Dragon Raja: Starting with Summoning Erii

“All the heads of the clans have arrived, and everyone is waiting for you to start the meeting,” said Tachibana Masamune.

"What happened?" Yuan Zhisheng asked.

"Just received news that Angers is on a United Airlines flight UA881 from Chicago to Tokyo. Although he expected the academy to retaliate, he did not expect the principal himself to be the one to arrive."

Yuan Zhisheng was taken aback: "Is the information accurate?"

"It should be accurate. Angers updated his Twitter status half an hour ago, which he announced himself."

"That's quite an ostentatious approach."

“Hilbert Jean Angers has always been such an flamboyant person.”

The elevator took them directly into the conference hall.

On the table were a precious sword, armor, and a Buddha statue. Incense smoke curled from the incense burner in front of the Buddha statue. The five heads of the family, Fuma Kotaro, Ryoma Genichiro, Miyamoto Shio, Sakurai Nanami, and Inuyama He, knelt beside the table.

Upon seeing Xia Mu and his group of four enter, they all bowed in greeting, a sign of respect from the five minor clans to the three major clans.

Natsuki and Erii sat side by side below Genji, quietly observing the heads of the families without saying a word.

According to memory, the still-attractive Ms. Sakurai had an affair with the old man, Kotaro Fuma; Genichiro Ryoma was a spy who infiltrated the military but ended up as a background character who died after the Kanto branch rebelled; Shio Miyamoto was an admirable but incompetent technician; and He Inuyama was involved in the red-light district and the entertainment industry, a persistent and determined guy…

Each head of a family is extraordinary, with their own story and aspirations.

If possible, Xia Mu hopes to save these people.

As he looked at the five family heads below him, they were also secretly observing him.

He was curious about them, and they were even more curious about him. To this day, they still haven't figured out what this sudden son-in-law of the Uesugi family is thinking.

“Angers has already boarded the plane and will arrive in Tokyo in thirteen hours.” Inuyama He pushed his phone in front of Genjiro. “He not only updated his Twitter status but also sent me a text message.”

Genji picked up his phone and glanced at it: "Aga, I'm flying to Tokyo on United Airlines flight UA881 today. My estimated arrival time is 16:20 this afternoon. Please inform the heads of the Snake-Headed Eight Families that I've arrived."

"Ahe? He actually addresses you like a child." Genji frowned slightly.

"This is his usual practice, which shows that he doesn't take us seriously," Inuyama He said.

Xia Mu smiled knowingly: "I have another text message here."

Tachibana Masamune raised an eyebrow: "I almost forgot, you just graduated from Kassel College. Angers thought highly of you while you were there and even allowed you to graduate early."

These words, spoken when on opposing sides, are hardly well-intentioned and will at least put other family heads on their guard.

“I was also the principal’s student. I received some of his teachings back then and benefited greatly from them.”

Genjiro's casual remark dispelled this wariness. He took Natsuki's phone and read the text message aloud: "Natsuki, I heard you became the son-in-law of the Uesugi family? Congratulations! That means you have the title of the supreme leader of the underworld. I'll give you a hand. That old guy surnamed Tachibana is no longer fit to stay in his position."

The straightforward content left the group looking at each other in bewilderment.

Kotaro Fuma's expression was quite unpleasant. He was an absolute fan of Masamune Tachibana, while Masamune himself remained expressionless and appeared very calm.

"When he came over and found me sitting in this seat, I wonder if he was planning to ask me to give it to a junior," Yuan Zhisheng said calmly.

Xia Mu held his teacup and drank water: "Even if you gave it to me, I wouldn't want it. This is such tiring work, let whoever wants to do it do it. The capable should do more. Brother, you have to keep it up."

“Succession from brother to brother is a common occurrence in history,” said Yuan Zhisheng.

The heads of the five minor clans looked at each other, listening to the two of them singing in unison, their positions as patriarchs being passed around like a ball.

"The patriarch."

Tachibana Masamune frowned and said seriously, "Don't say such unlucky things. You are our emperor. What do you mean by 'end' or 'not end'?"

"Everyone dies eventually. Besides, that's not what I meant. You know I'll leave after I finish what I'm doing right now."

Yuan Zhisheng said casually, "Xia Mu is really suitable, isn't she? Even Principal Angers agrees."

The five family heads looked even stranger.

“Angers acknowledges a Herikichi family that kneels before him, not a Herikichi family that stands.”

Fuma Kotaro looked at Natsuki with a serious expression. "I don't know about Natsuki... um..."

He glanced at the Uesugi family ring on Xia Mu's finger, then changed the subject, saying, "I don't know the Uesugi family head's plans."

Xia Mu put down his teacup and said calmly, "The Snake-Headed Eight Family is the Snake-Headed Eight Family. Why kneel down when you can stand?"

The heads of the families relaxed.

"Since Xia Mu is acquainted with Angers, why not let you receive Angers and slow him down so that he doesn't hinder our war?"

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Tachibana Masamune interrupted their probing about the choice of the family head and assigned Natsuki a troublesome task, which was essentially a pledge of allegiance, asking him to split with Angers.

The eyes of Fuma Kotaro and the others were all focused on Natsuki's face, wanting to see what decision he would make, as it would affect their opinions when Genjiro really left.

"Clan Head Uesugi, you shouldn't try to take this mission from me. I'll go greet him and slow him down..."

Inuyama He spoke up unexpectedly, his face cold and hard, "I will make Angers understand one thing... This place has never belonged to him, never."

Fuma Kotaro clapped his hands lightly: "Good! What I was most worried about was that you weren't firm in your stance, so I'm relieved!"

Inuyama He snorted coldly: "Among the Snake-Headed Eight Families, who has suffered more insults from him than I have?"

Tachibana Masamune frowned.

Is Inuyama He really thinking that way... or is he trying to help Natsuki out of a tight spot?

Chapter 292 Disgusting Tachibana Masamune

Silence fell over the meeting room.

Yuan Zhisheng did not readily express his opinion, because it would be inappropriate for Xia Mu to take advantage of the situation like this, as it would leave the impression that he was inclined to side with Angers among the other family heads.

“I’ll go with the Inuyama family head,” Natsuki said calmly.

The expressions of Fuma Kotaro and the others relaxed.

Yuan Zhisheng nodded: "Okay, let's do it this way. You two hold off the principal while I organize the divisive attack on the Meng Gui Clan."

The heads of the families all bowed their heads in agreement.

"Master, I have something to report."

Sakurai Nanami suddenly spoke up, much to their surprise.

"Please speak."

Yuan Zhisheng gestured with his hand.

Sakurai Nanami pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Our Sakurai family also has members in the Demon Clan, and one of them is rather special, Sakurai Kogure..."

“Oh?” Xia Mu raised an eyebrow. “I know her too. The Fierce Demons sent her to contact me, which is why I went to Sakurai Akira at the family church school.”

"Yes, Sakurai Akira is her younger brother. He's the one who contacted me, saying that his sister heard about the family's plan to surrender and wanted to lead a group of people to surrender..."

Sakurai Nanami hesitated for a moment, then looked at Natsuki and added, "Just as the head of the Uesugi family predicted, she is only willing to surrender to the Uesugi family."

There was silence in the conference room.

Ryoma Genichiro and Miyamoto Shio and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It really...worked?"

They can't believe it.

I originally thought that only after the clan launched a full-scale attack would any of the Demon Clan members be willing to surrender.

How could a mature, faith-based organization, whose goal is to resurrect God and find the path to evolution, be so easily willing to surrender?

"and…"

Sakurai Nanami's expression suddenly turned strange. "She said she's the official leader of the Fierce Demon Clan. Besides the 'Dragon King' and the 'King General,' she, 'Ryoma,' has the highest status. She can bring in almost half of them..."

"impossible!"

Fuma Kotaro and Ryoma Genichiro shouted out loud.

Tachibana Masamune's eyes became extremely deep and sharp as he looked at Natsuki out of the corner of his eye.

Good grief, wasn't Sakurai Kogure supposed to be seducing someone? How did she suddenly switch sides? Who seduced whom here?!

"Could it be a trap?" Tachibana Masamune said in a deep voice.

Sakurai Nanami's expression became even stranger: "I didn't believe it at first either, but she had Sakurai Akira give me the location of the Pleasure House. I've already checked and it's indeed their newest money-making base, not the empty shell of the past."

Miyamoto Shigeo and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

"So, she really is very sincere..."

Inuyama Kazuya's expression was strange. "Everyone... Mr. Masamune's contingency plan, which he prepared for so many years, is useless now? As a result, the head of the Uesugi family only did one thing and gained the loyalty of the third-ranking member of the Oni Clan?"

Tachibana Masamune forced himself not to show any disgust.

This turn of events was also unexpected for him.

The task I assigned to Xia Mutian was still not finished, and now trouble has broken out in my own backyard... It's absolutely disgusting.

He couldn't help but suspect that Xia Mu was sent by heaven to torment him, that every step she took was aimed at the point where he was most uncomfortable.

"Sigh, just like we hesitated because they are family members, many of them also secretly hope to be accepted by their family. The head of the Uesugi family has set a good example..." Sakurai Nanami sighed with emotion.

"Don't be too happy yet. If we had enough time, we might be able to reintegrate them through long-term monitoring and observation, but it's too late."

Tachibana Masamune sighed. "There's a cliff behind us, and we have no way out. Head of the Miyamoto family, please present your research report on the burial site to everyone."

Miyamoto Shigeo stood up, bowed, and turned on the projector on the table: "This is all the analysis data. Although we had previously concluded that the gods had left Takamagahara, it wasn't as urgent as the results of this study suggest."

As they looked at the images and analyses projected on the screen, their expressions grew increasingly grim.

“Yes, it’s back. Maybe it’s in this city, maybe it’s right here beside you and me,” Shio Miyamoto said slowly.

Everyone slowly shivered.

"Is the one who wants to awaken the gods the Demon Clan?" Ryoma Genichiro asked.

"Who else but the Demon Clan? That is the path of evolution they have longed for. The only way to evolve into a pure-blooded dragon is by borrowing the blood of a god," Tachibana Masamune said slowly.

"They've gone mad! No one can control a god... Once it awakens, it is the absolute ruler! Nothing can suppress it!" Ryoma Genichiro shouted.

“Time is running out. The Demon Clan has awakened the God, and the God has returned to his homeland. It should only be resurrected but not truly awakened yet. Head of the Ryoma Clan is right. Once it awakens, no one in the world will be able to suppress it.” Tachibana Masamune said quietly, “We don’t have time. Completely annihilating the Demon Clan is the only option.”

Sakurai Nanami shuddered and couldn't help but say, "But many people have already genuinely surrendered!"