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"What exactly do you want?"

Johnny looked indignant.

He had never felt so trapped in his life.

Even against Adam Smasher, he had room to fight back.

But now...

He was little more than a living ghost.

Alex Carter looked at Johnny, hands in his pockets: "You said you wanted to chat, so how about this?"

"You think this will make me compromise?" Johnny sneered.

Alex shook his head.

"That's not it. After all, you managed to bomb the Arasaka Tower. You're obviously not someone who gives up easily."

"But remember, I risked my life to save you. I'm not your enemy."

This time, Johnny didn't argue.

"Let me tell you about the Relic..."

Due to the Blacklight virus's restrictions, Johnny couldn't access his memories, so Alex explained everything.

When he heard that Saburo Arasaka had been strangled by his own son, and that Alex had stolen the Relic, Johnny, who had always opposed Arasaka, couldn't help but cheer.

"Damn, that's incredible, reminds me of my old days."

"You back then? I wasn't as down-and-out as you were."

Alex chuckled as he started to dispose of Smasher's body.

Though Smasher was a notorious figure, he was still a legend in Night City.

It seemed fitting to give him a decent send-off.

Like being melted down into pots and pans or something.

"What's your plan now?" Johnny asked as he sat nearby.

After realizing Alex also wanted to take down Arasaka, Johnny was finally able to speak civilly.

Alex shrugged: "What can I do? Just take it one step at a time, I'm good at adapting."

"No plan? Just flying around like a headless chicken? That's a bit stupid, but I like it."

Johnny grinned.

He suddenly felt that his host had a similar mindset to his own.

Both had a touch of romantic madness in their bones.

"We've been talking so long, and I still don't know your name. Seems unfair."

"Alex Carter."

"Tsk tsk, mysterious and crazy, no wonder..."

...

After dealing with Smasher's body, Alex returned to V's apartment, with Johnny tagging along.

V had just finished her shower and came out wrapped in a towel.

"Oh, Johnny, get back in there!"

Alex instinctively wanted Johnny to avert his eyes.

After all, as a gentleman, he preferred to keep such sights to himself.

And to Alex's surprise, just as the thought crossed his mind, Johnny vanished.

"Huh? Is he that considerate?"

Alex scratched his head, puzzled by the situation.

"How is it? Seen enough?"

V's cold voice snapped Alex back to reality.

Seeing V's perfect silhouette accentuated by the towel, Alex subconsciously swallowed.

Even though he'd seen it many times in the game, experiencing it in reality was something else entirely.

"I guess you're fine now. Why don't you head back to your own room?" V said, ignoring Alex's heated gaze.

She walked to the closet and began selecting clothes.

"Damn, where's the harm? They say beautiful things bring happiness. Isn't that why I feel so calm when I look at you?"

Hearing Alex's words, V paused and turned to him with a teasing smile.

"Oh? Want to see something even more beautiful?"

"..." Gazing at V's lovely face and alluring figure, Alex swallowed again.

But rationality told him there was a catch in her words, and he shouldn't fall for it!

Others might not know V well, but he did!

If he slipped up and lost his chance to stay there, he'd be screwed.

"Cough cough, let's forget it. We have a saying in the East, 'Know when to stop.'"

"Heh... you're smart."

V smiled contentedly, continued searching through her clothes, and asked casually:

"You're smooth and smart. Don't you have many women in your life?"

"If anything, I'm an honest guy. Never been with a woman in my life," Alex replied.

And it was true.

In this life, he'd only just met V and Jackie.

It had only been a day.

He really didn't have the time for such pursuits.

"Tch..." V smirked, clearly unconvinced.

Since a direct approach was impossible, Alex decided to take a different route.

He noticed two "Hunk" magazines by V's bedside.

They'd been a topic of discussion on the forums back then.

"Uh... V, the magazine by your bed, well, I usually get pretty lonely myself."

"..."

V paused.

Then a visible blush quickly spread across her face.

However, after more than half a year as a mercenary, she kept her composure and pulled the curtain down.

Seeing this, Alex was delighted.

Drawing the curtains was always a good sign!

"Well, if you ever want to see the real thing, it's not..."

"Look at what? Sleep!"

With V's annoyed voice, the curtains were yanked shut.

Alex was left sitting on the sofa, touching his nose awkwardly.

"Damn, the strategy failed on day one."