Partners

The trembling girl got into the car, then quickly drove away. At the same time, the phone began ringing beside D's ear.

"Good work, D. The job is over, and I've transferred the money to your account. How was working with Lucy?"

"Not bad. She'll do."

D spoke indifferently. In the past, she had always left this sort of thing to Rumiere, but they were ordinary jobs that any hacker could handle. At least for now, Lucy seemed quite competent in this regard.

"That's good. By the way, did you wipe out the Maelstrom Gang?"

"Is that a problem?"

"No... NCPD couldn't be happier. You know, since you showed up, the crime rate in the entire district has dropped by several percentage points... It's just that some people aren't very happy."

"They won't be unhappy for much longer."

"Ha..."

Hearing D's indifferent reply, Rogue let out a soft sigh.

"D, I understand what you're thinking, but you need to consider the situation. The Maelstrom Gang are indeed a disgusting bunch, and so are the Scavengers... To be honest, I wish I could make them disappear completely too, but it can't be done. Do you understand? Some things can only be done by them. But look at what you've done. You've only been in Night City for half a month, yet you've practically wiped out all the Scavengers and Maelstrom Gang members in the city. You're not some Champion of Justice..."

"You've given me plenty of jobs like that."

"That was because I didn't expect you to be so effective..."

At that, Rogue was struck by another headache. During the half month she had worked with D, Rogue had discovered that the girl before her not only had old-fashioned ideas, but also an old-fashioned way of doing things. Gangs ran rampant