Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 55 Chu Zihang

Lu Mingfei wrapped his coat tighter and followed behind the silent Chu Zihang.

"Senior brother, are we really going to the Lionheart Society headquarters?"

he asked.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei was a little scared. He hadn't seen Chu Zihang much since the start of the semester.

The various deeds Chu Zihang had committed, coupled with his murderous face, instilled in Lu Mingfei a natural fear of him. He even imagined Chu Zihang taking him to a secluded corner, expressionlessly drawing his Murasame sword, and then Lu Mingfei could only pray that Chu Zihang would spare him a whole corpse out of consideration for their shared hometown.

"Ah."

Chu Zihang paused for a moment, seemingly feeling it necessary to explain the procedure clearly.

"If you don't believe me, I can show you the principal's approval note. After all, you're not a member of the Lionheart Society, so you need the principal's and my authorization."

No, no, no, that's not what I meant.

Lu Mingfei quickly waved his hand:
"I just find it strange. Why did the principal suddenly ask me to look at the Lionheart Society's information? I... I don't seem to have any connection with the Lionheart Society."

"do not know."

Chu Zihang's voice remained calm. He turned his head slightly, glancing at Lu Mingfei's face, which was filled with apprehension and confusion.

"Perhaps he thinks those things can help you."

Can you help me?
Lu Mingfei became increasingly confused.

Could it be that the principal can unlock the secrets of the Dragon Feast and help me get rid of Greck?
After saying this, Chu Zihang slowed his pace slightly.

His gaze swept over the ginkgo leaves falling beside the steps, and he seemed lost in thought.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

He said suddenly.

Lu Mingfei was startled and almost tripped over the stone steps beneath his feet.

He looked up in surprise at Chu Zihang's still expressionless profile, wondering if he was hallucinating.

Chu Zihang paused and looked back, his expression calm:

"I should have told you this a long time ago, but the situation wasn't right then, and then you went to participate in the 'Bronze Project'."

Something's not right? Of course something's not right!
Lu Mingfei wailed inwardly, "How could I have done that to you, senior brother, when we first met?!"

"Uh...yes, yes, senior brother, it's been a long time."

Lu Mingfei responded dryly, his voice sounding a little weak.

Chu Zihang gave a soft "hmm," which was taken as acceptance of his insincere greeting.

“Originally,” Chu Zihang’s voice rang out again, “I wanted to recruit you into the Lionheart Society.”

Lu Mingfei's feet froze in place.

He didn't understand what Chu Zihang meant by bringing this up now, especially since Lu Mingfei had fallen head over heels for Caesar not long after the start of the semester.

Is this a pretext to interrogate or punish someone?
Chu Zihang seemed oblivious to Lu Mingfei's expression, or perhaps he noticed but didn't think it mattered. He continued speaking in his flat, descriptive tone:

"But then I heard that you quickly joined the student union's organization department, so I didn't go."

He paused, as if remembering something, and turned his head slightly, with a rare air of trying to explain:

“It’s not because you’re an S-class student,” he emphasized, his tone serious. “It’s just that I remember you’re also from Shilan Middle School.” Shilan Middle School.

That remote southern town, that familiar tree-lined avenue, that damned place that Lu Mingfei desperately wanted to escape but often dreamed of in the middle of the night—this was the place where their fates were intertwined.

Looking at Chu Zihang's cold yet somewhat clumsy and sincere profile, Lu Mingfei felt an indescribable sense of absurdity.

Chu Zihang seemed unaware of the turmoil his words had stirred in Lu Mingfei's heart. He simply looked ahead and said calmly:
"I'm afraid you won't be used to life abroad."

Are you worried I won't get used to it?
Senior Brother Chu, are you serious? You're a stoic killer, the leader of the Lionheart Gang, and you actually have such a motherly side?
At this moment, Lu Mingfei's preconceived notions about Chu Zihang had completely crumbled, and were completely refreshed by just two simple sentences.

The complex emotions that were stuck in Lu Mingfei's throat ultimately didn't turn into silence or gratitude, but rather flowed out of his habitually rambling mouth:

"Senior, it's not too late for you to try and recruit me now. I'm an honorary member of the student council, which is theoretically just a nominal one. Even if I join several student organizations at the same time, it won't matter. Caesar personally agreed to it."

"Ah."

Chu Zihang nodded slightly, seemingly seriously considering the matter.

"It's getting dark, senior brother, let's hurry up and go."

Lu Mingfei quickly interrupted him.

He was just being sarcastic; he didn't really want to join the Lionheart Society. Don't you see how busy he is right now that he's even forgotten about the student council? How could he possibly find something else to do?
The Lionheart Society is the oldest club at Kassel College, and its rules are much stricter than those of the student council.

The two stepped onto the last stone step and stood before the heavy oak door of the Lionheart headquarters, carved with a roaring lion.

Lu Mingfei followed closely behind Chu Zihang as they entered the clubhouse.

To his surprise, the huge clubhouse was completely deserted except for the two of them; the hall was deathly silent except for the sound of their footsteps.

"The materials we're looking at today are, in theory, core secrets of the Lionheart Society and the Secret Service. Since you're not a formal member of the Lionheart Society, we want to avoid having too many people around."

Chu Zihang said calmly:

“I gave them all a day off.”

The implication is that Lu Mingfei was not originally qualified to see this thing, but the principal and the current president, Chu Zihang, were "in cahoots" and seemed to have reached some shady deal, which is why they opened the door for Lu Mingfei.

Tonight, the entire clubhouse is open just to welcome Lu Mingfei.

Chu Zihang continued walking, leading Lu Mingfei straight through the deathly silent hall and towards a more concealed and heavier black metal door in the depths.

He walked to the door, took out an antique-looking brass key from his pocket, and inserted it into the lock.

The door hinges turned, accompanied by a deep, slow meshing sound of gears, like a rusty behemoth, and the door to the archives was opened.

Inside the door was a small archive room, furnished extremely simply, even rudimentary. There were no ornate decorations, only a few rows of dark metal filing cabinets embedded in the walls, with no labels on the cabinet doors.

"I thought it would be filled with mountains of ancient books, like a medieval library."

Lu Mingfei was joking.

Chu Zihang shook his head.

"The Lionheart Society is not as old as you think."

“More than a hundred years ago, Meneke Cassel and seven other members of the new generation of the Peruvian Party founded the Lionheart Society, which is the youth organization of the Peruvian Party. Meneke was the first president of the Lionheart Society. At that time, the Lionheart Society was the core organization of the Peruvian Party.”

"After the establishment of Kassel College, the Lionheart Society became an ordinary student organization, and most of its valuable materials were taken away and sealed away by the Secret Service."

What you see is only one-tenth of the actual collection at the Lionheart Mission.

(End of this chapter)