As he walked out of Stella Club,
Leon Li was still a little dazed.
In the end, Derek Su had not made things difficult for him and Snowpeak. He had simply let them go.
Even now, Derek Su's words still echoed in his mind.
[The penalty fee isn't a big deal. The ten conglomerates behind Stella Club can handle it.]
[However, if you do want to come, I still hope you'll fight for the greatest benefit possible. That would be good for both you and Stella Club.]
[On the provincial-level track, you and Snowpeak have no chance of winning!]
...
If Derek Su had said something like that in the past, Leon Li would have immediately labeled him arrogant and ignorant.
But now, when Derek Su said it, Leon Li truly felt there was no empty boasting in it.
Derek Su's confidence came from his powerful driving skills and Stella, his outstanding primary Mecha Girl. Now, he also had a complete team under him, along with two secondary Mecha Girls.
On the provincial-level track, it would really be difficult for him and Snowpeak to gain any advantage over Derek Su.
In the worst-case scenario,
if Crown Club lost on the provincial-level track, Snowpeak would be taken back, and he would be kicked out of the club by Ethan Yang.
That would mean losing Snowpeak forever.
And now... Derek Su had essentially given him a way out!
"Snowpeak, what do you think of Stella Club?"
He turned to ask the girl beside him, who had been holding onto his sleeve and silently following close behind him the whole time.
"Stella Club?" Snowpeak blinked and tapped a finger against her lips. "Stella Club is pretty nice. The atmosphere is good. It feels more comfortable than Crown Club."
A club's atmosphere could not be faked.
It was something created together by every Mecha Girl and driver in the club.
If even one person felt out of place, the atmosphere of the entire club would seem completely off.
Hearing Snowpeak say that, Leon Li had a clear idea now.
Aside from one particular aspect, Snowpeak was a very easy Mecha Girl to satisfy.
But while they were at Crown Club, she had never once said anything like "it feels comfortable here."
That meant Snowpeak really did not like Crown Club. As for Stella Club, she clearly had a very good impression of it.
In that case...
No matter what happened after the provincial-level track, he would have to seriously consider where he and Snowpeak should go from here.
But joining Stella Club right now was impossible. That would make Derek Su pay even more money.
And from the bottom of his heart, he still wanted to take Snowpeak and face Derek Su and Stella again.
Simply admitting defeat like this was not his style!
"Master~"
Snowpeak's soft, coquettish voice came from beside him.
Leon Li snapped back to his senses and saw Snowpeak pointing at a private cinema by the street, her misty gray eyes filled with longing.
Her red lips moved slightly. "I want to..."
"I know." Leon Li pulled a handful of epimedium from his bag and stuffed it into his mouth.
After crunching through it, he added a sildenafil pill on top.
Only then did he feel about ready.
"Let's go!" He held Snowpeak's small hand and shakily walked toward the private cinema.
His back looked imposing.
His steps, however, looked a little weathered.
[I have to become a Techmaster one day.]
Leon Li silently thought to himself.
If he did not become a Techmaster... sooner or later, he was going to be drained into a dried corpse!
...
Stella Club.
"Aaaah! Boss, how could you just let those two little thieves go? Do you have any idea what they did?"
Tunbao's face was red as she bared her teeth, hopping around Derek Su from every direction as if she wanted to bite him right on the forehead.
If Imperial Scale had not been there, she would have already sunk her teeth in!
"What did they do?" Derek Su rested his chin on one hand, looking lazy.
"They were posting recruitment notices outside our club! Aaaah!"
"And then?"
"And then they might have poached our club's Mecha Girls!"
"So did they poach anyone?"
"Uh, no..." Tunbao froze, but then immediately stomped her foot and snapped, "Are you some kind of saint?"
"You're even saying you want to recruit those two rotten little thieves? You're, you're letting wolves into the house!"
"Tunbao." Derek Su spoke with heartfelt patience. "You still don't understand me~"
Tunbao froze. "What do you mean?"
"I know you can't stand them." Derek Su spread his hands. "But think about it. You're restricted by Mecha Island's regulations. You can't beat Leon Li up, and you definitely can't kill them. In other words, if Leon Li and Snowpeak stay at Crown Club forever, you'll only be able to stand by and watch for the rest of your life. But once Leon Li and Snowpeak join Stella Club, things will be completely different."
"Different... how?"
The anger on Tunbao's face faded.
She felt as if she had grasped something, yet also as if she had not.
There was a veil between her and the answer. She just could not see through it, and she badly needed Derek Su to point her in the right direction.
"Once they join, you'll be their senior. As a senior, making life difficult for two juniors would be easy, wouldn't it?"
"Hiss!" Tunbao froze when she heard that, her brows drawing together.
"Don't say it! No, seriously, don't say it!"
Her eyes flickered. Then she suddenly raised her head and gave Derek Su a thumbs-up.
Beaming, she said, "Boss, you really are a damn genius! Starting today, aside from the boss lady, you're the person I admire most!"
With that, under Derek Su's horrified gaze,
she charged up and lunged straight into Derek Su's arms.
Then she lowered her head and gave Derek Su a rocket headbutt, followed by a violent bear hug. After that, she hummed some unidentifiable tune and ran off like a streak of smoke.
Tunbao did not dare linger too long.
Because Imperial Scale was already on the verge of exploding.
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