Chapter 207 (1/2)

I briefly spoke to Leslie before heading straight to the Colosseum. Then along the way, Joseph sent me a whisper and asked for a troublesome request. It was about confirming the authenticity of the Star Fruit being displayed in the Colosseum.

-Joseph: Please. It is easy. You know how to do it.

-Jackson: Why should I bother? You do it yourself. You’re going to steal it anyway.

-Joseph: That is true. Still, it will be much easier if you can help me. If you don’t want to do it, should I tell the reporters about your identity?

-Jackson: Rotten guy, are you threatening me?

-Joseph: Wouldn’t it be nice if you could help me?

“Groan. I just wanted to focus on the fight.”

In the first place, the ones implementing the plan were the resistance forces, not me. Joseph said he would wait outside Kaidan’s mansion. Once the Star Fruit’s authenticity was determined, he would immediately put the plan in action. Of course, under the circ.u.mstances, it was impossible for Kaidan to really display the real Star Fruit in the Colosseum. Joseph was asking me for this favor just in case.

“...Aish. This damn bastard. I’m going to die of annoyance.”

I opened the window again and whispered to Joseph.

-Jackson: I’m going to kill you.

The reply arrived immediately.

-Zhen Sulong: Huh? What... Are you declaring war? Then you’ve succeeded. I will see you in this match. I’m looking forward to it.

“What? Why is he replying?” I was confused and checked the target of the whisper. Then I looked fl.u.s.tered. I pressed the wrong thing and incorrectly sent the message to Zhen Sulong instead of Joseph. I made a startled expression and sent another whisper to Zhen Sulong. It was to apologize for my mistake.

[The other person has blocked the whisper.]

“......”

Ah, shit. This was a serious misunderstanding.

-Joseph: Elder? Will you help me? Don’t you trust me? Can you do this?

“Ah, how can I beat him up?”

My head was throbbing because of this troublesome situation. I didn’t know why things had become so twisted. I couldn’t refuse this person’s request...

“Sigh. First of all, I should accept his request.”

I couldn’t reveal my identity yet. I thought I needed at least the cloud elemental before revealing my identity. Of course, I didn’t know if this was possible.

-Jackson: I have one condition.

-Joseph: Condition? What is it?

-Jackson: Let’s meet briefly in front of the Colosseum. I have something to say to you.

-Joseph: You can’t say it in a whisper?

-Jackson: Yes, it is really important.

-Joseph: Um... I see. I’ll meet you near the entrance.

-Jackson: Yes.

I closed the window and smiled. In fact, there was nothing. I just wanted to kick Joseph’s ass.

“I have to do it quickly.”

I moved lightly as I imagined hitting him.

***

The community for Arkstar, praised as being the best virtual reality game in the world. It was today that heavy traffic almost paralyzed the server. It was due to the Colosseum finals in Fortren The community’s chat rooms were full of messages from those waiting for the broadcast.

-Who will win?

-I’m shaking.

-I have one vote on Dark Wolf.

-Noob. I gave one vote to the Wing Chun King.

-I also voted for the Wing Chun King.

-Won’t Zhen Sulong win since he has eaten a Star Fruit?

-Idiots. Hasn’t Dark Wolf also eaten a Star Fruit? My heart trembled when he transformed into a wolf and fought Minotaur.

-Right. I was watching from a distance at that time. It really wasn’t a joke. I also don’t think Dark Wolf will lose.

-Our Chinese people won’t lose!

-Yes. We are the best.

-Show the power of China! Zhen Sulong!

-I don’t support the Wing Chun King!

The chat room was filled with people discussing who was more powerful. In particular, the Chinese people were very proud of their country and plastered the chat room with messages of support for Zhen Sulong. Then someone caused a ‘no chatting’ situation. In other words, they used something called gold. It was the same with the foreign press.

[Who will be the winner between Dark Wolf and Zhen Sulong?]

[What is Dark Wolf’s true skill?]

[China’s Zhen Sulong won’t lose. He is already a perfect warrior. Today’s showdown is just practice for the upcoming world competition.]

[China: We are already ready. All that is left is to win.]

[China: The Wing Chun King is our pride.]

The confrontation between the two people was the primary concern of the world. It was a confrontation between Zhen Sulong, one of the Eight Supernovas, and Dark Wolf, a rising black horse.

China’s media released articles friendly to Zhen Sulong while other countries released articles stating they didn’t know who would win. Dark Wolf’s identity and nationality hadn’t been revealed and the world was more curious about his identity. Since he was this strong, he would surely participate in the World Competition held during Christmas. If he was to join, then the current first ranked United States would be threatened. Of course, this was on the premise that he wasn’t American.

“...The World Competition. Will Dark Wolf be there at the time?”

The person looking at these articles was Michael. He was currently taking a break from the game to browse the Internet. Arkstar also had the Internet in the game and he heard there would be an excluded SNS for it later. Michael wasn’t interested in such a thing so he wasn’t happy.

[The scorpion zodiac, ‘Antares,’ says he can feel the energy of a bead fragment around.]

“Antares, I don't have time to look for something like that.”

[The scorpion zodiac, ‘Antares,’ says you have forgotten the agreement made with him.]

“No, this isn’t the time for that. I will fulfill your request once I become stronger.”