Chapter 314



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Nora raised her eyebrows and looked at the man.

He was still smiling at her ingratiatingly.

An amused Nora asked, “Do you know Big Sister?”.

The man nodded. “Not only do I know Big Sister, but I also know the Big Brother of Irvin Martial Arts School, do you want to meet him?”

Nora: “…”

If it weren’t for her earlier statement, she might have been fooled by him.

Her lips curved into a smile and she asked, “How are you going to let me meet Big Brother?”

The man excitedly explained, “We’ve invited Big Sis. The Quinn School of Martial Arts has announced that Big Sister will participate in the tournament and take back what belongs to her: the title of champion. Since Big Sister is here, we will do our best as hosts.”

He looked around, lowered his voice and pointed to a nearby room. He said, “Big Sister is resting there! Give me another three thousand dollars and I’ll let you take a picture with her.”

Nora: “!”

“It’s not entirely impossible if you want an autograph too…”

Seeing that the man wouldn’t stop talking, Nora was about to refuse when suddenly she heard a voice charged with suppressed emotion coming from behind her. The voice said, “I will pay you!”.

Nora: “?”

She looked behind her to see a light-skinned teenager approaching, dressed in black and wearing a black mask.

The young man was a bit thin. He was approaching in a hurry, as if he feared he wouldn’t be able to meet with Big Sister if he was too late. He grabbed the man’s arm and said, “If you take me to Big Sister, I’ll give you 15,000!”

The man who was talking to Nora fell silent after hearing what he said.

After a momentary pause, he said with a smile, “No problem! However, we have to agree on something first: you can’t talk about the martial arts tournament when you meet Big Sister…. Besides, Big Sister doesn’t like people getting too close to her. She also doesn’t like to talk too much.”

“So what does she like?” the teenager asked.

The man casually made up a lie. “She likes to sleep.”

The teenager: “…”

Nora: “…”

The man paid no more attention to Nora. Instead, he pulled the boy forward and asked, “Have you transferred the money to me?”.

“Yes, I have, where is Big Sister?”

“…”

So where did that dumb but rich guy come from?

Nora shook her head. She rounded the corner and walked around to the other side.

She pushed a heavy door open. As soon as she opened it a little, the noise from inside reached her. It was so deafening that it made his temples throb.

After pushing the large metal door a little and sliding inside, the door slowly closed on its own.

It was then that Nora finally got a clear view of the situation.

It was no exaggeration to say that the place was packed with people. In front of her was a sea of heads turned away from her. It was hard to tell what material the room was made of, but it had excellent soundproofing.

No one would ever think that a martial arts tournament would be held in the basement of an unremarkable New York office building.

The lights were so bright that it seemed like daytime.

There were buffet tables with plenty of food around, but just like in tourist destinations, the prices were much more expensive than the usual places outside.

Nora looked around and discovered that there were eight wrestling rings in the arena. Bouts were currently taking place in all eight rings.

As she looked around, a staff member suddenly approached her and asked, “Are you here to watch or to compete?”

Nora showed him her wristband and replied, “I’m here to compete.”

The staff member nodded immediately. “Okay, follow me backstage, all the contestants are getting ready there.”

“…Oh,” Nora said.

She followed the staff member and made her way through the crowd. Soon they reached backstage. The staffer entered her contestant number into the computer system and said, “Tonight you have two bouts. The first is at seven o’clock. After the first one, you’ll have time to rest before the second one starts. Will you rest for an hour or?”.

Even through the mask, the staff member could tell it was a woman, and a graceful figure to boot. Therefore, he was exceptionally kind to her.

“… Two minutes, I guess,” Nora replied.

She just needed to wash her hands after the encounter, didn’t she?

The staff member: ″?”

After the momentary surprise, he said, “You shouldn’t be too confident young lady!”.

Nora asked, “Who am I going to fight?”.

Seeing that she was insistent, the staff member didn’t make things difficult for her. He looked at the fight schedule and replied, “You will be fighting someone named Reno Tired in your first fight. He’s in the renovation industry now, but he was also a martial artist in the past.”

“…Oh,” Nora said.

It turned out that they were all very casual in their aliases.

She asked, “What about the second encounter?”

“He’s also a newcomer. His name is ‘Milk Lover’.”

Nora: “…”

She suddenly asked, “How can I get a meeting with the Senior Brother of Irvin Martial Arts School?”

As soon as she said that, the staff member gasped. “How is it possible for a little newcomer like you to challenge the biggest boss right away?”

Nora was a little confused. “What do you mean?”

The staff member frowned. “Haven’t you looked at the rules of the tournament?”

Nora shook her head.

The staff member held her forehead. But considering she was a girl, she patiently explained, “All the contestants are divided into classes. There are six classes in total, and they range from A to F. People like you, who have just registered, belong to class A. You can only move to class B when you win ten matches. After you win another ten matches in class B, you will move to class C, and so on. When you reach class F, there will probably be less than twenty people left. Big Brother was the champion ten years ago, so he starts from Class F immediately. Those who were between second and tenth ten years ago start from Class E…. Also, you are not allowed to challenge anyone beyond your class.”

Nora: “????”

What the fuck, did that mean he had to fight first in sixty matches if he wanted to fight Irvin Martial Arts School’s Big Brother?

What a waste of time to sleep!

Nora was very frustrated, terribly so.

Seeing that she had stopped talking, the staff member advised her, “You can eat something to cushion your stomach first, so that you won’t run out of energy when your match starts. Food is free for all contestants. I wish you the best.”

“… Okay,” Nora said.

She walked out from backstage and headed to the dining section at the front.

She had just glanced at the fight schedule. One could only fight in a maximum of two bouts a day. In addition, victory was determined by removing the opponent’s mask. Severely injuring one’s opponents was not recommended. One was expected to exercise the integrity and virtue of a martial arts practitioner.

At such a rate, this meant that it would take at least a month to meet the Senior Brother of the Irvin School of Martial Arts….

That was too long!

Nora was very upset. She wanted to eat some pieces of cake, but as she approached, she suddenly saw a tall, familiar-looking figure carrying an adorable little girl in the distance. Although they were both wearing masks, how could she not recognize her own daughter?

They were… Justin and Cherry?

Her eyebrows drew together…. As soon as he got closer, he saw a staff member suddenly approach Justin. He called out, “Big Brother…”

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