84. Three Hours

"Andy came too?"

Hearing that Andy had already arrived, Jack, dressed in a Barghest uniform, smiled from inside the car. "If he's here, that's actually reassuring. With him leading the Night City Police Department to maintain basic order, at least we won't have to worry about things getting completely out of hand."

As he spoke, Jack glanced at Johnny. The meaning could not have been clearer, but Johnny did not seem to mind.

Although the thoughts he had held back then meant he did not regret what he had done, he had not forgotten the consequences of his actions from those days. He remembered them well.

That memory was perhaps even clearer and more distinct than the memories in his head, whether real or false.

"Even on the night of Arasaka Tower, the Night City Police Department was maintaining order, wasn't it? But compared to then, the current NCPD should be able to do a much better job."

As Johnny spoke, his gaze shifted to Carl. "Besides, even if I really wanted to do that now, Carl would stop me, wouldn't she?"

"I'd probably slap you straight to the ground."

Carl turned her head slightly, her tone calm but certain. "I don't think your desire to resist back then was wrong. I even approve of your original intention. I also believe that in the Arasaka Tower incident, your personal intentions may have accounted for only a small part of it. But your methods... were not wise."

Too extreme?

Not necessarily.

Compared to some of Yorinobu's past thoughts, Johnny's actions did not even count as the most radical.

It was just that—

"You don't need absolute certainty before taking action in everything, but some things can only be borne by yourself. You can't borrow one corporation's power to flip another corporation's