Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 140 Gathering, King Meow Meow

A day later, Guan Yi took a special flight and arrived at Rabbit City, the city where the secret love destination she was about to explore, 'Love in Karakura Town'.

Accompanying him were two acquaintances from his time exploring the pirate's secret realm: Ye Huohuo and Guo Yan.

Having only obtained blue runes, they were not originally qualified to participate in the 'Special Training Realm', but thanks to Guan Yi, Feng Rui pulled strings for them.

After all, when entering the new secret realm, everyone will be suppressed to the normal level. There are many unfamiliar classmates. Feng Rui felt that Guan Yi might need two familiar people to handle some trivial matters and troubles for him. The two people who had conquered the pirate secret realm together and had some acquaintance with him naturally became the first choice.

In other words, Ye Huohuo and Guo Yan came here to serve Guan Yi and incidentally audit his classes.

Guan Yi did not refuse.

Knowing that the secret realm they were about to enter was actually the Grim Reaper realm, whose difficulty was far greater than that of One Piece, Guan Yi initially had some thoughts of backing out, but then gradually developed new plans.

"It looks pretty much the same as our Tiger City." Sitting in the car that was taking them to the meeting point, Ye Huohuo, who was visiting another city for the first time, said with some curiosity, "There seem to be a lot of shops selling 'spicy rabbit heads and rabbit legs.' I thought people in Rabbit City would like rabbits more."

“I like eating it, that’s fine.” Guan Yi replied with a smile, as this was also her first time leaving Tiger City.

"Of course there won't be much difference. The fog in our Zodiac State region was only dispelled more than 300 years ago. Whether it's Tiger City, Rabbit City, or even the state capital Cat City, they were all built at the same time, and their urban planning is almost identical."

Guo Yan said, "At most, we'll become a little more developed."

“Uh, speaking of Cat City…” Ye Huohuo turned to look at her: “Actually, I’ve had a question since I was little. There are no cats in the twelve zodiac animals, so why does our Zodiac State have thirteen cities and even designate the state capital as Cat City? Isn’t that strange?”

Guo Yan shook her head: "I don't know either. Maybe it's related to the preferences of the pioneers back then? I've been to Cat City. The people there really like cats... not the kind of 'like' that they like to eat. You can see cats leisurely strolling around everywhere. It's a very loving city."

"Is that so? I quite like cats too, I'll definitely go see one if I have the chance... Hey? What a big cat!" Ye Huohuo suddenly pointed out the window.

The car stopped right in front of a red light, and Guan Yi and Guo Yan followed his direction to see the cat.

It was an orange cat. Not exactly fat, but rather very sturdy. When it walked, you could even see the faint outline of muscles beneath the glossy fur on its legs.

Moreover, its length is quite exaggerated, definitely exceeding one meter, and it looks exactly like a small tiger, with an estimated weight of no less than 25 kilograms.

Seemingly sensitive to gazes, the orange cat suddenly stopped and looked at Guan Yi and the other two.

His amber eyes exuded an air of authority, giving the three of them an unusual feeling.

After a pause, the orange cat straightened its head, started running, and leaped into the arms of a little girl a few steps later. The girl looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a petite figure, probably less than 1.5 meters tall, and short blond hair, adorned with a pair of cute cat ear hair clips.

She caught the orange cat, which was almost as big as her, and the cat wrapped itself around her neck like a scarf. The two of them walked lightly across the zebra crossing.

The red light turned green, and the car started moving.

The three looked away, and Guo Yan said, "Wow, this cute little girl has such a big cat. I'm worried she'll get knocked over by it."

“Not necessarily.” Guan Yi said thoughtfully, “She’s not an ordinary person. She has the same wristband as us. Maybe… she’s going to enter the same secret realm as us.”

"Huh? Really? I didn't notice."

"How old is she? Is she an adult yet?"

"To be able to enter the secret realm, they must be adults. They probably just look young and have a youthful face; their real age might be a bit older than ours," Guan Yi said.

"No way……"

The three discussed their conversation as they arrived at the meeting point.

Rabbit City Cultural Grand Theater.

……

Unlike the previous volunteer exploration team, which consisted entirely of uninformed volunteers, the ones who came to the 'Special Training Secret Realm' all had prior experience exploring secret realms once or multiple times.

Moreover, most of them were geniuses who obtained purple runes, and soon became three-rune warriors, the backbone of the human race.

Therefore, there is no need to be as cautious as last time, ensuring that no one other than the four explorers in the team knows each other after entering the secret realm.

Ten days before entering the secret realm, they can gather in Rabbit City to get to know each other, meet the instructors who will be giving them special training, take a few basic courses, and expand their network.

Rabbit City vacated an entire floor of the Cultural Grand Theater for them to live and attend classes.

When the three were led to the assembly hall, they found that there were already more than a dozen people inside.

They were all young men and women, the youngest being about the same age as Guan Yi, and the oldest probably no more than 30 years old. After all, although there was no age limit for entering the 'Love Secret Realm,' older people generally wouldn't choose this special training realm.

They were close in age, but the atmosphere wasn't very good.

The dozen or so people sat in two distinct areas, with five rows of empty seats in between. They were clearly at odds, but also disliked each other.

When Guan Yi and the other two entered, all eyes immediately fell on them.

The man at the front of the group on the left stood up and asked in a relatively calm tone, "Which city are you three explorers from?"

"Tiger City." Guo Yan skillfully avoided potential trouble for Guan Yi: "What are you doing here?"

"Tiger City? Tiger City and Rabbit City aren't close. Isn't it said that people from Tiger City rarely come to participate in this secret realm?" The man frowned and reached out to tug at the wristband on his left wrist.

His movements were light yet perfectly timed, causing a deep purple-reddish secret mark on his wrist to flash by. He continued, "Hello, friends from Tiger City. I am Ouyang Yu from Dragon City. Please sit here and let's get acquainted."

"How boring." On the other side, the leading man stood up, rolled his eyes, and said, "Everyone has near-red runes, as if they don't. Everyone who comes here has some achievements in the secret realm. Are you threatening our friends from Tiger City?"

He tugged at his wristband, revealing a secret pattern of similar color: "I am Zhou Ke from Snake City. Friends from Tiger City, you can sit wherever you like, or even in the middle. Just be happy."

If the rune is close to red but not quite red, it means either you almost independently conquered the purple-difficulty dungeon, or you made a significant contribution to the red-difficulty dungeon strategy.

They are all remarkable.

Guo Yan felt a pang of emotion. Although these people hadn't yet fully digested the secret runes, their status was roughly equivalent to her father's. As long as they didn't die, they would all occupy a certain position in the Zodiac State in the future. But with Guan Yi by her side, this little Karami with the blue secret rune was quite at ease. If Guan Yi were to loosen her wristband, wouldn't she scare them to death?

So she turned to Guan Yi and asked, "Should the three of us sit in the middle, or...?"

"I think it's a good idea. Let's sit in the middle or front row. The view will be better and it will be easier to hear the lecture."

"Huh? I want to sit in the back row. Just thinking about studying gives me a headache..." Ye Huohuo murmured.

Seeing the three of them sit down in the middle, Ouyang Yu glanced at Zhou Ke with some displeasure and then sat down himself.

The two cities, Dragon and Snake, are adjacent to each other and are both relatively developed cities in the Zodiac State. They cooperate in many areas and compete in many areas, especially over the ownership of some secret realms between the two cities.

He and Zhou Ke came from two different families and had been competing with each other since childhood. However, they were always evenly matched and it was difficult to determine a winner, which fueled their deep-seated animosity.

For them, learning and further education were secondary; the more important thing was to expand their family connections. He was determined to get the positions of class monitor and team leader!
Silence returned to the lecture hall, with only Guo Yan whispering to Guan Yi about the situation in the two cities of Dragon and Snake.

Gradually, several more groups of people arrived, all choosing to sit behind Guan Yi and his companions, thus connecting the two distinct groups.

There were more than 30 people in the lecture hall. According to the registration information that Feng Rui saw, almost everyone had arrived. The number of places available for the special training secret realm is rarely filled. After all, there are only so many geniuses who can obtain purple or higher-level secret patterns in a year, and they are scattered across several special training secret realms.

At that moment, another figure walked into the lecture hall alone, immediately attracting everyone's attention, and many people showed surprised expressions.

"child?"

"No, they're just like us..."

"You were absolutely right, Guan Yi," Guo Yan said in a low voice, somewhat surprised.

The person who arrived was the little girl they had seen in the car earlier, the one holding the orange cat!

Previously, they had only caught a glimpse of her from the side, but now that they finally saw her face to face, the three of them realized that this little girl was not only petite and cute, but also had a delicate appearance like a porcelain doll, with an earring jingling in her left ear.

"Oh, everyone's almost here! Sorry I'm late, everyone."

The girl waved and walked naturally to the podium, which startled everyone. Fortunately, she said, "I am an explorer from Cat City. You can call me 'King'."

Someone from the prefectural capital? He really is a classmate.

But... Your Majesty? To take advantage?
"I'm the 'King's' exploration partner, everyone can just call me 'Meow Meow'." At this moment, the orange cat on her shoulder suddenly raised its paw and spoke in human language!

"..."

"The cat...talked?!"

"How can a cat talk?!"

"Could it be that it obtained secret runes and gained intelligence? Is there really such a being?!"

"So... this cat is also one of our classmates in this special training dungeon?!"

"The requirements have been relaxed? Don't tell me this cat also has purple secret markings!"

Everyone was amazed. The king chuckled and led the big orange cat down from the stage, sitting down in the last two empty seats in the first row, next to Guan Yi and the other two.

Seemingly used to being the center of attention, the king naturally said to Ye Huohuo beside him, "Don't touch Miaomiao casually, it's not just any cat."

Ye Huohuo, whose thoughts had been read by his hands, was not embarrassed. He just looked at the cat and the person beside him with surprise and interest.

The king then bypassed Ye Huohuo and said to Guan Yi, "Actually, we originally had another exploration partner named 'Invincible.' We are the strongest 'Invincible Meow Meow King' combination in the secret realm exploration."

But recently Invincible left the group, and Meow Meow and I are very sad. We want to find a new partner. Would you be willing to become the new 'Invincible' in our group?

What invincible Meow Meow King? Why did he just invite Guan Yi directly? Guo Yan wondered, then withdrew her surprise and scrutinized the king.

This girl doesn't seem simple at all.

Guan Yi had already sensed this.

Although he currently only possesses the same level of power as in the Kengan world, his vision and martial arts training experience, which surpasses that of a grandmaster, remain.

When Guan Yi sees a person, he can easily sense the strength of their aura and whether they pose a threat to him.

So far, the strongest martial artist he has ever met is Guo Yan's father, who has probably reached the top level of the three-pattern level and could fight eight Feng Rui.

If I were to face him now, it would be extremely difficult, and my chances of winning would be hard to exceed 30%.

As for the other people in the class, they may have the potential to become like Guo Feng, but like him, they haven't digested the secret runes yet and are all very weak.

But this little girl, 'King', is different.

Guan Yi... can't feel anything.

"Thank you for the invitation," Guan Yi said. "I don't have any plans to debut as a group at the moment."

"Alright, if you change your mind, just let me know," the king said with some regret.

"Me! How about I be 'Invincible'?" Ye Huohuo raised her hand and said enthusiastically.

"You're not good enough, you're not qualified."

"Hey?!"

The king's unequivocal refusal greatly disappointed Ye Huohuo. She sat up straight, took the orange cat off her shoulder, and placed it on the empty seat next to her.

At that moment, an elderly woman with graying hair walked in from outside the lecture hall.

(End of this chapter)