Soshikah, Petrochem, Kang Tao, Zeta Technologies, Lazarus, and countless other competitors large and small would all desperately throw obstacles in their way, regardless of whether they had signed alliances. Not to mention the European Bank hanging over their heads.
Arasaka's path to revival and dominance would be difficult, difficult, difficult. Peacefully rising to the top was nearly impossible.
The third "Vera" was in a normal modern secular world, with a normal historical trajectory. There was nothing much to say.
She had no identity, status, or opportunities there. Only when she returned had she completed the most difficult accumulation of her first primitive capital, and she was still in the early stages of her career, transitioning from a secondhand weapons dealer to independent production. She was currently of little use.
At this stage, Vera could not possibly focus her main efforts over there. Sending over some useful things for self-defense through the exchange point, and leaking a few suitable, inconspicuous patented technologies to help her gain a foothold, would be victory enough.
The fourth "Vera" was busy cutting down ghouls.
Her status was neither particularly high nor low. She was a CCG Dove Investigator and a technician in the Quinque R&D Department.
She was building up her credentials in the Ghoul Countermeasures Bureau, pursuing advancement while learning Quinque manufacturing techniques. Her publicly stated ideal upon joining was to resolve ghoul-related incidents around the world.
That differed from the personal ambitions she had when running a company—at least for now. She could talk about that after replacing the Washuu Clan as CCG Chairman, transferring to Germany's GFG, serving in the American CCG, and retiring.
Now that she had entered the system and taken public office, if she did not climb higher and pursue the "revolving door" after retirement to make money, accumulate