Chapter 4 Underground Fighting Arena
Lin Yi frowned slightly, looking at Rei Miyamoto's mysterious look, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
He followed Miyamoto Rei's footsteps, walked through the campus paths, and came to a remote corner.
What appears in front of you is an old small building, with traces of time mottled on the wall, as if telling countless stories.
As soon as he stepped into the door of the small building, a burst of noise filled Lin Yi's ears.
There were fierce duels, cheers from the audience, and occasional applause and cheers.
Lin Yi turned to look at Miyamoto Rei, his eyes full of doubts and curiosity: "What is this place?"
Miyamoto Rei looked at Lin Yi's reaction with a proud smile on her lips.
Her eyes flashed with excitement, and she explained in a low voice: "This is our school's underground fighting arena, and some students usually compete here."
As Rei Miyamoto finished speaking, a trace of surprise flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.
He didn't expect that in this seemingly peaceful campus, there would be such a violent underground fighting ground hidden.
He looked around curiously and saw a fenced-off fighting area in the center of the field, surrounded by rows of seats filled with enthusiastic spectators.
Before Lin Yi could speak, Rei Miyamoto took his hand and walked quickly towards the source of the shout.
A few minutes later, they came to an iron door.
As soon as Rei Miyamoto opened the door, the noise inside the venue instantly surged out, causing Lin Yi's ears to buzz, causing him to rub his ears involuntarily.
The eyes of several students by the door were attracted, and when they saw Miyamoto Rei appearing, their eyes showed a bit of curiosity and surprise.
Several girls immediately gathered around and started chatting animatedly with Miyamoto Rei.
"Li, why did you suddenly show up? Didn't you say you wouldn't participate before?" A girl asked in a joking and reproachful tone.
"That is to say, Li, when you were away, our club was severely suppressed by the Kendo Club and the Karate Club. The president is very worried about this." Another girl added, with a worried look on her face.
Amidst the noise of this group of girls, Rei Miyamoto's originally cold face began to lose its bearings.
Miyamoto Rei secretly cast a look for help at Lin Yi who was standing aside, hoping that he would come to the rescue and help her get out of this embarrassing situation.
Lin Yi understood in his mind and coughed twice to attract everyone's attention, "Ahem, can someone please explain to me what activities are going on here?"
The girls immediately turned their eyes to him curiously and began to look up and down.
"Li, who is this?" One of the girls winked mischievously and guessed, "Can't he be your new boyfriend?"
Miyamoto Rei's face turned slightly red, and she hurriedly waved her hand to clarify: "Don't talk nonsense, he is just a new classmate. I just brought him to school to familiarize himself with the environment."
Seeing her friend speak so freely, Miyamoto Rei felt annoyed and really wished to sew her mouth shut with needle and thread.
After all, they all knew that her real boyfriend was Jing Haoyong.
If this kind of joke reaches his ears, it will cause misunderstanding, which will be troublesome.
After listening to Rei Miyamoto's explanation, the playful expressions on the faces of several girls became even more intense. They looked at Lin Yi frequently, as if evaluating his physical charm.
"Li, please stop hiding it. If you don't chase such a handsome boy, I will take action." A girl teased, causing a burst of laughter.
Lin Yi tilted his head slightly, his ears seemed to be picking up the sounds around him.
He looked at the whispering girls with some helplessness, and was surprised at their gossiping ability.
Miyamoto Rei noticed Lin Yi's expression and her heart tightened.
She realized that those girls' jokes might have been overheard by Lin Yi, so she quickly stepped forward and dismissed the group of girls. After this episode, Rei Miyamoto turned to Lin Yi with an apologetic smile on her face.
She gently pulled his sleeve and motioned for him to squeeze toward the front of the crowd with her.
Arriving at the front of the crowd, Lin Yi's eyes were attracted by the two fighters in the field.
The girl on the left has eye-catching purple hair. She is wearing the Tatefujimi Academy uniform. She is holding a wooden sword in her hand and standing in an offensive posture.
Lin Yi recognized at a glance that this was one of the heroines in this story—Bujima Saeko.
Her fighting ability is unparalleled among the entire protagonist group, and her sword skills make her invincible.
Opposite her was a boy who was fully equipped with protective gear. He was holding a long gun. Although he had a certain advantage in weapons, he showed obvious cowardice when facing Busujima Saeko and could only take a defensive stance.
Following the referee's order, Busujima Saeko was the first to attack. Seeing this, the boy quickly lowered the tip of the gun and tried to stab Saeiko Busujima's chest with lightning speed.
But Busujima Saeko seemed to have already understood his intention, and he easily avoided this fatal blow with a light body move.
The boy's attack failed, and Busujima Saeko took this opportunity to swoop the wooden sword in her hand from bottom to top, accurately hitting the boy's shoulder.
The powerful impact knocked the boy back more than three meters. If he were not protected by protective gear, this blow would have seriously injured his shoulder blade.
The whole battle was short but fierce, and the onlookers once again burst into thunderous applause and cheers.
Lin Yi looked at Busujima Saeko's calm and confident figure and was deeply impressed by her strength.
Lin Yi looked around and couldn't help laughing.
The atmosphere here is quite similar to that of the Colosseum. Students gathered around to watch the fighting competitions, as if they were watching exciting life-and-death duels.
There were even a few students in the audience carrying snacks to sell among the crowd, adding a lively atmosphere to the game.
Suddenly, Saeko Busujima's gaze passed through the crowd and fell on Rei Miyamoto in the audience.
With a smile, she invited Miyamoto Rei to fight: "Miyamoto-san, do you want to come up and compete?"
This invitation immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding students.
"It seems that Miyamoto-san's prestige among students is really high." Lin Yi observed the expressions of the people around him and felt a little surprised.
In the original animation plot, he did not realize that Rei Miyamoto had such a high level of intimidation, which made him wonder if there were some changes in the world that he was unaware of.
The girl next to him seemed to be aware of Lin Yi's confusion and took the initiative to explain to him: "Of course, Rei is the top player in our club. If it weren't for Komuro Takashi's matter, Rei would have gone to the national competition long ago."
Through this girl's narration, Lin Yi gradually understood Miyamoto Rei's past.
Since entering this high school, Miyamoto Rei has quickly become the star player of the club with her outstanding spear skills.
In this arena, she fully demonstrated her strength in just three months.
Except for Busujima Saeko's extraordinary fighting ability, the main players of other clubs all seemed powerless in front of Miyamoto Rei.
However, about a year ago, a conflict arose between Rei Miyamoto and Takashi Komuro, which led to her gradually fading away from the arena.
This makes many people feel regretful, because everyone is very much looking forward to seeing Rei Miyamoto's outstanding performance in the fighting field again.
Miyamoto Rei interrupted the girl's next narration. Although she said it didn't matter, Lin Yi still noticed something from the subtle changes in her expression.
Obviously, there is a complicated connection between Miyamoto Rei's retirement and Komuro Takashi.
When she explained to Busujima Saeko that today she was just bringing Lin Yi to familiarize herself with the school environment, Busujima Saeko had an obvious look of disappointment on her face.
(End of chapter)