Chapter 120: Constantine Enters the Resurrection Bracket

"Huh? Is it drizzling again?"

After their playful banter, Furina suddenly heard the sound of raindrops hitting the balcony. Instinctively, she turned her head to look out the window. The sky over Fontaine had darkened at some point, and rain was falling once more.

She stepped off the bed in her pajamas, gazing at the drizzle outside, and murmured to herself, "It feels like... it’s been raining unusually often lately. Is Fontaine already in its rainy season? No, the timing doesn't feel right. It shouldn't be now..."

"Is there a possibility—and mind you, I’m just throwing out a possibility—"

"What kind of possibility?"

"Could it be that the rain you're seeing isn't actually rain, but the tears of the Hydro Dragon? You once mentioned a legend in Fontaine that whenever the Hydro Dragon weeps, heavy rain falls from the heavens. Perhaps he’s the one crying," Lu Mingfei suggested after a moment of thought.

"No way, right? It’s been drizzling every single day lately. If that were the case, wouldn't our Hydro Dragon be a total crybaby?" Furina replied with a helpless shrug.

"Fair point. No gambler loses every day, and no Dragon King cries every day," Lu Mingfei chuckled.

"Hahaha."

After their brief chat, Lu Mingfei and Furina began to delve deeper into their discussion. Even though the news of Norton being taken into Cassell College was explosive, Furina still refused to believe that her previous deductions were wrong; there had to be other factors influencing the subsequent developments.

Cassell College surely knew how dangerous Norton was, yet they still admitted him into the academy. This suggested that something unexpected had occurred.

"Perhaps it’s because Odin’s original goal was to finish me off and then personally kill Norton, but since I crushed him head-on, his plan developed a hole?" Lu Mingfei mused.

"A hole?"

Furina entered deep thought mode, her analytical prowess surging. After only a few seconds, she wore an expression as if she had guessed something. "You left the Nibelungen in a broken Maybach with Chen Motong. Perhaps the appearance of that event influenced the judgment of the college's top brass, prompting them to think deeper..."

"If they are smart enough, they should be able to guess that the Nibelungen on the elevated highway might have been intentionally set up there by a Dragon King. From that, they could deduce a lapse in the surveillance of Norton and infer that Odin’s true target might have been Norton, who was in the blind spot of their vision."

"But the problem is, Odin was defeated. He no longer has the ability to attack or kill Norton, so reality deviated from the expectations of the college leadership. They began to doubt their own conclusions, so they brought Norton into Cassell College on the surface, but in reality, their core objective is to look for flaws and prevent the situation from spiraling out of control."

"To think you’ve analyzed it so deeply..."

Lu Mingfei felt a secret sense of awe. He applied Furina’s reasoning to reality and found that it made perfect sense—the explanation was quite logical.

As expected of my Furina!

*Ding!*

A notification sound rang out. Lu Mingfei instinctively looked at his phone; the avatar was still Norton’s. The guy had sent another message.

Norton: I’m heading to China for a mission. The mission isn't important, though; the main point is to see my younger brother.

Lu Mingfei: The college is sending you there for a mission?

Norton: It wasn't the college's order; I requested the mission myself, and they agreed.

Lu Mingfei: Wow.

Lu Mingfei: What is your mission?

Norton: Some students were attacked by monsters in a Nibelungen on the Zero Elevated Highway. There’s a possibility of a second attack, so they’ve assigned me to protect the student who was targeted.

"Norton, protecting a student?"

The corner of Lu Mingfei’s mouth twitched. If nothing went wrong, that student attacked in the Nibelungen was him. That Cassell College would have Norton protect him was a clear sign that something was off.

Cassell College is doing this on purpose!

They are absolutely doing this on purpose!

Norton: The one being protected, I think her name is... Chen Motong? Something like that. She’s a red-headed girl, looks pretty enough. I suppose I can bring myself to protect her if I have to.

Lu Mingfei: Actually, I was the one who came out of that same Nibelungen with her.

Norton: Ah, that. I know. At first, Cassell College wanted me to protect you, but I flatly refused.

Lu Mingfei: Refused? What did you say?

Norton: "No games for men."

Lu Mingfei: ...

Although he felt speechless, it wasn't hard to tell from Norton’s words that Furina’s previous judgment was likely correct. Norton himself seemed aware that Cassell College’s motives weren't pure, which was why he was being so blunt.

And the top brass at Cassell College were clever; they went along with Norton’s whims and changed the target of the mission to Chen Motong.

In truth, the mission target meant nothing to Cassell College. They never expected Norton to actually protect their students; they just wanted to use this opportunity to have Norton get close to Lu Mingfei, hoping to glean new information or find new weaknesses.

Norton’s response was absurd, but the more ridiculous his attitude, the safer his position. If he acted like a regular employee under the nose of Cassell College, the higher-ups might be less likely to suspect his true identity as a Dragon King.

But that was impossible, after all. How could a Dragon King like Norton ever work a regular job?

Norton: I heard Constantine isn't with you right now?

Lu Mingfei: He’s on leave for a vacation.

Norton: Where to?

Lu Mingfei: The Three Gorges.

Norton: Oh. Maybe he’s homesick.

"Homesick?"

Lu Mingfei felt a sudden jolt. He couldn't help but ask himself: What does "homesick" mean? Could the Three Gorges be the old home of Norton and his brother? Wasn't that the home of the King of Ocean and Water? Lu Mingze had told him before that it was the home of the King of Ocean and Water...

Suddenly, a new thought popped into Lu Mingfei’s mind: Why had he always assumed that Lu Mingze wouldn't lie to him?

Could it be that Lu Mingze knew perfectly well that it was the home of the King of Bronze and Fire, but lied to his face, insisting it was the home of the King of Ocean and Water just to make the situation even more chaotic?

If the Three Gorges is the home of the King of Bronze and Fire...

And Xia Mi asked him for the Evil Eye...

Then, right now, is the real Constantine...

*Gulp.*

Lu Mingfei’s throat bobbed. He instinctively looked at Xia Mi’s avatar on his phone, beads of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

Did I accidentally turn Norton’s real little brother into a "prisoner brother"? Is he even still alive?

Constantine is probably going to need a resurrection match now...