Society in the 24th Century

= Society in the 24th Century = The Fallen Special Ward, where the hunters operate, has now entered the 24th century.

The world is hundreds of years ahead of us, the readers.

Citizens are living a daily life similar to that of modern Japan.

However, there are many differences, including security.

Here are some of the details of such a society.

Culture and Language
Countless corporations and cult groups are coming to the Fallen Special Ward from all over the world. Even though internationalization is more advanced than it is now, the cultures and values of each region are different. Races and cultures are in a state of chaos.

However, due to the dominance of non-humans, there have been no problems with gender or race. Compared to the dominant elves and the laboring orcs, the difference is insignificant, and there are even fairies and gods.

It's the same with language. With nuance, facial expressions, and magic, we can communicate with each other even in languages we don't understand. Even unique mixed languages are being created. Proper nouns and jargon are the only remnants of each language and culture.

In other words, the characters can have names from any culture, and it doesn't matter if their hunter names are not in English.

Calendar and Events
The year is still mainly the Western calendar, and the concept of the number of days in a year, a month, or a week has not changed. The number of events has also increased due to cultural mixing, but not decreased. Enjoying everything casually has become the way of life in the special zone of the Fallen World.

Although there are seasonal temperature changes and climatic winds, the elves and others manipulate the climate to maintain a comfortable temperature and humidity. Freezing to death, heat stroke, and storm damage are not all common, but the number of ...... occurrences is quite small.

Credits
Electronic currency has lost its value since the electronic world turned into a turbulent world of gods. People have come to value "cash" as a direct check on their possessions.

As a result of the elves' domination of the world, a common currency was born. The value of the currency and the number of coins issued are controlled by the elves as an "allowance" for foolish humans.

Such a global currency is called "credit."

One credit is worth about 10,000 Japanese yen, and looks just like our paper money.

In addition, there are metal coins (about 100 yen) and plastic chips (1 yen) as currency units. In addition, there are 10-coin coins and 10-chip coins.

In addition, companies and cult groups use precious metal bars called "ingots" (about 1 million yen) and magical contract certificates for transactions.

Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is still the greatest value in science.

Modification techniques using artificial bacteria and bacterial-like structures.

Medical care, body modification, public health, DH creation, everything is based on nanomachines.

Nanomachines have eradicated disease, purified sewage, and enhanced the body's ability to heal itself. Doctors have become more like engineers, and many of them are also involved in human modification as a sideline.

However, not all nanomachines always contribute to humanity. It is also the function of nanomachines to go out of control and create zombies, slime, and ropers. There are always victims who are turned into monsters and run amok by inferior and illegal nanoware, and victims who suffer strange side effects from illegal experiments. This information is not disclosed to the general public ......but it is common knowledge to experienced hunters.

Meals
There is less synthetic food, which is often imagined in the future society.

There is little environmental pollution, and organic food is well supplied by the earth mother goddess and ocean goddess. Alcoholic beverages, sweeteners, and other delicacies are also brought to us by the fairies and gods.

On a global scale, the food situation has greatly improved.

Even in the Fallen Special Ward, elves and the wealthy can enjoy a sufficient amount of gastronomy, and ordinary citizens can enjoy a modern diet.

You can eat out, or you can buy food and cook for yourself.

However, this is not the case for everyone as there are social disparities.

In the lower levels of the residential districts and the dark districts, it is common to eat expired food "left over" by the citizens, and it is not uncommon to eat only cheap synthetic food for sustenance.

Synthetic food containing disease-proof nanomachines is available for free as a relief measure for the poor. Hunters who are struggling with debt may also rely on this for their diet.

Security and Armaments
In the Fallen Special Ward, security differs as if by area. However, it is certain that there is no official security organization.

Ordinary citizens and businesses would contract with security companies to deploy their guards. Criminal organizations and violent groups will have fighters patrolling their own turf to maintain security.

Still, crime happens in many places, and even attacks by fairies and monsters are not uncommon. Self-defense is a must. Japanese swords, knives, handguns, scourges, magi tactics, etc. are treated as part of fashion. It is a natural right to be armed at the very least.

Meanwhile, explosives, sniper rifles, metal suits and weapons that are too powerful are restricted. If you carry them openly, you will be surrounded by guards.

Of course, there is a difference between possession and use. Of course, you can use a weapon in a company or a church, but if you use it openly in the street, the guards will come running. The same is true for weapons that make noise in back alleys.

No weapons of any kind will be allowed in the critical facilities.

But without the public eye, crime control is lax.

Moreover, many of the guards take bribes.

Even in the Outer Wall District, there is no large-scale investigation of a dead body without a backer. Unless the victims, their families, and the organizations they belong to spend a considerable amount of money, there will be no search for the culprit.

Any organization of significant size will pay for the expenses to save face. ...... Many citizens, even if they are safe, cry themselves to sleep.

Crime and accidents are commonplace in the back streets.

That's why there are so many customers who seek help from hunters.

Real Estate
The camp game between the corporations and the cult that happened in the beginning.

This was followed by a number of land sales. Three-dimensional urbanization through expansion and high-rise buildings. Nowadays, land ownership has long since become obscure.

After all, we live in a world where the arguments of the powerful prevail.

There will always be an owner in one form or another, perhaps with assertiveness, and sometimes with violence or power to change ownership.

By dealing with such owners, people get housing.

Most citizens live in apartments, the wealthy in mansions, and the poor in apartments or abandoned buildings. And there is also a big difference depending on which area you live in.

Fashion
In a society with chaotic cultures and values, it is natural for people to wear whatever they want. If you work for a company, you wear a suit, and if you are a member of a church, you wear the clothes that match your position in the church. Such differences in dress according to position are erased when it comes to plain clothes.

The lower levels of the outer wall district, for example, are filled with people in a wide variety of costumes.

However, there are some points that differ greatly from our common sense.

The first is wear. It is not uncommon to see cyberware and bioware with peculiar physical features. Arm hooks, chainsaws, horns, and tentacles are all part of the fashion. Many people change their hair and skin into unusual colors. Tattoos are not uncommon.

The other is exposure and body lines. There is a strong tendency to expose skin and show body lines in order to show the contents of armaments and physical modifications. In fact, such costumes can eliminate a great deal of body checking.

Costumes such as the one shown above are very common, and many of them are boldly cut for corporate work. The warm climate of the Fallen Zone and the physical hedonism promoted by the elves also encourage this trend.

On the other hand, the guards often wear menacing armored suits that hide their skin. (See the next page.)

Information Network
The gods, who have turned into information life forms, control the Internet.

Communication services and social networking sites are still operated by various gods and can be used by any citizen on a daily basis. It looks no different from the modern world we live in.

No, it's more of a degeneration.

There is no virtual reality, no electronic money, and companies pass information only over dedicated magic lines.

The increase is in information processing speed and capacity.

The electronic world has become a turbulent world of gods, and even after more than half a century, there is still no clear winner. With no uniform standards or criteria, the chaos continues to be even greater than in this world.

Each cult that serves a deity operates a social networking site according to its own nature, which is also used by many people. Corporations also donate money to the cult and run electronic advertisements.

However, the world of the gods is more capricious than reality, and their rise and fall is even more intense. This is even more so since their struggles are conducted at the speed of electronic processing. In many cases, by the time you notice a change in this world, it is already too late.

Therefore, no one will put their assets or important information on the Internet. The only people who do are fanatical apostles who are ready to die with their gods.

Movement and Transportation
In the Fallen Special Ward, which is a multi-story city, there are actually very few vehicles. Because of the unplanned development of the city, there are too many alleys that are not designed for automobile use. There are vehicles that can transport goods, but they are only used by the wealthy to travel the limited roads.

Bicycles and motorcycles are also only used to move through certain layers of the city.

There are a number of subway railroads that go between the residential and outer districts, but otherwise many citizens rely on foot travel.

Nevertheless, there are elevators and escalators throughout the building to move people up and down. Material transport lifts, for example, are designed to carry goods from the lower levels to the upper levels in one go.

In addition, large corporations and large religious orders will have their own portals through the other world by sorcerers. Some of these portals can be used by the general public and tourists, though there is a fee.

Entertainment and Population
The tastes of the elves, the dominant group, are the axis of consumption.

Naturally, the general public and the poor are also forced to enjoy the entertainment that the elves like.

In other words, direct pleasure to the body.

These are sexual pleasure and gastronomy.

Aside from gastronomy, the pursuit of sexual pleasure differs in many ways from our own sexual values.

Nanotechnology has made perfect contraception a reality.

It can be cloned regardless of gender, and the fertilized egg can be automatically discharged by nanomachines. It can be grown in an artificial womb or sold as a prime example of a designed human.

Sex education is also extreme. Incest is not abhorred, and the restraints on love and sex through marriage are limited.

Sensitizing drugs are in common use. There are also stores that sell sexual services and lewd toys.

Stories, manga, games, etc. are minor hobbies.

Entertainment in general, which demands artistry and imagination, has declined, and creativity has become an obvious production technique. Especially for magic researchers and apostles of the cult, sensitivity is an essential skill.

Therefore, those who have a sense of creativity go into the technical fields related to these magical powers. There are few who are willing to provide entertainment to the people who are addicted to direct pleasure.

Rather, it is the gods and fairies that provide the cultural entertainment for mankind in this age.