T/N: Thank you anonymous (Somebody), Meggo, Darkshadewriter, and Annie for the ko-fis! And with that, enjoy 4 fluff-filled releases this week.

-komorebi

 

The hug lasted less than three seconds.

But for Yun Xingze, it felt longer than three minutes.

His heart raced uncontrollably, jumping in his ribcage like a disobedient rabbit.

It’s not that Yun Xingze has never embraced others so politely. Even if he was the one to take initiative this time, the hand on his waist seemed to flip a certain switch, causing his body temperature to rise.

Luo Wenchuan just ruffled his hair casually, but there was an inexplicable feeling of pampering.

The nice smelling scent of mint continued wafting into Yun Xingze’s nose.

So much so that after letting go of his arms, his mind was filled with the smell of Luo Wenchuan.

Their expressions seemed relatively calm when their eyes met, but there was a hint of unnaturalness in their eyes.

Yun Xingze coughed softly, while Luo Wenchuan turned his eyes to the side.

After a while, Luo Wenchuan said apologetically, “Sorry, I’m a bit sweaty.”

Because he just got out of the mecha, Luo Wenchuan was a little embarrassed at being hugged. However, in the end, the emotional impulse still overwhelmed reason, and he couldn’t help hugging him for three seconds.

“It’s okay,” Yun Xingze said nonchalantly. “After winning, it’s only natural to celebrate.”

In fact, Luo Wenchuan didn’t sweat much, but his hot body temperature made the mint smell more obvious. The scorching embrace was like the refreshing summer sun, making Yun Xingze feel a little nostalgic when they parted.

Looking into Yun Xingze’s eyes, the corners of Luo Wenchuan’s lower lip curled up as he made a small “en” sound.

The members of the school team saw this scene. Although most were surprised by Luo Wenchuan’s actions, they didn’t think too much about it. After all, it was normal to hug and celebrate after winning.

But Ke Lei was stunned. Ashley looked at Ke Lei and said to him, “Didn’t I say so?”

As for what she said, probably only Ke Lei knew.

When Chi Yu saw this scene, he nearly crushed his back molars. He could only keep comforting himself in his heart that Yun Xingze would still be with him in the end; it was impossible for him to be with that poor Luo Wenchuan kid…

“Everyone performed very well today!” Richard showed a rare smile after their victory. “I’ll treat everyone to a big dinner tonight.”

The team members cheered happily when they heard his words, gathering together to talk about the promise of tasting Noah Star specialties for dinner.

After the game, the audience seemed a little unsatisfied as they discussed the various reversals with their companions.

Online, all major websites reported the competition between Xinghai Academy and Jicot Military Academy. Most used words such as, “upset”, “counter-attack”, and “unexpected”, which only showed how surprising Xinghai Academy’s victory was.

As for the performance of the players… both online and offline discussions and analysis were very intense.

Among them, no one doubted the strength of Luo Wenchuan or Cheng Jun. Their respective performances alone are worthy of being good teaching material.

Luo Wenchuan’s fighting moves are as perfect as ever. Each blow is seemingly simple, but without the slightest extra movement and carrying fatal aggression.

Although the scene where Cheng Jun was finally knocked into the air by Luo Wenchuan and slashed seven times in the air was a bit tragic, his ability to fight back and forth with Luo Wenchuan was also a testament to his strength.

The most eye-catching match, however, was not the tiebreaker.

It was the second team match, the one in which Yun Xingze and others PK’ed with Xi Bolai and them.

Everyone had different opinions about Yun Xingze’s strength.

Some people thought he was lucky and won with some unsophisticated means.

But more people thought that Yun Xingze’s strength is not like an A-level double star mecha fighter at all.

“Yun Xingze is the C position1C position = main position of the team. Although Kaleb was eliminated early, he at least exachanged for one head. On the other hand, Chi Yu dragged them down.”

“I think so too. Have those people saying Yun Xingze is lucky not see how he knocked Dane’s storm mecha to the ground?”

“The first surprise in this competition was created by Yun Xingze. I didn’t expect an omega to be so explosive.”

“Damn it, I didn’t go to the game this morning. I even wasted a ticket, and missed such a wonderful team game!”

“Xinghai Military Academy might make it to the semi-finals this year.”

“The semi-finals are hard to say. After all, there are still two more strong schools waiting for them. Wait until they finish the group matches first…”

Ming Xiao left the arena in a small black aircraft.

He looked at the various online comments and smiled noncommittally.

As a mecha lover, Ming Xiao sees netizens arguing over who is the stronger player online every year, but no one can convince the other.

Suddenly, a message appeared on his light screen:

[That guy’s preliminary information should be collected, right?]

Ming Xiao typed a reply. [Yes, I’m about to send it to them.]

After a while, the other party replied: [No need to rush, wait for that group of people to finish their research.] Removing the contact lenses from his eyes, the transparent lenses quickly unfolded, turning into a miniature photography robot.

He connected the robot to his optical brain, and after a while, a video of the game he just recorded and all related data appeared on the screen.

The clarity of the battle footage is comparable to that of the most advanced cameras.

The buying restrictions of this kind of robot camera is very strict in the entire empire. Very few people can buy it. Generally, it is only sold to people with a certain status.

After sorting out the data and video, Ming Xiao dialed a line without a display number.

“Hello, I’m No. 13…” He lowered his voice and said slowly. “Data handover, please confirm.”

Soon, a green data stream scrolled on the virtual screen. The packaged data and video were secretly transferred to a mysterious account.

After all this was over, Ming Xiao opened the video he recorded with a thoughtful expression.

The screen was covered with the contents of Yun Xingze’s competition.

After a while, Ming Xiao raised the corners of his lips. He remembered the clean smile of the young man receiving flowers, and couldn’t help but say, “If it’s an omega… I’m afraid it will be a little more troublesome.”

In the casual smile was a hint of shrewd calculation. He looked completely different from the simple appearance in front of Yun Xingze.

“However, fortunately he is an omega.” Ming Xiao closed the virtual screen and scratched his dark green hair, looking happy. “He probably won’t throw those flowers away.”

That evening, Richard took the school team members to the largest hotel in the city, and invited them to the most sumptuous meal in Noah Star.

The appearance of precious fruits and fresh seafood on the table alone were enough to whet everyone’s appetite.

Yun Xingze looked at one of the plates of fruit and asked Oriel next to him: “What kind of fruit is that. I’ve never seen it before…”

“It seems to be a hybrid of mango and durian,” Oriel replied. “It’s called a durian mango, and costs a lot of money.”

Yun Xingze picked up one and took a bite. The taste was really a combination of durian and mango, but it was strangely harmonious. After biting down, it was sweet and fragrant, mixed with a mellow taste of a tropical rain forest.

“Wow, this is delicious.” Yun Xingze immediately took another one and handed it to Luo Wenchuan. “Do you want to try?”

Luo Wenchuan paused in the middle of his drink to look at Yun Xingze’s expectant eyes. Calmly taking the fruit, he asked: “Is it that delicious?”

After speaking a while, Luo Wenchuan took a bite of the durian mango. His lips gently lifted as he said to Yun Xingze, “It tastes good.” There was a hint of surprise in his tone.

Yun Xingze didn’t know what was wrong with him – wanting to share something with Luo Wenchuan after tasting something delicious. And when he saw Luo Wenchuan smile, his mood became better.

Sitting next to Luo Wenchuan, Ke Lei couldn’t help but say: “Didn’t you bring some back last time… ah!”

Calmly kicking him under the table, Luo Wenchuan picked up a fruit and stuffed it into his mouth: “You try it too.”

Ke Lei wanted to cry without tears. Why do people become so hypocritical for the sake of chasing their wife? Luo Wenchuan has eaten this kind of fruit countless times!

“Are you doing anything tonight?” Luo Wenchuan looked at Yun Xingze with anticipation in his eyes.

He was thinking that if Yun Xingze had time, he could take him around Noah City.

“Evening? Take a shower and then play some games…” Yun Xingze said casually. Suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly changed his words, “Uh, it’s possible I’ll go to bed after taking a shower. Gaming isn’t necessary.”

He still remembered the words Luo Wenchuan said before of “play Mecha Star together when you have the time.”

He doesn’t want to fall off his horse!2Aka lose his vest

“Oh.” Luo Wenchuan heard the words, but did not mention the previous matter. “Then you have a good rest.”

After speaking, he drank water calmly, letting Yun Xingze breathed a sigh of relief.

“The game in the afternoon is over.” Richard finally opened his mouth to talk about business. His smile faded a little as he said, “St. Klito Mecha Academy defeated Yuanshan Military Academy, which means that our opponent is St. Klito.”

St. Klito Mecha Academy has always been a wonderful existence. Despite Black Swan Galaxy having insufficient economic strength, insufficient mecha resources, and a small population, such a strong mecha academy still emerged.

One must know that the Black Swan Galaxy is only a few light-years away from the barren zone.

Thanks to the rise of St. Klito Mecha Academy, the Black Swan Galaxy has constantly remained in the top ten regions in terms of economic growth over the years. The Empire also paid more and more attention to this school.

“You have also heard of their fighting style.” Richard looked around the crowd with a serious tone. “They will use all methods to win, as long as it’s allowed in the rules.”

Everyone nodded.

Yun Xingze played against St. Klito’s school team before. Although it happened in Mecha Star, he also felt Richard’s words were right.

Some of the players are very wild.

If it wasn’t for Yun Xingze being even wilder, he’s afraid he would have lost.

Richard then called up the virtual screen and unfolded it into a huge ring. Everyone around the table could see the screen in front of them.

“So, I’ll give you a review of today’s game and discuss how to deal with St. Klito next,” Richard said.

Yun Xingze showed a surprised expression while eating the fruit. Isn’t going over the replay on the dining table a bit too casual?!

Kaleb on the side rolled his eyes. “Can you let make people eat well first…”

“First of all, Kaleb.” Richard said. “Look at yourself, how many small mistakes did you make during the game?”

“…”

Kaleb pouted a little unwillingly. After listening to Richard’s words, the seafood in his hand no longer tasted fragrant.

Richard unceremoniously reviewed and analyzed everyone’s shortcomings. Everyone was disciplined once, and the one who was scolded the most was Chi Yu.

“Chi Yu, do you think you’re very good? You survived for more than ten minutes in total, and you were distracted for all ten minutes. I even wanted to grab Kaleb’s mecha and dismantle you first. Have you seen Yun Xingze’s mechanical beast? I suggest you worship it as your teacher…”

After a series of scolding, Chi Yu was scolded as black as the bottom of a pot.

Turning his head, he saw Yun Xingze and Luo Wenchuan eating each other’s food, and his mood plummeted further. Clenching his fists, he thought to himself, why didn’t Yun Xingze appreciate him? He was obviously trying to protect him!

Richard continued scolding for a while before feeling relieved.

After scolding him, Richard skipped over Yun Xingze and began to analyze Luo Wenchuan’s game.

“I have nothing to say about Luo Wenchuan’s game.” Richard looked at the crowd and said to them. “But this time, he and Cheng Jun surprised me. After five minutes in the game, both of them entered a state of human-machine integration.”

The word “human-machine integration” refers to the high degree of integration between human neurons and a mecha.

It is said that after entering this state, a mecha will become like armor worn by the human body, and can be controlled easily without pressure.

Hearing Richard’s words, Yun Xingze only knew that the standard to enter the state of “human-machine integration” is very high. Very few people can successfully enter this state.

He didn’t expect that during the game, Luo Wenchuan and Cheng Jun both reached the level of human-machine integration.

After Richard analyzed everyone’s strengths and weaknesses, everyone’s elation settled down a little. Everyone was thinking about how to deal with the game against St. Klito a week later.

However, Richard never mentioned Yun Xingze from beginning to end.

 

Lots of reveals coming up! Including Richard’s thoughts.

 

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1C position = main position2Aka lose his vest

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