Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

He himself was still grateful to someone for saving his life.

"Listen to me." That was all he could say to his nominal sister. "Eri, you can't be willful. It's for others' sake, and it's for your own."

He hoped to appeal to their emotions and reason with them.

In fact, Erii is mostly an obedient and well-behaved girl with a kind heart. Such reasons can always extinguish her desire to "go out and see the world." Although Genji always feels heartbroken about this, it is undoubtedly the best choice for her.

If she also became a ghost, or if the fact that she was a ghost was discovered, or if she also had to cut off her own head... then Genjiro would really be crushed. He dared not let such a thing happen.

But too many things happened today that surprised him, including what the girl was doing now—

Erii blinked and closed her eyes quietly, as if she was thinking about something extremely difficult, like the last big question on a math exam. She thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer. Finally, she made another decision. She lowered her head and scribbled some characters on her notebook, then held it up and asked the boy next to her for his opinion.

“What should I do?” she asked.

Yuan Zhisheng really wanted to draw his sword now, but then he remembered that even those two swords had been cut in half by Lu Mingfei.

He felt he just wanted to sleep for a while.

Chapter 149 The Devil's Choice

This question wasn't difficult for Lu Mingfei to answer, but before he could even speak, everything changed, thus interrupting him.

The world suddenly became quiet.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's a good question. It's like a confession; you have to think it over carefully." The devilish voice of a child rang out, and the soft, fragrant girl sitting next to Lu Mingfei had now become a chattering little boy.

Lu Mingze took Erii's place and asked Lu Mingfei the same question, "Brother, what should we do?"

After saying that, he chuckled, as if he had planted a secret prank and was waiting for the unlucky person to fall for it.

"Are you afraid that I'll have something going on with other girls? That's why you always have to show up at this time?" Lu Mingfei snorted.

"No way! Brother, you've misunderstood me! I was just worried you're bad with words and wouldn't know how to get things done with girls, so I rushed over to help you." The little devil smiled as if he were a good person. "Such a good opportunity, what if you say the wrong thing, brother? Wouldn't all our efforts be wasted?"

“I’m not that bad with words,” Lu Mingfei sneered.

“But your heart isn’t that passionate, is it?” Lu Mingze suddenly smiled strangely, and even his small, delicate face showed a few wrinkles from being squeezed. He lowered his voice, as if afraid of being discovered, and discussed with Lu Mingfei, “You’re thinking of telling this girl that she should go back with her brother, right?”

“I didn’t mean to say that. I meant to say I’ll take you away and leave Yuan Zhisheng behind.” Lu Mingfei shook his head.

"Don't lie to me, brother. If you really meant that, I'll make Yuan Zhisheng kick the bucket right now, and I'll make sure it's done cleanly. Even if it were Final Destination, he'd say he died of a heart attack." Lu Mingze laughed mockingly.

“Then I need to be careful of a guy named ‘L’,” Lu Mingfei said, spouting nonsense.

"Don't worry about L, because you're too kind, even the smartest person wouldn't suspect you're a bad person." Lu Mingze's smile turned somber. "Like right now, you're thinking that maybe you shouldn't forcefully change the fate of an unrelated girl, maybe it will harm her, isn't it?"

"Really?" Lu Mingfei denied it outright. "Why would I think that? It's irrelevant. Look at Erii's face, it's exactly the same as the one I remember. Don't you think so?"

Lu Mingze didn't speak, he just stared at him quietly, without even showing a smile.

"Okay, there is a slight difference, I admit it, but only a slight difference. It doesn't matter. My life is over, so whatever happens after that is fine." Lu Mingfei slightly changed his tune, but still maintained the general direction.

“Okay, brother, I support you. Let’s start by killing Genjiro, then slaughter our way through all of Japan, and then fly to America to wipe out Kassel.” Lu Mingze seemed to be putting on his Great Western King-like attire again. “Anyway, with Jormungandr following you around like a little shadow, it’s not a difficult thing, right?”

"This one……"

“But then I’m afraid I won’t be able to be human anymore. But you said it doesn’t matter anymore, brother. Your life has already come to an end.” Lu Mingze said excitedly, “So let’s burn this world to ashes. Being human is meaningless anyway.”

Lu Mingfei knew this was sarcasm, very blatant sarcasm. Even though he wasn't entirely clear why Erii had been raised in such a captive-like manner since childhood, he knew there must be many issues involved, including the Japanese branch, the entire Kassel, and the world of mixed-race people...

“She’s not the person I know, is she?” Lu Mingfei then asked another question.

"It might not be a person," Lu Mingze chuckled to himself.

"..."

Lu Mingfei remained silent. He wanted to ask something more, but the damned riddle-maker had already made a shushing gesture.

“I already told you, brother, we’re one. I don’t know things you don’t know, and I won’t tell you,” Lu Mingze said. “Let’s focus on the present. The innocent girl is still waiting for your answer.”

"I don't know," Lu Mingfei replied convincingly.

“What don’t you know?” Lu Mingze pressed closer, “You clearly know. You know that Miss Erii’s fate is tragic, that the black blood flowing through her body will take her life. You just wanted to say ‘come with me,’ didn’t you? You have compassion for this girl, you don’t want to see her get hurt.”

"I..." Lu Mingfei hesitated, but the devil, who was good at reading people's minds, knew exactly what he was thinking.

“It’s normal, after all, that’s just you.” Lu Mingze chuckled hoarsely. “But being conflicted is also part of your nature. You’re worried that if you do this, you won’t be able to bear the girl’s fate well, that you’ll hurt her, and that you’ll feel guilty for the rest of your life. You think so too, right?”

"If you want to offer some advice, then offer it. If you have nothing to say, then get lost," Lu Mingfei said. "Also, are you connected to Zero's friends? What exactly are you up to? Who is that long-legged guy to you?"

"I just want you to be happy, brother. After all, as your younger brother, my only wish is to see you surrounded by girls. That way, I can die in peace." Lu Mingze said, wiping away tears as if he were faking them. "Besides, have Zero's friends done anything bad to you? They've always helped you, okay? They're all your friends~"

"Then hurry up and say it. You always ramble on and on. I'm very busy." Lu Mingfei pretended to be impatient.

“There is only one question in this world, and that is what you think,” Lu Mingze said slowly. “If you don’t want to let go, then no one can force you to let go. Whatever you want to do, the whole world will respond to your wishes. So just choose the side you are more afraid of regretting, choose the option that you won’t regret not choosing the other path when you look back.”

"All that talk is pointless," Lu Mingfei said, scoffing. "You can't even help me make a choice!"

"Don't dislike me." The boy, who was always like a devil, suddenly started to act cute, and smiled pitifully. "After I've said so much to you, hug me."

Lu Mingfei snorted coldly; he had no intention of showing any warmth to someone who was only good at making riddles.

"Please, I'll be so sad," the little devil pleaded, as if he were about to cry.

Lu Mingfei stole a few glances, but eventually couldn't resist his soft heart, so he leaned down and hugged the boy's shoulders.

"Ha!" The devil suddenly laughed triumphantly. "I told you, brother, your weakness is your soft heart. You'll always die because of it! I've chosen the answer for you. You're welcome. It's what I should do!"

Suddenly, Lu Mingfei felt everything change drastically. The hustle and bustle of the pedestrian street returned once again, and the feeling in his arms was completely different. He had never held a cunning devil before; in his arms was only a girl as frightened as a rabbit.

He could even hear the girl's breathing become rapid, but all the panic suddenly disappeared, and then she reached out and hugged his neck tightly.

Chapter 150 was all done by me alone!

Erii seemed to receive a divine revelation. She released the person in her arms and then quickly wrote down the declaration, "I want to go to the outside world," on a piece of paper.

Genji felt like he was about to faint. He even felt like laughing. Yesterday, he was thinking of using the traditional Japanese method of "adopting a son-in-law" to bring Lu Jun into the group. Now he didn't need to think about that anymore. Things were developing exactly as he expected.

Bullshit!

So, you had this planned all along, didn't you, Lu-kun? How could you be so despicable, seducing the innocent Erii in just one night? I really misjudged you!

He suddenly stood up from his seat, only to find that the two of them, who were already close together, suddenly became even closer. Erii seemed afraid that he would do something, and squeezed together with Lu Mingfei, just like when she was protecting her toys a long time ago.

Yuan Zhisheng felt a sudden darkness engulf his vision.

"Let's go to the nearest medical facility first. It's been two days since we last treated your health issues. We can talk about other things later." Genji had no choice but to settle for second best.

Despite this, Erii still acted as if she were facing a formidable enemy. She secretly turned her gaze away and asked the boy beside her for his opinion. She had become completely accustomed to asking him about everything along the way, and of course, there would be no exception now. Her heart was with the outside world and with the boy who had made her understand the word "happiness" so well.

Lu Mingfei nodded, so she nodded as well, but Yuan Zhisheng could only shake his head dejectedly, then turned around to arrange things with the crow beside him. He had never been so embarrassed before.

……

Lu Mingfei hung up the phone and stood in front of an inconspicuous street shop. This was probably an outpost of Yuan Zhisheng's mysterious organization. Inside, a group of guys in white coats were running around with syringes and medical record-like notebooks. The girl lying on the hospital bed waited quietly, her eyes gazing eagerly out the window and landing on Lu Mingfei.

Then, Genjiro stepped out first.

“You… are remarkable.” He bowed to Lu Mingfei and said softly, “The doctors say… Erii’s condition is now exceptionally stable, even more stable than ever before, remarkably stable… Is this what you did to me back then?”

“That’s how it is.” Lu Mingfei didn’t turn around, as if he were pretending to be an expert.

However, he was actually just looking at Zero and Xia Mi. Xia Mi had just yelled in a tone of "You finally called, you rascal!" saying that she missed him so much and was rushing over to stand at the door to wait for him, but she sounded inexplicably guilty.

But Yuan Zhisheng felt that he had probably wronged this remarkable man, so he turned his attention back to Lu Mingfei. He didn't feel that he was being humble at all.

Actually, there were some things he didn't say... The doctors said that Erii could now almost be considered a "normal hybrid," at least from their bloodline's perspective... He didn't tell Lu Mingfei this simply because he didn't want Lu Mingfei to think that Erii was an "abnormal hybrid." After all, she was from Kassel, and there were some things he needed to keep to himself, at least for now...

Fortunately... Genji was glad that he hadn't said anything rude or impolite.

"I thank you again." He gave a proper Japanese bow.

Lu Mingfei turned his attention back to the two girls. Since he hadn't seen them, he could only start a conversation with Yuan Zhisheng.

He raised his hand, revealing his arm now covered in black lines. "But you didn't finish the story, did you? Erii's bloodline... is high enough to erode the mind and body. According to the academy's definition, she can already be considered a Deadpool."

Yuan Zhisheng was taken aback by Lu Mingfei's state. He leaned down to get a closer look, but he didn't respond to anything Lu Mingfei asked, as if he was deliberately avoiding the topic.

“Mr. Yuan, you need to say more,” Lu Mingfei urged. “Why would someone have such a high level of bloodline? It’s not just a little bit; she has almost no human blood left.”

However, Yuan Zhisheng kept his head down, marveling at the "divine skill," without touching on anything else.

Lu Mingfei knew this was a complete cover-up. He didn't know what secrets Japan held, but the secrets hidden behind it were indeed terrifying.

"Yuan Zhisheng!" he shouted the man's name, "Why?!"

Genji remained silent, employing a typical Japanese form of passive-aggressive behavior.

“It’s simple. I think what exists here is probably the bloodline of the White Emperor.” Suddenly, an elbow rested on Lu Mingfei’s shoulder. The girl, who was no longer wearing a coat and scarf, raised her eyebrows at Lu Mingfei and quietly gave him the answer.

Yuan Zhisheng felt as if an electric current had passed through his body, causing his entire body to stiffen. He then subconsciously entered a fighting state, stomping on the ground and bending over to assume an iaido stance. Crow, who was inside the house, heard the commotion and immediately drew his gun and rushed out the door, only to see a face that made him tremble, almost causing him to drop his gun.

The lively girl simply waved and greeted everyone, "Hello everyone, it's nice to see you again~"

She didn't seem worried at all; she was just rubbing her hands on Lu Mingfei to warm them.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's her, young master, they're in cahoots," the crow reminded him, its tongue lolling out.

Genjiro felt a little relieved, waving his hand to let the crow go in first. The man, whose steps were trembling, rushed into the clinic as if he had been granted a pardon, leaving behind the sound of the metal door clicking shut.

"Is this the girl? You really weren't lying, she looks just like her." Xia Mi nudged Lu Mingfei's waist with her elbow and exclaimed into the window, pretending that she was seeing the girl for the first time.

"Is this your first time meeting her? Your clothes are draped over her shoulders." Lu Mingfei looked at the girl, who seemed very strange, with suspicion.

"Is that so?" Xia Mi stammered, "Th-that must have been Zero's doing. She said she wanted to borrow my clothes, so that's what she did. No wonder, I see, hahaha..."

After hearing Lu Mingfei say "We found the person," she took off running, as fast as the wind, and arrived in a short while. Her purpose was to shift the blame. Although lying and betraying her ally was not a good thing, she didn't want the person in front of her to know about her scheme... it would lower her image.

"So it was zero?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“Yes, it’s zero.” Xia Mi nodded vigorously.

Just then, the petite girl arrived, but as soon as she stopped, she met Lu Mingfei's gaze directly.

“Zero, was it you who put the clothes and hat on her?” Lu Mingfei asked eagerly.

Ling turned to look at the girl who was secretly grinning mischievously, realizing that she had been tricked. She was eager to explain, but found that what Lu Mingfei said next was completely beyond her expectations.

"Thank you so much." Lu Mingfei was deeply moved and hugged Ling, praising her repeatedly as a good girl.

Zero wasn't quite sure what was going on, but she realized... admitting to it might not be so bad...

"Yes, I did it." She nodded in acknowledgment, then repeated loudly, "I did it all by myself."

Xia Mi suddenly felt an itch on the tip of her nose, as if she had a red ball used in clown performances on her nose.

Chapter 151 Don't Compare Yourself to Him

"Um...actually...the truth is..."

Xia Mi raised her hand to speak. In her long yet short life, there had never been a moment when she understood more than now what it meant to be "to be clever for one's own good".

Is this something that should be appreciated and praised? Then why did I brave the cold wind to run around, only to give all the credit to others in the end?

The girl waved blankly, trying to say something, but she seemed even less able to say anything now, otherwise what she had said before would cement her reputation as "dishonest and trying to shift the blame."

She showed no outward remorse, but in reality, she confirmed the matter. She then sincerely apologized, "It was all my fault, I'm sorry."

She was grateful that she had a neutral expression on her face, so she wouldn't be able to suppress a smile. Even so, she still looked away to avoid arousing suspicion.

Xia Mi was staring at Ling's face, feeling an urge to exhale.

"Alright, let's chat later." Lu Mingfei was more concerned about the white emperor Xia Mi had mentioned. He pulled the two girls away from the clinic.

He knew that Genjiro's sudden reaction was no small matter. Although he had to talk about this in the street now, it was best not to let others hear it and trigger the spy's eavesdropping incident.

"What is the White Emperor?" he asked Xia Mi. "I've heard about it in class and elsewhere, but what exactly is it?"

Lu Mingfei's memory of this part is really vague.

"No way?" Xia Mi exclaimed in surprise. "You really didn't know... Alright, then listen carefully, Xia Mi's little class is about to begin."

Lu Mingfei tugged at his ear to show that he was listening attentively.

Xia Mi cleared her throat, her expression turning serious, as if she were recounting something worthy of reverence:

“Long ago, the Black Emperor Nidhogg created his first creation, later known as the White Emperor, to distinguish him from the Black Emperor. Why the Black Emperor created dragons is unknown, but what we do know is that he doted on his first creation, granting her supreme power and the authority over the spiritual elements, far above the four elements.”

The girl suddenly felt indignant, and grimaced as she cursed the old man for being biased.

However, seeing the boy's overly eager and curious gaze, she quickly steered the conversation back to the main topic: