Dragon Raja: I started out as Erii's older brother

"Lord Uesugi, is there anything I can do for you?"

Sakurai's tone was polite, but the aloofness and disdain in his eyes were not something he bothered to hide.

Su Mo stopped in front of her and got straight to the point.

"Butler Sakurai, I need to talk to you."

"What are you talking about?"

"Let's talk about Erii's safety."

Sakurai's smile remained unchanged, even carrying a hint of mockery.

"We appreciate Lord Uesugi's concern. Erii's safety is our family's top priority, and we have the most professional team to handle it, so you don't need to worry about it."

The implication is that you're a good-for-nothing, why are you worrying about this?

"Yeah?"

Su Mo suddenly released Erii's hand.

He took a step back and pointed in horror at a pine tree behind Sakurai.

"Ah! There's... there's a caterpillar!"

He screamed at the top of his lungs, as if he had seen Godzilla.

Erii was startled by his exaggerated acting and her body tensed up instinctively.

The temperature of the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees overnight.

Sakurai's smile finally froze.

She could clearly feel an invisible, cold, and destructive pressure emanating from the red-haired girl beside her.

Sakurai broke out in a cold sweat immediately.

She remembered Tachibana Masamune's knees, shattered into pieces.

"Lord Uesugi! Please calm down!"

Her voice even changed tone.

"I can't calm down!"

Su Mo was still acting, her expression pained and her features distorted.

"I'm a coward, I can't stand seeing scary things."

"When I'm scared, I easily become emotionally unstable. When I'm unstable..."

Su Mo didn't continue, but gave Erii a meaningful glance.

Erii frowned in agreement, and a dangerous chaos began to emerge in her golden pupils.

Sakurai's face had changed from white to green, then from green to purple, a fascinating display like a color palette.

She finally understood.

This piece of trash... This parasite...

He's extorting money from me!

He's using the safety of the entire Snake Clan to blackmail me!

[Help! Is this the ultimate example of "borrowing the tiger's power"?]

[Using a nuclear launcher as a brick to threaten people everywhere—that's too exciting!]

I feel like I'm totally acting like a dad now! o(＞▽＜)o

Su Mo laughed inwardly, but on the surface he looked like he was about to faint from fright.

"Butler Sakurai, look, the quality of this 'tranquilizer' I'm using isn't very consistent."

"What if one day I get scared to death by a cockroach, or get stabbed by some clueless assassin..."

"Who will comfort Erii in this emotional state?"

Su Mo shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"You have to give me some way to protect myself, or... at least let me die knowing why, right?"

Sakurai stared intently at Su Mo, his teeth practically grinding to powder.

She's been in the industry for thirty years and has seen all sorts of arrogant bastards, but she's never seen anyone this shameless!

However, she dared not gamble.

After a full half minute of silence, Sakurai seemed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth.

"What...do you want?"

Su Mo mentally gave a thumbs-up.

"I need intelligence."

He dropped his timid demeanor and his expression became serious.

"All the raw, unedited intelligence about our enemies."

"Especially that thing... 'Bronze and Fire'."

Sakurai's expression changed; she hadn't expected that this good-for-nothing would know that name.

She took a deep breath, as if she had made a difficult decision.

"it is good."

"I will deliver the relevant information to your room within an hour."

After saying this, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength, bowed deeply to Su Mo, and turned to leave quickly.

That figure looked utterly disheveled.

The maids around Su Mo no longer looked at him as a "parasite" but as a "monster."

Su Mo took Erii's hand again, feeling great.

"Come on, brother will take you to see the goldfish fighting."

An hour later, a thick document sealed in a brown paper bag was delivered to Su Mo's room.

On the cover, several large characters were written in bright red.

Top Secret (S-Class): All Information on "Bronze and Fire" and Known Hostile Hybrid Factions

Su Mo stroked the edge of the paper bag and grinned.

Great, the newbie protection period is finally over.

Now, let's take a look at this hellish starting guide.

It took Su Mo a full three hours to finish reading that top-secret S-level document, which was thicker than the Oxford Dictionary.

He has only one feeling right now.

I want to die.

I'm cracked!

This isn't a beginner's guide! This is a death sentence on hellish difficulty!

According to the information, the organization called "Bronze and Fire" is simply a bunch of mad dogs on steroids.

Their goal was shockingly clear: to wipe out all creatures associated with dragons, especially monarchs.

And the White King, Erii, is their ultimate KPI, which sits at the top of the bounty list.

The worst part is that these lunatics are not only incredibly skilled in combat, but also experts in infiltration and disguise.

They might be an uncle selling takoyaki on the roadside.

It could also be a cute JK (high school girl) who smiles at you on the train.

Help! This world is too dangerous!

Su Mo looked up and saw Erii leaning against the window, her little hand supporting her chin, looking listlessly at the unchanging courtyard outside.

The light in her golden eyes had vanished.

Like a canary locked in a golden cage, it's too tiring to even chirp.

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat.

A brilliant, yet somewhat shameless, shrewd move instantly popped into my head.

He picked up the internal phone and called Sakurai, the butler, directly.

The call was answered instantly.

Sakurai's voice was respectful yet tinged with wariness: "Lord Uesugi, what are your orders?"

"Butler Sakurai, something terrible has happened!"

Su Mo's tone was extremely sorrowful, as if the sky had fallen.

"Eri...she's dying!"

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Immediately following was a chaotic commotion of tables and chairs falling to the ground.

Sakurai's voice was trembling with tears: "What?! What happened to the young lady?!"

"She has a terminal illness that says, 'If we don't buy her new games, she'll tear the roof off!'"

Su Mo made the announcement in a righteous and righteous manner.

"Doctors can't cure this disease, and medicine is useless! The only cure is to take her to Akihabara right now to buy the latest fighting game!"

Sakurai: "..."

The entire venue fell silent for three seconds.

Then, a grinding sound came from the other end of the phone.

Su Mo could picture it all: Sakurai was probably thinking of crawling over the phone line and strangling him right now.

But he didn't care.

Su Mo raised the emphasis in her voice, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Just imagine, if she's in a bad mood and just yawns... the impact could be so great that the whole of Tokyo would tremble."

Threat.

This is a blatant and undisguised threat!

Another deathly silence fell, and Sakurai practically spat out a few words through clenched teeth.

"Get ready to depart in one hour."