Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 569: Responsible for Their Sisters

In the comics cafe.

Lu Mingfei looked at the two people who bumped into each other at the corner at the end of the corridor, and suddenly wondered if Senior Sister Aki was a bit of a naive person?
Otherwise, why do you always bump into others at the corners? When Lu Mingfei was a guest at the manor of Xiao Tiannv, Yaji bumped into Lu Mingfei once; this time, she bumped into Jiude Mai...

However, now is not the time to care whether my senior sister is innocent or silly... I bumped into those two! Hey, hey, hey, isn't this scene of sister reunion a little too inappropriate? Where is the surprise that Lu Mingfei imagined? Where is the warmth? Holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes and being speechless?
"It hurts..."

Aki rubbed her head in pain, kneeling on the ground in an anime sitting posture, with the documents in the file bag scattered all over the floor.

The waitress in maid costume came over and helped them up: "Two guests, are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Aki waved her hands and subconsciously looked up at the person opposite her to apologize. Although the collision was an accident, it was a person after all.

But before she could open her mouth, the apology sounded stuck in her throat.

Aki looked at the figure in front of her. She had a simple high ponytail, revealing her fair and slender neck like a kendo girl, and her long hair fell to the ground on both sides.

The sunlight with a faint scent seemed to be pouring in from the window. Aki felt that the smell was very familiar and very far away, just like when she was very young and still lived in the countryside of Nara, she and another person were catching grasshoppers in the waist-deep grass behind, and the sunlight smelled of dew.

The feeling was like finding a photo that had not been accidentally formatted many years ago in the corner of a broken hard drive with all the data about to be erased - that was her memory. The photo was blurry due to overexposure, with only the green, slender tips of grass and the white skirt of the girl who always stood in front of her.

Jiude Mai rubbed her forehead in pain, and silently put the blame on Lu Mingfei. What bad luck! Nothing good ever happened when I stayed with that guy.

The last time I was assigned by my boss to work as a secretary for that guy, I was almost kissed by that little brat.

The last time was even more outrageous. The boss suddenly gave them a strange task, saying that they had to help Lu Mingfei become an adult before the end of Christmas. As a result, she and Potato Chips hid in the closet in that guy's room that night and watched the live broadcast of the human-dragon battle all night long.

If she had known this, she should have skipped the mission even if she was criticized by her boss. Potato chips and three-no-no are enough... Can't three-no-no do the cos hunter to help Lu Mingfei sneak into the headquarters of the Eight Snake Clan?

Jude Mai opened her eyes and glanced at the person opposite her.

"..."

Jiude Mai was silent.

She was wrong. It seemed too early for her to say that she was unlucky just now. This was the real unlucky situation.

Feeling Aki's surprised and suspicious gaze looking at her, Jude Mai paused for a moment, and without saying a word, she pushed away the hand that the maid offered to support her, propped herself up and stood up, then walked out the door without looking back.

She had only taken two steps when someone grabbed her wrist from behind.

Aki.

……

The small room in the coffee shop was crowded together. It was originally a private room for four people, but now it seemed a bit tight to squeeze in six people.

Lu Mingfei quietly raised his eyes and looked around.

Sitting on his left, Eri obviously didn't understand the tense and silent atmosphere, and was eating fries on the table while reading a comic book. Zero, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, was also reading a comic book like Eri, with an icy expression that showed no signs of change.

On the right was Mai Jude, who was leaning her chin and looking out the window. Opposite Mai Jude, Aki was sorting out data with her head down.

It seemed like everyone was doing their own thing... but actually Lu Mingfei could sense just by reading the air that everyone was distracted and not paying attention.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but glance at Xia Mi who was sitting opposite him, and suddenly found that Xia Mi was also secretly looking at him. The couple exchanged slightly awkward glances in the air, and then sighed silently at the same time.

“Hey…” “Hey…”

At this point, even Lu Mingfei couldn’t help but wonder if there was something wrong with him bringing the two sisters to meet them without even saying hello.

The beginning was obviously good. Aki and Mai bumped into each other at the corner of the corridor. Mai got up and turned to leave, but before she walked out the door, Aki stopped her.

But ten minutes had passed since they entered the room. Except for the time when a waitress in maid costume came in and asked if they wanted to order some snacks and drinks, no one spoke again. The atmosphere was heavy as if several weights were stuffed into the room.

Xia Mi winked at Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei understood what she meant. The old couple no longer needed to talk to each other. They knew what the other wanted to express with just a glance or a gesture. Junior sister wanted him to take the lead and say something to break the current atmosphere.

Lu Mingfei also pursed his lips and said, "Junior sister, why don't you say anything? Aren't you usually smart and tactful? At times like this, it's definitely more convenient for you girls to speak first."

Xia Mi blinked and said, "But I'm not familiar with Senior Sister Jude Mai and Senior Sister Aki, so you have to come, senior brother."

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips and said, "Junior sister, if you are not familiar with me, do you think I am familiar with you?"

Xia Mi said you're not familiar with her yet? You, my senior brother, have seen Jiude Mai's naked body, and you even gave her your first kiss...

Lu Mingfei:...

Sure enough, he knew that Xia Mi was still brooding over the fact that Mai had taken away his first kiss, so she had always been sullen towards Mai.

But what Xia Mi said was right. It was he who facilitated the meeting between Aki and Mai. Now that the situation has developed to this silent one, he should indeed take responsibility for the two sisters.

Lu Mingfei pondered for a while and then said, "That..."

Before he could even finish his words, everyone's eyes were focused on his face. Only Eri and Zero were still looking down at the comics, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with them from beginning to end.

Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth and continued: "Sister Yaji, how was your investigation yesterday? Let's hurry up and make a mission report?"

Xia Mi winked at Lu Mingfei, obviously asking him why he was still concerned about the mission.

But then, Aki came back to her senses from her momentary daze and nodded: "Okay. This is what happened. After parting with Junior Brother Lu and you guys yesterday, Junior Sister Ling and I followed the people from the Demon Clan to the designated location..." At nine o'clock yesterday morning, just before Jude Mai was about to launch an attack on the Genji Heavy Industries headquarters building, Aki and Zero also arrived at Tokyo Port by car.

The weather yesterday was not very good. The whole Tokyo was shrouded in a violent thunderstorm. The weather forecast said that the sea near Tokyo would have eight-level gales and two-meter-high waves, making it unsuitable for going out to sea.

But this kind of weather is rare, and the Maritime Administration will impose navigation restrictions on the sea surface. It is impossible for them to dive and explore the dragon's embryo when ships are coming and going on the sea.

They set out from Pier 4 of Tokyo Port on a large fishing boat, and it took them three hours to reach the target coordinates in the heavy rain. They sailed out of the Japanese waters and arrived in the high seas.

Along the way, Aki carefully drew the route of the entire ship with a pencil based on her feeling. She has always been such a careful executive specialist. After recording the route, the next time they want to investigate, they can leave the ghost group and do it alone.

Although it was daytime when we went out to sea, the sea surface covered by rain clouds was still as dark as the polar night. The searchlight shone into the sky, and the dark clouds rolled in the distance with faint thunder. It seemed that today was not only a heavy rain but also a thunderstorm.

Aki felt a chill coming over her. They were just on a large fishing boat, and the stability of the boat in the sea mainly depended on its own weight. Without a heavy enough hull, no matter how advanced the technology was, it would be useless. She was a little skeptical whether the boat could really withstand the storm.

Fortunately, her worries were unnecessary. The ghosts seemed to have made more preparations than she had imagined. They even got a modified icebreaker to wait for them near the target point, anchoring and escorting them.

As Lu Mingfei's successful invasion was sent to the icebreaker, the diving dock at the bottom of the ship opened, and the heavily loaded submarine fell into the black sea.

"The dive went more smoothly than expected."

Aki said, "The storm did not have much impact on the operation. After diving underwater, we could not feel too many ups and downs of the waves, but the heavy rain still had some impact on the visibility on the seabed."

Before Lu Mingfei could answer, a voice came from the side.

"You two are the only ones involved in this operation? Didn't the ghost group send anyone to cooperate with you?" Jiude Mai frowned, and a flaw finally appeared on her stern and gorgeous face.

Aki was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Mai to speak suddenly.

“The situation is rather special.”

After a pause, Aki replied: "The academy has suffered setbacks in this regard before...so under normal circumstances, we should make more adequate preparations. To investigate the submarine embryos, the executive department will at least send out a team of hundreds of people. But we don't have such conditions at the moment. The ghosts only promised to provide us with equipment and have not made any more promises, so..."

"...What a mess." After a moment's silence, Jiude Mai said faintly.

Aki lowered her head and said softly, "…I'm sorry."

Lu Mingfei scratched his eyebrows. Although he didn’t know what had happened, it seemed that the two sisters were finally able to talk to each other... Was this probably a good sign?

He interrupted the conversation at the right time and took over the topic: "Well, Senior Sister Aki and Zero finally returned safely."

"I'm talking about you messing around." Jiude Mai glanced at him coldly: "Aren't you the one who asked them to go underwater to investigate? Do you have a backup plan? Have you considered what to do in case of any unexpected situation?"

Lu Mingfei choked, and seemed to realize that his plan was indeed not sufficient...

Although he didn't have a plan B because he knew that the embryo on the seabed would not wake up at this moment and Senior Sister Aki and the others would not be in any danger. But in hindsight, he was indeed not thoughtful enough. It seemed that he should have been tougher at the time and let Xia Mi follow Aki.

"Don't make it too difficult for Junior Brother Lu."

Aki quickly interrupted and said, "Judging from our gains, this adventure is actually completely worth it."

Mai glanced at Aki and said, "Humph, just protect him."

Upon hearing this, Yaji's face flushed slightly: "I, I didn't protect Junior Brother Lu."

"..."

Lu Mingfei didn't know why the two sisters suddenly started quarreling over him again.

However, Mai didn't dwell on this matter. She changed the subject and said, "Tell me what you found at the bottom of the sea?"

"Oh……"

Yaji nodded and took out a photo from the file bag: "This is a photo I took with a portable camera when the submarine dived to about 8500 meters."

Everyone's eyes were focused on the photo, even Eri looked up from the comic book.

The picture in the photo was dark, with only the spotlight from the submarine shining through the turbid sea water.

At the end of the spotlight, the shape of a tower was outlined in the blurred outline! A huge tower!
It stands on a gentle slope beside the ground fissure, with the tide of magma rising and falling not far away, reflecting the dark tower body, which looks like an iron tire about to melt. It seems to have stood there for millions of years, as majestic as a god and as lonely as a god, making people want to worship it when they see it.

No one spoke, and all words seemed powerless at this moment. Except for Lu Mingfei, who had long known about the existence of the tower under the sea, the others were only shocked, ecstatic and terrified.

Aki showed another photo, and the scene in this photo was different. A half-collapsed city, with a tall tower as the center, slowly unfolded in the picture. Even from the collapsed ruins, one could still see its former grandeur, with continuous buildings, raised gabled roofs covered with iron-black tiles, and hundreds of meters of metal chains hanging on the four corners of the buildings.

Photo after photo, even if no dragon embryos or corpse guards were captured, just the sight of such a huge underwater city was enough to attract the attention of Kassel Academy, and they began to investigate this ancient relic under the sea.

"From the photos, these are probably ancient cities built by dragons, just like the legendary underwater city of Atlantis. The academy has never heard from the Japanese branch that there is such an underwater city in the Japanese Trench. The Japanese branch executive bureau is indeed hiding a lot of things from Kassel Academy."

Aki said: "But the biggest gain is this photo."

As she spoke, she pushed out the last photo in the file bag and placed it in front of everyone.

The next moment, Xia Mi's eyes suddenly lit up.

It was like a glutton seeing a delicious meal...

……

(End of this chapter)