My Cyber Psychosis is Task Prompt

"Horitomo Takashi, that's his name. We used to hang out with the gang."

Akiko clearly had doubts about her husband's death, unintentionally revealing the tattoo covered by her sleeve as she crossed her arms.

She wiped the corner of her eye, itchy from grease.

"But it's just talk, actually all he had was a motorcycle, occasionally doing some dirty work for the boss."

After Akiko got pregnant, she left the gang and used her savings to open the current shop, managing it carefully.

Horitomo Takashi couldn't cut ties with the gang, his income fluctuating, yet it could still cover family expenses.

Until a few months before his death.

Horitomo Takashi returned home jubilantly after going missing for days.

"He had several injuries, his work had become dangerous, and he had acquired a new implant, which seemed quite expensive, but Takashi was happy, showing me his bank balance, which had several more zeros."

Akiko recalled with a mournful expression.

She let out a long sigh as she smoked.

"Hoo——"

Smoke drifted out of the shop's curtain, dispersing into the gaps between the buildings.

Owl Town gang is a level pyramid.

The official members and senior cadres are the core of the gang, while the street thugs are merely cannon fodder, though they bear tattoos and wear the colors, they can be discarded at any moment.

Horitomo Takashi made a big deal.

Facing Akiko's questioning...

He said he had accidentally met a boss from Summer Call group at the izakaya, who planned to promote him to mid-level, not only paying generously but also upgrading his equipment and implants.

From then on, Horitomo Takashi wore a black suit, slicked-back hair, and carried Raqi Industry's smart gun at his waist.

Early departures and late returns became the norm.

Life eventually took a turn.

The youngest son Jun was hospitalized with a high fever, diagnosed with mutation.

Horitomo Takashi felt pressured, and after a few days of depression, he told Akiko he was signing up for a higher-paying job.

"The opportunity is rare, begged the boss for it."

That's what he said.

Akiko sensed something was wrong, but had no choice.

When Horitomo Takashi left on his bike that day, he was never heard from again, the final news came through the morning reports, he had become a cyber psychopath.

"They said Takashi indiscriminately killed twenty civilians on the street, the paramilitary unit didn't even leave a body."

Akiko's gaze dimmed, her tone calm.

She had tried to verify with the gang and sought the so-called boss, but the Summer Call group refused to explain.

Sakura Cross Street was ultimately Owl Town's territory.

Jun was eventually forced to undergo surgery due to lack of money, a shoddy implant became both his respirator and vocal cords.

Even so, he might not live past ten years old.

Akiko reminisced for a moment, walked to the back of the shop, rummaging through the attic filled with miscellaneous items and household goods, and retrieved a photo.

Horitomo Takashi stood confidently smiling by the roadside.

Beside him was a red-and-black Raqi Industry motorcycle—its rims and handlebars modified, evidently meticulously maintained, the user had paid attention to the details.

Another photo was taken at an izakaya.

Horitomo Takashi sat properly on the tatami, surrounded by gang members all in suits, while at the head seat sat a sturdy man in a shirt.

Below his neck were tattoos, he raised a sake cup and flashed a friendly smile.

"Name." John asked.

"Sato Kei."

Akiko kept her brows tightly furrowed, hesitated before asking, "What exactly are you investigating?"

"I don't know either."

John ate the last piece of fatty beef smothered in sauce. "Ah, Eastern People always say... Thank you for the meal, right?"

He said as he stood up, grabbed his gun.

Akiko's face and shoulders clearly stiffened.

John calmly put away the weapon.

He cleared the meal bill according to the menu's prices, lifted the curtain, and vanished into the damp and sweltering alley.

[Mission Target Updated]

[Find Sato Kei. (Not accomplished)]

"Damn it, should I issue a missing person notice at the TV station?"

John scratched his head, deciding to start from the photo.

He found the izakaya located on Sakura Cross Street's shopping avenue, paying to obtain clues from the waitress.

Sato Kei was a small leader of Summer Call group.

Recently, Owl Town was busy fighting a war with the Black Gold Gang.

He and his gang members fought tooth and nail, and recently hadn't even made an appearance.

By the time John left the izakaya, it was already dark.

Neon lights and light rain descended simultaneously, indistinct steam rose from the wet ground, and the multicolored glowing umbrellas obscured the faces of passersby.

[Eliminate Motorcycle Killers 0/6 (Not accomplished)]

John silently raised his hood, turning to disappear into the crowd.

The rain suddenly poured down.

The lit billboards increased, as if flames spreading across the surface of the gray buildings.

Multicolored hues overlapped each other.

Dynamic ads resonated with hurried footsteps.

The street that had died during the day was coming back to life...

John suddenly turned, drew his gun—a cheap piece scavenged from a corpse.

Bang, bang bang!

The gunfire shattered the dense curtain of rain.

Two trackers fell to the ground, the panicked crowd scattered, exposing them on the sidewalk, the flashing ads framing them.

[Faction: Owl Town Gang]

[Scan: Subdermal Armor, Monomolecular Arm Blade, Sianweistan, etc.]

They wore matching leather jackets.

Black motorcycle helmets featured bulletproof glass, the half-arch shell reflected the street scene.

Tracking had been exposed.

The street was instantly covered in screams and sirens.

The shot individuals staggered to their feet, largely unaffected, immediately steadied and ejected straight blades from their arms.

The traffic lights flickered.

Bang, bang!

John immediately followed up with two shots.