Starting from the Dragon Tribe! - Chapter 103

Starting From the Dragon Tribe

Chapter 103: Takamagahara’s Idiots

“Shocker! Student Union President and Lionheart President both clinked glasses and drank with Japanese hosts at a club, and sparks are flying!” This kind of outrageous headline wasn’t something the Information Department wouldn’t put.

“Don’t worry. There are only a few of us here. The news won’t make it back. This tacit understanding between men is all we need,” Caesar didn’t look at all worried.

“You seem to have forgotten about me,” Gen Chisei rested his forehead in his hand. He felt that this decision to accept Lu Chen’s invitation was the stupidest thing he’d done in his life.

“The young master of the Yamata no Orochi shouldn’t have any paparazzi tendencies, right?” Caesar teased, though because of yesterday’s incident, he had some opinions about the Japanese branch, but he thought that this man who had been labeled as “strong” by Brother Lu shouldn’t be as perverse as Finger was.

“Of course not. It’s just that I thought you were joking when you said you wanted to come to Takamagahara to party,” Chisei recalled the first day he met these idiots that Caesar seemed to express a desire to party in Takamagahara.

In fact, he did, and Takamagahara was reserved tonight for just the four of them. Unfortunately, the hosts didn’t come in handy, as they didn’t catch the fancy of these guests.

At this point, Chu Zihang, who hadn’t spoken, suddenly put Murasame on the table.

He said, “I heard that you’re the Yamata no Orochi young master. Could you help me out and find out the origin of this sword?”

Chisei took Murasame, pulled it out and had some trouble seeing it in the fragmented light. However, he could tell that it was an excellent ancient alchemic sword.

“It might take two days,” With the power of the Yamata no Orochi, checking the origin of this blade wasn’t a problem, and he was happy to do a favor for the headquarters agent as a sign of renewed cooperation between the college and the Yamata no Orochi.

“Thanks,” Chu Zihang nodded. These two days, he and Caesar had been mainly recovering from their injuries, and there weren’t any combat missions either.

In fact, they should have still been at the hospital at this time, but Caesar suddenly proposed to come to Takamagahara for a drink to celebrate their first big victory in Japan.

They had successfully stolen secret data from the Ganryuu Institute and also revealed the hidden problems in Japan, giving the college the upper hand. How could that not be a great victory.

He just didn’t expect for Brother Lu to actually invite Gen Chisei along with him. This Japanese man was just as boring as Chu Zihang, uninteresting.

After Zihang’s request, Caesar’s hostility toward Chisei decreased a bit. The Japanese branch did show the intention to cooperate, so he, belonging to the winner’s side, the college, felt no need to be aggressive.

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“Brother Lu, what’re you doing?” Caesar saw Lu Chen pull out his cell phone and click away.

Lu Chen’s hands shook, like a student caught playing with his phone in class, looking a little embarrassed.

“Just replied to Brother Finger. He just told me what games he wants,” Lu Chen’s eyes drifted and also took a large swig of champagne.

Zihang, Caesar, and even Chisei’s eyes met, showing their disbelief.

Then it dawned on Zihang and Caesar a few moments later. Caesar even casually got up and sat next to Lu Chen’s side, with an expression like an experienced mentor, as he said, “A girl’s message should be the top priority, of course.”

Lu Chen was a little embarrassed. He did indeed just receive a message from the girl.

He looked at the time. It was 9:00 p.m., not a second off that Erii sent him a message.

“Why aren’t you online today?”

He said to himself, girl, I only meant yesterday’s 9:00 p.m. It’s not every day I can play with you at this time.

While he didn’t do anything wrong, and it was Erii who misunderstood, he nevertheless still felt a sense of guilt.

Because he imagined the airheaded girl sitting in front of the screen and looking expectantly at the clock on the wall. The moment the second hand arrived, her empty glass-like eyes swirling with joy and turned her gaze back to the screen, yet the avatar was still gray…

He didn’t know if it was the alcohol or something else, but Lu Chen felt a bit dazed for a while.

“Brother Lu?”

Eventually, it was Caesar’s voice that returned Lu Chen to his senses, “Hurry and reply.”

Chisei sat on the side and felt conflicted as he watched this scene. He guessed who was sending text messages to Lu Chen, but also didn’t know how to feel.

Before, Erii would only communicate with him, but after two days of Lu Chen playing with her, she was actually taking initiative to send messages to Lu Chen…

He didn’t know whether to praise his old man’s foresight, or to feel a sense of loss as her older brother.

And Lu Chen’s actions were even more surprising for him. He had thought Lu Chen would just treat Erii as a runaway girl, since the headquarters would have “millions of fans” for him, and that he wouldn’t be attracted to any of Erii’s qualities.

But looking at how he was acting, as well as Caesar the idiot’s urging, Chu Zihang’s attentive eyes…

Even though it was weird, this scene was like a scene in junior high school where someone secretly texting a girl was caught by a teasing friend. The person texting would act defensively and shyly, but amidst the crowd of laughter, would adopt the advice of those who obviously had never been in love, and finally muster the courage to write back to the girl.

Of course, Lu Chen wasn’t shy at all, just a bit embarrassed, but that moment was captured by Chisei. Even though nothing had happened yet, there seemed to be… a possibility.

It didn’t matter anymore if Lu Chen found out that Erii was part of the Yamata no Orochi. After all, his old man had already given the approval.

As Erii’s older brother, he didn’t want her to spend her life alone in that seemingly warm cage. Even if her life wouldn’t be long, he still hoped that Erii could experience the life of a normal girl… no matter how short.

But a person like Lu Chen, who had the single-minded pursuit of power, who was obsessed with fighting the strong, would he… really know how to love someone?

Finally, Lu Chen, at the urging of several people, returned Erii a message, “I’m outside tonight, no need to wait for me.”

He sent it, but still seemed to be a bit uneasy, thought a bit more, then added, “In the future, if I have time at night to play, I’ll send a message in advance.”

Ding…

(ᗒᗨᗕ)

Erii sent a happy expression. Lu Chen smiled and put the phone away.

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