Starting from the Dragon Tribe! - Chapter 51

Starting From the Dragon Tribe

Chapter 51: Junior Brother, this is literally domestic abuse

In the third round, the opponent sent Shiranui Mai. Lu Chen thought, so it really is a girl.

It seemed like the opponent decided to go all out. Shiranui Mai was played perfectly—close-in, Benitsuru no Mai, Kachousen, Yume Zakura, followed by Hisho Ryu En Jin. Lu Chen was flawlessly knocked out. He didn’t have enough HP left; there was no room to counterattack.

He switched to his last character, Andy. Senior Brother Finger had said earlier that he was one of the “Weakest Five,” but Lu Chen thought the character wasn’t bad. The damage dealt by his Wrap-Around Slam followed by a light front front kick or heavy back kick wasn’t bad. His Sho Ryu Dan was okay—it was a bit simple, there was less variation, but Lu Chen thought there was nothing bad about simplicity. As long as he grasped the right timing, this character was devastating.

It was obvious that the opponent was also very cautious. Both sides exchanged blows, and eventually, it was Shiranui Mai who became impatient.

But she wasn’t messing around. Kachousen, Benitsuru no Mai, Yume Zakura, Kuuchuu Musasabi no Mai, Drive Gauge activate upon landing, then Cho Hissatsu Shinobi-bachi.

But this time, Andy was able to defend it with less than 1/6th HP left. He started his counterattack.

Uwa Agito, Zan Ei Ken, Ga Dan Kou, Sho Ryu Dan, Genei Shiranui – Uwa Agito, Drive Gauge activation, Hisho Ryusei Ken. Shiranui Mai had only a sliver of health left as she fell back to the ground. Right when she got back up, Andy then followed up with a Ku Ha Dan. K.O.

TL Note: Curse the author for including this many terms from a Japanese game.

Lu Chen stood up. His demeanor was that of someone who had just narrowly obtained the win. Finger also clapped on the side. What a wonderful battle!

But as Finger clapped, he also said strangely, “Junior Brother, this is literally domestic abuse.”

Lu Chen cocked his head to the side in confusion, “Domestic abuse?”

“You didn’t know? In the story, Andy and Mai are lovers,” Finger’s eyes shone with a weird light.

“Ah? There’s such a thing?” Lu Chen was shocked. He had always thought games were just games. KoF was just a battle game wherein people controlled little people. He didn’t think such a game would have such a backstory.

“There’s an anime, hm. If you’re interested, you should take a look,” Finger switched to his encyclopedia mode.

“Then I’ll take a look when I’ve time. Speaking of which, is there a second season for Lelouch?” Lu Chen remembered that he still hadn’t caught up yet.

Finger was just about to answer, when he suddenly pointed at the computer screen.

Lu Chen turned his head to look and saw that he received a friend request on his PSN. It was the Rank 1 just now.

Finger had helped him set up his account using his real name. From the start, he had not thought of using a pseudonym.

After accepting, the other person sent a message, “もう一回いっかい” (Let’s go again), then sent a friendly battle invitation.

“Heh, so you won’t accept defeat,” Lu Chen laughed, then accepted. Compared to those “ranking” noobs, this Rank 1 was still more interesting.

But Finger’s expression betrayed his confusion. Since when did his junior brother learn Japanese?

After an afternoon of battling, Lu Chen won 37 times and lost once. His single loss was from the last battle when Finger got too excited and spilled coke on his pants.

“I need to take a shower. Let’s play next time.” He sent the Rank 1 this message and went offline. He really needed to take a shower; the stickiness of the coke was really uncomfortable.

“Same.” The other replied and also went offline.

“Junior Brother, well-played!” Finger, however, clapped his hands.

“What happened?” Lu Chen took off his pants, puzzled.

“Not only did the two of you alternate roles, but you guys also performed flawless offense and defense. I’ll bet a lot of losers were shown the correct answer.” Finger’s words made Lu Chen confused.

“Losers? Correct answer?” Lu Chen didn’t understand a thing.

“Sigh, never mind. It’s too difficult to get technical with you about this. Hurry up and wash up. Even if you were to have a big package, I wouldn’t want to keep looking at that.” Finger gave up trying to explain technicalities. He almost wanted to throw Lu Chen back to China for some remolding.

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Lu Chen shook his head and entered the bathroom, but halfway through, he heard Finger shout, “Junior, the boss said he has a party today again. He asked if you wanted to go.”

Lu Chen was currently washing the foam from his hair and froze. He only just remembered that he made the excuse of saying that he’d attend Caesar’s party if he held one the next day.

But it was just a formality. Who would actually hold a party for two days straight?

As it turns out, a certain money-spinning Italian young master… would!

After washing up, Lu Chen changed into new clothes and blowdried his hair.

“Junior Brother, listen to me. Today’s party is different from yesterday’s. You’ll regret it if you don’t go.” Seeing how Lu Chen didn’t respond, Finger said.

“How’s it different?” Lu Chen was puzzled.

“Yesterday was our Student Union’s traditional event, a normal dance. The boss invited you on a whim as you came back, but you didn’t go, so he thought you didn’t like that type of stuff,” Finger smacked his lips, as if reminiscing about last night’s feast.

“Then today?” Lu Chen didn’t refute Finger’s words. He indeed never learned to dance, and if he did go yesterday, he would’ve just eaten the whole time. He was just curious as to what Caesar was up to today.

“Hehe—” Finger smiled mysteriously, “Today is the boss’s reserved event, the champagne pool.”

Lu Chen froze. Only when the blow dryer started to fry a spot on his head did he come to his senses, “Champagne pool?”

Every time he and Finger opened up a single bottle of champagne, it’d be done in the most delicate manner. But this guy Caesar is using champagne to fill up a whole-ass pool. Does the school not care!?

No, this is… inhumane!

“But Junior, this isn’t the main point. A pool party, you get it,” Finger raised his eyebrows.

“I don’t,” Lu Chen’s face was filled with question marks.

“You know how Caesar has a whole group of white lace dress girls under him?”

Lu Chen nodded his head. This was one of the reasons the Student Union was the biggest it ever was in Caesar’s “reign.”

“Today is a pool party. Everyone will be wearing swimsuits; same-color bikinis.”

“Bikinis?” Lu Chen knew what swimsuits were, but whatever that word following it was was too advanced for a “country bumpkin” like him.

“Anyway, you’ll understand when you go with me,” FInger snickered.

“Okay,” Lu Chen nodded. Caesar invited him twice, and he had nothing to do today anyway. It’d be disrespectful not to go.

Moreover, today’s party sounded pretty easygoing. No special skills were required, and formal attire was not required. He just needed to go there to eat stuff.

Only when he arrived at the party venue with Finger—the Cassell College pool—did he understand just what Finger meant…

It was already cold during late autumn, but it was only 8-7 degrees at nightfall, but these hybrids were coming and going in their bathing suits.

“Junior Brother, you know what bikinis are now?” Finger laughed bashfully, as if he were the master of the party.

Lu Chen blankly bobbed his head.

He also saw an acquaintance: Senior Sister Lutecia, who was drinking juice on a lounge chair. She was wearing a cream swimsuit. The slim straps wrapped around her lower back and were knotted together around her neck, the strap around the waist was tied in a dainty knot. Her long blonde hair cascaded like a waterfall and shone brightly under the lights. Her long slender legs were exposed. Her enviable beauty made many heads turn.

The other girls wore the same. Illuminated by the headlights on both sides, the champagne in the pool like a flowing golden liquid. The poolside was filled with dishes from all over the world. With such sheen and tantalizing aroma, Lu Chen couldn’t help but start salivating.

TL Note: Translations for moves shown in the chapter. If such moves are mentioned in future chapters, I will be translating them directly into English.

Benitsuru no Mai = Crimson Crane’s Dance

Kachousen = Butterfly Fan

Yume Zakura = Dream Cherry

Hisho Ryu En Jin = The Flying Dragon’s Fire Dance

Kuuchuu Musasabi no Mai = The Flying Mouse’s Dance

Cho Hissatsu Shinobi-bachi = Lethal Move: Ninja Bees

Uwa Agito = Uppercut

Zan Ei Ken = Shadow Slayer Fist

Genei Shiranui – Uwa Agito = Shiranui Shadow – Uppercut

Hisho Ryusei Ken = Flying Comet Punch

Sho Ryu Dan = Rising Dragon Punch

Ku Ha Dan = Void Piercing Bullet

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