Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 1089 - 1094: Just Kidding

Chapter 1089: Chapter 1094: Just Kidding

After a missed strike, he immediately fled into the distance.

Yang Yi’s exchange with Cupid was too brief, so brief that the bartender didn’t even realize what had happened.

Even the woman pushed by Cupid had no idea what had gone down; when she stood up, aside from seeing Yang Yi standing beside her, she couldn’t see Cupid’s figure anywhere.

So much so that the woman who clearly felt she had been pushed began to doubt whether she was hallucinating.

Yang Yi didn’t help the woman beside him to her feet, instead, he watched as Cupid’s figure merged into the dancing crowd, and then vanished in a few flickers of light.

Yang Yi simply had a strong memory, but he did not possess the eyes of a hawk.

Yang Yi crouched down and helped the woman pushed by Cupid up, asking gently, "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine, thank you, it felt like someone pushed me just now, I don’t know..."

The woman who had been pushed was clearly drunk, and Yang Yi didn’t pay her too much attention.

After Aaron had arrived by his side, Yang Yi let go of the woman he was supporting, sighed softly, and said, "Let’s go, there’s no chance now."

Aaron seemed very shocked, but he showed no irritation or resentment.

Together, they had not been able to take down Cupid, and they had wasted an excellent opportunity; the prey that had been lured into the trap had escaped. It can’t be considered a win, can it?

Having lost, although it feels unsatisfying, could one resent the prey for not willingly dying as wished?

There were no ambushing troops outside, and even if there were, it would be pointless; this was a duel between experts, and arranging a few bodyguards to lurk outside was utterly meaningless.

Aaron took a deep breath and said to Yang Yi, "Cupid?"

"It’s him."

"Was he injured?"

"I’m certain, he has injuries, no lighter than mine."

Aaron was silent for a moment, then he nodded and said, "Let’s go, let’s leave this place."

Yang Yi looked at Aaron and said in a deep voice, "Don’t you have anything to say?"

Aaron looked at Yang Yi and said, "I have nothing to say, indeed, I’m speechless."

Yang Yi turned his head to one side, clenched his fist, and exclaimed, "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

Aaron took a long breath and calmly said, "Swearing and anger won’t solve any problems, let’s stay calm and go."

After walking a couple of steps with Aaron, Yang Yi suddenly asked, "Are you really able to keep your composure?"

"To be honest... no, but I have to pretend I can stay calm. You’re free to curse, but if I swear because of failure, it will only affect my rating, so I must remain calm."

Yang Yi smiled and said, "Thanks for being so honest, that makes me feel a lot better. I thought you truly wouldn’t get angry."

Aaron responded calmly, "This is my first time facing such a humiliating defeat. Do you really need me to admit I’m a complete failure?"

"Sharing the sense of failure with someone makes it easier to bear; I don’t want to shoulder it all by myself, especially knowing that Cupid won’t easily fall into my trap again. And the next time he strikes, it will only be when he’s completely sure he can put me to death. Thinking of this, I truly feel terrible right now; I need you to share this feeling of failure with me."

Aaron glanced at Yang Yi, then with a helpless expression said, "You’re an asshole; you aren’t even willing to carry the responsibility and the humiliating consequences of failure by yourself."

"Help me out here. You can just dust off and walk away, but I’m the target of Cupid."

Aaron took a long breath, then turned his face away and roared hoarsely, "Fuck!"

The blaring music muffled part of Aaron’s shouting, but even if others could hear it, the way Aaron immediately adopted a blank expression and looked extremely calm afterwards would prevent anyone from thinking it was him who had shouted.

Watching Cupid leaving with ease while he failed to detain them, Yang Yi felt utterly terrible.

About to leave, Aaron suddenly slowed down his steps and then he asked in a deep voice, "Do you think they’ll look for a second chance to strike here?"

"From what I know, no."

Aaron sighed and continued walking forward with Yang Yi, then suddenly said, "You told me Cupid is a man."

"He was a man when I last saw him."

"And this time?"

"This time a woman."

Aaron frowned and said, "So what is it, a man or a woman? Don’t tell me you can’t figure it out."

Yang Yi stretched out a bitter smile, then whispered, "Pal, what do you think of my eyesight?"

"I don’t know, but it should be good, I didn’t notice anything off about Cupid until you threw the drink."

Yang Yi pointed at his glasses and said, "I don’t have superhuman vision, but trust me, I can tell if someone is a man or a woman... however..."

Yang Yi stopped walking, looked straight at Aaron, and then slowly said, "Damn it, I just can’t figure out if Cupid is a man or a woman! Last time they showed up, from the way they moved to their demeanor, from their appearance to their build, they were completely a man."

Movement and demeanor are mentioned before appearance and build because for a person skilled in disguise, it is quite simple to change from male to female or vice versa in terms of appearance.

Aaron touched his hair, then nodded and said, "Yes, this time they appeared entirely as a woman, from their movements to expressions, appearance, and build."

Yang Yi exhaled and said, "Last time I didn’t see their Adam’s apple because they were wearing a collared shirt with a tie, and this time... well, I still didn’t see if they had an Adam’s apple or not."

Aaron immediately said, "A woman, uh, should be... I guess..."

Aaron wasn’t sure because the Adam’s apple is a prominence on the thyroid cartilage of the throat, which theoretically, could be completely pressed down from a young age, and indeed some people do just that.

Yang Yi sighed and said, "Their strength is immense, so much so that it doesn’t seem feminine, yet their body or, to be more precise, their skeleton, looks genuinely like a woman’s."

Aaron said in a low voice, "Cupid, I’ll remember them."

"Can you forget if you wanted to? Could you forget?"

"Stop reminding me to remember this failure."

Leaving the nightclub with Yang Yi, Aaron then quickly shielded Yang Yi as they got into the car, and only after they were in the car did he calmly say to Yang Yi, "Do me a favor, if you ever kill Cupid, please make sure to let me know."

"How will I find you, and how do you know I will kill Cupid?"

Aaron smiled and said, "If it’s you who gets killed, I’ll know."

Yang Yi hesitated, then said, "How about this, let’s not tell anyone about tonight, as if they never appeared, as if our trap failed, you protect me for two more days, and then we go about our business as usual, okay?"

It’s too embarrassing to spread around, and it would affect how he is seen in Aaron’s eyes, but after hesitating for a moment, Aaron said in a low voice, "Sorry, I can’t do that, I can’t hide my own failure."

Yang Yi laughed and said, "Of course I was joking, no need to take it seriously, haha, hahaha..."