Chapter 373 - 373: Are You Still Mad?

But didn't that feel a little like tempting fate? Wise certainly thought so as he watched Soldier 11 leave for an upcoming mission.

Although she couldn't stay for the night, at least they had a bit of "fun" after returning to the video store from Starloop.

Coincidentally, this helped him avoid a crisis, as Miyabi appeared only moments after Soldier 11 had left.

When Wise walked over to greet her, he noticed Miyabi's cheeks were puffed out, clearly showing her displeasure.

Wise, of course, knew why she was acting like this.

"Miyabi, are you still mad?"

"..."

She didn't reply, remaining silent.

"Don't be mad at me, okay? I bought you a special honeydew melon."

"Mm! Ugh..."

At the mention of honeydew melon, Miyabi's eyes instantly lit up. But remembering that she was still sulking, she swallowed and remained silent.

However, her gaze was clearly drawn to the delicious honeydew melon.

With its size and appearance, it was probably very sweet and juicy...

In the end, she couldn't resist the temptation, and the two of them ate the honeydew melon together.

"Why do you want a child so much, Miyabi?"

After finishing the honeydew melon, Miyabi's mood had also calmed down, and Wise took the opportunity to ask the question that had been lingering in his mind.

"Because I want us to become a true husband and wife."

"Uh, but becoming husband and wife doesn't necessarily require a child, right? Besides, we're still so young..."

Wise looked at the serious expression on Miyabi's face, somewhat puzzled.

Then she added, "Father said we must have a child. I think he's right, but why don't you want a child, Wise? Are you not satisfied with me?" Her voice carried a hint of disappointment.

"Of course not! You're incredible, and our future child will definitely be the same," Wise said earnestly.

"Then why...?"

"Because I haven't finished dealing with my current affairs, and my life hasn't truly settled down yet. I don't want my child to be born during such an unstable time."

Wise stated his reasons in a deep voice, and Miyabi fell silent upon hearing them.

After a long while, she pursed her lips, deep in thought.

"I'm sorry, Wise. I was too irresponsible. I want to be a mother, but I haven't considered these things for the child. I'm not a qualified mother..."

"Of course you are. It's already amazing that you can consider these things," Wise said, trying to cheer her up.

"Mm. I will continue my training. When I'm qualified enough, and everything is stable, will you be willing to have children with me?" she asked, her gaze filled with expectation.

"Yes! When the time truly comes, I'll do it even without you asking."

Wise embraced Miyabi, and with that, the knot in her heart was finally untied. However, although the idea of having children had been temporarily put aside, her desire to become stronger remained.

"Wise, I want to start my physical training now."

"Now? Alright..."

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The next day, both of them woke up early. Miyabi checked her schedule for the day.

"Today, Section 6 has a New Year's conference speech. I originally wanted Yanagi to go in my place so I could watch your competition, but she refused."

'It's normal for her to refuse, right?' Wise thought.

After all, for something like this, it should be Miyabi who goes. Even if Yanagi was already the de facto Chief, she was still only a Deputy Chief in name.

"Bear with it. When you come back, I'll make you something delicious."

Wise reached out and stroked Miyabi's head, gently combing the fluff on her ears. As she enjoyed his affection, she also noticed Wise's phone.

"What is this?"

"Uh, it's the news that my fan-created comic submission was rejected..."

Speaking of which, Wise could somewhat understand Astra's feelings about getting second place in a competition for impersonating herself.

That comic was clearly his own creation. But the character design he had secretly submitted had been rejected, which was a bit too dramatic.

Miyabi nodded, only half-understanding, somewhat surprised by her man's versatility.

Later, when Wise arrived at Starloop Tower, it was already time for the semi-finals of Ridu's Got Boo, and Astra had been waiting there for quite some time.

"Oh dear, you're here, you're here. Quick, let me see the new clothes you made yesterday..."

"Why are you suddenly so eager to see the clothes? Don't you trust my design?" Wise asked, feigning offense.

"That's not it! Just show me."

Wise didn't refuse Astra's request. When he brought out the clothes, she immediately showed a satisfied expression.

"Oh, it's so cute! I think... it's fine?" she said hesitantly.

"What happened? You seem very nervous," Wise asked, somewhat puzzled, and Astra didn't hide the truth.

"The competition details have been released. Our opponent today is... I know saying this isn't good for morale, but today's opponent is a tough one..."

Seeing this, Wise was somewhat surprised.

"You're usually super confident. Why this time...?"

"You know my intuition is never wrong. Our opponent today is no ordinary Bangboo...! I can tell from its gaze in the contestant profile that it's skilled at getting to people's hearts."

"A surgeon Bangboo?"

"...Not that kind of heart-grabbing! Wait, were you joking?"

Astra suddenly realized what he meant, and Wise, seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, smiled.

"Don't worry. Eous has undergone special training, so we won't lose!"

"You have to believe me. Today's opponent absolutely cannot be underestimated!" Astra emphasized this repeatedly, which made Wise curious.

The two immediately hit it off and decided to scout out their opponent before the match.

"The name of our opponent's Bangboo is... 'Robin.' But is it the Robin who gives, or the Robin who takes?"

While Astra muttered to herself, the two found their target Bangboo in the player lounge.

To their surprise, the Bangboo could speak human language. Moreover, the aura it exuded was completely calm.

Seeing this, Astra was about to say something to Wise when she was interrupted by seemingly intentional, heavy footsteps.

A blond young man stood beside Robin, looking at them with a half-smile. Without introducing himself, he guessed that the two humans and one Bangboo were his opponents in the upcoming match.

After a series of cryptic exchanges, Astra couldn't help but speak, and the blond young man took the opportunity to turn the conversation toward Astra's identity.

Upon hearing the blond young man's slightly amused questions, Astra smiled leisurely and raised her hand to remove her sunglasses.

"I'm Astra Yao. And what about that?"

"...Miss Yao, you're truly a free-spirited person."

The blond young man hadn't expected that, with just a few sentences, the other party would drop the act completely.

"I just know that sometimes there's no need to pretend. Someone like you couldn't possibly not know who I am."

"No, with just a pair of sunglasses, I feel like you don't need to be a big shot to figure it out..."

Wise silently muttered his complaint, and upon hearing this, Astra immediately felt a little embarrassed. She reached out and tugged at his clothes.

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