Space Station · Path to the Upper Levels.
Dan Heng stared at the path ahead, his expression grave.
The ground before them was completely hollowed out, and at a glance, they could even see the metal framework and some special devices below.
"The bridge is closed?" he asked.
"Yes," Arlan nodded. "This will buy us a little more time to hold off the enemy."
"But those strange enemies can fly, right?" Bai Ming couldn't help but say. "Even if the bridge is closed, won't they still be able to get through?"
Alan turned around, about to answer Bai Ming's question, when he saw a scene that left him utterly bewildered.
Bai Ming was already squatting into a horse stance, stretching and loosening his muscles, looking as though she was doing some kind of warm-up exercises.
"What are you trying to do?" Arlan asked in confusion.
"Jump over, of course."
"Huh? No! You can just..."
Before Arlan could finish his sentence, Bai Ming dashed forward, kicked off the nearby wall—leaving a shoe print—and landed steadily on the other side.
She then turned back and waved to March 7th on the opposite side.
"Hey, March, I made it! Wait for me! I'll come back to get you!"
"G-Get me?" March 7th was taken aback.
"Yeah!" Bai Ming placed her hands on her hips and nodded proudly. "I should be able to carry you while jumping over!"
"Why are you still thinking about that?!"
"What? This..."
Alan was dumbfounded.
That kind of distance, and she just leaped over with a single kick?
What kind of physical fitness is that???
Seeing Arlan's stunned expression, Dan Heng expressionlessly reached out and patted his shoulder.
"It's better not to ask too many questions about Bai Ming."
"Otherwise, you'll just end up troubled."
"I assume there's a way to reactivate the repulsion bridge?"
"Y-Yes, there is."
Arlan hadn't quite recovered from Bai Ming's leap yet, and his hand trembled slightly as he pointed to the side.
"...Just do it like this."
Arlan's hand lightly brushed past a control device nearby, and a white passageway instantly appeared there.
"Whew—! You should've said so earlier!"
March 7th happily bounced across the passageway.
"How could this be!" came Bai Ming's lament.
"I protest, I object! The space station should get rid of things like the bridge!"
"Objection overruled~" March 7th exercised her veto power.
Dan Heng let out a light sigh and also walked across the bridge.
Alan was the last one to cross.
As he made his way over, he stared in astonishment at Bai Ming, who was playfully bickering with March 7th, and couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
"...Just what kind of person is she?"
"Huh?"
Bai Ming turned her head, replying with a smile.
"I'm Bai Ming!"
"Uh, oh..."
Alan shook his head, snapping back to reality.
Just as Dan Heng said.
Don't think too much about Bai Ming's affairs!
"I'll open the door."
Alan said this as he proactively walked to the front and began operating the device that appeared to be sealed.
Seizing this opportunity, Bai Ming quietly began organizing her belongings.
An interface, visible only to her, appeared before her eyes.
Then, Bai Ming noticed something.
Her Crystals had increased.
The last time she pulled [Lucia (Top) ☆☆☆], her Crystals should have been only 140 left.
But now, it had become 300.
Bai Ming quickly figured out why this happened.
It was because she had successfully "finessed" it.
The first time she performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with March 7th, The rating given by the system was [20/100].
But now, the number there has become [36/100].
Clearly,
the kiss when implanting the Stigmata for March 7th had made her more excited compared to the initial mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, thus earning a 16-point increase!
As for how Bai Ming distinguished this, it's because the system listed all the events where Crystals were obtained.
[Kissing March 7th]
[36/100]
[Fighting handsomely in front of March 7th]
[13/100]
[Teasing March 7th]
[7/100]
Each event is clearly marked, very much like
It's just like a bunch of uncompleted game trophies.
But this actually piqued Bai Ming's interest.
It's all about the grind!
And what she's grinding for is something she loves the most.
As a Level 60 Traveler and a Level 88 Captain, she knows exactly how satisfying each step of progress feels.
However, more than that...
Bai Ming is more focused on the Crystals in the upper right corner.
Hehehe—
It's 300 now!
300 > 280!
Time to pull!
The idea is all about that single pull for a miracle! 280 Crystals for a thrill!
But just at that moment, March 7th's voice came through.
"What are you doing?"
March 7th leaned in closer, following Bai Ming's line of sight.
"It feels like you're looking at something...but there's clearly nothing there. You were like this earlier too."
March continued looking where Bai Ming was looking with confusion as she continued talking.
"While talking with Arlan, you suddenly stomped your feet and said, 'I'm not playing anymore.'vYou couldn't be playing some kind of game, could you?!"
March 7th's eyes lit up as she reached this conclusion.
"Let me play too!"
"Huh?!"
There's no way she could let March 7th find out what she was doing.
Earning Crystals by using a girl—that's just too shameless!
At the very least, let me earn enough Crystals for a 10-pull before thinking about anything else!
"Nothing of the sort."
Bai Ming spread her hands, forming a cross shape.
"See? Do I look like I have any game with me?"
"..."
March 7th pouted.
"Alright, it really doesn't look like you do."
"But if you come across anything fun, don't forget about me!"
"Fun things, huh..."
Bai Ming muttered March 7th's words and suddenly thought of something.
That is—mystical gacha pulling!
Since March 7th gives off such a strong vibe of being a "Fated Encounter"...
"March!" Bai Ming waved to March 7th, signaling her to come closer.
"What is it?"
After March 7th approached, she asked with a puzzled look.
Bai Ming smiled and replied: "Nothing much, just lend me your hand!"
"Lend you my hand?"
"Mm!"
While responding to March 7th, Bai Ming took her hand and raised it upward.
"I feel like you're the kind of girl with really good luck!"
"So—!"
"Lend some of it to me!"
Together with March 7th's hand, she gently pressed the gacha button.
Crystals -280!
The result of this pull then appeared before Bai Ming.
[Congratulations on obtaining: Rowland (Bottom) ★★★★]
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