{
  "dataList": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "content": "Devyat' Association's warehouse is, as always, brimming with beeps of electronics and harsh noises of metal."
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "content": "The child's heart swells with excitement as he returns from the delivery mission."
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "content": "The obvious elation made some of his coworkers wonder if something good's happened to the child, but..."
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "content": "... what he was really excited about was the payout for this delivery."
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Shipping fee calculated. Please confirm the balance and sign here.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "content": "He was just returning from delivering a fairly valuable item."
    },
    {
      "id": 6,
      "content": "There was a little mistake in calculating the delivery schedule, but that mistake came around to be a pretty nice boon for the child as it motivated him to make the delivery a day before the deadline."
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "content": "Besides, he had to cover a rather long distance, even though he never strayed from Poludnitsa's route."
    },
    {
      "id": 8,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "This is gonna be good..."
    },
    {
      "id": 9,
      "content": "Yet... one must never count their chickens before they hatch."
    },
    {
      "id": 10,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "W-wait a minute, this figure doesn't make sense."
    },
    {
      "id": 11,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "It has to be like twice this number—"
    },
    {
      "id": 12,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Verifying balance.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 13,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "……."
    },
    {
      "id": 14,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Verification complete. The given shipping fee is correct.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 15,
      "content": "Poludnitsa's calculations were right, despite the child's reservations."
    },
    {
      "id": 16,
      "content": "For humans, the urban geography of the City is so complicated to the point where measuring the real distance between two points is very difficult. For humans, that is."
    },
    {
      "id": 17,
      "content": "Because calculations done by AIs are rarely incorrect."
    },
    {
      "id": 18,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Please note that the cost of activating decay particles and mode conversion has been reflected in this final balance.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 19,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Wh-what? Really?"
    },
    {
      "id": 20,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "But the Courier Trunk I used last time didn't charge me this much! And I used that one at a much higher output level!"
    },
    {
      "id": 21,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Return process initiated.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 22,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "And other Poludnitsas too, like... I don't think I've ever been charged this much..."
    },
    {
      "id": 23,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Courier Trunk return accepted. We here at the Devyat' Association always appreciate the hard work of our Fixers.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 24,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Come on, a-at least answer my question!"
    },
    {
      "id": 25,
      "content": "Some other Fixers of the Devyat' Association began crowding around the child as he began to raise his voice out of frustration."
    },
    {
      "id": 26,
      "content": "One of them, who was munching on an energy bar, approached him and looked at the monitor and his Courier Trunk."
    },
    {
      "id": 27,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Heyo~ What's up with all the racket, huh?"
    },
    {
      "id": 28,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Miss Rodya! It's—"
    },
    {
      "id": 29,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "... The payout was really small this time, for some reason..."
    },
    {
      "id": 30,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Ohh, messin' with your payout? Now that's a big deal. Let's see~"
    },
    {
      "id": 31,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Oh? What'd ya encounter here that forced ya to bring out the big guns like the hammer mode?"
    },
    {
      "id": 32,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Uh, it's a bit of a long story..."
    },
    {
      "id": 33,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Syndicate strife detected on the current route. Rerouting.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 34,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "W-wait! How are we doing on time, then?"
    },
    {
      "id": 35,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Prediction: three-hour delay. This route change leaves twenty-four—]"
    },
    {
      "id": 36,
      "content": "BOOM!"
    },
    {
      "id": 37,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Agh, aaagh! Jeez..."
    },
    {
      "id": 38,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[... ten minutes.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 39,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "... Ten minutes!? T-that can't be right. Yesterday, I had—"
    },
    {
      "id": 40,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Re-assessing analysis. Please note that this AI's navigation system has already passed the system integrity verification process.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 41,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Th— Wh— Actually, nevermind. There's no time...!"
    },
    {
      "id": 42,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Reset to the previous route! I'm gonna go straight through the Syndicate strife!"
    },
    {
      "id": 43,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Forcing route reset as per the user's request.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 44,
      "content": "Changing back to the previous route would leave the child twenty-four hours and ten minutes."
    },
    {
      "id": 45,
      "content": "But the explosion going off in the distance buried the \"twenty-four hours\" part of Poludnitsa's voice."
    },
    {
      "id": 46,
      "content": "The child only heard the second half—\"ten minutes\"."
    },
    {
      "id": 47,
      "content": "It might be more than enough time for <i>a certain someone</i> to even grab a snack on the way, but... for this child, this was enough to convince him to jump headfirst into a strife between Syndicates."
    },
    {
      "id": 48,
      "content": "... Which he did with no hesitation."
    },
    {
      "id": 49,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Clear the way, please!"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "teller": "Panicked Henchman",
      "title": "???",
      "content": "Unidentified Fixer on the rooftops, there!"
    },
    {
      "id": 51,
      "teller": "Calm Henchman",
      "title": "???",
      "content": "That bag he's carryin'... that's gotta be a Devyat' Fixer!"
    },
    {
      "id": 52,
      "teller": "Panicked Henchman",
      "title": "???",
      "content": "You... you shitheads, you dragged a goddamn Association into this?!"
    },
    {
      "id": 53,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "I-I have no idea what you're talking abou— Agh, nevermind all that! Just clear the way, please!"
    },
    {
      "id": 54,
      "teller": "Calm Henchman",
      "title": "???",
      "content": "Put that bag down! Back off!"
    },
    {
      "id": 55,
      "teller": "Panicked Henchman",
      "title": "???",
      "content": "The hell's an Association Fixer doin' in a strife?! What, did those assholes hire you or somethin'?!"
    },
    {
      "id": 56,
      "content": "Both Syndicates appeared to be rather disturbed by the child's sudden intrusion into this battle."
    },
    {
      "id": 57,
      "content": "But the child was even more disturbed than either of them."
    },
    {
      "id": 58,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Agh...! Don't say I didn't warn you!"
    },
    {
      "id": 59,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Poludnitsa, r-raise the output threshold...!"
    },
    {
      "id": 60,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Output threshold raised. Multiple hostiles detected in the surrounding area. Mode conversion recommended.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 61,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Ugh... do I really need to do that?"
    },
    {
      "id": 62,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Engaging in combat without mode conversion reduces the chance of victory by 10.2%—]"
    },
    {
      "id": 63,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Fine, I'll use it! I'll use it, okay?! Engage m-mode conversion!"
    },
    {
      "id": 64,
      "content": "The Syndicates both jumped the child, but he was much stronger than he looked."
    },
    {
      "id": 65,
      "content": "His body was enhanced with augmentations purchased with the money he made as a Fixer."
    },
    {
      "id": 66,
      "content": "This meant that he could easily control even the Courier Trunk's high output mode."
    },
    {
      "id": 67,
      "content": "He'd swing the trunk in somewhat amateurish moves, but every enemy struck by the Courier Trunk flopped to the ground, horribly mangled."
    },
    {
      "id": 68,
      "content": "The child's face grew pale at the gruesome sight, and he began to gag. But he still had enough sense to break through walls and doors standing in his way."
    },
    {
      "id": 69,
      "content": "His goal wasn't to win this fight, after all. It was to safely make it through the strife to get to his destination."
    },
    {
      "id": 70,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "... and that's what happened... Whew."
    },
    {
      "id": 71,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Wow... And here I was, thinkin' you were some smartass kid from a rich fam. Didn't know ya could be like that~"
    },
    {
      "id": 72,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Ugh, don't tease me..."
    },
    {
      "id": 73,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Can ya tell me more about the Courier Trunk you used for the contract?"
    },
    {
      "id": 74,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "A bit different from the one I used last time, but it was very strong."
    },
    {
      "id": 75,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "I guess that's what got me through this delivery so fast."
    },
    {
      "id": 76,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Boy, oh boy... I think I know what went wrong, Sinc."
    },
    {
      "id": 77,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Huh?"
    },
    {
      "id": 78,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "That Polu ya just returned...? Activating it covers its large surface area with decay energy."
    },
    {
      "id": 79,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Which means that the energy efficiency is a bit... What am I saying? It's a real energy hog, y'know?"
    },
    {
      "id": 80,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "No way, that's why the payout was so..."
    },
    {
      "id": 81,
      "content": "The child looks back at the balance with a despondent expression."
    },
    {
      "id": 82,
      "content": "It wasn't anything to scoff at, but... it was much less than the rosy image of the balance he imagined on his way back."
    },
    {
      "id": 83,
      "content": "Perhaps she felt bad for the child."
    },
    {
      "id": 84,
      "content": "The other child with an energy bar in her mouth slapped his back with an open palm."
    },
    {
      "id": 85,
      "content": "It was a strike that came out of nowhere for him; the child jolted and whipped around to give her a reproachful look."
    },
    {
      "id": 86,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "O-ow!"
    },
    {
      "id": 87,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Hey, that ain't nothing to scoff at, y'know? What's done is done, you still got paid at the end of the day, so chin up, okay?"
    },
    {
      "id": 88,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Heh, some days I end up with no money at all 'cuz I used it all up on the trip~"
    },
    {
      "id": 89,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "... I guess it can't be helped. Thank you for cheering me up, though."
    },
    {
      "id": 90,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Well, now that you've made some dough, wanna go out for a meal together?"
    },
    {
      "id": 91,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Uh... I was going to pick up my next contract."
    },
    {
      "id": 92,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "That's all fine and good, but don't skip meals to do 'em, 'kay? Hey, look! It's lunchtime anyway!"
    },
    {
      "id": 93,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Any good places around to grab some tasty grub, Polu~?"
    },
    {
      "id": 94,
      "teller": "Poludnitsa",
      "title": "Courier Trunk",
      "content": "[Search complete. Navigating.]"
    },
    {
      "id": 95,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Huuh?! I had no idea Poludnitsa could do that, too!"
    },
    {
      "id": 96,
      "model": "로쟈",
      "teller": "Rodion",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "Eh, some of 'em do, some of 'em don't. Most of 'em are the latter, but looks like we got lucky this time~"
    },
    {
      "id": 97,
      "model": "싱클레어",
      "teller": "Sinclair",
      "title": "Devyat' North Section 3",
      "content": "But I've never gotten a Poludnitsa that..."
    },
    {
      "id": 98,
      "content": "Maybe the oddly kinder tone of her Poludnitsa made him feel a bit left out."
    },
    {
      "id": 99,
      "content": "The entire time they walked to the eatery, sat down, and ate their meal... he incessantly complained to his coworker about the Poludnitsa that returned itself without even asking him."
    },
    {
      "id": 100,
      "content": "Even worse, the place suggested by his coworker's Poludnitsa was absolutely delectable."
    }
  ]
}