342L OP:
Mr. Club’s injuries are not serious. The attack was brief, and his mental black spot hasn’t reached a level requiring soothing. He only sustained superficial scratches and will recover quickly in a healing pod.
I apologized profusely, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect Mr. Spade to attack you so suddenly.”
Mr. Club ruffled my hair—he’s a few years older than me and a Sentinel, always looking out for me. “While I should politely say it’s nothing, I feel like the person I should be saying that to isn’t you. You did nothing wrong.”
I understood Mr. Club meant I didn’t need to apologize for Mr. Spade’s actions.
Mr. Club withdrew his hand, studied my expression, and asked, “Are you still scared? Do you want me to let the ragdoll cat out?”
The thought of the fluffy ragdoll cat made my heart itches, but I was afraid Mr. Spade might suddenly appear, see me holding the ragdoll cat, and start another fight. With regret, I shook my head. “No need. You have a mission tomorrow, right? You’ve been helping me all night. You should hurry home and get some rest.”
Mr. Club: “You don’t need me to stay with you?”
I thanked him for his kindness. “It’s okay. Mr. Spade’s mother is here to keep me company.”
Mr. Club hugged me and patted my shoulder. “Contact me if anything happens… And remember to tell me if your Spiritual Body reappears. Don’t make me worry.”
Though I hated comparing Mr. Club and Mr. Spade—people shouldn’t need to be compared—Mr. Club always thought everything through in advance and made meticulous arrangements.
In the Sentinel-Guide collaboration course at school, the grading criteria were mission completion, Sentinel attack score, and Guide support score. Many pairs scored poorly, not just due to individual shortcomings, but more often because they couldn’t coordinate effectively. Mr. Club excelled in all three areas; his individual score alone could meet the minimum passing threshold. Logically, the more capable someone is, the less they tend to enjoy collaboration, as others struggle to keep up with their pace. Yet during our first joint exercise, Mr. Club deliberately slowed his pace, encouraging me to boldly experiment with connecting mental threads to the ragdoll cat, allowing me to attack and defend as I saw fit. He provided support, and only after I grew comfortable did he take the lead to complete the mission.
Our score in that course broke the historical records of both schools.
Later, when we went out for fun, Mr. Club would handle all the arrangements, leaving me only to bring myself along.
342L: How to put it? I feel like Mr. Club is more like an older brother. I can’t imagine how such a refined, cultured Sentinel like him getting into a fight with Three-Year-Old Spade.
343L: OP still hasn’t explained what beef Mr. Spade and Mr. Club have.
344L: Holy shit, why does this plot sounds familiar?! Our boss was called to the hospital last night to accompany a Guide, and he’s supposed to lead us on a mission tomorrow! And! Most importantly! His Spiritual Body! Is! A ragdoll cat! A purebred one!!!
345L: Mr. Club’s little kitten has appeared!
355L: What little kitten? Laozi[mfn]老子 (lǎo zi): (colloquial, chiefly men’s speech, sometimes humorous) I; me; old man; (slang) father; old man.[/mfn] is a tiger.
356L: 2333 A Sentinel with a tiger Spiritual Body is under the command of a Sentinel with a ragdoll cat Spiritual Body 2333
357L: Hahahahaha
358L: The contrast is so adorable!
359L: Is this true? Is it really true? If it’s true, please share more details about Mr. Club!
360L: Everyone retreat! I’m calling our team to join the thread!
361L: Our boss is incredibly amazing! He’s been ranked first overall in Sentinel School every year!
362L: Right, right, right! We seriously suspect the breed identification of his Spiritual Body is wrong. How can this be some docile, clingy ragdoll cat that just wants to be cute all the time—this motherfucker is fiercer than a Bengal tiger!
363L: When our team was choosing a leader, no one took the gentle and weak ragdoll cat seriously. But then… sigh, those memories are too painful to revisit.
364L: The more you talk, the more tears you shed[mfn]說多了都是淚 (shuō duō le dōu shì lèi): lit. too many words can bring tears. A popular internet phrase used to express helplessness or sadness when talking about something. It is often used in self-deprecating or empathetic contexts. This phrase usually used in social situations as a humorous response to someone’s probing questions, or to describe something that makes one hesitant to speak, because speaking it out would only increase the sadness.[/mfn]. The Boss crushed everyone with his IQ, physical strength, and mental power. The so-called ‘might makes right’ principle held true. We mere mortals, distrusting the school’s grading system and refusing to acknowledge the Boss’s authority, challenged him to a competition in the Virtual Combat System. We chose the S-grade Rainforest Scenario, where each of us fought individually, and whoever scored highest would become the leader.
365L: So Mr. Club got first place?
366L: Exactly. Just looking at the final score alone is not enough to convey our shock.
367L: Do you know how he earned his points? He killed 926 venomous snakes and 371 venomous spiders… Let me explain why the Rainforest Scenario is rated S-grade. The difficulty isn’t just killing the enemies lurking in the shadows. The real challenge lies in the fact that while you earn 10 points for each kill, you might lose 20 points from Rainforest obstacles. Even if you immediately react and eliminate the obstacle, you only gain 5 more points.
The rainforest teemed with too many snakes, spiders, and ferocious beasts, each honed to perfection in the art of concealment. If you’re not careful, you’ll be bitten by some venomous creature, and a bite costs you points.
Yet the Boss moved with unparalleled precision, targeting these venomous creatures while evading all enemy attacks. He and his cat swept through the rainforest obstacles as if it were child’s play, racking up points without a single deduction. What kind of mind-blowing judgment, vision, and combat prowess did that require?
368L: The second-highest scorer only managed half the Boss’s total points, and a significant portion of those came from lobbing grenades to clear a large area of rainforest obstacles. P.S. In the Virtual Combat System, using grenades is basically cheating. While it earns some points, we consider it a form of cheating.
369L: Wait a minute… Mr. Club’s off-the-charts combat power doesn’t quite match his refined appearance…
370L: His elegant facade has shattered into pieces. My heart is broken.
371L: Nine hundred and twenty-six venomous snakes! Hahahaha! How much does Mr. Club hate Mr. Spade?
372L: Oh yeah, Mr. Spade’s Spiritual Body is a snake.
373L: So Mr. Club has been training himself on how to kill snakes quickly and efficiently all this time?
374L: What sins has Mr. Spade committed…?
375L: Love-hate relationship [Crispy Parrot-style smug smile.jpg]
376L: Hey, hey, that tiger who couldn’t beat a cat, do you guys know the OP?
377L: Recognize~ Recognize~
378L: If it’s really that person, they even gave us guiding session last month [Proudly showing off.jpg]
379L: Request for details about the fight with Mr. Spade a few days ago!
380L: Three-Year-Old Spade, in short, is just a brat that had too much fun being a Chūnibyō. Just because he awakened his Sentinel bloodline a few years earlier and started school a few years earlier, he really thinks he’s older than us…
381L: What? Three-Year-Old Spade is younger than Mr. Club?
382L: I’m a bit confused. I thought Mr. Club was a cute little shōta[mfn]正太 (zhèng tài): (neologism) cute prepubescent young boy; young, cute boy; little lovely boy. Shōta is a term in the ACG field, which evolved from the term shotacon [正太控 (zhèng tài kòng), shotacon (Japanese loanword); manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner].[/mfn] pretending to be an elite.
383L: How could he be a little shōta? Mr. Club should have already graduated from Sentinel School and be working as a fully employed Sentinel in a mercenary group.
384L:
Available Information: The OP and Mr. Club entered the same professional school in the same year, they are the same graduating class.
Mr. Spade is about the same age as the OP but awakened his Sentinel bloodline earlier and enrolled in school sooner.
Mr. Club is older than Mr. Spade.
385L: I really want to see the follow-up, but the director just told me to take materials to repair the room…
386L: If Mr. Spade’s mother is indeed Madam Shirlefs, then OP and his group must be in the Imperial Capital.
387L: Are there any Imperial Capital National-Level Guide Research Center little friends here~~~
388L: Why not ask if there are any Imperial Capital Guide Hospital little friends?
389L: Based on my rigorous deduction and analysis, the OP mentioned ‘researchers’ more often than doctors or medical staff in his limited appearances. More importantly, the OP themselves stated that the doctors are also researchers at the Research Center! [Taps blackboard repeatedly]
390L: Huh? Why did Mr. Tiger, who couldn’t beat the ragdoll cat, and his little friends disappear?
391L: So it turns out the top scorer in the S-grade Rainforest scenario is Mr. Club! I bow down!
392L: Oh right! You can check the Virtual Combat System Leaderboard. I’ll go take a look.
393L: Don’t bully ordinary people who can’t log into that Virtual Combat System, okay!
394L: A link to the CIA Virtual Combat Analysis and Explanation!
395L: Lord PLUM! Aaaaaah! I’m instantly shipping OP and Mr. Club!
396L: What? Mr. Club = Lord PLUM???
397L: Is this the Lord PLUM who swept all the high-score leaderboards in the Virtual Combat System except for the S-grade, overnight???
398L: Three-Year-Old Spade-style confusion.
399L: It’s him. The tiger’s been caught. No need to miss us, see you if fate allows.
400L: Holy shit! Lord PLUM‘s little kitten, don’t leave!!! Please get Lord PLUM to show up for a photo! Aaaaaah!
401L: As an ordinary people, I don’t understand what’s going on, but I’m impressed. OP, please keep updating!
402L: OP, if you’re still lurking, please tell me—is it the goddess? And is it Lord PLUM?
403L: Same request!
404L: Same request.
405L: Begging on my knees!
406L: Prostrating myself in supplication!
[Administrator]: After reviewing the logs, this thread has surged to 326 replies within 48 seconds. A significant number of these replies are irrelevant to the thread’s topic, violating the Sentinel-Guide Discussion Forum’s anti-spam rules. To maintain readability, the administrator has deleted redundant replies from 395L to 721L and consolidated them into replies 395L to 406L. All interpretation rights remain with the administrator, and appeals will be disregarded.
407L: I think the immediate priority should be figuring out why Mr. Spade’s Spiritual Body disappeared. Only by finding Mr. Spade’s Spiritual Body can we proceed with locating the OP’s Spiritual Body. The OP needs to keep a close eye on Mr. Spade, and ideally, enter his mental barrier again to investigate.
408L: Holy shit, I got deleted!
409L: Deleted +1
410L: Not deleted, hehehe
411L: The forum rules are so annoying!
[Administrator]: Sensitive keywords detected. This forum is for discussing problems. If you want to spam, please go to the gossip forum next door. Any further 411L-style comments will result in immediate point deductions. P.S. Administrator No. 3’s kindly reminds you that the Boss of the Administrator Committee is a die-hard fan of Madam Shirlefs, while the second-in-command is a brain-damaged fan[mfn]腦殘粉 (nǎo cán fěn): (neologism, slang, derogatory) brain-damaged fan; crazily obsessed fan; fanboy; fangirl; obsessive fan (of a showbiz star or a brand); brainless fans. A popular internet term , refers to a group of people who are so obsessed with celebrities, brands, etc. that they lose their rationality and do not hesitate to attack others.[/mfn] of Lord PLUM.
412L: So, does this mean… the administrator are following this thread?
413L: Mommy, that’s scary!
414L: To the person at 407L, Madam Shirlefs has already entered. There’s no need for the OP to go in again. You can directly consult Madam Shirlefs about your questions.
415L: I firmly believe Three-Year-Old Spade fought with Mr. Club because of the OP. Only the OP can uncover the true reason behind their conflict.
The author has something to say:
The current situation is that everyone knows who Mr. Spade’s mother and Mr. Club are, but due to the forum’s rules, everyone is prohibited from spamming, leaving the obsessive fans following the thread feeling quite frustrated.
They kept saying ragdoll cat[mfn]布偶貓 (bù ǒu māo): The Ragdoll is a breed of cat with a distinct colorpoint coat and blue eyes. Its morphology is large and weighty, and it has a semi-long and silky soft coat. They are best known for their docile, placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name Ragdoll is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up.
[/mfn], ragdoll cat… Ahhh.. I also want to cuddle some ragdoll cat~ Well, my domestic long-haired cat, Lucy is also very cute 🥰🥰
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溫文爾雅 (wēn wén ěr yǎ): cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated; gentle and polite; elegant and dignified; pleasant and courteous.不堪回首 (bù kān huí shǒu): cannot bear to look back on; to find it unbearable to recall; unbearable memories; old memories are too bitter to recall; cannot bear to look back on; cannot stand to think of; find it unbearable to recall; refers to the pain of recalling past events, so one cannot bear to recall them; it describes the feeling of regret for the past after a great change in circumstances or thoughts.
各自為戰 || 各自爲戰 (gè zì wéi zhàn): each person fights his or her own battle; fight the enemy separately; fight independently; fight without allies; referring to the state of each unit fighting independently in military operations. In modern times, it has been extended to describe a pattern of behavior where group members lack cooperation and act independently.
簡而言之 (jiǎn ér yán zhī): in brief; in short; to put it in a nutshell; basically; to put it briefly; in sum; in a few words; in one word; briefly speaking; for shortness’ sake; sum up; put it briefly; put it simply; put in a nutshell; cut a long story short; briefly; refers to a phrase that uses concise language to summarize the content.
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