Lionheart Society: I am an S-class freshman, with infinite power of words.

The mentally ill group members left excitedly, and Genji couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"Team Leader Lin Chen!" Yuan Zhisheng said, "Are you sure you want to continue this leniency?"

Lin Chen turned his head and glanced at Yuan Zhisheng, then put his arm around his shoulder, like a friendly gesture between men!

"Xiao Yuan!" Lin Chen said, "Don't be too tense. You're taut like a bow, but what's the use? It only increases tension. You need to learn to relax and tighten the bowstring when needed!"

Yuan Zhisheng felt a little uncomfortable. Lin Chen addressed him like an older brother. As the head of the Yuan family, this was the first time Yuan Zhisheng had experienced something like this.

He looked up at the direction where Chu Zihang and the other two had left, his eyes momentarily dazed.

Unbeknownst to Genjiro, a dark shadow flashed past behind him and disappeared into the maintenance area of ​​the Trieste.

"Is there anything going on tonight?" Lin Chen suddenly asked.

"My task is to assist you in completing the preparations!"

"Then everything's alright," Lin Chen said. "Let's go out and have some fun!"

Yuan Zhisheng found himself increasingly unable to keep up with Lin Chen's train of thought.

……

Genji Heavy Industries.

Torii gate.

Tachibana Masamune sat at the table drinking tea, with Genjiro sitting upright in front of him.

“Dad!” Genjiro stared at the movements in Tachibana Masamune’s hands. “Lin Chen’s withdrawal from the diving team was not what we expected. I’m afraid it will affect our plans.”

Tachibana Masamune remained completely unaffected, continuing to brew tea: "His ideas are indeed unconventional; I never expected Kassel College to tacitly allow him to stay out of the water!"

"You mean...this is what Kassel College means?"

"As the academy's elite team, they must have made reasonable arrangements. If Angers doesn't agree, how can Lin Chen just refuse to go into the water?"

Genji nodded: "That makes sense, but why did Principal Angers make such a decision? Could it be that he discovered our plan?"

“Impossible!” Tachibana Masamune said. “Our plan is currently only being discussed internally, and no one knows about it except the heads of the various families! Angers couldn’t possibly have received the news!”

“That must be the mission itself. The academy probably knows some information that we don’t, which is why they left Lin Chen on the shore,” Yuan Zhisheng said with certainty.

This is something that Genjiro and Tachibana Masamune were wrong about.

They assumed that Angers made the decision, otherwise he certainly wouldn't have allowed it.

What they didn't know was that Angers had no right to comment on Lin Chen's decisions.

This is a demonstration of strength. What Lin Chen has shown can completely determine every detail of this operation!

Even when Lin Chen said he would go down alone, Angers could only nod and say that it was good that someone was going down!

"Very likely," Tachibana Masamune nodded. "You need to get information out of Lin Chen to find out what's going on."

"Understood!" Yuan Zhisheng suddenly asked, "But what if Lin Chen interferes with our plans?"

Tachibana Masamune finally finished the tea-making process and pushed the teacup in front of Genjiro.

"The remaining three will go into the water. Before the Dragon Abyss Plan is completed, control Lin Chen. We absolutely cannot let him interfere with our plans. As for how to deal with him," Tachibana Masamune stared into Genji's eyes, "before dealing with the Demon Clan, don't completely antagonize Kassel College!"

"Understood. The plan will proceed as scheduled. This is our family's wish for centuries. I will not let him die!"

Genjiro got up and walked out of the torii gate.

……

The day before their launch, the Kassel College's elite team entered travel mode.

Chu Zihang bought a Kansai iron teapot, Lu Mingfei bought a lot of limited edition figurines, and Caesar bought more than a truckload of souvenirs. This rich young master really spends money like water.

Lin Chen had it much easier. He wasn't interested in anything from Japan, so he just strolled around a few times, treating it as a way to digest his food after dinner!

They ended their journey on the terrace of the Shinshinji Temple on the 30th floor of Genji Heavy Industries, where the head chef personally prepared a whole fresh bluefin tuna for the team members.

In addition, there are pufferfish, capelin, and air-freighted blue lobsters, served with chilled sake, a treatment that even surpasses that of a Michelin three-star restaurant!

Genji acted as a tour guide for a whole day, and was filled with doubt throughout the journey.

He couldn't understand what kind of monsters the academy's elite teams were. Tomorrow night was a high-risk SS-level mission, yet he felt no tension at all.

Yuan Zhisheng suddenly remembered what Lin Chen had said, that he was too tense.

As the head of the Minamoto family of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, Minamoto no Chisei was indeed as taut as a spring.

He looked at Lin Chen and suddenly realized that Lin Chen was the most relaxed person in the whole group.

"Lin Chen," Yuan Zhisheng said, "I don't see you bought any souvenirs."

Lin Chen shrugged: "There's nothing I like."

"But you seem a little... downcast?"

"I'm just bored," Lin Chen waved his hand. "If your assistant, Ying, came to keep me company, I think I'd feel much better."

260: Lu Mingfei's fledgling takes flight! Lin Chen and Ying drink together!

“Sakura has gone on a family mission,” Genji said. “But she’s just my assistant. You’re the academy’s elite team, so there’s a difference in status. If we let her accompany you, it would only make our Sakura Country branch seem very impolite!”

"Alright, but to be honest, I quite like her!"

Yuan Zhisheng remained silent; he had no thoughts of romantic love.

As the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Zhisheng was even more clueless about love than Chu Zihang.

Lu Mingfei placed the figurine she had bought on the table; it was an image of Mikuru Asahina, and it even had a dress-up function.

Caesar exclaimed in admiration, "I saw a store that sells something similar, the same size as a real person, and you can even change into different clothes with it!"

Lu Mingfei sighed, "Did you accidentally wander into some store you shouldn't have? Those aren't figurines, they're inflatable dolls!"

Caesar sipped his sake: "It must be inflatable. I was wondering why the people of Japan would make a human-shaped lifebuoy."

Yuan Zhisheng was a little confused; he understood the topic.

Lin Chen patted Yuan Zhisheng on the shoulder: "Don't be so tense."

Yuan Zhisheng's heart stirred, and he suddenly realized that it might be quite nice to be so carefree and crazy.

We're about to embark on a dangerous SS-level mission at a depth of 8,000 meters underwater. It's uncertain whether we'll be able to return. In that case, why not relax a little before we go?

So Genji tried to fit in with them: "If you like, Mr. Lu, I can give you some inflatable figures."

Lu Mingfei's expression changed: "Isn't this inappropriate? I'm not that perverted!"

But Caesar's expression was priceless: "Lu Mingfei, I think you need this!"

Lu Mingfei's face flushed red: "How could that be? I can handle it myself!"

Caesar seemed to have thought of something: "Speaking of which, Lu Mingfei, you're already a junior, and next semester you'll be a senior. You've been at the academy for so long, you're not still a fledgling, are you!"

"Caesar, where did you learn that word!" Lu Mingfei waved her hand. "I...I...I...what's there to talk about? Senior Brother Chu is the same."

Lu Mingfei decisively dragged Chu Zihang into the mess, but Chu Zihang's gaze remained calm: "What's there to compare with me? If you're so capable, compare with the boss!"

Caesar taunted, "Lu Mingfei, just face reality. Lin Chen has probably done it dozens of times more often than you!"

But Lu Mingfei suddenly perked up: "Hehe, that's wrong, zero multiplied by dozens of times is still zero!"

Caesar looked at him as if he were a fool.

Lu Mingfei lowered her head: "Okay, that sounds pretty tragic. Actually, I also want to find a partner. I think Asahina Mikuru is pretty good. I'll order a life-size body pillow for her when I have the chance!"

Yuan Zhisheng rubbed his forehead, suddenly feeling that he couldn't quite fit in with these lunatics.

Lin Chen shrugged: "It's really a bit difficult for you. I just wanted you to relax, but those three are thinking like complete lunatics, so it's normal that you can't keep up!"

The chef served the dishes, and the aroma filled the terrace.

Yuan Zhisheng raised his glass: "May everything go well for you all tomorrow!"

……

Peninsula Hotel.

Presidential suite.

To conserve their energy for tomorrow's dive, Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei, and Caesar went back to their rooms to rest early.

Lin Chen was free of worries and didn't need to go into the water, so he could sit by the window and drink and stay up all night.

For Lin Chen, this was more like a trip. He had no interest in the Snake Clan or the White King.

The girl outside the window is one that I could call an interest.

"Come in, they're all asleep," Lin Chen said softly.

There was silence in the room for a few seconds, then the living room window was opened from the outside.

This is the presidential suite on the top floor; a chilly wind blows outside.

But the girl in the black bodysuit opened the window from the outside and quietly jumped in.

"You've spotted me again!" the girl said softly.

She removed the black hood from her head, revealing her long, flowing black hair and Sakura's icy face.