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Chapter 247 Poor Liu Ma, completely manipulated by her.
Inside the train station of the steam city.

Chen Kong looked at Liu Ma, who was now embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Just as I was about to help him out of the predicament, the line in front suddenly moved forward, and suddenly it was time for the JK girl to have her ticket checked.

She took the ticket from the ticket inspector, turned around and waved goodbye to Liu Ma.

"Uncle, see you at the concert later!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the JK girl skipped and hopped toward the train platform, her ponytail drawing a pink arc in the air, leaving Liu Ma standing there, hesitant to speak.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Kong suddenly slapped the big, silly guy who was still staring at the girl's back and grinning foolishly.

"Hey, everyone's gone, stop looking."

Liu Ma suddenly snapped out of his daze and coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"Ahem, let's go! Tickets are being checked!"

Vivian followed behind the two. She first looked at Liu Ma's flushed ears, then glanced in the direction where the pink-haired girl had disappeared, and became thoughtful.

Even after having his ticket checked and entered the station, Liu Ma still seemed to be recovering from the blow he had just suffered, muttering to himself to himself.

"I'm really only nineteen. Wouldn't it be better to be more mature and composed?"

Annoyed by him, Chen Kong couldn't help but complain, "Yes, yes, mature and steady 'uncle,' if you don't get on board soon, this train is about to leave!"

Shortly after the three boarded the train, the wind on the platform stirred up white steam, and the train heading towards the City of Crimson Mist sounded its departure whistle.

On the distant advertising screen, Jing Liuli's singing voice still echoed inside the station.

What Chen Kong and his two companions didn't expect was that this seemingly easy concert journey would be more complicated than they had imagined, and even the people they encountered along the way were beyond their expectations.

For example, the unknown JK girl they just met.

In the early morning, the metal carriages of the steam train were slightly warm from the sun, and the seat covers of the second-class seats had a slightly worn leather smell.

Train attendants occasionally pushed food carts through the aisle, the clanging of metal trays mingling with shouts of "coffee, black tea, mineral water!" evoked a long-lost feeling for the viewers, bringing back memories of riding old-fashioned green trains from their childhood.

This also gives the scene a strangely down-to-earth feel.

In the aisle, Liu Ma had just found a seat with his luggage and hadn't even sat down when a familiar voice came from in front of him.

"Oh? Uncle, so you're in this carriage too!"

Liu Ma suddenly looked up and saw the pink-haired girl he had briefly met earlier standing in the aisle with a surprised expression, carrying a small suitcase with a purple butterfly pattern.

Her pigtails swayed gently in the breeze outside the window, and her eyes smiled into adorable crescent shapes.

Looking at the smiling JK girl, Liu Ma's face flushed red instantly. He opened his mouth for a long time before finally stammering out, "You...you're also sitting in second class?"

"Yes, the money saved can buy two more boxes of limited edition Liuli merchandise!"

The JK girl waved her train ticket and pointed to the empty seat next to Liu Ma, just across the aisle.

"This is my spot~"

Before Liu Ma could react, Chen Kong, who was standing next to him, quickly moved into the window seat that originally belonged to Liu Ma.

After he sat down, he deliberately gave Vivian a wink.

Seeing this, Vivian suppressed a laugh and sat down next to Chen Kong in perfect unison.

The two immediately exchanged a 'watching the show' look, then looked at Liu Ma, who was still standing there like a wooden statue in the aisle, his shoulders trembling slightly. It was obvious that he had used a lot of effort to keep himself from laughing out loud.

This big, clumsy guy was grinning at someone's back on the platform just now, but now he's become a silent gourd.

Liu Ma looked at the occupied seat, then at the seat where the JK girl had already sat down, and immediately gritted his teeth, pulled out the chair next to her, and sat down stiffly.

Due to Liu Ma's imposing 2.2-meter frame and the resulting weight, the chair creaked softly as soon as he sat down, a sound that was particularly noticeable in the quiet corner.

Hearing this awkward sound, Liu Ma quickly straightened his back and pretended to be studying the scenery outside the window.

The audience in the anime/manga world was in stitches when they saw Chen Kong and Vivian's incredibly synchronized wingman actions on screen.

'Hahaha, fate is truly amazing!' 'Liu Ma: I just wanted to save some money, how did I end up in a (fake) relationship?'

'I'm guessing this JK girl is something else! Maybe she's a hidden master!'

'Anyway, this concert tour is definitely going to be exciting!'

The moment the train leaves the steam city, the camera in the theatrical version seems to freeze on a seagull, giving the steam train and its surroundings an overhead close-up.

From this perspective, a fantastical seascape, different from the cyberpunk style of the steam city, appears before the audience.

The white train steam, carrying the moist seawater, drifted above the sea of ​​crimson mist.

Several silver flying fish with wings skimmed across the sea on either side of the train, treading on the fine waves.

As seagulls swept past the car window where Liu Ma and the others were, the camera returned to Liu Ma and his group in the theatrical version.

In the video, Liu Ma, seated in his seat, shows no interest in the beautiful scenery outside the window, his eyes constantly glancing to the side.

The JK girl was pressed against the car window, her nose almost touching the glass. Her pink hair was blown about by the wind, and she was muttering things like, "There seem to be glowing fish in the fog." She was clearly full of curiosity about everything in this Sea of ​​Crimson Mist.

Seeing the high school girl's attention focused on the scenery outside the window, Liu Ma cleared his throat and said, "Um... you're going to the Scarlet Mist City alone? Aren't your family worried?"

Upon hearing this, the JK girl turned around abruptly, her eyes sparkling, and said proudly, "Don't underestimate me, uncle!"

"I'm a certified Level 1 Star Envoy from the Steam City Star Envoy Association! Traveling alone is no problem at all~"

As she spoke, the JK girl clenched her little fists tightly, as if to indicate that she was actually very capable.

"Oh?"

Liu Ma raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally found a topic to talk about.

He looked at the proud JK girl and praised her, "I didn't know you were so amazing."

"Of course!"

The JK girl shook her head smugly, her gaze falling on the pair of curved bull horns on Liu Ma's head, her eyes instantly lighting up.

"Uncle, you must be a Star Envoy too, right? After all, your bull horns are so cool!"

Touched on his pride, Liu Ma straightened his back and nodded in a deliberately profound manner: "Yes, I come from the Seventh Floating City, Martial Capital."

The JK girl's eyes lit up with admiration, and then she said excitedly, "Uncle, you must have experienced a lot of interesting adventures, right? Can you tell me about them!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mahai deliberately slowed down his speech, paused, and then said, "I've been on many missions before, such as wiping out a rampaging armored bear in the Black Forest and tracking down a star beast's lair in the Misty Swamp."

Liu Ma seized the opportunity and embellished his stories with some of the adventurous experiences he could tell.

Meanwhile, after catching a glimpse of the JK girl's adoring expression out of the corner of his eye, Liu Ma's vanity swelled like a balloon.

Sure enough, no one can resist a cool adventure story!
After listening to Liu Ma's boasting, the JK girl immediately provided plenty of emotional value at the right time.

"Wow! Uncle, you're amazing! Your explanation is much more interesting than what our teachers at school tell about the history of the Star Envoys!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the JK girl suddenly changed the subject.

"So, uncle, your two companions are also Star Envoys?"

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in the JK girl's eyes.

Then, without waiting for Liu Ma to continue boasting about his glorious deeds, she suddenly turned to Vivian, who was sitting across the aisle, after thinking for a moment.

With that innocent, sweet smile, he extended his hand to Vivian.

Hello, sister!

"My name is Ying Qianhuan, and I am a senior high school student at Trist High School in the Upper City of Steam City."

(End of this chapter)