pew pew next chapters, which will be fun, but I'm really curious about the pay. XD

Think they are considered equals and also competitors, so Alpha is interested in maker her competitor's subject fail/die. And while this is a good situation to nearly make it happen, neither of them are allowed to take direct action to sabotage the others' subject. Hence, she can't convince or order Akira to ditch Katsuya to die in a situation where Katsuya's death is likely or expected.

 

[TokenOtaku]

Someone needs to put a leash on Katsuya.

 

[JACGohu]

Better to have that fool indebted to him, than to be a perpetual nuisance.

 

[StormSen]

I don't get page 28 where Alpha is thinking that the loli AI considers Alpha convincing Akira not to help to be interfering with Katsuya. She shouldn't be expecting another AI's subject to do anything for her own subject in the first place as she should be aware that they have their own goals to reach. The loli AI isn't actually saying anything so I think it makes more sense if she just appreciated not trying to convince Akira to not help.

1) Obviously this would be Alpha interfering with Akira. 2) But since that interference would also affect Tatsuya, it is (indirectly) interfering with Tatsuya.

As others have noted, Beta does not seem to have pushed Tatsuya to ask Akira for help. Hence Beta has not interfered with Akira.

As for Beta not saying anything, that's just the mangaka avoiding skippable dialog. It's clear what's going on just from Alpha's thought/action.

Actually, wouldn't the loli AI want Akira to not help Katsuya? Loli AI is clearly against Katsuya acting as a decoy, and if Akira doesn't help him, that means he's bringing him back to base and not acting as a decoy.

Either: 1) decoy operation is over, and the two will jointly attack the snake; or 2) Akira's intervention allows operation decoy to continue long enough that the other raid members can all be taken to safety.

I'd say this is more a question of both AI realising there's little to do in this situation. Even if Katsuya isn't helped by Akira he'll still do the decoy thing, so it's better if he has someone competent during that stunt. So her suggestions to not act as a decoy are basically ignored. As for Alpha, I'm sure she knows, Akira is very stubborn.

I wonder what the loli AI thinks after seeing the way Alpha interacts with Akira.

Page 24 and 25, Akira was really acting like a diva. "Oh, is that all?" XD

Man, it's extra creepy seeing Katsuya's unit suddenly follow orders like drones. It's an amazing ability for a leader who is willing to sacrifice pieces to achieve objectives (Does he realise that when he fights, he sometimes gets injured? If he's the entire unit, it's perfectly normal that some parts of the unit might get injured and die)...

Tatsuya has an ability like "Charm/Charisma/Inspiration". He also wants to save everyone, so he's never going to order someone to their death. That's part of the point of his arc -- though he has the Charisma to lead, he doesn't have the personality to lead. (Also, his Charisma can also backfire since it inspired that girl to risky behavior.)

By "entire unit" he just means that he'a a party to himself, so that he doesn't have to worry about risking anyone else's life. (Translation was a bit off for that line.)

I'd say guys who can interface with them are pretty rare, and them additionally being talented is even rarer. Katsuya may be moronic in many ways but he is a pretty strong hunter.

Akira is probably jackpot for Alpha since he's fairly selfish and also has a strong connection and can thus be directly trained and guided. In fact, while Alpha may consider Akira's willingness to put himself at risk for others to be a liability, the reality is that she's plain wrong.

The AIs probably want something like "Revive Skynet". I.e. something that would be bad news for humanity (or at least local cities). Hence, the AIs don't want someone with strong connection to other people.

Though it seems that Tatsuya's charm would be counter to that goal, I suspect that Beta had no choice about that. Perhaps she "buffed" Tatsuya and he unfortunately ended up with that skill. If that's the case, then as far as Beta is concerned she's having to work with a very flawed tool.

Sure, it may increase the risk for him, but that creates people he can trust and who will be willing to support him which is invaluable. Well, I'm sure Alpha just wants him to be even more dependent on her.

Well, I say that Elena and Sara are trustworthy, but they really come off as useless sometimes. Why did they just patch a call straight from Katsuya straight to Akira without asking what is was about nor considering that it was probably an idiotic risky request?

That's not for them to decide - they're contracted to him. Also, they don't have a bad relationship with Tatsuya. And questioning orders is not the thing to do in the middle of battle. Besides, Akira can/will just make up his own mind.

Well, Akira's pay doesn't come from Drancam, but from Elena and Sara, but Elena and Sara need to get paid themselves and they also need to ensure that Akira's pay matches the work he provided; how much should they pay to ensure fair compensation for playing decoy for the snake?

WTF? If you contract someone to do a job and they voluntarily do more than you contracted them to do, then you have no obligation to pay them extra. This is basic business: You sign a contract, then you do what you agreed to do, then they pay you what they agreed to pay you. (Though obviously things like "bonuses for extra work" can be built into the contract.)

Maybe Drancam will pay to keep his contribution in this battle on the down low and focus as hard as they can on selling their Katsuya brand to their investors.

That makes more sense to me. Even if Drancam isn't obligated via the contract, there are plenty of reasons for them to voluntarily provide a bonus.

(To be clear here between this and the answer above: There's a difference between being required to pay, and voluntarily paying extra for that work.)

 

[goodknife]

is it just me or the charm thing from katsuya is more effective on mass than ai direct controlled to him kinda doesn't make sense?

 

[dojoron]

I thought katusya will be ded in this chapter

i wish. yo anyone that read the LN how far are we on his demise?

 

[zeinzki]

alright, u can't wait with this often cliffhanger BS in each chapter.


just please tell me in spoiler how this arc goes and end
(cause i can already guess this Trashuya gonna took all the credit isn't he?

 

[Siddasloth]

Lmao Alpha lowkey just getting in the way with MC having fun. This manga may have lowkey been funnier without the horny bait AI ghost

 

[euro_r]

Need moar Sherry

 

[Silver-Rose]

Thanks for the chapter.
I've read far ahead in the WN so I can answer some curiosities (whether they stand to be made true in the manga shall be seen). There might be a more accurate answer since it's been so long since I last read it but, here I go.

Wasn't that like, a plot point? That Akira was being underestimated by everyone and Katsuya was being overestimated, and we still mostly don't know why?

Spoiler: Answer

A part of the quirks of link/connection Akira and Katsuya has is the unconscious feature (can't say ability, it's not willfully put in use) of the individual to project what one thinks of oneself unto others. Since Akira grew up from the slums, barely hanging on to his life, he's always had a self image of being weak and exploitable, causing that to be projected onto other people who then view him as such. For Katsuya, it was his hero complex of wanting to save everyone that projects a will into everyone else to rely on him, to be dependent on him. However for someone looking in from the outside, like the elders at Drancam, you can see why this might be unfounded since he doesn't have a really good track record.
If I recall correctly, in the WN, this is explained around the time after Akira kills Katsuya.

I don't get page 28 where Alpha is thinking that the loli AI considers Alpha convincing Akira not to help to be interfering with Katsuya.

Well, I say that Elena and Sara are trustworthy, but they really come off as useless sometimes.

At this point, I wonder if they'll even successfully take down the snake this battle.

Answer one : They're running an experiment to see which approach is better, Alpha with her focusing on improving a single individual vs Beta with trying the community approach (hive mind). You probably don't want to contaminate your data when both of these may eventually be gone.
Answer two : While that may be the case, they are just regular hunters who set the baseline for what a normal hunter is or should be. This title is about Akira's growth after all, and someone needs to be the measuring mark for how much he's grown and accomplished.
Answer three : They'll get it. He will.

god please kill this bitj katsuya

Sorry but that wish isn't going to be granted for a long while. Yes he's going to pull more antics, but I promise you, it will end.

 

[Beregorn]

Wasn't that like, a plot point? That Akira was being underestimated by everyone and Katsuya was being overestimated, and we still mostly don't know why?

They are actually estimated correctly.
Akira is (was?) almost a complete noob, with no muscle, no reflex and no training, and every half-decent adventurer is able to see it clearly: then out of the blue he dislodges his shoulder and places a headshot behind his back with a gun that he shouldn't even be able to lift, let alone control...
Katsuya, on the other hand, is one of Dramcam most promising talents, but is still lacking the experience and the ability to behave like a leader: his superiors knew that, but the political machinations inside Dramcam required for a new, young, uprising leader, and they just didn't have anyone better suited.

 

[74HC595]

I like where this is going. Katsuya is one of the few allies that can keep up with Akira, and working together might help mend their personal feud. Their cooperation might even create a miracle, I wonder what a team of soldiers with full old-world connection would be like working together?

 

[ltdome]

Hot take, but I think Katsuya dying would make this manga quite a bit boring

 

[Othymit]

Hot take, but I think Katsuya dying would make this manga quite a bit boring

But then we can focus the art, I mean story, more on the onee-sans tho

 

[Kathartes]

They are actually estimated correctly.
Akira is (was?) almost a complete noob, with no muscle, no reflex and no training, and every half-decent adventurer is able to see it clearly: then out of the blue he dislodges his shoulder and places a headshot behind his back with a gun that he shouldn't even be able to lift, let alone control...

That was only true at the beginning, but not anymore. All the constant fighting + rapid healing with drug has made Akira much stronger than he used to be. Even the veteran hunters don't want to try that kind of superhuman training method (albeit involuntarily in Akira's case) coz it's lethal as hell -- normally cyber augmentation would be the easier and safer option. He also received combat training at home with Alpha whenever they have free time, so in term of skill he's fairly decent.

However to maintain his dependency on her, Alpha constantly finds the chance to remind him that he would be utterly helpless without her support, which warps Akira's perception that he's still a noob. As a wifi router he broadcasts that image of himself to other people, leading them to underestimate him (and bring more troubles lol).

 

[InsaneAwesomeTony]

Thanks for the chapter 🙏🏼❤️‍🔥

 

[Kireato]

That's not for them to decide - they're contracted to him. Also, they don't have a bad relationship with Tatsuya. And questioning orders is not the thing to do in the middle of battle. Besides, Akira can/will just make up his own mind.

Akira isn't listed as a helper, he is there in a contract to Elena and Sara and Drancam has a contract with the latter two (which is also why he doesn't contact Akira directly; Katsuya knows he isn't listed as one of the hunters participating and that he has to go through Elena and Sara). In terms of actions requested, Drancam can only make a request to Elena and Sara as they are the ones aware of the contract they have with Drancam for the help that they will provide. It's like when you contract another company to do a job, and they contract another company to help them with this job, you do not contact that other company for anything because there is no direct relation. So no, it is very much their decision to make; they should have asked for the message and stated that they would relay it to Akira, at their discretion.

This isn't even about questioning orders, but maintaining the proper relationship between these entities which is necessary as Akira may not have been informed of the full extent of the contract between Drancam and Elena and Sara and this would not be able to know if the request made is covered by the contract - which as far as I am aware, it isn't, and I expect that Elena and Sara's reaction to Akira being put in additional danger that was not part of their contract to be negative (and it's their fault).

Also, hunters contract for additional help in the middle of battle all the time. They are mercenaries, not soldiers, so questioning orders that may not benefit them or aren't part of the contract is necessary.

WTF? If you contract someone to do a job and they voluntarily do more than you contracted them to do, then you have no obligation to pay them extra. This is basic business: You sign a contract, then you do what you agreed to do, then they pay you what they agreed to pay you. (Though obviously things like "bonuses for extra work" can be built into the contract.)

Their contracts are always loosely worded, but it is implied Akira will get handsomely compensated for the work done. When they delegated the task that Katsuya requested to do to Akira, it is implied that they will compensate him for the task done, as it is part of their contract with Akira to give him orders for this job.

As you say yourself, if you contract someone to do a job and they do more, there is no obligation to pay. Drancam contracted Elena and Sara to do a job and now Drancam is making a request that goes beyond that job, and yet they're not checking what the request is so they won't get compensated for it, but they're still beholden to their contract with Akira to pay him for the work done (or you know, ask him if he's willing to do things beyond the scope of their contract).

So Elena and Sara are in a mess of their own doing because they failed to take their responsibilities as per their contract and to do the delegation of work assigned to them by Drancam themselves.

 

[Aichan]

A male white lotus huh? Never liked the female ones, not going to like male ones either.

 

[shyevsa]

i wish. yo anyone that read the LN how far are we on his demise?

quite far but not too far. this chapter happen in LN vol3p2 (book 6) while Katsuya died in vol6part2 (book 10) yeah 4 whole book the good news is that we will not see him again until that arc happen, well probably just some backstory/flashback from Yumina or Dracam perspective but Akira x Katsuya are pretty much non existence until its time for their last duel.

just please tell me in spoiler how this arc goes and end

Spoiler: Snake goes kaboom

long story short, Yumina got her hand on the snails cannon truck, and with coordinated effort between Akira and Yumina they "kill" it.
as for credit goes, all the credit are in the Druncam team which is Katsuya, Akira are never in the paycheck for the hunt in the first place as he is a subcontracted by Elena, and Elena was only in support team which in the contract only helping with the smaller monsters.
however few days later Akira would meet the supposed dead snake and killed it, which with some help from city official negotiated him more payment from Druncam. credit for the kill still goes to Druncam tho.

Spoiler: Plot Point

The plot point in this hunt actually are in the next few chapter on how Akira and Yumina develop a connection and how Akira able to survive without Alpha.
both that will play big role in how he will fight and kill Katsuya.
and after that how Akira develop his skill and how he project himself to not be small fry anymore.