Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

"Ok?"

Lu Mingfei's thoughts were completely interrupted. He wasn't actually shocked by the invitation, after all, there was Caesar's brilliant example before him. But he didn't expect Chu Zihang to be so direct, without even a little bit of preparation.

What's the difference between this and seeing a pretty girl on the street and immediately going up to her and saying, "I'd like to invite you to dinner"?

Well, perhaps Chu Zihang has always used this simple and straightforward approach, and probably no one has ever directly rejected him...

Lu Mingfei muttered to himself and gently shook his head.

"Refuse?" Chu Zihang didn't seem surprised by the answer at all. He said, "I remember you like the literary club. That kind of department... you have to join the student council, right? That's fine too. As a rival, I look forward to competing with you."

What's with this identical threatening tone? You guys are definitely a criminal gang! Doesn't Kassel have an anti-gang office?!

And what kind of label is "Literature Club Member"?! How does everyone know about this?

Lu Mingfei really wanted to shout out again, "Your entire academy is full of cannibalism maniacs," but then he had a strange thought: what if Chu Zihang had actually discovered this information back in high school... Although the possibility was extremely small, it was still a tiny possibility.

Looking back and re-examining the clear memories in his mind, Lu Mingfei realized that Chu Zihang had actually appeared in his life quite a few times...

He swallowed his words and said again, "No, I don't want to join a club. I'm just a lazy dog ​​who only wants to lie in my dorm."

Chu Zihang nodded, seemingly believing him easily. He left with the same words as Caesar, saying that if he changed his mind, he was welcome to contact him anytime. He was a man of few words, and then the conversation ended.

The two looked at each other silently, and Lu Mingfei smiled awkwardly.

"Oh, right, this is for you." Lu Mingfei didn't forget his important task and handed over the entrustment he had received.

Chu Zihang took the long, thin object. Before he even opened the black cloth, he immediately knew what it was and frowned.

But as an old rival, Caesar knew Chu Zihang well enough that after frowning, Chu Zihang still accepted the knife.

"I understand. Please tell him that we will have another fair and square duel, and there will be no other factors interfering," Chu Zihang solemnly declared.

Lu Mingfei laughed helplessly. He was being used as an "other factor" again... But this should be a good thing. He really didn't want to get involved in the power struggle between the underworld and the underworld... But what's with relaying the message? Didn't I already say I wouldn't take sides?

"And thank you, thank you so much." Chu Zihang added the second half of his sentence, the boy's eyes fixed on the blade protruding from the black cloth, deep and serious.

Lu Mingfei believed that he was genuinely thanking him now.

Chapter 62 I am a very important person to you

"I have a bad feeling about this guy. It's a bit unlucky. The name Lancelot is unlucky. Have you read the Legend of King Arthur? If not, you can read Fate. I have to tell Chu Zihang to be careful of him. His name is too unlucky."

Lu Mingfei and the girl beside him talked on and on about how they had run into another vice president of the Lionheart Society just as they were leaving the house.

Lancelot is a really bad name... Lu Mingfei thought so from the bottom of his heart.

Zero nodded slightly, her face expressionless, but now her steps were light, as if she were floating as she walked down the corridor.

But someone standing by the roadside interrupted her happy moment.

"Hmph! Having a great chat!" Xia Mi crossed her arms, squatted down where Zero had been, and gave a sinister assessment of the two of them.

Zero knew that she had to deal with this kind of offensive in a fair and square manner, so she nodded and admitted, "Yes, I'm very happy."

"I can't be bothered to talk to you. We have important things to discuss. The door's open for you, go back now, okay?"

Xia Mi seemed more excited than anything else, as if she had found something extraordinary. She didn't bother to say anything more to Ling, and rushed over to grab Lu Mingfei's arm, pulling him away from the short girl. Then, before Ling could make any move to defend herself, she grabbed the boy and ran out in a flash, leaving no trace.

Lu Mingfei grimaced as the girl led him to a secluded yet not entirely dark place. The place was quiet, with wildflowers growing along the roadside, swaying gently in the breeze and bathed in sunlight.

The girl pointed to the spot with a cheerful smile.

"Is this the important matter you mentioned?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"What's wrong? Isn't it important? It's a secret base! We can't exactly talk about things in my dorm room, can we? Not to mention that people can hear us from the next bed, you can't just barge into a girl's room like that." Xia Mi grumbled, her face full of smugness, glancing at his expression out of the corner of her eye.

Lu Mingfei was speechless and could only agree with her statement.

"You're quite clever, actually. You knew how to use feigning unconsciousness to cover it up. It worked well. Keep it up." Xia Mi patted his shoulder, seemingly not thinking he had actually had an accident.

But then her tone changed, and she scolded, "It's not good to go out and wander around with girls as soon as you wake up. Do you really like being with that cold-faced girl? You haven't even explained to me who she is."

"Cold-faced girl? I'm a North Korean girl..." Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, waving his hand to indicate his refusal to answer the question.

"I know even if you don't tell me," Xia Mi grumbled.

Lu Mingfei pricked up his ears.

"Is she your ex-girlfriend? I know her. She's the poor girl you toyed with, made all those vows of eternal love, and then just kicked her to the curb. That must be it! She still can't forget you and is foolishly squatting at the door waiting for you. You big idiot!"

Xia Mi spoke with righteous indignation, as if she were about to step forward and teach the scumbag Lu Mingfei a lesson on behalf of heaven.

But that's not entirely wrong... Lu Mingfei shrank back; he did remember saying many vows that sounded like promises of eternal love...

"That's really true!"

The girl clearly hadn't expected this kind of response to her casually made-up words. The boy acted as if everything he said was true, and she suddenly panicked, rushing closer as if in a hurry.

"No, no... I've never had an ex-girlfriend." Lu Mingfei could only confess honestly, but not entirely. He said, "We were... childhood sweethearts."

Xia Mi took a deep breath, tilted her head back, and stood in solemn respect.

"Childhood sweethearts... um, childhood sweethearts..." she murmured the word, secretly glancing at the boy's face beside her, her lips pouting and her face full of unhappiness.

She suddenly became dejected, then stopped saying anything and fell into complete silence.

It wasn't until quite a while later, when the sun had passed overhead and its rays were blocked by distant buildings, causing the temperature to drop sharply, that she snapped out of her reverie. She waved her hand to dispel her emotions, patted the boy sitting next to her on the shoulder, and inexplicably said in a comforting tone, "Being childhood sweethearts isn't a big deal. Even though you were childhood sweethearts, you didn't end up together, so keep going, you still have a chance."

Lu Mingfei's lips twitched uncontrollably. "Which eye of yours saw that my chances were slim? I don't even know how to face that girl anymore!"

"Alright, let's put these boring things aside for now. Don't actually think of yourself as human." The girl shook her head vigorously, putting on a new face. "What I want to talk to you about now is the important thing."

"So you've been chatting all this time!"

“I’ve heard that the academy wants to carry out the ‘Kuimen Project,’ which was supposed to start a long time ago, but it’s been postponed because of you,” Xia Mi said mysteriously.

"What is the Kuimen Plan?" Lu Mingfei asked like a complete novice.

“I’m not entirely sure either. I overheard Guderian and Ye Sheng talking. Judging from the level of secrecy in their conversation, I guess…” The girl paused, lowering her voice even further, “that they’ve probably found someone’s hideout.”

Lu Mingfei didn't understand what she was saying at all; he just knew that nodding was enough.

"Listen carefully, I'm only telling you this because I trust you completely." Xia Mi smiled slightly, revealing a shallow dimple on her face, and then moved even closer to the boy beside her. "I think these guys wouldn't postpone such an important plan for no reason. They must have included you in their calculations. They've been mentioning it more often lately, so it's probably time to start the preparation phase."

“Yes…” Lu Mingfei understood a little now.

“So, this is our chance.” The girl whispered, her breath brushing against Lu Mingfei’s face. She got closer and closer, her voice getting softer and softer. “Kuimen, I guess that place is Norton’s territory. Although I’m not sure where he is now, he can’t hide forever. If we can’t find him, it’s a good opportunity to find treasure.”

She suddenly took on a cunning and serpentine quality.

"Treasure hunting," Lu Mingfei murmured.

"If they want to include you in their plans in the future, you absolutely have to take me with you, please!" The girl's pleading voice trailed off, but then suddenly rose in a loud voice as if she remembered something. "You can't abandon your good friend and only think about your own happiness!"

Lu Mingfei sensed that she was subtly hinting at something else.

“But how am I supposed to put it?” Lu Mingfei asked. “You’ve already said it’s a classified project, so I don’t think I’ll have much of a chance to offer my opinion, will I?”

“Just say, hehe… hehe…” The girl seemed to have a reason all along, but the process of saying it was full of difficulties.

She smiled, pursing her lips, and after a long while, with a shyness that didn't seem fake, she finally spoke, "Just tell them that I'm a very, very important person to them, that the mission is very dangerous, and that they must stay with me. They'll definitely agree."

"It sounds like something a lovesick person would say..."

"Just say it like that~" The girl's tone almost turned into a coquettish plea.

"Uh……"

"Please promise me, please~"

"Sigh..." Lu Mingfei sighed.

"Hehe, thank you, thank you!" The girl clasped her hands in thanks, but her mood didn't relax at all. Instead, she became even more nervous and didn't forget to continue to remind her, "And even if your so-called 'childhood sweetheart' is unhappy, you can't go back on your word! Just tell her that she's not suitable and that she shouldn't cause trouble."

"No, I won't." Lu Mingfei genuinely didn't want Zero to get involved in something that sounded so dangerous.

"That sounds nice, but don't be soft-hearted later." Xia Mi pouted sarcastically, but a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

"If someone is truly soft-hearted, then there's nothing that can be done."

"No, don't be soft-hearted! Soft-hearted people can't achieve great things. Having a romantic interest is really unacceptable!"

"..." Lu Mingfei was speechless.

The two sat shoulder to shoulder on the flower bed in this "secret base," chatting about topics that were either important or trivial, and time flew by.

Chapter 63 Lu Mingfei's exam results were ideal.

Lu Mingfei's exam results were very good.

Although he didn't get the results immediately, he felt there shouldn't be any problems. He was indeed a little nervous before the 3E exam, but after hearing Longwen mixed in with upbeat music, he completely relaxed.

It's practically the same as a primary school student's literacy exercise!

He really wanted to ask how the zero-test student around him had done, but over the years he had always looked down on those who checked the answers after the exam, so he couldn't help but feel a bit resistant to such behavior.

However, he didn't have a chance to say anything to Zero. As soon as he stepped out of the classroom, several gentlemen waiting at the door, who looked like Cheka or KGB agents from the Soviet Union, came up and surrounded him, then took him away without any explanation.

Lu Mingfei used to fantasize about being taken away by men in black in front of everyone. Now his wish has come true. The only unfortunate thing is that the person taking him is not a man in black, but Guderian, and a very eye-catching bald man.

To be honest, only one of the four is completely bald, but apart from Mr. Bald, none of the others have any hair that can be described as thick... Kassel is probably a school with a lot of research pressure.

"Mingfei, how did you do on the exam?"

Guderian spoke like a parent waiting outside the college entrance exam hall, saying the words his student hated to hear. But before Lu Mingfei could answer, he announced the results for his good student and complained that he had asked an unnecessary question.

"I don't think my account will be shut down if I do poorly on the exam." Lu Mingfei looked at the crowd of people flanking him like bodyguards and felt a chill run down his spine.

Everyone was staring at him, like hungry wolves eyeing a sizzling, oily piece of meat.

“No, no, we came to find you to go to the principal’s office together,” Guderian said with a smile. “We just finished a feasibility study meeting for an operation, and it only ended ten minutes ago.”

"Hello, I am Manstein," the bald man said. He was a meticulous and serious man, with a tone that was also somewhat amiable. He seemed to really like his students.

He said, "I am the chairman of the disciplinary committee. You did a very good job just now. I was worried that you might cheat, but you followed the rules. I appreciate you."

This was actually the second time Lu Mingfei had met him. Right when the exam started, he was standing there announcing the rules, and Lu Mingfei was wondering who this guy was.

Now he knew, this gentleman was the director of the teaching affairs office… Lu Mingfei muttered to himself. He had always been terrified of such figures, especially after hearing the guy's name was "Manstein"...

He chuckled awkwardly and greeted them, then quickly shifted his gaze to the other side, where a slightly more amiable man stood—

"I am Mans Rundstedt, professor of Magic Dynamics Design. You are welcome to take my class." Mans, standing on the right, was more friendly.

But Lu Mingfei felt even more dangerous. To his left was Manstein, to his side was Guderian, and to his right was Rundstedt… The elite of the Third Reich's army were all gathered here. He was worried that he was heading to the “shower room”…

He looked to his side and back. The man at the back had more than half of his face covered in scars. His eyes were cloudy and cold, and he looked like he had a deep-seated grudge.

"I am von Schneider." That was the man's simple self-introduction.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed; he had thought he would hear names like "Rommel" or "Himmler"...

……

"I am Angers."

A handsome old man with a full head of white hair greeted Lu Mingfei across the large desk. In the chair next to him lay a guy who was fast asleep with his face covered by a cowboy hat.

Lu Mingfei wasn't disappointed that the handsome old man in front of him wasn't called "Adolf" or anything else; he had heard the name "Angers" from Xia Mi many times before.

Xia Mi reminded him most often of "don't give yourself away," and the second most frequent reminder was "don't let Angers target you." In fact, she couldn't be called afraid at all—she always held the mentality that if things really got bad, she would go on a killing spree and massacre the place.

But to be honest, she admitted that she really didn't want to get involved in this kind of trouble.

The girl earnestly shared her experience with Lu Mingfei that "Angers is a mad dog," sincerely advising him not to let the mad dog chase him unless absolutely necessary... She said that half the people in Kassel live on hatred as their motivation, and even if one Angers dies, someone else will surely take over that will. In any case, being targeted will be extremely troublesome.

Lu Mingfei nodded and said, "Isn't this just the relationship between DIO and the Joestar family?" The girl sighed helplessly and corrected him, saying, "It's more like the relationship between Guts and Griffith; that's the real mad dog."

Lu Mingfei, pleasantly surprised, asked, "You even know Berserk? Good taste!" The girl puffed out her chest smugly and said, "Of course! I'm an expert. I even have several comics that I went to great lengths to buy online." But then her head drooped again, and she said sadly, "When I used to read Berserk, I always cursed Griffith as a beast. But one day, it suddenly occurred to me that Griffith was actually the 'Hand of God,' the real villain..."

This melancholy affected Lu Mingfei. He knew the significance of being the only protagonist in Japanese anime history to be called a "mad dog-like male protagonist," so he understood that he really shouldn't provoke such trouble.

"Hello, Principal." Lu Mingfei greeted him with his head down, looking rather reserved.

In this situation, he felt it best to pretend.

Angers laughed heartily and warmly invited Lu Mingfei to sit down. He seemed to be a very easy-going person—the professors who came here with Lu Mingfei were all sitting casually.

"Don't be too nervous. You're a campus star, and everyone is watching your every move. If you're always so nervous, we'll have to consider having a permanent counselor for you," the principal said. "But I hope you can pull through. You're the second S-level student the college has been waiting for for many years, and I hope you'll be even better than the last one."

"Excuse me, but I have a question. The previous S-rank..."

“He committed suicide by shooting himself in his second year of college due to psychological reasons. Mingfei, you must at least make it to your third year!” Guderian encouraged him from the side.