Chapter 51: $188 For the Fourth Time
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations

This was Mu Fan’s first-time earning money in the PO Battle Network. He didn’t think that a random battle would attract a viewer to donate to him, nor that this viewer would leave a message and send a friend request.

Mu Fan accepted it without any hesitation.

“Big Egg!” Mu Fan heard the voice message from ‘Young Beauty Little Nuonuo’ as soon as he accepted the friend request. It was a girl’s voice which sounded sweet and excited, but Mu Fan was stunned for another reason.

“… I…” Mu Fan paused for a few seconds, not knowing what to reply. To correct her that he was actually ‘Lord Egg’? It was better if he just kept quiet.

“That’s not my name.” Mu Fan finally squeezed out a sentence, and that made Wang Nuonuo on the other end giggle out of control! This guy’s so honest, just like his mech.

“You played well! And you really followed my advice in the end when you charged at that weak chickling!” It sounded like Wang Nuonuo was praising Mu Fan, but it was full of praise for her ‘perfect predictions.’

Mu Fan couldn’t follow this girl’s train of thought, but he forced himself to continue listening for the sake of the three 188-star-coin donations that he had received.

He wanted to block the opponent’s retreat at first using his most smooth control, but he didn’t think that the mech threw out the sword by accident. He never practiced with the quick-shot rifle on the back of his mech, and Black never mentioned to him about it as well, so he planned for close-range combat to begin with. He held onto his shield and charged forward without another option. It just so happened that his mech was heavier than his opponent’s mech, and he was able to run it over by chance.

Meanwhile, in the mind of this girl who had out-of-box thoughts, his reaction out of pure instinct was a perfect planned tactic in battle.

“Savage Charge!!! Is this the name of this technique!!! I’ve never seen such a straightforward and courageous way of battle throughout my years in the PO Battle Network.” Wang Nuonuo’s voice sounded more excited as she recalled the scene earlier. It was exciting to watch! It was her style of battle!

However, his voice doesn’t fit his image. Shouldn’t he look like a tower-like ape? He should be an open-minded grown-up man with confidence in his voice as he likes to curse.

Why… Why does the voice sound so young!?

Mu Fan had no idea that the girl on the other end had her mind elsewhere already, nor did he know how to reply to the name “Savage Charge” she suggested. I can’t. I don’t want to earn this money anymore; this is more tiring than being in a battle!

“Mm… Is there anything else? If not, I’m going to continue pairing.” Mu Fan chose to give up.

“Pro, let’s go together! I… Em? You don’t want to bring me with you?!” Wang Nuonuo sounded like she was on the verge of tears. The transition from great excitement to sorrow was so natural and smooth that Mu Fan started to reflect if he had really said something that hurt her this badly.

“How could you treat a girl like this?” She couldn’t believe how dull Mu Fan was; he took the three donations that she gave, and now he wanted to go this cleanly!

“Then, how should I treat you…” Mu Fan answered softly. He didn’t want to reply at first, but he remembered that she had donated to him three times, making her almost the same as a client in the Budokan. He should treat clients with a nice attitude.

“You… You should listen to me speak, because that’s the most basic level of respect!” Wang Nuonuo’s voice was bold and confident as she had never been treated this way since she was born.

“Eh, go ahead.” Mu Fan didn’t argue as he stood in the corner and answered using his wristband.

“Pro, let’s go together! We can team up and fight 2v2s! I’ll be responsible for the long-range attacks while you charge forward for close-range combats. I think you qualify to be my partner.” Wang Nuonuo was an insensitive girl, and she wasn’t lady-like at all, which was a sharp contrast to her stunning looks in reality.

“Not going.” Mu Fan was determined to practice his movement technique today. He didn’t come here so that he could play around; there were many things going on. The interstellar pirates and the enrolment exam were lingering in his mind; he was in no mood to play.

He knew that he had to improve further based on how he felt when he was controlling the mech smoothly under the state created by Dark Respiration.

“Ugh…” Mu Fan was like Wang Nuonuo’s nemesis; she was at a loss for words twice from his answers. She pondered for a moment and pointed out her finger, directly tapping on video call.

[System Announcement: Your friend ‘Young Beauty Little Nuonuo’ is inviting you to a video call.]

Rejected! Mu Fan closed the notification without hesitation.

[System Announcement: Your friend ‘Young Beauty Little Nuonuo’ is inviting you to a video call.]

The invitation was sent again.

Mu Fan thought that this person was strange and pondered a bit before he accepted the video call.

The surrounding characters were blocked by the System in an instant, and ‘Young Beauty Little Nuonuo’, the second person to video call Mu Fan, appeared! Mu Fan’s expression didn’t change a bit when he saw a short chubby girl appear in the projection; he only thought that her glistening eyes were quite pretty.

“Mm? You character is quite handsome and very different from what I imagined you as. This is definitely not your real look, is it? Also, you don’t seem disappointed when you saw me, that’s rare!” Wang Nuonuo knew how her character looked, and she even disliked her own character! Those thick thighs and the round face… the pretty glistening eyes… This pair of eyes was the only thing that Wang Nuonuo didn’t change anything about; she was happy with her eyes.

“What about it?” Mu Fan didn’t sound friendly nor neglecting; his tone was flat and calm.

The chubby girl in the projection puffed her cheeks, making her face look even more round. Mu Fan forced himself not to laugh; he shouldn’t be too casual around strangers.

“Big Egg! There’s nobody home today! They said that they were going to host a party for me, but they ended up working on their own things. I’m so bored right now! I supported you during your battle just now; could you play a round with me for the sake of that?”

Mu Fan found it hard to keep a straight face at Wang Nuonuo who was acting cute on the other end. It wasn’t because he thought she looked ugly; rather, he felt the sincerity from her pure request. Mu Fan always had a good impression of sincere people.

Wang Nuonuo was simply trying to find some fun since she was bored, and she wasn’t going to let go of someone this interesting. Life is a drama, and you get through it by acting!

Mu Fan paused to think for a bit before speaking again. “No, I need to train, and there are important things I need to do.”

Wang Nuonuo’s character frowned in an instant as she said, looking quite upset, “Nobody cares about me at all.”

She paused and peeked at Mu Fan, and she saw that Mu Fan wasn’t moved by her words. She continued. “You won’t play with me even if I pay you?”

“Eh?” Mu Fan’s ears instantly perked up as he asked, “How much?”

“188!” In a huff, Wang Nuonuo randomly said the amount that she donated earlier to Mu Fan.

“Deal!” Mu Fan agreed with a straight face.

“You… You make me mad!” Wang Nuonuo, the little princess of Loki Heavy Industries, felt defeated as she was worth less than 188 star coins in Mu Fan eyes… What a dumb and dull mech pilot! Why should I bother getting mad with him! She was so frustrated that she almost fainted.

“Are you keeping your words?” Mu Fan decided to ignore her previous lame reason of feeling lonely and agreed to the invitation after hearing that he could make money this way.

“Of course! You are so greedy!” Wang Nuonuo said with slight anger, but it was hard to take her seriously with her chubby cheeks puffed up. She snorted, “Confirm the team invitation and come in; I’m going to start pairing.”

“Oh…”