Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

The moment Su Xiaoqiang saw the suit, she froze. It wasn't just because she felt that she had been exposed for secretly lending her father's suit to Lu Mingfei; more so because the suit stirred up certain memories in her mind.

Memories are beautiful, but it is precisely because they are so beautiful and sweet that they are more likely to stand in stark contrast to the harsh reality.

"Was that the kid wearing my suit that day?" Su Zhenqi asked. "I knew something was wrong as soon as I put it on; the size was obviously altered. No wonder I couldn't find it before."

Su Xiaoqiang lowered his head.

"You gave it to him?"

"Yes," Su Xiaoqiang replied softly and truthfully.

Su Xiaoqiang originally thought that she was about to be met with a barrage of accusations. She had gradually become accustomed to this kind of thing since entering middle school.

She would refuse to do whatever her father asked her to do. Her father would take her to various social events to meet promising young men, but she would always remain aloof and never give those so-called young masters a friendly look.

She even considered dating a decent-looking boy in high school. Besides wanting to spite her father, the more important reason was that she felt that even if a relationship failed in the end, it would be a free love, not this kind of arranged marriage.

But to her surprise, the expected thunder and rain did not come. Su Zhenqi simply sighed, moved his chair, and sat down opposite Su Xiaoqiang.

“I can actually sense that ever since middle school, you’ve always been going against me. At first, I thought it was just your rebellious phase and that I could suppress you with stricter discipline. But now I think that’s not the case. Perhaps your rebellion is closely related to me.”

Su Zhenqi spoke calmly and slowly:

“I am a clumsy person, not as clever and quick-witted as your mother. I come from the countryside, and when I was young, I knew nothing but studying. Even now that I am old, I know nothing about anything except business.”

“When you were little, your mother basically took care of you. After your mother passed away, I took over taking care of you. But it’s clear that I’ve failed in raising children. I don’t know how to get along with you or how to guide your growth. I always thought that giving you the best was enough.”

"So I work hard to earn money and work hard, just to build up a better future for you and ensure your future is worry-free. I also want to find someone who can take care of you for the rest of your life, so I always take you to various social occasions to meet other kids your age."

"But I overlooked the most important point, which is that you are an adult now and have your own thoughts. My old-fashioned way of thinking is no longer suitable for you."

"Although I haven't had much contact with that guy surnamed Lu, I can tell you really like him. I trust your judgment and respect your choice."

As he spoke, Su Zhenqi handed the suit jacket in his hand to Su Xiaoqiang.

"This suit was a gift from your mother. Now that the size has changed, it's too much trouble to alter it. You might as well give it to that kid."

Su Xiaoqiang never expected that her father would call her over for a long-awaited heart-to-heart talk.

She didn't know how to tell her father that Lu Mingfei and she were just a one-night stand pretending to be lovers. Stunned, she took the suit from Su Zhenqi, and memories of her and Lu Mingfei's bickering romance flashed before her eyes.

A thought suddenly arose in her mind: were they actually quite a good match?

However, realizing these things now seems to be too late.

……

Pushing open the door, Lu Mingfei saw that Xia Mi had already returned home. He had noticed the lights were on in his house while he was downstairs.

Hearing the door open, Xia Mi got up from the sofa and greeted Lu Mingfei with a smile: "Welcome home, Senior Brother."

Then he immediately asked, "You're back so late, did you go on a date with Senior Liu Miaomiao?"

"Mind your own business?" Lu Mingfei stuck out his tongue, went back to his room and put down his schoolbag.

Xia Mi was right. After school, he walked around the area near the school with Liu Miaomiao before going home. However, calling it a date wouldn't be accurate, because the two of them initially just wanted to go to a nearby bookstore to buy some stationery, but they ended up losing track of time while browsing.

"Speaking of which, I haven't settled accounts with you yet." Lu Mingfei returned to the living room and sat down next to Xia Mi. "Why did you suddenly greet me at the gym this afternoon? And Liu Miaomiao saw it."

"I just suddenly saw you in the crowd, senior brother, and I was so happy that I wanted to say hello." Xia Mi pouted and snorted. "What, you've forgotten about your junior sister now that you have a girlfriend?"

Lu Mingfei curled his lip, thinking to himself, "No one would believe you. You just want to see me become the target of all the boys in the school."

This little dragon girl is always like this, always eager to stir up trouble.

"But then again, even if Liu Miaomiao sees it, it won't matter, right?"

Xia Mi held up one finger, making a "two" shape, and shook her head as she said:

"Liu Miaomiao has already remembered everything. Do you still want to deceive her and keep it from her? Obviously, now you only have two choices, senior brother: either be open and honest with her and tell her everything about the dragon race and hybrids, or find a way to make her forget these things."

"But as you know, in my current state, I definitely can't block her memories like before. I can only hope that you, senior brother, can find another way to make her lose her memory."

Lu Mingfei did know that Masafumi Tomiyama, a psychological counselor at Kassel College, could use methods such as hypnosis to make ordinary people forget their memories related to the dragon race.

However, he is not a student at Kassel College yet, and Masashi Tomiyama doesn't know him, let alone ask him to help him hypnotize Liu Miaomiao.

He had also heard that the human brain is like a hard drive, and forcibly making someone forget a certain memory is equivalent to demagnetizing a part of the brain. There may be no problems in the short term, but as people get older, the side effects of hypnosis will gradually appear.

Seeing that Lu Mingfei remained silent, Xia Mi mercilessly continued to deliver the final blow.

"And have you really thought about how you want to deal with this relationship?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Xia Mi shrugged and said, "I don't know what you're thinking. But if you really want to stay with her, you only have one choice: not to join Kassel College. Because after you graduate from Kassel College, you'll definitely be assigned to the Execution Department and sent all over the world to do all sorts of dangerous missions."

Xia Mi's words hit the nail on the head. He had been avoiding Liu Miaomiao's advances because he felt that the world of mixed-race people and ordinary people was too far removed from each other's.

But after accepting Liu Miaomiao, he never thought about this issue again. Or perhaps he was simply afraid to think about it.

Love is wonderful, of course. To marry your first love under the moonlit flowers, make vows of eternal love, and start a family, then have two beautiful children, a brother and a sister—this is the happiness most people dream of.

But dreams are dreams, and reality is reality. Just as Xia Mi said, once he graduates from high school and chooses to attend Kassel College, Liu Miaomiao and he will become people from two different worlds.

He certainly liked Liu Miaomiao, and he had promised her that he would never leave her, no matter where he went.

"Actually, it's not so bad for you not to attend Kassel College, senior brother, is it?"

Xia Mi suddenly said, "Go to a regular but prestigious university with her, become a model couple in college, and after graduation you can directly join her family's company as a live-in son-in-law. If you want to start your own business, her parents are also able to support you. You can avoid decades of detours!"

Xia Mi's description of life seemed incredibly tempting: choosing to be an ordinary person, with a beautiful wife by your side, living a life of luxury, without having to undertake dangerous missions like the students at Kassel College, leading a happy and stable life.

Lu Mingfei decisively shook his head and said, "No way!"

Xia Mi fell silent and stuck out her tongue.

Lu Mingfei did not have great ambitions for the dragon-slaying cause, nor did he share the same belief as Spider-Man that "with great power comes great responsibility".

But he still owes a girl. The red-haired witch who treated him like her whole world is still waiting for him to save her in Japan, and he still remembers it.

Not joining Kassel College... and cutting ties with the world of half-bloods, would be tantamount to completely abandoning that girl.

He liked Liu Miaomiao, but he couldn't leave Erii unattended.

Xia Mi suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Actually, there's another way."

Lu Mingfei was taken aback and quickly asked, "What method?"

“You could also have Liu Miaomiao join Kassel College with you,” Xia Mi said.

"Should we enroll Miaomiao in Kassel College?"

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment. In his previous life, Liu Miaomiao had indeed participated in the Kassel College interview with him.

Not only Liu Miaomiao, but also Chen Wenwen, Xiaotiannv, and Zhao Menghua, they all participated in the Kassel College interview together.

However, in the end, he was the only one admitted to the college. Later, he found out that he was actually a pre-selected student, a so-called "connection student," and that Liu Miaomiao and the others were just there to make up the numbers for him.

However, since none of the others were admitted at the time, it means that their bloodline did not meet the requirements.

However, since Xiaolongnu said that Miaomiao could join Kassel College, perhaps Miaomiao's bloodline actually meets the requirements? Maybe she just barely meets the admission criteria, and can be admitted or not.

"Is Miaomiao's bloodline sufficient?" Lu Mingfei asked Xia Mi, hoping to give it a try.

“That’s a bit low. I estimate he can only get a D grade, which isn’t enough to meet the admission requirements for Kassel College, and he might not even be able to awaken his Word Spirit,” Xia Mi said. “However, Su Xiaoqiang’s bloodline is not bad. He can barely get to a B- grade.”

"Then you're talking nonsense!"

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but roll his eyes. He remembered that the minimum admission score for Kassel College was C. Even with bloodlines that didn't meet the requirements, Little Dragon Girl had confidently stated that Miao Miao could join Kassel College as well.

However, Lu Mingfei was somewhat surprised that the Little Fairy's bloodline was also so high.

He remembered the group photo he had seen at Su Xiaoqiang's house; Su Xiaoqiang's mother was wearing a Lionheart brooch. Those who could join the Lionheart were all elites from Kassel College.

Presumably, the little fairy's mother must have been of at least A-grade bloodline, which is why the little fairy, being of mixed race, could have a B-grade bloodline rating.

But then again, if the little fairy's bloodline rating is decent, why didn't the college admit her when she interviewed for the college?

"Don't be in such a hurry." Xia Mi smiled brightly and blinked as she said, "I actually know a folk remedy for improving bloodline. Senior brother, you can try it with Liu Miaomiao."

Folk remedies to improve one's bloodline?

"Is it the Nibelungen Project?" Lu Mingfei asked.

He remembered that the night watchman of Kassel College, Vice Principal Flamel, had designed a project that could use serum extracted from dragon blood to awaken the dragon blood in hybrids, helping them break through the blood limit on the street while allowing the test subjects to maintain their own consciousness.

Originally, this technology was intended to be used on Chu Zihang, the president of the Lionheart Society, or Caesar, the president of the student council, in order to create a super hybrid similar to the "Emperor".

This project, which combined alchemy and biotechnology, is known as the Nibelungen Project.

Using the Nibelungen Project would indeed significantly enhance Liu Miaomiao's bloodline, making her eligible to enter Kassel College.

However, the problem is that the cost of this project is enormous. At the time, there was even a stalemate over whether to give it to Caesar or Chu Zihang. How could I possibly let Liu Miaomiao participate in the Nibelungen Project?

"I didn't expect you to know about the Nibelungen Project, senior brother."

Xia Mi's eyes widened, then she smiled and shook her head. "However, I'm not talking about this method of 'pseudo-enhancing bloodline' through alchemy, but a method that can truly enhance a person's bloodline, and the cost is much lower. You only need to make a small sacrifice, Senior Brother."

There are other ways to enhance one's bloodline? This was beyond Lu Mingfei's knowledge. He quickly asked, "What methods?"

Xia Mi beckoned to him mysteriously, gesturing for him to come closer.

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips, climbed over the sofa, and moved closer to Xia Mi. Xia Mi cupped her hand in her mouth and whispered something to Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei immediately froze, then blushed, and quickly retreated to a corner of the sofa, waving his hand and saying:

"No, no, Miaomiao is still so young... and such an outrageous method is unbelievable! I've never heard of anything that can improve one's bloodline like this."

“It’s true, I’m not lying to you, senior brother.” Xia Mi spread his hands and grinned mischievously. “This is a folk remedy that the dragons have come up with through thousands of years of practice.”

"Pah, pah, pah!" Lu Mingfei stuck out his tongue, feeling that this lustful dragon girl was definitely teasing him again, fearing that the world was not chaotic enough!

This method of enhancing one's bloodline... is just too outrageous!

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Chapter 174 Editing the Editorial Journal Together?

October 9th, Monday, morning.

Lu Mingfei had just stood at the intersection when he heard someone greeting him from behind.

Good morning, class monitor.

"Ah, good morning, Chen Wenwen." Lu Mingfei turned around and greeted her.

Lu Mingfei has now gotten used to running into one of Liu Miaomiao, Chen Wenwen, or Su Xiaoqiang at the same time every morning. He can even recognize who it is just by their voice without even looking.