A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 384 - 299 Late Night Time_1

Chapter 384: Chapter 299 Late Night Time_1

In the forest, all was silent.

Ogis put down the carving knife in her hand, staring intently at the puppet in her hand, her eyes full of a indescribable sentiment.

“How is it? Any thoughts?”

Not far away, a blonde girl was sipping tea while gazing at Ogis, inquiring.

“Feels… really strange.”

Mumbling to herself, Ogis extended her hand, gently caressing the surface of the puppet.

“I’ve never felt this before. Using my fingers to touch, to feel its existence, carving a block of wood into a completely different shape, it’s as if I’ve completely transformed it into a different life… Was it like this when Master created me?”

“That I cannot tell.”

The blonde girl put down her teacup. Then, a cute, petite puppet carrying a teapot came to her, refilling her cup of tea.

“Even within puppeteers, everyone has different thoughts. The purpose and ideas behind puppet creation are no different. Now, you must remember your identity. You are no longer just a creation, you now possess the talent of creation. You should then think about how to use this talent…”

“The talent of creation…”

Hearing the blonde girl’s advice, a thoughtful expression surfaced in Ogis’s eyes. She lowered her head, staring at the half-formed puppet in her hand.

“The talent I need…”

Staring at the puppet, Ogis fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, Duanmu Huai was indulging… or rather reminiscing.

“I really didn’t expect to revisit a public bathhouse here. How long has it been since I’ve been to a place like this?”

Looking at the worn-out bathhouse in front of him, Duanmu Huai was at a loss for words. Because they had purchased a Skill Book that day, almost all the duel points he and Lorena had were spent. As a last resort, they rented two shabby apartments. But other than a bed and a toilet, the apartments had nothing else. If they wanted to take a bath, they had to go to a nearby bathhouse — if Duanmun Huai had known, he would’ve saved some duel points and wouldn’t have ended up in this miserable state.

“I must earn more points tomorrow, at least enough for a decent place to stay…”

Muttering to himself, Duanmu Huai stepped into the bathhouse.

Not long after Duanmu Huai entered the bathhouse, two other figures appeared outside.

“Really, why do I have to come to a place like this?”

Looking at the bathhouse in front of him, a black-haired man with a ponytail complained with frustration.

“Because the duel damaged the dojo’s water pipes, they need some time to repair. This can’t be helped.”

Hearing his companion’s complaints, a blonde man in a karate uniform answered.

“The Extreme Style dojo is such a big place, couldn’t they have been a little more mindful about this?”

“If you want to complain, go complain to Dad, Robert.”

“Uh… Never mind.”

The ones who appeared at the bathhouse entrance were Sakazaki Ryo from the Extreme Style dojo and Robert Garcia. They were skilled fighters of the Extreme Style dojo and guests of the current Duel Tournament. The reason they came here was because the water pipes were accidentally damaged during a duel at the dojo. They were not only scolded by Sakazaki Ryo’s sister, Sakazaki Yuri, but also driven out. With nowhere else to go, they had no choice but to come to the bathhouse near the dojo to bathe.

However, when they took off their clothes and walked into the bathhouse, they were surprised to see several naked people standing outside the bath, looking inside with hesitance, seemingly unsure of whether to enter or not.

“What’s going on?”

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“Let’s ask and find out.”

Intrigued by the scene, Sakazaki Ryo and Robert walked to the entrance, and Robert patted one of the men’s shoulders.

“Hey, what are you guys looking at? There are no women in here.”

“Woah! Ah, you guys are from Extreme Style…”

When Robert patted his shoulder, the other guests jumped in fright. But when they turned around and saw Sakazaki Ryo and Robert, they breathed a sigh of relief.

“Oh my, you guys don’t know… there’s a really terrifying person bathing inside, and we’re all too scared to go in.”

“A terrifying person?”

Hearing this, Sakazaki Ryo and Robert exchanged glances.

“Yes, he looks like he’s part of the Yakuza… Everyone is too scared to go in because of him. I wonder, could this be some Yakuza trick, scaring away all the customers and then demanding some sort of advantage from the owners…”

“That’s happening?!”

Hearing this, the two couldn’t hold back their surprise.

“Let’s go take a look.”

Saying this, Sakazaki Ryo strode into the bathhouse, with Robert closely behind.

The spacious bathhouse was completely empty, not a soul in sight. Clearly, as the guests had said, all the other customers had been scared away.

Who could do such a low-down thing?

Seeing this scene, Sakazaki Ryo furrowed his brows. To him, this was clearly not decent behavior. It was just an old, worn-out bathhouse, and yet the Yakuza wouldn’t even leave such a place be. That was simply going too far!

Then, where is the key person?

“Hey, Ryo, look there.”

As Sakazaki Ryo looked about to find the main perpetrator, Robert whispered by his ear and nodded toward the front. Following Robert’s indication, Sakazaki Ryo looked in that direction and was — utterly shocked.

There in the bath, a giant figure sat. Under the light, one could see his bulging muscles, his tan skin, but what was more frightening was, he was merely sitting, yet he seemed as tall as them standing up!

Is he even human?!

Even Sakazaki Ryo and Robert, seasoned as they were, were startled. Though the customers outside had said this hulk was fierce, they had only thought that he was rude. But now that they saw him, they were scared out of their wits, especially his ferocious face. Despite his eyes being shut, they couldn’t tell why, but he was giving them an unprecedented pressure and intimidation.

This feeling was as if they were not in a bathhouse but in a cave in the mountains, facing a sleeping tiger!

No, a tiger might be easier to deal with!

Unconsciously, their breathing became softer as if they instinctively feared the man in front of them, even scared of waking him up.

Wait, that’s not right!

At this moment, both of them returned their senses with a jolt of realization.

They were fighters of Extreme Style, how could they be scared off by one person like this!

If word gets out, how will they keep their faces?!

“I need to go and speak up. This kind of behavior is just causing trouble for the shop!”

Sakazaki Ryo gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, speaking to the man in low tones. Though he forced himself to remain calm, the figure with a strange sense of oppression simply being there was enough to make him nervous. In fact, Sakazaki Ryo had unknowingly entered a state of combat readiness, and at this moment felt even more tense than when he was competing in the duel arena.

“Be careful.”

Robert too clenched his fists and muttered in a low voice, laughing lightly.

“But, there’s no need to worry too much. I’ve seen plenty of big tough guys who are only tough on the outside. They’re not worth mentioning…”

“Hmm……”

Hearing Robert’s words, Sakazaki Ryo nodded his head then took a deep breath and walked over.

“Hey, you…!”

“Hmm?”

Hearing someone call out to him, Duanmu Huai opened his eyes and looked towards the front. When he saw the two men, he was taken aback.

Isn’t this Sakazaki Ryo and Robert Garcia?

We aren’t familiar with each other, why are they looking for me?

Thinking about this, Duanmu Huai looked at the two men.

“What’s up?”

“———————”

What type of look is that?

What Sakazaki Ryo and Robert didn’t expect was that when they caught his gaze, they felt an unprecedented terror! Like they were seeing a giant dragon, not a human being! At this moment it had its eyes open, staring at these small creatures as if it wanted to swallow them whole!

Who is this guy?

Robert even took a step back and adopted a defensive stance. Not because he was combative but because his body instinctively sensed danger and chose to fight back.

Because if he didn’t resist, he would die!!

“Are you…a fighter?”

Confronting Duanmu Huai’s gaze, Sakazaki Ryo also trembled but he still managed to ask the question calmly.

“Indeed, do you two wish to challenge?”

Duanmu Huai nodded and then asked. This was not strange, after all, in Duel City, players who win matches increase their reputation, and those with high reputation are often challenged. But Duanmu Huai didn’t expect he would be the one challenged—he knew these two were all-star characters, he should have gained a certain level of reputation before receiving a challenge from them.

“Ah…Okay.”

Once Sakazaki Ryo said this, he realized there was no turning back, thus he nodded.

“Tomorrow, at the Extreme Style dojo, we will wait for you!”

“No problem.”

Duanmu Huai nodded without hesitation. Since visiting Elite Style dojo was a famous attraction for players, it would be a waste not to go when receiving an invitation.

“Then, see you tomorrow at the dojo.”

Once they finished speaking, Sakazaki Ryo and Robert carefully backed away, and seeing the two were planning to leave, Duanmu Huai stood up out of courtesy and nodded at them.

“Alright, I got it. You’ll see me in the dojo tomorrow….. Oops.”

While speaking, the towel around Duanmu Huai’s waist suddenly fell off. As he bent down to pick it up, Sakazaki Ryo and Robert were already gone.

They left already? But this isn’t really the right place to talk anyway.

Duanmu Huai gave his head a scratch, shrugged, and sat back down.

Tomorrow, I will go and see what is happening at the Elite Style Dojo.

Just as Duanmu Huai went back to his meditation, enjoying the hot spring bathyard again, Sakazaki Ryo and Robert were leaning against the wall outside the bath, their faces ghastly pale and panting heavily.

“Hey…..Robert, did you see it?”

“I saw…..what was that thing?! Can humans even possess such a thing?”

Thinking back to the scene he had just witnessed, Robert couldn’t help but shudder.

What a terrifyingly monstrous dragon! Does such a thing really exist in this world?!

Upon thinking this, Robert cast a defeated look downwards – before the giant dragon, he was nothing more than a weak tiny worm.

“Don’t give up!”

Sakazaki Ryo reached out, grabbing hold of Robert’s shoulders, staring back at him.

“We have not lost yet! The fight is just beginning for us men! Tomorrow, at the Extreme Style dojo, we will defeat him! Keep your spirits up, Robert! Do not succumb to fear!!”

“……Ah, I understand, Ryo.”

Hearing the encouragement from Sakazaki Ryo, the glimmer returned to Robert’s previously lackluster eyes.

“Thank you…… I won’t submit so easily!”

While speaking, Robert looked towards the entrance of the bathhouse.

“Tomorrow, that is the real battle!”