Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 719 The Holy Maiden Medical Association

Let's rewind five minutes.

After class, Nono packed up her textbooks and went to the second-year preparatory class teachers' office to find Aki.

Although she was still in the preparatory course, the college had already assigned her a tutor, Professor Mans Lundschnett, the same tutor as Aki. For her, the preparatory course was more of a formality.

The reason I came to see Aki was because Professor Mans had asked her to bring me a tutor application form, which she needed to sign. I also wanted to arrange a lunch with my fellow students.

However, after finding the office, Aki was nowhere to be seen. Wan Boqian, the senior student sitting opposite, said that Aki had just gone to a class meeting and was probably in the classroom. She asked Nuonuo to go to classroom B3 to look for Aki.

Classroom B3 wasn't far. Nono followed the classroom number and quickly found classroom B3.

As soon as she reached the back door, her slender eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"What are you doing here...?" Nono asked hesitantly.

What caught her eye were two people huddled together. Aki was indeed in the classroom, but with her was someone who seemed rather unlucky. The two sat side by side, very close, and for a moment, Nono thought she saw Lu Mingfei's hand around Aki's waist.

But after blinking, she saw that Lu Mingfei's hands seemed to be placed neatly on the table.

"Nono?"

Aki turned around, looking somewhat surprised: "I was giving a lesson to Junior Brother Lu. There was a point in this morning's 'Introduction to Magic Mechanics' that Junior Brother Lu didn't quite understand."

She and Lu Mingfei exchanged glances, and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief where Nuonuo couldn't see. Luckily, just as they were about to kiss, Lu Mingfei heard footsteps coming from the back door, immediately stopped, and quickly opened his textbook and placed it on the table, thus preventing Nuonuo from seeing their intimate moment.

"You don't pay attention in class, but you get extra help after class." Nuonuo pouted at Lu Mingfei.

Aki said, "The course 'Magical Mechanics' is inherently quite difficult. This is Lu's first time taking the course, so it's normal that there are parts he doesn't understand. When I first listened to the professor's lecture, I was even more confused than Lu, and I didn't dare to ask him questions. The fact that Lu took the initiative to ask me questions shows that he's already much better than I was back then."

Nono frowned: "...Why does it feel like you're defending this guy, Aki?"

Upon hearing this, Aki suddenly paused, realizing her subconscious protective behavior towards her husband, and her ears involuntarily felt a little hot.

For some reason, when Nuonuo said that Lu Mingfei wasn't paying attention in class, she felt a strong urge to argue. Mingfei was clearly very attentive in class, wasn't he? She was watching him intently the whole time she was lecturing.

"Oh, by the way, Nuonuo, did you and Junior Brother Lu know each other before?" Aki asked.

It wasn't all just to change the subject; there was genuine curiosity involved. Judging from Nuonuo's attitude towards Lu Mingfei, it seemed like the two had known each other before.

"Oh, that? Lu Mingfei and I went to the same elementary school, I was a grade older than him," Nuonuo said. "Right, Junior Brother Lu?"

"……Correct."

"Then why don't you call her 'Senior Sister' and let me hear it?"

"Senior Sister," Lu Mingfei greeted her respectfully.

Whether introducing herself to Liu Miaomiao or Su Xiaoqiang, Nuonuo always said she was Lu Mingfei's senior from elementary school. It's unclear whether Nuonuo did this for consistency or simply for fun, but she continued to use this persona with Aki. Lu Mingfei readily complied.

After all, explaining the origins of his acquaintance with Nuonuo was rather difficult. In any case, Nuonuo was indeed his senior sister, so calling her "senior sister" wasn't a loss for him.

"So that's it."

Aki nodded, without a shred of doubt in her boyfriend's words: "Speaking of which, Nono, is there something you wanted to talk to me about?"

“Professor Mans has a tutor application document that I need to sign, right? You should give it to me, Aki,” Nono said.

"Ahhh! I forgot about that, I'm so sorry. The document is in my office, Nono, come with me." Aki was adorably confused.

The young couple's intimacy was interrupted by an unexpected event. The group arrived at Aki's office. Wan Boqian politely greeted Aki, who smiled and nodded at her, then took a document sealed in kraft paper from Yohji Yamamoto's handbag and handed it to Nuonuo.

"Is this the only thing I need to sign?"

"Yes, that's all."

Do you have a pen?

"Here."

Nono took the pen, bent down and leaned over the table to sign it.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei saw Wan Boqian winking at Aki: "Senior Sister Aki, don't forget..."

"Huh? Oh! No, I remember." Aki nodded seriously.

"What do you remember?" Lu Mingfei asked Aki curiously.

"I was originally planning to tell Ming...and Junior Brother Lu about this later. But since Nuonuo is here too, I'll tell you all at once."

Aki asked, "Do you know about the Lionheart Society?"

Lu Mingfei nodded. Of course he knew that; the expressionless senior brother was the president of the Lionheart Society.

Nono nodded, "I know."

"Yes, it will be much more convenient if you know."

Aki said, "As you all probably know, the principal was a member of the original Lionheart Society. And the Lionheart Society has always been the largest student organization in our Kassel College, dedicated to recruiting the elite among students. I am also a member of the Lionheart Society."

Nono said, "It sounds like you're inviting us to join the Lionheart Society, Aki?"

Aki smiled and said, "Indeed, we are inviting you to join the Lionheart Society. Actually, before we came here, the president gave me an order to recruit you and Junior Brother Lu to our Lionheart Society. After all, your bloodlines are both excellent. And out of personal reasons, I also want you to join the Lionheart Society."

“I see,” Nono said, shrugging. “It’s a pity you’re a little late, Aki. I should have joined the student council by now.”

"You've made a decision so quickly?" Aki blinked. "Don't you want to reconsider? The Lionheart Society's benefits are quite good."

"I don't really care... but I had already agreed with a friend that one of us would join the Lionheart Society and the other would join the student council. She has already chosen to join the Lionheart Society because the Lionheart Society's emblem looks better, so I have no choice but to join the Lionheart Society."

"Why don't you join the Lionheart Club together?" "Probably because we're both very competitive? Anyway, we've been comparing ourselves to each other ever since we met, comparing grades, height, looks, and even who receives more love letters."

"Can you still be friends like this?" Aki exclaimed in surprise.

“Who knows? I also find it quite amazing,” Nono said.

Lu Mingfei wondered if the friend Nono mentioned who chose to join the Lionheart Society was Susie.

"That's why I said you were a little late, Aki. If you had told me earlier, I would have told her I wanted to join the Lionheart Society first."

"Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it."

Aki sighed softly, then turned to look at Lu Mingfei: "So, Mingfei, what about you? Do you want to join the Lionheart Society?"

Nono's brows suddenly furrowed again.

Lu Mingfei said, "Sure. If both the Lionheart Society and the Student Union invite me in the future, I'll probably choose the Lionheart Society."

Aki smiled, her eyes narrowing. Although it was a pity that she hadn't been able to recruit Nono, successfully recruiting Mingfei into the Lionheart Society meant that the mission was basically accomplished.

Nono returned the signed documents and pen to Aki. Aki put the documents away and then asked, "By the way, Junior Sister Wan, Nono, would you like to have lunch together? You two probably haven't had lunch yet."

Wan Boqian clasped her hands together in front of her chest, making an apologetic expression: "Um, it's kind of you to invite me, Senior Sister Yaji, but I already have plans. I'm sorry."

Nono said, "I'm not going either, I have some things to do later."

"Since there's something else going on, there's nothing we can do. Junior Sister Wan, Nuonuo, see you tomorrow then." Aki slung her shoulder bag over her shoulder and waved with a smile.

Nono smiled and waved, watching Aki and Lu Mingfei walk out of the office. Only after their figures disappeared from sight did her smile gradually fade, turning into a frown of doubt.

Senior Sister Aki just called that guy Mingfei directly... Did they have such a good relationship?
……

Aki was unaware that she had made a mistake in front of Nono, calling her boyfriend by his name.

She gazed out the window at the northern moat that encircles Beijing's Second Ring Road. A small boat glided slowly across the moat, sunlight illuminating the surface and creating shimmering ripples on the bow.

They are currently in a private room at a French restaurant.

The restaurant was recommended by Xiaotiannv. I heard it's a very famous French restaurant that has been open for quite a few years.

Although it was daytime, the dim wall lamps still illuminated the restaurant walls with a warm honey color, the red paint peeling off somewhat, which complemented the restaurant's old-world charm. The floor was dark brown inlaid marble, and a cherry wood beam ran through the restaurant's dome.

The two of them each ordered a summer set meal, and the waiter left the room carrying a thick menu.

The heavy wooden door closed gently, and Lu Mingfei's gaze left the doorway, while Aki's gaze also returned from the window, and the two looked at each other.

“Now, I’ll give you a brief report on the information I found in the school library.” Aki used the word “report” with a serious expression.

"There's no rush... We can actually talk about it after dinner." Lu Mingfei paused for a moment before saying this, feeling that a romantic French restaurant seemed more suitable for doing something romantic.

"It's alright, there's nothing much going on right now anyway. After all, the data is a bit messy, I need to explain it while I organize it."

Aki put on her glasses and pulled a small notebook from her bag: "I checked, but I didn't find any information related to the term 'Holy Palace Medical Association' in the academy library's database. Also, the 'snake-entwined-cross' symbol that you told me about, Junior Brother Lu, doesn't seem to be recorded in the academy library at all."

After Aki returned to the school from her research trip to Siberia, Lu Mingfei asked Aki to check the college's database for any information related to the "Holy Palace Medical Association" or the "snake-entwined cross" symbol.

Since the "Holy Palace Medical Association" is an organization related to mixed-race individuals, Norma, as the world's most comprehensive database, may have included information related to the "Holy Palace Medical Association."

However, the results of the investigation seem to be somewhat unsatisfactory.

Aki's bloodline is A-grade, and she possesses almost the same level of authority as Professor Mans at Kassel College. Her authority is quite high, allowing her to access the vast majority of documents in the library and search most of the Executive Department's files.

However, even with Aki's privileges, she couldn't find any information related to the "Holy Palace Medical Association" or the "snake-entwined cross" symbol in the academy's database.

So it seems there are only two possibilities.

Either the "Holy Palace Medical Association" is too mysterious an organization, so mysterious that even Kassel College is unaware of its existence, which is why it has not included any information related to the "Holy Palace Medical Association".

Or perhaps the "Holy Palace Medical Association" doesn't exist at all.

Of course, there is also a less likely possibility: the information is related to the "Holy Palace Medical Association," which has an extremely high level of confidentiality, and even Aki's A-level access level cannot access it.

However, Lu Mingfei didn't think this was very likely. A-level authority was already quite high; many professors didn't even reach A-level. Even Caesar and Chu Zihang only had A-level authority within the academy. The only ones with higher authority than A-level were Principal Angers and Vice-Principal Night Watchman.

If even the president of the Lionheart Society and the student council president are not authorized to access files and materials related to the "Holy Palace Medical Association"...

The mystery and danger of the "Holy Palace Medical Association" were beyond even Lu Mingfei's imagination.

At this moment, Aki adjusted her glasses and continued, "Although I couldn't find any information related to the 'Holy Palace Medical Association,' I did find some other information when searching for similar terms. I wonder if it's related to the 'Holy Palace Medical Association' you mentioned, Mingfei."

Lu Mingfei immediately asked, "What information?"

Aki rustled the pages of her notebook: "In the Middle Ages, to be more precise, during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, an organization called 'L'Ordre Médical de la Pucelle' briefly existed in Europe. The translation is..."

"The Joan of Arc Medical Society?" Although Lu Mingfei couldn't speak French, he knew some basic vocabulary.

"Yes, the Joan of Arc Medical Society. But Norma's official translation for me is the Saintess Medical Society... Yes, it's related to the Saintess Joan of Arc that you're thinking of, Junior Brother Lu."

Aki said, "However, this organization was not founded by Joan of Arc, but was a civilian organization. It was established by Father Charles, Charles VII's religious advisor, after Joan of Arc's death, without the Pope's approval. Its main purpose was to treat wounded French soldiers in the Hundred Years' War on the battlefield, as well as to assist the French army in delivering battlefield intelligence and raising military supplies."

"Sounds like a very positive organization?"

"Yes, it was a very positive organization... at the very beginning."

Aki continued, "It was only after Giles de Rais became the de facto leader of the organization that its nature changed."

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(End of this chapter)