Versatile Mage: Choose one of three Hexes at the start

Chapter 148 Dual Guardian Pavilion

Su Chi and his group stayed at the temple for two days before leaving.

Their original plan was to stay overnight and then leave, but unexpectedly, an evil spirit came along and tried to take their souls.

When the evil spirit asked him for his name, Mo Fan gave Zhao Manyan's name, which led to Zhao Manyan's soul being taken away that very night.

However, Lao Zhao also turned misfortune into blessing, as he unexpectedly gained the approval of the wooden fish vessel after his soul was taken away.

When Su Chi and the others left the temple, the old monk, to thank them for solving the problem of the evil spirit, used his own ID card to buy train tickets to the Japanese capital.

Woo woo woo~~~
The neon bullet train looks a bit like a green-skinned train, and it's unusually noisy when it's running.

However, since the track is close to the coastline, the scenery along the way is quite nice.

Su Chi was sitting by the window. After opening the window, he enjoyed the comfortable feeling of the breeze on his face and unknowingly fell asleep.

I don’t know how long it took.

He was then woken up by Jiang Shaoxu, who was sitting next to him.

"Wake up! Wake up, we're almost there!!"

There were five girls in the group, but they were seated in pairs on the train. Although Jiang Shaoxu seemed to be able to talk to everyone in the group, she was actually not familiar with anyone.

That is, after the incident involving the smearing of oil and the shadow of Baxia, he became a little closer to Su Chi.

So after the group boarded the train, the girl sat down in the empty seat next to Su Chi.

"Huh? We've arrived in Tokyo so quickly?" Su Chi was still a little groggy from just waking up.

"We haven't arrived yet, but the captain just said there's a national pavilion in Osaka, so we need to go there and challenge them first." Jiang Shaoxu tidied her hair, which had been ruffled by the wind.

"Alright, how much longer until we arrive?" Su Chi stretched.

He wasn't really that interested in challenging the team. The reason he joined the National Team was not only to make a name for himself and gain some resources, but also because he wanted to travel around the world, experience different customs and cultures, and broaden his horizons.

"We'll be there soon," Jiang Shaoxu said.

After spending a few days together, Jiang Shaoxu seemed to have discerned some of Su Chi's thoughts, so after a moment of silence, he continued, "Large-scale battles between sea monsters and sirens often occur in Osaka, so some of the naval battlefields here are quite famous. If time permits later, we can go and take a look."

Naval battlefield?
Su Chi paused for a moment, then quickly nodded: "That's a good idea."

However, just as the two were whispering to each other, Ai Jiangtu, who was sitting in the front row to the side, turned his head and said, "The Tokyo naval battlefield is one of the four major naval battlefields in the world. We'll go there and have some fun. We won't go to Osaka. Our main purpose this time is to challenge the National Pavilion. After we've dealt with that National Pavilion, we'll head straight to Tokyo."

"Row."

Ai Jiangtu was, after all, the captain of the National Team. Since the captain had spoken, Su Chi and Jiang Shaoxu naturally wouldn't refute him.

Anyway, the two of them were just acting on a whim, so whether they go or not won't make much of a difference.

On the other hand, Jiang Yi became quite excited upon hearing this.

"I heard that the naval battles near Tokyo are quite spectacular. You can see sea monsters landing almost every kilometer. There are servant-level, warrior-level, and even commander-level sea monsters. The number of demon empires in the sea is countless, far more than on land."

As Jiang Yi started the conversation, others joined in.

"I saw in the media that they were always praising how a certain naval city won a great victory, how many sea monsters were wiped out, and how the ocean was restored to peace."

"Do you believe this too?"

"Exactly! We should believe we can win the National Championship instead of the media!"

"Um, something sounds a little strange about what you're saying."

A few minutes later, the train stopped at Osaka Station.

"Get out of the car, we've arrived at our destination." Ai Jiangtu reminded him and then got up and strode towards the door.

"We've finally arrived in Osaka. Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

After exiting the station, Jiang Shaoxu grabbed Su Chi and ran away.

Through their previous conversation, Su Chi learned that Jiang Shaoxu often traveled to this area, which had enabled her to speak fluent local language.

Seeing that Jiang Shaoxu and her companion went shopping and eating, the other girls in the group were also very tempted and headed to the food street.

"Holy crap! They just ran away like that? They dumped the challenge on us?"

Mo Fan was dumbfounded.

With all the girls in his team leaving, he lost much of his interest in the upcoming challenge.

After all, the most important thing about challenging someone is showing off, but now that all the girls are out having fun, even if you succeed in the challenge, it won't be very interesting. It will just feel boring. After all, if there are no girls watching you show off, it's better not to show off at all!
"It's no big deal."

Zhao Manyan knew Mo Fan's personality very well, and he could guess most of what Mo Fan was thinking from his tone and expression.

"The guards at the National Pavilion are basically all affiliated with various universities. Do you think you can avoid attracting girls with your domineering aura?"

"That's true, we almost forgot why we went abroad in the first place."

Jiang Shaoxu spent the entire afternoon shopping!

Clothes, shoes, bags—a huge pile—and only stopped when I couldn't carry any more.

However, it's clear that this girl is a regular here; she knows all the shops and restaurants inside and out.

Although Su Chi followed her around like a shelf, he still got to eat his fair share of delicious food. It was quite nice to have a change of pace every now and then.

They strolled around until evening before heading to Shuangshou Pavilion.

When the two arrived, it was dinner time. Although they had already eaten quite a bit, the food prepared by Shuangshou Pavilion looked very appealing, so they tried to eat a few more bites.

Su Chi wanted to eat in peace, but there were always some clueless people who would provoke her.

"Heh~ You have plenty of free time, huh? The first thing you did upon arriving in Osaka was to go shopping. Didn't you know you should come here first to learn some lessons? Don't let us beat you to a pulp later."

At the head of the table, a middle-aged instructor from the National Academy, who appeared to be menopausal, seemed to disapprove of Jiang Shaoxu's extravagant spending with her numerous bags and couldn't help but say a few words.

However, this middle-aged female mentor had chosen the wrong target, and Jiang Shaoxu wouldn't tolerate her. For Jiang Shaoxu, who came from a top-tier family and had connections to the Forbidden City Army, none of this mattered.

"What's the problem? What's with all this talk about training? I think the guards here are just so-so. I'm afraid if I get serious, I'll make you lose too badly," Jiang Shaoxu said loudly and rudely.

Upon hearing this, all the members of the Shuangshou Pavilion present turned pale.

"You little brat, you've got a sharp tongue. I just hope that after the banquet, your abilities will match your arrogant attitude. Don't let yourself fall flat on your face!" another female instructor sneered.

Seeing that the other party not only refused to apologize but also dared to continue talking back and provoking him, Jiang Fox couldn't hold back any longer and started to unleash his ultimate move.

She slowly stood up, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the main seat, and said, "I don't think there's any need to continue this banquet. We've already eaten our fill outside this afternoon, so let's start our sparring match directly."

"To be honest, the food in this city is really good, but I didn't expect the people living here to be so bad."

"Once we've left our footprints on your faces, this trip will be over. We still have other things to do."

The challenge also has another purpose: to obtain a medal of recognition, which is very important for advancing to the Venice Water Park.

But when Jiang Shaoxu described receiving the medal as literally stamping it on their faces, even the most good-tempered person couldn't help but get angry!
This is blatant humiliation, no different from dancing on a grave.

As expected, one of the young women in a kimono stood up and glared at Jiang Shaoxu. She pointed at Jiang Fox and was about to say something when she heard a voice.

"Jiang Shaoxu, don't do this!" Mo Fan, who had only taken two bites, quickly waved his hand at Jiang Shaoxu.

When Mochizuki Chika, who had stood up, saw that Mo Fan had spoken first, she didn't say anything more.

However, before Mochizuki Chika could even breathe a sigh of relief, Mo Fan's next words rang out.

“You and Chi Zi ate your fill outside this afternoon, but the rest of us are still hungry. It’s not that we can’t fight, but at least we should wait until we’ve eaten. Anyway, their guards look really weak, so it won’t make a difference if they take a little longer to eat.”

At first, Jiang Fox was somewhat annoyed that Mo Fan was the first to try and dissuade him.

After all, based on what she had learned about Mo Fan over the past few days, he was definitely not the type to back down.

She had previously thought that Mo Fan had been seduced by the woman in the kimono who had just stood up, which was why he had spoken up to refute her.

Meanwhile, Ai Jiangtu and the others who were still eating rice couldn't stop their mouths from twitching.

Oh shit! !
They knew Mo Fan was a liar who wouldn't say anything nice!
Especially Lao Zhao, who thought that Mo Fan had lost his mind and was helping outsiders to deal with his own teammates in order to realize the seed-planting plan that the two of them had secretly made!
Ok!

This guy is still the same cheeky person he always was, he hasn't changed at all!
Mochizuki Chika, who had just sat down, hadn't even had time to calm her anger before she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

This guy is even more infuriating than that woman!
Full of anger, Mochizuki Chika lost her appetite and even broke the spoon in her hand without her realizing it.

"Fine, fine!! Since you're so eager to get beaten up, then don't say we didn't treat you well."

The first middle-aged female instructor to speak directly to the service staff shouting at the door, "Someone, remove their tableware and tell the venue staff to get things set up quickly; we'll be there right away."

Seeing that several young girls in kimonos were about to move the table in front of him, Mo Fan, who had only eaten a few bites of food, became anxious.

"Hey hey hey!! I'm not full yet!!"

"All you ever do is eat! After we teach these noobs a lesson, I'll treat you to a feast!" Jiang Shaoxu was speechless at Mo Fan's arrogant attitude.

"Ok."

On the other side, seeing things develop to this point, Mochizuki Meiken sighed helplessly.

The main issue was that the two sides were already on the verge of conflict when they met in the afternoon. At that moment, the young men on both sides were filled with rage, and there was nothing that could be done to stop them. They could only let things take their course.

Not long after.

The people who had gone to the venue to inform them earlier returned. After learning that the venue had been set up, both teams hurried over there.

The Shuangshouge Arena is located in an area near the sea and is a very large, diamond-shaped fighting arena.

As agreed upon by both sides, each side sent out five players to pair up one-on-one.

Ai Jiangtu originally wanted to discuss with each other who to send out, but at this moment, one of the team members was already unable to suppress his anger.

Mo Fan had been looked down upon by Mochizuki Chika in the afternoon, and he had been suppressing his anger. Now, with his meal being taken away before he could even eat a few bites, his anger had reached its peak.

Jiang Shaoxu was in a great mood that afternoon, enjoying a pleasant shopping trip, but unexpectedly, she was mocked by an old woman.

As for the official fish, it simply wanted to make a show of itself.

After all, Mo Fan had already participated in the battle. In addition, he had fallen in love with Mu Ningxue at first sight when he was in the capital. However, his goddess was indifferent to him, but her attitude towards Mo Fan was obviously different.

Therefore, he always liked to chime in whenever Mo Fan was talking.

Once the candidate was chosen, Ai Jiangtu didn't waste any words.

After all, as a dark-skinned man who spent many years in military school hunting monsters in the wild, he had quite a temper, but his identity as the captain of the National Guard team made him suppress it.

“We’ve already made our selections; these three will suffice,” Ai Jiangtu said, speaking to Wangyue Mingjian before pointing to Jiang Shaoxu and the other two at the front of the group.

"Didn't you say it was best of five? Why are you only sending three people to fight?" Before Wangyue Mingjian could speak, one of the guards next to him spoke first.

“Those three are enough. You yourself said three wins are enough.” Ai Jiangtu spoke with great arrogance when facing outsiders.

The main reason is that he also didn't take the people from Shuangshouge seriously.

"The Black Devil is so domineering!!" Su Chi praised with a smile.

He was fairly familiar with Ai Jiangtu's temperament, and the two had known each other for many years.

"But that also means we can't afford to lose a single game," Nan Yu chimed in from the side.

"It's alright. Those guards aren't very good. As long as the three of them don't let their guard down, winning will be a piece of cake."

As the three matches came to a close, the final result did not disappoint.

It was a straight 3-0 score.

Aside from Mo Fan directly challenging Mochizuki Chika, the guardian instructor, midway through the journey...
(End of this chapter)