Starting from the Dragon Tribe!

Chapter 79: Morning Chance Encounter

“Young Master… the Uesugi Clan Head ran away from home again,” Crow reported to Gen Chisei.

But Chisei, who was busy checking documents from the Execution Bureau, only slightly raised his head and replied with a light “Oh.”

After he finished signing the papers, he asked Crow, “Did she get far?”

“No. It was the same as always, passing two intersections and just standing there, unmoving,” Crow thought in his mind that the young master wasn’t to blame for being so calm. The Uesugi Clan Head was still very obedient, the so-called “running away from home” was merely sneaking out of the little house to go on a walk.

Usually she wouldn’t even go out of the Genji Heavy Industries building, and the most she would do was run outside for a while to the intersection to see the people there and the constant flow of traffic, as if this kind of noisy world had satisfied her.

“You guys didn’t send anyone to keep an eye on her, right?” Chisei asked, just in case.

“No, she’s being monitored only through the surrounding cameras, which won’t trigger her. A team is on standby inside the buildings. If an accident occurred, we’d be the first to react.,” Although the Uesugi Clan Head seemed to be a soft girl, she was very sensitive to people who had eyes on her. She would run away from home because she hated having the people of the Yamata-no-Orochi hanging around her.

As for the so-called “contingency” team, Gen Chisei thought it was useless, though he kept that to himself.

If Erii really lost control, no one in the family was qualified to confront her except himself. Arranging a team was merely for peace-of-mind.

Chisei raised a hand and rubbed his brow. He’d been very tired these few days and even had to receive that group of douchebags. Thankfully a fight didn’t ensue.

He looked through the wooden window at the bright sunshine outside and lamented that since the weather was so good, it would be so nice to go to a nude beach in France. When he was done with his work, he should have time to go out… on a trip, right?

Or maybe the Yamata-no-Orochi gets its karma, and he’d be relieved of his duties, so then he could go to a nude beach to sell sunscreen. That didn’t sound bad either.

“Just keep an eye on her whereabouts. Don’t take any action that will irritate her, and keep me informed of any problems,” Gen Chisei paused and added, “When she returns, don’t let those people give her a check-up yet.”

Every time Erii returned after running away, the researchers would do a full body checkup in order to monitor her stable state, but Chisei felt that wasn’t very useful and only made Erii unhappy.

The medical report was just to reassure some people in the upper echelons of the family, but in reality, it didn’t improve the deterioration. The medical examination wasn’t a treatment. He had talked about this several times with his old man, but he said he was responsible for the rest of the clan.

Crow nodded before reminding as he retreated, “Young Master, there is a clan meeting this afternoon…”

Gen Chisei sighed and said, “I know.”

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[Translator – cheiftanin]

[Proofreader – Karane]

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The early morning was beautiful, which was rare for Tokyo, where the air quality was so poor.

Lu Chen walked aimlessly on the street. He didn’t know where to go. The room prepared for him by the Japanese branch wasn’t very satisfactory to him—there wasn’t a shred of entertainment there.

Chu Zihang and Caesar had gone out early in the morning. He couldn’t stay in the house to sit in meditation or train using the wooden dummy. That thing was too flimsy.

So he decided to go out for a walk. The principal underestimated him too much. He wasn’t skilled with map navigation or whatever, but he didn’t need it. If he really got lost, he could just climb onto the highest building to find where he lived.

Sigh, it was so boring. Originally he wanted to go to Akihabara to buy some gifts for Senior Brother Finger, but then reasoned that those things could wait.

And he gave a suggestion to the attendants this morning before he left home that he wanted entertainment facilities like video games, etc., so maybe the Japanese branch would have arranged it for him when he got back.

After about two hours of wandering around, Lu Chen felt like there was nothing more to see, and was ready to focus his attention on the streets to see if there were any arcades or internet cafes or other places for him to spend his time.

When he was passing an intersection, he suddenly spotted a strange young girl.

The young girl stood next to a street lamp, her long burgundy hair, a rare natural hair color, flowing behind. Under the sunlight, it had a sheen like a rose or jewel.

Even her loose-fitting miko attire could hardly hide the girl’s good figure. Upon her swan-like neck was a pure and makeup-free face. The girl’s natural beauty made even the morning daylight seem a bit dull.

Passersby would occasionally group around, thinking that she was some cosplayer, but some who were knowledgeable found that the miko dress the girl was wearing was a “genuine” product.

The young girl did not react to the people’s comments, only looking around from time to time, like a newborn bird observing this strange new world.

The traffic lights changed a few times, but the girl still wouldn’t move her feet nor speak, as if it was her destination and that there was no need to ask others for directions.

“Look at how dull this child’s eyes are. Maybe she’s special ed and ran away from home. should we call the police?” Some kind-hearted civilians said quietly to their friends.

It was strange. The girl’s attire was so conspicuous, and she stood there for a long time, yet no one came forward to talk to her. Although she looked a bit dumb, her natural god-given beauty made many people shameful to talk to her.

Lu Chen walked next to the girl, waiting for the traffic light. As if some ghostly power were there, or he was going mad from boredom, he began talking to the girl.

“Are you lost? Do you want a ride home?” If Lu Chen wasn’t a freshly dressed, heroic-looking teenager but a greasy and weird middle-aged mister, then someone would’ve probably called the police.

The young girl turned her head slightly and looked towards Lu Chen, her dark eyes tinged with a red hue. Her eyes were so pure, like glass, yet so hollow.

The young girl stayed like that for a few seconds before a trace of uncertainty surfaced in her eyes. She took out a little notebook and wrote a few words in it, “Who are you?”

Big Brother said not to talk to strangers, so she needed to know who the other person was.

Lu Chen looked at the young girl’s notebook and froze. So this girl was a mute. No wonder she stood there and never spoke, but at least she wasn’t actually dumb, so it was possible to communicate with her.

“My name is Lu Chen, and I came here to visit Tokyo,” he briefly introduced himself, but the moment he finished talking, he suddenly noticed the young girl’s eyes coming to life.

The eyes, which were originally as empty as glass, suddenly filled with an array of magnificent colors, as if God had remembered that He had left His masterpiece unfinished, and on this warm morning, stretched and lifted His hand to put the final finishing touch.

A gust of wind blew, blowing aside the clouds that were obscuring the sunlight. The girl’s long burgundy hair gently rippled

Lu Chen and the girl’s gaze met each other, and there was an instant of some inexplicable stirring.

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