Chapter 693

Hey hey! Wait for me a moment! Boss Oleg just asked us to cheer you on… but you, you just slap your head and want to drag us as sparring partners?" Sheila immediately refused, "We don't have that kind of time..."

Hahaha, your expression is totally impossible to hide. Master told me, the situation in the lower district has been relatively stable lately, and the days of Earth Fire have become leisurely. Moreover…" Lu Ka raised his hand and pointed to the person beside her, "Look at Star's gaze—she's definitely interested, right?"

Star spread her hands: "Indeed, the protagonist's fate is to be a tool person."

Sheila's gaze toward Star grew even stranger: "... What weird line is this now?"

"That means you won't refuse, right? I knew I wasn't wrong!"

Sheila also felt helpless: "Ah… always talking to yourself, I can't do anything about you. Fine, since Star agreed, I'll count myself in for this trip."

Alright, that's settled! This time we'll choose the training ground on Svara's turf—I've heard about the big things you two pulled off before, and you should be very familiar with that environment. Let me know when you're ready, and we'll set out together.

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable

Hey, Josuke, why does this guy want to get stronger, having to go to Svara Boss's turf? The two guys right in front of him are stronger than him; if he wants to spar, wouldn't finding Star be enough?

On the way to school, Okuyasu looked up at Lu Ka in the sky with a puzzled expression.

"Okuyasu, it's pretty simple: Lu Ka wants to get stronger, not get himself killed." Josuke licked his ice cream, "Everyone from the higher-ups to the company staff has beaten up that baton of Star's; if he accidentally hits him and causes injury, it wouldn't be worth it—the whole lower district, as long as he doesn't challenge Svara Boss to a duel, I think it's fine."

"Oh oh, that makes sense, but what if he actually wants to challenge Svara to a duel? I recall Mr. Jotaro saying, 'Stand users are attracted to each other,' so maybe iron fists attract iron fists as well."

Josuke snorted: "That would be a battle with no suspense. Back then, Star, Sheila, and the others had to join forces just to barely take it down; relying on Lu Ka alone…… Of course, if he awakens his Stand and gains Jotaro's Star Platinum, then I think he'd still have a fighting chance."

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The three quickly arrived at Svara's turf; the first leg of this trip was to find a mechanic named Cassidy.

Lu Ka had an appointment with him and had already given him a heads-up, so it was easy to find him at a campsite. Upon seeing Lu Ka, Cassidy was also thrilled, but when he glanced sideways and saw Sheila, his expression suddenly stiffened.

"Isn't this Miss Sheila?! My little trivial matter actually alerted the two officers of Earth Fire…"

"Oh, they're just helping out along the way, don't worry! Just tell us what happened and we'll take care of the rest."

"Just helping out along the way…" Sheila shot Lu Ka an annoyed glance.

Cassidy is an amateur mechanic; his reason for seeking Lu Ka is simple: the two robot companions he usually assembles have gone missing, and he suspects someone snuck them away while he was away—but he currently can't figure out how they did it, so he's asking Earth Fire for help.

"I see! You lost two robots, right? Do you have any clues on hand? Or even a reasonable guess will do. We want to help investigate, so we need a starting point."

Cassidy doesn't think anyone in the settlement could tamper with his tech and sneak away the robots unnoticed, but if he had to say, there's one thing he can't figure out.

"One of the two stolen robots is a drone I named Xiao Fei. I installed an alarm on Xiao Fei—anyone without permission who approaches it will make a buzzing nonstop—the volume is guaranteed to be heard by everyone in the settlement. But when the robots were stolen, I never heard Xiao Fei's alarm go off… I still can't wrap my head around this."

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Dungeon Meal

So that mechanic named Cassidy… went to all that trouble just to build a robot that makes a huge noise?

Zeilschak chewed on jerky, speaking unclearly: "If that's the case, then I think the robots being stolen is totally normal—maybe some settlement member who couldn't stand the noise sabotaged them. As long as we stay away, we could just take care of it with long-range guns or the like, right?"

Yeah, and what makes him think no one can tamper with his tech? I recall Clara is quite the mechanical expert, right?

Marlsil had a deep impression of the white-haired little girl who walked barefoot in the snow.

She suspected the girl must have some divine power of fate, otherwise how could she wear so little in the icy snow and not feel cold? Just looking at her makes me feel cold—that kind of breath-turning-to-ice weather… truly unbelievable.

Although Clara herself isn't much of a fighter, she seems especially talented in mechanics; given time, she could become an expert on par with Hiluwa.

Zeilschak agreed: "I guess it's either human sabotage, or Svara Boss himself stepped in—after all, Cassidy said it was an 'unauthorized person'—those tin-can robots probably don't count as people, right?"

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"Oh, and there's one more detail—I'm not sure if it'll be useful—I installed a tracker on Xiao Fei. As long as it gets far enough from Da Ben—oh, Da Ben is the name of the other machine—once the distance between them is sufficiently great, Xiao Fei will automatically activate its navigation and fly to Da Ben's side."

"Mm, mm… okay, I got it! Don't worry, buddy—we guarantee we'll get your robots back."

Sheila looked at him unhappily: '…Hey, where does your confidence come from?'

Lu Ka patted his chest: 'Trust me, Sheila! Also, don't worry, Cassidy—leave this to Earth Fire. Just rest here, don't let a bad mood ruin your whole day.'

After saying goodbye to Cassidy, Sheila grabbed Lu Ka aside: '…Hey, what was that situation? You're really sure we can help him find his stuff?'

"Don't rush, Sheila! Hear me out first." Lu Ka analyzed calmly, "Sneaking away two robots unnoticed is a huge undertaking, especially since one has an alarm. So I guess our little thief friend didn't actually take Xiao Fei at all."

"You mean…?"