Lu Mingfei: What? They're all real!

“Of course, he’s unreliable. He even told Fenrir that he wanted to make Fenrir the smartest child and the strategist for everyone.” Xia Mi couldn’t help but laugh. “Luckily, Fenrir didn’t understand those words, otherwise he would have been even more disappointed.”

Lu Mingfei laughed too. Saying such things to a mentally disabled child is like telling a cripple that you'll help him win a sprint championship.

What a bastard! Lu Mingfei cursed you like that, no wonder everyone dislikes you and wants to join forces to overthrow you... The most despicable person is the one who makes promises but doesn't keep them!

"So don't believe any of your weird ideas, they're all wrong, you know? What you hold in your hand, what's right in front of you, is what's real." The girl finally said what she wanted to say after much back and forth. She suddenly grabbed Lu Mingfei's hand, her expression serious.

She said, "But the prophecy that he would return from the abyss to take revenge on this rotten world is absolutely true, and he will definitely do it... So we must work together and not be blinded by pretty human girls. We must see clearly who our true allies are, understand?"

"Oh." Lu Mingfei nodded.

So the girl, who had been listless for a long time, finally regained her energy. She pouted and hummed softly, then turned to flip through a magazine, her lips curving upwards as she turned the pages.

Lu Mingfei leaned back in his airport seat, staring blankly out the window through the glass curtain wall.

He thought that Xia Mi might have misunderstood something. He wasn't worried about any girl at all. He had already made up his mind. He said he would come on time next month, and the month after that, and the month after that.

Right now, he simply felt... that the sky over the city was a bit strange, as if it were shrouded in a giant Nibelungen.

The chaotic sensation that had gripped him since he landed was now intensifying; a certain will was stirring, neither wanting him to arrive nor wanting him to leave.

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"Girl, I think your love life is in jeopardy. Lu Mingfei seems to care a lot about that girl." Jiu De Mai, with bandages wrapped around her leg, smiled maliciously. She mentioned the incident that happened not long ago for the seventeenth time. "But I advise you not to even think about sabotaging it. Lu Mingfei hits really hard. He's definitely the kind of man who would abuse his wife when he's drunk."

Mai Shude is very bothered by the fact that she gets injured every time she meets Lu Mingfei, and she always says that she will definitely get her revenge one day.

"No." Ling gently played with the little seal plush toy in her hand. It was a birthday present from Lu Mingfei on her birthday.

Actually, she had already given up hope. She could completely understand. He had been chased so far, running all over Tokyo, and then taking a rich girl around sightseeing. Even if he forgot, it was entirely understandable...

But who could have imagined that at the last moment, after seeing Erii off, he would magically pull out a fluffy little doll from behind his back and loudly wish her a happy eighteenth birthday?

"You're hopeless." Mai Shude shook her head and sighed. She straddled the sofa with her long legs, pressing them against Zero's thighs, as if reminding him or warning him. "But even so, you still need to remember that the boss's orders take precedence, understand?"

Zero quietly turned his gaze away, nodded expressionlessly, then turned back to continue stroking the baby seal with its belly exposed, without saying a word.

Nothing in this world is more important than him...

She just told a little lie.

Chapter 157 The "Weapon" on the Verge of Going Out of Control

Inside the principal's office on the Kassel campus.

"That concludes the report."

Lu Mingfei spoke for a full ninety minutes, all about his observations and experiences in Tokyo. Of course, he wouldn't reveal any information he shouldn't, but Angers listened quietly the whole time, his face expressionless. This made Lu Mingfei a little worried, afraid that he might have overlooked some detail and that someone would notice something amiss.

He looked at Angers, who had been lost in thought with his head down.

"So, you just had a holiday and that's all?" Angers finally looked up, his attitude calm and composed as he gazed at the student standing across the table.

"Where is this 'playing'? I was clearly trying my best to find it, okay?" Lu Mingfei tried to defend himself. "Although I did visit Kabukicho, Akihabara, and Shinjuku and Harajuku, those were all places the girls dragged me there. I didn't forget my mission."

"It sounds like he just took two girls on vacation..." Angers finally couldn't take it anymore. The boy standing opposite him grinned so wide that he clearly wasn't satisfied.

He now even doubts whether Lu Mingfei was actually going to look for someone...

"Please stop talking nonsense, Principal! My image really can't be damaged any further. I was even thinking of using this to deceive the freshmen next year. If this continues, my bad reputation will spread throughout the entire city of Chicago!" Lu Mingfei continued to spout nonsense as always.

He didn't want to talk about anything else; Angers was a cunning old fox, and talking too much would only lead to trouble. It was safer to talk about these boring gossips.

As Lu Mingfei was thinking this, he saw Angers narrow his eyes.

Angers asked, "So you didn't run into anyone from the Japanese branch?"

"I don't know anyone from the Japanese branch, how would I know if I've run into them?" Lu Mingfei feigned ignorance. "But I've been to quite a few places, so I've probably met some of them... Speaking of which, the owner of the ramen stall I ate at the other day was a bit strange. He kept staring at my face. Principal, is he an undercover agent planted by our academy in the branch? Like you told me before, that the plumber in our neighborhood is actually an undercover agent from the academy?"

"Ah... I guess not..." Angers was a little stumped by the question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

This is the umpteenth time Angers has had this feeling; it seems that every time he talks to Lu Mingfei, he is led by the nose.

He shook his head and decided to be more direct. "Mingfei, what I'm trying to say is that if you encounter anything or something happens over there, you should tell the truth. Whether it's from the perspective of helping students or about things you care about, the college needs to understand the information before it can do anything for you."

“Oh,” Lu Mingfei replied obediently.

Haha! He laughed inwardly. If you hadn't said that, Principal, I might have carefully revealed a little bit of information. Now that you've said it, doesn't it make it clear that Japan is an impenetrable fortress for the academy?

“No.” Lu Mingfei shook his head firmly. “Nothing happened.”

There's no need to fabricate lies for someone who's completely clueless and can't grasp any information. Just tell him "nothing happened today," since he can't even verify it anyway.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei was starting to despise these guys from the academy. They boasted so much, yet they had absolutely no control over their own branch, not even able to infiltrate it. Anyone who didn't know better would think that MacArthur was the one who handed over the surrender document back then...

“Okay…” Angers sighed, looking somewhat disappointed.

He took a sip of tea, then pushed the teacup aside, stared at Lu Mingfei's face for a long time, and began to discuss the next issue.

“Let’s talk about your problem again, Mingfei.” Angers became serious. “Actually, I personally hope you can say something, even if it’s just a small thing. At least we can use this as an excuse to shift the school committee’s attention to the Japanese branch, and your problem will be easier to handle.”

"What does this mean? Are those guys starting trouble again?" Lu Mingfei felt annoyed for a moment.

“It’s not exactly making trouble, it’s all reasonable accusations and investigations. According to the Abrahamic Bloodline Contract, your bloodline is on the edge of high-risk control. Even the slightest deviation will trigger a stress-like reaction.” Angers seemed equally troubled.

He said, "The problem is that the Board of Trustees has now fully confirmed that your Word of Power is indeed Judgment, the highest level of Word of Power that humans can master. Some Dead Servants or Sub-Generations probably can't reach this level, so..."

"So another denunciation meeting is coming up? Do I need to find myself a thorn in the side?" Lu Mingfei sneered casually. "Aren't they afraid of going too far? If I really had the heart to defect to the enemy, would they kill us all?"

He's no longer as relaxed as before, but he's gotten worse; he makes no attempt to hide his hostility, or rather, his murderous intent.

“Don’t say that, there are still good people among the board members,” Angers said, trying to save face for the board.

"That sounds like that Mark Twain joke, that some of them aren't sons of bitches," Lu Mingfei scoffed.

Angers laughed as well, and he completely agreed with this statement.

After laughing, Angers continued, "However, there's no need for a denunciation meeting for now. The final vote of the board of directors was 3 to 2, abolishing the control agreement against you. One board member has gone missing, and I was ordered to abstain. Three out of the five are on your side. Most board members still acknowledge your contributions to the dragon-slaying cause. That's all for now."

"We really have to thank Mr. Samson for preventing a bloodbath."

Lu Mingfei waved in the direction of the Biology Department. Samson's body was stored there, and every day the researchers in the research department would cut off a thin slice of it, a slice thinner than the beef in beef ramen.

After Angers finished speaking, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He had thought he would never feel this way again...

The young boy standing before him had just been surrounded by a violent aura, completely different from before he left for Tokyo. Angers was convinced that Lu Mingfei must have encountered some kind of change, and this "secret weapon" that he had long considered extremely stable had reached the edge of being out of control.

But Angers knew better than anyone else how dangerous Lu Mingfei was, not just about shallow things like Word of Power or Judgment. He knew far more than those fools on the school board... So in front of this boy who was showing such aggression, he could only pretend everything was normal and try to remain calm.

"Is there anything else?"

Lu Mingfei was already planning to leave. He said he had a class with Professor Mans in the afternoon. This enthusiastic professor never allowed him to miss any class. He had tried to recruit him as a teaching assistant several times, but Guderian had ruthlessly dismissed it as wishful thinking each time. It turned out that professors could also be jealous of each other, just like girls.

Angers declined to comment, only advising Lu Mingfei not to be a bad student.

“Of course there is more.” Then, Angers’ expression became ambiguous and somewhat inscrutable. He said, “Next are some personal matters… concerning your parents.”

Chapter 158 About Your Parents

Lu Mingfei felt unsure where to begin when it came to talking about his parents.

He clearly remembered the faces of the couple who hadn't cared about their son for years, but now a barrier had been erected over them. Sometimes he felt that their faces looked inexplicably unfamiliar, like watching a movie he had seen many times before—familiar yet untouchable.

But what he misses most is that there aren't many people in this world that he can care about, so much so that even his uncles and aunts can sometimes occupy a place in his heart... Although Lu Mingfei himself feels that he is being a bit pathetic, for a boy named "Lu Mingfei", there are really too few things he can care about.

"They finally remembered to care about their poor kids?" Lu Mingfei pretended not to care.

“I was very concerned. I called you four times during the winter break, but unfortunately you weren’t there.” Angers finally regained some control and believed that his risky move had been effective.

He pulled the teacup back and spoke to the boy in front of him: "Your mother heard about your deeds in the Three Gorges and she is very proud. Your father is rather arrogant and told you not to be complacent. However, they also found out about the control measures against you and got very agitated. They were clamoring to strap on alchemical bombs and attack the board of directors. I think the subsequent voting results of the board of directors were not unrelated to this."

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but laugh out loud. He could even imagine that his mother must have said such crazy things. Her face was so vivid in his mind that it seemed to pop out and stand in front of him.

He remembers his parents' faces very clearly, even though he hasn't seen them for many years.

"Then why don't they talk to me?" Lu Mingfei complained like a child. "Wouldn't it be more convenient for them to talk to their own son directly?"

“Because of the special nature of their work, as I’ve told you before, they have a mission that is of great significance,” Angers explained. “So they can’t contact me privately; they can only do so through me as an intermediary.”

Then, he saw Lu Mingfei's face, which had been warming up, quickly turn icy cold, the difference in temperature almost like frost forming.

Angers quickly added, "However, they've made some progress recently, so they might be able to rest soon. They might come to see you as soon as possible."

Angers had no children of his own, so he didn't quite understand the meaning and feelings that parents have for their children or children have for their parents. However, he had many, many students, what the Chinese would call "his students are all over the world." He felt that this feeling was the same, and also special.

For an unstable element like Lu Mingfei, especially given his extremely stubborn and unyielding personality, the only way to stabilize him is through the unique bond of family.

"Oh." Lu Mingfei didn't show much expression, but his emotions were easily discernible.

He's somewhat happy now.

Angers concealed his old-fashioned cunning and continued chatting, "So you have to work hard, Mingfei. Your mother said she hopes your GPA in first year can break 3.8, that would make her very happy."

"Is she still the same after all these years? When I was in elementary school, she liked to set a grade of 95 as the minimum. If I didn't reach it, she would sit on the sofa, sigh, and wipe away tears, but she would never scold me directly. It made me unable to sleep. Now she's talking about a GPA of 3.8. Is a GPA of 3.8 in our college even achievable? My current GPA is only 3.4. I have to get full marks in every subject next semester. Principal, why don't you just tell her that it's very difficult?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly seemed to have been lit up with a fuse, and began to complain incessantly. However, judging from his emotional state, he was also surprisingly happy. At least he was sure that... these were indeed the words his mother would say.

“Because I’ve heard a lot about Chinese parents, this is quite normal. Chu Zihang’s mother also sent me an email expressing her concern about Chu Zihang’s grades, but her tone was a little childish. I always thought it was some little girl’s prank.” Angers spoke eloquently, finally taking complete control of the conversation, and stretched out in his chair.

He suggested to Lu Mingfei, "For your mother's sake, why don't you work harder?"

"But how can I improve? I can manage other things, but I just can't do math. Can you tell me why the Dragon Slayer major requires advanced mathematics, and why I, a liberal arts student, have to study advanced mathematics for two semesters in a row?"

Lu Mingfei was very dissatisfied with things beyond his capabilities. Courses like alchemy or magical mechanics were easy for him, and even the professors would be impressed. As for courses on dragon lineage or dragon history, they were not worth mentioning. He was afraid that even the questions setter's answers would not meet his own standards.

But when it comes to math, all he can do is copy Zero's homework and exams. Sometimes he even has to compete with Miss Earth and Mountain King, who is also struggling with advanced math, for Zero's notebook. He doesn't understand why humans can be so evil as to invent such tricky courses! Xia Mi lamented that she should have bitten Newton and Leibniz to death back then!

“Then let’s go on a mission. The courses you take on a mission will be automatically awarded full marks.” Angers remained calm as he offered the suggestion he had been wanting to make.

Lu Mingfei's stability needs to be verified in long-term tasks...

"Forget it." Lu Mingfei suddenly calmed down. In an instant, he seemed to have severed ties with his mother, becoming frighteningly calm. He solemnly waved his hand and shook his head in refusal. "Let Mom shed a few more tears. I'm afraid she'll be even more upset if I were missing an arm or a leg."

"This……"

Angers felt that he might not understand the relationship between parents and children. In similar situations, as a teacher and student, he would definitely say, "You are a student I am very proud of," and feel extremely happy. So what if someone is missing an arm or a leg? Isn't death an honor?

But then, Lu Mingfei immediately tore off his pretense of nonsense, revealed his true thoughts with a smile.

He bowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Principal, for telling me this. I'm very happy."

Lu Mingfei has become simple and mild-mannered, just like the Lu Mingfei that Angers has seen in reports over the years.

“If there really is a mission that needs to be carried out, it’s not impossible to send me out, but, hey…” Lu Mingfei laughed embarrassedly, “Try to keep my actions away from advanced mathematics classes. In order to avoid studying advanced mathematics, even if it means killing a dragon king, I will not hesitate to do it.”

Angers, of course, understood that the student before him didn't hate advanced mathematics to that extent. Lu Mingfei had simply vented his frustrations and ultimately made a hasty decision, intending to make his mother even more proud of him…

He understands that Chinese people express their feelings very subtly, especially between parents and children. In the most extreme case, a mother might say "I love you" to her son, but a father would never do that. If there are outsiders present, they would probably seem so unfamiliar to each other that everyone would think the family had just met that day.

Lu Mingfei's meaning was very clear, and the conclusion he reached was also clear in Angers' eyes—despite the unknown changes that had occurred in him, he still loved his parents and was still bound by this emotion.

Ang nodded, pleased with the remarkable results of his afternoon's teaching, and breathed a sigh of relief for the future of his dragon-slaying endeavors.

However, Angers secretly made a decision, thinking he might really need to contact those two.

Chapter 159 It's one thing to fool your girlfriends, but don't fool yourself.

So in the days that followed, Lu Mingfei achieved a true win-win situation—meaning he won twice.

He not only avoided staring blankly at the stars during advanced mathematics classes, but also gained a significant improvement in his GPA, and sometimes even received attendance bonuses. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a win-win-win situation.

In reality, the Execution Department only sounds impressive. Most of the time, the events they have to handle are not as exciting as the tomb raiding operations that Lao Tang talks about. However, the members of the Execution Department all call themselves desperate criminals who would risk their lives, while Lu Mingfei comments that they are all immature teenagers who haven't graduated yet.

However, this reputation dissipated after each operation, when Lu Mingfei was surrounded by the execution department's specialists, who would strap him to armbands and take him to a five-star hotel for a lavish meal.

"Americans are just as adept at social interactions as we are!" Lu Mingfei remarked.

Lu Mingfei now boasts to everyone he meets that the Executive Department is truly the cornerstone of our Kassel school, and that the suffering they endured makes him, Lu, want to shed tears. The Executive Department's specialists are equally loyal, and during their rest and recuperation at the school, they loudly proclaim that Chairman Lu is truly a man of great righteousness, always charging into battle and protecting his brothers behind him, a true hero.

It was like finding a kindred spirit in a humble place; mutual flattery boosted the reputations of both parties.

In the end, Fingel became the biggest winner. He made a fortune by reselling the "exclusive secrets." Although most of the female students, full of romantic feelings, only realized after returning to their dormitories and opening the envelopes that the so-called "Chairman Lu's secrets" were just some unfounded speculations, and most of them even pointed to the "red-haired shrine maiden," some people did buy into it, and the rumors spread around the campus as if they were serious matters.

After returning to his dormitory, Lu Mingfei, who was filled with murderous intent, smiled sinisterly. In the end, the matter was dropped when Fingel returned 70% of the profits.

Then Xia Mi, who was also struggling with advanced mathematics and envious of the subsidies, also tried to follow in Lu Mingfei's footsteps. It seems that dragons are naturally incompatible with rational things. She can even fall asleep standing up while reading her textbook because she is sleepy, just like a little horse.

Until she tripped and fell while reading again, smashing the only asset in the girls' reading club room—a long table—she resolutely burned her textbooks, determined to become a legend in the executive department and the "Dragon of the Executive Department"!

Afterwards, he was frustrated that the executive department never specifically recruited a "mere" A-level student, so he could only shamelessly smile and beg for Lu Mingfei's advanced mathematics book.

"Why, why? Don't I look like a strong person?"