Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Sekiro

Soon, a unified sound rang out from inside the venue.

"Say yes! Say yes!"

Shudeya slowly removed her veil. "How did you find me?"

The applause and cheers stopped abruptly, and the audience was also eager to know the answer to this question.

Ye Sheng is quite well-known in the academy. Although he is not as famous as Lu Mingfei, Caesar and Chu Zihang, most people still know him as one of the few A-level students in the academy. Every A-level student has a certain level of attention on the forum. When he led the sailing team to win the trophy, he once occupied the headlines of the forum that day.

As everyone knows, the Night's Watch cannot use Words of Power under their commandments. Under these circumstances, the hybrids are not much different from ordinary people in terms of perception. It is almost impossible to accurately lock onto a target in a chaotic seating arrangement of 40 people while blindfolded. To say that it is just a matter of luck would be too accidental.

“How many times do you think we’ve dived together? In the deep underwater world, it’s just you and me. I can hear your breathing, your heartbeat. As long as you swim past me, I can pinpoint your location.” Ye Sheng said, “You’ve long been imprinted in my world, becoming an inseparable part of me. I can hear your voice with my eyes closed, as long as you’re by my side.”

Ye Sheng took the diamond ring out of the gift box. "Marry me, Aki. I really love you. I regret that this day has come so late."

Applause and cheers erupted again from the audience: "Marry him! Marry him..."

With tears in her eyes, Aki nodded choked back sobs. Ye Sheng placed the ring on the middle finger of her left hand, signifying her engagement. The ring would be transferred to her ring finger after the official wedding.

At the same time, the school bell rang, and the church's large bell echoed with a long, resonant sound, like a church bell ringing out blessings.

The host quietly pressed a button in his sleeve, and the lighting technician immediately began to adjust the lighting. Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya appeared on all the large screens in the academy. Fireworks were lit on the back mountain, drones took off from the library rooftop, and all the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Norton Building were opened, allowing people to see the starry night sky in the distance by turning their heads.

Students poured out of the teaching building after class. The campus was as quiet as ever after evening classes. The streetlights illuminated the road with their faint white light. Exhausted after a long day, they silently split into two streams, one heading towards the dormitory and the other towards the cafeteria.

Suddenly, as if a shooting star streaked across the sky, it descended from above, bursting from a single point of light into a magnificent flower high in the heavens.

Hundreds of streams of light fell, illuminating everyone's face.

"Fireworks!" Someone suddenly stopped and looked up.

They stopped in their tracks, forgetting what they were about to do, and simply looked up, letting the multicolored light gather in their pupils.

The guests inside the Norton Hall stood up, walked out of the venue through the open floor-to-ceiling windows, and looked up at the sky.

Fireworks shot into the sky like shooting stars, scattering flower seeds and blooming freely in the darkness: purple lavender like an ocean, falling white roses, roses interwoven with gold and red, large white irises... Few people have ever seen fireworks so extravagantly, turning the night sky into a flower basket in a short moment.

The quiet campus was lit up, and the sound of fireworks bursting everywhere filled the air.

On the rooftop of the Norton Building, Zero and Mai Shude sat side by side, toasting each other.

Zero was holding a whole bottle of vodka, while Mai Shude was holding a wine glass, but it wasn't filled with red wine; instead, it was filled with clear, strong liquor. Both of them had slightly tipsy faces, and there were already four or five empty bottles around them.

"So beautiful..." Mai Shude's profile was bathed in a soft glow from the fireworks. "Come on, let's drink again!"

With a crisp clinking of glasses, she downed her drink in one gulp, tilted her head slightly, and rested it on Zero's shoulder.

Because of the huge height difference, she had to hug the petite Zero, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sit still at all.

Do you think that one day someone will set off fireworks like this for me?

"That Arab prince will..."

“I broke up with him, he was my ex-boyfriend.” Mai looked down.

People rushed out of the Norton Pavilion. Couples waved their arms at the fireworks, jumped up and down like children, and others took out their phones to take pictures of the sky.

Surrounded by the crowd, Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaqi took off their white robes, revealing a loose-fitting dark purple dress underneath. Jiu Demai was also wearing a loose-fitting purple dress. Looking at them together, the two really did resemble sisters.

"Aren't you going down?" Zero asked.

Mai shook her head, poured herself a drink, and clinked glasses with Zero.

Ye Sheng held Jiu Deya's hand tightly, stood up and hugged her, and kissed her lips amidst everyone's applause.

When this scene was broadcast on the big screen, the students who had finished class all looked at the couple, and the balconies of the dormitories were also full of people. Some pointed at the fireworks and talked, while others looked at the screen.

The entire academy came alive, and everyone came out of their rooms.

In the principal's office, Angers and Mans clinked glasses on the balcony.

Shudeya and Ye Sheng were embracing and kissing, and fine tear tracks could be seen on her profile.

Lu Mingfei clapped enthusiastically for them, and Susie and Chu Zihang stood next to him, clapping enthusiastically as well. Nono and Caesar, on the other hand, ran to the front and took a spot.

Nono shouted towards the sky, and Caesar ruffled her hair and put his arm around her shoulder.

Lu Mingfei's phone suddenly vibrated; QQ was ringing again.

Erii sent a message: "It's a lot of fun in the group."

Then she sent several emojis, all of them cute cartoon animals.

Is Sakura still working?

Instead of typing, Lu Mingfei pointed his phone's camera at the sky and took a picture of the exploding fireworks.

"So beautiful! Did Sakura set them off?" Erii asked. "Is setting off fireworks Sakura's job?"

"No, it's my friend who's proposing."

"Proposal?"

"Yes, lovers make a vow to never separate and to start a new family."

"I...don't quite understand..." Erii sent a confused emoji.

"It means that the two people want to be together all the time, play together, eat together, sleep together, and have each other by their side no matter what they do. They want to share both happy and sad moments with each other."

"That sounds amazing! I want to propose too! Do we set off fireworks when we propose?"

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, feeling that he really couldn't explain it clearly. "Master Erii" lacked common sense, and it would take too much additional explanation to explain something.

“You don’t have to release it.” Lu Mingfei typed, patiently answering each question as it came.

Before I knew it, the sound of fireworks exploding around me had become faint.

After a moment of silence, the last giant firework barrage soared into the sky and exploded at the top of the dome, with crimson, jade green, moon white, and pale yellow lights spelling out words against a huge golden background.

"Marry me!"

Lu Mingfei then took another photo and sent it over.

The sky gradually darkened, but light flew in from the darkness again.

The points of light resembled fireflies, filling the entire sky. They emitted a faint light, but when they came together, they were dazzling.

The light coalesced into Cupid, who drew his bow and shot an arrow that struck a heart in the distance. Five hundred drones flew according to a program, spelling out complex Chinese characters.

"Shude Akira, I love you!"

"I love you," Ye Sheng said.

Aki finally smiled, but tears still welled in her eyes. "I love you too."

Lu Mingfei sent over several photos, then put his phone in his pocket and continued clapping.

...

As night deepened, Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya walked hand in hand along a riverside path lined with willow trees, their posture unusually leisurely.

"Then I'll head back now." Lu Mingfei pointed to the road beside him. "Let me know when the date is set."

“I’ll call you then.” Ye Sheng patted his shoulder. “We should be leaving school during this year’s spring break, after the ‘Kuimen’ project and Norton’s mission report are released.”

"Don't you have classes anymore?"

"It's been repaired a long time ago, and the work of the executive department has been arranged. I guess the next time we meet will be when you come to my wedding."

“I will definitely come,” Lu Mingfei said. “When are you leaving?”

"Next week at the latest."

"Okay, I'll treat you to some crayfish before you leave."

"Oh, right, this is for you." Aki took out a gift box from her pocket. It wasn't the black gift box that contained the ring, but the prize they won for winning first place in the "carrying balloons" contest. "We haven't opened it yet, so we don't know what's inside. Consider it a souvenir."

"Thank you." Lu Mingfei took the gift box, untied the pink ribbon tied with a bow, and inside were two red rope bracelets with a small silver bell at the end of each bracelet.

"Looks like it's for couples." Ye Sheng curiously leaned over, picked up a bell and shook it, the bell making a crisp sound.

"Give it to your girlfriend as a token of your love when you find her," Aki said with a smile.

"It's still early. I'm only eighteen this year, and I have a lot of youth waiting for me to squander," Lu Mingfei said.

"Youth goes by so fast." Ye Sheng shook his head and said nostalgically, "It feels like I just entered university yesterday, and it's already over in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, before I knew it, I'd reached the age to get married," Aki said with a sigh.

"You have to cherish the person in front of you." Ye Sheng put the red string bracelet back and stood next to Aki again. "Take my advice. If you meet the right person, be bold. Don't keep dragging it out. A man has to be decisive."

"I will." Lu Mingfei put the gift box into his bag, waved goodbye to the two of them, and walked into the side road.

His suit had turned into a school uniform again. It was past midnight, and after the revelry, silence was finally falling.

Everyone went back to rest, and Lu Mingfei walked towards the dormitory, passing by the canteen, or you could call it the restaurant.

This Baroque-style restaurant can accommodate a thousand people at the same time. The door was still open, but the lights were already off.

Lu Mingfei's stomach was full, and he had no desire to go in for a late-night snack. After the proposal, the atmosphere became even more lively, and the dance continued. The guests' enthusiasm for participation was greatly aroused. He even saw Susie invite Chu Zihang to participate in other games.

He wasn't eating all the time; occasionally, Nuonuo and Ye Sheng would drag him along to make up the numbers.

He had teamed up with other girls, but to be honest, he was mostly focused on eating while playing. He exchanged contact information with a few of them, but nothing came of it after a few words. He never took off his mask. If they knew he was Lu Mingfei, their attitude would probably be different.

Overall, he was quite satisfied tonight, at least he had satisfied his appetite.

Back in his dorm room, he opened the door, turned on the light, and put the bracelet and mask together into the locker; the pink mask was also a souvenir.

Then he took out the Maklov pistol from under his pillow, removed the magazine, and checked it.

There are still six bullets, no more and no less. It seems that the limit is six. After using one bullet, one more bullet will be added every 24 hours.

Lu Mingfei took the bullets out of the magazine one by one, examined them in his hand, and carefully rubbed them. He couldn't feel anything special about their texture; they were just ordinary metal bullets, not like they contained the power of ice.

He thought for a moment, shook all the bullets out and put them in his palm, then put the magazine back in.

He wondered if there would be an extra bullet tomorrow, and if so, would that mean he would have seven usable bullets? If he took them out every six bullets, wouldn't it become a perpetual motion machine?

Does this count as exploiting a bug? Should he be renamed Ice Archer from now on?

All the answers will be revealed tomorrow.

It was already very late, so he went to the bathroom, turned on the shower, took a hot shower, changed into his pajamas, and crawled into bed.

I took out another iPhone and glanced at it. The two bronze eggs, one large and one small, were quietly leaning against each other, as if they were asleep, no longer trembling slightly as they had when they first appeared.

"Goodnight." He closed his eyes, his breathing gradually calming down.