Dragon Raja: Reboot

Chapter 170 Tokyo Skytree

Mai Shude was hiding on the roof of an old building a few hundred meters away from the Sky Tree, wearing a raincoat and carrying an AS50 heavy sniper rifle.

Tonight, she is in charge of sniping anyone who tries to get close to the head of the Uesugi family.

However, given the current situation, there is no need to fire anymore, because the patriarch's guardian spirit has arrived.

She now simply uses the scope as a telescope; through the infrared scope, she can clearly see the moment when Lu Mingfei and Erii collide heads.

Looking at the two people covering their heads, who were aimed at the camera, Mai Shude sighed and couldn't help but mutter:

"It's still just the love between two silly kids..."

"Are you expecting a script like 'domineering CEO doting on his little wife'?"

Su Enxi's giggling voice came through the headphones.

"That's more like it, isn't it?" Mai Shude complained. "If it were the old Lu Mingfei, it wouldn't matter, but didn't he awaken?"

"Even after his awakening, he's still just an ordinary, awkward boy in front of that girl," Su Enxi said lazily. "Just like Jormungandr in front of Chu Zihang. That's what it's like to like someone."

"...Potato Chips, your understanding of love is so profound." Mai Shude pondered.

"Of course! I've watched hundreds of Japanese romance dramas, from movies and TV series to anime and comics. People call me a little Casanova!" Su Enxi said, beaming.

"With so much theoretical knowledge and experience, why don't you have a boyfriend yet?"

"I make millions of dollars every minute, and I'm working hard every day to support you bunch of spendthrifts. I don't have time to date! Do you know how much it cost to book the Sky Tree tonight?" Su Enxi roared.

"Oh, you've worked hard! Speaking of which, why are you called a little Casanova?" Mai Shude promptly changed the subject.

"How dare I compete with the boss for first place?" Su Enxi said seriously.

"Huh? The boss is a great Casanova?" Mai Shude suddenly became very curious.

"Don't you know the boss has a Weibo account? He's also a relationship blogger. He posts inspirational quotes on it whenever he has free time to comfort poor girls who have suffered heartbreak, thus showing off his benevolence."

"Is he that free?"

Mai Shude was shocked. "Damn, I've been carrying two swords and wearing three-inch heels all over the country, my legs are about to break, and he's doing charity work on Weibo, comforting a heartbroken girl, and then winning her heart in one fell swoop?"

"Calm down, calm down," Su Enxi quickly reassured him. "You know what kind of person the boss is. Rather than comforting the young girl, he's trying to understand human emotions through those girls."

"Now that you mention it, something suddenly comes to mind," Mai said softly. "Do you think the boss really understands love?"

"What kind of question is this?" Chip Girl was taken aback. "That guy is at most a theorist like me, right?"

"No, what I mean is, can the boss really fall in love with someone?" Mai Shude asked quietly. "Can you imagine the boss being the same as Lu Mingfei in front of a girl he likes?"

"...It's really hard to imagine what it would be like for a guy like that to fall in love with someone," the potato chip girl clicked her tongue. "Given his style, if he takes a fancy to something or someone, he'll most likely lift the other person's chin and say, 'Woman, you've successfully piqued my interest. From today onwards, you're mine.'"

She deliberately lowered her voice to create a deep, resonant tone, and couldn't help but giggle at the end.

"You're the one who's most looking forward to seeing a domineering CEO and his sweet little wife story, aren't you?"

Mai Shude is simply beyond words.

But the reason she felt powerless was not because the potato chips were off-track, but because she felt that the potato chips' imitation was so accurate, it was almost lifelike.

She could even picture the boss lifting the princess's chin, speaking in a flippant and domineering tone...

"Potato Chips, don't you think the boss looks a lot like Lu Mingfei?"

After a brief silence, Mai Shude picked up the topic that had been steered off course by the potato chip girl.

"Huh? You think the boss and Lu Mingfei look alike?" Su Enxi asked in surprise.

She had never met Lu Mingfei in person. Although Mai said that Lu Mingfei had awakened, in her memory, Lu Mingfei was still that loser. He may have indeed undergone earth-shattering changes, but she obviously could not connect Lu Mingfei with the boss.

"You haven't met him yet, have you?" Mai thought for a moment. "You'll know when you meet him. Although he still spouts the same nonsense, the feeling he gives off is completely different. At the auction house, I really felt like the person sitting there was the boss."

Su Enxi was taken aback and asked, "Such high praise?"

"This isn't an evaluation..." Mai Shude said with a wry smile, "Do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

"What?"

"What exactly is the relationship between the boss and Lu Mingfei?"

"Um... what are you trying to say?"

"I used to think the boss's trust in Lu Mingfei was inexplicable. Even if Lu Mingfei is really a Dragon King like Bronze and Fire but has lost his memory, who can guarantee that he won't awaken in the next second? Would you dare to use such a double-edged sword?" Mai asked rhetorically.

"If I remember correctly, the boss seems to be eager for Lu Mingfei to awaken," Su Enxi whispered.

"Yes! If you want your weapon to become sharper, it must be based on the premise that you can control it. No matter how strong the weapon is, it is useless if you can't hold it, and it will only cut you."

"You mean even if Lu Mingfei awakens, the boss is confident he can control him?"

"No... I mean, maybe Lu Mingfei and the boss's relationship isn't just 'weapon' and 'master' as we think," Mai Shude said quietly. "Their relationship might be much closer than we imagine."

The chewing sound on the other end of the phone stopped.

The potato chip girl exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap!"

"You just said you think Lu Mingfei and the boss look a lot alike, and you suspect they're father and son?!"

"..."

Mai Shude fell silent, then sighed, "You'd better not let them hear you say that. I suspect they might be brothers."

"Brother? Then who is the elder brother?" Su Enxi cleared her throat, looking slightly guilty.

"I don't know." Mai Shude paused, "But if Lu Mingfei is the older brother, then we shouldn't say that Lu Mingfei and the boss are similar, but rather..."

"The boss looks a lot like Lu Mingfei!"

"I understand. It's like saying you look just like your father, but you can't say you look just like your son." Su Enxi nodded vigorously. "So what the hell are you trying to say?"

After a moment of silence, Mai Shude said softly:

"Haven't you made the connection yet? The twins capable of slaughtering the Dragon King must be the kings among kings!"

"Could such a being truly fall in love with a human?"

……

……

Under the black umbrella.

The two men covered their heads and got up, their eyes meeting.

The icy, frozen air of this rainy night seemed to melt and thaw all at once.

Erii reached out and tugged at Lu Mingfei's sleeve, then raised her other hand and pointed to the brightly lit Skytree.

Lu Mingfei turned to look at the brightly lit Sky Tree tonight, thinking that if he wasn't mistaken, the Sky Tree was only open for the two of them tonight.

He turned to look at Erii. The girl was soaked from head to toe, her red and white shrine maiden clothes clinging to her body, but her eyes still shone with a glimmer of expectation.

He understood her thoughts and what this girl was expecting.

The heavy shrine maiden's robes, soaked with water, clung to her body and were extremely uncomfortable, but compared to the Sky Tree she longed for, these were minor issues.

Although her brother-in-law had taken Erii to many places, none of them included crowded places like Tokyo Skytree.

The Tokyo Skytree, a landmark building in Tokyo, is the world's tallest broadcasting tower, and it is said that you can see the most beautiful view of Tokyo from the top observation deck.

Because it is the tallest building in the city, no matter where Erii stands or where she goes, she can see this tower that symbolizes the "outside world" whenever she looks up.

Like a child standing inside a high wall, yearning for the sea outside, they can hear the surging waves outside the wall every day, but are limited by that insurmountable wall and can never truly see the sea.

She knew the sea was there.

I know that the world I yearn for is hidden outside the wall.

But she could never truly touch it.

Unless someone takes her hand and leads her around the high wall to witness firsthand just how magnificent the world outside is.

"Actually, I should take you to take a hot shower and change your clothes now, but..." Lu Mingfei paused, then grinned, "Since we're already at the door, there's no reason not to go in, is there?"

Before he said "but," the girl's pupils inevitably dimmed for a moment, but then brightened again as the conversation took a turn for the better.

She nodded earnestly, and took the initiative to reach out and hold Lu Mingfei's sleeve, behaving as obediently as a kitten.

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a little dazed.

Is Erii... too familiar with him?

Compared to their previous life, they lacked the underwater embrace, yet she still showed an even greater level of trust than in their previous life.

It was as if they had known each other for a very, very long time...

Was it Lu Mingze who did this?

There are two booths at Tokyo Skytree. Lu Mingfei took Erii from the first floor's Tenmo Observation Deck to the second floor's Tenmo Corridor via elevator.

The corridors, connected by tubular glass structures, made Erii almost unable to resist rushing to the glass window as soon as she stepped out of the elevator, but she managed to restrain herself, holding onto Lu Mingfei's clothes and following him step by step.

Lu Mingfei put the umbrella on the ground, took her hand, and led her to the window.

Erii then loosened her grip on his clothes, gently rested her hands on the glass window, and stared intently at the city below.

This must have been a view she had never seen before.

The brightly lit city unfolded slowly below like a scroll painting, illuminating her pupils with millions of lights.

Under the cover of night, the outline of Mount Fuji appears and disappears in the distance, undulating and graceful, becoming even more enchanting against the backdrop of the rain and the Tokyo night view.

Lu Mingfei slowly took half a step back, looking at the girl's profile.

He silently opened his phone and sent Lu Mingze a text message: "I know you're watching. Have your people turn on the heating."

Three seconds later, Lu Mingze replied.

"Yes, sir!"

A few seconds later, the heating in the corridor was turned on.

Erii suddenly turned her head, grabbed Lu Mingfei's hand, and wrote words in his palm with her finger.

「美しい.」

Lu Mingfei was stunned. This word means "beautiful" in Japanese. Erii was saying that the city was beautiful.

After finishing writing, Erii continued to gaze at the city in the rain. Suddenly, she pointed to a huge, blurred GG sign in the distance, then waved her coffee at Lu Mingfei with a look of surprise.

The GG card shows the coffee GG in her hand.

Lu Mingfei bought this coffee on the street when he arrived.

Erii carefully pulled the tab, held the coffee in both hands, and sipped it slowly, the white steam rising in front of her nose.

Lu Mingfei stared at the girl's profile, his mind in a daze.

The scene before them was strikingly similar to the one when they escaped from Genji Heavy Industries and stood on the rooftop gazing at the distant city.

The only difference.

It was Erii standing on the rooftop, gazing at the golden Sky Tree in the distance.

But now she stands on the Tokyo Skytree, overlooking the brightly lit Tokyo city below.

Tonight, the night sky is starless, with dark clouds looming over the city, yet the brilliant lights of Tokyo resemble a dazzling galaxy.

Lu Mingfei followed Erii's gaze into the distance and pointed to the city's second tallest tower.

"That's Tokyo Tower. Before the Tokyo Skytree was built, it was the tallest building in the city. It's located in Minato Ward, and the surrounding area is nice. I'll take you there next time."

"That's Senso-ji Temple. You can draw fortune slips there, but they're not very accurate. However, we can look at it the other way around; if you draw the worst fortune, it's actually the best. There are also street artists who will compete to paint for us. Hmm, street artists in Tokyo are very dedicated to art, painting for free and mailing it to our homes for free."

"There's a Disney park in that direction. It gets really crowded on weekends, and you have to wait in line for a long time. But don't worry, someone will help us get through the VIP lane."

"That's Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo's most famous commercial district. There's a host club in Shinjuku called Takamagahara. The manager is a very energetic bald guy. I'd like to take you to meet him sometime and hear him talk about his flower arrangement skills..."

……

……

Lu Mingfei pointed to every corner of the city, each one a famous tourist attraction.

He would give a brief introduction to each place he pointed to, and then add a self-deprecating laugh, such as a painter with a spirit of artistic dedication, or the Disney VIP passage.

These arrangements were all tricks by Lu Mingze.

He had once been angry with Lu Mingze because of these things, feeling like the protagonist in The Truman Show, with everything around him fake and meticulously planned. This feeling made him feel like a clown being watched, where all his efforts were just a show in other people's eyes.

He hated the feeling and was terrified of it.

Because it makes him lose sight of himself.

Who exactly is he? Why did he encounter Lu Mingze? What does Lu Mingze want from him?

In his previous life, he was surrounded by countless such questions and never managed to break free.

But when everything settled down, he felt that these issues were not important at all, and compared to a certain girl, they were all trivial matters.

Will there come a day when you feel that even if the sky were to fall, nothing would be as important as her smile?

Therefore, he is genuinely grateful for this.

What a blessing it is to be able to bring the best of everything to the people you love.

Lu Mingfei spoke very seriously, at a steady pace, until he pointed to the last attraction.

That is the center of Tokyo.

He remained silent for a long time, so long that Erii turned around, tilted her head, and looked at him before he finally spoke in a hoarse voice:

"That's Meiji Shrine. It's as big as a park, and it has the largest torii gate in Japan. If possible... I hope our final journey will be at Meiji Shrine."

I've been quite busy these past few days. Also, I feel that Lu Hui's romantic storyline is harder to write than I expected.

(End of this chapter)