The Server Room was tightly sealed off by an electronic door, but the sounds inside couldn't be stopped, faintly reaching Kikyo's ears.
And those moaning sounds coming from inside the room certainly didn't sound good.
"...Little puppy, does that feel good~"
"BOSS, a little... a little further in..."
Hearing the lewd whispers coming through the door, how could Kikyo not understand what was happening inside?
Damn, they were clearly conducting prospecting operations.
Could such highly sophisticated work be interrupted?
But clearly, Kikyo's warning wasn't fast enough to stop Judy, because the reckless Judy, preoccupied with her worries, had already raised her fist and loudly knocked on the Server Room door.
Damn it, this is trouble.
As the abrupt knocking sounded, Kikyo covered her forehead, feeling speechless.
Her superhuman hearing could even pick up the startled gasps of the people inside who were frightened by the rude knocking.
"Suzie, it's me, Judy. I need to talk to you about something."
But Judy, who wasn't paying much attention, hadn't noticed anything unusual yet.
"Come in."
The door and the space behind it were silent for a moment. Then, a displeased voice sounded, and the electronic door in front of them opened.
Entering the Server Room, which flashed with various control buttons and monitors, Kikyo clearly saw the two people in front of the display.
A muscular woman with sharp eyes beneath thick eyebrows, exuding the dangerous charm of a female leopard, was sitting on the sofa, while a purple-haired Mox Girl stood beside her, adjusting her small vest.
Based on this posture, it was clear that the one lying on the sofa must be the BOSS of the Moxes, Sussie Q.
Moreover, judging by her half-closed eyes and wrinkled nose, she was clearly in a state of severe displeasure.
"Suzie, I..."
Stepping inside and seeing the two people with strange expressions, Judy realized she seemed to have stumbled into an awkward situation, and she hesitated for words.
"Shut up! Who the hell is that person behind you? Didn't I tell you not to bring unrelated people into the bar?"
Suzie gritted her teeth, her face full of annoyance. She raised her chin and spoke sharply to Kikyo, who was leaning against the doorframe behind Judy.
"I'm sorry, she—she's my friend, Suzie. I'm really sorr—"
Before Judy could finish speaking, she was interrupted again by Suzie's action.
Suzie held up a finger, stopping Judy from talking nonsense again.
After a moment of silence, Suzie rocked the sofa, finally letting out a deep sigh and shaking her head in displeasure.
"Damn it, I seriously owe you, Judy!"
After saying this bitterly, Suzie slapped the shapely backside of her companion beside her, signaling the person to leave.
"Go out first, baby. We'll talk later."
The purple-haired Mox Girl also shook her head while looking at Judy. She crossed her arms and swayed her hips as she left, causing Judy, who was blocking her way, to quickly move aside.
Passing the doorway, the purple-haired Girl looked Kikyo up and down with interest before leaving the space she had made.
Whether intentionally or not, as she passed, her shapely bottom brushed against Kikyo's waist.
Uh... Kikyo felt a bit speechless.
Are all the Girls at Lizzy Bar this enthusiastic?
"Fine, Judy, talk. You better damn well have something important to say."
Suzie, imposing like a female leopard, grunted twice, rested her full thigh on the table, and looked at the monitor, signaling Judy to speak quickly.
"Suzie, here's the thing..."
Seeing Suzie like this, Judy shook her head irritably. However, remembering the urgency of the matter, she couldn't worry about formalities anymore and told Suzie everything.
"...So, you interrupted my good time just to save a few cheap sex dolls who aren't even Moxes members?"
Suzie impatiently drummed her fingers on the table. After finally listening to Judy, she was so angry she laughed, clenching her fist and pulling her hand back.
"Suzie, it's not about saving them. I just need your help finding their whereabouts. Lives are at stake, Suzie, please help."
Hearing Judy's plea, Suzie remained unmoved. She merely sneered, looking at Judy as if she were a joke.
Finally, when Judy finished speaking, Suzie could no longer hold back and unleashed her pent-up frustration.
"Judy, I recall telling you to stop bothering me with this shit! Do you think I'm damn idle, that I need to find these broken messes to deal with?"
Honestly, Sussie Q just couldn't understand what their Braindance Technician thought about all day.
Damn it, was she paying her salary too high, giving her the leisure to worry about these things all day?
As a gang BOSS, Sussie Q was considered competent; anyone in the Moxes knew that.
She ran several clubs, including Lizzy Bar, fought like a female leopard against the pressure from the Tyger Claws, and did her best to look after the gang's business and members.
But unfortunately, she had encountered Judy, this troublesome character.
It seemed Judy was naturally incompatible with her; they had argued countless times, all because of Judy's ridiculous sympathy.
Judy constantly brought shady characters who wanted to join the Moxes, and sometimes Suzie tolerated Judy's actions to expand the business.
But this couldn't happen over and over again. Could she look after so many liabilities? After all, the Moxes were running a business, not a damn charity center.
Yes, the Moxes were the result of Night City's spirit of resistance, an embodiment of all lower-class people resisting gang mentality.
But that was years ago. Now, the Moxes had to feed themselves before they could consider anything else.
Yes, Suzie felt her logic was perfectly clear, but she just couldn't implant it into Judy's brain.
And now, Judy had burst into her office, having the audacity to ask her to retrieve people from Tyger Claws territory. Suzie didn't know what to say anymore.
"Judy, I won't agree to this. Give up this idea."
Suzie, fueled by anger, was done arguing with Judy. She waved her hand, decisively rejecting Judy's request.
If she wanted to be Mother Mary, she could do it herself. She needed to stop damn bothering her.
"Suzie..."
"Alright, enough. I think our conversation is over."
After speaking, Suzie stared directly at the screens displaying various fluctuating curves, refusing to listen to another word from Judy.
"Damn..."
Looking at the resolute Suzie, Judy helplessly covered her forehead.
Seeing Suzie like this, the persuasion had completely failed, and Judy didn't know what to do for a moment.
To be honest, Judy knew that some of her actions were indeed misunderstood by others.
But, was she wrong?
Weren't the Moxes a gang established by lower-class people banding together for warmth? She had joined the gang because she was inspired by the Moxes' ideals.
Otherwise, with her braindance technology, she could earn large amounts of money at any high-end studio. Why would she be stuck in the basement of Lizzy Bar calibrating fake climaxes for people?
Judy's braindance technology was indeed very powerful, a fact directly reflected in the skyrocketing revenue of the bar after she joined Lizzy Bar.
The braindances she produced and edited were so famous that they could make customers roll their eyes and foam at the mouth from pleasure in the virtual world.
In fact, it was precisely because of her skill and the revenue she brought to the gang that Suzie tolerated her so many times.
Therefore, if you want to be a saint, your skills must be top-notch, at least to the point where others are willing to compromise for you.
Otherwise, if you blindly demand others do good deeds, that saint will need an asterisk next to her name.
This time, however, Suzie was determined to refuse Judy.
It seemed that finding a solution through the Moxes was impossible.
Leaving Lizzy Bar, Judy clearly hadn't recovered from her disappointment. She was dejected, looking pitiful, like a kitten whose fur had been soaked by the rain.
"...Judy, is this worth it?"
Kikyo leaned against the outer wall of Lizzy Bar, looking at the depressed Judy in front of her, and asked out of curiosity.
Yes, was it worth it?
Berry couldn't understand why Judy would sacrifice so much for a few people she barely knew.
Was Berry someone without sympathy? Not exactly.
As the saying goes, when you see injustice, lend a hand. If Berry saw something and had the ability to help, she wouldn't mind doing a good deed.
But she couldn't constantly try to help suffering people like Judy did. Or rather, she believed it was useless.
Yes, useless.
The suffering in this world is immense. If one were to tackle it piece by piece, helping one person at a time, when would it ever be finished?
Furthermore, did human suffering come from nature or from Heaven? No. In Berry's view, all human suffering came from other people.
This was especially true in this Cyber World.
Therefore, she would not deliberately seek out such futile work. What she pursued was a fundamental, permanent solution.
Humanity cannot save itself.
After all, in the highly developed Cyber World, all the products and creations of technology should clearly allow everyone in the world to live without worry about food and clothing, and without needing to oppress others just to survive.
But reality delivered a harsh slap across the faces of those who believed technology could change everything.
As for how to arrange humanity, Berry had her own plan.
Hmm, perhaps some people wouldn't accept it, but Berry simply didn't care.
She didn't love individual, specific people; her concern was for abstract humanity, and she simply wanted to make abstract humanity more perfect.
In her view, humanity was merely the juvenile form of a more perfect creature, and she would be the guide leading humanity toward a new world.
And her plan should be called the Human Instrumentality Project.
Therefore, looking at the disheartened Judy, Kikyo's gaze became fervent.
Ah, little lost kitten, let me guide you onto the right path. It is precisely out of my love for the truth, goodness, and beauty in life that I love humanity so much.
Thinking this, Berry was momentarily moved by herself.
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