Chapter 89: Heavenly Strings (1/2)

”Does that mean boss has to let go of his gun?” Sergio said with slight panic, even though Nikolai was relatively calm. ”But he loves his gun!”

”Have you heard of Martial Arts?” Lex placed the pipe in her mouth before taking out a piece of fabric and started to clean Nikolai's gun.

”Also known as Celestial Arts.” Nikolai's lips curved into a thin, cold smile. Yuxi's body trembled as she happened to be sitting in front of him, and she was the only one who saw his eyes: bitter and resentful.

”Ah, that's an uncommon name for them, but yes.” Lex pondered as she held the gun with both hands, looking at it sadly. ”Guns are seen as weapons of mortals, and there are no heavenly strings to use.”

”Heavenly strings are epiphanies obtained through training using weapons, allowing the user to wield heaven's authority. Guns, however, have no such thing no matter how much you train.” Master Dwarf seemed to be interested as he added.

”I've seen boss's marksmanship. It's unbeatable!” Sergio protested, and to Nikolai's amazement, Yuxi nodded in agreement.

”Gunman, it seems your friends trust you greatly.” Lex's lips curved into a smile. ”How about a little battle to see who's the better gunman?”

”Gunmaster also uses guns?” Sergio was surprised.

”Among many others,” Lex said with a smile. ”How about it?” She gave a childish grin.

Nikolai couldn't see why he would do this just for fun. However, it was also a chance for him to extort her since he wasn't exactly rich at the moment.

”What do I get if I win?” Nikolai asked with the hint of a smile.

”What do you want?” Lex seemed hesitant now.

”How about the pipe?”

”Never!” Lex slapped the table, making the dishes jump in the air before falling on the table. As luck would have it, a bit of soup splashed on Nikolai's face. ”Ah, I'm sorry!”

Lex tried whipping away the soup from Nikolai's face, but she had used the same fabric to clean the gun. As a result, the soot and gunpowder remnants smudged Nikolai's face further, making it black.

”I'm so sorry!” Lex stood up hurriedly and tried to step toward Nikolai, but she tripped over her chair and fell toward him.

As she was about to fall into Nikolai's embrace, his hand reached out like a snake and held her by the face, stopping her fall.

”Gunmaster, please, have a seat,” Nikolai said, his face black – quite literally. The Gunmaster's mouth looked like a clover because of Nikolai's grip, and she nodded.

'They didn't call her Lex the Clumsy for no reason.' Nikolai wiped away the smudges on his face with his sleeve as he let go of Lex.

”I see that your pipe is off-limits,” Nikolai said after whipping his face clean, at least, he tried. ”How about upgrading my gun for free?”

”Fine by me!” Lex sat down as if nothing happened, even though red finger marks were still on her cheeks. ”However, if you lose, you'll have to be my test subject!”

”Test subject?” Nikolai frowned, his crimson eyes narrowing into slits. ”What do you mean by that?”