Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 328 Mino Taoluos

Having secured his victory, Di Xing began to slow down, while 003 caught up. Di Xing noticed that 003's figure was starting to blur; due to their earlier frantic acceleration, the two had already rapidly circled the fourth level and were about to return to the scrap metal area.

003 said with a relieved tone, "Then it's up to you now. But there's one more thing. Your silver-haired girlfriend has the same power as me, but her power is very unstable. You must protect her."

"You...you mean Ruan Nuo? She's not my girlfriend, she's still so young."

A slight smile played on 003's lips as he peeked through his helmet visor. "Sometimes appearances can be deceiving. Anyway, don't end up like us with regrets..."

003 looked up at the starry sky, and the Rozen Maiden appeared from her grave, gently stroking his shoulder.

Hey Kani, you're thinking about Aki Izayoi, aren't you? Wake up, your official pairing is Ushio!

003's D-wheel accelerated again. He stretched out his left hand, gave Di Xing a thumbs-up behind him, and then his figure completely disappeared into the starry sky.

Di Xing gave his senior a final salute. The starry sky racetrack stretched down into the scrap metal area, and Di Xing piloted the Star Shuttle back to the scrap metal racetrack.

Everyone in the arena stared at him in utter bewilderment. It took the commentator a long time to react before he shouted, "The match is over! The winner is Di Xing!"

The entire audience erupted in cheers like a tidal wave, and Ai Xiao and the others all gathered around Di Xing.

Lunia clapped her hands. "Well done, Di Xing—no, I call you Xingzai (Little Star)."

"If this keeps up, I'll get beaten up by Stephen Chow's fans sooner or later," Di Xing muttered to himself.

"By the way, mine is from the 'Dumb Star'," Ai smiled, revealing her signature smile.

"Mine is my brother," Ruan Nuo's voice was as sweet and childlike as ever.

"I-I'm Onii-chan!" Aria materialized, seemingly vying with Ruan Nuo for the "little sister" title. But Aria, the "Onii-chan" nickname is a bit too much for Di Xing!

"Mine is a big pervert, huh?~"

"Smack!" Xiao You received a sharp rap on the head from Di Xing, and immediately covered her head with tears in her eyes.

Suddenly, a roar came from the sky, and a large hovercraft with four propellers descended from the sky, slowly landing on the arena.

Then, the hovercraft's hatch opened, and a tall, thin middle-aged man stepped out with his hands behind his back, followed by two respectful attendants.

The middle-aged man arrogantly said to Di Xing, "You must be Di Xing, the winner of this Star-Up Competition. Congratulations!" Although he said "congratulations," his face clearly showed his impatience.

"Alright, come with us. Let's go to the third floor and start our wonderful life."

"Wait!" Lunya hurriedly stepped in front of Dixing. "Long time no see, Lord Rugal. Why are you in such a hurry this time?"

Holy crap, Rugal? Does he know Gale Fist?

Rugal gave Lunya a disdainful look.

"Who do we have here? It's Lunia, the former champion of the Star-Rising Tournament. Luckily, you didn't win this time, or we would have wasted another spot."

"You bastard!" Hearing Rugal mock Lunya, Di Xing's temper flared up instantly. Mocking me is fine, but mocking my girl... my friend is absolutely unacceptable!

Di Xing rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight, but Lunya grabbed him and said to Rugal nonchalantly, "Our match was supposed to be in 3 days, which means the Star Ascension Ceremony should be held in 3 days. He'll need to go to the third level then, right?"

"The match is over, why wait three more days!" Rugal said impatiently.

Di Xing understood Lunya's intention and immediately chimed in, "Can't I just wait three more days? Don't the victors even have this much right?"

Rugal clicked his tongue in anger, then turned and left with his entourage.

After watching the hovercraft leave the scrapyard, Di Xingcai asked Lunya, "What just happened?"

"I don't know. They seem eager for you to leave the fourth floor immediately, but once you enter the third floor, you won't be able to return to the fourth floor for a long time; you'll need to go through various procedures."

"Furthermore, apart from Ai Xiao, none of us can accompany you to the third level. After all, you are now a mid-level alien, while we are still low-level aliens."

"After I won the competition, they arrogantly urged me to leave quickly, but that was after the star-up ceremony. Maybe they wanted to lure me to the third level and take advantage of me before I was settled."

"Anyway, I hope you can prepare well in these three days. Also, we won't see you for a long time...we'll be lonely." Lunia looked at Di Xing with a somewhat ambiguous gaze, and Di Xing's face immediately turned red.

But at the same time, a flash of lightning struck his mind.

No matter what, he would have Ai Xiao as a companion on his way to the third floor, as well as Captain Ace and Su Wandi, so even if he suddenly arrived on the third floor, he wouldn't be completely isolated and helpless.

So their eagerness to get to the third level must have other motives, including bringing the competition forward, which is probably also for that purpose. Their urgency suggests they are afraid of something.

Lunia's words reminded him that the group was likely afraid that Di Xing would take his companions to the third floor, perhaps...

"Lunya, I have a question for you. Is there any way for people on the fourth floor to temporarily travel to the third floor?"

Lunia tilted her head slightly.

"Yes, if a chamber of commerce hires people from the fourth level, they can go to the third level as laborers. This is to alleviate the labor shortage in the third level. Although life there is still very hard, the income is much higher than in the fourth level. So those who can go to the third level are all people with some connections, mostly from the fuel zone."

"So that means if I establish a chamber of commerce, I can hire all of you to work on the third level?"

Lunya said with some difficulty, "Theoretically, that's true, but it's almost impossible for someone who has just reached the next level to establish a chamber of commerce; the approval process will be impossible."

"Approval?" Di Xing seemed to have grasped the key point. "This approval wouldn't be handled by someone in a high-ranking position, would it?"

"Yes. This is quite normal in Twilight Duron, where there are nobles. The person in charge of approvals is the business director—Ms. Mino. She's an eccentric. Despite being a noble from the Dolores family, one of the top families on the second level, her tastes are unusually unique. She likes to go to those..."

Lunya blushed slightly as she spoke.

"Legend has it that she likes to go to those brothels where men serve women. She's been to every kind of brothel in Duskwood, even the ones on the fourth floor... wait!"

Lunya finally realized a problem

"Yes! That Ms. Minuo must have arrived on the fourth floor. They want me to leave as soon as possible because they're afraid I'll see Minuo Taoluos and get permission from the Merchant Guild!"

"Wait, Minotaur? A minotaur? That's a weird name, and it's a woman? Never mind, Xiaoyou, Aixiao, please...!"

Di Xing turned his head excitedly, only to find that the two gossip enthusiasts had already taken action.

Birds perched all over Xiaoyou, their eyes gleaming with gossip. The flock of birds was chattering excitedly as they discussed something.

Ai Xiao, on the other hand, put on the milk bottle bottom glasses (the kind Carly wears in the 5DS), sealing away her cute looks, and then began rapidly typing on the keyboard.