Chapter 747

"Are we targeting the wrong person for revenge?"

Si Ke Te shook his head: "Wrong, I want to take revenge on the entire Jinren Xiang!"

San Yue Qi: "... But what does taking revenge on Jinren Xiang have to do with bullying the young female proprietor of Marquis of the Sleepless Night?"

"Shut up——!" Si Ke Te angrily crossed his arms, "I have my own principles; I don't want to spend my life trapped in the shadow of Jinren Xiang! Do you think I'm a company beggar?"

"I've endured this long just to wait for an opportunity! I want to catch a breath, not to prove how amazing I am—I'm telling everyone in Jinren Xiang that I will definitely take back what I lost!"

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Crimson Red Eye

"Oh? How did it suddenly ignite?"

Lei Ou Na was excited beyond words; it turns out Si Ke Te actually has such ambition? No wonder, after losing three times to San Yue Qi's hand, he still dared to challenge a fourth time—she had to admit she misjudged him.

Those who can enter the Interstellar Peace Company and defeat so many people to become specialists, even if their methods aren't honorable, are existences whose will far surpasses ordinary people's.

"Obviously this guy is the one provoking things, yet his words make it sound like the Star is some kind of villain that needs to be suppressed, hehe..." Qie Er Xi smiled faintly, "But I still admire him; his persistence in revenge is, to some extent, a decent quality."

"Advantages? I think he should have given up early, so he wouldn't keep being played with." Ma Yin crossed her arms, "The connections of the Astral Express are something Si Ke Te can't possibly match; he probably still hasn't figured out what kind of gang his opponent is."

Qie Er Xi curled the corner of her mouth: "... But that's exactly what makes it interesting—don't you want to see Si Ke Te win once?"

Even if Si Ke Te loses this time, in the foreseeable future he will always be opposed to the Stellar Express. But this also makes her more eager—if one day in the future Si Ke Te truly steps on the star under his feet, what expression will he put on?

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""You should take back your dignity openly and honorably!""

San Yue Qi nodded in agreement, saying: "Instead of using such dirty tactics!"

""I've investigated—how many days have you been learning swordsmanship? With that, you still want to defeat my invincible mech? Pipe dream! If it weren't for your dirty tricks in the past few rounds… you would have lost long ago!!""

""Enough with the pleasantries! Brothers, attack me!""

Si Ke Te dodged to the side, directing that enlarged and thickened mech to throw a punch at San Yue Qi; fortunately San Yue Qi dodged in time, and the bulky mech only grazed her hair ends as it smashed into the ground, kicking up gravel everywhere.

But just as Si Ke Te thought the advantage was his, San Yue Qi suddenly muttered something like 'eat less carbs,' an incoherent line, and before he could react, the girl's figure turned into a stream of light.

That was the tail of a sky meteor dragging…… In a moment of daze, Si Ke Te thought he was looking up at the sky.

In fact, that was just the electric sparks exposed after his mech's circuitry was cut, like blown-apart reed flowers in high speed. By the time he reacted…… the hulking mech had already collapsed like a pile of scrap iron, and no matter how he remote‑controlled it, it wouldn't work.

The staff behind him also collapsed in a heap, and cleaning them up was just a matter of course.

""Ahhhh——!" Si Ke Te snapped back from shock and unleashed a string of curses at the fallen staff: "You lazy good‑for‑nothings! How, how did you lose to that rookie?!""

""Don't blame others—you were defeated by me too, weren't you?""

""Could it be that I have to… no! No no no no! Why can the Immortal Vessel's little metal chip defeat the company's invincible mech? You must have cheated—this round doesn't count, I demand a rematch!""

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Death God

""Is this the strength of the Train Sword Chief?" Jing Le Chun Shui took a sip of liquor, "Indeed she has strength… no wonder many in the Tranquil Spirit Court have been talking about her lately.""

Dong Shi Lang withdrew his gaze from the sky, lifted his teacup, and said: '…Her talent is excellent.'

""Oh?" Jing Le Chun Shui raised an eyebrow with interest, "Few people receive such praise from the genius Captain Hitsugaya.""

If we only look at this battle, it's hard to believe she's a newcomer who's only just started sword training. In the previous three encounters she never truly fought, and Si Ke Te might have underestimated her because of that…… this time also counts as helping her make a name.

Jing Le Chun Shui stroked his chin: 'Come to think of it, she didn't use her Six-Phase Ice ability at all in this battle.'

""Hmm, that shows she's very confident in this battle.""

As a Death God wielding an ice‑type Soul‑cutting sword, Dong Shi Lang slightly projected himself into the fight; this battle required him to completely seal his Soul‑cutting sword's initial and final releases, relying only on bare‑handed strikes and sword techniques, raising the difficulty far above that of ordinary battles.

San Yue, Yun Li, Yan Qing…… if they were in the Tranquil Spirit Court, they'd probably be promoted to captain rank faster than him, right?

As expected, the Soul Society is still too small—out there everyone's a genius……

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""Little metal chip, little metal chip… the true decider of victory has never been the weapon, but the person!" San Yue Qi stared at him sternly, "And if you want a rematch… fine, but this time you can't weasel out of it!"

""Xing: 'Before that, following the old rule…'"

San Yue Qi clenched her fists: 'Old rule, don't forget it!'

""Enough——this isn't the first time, I apologize!""

Si Ke Te thought, they say 'the first time is awkward, the second time familiar'; he's lost count of how many times this has happened, and he instantly relaxed a bit—after all, not long ago he had just done a pig call.

""I apologize to the young female boss of the Never‑Night Marquis—it's my fault for causing trouble, deliberately picking fights, it's all on me.""

Si Ke Te said it weakly, and it's clear he's still rather unwilling.

""You haven't learned how to pig‑call yet?""

""Yeah, pig‑call!""

The crowd nearby also chimed in.

After saying that, San Yue Qi pulled out her phone, intending to record it.

""At this very moment, just like then… before I learn to pig‑call, I still have something to say!" Si Ke Te cleared his throat and roared at the sky: "Company mech, pig heads only——!!""

""Huff‑puff! Rumble rumble! Huff——huff‑puff huff‑puff rumble rumble——!""

Si Ke Te's lifelike imitation left the onlookers marveling; everyone could see he was quite skilled at mimicking animals. Not only could he imitate pigs, dogs, and wolves without changing his expression, he could also sing using animal sounds.

"... Perhaps this is the professional cultivation of an old artist; I wonder what kind of animal sounds will be brought next time."