All my hunting commissions come from another world?

"Uesugi Erii, nice to meet you."

Erii held up her notebook somewhat awkwardly; she wasn't quite used to interacting with others yet.

Even so, Erii's eyes would occasionally glance at Eline's ear feathers, which didn't seem to be decorations.

"So what do you want from me?"

Although she hadn't spent much time with Zhou Si, Aileen believed she knew him well enough. If Zhou Si came to see her alone, that would be fine; but if he brought someone, it meant he had something to ask her.

"I heard you're free recently?"

"Nothing's wrong, why?"

Elena stared at Zhou Si suspiciously, then suddenly asked her why.

"Interested in traveling to another world?"

"Eh?"

Zhou Si leaned over Xiao Niao's desk and said something that Elinie never expected.

"Why, why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

A blush rose to Aline's cheeks; she never expected Zhou Si to come to her for something like this.

Come to think of it, there really isn't much work lately. Simple tasks can be easily handed over to others, since the deep-sea hunters are still here anyway.

Since that's the case, it's not a bad idea to reluctantly go with him to see the other world. Maybe I can even learn a lot of new knowledge.

But Elena's rationality quickly brought her back to her senses; things couldn't be that simple.

"Just a trip?"

"...Come over here and talk."

Seeing how wary Alini was, Zhou Si had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​tricking her into going there first. After telling Erii to wait for them there for a while, Zhou Si pulled Alini out of the room.

Such and such, such and such.

Zhou Si briefly explained Erii's situation to Elini. In order to resolve her bloodline issue, he planned to return to Erii's world to fight against the pure-blooded dragons.

In this situation, it was impossible to leave Erii alone, so Zhou Si decided to leave Erii with an extra layer of protection.

"So I'm just a bodyguard?"

Elena crossed her arms, her dissatisfaction written all over her face. It wasn't that she didn't want to protect Erii, but she was a little annoyed by Zhou Si's actions. Why didn't she just tell her directly?

"Of course not, it's just that I haven't properly entertained you since you've been here for so long."

At this point, Zhou Si felt a little embarrassed. Although the main reason was that he had been unable to get away, it was also true that he hadn't come to see Elena.

“You have your own things to do, and I didn’t come here solely because of you. Don’t worry about it.”

That's what she said, but when the little bird heard Zhou Si's words, the corners of her mouth clearly turned up a few degrees, but she quickly suppressed it again.

"I agree to this. Do you have any other requests?"

"I would like to ask you to teach Erii some self-defense techniques in your spare time."

Although Elene's combat strength is much weaker than theirs, as a former official Inquisitor, Elene is already a rare elite in the Ark universe.

Not to mention that she has never slacked off in her training since she arrived here.

"If possible, does the court have any spare hand cannons?"

"Aren't you pushing your luck a bit?"

This is a scarce resource; even the Tribunal doesn't have much of it, not to mention that a batch had already been sent to the Hunter Guild.

"So there is?"

Faced with Zhou Si's gaze, Elena finally gave up.

"...have."

A few minutes later, Zhou Si returned to Xiao Niao's office with a satisfied smile, while behind him, Elinie's chubby little face puffed up, looking at Zhou Si with a gritted teeth.

I'm so angry, but there's nothing I can do about it.

After all, Zhou Si was the benefactor of the entire Iberia.

"Eri, it's all done."

Zhou Sichao sat obediently on the sofa and Erii made an OK sign. Erii followed suit and returned the OK sign.

Elena watched the interaction between the two and sighed helplessly.

Now that Erii's safety is assured by Elini and Bai, Zhou Si can focus on doing some things. However, she cannot know about the investigation into Erii's background for the time being.

"Mr. Hunter, where should we go first?"

On the way there, Zhou Si roughly explained the next plan to Erii. In order to cure her bloodline problem, they were going to defeat a giant monster.

“We definitely can’t go back to Japan for the time being. We need to find other hybrid organizations. They should have clues about pure-blooded dragons.”

Upon hearing Zhou Si's words, Erii, the second member of the Dragon Slayer Squad, raised her notebook and provided a crucial clue.

“My brother went to study at a place called Kassel College before. Erii heard my brother and the others talk about it. It’s a place where students are trained to slay dragons.”

"Well done, Erii! Do you know where Kassel College is?"

Under Zhou Si's expectant gaze, Erii shook her head somewhat disappointedly. If only she had listened to her brother back then.

"sorry."

"Eri already knows this name, which is a great help."

Zhou Si patted Erii's head. With the name Kassel, at least they wouldn't have to search like headless flies anymore.

Besides, they weren't left unattended over there.

A figure flashed through Zhou Si's mind, and the smile on her face gradually became hard to suppress.

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Outside the gates of the University of Tokyo, Uesugi Koshi looked at the sparse crowd around him and sighed helplessly.

Since the incident a few days ago, far fewer students have come here to eat noodles.

The Snake-Headed Eight Family had also come to him, but Uesugi Echizen had long since stopped wanting to get involved in their affairs. Now he just wanted to sell ramen peacefully, chat with the young people who came to eat ramen, and let this old man feel the youthful energy.

It's a pity. That kid named Zhou Si was quite to his liking, but he didn't expect him to be a monster who was suspected to be the Dragon King.

"We still have so much food left, maybe we should take a break for a while."

Uesugi rummaged through the refrigerator and muttered to himself.

"Boss, a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, please."

Just then, a familiar voice rang in his ears. Uesugi Koshi suddenly looked up and saw the figure he had been longing for reappear in front of his stall, waving at him.

No, I was just thinking you didn't really need to come, right?

"..."

Faced with Uesugi's silence, Zhou Si simply sat down at the ramen stall counter as if it were second nature.

"What's wrong? Doesn't Master Uesugi welcome me?"

"Can I say no?"

Uesugi Kotsushi practically had his unwelcome written all over his face.

Putting aside Zhou Si's identity, the trouble he might bring is enough for Uesugi Etsushi to avoid at all costs.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble. I just want to ask you something."

Zhou Si fully understood Master Uesugi's predicament, given his less-than-ideal image here.

"...Hurry up and finish asking the questions before leaving."

Uesugi nodded somewhat helplessly.

Do you know Kassel College?

As soon as Zhou Si finished speaking, he noticed that Uesugi-sensei, who had just been looking reluctant, suddenly seemed like a completely different person.

"Ahem, well then I'll have to explain it to you properly."

After coughing twice, Uesugi Yue's reluctance vanished, replaced by a look of schadenfreude.

Chapter Eleven: You still employ child laborers?

Kassel College is a private university located in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, and is an affiliated school of the University of Chicago.

Not only do they jointly host inter-school competitions every year on Lake Michigan, including equestrian, rowing, hot air ballooning, and swimming events, but they also have broader academic exchanges. Their main research focus is on ancient reptiles, and they are even guaranteed job placement after graduation.

This treatment made Zhou Si, an agricultural college graduate who couldn't find a job, extremely envious.

No, he didn't even graduate!

The dead graduation project beckons to Zhou Si from the sky. (Image)

However, this was merely a facade used by Kassel College to conceal its true intentions. On the surface, it was an aristocratic college filled with the decadent atmosphere of capitalism, but in reality, it was a military base used to train dragon slayers.

You could kill two mixed-race people by simply throwing a rock here.

“That old man Angers is still the principal of Kassel College. I can introduce you to him if you need.”

Uesugi Yue's thoughts were practically written all over his face. Just a few minutes ago, he seemed unfriendly, but as soon as he heard that Zhou Si wanted to visit Kassel College, his attitude completely changed. He couldn't wait for Zhou Si to cause some trouble for Angers.

"Do you have a grudge against him?"

Zhou Si was quite interested in these old stories, thinking they might help him understand the world better. But when Uesugi Yue heard this, his expression immediately fell.

Oh, it seems there's something going on between these two, and Uesugi-sensei is the one who's at a disadvantage.

"Is there any way to get into Kassel College?"

"Generally speaking, Kassel College will look for promising mixed-race individuals on its own, or families with long-standing traditions will choose to send their children to Kassel. If you want to join Kassel College, I can recommend you there."

Uesugi looked Zhou Si up and down. This guy looked to be in his early twenties. It wouldn't be surprising if he joined the student group.

"However, the enrollment period in Kassel is in September, so if you want to enroll, you'll probably have to wait a few more months."

"That's not urgent."

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Si stirred the noodles in the bowl with his chopsticks while thinking about his next steps.

With Dr. Mebius's help, Erii's body is temporarily safe. This time is perfect for investigating her background and searching for traces of pure-blooded dragons. For this purpose, Zhou Si even brought some guide bugs from the research team.

Their only desire is to move freely in this world, and their identity is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed.

Neither Zhou Si nor Elini had any identity documents in this world, and even Erii needed a disguise, otherwise they would encounter considerable obstacles in their actions in the real world.

Zhou Si also told Uesugi Yue about this. Uesugi Yue's lips twitched. He really wanted to roll up his sleeves and fight this guy.

What do you take him for? A wishing machine?

"I can help you with your immigration status, but you have to tell me one thing."

Uesugi Koshi put down his work and looked seriously at the young man in front of him who looked no different from a human. Although he thought he had lived enough over the years, there were still some things that were his bottom line that he could not shake.

Uesugi Yue was willing to help Zhou Si because his interactions with Zhou Si and Zhou Si's attitude towards the little girl made him doubt that this kid was a reawakened first-generation being.

Moreover, those members of the Snake Clan were not harmed.

"What on earth are you?"

A brilliant golden light, like the sun, shone from Uesugi Kotsushi's eyes. At this moment, the former movie emperor finally revealed a hint of the aura of an emperor.

Zhou Si put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, realizing that coming to find Master Uesugi was indeed the right decision.

"My name is Zhou Si, and I am a monster hunter."

Uesugi stared intently into Zhou Si's eyes, trying to discern something from them.

"Ok, I trust you."

In the end, the former Best Actor chose to trust his own judgment. If Zhou Si's performance had always been based on acting skills, then he would accept defeat.

Moreover, even if Zhou Si really was the Dragon King, he had already gone to Kassel by then, so he wouldn't have any impact on Japan.

As for Angers...

Shouldn't Angers thank him for sending him a dragon king?