Scene 5: Dragon’s Shadow (4)

“Hate their dragon lineage? How come that? You guys look so cool!”

“Do you know why Manstein and Guderian are BBF? Because they ‘graduated’ from the same psychiatric hospital.” Fingel raised his eyebrows.

“What!” Lu Mingfei was stunned. “The same psychiatric hospital?”

“Our thinking way is different from ordinary people; it is difficult for us to integrate into the general groups. Guderian and Manstein were regarded as psychotic because they behaved exceptionally as children and remained in hospital until they were fifteen years old. That’s why Cassel College calls itself ‘another option’. Choose Cassel College, you have to say goodbye to normal life, where the only thing you can do is slaughter dragons because dragons hate us the most. We have the ability of the dragon race, but we are human in our hearts. We are a group of people living in the crack, not flattering on both sides.”

“Yes,” Lu Mingfei said thoughtfully, “You are not human indeed.”

“You are not human, and your family is not human…”

“That makes sense… If my parents are college students, they should all have dragon tails.” Lu Mingfei agreed.

Fingel has become accustomed to the fact that his roommate’s face is thicker than the wall because it’s the same for himself. “Another example is Chu Zihang. Everyone in the college said he was extremely depressed before. He had been trying to hide his differences from ordinary people and had been searching the internet for dragon information since high school. He was one of several people who contacted Cassel College by himself over the years. At first, the school did not believe that there would be such a high purity of dragon lineage. So this guy must have been very depressed when he was a kid. Now he has found an organization. Of course, he has to slaughter the dragons bravely!”

“What about Caesar? He’s not depressed at all. He’s an ‘inpressed’ man.”

“Caesar is the exception. His full name is Caesar Gattuso. The Gattuso family is a famous aristocratic family in Italy, there were seven or eight dukes in this family. Unfortunately, none of them succeeded in ascending the Italian throne, thus the Gattuso family always thought that their family should have an emperor. Later, they found that Caesar had a strong leadership temperament and talent for mathematics and fighting when he was young. His logic of thinking was very different from that of ordinary children. The elders of the Gattuso family were gratified.” Fingel said, “Caesar was so saucy because his elders loved him so much.”

“How lucky! Nobody thinks he’s such a bastard because he is saucy?” Lu Mingfei didn’t like Caesar.

“That’s the emperor! He is the person whose family expects to become an emperor! The emperor must be different from ordinary people. Strange if they’re the same.”

“Emperor? What time is it?”

“The Gattuso family felt very sorry! After waiting for hundreds of years to get a young who can be the Italian emperor, well, democracy came and no more emperor. So they had to reduce the target to the Italian Prime Minister. Caesar graduated from Eton Public School. Famous schools were competing for him. And he chose Cassel College between Cambridge and Cassel. He’s not looking for comfort, it’s just because he feels that it’s more challenging and suitable for a strong person like him. His first sentence in school was: ‘You can challenge me, but I’m ready to laugh at you!’

Lu Mingfei muffled his face. “What’s the first sentence of my entrance?”

“If it starts from the moment you board the train, I remember you said… Ah, what a luxury!”

“I can’t see that you have a good memory in your lotus-like head!” Lu Mingfei sighed again. “What about the senior sister?”

“Senior sister? Sounds so dear! Unfortunately, this yellow page does not include your coveted, Caesar’s, girlfriend’s past. She seems to have a very wealthy father, but she always tells people that she has no family, she has a brother, who is a baby and a dragon-human generation, named Gates, nickname ‘The Key’, with his name exactly the opposite. That little fellow’s blood can open all the doors in the world.” Fingel looked expectant. “I often think that if I’m poor enough and want to rob a bank in the future, I’ll ask him for help.”

“I’ve seen her drive a Ferrari!”

“I’ve also seen her in Lamborghini. But strangely enough, she also works part-time on campus with Guderian, she doesn’t need to make money by herself at all. Anyway, be careful to approach her.”

“Why?” Lu Mingfei was in a daze.

“Do you know her nickname? ‘Nuo Nuo the Red’ or ‘The Red Witch’.” Fingel looked mysterious. “Sometimes she’s quiet, sometimes she’s crazy! If you try to use your privilege of dating a girl for three months, she may agree with you!”

“Will Caesar blow me up?”

“What are you afraid of? Did you remember Paris dude, the prince of Troy, took the risk of being blown up by Agamemnon and Achilles and robbed Ms. Helen to go back to the palace?” Fingel sounds heroic. “What’s more, Caesar is a hero. Brothers are like the body and women are like clothes!”

“Bah…” Lu Mingfei suddenly thought, “By the way, Chu Zihang talked to me today!”

“I know, the whole school knows,” Fingel moved his computer to the home page of the Cassel College website with the headline “S vs A! Falling in love with each other!” The background of the photo is in the afternoon sunshine. The two people look at each other with a smile with glimmers in their eyes. One is the new student Lu Mingfei, and the other is Chu Zihang, president of Lionheart Association.

Lu Mingfei covered his face again. “Is there a paparazzi in this college? Will they doubt my sexual orientation?

“Absolutely not! Your sexual orientation has been corrected in the second piece of news.”

Lu Mingfei opened the second news. The picture shows him looking at Nuo Nuo’s back when he is rushed to the library with Nuo Nuo. Even Lu Mingfei himself wishes to punch the man in the picture. The title was “Looking deeply like the sea, don’t worry if you have girlfriends, S level has a goal!”

“What a ‘deeply like the sea’!” Lu Mingfei almost jumped up. “Which guy wrote this? It’s about killing me!”

“It sounds like one of my fellows.” Fingel pondered.

“Mr. Director! Can you delete it? It’s not the time to let Caesar see that!” Lu Mingfei cried, “Please!”

“Caesar may not have seen it yet, but… He had so many friends that may saw the screenshots early and gave it to him… Delete them is meaningless right now.” Fingel comforted him, “Public figures are not afraid of gossip, just as male monkeys can dominate a group of female monkeys if they can do so.”

“What metaphor is this?”

“There are similarities between the social relations of monkeys and those of humans.” Fingel’s eyebrows fluttered.

“Stop!” Lu Mingfei waved violently. “Don’t say anything else! Now the problem is that Chu Zihang invited me to join the Lionheart. He also said that I would be the next president after him. If I did not join him, he would… Nevermind, and Kieran, Kieran said I should join the Freshman Fraternity as Chairman. Do I have to choose a side when I enter your college? Can we live without a side? Which side is better to worship?

Fingel looked up at the roof as if it was a big problem that needed to be pondered for a long time.

He stood up and paced for a few steps, saying, “Strategically, you’ve gone too far in deciphering maps. The highest score in the history of the 3E exam, awarded your principal’s scholarship, all of these went over too much. If it was in the Middle Ages, you would be called a dragon slayer who had been granted knighthood, so every club tried to attract you. Understandably, freshmen don’t want to be caught between the Lionheart Association and the Student Union. Both clubs want to attract new people. Once the freshmen are separated, they should be their opponents. Kieran has a little organizational ability, but not as strong as you, no charisma.”

“Charisma? Me? ” Lu Mingfei dropped his head.

“Compared with Kieran’s offer, Chu Zihang’s more attractive. He’s trying to train you as his heir. Lionheart Association is still above the Student Union in college. The president of Lionheart Association is always the most talented young person. It is said that the boss of our principal, Maynic, is the first president of the Lionheart Association. Therefore, everyone feels that the principal is quite partial to Lionheart Association. Being president of Lionheart will make a good start for your heroic journey!”

“Bah! What heroic road? Are you joking? I’m just thinking about how I can survive in this college.” Lu Mingfei turned his eyes. “Others do not know, how could you don’t know how I pass the 3E exam? The map thing… It’s hard to explain, but it’s not my skill anyway. It’s all fake! Do you want to be a king with only two shotguns on your waist? Now I just want to know which side should I go pick.”

“You’re a capitulator. Come on, are you Liu Chan? You’re going to make a name for yourself. People invite you to be the boss, not a flunky. All in all, only Caesar’s Student Union did not invite you, and you secretly coveted his girlfriend…” 1)

“Hello! It’s not coveting, it’s “having a good feeling for the good-looking senior sister!” Lu Mingfei said quickly.

“Although Caesar is an open-minded campus politician, he is a true man. But a true man just has one good cloth, Caesar doesn’t want to walk naked, nor share the cloth with you. If you want to live well in the college, there’s nothing you can do but join Chu Zihang. After all, you are from the same school.” Fingel simply ignored him.

Lu Mingfei grasped his head hard, this will decide that he would live good or bad in the future, which is very difficult.

The computer suddenly prompted a new mail. Lu Mingfei opened the new mail and was stunned.

Ricardo:

Dinner and social dance will be held in Amber Hall tomorrow at 18:00. If you have time to eat, Caesar says he wants to talk to you.

Remember to wear formal clothes. Warm Tip: School uniforms are not formal. You can rent one at the Academy Theatre.

Nuo Nuo

Fingel took a look and was silly for a long time. “Liu Chan… Sima Zhao came to invite you to dance… Now all three clubs have taken a fancy to your, the hottest newbie.”

Lu Mingfei raised his head. “Senior brother, now… Which country should we surrender to?”

As night fell, the Amber Hall lit up, and the lights shone brilliantly through the huge floor-to-floor windows. This is a gothic spire villa with deep red tiles on the roof and granite walls from India. The Student Union executives, dressed in black dresses, with white handkerchiefs or crimson roses in their jacket pockets, stood under the corridor to greet the guests.

“My dear! Caesar’s house is enough for a hundred of us, isn’t it?” Lu Mingfei was hiding in the distant bushes, praising, “The capitalist society is indeed man-eating. “

“Caesar did not always live here, but he rented it as a place for Student Union activities. In the past, he didn’t have to pay rent. He won the right to use the Norton Hall every year… Now the Norton Hall belongs to you.” Fingel was dressed in black. He’s actually a tall guy, it’s just his soul is a little trivial. In the suit, he shows his good shape. Plus the German gray eyebrows eyes, and a small braid which showing a quite handsome forehead, he stood behind Lu Mingfei like a bodyguard.

“Then why don’t we move to Norton Hall?” Lu Mingfei thought about this.

“You have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to renovate the furniture, plus expensive heating and land taxes… I’d love to move in if you want to pay the money. It’s even ok to sleep with you.”

“Fuck off!”

“Then I’ll fuck off now. Say hello to Caesar by yourself.” Fingel turned around and pretended to leave.

“My dear senior brother, you must accompany me through this journey in any case.” Lu Mingfei grieved and grabbed him.

“Hum! You think you don’t need me?’ Fingel turned his eyes, “Look carefully, it’s not that easy. They spend a lot of money! These fellows wore Armani or Zegna suits, Montblanc or Constantine watches, and in front of the door was either Aston Martin or Jaguar…” Fingel shook his apparently too small school suit. “Compare our rented suits… I think Caesar is ready to show off his wealth to you, or he is ready to slap dollars on your face and say to you come fight together with me or lick my shoes right now!”

“I hope he has no foot odour…”

“No dignity!” Fingel covered his face. “Wait, there’s something new!”

The reporter standing at the entrance of the Amber Hall clicked on the camera. The focus of the magnesia and vision was a pickup truck that was backing up to the main entrance of the Amber Hall. It was carrying something unknown, covered with thick rain cloth. The rain cloth was suddenly uncovered by the student union cadres. The bright red like a waterfall flowed down from the warehouse of the pickup truck. Under the cloudy evening sky, a bright colour appeared to be thrilling.

It was thousands of just picked roses with fresh dew, sprinkling like rivers into the sea in front of the Amber Hall.

“Caesar has even prepared roses for you. You see how much he loves and values you!” Fingel sighed.

“Value your sister!”

“I don’t have a sister!” Fingel said.

“Then it’s my sister?” Someone said behind them.

Lu Mingfei and Fingel turned around, and the girl stood behind them. Dark purple dress, moon-white silk shirt, purple stockings, a full set of gold-inlaid Amethyst customized jewelry and neatly combed dark red hair, 10 cm high Mari Jane heels, holding a black umbrella. Rain poured down the edge of the umbrella, making her look like hiding in a veil.

He didn’t mention that when Nuo Nuo was standing behind them.

“Eh? Does the hostess greet the guests personally?” Fingel was stunned.

“It’s to catch thieves! What are you sneaking about? Come with me!” Nuo Nuo took up her umbrella, seized Lu Mingfei in one hand, Fingel in the other, and led them straight to the door of the Amber Hall.

Lu Mingfei was dizzy and turned around and heard the lonely and forceful applause. Turning his head, he saw Caesar in a white suit standing at the end of the corridor, his hair shining like gold. The lace scarf in his neck was inlaid with rhinestone, and the corner of his mouth had a cold smile. It was not clear whether it was welcome or ridicule.

1. All references come from The Three Kingdoms. The Shu Emperor, Liu Chan, surrendered to Wei Dynasty in the end.