The little girl’s sudden attack took Shi Ji by surprise. Her speed and strength amazed him too. The gust from her attack hit him head-on, strong enough to buffet him.
She swept in with a kick. Shi Ji pushed off hard, threw himself into a backflip, and dodged it. His toes touched down—and another blast of wind came rushing at him.
!!!
I’d already said this little goddess was fast, but she was fast enough to earn real praise. Her attacks came quick and clean, without a hint of hesitation. From her moves and expression, it was clear she was serious. She was holding back, but not by much.
“You little brat. Are you picking a fight with me on purpose?”
Dodging wouldn’t work forever. Shi Ji understood kids’ tempers all too well. As the next attack came straight at him, he stopped evading. He reached out with one hand, turned his body sideways, and blocked the blow with his arm.
Of course, the little girl’s attack didn’t end so easily. When her first kick failed, she spun around and launched another kick in midair. Shi Ji blocked that one too.
Shi Ji stood perfectly still, facing the little girl’s attacks without so much as flinching. He even kept smiling at her.
The little girl attacked again and again, but she still couldn’t break through Shi Ji’s defenses. She kept increasing the force and speed of her attacks. Though they were only trading punches and kicks, thick waves of air rolled around them, one after another.
After a while, the little girl saw that her attacks weren’t getting anywhere. At last, she stopped and backed away.
Shi Ji had no intention of picking a fight with a little girl. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have spent all that time not hitting back. He could’ve returned her blows long ago.
Still, Shi Ji had to give the little girl credit. She was strong.
“You little brat. You don’t look very old, but you hit pretty hard. I’m just asking a question—what did I do to offend you? If you don’t want to answer, fine. Why start a fight? Honestly, you’re so immature.”
The little girl held her previous pose, her hands habitually folded in front of her chest again.
“You’re Shi Ji, the Soldier Tier student who was the first to be forcibly expelled from General Star Hero Academy?” Her tone was the same as before, though it had softened a little.
Shi Ji was surprised she knew his name. Then again, he was the first. That distinction was bound to become known to the world.
Shi Ji was a straightforward person. Judging by the little girl’s attitude earlier, she didn’t seem inclined to answer his question either. So why waste words? He didn’t respond to what she’d just said. He had no intention of asking her anything, and decided to walk ahead and see if there was anyone else around.
The little girl made no move to stop Shi Ji as he passed her. Not only did she let him go, she followed behind him.
After walking a few steps, the young man stopped.
“Why are you following me? We don’t even know each other.”
The girl actually let out a cold snort.
“Hmph!”
With that face, that tiny frame, that tone, and her sweet, delicate voice, it somehow came across like she was pouting and acting spoiled.
Shi Ji didn’t say anything else. He kept walking. Time was precious to him. He still had to finish the paperwork today, or he really would have to sleep on the street tonight. He didn’t have time to waste chatting with this little girl.
Shi Ji walked on, and the little girl kept following behind him.
For a long while after that, neither of them said another word.
Even so, Shi Ji still didn’t see anyone. It made Silver Frost Academy feel like a dead city.
Everyone had their limits, and Shi Ji was starting to lose his patience.
“What the hell is this place?! Why isn’t there a single person around?!”
As he spoke, he absentmindedly slammed the thing in his hand onto the ground.
Crash!!!
“……” At the sound, Shi Ji—who’d been fuming just moments before—froze in shock. “Oh no… five hundred thousand… gone!!!”
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