Dragon Raja: Dragon Slaying Begins with System Hosting

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However, Uesugi Kotsugu, the obstacle, did not appear. Instead, standing downstairs at Genji Heavy Industries was Genji Chisei, the new head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

He didn't have the elaborate setup of the Snake Clan, only three simple assistants—Crow, Yaksha, and Sakura.

Seeing Lu Mingfei approaching with his entourage, Genji stepped forward politely and said in fluent Chinese, "Hello, I am Erii's older brother, Genji. May I ask your name?"

It was normal for the other party to know that he spoke Chinese; Uesugi Yue knew that too. However, his fluent Chinese surprised the system. After shaking hands with Genjiro, he said, "Lu Mingfei, these two are my subordinates, Xia Mi and Chu Zihang. Your Chinese is very good."

[...Genjiro appears as Erii's older brother, not as the head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families. Is he here to discuss "family matters"?...]

Appearing in different situations and with different identities naturally carries different meanings. What one calls someone in private doesn't matter, but at work, one usually uses formal titles, such as job titles, etc. When Genjiro refers to himself as Erii's older brother in front of Lu Mingfei, it probably means that he invited Lu Mingfei here today not because of the Snake Clan's work...

Yuan Zhisheng gestured to Lu Mingfei and the other two, and explained, "I studied at Kassel College. The daily language at Kassel College is Chinese. The college said that this is because there are many traces of dragons in China, and it may be a key focus of the college in the future, so they made Chinese the main language of the college."

When Yuan Zhisheng explained, his expression was indifferent, as if he were not naturally inclined to smile, as if he were performing a routine task.

However, the system didn't care too much about this. As long as Yuan Zhisheng didn't hinder its actions, it didn't matter if he had a long face.

Chu Zihang, standing behind Lu Mingfei, also remained expressionless. Only Xia Mi's eyes darted around inside Genji Heavy Industries like radar.

"Would you like me to introduce Genji Heavy Industries to you?" Genji asked Lu Mingfei.

"I can introduce you." The system nodded slightly, testing the other party's attitude.

As it turned out, Genjiro wasn't just saying that; he actually began to introduce Genji Heavy Industries to Lu Mingfei and the other two.

Genji Shiki personally introduced the building, saying, "The Genji Heavy Industries Building was completed at the end of 2004. It is the headquarters of Genji Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., the main office center of the Hebi-hachi family, and also the office center of Kassel College in Japan and Tokyo..."

The other party's attitude actually alerted the system. The dignified head of the Snake Clan was actually personally acting as a tour guide for someone else... That's too polite. This kid needs something from others and has big ambitions.

The introduction proceeded from the first floor to the 21st floor.

"This floor is Erii's intensive care unit. After Genji Heavy Industries was built, Erii moved out of her previous ward in the family hospital..."

When Genjiro spoke about Erii, he became more talkative, and his previously perfunctory tone softened considerably: "Due to Erii's unstable condition, her family has been isolating her. The person closest to her is a doctor who monitors her condition 24 hours a day through surveillance equipment..."

Normally, the person closest to her is a doctor who monitors her condition through surveillance equipment...

Even Lu Mingfei felt that the little monster's life was suffocating just hearing this.

She was like an isolated island in the sea of ​​people in Tokyo; in this bustling world, she was the only one huddled up in solitude.

They didn't stop on this floor, but went all the way to the floor where the Sheqi Eight Families' meeting room was located, where Genji invited them to go in and rest.

After serving tea to the three of them without any airs of a patriarch, he asked, "Eri is currently undergoing a more comprehensive examination. According to the current examination, Mr. Lu Mingfei, the treatment you gave Erii is very effective. I just don't know the specifics. Could you tell me more about it, Mr. Lu Mingfei?"

The system replied: "If she doesn't use the power of words to manipulate her bloodline, her current condition can at least maintain her physical bloodline for two and a half years. As for a more long-term and stable treatment method, I am still exploring it."

"Hmm." Genji nodded slightly, then asked, "Is there anything I can do to help in this regard?"

I want the Snake Clan, can you give it to me?

The system pondered for a moment and said, "I need more test subjects. I heard that the Oni Clan is causing a lot of trouble in Japan, and the Snake Clan is also quite troubled by it. Many of these dangerous hybrids are heinous criminals who deserve to die, making them perfect for human experimentation."

It's not that the dangerous hybrids under his command can't be experimented on, but that the system wants to guide the Snake Clan to launch a heavy attack on the Demon Clan as soon as possible... Without a crisis, how can Lu Mingfei be given a chance to perform?

By using one force to devour another, and by coordinating with Kazama Ruri and Sakurai Kogure, they can recruit a portion of the Oni clan without killing the King.

It's so comfortable to play both sides, to have everything under control, it's reassuring.

The Snake-Headed Eight Families plus the Fierce Demon Clan, aside from those who died, should number around two to three thousand dangerous hybrids? If we exclude the troublemakers and disloyal ones, at least half should remain, right? A thousand of them are at least B-rank hybrids; if united, they could be a powerful force...

Genji hesitated for a moment and said, "This... is possible, but it will take some time. The Demon Clan is roaming around Japan, hiding here and there, and it will be difficult for our Snake Clan to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

The system responded, "We can take our time."

That would be best, putting immense pressure on the ghosts and keeping them on edge.

“Hmm.” Genji said, “However, there is one more thing. In a while, Erii’s bloodline will probably require your help again. I will not let you, Mr. Lu Mingfei, do your work for nothing. I can pay you enough compensation.”

"Okay, we'll talk about it later." The system readily agreed without asking why.

Erii could only break through the alchemical matrix by using Word of Power, so we can guess that the Snake Clan is preparing to have Erii use Word of Power to do their work.

Erii's only skill with this Word of Power is killing, killing, killing. Either targeting the Demon Clan or the White King.

It seems unnecessary to involve Erii in the matter of the Demon Clan. The Snake Clan has so many people, they're not just kept for nothing. It's more likely that they're targeting the White King.

I wonder if Genjiro and the others know that Erii has already sold all the information to Lu Mingfei... If they don't know, they can still try to extract key information from Erii.

The system analysis logs were silently filled with calculations that would benefit their own side.

Coming to Japan was definitely the right decision, it's a blessed place! I've already made a fortune in less than half a month, and I can't even imagine the future profits.

Upon seeing the system's analysis, Lu Mingfei thought that if he hadn't felt it was wrong to deceive Erii, the system might have come up with something even bigger.

"System, can I use Kazama Ruri?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered that Kazama Ruri wanted to kill the King because the King was trying to drive a wedge between him and his brother, Genjiro.

Such profound feelings... might as well take advantage of them!

[...We don't yet know the nature of their relationship or attitude, so asking rashly would only cause unnecessary misunderstandings...]

Because the relationship between the two parties was somewhat strange, the system did not ask Kazama Ruri about her opinion on Genji.

Now, naturally, he wouldn't ask Genjiro what he thought of his younger brother who had joined the Oni Clan.

You can ask directly, but since you have an ulterior motive, there's no need to.

This kind of thing is like if you like a girl and you say you like her and you need to work hard to pursue her, then it proves that the girl doesn't like you that much.

You can ask Erii later, or Sakurai Kogure...

As the one who invited Erii, Yuan Zhisheng knew that Erii's examination wasn't finished yet and she couldn't come out so quickly, but it was already dinner time, so he invited Lu Mingfei and the other two to dinner.

However, halfway through the meal, the doctor called to report on Erii's comprehensive physical examination.

So much time was spent mainly researching what method Lu Mingfei used to treat Erii, but they didn't find out.

Having things from your parents is not as good as having them yourself...

However, alchemy and medicine are two completely different fields, and these doctors had little contact with alchemy. Even those doctors who had studied alchemy at the Snake Clan had very little experience with advanced techniques like alchemical matrices.

Furthermore, they were completely unable to comprehend the existence of Erii's living alchemy, a top-tier form of alchemy.

Erii also came over for dinner. When she returned to the Hebi-Hachi family, she would habitually put on her shrine maiden outfit, which she had worn for so many years that she had gotten used to it.

Genji quietly observed Erii and Lu Mingfei's expressions.

"You've arrived," Erii said softly to Lu Mingfei.

The system responded, "Yes, I've been talking to your brother for a while now."

Both of them looked perfectly normal, as if they were old acquaintances chatting casually, without any sign of anything unusual.

Erii remained as indifferent as ever, and Lu Mingfei's face was also calm, showing no change in expression as he had after meeting Genjiro.

Xia Mi, however, took the initiative to serve Erii food after she sat down, saying, "This grilled eel tastes good, it's very fragrant."

"Thank you." Erii thanked her softly and then asked Natsumi, "Haven't you eaten this since you came to Japan?"

"Yes, I've had it. Japanese grilled eel is so famous, how could I not have tried it? But I think the ones here are much more fragrant than the ones outside."

Erii and Natsumi started chatting, while Lu Mingfei and the others remained silent and ate their meals quietly.

Genji felt very confused... because Erii hadn't paid much attention to Lu Mingfei's side from beginning to end...

While Genjiro's mind was filled with random thoughts, Erii picked up another food and gave it to Natsumi, whispering, "This is delicious too, you should try it."

After serving food to Xia Mi, she served food to Lu Mingfei, but not to Chu Zihang or him. She wasn't treating everyone equally... Yuan Zhisheng immediately took back what he had just said.

The system thanked Erii, its gaze lingering on Genji out of the corner of its eye.

However, Genjiro didn't seem particularly concerned about this matter, calmly picking up the miso soup and taking a sip.

In truth, he wasn't entirely unmoved, but he skillfully concealed his inner turmoil with his usual indifferent expression.

Chatting and serving food to Xia Mi could be seen as a sign of good friendship between the two girls, but Erii serving food to Lu Mingfei... Yuan Zhisheng's previously indifferent attitude suddenly became somewhat uncontrollable.

This isn't a matter of rationality or irrationality; the main issue is that sometimes, even when a person's rational mind knows something is inappropriate, their emotions still fluctuate. Especially since, in his recollection, Erii had never served him food before...?

But Genjiro's inner emotions didn't affect his expression. He began to convince himself: But it seems like he hasn't eaten with Erii much? It's all his fault as her older brother; he hasn't shown enough care for Erii in the past...

Erii acted this way, but isn't her brother at fault?

Genjiro was a very responsible person. At this moment when the White King was reviving and Japan was about to suffer, he chose to take over the position of head of the Snake-Headed Eight Families instead of fleeing for his life.

He was not a power-hungry person; he didn't care whether he had the power of the Yuan family head, young master, or acting patriarch.

His reason for taking over was simply because of that vague sense of responsibility. Tachibana Masamune believed that he could lead the Hebi-Hachi family to revival and glory, and the clansmen below also had high hopes for him, Amaterasu-no-Mikoto...

Out of the corner of the system's eye, it saw that Yuan Zhisheng's expression remained completely calm as he moved on to the next step of his analysis.

Erii isn't the kind of polite girl who would casually serve food to others...

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Uesugi Etsushi's slightly reproachful, yet familiar, voice came through: "Erii's back, why didn't you tell me..."

He stopped mid-sentence because he saw several more people in the room that should have only been occupied by two people.

Besides Genjiro and Erii, there were two familiar faces and a strange boy...

The familiar faces were Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi, whom I met while selling ramen on the back street of Tokyo University, before they had put on makeup or disguised themselves.

I didn't recognize the strange boy, but I could tell he was someone brought by Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi.

Chapter 131 The Head-Splitting Genji

Uesugi Kotsushi's eyes widened, and he said, "Hey! You dare to come here again, kid?"

The system simply glanced back at the old man, said nothing, and then turned back to continue eating.

He saved his daughter and this is his attitude? It shows that the other party is extremely unhappy with the host. In this situation, communication is very ineffective. It would be better to let Genjiro or Erii speak.

But Genjiro was never one to talk much, let alone complain about others, and Erii also turned around to look at her father.

But Uesugi only had eyes for Lu Mingfei's back.

He knew he had misunderstood Lu Mingfei before, but he had only exchanged a few simple blows with Lu Mingfei last time before Erii's judgment forced him to calm down. He had been holding back his anger for a long time before he realized that things were not so simple.

But when Erii ran out to find Lu Mingfei a second time, Uesugi Kotsuya really couldn't hold back anymore—he was such a bastard for being a day student.

Was it easy being a father like him? He finally found his children at the age of 100, only to have one son die, and his daughter is on the verge of being kidnapped!

Although he was certain that the two of them had been messing around for two days and two nights, it wasn't what he thought. But the fact that Erii trusted him so easily and let him do something to her made Uesugi Kotsugu extremely frustrated.

Based on his years of experience selling ramen at the school gate and interacting with male students, it's easy for men and women in this situation to take things to the next level.