Chapter 50 Chapter 50: Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River!
Chapter 50: Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River!
"......"
"So, this is your reason for suddenly jumping out from the middle of the road and insisting on fighting him?"
After hearing Hook's explanation, Seele was completely at a loss for words. After all, she didn't understand anything about love and romance, let alone what was going on in the minds of kids these days.
Seele didn't even have any female friends her own age, much less any male ones.
But in her opinion, no matter who judged this story, they would find it... utterly absurd from every angle.
Even if you think your good friend has been taken by someone else and you want to win her back, shouldn't you be fighting her? What's the point of coming to find Kevin?
Or have you also betrayed your good friend and now plan to have both?!
"Clara... my Clara... Waaaaah!"
By now, Hook had already been flicked on the forehead by Kevin and was sitting on the ground crying. Otherwise, she wouldn't have obediently spilled the whole story.
Hook didn't want to give up hope either, but that young uncle's forehead flicks really hurt!
And so, the great Pitch-Dark Hook the Great was cruelly defeated by a terrifying forehead flick. The soft and white Clara was about to leave her, and even that fragrant and adorable pink-haired little girl was completely out of reach.
How could this be? Hook's life had never been this dark before.
The darkest hour!
"......"
Watching a clearly very young little girl sit crying her eyes out right in front of him, Kevin really didn't know what mindset or method to use to solve this problem.
But one thing he was absolutely certain of: a certain pink-haired individual's backside was going to be in serious trouble after today.
If he didn't beat her so badly she couldn't get up for half a month, Kevin was quite sure he might never have a peaceful day again for the rest of his life.
"Oh? What's going on? Wasn't our great Hook saying just a few days ago that she was the toughest kid in the Underworld? How come she's been defeated by such a small setback after just a few days?"
When it came to lecturing children, Seele seemed much more adept. With just this one provocation, she made the other party immediately jump up from the ground, instantly fooling herself into being full of fighting spirit.
"Seele... Seele-jiejie is right! I can't just give up like this. I'm the leader of the Mole Gang, the great Pitch-Dark Hook the Great!"
At that moment, the small but ambitious Hook patted her dirty bottom, pointed at the tall and sturdy Kevin, and made a vow: "Just you wait, young uncle! Someday I will defeat you!"
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!
"......"
Why did Kevin suddenly have the urge to give this brat's backside a lesson right away?
No particular reason. Just afraid that later she might learn to hang out with Elysia and cause him a whole heap of trouble.
At least for now, this troublesome and childish problem was finally resolved. Kevin and Seele were able to continue their journey to Rivet Town. This time, however, they didn't encounter anyone causing random trouble along the way.
Because Wildfire was planning how to retake the Overworld and secure maximum victory, they no longer had much manpower to deploy outside Rockville. So yesterday, Oleg issued an announcement urging people not to go out unnecessarily and had Wildfire members spread the news that the passage would soon be opened.
This uplifting news inevitably injected some vitality into the long-stagnant Underworld. In reality, what most people fear isn't prolonged suffering, but a future where they truly see no hope at all.
Just think: if no matter how hard you try, the outcome is just staying in this sunless underground digging mines for a lifetime, what motivation could you possibly have?
And when you think that your children will most likely also spend their lives digging mines with you, you probably wouldn't even want to live anymore.
Fortunately, Wildfire's long-standing reputation and deterrent power prevented the Underworld from descending into chaos at this time. Nor did any foolhardy individuals dare to go and provoke the big boss Svarog now.
Well... that's not entirely true... There were probably still a few reckless thugs who dared to go over. Unfortunately, Svarog's mood hadn't been very good lately, and the result of approaching him was only getting beaten up badly by robots.
Of course, those matters had little to do with Seele at the moment. She was now fully immersed in the training plan Kevin had temporarily customized for her, with not a moment to spare for distraction.
For some reason, however, after entering the Fragmentum this time, Kevin wasn't pulled into a deeper dimension like the previous two times. This place looked like a somewhat messy ordinary town, except the inhabitants weren't normal residents but groups of Fragmentum creatures.
These Fragmentum creatures, used to throwing their weight around, had really met their match today. A single enemy posed no threat to the extremely fast Seele. So, to maximize the pressure, Kevin herded almost half the Fragmentum creatures in the area into one place, preparing for her to face so many monsters simultaneously.
For Seele at this stage, the real way to become stronger wasn't learning flashy but impractical techniques. It was pushing her speed specialty to its limit, pursuing that instant of... 【Transience】.
Compared to himself, Kevin felt Sakura would be more suited to teach this child how to end battles in the fastest and most concise way. But since she wasn't here now, Kevin could only use some clumsy methods to try and stimulate her potential.
Seele wasn't without doubts about this. But after turning her head and seeing Kevin's calm expression, she ultimately chose to believe.
Indeed, there are no shortcuts on the path to becoming stronger. If you don't want to improve bit by bit through years of training, then you inevitably need to experience a genuine life-and-death crisis to force out explosive potential.
The final battle was imminent. She didn't have that much time left for slow-paced practice anymore.
"Tch! They're just a bunch of trash. Dealing with them is still a piece of cake!"
Without hesitation, Seele jumped into the very center of the square. The hundreds of bizarrely shaped monsters there immediately became agitated, scrambling over each other to chase after the girl in their midst.
This wasn't some child's play of a dodging exercise. It was possible that amidst this dense barrage of attacks, there simply was no so-called path of survival. No matter where she dodged, she would inevitably be hit by monster attacks.
So, the real path of survival isn't found by dodging...
"Don't look back. Even a moment's hesitation could ruin everything."
"I'll save you once, but I definitely won't help you a second time."
If you fail here, there won't be any more chances.
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