Dragon Raja: Back from Tiling, My Mother Lu Mingfei

The heavy rain is still falling.

Huai Xu has returned to the deck of the Moniach.

The white coat was soaked through, clinging tightly to his body and outlining the strong muscles beneath. Strands of hair clung to his forehead, and water droplets dripped down his chin.

He walked to the side of the ship and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

He let the rain wash over his face.

His eyes were filled with sorrow.

Ye Sheng and Ya Ji helped him walk over; his face was still pale, but at least he could stand.

"Huai Xu," Ye Sheng called out.

Huai Xu did not move.

"Um..." Aki tugged at Ye Sheng, "Thank you for saving us. If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't be here today..."

Before he could finish speaking, Huai Xu waved his hand.

It was just a small favor.

"Oh, right," Aki suddenly remembered something, "Was that your Word of Power just now? It was so cool! It looked like Star Platinum from the anime! Can you play it again so we can see it?"

"Aki!"

Ye Sheng quickly grabbed her, "The fight just ended, can't you just relax for a bit?"

Aki realized she had been a bit rude and shrank back sheepishly. "Sorry, I..."

Huai Xu shook his head.

She still maintained that sorrowful expression.

"It's okay, I understand."

He paused, looked up at the dark night sky, raindrops hitting his face and sliding down his sharply defined jawline.

"After all, the incantations of my peers are all things like 'snake,' 'kamaru,' and 'blood-bound tangle'..."

"And my Word of Power is 'Time Zero'..."

"It's just...

He didn't finish speaking.

But the meaning was already quite clear.

Ye Sheng: "..."

Aki: "..."

The two remained silent for a while, their faces conveying the same thought: What is this guy talking about?

Huai Xu didn't care and continued speaking on his own.

"This is loneliness."

He sighed softly, "I thought it would be a worthy opponent... but before I could even use my full strength, it..."

Another sigh.

Ye Sheng and Aki were even more embarrassed.

The two exchanged a quick glance and began to communicate with their eyes.

Aki: [Is this a real person?]

Ye Sheng: [You're asking me? Who should I ask?]

Aki: [What about us?]

Ye Sheng: [I don't know, should I just stay silent?]

Aki: [Agreed.]

The two of them silently shut their mouths and stood quietly behind Huai Xu.

The rain was pouring down.

Huai Xu spoke again.

"The absolute strength, and the loneliness that comes with it—"

He turned his head and glanced at the two of them.

"What taught me to love?"

Ye Sheng: "..."

Aki: "..."

Fortunately, the awkwardness didn't last long.

Captain Mans and his crew cleaned up the mess, and a group of people surrounded Huai Xu.

"Well done!"

"So cool!"

"An S-class is an S-class!"

"I've never seen anything like that in my entire life!"

The crew members shouted all at once, some patting his shoulder, some pounding his chest, and several young sailors were so excited that their faces turned red, looking at Huai Xu as if he were some kind of living legend.

Ye Sheng, Ya Ji, Captain Mans, and others were also infected by the atmosphere and gradually joined the cheering crowd.

After all, if Huai Xu hadn't appeared just now—

No one dares to imagine the consequences.

Huai Xu smiled slightly as he listened to the cheers around him.

He waved his hand.

"No, I am not a hero."

The crowd immediately fell silent.

Everyone looked at him in confusion, wondering what this S-rank was going to say.

Huai Xu took a few steps forward and stood on a high platform.

He turned around and faced everyone.

The Sonnets section begins.

"It wasn't me who saved you...it was you who saved yourselves."

"It is your courage, perseverance, wisdom, and tenacity that have brought you to where you are today."

His voice seemed to possess a certain magic, every word resonating deep within their hearts.

"Even without me, the outcome wouldn't have changed..."

"It'll just be a bit more complicated."

The crowd stirred for a moment.

Some people were rubbing their eyes, some were sniffing, and some were turning their faces away so that others wouldn't see their red eyes.

Huai Xu looked around and finally pointed to the crowd.

"And you! My friend—"

He paused.

"You are the real heroes!"

After a brief silence, the cheers grew even louder!

"The Preface to the Locust Tree!"

"The Locust Tree Ornament!!"

"The Locust Tree Order!!!"

"Huai Xu!!!!"

His name echoed across the deck.

Captain Mans took off his hat, made the sign of the cross on his chest, and said, "God..."

Ye Sheng stared at the figure in the white coat on the platform for a long while, then turned to look at Aki.

Aki was looking at him too.

Both of their eyes were a little red.

"He's about our age, right?" Aki said softly.

"Mm." Ye Sheng nodded.

"That's amazing."

"Um."

Aki leaned on Ye Sheng's shoulder and didn't say anything more.

In the distance, the sound of propellers grew louder as they approached.

A helicopter emerged from the rain and landed steadily on the helipad behind the Moniach.

The hatch opened.

A pair of shiny leather shoes stepped out first.

Then there were the long, slender legs, the crisp silver-gray suit, and a red rose pinned to the chest.

White hair, handsome old man.

Hilbert Jean Angers.

He stepped off the helicopter with an umbrella, and his steps faltered noticeably when he saw the scene on the deck.

The students cheered.

The crew members were in tears.

Standing on the platform was a young man in a white coat, soaking wet, waving to the crowd, looking just like a top star who had just finished a concert for tens of thousands of people.

Over 130 years of life experience has taught Angers—

Forget it...

He quickly regained his calm expression, closed the umbrella, and let the rain pelt him.

His silver-gray suit was quickly soaked, but the old man didn't care at all; instead, he exuded an indescribable nonchalance.

He first nodded to each of the crew members, then walked toward Ye Sheng and Ya Ji.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Angers opened his arms and hugged each of the two men.

Ye Sheng was a little confused by his hug. When did the principal become so enthusiastic?

Aki seemed to enjoy it; when she was hugged, her nose tingled and she almost cried.

"You did a great job." Angers stepped back, looking at the two men's faces. "I'm proud of you."

Ye Sheng opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just nodded.

Angers turned around.

Huai Xu had already jumped down from the high platform and was standing on the edge of the deck, staring blankly at the dark water in the distance.

Angers walked over and extended his hand.

Huai Xu also reached out his hand.

The two hands are clasped together.

Angers looked at him and remained silent for a while.

It seems they couldn't think of anything appropriate to say.

But the old man felt that everything was understood without words.

Huai Xu nodded slightly.

Angers released his grip and turned to walk towards the platform.

When he stood up, his silver-gray suit was soaked with sweat, and his white hair was plastered to his forehead, but his aura was still incredibly powerful.

"Everyone!"

Angers' voice wasn't loud, but the entire deck fell silent.

"This mission—"

He looked around.

"A successful conclusion!"