"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

Jingle bell~

The rusted bell on the door frame rang, and water droplets from the mist slid down the glass, leaving several wet streaks on the internet cafe door.

Pushing open the door, the familiar smell of smoke and the noisy shouting and cursing of keyboards and mice being slammed down hit me like lifting the lid of a hot pan.

"The Golden Legend!"

"Holy crap, it's lagging!"

"Damn, I'm really impressed by this sixth brother."

"B point! B point! Quick, someone come quick, just one shot away!"

On the broken sofa in front of the computer, there were clearly several hardcore gamers who had been playing all night, with a cigarette butt between their left hands and a mouse in their right, their eyes red.

Some people wear headsets with cheap headphones playing hoarse rock music, yet they can still tenderly exchange feelings with their online lovers of unknown gender while rubbing their toes.

People of different ages and circumstances, all kinds of joys and sorrows, gather here.

"Ahem!"

Lu Mingfei subconsciously took a breath. Although he was choked by the smell of secondhand smoke, his body was noticeably more relaxed.

Going home is out of the question, and it's impossible for him to go home before dinner. Going home would only mean getting scolded. The only way he can feel like he still has something to offer is by playing games at the internet cafe until dark and listening to the StarCraft veterans praising him from behind.

Only when I enter this noisy internet cafe do I feel like I'm back home. After all, everyone here is talented and speaks very nicely. I love being here.

However, the person behind me must be visiting a place like this for the first time, right?

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei turned to look behind him, only to find that the figure that had been following him had somehow passed him and headed straight for the cashier.

"Turn on two machines." Qi Xiuyuan glanced at the last row of machines and said familiarly, "Machines 55 and 56."

The cashier, who was lazily playing games at the front desk, was interrupted. She looked up at the person in front of her with an impatient expression, but was stunned when she saw Qi Xiuyuan, who was fully armed.

Although her face was obscured by black-rimmed glasses and a mask, and her forehead was slightly hidden by messy black hair under a hat, her gentle and calm demeanor still stood out against the chaos and noise of the internet cafe.

Some people should be in dimly lit, bustling internet cafes like this, where they can find a moment of peace and satisfaction deep within their hearts.

But some people give the impression of being in a library having a sweet, innocent romance with a girl, or sitting in their own study filled with books, brewing a warm cup of coffee and opening a book.

At least in her opinion, Qi Xiuyuan shouldn't be in a place like this.

"Huh?" Receiving no response, Qi Xiuyuan paused for a moment, turned around, and saw a strange girl. He smiled and said, "Are you new here?"

He looked down and touched his bulging shirt pocket, pulling out a hundred-yuan bill that smelled of ink.

"Ah? Oh, right, sorry." The girl snapped out of her daze and flashed a charming smile. "The boss is my uncle. He had something to do, so I took the day off to watch the shop for him..."

Before she could finish speaking, a middle-aged man with a cigarette in his mouth came out from behind the cashier. His eyes lit up when he saw Qi Xiuyuan, and he said in a familiar tone, "Hey, young man, it's been a while since I've seen you online. Has something happened?"

As he spoke, he suddenly gestured towards Qi Xiuyuan with his lip, and his gaze also drifted towards a certain spot in the internet cafe.

A group of shady-looking guys were gathered there, staring at Qi Xiuyuan's back as if trying to confirm something.

But faced with his boss's reminder and hints, Qi Xiuyuan just smiled and said calmly, "It's nothing, it's just that school has started, I just haven't had time."

"Going to school is great. I didn't study hard back then, and now I can only run an internet cafe to make a living."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, the boss understood. He shooed his hesitant niece to the back, sat down in his chair, casually stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, pulled out two ID cards, and turned on the machine for Qi Xiuyuan, saying casually, "55 and 56, shall we?"

"Yes, I'm with friends this time."

Qi Xiuyuan handed over a hundred yuan, but the shopkeeper just waved his hand and laughed, "No need, I still have a lot of money left from what I gave you last time. Those two machines are newly replaced main units, go and try them out."

After saying that, he looked up at Lu Mingfei, who was standing there dumbfounded behind Qi Xiuyuan, raised an eyebrow and said, "Why does this kid look a little familiar? A regular customer, perhaps?"

"..."

Lu Mingfei, who thought he still had some face, smiled as he looked at the familiar way the two of them were talking.

He found the machine, sat down, and turned it on. Just as the boss had said, it only took a few seconds to boot up, which made Lu Mingfei eager to try it out.

But how come no one uses such a good machine?

"Do you come to places like this often?" Lu Mingfei glanced at Qi Xiuyuan, who was also skillfully turning on his phone, and asked curiously, "How come I've never seen you here before? Did you book a private room?"

This is probably the only internet cafe that allows minors to enter and has a decent environment. He comes here to play games every day after school so he can stay a little later. This is probably when he relaxes the most.

But he had never met Qi Xiuyuan before, and he never expected that someone like Qi Xiuyuan would come to a place like this. In his imagination, even if Qi Xiuyuan went out to surf the internet, he would go to a nice internet cafe.

I'd rather have a private room with upscale decor, soft music, and a comfortable sofa, than be in a place where I might be caught in a surprise inspection at any moment and chased around like a dog by the police.

"In your eyes, am I some pampered young master?"

Qi Xiuyuan made a sarcastic remark before continuing, "I wouldn't say I come here often, but I've happened to help the boss out with some minor problems, so we're somewhat acquainted. Besides, isn't the atmosphere at an internet cafe what you come for?"

As he spoke, he skillfully opened CrossFire. Seeing this, Lu Mingfei immediately became interested and leaned half his body closer, saying, "You still play CF? Do you play StarCraft 2?"

"I'm not playing." Ignoring his fixed gaze, Qi Xiuyuan said expressionlessly.

"Huh? It sounds like you don't really like it?"

Lu Mingfei, unaware of Blizzard's various bizarre actions in the future, scratched his head in confusion, but still opened CrossFire just like Qi Xiuyuan.

In 2012, CrossFire reached a peak of over 400 million concurrent players. Even this small internet cafe was filled with seasoned CF players, their dazed eyes filled with the smoke and fire of the battlefield.

Although Lu Mingfei's favorite game is StarCraft, in his opinion, with his hand speed and skill, FPS games like CrossFire are a piece of cake.

"It's settled then, the loser has to cover the internet fee." He tapped a few keys on the keyboard, his determination to win unwavering, and said, "Let's test the waters first, biological warfare? Or explosives?"

"Explode, Victory Square."

A moment later, the two entered the same room. Lu Mingfei, who was in the game, was controlling his character and holding an AWM. He looked at Qi Xiuyuan's character behind him and was immediately dazzled by the black-barreled cannon in Qi Xiuyuan's hand.

"Barrett?" he blurted out, but before he could say anything more, Qi Xiuyuan switched to another gun, making his eyes widen again. "Holy crap, an 888 Fire Kirin?"

"Wait, there's Thor too? It just came out yesterday, and you bought it already?"

Qi Xiuyuan cut three backpacks, which made Lu Mingfei, a poor villager, red-eyed. He decisively threw out his AWM and said without hesitation, "Dad, give me a cannon."

[After your painstaking and heartfelt efforts, you have finally achieved a father-son relationship with Naruto. Hearing Naruto sincerely call you "father" fills you with immense joy at the age of thirty. You receive Option 3 reward: Ninjutsu Branch - Rank B - Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique]

Seeing the light screen appear in front of him, Qi Xiuyuan remained calm and composed.

That's it?