Chapter 743

After being heavily struck by the Astral Express's "medicine", Si Ke Te lay in the Dan Ding Si for three whole days, becoming noticeably thinner.

San Yue Qi (San Yue Qi) (character), sword fight (sword fight? generic), not a name.

Meanwhile, for March 7, since she was idle anyway, she and Xing went to the Gong Zao Si to see if there were any means to counter the mechs.

Just as ill luck would have it, the moment they stepped through the gate of the Gong Zao Si, they ran into an acquaintance.

Yin Lang (Yin Lang)

"Yo, Xing, and that… March 7, is that your name?" Silver Wolf waved at the two of them.

San Yue Qi, Star Core Hunter? "Star Core Hunter" maybe a title: "Star Core Hunter"? It's a term; could be considered a named title. It's not a person name but a title. Should we include? It's a coined term: "Star Core Hunter". We'll include as a term. Also "Immortal Vessel" (Xianzhou) maybe a place? It's a term meaning "Immortal Vessel". Should translate? It's a place name? Likely a ship name. Should we translate? It's a proper noun; maybe keep as pinyin "Xianzhou". But it's not in glossary. According to rules, we should translate meaningful place names. "Immortal Vessel" means "Immortal Vessel". Could translate as "Immortal Vessel". However it's used as a name of a ship; many translations keep as "Xianzhou". But rule says: meaningful place names translate by meaning. So we should translate: "Immortal Vessel". However we need to see if it's used as a name: "Immortal Vessel's medicine". It's "the Immortal Vessel's medicine". Could be a proper noun. I'd lean to translate as "Immortal Vessel". But we need to be consistent: If we treat it as a place name, we translate. Let's do that.

"Don't make a fuss, as if I were a virus invading everywhere. This is my private time, with no 'script' and no mission. I suggest you just pretend you didn't see me."

"... Silver Wolf really wouldn't appear here."

Silver Wolf snapped their fingers: "Oh ho, you guessed right. The me standing here is merely a truly genuine hologram."

"... Does using a hologram count as offline?"

"Don't worry about those details; what about you—you're not just here to stroll around the Gong Zao Si, are you?"

San Yue Qi, Si Ke Te, mech (mech), Golden Person (Jinren?) Actually "Golden Person also is mech". "Golden Person" likely means "Golden Person" or "Golden Man". It's a term; could be a named entity: "Golden Person". Might be a type of mech. We'll include as "Golden Person". Also "company mech" generic.

Silver Wolf showed a puzzled expression: "Do you need inspiration to defeat the company? Taking on a few company lackeys is simple."

"But I've already faced him before, and taking that thing down with two swords is still difficult!"

"Its armor is too thick."

San Yue Qi, Master Yan Qing (Master Yan Qing), sword device (sword device) generic.

Silver Wolf raised an eyebrow: "Why insist on physical destruction? For a hacker, the ideal battle is to breach the opponent from within. Come, give me your sword."

Silver Wolf lightly stroked the blade of March 7's sword, and a pale blue light quickly enveloped it. No one knows what Silver Wolf actually did to March 7's sword.

Silver Wolf tossed the sword back to March 7: "All right, you've been enhanced—go ahead."

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Demon Slayer (Demon Slayer)

No.

Bu Si Chuan Shi Mi (name? Actually from Demon Slayer: "Sanemi Shinazugawa"? Wait Bu Si Chuan Shi Mi is a character name from Demon Slayer: "Sanemi Shinazugawa". It's a person name. Should be pinyin: "Si Chuan Shi Mi"? Actually Chinese: Bu Si Chuan Shi Mi -> pinyin: "Bu Si Chuan Shi Mi"? We need to decide.)

Yin Lang, Ether Editing (Ether Editing) ability, maybe a technique. Also "Nichirin Blade" (Nichirin Blade). Also "cutting iron like mud" generic.

Severing the external armor… would probably be as easy as cutting paper.

"No, I don't think it's that simple." The little white snake coiled around Xiao Ban Nei's neck hissed, spitting its tongue, as the youth shook their head in denial: "Silver Wolf wouldn't do something so simple; my view is that she infused something like a 'soul' into March 7's sword, so that as soon as March 7 grips it, they can automatically employ high-level swordsmanship and defeat Si Ke Te."

"It sounds as if the strength isn't March 7's, but rather that sword of hers..."

"Hmm." Xiao Ban Nei lowered their gaze to the twisted sunwheel blade in their hand, saying, "For someone like Silver Wolf who can alter reality with a move, swordsmanship might be just a very inefficient means of defense; dealing with the company's mechs, they could have ten thousand ways to counter."

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"What about the other sword—doesn't it need enhancement?"

Yin Lang, programming (programming) generic.

"Like this… can we defeat Si Ke Te?"

Yin Lang, Immortal Vessel

"The latter part is just you making things up, right…"

"You don't know anything—this is called 'dog's tail continuation'… no, it's 'carrying on the past and opening the future'! All right, now isn't the time to discuss Astral Express proverbs; hurry up and let Si Ke Te taste your prowess."

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Golden Person Lane (Jinren Xiang) (place), Si Ke Te.

This time he was very meticulous, neither eating anything randomly handed to him nor checking for any objects emitting a green light on his person, and only after completing his preparations did he come to the dock of Jinren Xiang.

But the looks people gave him changed… and they instinctively kept their distance, even covering their mouths and noses.

"Tsk…" Si Ke Te, who was annoyed, suddenly saw March 7 and Xing arrive as agreed, and went over to say in a sarcastic tone: "March 7, you're late. I thought you wouldn't dare come, and I was wondering how to settle the score with you~"

"Um, is your butt okay…"

"Don't worry about it!!!"

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A Certain Scientific Railgun (A Certain Scientific Railgun) (title).

The afternoon sunlight in the Seventh School District is always just right—not so intense as to be irritating, yet bright enough to shine through the blinds of the Tokiwadai Middle School dormitory, casting neat bars of light onto the polished wooden floor.

Misaka Mikoto lay on the dorm bed, her gaze through the window fixed on the battle in the sky whose outcome had already been decided.

He wouldn't think he could have a fair duel with March 7 this time, would he?

She let out a soft sigh for Si Ke Te.

Double win—meaning March 7 wins twice. But soon she will be aiming for a third win.

No.

Accompanied by that sweet, scalp-tingling call, the space in the dorm began to tremble slightly, and the next second Kuroko Shirai appeared at the bedside, holding an exquisite paper box.

"Oh~ Older sister, you're still watching this match, are you hoping Si Ke Te will continue to embarrass himself?"

Yin Lang, Ether Editing technique (Ether Editing technique), school (school) generic.

"I suppose it's a program that could dismantle Si Ke Te's mech? Someone who can rival the Screw Gum in the hacking field would find taking down a civilian mech easy." While saying this, Kuroko placed the box on the bedside table, skillfully unwrapped the packaging, revealing the delicate confection inside, and added, "At a time like this, older sister, you might as well—with me—"

No.

Mei Qin (Misaka Mikoto) again, Hei Zi (Shirai Kuroko).

Ba Fei (maybe a nickname? Actually "Ba Fei" is a name? In line 【58】 "Ba Fei, you eat first." This is likely a nickname for a character named "Ba Fei". Could be a pet? It's a name used for a character; we should treat as person name: pinyin "Ba Fei". However it's not clear if it's a person or a pet. It's used as a name addressing someone; likely a character name. We'll romanize as "Ba Fei".

Kuroko struck a wounded pose: "Huh? Older sister, you actually don't trust me this much? How heartbreaking~"

"Hmph." Misaka Mikoto crossed her arms, looking down at Kuroko, who was half-crouched beside her, "If you hadn't bought 'computer parts' last time, I could naturally trust the things you handed me."