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Chapter 143 Star Energy Spell - Ink Coffin
[Steam Capital, Upper District, Steam Branch]

[Half an hour after wanted criminal Vivian was detained]

"Captain Shuimo! Something terrible has happened! Please come out and see!"

The sudden shout distracted Tiandao, who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy.

As a result, the character '静' (jing, meaning quiet) that was almost finished was written in a way that led to a slight deviation at the end, making the final strokes appear somewhat sloppy.

However, Heaven didn't pay too much attention to it.

He silently put down his brush and looked up at what was in front of him.

There stood a member of the Fifth Division, sweating profusely, looking as anxious as an ant on a hot plate.

"Don't rush, tell me what it is first."

The voice of Heaven was very calm, as gentle as the afternoon sun.

Under the soothing tone, the member of the Fifth Division quickly calmed down.

He took a deep breath and then began to report what had happened outside in a rapid but clear manner.

Before long, the Heavenly Dao understood the situation.

It turned out that the Gear Church, upon hearing that they had captured Vivian, couldn't wait to come to the association to demand her return.

However, the association, or rather, Vice Captain Yu Chen's side, is not willing to release him.

As a result, the two sides are now in a standoff, and the atmosphere is very tense.

"I see."

Tiandao nodded, then picked up his captain's robe hanging beside him, slipped it into the sleeve with one hand, and put it on.

The moon-white captain's robe drew a soft arc in the air, and after a brief flutter, the hem of the robe landed steadily beside Tiandao.

"Let's go see what little troubles our dear Deputy Captain Yu has caused me."

Despite this, the fifth squad member did not detect any anger in his tone; instead, he sounded as calm as if he were going to a regular calligraphy event.

This nonchalant attitude seemed to be telling him, and everyone outside the dimensional screen.

No matter how difficult a matter is, once it falls into his "ink painting" hands, it can be smoothed out like a calligraphy brush.

The saying "Even if Mount Tai collapses before you, your expression will not change" perfectly describes this situation.

'Oh no, I'm suddenly becoming a fan of ink painting!'

"He's clearly very refined and easygoing, but inexplicably comes across as very cool."

"I'm putting my words here today: ink painting is ink painting, and the Way of Heaven is the Way of Heaven. These two are completely opposite extremes! One represents ultimate stillness, the other ultimate movement!"

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The anime's camera follows Tendo, who is wearing a captain's robe, as he passes through the gear-patterned tiled passage and arrives at an open area of ​​the Fifth Division.

From afar, the audience could hear the sounds coming from inside the venue.

"Vice Captain Yu, our church is taking away its own traitor. Is your Star Envoy Association going to interfere in such a matter?"

Amidst the grating sounds of armor and weapons clashing, the cold, hard voice of the Silver Knight, Per, reached everyone's ears.

Opposite him, Yu Chen leaned against the wall with the Fifth Division's emblem hanging on it, a silver-white pistol with a special texture spinning gracefully between his fingers.

"The affairs of ordinary people are the responsibility of the Federation, while the affairs of Star Envoys are the responsibility of our Association."

“Per, this is the Star Envoy Association, not your Gear Church. Understand the rules here. Without the orders of the branch president or our captain, no one can touch the prisoners of our Fifth Division.”

Upon hearing this, Per didn't say anything more, but decisively took a step forward.

The heavy Knight Battle Armor Silverlight IV caused the ground to shake slightly with his step, making everyone immediately aware of the terrifying destructive power contained in this battle armor.

At the same time, the brass knights behind him all pressed down on the steam pistols at their waists.

The short guns were connected to the steam tanks on their backs, constantly emitting wisps of white smoke, clearly indicating they were operational and ready to attack at any moment.

Seeing this, the members of the Fifth Division also did not want to antagonize the Gear Church.

But their pride as Star Envoys of the Association still led them to raise their weapons as well.

In an instant, two massive fluctuations of star energy collided in the Fifth Division's base, with Yu Chen and Per as the dividing line.

The commotion was so great that it even caused cracks to appear on the ground beneath the feet of both sides.

The atmosphere was tense.

"Vice Captain Yu, are you really so heartless?" Yu Chen narrowed his eyes, stopped twirling his gun, and said with a forced smile, "I can show consideration, but the association's rules cannot be broken."

"If you can get the branch president to agree, or persuade our captain, then I'll let you take Vivian away."

"Is that so?"

Per placed his hand on the 'steam saw blade' behind his back and said in a low voice, "It seems that Vice Captain Yu is determined to protect that traitor."

"traitor?"

Yu Chen looked at him with a mocking expression, as if he had heard a joke.

"I don't know whether she is a traitor until the matter is thoroughly investigated."

"But I know that the person was brought back by our captain. Your Gear Church thinks you can just take the person away with a few words? You don't even respect our Fifth Division."

"What if I insist on taking her away today?"

As he watched Per slowly draw out the steam saw blade, Yu Chen slowly raised the silver-white pistol in his hand.

"That depends on whether your Gear Church has the ability."

"After all, it's easy to get into our Fifth Division, but it's not so easy to get out."

"Oh?"

Per was not intimidated by Yu Chen's words; instead, he completely drew his steam saw blade.

"Then I'd really like to know just how difficult it is to get out of the Fifth Division."

With the saw blade in hand, Per's aura suddenly changed.

At the same time, the silver spear in Yu Chen's hand began to emanate a special pattern of light.

It looked like the two were about to start fighting.

The other squad members who were originally just watching the show started to get restless.

Because this is no longer a simple minor conflict.

If Per and Yu Chen really start fighting, not only them, but the entire Steam Branch will be dragged into it!

Thinking of this, some team members immediately ran to find their captain, preparing to ask him to come out and take control of the situation.

Just then, a clear and melodious voice came from deep within the camp.

"It seems that my new arrival means that the people of the Steam City don't know much about me."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Tiandao slowly walking out. Although his gaze behind his black-rimmed glasses was gentle and refined, it carried an aura that could not be ignored.

The star energy surrounding him transformed into flowing ink, spreading through the air and releasing a faint ink fragrance, which diluted the gunpowder smell and the heavy engine oil odor unique to the steam city.

"Everyone, let me introduce myself. My name is Shuimo, and I am an ordinary calligraphy enthusiast from a deep blue metropolis."

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of the Heavenly Dao, Per felt as if facing a formidable enemy.

Because it differs from the rumored description of someone who never argues and values ​​harmony above all else.

At this moment, however, the 'ink painting' presented a completely different picture in Per's eyes.

The dark, inky star energy surrounding him spread through the air like flowing water.

This gave Per a strange and intense sense of crisis.

So much so that he almost instinctively activated his Heavy Knight Battle Armor: Silverlight IV.

The moment the mech engine roared, a multitude of mysterious patterns appeared on the surface of this silver mech, which was full of technology and fantasy.

"Captain Shuimo, do you also want to interfere in the church's affairs?"

In response, Tiandao smiled and raised his hand. A black ink began to gather at the tip of Tiandao's finger and completely covered the nail of his index finger.

Before the ink droplet fell to the ground, the Heavenly Dao spoke.

“Sir Per, it’s not that I, Shui Mo, want to interfere in the affairs of the church, but that your church is meddling too much.”

"Although I am just an ordinary calligraphy enthusiast, I also have some knowledge of star energy techniques."

As the words of the Heavenly Dao fell, the ink droplet at his fingertip suddenly exploded!

"Star Energy Spell - Ink Coffin".

(End of this chapter)