Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Dark clouds obscured the night sky.

In the open sea at night, layers of illusory mist float up, covering the neon scene of the city's coastline, and covering the street lamps along the coast with silver-gray illusory fog.

On the quiet sea surface, with the sea breeze slowly swaying microwave ripples, blowing the waves one tide after another, gently slapping the shore wall, full of natural rhythm and rhythm.

In the shadow of foggy lights.

An icy blue figure slowly appeared, and the neon-like pupil color revealed a sense of coolness in the shadows.

She came to Pier No. [-] of the bay alone, hid in the shadows, and looked at the luxury yachts docked on the shore with hesitant eyes.

Yachts are parked in rows by the bay, but that one is the only one standing at the pier with the lights on.

The aperture of her prosthetic eyes turned, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual around her, her cold eyes softened, she clenched her fists, as if she had made up her mind, she walked out slowly from the shadow of the lights, and walked towards the yacht.

The figure of the silver-haired girl gradually approached the pier, the rhythm of the tide echoed in her ears, and she felt the sea breeze coming towards her, accompanied by a burst of trance music.

She looked at the deck of the white yacht. She didn't see anyone, but she could hear someone playing and singing. The voice was gentle and the tune was soft, and the lyrics could be clearly distinguished in the music.

"Fly me to the moon."

"And let me play among the stars."

"Fill my life with song."

"And let me sing for ever more."

The sea breeze passes by, gently caressing the silver hair, changing the texture of silver white and ice blue.

She stood still on the spot, raised her hand to pull the fluttering silver hair behind her ears, and quietly finished listening to this strange but familiar tune.

a long time.

The song stopped.

The silver-haired girl seemed to have a feeling in her heart, and then stepped up the ladder to the yacht deck.

And the master who played was sitting on the soft leather sofa seat on the bow deck, adjusting an electric Tomahawk guitar, with a serious expression, completely immersed in the world of musical instruments.

"You sang well. I didn't expect you to be quite musical." The silver-haired girl looked at each other's every move and greeted each other at the beginning.

Tang Yu looked up, and Lucy arrived as promised, standing on the deck, looking at himself with interest, as if surprised that the company's senior executives still have such a hobby of music.

"Sit down." He continued to lower his head and adjust the strings.

Lucy was sitting on the other side of the soft leather sofa, looking up at the dark blue night sky, which was reflected in the square inches of her pupils, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Unfortunately, the clouds are too thick."

Perhaps the tune just now was related to the moon. When she looked up and saw that the moon was covered by thick clouds, she felt a little regretful.

After Tang Yu adjusted the strings, he fiddled twice, and a burst of electric guitar sound followed.

After confirming that the tone was perfect, he continued to play with his fingertips, and the sound accompanied the yacht's slow start.

"Where do you want to go?" Tang Yu asked casually, plucking the strings.

Lucy turned her head to the side and joked with fun: "Huh? This is your boat, shouldn't it be up to you."

She looked at the man playing the guitar in front of her, which was different from any other time in her impression.

At this moment, she had an inexplicable feeling that the two might be in the same world, under the same roof.

Lucy knew that Tang Yu, as a senior executive of the company, had already become the master of Night City, and had left her world.

But some things may just be appearances.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "In fact, it doesn't matter where you go, what matters is where you feel at ease."

Lucy couldn't help smiling, and said relaxedly: "Actually, I don't know where I'm going, but at least getting out of here will give me a little peace of mind."

"Okay, before I leave, that's not what I want to talk about."

The yacht slowly left the port and sailed into a wider sea, and the coastline behind them was getting farther and farther away from them.

The boat was on the dark and silent sea, moving forward slowly.

The two remained silent, only the electric guitar sound echoed in the sea breeze and was gradually blown away.

Lucy seemed to think that the two hadn't seen each other for a while, and she asked with a smile, not knowing whether it was to be polite or just looking for something to say.

"How have you been?"

Tang Yu raised his eyebrows, and said lazily: "It's still the same, with endless work, endless meetings, and endless favors."

With a smile in her eyes, Lucy joked, "It's not easy for you to practice the guitar so well when you're so busy."

She thought that Tang Yu has always had such a temperament, and he will always work hard to do what he decides, even if that matter is redundant in the eyes of others, his maverick makes him different.

Tang Yu said frankly: "I learned from an old friend, he plays better than me."

"I envy him."

"How can you play so well?"

Lucy sought confirmation of her inner guess, and asked with a smile, "Is this old friend you're talking about the one who begged you to smoke?"

Tang Yu said in a smart tone that you are really smart, "Well, you guessed right."

Lucy turned her head to look at Tang Yu, as if she couldn't believe that the company's senior management still had such friends.

"Then you really have a lot of friends."

"But seriously, you seem like a natural for the corporate business."

Tang Yu smiled and asked back: "You mean I look more like a company dog."

"I didn't say that." Lucy smiled.

Tang Yu sighed: "Sometimes being suitable doesn't mean what you want. If you have been with them, then you should know that they will hurt you and then abandon you."

"." Lucy's eyes froze, and her childhood memories invaded her brain again.

"It's hard to believe that's coming out of your mouth."

"You were attacked by the Animal Gang when you first returned to Night City. Is it because of the company?"

She heard something about Tang Yu from Mann, and it was because of that attack that it led to the subsequent car accident and the intersection of Mann and Tang Yu.

Tang Yu nodded slightly: "Isn't this very Night City?"

"You can see quite openly." Lucy couldn't see any waves in his eyes, as if she was used to this kind of life.

Tang Yu suddenly looked up at her, and smiled lightly: "As you said before, it's always right to run faster, and danger will always slow you down."

A trace of unbearableness flashed in Lucy's eyes, and she murmured: "But Arasaka will not let anyone go."

In the middle of the sentence, it feels like a stick in the throat.

She sighed helplessly, with a forced smile as if to comfort herself: "Forget it, I hope good luck."

Tang Yu knew that she was trying her best to escape, avoiding the shadow brought by Arasaka.

But fate just made a joke for her, causing her to fall into the whirlpool again.

Often life is so paradoxical, what you want can't be obtained, but what you want to escape finds you.

She was like a bird flying around in a cage, seeing Arasaka's trap getting tighter and tighter, but she was helpless.

In the face of corporate giants like Arasaka, personal power seems too small and helpless.

Tang Yu asked again: "Then you have thought about it, where are you going?"

Lucy looked at Tang Yu, her eyes trembling for a moment, she chose to give up after hesitating, she just smiled helplessly.

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you."

"Actually... I have nowhere else to go."

Lucy leaned on the soft leather seat, quietly looking into the distance, and in sight was the standing and stable sea launch platform.

She seemed to remember something, changed the subject, and asked calmly, "Can you play that song again?"

Tang Yu stopped playing and asked, "fly me to the moon?"

"Fly me to the moon" Lucy murmured, nodding in affirmation.

She remembered that Tang Yu once asked if she had heard this song, and this was the first time she heard playing and singing this song.

Tang Yu changed his fingering and started playing and singing again, still with the same charm, the gentle voice coupled with the lyrics of Xingyue, as if it can lead people to play among the stars and dance on the moon.

Lucy quietly raised her head and looked up at the night sky. Accompanied by the sound of playing, scenes of the past emerged in her mind.

The first encounter on the subway, the shouting on the seawall, the distress at night running, etc., linger in my thoughts.

She didn't have much contact with Night City, and she didn't have any hard-to-break concerns about leaving Night City.

But at this moment, she felt something different.

The long night is beautiful.

I hope that this yacht will continue to drive forever without end, and it can remain unchanged for the rest of my life without worrying about the troubles in the rest of my life.

Lucy raised her hand against the sea breeze and clasped her five fingers, trying to grasp a little brilliance flowing in the air with her own hands.

Sight into the distance.

At the junction of the sea and the sky, there is a sea launch platform, like a small remote island, surrounded by darkness and terror.

suddenly.

A spark lit up, and a rocket ignited the exhaust flame of the engine, ejecting thick smoke and dust, and slowly lifted into the sky.

My heart is moved.

Perhaps realizing that this might be the last moment, Lucy withdrew her palm, looked sideways and asked Tang Yu, "Is there a super dream ring on the yacht?"

Tang Yu stopped playing, pointed to the yacht suite, and said, "There are in the house."

Lucy stood up and invited, "I'll show you something."

"What?" Tang Yu felt a little sudden while holding the electric guitar.

Lucy smiled helplessly: "Let's go, there's no need to be so nervous, it's just Chaomeng."

Tang Yu put down his guitar and got up, followed Lucy's pace and walked into the yacht suite.

soon.

The two were lying on the soft leather sofa in the living room of the inner room, wearing the super dream ring on their heads, and their eyes flickered.

The checkered plastic cover containing the Chaomeng chip fell to the foot of the sofa.

After Tang Yu experienced a burst of dazzling light, he gradually recovered his vision and found himself on a piece of lonely brown soil.

The deep space universe is close at hand, the blue planet can be seen from a distance, and there are astronauts and mining vehicles in space suits around.
Moon?

Tang Yu has experienced many Chaomengs, but this is the first time that Chaomeng has landed on the moon.

Whether it's sunlight rays or the fine dust under the feet, they almost completely restore the moon scene, as if they were really on the moon.

"How do you feel?" Lucy, who was beside her, put her hands on her hips and asked with a smile.

Before Tang Yu could reply, he felt a pair of hands holding his back tightly, and then he was pushed into the air violently.

He floated up directly, with a strange posture, as if he wanted to grab something and use his strength to stabilize his figure, but he didn't catch anything with a frantic wave.

suddenly.

His wrist was firmly clasped by a palm, and he finally stabilized his figure in mid-air, barely falling to the ground upright.

Lucy tapped the ground with her toes, and pulled Tang Yu to land smoothly. Her skillful movements seemed to come here often.

Seeing Tang Yu's slightly embarrassed appearance, Lucy couldn't help laughing, and asked jokingly.

"Hmm, first time?"

The gravity of the moon changes greatly, and you will feel very uncomfortable when you come here for the first time.

Tang Yu was successfully 'sneak attacked' by Lucy behind his back, and he really didn't react for a while.

He inexplicably remembered that the last time he was in such a mess, he was still put in the shopping cart by her.

then.

Lucy decided to teach him the tricks of walking and jumping on the moon, and the two walked randomly on the dusty road one after the other.

"Follow me, just relax, take your time, don't rush." ​​Lucy walked slowly in front, neither in a hurry nor slow.

Tang Yu stepped on her footsteps, learned her steps, staggered accidentally, and almost fell forward, but Lucy in front grabbed her wrist.

Lucy turned around and supported Tang Yu, jokingly said: "This is different from running at night. Running fast is easy to fall."

Tang Yu said helplessly: "It's true that I'm not used to this kind of feeling of being too powerful."

"Yes, maybe you are suitable for jumping and walking, come with me!" Lucy turned around, hooked the little hand on the back, then grabbed his wrist again, and jumped deeply.

Tang Yu was taken into mid-air by her, feeling weightless like a dream.

The two jumping figures seemed to be elves flying on the moon soil, they jumped up very fast, but fell slowly.

Tang Yu looked at Lucy beside her, and saw that she was smiling happily, as if she had forgotten all her troubles and entered the exclusive playground.

She couldn't help holding Tang Yu's wrist tightly with her five fingers, and sometimes tapped her toes on the ground, and she would lead Tang Yu to leap forward all the way.

midair.

Lucy pulled her hair behind her ears, and asked interestingly, "How do you feel now?"

Tang Yu's performance at this moment is not as embarrassing as before, and he can steadily keep up with Lucy's leaping pace.

"Easier than walking."

"Haha, you are so interesting." Lucy was overjoyed, it seemed that seeing Tang Yu, who had always been calm, looked a little embarrassed, which gave her an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

After half an hour.

After the event, the two sat next to a deep pit in the lunar soil, looking at the blue planet on the other side of the deep space.

Lucy sat on the edge of the pit, her legs dangling slightly.

"This is the first time I've brought people here."

Tang Yu replied softly: "It's also the first time I've experienced what it's like to be on the moon."

Lucy laughed dumbly and said, "But you're a quick learner. I didn't get used to it when I first came here, but I liked it immediately."

Tang Yu asked: "So you said before that you want to go far away, is the moon the place you want to go the most?"

He thought back to the old moon commercial poster in Lucy's room, no wonder he had a soft spot for the moon ditty.

Lucy felt relieved when she heard this, and nodded in agreement.

"Well, I think one day, I might be able to fly to the real moon in a rocket."

"Then do you have enough 25 euro deposits?" Tang Yu asked seriously.

Lucy was stunned, her expression turned into a chuckle, and she said with a bit of annoyance: "You really have a way of spoiling the fun."

Tang Yu guessed that she didn't save enough money. In addition to stealing information from Arasaka chips on the subway, she could also sell chips to earn some extra money.

But this job can't be done often, and there is a risk of leaking whereabouts, so I don't earn much.

But in Mann's team, she can do very little work, especially with Qiwei around.

As a veteran hacker of the team, Qi Wei dared to end the game with strong skills, and did the deep dive invasion without saying a word.

And because Lucy wants to avoid Arasaka's pursuit, she is cautious most of the time so as not to hurt others.

For example, recently, not only did she not go out to run at night, but she also participated in a lot less activities at Mann's side.

In addition, it will cost a lot to maintain hacker software and hardware upgrade iterations.

and so.

Tang Yu judged that she didn't actually earn much money, and it was really difficult to realize her own idea of ​​going to the moon.

Lucy didn't want to mention these things, so she asked Tang Yu: "What about you, where do you want to go most? Do you plan to work in the company for the rest of your life?"

She knew that asking a company executive such a question seemed too redundant. After all, Tang Yu had already climbed to this point in the wilderness, and it was impossible to give up this hard-won power.

No matter who it is, the identity of the top of the company is a dream thing.

Especially for Tang Yu, the identity of the senior management of the Arasaka company is really too important to him, so that it is difficult to ride a tiger, and the two are inseparable.

If he lost his position as Arasaka's senior management, Lucy couldn't imagine what would happen to him, what kind of hell it would be.

Regarding Lucy's question, Tang Yu really didn't think about it carefully, and he couldn't tell for a while.

Is it going to be a desperate battle with Arasaka and those companies this time?Or keep the remaining temperature in this cruel and cold world.

He couldn't help but think of the tarot card that symbolized the future.

The moon is right.

Tang Yu couldn't help laughing and said: "If you can buy a house on the moon, it sounds like a good idea."

At that time, take V and the others over and stay away from the right and wrong on that blue planet.

Lucy was a little surprised when she heard this answer. Unexpectedly, Tang Yu's answer had nothing to do with the word Arasaka, and asked instead: "Are you serious?"

Tang Yu nodded in affirmation, and then added: "Of course, I will reserve a room for you."

A strangeness flashed in Lucy's eyes, and she said helplessly: "Buying a house on the moon, I'm afraid only a company executive like you can do it."

"Then I would like to thank you in advance. If you don't mind, I would like to stay for a while."

Tang Yu said bluntly: "Then you have to earn money and prepare the rent in advance."

"Fuck you." Lucy laughed dumbly, but Tang Yu didn't expect that Tang Yu would propose to charge her rent.

Tang Yu also laughed.

Lucy looked at Tang Yu who was smiling comfortably, and vaguely understood something.

She knew that Tang Yu was not what he seemed on the surface, and his world had never really been opened to anyone.

He is dangerous. As a senior executive of the Arasaka company, everyone who gets his breath will be affected.

But Tang Yu always saved the day from danger time and time again, allowing things to land without any danger.

Whether it was the cooperation with Mann or the reckless act of burning the company square, the final pressure fell on his shoulders.

Lucy felt that she should do something too. Leaving Night City and going to a farther place might reduce the burden on his shoulders and make her feel more at ease.

Think about this.

Lucy's eyes became a little lowered, and she wanted to say something, but she hesitated to speak, and finally only turned into one sentence.

"Thank you."

Tang Yu turned his head slightly, and found that Lucy lowered her head, staring at the deep pit and abyss under her feet.

"Are you going?"

Lucy nodded calmly, looked sideways at Tang Yu with a smile and said, "When I have a chance, I will go back to Night City again."

The voice just fell.

Tang Yu found that the faint gray life simulation frame on Lucy's body suddenly lit up.

display.

【Lucy】(Yes/no simulation?)

Turning point of fate?
Unexpectedly, the turning point of the silver-haired girl's fate came at this moment.

Tang Yu understood.

Whether to let the silver-haired girl go now will be an important decision that will affect the rest of her life.

The two looked directly at each other, and the silver-haired girl smiled.

suddenly.

The world in Lucy's eyes began to become blurred, and even Tang Yu's figure became unreal.

She stretched out her hand to grab something, and vaguely felt that Tang Yu seemed to grab her wrist, and pulled her whole soul out with force.

Lucy felt that the whole person was out of the body as if the soul had come out of the body, and the feeling of weightlessness was more like entering another super dream.

Time flies and changes, and the spinning starry sky turns into a stream of light, completely engulfing her in it.

When you open your eyes again.

I don't know when.

Lucy sat alone on the empty seat in the cold mechanical room, looking out through the electronic mirror screen.

It's still the blue planet
Note: The song "fly me to the moon" is quoted from JOSHUA's single, which is from the same place as the song quoted in Chapter 20 "On the Moon".The earliest reference was "talking to the moon" by Brother Mars, but after a detailed comparison of the lyrics and tune, "fly me to the moon" is closer in terms of artistic conception and meaning, so it has been revised.