Journey to the Heavens with a Punch

Chapter 61 Invitation

The neon lights are flickering, and the high-rise buildings and the busy traffic show the lively city at night.

People return to the nature of beasts at night, indulge themselves, and indulge in wine and sex.

How prosperous and harmonious...

However, metal bats don't think so.

Everything has two sides, just like the front and back of a coin.

However, although the front and back of the coin are printed differently, they are still coins.And what about the dark places in this world?But not necessarily.

He rubbed his wrist, which he just took off the bandage, and felt a little inflexible when he moved, which should be the reason why he hadn't healed yet.

Walking on the street illuminated by warm lights like daytime, the metal bat felt the hustle and bustle of the passing people and the hustle and bustle of the world, and silently put away his spare weapon after the bat was broken - the swing stick and put it on his waist .

Today is not about carrying out missions to fight monsters. There should be no urge to fight. Putting away weapons can effectively achieve this.

He thought to himself.

Speaking of fighting monsters... I heard that during the two days I was hospitalized, a major earthquake occurred in the Heroes Association?

Thinking of this, Metal Bat took out the communicator provided by the association and clicked on the homepage of the Heroes Association.Sure enough, many names were missing from it.

For example, the second and third positions of the S-rank have become blank... Hey, Mr. King and Zombie Man are gone, and the newcomer Night Blade is also... Even the devil-modified Genos.

What the hell is going on, why is there no pattern or sign at all.

The metal bat twisted his neck. What annoyed him the most was that a big event happened but only he didn't know about it.

damn it……

However, the association called yesterday and said that it was going to raise wages and rewards, which is considered a good thing.

It seems that the departure of those heroes has something to do with this, but the S-level heroes should not be poached so easily by pure money, right?
Judging from the way of keeping quiet and raising wages this time, it seems that the association is at a disadvantage and is at a disadvantage?
The metal bat only thought about it for a while and stopped thinking about it.

To be honest, he was just watching the fun, so what did these things have to do with him?

He wished for a higher salary increase so that he could buy more things for Qianzi.

It's just... the association's recent problems are really big... Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.

As Metal Bat thought, the purpose of his coming here was to meet an old friend.

The reason is that it comes from the hospital bill.I don't know why, but the total price of the hospital bills for these two days of hospitalization has reached half a year's salary after the salary increase, which is really a huge sum of money for him who has no savings.

Qianzi is going to take piano class recently, and has to buy clothes for the season, and next semester will be junior high school...

Thinking of this, the metal bat gave him a headache. If he hadn't learned how to fight well since he was a child, how could he worry about his sister's living expenses...

It's a pity that he only knows how to fight. Although he rarely meets opponents in fights, he can't do some things.

The daily life of some old friends who are about to meet, and morality tells him not to do things.

Metal Bat knows that although his abilities as a hero are like a kingly manga, he is not a kingly manga protagonist after all.

He felt that the result this time would most likely come back empty-handed, but he still had to give it a try. People always change. What if that guy is a serious person now...?

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked at the brightly lit night singing and dancing parties and the crazy and joyful people who opened the party hidden in the downtown area in front of him.

Arrived.

Z city red light district.

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"Hey... Isn't this the ghost tile that was the top salt in the seasoning market back then?"

A middle-aged man hugging two beautiful prostitutes shook his head at the metal bat in front of him: "Long time no see...Now, shouldn't it be time to call you an S-class hero metal bat?"

"What's the matter, what are you doing here today? Could it be that you figured out what happened back then..."

The metal bat looked at the middle-aged man in front of him calmly and said, "Ghost-eyed Buddha, I'm here to find that guy. I have something to do."

Ghost Eye Buddha is that fat middle-aged man. He was a little surprised when he heard the words of the metal bat. He pulled his hand out of the chest groove of the woman beside him, and took out a communicator from his pocket to play with it. : "No, why are you looking for him? You refused my invitation like that back then, so what are you going to do now? That guy is not as talkative as I am..."

Metal Bat naturally knew what Ghost-Eyed Buddha meant. He still had a bit of a grudge about his refusal to be his deputy two years ago, but now Metal Bat came back here to find the person with whom he had always been at odds.

Although Ghost Eye Buddha valued the metal bat very much and treated him sincerely despite his mafia boss attitude, he was quite critical of the fact that the metal bat came back two years later and asked to find that guy.

"I'm not going to do things for that guy, but I heard that he has a lot of spare money recently, and I'm a little tight... I've already contacted him before, so you should just say it and let me go."

The words of the metal bat stunned Ghost Eye Buddha for a moment, then pouted, tapped the communicator twice, and notified the people behind to let him go: "Come to ask that guy for money? Really, you two are really crazy ..."

"However, if you figure it out, you can still come to me, and I will treat you like a brother." He said solemnly at the end of the sentence.

"Thank you so much." Metal Bat shook his head with a smile and walked over.

Although knowing that these guys are almost bound together by such things as interests and strength, compared to those in the Heroes Association, Metal Bat is still more used to getting along with them.

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"Well, it really is here..."

Standing in midair, Chen Ye muttered to himself when he saw the figure of the metal bat, and disappeared instantly.

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[まやかしのnight desire が drop る (the night full of desire is so hypocritical). ]
Lively and intense singing bursts came.

In the resplendent dance hall, people danced wantonly under the flashing lights shining coquettishly.

This is the busiest and grayest place in Z City.

Outside the cheering crowd, Metal Bat sat alone in a dark place out of the light of the dancing lights, leaning on the table and drinking a sip of free lemonade.

"Boom!"

He put down the cup heavily, his eyes were a little wandering, he seemed to be thinking about something, but he didn't seem to know what he was thinking.

Is this kind of thing really possible?

[Touch れてはならぬ悪魔の果実 (Don't touch this devil's fruit). ]
The singing voice was erratic like a ghost, and the metal bat's heart was also fluctuating.

In the end, what should I do?

"Here? Why is he depressed and dejected?" A man sat at the empty table, opposite the metal bat, holding a wine glass.

"With you..." The metal bat looked up and was stunned, "The 8th place in the S class, the blade of the night?"

Chen Ye smiled and raised the blood-red clear liquid in the glass: "That was before, but not now. I'm still in the Heroes' Association now, I offer you a toast."

As he spoke, he drank it all in one gulp.

[Bubble に ま み れ た bubble の dream (this is the dream piled up by the bubble). ]
［弾けて见えた Where is the eraへ (Once it is broken, this era will cease to exist). ]
The singing continued, and the metal ball looked at Chen Ye who had drank the wine in his glass, and his expression changed: "Why are you still in the Heroes' Association? What happened?"

"You are really too young..." Chen Ye shook his glass and smiled charmingly, "Well, tell me what you are here for first, and in exchange I will tell you what happened to the Heroes Association, how about it?"

"........."

The metal bat always felt that something was wrong. One hand grabbed it backwards, trying to touch the weapon to settle down, but it was in vain.

"Ah la la..."

Hearing the sound, he raised his head and saw Chen Ye lightly placing his stick on the table: "Why did Mr. Metal Bat change weapons? Shouldn't momentum and belief be focused and pure?"

"That's because I came here to..." The metal bat suddenly realized something was wrong, and immediately shut up, grabbed the swing stick and put it back on his waist.

"You came here to find the boss here, to borrow money from him, but the conditions he proposed were difficult, right?" Chen Ye rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "Let me guess, is it for you to borrow money?" To protect him for his illegal behavior? Or to do something that only endangers some dregs in the Heroes Association, not the Heroes Association itself? That's why you have a difficult choice, right?"

"Uh..." Before the metal bat could answer, it was interrupted by sudden cheers and singing in the dance hall.

[まだこれからさらのParty (so let’s continue our party)! ! ! ]
[Decision し て who に も really like で き na い (because it may not be like this again in the future)! ! ! ]
[Regret だけけはしたくない (don't leave regrets for the future)]

When the voice became quieter, Chen Ye took a step forward and said: "Your belief and firm will do not allow you to do such a thing, but reality and difficulties make it difficult for you, and the matter he entrusted happened to be in a gray area. In the zone..."

Chen Ye changed the subject, and said righteously: "But you didn't expect that when you bowed your head and replaced your weapon with a portable and concealed stick because of reality, and made difficult choices about gray things for money, you would have already abandoned your Faith!"

"Not to mention, what was your belief originally? Your belief and momentum may not be comprehensive, and right and wrong in the world may not be absolute."

"If you..."

The metal bat can't stand it anymore. Why is this plot more and more like the preaching scene where the protagonist meets the master in Wang Dao comics? He immediately interrupted Chen Ye's eloquence, and said what he had been holding back in his heart: "Hey! That person didn't He entrusted me to do some illegal things, he just said that backstreet and male の girl things are very popular recently, and my figure and muscle curve are very good, and then he asked me to go to cosplay, debut as an artist in his bar or something ..."

Chen Ye: .........? ? ?
[道なき道を切り打き (Where is the road in the future)? ]
[I だけのanswer えこの手に (my answer is in my own hands)! ]

The atmosphere in the dance hall seemed to be ignited suddenly, and the flame-like cheers became louder and louder along with the singing.

"So that's how it is... Haha... Eh... At noon tomorrow, Liushuiyan Shattering Fist Ancient Dojo in Z City, if you want to know what happened, go there. I'll go first..."

Chen Ye laughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment just now, and slapped a bank card on the table: "There should be enough money in it, then, leave."

The metal bat only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and Chen Ye's figure disappeared without a trace. Only the empty wine glass and bank card remained to prove that there was someone here just now.

In the dance hall, the bustle is still there, no one pays attention to what happened here, people just shake their bodies more violently following the singing.

[龙が如く夜空を舞い (because I am like a dragon flying in the night sky)! ! ]
[喜りをかけ叫べ未来に (shout out the future in the worship of everyone)! ! ]

"A dragon among men? Hehe. Here... is it noon tomorrow..."

Metal Bat listened to the lyrics in his ear, froze for a moment, put away his bank card, and stepped out of the door with a relieved smile.

(End of this chapter)