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

Chidorigafuchi in Tokyo is one of the city's top cherry blossom viewing spots.

The 700-meter-long riverside greenway is lined with 800 Yoshino cherry trees. When the cherry blossom season arrives, it forms a complete pink cherry blossom tunnel. Visitors can walk under the cherry trees with their cameras and capture dreamlike scenery without any editing.

Unfortunately, when Lu Mingfei and Erii arrived, the cherry blossom season had already passed, so they couldn't see such a beautiful scene. All they could see was the endless green undulating on the trees, forming a vast silence.

"So beautiful."

Erii was amazed.

For today's outing, she specially changed out of her dowdy shrine maiden outfit and wore a tweed skirt with a matte silk shirt. With a camera hanging around her neck, she looked just like an ordinary tourist, hopping around under the cherry trees like a little deer leaping through the forest.

"You can come again when the cherry blossoms are in bloom; it will be even more beautiful then."

Lu Mingfei said that he had never been here before and didn't know how beautiful the cherry blossoms would be when they bloomed. He could only tell Erii what he had seen online.

When he found Erii, she was fully armed and sitting obediently on a bench by the roadside, happy about her successful runaway, without any doubt as to why she hadn't encountered a single member of her family along the way.

Within the Kamaitachi's domain, Erii was constantly surrounded by dozens of gazes fixed on her. When Lu Mingfei appeared, he could feel those gazes observing him, and he even sensed scrutiny and anger in one of them.

"Can you come with me?"

Erii wrote to Lu Mingfei, her eyes stubborn yet beautiful: "I'm scared to come alone, but I won't be scared when you're here."

Her eyes shone brighter than ever as she wrote these words, and her writing revealed unparalleled trust. She held the notebook up with a serious expression, as if what was written on it was some kind of vow that could not be easily made.

Looking into her eyes, Lu Mingfei couldn't bring himself to refuse her.

"Let's come together again when the cherry blossoms are in bloom."

Erii became happy. Despite being a princess of the Japanese underworld, she didn't hide her emotions at all. She was more like a girl who had just skipped school and gone to the park to play. All her thoughts were clearly written in her eyes.

She put down her notebook and slowly approached Lu Mingfei like a kitten. Although they were only a step apart, it felt as if Erii had walked for a long time before finally reaching Lu Mingfei's side.

She leaned against Lu Mingfei, raised the camera around her neck, and pressed the shutter.

"My brother said that human memory has an expiration period and that we will forget it one day, but I don't want to forget it."

Erii held up her notebook and wrote on it, "So I asked my brother to teach me how to take pictures, because I want to write all of this down."

It's a simple reason: I don't want to forget, so I want to keep all of this.

This was probably inspired by the dessert shop owner from last night. Since there wasn't much to be happy about in my memory, I was determined to preserve these happy memories no matter what.

"I will remember this for Erii; I have a very good memory."

Lu Mingfei smiled.

"I really don't know what the Snake-Headed Eight Family is thinking, daring to let these two monsters stay together! Are they trying to make them form a group and debut? How about calling it the Monster Group?"

Mai Shude looked through the scope at the two people strolling under the cherry blossom tree, let out a long breath, and loudly complained into her earpiece to release the immense pressure.

Although using a sniper rifle's scope for surveillance missions carries a high probability of being discovered by Lu Mingfei, she couldn't help but be careful.

She was present when Lu Mingfei slaughtered everyone last night and witnessed the tragedy firsthand. Although he didn't use any incantations, even the ninja Shude Mai, who was used to death, couldn't help but shudder.

"I can see it without your explanation."

Su Enxi's voice came through the earpiece, "Shouldn't we be glad? At least he was friendly when he was with Erii, and he wasn't thinking about violence all the time."

"It's absurd that we'd be happy one day because a madman becomes friendly."

Shotoku Mai sighed and moved closer to the scope, but she didn't look at Lu Mingfei and Erii anymore. Through the scope, she could clearly see the elite members of the Sheqi family's executive department hidden among the tourists. These people were sent by Genji to protect Erii.

Although he already knew about Lu Mingfei's power, Yuan Zhisheng was still not entirely at ease, always feeling that only his own people were trustworthy.

Those guys were really dedicated to their duties and disguised themselves very well, blending in seamlessly with the tourists. Unfortunately, they were discovered by two people who didn't play by the rules at all: one was a madman who used his Word of Power all day long and treated Kamaitachi as a listening device, and the other was a ninja who was lying on a high place observing with a sniper rifle scope.

"The Monsters are currently in stable condition. Apart from the bodyguards arranged by the Snake Clan, no suspicious persons have been found. Tokyo is safe for the time being."

"Itsuka Mai said in a low voice."

"You're going out with a sniper rifle? You're not planning to smash their heads before they go berserk, are you?"

Su Enxi asked, "Do you want to become the savior who protects Tokyo?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Inuyama He's Word of Power is Setsuna, the Word of Power that represents divine speed. The first thing Lu Mingfei saw when he set foot in Japan was that guy. That means that in addition to the Words of Power we already know about, Lu Mingfei is hiding another Word of Power that he has never shown to outsiders."

Mai Shutoku said, "I don't know how well Lu Mingfei can use the 'Shatsuna' skill, but I can guarantee that if I really dare to shoot him, I will be the first to die... I just don't want what happened last night to happen again. I can indeed save Tokyo, but not by killing the monster, but by killing those who want to wake up the monster in advance."

"Wow! That's very thoughtful!"

Su Enxi sighed, "But now that you mention it, I do remember something. Lu Mingfei usually uses a new Word of Power once to test its effect after copying it, but why have I never seen him use 'Instantaneous'?"

"He's probably testing us. Although we had an open and honest conversation last time, he doesn't trust others at all, so naturally he won't trust us either."

Mai Shutoku said, "He knew that someone had been watching him all along, and that whatever words he used would be revealed, so he hid Setsuna and kept Kamaitachi running, so that no matter who tried to ambush him, they would fail."

"What kind of ultimate paranoia is this?"

Su Enxi was taken aback, and her scalp tingled.