Chapter 369: Your Half-Brother Has Come to Visit
Chapter 369: Your Half-Brother Has Come to Visit
The hidden condition of the Revival Society—all members were orphans.
Yet Uka Mirai’s mother remained alive.
When Fang Cheng said this, Uka Mirai thought he was rejecting her. Disappointment instantly spread across her young face.
Fang Cheng quickly added, “Of course, we can make an exception for you.”
Uka Mirai wasn’t Uka Kaori’s biological daughter. She’d been brought back by the Ghost Lord as an “entrance pass”—her parental status remained unclear.
This technically satisfied the hidden requirement to join their small group.
“Really?”
Dog ears sprouted from Uka Mirai’s head as her tail emerged beneath her short skirt.
She clung to Fang Cheng’s arm, nuzzling him excitedly. Had others not been present in the office, she might’ve licked his face.
Fang Cheng patted her canine head, his hand moving down her back to stroke the tail protruding under her skirt.
The fluffy texture felt perfect beneath his fingers.
Though this life-preserving group had lost its original purpose, Fang Cheng had always planned to expand it into a broader network after surviving their darkest days.
Recruiting Uka Mirai marked just the first step. The Iron Fortress and the boss lady’s Fox Spirit House remained future targets.
He now regretted letting Takeda Masumi keep her distance from the modified humans. Through her connections, they could’ve established hidden escape routes in Mechanical City.
If Tokyo became dangerous, they’d still have retreats like the Iron Fortress or Mechanical City.
Fang Cheng never saw himself as a monster, but humans might never accept him as one.
Though tempted to reveal he wasn’t a vampire, the looming threat of the Blood Queen possibly coming to Area 11 kept him maintaining strategic deception.
Nangong Saye kept stealing glances from the card table.
Uka Mirai’s closeness to Fang Cheng twisted her stomach. She ached to yank the girl away, but feared angering Fang Cheng before defining their relationship.
The pressure of loving such an extraordinary man fed her insecurities—she constantly worried about falling short.
Takeda Masumi noticed her distress and snorted. “Dating a playboy means swallowing grievances daily. Can’t handle it? Leaving’s always an option.”
“Leave?”
Nangong Saye froze before shaking her head. After returning from Mechanical City, she’d questioned if her feelings stemmed from gratitude for being rescued.
But the suburban incident proved her attraction ran deeper—his heroism merely accelerated what already existed. Now she resolved to fight for her happiness rather than retreat.
When her discouragement failed, Takeda Masumi shrugged. “You’ve got plenty of rivals, but this small dog’s no threat.”
“Why?”
“Look at her chest.”
Nangong Saye instantly grasped the situation. Since Fang Cheng’s mind-control condition was common knowledge, her modest chest size ruled out all possibilities, leaving no threat whatsoever.
Thinking this, she instinctively glanced at Takeda Masumi’s chest.
Takeda Masumi’s expression darkened as she kicked the other woman sharply.
“What’s that look for?”
“Sorry Masumi, I wasn’t feeling sorry for you.”
“You’re still saying that!!!”
…
The agency’s opening caused barely a ripple in Fang Cheng’s daily routine.
It simply shifted his idle days from being homebound to being office-bound.
Occasional client requests were handled by Asaka Akihime and Sato Mai. Uka Mirai sometimes joined them eagerly, clinging to her childhood dream of becoming a night-patrolling superhero.
Weekly communications with Iron Fortress continued, typically through Oni Yuki’s handwritten letters.
Uka Kaori occasionally wrote to inquire about her daughter, while the boss lady sent notes reminding him to watch over Fox Spirit House.
Though these exchanges felt trivial, Fang Cheng maintained the connections – even the strongest ties fray without regular contact.
After two weeks of uneventful days, the agency received an unusual visitor.
“Welcome!”
Uka Mirai looked up from her temporary receptionist duties, initially startled. “Cheng-brother you… wait?”
The man entering appeared in his thirties.
With handsome features, glasses, and a briefcase, he bore striking resemblance to Fang Cheng.
Uka Mirai briefly mistook him before remembering Fang Cheng was currently in the office.
“Hello. I’m Miyamoto Ko,” the man said politely. “I made an appointment by phone.”
Uka Mirai stared intently before suddenly darting inside.
“Cheng-brother! Emergency!”
The office door crashed open to reveal Fang Cheng and Asaka Akihime on opposite ends of a sofa.
While Fang Cheng appeared composed, Asaka Akihime’s flushed face and disheveled clothes told another story.
“You two were hiding to…” Uka Mirai began.
“Ahem!” Fang Cheng cut in. “What’s the fuss about?”
The excitable girl blurted: “Your secret sibling just showed up!”
Fang Cheng: …
What nonsense.
Exchanging glances with Asaka Akihime, he quickly grasped the situation. They hurried out to find Miyamoto Ko waiting awkwardly.
The two men studied each other silently until Miyamoto Ko asked: “Was Miyamoto Daibu your grandfather?”
Fang Cheng shook his head. “Never heard of him.”
“My father,” came the reply.
Fang Cheng: …
This guy’s trying to claim seniority already?