Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Hmm... if we're queuing normally, it'll be several days later," Camille said, clutching her phone.

"Because he has no record of defeat, the organizers will prioritize matching him with opponents who have the same record."

"Then there's no rush. I need to go to Pinocchio first to check on my businesses."

Anyway, Luca needs time to recover his mindset, and the Baku is still in his room.

Even if he does nothing, the Baku can absorb all his negative emotions, so there's no need to worry.

But I need to contact Bronya first, lest this kid withdraw from the competition before he recovers...

Thinking of this, Yan Huan was about to head towards the Taibu Si when she encountered a little girl coming towards her.

"Hello, Mr. Yan Huan."

"Huo Huo?" Yan Huan tilted her head:

"Long time no see. Is the prison still lively?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Huo Huo's smiling face immediately fell.

"Don't mention this again."

"The escape of Bu Liren and the spy planted by Elder Chiming have caused chaos in the prison, and rectification is needed everywhere."

"It's not easy for me to come out... but I'm still very happy to see Mr. Yan Huan."

"What do you want from me? Some criminal's acting like a jerk, wanting a beating?"

"No, no, no... that's not how it is."

Huo Huo looked timidly at the dark green Suiyang beside her, "Let Grandpa Tail say it."

Tail smiled faintly:

"I saw that you're coaching the contestants for the martial arts ceremony. So, I'd like you to train Huo Huo properly so she can compete in the martial arts ceremony and have a few face-to-face matches with people."

"Isn't this a better way to build courage than watching horror movies?"

"What? Let her play?"

Yan Huan's gaze swept back and forth over Huo Huo. Her first impression was that she was a frail and sickly recent college graduate who was inexperienced in the ways of the world.

Putting aside the advanced technology of martial arts ceremonies, even if they didn't have it, would you give her boxing gloves and expect her to go up and box with someone else?

"Mr. Yan Huan, what's with that expression?" Huo Huo asked timidly.

"Grandpa Tail is talking nonsense. I... I don't want to go into the ring."

"If I get punched, I'll probably cry for a long time. Waaah... I definitely won't go on stage."

"Actually, it's not impossible."

Yan Huan took a grenade from his pocket, pulled the pin, and handed it to Huo Huo.

"Just take this and throw it towards your opponent."

"?"

"Wait! Aaaaaaah!!"

Looking at the grenade with the pin already pulled, Huo Huo's face turned pale instantly, and she started tossing the grenade around excitedly.

Finally, seemingly in a moment of madness, he actually crouched down, clutching the grenade to his chest, trembling with fear.

"..."

"Actually, I'm not that cowardly."

Yan Huan broke Huo Huo apart, snatched the grenade model, and put it away.

"But you don't need to fight to build courage."

"Just deliver packages, and you'll see results if you stick with it for a month."

“A month? That won’t do.” Tail shook his head.

"This guy can't stay away from the Prison for too long right now; he just needs to play a few matches."

"Didn't you train someone? That kid named Luca... I heard he's already broken down."

"You've seamlessly joined forces with us now, is there a better time than this?"

"What are you saying, Grandpa Tail!" Huo Huo quickly interrupted, then whispered to Yan Huan:

"By the way, how is Mr. Luca? I saw on the broadcast that he could barely stand when he came off the field."

"Not bad," Yan Huan commented.

"It should take about two days to recover. I also want to take this time to go out for a walk."

"Hey, are you leaving? Aren't you planning to stay by Mr. Luca's side and give him some encouragement or something?"

"Well, it's alright, he'll figure it out," Yan Huan said confidently.

"But what if he just hasn't figured it out?"

The tail sneered:

"Maybe he's actually a coward even weaker than our Huo Huo, who'll give up after being beaten up once."

Huo Huo quickly stopped her:

"You can't say that, Tail-sama... Realizing the insurmountable gap between yourself and your opponent must be a huge blow!"

The tail was very disdainful:

"It was this guy in front of you who said at the press conference that the kid had already bought a boat ticket back to his hometown."

"I think that kid really intends to give up the game."

"You'd better get Huo Huo properly trained right now and stop thinking about him."

"Um... Mr. Luca seems to be having some psychological issues, right? Actually, we can help." Huo Huo wanted to offer Luca some assistance.

"No need." Yan Huan put her hands in her pockets.

"If he really can't make it, I'll step in."

"I still believe he can recover on his own. After all, Belloberg has so many brothers and sisters hoping he can get a good ranking."

"With his current score, he can advance to a higher rank after playing a few more games. As long as he can see Yanqing, he will have already accomplished his mission."

"Is that so..." Huo Huo scratched her head.

"How about our ghost-hunting team takes this opportunity to have a proper get-together..."

"It's been a long time since I've come out of the prison and had a proper meal with everyone."

"Okay."

Next, Yan Huan and Huo Huo found Su Chang and Gui Naifen, and they had a nice meal together at a restaurant in Jinren Lane.

The group chatted until very late.

After the party, Yan Huan received a message from Camille and returned to the Jingfeng warship.

In the players' hall, Camille anxiously said to Yan Huan in front of her:

"Luca is really depressed right now and has no energy for anything."

"I ordered him two pounds of roasted meat, hoping he'd eat something good and cheer himself up. But he..."

"Didn't you eat?" Yan Huan asked.

"They ate it all listlessly," Camille said, quite frustrated.

"……grass."

Chapter 1021 I don't think this is good

"I understand, staying here will make him forget what he's supposed to do, right?"

In the evening, Yan Huan and Camille went directly to the outside of Luca's lounge.

"In that case, let's give him a break too."

Yan Huan pushed open the door and saw Luca still sitting dejectedly on the bed, his body hunched over and his face haggard.

“Mr. Yan Huan, you don’t need to persuade me anymore, I…”

"Sigh." Yan Huan waved her hand.

"I'm not here to persuade you, I have to go to Pinocchio."

"You should stay in Belleburg for now. I'll come back and get you when I get back."

The portal slowly opened behind Luca, and Yan Huan kicked Luca inside before stepping in herself.

……

Beloberg.

Amidst the swirling snow, Luca suddenly stood up and brushed the snow off his clothes.

Just moments ago I was in the warm lounge, but now I've been suddenly thrown into the snow track, and I feel a little uncomfortable.

The athletes' lounge on the Jingfeng ship is equipped with intelligent temperature control, which adjusts the temperature to the most comfortable level, whether it is day or night.

Where is Mr. Yan Huan?

Luca shrank back, crossed his arms, and looked around.

It seemed as if he had been abandoned outside the city of Belleburg.

Following his memory, Luca quickly arrived at the city gate.

"who?!"

The Silvermane Iron Guards, responsible for defense, quickly became alert and tried to confirm Luca's identity.

"Uh...it's me." Luca waved awkwardly.

"You are……?"