316 Chapter 316: Strange Logic (2/2)

Thanks to that, poor Hei Gui stupidly found himself forced to withdraw from the national tournament just so he could attend psychiatric counseling sessions, and was deemed to be too ”dangerous” and mentally unstable to participate in what would potentially be a violent battlefield.

Of course, I was supposed to be unaware of all this, but thanks to my ability to break the fourth wall and a conversation with Zhao Zi Jun somewhere in the as yet unknown future, I ended up knowing about everything.

”Aiyo…if that chibai (fucker) smart ah, he can just wait for you to enter the knockout stage, and then wayang (put on a show) by crushing and humiliating you there. But who ask him want to act smart and hire assassin? What the fuck sia, so bo liao (stupid, nothing better to do). Now he kana (was sent to) mental hospital, not my problem.”

Good thing I was from the same country, so I could somewhat decipher what would otherwise be a strange dialect of English. Probably because of that, I ended up befriending Zhao Zi Jun. What, you think this is some Chinese webnovel where I went around making enemies with every male character for no reason other than because I was the protagonist?

Without wasting too much time on an idiot who thought he could so easily resort to killing over the dumbest reason imaginable, I decided to return back to the present, where our team captain, Harrison Reed, was briefing us.

”As I already told you last week or so, there will be over 500 teams participating, and that the tournament will be split into the qualifiers and the main event.”

”Please don't do a recap, Captain,” Dong Fang Yue Chu begged, but Harrison ignored him.

”At the beginning of the tournament, the teams will be divided and sent to different cities for the qualifiers.”

That was a pretty roundabout and inefficient way of handling things, but as Zhao Zi Jun would eloquently put it, whatever lor.

”And the winners of the qualifiers will then return to Southampton City for the knockout stage of the main event.”

The team grew excited when they heard that.

”Southampton City isn't far from our Jing Tian,” Harrison continued with a smile. ”So we will still make it in time even if we choose to leave next week.”

”Okay…” Craig began, but Harrison didn't let him finish.

”However, if we decide to leave early, we'll be able to enjoy ourselves in Southampton City for three days.” He lowered his voice. ”I know you all want to cram some last minute training and improve as much as possible in whatever little time we have left, but this is a rare chance for us to explore another city. Especially one as famous as Southampton.”

He then gestured toward everyone.

”Of course, this will depend on what all of you want. I say we vote.”

”Sounds good to me,” Pearl piped up with a smile. ”Since this is such a rare opportunity, I suggest we leave early and have some fun! We're not going to spend the whole day exploring anyway, so we can train at night, or rearrange our schedules accordingly.”

”Hear, hear!” Lily Liam agreed, sitting beside Yue Chu. ”I want to see what Southampton City is like!”

”I heard they have some good spas there,” Sheila Scarlet added, and then she blushed. ”I mean, they are good for improving our strength and mana, and thus could benefit us for the tournament ahead…”

”No need to justify yourself,” Craig Carlson told her with a laugh. Then he shrugged. ”I'm okay if everyone else is.”

”I have no objections.” Theodore raised a hand. Since the girls were all enthusiastic about going early, the guys weren't about to contest their decision.

”Let's go!” Yue Chu chimed in happily. Cody nodded, silent as always, but clearly giving his consent.

Only Bu Fan spoiled the mood, wearing a sour expression as ever.

”Do whatever you want,” he tossed out casually, almost as if the decision didn't involve him. Harrison turned to glance at him.

”You can bring your sister along, Bu Fan.”

I had never seen someone's expression change so quickly. Bu Fan immediately brightened up and he nodded excitedly.

”I'll tell Xin Chun the good news!”

Oi, we hadn't even decided or confirmed yet…well, it seemed that the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of going, so it was as good as being confirmed, but man…Bu Fan was just as two-faced as ever.

”What about you, Richard?” Even as Harrison turned to ask me, I knew that it was a mere formality. Not wanting to waste time arguing and voting against, which would spoil everyone's mood – and truthfully, I had no reason to vote against – I nodded. Even though I had been to Southampton City a couple of times before, my friends had not, and I was more than happy to follow them around. While I possessed several bad memories from visiting it, I had to admit that was a beautiful place. I briefly wondered if I would run into Adrian again. I should give him a call when I get there, and find a chance to say hello.

Knowing the brat, he would pop up in front of me before I even told him I was there.

”It's settled then!” Harrison nodded, satisfied. Evidently he had already anticipated the outcome of the vote before he even tabled it before us. ”We move out tomorrow!”