I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 269 You stay here and do not move.

Under Uchiha Hikaru's watchful gaze, Erii quickly wrote a few more strokes, then picked up her notebook again.

"...So, this account is shared by Xia Mi and her brother, and Fenrir is mainly responsible for managing it. And he recently learned how to play online games from you?"

Uchiha Hikaru tilted his head, imagining a scene where Fenrir, resembling a giant dragon, was lying in the Nibelungen of the Imperial Capital subway station, using his enormous dragon claws to control the little characters on the computer to form a group to run a dungeon.

Ok……

That's strange.

However, for Fenrir, this might still be something to be happy about. After all, as a mentally challenged child among dragons, he used to only be able to pass the time with old movie DVDs and piles of beer bottle caps and candy wrappers. Now, being able to play online games with Erii is already a huge leap in his standard of living.

I just don't know...

Has Fenrir ever argued with a grumpy guy in a game...?

That kind of scene must have been quite interesting.

……

The matter concerning Fenrir was just a minor episode.

Next, Uchiha Hikaru ate a few pieces of the fruit platter sent by the Snake Clan—this was a luxury item in Japan, something most people couldn't afford even a few times a month—then, while pulling out a map, he began looking up the rendezvous point Xia Mi had mentioned in the message.

The location of "Bronze City" goes without saying.

It is located not far from "Baidi City".

It is located southwest of Tokyo, Japan, at an angle of approximately 30°.

The distance is approximately three thousand kilometers, almost spanning the entire length of China.

but……

This distance is no different from thirty kilometers for "Shangri-La". After all, Uchiha Hikaru used it to travel thousands of kilometers in the world of Akame ga Kill!. It's just that the Dragon World is a "new world" that "Shangri-La" has never set foot in before, so the teleportation may not be as precise and there may be some errors.

Anyway, let's give it a try.

After confirming the approximate location of the destination.

Uchiha Hikaru gestured for Esdeath and Erii to stand up and stand in front of him. Then he raised his wrist and poured his spiritual power into the Imperial Arm, his consciousness spreading out in the southwest direction.

Mountains, rivers, and even bustling towns flashed through her mind, finally settling on a secluded place.

"Ready..."

"Let's go."

The words fell.

A huge, light purple teleportation array appeared, and with a "whoosh," the figures of Uchiha Hikaru and his two companions vanished from their original positions.

"?!?!"

At this moment, the researchers of the Snake Clan were stunned.

They couldn't actually see what was happening inside Erii's bedroom.

After all, Erii is a girl, not young anymore, and her figure is quite developed. Even without Uchiha Hikaru's involvement, Genji wouldn't have installed a surveillance camera next to her bed, leaving his sister with no privacy. However, because the "Shangri-La" teleportation array is quite large, some clues could still be seen even through the surveillance cameras in the living room.

"What's going on? That White Queen... took Erii and the 'King of the Ocean and Water' with her?"

"It looks like a space-traveling ability... Could it be the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye technique, 'Kamui'?"

"I knew it! Kishimoto Masashi must have been to the White Queen's Nibelungen! And he even witnessed this ability!"

"...It seems I'll have to ask Mr. Kishimoto. Perhaps he knows something about the 'Water King'."

In a discussion among a group of researchers.

Masashi Kishimoto and Naruto continue to rise in quality.

Some people even came up with wild ideas, such as "the nine tailed beasts are all dragon servants of the White King Uchiha Hikaru" and "the inspiration for water release may have come from the Water King Esdeath," and then discussed it with others in a serious manner.

It's hard to say whether we can reach a conclusion...

But one can imagine that the Naruto world in this world is likely to continue heading in the direction of a plot spiraling out of control.

It was also at this time.

the other side.

Uchiha Hikaru and his group appeared thousands of kilometers away in the Chinese mainland, in a sparsely populated mountain forest.

"Is this the place called 'China'?"

Esdeath narrowed her eyes and looked around: "It seems to be no different from Erii's side."

"...Of course, you didn't see any people, so how much difference could there be in the scenery?"

Uchiha Hikaru took out his phone from his pocket and started comparing his current location with a map app.

"Hmm... We should be at the border of Sichuan and Chongqing now, next to a tributary of the Yangtze River, about 150 kilometers off from the location Xia Mi mentioned. But she's probably just arrived there. Let's find her slowly."

According to the information provided by Xia Mi, Kassel College has only just begun to attempt to enter the "Bronze City". It will take at least ten days to half a month, or even longer, to retrieve Constantine's urn and send it back to the college's main campus in Chicago.

Therefore, they had plenty of time to act.

Rather than searching for Constantine, Uchiha Hikari actually preferred to stay in China in this world for a few more days, traveling and enjoying the scenery. After all, she herself was Chinese, and being here felt like coming home; although it wasn't the same world, she felt incredibly at home.

"Let's go, Ai, and Erii too."

"Let's find a place with people first, get something to eat, and then contact Xia Mi."

Uchiha Hikaru raised his hand in a gesture, then his feet hovered slightly in the air as he slowly flew towards the town marked on the map. Esdeath and Erii quickly followed.

……

More than an hour later.

Uchiha Hikaru and his group stood on the street in the small county town, each holding a roasted sweet potato wrapped in oil paper. They blew on the hot potato and ate it in small bites, watching the bustling crowd in front of them.

"How does it taste?"

Hikaru Uchiha turned his head and glanced at Esdeath and Erii beside him.

The latter naturally had no way to respond to her, since Erii needed to communicate with people by writing, and she was currently holding sweet potatoes in both hands, making it difficult for her to find time to write.

As for the former...

"...It's alright, it's similar to a kind of wild fruit I ate when I was a child."

Esdeath nodded in response, then glanced around with a hint of annoyance: "What's wrong with these people? Why are they staring at us? What language are they speaking? I can't understand a word they're saying."

"Um……"

After Uchiha Hikaru and his group entered the county town, they did indeed receive a lot of attention.

after all……

Their appearance is truly unique.

The group consisted of three people, all with long, cascading hair. One of them had dark red hair, and the other had ice-blue hair. Two of the three had an aura of dominance, like queens in a movie, while the last one was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, seemingly untouched by worldly concerns, creating a wonderful contrast with the other two.

Many people have never seen such a combination in their entire lives.

So, in the short time that followed, several shills came over and whispered to ask Uchiha Hikaru and the others if they were foreign celebrities or some big shot, and if they could get an autograph or a photo with them.

—As for cosplayers, they actively ruled out that possibility. It's hard to imagine that someone with the exceptional presence of characters like Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath could be cosplayed. If someone could actually do it, their family background would likely be extraordinary.

"Sorry, we're just a few ordinary people here for a trip. Taking photos is fine, but autographs are unnecessary."

Uchiha Hikaru explained with a smile.

"...Oh, you can speak Chinese?"

"certainly."

Uchiha Hikaru politely declined the autograph requests from the corporate executives, then ate the remaining half of the sweet potato in two quick bites before gesturing to Esdeath and the other two to continue walking forward.

In other words, Yamato didn't come along this time.

Otherwise, with Yamato's obviously unusual height and appearance, he would probably attract a crowd of onlookers again.

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru leisurely led Esdeath and Erii around the small town, where they went shopping and even rode a roller coaster at an amusement park. The money they used was obtained by exchanging her own gold ingots for other items.

They played like this until the afternoon of the next day.

She then led the two back to their temporary hotel room and contacted Xia Mi by phone to check on her situation, see if Xia Mi had any plans, and when they needed to meet up.

When I learned from the phone call that Uchiha Hikaru had arrived near Sichuan.

Xia Mi's tone sounded quite surprised:

[Shrimp: Huh, has Hikari-neechan arrived already? So fast?]

[Light: Fast?]

Uchiha Hikaru was slightly taken aback, then understood.

Also.

Xia Mi had no idea that "Shangri-La" existed.

From her perspective, Uchiha Hikaru should have first flown from Tokyo to the airport in the capital or Shanghai, and then transferred to another flight to Sichuan. The whole process would have taken at least two or three days.

—High-level pureblooded dragons do indeed possess the ability to fly at high altitudes. For example, Herzog, the "False White King" who used Erii and the Genji brothers to achieve his resurrection in the original story, once accomplished this. However, flying continuously for three thousand kilometers is an enormous challenge to one's physical strength. Moreover, even for a dragon king, it would be difficult to remain undetected by human radar detectors during flight.

Hikaru Uchiha did not explain these questions.

After a moment's thought, Xia Mi quickly changed the subject—

[Shrimp: I understand. Please stay where you are and don't move. I'll come find you right away.]

[Light: Okay.]

(End of this chapter)