My name is Lu Mingfei, not Lu Mingfei!.

Spring in Tokyo is always prone to rain. The day after the Kassel College headquarters commissioners arrived in Tokyo, the city was once again bathed in the sound of pattering rain. The rain hit the roof of the shrine, creating beautiful parabolas in all directions, and the garden scattered and rotated. The spring cherry blossoms sprinkled all over the ground.

This is a classical shrine, located in the mountains on the outskirts of Tokyo. The meticulous renovation made it not show the slightest sense of dilapidated age, but the torii in front of the main hall of the shrine was burned down, and it has not been rebuilt until now, as if for Some kind of commemoration exists, and the vermilion wall is as thick as blood.

Six people holding paper umbrellas stepped into the shrine one by one. They were all wearing formal kimonos. The men wore black patterned haori, and the women wore black sleeves. Their feet were white socks and clogs. They looked ahead and walked extremely steadily.

The heads of the six surnames of Sheqi Eight Households, Tachibana, Inuyama, Fuma, Ryoma, Sakurai, Miyamoto, and the rest Minamoto and Uesugi have already taken their positions in advance, and the eight families gathered here today.

This is a rare thing, every year only when visiting the shrine on the New Year, the family heads of all surnames gather together, and it is very difficult for all the members to be present.Nowadays, whether they are ninjas or important members of the army, the patriarchs of the eight surnames have to leave their jobs and follow the orders of the patriarch Masamune Tachibana to come to the shrine.

After the six patriarchs entered the main hall, the brigade of followers appeared on the stone stairs outside the shrine, separating the guards standing on both sides. These men in black suits stood side by side to form a bottom-up landscape. Patriarch When we are in a meeting, we will never allow any idlers to approach.

The floor of the main hall is covered with tatami mats, and there are no shrines or Buddha statues enshrined. The inner wall is surrounded by ukiyo-e paintings, which describe a war between demons, turtles, and clouds and flames.Hundreds of men and women in black knelt and sat in their respective positions. Everyone knew their position in this huge organization, and no one knelt in the wrong position.

"Masters, all the participants have arrived. Elders such as Anbe Juro, Guan Yuanying, and Wangkoushou from the Strategy Department, 34 people in charge of the Liaison Department and their subordinates, 130 people with five small surnames, under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Branch of Kassel College There are 19 heads of the Kanto branch and team leaders, 17 heads of the Kansai branch and team leaders, 14 people from the Iwryu Research Institute, and seven from the Maruyama Construction Institute...a total of 440 people are here." The secretary in black presented the list to the silver hair In front of the old man, "Mr. Masamune, please take a look."

"Where is Zhisheng? What kind of meeting is there without him?" Tachibana Masamune looked at the most conspicuous empty seat in the arena, "Yasha Crow, where is Zhisheng?"

The crow, who was kneeling in the back row, came out in small steps: "The young master is patrolling the surroundings to ensure the safety of the patriarchs. Maybe I haven't heard the news that everyone has arrived, so I will notify him right away!"

The shrine of Sheqi Bajia is very large. It is not only a place of worship, but also the residence of the priests. There are many rooms in the compound behind the main hall, which are intricately formed into a unique garden. Any owner has the right to rest here. Occasionally, the shrine It will also accept some poor people who are forced to come face to face for help, and those rooms will be used to accommodate them.

At this moment, Yuan Zhisheng is in his residence deep in the garden. This is a rather ancient hut, everything is furnished in a simple manner, but the game electronic equipment in the room is a bit obtrusive.He sat cross-legged, staring at KOF13 on the screen, and was in a fierce battle with the girl in black beside him.

It was a young girl who looked slightly smaller than Yuan Zhisheng. Although she was wearing the black patterned haori worn by men, the large kimono could not hide her curves. The feeling of growing up as a girl.Her long red hair was not modified in any way, and it was coiled on the tatami mat. Nowadays, there are very few girls with this clear noodle hairstyle, which reminds people of the witches in ancient shrines.

The battle situation showed a one-sided oppressive victory. Yuan Zhisheng won seven sets in a row, and the girl didn't win a single set, but she was not discouraged or cheated. If she lost, she silently pressed the selection button to enter the next round During the duel, colorful cold light flashed across the screen on her expressionless face, illuminating her slightly pale complexion even more like jade.

"Eriyi isn't serious." Before the eighth round of the game started, Yuan Zhisheng put down the handle, smiled and reached out to rub Eiri's head, "It doesn't mean that every time you play with me, you have to kill everyone Are you willing?"

Erika let Yuan Zhisheng fiddle with it, quietly like a kitten buried in her head, she grabbed a pen and paper from her side, quickly wrote a line of small characters, and held it up in front of Yuan Zhisheng.

"Because I stayed up late yesterday to play games."

It was only then that Yuan Zhisheng noticed that Erika's eyes were a little tired. She always had such little emotional fluctuations, so that many times Yuan Zhisheng couldn't figure out what she was thinking, let alone the subtle things that happened to her. Variety.

"Games can be played at any time, and you are not allowed to stay up late." Yuan Zhisheng said seriously, obviously the tone of his elder brother teaching his younger sister, a bit harsh but still gentle.

"When I met a very interesting opponent, I couldn't help provoking him on purpose." Erika continued to write in her small notebook.

People like Tachibana Masamune would be surprised to see such words. In the eyes of most people, Erika is a real doll girl, she is delicate enough, and everyone who sees her will know I am sure that she is beautiful and beautiful, but it is a pity that she has no expression at all. Whenever you see her, she will have the kind of bleak eyes like an old monk who sees through the world of mortals.How could such Erika say something deliberately provocative, something that obviously has bad girl thoughts?

Perhaps only Yuan Zhisheng knows that Erika actually has feelings, but it is very rare. The most obvious thing is that when playing games, Erika has a very strong sense of competitiveness, whether it is an online game or a single. The horizontal version of Tongtong, she likes the nirvana KO or speed pass without injury very much.If she fails to do so, the corners of her eyes will tighten slightly, which is obviously an angry expression, but it is not as strong as that of ordinary people.

"Is there anyone else who can compete with you in this game?" Yuan Zhisheng was a little surprised. It's not because he studied hard at the King of Fighters that he was good at playing King of Fighters, but because he can complete the most accurate and fastest judgment and operation 100%. of his lineage.Ordinary people who want to become a master in this kind of fighting game need to spend a lot of time practicing, and Erika has a lot of time, and she has no chance to participate in fighting competitions, otherwise it will definitely not be a problem to get in the top three. I'm afraid there won't be many Yi as opponents.

"The level is not high, mainly because I like to play tricks, and it makes people want to educate them."

"There is no need to be so serious about a game, it's just that you will never meet your opponent for the second time in your life." Yuanzhi smiled, somewhat relieved, Erika can be said to be a mafia princess in terms of identity, and his future The young master is almost of the same level. If Erika is more like a normal girl, maybe she is a more qualified successor of the Sheqi Bajia with a better blood.

The possible future Queen of the Underworld must of course be a little domineering girl who plays games and beats up anyone who is unhappy. One of Yuan Zhisheng's great ideals in life is to see Erika become a normal person, happy like an ordinary girl Live a happy life until she meets someone she likes and walks into a beautiful palace hand in hand.The cherry blossoms slowly fell on the veil she was wearing, she turned around and smiled sweetly, and said to herself softly, thank you for taking care of me, brother.

But even if Erika is not sick, the identity of this underworld princess is not something ordinary people can afford. I don’t know if someone is lucky enough to fall in love with Erika, will there be tens of thousands of men in black shouting in the Sheqi Bajia? Stand firm under the aura.

After discussing the game, Erika's few remaining emotions dissipated. Looking at her calm face, Yuan Zhisheng suddenly felt a little sad. From the first time I met her, Erika was lying in the ICU with a breathing tube inserted. On the hospital bed, she is already this old now, but she has never left home, nor has she received the education she deserves.Girls of her age in Tokyo have long learned to dress themselves up as BlingBling people, bracelets, earrings and pendants, everything is shining, and the whole body tells the beauty of youth.

Yuan Zhisheng picked up Eri's long hair and carefully combed it from head to tail with a wooden comb. Eri didn't move and didn't turn to look at him. He looked at the screen in front of him and picked up the handle again to start the stand-alone mode. Cooperate with his work.Although she can play a little bit of temper when playing games, she is such a well-behaved girl more often. Although she can't speak, every little action of her is in line with the time around her.

The smooth long hair slipped from the fingertips like silk, and Yuanzhi whispered with emotion: "When I come back next time, I will bring you some cosmetics and skirts."

A girl like Erika would look good dressed up, wouldn't she?Yuan Zhisheng hadn't been able to do anything for her all this time, at most he just played games with her, but today he suddenly realized that he should give Erika the life she deserves, even if she can't go to the outside world , and try to make Erika at home as beautiful as the girls outside.

"Cosmetics?" The small book was handed to Yuan Zhisheng. This word was a little strange to Erika, because she had never heard of such things in her life, and her cognition of the world came from the things in front of her eyes. The big screen, games and animations don't mention that girls have to learn makeup when they grow up.

"Some pretty little bottles, if you put them on your face, it will make you look better." Yuan Zhisheng explained.

"That's it."

An ordinary girl would be very happy to hear her brother say that, but Erika’s reply is just like this. She doesn’t think it’s important to look good, and she has no experience of being appreciated by anyone. Yuan Zhisheng’s gift is for her The next game that has not been agreed to be played is interesting, but Yuan Zhisheng has not realized that he is just immersed in his own wishful thinking and sadness.

"Young master~Young master! All the heads and families of different surnames have arrived!" Crow sneaked in half of his head from the door, "They are all waiting for you, if you don't go to those people, you will chew your tongue again!"

His movements can be described as sneaky, because the crow knows very well that getting along with Erika is one of the few times that can make his young master feel peaceful. In front of the window, the back reveals a sense of boredom, not for a specific person, but for the whole world, whether it is himself or Erika.

It's not that Yuan Zhisheng doesn't know what will happen today, but he still chooses to play games with Erika. On the one hand, he wants to get in touch with his sister, and on the other hand, it's actually a kind of escape. Yuan Zhisheng doesn't like family gatherings. If it weren't for today's meeting that it was too important to escape, Yuan Zhisheng would definitely slip away in the name of having to keep an eye on the commissioner of the headquarters.

"Understood." Yuan Zhisheng frowned, put down the wooden comb in his hand, and gently stroked Erika's hair, "Let's go together."

Erika nodded obediently and stood up. When she walked, she would not walk side by side with Yuan Zhisheng, but held his sleeves and lowered her head, letting her forehead hair block her eyes, and only looked at the ground under her feet.This is her habit, she doesn't like to make eye contact with unfamiliar people.For example, the smiling crow outside is considered an unfamiliar person, even if Yuan Zhisheng's subordinates have met many times, in Erika's view, this is just an existence whose smile makes him feel uncomfortable.

The full name of Erika Uesugi is Uesugi Erika, the third of the three houses in the Saki Eight Households. The first is Tachibana Masamune’s Tachibana, and the second is Yuan Zhisheng Yuan, so today’s meeting will be based on Eri Rika must also participate, even though she has no idea of ​​the significance or interest in this matter, she has to be there.

The development of the inner three families is really a bit lonely. The Tachibana family has only Tachibana Masamune, the Mina family has only Minamoto, and even the Uesugi family has only Eriyi left. For people with foreign surnames, maybe sooner or later there will be an internal struggle within the Eight Snake Qi Clans for the establishment of the new Three Clans.

Fortunately, Yuan Zhisheng and Erikai are still young enough. As long as they are present, it means that there will be successors for the future young masters of the Eight Snake Family, and they will make those boys who are about to move around calm down.

The crow followed behind the siblings with small steps. With the frequency of his visits to nightclubs once every two days, even a beautiful woman would pay more attention to her, but he was only in awe of Erika.This is not only because Erika is the younger sister of her own young master, but also because Wu Ya is one of the few people who knows the true face of Erika, and she is more powerful than Yuan Zhisheng, the future young master.

If a beautiful girl's combat power is beyond the limit, and her ability is comparable to that of a mechanist, and she never shows any expression, and she doesn't even want to look at you, this is not called the flower of Gaoling, and she is not living on the same world line at all. .Therefore, the crow has always restrained his vulgar heart, and only regards Erika as an object of assistance as he treats the young master, respectfully.