The two of them came out of the arena and began to take a short break. The next round of the round-robin competition would begin soon. The members of the Fourth Division team who were healing him did a simple bandage for Xiu Bing. His recovery ability was very strong, and it seemed that he would be able to play the next game without much treatment.
This was what a truly strong warrior was like. When Qiao thought about how she was beaten up by the ghost of Ijuin and was hospitalized for a week, she felt embarrassed.
"…Cough cough."
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind. The two of them turned their heads at the same time. The opponent who was clearing his throat next to Kunan Qiao, who was ranked behind Weapon Refinement, was the once-in-a-century genius, Shiha Kaiharu.
She had just defeated Yiju Yard, so she was in high spirits. Her voice was higher than before."Yo! Jiu Nan! How long has it been since I've fought with you on an official stage like this? I'm not on the same level as Hisaki, so don't let your guard down and just use all your strength to cut me!”
Joe stood up and patted the dust off his pants. He calmly replied to her invitation,""…Oh."
"I'm right here."
Hai Qing carried her saber on her shoulder, looking like she was the best in the world.
"What?"
Joe didn't know what she was talking about.
Moreover, this sentence sounded so familiar…
Eh? Wasn't that what the knife had said to him just now? " You're right here " or something like that. Did she remember correctly? What did it mean?
Hai Qing didn't care about her reaction and nodded.""Didn't you say you wanted to catch up to me? I'm just a hair's breadth away from you now. Come after me!”
This time, she understood.
"…Of course!"
She was immediately filled with fighting spirit.
"Then let's get started!"
"Good!"
Speaking of which…how could he, who had been greatly injured in the first battle, possibly defeat the genius Shihami Kaiharu, who was getting braver and braver as the battle progressed? It was obvious that in just a few rounds, her opponent's overwhelming advantage in speed and strength had forced her to lose.
Pa, pa, pa. Hai Qing's five strikes caused her stance to collapse.
It couldn't be any simpler. This was the difference in realm. It couldn't be resolved with luck and explosive power like before.
She put down the knife in her hand and was drenched in sweat. She only forced herself not to fall. There were still a few opponents later, and it was very unwise to wear down his stamina too early. Therefore, she had to admit her shortcomings.
This wasn't a battlefield, so it would be a smart choice to have a little strategy.
"I…admit defeat."
Hai Qing, on the other hand, started howling in displeasure."What? It's not fair, not fair! Just now, you used too much strength when you used the combat xiu weapon, so you're fooling me casually?”
She quickly explained," The round-robin tournament should have taken into account the long-lasting distribution of physical strength. It was my mistake to consume more than half of my spiritual power in the first round, but I'm definitely not fooling you!”
"Hey, hey, I was just joking. Don't take it seriously.”Hai Qing rubbed her nose, looking helpless.
"Hai Qing!"
Joe was still used to taking her joke as a serious declaration, and he was quite frightened. Hearing her say that, he felt uncomfortable.
"No matter what, your battle with Xiubing was really exciting.”
Changing the topic had always been the other party's specialty.
"Even so…I still couldn't catch up to you." Joe lowered his head in frustration. Even when I'm fully energized, I'm still very clear that I can't defeat you with my current strength.”
"Jiu Nan…"
Of course, you're still a thousand years away from surpassing me! In the past, Hai Qing would have said this to people like Yi Juyuan.
However, she could not bring herself to say such words to Joe.
I'm a very serious person, so no matter what you say, I'll take it seriously. Even if it's just a casual remark, I'll habitually treat it as your true thoughts.
Was it because she scolded him for being so rude?
They probably changed because they were attracted to her. That fellow must not have realized how terrifying her potential influence was. She gave people a warm and bright feeling, like the stars in the sky or the brilliant lights in the middle of the night.
Hai Qing didn't notice the smile on her face.
"If it's you, there won't be a problem.”
"Eh?"
"Surpass me and become a powerful Death God. If it were you, it would definitely not be a problem. I have a feeling that you will become stronger than me.”
Hai Qing rarely said such touching lines, and Qiao was not used to it.
"Ha…? Don't tease me…"
"No! I mean it!"
"Flattery is flattery, even if it's flattery, I like it.”
"I already said it wasn't a compliment!"
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That night.
Jingling Palace, evening, Sixth Division's jurisdiction.
"Dong dong dong-dong-"
The sudden alarm in the lobby scared the Ninth Seat of the Sixth Division, Yin Meiyu, who was sleeping at her desk, so much so that she almost fell off her desk.
"Waaaaah! What was that? What?"
"Emergency report! Emergency report! There's a void invasion on Liuhun Street! The type was Fish Bone D. The number was temporarily unknown, but it was estimated that there were more than three of them! The members of the Sixth Division quickly gathered at the square outside the team building to decide the assignment of tasks! I repeat, emergency report, there's a Void Invasion on Flowing Soul Street…"
She thought that she was still asleep, so she pinched her right cheek."Hmm?"
Then, the messenger shouted the same thing a few more times.
"Void? Ah, ah, this is really big news that I haven't seen in a long time.”
She reached out her hand to feel for her sword as she slowly stood up from her seat.
"Don't look so relaxed, Miss Yin Meiyu.”
The person who spoke was the Third Chief of the Sixth Division, Okubo Eiharu. He leaned against the door and urged the woman in the room to quickly enter a state of war.
(Note: Kubo mentioned in the formula book that the original vice-captain of the Sixth Division was called Ginzaki Jiro, and his daughter was called Ginzaki Meiyu.) Later, they opened an optical shop.）
Meiyu angrily slammed the table and shouted,"Ah? Did I? It's obviously a very serious expression, okay? Don't always mock me, okay?”
"The vice-captain isn't here today, so the person who accepted the mission is likely to be you.”Okubo maintained his original attitude.
"Huh? You're the Third Seat and I'm the Ninth Seat. No matter what, it should be your turn first! Don't say that just because I'm the vice-captain's daughter, you can casually push the blame to-Oh, it hurts, it hurts…"
"That's the only thing you're like your father about. You're not motivated at all. What do you plan to do when the vice-captain retires?”Okubo grabbed her collar with an unteachable expression." You better have some self-awareness!"”
"Hey! Let go, you bastard!"
“……”
Just as the two of them were in a deadlock, a cold wind blew past the door. The captain of the Sixth Division, Xiu Mu Bai Zai, had appeared at the door.
He looked around with the corner of his eye, as if he was not interested in the small conflict between them. Soon, he returned to his main topic and said in a flat tone,"Okubo, Silver, the two of you will be responsible for guarding Jingling Palace today and continuing the battle.”
Stay behind?
" It's... Ah, no, Captain Xiu Mu, why do you want us to..." Meiyu asked in confusion. They had always been the main force of the Sixth Division. Usually, these two people would lead the team to carry out missions. But today…
" Are you planning to go there personally?!" Okubo's reaction was faster. He sensed that the situation was a little strange.
Bai Zai explained expressionlessly,"With such a large number of virtual groups appearing at once, I have to ensure that there are as few casualties as possible."”
"Yes…"
"Leave this to us!"
Miha and Okubo could only bow in unison and watch Bai Zaiyi leave in a flash. Then, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
It seemed that they all felt that the situation was a little delicate. However, Meiyu didn't know what the problem was.
Okubo suddenly thought of something and frowned.""Here, Silver."
"What's wrong?"
"Go and check the exact location of the invasion. It should be in the report.”His expression was very unusual.
Meiyu still wanted to argue with him out of habit.""Why me?"
"Meiyu!"
Whenever Okubo called Miha by her name, it meant that he was already very excited. If he took another step forward, he might get angry. At this critical moment, Meiyu did not want to make him lose his temper.
"I…I know. Why are you angry?”Mei Yu trembled as she went to find the latest data and read it out to him." Hmm…It's in the first district of West Soul Street, northeast of Runlin An…The numerical coordinates are…Let me think, this area is called Qingshang, right?”
"Run Linan's northeast? Qing Shang? As expected." Okubo revealed a relieved expression.
Mei Yu was still confused.""What?"
"Captain Xiu Mu's former teacher lives nearby. You've heard of it, right? Qingshang Izakaya.”
Okubo gave him crucial information.
Meiyu's eyes widened. Captain Xiu Mu's teacher? But, no, I mean, isn't Qing Shang just a tavern?”
"That's right, but…"
This was the first time Okubo felt a headache during work hours.
"But what?" Meiyu immediately asked.
"I hope Captain can make it in time.”
"Eh?"
Why did it feel like the more she spoke, the more confused she became? Meiyu shook her head desperately, trying to sort out her thoughts. However, Okubo had no intention of explaining to her.
"…No, it's nothing. We just need to do our job.”
He looked worriedly at the darkening sky outside the window.
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