Chapter 27 The Handrail Sliding Competition, who...?
The room was unusually quiet, as if everyone was still asleep. However, Enid knew that they should all be up by now. She stopped in front of the stairs, her gaze fixed on the handrail, looking at the smooth staircase and the sleek handrail.
"Why don't you give it a try?"
There was no need for such stairs in the forest. She had actually wanted to try it for a long time. Taking advantage of the fact that they were not paying attention, Enid quietly lifted her skirt a little, and then, with great agility honed by Damian's training, she jumped onto the handrail, sat on it, and slid down, landing with perfect grace.
“Excellent, 10 points!” Enid gave herself a 10 points with a smug look. Then she heard a laugh with obvious sarcasm and disdain. She looked up and saw Damian standing at the top, looking down at her. Then, with exceptionally smooth movements, he jumped up and gracefully swung down from the handrail with one hand, landing silently.
"That's a perfect 10."
"Tsk, this little devil isn't up to par."
Enid, who had initially thought it was only Damian, hadn't even had a chance to applaud him when she heard Jason's voice. He tossed his hood up and then slid down with lightning speed, catching the hood before it hit the ground, and gave Damian a mocking smile.
"See that? That's a perfect 10!"
At this point, there was nothing left for Enid to do. She could only raise her hand and clap blankly. The sparse applause couldn't drown out the actions of the others who came over. Damian snatched the hood from Jason's hand and said to Enid, "You keep time!"
"Alright, let's see who's the fastest. The fastest person gets 10 points, and if the hood falls to the ground, then it's 0 points."
"Then I'm sure to win."
Standing atop the platform, Dick flashed a hearty and confident smile, unhesitatingly displaying his victory. Even though the competition had only just begun, it was clear that Dick's former prestige among his siblings was meaningless at this moment. His competitive spirit was ignited, and no one wanted to be last.
"The first Staircase Handrail Sliding Contest begins! The rules are: catch the hood before it hits the ground, no props allowed, and you can only slide down the handrail! If the hood hits the ground, you're eliminated! The contest begins, and the first contestant is Damian!"
Enid, beaming with delight, mimicked the mannerisms of a TV presenter and began hosting the match with remarkable fluency. Jason tossed the hood to Damian without hesitation. Damian, already holding the hood, pressed the timer switch at Enid's command and swiftly tossed it up, sliding it down with the same cool and agile movements as before.
As he fell, Enid quickly pressed the finish button and recorded Damian's time on the device. Damian then threw the hood up, which Cassandra caught perfectly. She was also professionally trained, and her movements were clean, quick, and powerful. Then it was Stephanie's turn.
This was arranged in reverse order of age. Stephanie's movements were perhaps a little more flamboyant than theirs. She also gave Tim a high-five, of course, after landing. Tim took the hood, returned to the stairs very quickly, and then went down just as fast.
"Great! They were all so fast, it was practically neck and neck!" Enid gave each of them a warm round of applause, including Jason and Dick who came down later. By the way, Dick's posture was extremely elegant, as expected of him, right? Barbara's posture was also excellent. Just as these people finished and Enid was about to make her announcement, an unexpected event occurred.
After watching the whole thing, Alfred said to Bruce beside him, "Looks like I'll have to clean our stair railing again soon, and of course, check if it's still functioning properly, right, sir...?" Before he could finish speaking, Bruce disappeared from his side.
Yes, Bruce also went upstairs, and on the way, he snatched the hood from Barbara's hand like the wind, then returned to the ground at an extremely fast speed.
"Looks like I should be number one, with 10 points, right?"
"Yes... Father, you get 10 points, number one!"
The time on the log showed that Bruce was the first to arrive, although everyone had expected it. "I will definitely surpass your father next time!" Damian said seriously. Bruce smiled and nodded. "Of course, I believe you."
After saying that, he looked at Enid, "I thought it wasn't just me, everyone got 10 points, right?" Enid winked at Bruce and understood, nodding with a smile, then quickly shook her head: "No, everyone except me got 10 points, because the judges don't participate in the scoring."
“I can keep track of time.”
Jason took the timer that was originally in Enid's hand, tossed it down and landed it, and spoke. Enid was stunned for a moment, and then showed a pleading expression, just like Naya's innocent look after doing something bad, with those bright and pitiful eyes.
"Please, Jay, you're the best. Let me go. I'm just a referee."
"Hmm... whatever, whatever you want."
"Yay! As a reward for all the 10s, I've prepared—"
Enid smiled and took out a super big apple. It looked like an apple, but it was the color of a mango and smelled sweet. Then she walked briskly to each person and put one in their arms, including Afu's.
"This is called an apple-pear. It has the appearance of an apple and the color of a mango, but the taste of a pear. It's super sweet but not cloyingly sweet, and the texture is crisp and juicy! I've already washed it, I promise."
Looking at the pear in his hand, which was about the size of Bruce's fist, Dick couldn't help but laugh. He then shook the guy, raising an eyebrow. "Maybe we can cut it? Hmm, or do we just have to eat it like this? I suggest we go back to our room to eat it." Enid stuck out her tongue, a little embarrassed.
“It seems I share the same opinion as Young Master Dick, that’s good. But it looks like we can skip the knife washing step now, right?”
Because Damian, who was getting impatient, had already started taking a bite, it was not quite like the usual pears. Of course, the pears here were specially selected by Wayne. In comparison, they all agreed that the apple pear that Enid brought out tasted better, and was an absolutely unforgettable sweetness.
"Now I agree with your suggestion. Maybe we can plant more fruit trees on your side."
After eating the fruit, Tim agreed with Enid's suggestion to plant a lot of fruit here, and so did everyone else. Of course, even if they hadn't eaten it, no one had objected at first.
"Very good."
The enjoyable game was over, and everyone was sitting together, actually preparing to go to work or something else soon, when Enid suddenly remembered something and immediately called out to Damian, who was about to leave. Then everyone else looked over curiously, including Dick, of course.
"Damian, do you have time tomorrow to come with me somewhere?"
"I thought you, Fia, would ask me to come with you?"
Dick looked at Enid with a hint of disappointment, deliberately feigning it. Seeing those bright blue eyes, Enid's heart softened. But before she could speak, Damian crossed his arms and said, "Where? I'm enough. We don't need Grayson."
"Um... it's to help Emma give birth, um... she's the tiger in the forest, the one I took in. She's pregnant and about to give birth. I was wondering if you could come with me to see her? Because I mentioned Emma to Damian before, I asked Damian first."
Enid carefully explained the situation, then met Dick's eyes and smiled apologetically, but Damian's voice came first.
"good."
Damian agreed without hesitation. Enid gave him a bright smile, "Great, it's a deal then. I'll message you later." Then, she looked at Dick, "I didn't mean to, bro. Actually, I didn't know you'd be willing to come with me. If you don't mind, could you come with us? Or I could video call you guys on the channel so we can all watch together!"
“Of course I’d be willing to go with you, it’s the same with anything.” He looked at her with excessive sincerity, as if he were glowing. For some reason, Enid’s heart raced a little, but Dick didn’t dwell on it any longer. Instead, he smiled and said, “The latter sounds pretty good, but can we use technology?”
Enid had drawn special runes on her and their necessary equipment to prevent damage when entering the Sacred Grove, so when the video was mentioned, Dick was more worried about her prohibition, whether it was something that was not allowed, and whether doing it would hurt her. Of course, others were also worried about this, especially Bruce, who was looking at her very seriously.
"Don't worry, Mother Goddess has permitted it, because this is a sacred moment that should be celebrated and praised."
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Author's Note: With lightning speed—from *Six Secret Teachings: Dragon Teachings: Military Strategy* / Fang Xuanling, *Biography of Shi Le* in the *Book of Jin*.
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