A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 345 The Ecstasy of Finding What Was Lost: Look, Things Are Getting Better

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Lu Mingfei was speechless, completely baffled as to why he was having dinner at Shinjuku's top-tier host club.

However, Takamagahara lives up to its name; it is indeed top-notch. At least the kitchen here is excellent. Whatever you want to eat, the kitchen can make most of it. For example, the egg fried rice that Lu Mingfei ordered tasted very good.

"Alright, alright, I have something to say. I'll drink with you later." Caesar smiled charmingly and dismissed the two noblewomen.

Lu Mingfei was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Why? Isn't this a host club? Where are the hosts? Why isn't there a host next to Boss Caesar?

Strangely enough, Caesar's decision to book the entire venue and treat everyone attracted the attention of many female customers. After all, people come to Takamagahara mainly for the handsome men and the emotional experience.

Upon seeing Caesar's aristocratic demeanor, many female clients assumed that it was a free event deliberately organized by Takamagahara to promote newcomers, and that the aristocratic persona was just Caesar's persona.

But this young nobleman was too alluring. Several female guests chatted with him for a bit and found him very attractive, so they sat down next to Caesar, making Lu Mingfei envious.

Chu Zihang and Su Qian sat on a sofa. No matter who came over, Su Qian would give them a cold look, and they would back down and not dare to offend her.

Chen Motong was even more wild than Caesar, having already had a great time with several female clients, cuddling and drinking together cheek to cheek.

Only Fingel, his fellow sufferer, sat with Lu Mingfei on his left, gnawing on a large pig's trotter.

He said it was to avoid making Eva jealous and thus prevent her from doing anything reckless, which puzzled Lu Mingfei. Did his senior brother have to be so devoted? They were already in Tokyo; could Senior Sister Eva still be monitoring him remotely?
Fingel did not answer, but he knew in his heart that Eva, who was now in charge of Norma, could indeed monitor things remotely.

As for Lu Mingfei's right-hand side?

Sitting there was a professional gigolo whom Boss Caesar had called for him. The gigolo was truly professional, as expected of someone who made a living this way. His sweet words were like honey, praising Lu Mingfei for how handsome he was at eating fried rice.

Lu Mingfei blushed when praised.

Fortunately, Lu Mingfei no longer had to endure it. As soon as Caesar spoke, the outsiders wisely left, leaving only the Kassel Vanguard team.

"Any results today?" The host, Caesar, acted like a captain, holding a Cohiba in his left hand and a Macallan whiskey in his right, and began to ask about the team's progress.

Lu Mingfei lowered his head guiltily, no longer daring to be envious. He had spent the entire day wandering around Akihabara without doing any investigation. His only achievement was buying three visual novels, two sexy figurines, eight manga, and thirteen doujinshi.

This heavy 'achievement' is completely unpresentable at the moment.

Fingel, shameless as ever, boasted, "I went to the Snake Clan. There were quite a lot of people, but in the end, I didn't find any useful clues."

Lu Mingfei secretly gave Fingel two thumbs up. Senior brother, you really dare to lie about military intelligence!
Chen Motong's group and Chu Zihang, who was acting 'alone', also reported that they had gained nothing.

Hmph, seeing that Chu Zihang had come up empty-handed as expected, Caesar was even more pleased, swirling the whiskey in his glass: "I originally wanted to go to the Tokyo diocese to eavesdrop on whether they had any information about Ince."

"As a result, we didn't hear any information from Ince, but we did discover that Uesugi Erii of the Snake Clan was in the Tokyo Parish."

Erii? Chu Zihang and Susie exchanged glances. Fingel paused in his action of taking out the wine. Chen Motong covered his forehead with his hand, as if he had drunk a little too much.

Only Lu Mingfei chimed in: "Uesugi Erii of the Snake Clan? You mean the girl from Bellor Island, the one whose hair looks a lot like Senior Sister Nono's?"

“That’s right.” Caesar put down his wine glass and snapped his fingers. “It’s her. The relationship between the Snake Clan and the Tokyo Diocese is much closer than we thought.”

"This can be reported to the principal. We must pay attention to this, lest we be betrayed by the Snake-Headed Eight Families when we compete with the Tokyo Diocese to hunt down Ince."

They had no idea that their conversation was driving Herzog, the king in the shadows, into a frenzy!
Wang Jiang and Herzog couldn't believe that Erii was still alive! And right here in the Tokyo diocese!

In the morning, Miyamoto Toru, who was lurking beside 'Ince', called the King as usual to deliver intelligence.

It is said that 'Ince' suddenly asked Miyamoto Toru to investigate the actions of the Kassel commissioners. In the end, Miyamoto Toru discovered that one of the Kassel commissioners, Caesar Gattuso, had booked out a theater in Takamagahara that night.

Herzog, who received this information, couldn't understand why Ince was investigating this. He was even less able to follow Caesar's thought process. Why would he book out an entire host club for no reason?

Unable to figure it out, Herzog simply sent a clone of the King General, disguised as an equipment maintenance worker, to infiltrate Takamagahara that night to see why 'Ince' was paying attention to Commissioner Kassel.

If 'Ince' tries anything, Herzog is prepared to sabotage it and prevent 'Ince' from succeeding.

But to everyone's surprise, the king, disguised as a general in Takamagahara, overheard such crucial information and transmitted it to Herzog through a recording device implanted in his body. Erii was not dead! She was in the Tokyo diocese!
Lost and found.

A tremendous, absurd ecstasy, like an overwhelming wave, suddenly breached the dam of despair that Herzog had built up within him over the past few days.

Herzog, hidden in the cafeteria staff break room, stood up excitedly, waving his arms and legs, squeezing out a strange cry that was somewhere between a sob and a maniacal laugh.

Hope, his hope of becoming a god still remains! Sure enough, his initial premonition was right! Erii didn't die; she was just hidden away by the Old Church!

That overwhelming ecstasy, as if it wanted to seize everything and drain everything, caused Herzog's heart to pound at a high frequency that he couldn't bear.

Miyamoto Toru, Miyamoto Toru really gave him a huge surprise!

While Caesar and the others were still talking about Erii, they didn't notice that the maintenance worker who was silently 'repairing' the audio equipment not far away was trembling slightly.

If any unsuspecting members of the public witnessed this, they would surely step forward and strike the maintenance worker, who appeared to have been electrocuted, with a stick to save him.

Unbeknownst to anyone, in a corner further back from the maintenance workers, a man with delicate, feminine features stood quietly, his gaze fixed intently on them, not daring to look away for even a moment.

"So you are here."

Since parting ways in Shikari Town, Minamoto no Chizuru has been keeping a close eye on the King, intending to find Herzog's hiding place. Upon hearing the voice behind her, she subconsciously tensed her muscles, preparing to unleash her power.

"Oh? So you've been eyeing the Herzog clone?" Xu Lie wasn't worried at all. With the intimidating aura of the royal bloodline emanating from him, he strolled over to Yuan Zhi Nu's side and looked at the king with her: "It's useless."

"Didn't I tell you? Herzog is terribly afraid of death. None of the clones that went out have any information about where Herzog is hiding."

"If you don't know her exact hiding place, you can keep an eye on the king for a year, two years, or ten years and still not find Herzog."

Ince?

Yuan Zhinv turned her head to confirm who it was, then quickly looked away, her muscles slowly relaxing as she made no move: "Why are you here?"

The implication is, how did you find him?

At the same time, Yuan Zhinu quickly analyzed the situation in her mind. How exactly did Ince pinpoint his location? Could it be that she was being secretly monitored without her knowledge? Impossible!

He is of royal blood; who could secretly monitor him without being detected?
Relying on surveillance? That doesn't make sense either, Yuan Zhinu thought to herself, as he had been deliberately avoiding city surveillance all the way.

The mysterious methods of the Old Church? Yes, considering the disgusting methods of the Old Church, they might have the ability to find people.

And they still can't find Herzog? Is Herzog really that despicable? He doesn't even trust his own clone?

"Do you remember our deal?" Xu Lie didn't care what Yuan Zhi Nu was thinking and didn't give her any more time to think.

Tsk, so eager, trying to take advantage of him?

Genjiro's expression darkened slightly, and under the cover of the lights in Takamagahara, it was almost impossible to discern his emotional change: "I remember without you reminding me."

"Before you obtain the power of the White King, I'll help you resolve some matters."

"That's right, look, now things have come to a head."

Just a minute ago, when Caesar was explaining Erii's situation to his teammates, the noblewoman who had been chatting with him was waving to him from the east, holding up a square-shaped light board.

This is a Takamagahara sake card; holding it up means you're inviting this table to drink a particular series of sake.

Caesar smiled smugly and stood up to respond, but his sharp eyes noticed Genji and Ince behind the noblewoman. He accidentally made eye contact with Genji, and Caesar was terrified.

Genjiro? No, his temperament and demeanor don't match.

Beside him is Ince, the apostate?!

Caesar tried his best to hide his horror, forcing a look of joy as he waved to the noblewoman and even gave her a fake kiss.

After blowing a kiss, Caesar immediately sat down and said in a deep voice, "Evacuate, find a way to evacuate everyone."

Lu Mingfei blinked, not understanding why his boss had suddenly become serious: "What's wrong?"

“Ince…” Caesar could even feign a joyful smile on his face, but his voice was very restrained: “I saw the apostate Ince.”

"!" The people in Kassel all changed color, realizing the seriousness of the situation. Ince was here, and many more innocent civilians were here too!
If a battle breaks out, or if Inse has some kind of conspiracy, the innocent people here will surely suffer!

When the others had no other options, Chen Motong quickly dispatched more than a dozen virtual personalities, who immediately boarded the other people's mental islands.

Without time to think too much, the virtual persona forcibly manipulated innocent passersby, making them answer various phone calls, and then hurriedly left.

Caesar quickly summoned the owner of the place, a humpback whale, to ask if there was any way to evacuate the crowd discreetly.

The humpback whale didn't know why, but since the VIPs who had booked the entire venue tonight had made such a request, Takamagahara was determined to comply.

So the humpback whale assured Caesar, "Boss Gattuso, that's easy. We have a fireworks display in Takamagahara every night."

"Then the ceiling of the ballroom will open automatically. I can say that the ceiling device is damaged and cannot be repaired in time. Everyone can go out to see the big fireworks that you, Boss Gattuso, have specially prepared, and then we can leave in a legitimate way."

Caesar and the others looked at the humpback whale with considerable surprise. As expected of the boss of Takamagahara, who was known as the "Whale," he was quite clever.

"Do as you say, and be quick. Once everyone is out there, get them as far away from Takamagahara as possible!"

The humpback whale was incredibly efficient; in less than two minutes, it had suspended itself in mid-air with steel cables, revealing the fallen angel wings made of black feathers on its back, and flew over the dance floor, looking incredibly flamboyant: "Ladies!"

Let's cheer together!

"Cheers to Boss Gattuso! A grand fireworks display has been prepared for everyone, but due to the dome facilities not being maintained, please move outside to watch the fireworks!"

"As a token of apology, Takamagahara will be giving everyone a bottle of Dom Champagne tonight!"

(End of this chapter)