A few days after receiving the message from the Snake Clan.
Using "Shangri-La," Uchiha Hikari first took Eriyi and the others back to the Beijing subway station.
This trip was to settle Constantine.
In the original story, Xia Mi had once sneaked into Cassell Academy's "Ice Cellar" to steal and consume Constantine's Dragonbone Cross, but that was only after confirming he was dead. While he was still alive, the blood oath prevented Xia Mi from harming him in any way.
Of course…
Even without the "blood oath," given Xia Mi's tsundere personality, she probably wouldn't do anything to Constantine anyway.
So.
Hikari decided to leave him in Xia Mi's Nibelungen, keeping Fenrir company—both being somewhat dim-witted, these two Dragon Kings should have plenty to talk about.
"…Alright, stop messing around."
Inside the Nibelungen.
Hikari raised both hands, struggling a bit to push back Fenrir's massive head, which was nuzzling her like an oversized cat. She then gestured to Esdeath and Eriyi to hand over the bags of snacks and toys they'd bought from Wangfujing.
"What's this…?"
"Presents, of course."
At Hikari's reply, Fenrir's eyes lit up like a pair of bright yellow headlights.
Eriyi, watching with amusement, couldn't resist reaching out to touch the iron-gray scales of the childish dragon, her face full of curiosity—she looked like she wanted to take Fenrir home as a pet panda.
"Speaking of which, aren't you two online buddies or something?" Hikari glanced at Eriyi.
The girl nodded, scribbling a few words in her notebook: "Played a few games with him. Fenrir's King of Fighters skills are pretty awesome."
"…?"
Hikari looked at Fenrir's claws, which were about the size of her entire body, then at the computer tucked in the corner, barely bigger than one of Fenrir's toenails. A question mark slowly formed on her pale face.
So…
King of Fighters?
How on earth did this dragon manage to play online games with those giant claws? Wasn't he worried about smashing the keyboard in excitement?
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Constantine sat quietly in a corner, muttering about his "brother" again.
"…Enough with the muttering, instant noodle boy," Hikari said, rubbing her forehead with a sigh. "Just stay put here and don't wander off. I'll figure out a way to find your brother, okay?"
As she spoke, Hikari subtly used a bit of her Sharingan's power.
Constantine was a Dragon King, too. Even if he seemed a bit slow now, his soul still held nearly ten thousand years of sealed memories. Using "Yasakani no Magatama" to probe or alter his will was risky, but a light touch of genjutsu to calm him down and keep him from sneaking off and causing trouble? That was easy enough.
As for the rest, she'd leave it to Xia Mi.
She was a Dragon King, after all, and with her experience handling kids, adding one more to the mix alongside Fenrir shouldn't be a big deal.
Once everything was settled, Hikari said goodbye to Xia Mi and activated the long-range teleportation again, bringing her group back to Tokyo.
After a bit of time, they located the Snake Clan within Genji Heavy Industries.
As expected, Uesugi Koshi and Minamoto Chisei had agreed to meet with Angers.
The meeting was set for the following Monday.
The Japanese side treated the principal of Cassell Academy, one of the Secret Party's leaders, with considerable caution and respect. Even though the meeting was nearly a week away, the Snake Clan was already making preparations, planning the time and place for the meeting with Angers.
This was pretty consistent with the events of Dragon Raja III.
The only difference was that the former patriarch, Tachibana Masamune, had stepped down, and the current leader was Uesugi Koshi, an old friend and rival of Angers for decades. So, things probably wouldn't get as tense as they did in the original story.
But none of that was Hikari's concern.
For now, she was content to kick back, hang out with Eriyi and Esdeath, eat, drink, and have fun as the group's mascot while casually checking new messages in the chat group—
[Bulma: Hikari, everyone, check this out!]
[Bulma: [Blue_Planet.jpg]]
[Nameless: ?]
[Ironhead: ??]
[Yotsuya Miko: Um… is this something you made yourself, Miss Bulma? It looks super impressive…]
In the chat group.
Hikari paused, staring at the picture Bulma sent.
It was a massive destroyer.
The overall design was similar to what she'd seen last time she visited the Dragon Ball world—over 150 meters long, painted a striking sky blue, with luxurious cabins stacked on top. The obvious differences were the naval cannons mounted on both sides of the ship, which looked like something Dr. Gero might've cooked up.
The other standout feature was the oddly shaped propellers, likely tied to the ship's power system—maybe even something that could make the whole thing fly.
[Bulma: Yup, those cannons are from the Red Ribbon Army… Hikari, didn't you give Dad Dr. Gero's contact info last time? We visited his lab a couple of times and had some pretty good chats.]
[Bulma: As for the propellers…]
[Bulma: Ta-da! My latest secret weapon, of course!]
Bulma elaborated in the group chat.
According to her, over the past two months, she'd thoroughly studied the Namekian spaceship, figuring out the principles behind 70% of its components and systems.
Sure, it was only 70%, but considering Namekian tech was decades, if not centuries, ahead of Earth's, even partial progress was a groundbreaking achievement for Dragon Ball's Earth.
Building on that research, Bulma had started integrating the Namekian ship's propulsion, weaponry, energy, and environmental control systems into her "Blue Planet." She'd run a series of tests and tweaks.
The result?
[Bulma: There are still a few kinks to work out, but the "Blue Planet" is basically ready for action. If Yamato's free, we can head out to sea anytime!]
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