Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Sekiro

"Okay," Erii replied, then huddled under the blanket again.

She looked at the other handle under the TV stand.

That was Genjiro's personal controller, but if Genjiro said he had to leave, even if Erii said she hadn't had enough fun, he would only smile wryly and say, "Next time, next time I'll definitely play with you until you're satisfied." But he never kept his promises, just like Sakura said she would play with her today, but she was a full hour late.

Erii lowered her head, shrinking into the corner, her face covered by a blanket, revealing only her jewel-like eyes.

On the TV stand is a cute pink Hello Kitty alarm clock. She stares blankly at the spinning second hand, like a stone, completely still.

...

Lu Mingfei put down the handle, opened the door, and took the hamburger, fries, cola, and fried chicken leg he ordered to the large table in the center of the room.

He stood the master up today, which is indeed wrong of him, so it's only right that he spend more time with him.

I can't sleep at night anyway, and I've finished my thesis, so what's wrong with playing games to relax?

The key to maintaining peak performance is to balance work and rest. Humans are not machines; constant tension will break you down.

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth wide and stuffed a hamburger into it, finishing his dinner in 5 minutes.

A qualified ninja should not spend more than one minute eating, but he is not a ninja now, he is a student.

“Master, let’s continue.” He typed in the chat area.

The game was restarted from pause, and the background music started playing again from the speakers.

Erii turned her head, moved slowly, and picked up the handle.

The main characters arrived at the beach, where the cries of seagulls accompanied the sound of the waves. Sunlight shone on the azure sea, making it sparkle like crushed diamonds. Under the coconut trees, "Sakura," wearing beach shorts, led the way.

"Hmm." She typed a single word and followed behind "sakura".

Chapter 121 The Classic Brown Expression

At two o'clock in the morning, Kassel College was quiet, and almost every dormitory light was off, but there was one room where white light shone from the window.

As a college that advocates freedom, the dormitory managers will not turn off the power to the dormitories.

In any country, being a college student represents the first step from youth to adulthood, meaning that you are responsible for all your actions.

Of course you can play games every day, stay up until two or three in the morning, and then sleep in the next day, betting that your teacher won't take attendance, and nobody can control you.

However, the resulting failures and retakes will also arrive as scheduled.

Lu Mingfei, a freshman, vowed never to be a loser again. Two in the morning was his limit; he couldn't stay up any longer.

Professor Mans' class is at 8 a.m., so there are still six hours left. After turning off the lights, it will take at least half an hour to fall asleep, right? In the morning, I also have to get up half an hour earlier to wash up, get dressed, and eat breakfast. That means I actually get less than 5 hours of sleep, and for a normal human being, less than eight hours of sleep is not enough!

Although Lu Mingfei is not a normal human being, he has not been able to get a good night's sleep for six consecutive days.

If you keep nodding during the "Magic Mechanical Design Level 1" class, you'll definitely be called out by Professor Mans and become the laughingstock of the whole class.

Most teachers might let you embarrass yourself and that's it, but Professor Mans, to reward you for appreciating his teaching, will most likely give you individual tutoring and assign extra homework as a way of thanking you for your recognition.

"Master, let's call it a day." Lu Mingfei typed. "Also, I have something to do tomorrow, so I probably won't be able to come. Let's play again next time."

"When is the next time?" Erii asked.

"Well... I'm not quite sure when I'll be free..." Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

It's 2 a.m. on Thursday. Friday is the day Ye Sheng proposes, and he definitely won't be free that day. As for Thursday night, he plans to go to Norton Hall to check on Ye Sheng and his team's progress, see if he can help them out, and also visit Fingel at the school hospital.

Chu Zihang was discharged on Wednesday, leaving only Fingel in room 201. It wasn't that Lu Mingfei was worried about Fingel being lonely; it was just that they hadn't seen each other for a few days. Well, actually, Lu Mingfei himself was a little lonely. When he was alone in his room, he would always think about all sorts of random things, which was bothersome and annoying.

"How about this, Master? Do you have a cell phone? I'll register a QQ account for you, and I'll contact you through that account when I have time," Lu Mingfei said.

What is a QQ account?

"A QQ account is like a friend we add on a PS game console. We can send messages to each other, and as long as there is internet, we can receive messages 24 hours a day. If I am late today, if we are QQ friends, I can tell you in advance that I will be an hour late, or you can remind me on time."

"I understand, you need a mobile phone to use a QQ account, right?"

"correct."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Erii put down the handle, stood up, and shook the bell hanging on the wall.

She didn't have her own cell phone; the only way she could connect to the outside world in this room was with the bell on the wall and the black PS3 game console.

Every month, someone delivers the latest anime Blu-ray discs; she can eat in the cafeteria once a week; and every two weeks, she has to go to a pure white room for a check-up. This is all there is to Uesugi Erii's world.

Actually, the door to the room wasn't locked; it could be opened with a gentle push. Even if it were locked, she could go out whenever she wanted.

She tried going out, but she found she couldn't, or rather, she couldn't do it alone; she never dared to go out alone.

The scenery outside is beautiful, but it's too far away from her.

Erii took out a sticky note and a pen and started writing on the paper.

At the same time, the door was pushed open, and a maid in a kimono knelt in front of it.

"I need a cell phone, one that can connect to the internet and has a QQ account." Erii knelt opposite the maid, tore off a red sticky note, and carefully stuck it on the maid's palm.

The maid's expression changed after reading the contents of the note.

"Head of the Uesugi family, please wait a moment. We need to contact Young Master Genjiro for this matter."

“He said you would meet all my requests.” Erii tore off another sticky note.

The maidservant prostrated herself in fear, pressing her entire body to the floor, and said in a trembling voice, "Forgive my incompetence, but Young Master Yuan Zhisheng and the head of the family have not granted me full authority."

Erii silently watched the maid, wondering why she was shivering. Was she too cold? But it was only September, not even the season for turning on the heating yet.

"I understand. Go tell Genjiro. I'll wait here." Erii handed the note to the maid and drew a smiley face at the end.

"Thank you for your understanding, Head of the Uesugi family." The maid held the note in both hands, respectfully withdrew, and closed the door.

She quickly went to the duty room.

This is a closed room with many computer screens displaying surveillance footage from various passageways. These cameras are distributed around the main room of the Uesugi family to monitor for any abnormalities and emergencies, and to take appropriate measures to deal with them.

There were no surveillance cameras inside the Uesugi family head's room; all the cameras were located outside the room, numbering in the hundreds.

Dozens of staff sat intently in front of computer screens, while in the next room, network technicians, gaming experts, fashion designers, and pastry chefs were on standby...

Top talents from various industries are stationed here. No matter what request the head of the Uesugi family makes, these professionals can respond immediately, and hundreds of employees assist them.

The maid trotted up to a middle-aged man, handed him the note that the head of the Uesugi family had given her, and then explained the head of the Uesugi family's request and reaction.

"A cell phone? And it needs to be connected to the internet? I understand, I'll contact the young master immediately." The middle-aged man, dressed in a suit, with a solemn expression and tattoos visible on the back of his hand, immediately picked up a pure black landline phone and dialed a secret number.

Ring ring, the phone is connected.

“Yuan Zhisheng is busy, why don’t you talk to me?” a deep, aged voice came.

The middle-aged man straightened his back and told the person on the other end of the phone what had happened.

"It's okay, give it to her. Connect her to the internet and make sure she has fun. All previous restrictions are null and void. From today onwards, except when she goes out, fulfill whatever she asks for."

"Yes." The middle-aged man waited for the other end to hang up before putting down the landline.

"Go, immediately prepare the latest iPhone for the Uesugi family head, find a professional to debug it, and ensure that all of the Uesugi family head's needs are met," the middle-aged man ordered.

A minute later, the maid led a man in uniform to Erii's door.

Erii showed the man her chat history with Sakura. The man nodded, took out his phone and performed a series of operations, using Erii's account to communicate with Sakura. He installed QQ on the app, added each other as friends, and then made his escape with his maid.

"Is this all right?" Erii messaged Sakura, who had been added to her contact list.

Her profile picture is a blooming cherry blossom tree, while Sakura's profile picture is a cheeky bear.

Erii held her phone, looking left and right. When she saw Sakura, the only person in her friend list, she opened the emojis. A brown emoji with a smiley face instantly caught her attention.

She hesitated for a moment, then tapped it, and then poop really appeared in the chat box. She tapped it several more times, and a bunch of poop filled the screen.

“......” Sakura sent a series of ellipses.

"Master, I'm going to sleep now. I'll play again next time. Goodnight."

"Goodnight," Erii replied, then, after a moment's thought, she tapped the smiling face of the poop.

However, Sakura stopped responding and probably went to take a shower and go to bed. Erii also unbuckled her belt and went to the bathroom to run the water.

Before leaving, she opened the chat window again and said, "I'm going to take a shower too."

It comes with a classic brown emoji.

...

Lying in bed with the lights off, Lu Mingfei's expression was strange.

He felt that his previous assumptions were completely wrong.

Erii doesn't look like a lonely old woman at all; she looks more like a child whose mind is not yet mature, especially with these few classic brown expressions.

Lu Mingfei registered for QQ during computer class when he was in elementary school. In 99, the Penguin software appeared on the Internet. He was 8 years old and in the second grade that year. Later, when he was 10 years old and in the fourth grade, a kind classmate registered a QQ account for him on the website, which he has been using ever since.

At that age, he loved sending these emojis, sometimes more than a dozen at a time, finding them very amusing. However, his classmates later deleted him from their friends list, assuming his account had been hacked.

Just now, when I was chatting with "Erii's PSN" on the PS3 about installing QQ, it was obvious that it wasn't the same person. The terminology was professional and rigorous, and they quickly added Lu Mingfei as a friend.

How should I put it? It's like Erii specifically invited them over with just a word.

Lu Mingfei turned over, pulled the blanket tighter around himself, and closed his eyes.

No matter who the person on the other side of the screen is, it's all the same. The two are just gaming partners who play games and chat in their spare time, but they never actually meet in person.

Although the master is not very good, playing games together is not boring. On the contrary, it is very interesting, especially watching her character bump into things everywhere, which is inexplicably funny. And every time you turn around, you can see her. It is as if she will always follow you behind, waiting for you to rescue her. This makes Lu Mingfei feel needed, like he has a pet.

In his mind, he imagined Erii as a young lady living in a secluded old mansion. At her command, a butler in a tuxedo and gold-rimmed monocle would carry out her orders. She would drink fine wine and eat Manchu Han Imperial Feasts, and there would be young ladies in exotic costumes dancing with swaying waists.

A jumble of images flashed by, then suddenly everything went blank. A smiling poop-like figure, growing larger and larger, wobbled towards Lu Mingfei, opened its mouth, and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

The voice that came out was actually Chen Wenwen's voice!

He was wrapped in the blanket, cold sweat beading on his forehead, his mouth opening and closing, and one could faintly hear, "No...no...".

"Don't come any closer!"

Tonight, another sleepless night.

...

The next day, Lu Mingfei arrived at the classroom with dark circles under his eyes.