Chapter 134

She prefers to eat happily rather than in a somber atmosphere, because any delicious food will taste bad in that situation.

"Whatever."

Texas is more casual; she just goes wherever everyone else is.

"Uh, that... me."

Looking at everyone's expressions, Kong felt a little lost.

It feels like agreeing with Croissant means abandoning Shirou, but disagreeing makes me seem out of place.

"Then you guys wait down there, I'll try to come down as soon as possible."

Seemingly noticing Kong's predicament, Shirou simply told everyone to wait downstairs.

Although he really wanted to coerce and entice everyone to go up with him, considering that he was the only person they were looking for, he decided not to force them to go together.

"Alright!"

Exusiai gave Shirou a thumbs up.

"Really..."

Seeing the other person's carefree attitude, Shirou sighed helplessly, turned around and walked into the elevator.

Only after the elevator doors closed did Exusiai change her expression and say to the other three, "Let's go, let's go up too."

"Didn't we say we'd wait downstairs?"

Croissant didn't quite understand Exusiai's actions.

"Oh dear, even though we don't want to attend those depressing dinner parties, that doesn't stop us from standing outside and cheering for Shirou!"

Exusiai's tone was quite serious; if it weren't for that comical smile on her face, the others might have believed her.

"You two really are..."

Texas looked at Exusiai was trying to cause trouble, and Croissant, who had agreed to Exusiai's Croissant, and felt somewhat helpless.

"Texas, do you think Shirou... should be alright?"

Compared to the two cheerful people, Sora was a little more worried.

"It's not that bad, at least the boss is still here, don't worry."

Texas shook her head; she knew Sora was worried that Shirou might be expelled from Lungmen.

But besides Shirou, there's also the boss above, so at least the worst-case scenario won't happen. She still trusts the boss.

"I hope so."

Hearing Texas's words, Sora finally felt a little relieved.

Meanwhile, Shirou took the elevator to the floor where the Emperor was located.

It would be a lie to say he's not nervous. He already feels pressured meeting his boss alone, let alone having to face someone of such high status.

Standing in front of the door, Shirou took a deep breath to calm himself down before knocking.

"Come in."

After hearing the Emperor's voice, Shirou pushed open the door and went inside.

Besides the Emperor, there was also... a dragon?

At this moment, Shirou no longer felt any psychological pressure.

However, it raises many questions.

There are so many things in this room that are worth complaining about.

A penguin and a dragon sat at a dining table; the penguin held a glass of red wine, and the dragon held a pipe.

This scene might not even occur if the Holy Grail War were to break out.

"What are you standing there for, lost in thought? Are you intimidated by my aura? Hurry up and come in!"

Seeing Shirou standing frozen at the door, the Emperor picked up a glass of red wine and spoke.

"Ah? Oh, okay."

After being told off by the Emperor, Shirou finally came to his senses, hurriedly closed the door, and then walked behind the Emperor.

It's not that he didn't want to sit down.

There are no chairs here at all.

Thankfully, we left the Penguin Logistics downstairs, otherwise it would have been a bit crowded with everyone standing in a row behind the boss.

No, could that be what the boss meant by hitting him?

Shirou thought about it more and more and it seemed very possible.

Just as Shirou was lost in thought, Mr. Wei, the ruler of Lungmen, Wei Yanwu, put his pipe aside and kept staring at Shirou, who was standing behind the Emperor.

His first instinct was that it was dangerous, but that danger would only arise if he made a move. As long as he didn't make a move, Shirou in front of him was like a docile animal.

This also dispelled his idea of testing the other party's skills.

After all, with a penguin in the middle, it wouldn't be a wise choice to directly antagonize them.

His main purpose in coming here was to take some time to see this guy who had stirred up one storm after another in Lungmen in just a few days.

My first impression... was indeed just as the Emperor said, that he was a somewhat stupid guy.

The chairs were all placed to the side, but no one even seemed to intend to pick them up.

Instead, they stood foolishly behind the Emperor?

Wei Yanwu felt that all his efforts to guard against this guy these past few days had been in vain.

138 You bastard, you schemed against me!

"Don't be so tense, show the same spirit you had when you lit up the entire Lungmen last night!"

Looking at Shirou sitting to the side, the Emperor held up a glass of red wine in his hand and spoke.

The main problem is that Shirou is acting too reserved. Although the guy on the other side seems to like it, he's secretly annoyed!

People at Penguin Logistics should be fearless!

Aren't you supposed to be amazing? Didn't you have a blast yesterday?

Why has it shrunk now?

"Haha..."

Faced with his boss's teasing, Shirou, as an employee, naturally responded with a smile.

Sister Fujie once said, when your boss presents you with a problem, smiling and being agreeable is your best option.

As long as my smile is forced enough, my boss will understand that I can't do it.

"Snort."

Seemingly noticing Shirou's predicament, the Emperor snorted and turned his attention to Wei Yanwu in front of him.

Well, the Emperor admits that there was an element of complaint in his words just now.

However, judging from the information obtained from Isv, Shirou at that time simply chose a better method.

Since the employee has done his best to complete the work he was supposed to do, the boss should also take good care of the aftermath.

He knew what Wei Yanwu, who was smoking a pipe, meant by coming.

They definitely wanted to see if Shirou had any different thoughts about Lungmen.

That's understandable; after all, who wouldn't be afraid of someone who could easily rip up your entire floorboards?

Who knows, one day the other person might be in a bad mood and dump you.

Although the Emperor repeatedly assured that Shirou was alright, the old dragon still refused to give up the idea of seeing Shirou, and even set the time for such an underworldly time.

Keep in mind that it's not even time for the usual workday yet!

However, this is not hard to understand. He doesn't have as many things to care about as Wei Yanwu in front of him, and the two of them have different perspectives.

The Emperor felt that Shirou could be trusted, but from another perspective, Shirou was actually quite untrustworthy.

After all, once this guy gets going, he doesn't consider himself at all.

While such people can perform most tasks well, they are also very likely to get injured or even die due to a minor accident during a mission.

If it were simply a matter of forgetting to consider oneself, that would be one thing, but judging from multiple data points, Shirou is more "willing to dedicate himself to others".

The former can be improved through reminders or training, while the latter is basically a person's own belief.

It's important to understand that a person's beliefs are very difficult to change, especially when you don't know why they hold such beliefs.

However, the Emperor doesn't need to worry about that. With Shirou's martial prowess, why would he need to worry about him?

If Penguin Logistics hadn't been unwilling to relocate, he might have simply had Shirou blow up the old dragon's office.

Ultimately, Wei Yanwu sees more and further than him. If Shirou is controllable and safe, then Wei Yanwu wouldn't mind Lungmen having another powerful figure like him.

But if it's out of control... sorry, no matter how capable Shirou is, it's no use.

As the ruler of Lungmen, Wei Yanwu is responsible to the residents of Lungmen.

As the owner of Penguin Logistics, he only cares about what he thinks is right and doesn't care about anything else.

"Um..."

Caught between the two, Shirou was trying his best to focus his attention on the delicious food on the table.

They all look pretty good, especially the ingredients, which are all quite high-end.

If the setting were different, Shirou could take his time to study the cooking techniques.

As for now...

They haven't spoken since the boss snorted.

The sounds of pouring wine, clinking glasses, and tapping pipes.

And there was the sound of him chewing his food.

The atmosphere was rather somber, no wonder Croissant and Exusiai resisted the temptation of delicious food.

Even if he were replaced, he wouldn't want to come.

He'd rather be pranked by Exusiai and Croissant, at least then he'd have a chance to fight back.

But now he doesn't even dare to make a sound.

"Shirou... right?"

After thinking for a long time, Wei Yanwu finally spoke.

He had already planned what to do, but a small problem arose in the first step.

So he made a slight change to his plan.

Based on information gathered from various sources, Shirou can almost be described as a model citizen.

He often helps others and doesn't usually get into trouble. If it weren't for the words "Penguin Logistics" written in big letters on the first page, Wei Yanwu would never have been able to connect Shirou with Penguin Logistics.

However, he can now connect the two together.

That four-man squad used to cause explosions all the time, and now another one has come along who's even worse.

Ha, is the art of Penguin Logistics all about creating explosions?

"Yes."

Seeing that someone had finally broken the silence, Shirou quickly nodded.

"Then I'll call you that. Do you know how much trouble you've gotten into lately?"

Wei Yanwu put his pipe aside and asked Shirou a question.

Of course, this isn't really about assigning blame; it's just a starting point for discussion.

After all, Shirou only came into his view because of what had happened recently.

"It should only have been... yesterday, right?"