The People Who Came to 173

"Cyberpsychosis Series"

Akechi had always thought this series had gone out of print. Anything still on the market should have been destroyed under the Night City Police Department's harsh crackdown. As it turned out, he had been wrong.

For die-hard enthusiasts, getting hold of things ordinary people could never obtain apparently wasn't all that remarkable, especially when it was something that had once been officially released.

Through the united efforts of a vast community of fans, they had even obtained the original braindance footage. After painstakingly remastering the entire Cyberpsychosis series, they compiled it into a collection and gave a copy to every contributor involved in the endeavor.

Giving everyone a copy meant that—

If Akechi wanted to, he could follow that trail and pay every single one of them a visit.

But considering that even Joe, who was clearly not from Night City, possessed such a collection, the Cyberpsychosis series' fanbase was probably more widespread than he could imagine. Even if Akechi wanted to eliminate it, he likely couldn't.

In other words—

This thing would only spread further as fans showed it off and leaked it among themselves. It would never truly be brought under control.

Akechi had to admit that he felt something indescribable. If JK, the braindance director who had edited the Cyberpsychosis series, had not already been dead, Akechi would absolutely drag him out and interrogate him thoroughly.

No, even though JK was dead, Akechi still wanted to visit his memorial hall and play several extra electronic prayers for his salvation so the man could be reincarnated sooner.

And what would he do after reincarnating? Naturally, drag him out and beat him up.

Unfortunately, that was nothing but wishful thinking.

After the brief shock, Akechi's mind gradually regained its calm.

"This series..."

Facing Joe and Jade,