Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"'Sakura & Eri's Rilakkuma'...Sakura and Eri's Rilakkuma..."

"My efforts to maintain composure were instantly broken. With trembling hands, I turned over each toy and saw the labels on the bottom of them..."

"Sakura and Eri's Hello Kitty... Sakura and Eri's little monster... Sakura and Eri's little yellow duck..."

"Sakura and Eri's... every one of them is the same, every one of them has been modified, every one of them is... Sakura and Eri's..."

"All the toys belong to Eri and me. Eri shared her entire world with me... Eri's world is only this big and has this much, but Eri generously shared everything with Sakura..."

"But what about me...what did I do..."

……

Lu Mingfei remembered every detail clearly. When he was in his dream, he read this part of the story over and over again. When he saw Eiry's ending for the first time, he roared like a beast, waking up Lu Mingze from his sleep.

Lu Mingze thought that his cousin had become neurotic because his mother had confiscated his pocket money and Nutri-Express bars for the Internet cafe, and he couldn't bear the blow. The little fat boy was so scared that he hid in his uncle and aunt's room to sleep every day.

Day after day, Lu Mingfei replayed the girl's tragic and suffocating end in his dreams. He cried bitterly as he watched, cursing in agony, how could such a bastard exist in the world... how could such a bastard exist in the world!!

After waking up from the dream, Lu Mingfei pinched his arms tightly and forced himself not to cry out loud, as if he was torturing himself. During that period, Lu Mingfei's arms under his school uniform were actually bruised and bloody.

Lu Ming was fully aware of his own stubborn, unyielding character. He did this to remind his decadent self that there was a girl in this world willing to share everything with the scorned loser, who owed her something. No matter what, he had to change...

He wanted to take the place of that cowardly loser and atone for the sins of the best girl in the world!

Lu Mingfei looked at Eiry with tears in his eyes, his voice choked and hoarse.

"At that time, there were only two things on my mind... The first was to bring Eri back to life..."

"If I could trade my life for Eri's, I would bring her back to life without hesitation... But I can't do it... I can't bring the dead back to life... Even if it costs me my own life..."

"I promised you that if the world doesn't like you, then the world is my enemy... But I failed to keep my promise... So I blamed myself, felt regretful, and felt hopeless... I finally experienced that feeling..."

Love makes people fearless, hatred makes people crazy, regret makes people desperate... Lu Mingfei's voice trembled with a strong sense of sadness.

"The breath of regret is like a stream of icy water, gushing out from the depths of my heart... It overwhelms me, permeating my entire body... This breath is about to drown me, making it impossible to breathe..."

"That sadness is so intense, fierce and brutal, it makes people weak and powerless, heartbroken... and hysterical!"

"I remembered... there's one more thing I can do... there's one more thing I must do!"

"I want to... kill Herzog!!!"

Lu Mingfei squeezed out these words from between his teeth. The hatred in his eyes condensed into a raging flame that could burn through a person's heart, lungs, and bones. His expression was more ferocious than ever before, like a desperate villain who had lost his way out.

"I've once again signed a pact with the devil. I've unleashed my greatest power... I'm desperate!"

"Genji-no-ji bet his life on me. He once said he would bet on me to win, so I'm betting on myself to win too... I must win this time!"

Lu Mingfei's expression was ferocious, and he exuded a heart-pounding aura that was both icy cold and scorching like fire, like a cold spring and like magma.

"I came before Herzog. At that time, Herzog had already obtained the power of 'God'. The Source Child, the Source Girl, the 'Holy Remains'... He ate everyone and absorbed all the nutrients to become the new 'King'. He stood on his throne, feeling the tremendous power gushing out of his body, overlooking the world from above. He felt that he was about to rule the world and a new era was about to be opened by him." Lu Mingfei whispered, "But Herzog couldn't help but be surprised when he saw me. For a moment, he couldn't understand how there could be a monster in this world that could keep pace with him. Then Herzog recognized me."

"He persuaded me to join him and usher in a new era. Together we can stand at the top of the world and divide this vast world equally." Lu Mingfei's eyes flashed with contempt. "I know he is trying to deceive me. He is using his best tricks to deceive people. He wants to take advantage of my moment of peace and caution to attack me."

"But Herzog miscalculated, because I have no interest in the throne of this world at all. I came to him for only one thing..." Lu Mingfei said fiercely, "and that is revenge!"

"I ridiculed him with the most sarcastic and mocking words, using the most caustic methods. I was like a gambler who had lost all his chips. I had nothing left, so there was nothing to lose." Lu Mingfei's eyes blazed with fire, and his tone was firm. "I will pull that bastard who gained power by stepping on the corpses of my friends and the girls who liked me down from his high and mighty throne. I will personally send my enemy into the abyss!"

"We fought and tore at each other. Without the power of words or fancy moves, the war between monsters is always bloody!" Lu Mingfei whispered. "My strength gradually dissipated, and I fell into a disadvantage. Herzog became even more rampant. He was determined to kill me."

"But Herzog forgot that even though he has power, beneath his monster body he still hides a cowardly human heart." Lu Mingfei pointed to his heart, "But I'm a true monster from the inside out. Although I'm a coward, once a coward gets ruthless, he won't care about gains or losses or consequences. Herzog awakened the monster dormant deep within me... He messed with the wrong person!"

"I used up my last bit of strength to fly Herzog high into the sky. Ten thousand meters, twenty thousand meters, thirty thousand meters..." Lu Mingfei described the ultimate battle in his dream, "until the Japanese islands became as small as rice grains under our wings. We were at such an altitude that we couldn't even breathe air. I pounded Herzog's chest with my fists, and then fell powerlessly downwards."

"Herzog was stunned. He had no idea why I did this. He thought my last fight and dying struggle were in vain." Lu Mingfei laughed contemptuously, "But the next second he experienced what hell is like!"

"Gattuso's space-based kinetic weapon dropped from the sky and landed precisely on his head. Herzog doesn't know why I sent him to that altitude, but it's because I've been waiting for this moment." Lu Mingfei said quickly, "The Sky Patrol in low-Earth orbit arrived above Tokyo at this moment, completely enveloping Herzog. Under that terrifying acceleration, he had no way to escape!"

"The dense metal strike net hammered down on Herzog's body. Even the dragon body he had painstakingly obtained could not withstand such explosive damage. Herzog's spine exploded inch by inch, his iron muscles were torn apart, and his hard dragon bones were burned to ash. The tremendous gravity pressed Herzog to the ground." Lu Mingfei recounted the final outcome of a generation of heroes. "He screamed and roared, but it was all in vain. His body fell into the Sea of ​​Japan. Herzog's physical strength had long been consumed in the battle with me. Under the nuclear-level bombardment of the Sword of Damocles, even a so-called 'god' would be reduced to dust!"

"Is he dead?" Eiry couldn't bear to interrupt Lu Mingfei, so she asked the question after Lu Mingfei had said so much.

"Dead, Herzog can't be dead again. I avenged Genji, Genji, and you, Eri." Lu Mingfei's voice was hoarse. "But even if I killed Herzog, I don't feel a bit of satisfaction. Revenge is always the most useless thing in the world. The thing you regret has already happened. Even if you have the ability to seek revenge, you will regret it."

Lu Mingfei no longer shed tears because his tears had dried up, but his expression still looked so sad, with two deep tear marks as if engraved on his face.

"After everything calmed down, my senior brother, the boss, and I returned to Takama-ga-hara, because my first night show wasn't finished yet." Lu Mingfei tried to keep his tone calm. "For a qualified gigolo, the first night show is the process of leaping over the dragon gate. Without crossing the threshold of 800 flower tickets, the gigolo's career will never be complete."

"A lot of customers came that day. Takama-ga-hara was packed. It was an unprecedented grand occasion. People from the political, business, and entertainment circles... all the regular customers who had patronized Takama-ga-hara came to show their support... but they didn't show their support for me. They showed their support for the other customers, my senior brothers, and the boss." Lu Mingfei laughed at himself. "I am still an unknown little guy in the gigolo world... But it was this ordinary, insignificant new gigolo who created the history of Takama-ga-hara in terms of the number of flower tickets that day."

"My senior and the boss came on stage to help me perform. It was both my homepage show and our farewell show. After the performance, we'll bid farewell to the gigolo scene forever." Lu Mingfei said, "My senior played the saxophone, which he hadn't practiced in a long time. The boss played the piano gracefully, and I was in charge of singing. Their performances were perfect, and I was the only flaw, so few people were willing to give me face. I looked at the few flower tickets, and I was so embarrassed that I almost dug a French villa on the stage with my toes."

"Finally, the store manager showed up. Despite his still-healed injuries, he came to help me announce my final tally. He looked down upon the entire audience and read out my votes as if he were unveiling an Oscar," Lu Mingfei said. "My final tally was 320, a far cry from 800. Most of those were sympathy votes, meaning I failed miserably. I was still far from being a truly competent gigolo. I felt utterly humiliated. It was like a public execution. I wished I could find a hole in the ground to crawl into."

"Just then, the store manager suddenly turned serious and announced that I had passed. From today on, Sakura from Takama-ga-hara became an official gigolo. I thought to myself, how can 320 flower tickets be considered a pass? This is not even half of 800. Did the store manager break his arm and damage the nerves in his brain?" Lu Mingfei's voice began to sob again. "In front of everyone, the store manager pulled a check from his suit pocket. It was a rare large check with a face value of 100 million yen. Converted into flower tickets, it would have amounted to a full 100,000... So the final number of tickets I had was actually 100,320!"

"The store manager told me that a few months ago a beautiful girl found Takamagahara. She couldn't speak and came to the store looking for Sakura. The store manager said that gigolos weren't allowed to meet with customers privately. If you wanted to support Sakura, you could buy a flower ticket to support him. The girl signed a check for 100 million yen... It was a check from the Snake Eight Family, and the person who signed the check was Eri."

Lu Mingfei looked at Eiry and cried silently.

Chapter 497 Kiss

"That's great." Eri wrote in the small notebook.

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He didn't react for a moment... Great? What was great? Was it that Herzog was killed? Or was it that after deducting the 100,000 flower tickets given by Eri, he only got 320?

"Great, Sakura passed. It turns out that Eiry in the dream also sent Sakura a flower ticket." Eiry added seriously in the small notebook, and then held it in front of Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei was completely dumbfounded, his expression changed from dull to incredible. He looked at what Eiry wrote and Eiry's obviously relieved expression as she patted her chest. The tears that had dried up once again silently flowed out of Lu Mingfei's eyes.

So this is what Eri cares about most? Compared to the deception she suffered in the story, compared to the tragic situation she encountered under Herzog's scheme... the thing that makes her most relieved is whether the story's self sent her flower tickets, whether her flower tickets passed the test... such trivial matters?

How can there be such a good girl in this world... How can there be such a stupid girl in this world...

In fact, Lu Mingfei had decided long ago to confess all the stories about his dream to Eiry during this trip to Umezuji-cho, so he had been very nervous and did not dare to confess his feelings to Eiry or have any intimate actions that were too inappropriate with her... Because Eiry was unaware of it at the time, Lu Mingfei did not know how Eiry would react after learning the truth of it all.

Lu Mingfei imagined many possibilities. Maybe after knowing that the self in the dream story had become connected with her because he mistook her for his senior sister, Eiry's favorability towards him would plummet. Maybe after knowing his irresponsible nature and what he had done to her, Eiry would feel resentful towards him. Maybe Eiry would think that he was being nice to her now simply to atone for his inner guilt and regret, and therefore lose trust in him... Lu Mingfei thought about all the bad situations that might happen.

But Lu Mingfei had never thought about Eiry's reaction at this moment... He didn't dare to expect Eiry not to blame or complain about him, because he was not qualified to demand that this innocent girl who had been hurt forgive him or understand him as a person who had lost his faith. Even if Eiry resented him or even hated him after learning the truth, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to accept it.

This is what he owed the girl. He had made an unforgivable mistake. The crime and punishment were what he should have borne. He had no choice but to accept it no matter what the price. He had already prepared himself to atone for Eri's sins for his entire life.

But Lu Mingfei did not receive the expected blame, complaints, or hatred... not a single bit.

"Great, Sakura passed. It turns out that Eri in the dream also sent Sakura a flower ticket"... This kind of stupid words have a very simple meaning, without any deep meaning. It is just that a girl as blank as a piece of paper will involuntarily worry about someone after falling in love with him. This kind of love is so straightforward, so childish, yet so clean, so pure... It makes all Lu Mingfei's previous bad expectations feel ashamed.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered the two sentences that the Humpback Whale store manager had said to him in his dream:

Once, when a woman in Takama-ga-hara was attacked by Deadpool, the store manager rushed forward fearlessly to protect his customers, fought with Deadpool, and finally lost an arm. He was on the verge of death due to excessive blood loss. Lu Mingfei hugged the bear-like man in his arms, lamenting how stupid this guy was while listening to the man's chatter before he died.

He had to tell Lu Mingfei the words that he had been holding in his heart for a long time, because that was the store manager's way, his life, and the only thing he could leave in this world.

"Sakura, let me tell you a truth. A woman's love for a man is often much more expensive than a man's love for a woman... Sometimes the price is a lifetime..."

"Women... after all, they're just stupid... so love them."

Another time was three months after the disaster in Tokyo. After Lu Mingfei and his friends completed their farewell show in Takama-ga-hara, Humpback Whale was determined to bring the check from the underworld princess and personally sing and read the votes for Lu Mingfei even though he had lost an arm.

The store manager recalled the beautiful but mute girl who visited the store a few months ago. Such a silly girl was able to find this place through Line navigation and signed a check for 100 million yen in one breath.

"Don't think that women are easy to get rid of. If she likes you, she will chase you to the ends of the earth."

"It costs a woman a lot more to love a man...but they are willing to do so."

……

It turns out that women are really so stupid and silly. Once she really falls in love with you, she will treat you well regardless of gains and losses, even if she is deceived by you, she will be willing to do so... Lu Mingfei finally understood.

Lu Mingfei's upper body suddenly pounced out, like a moth that rushed towards the light without hesitation. He hugged Eiry tightly, just like the hug in the deep sea in his dream when he was unconscious... But this time it was no longer a hug of fear and loss. Lu Mingfei's body was trembling slightly.

Eiry also reached out and put her arms around Lu Mingfei's neck.

The sun had already set, and the overwhelming night had swept across the entire world. The darkness covered the man and woman on the cliff like a curtain. The sea breeze was no longer as refreshing and cool as it was during the day, but was bitingly cold. However, Lu Mingfei and Eiry were both warm, and they felt each other's warmth in each other's arms.

"Eriyi..."

After hugging for a long time and being silent for a long time, Lu Mingfei suddenly spoke in Eiry's ear. His voice was still slightly hoarse because he had just recovered from his anger and sadness.

"Hmm..." Unexpectedly, Eiry did not write in the notebook this time, but whispered softly in Lu Mingfei's ear with warm breath.

"Eryi..." Lu Mingfei called out again, and he tightened his arms around Eryi, as if he wanted to confirm whether this was reality or a dream.

"Hmm..." Eri responded again.

"I'm sorry..." Lu Mingfei's voice trembled slightly, and his tone was full of guilt.

The girl in his arms shook her head slightly. She had never blamed Lu Mingfei, so she felt that Lu Mingfei did not need to apologize to her.

"Eriyi..."

"Um……"

"I will protect Eri this time... I swear on my life." Lu Mingfei made the most important promise of his life to the girl. "Whether it's Herzog or anyone else... I won't let anyone hurt Eri. I will completely resolve Eri's bloodline issue so that you can speak and live freely like all other girls. I will take Eri to see the outside world. We can go to Santorini, Provence, Tuscany... I will take Eri to any place you want to go... Bring Hello Kitty, Rubber Duck, and Rilakkuma..."

After Lu Mingfei finished speaking, Eiry nodded heavily. Lu Mingfei could feel Eiry's arms tightening as she hugged him... This was the first time Eiry had been so close to someone. She wasn't as eloquent as Lu Mingfei, so she could only express her feelings through actions.

"Eri..." Lu Mingfei took a deep breath.

"Hmm..." Eri responded patiently.

"I like you." Lu Mingfei said in Eiry's ear.

Lu Mingfei's voice trembled slightly, but his tone was serious. It was as if he was announcing this to the whole world, because important promises are heavier than Mount Tai... This was the most manly thing Lu Mingfei had ever said in his life.

"I like...Sakura..." Eri responded, "I like...Sakura too."

Eiry's voice was extremely small, but it went straight into the depths of Lu Mingfei's soul when it fell into his ears... In fact, Caesar, Chu Zihang and Jiude Mai had already known about this. Anyone with eyes could see Eiry's feelings for Lu Mingfei, but for Eiry, this was the biggest secret in her world.

When a girl likes someone, it may take all her courage in her life to say this.

The two separated from their embrace, and Lu Mingfei looked into Eiry's eyes. The night was so dark and dark, but the look in Eiry's eyes when she looked at Lu Mingfei was brighter than ever before, as if there was a bright flame hidden in them.

Eiry's body slowly leaned forward, her eyes gradually closed, and her body trembled slightly, revealing her extremely calm state of mind... Even though Eiry's movements were as careful and alert as a cat, everyone knew what such a movement of a girl meant.

So Lu Mingfei hugged Eiry again and lowered his head to kiss the girl's soft lips.

……

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!” The screeching sound rang out from the hidden headset, almost deafening my ears.

"Stop making noise! ​​Your howling is about to pierce my eardrums!" Jiude Mai impatiently turned down the volume of her headset. "If you keep yelling, I'll block the camera over there!"

On a high tower in a corner of the small town of Meizuji Town, Mai Shutoku, wearing a windbreaker, stood on the top of the tower, looking at the two people on the high cliff through the scope of a sniper rifle. There was a miniature camera installed on the scope, which could synchronize the image in the field of view. In the picture, the silhouettes of Lu Mingfei and Eiry on the black cliff looked like a pair of sculptures praising love.

"Long legs, long legs! The resolution here isn't very high, so the picture is a little blurry." Su Enxi's voice came from the headset. "I can't see clearly. Are they hugging? Or kissing?"

"Kiss." Jude Mai said while staring at the picture in the scope.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!” Another thunderous scream came from the other side of the headset.

Jiude Mai felt that she had a little tinnitus, so she turned the volume of the headset to the minimum. She knew that if she told the truth to the potato chip girl, the girl would not be able to help but scream again. Jiude Mai could imagine that Su Enxi must be screaming and rolling around on the bed, just like a star-chasing otaku who saw the CP she supported come true and was more excited than the people involved.

"I knew it! I knew it! Am I saying that Lu Mingfei must have some ulterior motive for deliberately bringing Uesugi Eriya to such a remote town? This kid is saving up a big move!" Su Enxi's tone was smug, as if she were a prophet. Then she asked, "Who took the initiative to kiss her first? Did they stick out their tongue? Was there any further action after the kiss? Did Lu Mingfei do anything to her? Did they set up their tent nearby?"

"Get lost, you nerdy girl! It's so dark and so far away, how can I see clearly?" Jiude Mai said unhappily. "If you have the guts, ask Lu Mingfei yourself, or ask Lu Mingfei and Uesugi Eri to demonstrate it to you in person next time."

"No, no, no, I plan to live to be a hundred years old. I don't want to die young." Su Enxi gave in immediately.

"But this place is really beautiful. Seeing it makes me miss my exes, but I don't know which one I'll think of first." Jiude Mai asked. "By the way, how did Lu Mingfei find this town? He seems to know more about Japan than I, a native Japanese?"

"You're not going to do that, long legs? You don't even know Ehime Prefecture?" Su Enxi's tone sounded incredulous. "You haven't even seen Tokyo Love Story? Then you, a Japanese, are really incompetent."

"I know that drama, but it's too old. I'm not one to be nostalgic," said Jude Mai. "Besides, I didn't have time to watch dramas when I was a kid. I spent my childhood training and killing people. You know, I'm from a completely different world from a stay-at-home girl like you who only makes money and watches dramas."

"Yes, yes, so when you grew up you started dating like crazy to make up for your loveless childhood, right?" Su Enxi was rarely tough enough to confront Jiude Mai, but then she suddenly realized she had said the wrong thing, "I'm sorry, long legs. I didn't think straight for a moment and spoke too quickly. I shouldn't have joked about your childhood."

"It's okay. We've known each other for so long. You mean no harm. I understand you. There's no need to apologize for something like this. Besides, those past events can't hurt me anymore." Jude Mai said, "But I have to go. The sun has already set. Lu Mingfei and Uesugi Eri won't stay in the mountains for too long."

"I'm going back to Japan tomorrow, on a noon flight," Su Enxi said over the phone, her tone unusually serious. "Keep an eye on Lu Mingfei and Uesugi Eri, and be careful yourself, long legs... I have a feeling a storm is brewing, a huge disaster is about to befall Japan."

"The moment of the decisive battle is approaching. This is probably why Lu Mingfei chose to bring Uesugi Eri here today," Jiude Mai whispered. "Even though I know Lu Mingfei never fights a battle without confidence, this will still be a dangerous war."

……

At the foot of the Ferris wheel in Meizuji Town, an old Toyota family car was parked on the side of the road, with billowing gray smoke coming out from the gap in the engine front cover.

The Ferris wheel was actually closed at this point, but it continued to rotate slowly until it raised the only cabin with people in it to its highest point and then stopped.

Chapter 498: Competent Senior Team Leader and Comrades

A black shadow stepped on the roof of a Toyota and jumped onto the Ferris wheel. He climbed along the cabin and the steel keel with agile and quick movements. If this guy could spit spider silk, he would be comparable to a real-life Spider-Man. After a while, the figure arrived at the cabin at the top of the Ferris wheel.

Chu Zihang jumped in from the roof and landed steadily in the cabin of the Ferris wheel. Caesar was already inside the cabin, holding a high-powered binoculars in his hand and looking at the top of the cliff opposite. There were two blurry figures very close to each other on the top of the mountain... That was the direction where Lu Mingfei and Eiry were.