Volume 3 Chapter 75: It’s a Stand Attack!
Gao Liang makes a phone call at the classroom door. He talks briefly with the other person. When Lin Lin can’t wait anymore and walks out, Gao Liang has just hung up.
The girl blinks. She can see that Gao Liang looks a little troubled.
Lin Lin starts to feel nervous.
Wait… is this guy going to cancel on her?
No way. Even though she already got an item that will most likely help her win, if he suddenly gives up on her now, that would feel really bad.
She imagines herself going alone to challenge the martial arts place.
Hmm…
That feels a bit scary for someone shy like her.
She’d better bring her rival with her. Wuu…
And she also wants him to see her show off a little.
“What’s wrong, Gao Liang? Did something happen?”
Lin Lin looks at him nervously, afraid that he won’t be able to go. She can’t be that unlucky, right? Getting stood up by two different boys in a row?
“Ahem, it’s nothing. I just made a phone call. Lin Lin… let’s wait a bit.”
Gao Liang coughs twice to hide his awkward feelings and makes the suggestion.
Normally, they should wait. After all, he just called someone. They should wait for that person to arrive before going together.
But Lin Lin…
Doesn’t know that he called someone.
She immediately shakes her head.
“No. Let’s finish this quickly. Sorry, Gao Liang, but today I’m not being kind! I need to go beat those guys and then go home and brag to my little brother!”
The girl jumps excitedly, almost shouting, ‘A real man must fight!’
Okay… too embarrassing. She can’t actually say that.
Now Gao Liang feels confused. She is pushing too hard. Seeing him hesitate, Lin Lin starts to think—
Is this guy scared?
Tsk—
Why is he scared at such an important moment?
Minus points!
Lin Lin pouts unhappily. After thinking for a moment, she decides to provoke him.
“Gao Liang~ You’re not… scared, are you?”
“Not really. I just want to wait for—”
“Oh come on, wait for what! This is a good chance. If we miss it, it’s gone. We’ll have to face it sooner or later anyway. Just help me, okay~?”
As she says this, Lin Lin suddenly feels…
Something is not right.
Is this really provoking him?
It sounds more like she is acting cute.
Ahem…
No, no. The girl quickly tries to explain to herself.
As rivals, she is someone Gao Liang always likes to bully.
If the person being bullied suddenly starts acting cute toward him, that is actually a very scary move. It will shock him and make him feel uncomfortable. He might think she is being sarcastic.
Because of that, he will feel uneasy and finally agree to go with her quickly.
Yes. That’s definitely a new kind of provoking method.
A brand-new version!
Totally different!
“……”
What is she even thinking?
Inside her heart, another small voice, more honest and thoughtful, asks a completely different question.
Why… why did she just try to act cute toward her rival?
He… he is still a boy.
No, no, that’s not the main point.
The main point is that she… she…
Acting cute…
Ahhhhh!
The girl suddenly stops talking. She is clearly caught in a storm of thoughts. Her mind is in total chaos, and she feels confused and troubled.
But in Gao Liang’s eyes, it looks like Lin Lin has been emotionally hurt by something. He quickly waves his hands and says awkwardly,
“Alright, let’s go first.”
Looks like he can only tell those people to go to the martial arts dojo a bit later.
The two of them nod and start walking together in silence.
Han Kui’s cousin, Chen Xianglong, the martial arts dojo he runs is not hard to find. In fact, you can find it easily with a quick search online.
The dojo mainly teaches traditional martial arts, but it does not clearly say which style. Gao Liang guesses it is probably just a hobby class level. It probably cannot train any real experts.
But even so, this dojo has dozens of members. The information Gao Liang found makes Lin Lin swallow nervously.
Dozens of people?
Is this some kind of gang base or something?
Are they all tough street guys?
Tsk—
Well, whatever. There is no turning back now. And she still has her item.
Finally, after walking for a while, the two of them arrive at the dojo entrance under the evening sky.
The girl crosses her arms, with a small tree branch in her mouth, and looks up at the sign.
【Mountain Sun Group】
“…”
“What the heck? This really sounds like a gang!”
Lin Lin feels speechless. Gao Liang nods awkwardly beside her.
Uh… yeah… it kind of does.
“Let’s wait a bit more and prepare. In a moment—”
“No waiting!”
This time, the girl with the tree branch in her mouth looks very determined. She shakes her head firmly. They are already here. There is nothing left to hesitate about.
There are no backup helpers anyway.
Better to just charge in.
The girl takes a deep breath, closes her eyes, and opens the system screen. She finds the item she just bought and clicks to activate it.
“Stand!”
Phew… phew…
She takes two deep breaths and opens her eyes.
Suddenly, she sees a pair of big hands floating in the air in front of her.
She freezes for a few seconds. After breathing heavily, she finally realizes—
This must be the Stand.
She turns to Gao Liang and asks seriously,
“Gao Liang… do you see anything strange?”
“Strange? Like what?”
Gao Liang shakes his head. He does not see anything strange.
“I mean behind me, and in front of me. Do you see anything at all?”
Just to be safe, Lin Lin asks again. Gao Liang looks carefully once more.
Uh…
There is nothing.
He even reaches out his hand, thinking maybe she walked into a spider web and feels uncomfortable.
This scares Lin Lin so much that she almost pushes him away.
But even though Gao Liang’s hand clearly touches the Stand’s hand, he still shows no reaction.
Lin Lin is shocked. She cannot understand what is happening.
This invisibility is too powerful. It is like the Stand does not even exist in this world. This is completely supernatural.
But…
That’s good. This way, no one will notice any superpowers. Otherwise, she would not know how to explain it.
By the way… what does this Stand actually look like?
Lin Lin slowly turns her head to look.
Oh my—
It is really scary.
She quickly turns back and shivers. Gao Liang looks at her with concern.
“What’s wrong, Lin Lin?”
“N-nothing. I just… forget it. Let’s go!”