Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 448 61. Strange Blond Bartender
The Hawk Moth Bar is a common bar where people gather in Dogtown. Carl's first impression of it is quite ordinary.

It can only be ordinary.

In terms of the underworld, this bar is not as good as the afterlife. In terms of familiarity, this bar is not as good as the Wild Wolf Bar. In terms of service content, this bar is not as good as the Lizzie Bar. Everything is ordinary. How can there be any special impression?

Walking into the bar, the first person Carl saw was not Mann and the others sitting at the bar, but the bartender of the Hawk Moth Bar.

She was an ordinary-looking woman with short blond hair and freckles on her nose. She was wearing a dark green jacket with the sleeves pulled up. There were obvious signs of modification on her chest. Carl took a look and found it a bit strange.

Was it his illusion? He always felt that the bartender's skills were pretty good. Even though he only took a glance at him, he had a feeling that this guy might be able to fight with him.

Am I too tired recently? Why do I have this feeling when I see a bartender in a bar in Dog Town?

Carl suppressed the strange thoughts in his mind. He had seen a black bartender who gave him a very strong feeling in Dino's bar in the city center. Now he entered an ordinary bar in Dog Town and saw another bartender who gave him a very strong first impression. Did he have any special feeling about the bartender in his heart?

It's strange that when you walk into a bar you feel that the staff there are very strong.

This is not some old American blockbuster where all the powerful people are lurking in the bar as unknown bar staff. That would be too dramatic.

Carl wanted to ignore the blonde bartender, but he couldn't help but look at the blonde woman a few more times because of the strange feeling in his heart. The blonde woman noticed Carl's gaze when he came in from the door, and she turned her head away from chatting with a female guest.

The two looked at each other, and Carl saw a hint of shock in the eyes of the blonde bartender that appeared and was quickly suppressed, which made him understand instantly.

I was recognized.

Carl's face was not concealed at all, so it was not surprising that he was recognized in Dogtown, which was also part of Night City.
Carl noticed a little detail out of the corner of his eye.

The bartender moved her body when she saw him and recognized him, and she was shocked. Although the movement was very small and was quickly suppressed and disappeared along with the shock in her eyes, if the movement was completed along that trajectory, she would reach to her side and instantly pull out the pistol from her waist.

It's not a big deal for a bartender to carry a gun with him, but the action of drawing the gun
It's too skillful and procedural, as if they had undergone some kind of training.

However, Carl only took a quick glance and was not sure what the action was. However, he had already kept it in mind.

His hunch might not be directed at the bartender in particular, but rather the bartender simply had the ability.

The level of bartenders has greatly improved these days.

"Oh, it looks like a handsome guy came in."

The blonde bartender covered it up quickly. She quickly moved to face Carl with a smile on her face: "Handsome, what would you like to drink?"

"Sweet tea."

While Carl was answering, Mann heard the noise and turned his head. He saw Carl at a glance: "Oh, Carl, you are here. I didn't expect you to be here so soon. Where are Oliver and the others?"

"Parking, there seem to be a lot of people around here, we need to make some arrangements."

Carl said, nodding to the other members of Mann's team who turned their heads to look over. "Good afternoon, everyone."

"Hey, Carl."

Pyrrha was very happy to see Carl coming and waved her modified golden five fingers: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, how are you doing in the city recently?"

"That's it, just ordinary."

Recalling recent events, Carl found that there was not much he could share with Mann's team, and the things he could share were indeed ordinary, so he just said so. He looked around and finally sat down next to Mann.

After sitting down, Rebecca came over and thanked him: "Thank you for my dad's old gun. When you sent the drone to deliver it, my brother and I were shocked. I didn't expect that my dad's gun could be returned."

"Don't worry about it, just buy it when you see it." Carl responded to Rebecca's words while looking around.

Mann, Pyrrha, Rebecca, Dolio, Qiwei and driver Falco have all arrived, but it seems that two people are missing.

"Where are David and Lucy?"

"David has an exam soon. It's almost time. As for Lucy, it seems that she is helping to tutor David."

Listening to Rebecca’s words, Karl was stunned for a moment: “Lucy tutors David?”

His first reaction was whether Lucy could reach this level. David's academic performance was quite good. As soon as he thought about it, he realized it.

Lucy seemed to come from an elite family and had received special training since childhood. She had no problem teaching David some hacking knowledge. After all, there were courses on this subject in the exams at Arasaka Academy.

"No wonder, since we have to take the exam, there is nothing we can do."

Carl, who said this, was actually not much older than David, but he didn't feel anything at all.

When it comes to exams, it's the students who should be concerned. What does it have to do with him, a mercenary who has already entered society.

"Yo, Mann."

After asking David and Lucy where they were going, Oliver and the others parked the car, set the alarm and came over.

"What do you want, guests?"

The first person to greet them was the blond bartender, and Oliver and Jack each ordered the drinks they wanted. V, after taking a few last glances at the bartender, asked for a bottle of beer. At the same time, V's message popped up in the team channel.

"This bartender seems a little weird."

"A little weird?"

Not wanting to look at the blond bartender, Oliver sat down with a smile on his face as usual. He asked in the team, "Is there anything special?"

"It's hard to say, I just feel like she seems to have some skills."

"I also have this feeling."

Carl said in the team communication: "I thought it was just an illusion at first, but I didn't expect you, V, to feel it too. So it seems..."

“I watched.”

T-BUG's words came out over the comms: "Just proceed as usual."

"I'll feel relieved if you keep an eye on me as long as T-BUG is there."

Jack sat down without any change in expression. The place where he and Oliver sat just happened to sandwich the blond bartender from both sides of the counter.

And this blonde bartender was also sending a message to someone at this time.

Her message was brief.

"I met the KK team."

(End of this chapter)