Life is always full of accidents, and for some people, the number of accidents is extraordinarily high.
Although as the official 'protagonist' defined by The Stars, Chen Kong's growth is destined to be full of bumps and hardships.
But when coincidences appear time and time again, it will always cause a segment of the audience to feel 'annoyed'.
Especially for Chen Kong's fans.
Because in their view, these so-called 'accidents' shouldn't have happened at all.
They feel that the production team of The Stars forcibly arranged the plot for the sake of a so-called 'plot twist'.
It gives them the feeling that Chen Kong is just a marionette, manipulated at the whim of others.
'Everyone else can buy badges, but only Chen Kong gets deliberately troubled. Is this right?'
'Another, another, another accident. Why is Chen Kong's life always full of accidents?'
'Honestly, this kind of plot is fine once or twice, but manufacturing plot twists like this every time is truly boring.'
What is a plot twist?
The essence of a plot twist is to be unexpected.
And just when the dimensional audience thought Chen Kong's current predicament was another deliberate arrangement by The Stars' production team, the camera shifted to a reception room that Chen Kong couldn't see.
"So... this is the good show you wanted me to see?"
Gon looked at Chen Kong being troubled by the Gold-Tooth Tower Guardian, Zhang Hao, in the training arena, and his brow furrowed.
He knew this Tower Guardian, Zhang Hao. He was a fellow who was slightly scheming but generally followed the rules.
Yet today, such a timid and cowardly fellow was playing the game of 'sitting on the price.' Wasn't he afraid of being investigated by those above?
One must know that Evil Path Wealth Martial Artists were called that because their existence undermined the 'credibility' that the Tower of Wealth Martial Arts had worked so hard to establish.
And 'credibility' was precisely what the Tower of Wealth Martial Arts valued most.
Although sitting on the price could yield significant short-term profit, in the long run, it would seriously damage the foundation of the Tower of Wealth Martial Arts.
Therefore, any Evil Path Wealth Martial Artist who was discovered would not only be driven out of the Tower but also permanently blacklisted, making it impossible for them to move freely within Martial Arts City. Few dared to take the risk.
However, even though Gon had already sensed that something was amiss, he genuinely didn't have many ways to deal with Zhang Hao.
Because the standard for an Evil Path Wealth Martial Artist was the illegal collection of 'unjust wealth'.
But the current Zhang Hao hadn't collected any money from Chen Kong.
And Chen Kong, after hearing Zhang Hao's words, hadn't handed over the money he originally intended to use for the Martial Arts Badge.
So, factually speaking, what Chen Kong was currently facing was just a normal Martial Arts Badge challenge.
But this was only the surface...
"If I recall correctly, when you, Tendo, came to challenge the Tower of Wealth Martial Arts three months ago, your opponent was Zhang Hao, right?"
After a moment of thought, Gon suddenly asked abruptly.
In response, Tendo, who was sitting on the sofa, laughed, much like the New Federation dignitaries who sat in the VIP room watching the Prequel of the Stars' assessment in the first season. "I think so."
You think so...
Looking at the smiling Tendo, Gon felt as if there was a hidden meaning in his words.
Because if all of this was Tendo's subtle orchestration, then everything made sense.
Given Zhang Hao's personality, he would definitely not risk being 'fired' for collecting a trivial bit of extra money.
He was likely just looking for an excuse to severely punish Chen Kong, who was also a Child of the Stars.
Thinking of this, Gon looked again at Tendo's eyes, which were concealed by a black eye-band.
And for Tendo, with his Star Eclipse Heavenly Eyes that could see the future, he must have already seen everything that happened today, so...
With just a simple thought, Gon suddenly felt like he had grasped something.
Because he had once used his position's convenience to investigate some intelligence regarding the Prequel of the Stars.
This included information about both Tendo and Chen Kong.
Among this intelligence, what he remembered most vividly was that Chen Kong had faced multiple crises, yet Tendo always managed to appear in time.
In similar situations, once is a coincidence, twice is luck, but three, four times... is absolutely not an accident.
"Why are you so focused on him?"
"He's just a bottom-ranked Child of the Stars, and his talent isn't top-tier..."
In response to Gon's words, Tendo, sitting on the sofa, spoke with profound meaning: "Because of a possibility, I suppose..."
"A possibility?"
"Mhm."
Tendo suddenly put down his juice, stood up, and looked at Chen Kong below the window.
"A possibility... that I find interesting."
"Merely interesting?"
Looking at Gon, who suddenly became serious, as if he had realized something, Tendo suddenly smiled.
He answered with a seemingly casual, yet utterly domineering tone: "What else would it be?"
"...You're right. For you, merely being interesting is enough. After all, things that can interest someone like you... are rare."
During their conversation, Caroline on the side appeared completely calm.
It was as if these words were completely unimportant to her.
Or perhaps she had already figured out what was happening but was unwilling and uninterested in interfering with any of Tendo's decisions.
As for what consequences Tendo's 'interest' might cause, or whose future might be changed, Caroline simply did not care.
After all, her world... had no place for these people.
Although the dialogue between Tendo and Gon was rather cryptic, quite a few dimensional viewers on Site 13 still understood some hidden information from it.
For instance, Chen Kong's string of bad luck over the past few seasons.
Perhaps they weren't accidents, but rather the deliberate arrangements of certain people.
'So... the reason Chen Kong is so unlucky is that Tendo is secretly pulling the strings?'
'My goodness, it seems that's exactly what's going on.'
'A possibility? What secret does Chen Kong hold?! I'm so curious!'
'Does anyone remember the first episode of the first season? Back then, everyone looked down on Chen Kong, but only Tendo said he was very special. For Tendo to admit his special nature means Chen Kong is not simple.'
'I feel like Tendo's character setting is about to update. He seems to be moving further and further down the path of a mastermind BOSS.'
'What is it about Chen Kong that makes Tendo so focused on him? I don't see anything.'
'Zhang Hao is just a tool, right! Being used as a gun by Tendo without even knowing it!'
As the dimensional audience continued to analyze Tendo's arrangements, the Martial Arts Badge challenge belonging to Chen Kong in the training arena... began.
At this moment, Chen Kong was unaware that the accidents he faced were not true accidents.
They were the result of a certain person's meticulous design.
Of course, purely judging from the outcome, this 'accident' would be more beneficial than detrimental to Chen Kong.
The only price he had to pay was to be beaten up quite badly.
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