The Duel Between Two Suns: Book 7 of Starchild Escapes Arranged Marriage

by Fat Bread

  Regardless of the temporary state on the deserted island. After they returned to the human world, from the moment they stepped onto the boards of Master Casina's floating ship Sands of Time, Mei Lan had started to exert all her strength and wisdom for maintaining the Knights.

  Their leader, Hua Yue, was an aristocratic miss of the White Golden Rose family, her appearance, body shape and prestige were all perfect, even Mei Lan admitted that she was the best choice for their leader, at least for now.

  Their deputy leader, Xiao Cao, the strongest civilian female swordsman amongst all of them, was the core of the civilian girls' camp.

  All girls, no matter whether they were nobles or civilians, all united together under their leadership. It seemed that the Starwing Knights had unlimited potential, but in actuality, there were a lot of problems behind it.

  Even the small contradictions between the noble girls' camp and the civilian girls' camp were sufficient to let Mei Lan have no sleep for one or two nights.

  The different views of life, the world, and the values amongst the girls had caused a lot of disputes since the day they left the Water God's Fantasy Island.

  When they were on the deserted island, they had no choice and had to cooperate with each other. It was the best time of the Starwing Knights.

  In order to survive, both noble girls' camp and civilian girls' camp positively resolved conflicts and controlled themselves, and used the ranking battle of bread to set everyone's mind at rest.

  During that period, the ranking of girls naturally formed.

  Hua Yue and Xiao Cao were in the first level.

  Ling Ling and Mei Lan were in the second level.

  Then noble girls occupied the most numbers of the top 10 list, after that was the place of civilian girls.

  It was a truth that no one could deny, that they all received Mei's black hair, however, there was still a difference between different people. The talents of noble girls were far better than civilian girls.

  In some sense, this gap could be filled through hard work, however, another gap was too desperate for most civilian girls.

  Even if they cultivated three times harder than the noble girls, the gap was still as wide as an insurmountable natural moat.

  "It's a problem... a big problem..." Mei Lan ground the pen-holder in her mouth, looking at the staggering data on the paper.

  On the paper, there were 38 names, however, most marks behind the names of civilian girls were:

  N cup (normal cup).

  N cup.

  N cup.

  Even N+ cup was as rare as the hair of a phoenix.

  Mei Lan herself was just an R cup (rare cup).

  As for the marks behind the names of noble girls, they were all:

  SR cup (super rare cup).

  SR cup.

  SR cup.

  There were even two "monsters" whose cup sizes were even greater than SR, which even made other noble girls feel jealous.

  SSR (superior super rare)!

  Mei Lan even specially marked the two names with her golden pen.

  The leader of the Starwing Knights: Hua Yue.

  The other secretary of the Starwing Knights: Ling Ling.

  They were the source of Mei Lan's feeling of pressure, and the two impassable mountains in front of the civilian girls. They could close the gap of strength by cultivating harder, however, even Mei Lan felt desperate in this regard.

  Therefore, they created that whimsical plan.

  It wasn't just a dream of the Starwing Knights. Most girls who knew that "information" and had that "regret" had dreamed of it.

  In contrast to others, the girls of the Starwing Knights really performed the plan. For this, they could do whatever it took.

  The medicinal field where Lulu cultivated the Dragon Plants was the first step of the plan.

  "A single spark... can start a prairie fire..." Mei Lan started to work out the plan.

  For this purpose, she even willingly chose the lesson of Military Logistics, learning the knowledge of running an organization.

  It wouldn't work if she only learned the knowledge from the library, she must learn it step by step, from theory to practice.

  Today, Mei Lan was also studying hard for the great plan of the Starwing Knights.

  She believed that she could become a pillar of the Starwing Knights, making a contribution to the happy future of everyone.

  That night, Mei Lan held a lot of books in her arms and left the library with a tired look.

  After listening to the lesson today, she had a new idea for the plan, and had a clearer perception of the future of the Starwing Knights.

  "Shuffle!" After throwing the books on her desk, Mei Lan wiped her glasses with a piece of smooth cloth. She took out her note pad and started to modify the plan.

  "N... N... N... R..." No matter how many times she saw these marks, these marks made Mei Lan feel pain in her heart.

  There was a gap between different girls!

  "SR... SR... SR... SSR..."

  Envy and jealousy echoed in her heart.

  Apparently, it was a one-sided war between the civilian girls' camp and the noble girls' camp.

  If it wasn't because of the existence of the multi-headed demon dragon, the situation could be much more desperate.

  Even though it was as difficult as climbing up to the sky to hunt the cunning demon dragon, at least, it left all females in the universe a glimmer of hope.

  Even though the hope was really too slender, it still became the last hope of endless people.

  Compared to this, the gap between the strength of the civilian girls' camp and the noble girls' camp was not that important.

  "3rd rank... 3rd rank... 3rd rank..."

  "3rd rank... 3rd rank... 2nd rank..."

  Hua Yue and Xiao Cao were still the strongest when it came to the comparison of strength.

  There weren't too many differences among others.

  "Of course, everyone has obtained the power of the miracle..." She had recorded the data of all members of the Starwing Knights and drew a table. From the table, it was easy to see the cutting point.

  Since that day, everyone's fate went in a different direction.

  "Luck... no, it's a miracle..." Mei Lan didn't believe that it was due to luck, she preferred to regard it as a miracle.

  The person who created the miracle couldn't be Hua Yue nor Xiao Cao, not to mention that "bimbo" Ling Ling.

  "Mei... you are our miracle."

  "No, our god!"

  This was the thing no one said but everyone believed.

  At first, they only treated it as a tale. Just like mortals would pray to virtual gods, they thought that her beautiful black hair a lucky charm.

  No one expected that it would be the start of the miracle.

  After obtaining Mei's black hair, they all noticed the remarkable changes.

  Mei Lan was sure that before she obtained Mei's black hair, she had zero chance to satisfy the entrance requirement of the Sword Palace.

  Other people may think that they were just in a super good shape, only Mei Lan knew that it wasn't the reason.

  The sword skill she learned was strict, every movement must be 100% correct.

  The advantage of the sword skill was that she could easily find every meager progress for herself. Only after countless practices, could she become stronger. There was no "spurt of progress".

  She couldn't even expect a higher level for herself.

  The 2nd rank. She would reach her limit even before reaching the peak of the 2nd rank.

  There wasn't a wide world that was waiting for her. No matter how hard she tried, the limit of her sword skill was the 2nd rank. After that, there was no where she could go.

  Not everyone had great potentials such as Xiao Cao and Hua Yue. They just needed an opportunity before they put on a spurt.

  The hard practice couldn't let her improve. If she practiced too hard, her body would even suffer internal injuries and move backward towa
rd the 1st rank.

  It was sad, but it was the reality. It was the abyss Mei Lan once faced and the nightmare countless civilian swordsmen were still facing.

  Most people didn't have great talent. Even if they did their best, it wasn't possible for them to reach the 3rd rank. They had no way to reach the world of higher ranks.

  However, noble people were facing a different situation. With the support of their family, at least, they could reach the peak of the 2nd rank, then upgraded to the 3rd rank using rare herbs or pills.

  Unfortunately, Mei Lan was just a civilian.

  She thought that it was already the end of her cultivation, until that day, she met her god.

  The black-haired god who presented them with her long black hair.

  Hua Yue was the leader and Xiao Cao was the deputy leader, however, she was the only soul of the Starwing Knights.

  She was the one everyone loved, and the reason for the existence of the Starwing Knights.

  "Mei..." Mei Lan murmured the name with a sweet smile.

  "Whoa! Mei Lan! What should I do?" Suddenly, the door of her room was knocked open and Ling Ling ran into her room with a crying look.

  "Ling Ling! I told you to knock on the door first before you come in!" Mei Lan was really infuriated.

  Why can you be so carefree? You just look cute and have a well-oiled disposition. Miss SSR!

  I hate you! You are the final boss of my life!

  Ling Ling!

  Chapter 473: Jealousy

  Before meeting Ling Ling, Mei Lan could not believe that such a favored woman really existed in the world.

  Mei Lan didn't see Ling Ling spending too much time on practicing her sword skills. She spent more time enjoying delicious food than practicing, but her sword skill was still among the top three of the Starwing Knights.

  She wasn't smart at all, but she could be another secretary trusted by Hua Yue. Even "learn not and know not" was too light to describe her. She was just a complete idiot!

  All the nutrients she ate must have all concentrated in her enviable breasts.

  What is a natural winner? That's a natural winner!

  But this kind of brainless fool was still loved by almost all girls of the Starwing Knights. Was there any reason for that? Mei Lan could hardly understand it!

  "What should you do? Did you have some sort of trouble?" The more she looked at this SSR, cough, Ling Ling, the more Mei Lan felt that life was unfair.

  Although she didn't like this "mascot" of the Starwing Knights, she had to be patient to solve problems for her, which was her duty as the secretary of the Starwing Knights.

  All kinds of work, as long as it was about the Starwing Knights, she had to keep her hands on it. For this reason, she even took the initiative to undertake many tasks that could easily be assigned to others.

  Originally, it should be the housekeeper sent by Hua Yue's family to manage the Starwing Knights, whose management level was undoubtedly professional, but Mei Lan was reluctant to let others interfere in the affairs of the Starwing Knights.

  The affairs of the Starwing Knights must be solved by the members of the Starwing Knights!

  Maybe it was a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mei Lan knew that her desire for control was too strong, but she wanted all these things to be done perfectly.

  Her love for the Starwing Knights was so deep that she even had a spirit of dedication.

  So even though she didn't like Ling Ling and even felt that she was her natural enemy, she would still help Ling Ling without hesitation if Ling Ling was in trouble.

  As the Secretary of the Starwing Knights but not just the "mascot" of the Knights, she must have such a sense of mission and responsibility.

  However, according to Mei Lan's understanding of Ling Ling, her so-called troubles were basically that she put too many peppers in noodles in the morning, or too few peppers in the noodles, or should she also put sugar or salt into the noodles.

  With her poor brain capacity, she couldn't have more worries.

  "Whoop, whoa... Mei Lan... Mei Lan... I'm not able to get married anymore!" Contrary to Mei Lan's indifference, Ling Ling's enthusiasm and heartlessness were inherent.

  Now she met the greatest trouble in her life, so she came directly to Mei Lan, who was also a secretary.

  "Can't get married? What do you mean?" Mei Lan thought that Ling Ling had finally learned some new tricks. She speculated about the possible reasons.

  Is it because her cooking was so terrible that no one wanted to eat her food, so she stealthily switched out other people's foods and caused large-scale food poisoning?

  Or did she accidentally add unknown herbs to the pot and cause an unknown explosion?

  Or did her nasty breasts inadvertently seduce an ill-disposed noble disciple which led to massive bloodshed?

  Whatever they were, they were all the things that were possibly caused by Ling Ling. After all, she was too clumsy and unsuspecting, which would naturally get herself into trouble.

  Had she not been born into a noble family, she would have been abducted countless times. Mei Lan even thought that only a piece of golden butter bread could lure her in and let someone kidnap her.

  "I... I... I was kissed by Mei..."

  "Mei... Mei... Mei... " Ling Ling looked at her close friend with tears in her eyes and told her that unprecedented, shocking news.

  "What!" Mei Lan took three steps back in succession, looking at Ling Ling with shock in her eyes. She looked at Ling Ling from her head to her feet, and then paying special attention to her full breasts, stammering, "Mei? You mean Mei?"

  "Yes, Mei is strange today. Suddenly, she grabbed my hand and took me to the medicinal field. Then, she..." Ling Ling's face suddenly turned red and covered her red face with her hands.

  "Whoa... I can't get married, I can't get married anymore!"

  "Tell me in detail what happened!" Mei Lan felt like a thunderbolt exploded in front of her.

  Her heart was roaring, roaring!

  Why? Why? Why is it always Ling Ling?

  Humph! She just has a pair of full breasts but has no brains. Why could she always keep a step ahead in all things?!

  "That... That... That's..." Ling Ling's face was as red as a ripe apple. She quietly approached Mei Lan's ear and murmured, telling her the whole thing.

  "Oh my god!" Mei Lan had to cover her mouth to keep her composure.

  It wasn't just kissing, they had done more than that!

  They even, they even... Mei Lan couldn't help but stare at Ling Ling's full breasts with a fierce look.

  Was it all because of this pair of breasts? Damn it!

  SSR! It's terrible. It's terrible!

  Even Mei, who is so quiet and steady, has been hurt by this weapon too?!

  She didn't believe that Mei would do "that" to this "brainless mascot" for no reason at all!

  Sure enough, the crux of everything was that pair of "weapons". Not only men but also women would feel jealousy of that pair of "weapons" which was representing the wonderful future of life and the source of breeding hope.

  "Mei Lan... What should I do?" Ling Ling looked at her closest friend with tears in her eyes. In her eyes, Mei Lan was always the good secretary of the Starwing Knights, who could always help her solve her troubles neatly.

  "Never mind... You like Mei, don't you?" Mei Lan took a deep breath and restrained her impulses to beat Ling Ling even more senseless, who took her undeserved gain for granted.

  Why are the differences between people so great?

  She knew how many members of the Starwing Knights would feel raging jealousy for what happened to Ling Ling.

  Mei Lan was sure that "to be intimate" with Mei was a dream that every member of the Starwing Knights had ever had, because Mei Lan herself was one of them.

  She didn't remember how many nights, she was tightly embracing the black hair charm and immersed herself in the girl's fantasy world.

  Ling Ling, I’ll make sure again that you are
my enemy!

  You lucky, damn SSR!

  Chapter 474: Reach Out

  "I... I like Mei, but I also want to get married..."

  Compared to Mei Lan, Ling Ling looked more like the one with common sense.

  "Huh? Who are you going to marry?" Mei Lan looked at Ling Ling with a look of "Is your head broken?"

  Isn't the Starwing Knights the guardian of Mei, and everyone has regarded "Protecting Mei" as their lifetime mission?

  Why do you still have the illusion of getting married someday, Ling Ling? Isn't that strange?

  Sure enough, that's the case with big breasts and no brains.

  "Don't be afraid... It's a very, very happy thing that Mei likes you." Mei Lan stretched out her chest, and then instantly found the gap between herself and Ling Ling, showing a very depressed expression on her face.

  Why is there such a monster like SSR in this world? Isn't everyone’s N cup very good? That would be a peaceful world.

  "Um... But in that case, I can only marry Mei..." Ling Ling lay in Mei Lan's arms with a tangled expression on her face.

  "Idiot..." Mei Lan muttered. If she had such a happy annoyance, she did not know how happy she would be.

  "So... Just in case, I'll confirm it with you." Mei Lan still can't believe that Mei would do that to Ling Ling.

  That was the perfect incarnation in the minds of all the girls of the Starwing Knights, Mei! If she was a man, she would be a perfect gentleman.

  Something must have gone wrong. Did Ling Ling make a mistake on her own impulse and kiss Mei forcibly, then subconsciously mistook it?

  Compared with the possibility that Mei forcibly kissed Ling Ling, Mei Lan felt that this probability was higher.

  After all, a fool like Ling Ling could do anything and never think that she was wrong.

  There was no doubt that Ling Ling, the favored mascot of the Starwing Knights was a big, brainless, silly fool!

  "Um... Now Mei is a little weird. Mei Lan, you have to be careful..." Ling Ling grasped Mei Lan's hand with some fear. Today, Mei bullied her so much that she was still worried now!

  "Never mind, I'm here, absolutely no problem." Mei Lan shrugged her shoulders in disapproval and held Ling Ling's hand.