Lu Mingfei, become the king of gambling in dungeons!

"I won't ask about what happened. You two knew each other beforehand and had conflicts, but that's no reason for you to fight in my Takamagahara. Takamagahara is a family, a home full of loving men. Here, we will pave the way of love for lost women, just as the ancient Greek sages paved the way of philosophy."

"Here, there can be revelry, entanglement, and confusion, but absolutely no conflicts between men. We are angels bringing love to women; how can angels fight amongst themselves? We must use our compassion to dispel the demons in our clients' hearts!"

In the circular hall with walls made of huge, transparent, ring-shaped aquariums, the boss of Takamagahara, Humpback Whale, looked sternly at the two seemingly nonchalant individuals before him, offering earnest advice with a gaze as piercing as a spear. He wore enormous sunglasses, his bald head gleaming and barren, adorned with a blue whale tattoo.

The humpback whale appeared to be a righteous senior lecturing a junior, but in reality, he was incredibly insecure. He had seen Lu Mingfei and Uesugi Kotetsu exchange a few simple moves on the monitor, and it was only after slowing it down 10 times that he could barely make out their actions.

The two parties are only engaging in a tentative and restrained exchange; if they were to actually fight, they might just tear down the Takamagahara host club.

If it weren't for the fact that the host club depended on him for their livelihood, he would have already knelt down and begged the two great gods to return to the real Takamagahara and ask Amaterasu to mediate and stop causing trouble in the mortal world.

"I heard from BasaraKing that you're fighting over a woman?" the humpback whale asked, trimming his cigar and feigning composure.

"That's my daughter! My daughter!" Uesugi Koshi gritted his teeth.

Lu Mingfei's imposing manner instantly diminished.

The humpback whale immediately understood that this was a family drama. After comforting Uesugi Kotsugu for a couple of minutes, he turned to Sakura and said, "What you did was not very ethical. You can't lay a finger on your colleague's daughter."

It's not uncommon for a father-in-law to cause a scene at a host club after discovering his son-in-law works as a male escort, but it seems like the first time we've seen both father-in-law and son-in-law in the same line of work. The humpback whale reluctantly tries to mediate.

"Uesugi-kun, I think you also have some misunderstandings and faults in this matter. Since you have devoted yourself to our public relations service industry today, you should know that there are still many handsome men in our industry who are chaste and pure, such as this little cherry blossom in front of you who is pure and untainted by the mud, Mr. Sakura." His palms were sweating, but when he thought of the heavy burden on his shoulders, he could only go all out and start performing.

"Despite his outstanding appearance, he possesses an unexpectedly pure heart, truly a pitiful and precious gem! He is a rare handsome young man and a good boy. He joined our family for the happiness of women everywhere, which proves that he is a man capable of loving. His union with your daughter is the fusion of two angelic families."

While spouting nonsense, the humpback whale clapped with great enthusiasm, but Uesugi Yue's forehead veins bulged, and Lu Mingfei couldn't bear to watch and covered his face.

Neither of the audience members were very accommodating, but fortunately, the sound of the door opening broke the awkward atmosphere. After greeting the store manager, Caesar and Chu Zihang sat down properly on the sofa next to Lu Mingfei.

"Ukyo, Basara King, you've come at the perfect time. You're both handsome men who are as pure and virtuous as cherry blossoms. Show Uesugi-kun how reliable we are. If Uesugi-kun passes my interview today, he'll be your colleague. His nickname is Oda Nobunaga... He's already gotten 159 flower tickets in two hours today. He has great potential."

As he spoke, the humpback whale stared at Lu Mingfei for a moment. How come he had never noticed before that Sakura's appearance was so outstanding after she dressed up? Her features hadn't changed much, but he almost didn't recognize her... He only recognized her because of Ukyo's reminder.

"I was blind before," the humpback whale sighed.

If it weren't for the orders from the real beauty boss behind Takamagahara, he really wouldn't have been able to see Lu Mingfei's potential.

Lu Mingfei completely ignored him at the moment, as he was repenting to Chu Zihang, whose sleeves were covered in lipstick stains.

"Senior brother, I'm late... Senior brother, I'm late!" Lu Mingfei whispered, leaning closer. "Why did you choose this place? I have money, why don't we find another place to hide?"

"Not really. I'm actually okay. During today's performance, I had to throw my shirt off the stage, so I didn't get much harassment." Chu Zihang calmly pointed out the origin of the lipstick mark. "The Sheqi Bajia accused us of smuggling nuclear waste, terrorist attacks, and raping young girls. Money can't buy us anything. We have nowhere to go."

"Those bastards and grandsons of the Snake Clan, their last charge is such a slander that no human could have come up with." Lu Mingfei was filled with grief and indignation. He only knew that the Snake Clan and they had gone from being friends to adversaries, but he thought that since Genji wasn't such a scoundrel, everyone would leave a way out for each other.

Genjiro was like a tortoise, and most of the Snake-Headed Eight Families were like grandsons in front of him. Weren't they just tortoise grandsons?

Is this the justice you speak of, brother justice?

Lu Mingfei touched the inro hanging from his waist.

He was wearing a mismatched, off-brand kimono, a hybrid of a yukata and a haori. Because it was an antique-style garment, it had no pockets, and an inro was tied around his waist with a rope.

Inside the seal was a brand new check.

With the money, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt more confident. The check for 398 million yen was issued by ENXI, a trustworthy person... if he didn't cause trouble.

After a brief interview, Uesugi Koshi, the humpback whale, cleared his throat. He was brimming with enthusiasm and could rally the young people, so he confidently said, "Sakura? I remember you've been resting for quite a while. When are you planning to regroup and return to the battlefield? Takamagahara needs you!"

"...Does this store have any other jobs that don't require showing your face? With so many employees, do you need human resources management or anything like that? I mean, we can talk about giving those two different jobs and compensating the store for its losses." Lu Mingfei tried his best to use a negotiating tone, and to avoid appearing weak, he even adopted that "authoritative without anger" demeanor, which he learned from the TV series "Water Margin".

The humpback whale shopkeeper suddenly lost his temper. He looked at Lu Mingfei in disbelief, unable to believe that such a gem was about to leave him.

But Lu Mingfei, sitting there, looked like a tragic hero. It reminded him of melodramatic stories like "He made a name for himself in the martial arts world, only to return to his hometown and find that his two childhood sweethearts had been forced into prostitution to make a living."

Now that the tragic hero has stormed into the brothel to redeem Ukyo and Basara King, who could remain unmoved? The humpback whale, who should have adopted the demeanor of a mafia tyrant to reprimand and inspire the young man to immerse himself in the world of pleasure, now sits uneasily, serving himself a cup of strong tea, afraid of angering this sorrowful lion.

After a brief moment of thought, Chu Zihang said, "I'm willing to do any job in the store."

"Actually, men are like flowers and wine, only they are strong wine and thorny roses. Everyone in this world needs to be cherished. I think being a gigolo here is a good way to cultivate oneself in life." Caesar looked calmly out the window and raised his champagne glass to toast his reflection in the window.

Has he already fallen into evil...? Lu Mingfei took a deep breath and pressed his temples to calm himself down.