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Chapter 36: Completing the Bounty Mission

After borrowing 20 credits from Clara, Ashura dashed to the training field, extremely excited because he had a 1,000-credit deal to close today!

After entering the training field, Ashura ran over to Warrior Class 8’s formation in high spirits and stared straight at Magina!

Magina had assumed Ashura would avoid her today, yet his gaze now made her skin crawl!

She even noticed that when the instructor announced sparring, Ashura grinned happily!

That struck Magina as odd, since Ashura had always worn a bitter face whenever he sparred with her before!

But she was not afraid of any trick of his; after all, he could not beat her anyway!

With that in mind, Magina strode confidently and followed Ashura to the edge of a spacious arena!

Ashura still smiled and said, “I practiced a new sword-based Martial Technique yesterday, so let’s test it today; you had better go all out!” As he spoke, he drew his Twin Swords!

On hearing that, Magina relaxed a little; so his delight came from a new Martial Technique!

“Let me see what this guy can really do!” she thought, then pulled the imposing Horse-Cutter Sword from her space ring!

Ashura wasted no words; he lunged with his swords, exchanged a few probing strikes, then roared, fixed on Magina, and unleashed the Tower Ascension Martial Technique!

Sword followed sword, each slash faster than the last, and his offensive surged like a tide!

Magina handled the first few strikes with ease, yet after the ninth slash she clearly felt the sword pressure grow far more ferocious!

She focused and responded; by the fourteenth slash she stopped meeting him head-on, sidestepped the descending sword, then swept the broad Horse-Cutter Sword across to force Ashura back!

Forced back, Ashura sensed his momentum drop sharply and sighed inwardly; Lan Yu had been right yesterday!

If he could not lock firmly onto the opponent, and if the opponent was faster, one missed slash would make his sword momentum plummet!

With that in mind, Ashura stopped overthinking, rolled his eyes, and shouted, “Behold my yellow-grade Martial Technique… Whoever I Glare At Gets Pregnant!” Then he charged menacingly!

Magina was stunned by his words!

It was not that she feared a yellow-grade Martial Technique, but as a young girl she instinctively felt uneasy at that technique’s name!

Therefore she held the Horse-Cutter Sword horizontally in front of her, even half-closing her eyes, not daring to meet Ashura’s gaze!

Ashura feinted a slash head-on, then spun to Magina’s rear, seemingly swinging again during the turn!

Magina instantly realized the rascal was toying with her; she spun, held her sword across, and launched a side kick at Ashura!

Unexpectedly, that kick sent Ashura flying!

While still airborne Ashura screamed, then rolled on the ground several times and lay motionless!

He kept groaning “Ouch, ouch,” and refused to keep fighting, insisting on a break!

Magina stared blankly at the prone boy, sensing something was wrong yet unable to pinpoint it!

She was sure, however, that with Ashura’s skills he should not have been sent flying by that kick!

She narrowed her lovely eyes again, scrutinizing the rogue on the ground, but still could not figure out the issue!

After lying there for a while and seeing that Magina ignored him, Ashura sulkily climbed to his feet!

The two then sparred back and forth again until the class bell rang; Ashura tried to dash out, only to have Magina seize the collar of his magic robe!

Magina said nothing and merely raised an eyebrow in warning!

Ashura straightforwardly waved his hand and said, “Alright, alright, let’s go, I’ll buy you flower tea, no big deal!”

Ashura’s sudden generosity made Magina even more puzzled; she eyed him suspiciously, and he hurried outside, quickening his pace to display his guilty conscience!

The two walked side by side toward the cafeteria, again drawing whispers from the other students; nothing could be done, a beauty’s influence was simply too strong!

Today Ashura strode to the cafeteria with his head held high, a stark contrast to his timid demeanour yesterday, whereas Magina felt somewhat embarrassed!

On the cafeteria’s second floor Ashura readily paid credits for a beauty-enhancing flower tea and handed it to Magina, who received it with a faint blush!

Ashura then said impatiently, “I bought you the flower tea, so stop bothering me, alright? If nothing else, I’m leaving!”

Without waiting for her reply he turned and headed downstairs, unaware that as soon as he left the cafeteria stairs Magina, holding the flower tea and frowning, followed behind him!

At a nearby table several female students stared in fright at their silver-haired roommate, whose beast-meat steak had already been charred black by electricity!

After leaving the cafeteria Ashura toyed with his student badge while walking; he had just informed the quest issuer that he had finished the mission and told him to meet at the lakeside park in the campus center for the exchange!

Ashura felt extremely cheerful and slightly thrilled at the thought of soon receiving 1,000 credits, a sum equal to 10 months of the academy’s stipend!

The thought made Ashura almost float with joy, yet behind him a girl sipping flower tea silently trailed him!

The hand-off site was a bench in the woods, where the foliage was thick and foot traffic sparse, a spot often used by young couples at night!

After waiting a while Ashura saw a sleazy man even fatter than Na Wei approach!

Neither spoke as they sized each other up; the newcomer looked sleazy no matter how one viewed him, with short curly brown hair, a huge face, and tiny eyes, nose, and mouth!

He wore the uniform of the Forging School, one year higher than Ashura’s grade, not the Warrior or Magician uniform!

That surprised Ashura slightly; just as he wondered how to start, the sleazy fat man spoke first: “Bro, did you take the mission? Did you bring the goods?”

Hearing that the client had arrived, Ashura did not rush to produce the item; instead he asked back, “Senior, have you prepared the 1,000 credits?”

The sleazy fat man realized he had found the right person and impatiently waved his student badge, saying, “Relax, it’s only 1,000 credits; as long as the item is right I’ll transfer it at once!”

Ashura was impressed by the man’s wealth, then, like presenting a treasure, took an object from his spatial belt and held it up for the fat man to see!

It was a lock of fiery red long hair, not many strands yet each blazing crimson like flame!

The sleazy fat man’s eyes lit up at the hair and he reached to snatch it, but Ashura pulled his hand back first!

He said coolly, “Senior, I’ve shown you the item; you asked for something personal, and this is far more precious… Magina’s hair, cut less than two hours ago, so tell me, is it good or not?”

Seeing his attitude, the sleazy fat man knew the kid wanted to hike the price, and he was not someone to be taken lightly either.

He curled his lip and said, “Who knows if it’s real; maybe you got it from another girl to fool me. Let me examine it first.” Despite his words, his eyes never left the lock of hair.

Ashura sneered at his hypocrisy and said, “Senior, you underestimate me. Ask around if you don’t believe me. Kyle of Magic Class 13 is known for honesty and integrity; how could I ruin my golden reputation over something this small!”

“I even went to the cafeteria with Magina at noon today; many people saw us, so ask around if you doubt me!”

“Besides, look at how many beatings I took to get you this hair, how much I suffered; see these wounds all over me? I risked my life for it…”

Ashura kept rambling because he knew the fat man’s own business was shady and he would not ask around, so he mixed truth with lies!

The sleazy fat man listened in shock, then impatiently cut him off: “1,200 credits… the extra 200 is your hardship fee!”

Ashura did not hesitate for a second; he handed over the hair with one hand and his badge with the other!

When the two badges touched, Ashura’s badge beeped with a notice of 1,200 credits deposited…

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