Chapter 99: Joy

Ling Si had already been defeated by Shi Ji before, and her defeat this time came as no surprise. Though internally furious, she had no choice but to accept the outcome. Now left alone, she no longer had the courage to act arrogantly.

After her defeat, she said nothing and left with a sullen expression.

For someone like her, a lesson was necessary when needed, otherwise, she wasn’t worth the attention.

As soon as the matter concluded, Shi Ji eagerly approached the referee who had stood on the sidelines without much to do. After getting confirmation, he stared at the bracelet on his left wrist, checking his current credit count.

Including the troublesome Ling Si, Shi Ji had defeated around ten people. Each person had three matches, with each match worth two credits. Adding it all up, it came to about sixty credits. Combining these with his existing credits, he now had over 120 credits.

“Haha! I’m about to strike it rich!”

Shi Ji’s jubilant shout echoed throughout the entire Section 5 of the East Wing of the arena.

The referee, with nothing left to do, waved a brief goodbye and left.

For one person to earn over sixty credits in a single day at the arena was an unimaginable feat for most students. But Shi Ji had done it.

Lin Xinyan, delighted for Shi Ji, walked over from a nearby corridor.

Beside her was another person—Chi Yang.

Since his defeat by Shi Ji, Chi Yang had realized his previous arrogance. Given this chance, he hoped to become friends with Shi Ji.

Seeing Shi Ji laughing like a madman, Lin Xinyan approached. This caused Shi Ji to restrain himself and stop acting so casually.

He jogged a few steps to meet her.

“Hehe! Xinyan, now we can pretty much get food from the same window.”

The credits brought Shi Ji immense joy.

Xinyan nodded, “Congratulations.”

“Mm-hmm, thank you for coming.”

With that, Shi Ji calmed down a bit. He turned his gaze to Chi Yang standing beside Xinyan.

“Hey? Aren’t you the… the guy from last time?”

Seeing Chi Yang’s expression now, Shi Ji found it much more agreeable. He wasn’t someone who held grudges, as long as things were smooth.

Chi Yang immediately extended his right hand.

“Chi Yang from Class A. I apologize for what happened last time. You’re really strong. If possible, I’d like to be friends.”

Chi Yang was nervous, knowing he had wronged Shi Ji with his previous attitude.

Shi Ji didn’t seem to think much about it and casually slapped Chi Yang’s right hand in a friendly gesture.

“No problem! Hungry? Want to go to the cafeteria?”

Chi Yang was taken aback by Shi Ji’s attitude. This guy agreed so readily, without holding the past against him.

‘Turns out Shi Ji was such an easy-going person.’ He had been worried for nothing.

Suddenly, Chi Yang understood why Lin Xinyan had befriended Shi Ji. Shi Ji’s character was likely the key reason.

“Thank you, Shi Ji.”

With that, the three of them left the arena and headed to the school cafeteria.

***

“Don’t play dumb with me. I know you’ve been keeping an eye on that bastard all this time. Aren’t you going to make a move? That bastard has been hanging around Xinyan since he enrolled.”

“Heh! So what? There’s plenty of time to deal with him, no need to rush. But you, slinking out of there so miserably, it’s truly laughable. You are as arrogant as ever, Ling Si.”