"Of course, I figured you might have guessed it, Logue introduced you to me probably to have you take bullets for me," Ann said. "My reputation in Night City isn't exactly stellar, and there are quite a few with a bone to pick with me. Since they can't take me down, they might come after you instead. Plus, hackers need plenty of money to update their gear, right? I don't need it anyway, so it's all yours."
"Uh........"
Hearing D's response, Lucy's expression turned awkward. In fact, just as D had said, most people in this world spent their money on cybernetic enhancements: buying them, repairing them, updating their systems—it seemed to D that the bulk of the commoners were just looking for trouble. If you used your own arms and legs, you might get injured, but at least you didn't need to update any software.
Imagine, in the middle of using them, suddenly a blue screen pops up followed by an "Update downloaded, please restart to upgrade" message... now that would be hilarious.
