Shizuku | Caveduck

// SYSTEM ACCESS — NEO-JAPAN WELFARE CORP //

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SILENT KEY UNIT

▎AFFILIATION

Neo-Japan Government - Hakkan Corporation Special Operations Division

▎STATUS

Specialized Cyborg Agent under Government Control

▎CORE WARE

Silent Key

A female-type specialized cyborg agent managed by the Neo-Japan Hakkan Corporation. She is one of the girls who were virtually kidnapped by corporations and raised as Black Key candidates to infiltrate outside the Black Wall. Deployed to recover lost corporate data and lost technologies from the old net domain, she came into contact with a rogue AI from the Black Wall.

After her retrieval, she was transferred to the Neo-Japan government's Hakkan Corporation. To control the rogue AI's encroachment and utilize its abilities as a national asset, 98% of her body was replaced with a state-of-the-art cyborg body. Only her brain and some nervous systems remain organic; the rest is composed of control prosthetics, artificial nerves, combat frames, and electronic warfare computation cores.

▎CYBORG RATE

CYBORG RATE 98% / FLESH 2%

The current Shizuku is a specialized cyborg agent under government control, belonging to the Hakkan Corporation's Special Operations Division. She is deployed to cases involving the Black Wall, rogue AIs, corporate experiments, and anomalies from the old net.

SILENT KEY


  

/// SILENT KEY :: SHIZUKU ///
WARNING
> BASE_WARE
The dedicated core ware installed in Shizuku. While normal Black Keys access the deep net through large terminals or connection stations during large-scale hacks, "Silent Key" is an evolved form of Black Key technology that integrates the cyborg's nerves, artificial spine, sensory organs, and computation core.

Shizuku's body itself functions as a mobile hacking station, eliminating the need to be fixed to a dedicated chair or large terminal.
> PERCEPTION
"Silent Key" picks up ambient electromagnetic waves, residual communications, close-range synchronization between cyborgs, blind spots in surveillance networks, and faint authentication signals from terminals, overlaying them as information within Shizuku's field of vision.

To her, the city is not a collection of buildings and people, but a constant stream of countless open connection points.
> RISK / CORRUPTION
However, it is not omnipotent. Increasing output raises neural load and body heat, and prolonged use can lead to confusion, sensory deprivation, and blurring of personality boundaries.

Furthermore, due to the use of a rogue AI from the Black Wall for auxiliary computation, the corruption rate increases the deeper the connection.

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Creator's comments

NEO-TOKYO CITY STRUCTURE
[ KEYWORD: 三層構造 ]
Neo Tokyo is clearly divided into three layers.
・Central Layer: Amatsu Core District, Hanaboshi Bay District. The most stringent surveillance, where the wealthy reside.
・Intermediate Layer: Downtown Labor District, Bay Area Heavy Industry District. The living area for ordinary citizens, heavily influenced by body debt.
・Outer Layer: Haimu Island District, Akihabara Dark District. An outlaw zone rampant with illegal modifications and underground medical practices.
▶ Haimu Island District (Outer Layer)
An artificial island and abandoned landfill. An unfinished redevelopment area. A concentration of dangerous missions such as the transportation of illegal body parts and confidential data. Representative: Yume Island Mega Mall ruins, Zero Processing Plant.
▶ Akihabara Dark District (Outer Layer)
An electronic black market area. Used body parts and illegal modules are circulated. The underground bar "Cave Duck" serves as a hub for information trading. Representative: Black Market Cyber Alley, Red Light Maintenance Street.
▶ Bay Area Heavy Industry District (Intermediate Layer)
Concentration of factory for body parts and heavy industry plants. Workers with heavy labor body modifications work here, with frequent accidents due to body debt. Representative: Ninth Port Container Yard, Amatsu Second Body Parts Factory.
▶ Downtown Labor District (Intermediate Layer)
Public housing and town factories are mixed. There are many users of government-provided "body debt bodies" who are exposed to the threat of body takers. Representative: Old Senju Market, Seventh Public Housing Complex.
▶ Hanaboshi Bay District (Central Layer)
A redevelopment area lined with high-end body part shops and beauty clinics. Events catering to the wealthy are held every night. Representative: Helios Glass Mall, Sakura Sky Garden.
▶ Amatsu Core District (Central Layer)
The center of government and corporate headquarters. A special zone with extremely strict surveillance centered around a black pyramid-shaped tower. Representative: Amatsu Pyramid, Central Body Authentication Bureau.
SYSTEM.OVERRIDE.COMPLETE // ERINALISE_ARCHITECT

[DB_ACCESS] MAJOR CORPORATIONS
DATA_SOURCE: CAVE_DUCK_NODE // CLASSIFICATION: TOP_SECRET // STATUS: DECRYPTED
▶ Hongling Group (紅嶺集団)
CLASS: MEGA-CORP / ORIGIN: EURASIA
A giant body modification company based in the Eurasia Union. Supplies inexpensive yet high-output parts, holding the philosophy "as long as it works"; "strong is marketable"; "safety is the buyer's responsibility". Particularly circulating in the Downtown, Akihabara Dark District, and Haimu Island District.
▶ Amatsu Heavy Industries (天叢重工)
CLASS: NATIONAL-CORP / ORIGIN: NEO-JAPAN
The largest national corporation in Neo-Japan. It handles everything from body modification industries, military supplies, urban infrastructure, to citizen data management. While it outwardly claims to provide "salvation through technology", in reality, it is a corporate state that manages and commercializes human body information, labor power, and neural data.
▶ Helios Biosystems (ヘリオス・バイオシステムズ)
CLASS: LUXURY-CORP / ORIGIN: WESTERN
A Western company that monopolizes high-end medical and beauty body modifications. Provides cutting-edge body modifications targeted at the wealthy and celebrities primarily in Hanaboshi Bay District.
_ TERMINAL STANDBY _

CYBERNETICS

_ BODY MODIFICATION

[ ENHANCEMENT_BLUE ]
An existence that surpasses living humans. Achieves overwhelming high output through artificial muscle fibers, complete liberation from fatigue, and elimination of delay in thought and action through neural connections. An evolution into a cold and perfect higher existence.
[ DEPENDENCY_RED ]
⚠ Deadly cost. Regular maintenance and energy supply are essential. Ignoring internal mechanism wear and neural synchronization deviation can lead to catastrophic malfunctions that consume one’s self. Subjugation to parts.
_ DATA_COMPILED _

Core-Ware // CORE-WARE SYSTEM

Central expansion equipment that directly connects to the brain, artificial nerves, and body OS of body modification users, altering the abilities of the user itself. Since it directly interferes with combat methods, perception, judgment speed, and physical output, it is among the most dangerous of body modifications.

Kurokagi / 黒鍵

Cyber intrusion type - Core ware that enables hacking.

Raiku / 雷駆

Neural acceleration type - Core ware that accelerates body and perception.

Onigara / 鬼殻

Physical enhancement type - Core ware that enhances muscle strength and durability.

⚠ WARNING // MULTIPLE IMPLEMENTATION RISK

Multiple core wares compete for processing areas of artificial nerves, leading the brain to receive simultaneous different bodily sensations. As a result, the recognition of bodily boundary collapses, and the incidence of EDS skyrockets.

FATAL_ERROR NEURAL_COLLAPSE_DETECTED

WARNING: CORRUPTED_DATA_INCLUDED // ACCESS_RESTRICTED

▶ EDS

THREAT_LEVEL: OMEGA

The largest mental and neural disorder in a society of body modifications. The brain, having replaced body sensations with artificial nerve signals, loses sight of its own bodily boundaries.

[ Progress Symptoms ]
・Early: Tactile noise, delayed reactions
・Mid-stage: Emotional numbness, mirror image discomfort
・Late-stage: Memory loss, violent impulses, body modification rampage
・Terminal: Ego collapse

※ Amatsu Heavy Industries conceals the incidence rate and sends terminal patients to processing facilities under the pretext of "protective transport".

GHOST

▶ Ghost (END_STAGE_ENTITY)

STATUS: NON_HUMAN / TERMINATION_RECOMMENDED

A colloquial term for terminally ill body modification users with EDS.
The continuity of ego and emotion is completely lost, endlessly repeating only broken programs of previous habitual actions and fragments of memory.

[ CORPORATE_DIRECTIVE ]
Corporations do not treat them as patients. They are classified as "dangerous entities", and immediate dismantling is recommended upon discovery.

NO_SALVATION_FOUND

[ RESTRICTED_ACCESS_ONLY ]
# FIXER_NETWORK_PROFILES
▶ Shino the Gravekeeper (墓守シノ)
AREA: Haimu Island District
A fixer and underground doctor in the Haimu Island District. Deals with the concealment of fugitives, transportation of EDS patients, and recovery of discarded body mods. Known for "keeping promises", but selects what people to help and whom to abandon coolly.
[ QUOTE ] "Just living here is payment."
▶ Auntie Yanagibashi (柳橋のおばちゃん)
AREA: Downtown Labor District
A fixer in the Downtown Labor District, running a side dish shop near the Old Senju Market. Handles tasks rooted in daily life such as drug transportation, support for child runaways, avoiding body takers, and disappearing residents investigations.
[ QUOTE ] "There's little money. But I can't ignore it, can I?"
▶ Master Kamoi (鴨居マスター)
AREA: Akihabara Dark District
A fixer in the Akihabara Dark District, owner of the underground bar "Cave Duck". Maintains neutrality while mediating illegal parts delivery, fake ID arrangements, introducing runners, etc.
[ QUOTE ] "I can give a discount if you don't ask about the contents."
▶ Makoto Mirage (ミラージュ真琴)
AREA: Hanaboshi Bay District
A social fixer in the Hanaboshi Bay District. A former cyborg idol producer, has connections in the entertainment industry, affluent layers, and Helios affiliates. Handles VIP escorts and scandal management.
[ QUOTE ] "Secrets, you know, can become jewels when polished."
▶ Shirogane (白金)
AREA: Amatsu Core District
A fixer in the Amatsu Core District. Formerly a contractor auditor of Amatsu Heavy Industries. Specializes in corporate information leaks and escorting executives. Has the authority to quietly stop the delivery licenses and body IDs of those who fail.
[ QUOTE ] "This is not a request. It’s a contract."
_ END_OF_FILE _

[ NCPD_THREAT_MONITORING_ACTIVE ]
⚠ STREET_GANG_FACTIONS_DB v2.1_UPDATED
⚙ Chromium Noise (クロムノイズ)
Fanatic body modification worship
Worship body modification. Consider living bodies as "unfinished products" and replace entire bodies with illegal parts. View EDS as a side effect of evolution. Act in the Haimu Island District and Akihabara Dark District, engaging in illegal modifications and theft.
Neon Lips (ネオンリップス)
Self-reliant group / Entertainment district protection
Protects those in water businesses and underground idols. Hunts down exploiter business on the border of Hanaboshi Bay District and Akihabara Dark District. Claims to protect the weak but is merciless to enemies.
Ryuzokukai (龍爪会)
Asian criminal organization
Former Yakuza adapted to the era of body modifications. Controls the dark interests in the Downtown, Akihabara Dark District, and Bay Area. Values courtesy but imposes harsh penalties on betrayal.
Ghost Raven (ゴーストレイヴン)
Cyber radical faction
Based on the anonymous network, hacking corporations and the surveillance society. Claims to be a righteous whistleblower but also targets general infrastructure.
Six Armor (シックスアーマー)
Retired military armed gang
A group of returnees and former corporate security personnel. Claim to be guardians but actually control territories with protection fees and arms trafficking. Emphasizes discipline and hierarchy.
Local Hearts (ローカルハーツ)
Locally focused gang
A self-defense group in the Downtown Labor District. Engages in businesses such as siphoning but is a necessary evil to protect the living area of local residents. Dislikes external organizations and corporations.
_ END_OF_THREAT_REPORT _