A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 368 The End of Tachibana Masamune
The car ride to the Sheqi Eight Private Hospital was unusually quiet.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Genjiro didn't know how to face his father, Uesugi Kotsugi, in the back seat, nor what to say.

Speaking of fathers, Tachibana Masamune has always been the ideal father figure for Genjiro over the years. Unfortunately, it was all a carefully crafted illusion by Herzog. Tachibana Masamune's so-called fatherly love was nothing but a hypocritical conspiracy.

Just when Tachibana Masamune's image as a father was collapsing, a biological father, Uesugi Koshi, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Judging from Uesugi Koshi's behavior, he was unaware of the children's existence before, and now he is rushing to find them, which means he is worried about them.

Nevertheless, Genjiro had some PTSD and couldn't accept having another father so quickly.

It wasn't that Genjiro suspected Uesugi Koshi had ulterior motives, but rather that he was mentally and subconsciously resisting having a new father so soon.

The only assessment is that Genjiro is not as good as Lu Bu.

Uesugi Kotsu was the same; he had no idea how to get along with Genjiro. Originally, Uesugi Kotsu had voluntarily chosen to have no heirs and cut off the imperial bloodline.

However, Angers jumped out and said that he had a child, and even personally brought Uesugi Koshi to see Genjiro. How could Uesugi Koshi resist?

Upon learning of this, Uesugi Koshi was filled with anticipation, but when he actually met Genjiro, he didn't know what to say to make up for the years of absence.

Genjiro was not a child, much less an infant; he was a young man in his twenties. At that age, Uesugi Kotsugu didn't know what to talk about with Genjiro.

You can't exactly talk to Genjiro about the brothels he frequented during the sixty years Uesugi Koshi retired, can you? That's outrageous!

Sakura Yabuki, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror. She wanted to talk to Uesugi Koshi's father, so as to leave a good impression, but she also had to be careful about Genji's feelings. She was really struggling to keep quiet.

Only Angers, who was also sitting in the back row, was eager to stir up trouble: "Ah Yue, why are you mute? Weren't you very excited and thrilled when you missed your son?"

"Angers!" Uesugi Kotetsu first growled, then looked up somewhat awkwardly, trying to glance at the rearview mirror to observe Genji's reaction.

Seeing that no one in the front row was saying a word, Uesugi Kotsu glared angrily at Angers: "Don't call me that. Do you think I don't know that you call Inuyama He 'He'?"

Inuyama He, known as the last man of the Inuyama family and the current head of the family, met Angers when he was young and was taught by him. On the surface, he resented Angers of the Secret Party, but in his heart he regarded Angers as his father.

Angers calls Inuyama Hea-He, and now he calls Uesugi Kotetsu-A-Kotetsu. How could Uesugi Kotetsu be willing to be a generation lower than Angers for no reason?
Uesugi Kotsu's low growl did not frighten Angers; the headmaster looked up and focused on Yabuki Sakura in the front row.

Even knowing that Genjiro smokes around Sakura Yabuki every day, and that Sakura Yabuki often lights cigarettes for Genjiro, Angers still gentlemanly suppressed his urge to smoke: "I'm doing this for your sake, A-Yue."

"If I don't say it this way, how will Zhisheng know how much you care about him?"

“Chishin, you don’t know yet, do you? When I saw you bowing to all the various forces, A-Yue was very dissatisfied. He ran all over Tokyo’s high-end hotels overnight and taught all the mixed-race people who tried to flee by plane overnight a lesson with his fists and feet.”

"?" Yuan Zhisheng could no longer remain silent. He looked up at the rearview mirror in surprise. No, is this old father really this fierce?

They beat up all the mixed-race individuals from various factions? Forced them to stay and protect Tokyo? So they weren't heroes who stayed voluntarily?
Threatening others with violence to help defend the city was a completely new tactic for Genjiro.

No wonder the mixed-race individuals from all sides looked so haggard on the artificial island of Haiying today, each one looking like a master of staying up all night to cultivate immortality. It turns out that they were kept awake all night by their old father, Uesugi Yue.
Thinking of the safety of Tokyo's 30 million citizens, including Uesugi Kotsugu's contribution, Genjiro, who wanted to uphold justice, forced himself to speak despite his discomfort: "Thank you... Mr. Uesugi."

"Eh, hehe! Of course, of course." Uesugi Kotsushi was taken aback when he heard this. Although Genjiro did not change his address to "father", compared to the previous use of "you" to address Uesugi Kotsushi, the title "Mr. Uesugi" was not bad.

Genji shook his head to himself: "The ancestors of Takamagahara came with great force. If it weren't for the help of the mixed-blood forces from all sides, the Snake-Headed Eight Families alone would not have been able to defend Tokyo Bay."

The implication is that even if all parties were forced to stay, Uesugi Echizen's contribution in this battle cannot be ignored, and his merits are immense.

"Hehehe." Uesugi was so happy that he rubbed his hands together, as excited as a child who had been praised by his father. Angers laughed at him, wondering who was the father and who was the son between the two of them.

Before Uesugi Kotsushi could say anything more, Yabuki Sakura suddenly said, "We've arrived."

Tokyo announced that the Umihotaru artificial island is undergoing maintenance, and there are no cars on the bridge across the sea on the other side of the artificial island.

The empty road allowed Sakura Yabuki to drive at high speed. As she entered the city, she slowed down and soon arrived at the private hospital.

……

Inside the private hospital, Tachibana Masamune was nearly going crazy. He paced back and forth in the intensive care unit, and when he got annoyed, he would slap the expensive medical equipment and yell, "Damn it!"

"Damn it! Genjiro!"

His powerful roar showed no sign of his previous weakness, nor any trace of his near-death state.

Masamune Tachibana is a clone, but not a clone with mental problems; he possesses Herzog-like logical thinking.

Under normal circumstances, Genji would never rush into the ICU without wearing an isolation gown. The last time Genji didn't wear an isolation gown, it could be explained that Erii's 'plane crash' made Genji too sad, and he rushed into the ICU without paying attention to the details of changing clothes.

The fact that Genjiro never visited Tachibana Masamune in the hospital again after so long speaks volumes. Given Tachibana Masamune's control and understanding of Genjiro, if he hadn't known the truth, Genjiro would definitely have stayed by his bedside with exceptional filial piety, never daring to leave his side for a moment.

How could they possibly never return?

Therefore, Tachibana Masamune judged that he must have given himself away, although he did not know how he did it, but he was already in a very dangerous situation.

At that time, Tachibana Masamune prepared to save himself. He first used his authority as the head of the family to order Princess Kaguya to provide hospital surveillance footage. After confirming that no one was outside, he prepared to sneak away.

As soon as he left the intensive care unit, he saw six Fuma clan ninjas in the corridor outside. They were supposedly there to protect Tachibana Masamune on the orders of their patriarch, Genjiro.

It gave Tachibana Masamune a huge fright!

What kind of protection is this? It's clearly house arrest!

Furthermore, Kaguya's surveillance footage showed that there was no one in the corridor, and he was immediately blocked at the door by ninjas as soon as he came out. This indicates that Kaguya had disregarded Masamune's authority as the head of the clan, and that he had even been deceived by Kaguya, an artificial intelligence.

He deliberately used fake surveillance footage to deceive Masamune Tachibana!

Everything that's happening now indicates that Tachibana Masamune is in grave danger, but what can he do? There are Fuma clan ninjas watching him from outside, and Kaguya is monitoring him constantly in the intensive care unit; even his phone calls are being listened to.

The only members of the Ghost Gang he could rely on had all betrayed him and joined Ince's ranks.

Desperate situation!

For Tachibana Masamune, it was basically a hopeless situation with no chance of survival, so these past few days have truly been worse than death for him.

The intensive care unit where he lied and hid has now become his prison. Tachibana Masamune tried everything, such as faking a coma and being seriously ill, but nothing worked.

The ninjas of the Fuma clan outside received a death order: no matter what, even if Tachibana Masamune died in the intensive care unit, he was not allowed to leave the room.

With the Fuma clan ninja watching him, Tachibana Masamune went all out, recklessly striking his own abdomen until he vomited bile all over the floor. Even though the doctors recommended transferring him for surgery, the Fuma clan ninja still wouldn't allow Tachibana Masamune to leave.

Tachibana Masamune was so angry that he felt like he was about to be reborn, but he was helpless and could only wait for autumn to come, like a death row inmate, in despair and helplessness, to face his execution.

Tachibana Masamune knew that he had reached the end of his road.

"Bang!" Just as Tachibana Masamune kicked over the electrocardiogram machine, the door to the intensive care unit opened, and Genji Chisei walked in first.

Even before knowing their blood relation, Genjiro had already taken good care of Erii. Now that he knows Erii is his blood-related younger sister, Genjiro cares for her even more.

Upon entering, they found Tachibana Masamune wantonly damaging family property. Despite being diagnosed by the doctor as having "not many days left to live," Tachibana Masamune was still kicking medical equipment with great vigor.

Upon seeing the four people barge in, Tachibana Masamune looked extremely embarrassed, his kicking foot still hovering in mid-air, forgetting to retract.

How could it be such a coincidence?
Even a cunning old fox like Tachibana Masamune couldn't help but feel embarrassed and hot at this moment, his old face turning extremely red.

Sakura Yabuki stared coldly at the guy who had been deceiving Genjiro all along. Her hatred and anger continued to rise. She wished she could personally take action and throw hundreds of flying knives to chop this guy into mincemeat.

Genjiro also harbored hatred, but he still retained many memories of Tachibana Masamune's teachings, and his gaze towards Tachibana Masamune was exceptionally complex.

Even though Genjiro had mentally prepared himself before going upstairs, his heart still couldn't help but clench and ache when he saw Tachibana Masamune, and he opened his mouth to speak.

With his own father standing right behind him, and considering Tachibana Masamune's actions, he couldn't bring himself to say the familiar "Father": "Herzog, right?"

Tachibana Masamune quickly withdrew his foot, forcing himself to calm down, but unfortunately, his skill was insufficient, and the embarrassed blush on his face did not fade: "Chisei, you've finally arrived. When did you find out?"

Making excuses? Continuing to lie? It's pointless. Genjiro has already had Tachibana Masamune placed under house arrest by the Fuma clan ninjas. Making excuses now would just be a waste of time.

Therefore, Tachibana Masamune had already decided that if he wanted to survive, he could only play the emotional card with Genjiro, which was Genjiro's biggest weakness.

So Tachibana Masamune tried his best to imitate his father's mannerisms, praising him with the tone of a father pleased with his son's achievements: "You're amazing, Chisei."

"You've finally grown into a qualified head of the household..."

Before he could finish speaking, Uesugi Yue slapped him across the face: "What are you pretending for?" The simplest form of foul language, the ultimate enjoyment.

"I am the biological father of this child!"

If Tachibana Masamune could tolerate Uesugi Kozuke's fatherly behavior in front of him, it would be a miracle if Uesugi Kozuke could stand it.

(End of this chapter)