Chapter 697
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Chapter 697: The Punishment of the Warrior Princess
“Isn’t it just an arm-wrestling match?”
“What’s going on? You’re about to tear down the house?!”
Lin Qiye frowned as he looked at the fox girl in front of him, his eyes filled with seriousness.
At this moment, under the enhancement of the “Starry Night Dancer” state, his own strength had already surpassed that of others in the same realm. However, even with all his might, he still couldn’t budge the fox girl’s wrist in the slightest.
Opposite him, the fox girl narrowed her golden-yellow eyes. The affection and smile that had been on her face when facing Hoshimi Shouta had completely vanished, replaced by a cold and indifferent authority.
The demoness that Hoshimi Shouta spoke of had now retracted her playful facade, exuding an innate pride and dominance!
She was a warrior princess!
Seeing that pure strength could not overcome the warrior princess, Lin Qiye raised his left hand and suddenly gripped the hilt of the knife at his waist!
Clang—!!
The long knife was drawn.
The fifth of the Kotsu Nine Knives, “Black Rope.”
In the void, a massive black knife projection coalesced, tilting downward, the back of the blade roaring like a mountain as it slammed toward the warrior princess seated in front. The outer wall of the house was instantly torn apart, and a howling wind rushed into the room, sending debris rolling.
The thin crimson feather coat on the warrior princess fluttered in the wind. She had already seen the “Black Rope” projection flying toward her from the side, yet she showed no surprise. Her left hand slowly lifted, and she pressed it against the back of the blade with her bare hand!
Boom—!!!
The “Black Rope” projection was forcibly halted the moment it touched her palm. That delicate jade hand easily blocked the blade projection that was several times larger than herself. Then, she retracted her hand into a fist and struck down on the blade projection in an instant.
A dull thud echoed as invisible ripples of air exploded from between her fist, knocking Hoshimi Shouta, who was hiding in the distance, off his feet. At the same time, the “Black Rope” projection shattered into pieces!
The warrior princess’s golden vertical pupils fixed on Lin Qiye, her eyes narrowing with a smile as she spoke, “Do you have any other tricks? If not, I might just win.”
Lin Qiye’s brows furrowed tightly.
The warrior princess’s strength far exceeded his expectations. He had thought that with the “Black Rope,” he could turn the disadvantage around, but he never expected that she could shatter the “Black Rope” projection with one hand. Although he hadn’t used all his strength in that strike, if he had, the entire street would likely have been affected, and he still might not have won against the warrior princess.
He did have other means, but summoning Mumu to bombard the warrior princess with missiles seemed unnecessary; after all, this was just a game.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Qiye helplessly closed his eyes. “In this round, I lost.”
As his words fell, the aura around the warrior princess gradually receded. She released Lin Qiye’s hand, the authority and pressure on her face fading away as she smiled and spoke while sitting on the tatami mat:
“Then, you will need to accept my punishment…”
Lin Qiye nodded. “I accept the loss.”
Seeing this, Hoshimi Shouta suddenly sat up from the ground and rushed in front of the two, stammering to Lin Qiye:
“You, you… how did you lose?!”
“I really can’t win against her,” Lin Qiye sighed.
“Then… then you two…”
Hoshimi Shouta turned to look at the warrior princess, who was silently smiling with a teasing expression, his ears turning red. For some reason, an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.
He clenched his teeth and said nothing, not even taking the “warrior princess” with him, and directly ran out of the room, not knowing where he was headed.
Lin Qiye looked at the warrior princess in confusion.
“What’s going on?”
“It’s nothing.” The warrior princess watched Hoshimi Shouta storm out in a huff, her lips curling into a wide smile, seemingly in a very good mood. “Now, I must announce the details of your punishment…”
“You can go ahead.”
“Your punishment is…”
…
Outside the house.
Amiya Seihui looked at the house that was already riddled with holes, lost in thought.
This house was rented by him!
How could a game escalate to this extent?
How much would it cost to repair this level of damage? He didn’t know how much of the money he had worked hard to earn as a host would be left after fixing the house.
Amiya Seihui suddenly realized that ever since he met Lin Qiye, the money in his wallet always seemed to disappear inexplicably…
Just then, Hoshimi Shouta suddenly burst out of the house, running away without looking back, startling Amiya Seihui.
“Shouta…”
Amiya Seihui opened his mouth to call him back, but the other party completely ignored him.
In a short while, Hoshimi Shouta had vanished from his sight.
Hoshimi Shouta ran down the small path, head down, crossing three streets in succession until he reached the “T” intersection by the coast, where he finally slowed down.
On the other side of the empty road was a beach, and beyond that was the vast blue sea, with white waves crashing onto the shore, making a soft sound.
After pausing for a moment, he took a step forward and slowly walked onto the beach, sitting down by the sea.
He stared blankly at the ocean in front of him.
He didn’t know what was wrong with him, nor did he understand why he had acted in such a way. Losing a game meant accepting punishment; there was nothing wrong with that. But once he thought of the “punishment” involving the warrior princess and Lin Qiye, an indescribable pain welled up in his heart.
Anger? Resentment? Sadness?
This complex and chaotic emotion was something he had never experienced before.
Clearly, he hated that demoness who would tease him at every turn, who was always so disheveled and would hit him on the forehead with a pipe to make him call her “sister.” But why…
Once he was no longer her only one, why did his heart hurt so much?
Hoshimi Shouta hugged his knees, sitting by the sea, watching the tides rise and fall. He didn’t know what Lin Qiye and the warrior princess were doing, nor did he want to know. He just wanted to escape this world, as far away from that demoness as possible.
At that moment, a figure slowly approached from behind him.
Hoshimi Shouta looked up and saw Lin Qiye, momentarily stunned. “You… so fast?”
“?” Lin Qiye looked at him in confusion. “What are you talking about? I’m here to fulfill my punishment.”
“Punishment?”
“My punishment is… to tie you up, strip you, and throw you onto the warrior princess’s bed.” Lin Qiye’s expression was somewhat subtle as he grabbed the dazed Hoshimi Shouta, helplessly saying, “I know this is a bit abrupt, but this is my punishment task; you… should cooperate a bit!”
With that, he hoisted Hoshimi Shouta onto his shoulder and dashed back toward the house!
One minute later.
Hoshimi Shouta was thrown into a bedroom, and Lin Qiye locked the door behind him, swaying as he walked out.
The stripped Hoshimi Shouta stood confused inside the door, slowly turning his head to see the warrior princess, who had somehow put on the uniform bought that morning at the adult store, looking enticing. She smiled as she walked up to him, gently lifting his chin with her fingertip, leaning in close to his ear, and softly saying:
“Did Shouta get jealous today?”
“Jealous? Jealous of what?” Hoshimi Shouta smelled the fragrance on the warrior princess, his cheeks turning red as he abruptly turned his head away, his heart racing, “I didn’t!”
“How dishonest.” The warrior princess smiled slightly, wrapping her arms around Hoshimi Shouta. “Remember, Shouta, your sister will always be just your sister…”
