Chapter 308



308 The Most Loyal Audience!

Sofia held a thick stack of documents as she entered the lounge. She placed the documents on the conference table and said smilingly, “We don’t have any matches tomorrow and the day after. You can have free time after group training, watching battle footage and other necessary training subjects.”

“All right!” Lila wiggled her fingers and jumped excitedly while the other four first-year students were thrilled.

“Miss Sofia, can I not watch the battle footage?” Moss stopped smiling and raised his hand as he flipped through the information Sofia had just put down.

“Oh?” Sofia was surprised and asked with a hint of doubt, “Don’t you enjoy watching the footage to study your opponents?”

Suddenly, she thought of Mill, who went looking for Moss after the final match between Kyoto and Taiwu. Sofia revealed a devilish smile and asked, “What, are you meeting with a pretty girl and don’t have time to watch the footage?”

“She’s my friend from high school, Miss Sofia. You know her,” Moss changed the subject and said thoughtfully, “I’ll watch the footage, but I won’t watch all of it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Moss.

“Please don’t misunderstand, professors. I can’t spend too much time watching the footage because I prefer watching the matches in person. Also, I sometimes can’t capture the point of view and focus I want from the footage.

“The footage’s time-sensitive nature is not efficient. I can only watch them after the teachers finish editing them. Don’t worry. I can watch and discuss it with my teammates in time.”

There was something else that Moss had not mentioned. He could sense the other participants’ spiritual power within a 50-meter range and determine their approximate level by watching them battle in person.

He could also use his spiritual power to make himself feel like he was in the participants’ shoes, which could indirectly improve his combat experience.

“Hehe, I was only teasing you, Moss. Everyone is well aware of your self-discipline.” Sofia gave Moss a charming smile and spoke in a more elder-like tone, “Speaking of that high school friend of yours, she’s already taken the initiative to look for you several times.

“You should accompany her if you need to so that others won’t say that boys from Kyoto are unromantic. Don’t just study the competition. Since it’s just a part of life, you must learn to enjoy it.”

Then she turned to look at Nat, Lila, and Carolyn before looking at the other male team members. “You guys should also spend time with the girls on our team. It wasn’t easy for Kyoto to recruit pretty girls from Z City, so let’s not waste this opportunity to take them on a city tour.”

After hearing that, Nat wanted to shout, “I only want Moss to accompany me!”

However, she could only think about it since so many people were around.

“Then we…”

As soon as Shozo from the Strategy Academy spoke, Sofia interjected, “We’re here to serve our team members. As long as we don’t forget our original intention and do what we should do, I can pretend I didn’t see anything else you guys did.”

After that, she told Bishop, “I put the information on the conference table for everyone to take a good look.” Then she hurriedly left the lounge.

Bishop walked to the conference table, raised the thick stack of documents, and said, “Everyone will be free to do whatever they want after reading this information. You’ve all worked hard in today’s competition, so go back and rest well.

“The group training tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be from 9 a.m. to midnight. Please be on time, everyone.”

Bishop glanced at Moss and continued after a pause, “If anyone dislikes watching the footage as much as Moss, you won’t have to watch everything. You can decide for yourselves.

“However, everyone should give their suggestions and opinions at the team preparation meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow by what you saw in the footage or live battle.”

Moss moved to Bishop’s side and whispered, “Captain, I’ve just browsed through the material, so I’ll leave for a while. I’ll study them again when everyone has caught up.”

“Hurry up and go. Don’t keep your friend waiting.” Bishop smiled and patted Moss’s shoulder.

“All right, Captain. You seem to be overthinking, though,” with that said, Moss shook his head slightly and strode out of the lounge.

Nat looked at Moss’s receding figure and felt envious. ‘What’s wrong with me? He’s just going to meet a high school friend. Besides, it has nothing to do with me, so why would I be jealous?’

With those thoughts in mind, she could not help but shake her head.

…

On the second day, Moss entered the Shenlu Martial Arts Arena early in the morning. He sat at the place he had chosen in advance, where he could see the four rings in the center without any blind spots.

Mill and Nat were on his left and right.

Moss told Mill he would be watching the competition over the next two days and would not have time to spend with her, so she volunteered to accompany Moss.

Moss wanted to refuse, but Mill’s reason was sufficient. Mill told him she could find the best viewing position and get him into the arena early.

Meanwhile, Nat had sent Moss a message the night before, saying she had the same idea as him. She also said she wanted to watch the battle in person as it was more intuitive and effective, and she had agreed with Bishop and the professors to watch the matches with Moss to discuss tactics.

As a result, the current situation occurred. Moss had two beautiful girls, one on his left and one on his right, accompanying him to watch the matches. He stayed that way until the end of the morning’s matches.

Mill looked at the two who were heatedly discussing and said softly, “Moss, it seems inappropriate for me to be here when you two are discussing tactics. I-I’ll leave for now.”

She stood up slowly and sweetly smiled at Moss. “I’ve spoken with the security administrator, so you can come in from the same door you used in the morning.”

“I’m sorry, Mill. I’ve been so busy watching the competition all morning and didn’t have time to pay attention to you.” Moss smiled embarrassedly and changed the topic, “I know you won’t hold it against me. I’ll treat you to a big meal after the competition, okay?”

Mill nodded and looked at the duo smilingly. “You guys continue. I’ll take my leave now.”

She turned to leave gracefully immediately after.

‘Mill’s temperament is so elegant. I’m lacking in that aspect,’ Nat thought, ‘She’s also understanding and considerate. She has spent more time with Moss than I did.’ Nat’s head started to run wild again.

“Nat? Nat,” Moss called Nat softly a few times, but she did not respond, so he nudged her and asked, “What did you say about that person’s skill?”

“O-Oh, n-nothing. I-I just feel that his skill is a little bizarre.”

Nat pinched herself and muttered, “That was close. I almost left a terrible impression on Moss that I wasn’t paying attention.”

Moss replied, “Oh,” and focused on the participants’ every move in the ring. He was desperate because he wanted to do everything possible to help his team.

He did not want to leave regrets for himself, nor did he want to leave any for his second-year seniors.