Hello there! Thanks for checking out this chapter!
Sorry for going missing for another week! It seems that some sort of fate is tying me and expired milk together… So yeah, I ended up going to the hospital again. This time, I thought it would expire next month. All those 5’s looking like 6’s man! I’m never drinking milk from that brand again.
But eh, I’ve recovered since, and I used a rest day to write another chapter (side chapter though, haven’t had those in a while!) after I completed this one. So it’s a rare double release today for you guys!
I know, it’s been a long time since I’ve done side chapters. For those of you who don’t remember, side chapters are something like a side story, except that it usually doesn’t focus on the main character. You might see some lines that you’ve seen in their original chapters, like conversations and such. I tried cutting it down this time, but it still ended up being longer than all of my previous chapters…
Anyway, if you haven’t read the previous 2 side chapters, go check them out!
Enjoy the chapter!
Side Chapter 3
It was early in the morning. School has yet to start, but there were already students walking around in school. In the room which the DC uses, their members have gathered together.
Yamagi [Japanese] : “I trust that everyone understands why I’ve gathered the DC members here early in the morning?”
Most of the members nodded, except the one girl with blonde hair. In this room, she really stood out, although it was not because of her blond hair. It was because she was wearing a white eyepatch with a strange design on it. The design could also be seen on the white gloves she was wearing.
Normally, you would not find this in an environment such as a school, but nevertheless, the people in the room didn’t pay any attention to her. The boy who spoke at first continued speaking.
Yamagi [Japanese] : “Well… Chihiro, explain it to Mi Er later. Anyway, it is because of the rumours that have been circulating around school.”
Most of the members nodded again, except for the blonde hair girl called Mi Er. They continued their discussion.
Kimura [Japanese] : “Mhmm. The rumours seem to be becoming complete nonsense. However, I think most of the students will still believe it.”
Fushimi [Japanese] : “According to my investigation, they say that this really tall student called Nikado Lemir is the source of the rumours. Apparently, he told his entire class that all the girls belong to him.”
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Not just that… My latest investigations say that they are calling him “Demon Lord of the Night” now… Wait, Mi Er! Where are you going?”
Upon hearing “Demon Lord of the Night”, Mi Er had for some reason, dashed out of the room. Chihiro could only chase after her, and could not catch her.
Kimura [Japanese] : “There she goes…”
Fushimi [Japanese] : “Well, it’s not like something bad would occur.”
Yamagi [Japanese] : “Mhmm. This is convenient, since I was about to tell her to bring the source of the rumours back here. I’ll just message her then.”
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“Finally… A new villain has appeared!”, Mi Er thought. During her first year, she had gone around beating up the delinquents, because she thought they were bad guys. It was what her grandfather had taught her; the good guys must beat up the bad guys.
At first, it was only the bad guys in her school. Soon, it escalated, and she beat up bad guys from other schools. Eventually, she beat up their “final boss”, the high school delinquent, and all the bad guys stopped appearing. Thus, she was bored.
Very quickly, she arrived at Lemir’s classroom. She opened the door, and scanned the classroom for a really tall student. When she noticed Lemir, she started speaking.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Fuhahaha! There you are, Demon Lord of the Night! I knew you would come one day! It has always been my destiny to defeat you, and now you finally appear before me! Remember my name, Golden Basilisk of Death Touch, for I will be the one to defeat you!”
Immediately after saying this, she charged at Lemir. Lemir himself was momentarily surprised, partly due to the fact that she gave such a crazy introduction, and also because Mi Er herself was rather fast. In Mi Er’s mind, she was currently fighting an epic battle with the true final boss. When Lemir avoided her first hit, she got even more excited.
[Japanese] : “As expected of the Demon Lord of the Night! You avoided my first attack! Now, take this!”
Lemir [Japanese] : “Wai… “
Lemir did not have the chance to speak, as a kick was coming to his head. He avoided the kick, but a punch soon came as a follow up. He blocked the punch, but a head-butt was coming for him. He immediately decided to put some distance between them, and successfully did so.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Fufufu, as expected of the Demon Lord of the Night! It seems I must take off my gloves in order to defeat yo…”
As Mi Er was about to take off her gloves, someone hit her from behind. It was Chihiro, who had been watching the fight ever since Mi Er’s first attack.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Cut it out, Li Mi Er! We never told you to attack him!”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Yes…”
Mi Er understood that whenever Chihiro says her full name, it means that she is really angry. Mi Er was also holding her head where she was hit with teary eyes. It really hurt when Chihiro hit her head.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Sorry, Nikado-kun. We couldn’t keep her under control after she heard the rumours. I am Chigusa Chihiro. This girl suffering from “Chuunibyou” here is Li Mi Er. We’re both 2nd year students. Nice to meet you.”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Wha… I said my name is Golden Basilisk of Death Touch! Don’t anyhow give people my old na…”
Mi Er was hit again. Once again, she held her head where she was hit. She did not fight back, as it had always been this way ever since they became friends in their childhood. Lemir then introduced himself.
Lemir [Japanese] : “Erm, I am Nikado Lemir. Nice to meet you, senpai…”
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Okay, Nikado-kun. I need you to come with me. Please bring Velmont Luke, Jasaki Arata and Kurokami Malaixa with you.”
The four of them then followed Mi Er and Chihiro back to the DC room…
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When they arrived, everyone was introduced to each other, and they got on with their business. However, Mi Er didn’t really pay attention as she felt it was boring. However, when the discussion ended and Lemir and his group were allowed to go back to class, Mi Er took off her bandages. Her grandfather had taught her that if she was challenging someone, she must show her face, and not hide behind a mask or something.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “I don’t accept this! Demon Lord of the Night! You may have escaped this time, but next time, I will take you down…! Somehow…!”
However, she couldn’t take it, and left the room with a blushed face. It was too embarrassing for her to speak like that without covering her face. She quickly tied the bandages around her head again, and homeroom soon started.
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A few days later, some members of the DC were once again gathered together in the DC room after school. Two members were missing, as they were attending to another problem.
Yamagi [Japanese] : “Alright, we gotta get Nikado-kun here again. It seems the rumours spiralled out of control again.”
Mi Er, who was also in the room, once again didn’t pay close attention to the discussion. All she knew was that she had to beat up the bad guy. She then had an urge to go to the toilet, and thus missed Lemir. When she came back, Lemir was already being briefed about the second of the three plans they had. Mi Er decided to wait for the perfect opportunity to enter the room, and it came when they were about to tell him about the third plan.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “The third plan is to…”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Demon Lord of the Night! You shall be defeated by me in a fight! Fuhahaha!”
Chihiro was interrupted by Mi Er who came in through the door. Chihiro and Yamagi both let out a sigh, as they understood this person suffering from “Chuunibyou” very well.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Yes, yes. The third and most effective plan is for you to fight against Mi Er again in a sparring match that the students can watch. Of course, we plan to have you lose to her, so that the students would be less afraid of you… Do you agree?”
Lemir [Japanese] : “Erm, could you give me some time to decide? My family who taught me martial arts won’t allow me to lose that easily…”
Yamagi [Japanese] : “Though I want to finish this as soon as possible, alright. We’ll give you 2 days to prepare. In any case, we are counting on you.”
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Lemir left the room after that, and Mi Er just felt really happy that she can finally beat the final boss.
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The next day came, and every member of the DC was in the room with Lemir. As usual, Mi Er did not pay much attention to the discussion, and she only spoke when she felt she wanted to. Lemir soon left the room, but Mi Er was not very clear about the reason. All she felt she needed to know was that the fight with the “final boss” was coming soon.
Of course, everyone in the room believed in her victory. It was as if Mi Er had already won. Only Chihiro was a little worried, but Mi Er did not care about it.
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The day of the fight has arrived. Mi Er, being as excited as she is, decided to mimic what one of the characters from a really old manga she liked did when he was fighting. Mi Er decided to bring some weighted gloves to school, and she wore them for the whole day. Although it was tough for her, she still did it anyway. After all, Goku managed to do so, so why can’t she?
When it was almost time for the fight, Chihiro brought Mi Er to the school gym, just in case Mi Er decided to mess around by coming a bit late. However, Mi Er was being really slow today. By the time they arrived outside the gym, she was panting a little.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Are you ready, Mi Er? Don’t mess around, do it seriously.”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “O… Of course I am ready… Ugh… This is heavy…”
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Just what is so heavy? You aren’t even carrying anything.”
Like Chihiro said, Mi Er was not carrying anything at all. Nobody would expect Mi Er’s gloves to be much heavier than usual. Mi Er just smirked at her.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Hehe… you will know later…”
When they entered the gym, they saw many students. By Mi Er’s own count, there were easily a few hundred students.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “I didn’t expect so many students to be here…”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “I… It’ll be fine… Ah, look who’s here…”
Lemir and his group also soon entered the gym. Mi Er started getting excited, as it would be the “true final boss” battle to her. Both of them soon arrived at a clearing.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Fuhahaha! Demon Lord of the Night, I admire your courage to face me head on! However, today you still must be defeated by my hands!”
Lemir [Japanese] : “Stop calling me that. Get ready, because I’m not going to go easy on you.”
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Kukuku, it seems that you are an impatient one. Very well! I shall unleash my seal right now!”
Mi Er started taking off her heavy gloves. She threw them away, and as the gloves landed, it made a sound of something heavy hitting the ground. This shocked almost everyone at the scene. Most people had the thought, “If she was already so strong with her gloves on, how much stronger is she now without them?”
To Mi Er, Lemir also had a shocked look. She was happy that wearing heavy gloves produced such a reaction. Although she was a little tired now, but managing to copy what Goku did made her really happy. She then spoke to Lemir.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Kukuku, surprised? Now that I’ve removed my seal, all my attributes have just increased by at least threefold! You are no longer a match for me.”
Lemir suddenly had a bigger look of surprise than earlier. However, Lemir chuckled, and it soon changed into a smile.
Lemir [Japanese] : “Mi Er, just come at me instead of talking. I want to end this quickly.”
Hearing Lemir’s words, Mi Er got even more excited. “This is how a final boss should behave”, she thought. Both Mi Er and Lemir got ready in their stances, and the fight began with Mi Er dashing towards Lemir. As she got close, Mi Er threw a punch at Lemir.
Instead of avoiding the punch or parrying it, Lemir moved backwards together with the punch while grabbing onto Mi Er’s arm. He then threw Mi Er onto the ground behind him after lifting her body. As Mi Er did not expect this, she did not react in time, and hit the ground squarely. There were no soft mats to prevent injury, and thus she had hit the hard ground.
“How… How did I lose…? How did the hero lose to the demon lord…?”, Mi Er thought. She could not believe that Lemir had defeated her with one move. She tried to muster all the strength she had, and she managed to stand up again. After all, to her, “heroes” don’t die or lose in one hit.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “Wait… You haven’t… won yet…”
Mi Er threw another punch at Lemir, but then she felt some pain before everything went blank.
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When Mi Er woke up, she was in the infirmary. She got up immediately, but felt a bit of pain on her chest. “I lost…”, was her only thought. A few moments later, the door to the infirmary opened and Chihiro came in. Seeing that Mi Er is up, she ran up to Mi Er and hugged her.
Chihiro [Japanese] : “I’m glad you managed to get up! It seems Nikado-kun really went easy on you. Don’t agree to such dangerous things again, alright? You’re a girl after all.”
Mi Er realised that her childhood friend was worried about her, and cried for her. She was happy that she had such a friend. However, she soon recalled what Chihiro said.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “The Demon Lord of the Night went easy on me, the Golden Basilisk of Death Touch…?”
Mi Er felt shocked. Really shocked. She did not expect to be beaten so easily when the opponent was going easy on her. Realising this, she felt that she wasn’t like Goku after all. She was more like Krillin! Or even worse, Yamcha! She felt that she needed training again, and spoke to Chihiro.
Mi Er [Japanese] : “I need more training…”
Chihiro [Japanese] : “Idiot! You don’t need more training! Just take a rest for a few days!”
Mi Er didn’t answer Chihiro, and just nodded. The next day, Mi Er was already gone from school. She had left behind a letter saying “I’m going back to train in the mountains. Don’t follow me.” signed by herself in the Chihiro family’s letterbox. By the time Chihiro read the letter, Mi Er was already on a private jet flying back to Hong Kong.
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Various Men With Tattoos and Scars [Chinese] : “Welcome back, Young Lady Li!”
Mi Er [Chinese] : “Mmm, I’m back.”
When Mi Er got off her private jet, lots of men in suits were lined up for her. The various men, if seen in Japan, could only be described with one word; yakuza. And all of these men were greeting Mi Er in a respectful voice.
Indeed, Mi Er’s true identity was the granddaughter of the leader of the largest Chinese triad based in Hong Kong! Mi Er only studied in Japan because she liked manga.
Suddenly, an old man came forward as the various men parted for him. Mi Er, upon seeing the old man, had a huge smile on her face.
Mi Er [Chinese] : “Grandpa Shan!”
Old Man [Chinese] : “Oh! Mi Er! You’ve finally come back to Hong Kong!”
Mi Er dove into the old man’s arms immediately and they both hugged each other. This person is none other than Mi Er’s grandfather, Li Shan, who had taught her martial arts. Incidentally, “Shan” in Chinese can be read as “Yama” in Japanese, both of which mean “Mountain” in English. It was also why Mi Er left the message “I’m going back to train in the mountains. Don’t follow me.” Mi Er was planning to train with her grandfather again.
Mi Er [Chinese] : “I need to get stronger, then I can beat up the strongest bad guy!”
Shan [Chinese] : “What? Did someone defeat you? Come, tell grandpa who defeated you. I’ll send a few of my men to deal with him.”
Mi Er [Chinese] : “No! I must defeat him with my own hands! Otherwise, it won’t be fun! Grandpa, I need to level up again!”
Shan [Chinese] : “Alright, I won’t send my men after him. Come! I’ll help you level up quickly!”
Shan had really doted on his granddaughter Mi Er. He was also the reason why Mi Er developed “Chuunibyou”, as he bought all the latest games for her to enjoy. Sometimes, he dotes on Mi Er so much that his own children have expressed their jealousy about it. Of course, he ignored them, but it didn’t mean he didn’t dote on his own children as well. It was just that he felt none of them were as cute as Mi Er, who had a rare blonde hair just like one of his countless wives.
Thus, Mi Er had grown up with a sheltered life and with her learning martial arts directly from her grandfather as well, she was never defeated in a fight until Lemir appeared. This drove her to improve her martial art skill, and in four years, she was capable of beating most of her grandfather’s oldest disciples.
One day, news of a VRMMORPG popped up…
End Side Chapter 3