Dragon Raja: Oh no! Lu Mingfei has been diagnosed with depression!

"How was your day, Chisei?"

On the terrace called Awakening Temple, when Genji entered, Tachibana Masamune had already prepared chilled wine for him.

"I heard you were really upset about losing to a kendo newbie, so you went to spar with him today. How did it go?"

"There was no sparring because I felt there was no chance of winning against someone like that."

Genjiro naturally took the sake cup that Tachibana Masamune raised and drank it all in one gulp. Although that's what he said, Tachibana Masamune could still detect a hint of frustration in his tone.

"It seems I've witnessed an extraordinary genius!"

Tachibana Masamune sighed, "It's a pity that the family's affairs cannot be exposed yet, otherwise I would also like to meet this young man in person."

"Dad, you must have encountered similar people back then, right? Something you had to put in your best effort to do, someone else could do better with just a glance. Did you feel frustrated then?"

Genji took a deep breath, and the scene he had witnessed in the kendo dojo during the day flashed before his eyes.

He had focused all his attention, but just as Lu Mingfei became serious, figures suddenly appeared amidst the flashing swords.

He couldn't even pinpoint where Lu Mingfei was standing when he swung his knife; he only felt that at that moment it was as if hundreds or thousands of people wielding fine knives were simultaneously swinging their weapons from different angles.

That's why Miyamoto was defeated so decisively. He couldn't see where the enemy's sword was. Even though he had unparalleled swordsmanship, he didn't know where to strike and could only watch helplessly as the blade fell on his head.

"I did encounter one. I was young then, ambitious, and wanted to make a name for myself in this cannibalistic world. As a result, I met a very scary person."

Tachibana Masamune looked up at Genjiro:

"It was even more terrifying than you described. It was really dangerous. I was hiding far away, only daring to peek out from behind the stone wall, but I was still affected. If I hadn't been the other party's target, someone else might be sitting in front of you today."

"A hybrid?"

"Yes and no. Many years later, I often return to that moment in my dreams, and when I wake up, I can't tell whether the other person is a hybrid or an ancient dragon hidden in human skin."

Masamune Tachibana smiled. "It might even be something like a devil."

"I can't believe I've never heard you mention something like this before."

Yuan Zhisheng frowned.

"Because there's not much to say, it was from that moment that I realized that in the world of dragons, everything is innate, and some people are destined to be strong from the moment they are born."

Tachibana Masamune said, "Chisei, you have witnessed a genius today, but you don't need to be troubled by it. You are the young master of the Snake-Headed Eight Families. You were born to be an unparalleled emperor, a man born with the destiny of Amaterasu. There is no one in the world more outstanding than you."

"You've said this to me many times, Dad. To be honest, I'm getting tired of violence."

Genjiro shook his head and smiled. "It would probably be a lot of people laughing at a young master of a yakuza family saying he's tired of violence."

After pondering for a long time, Tachibana Masamune sighed:

"You've always been a kind child, but someone burdened with the destiny of Amaterasu shouldn't think so much."

Yuan Zhisheng remained noncommittal, and neither of them spoke again, simply drinking their wine in silence and glancing down at the passing traffic below.

As soon as Crow entered, he saw that both the patriarch and the young master looked preoccupied, and his heart tightened. However, the matter he needed to report was too urgent, and he could not hesitate any longer.

"Something terrible has happened, young master!"

The crow took a large stride and leaped over the long table, almost running to Genjiro's side.

"How can you be so flustered in front of the head of the family!"

Genji frowned and angrily rebuked. If he were the only one present, he wouldn't say anything even if Crow liked to run around naked. At most, he would just comment that it was an eyesore. But now that Tachibana Masamune was also here, Crow's behavior would undoubtedly be seen as disrespectful to the patriarch. If the other patriarchs saw it, they might want to send Crow to work in the mines.

"oh oh!"

The crow then realized what was happening, bowed to Tachibana Masamune, and then raised its head to frantically wink at Genjiro.

"What happened?"

Yuan Zhisheng was somewhat confused; the panic on the crow's face didn't seem fake.

"Eri-san has run away from home again!"

"The crow said."

Genjiro and Tachibana Masamune exchanged a glance, breathed a sigh of relief, and said helplessly:

"Didn't she run away from home before? Send someone to the intersection downstairs to bring her back... No, I'll go myself. I haven't played with her in a long time, so I guess she chose to run away on her own."

"I went to look for Erii-san after I realized she wasn't in her room."

The crow looked dejected, thinking to itself, "Young Master, do you really think of me as a fool?"

"The surveillance footage shows that Ms. Erii left Genji Heavy Industries half an hour ago. She should be waiting for her family at the crossroads to pick her up, but she was gone when I went to look for her... Someone saw her leave with a man."

"Damn it! Why are you only saying this now!"

Yuan Zhisheng suddenly stood up and paced back and forth on the terrace:

"What about the surveillance cameras at the intersection? Did they capture who the man she was following was?"

"...The intersection's security cameras were hacked, and the footage from that period is blank."

Crow swallowed hard. "Sakura suspects that it was the Oni Clan who took Erii away. She's already taken Yasha out to check if any nearby security cameras captured her route."

"This is an operation targeting Erii and her family; it might really be the work of the Demon Clan."

Genjiro slowly clenched his fist. "All operations are suspended! Mobilize all manpower. Even if we have to dig up every inch of Tokyo and fight the Demon Clan, we must find Erii!"

The crow shrank its head and gave Yuan Zhisheng a meaningful look, repeatedly implying that the patriarch was still sitting next to it. Directly bypassing the patriarch and calling upon all the family's manpower was no different from rebellion. The young master was completely desperate!

"Calm down, you naive kid!"

Tachibana Masamune finally spoke, standing up. "At times like these, we should remain calm. We still can't be sure who took Erii away. We absolutely cannot start a war with the Demon Clan directly. Starting a war would tie down a lot of our manpower. If it wasn't the Demon Clan who did it, it might delay us."

"I'm sorry, patriarch."

Genji took a deep breath. "But Erii has never run away from home more than the intersection downstairs. She's never been that far from home in her entire life. I'm a little worried that the person who took her away might do something we can't predict."

"Don't worry!"

The crow solemnly declared, "We will speed up the search and will not give that man any chance to do anything wrong. I guarantee that Miss Erii will return home safe and sound!"

"You don't understand what I'm worried about. I'm not worried about Erii's safety. No one in the world can make Erii do something she doesn't want to do. I'm worried about the safety of this city."

Genjiro said quietly, "If she gets out of control, half of Tokyo will be destroyed, including us."