"And so, we hid here and there, only managing to catch our breath during the [Shipbuilding League] livestreams by making sure we always appeared at the [Competition] events..."
"Our team planned a live stream to try and put an end to this situation completely..."
"That was the [Vortex Black Hole Tournament] three years ago. We planned to deliberately attract the attention of other families, so they would target us, or even destroy [Star Shatter], and broadcast it live to let the world know the despicable nature of the [Great Families]..."
"However..."
"What we didn't expect was..."
"There is a traitor among us!"
"What?! A traitor?!"
"who?!"
At this point, not only Zheng Yunlong, but also Cui Mingyuan and [Shan Hai] glared angrily and stood up.
"severe!"
The middle-aged man calmly uttered the name.
"severe?!"
"How could it be him?!"
"That beast! What did that beast do?!"
Cui Mingyuan's usually refined face was now filled with resentment.
It's hard to imagine that this usually gentle and refined principal would lose his composure like this at this moment.
【山海】gripped the chair handle, making a cracking sound.
them...
We were all once members of the [Shattered Star] team!
They were once the top figures in this world!
Can...
There's a traitor in the team?!
Who can tolerate this?!
"That's right... he tampered with the recorder on [Shattered Star]. At the time, only the footage from [Shattered Star] couldn't be streamed live, you all probably know that, right?"
"So... the footage that was originally planned to be released ended up with [Shattered Star] being besieged by the [Major Clan] again, and no one knew... she was smashed into components and sank into the sea..."
"is that so?"
Cui Mingyuan picked up where the middle-aged man left off, his eyes showing a hint of melancholy as if he had already witnessed some scene.
The middle-aged man nodded. [Shan Hai]'s eyelids trembled, but he looked at him suspiciously again: "But... in that match, your family also prepared a backup plan, right?"
"Hahaha--"
"As expected of you, [Mountain and Sea]!"
"Now that things have come to this, I can't hide anything anymore..."
"That's right!"
"The [Shattered Star] from back then wasn't the real [Shattered Star] at all! Just in case, we had [Shattered Star]'s sister, Yu Rou, take the stage. She wore a weapon that had most of the power removed from [Shattered Star], and she could still make it look like the real thing!"
"[Propeller], [Anchor], [Canvas], [Damage-resistant Lining]..."
"Only the [chassis engine] remains within the [Shattered Star]'s main body..."
"We...hid the [Shattered Star]...into the [Mountain and Sea Region - Slums]!"
!!
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, apart from Zheng Yunlong and Yunzhi whose eyelids twitched wildly, everyone else seemed to have expected it and nodded.
"oh?"
"Old Cui...you don't seem surprised at all?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Cui Mingyuan with a teasing look, and Cui Mingyuan smiled calmly: "Just as I thought! This Mo Yurou is the real [Shattered Star], isn't she?!"
When did you figure it out?
"From her very first competition, I noticed that her personality was somewhat similar to [Shattered Star], and so were her abilities! Especially... her growth rate, it's just like [Shattered Star]!"
"You guys are pretty impressive..."
"Strip [Shattered Star] of all its components, leaving her only with a [Case]. That way, even in the [Ship Girl Talent] test of the [Ship Alliance], she'll only have an [E-rank]!"
"good!"
"If we do it this way, absolutely no one will ever imagine that the once invincible [Shattered Star] would actually be an [E-rank ship girl]..."
"Hahaha--"
"It's just a last resort..."
"......"
The two men sighed repeatedly.
Zheng Yunlong was completely dumbfounded!
no!
No, no, no?
You mean my silly son, the silly son who's been swooning over Liu Ruyan for over a decade, randomly picked an E-rank ship girl who turns out to be the legendary "Limit-Breaking Ship Girl - Shattered Star"?
Am I dreaming?
He felt like his brain had shut down!
The "boat girl" who caused him emotional trauma is now going to become his daughter-in-law?
What kind of sci-fi plot is this?!
"so..."
"What brings you here today?"
Cui Mingyuan looked intently at the middle-aged man, who pointed to the live stream: "I've received some serious news! They plan to use genes extracted from [Shattered Star Blood] to help [Ship Girl] break through to the next level in this competition..."
"This match is likely to turn into a chaotic mess later on!"
"And Zheng Hao has now collected everything about [Shattered Star]... If nothing unexpected happens, [Shattered Star] will appear in this match!"
"severe?"
"Isn't Yan Jun a traitor?!"
"he!"
Before Cui Mingyuan could react, the middle-aged man smiled helplessly: "He's a traitor! But he's not! You remember Yan Jun's wife, right? That [copy number]..."
"His wife? What happened to his wife?"
"His wife... wanted to break through the limitations, so she willingly experimented with the [serum]... As a result, she became a grotesque, inhuman creature! In order to restore his wife's health, Yan Jun followed the arrangements of the powerful family and destroyed the recording device!"
"He mentioned this to us in a veiled manner, which led to the arrangement of [Shattered Star's Fake Death]!"
"Now... serious threats lurk among those high-ranking officials..."
"This match...isn't as simple as it looks..."
"......"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone turned their tense gazes to the live stream screen.
The middle-aged man walked towards Zheng Yunlong and extended his hand to him again: "Hello, father-in-law! I am [Shattered Star]'s father... Mo Yuxuan!"
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