Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Damn it... Getting lost once is accidental, getting lost twice is just being naturally clumsy, getting lost three times is just a hobby, but getting lost a fourth time is...

Damn it, are there signs for men's and women's restrooms at the entrance? Lu Mingfei quickly recalled that he really hadn't expected that the restrooms in this private estate would be divided into men's and women's restrooms.

Lu Mingfei quickly devised a plan. His experience of accidentally entering the women's restroom multiple times told him that he should pretend he wasn't in the restroom, try not to make any noise, and sneak out quietly after they had all left.

Anyway, there aren't many outsiders in this manor, so not many people will come to use the public toilets.

Lu Mingfei held his breath, trying not to make too much noise, and then heard the voice outside continue:

"Uncle should have given you all the information he collected by now, right?" Bettina asked.

“Yes, we’ve got it,” another female voice said. “We plan to take action tomorrow, splitting into four groups to investigate the antimony inventory and distribution of these manufacturers.”

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Chapter 209 Corner Kill?

锑？

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, never expecting to hear this word at Xiaotiannv's maternal grandmother's house.

Things have progressed to a point where it's like triggering a key main quest in an RPG game; every time you go to a new place and encounter a new NPC, you can trigger the quest's keywords.

He pricked up his ears and heard the sound of rushing water outside the door, while Bettina and another woman continued their conversation.

“What is this thing you took off?” Bettina asked.

"You asked about this? This is called an 'omamori', a talisman from my hometown. You can wear it on your wrist or around your neck. My mother got one for my sister and me when we were little. I heard we were going on a mission, so I brought this omamori with me. Because omamori will get damaged if they get wet, I need to take it off before washing my hands."

“I see—by the way, do you have enough people to conduct the investigation?” Bettina asked.

“That’s enough. You’ve already taken care of the preliminary data collection for us, so the follow-up tasks will be much simpler. There aren’t many companies in Portugal, and they’re mostly located in Lisbon, so we can handle it,” another girl said.

"Yes, as long as we have enough manpower. We also have other things to take care of at home recently, so we can't spare any manpower for you at the moment."

"It's alright, it's alright, you don't need to be so polite. We're the ones who are troubling you in the first place..."

The sound of a tap being turned off rang out, followed by the sounds of conversation and footsteps fading into the distance. Lu Mingfei waited for two or three minutes, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was quiet and no one was around outside.

Unexpectedly, entering the women's restroom led to other discoveries. Lu Mingfei truly hadn't expected that Xiaotiannv's cousin would be connected to the "antimony" incident.

No, it shouldn't be just Bettina. Judging from their conversation just now, it seems that Bettina's entire family is involved in this matter.

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered the photo of Xiaotiannv's mother he had seen in Xiaotiannv's bedroom. In the photo, Xiaotiannv's mother was wearing a brooch with the Lionheart Society's emblem.

To be able to join the Lionheart Society, one's bloodline must be quite high. Xia Mi once said that the Little Celestial Maiden's bloodline could reach B-grade. Considering that the Little Celestial Maiden's father might not have any dragon blood, for a daughter to have B-grade blood, the Little Celestial Maiden's mother's bloodline must be at least A-grade.

Could it be that... Little Fairy's mother and her family are actually a mixed-race family?

"Damn, why does it feel like all these things are chasing after me?" Lu Mingfei muttered.

Although he knew that slaying dragons was his destiny, in his previous life he only came into contact with the world of hybrids after joining Kassel College. These things happening in this life were far too early. Damn it, he was only a freshman in high school, had just started dating a beautiful girlfriend, and hadn't even had a chance to develop a deeper relationship yet.

However, now was clearly not the time to think about such things. Now that Bettina and the others had left, he seized the opportunity and slipped out of the women's restroom unnoticed.

He pushed open the cubicle door, peeked out and looked around to make sure no one was outside before stepping out. Then, he carefully and quietly walked to the door, just about to dash out, when he bumped right into the person at the doorway.

"おっと(ouch)!"

Of course, the voice didn't come from Lu Mingfei. No matter how much Lu Mingfei was bumped, he wouldn't have uttered a Japanese phrase. So, the only person who could have uttered that phrase was the one Lu Mingfei bumped into.

The collision was so sudden that even Lu Mingfei was knocked back two steps. He had barely regained his footing when he saw a girl in a skirt suit sitting on the ground in a pose reminiscent of a duck in a Japanese anime, her head bowed. She was rubbing her buttocks in pain.

Lu Mingfei felt a chill; he hadn't expected to be caught again. Based on his experience in his previous life, every time he accidentally entered the women's restroom, he would be caught red-handed at the door. It seemed he wouldn't escape this fate this time either.

However, before worrying about social problems, it's obviously more important to help others get back on their feet first.

Without thinking too much, Lu Mingfei quickly bent down and reached out his hand to the girl. However, the moment the girl looked up, Lu Mingfei suddenly froze.

For a fleeting moment, Lu Mingfei felt as if he had returned to that morning many years ago, when he was interviewing at the Regent Hotel and, upon entering, said "I bow" in extremely broken Japanese to the Japanese girl wearing the Kassel College uniform.

The Japanese girl simply covered her mouth and smiled gently, then corrected Lu Mingfei's Henan-accented Japanese with a standard Japanese "Ohayou," her smile carrying a warm, older sisterly quality.

Before Lu Mingfei could speak, the other party had already spoken first.

“Sorry, eh… no, I should use Chinese… I’m sorry, I was in a bit of a rush and I’m sorry I bumped into you.” The girl took Lu Mingfei’s hand and stood up.

“Sake Virtue…Aki?” Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment.

He didn't interact much with Jiu Deyaqi, except for the interview and the time when he was accepted into the company, when Professor Guderian invited him and his uncle's family to dinner at the Regent Hotel. That was also the day he first accidentally entered the women's restroom and met Nono for the first time.

Then, Fingel told him that the death list for the Three Gorges mission had been released, and he saw the cold, hard names of Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya Ji on the message board. That was the first time he truly felt the cruelty of the Dragon Clan world.

Shudeya was also visibly taken aback for a moment, then looked at Lu Mingfei with some surprise, "You...know me?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He had just seen someone who should have been dead for a long time in his memory suddenly come alive in front of him, and he was so stunned that he subconsciously called out her name. Only then did Lu Mingfei realize that he shouldn't know her at this point in time.

Before Lu Mingfei could come up with an excuse to get out of this, Bettina's voice came from outside: "Aki, have you found your amulet?"

"Hey...found it, I'm coming." Shudeya called out as she turned to the outside, then turned back to Lu Mingfei, winked, and said softly, "By the way, did you accidentally go into the wrong restroom?"

"..." Only after Jiu Deya mentioned it did Lu Mingfei remember that there was such a thing.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this."

Shudeya smiled at Lu Mingfei, then walked past him to the sink, picked up the amulet she had just left behind, put it back on her wrist, and then walked past Lu Mingfei again, her small steps pattering as she walked away.

Lu Mingfei only slipped out of the women's restroom after hearing the footsteps fade into the distance.

"Jiu De Ya Ji..."

Lu Mingfei murmured the name to himself. He remembered that when he was a freshman at Kassel College, Jiu Deya had just graduated from Kassel College and joined the Executive Department.

If we work backwards, then Shudeya should be a sophomore now.

The girl who was talking to Bettina just now seemed to be Shudeya. No wonder he felt that although the voice was unfamiliar, he had heard it somewhere before when he heard it.

"So, the academy is involved in the 'antimony' matter too? Bettina said her uncle brought guests back, and those guests are from Kassel College? That means the academy also has some kind of relationship with the Little Fairy's mother's family..."

Things are getting really complicated.

However, this matter should be resolved satisfactorily in the end. After all, Aki had her accident while participating in the Three Gorges mission in her previous life, which means that she will definitely not have any accidents in this mission.

Lu Mingfei returned to the banquet hall with these thoughts in mind. He didn't know how long he had stayed in the women's restroom. When he returned to the restaurant, almost everyone had already arrived.

Besides Aki, a familiar face, Lu Mingfei also spotted Ye Sheng, and Professor Mans Lundschnett, whom he had only seen in photographs and who had never attended a single class despite having taken his course. They were all old acquaintances. A beautiful Latina girl with bronze skin was also with the professor.

So this is the execution team sent by the academy...

Was the entire Three Gorges mission team wiped out?

Among the foreign faces on the other side, Lu Mingfei only recognized Bettina and his uncle Louis; he had never seen the others before.

The little fairy had already arrived at the banquet hall. Seeing Lu Mingfei dawdling as he walked in, Su Xiaoqiang pursed her lips and then gracefully walked to Lu Mingfei's side. "I thought you would wait until mealtime to come."

Lu Mingfei retorted inwardly: I arrived a long time ago! I just went to the restroom.

Of course, he dared not say that he had accidentally walked into the women's restroom by mistake... If the little fairy knew, she would definitely laugh at him to death.

"Is this your boyfriend from China?"

Before Lu Mingfei could speak, a pretty Portuguese girl walked over with a smile, looking him up and down with amusement in her eyes.

Su Xiaoqiang's face flushed red instantly: "Wh-what boyfriend! He's just a regular friend of mine, Clara, don't talk nonsense!"

Then she tugged at Lu Mingfei's sleeve, looked away, and said, "This is my cousin Clara, my Uncle Louis's daughter. She's a bit of a joker. Don't take what she said earlier to heart."

Looking at Xiaotiannv's yet another cousin, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how many beauties Xiaotiannv's mother's family truly produced.

However, it makes sense. Generally speaking, the higher the dragon bloodline, the greater the advantage in appearance. It's not that beautiful people necessarily have high-purity bloodlines, but people with high bloodline levels often have superior looks.

Since the Little Fairy's mother's family is a mixed-race family, it's normal that the family is full of handsome men and beautiful women.

"Isn't he your boyfriend?" Clara said. "If he wasn't your boyfriend, why would he have followed you all the way from China to here?"

"I already said no! She's just here for tourism." The little fairy gritted her teeth, then turned to look at Lu Mingfei. "Forget it, let's ignore her and take our seats."

As the little fairy spoke, she subconsciously reached out to take Lu Mingfei's hand, but her hand froze in mid-air. After a moment's hesitation, she chose to tug at Lu Mingfei's sleeve. Clara, standing behind them, watched their retreating figures and smiled.

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Chapter 210 Lu Mingfei's Dilemma

Lu Mingfei's seat was arranged next to Xiao Tiannv's seat.

According to local etiquette, the host sits in the main seat, guests sit on either side closest to the host, and then other family members follow.

However, it seems that because the Little Fairy has come from afar, her seat was arranged as the second seat to the right of the main seat. The second seat to the left was occupied by Professor Mans. Bettina's seat was several seats away from Lu Mingfei.

Quite coincidentally, Aki Shuto was sitting directly opposite Lu Mingfei. And when she took her seat, the Japanese girl clearly saw Lu Mingfei across from her, and then smiled and nodded.

Su Xiaoqiang suddenly leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "What, do you know Uncle Louis's guest?"

"Of course I don't know him!" Lu Mingfei quickly denied guiltily. "You know I'm the kind of person who never leaves the house."

"Then why did they greet you?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

"Maybe it's because they think I'm handsome?"

"Pah, you're so vain!"

Su Xiaoqiang spat lightly at Lu Mingfei. But then she realized that this guy did look quite presentable after dressing up, and he was even somewhat handsome. Could it be that the pretty lady opposite her was really just attracted to his looks and that's why she glanced at him a few more times?

Seeing the sudden sense of crisis on Xiaotiannv's face, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but tease her: "Speaking of which, Xiaotiannv, why are you so nervous when someone greets me?"

"I……"

Su Xiaoqiang blushed immediately, speechless for a moment, before finally saying:

"I'm Miaomiao's good friend, so of course I have to keep an eye on you for Miaomiao's sake! To prevent you from having affairs and doing things that will let Miaomiao down."

And don't you know why they're so nervous...?

Su Xiaoqiang glanced at Lu Mingfei's profile and suddenly felt that her relationship with Lu Mingfei was in a very delicate state.

Logically speaking, after she said those words, Lu Mingfei should have fully realized his feelings, so there should only be two possible outcomes.

First, Lu Mingfei will still choose Liu Miaomiao, meaning he can only be friends with her, or even can't be friends anymore.

Secondly, Lu Mingfei chose her and abandoned Liu Miaomiao. However, Su Xiaoqiang herself could not accept this outcome. Although she liked Lu Mingfei, Liu Miaomiao was also her good friend, and she did not want to build her happiness on hurting her friend.

Of course, there are also

Just thinking about it gave Su Xiaoqiang a headache. Why did she say those things back then?