Chapter 302: Gina 1
"Am I hallucinating?" Yulia immediately pinched Mina's cheek and asked, "Mina, does it hurt? Are we dreaming?"
Mina, who had been pinched painfully, snorted angrily and viciously grabbed Yulia's impressive chest, squeezing hard as she said, "Does it hurt or not?"
Yulia looked like she was about to cry as she replied, "It hurts—really hurts. Looks like this definitely isn't a dream."
Tolle watched them with a mixture of laughter and helplessness, feeling that Mina and Yulia were by far the most hilarious pair among everyone he had ever brought in.
Tolle raised his hand and pointed toward a large mansion not far away, walking as he said, "Alright, next I'll take you to meet our new family members."
"New family?" Mina looked at Tolle in confusion, but still followed him. Yulia, meanwhile, wore a mischievous grin as she glanced at Mina and followed along as well.
After entering the mansion, Tolle introduced Lynn Minmay and the others one by one. Although Mina felt a bit jealous, she still accepted the reality together with everyone else with an open heart.
Lynn Minmay smiled as usual and said, "Hehehe, Brother Monty, our big family has grown again. You'll have to work hard again tonight.
To welcome the newcomers, let's hold a welcome party tonight."
"Yay! Another party!" Hearing this, Coco and Miranda immediately cheered excitedly.
Lynn Minmay walked up beside Tolle and whispered softly, "Brother Monty, you're not allowed to back down at the second welcome party tonight. I believe in you~."
Tolle's legs went weak. He knew that the so-called second welcome party was yet another test of his physical endurance.
If he failed this test, he might not have any chance to add new family members in the future.
Nearby, Zola excitedly licked her lips, hinting that she intended to join in later as well. After all, she loved this sort of thing the most—especially since there were newcomers this time.
Afterward, once Tolle granted Mina and Yulia access permission to the battleship's core space, and following everyone's suggestions, he also adjusted the settings for the entry and exit locations of the battleship core space.
After all, in the future, ordinary people might also come aboard the battleship. If they saw people suddenly appearing and disappearing, they might think the Huayan was haunted.
So in the end, it was decided that Tolle's captain's lounge on the Huayan would serve as the exit point from the battleship core space. As for entering, there were no restrictions—it could be done from anywhere on the Huayan.
Of course, if someone wanted to appear at any specific location on the Huayan, they just needed to notify Tolle through the compressed-space bracelet and submit a request.
That night, after eleven o'clock, the room filled with continuous sounds of laughter, play, and joyous commotion.
Not a wink of sleep all night, cries rising and falling, flowers blooming and withering, no one knew how many times dreams came and went.
One against five, barely passing the test; gathering and parting, no one knew how many cycles passed.
Early the next morning, a completely drained Tolle, with everyone's help, barely managed to change his clothes.
Supported jointly by Mina and Yulia, he finally left the Huayan battleship.
Not long after exiting the ship, they ran into Gina, who had just arrived at the Pillar of Heaven.
From a distance, Gina saw Tolle being supported by his sister, and anger instantly surged. With a look of contempt, he shouted loudly, "Sister! How could you fall for this useless trash who can't even walk properly and is good for absolutely nothing?
Good thing I didn't go learn that so-called ancient martial arts back then—otherwise I might've ended up like this guy, a complete weakling! Hahahaha!"
(▼皿▼#) Tolle shot Mina an annoyed look and asked in a low voice, "Mina, can I beat up your brother? I really don't like the look of Gina."
Mina replied quietly as well, "Actually, I've wanted to beat him up for a long time too. It's just that it wouldn't be convenient for me to step in, since he's my twin brother.
And compared to what you showed me before, this one might actually be worse than the copy.
But it's best not to cause a direct conflict. After all, he's also part of the Sahaku family—leave him some face."
Tolle nodded slightly and whispered back, "Got it. Then I'll find a chance to pilot an MS and give him a warning. Let him understand that there's always someone better out there."
Mina whispered again, "That works. Use the MS piloting skills Gina is most proud of to decide the outcome. That way, the Sahaku elders won't have anything to say."
Seeing the two of them whispering, Gina said unhappily, "Sister, what are you muttering about with this weakling? What's so good about someone like him?
In Orb, you can grab people stronger than him by the handful. If you want to get married, I'll help you find someone better than him."
Mina, embarrassed and furious at her brother's words, shouted loudly, "My foolish brother, Gina. Whether Tolle is worthy of me or not is not for you to decide.
You can't judge things based only on appearances. You need to look deeper—maybe then you'll discover qualities you never noticed."
"Tch." Faced with her scolding, Gina didn't dare talk back. Perhaps it was out of concern for Mina's dignity, or perhaps it was a kind of bloodline-based suppression.
Still, he mocked Tolle, saying, "You bastard, I don't know what sweet talk you used to fool my sister.
I want to duel you! Let's compete in MS piloting skills—right now!"
Gina pointed at a batch of M1 Astray Gundams that had just been transported to the Pillar of Heaven and continued, "Hmph, I'll even give you a handicap. We'll use the same MS—Orb's latest batch of M1 Astray Gundams—for the duel."
Tolle replied weakly, "Fine, but how about doing it on simulation training machines first? That way we can save the actual units.
Otherwise, if we lose an M1 Astray Gundam, that would be pretty wasteful."
Gina looked at Tolle's frail appearance, then glanced at his sister Mina, and said with disdain, "Coward. Useless trash. Fine—best two out of three. The first round will be on the simulation machines.
The second round will be a real MS battle. Of course, you can surrender in advance if you want.
As for the third round—no need for it. You're guaranteed to lose the first two anyway. Hahahaha!"
Tolle looked at this not-so-bright guy and felt that Gina was about to get beaten badly today. "Alright, let's do it your way. But let's add a condition: if you lose, you call me 'big brother.' Likewise, if I lose, I'll call you 'big brother.' How about that?"