Chapter 696 – Size Comparison and Arm Wrestling
In the middle of a Japanese-style lodging.
The four of them, Lin Qiye, Amamiya Haruhide, Hoshimi Shota, and Fox Girl, were sitting at a square table, and steaming hot air tumbled out of the teacups in front of the four of them, the aroma of the tea overflowing.
”You guys enter the ruins the day after tomorrow, so counting today, we have a total of three chances to prophesize …… “Hoshimi Shota listened to Amamiya Haruhide’s plan and nodded thoughtfully.
”Six times, to be exact.” Amamiya added.
Hoshimi Shota froze.
”Where did that come from six times.”
”In addition to you, Nanashi can also pull out [Mushi], and the two of you each have three chances to prophesize, which adds up to six times.”
”Huh?” Hoshimi Shota looked at Lin Qiye in surprise, “You’re not a Banezu Blade Master, why …… do you have king blood? Are you the son of Yuzuri Kurosetsu?”
”…… I have king blood, but I’m not related to Yuzuri Kurotetsu.” The corners of Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched slightly.
”No wonder you asked me, Amamiya, to make sure that I personally bring the [Wookiee] here… In that case, the number of prophecies will indeed be doubled…”…… “Hoshimi Shouta sighed as he glanced at the fox girl beside him.
”But, to get the prophecy, you first have to win her at the game before you can do so, otherwise there will be a punishment instead ……”
Halfway through his words, Hoshimi Shota froze violently in place.
As if he thought of something, he looked at the fox girl and then turned his gaze to Lin Qiye, his eyes gradually widening.
”What’s wrong?” Lin Qiye asked suspiciously, “Earlier, Amamiya already told me that the only way to get the prophecy is to win against the Wuji, or else I have to accept whatever punishment she proposes……. Don’t worry, I’m already mentally prepared, I can accept any punishment.”
”This, this is not a matter of being mentally prepared or not!”
Hoshimi Shota, for some reason, a blush suddenly appeared on his cheeks and became excited, “If, if you lose ……”
”Huh?”
”If you lose, you have to …… hmmm ……” Hoshimi Shota danced his hands for half a day, froze and didn’t say a word, finally chagrined and slumped down on the table, seemingly a little angry.
On the side, the fox lady looked at him in this manner, the corner of her mouth rose slightly and her golden eyes narrowed as if she was smiling.
”So, letting Seven Nights pull out [Muji] for prophecy …… Shota, do you have any objections?” Amamiya Haruhide was also a bit puzzled.
”I… I ……” Hoshimi Shota stammered for half a second, turned his head to peek at the fox lady, and seeing the other party’s expression of a good show, his body shook slightly, “I… …I didn’t!”
He violently turned his head to the side, avoiding the fox lady’s line of sight and stopped speaking.
Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruhide exchanged glances.
”Then Shota, you’ll start today’s game first, and then switch to Seven Nights when you’re done.” Amamiya Haruhide spoke.
Hoshimi Shota was silent for a while, climbed up from the ground, took a deep breath, and a glint of determination surfaced in his eyes, “Come on!”
The fox lady sat on the futon, looking at Hoshimi Shota with a smile on her face as she slowly spoke:
”Then, my sword master, Hoshimi Shota, are you ready to begin today’s game?”
”Ready!”
”Today’s game is …… compare size.”
As if she was doing a magic trick, the fox lady took out six dice from under her robes, placing three in front of one person, and then drank the two cups of tea on the table and backed them up on top of the dice.
”After opening them, whoever has the largest sum of points wins.”
”Good!”
Hoshimi Shota gripped the inverted teacup and shook it violently, his gaze fixed on the teacup in the fox girl’s hand, his face filled with determination.
The dice collided within the teacup, making a rustling sound, and the two of them shook the teacup faster and faster, and when they finally stopped at the same time, the room was plunged into a dead silence.
”Open it!” Hoshimi Shota spoke with certainty.
On the side, Lin Qiye helplessly closed his eyes and let out a long sigh ……
The fox lady opened the cup in front of her, and the three dice added up to a total of fifteen points, while the one in front of Hoshimi Shota only had nine points when opened.
”Oops, Shota lost then.” The fox lady smirked and spoke.
Hoshimi Shota’s face immediately collapsed.
He sat there dejectedly, looking at the dice in front of him with indescribable despondency.
”Then, Shota, your punishment will wait until a little while before being settled oh~” the fox lady said with a smile.
Hoshimi Shota clenched his teeth and stood up from the ground, handing Lin Qiye the vermillion-red longsword in his hand and said in an incomparably serious and pleading tone:
”To win! You must win! Please!!!”
Seeing how serious Hoshimi Shota was, Lin Qiye all but froze for a long time before nodding, “Well …… I’ll win.”
Lin Qiye gripped the hilt of the [Muji] and pulled it out once again, letting out a soft chirp.
The fox lady turned her head, those golden colored eyes gazing at Lin Qiye as she slowly spoke:
”So, Lin Qiye, are you ready to start today’s game?”
Hearing these words, Lin Qiye’s pupils contracted slightly.
How did she know her name?
At the beginning, when Amamiya Haruhui introduced him, he was only addressed as Asahina Seven Nights, and the name Lin Seven Nights, the martial arts girl shouldn’t even know it right ……
Could it be that it had something to do with her prophetic ability?
Lin Qiye put aside this thought for the moment and said seriously, “Ready, still comparing sizes?”
”No, you’ll be cheating if you compare sizes.” The fox girl shook her head, “This time, let’s compare arm wrestling.”
Lin Qiye’s eyes narrowed slightly.
As expected, the Wuji was able to see through him to a certain extent itself, she should have already known that she could see through the dice through her spiritual power, so she changed the game to a pure power competition.
”Are there rules?”
”No. No matter what means are used, the one whose wrist touches the plane first loses.”
”…… Good.”
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.
The two sat face to face in front of the low table, placing their hands on the table, their hands grasped together, their two pairs of eyes gazing at each other, vaguely, an inexplicable burning aura spreading in the air.
Amamiya Haruhide silently stood up from beside Lin Qiye and retreated all the way to the door, keeping a distance of more than ten meters from the two men, Hoshimi Shota also stepped back a few steps when he saw this, gulping nervously.
”Three, two, one!”
As the fox girl’s words fell, Lin Qiye’s pupils contracted and he immediately exploded with his full strength!
Boom-!
Only an explosive sound was heard, the low table carrying the arm was instantly shattered into pieces, the two of them sat steadily on the futon, their palms clasped together in the air, their strength still gradually climbing!
Immediately after, the entire house trembled violently!
With the two people as the center, densely packed cracks spread on the tatami mats, broken wood shavings crumbled apart by inches, and an invisible hurricane whistled out from between their palms, blowing all the furnishings in the room to shake!
Hoshimi Shota’s mouth opened wide in shock.