Two in One, Too Lazy to Split Them Up

But she had already boasted yesterday, so she had to win this match.

Even if she only won this round today, that would be enough. As long as she won this round, not only would the dispute over her status with Cion come to a complete end, she would also receive the Trailblaze Crew's highest honor from him.

"Fine, you're good!"

For that, she would pay any price.

In Golden Man Alley, she had met the company's animal language master stationed on the Xianzhou Luofu—Lone Wolf Linden Scott.

She had learned a great deal from him.

What had impressed Stelle most was his spirit: though despicable, shameless, filthy, and willing to do anything for victory, he could afford to play and afford to lose.

So, in order to win today's match, Stelle had specifically gone out yesterday to buy an entire set of study materials as an apology for not visiting Hook for so long.

And she had deliberately given them to her right in front of Natasha.

Hook had been absolutely thrilled at the time!

She had danced around excitedly. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought she was about to tear those study materials to shreds.

Hook was probably happily studying right now.

Belobog Underworld.

"Waaah, Natasha, please, please, let me go play Aetherium Wars!" (?ω?)

Hook begged Natasha with teary eyes.

"I'm the reigning champion of this tournament! Without Hook, the match can't go on!" (?ω?)

Hook was so desperate that she had even abandoned the dignity of the leader of The Moles and resorted to acting cute.

Unfortunately, it did nothing.

"No!"

Natasha mercilessly refused Hook.

"Hook, you're still young. This is the age when you should be studying. And the Aether Spirit you used in that match clearly had a problem. That was cheating,