Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Sekiro

Chapter Twenty-Three: The King's Final Awakening, All Rebellious Ministers Shall Die

"What did S-rank do today?" Genji asked.

"Reporting to the young master, he spent the whole day in Akihabara," the crow reported. "He ate at the maid café at noon and in the evening, and had omelets with love magic applied to them."

The crow made a heart shape with its hands and said in a emotionless voice, "Become delicious, cute little heart magic."

“Remove the surveillance on him,” Genji said. “He must be here on a trip to tolerate such a high concentration of anime and manga.”

"Yes, young master." Crow turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

"Young Master, is there anything else?"

"Don't make heart shapes with your hands next time, it makes me feel nauseous."

"..."

As night fell, Erii gripped the controller, refusing all invitations and waiting for "Sakura" to come online.

"Here it comes!" With lightning speed, she sent a challenge.

The other party has rejected the offer.

Again!

The other party has rejected the offer.

I can't believe it!

The other party has rejected the offer.

Before she could make another request, Sakura went offline.

She pouted, looking somewhat unhappy.

With a quick glance, she picked up the tablecloth from the kotatsu and spread it out on the floor.

Rubber duck, plush Rilakkuma, Barbie princess...

The toys were arranged on the tablecloth.

Like a petty thief from the underworld, she tied the tablecloth into a bag and carried it on her back, with two brown cloths tied around her nose.

She tiptoed stealthily, but suddenly the sound of footsteps came from the wooden plank. Like a startled rabbit, she jumped up, quickly stuffed the cloth bag under the bed, and then sat on the edge of the bed, blocking the space completely.

"Eri?" Genji asked疑惑地, "Where did the tablecloth go?"

Erii shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

Yuan Zhisheng glanced at her and saw the corner of the gray tablecloth behind her.

"I'll go and get someone to replace it with a new one tomorrow," he said calmly.

This kid is probably thinking of running away from home again.

Her toys are her possessions.

This wasn't the first time. Most of the time, she wouldn't leave the building. The furthest she went was to an intersection, where she squatted there blankly for several hours.

The outside world was too unfamiliar to her, and looking at the passing cars and traffic lights, she seemed afraid to move forward.

"Let her be, she'll be back on her own in a bit anyway."

There are many people outside the room; she will definitely be seen if she goes out.

Genjiro ordered them not to interfere with Erii's actions, as long as they reported promptly; he would decide what to do next.

"Want to play a game?" Genji picked up the controller.

Erii's eyes immediately lit up.

"Play." She wrote in her notebook and showed it to Yuan Zhisheng.

......

"Hehe, hehehe, hehehehe..." Lu Mingfei took out his haul for the day, grinning like a pig.

Asahina-senpai, whose swimsuit revealed a large expanse of snow-white skin, shyly covered her chest.

In addition, there's the armored Kabuto that can sprout a head from its rear end, a dual-motor four-wheel drive vehicle, and Gundam-style mechs that require assembly...

A dazzling array of wonderful things.

He picked up his PS3 controller and accidentally clicked into Street Fighter. "Eri's PSN" kept sending him battle requests, which he refused all of them.

He quickly logged off and inserted the God of War 2 disc.

Kratos, bald and wielding the chains of chaos, wreaks havoc everywhere, defeating the Greek gods single-handedly!

He had been eyeing this game for a long time, but there was no distribution channel in China, and it could only be played on the PS3. He simply didn't have the money to buy it.

He watched a strategy video by a streamer named Chunhei, and it was incredibly exciting, with every punch feeling real.

Men love this kind of wild fighting!

The first act features an epic and spectacular view.

The Titan Mother Goddess, who was as tall as the heavens, climbed a pillar reaching to the sky; her enormous body resembled that of a caterpillar.

Kratos is so tiny that he's not even an ant, more like a speck of dust.

The Titan Mother Goddess wanted to crush him with her palm, and her palm struck down like a meteorite impact, but Kratos, with his tiny body, managed to support a palm that was hundreds or thousands of times larger than him.

Press the QTE button, and you can use tremendous force to push away the Buddha's palm!

Then you crawl inside the Titan's body and wreak havoc, randomly using the Chaos Blade on her heart and turning her to smithereens.

The Titan Mother Goddess, who gave birth to the gods, died at your hands.

Climb the pillar and you will challenge the Greek gods one by one. These guys are secretly plotting to kill your wife and children. Remember this blood feud and smear your loved ones' ashes on your back.

"Die!" You tear off the head of Apollo, the sun god, and use it as a light bulb; you tear the god in half with your bare hands!

With the body of a demigod and an invincible belief, he slaughtered all the gods!

The moment you arrive will be Ragnarok!

"Brother, is it fun?" The handsome Lu Mingze sat down next to him again without anyone noticing.

He changed into a black kimono with white, flame-like patterns spiraling upwards from the hem, and wore wooden clogs and white socks.

Lu Mingfei hadn't seen him since they last saw the movie.

"Of course it's fun, do you want to try it too?" Lu Mingfei handed over the controller.

“Revenge is a very satisfying thing.” Lu Mingze took the controller, performed a QTE sequence, and controlled the bald Kratos to violently tear off Apollo’s head.

Even in death, the light of the sun still shone from Apollo's eyes, which retained their divine power.

"When the king finally awakens, all the traitors will die."

He started muttering something incomprehensible again.

“Brother, you’ve come too early.” He handed the controller back to Lu Mingfei. “The confrontation between kings isn’t today; the grand feast is still being planned.”

"Why are you always acting so mysterious?" Lu Mingfei vigorously rubbed Lu Mingze's cheek. "You're such a little devil."

Lu Mingze did not resist and let this beast do as he pleased.

Lu Mingfei had his fill of playing with his hands, so he took out another PS3 controller and a disc.

Uncharted 2 features split-screen gameplay, allowing for cooperative gameplay.

The two worked together very well.

You help me pull the switch, and I'll find you the rope; we look like brothers who are perfectly in sync.

Lu Mingze suddenly smiled, a smile that was so... pitiful...

The scene before Lu Mingfei suddenly changed. He walked into the ruins of the church and followed the long corridor into the deepest darkness of the church.

There, Lu Mingfei saw a white cross, and a golden holy spear pierced through Lu Mingze. He was covered in wounds, and blood stained the lower half of the cross. His black clothes were torn, and humiliating marks were carved on them.

"Brother, you're here! I knew it. You're the only one in the whole world who would come to see me." The almost mournful voice came from the young boy's mouth.

So sad, so pitiful, yet hiding a cold rage.

Chapter Twenty-Four: First Encounter

"Are you crying?" Lu Mingfei stepped forward and gently stroked Lu Mingze's fair face with his fingers.

It's strange, even though Lu Mingze was smiling, he heard a mournful cry.

His heart was breaking, as if a sharp knife had been plunged in and swirled around, leaving his heart in complete disarray.

In an instant, it was as if lightning struck Lu Mingfei's brain, and a grotesque image flashed before his eyes... On a cold, rainy night, on a cold stone flower bed, he and that boy, or perhaps his cousin Lu Mingze, sat in the darkness, embracing tightly.

A profound sadness filled his chest, and tears welled in his eyes, though he didn't know why they were falling.

Lu Mingfei shook his head, wiped away his tears, and gazed firmly at Lu Mingze on the cross.

He reached out his hands, stood on tiptoe, and tried to embrace the child whose body was stained with blood.

Just as Jiulang pulled him out of the abyss of despair back then, he also wanted to save another sad and desperate heart.

But in a daze, he returned to his hotel room from the ruined church.

There was no handsome little boy of thirteen or fourteen wearing a kimono. He was all alone in the room. However, the disc inserted in the PS3 had been changed from God of War 2 to Uncharted 2.

Lu Mingfei put the disc away and turned off the TV.

Those deep eyes stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.

......

On the morning of the third day, at the Genji Heavy Industries Building.

"Just like what the young master said yesterday... the head of the Uesugi family... has run away from home again." Crow reported to Genjiro's office. "Should we bring her back?"

"Let her be." Genjiro, who was processing documents for the Executive Department, didn't even look up and simply replied indifferently.

After he finished signing, he asked the crow, "Where did she run off to this time?"