Chapter 30: Heated Fan Discussion

It wasn't until he finished reading the entire chapter that Fan Siwei reacted.

"Huh? Kiwi died just now?"

Fan Siwei said in disbelief.

Although Kiwi used to be annoying, and once put his arm around Lucy's shoulders in front of David.

But Kiwi never made things difficult for David or went against him.

And everyone could see that there was really nothing going on between Kiwi and Lucy.

As a team member, most "Edgerunners" fans didn't dislike Kiwi, and at worst they simply felt nothing for him.

Fan Siwei even liked Rebecca, the irritable, cute twin-tailed girl, and felt a bit of affection for Kiwi because of his love for her.

But even fans who felt nothing for Kiwi couldn't help but be baffled when they saw Kiwi killed so suddenly.

What the hell!

A supporting character was killed by a... homeless person? Well, it wasn't just a homeless person.

The strange prosthetic that Kiwi saw earlier, and even the phrase "It looks like a very powerful chip," prove that the homeless man is not simple at all.

Furthermore, the iconic "eye twitch" and Maine's perception prove that the homeless man is actually a cyberpsycho.

But even so, it's still very strange! Especially in the first half of the episode, it seems that the years pass peacefully.

Obviously, the protagonist just joined the team. According to the usual routine, isn't this a "safe" period?

The protagonist should slowly grow with the team and wait until later to face a powerful enemy, and the supporting characters will sacrifice themselves to protect him.

Then, the protagonist will become more powerful.

This is the routine of normal manga! However, "Edgerunners" doesn't follow the routine at all. Last time the protagonist's mother died, there was no routine, and this time Kiwi's death was even more inexplicable! For the first time, Fan Siwei realized that the mangaka Silverhand, author of this manga, seemed to be... an unusual person.

He could even be called a psycho! At that moment, many people thought the same as him.

At that moment, in the Penguin group "Tokyo Science Fiction Lovers ① Group".

King of the Force: "Oh my god!"

King of the Force: "Have you read the latest episode of "Edgerunners"?"

King of the Force: "What's with this sudden death?"

Kenji Tanaka just bought the latest issue of "Manga World Gogo" magazine at the newsstand.

He is not a subscribed reader to the long-term delivery service of "Manga World Gogo" magazine directly from the post office, so he buys it directly at the newsstand near his home.

Therefore, the time he will see the latest issue of "Edgerunners" serialization is, of course, uncertain.

No, by the way, he bought the magazine. He had just gotten home, turned on the computer to log in to Penguin, poured himself a Coca-Cola, and planned to follow the latest installment of "Edgerunners".

However, he suddenly saw a message from the group member, King of Force.

He couldn't help but feel a little confused and quickly typed.

Kenji Tanaka, scientist and engineer: "Who died?"

King of Force: "Kiwi is dead."

Kiwi?

Kenji Tanaka, of course, remembered that he was the brother of the irritable loli Rebecca, and the "technical expert" who asked David to give him the golden hand prosthetic.

Kiwi died?

How did he die? Did an enemy appear?

Arasaka Corporation that always wanted David?

At that moment, the group members had already started discussing it.

Seeing this, Kenji Tanaka quickly looked away and turned off the computer monitor.

"No, I want to finish watching this plot by myself!" He took a deep breath and said.

If he had listened to others reveal the plot in advance, it would have been meaningless for him to watch it.

He bought this issue of the magazine with money, so he couldn't waste it like that! So Kenji Tanaka directly opened the magazine and started to follow the latest issue of "Edgerunners".

Like most fans of "Edgerunners", he was initially immersed in the ambiguous relationship between David and Lucy, and their friendship with older brother Maine and other team members.

The plot of the first half is warm and beautiful, with a mixture of ambiguity and male friendship.

However, in the second half of the manga, a stupid vagrant suddenly appeared, peeing on the street.

Just as Kenji Tanaka was confused, the next scene showed Kiwi mocking the vagrant, and suddenly he was shot in the head!

"Damn it!" he exclaimed involuntarily, surprised.

That's not a vagrant, that's a cyberpsycho! Then, suddenly, a battle scene occurred. In front of David's military prosthetic, Sandevistan, with its super-bullet firing capability, the vagrant was shot with a gun.

But in the manga, it only shows David splattered with blood and a hole in front of him.

But it doesn't indicate where the hole was.

However, this image is misleading. Manga fans who saw it must have thought the vagrant was shot in the head.

But when David asked Lucy if she was okay, a prosthetic gun barrel appeared on his head.

Kenji Tanaka was scared and started sweating cold.

Damn it! David didn't shoot the vagrant in the head, but in the neck!

The vagrant was still not dead, so David was in danger.

Fortunately, older brother Maine had enough experience and hit him hard.

This relieved Kenji Tanaka.

As expected of the team's older brother, he was experienced and safe enough!

However, after seeing this plot, Kenji Tanaka finally understood why the King of the Force had said those words.

"Kiwi was inexplicably killed by a cybercriminal?" Kenji Tanaka was stunned.

"No... why... what's the intention of this plot?"

Kenji Tanaka didn't understand, he didn't understand at all.

At that moment, he turned on the computer monitor, and the group chat was already in full swing.

Soon after, hundreds of messages had already been sent.

The End of Science is Theology: "David is still inexperienced. He didn't even decide to shoot in the head."

Rabbit: "So it's a cyber-lunatic? I really thought he was just a vagrant."

Galactic Empire Soldier: "It's easy to say. This is David's first time killing someone."

King of the Force: "It seems there are many cyber-lunatics in Night City."

You Immortal: "Why do you make such a big deal out of killing someone for the first time?"

You Immortal: "And who would have thought that the vagrant didn't die despite having a big hole in his neck?"

Online Love Program Bird was fooled: "I think this author must have a serious brain illness."

...

Kenji Tanaka hasn't seen such a lively group in a long time, despite it being a large group.

But because too much time has passed and due to life's burdens, some old members of the group don't appear much.

The only active ones are Kenji Tanaka, Haruto Yamamoto, Online Love Program Bird, and Soldier.

But these people don't entirely dislike sci-fi. Those who truly don't enjoy it have already left the group.

Most of these old members just stare at the screen, lurking and not speaking.

I will continue to read the works that are hotly discussed in the group.

But he didn't expect that today, because of the plot of "Edgerunners", all these old members were amazed!