They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

He had originally planned to just fool around a bit and then think about explaining it later, but he didn't expect Nono to just circle it back, and the angle of the circle was quite problematic! Emiya felt a pang of worry, thinking maybe Wa was suspecting they were having some kind of outdoor group sex after going out all night...

Emiya looked at Melyusina, who was the center of everyone's conversation. The latter blinked her eyes, as if she had not yet understood the specific meaning of "night fun" in human society.

Therefore, Melyuchina could only show this expression: "@▽@"

"Oh! Lord Wa, I can also explain the matter of bringing people back. Actually, the situation is a little complicated..."

Gold medal debater Nono is still making a very strong output.

"Actually, the person next to us is my distant cousin. She happened to run into us in this city when she was traveling here. Isn't this a coincidence?"

"Oh, distant cousin!" Wazhu's voice sounded even more frightening, and the chill seemed to overflow the phone screen. "It sounds like you two are getting along very happily, being both elder sister and younger sister..."

"That's right! Let me explain. She's from France, so she has a French accent. It's normal that her Chinese isn't very good. Don't be offended if Wa thinks her words are wrong. Come on, Melyukina, speak into the microphone!"

Nono waved to Melyuchina and pulled her against Emiya's phone screen.

"squeak?"

Melyuchina didn't understand what "squeak" meant, so she made the sound literally.

"Look how cute my distant cousin is!"

Nono laughed naturally, as if he was really praising his younger relative.

Lord Wa also laughed, but it seemed as if there was a knife hidden in her smile.

Emiya forced a smile, because the invisible swords and sabers were clashing fiercely back and forth in front of and behind his mobile phone screen, and he felt like he was almost splattered with blood.

"?" Only Melyuchina was overwhelmed by the cheerful atmosphere on the shore and was at a loss for a moment.

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"Nono, are you really going to make up an identity as Melyuzina's French cousin? Is that okay?"

On the way back, Emiya asked this question to Nono, who was driving next to him. He looked in the back seat and saw Melyusina still tinkering around in the car, probably curious about the "iron box" invented by humans.

"What could be the problem? You all know about my Indian mother, right? My Chen brothers and sisters all have the same bloodline. Our bloodline is spread all over the world. What country doesn't we have?"

Nuonuo stuck out her tongue in boredom. The dim light from the sky seeped in through the windshield, illuminating a hint of youthful cleavage on her cool, short, tight-fitting leather jacket.

"Although most of my generation used surrogacy, with the exception of those fifty or so, the rest were placed in nurseries... like mass production. But the generations before us all had actual children born through arranged marriages, the kind that were recorded in the family tree."

"I'm not making this up. There are names from Britain, America, Germany, Austria, Japan, and even a few from France. I remember in the family tree, the first woman from the Chen family who married into France gave birth to a daughter named Charlotte Chen. But that seems to have happened at least a hundred years ago. The rest..."

"..." As Emiya listened to Nuonuo listing the names of his ancestors, he couldn't help but take a breath as he noticed the endless methods used by the Chen family to establish connections through marriage and childbirth.

Your Chen family is really Habsburg!

Koenigsegg sped all the way and finally drove into the urban area of ​​this coastal city at dusk.

Strictly speaking, it is a new city development zone, which is different from the CBD area, which is the old city area where large commercial areas are concentrated.

This so-called new city is a newly developed affordable housing area in the suburbs. The road repairs are not complete, and there are still many muddy areas due to the recent typhoons and heavy rainstorms.

Nuonuo looked impatient as she tried to choose a section of road covered entirely with cement to speed forward. She had to drive a long distance before entering the CBD area where the Regent Hotel was located.

Emiya was idly staring at the receding scenery outside the window and the distant cries of vendors, when suddenly a familiar figure caught his eye.

"Why is Old Tang there?"

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Lu Mingfei was not a loser at this time, nor did he know Chen Wenwen, whom he had only met in high school. He was not discouraged and decadent because of his aunt's long-term unfair treatment.

He is currently attending the junior high school of Shilan Middle School, a well-known private school in the city. Although he has been living with his uncle and aunt, he has not seen his parents all year round. The most he can receive is some money they send from overseas.

A large part of this huge sum of money turned into countless pounds of fat on his fat cousin Lu Mingze, the imitation brand-name goods worn by his uncle, and the money his aunt lost at the mahjong table for no reason.

but!

Lu Mingfei is still proud of his parents' identities as archaeologists, and firmly believes that once the results of the big project that his excellent parents are busy with are announced, it will shock the world like Sven Hedin's discovery of the ancient city of Loulan.

No one is born willing to be a loser. It's just that they have endured for too long and can no longer see the light, so they choose to sink into despair.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei still had some courage and initiative in his heart. He even tried to read archaeology books from time to time to enrich himself so that he could brag about it in front of his classmates on weekdays...

But it turns out that this is not his strong point. His greatest ability is that he is very good at playing games, so good that he seems to "dominate the local e-sports world."

This proven fact stems from the StarCraft "peak showdown" that just ended between Lu Mingfei and his netizen Lao Tang in an Internet cafe.

Chapter 116 Pretty Student Girl with Nothing to Do

Lu Mingfei initially thought that Lao Tang’s offline “peak showdown” was just a matter of two netizens meeting in person, finding two seats in an Internet cafe, and playing a few games of StarCraft for an entire afternoon.

Unexpectedly, Old Tang was a wealthy man who was generous and played big. He directly found the Internet cafe owner and paid for a venue. He also spent money on advance publicity and attracted a group of "StarCraft masters" in the city with generous bonuses. He held a lively StarCraft peak finals in the Internet cafe.

When Lu Mingfei entered the Internet cafe, he showed his identity and reported his ID, and then he was given a player number plate. The beautiful receptionist arranged by the Internet cafe owner led him to his "honorable seat" and became the StarCraft No. xx "champion" - according to the rules, ordinary players can advance to the finals directly and unconditionally as long as they defeat any champion.

Meanwhile, the internet-addicted teenagers with red and green hair dyed in the "Shamatte" style below the stage stared at the middle school student, Lu Mingfei, with eyes as fierce as wolves... as if they were staring at a large, moving bonus. They probably thought this scrawny kid was just here to get killed, and they all rushed to compete with Lu Mingfei.

Then they tasted defeat.

Every single contestant, male or female, young or old, could last no more than a few minutes under Lu Mingfei's hands. His opponents died in horrific ways, some punching through the screen in anger before calming down and quickly sliding to their knees to pay the internet cafe owner.

Some people yelled “Fuck you!” But unfortunately, Lu Mingfei’s god-level operation was witnessed by the audience, so they could only leave angrily after receiving everyone’s mocking laughter.

Some people turned into little fans, and after losing, they changed sides and bowed down to Lu Mingfei. Not only did they give him Nutri-Express and instant noodles, they also patted him on the shoulder and said, "This is my last ripple, brother, you must win for me!"

Lu Mingfei was also unambiguous. While eating instant noodles and drinking Nutri-Express, he said, "Leave it to me, Zeppeli!" He then swung his keyboard and mouse, transforming into the Zerg Overlord and commanding the Zerg army to slaughter the next opponent, leaving them in disarray and defeated.

The clacking of keyboards and mice filled the internet cafe like a bloody storm, and the afternoon slipped by quietly. Lu Mingfei suddenly looked back at the road he had come from, only to find his path filled with a sea of ​​blood and bones. Even Old Tang, who was waiting at the end of the road—the finals—was stunned by his defeat in just ten minutes.

The eSports Emperor was born.

Someone shouted something in the corner, and then the entire internet cafe, filled with elites, erupted in cheers. "Emperor of Esports," "StarCraft Legend," "Mingming is our king!" Old Tang also gave a thumbs-up in amazement, spouting sweet nothings. "You're so fucking awesome, why did you always pretend to be me?"

Hearing all these compliments, Lu Mingfei looked dazed as if he was in a dream.

I'm so good! Lu Mingfei walked out of the internet cafe after collecting his prize money, his steps floating. He had never imagined that the most touching encouragement he'd received in all these years wouldn't come from his parents, relatives, teachers, or classmates, but from his fellow esports enthusiasts and netizens.

Lu Mingfei walked along the familiar road for an unknown amount of time. When he came to his senses, he found himself approaching Shilan Middle School. Several junior high school classmates were walking towards him from a distance, laughing and saying vulgar and vicious words.

"Hey, isn't that someone?" "Lu Mingfei!" "Yes, the Lu Mingfei who has no parents and lives with his uncle and aunt!" "Haha, you can't say that, his parents still send him money!"

"You're being too kind! Maybe these two adults secretly divorced abroad and didn't want the child anymore, so they just dumped him here!" "Hahaha!"

Although Shilan Middle School is an aristocratic private school with high tuition fees, a wealthy family environment cannot be equated with high quality and high moral character, and the bad guys who unscrupulously laugh at others have never disappeared.

Lu Mingfei’s fist hardened.

He had just come down from the high clouds of being "a legend in the martial arts world of StarCraft" when he was insulted like this. The young man's anger rose to an unprecedented level.

boom!

Under the bewildered gazes of several classmates, Lu Mingfei aimed his fist straight at the face of the one who was talking the most cheerfully. The latter was caught off guard and fell backwards to the ground. It took him two seconds to come to his senses, "Lu Mingfei! You dare to hit me? You dare to hit me?"

"What's there to be afraid of? You just said I'm an orphan, right? Come on, come on, whoever dares not fight me today is a fucking fatherless and motherless coward!"

Lu Mingfei's words shocked the whole audience.

"Fuck you, I think you're looking for a beating!" The man stood up and fought back with a ferocious face, and entangled with Lu Mingfei, starting a rogue boxing match. He wanted to call on everyone to join in, but after fighting for not long, he was pulled away by someone nearby.

"Don't be fooled by this kid. If we make a big fuss at the school gate, none of us will be happy." "What bad luck!" "Come on, let's go to the school and tell the teacher, so that this kid won't have an easy time!"

Several junior high school students turned around and left.

But he ran into two rows of tall men in black suits walking in a line, and the majestic social atmosphere hit him in the face.

“???” The junior high school students had never seen such a scene before, and they immediately retreated with trembling legs - they thought it was a gang that appeared out of nowhere.

The man at the top wore large sunglasses that covered his face. He walked with an imposing manner. He walked up to the bewildered Lu Mingfei and said in a low voice:

"Ricardo, our time is running out. Do we still want to continue experiencing campus youth?"

"Huh?" It sounded like they were in a hurry. Lu Mingfei suspected that they either wanted to kidnap him or ask him to save the world. The former was very likely the case.

But Lu Mingfei dismissed his suspicions the next second. He took a closer look at the man's iconic long eyebrows and realized it was actually Old Tang!

Old Tang, what are you doing? Old Tang?

"David Ricardo?" several middle school students murmured.

"Ricardo M. Lu, that's what we all call him," Old Tang turned and stared at them, and the junior high school students shrank back in fear.

Old Tang added, "Ricardo, you're our 'Emperor of Esports'. How can you waste your time here?"

Old Tang waved, and two beautiful waiters stepped forward to take Lu Mingfei's measurements, fitting him into a custom-made black suit and sleek leather shoes. The man in the black suit next to him then handed him a beautiful business card from "XXX Esports Club" and an invitation to visit. A stretched Lincoln limousine even pulled up nearby...

Lu Mingfei seemed to understand something in his trance. It turned out that these people were employees of a club owner. They came specifically to invite Lu Mingfei, the unparalleled StarCraft genius!

The door to professional esports seemed to be slowly opening for him...

Thus, the group staged a brief, pretentious "humble boy rises to genius" drama. The ultimate outcome was undoubtedly the young genius, Lu Mingfei, being dragged into the car in a daze... As for the junior high school students, under the intimidating gaze of the veteran hunter, Old Tang, they were so frightened that they fled in panic.

"..."

Old Tang, who had retired successfully, smacked his lips quietly. He glanced at the large amount of money transferred from the "boss of Media Asia Group" on his mobile phone and thought that it was too easy to earn the performance fee.

"Old Tang, what happened just now?" Emiya got out of Nono's car and walked quickly towards him. He just came over to ask him a few questions, so Nono and the others were still waiting in the car.

"Oh, I was thinking it would be a big deal to host an offline StarCraft tournament, but unexpectedly, an esports club newly invested in by Media Asia Group came to me and asked me to organize an internet cafe competition. I guess they're using this as an excuse to get the champion as a seed player."

He showed the transfer records. "They even hired me to act, just to get 'Mingming'—the genius netizen I mentioned earlier—to sign a contract. They're going to be rich now. Mingming's talent is ridiculously high. Even Old Tang is one step behind me."

Old Tang did not forget to flatter himself while speaking. He probably did not dare to admit that this little bit of "one move away from success" was the "fingertip universe".

"Media Asia Group?" When Emiya heard the familiar name, he thought that this seemed to be the business of the woman in the trio, Su Enxi. It was also she who invested money to settle the aquarium issue last time.

"Yeah, I haven't heard of it, but the locals say it's a big group, and the boss is a high-paying taxpayer who's been commended by the city. Forget it, brother, we're considered prosperous now, haven't you thought about that?"

For some reason, Emiya suddenly noticed that Old Tang's expression became obscene... It was exactly the same expression he had when he mentioned going to the foot massage parlor.

"Are you trying to say...?"

Old Tang chuckled, "Brother Emiya, a girl with Nono's temperament is not easy to deal with. I think if you have money, you can find girls anywhere——"

"Could you please stop mentioning that foot massage parlor? I'm a law-abiding person and never visit prostitutes!"

"Brother, that's not pleasant to hear. How can you call it whoring when it comes to rich people?" Old Tang said firmly, "We can find women legally and legally, understand? Legally and legally! Did you know that the family has recently expanded their business and started recruiting students from outside to become magic apprentices?"

"Oh, so why did you bring this up?" Emiya didn't understand how this was related to finding a woman.

"Hey, brother, have you forgotten again? Our positions in the Zhou family are still in name only. The project we worked on is also recruiting. I specifically asked Master Wa about this. Although we can't supervise students outside, we can use the name of supervising the project and have a quota of at most one magic assistant!"

Old Tang's eyes lit up. "Assistant, assistant! Here's my chance to find a pretty student to be my assistant! She'll be there for me when I need her, and for when I don't..."

Emiya: “…”

Is this true? Old Tang, do you know who the women around me are now? Are you sure that the innocent and beautiful student girl won't be torn apart by her bare hands?

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"Let's go, Old Tang is just putting on an act, it's not a big deal at all."

Closing the car door, Emiya fastened his seatbelt again and lay down in the comfortable front seat, feeling a little tired... Student girl, it's better not to come. Three women make a scene, and four women...

The car started again, and Nuonuo asked casually, "Acting? What kind of acting? I saw him talking to you through the car window, and why did he seem so vulgar?"

"Maybe it's because of studying... cough cough!" Emiya stuttered subconsciously and quickly shut up and stopped talking.

"study?"

Emiya tensed up and thought quickly, and lied in an instant:

"...about learning about magic. We talked about that night when we went to replenish our magic in front of Overpass Zero. I explained a few things to him about replenishing magic, and then Old Tang, who has a very unruly personality, as you know, he asked me directly if I did that with him..."

"what!"

Nono's face turned anxious and her cheeks flushed. She almost braked suddenly because she immediately recalled the experience of breaking into Emiya's bathtub that day.

"Next time I see Old Tang, I'm going to rip his mouth off! And if he dares to ask if I did it, I'll do it to him first!"

"That's not necessary..." Emiya thought to himself, "Oh, I guess I'm not very honest. I accidentally tricked Old Tang..."

"What is 'doing'?"

The curious baby Melyuchina in the back row suddenly stretched her head over.

Chapter 117 Conclusion: The Secret Party is not as good as Emiya

"Do... that is..." The articulate Nono was rarely able to speak. Her cheeks seemed to be flushed, and her mind once again wandered to the bathtub scene that night when she was replenishing her magic.

The word has such a rich range of meanings that just by slightly changing the word order and collocation, wonderful and even unrelated semantic changes can occur, such as "to get rid of someone" and "to do it with someone".