We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

clap clap-

Amidst the applause, Nanon Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko took advantage of the break to quietly slip into the church from the entrance and sit in the back seats.

After thinking for a moment, Nangumo Ugetsu took off her mask. Seeing this, Toyokawa Shoko also took it off and looked ahead with Nangumo Ugetsu.

At this moment, a young man of medium build, wearing glasses, pushed up his glasses and walked somewhat shyly to the center of the platform.

“Dear brothers and sisters, I am very happy to be here to share my devout heart with you.”

“My connection with the Lord began a long time ago, when I was less than ten years old. My parents died in a car accident, leaving me all alone.”

"Without the help of Pastor Uesugi and my brothers and sisters, I would probably have fallen into delinquency on the streets, let alone be admitted to the University of Tokyo."

“I went through painful struggles and despair over fate, and finally I understood the grace of the Lord and chose to return to the Lord’s embrace.”

……

The young man on stage spoke earnestly, while many of his classmates below looked surprised, seemingly unaware that he had such a painful past.

Nan Yun Yu Yue listened quietly.

This young man named 'Yasukawa Yuuto' is not a mixed-race person; he doesn't have any mixed-race aura at all.

He was truly just an ordinary person. A student who, with the help of the church, eventually gained admission to the University of Tokyo, which was only steps away from the church.

Over the years, besides selling ramen, Uesugi Koshi has done many other things, and this is one of them.

Shoko Toyokawa was also immersed in Yuyu Yasukawa's story.

She knew the pain of losing a loved one, especially since this young man's family background was clearly far inferior to hers, yet he was incredibly strong.

Clap clap clap!

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause once again, everyone moved by his story.

Uesugi Kotetsu was also somewhat moved, and he said:

"The Lord is good and just; He teaches sinners to walk in the right way."

"Yasukawa, you have found your own path."

Yuyu Yasukawa bowed and stepped off the platform.

Next came the distribution of communion.

Uesugi Kotsuya was about to suggest that everyone could have another communion, but then he suddenly remembered that he had already put the baked bread on the cold buffet plate, and it should all be eaten by now.

So he had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened and simply served the wine that was supposed to be the blood of the saint.

"Each of us has a small cup, to give thanks to the Lord for giving us His flesh and blood so that we may be saved."

Uesugi Koshi picked up the bottle with both hands, while Yasukawa Yuuyu picked up a stack of small wine glasses and then distributed them one by one from front to back.

In a cathedral, such a ceremony would be very solemn and serious, with dedicated nuns placing communion on a plate and then passing it to the believers one by one.

But in this community church, people naturally wouldn't be so critical of such matters. It's more like a bond of emotional connection, primarily serving as a place of spiritual solace for believers.

"Thank you."

"Congratulations, Yasukawa."

"Congratulations..."

At this time, the church only had about twenty people, including Nangumo Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko, who had just arrived.

Nanon Ugetsu waited quietly, and soon Uesugi Kotetsu arrived at his and Toyokawa Shoko's location, smiling at the two of them.

"Young friend, this is yours."

Yasukawa Yuyu handed him the wine glass, and Uesugi Koshi gently shook it, causing the wine to flow down and fill the glass.

"This cup is yours."

Toyokawa Shoko took the wine glass, watching the red wine gradually fill it, and carefully held it steady.

Uesugi looked at Nagumo Ugetsu and smiled:

"I didn't expect you to come here today."

"Speaking of which, it's been a while since you've had ramen. It's just a coincidence that I'm not setting up my stall today, otherwise I would really be worried about losing a regular customer like you."

Nanyun Yuyue smiled and said:

"I've been quite busy lately and was just planning to make another trip. I didn't expect to run into you here."

Uesugi Kotsuki's gaze also swept over Toyokawa Shoko, who was standing next to Nagumo Ugetsu:

"Young friend, you've come again, just as I expected."

He was immediately surprised.

Uesugi recalled the scene when he first met Toyokawa Shoko that morning. He immediately recognized that Toyokawa Shoko as a high-ranking mixed-race person and even gave her a Bible.

Nanon Ugetsu was a regular customer of his ramen stall, and he had chatted with her not long ago about forming a band.

Uesugi Yue still remembers that he sent Inuyama He a message back then, recommending the light novel written by Nagumo Ugetsu.

He hadn't really realized before that the two of them had such a good relationship, that they would even come to church together.

When young people go on a date, shouldn't they go to coffee shops, amusement parks, or movie theaters? At the very least, they would choose to go to a park. Why would they come here?

What's more... this pretty blue-haired girl is a high-level hybrid.

Uesugi remained unmoved.

With his strength, he was naturally able to clearly sense Toyokawa Shoko's condition and knew everything about her bloodline.

However... when he tried to sense Nan Yun Yuyue's state, it was like a stone sinking into the sea; he couldn't discern the true nature of the young man before him at all.

It's as if he's just an ordinary teenager, at most with a bit of an artistic flair for writing novels and forming bands.

"Could this little girl be in a band with him?"

Uesugi Kotsushi had a guess in his mind.

It's such a rare occurrence for a young man to encounter a member of such a high-level mixed-race family in his band. He doesn't know if it's just a matter of good luck or bad luck.

However, among hybrids, there exists a 'sorrow of blood'.

Could it be... that his regular customer is actually a high-level hybrid?

He activated his 'royal blood' and carefully sensed the situation, but the boy in front of him remained as calm as still water, no different from an ordinary person.

Normally, he would have subconsciously ignored the past, but seeing Nanon Ugetsu next to Toyokawa Shoko today, he had a strange intuition reminding him of something.

"Um……"

Uesugi's thoughts were churning.

At this moment, Yasukawa Yuuto was still standing beside him waiting, so he had no choice but to return to the platform and look at the believers below.

Most of the believers were sipping their wine, though some had already finished it and placed their empty glasses on nearby tables.

Finally, let us wish our brothers and sisters who are about to embark on their journeys the best!

Uesugi Otsukata's voice channel.

Various blessings rang out from the audience; some people spoke auspicious words in their own voices, while others recited verses from the Bible.

Tonight, the church was unusually filled with young people, and although it was a bit noisy, most of them were very sincere.

Nanon Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko both lowered their heads, slowly sipped the wine in their glasses, exchanged a glance, and then put down their glasses.

Although Japanese law prohibits those under 20 from drinking alcohol, and stores do not sell alcohol to minors, this is a Catholic church; what we are drinking is not alcohol but the blood of the saints.

So even though a few believers noticed that two more young people had come to the church, they didn't remind the young people that drinking was not allowed.

As for Uesugi Kotsu, he had long forgotten about the rule that minors are not allowed to drink alcohol. To him, everyone who came here was called by God, and having a glass of wine was no big deal.

As the service ended, the worshippers gradually left, and the church slowly emptied out.

After Yasukawa Yuyu bowed deeply to Uesugi Koshi and left the church, only Nagumo Ugetsu, Toyokawa Shoko, and Uesugi Koshi remained in the hall.

Shoko Toyokawa was just about to say something to Uzuki Nagumo,

Suddenly, Uesugi Kotsu walked towards the two of them.

Chapter 148 Uesugi Kotsu: Have you encountered any difficulties?

When they saw Uesugi Etsu walking towards them, Nagumo Ugetsu was taken aback.

Uesugi Kotsushi had been talking and saying goodbye to the other believers in the church until he finished, and then he walked towards him and Toyokawa Shoko.

At that moment, Toyokawa Shoko was looking down, seemingly lost in thought.

After finishing her wine, she took out the somewhat old Bible from her handbag.

He only looked up when he heard footsteps approaching.

Uesugi Koshi observed the two of them.

Nanon Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko were sitting on a bench in the back row of the church, their bodies very close together.

Nangumo Ugetsu had been watching Yasukawa Yuu's speech on stage, and now he was smiling and greeting Uesugi Koshi. Toyokawa Shoko lowered her head after her speech on stage, and only raised it when Uesugi Koshi approached.

"These two people really do have quite different temperaments."

Uesugi thought to himself.

As someone who once led the Snake Clan and was revered as the underground 'Shadow King,' he had seen countless people in his life and had long since mastered the art of judging character.

Although he used to meet with politicians and war criminals, now he mostly meets with students from the University of Tokyo, believers, and izakaya owners, but his skills have not declined over time.

"This little girl... seems to be from a wealthy family. But judging from her current situation, I don't know if something happened at home or if she ran away from home."

He then looked at Nan Yunyuyue, his old customer.

Nangumo Ugetsu was also looking at Uesugi Kotsuki, and suddenly recalled the first time she met Uesugi Kotsuki.

At that time, he did not know that this was the world of dragons, nor had he ignited his Word of Power; all he had was the distress of having just transmigrated.

The two had known each other for a long time, back when Nangumo Ugetsu was still in elementary school, attending a school affiliated with Kamogawa Central Middle School.

At that time, Nan Yunyuyue had not yet embarked on the path of writing novels. He was completely unable to support himself, so he remained in the orphanage where he had grown up, appearing quite ordinary.

Generally speaking, children in Japanese orphanages who are not adopted are forced to leave the orphanage at the age of 16 or 18 to fend for themselves.

At the time, Nagumo Ugetsu hadn't thought about this thing that seemed so far away from him. He was just happy that the orphans would receive 1000 yen in pocket money every month.

Yes, orphanages give out pocket money.

After all, the children will eventually leave this place, and when they enter normal society, they will inevitably have to deal with money. It is actually a good thing to give them some money from a young age to train their awareness of money.

1000 yen is less than 50 RMB, which is not enough to cover any high-end consumption in a metropolis like Tokyo.

For most children in orphanages, this money could buy them more snacks or drinks to satisfy their taste buds.

After all, orphanages don't sell snacks and drinks. Although milk is more nutritious than Coca-Cola and spicy strips, children are always very curious about such foods, even if they are not actually delicious, they can't help but want to try them.

But Nan Yunyu rarely used the money to buy snacks; he used it for other things, buying all sorts of books.

The problem is that books in Japan are always very expensive. Sometimes a single volume of a novel can cost over 1000 yen, while some professional books are mostly around 2000 yen.

1000 yen... that's not enough to buy many books.

Nanon Ugetsu was initially very troubled by this.

The orphanage's library didn't have many books, and many of the few that were available seemed rather childish to him.

Moreover, due to funding issues, the orphanage wouldn't purchase a large number of the novels he wanted to read. Although there were some books he wanted to read among the books donated from outside, the total number was very small, and he would finish reading them in about a week in the orphanage where there was little entertainment.

After reading it... I'll want to buy more books.

But at 1000 yen a month, that's only 12000 yen a year. In the end, he could only keep reading the books he had bought in the past until even the title pages fell off.

Until one day, Nagumo Ugetsu discovered a wonderful place.

He found a used book market in a park, where there were all kinds of cheap books, much cheaper than unopened ones.

If someone is selling books by the box because they are moving or going abroad, Nanon Ugetsu might get a lot of opened hardcover books for free because she is young.

It was there that he bought many novels he had never read before.

It was there that he discovered a genre called light novels.

In Japan, paperback books are about half the price of regular books, usually around 500 yen each. Moreover, most of the books in the used book market are secondhand, and the prices are drastically reduced.