If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

"Guardianship?" Tachibana Masamune was stunned when he heard Caesar's words. He then looked at their expressions and confirmed that this was a serious and formal request. They were not joking, so he had a strange expression on his face. "This... I'm afraid it won't work."

"No? But this is the basic bottom line of our negotiations. I think Mr. Masamune should consider our request more for the overall situation." Caesar pressed further.

Tachibana Masamune hesitated for a moment, but finally showed difficulty, "Caesar-kun, I don't think I can make the decision to transfer Eri's household registration to any of you. You are not even Japanese citizens..."

"Wait, what household registration? That's not what I meant." Caesar was also stunned for a moment, then reacted, as if there were problems with both his expression and Tachibana Masamune's understanding - they were now communicating in Chinese, and an Italian and a Japanese, so it was inevitable that there would be strange ambiguities in some words.

"What we mean is that we need the right to monitor Eri, and with the help of our family, we can get her daily whereabouts, and to a certain extent, we can directly take charge of her security." Lin Nian spoke up and restated their demands on behalf of Caesar.

It was a good thing that Gen Chisei was not here, otherwise if he heard Caesar and the others talking about opening Eri's household registration, he would probably be so anxious that he would pick up the tea set on the table and start fighting with them.

After hearing Lin Nian's correct statement, Tachibana Masamune fell into thought for a moment.

Is Lin Nian and others’ request excessive?

To be honest, it’s not too much.

The main thing is to see how the Eight Snake Qi Families view this team now.

If the Snake Eight Clan had enough trust in the headquarters' four-member team, then this request would not be a big deal, and could even be considered a great help, because the Snake Eight Clan's security for Eri was only better than the best and better than the worst.

The only one who can truly protect Eri is Minamoto Chisei, but as the emperor of the main family, he has to go to the battlefield to fight on the front line, so the real high-end combat power of the Eight Snake Families is actually empty, and the four-man group of the headquarters just makes up for this.

But once they accepted the decision that the headquarters team would take care of Eri, it would undoubtedly mean handing the button of the nuclear missile launcher to the headquarters team, which represents the secret party. Making such a decision would be extremely difficult.

"I can promise you that we only represent ourselves and have nothing to do with the secret party. You are entrusting the head of the Uesugi family to the hands of the Caesar team, not the executive team of the secret party." Lin Nian looked into the dark gray eyes of Tachibana Masamune and gave a guarantee calmly.

"The one in front of me is not the secret party, but the Caesar group..." Tachibana Masamune gently pressed his hands on his thighs, lowered his head slightly and bent over as if he was making a decision.

Lin Nian did not rush him, because he knew that it would take a lot of courage for the other party to agree to this request under such circumstances - and he believed that Tachibana Masamune had the courage, although there were some mysteries hidden in this old man, such as how a mixed-blood became the leader of the Japanese underworld, and how he discovered and cultivated a super mixed-blood like Gen Chisei.

But no matter what, as for Yuan Zhisheng's blind trust in the old man, Lin Nian also believed that the old man was a wise and capable man who understood the overall situation.

Finally, Tachibana Masamune raised his head, met Lin Nian's gaze again, and bowed while sitting upright, "Then, my daughter's safety is in your hands. Please be sure to protect her in this turbulent situation! Similarly, this is not a request from the head of the Sheqi Eight Families, but a request from me as my daughter's father!"

Tachibana Masamune's words also made the four people straighten their backs subconsciously, and they all turned their heads to look at Lin Nian. The main reason was that Tachibana Masamune's words were clearly directed at Lin Nian. He said that he hoped that Caesar's team would protect Eri safely, but this meant that they would simply hand Eri over to Lin Nian's hands, right?

"The demons didn't succeed yesterday, so they won't have a chance anymore. I will protect her at all costs. If I have to die, I will die before her. You can get my promise." Lin Nian looked into Tachibana Masamune's eyes and gave his most formal promise to this father figure.

"Even if the person pointing the blade at her is your sister who has lost her way among the fierce ghosts?" Tachibana Masamune also looked into Lin Nian's eyes and asked this sharp question.

"Yes." Lin Nian gave her answer. "Under our care, anyone who intends to hurt her will have their hands cut off or their blades broken, without exception."

The conversation between Lin Nian and Tachibana Masamune drew a few sidelong glances from the audience, with Lu Mingfei having the most inner thoughts. Although this seemed to be a simple promise and guarantee in the negotiation, for some reason he always had the illusion that this was a father handing his daughter over to another man...

"I feel relieved to leave Eri to you, Lin Jun." Tachibana Masamune said in a deep voice, "After all, Eri also trusts you."

Lu Mingfei on the side muttered to himself, "You should just get rid of you. How could we have done anything to deserve this? Why did the head of the Uesugi family run away from home? It can't be for the bowl of five-eye fried rice and ramen with Burgundy red wine soup in the nightclub!"

"We are also very grateful for the trust of the head of the Uesugi family. We will definitely protect her in this war." Lin Nian nodded.

"Yes, we will..." Caesar was about to make a promise, but Tachibana Masamune shook his head gently, "What I mean is that Eri...she has special trust in you...she should have special trust in you, Lin Jun."

Oh my.

Caesar stopped talking, raised his eyebrows and kept quiet. Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang on the side looked at Tachibana Masamune leisurely and waited for the next step - all the negotiation tactics that were originally prepared to be put forward were temporarily put back.

Don’t worry, let’s see the situation first.

"Maybe it's because she had a very good personal relationship with the head of the Uesugi family. She probably doesn't have regular playmates on a daily basis, so she gives me more trust. I'm lucky to have a loyal friend like her. I have always cherished this friendship and hope it can last forever." Lin Nian looked at Tachibana Masamune and nodded.

Caesar couldn't help but applaud after hearing these words. He perfectly distanced himself from the relationship and drew a clear line of demarcation. He didn't seem strange or alienated, but also showed politeness and propriety. Sure enough, being pursued by those crazy girls in Kassel College did teach Lin Nian some real things. His words were flawless. After two or three years of college, he was almost catching up with Master Gattuso, who had been practicing the nice guy card for decades.

But Tachibana Masamune didn't seem to be planning to let Lin Nian go. Instead, he was seriously dealing with his daughter's little thoughts during adolescence. He looked at Lin Nian directly and shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that Eri's feelings for you, Lin Jun, are not as simple as a simple friendship... This is also a problem I have always been worried about. Before, you and Eri were thousands of miles apart, so this matter could be suppressed. Now that you have returned to Japan again, you will be in close contact with Eri, so I think this matter should indeed be dealt with."

"Actually, this matter... I have a general understanding of it. So how does Mr. Masamune want to deal with it?" Seeing that Tachibana Masamune had already talked to this point, Lin Nian couldn't avoid it anymore, and his expression was a little...uncomfortable.

To be honest, no matter how many times he has met someone's parents, he is not used to it.

"Mr. Lin, can you give me a private response? What do you think of Eri?" Tachibana Masamune looked at Lin Nian and asked seriously, "I promise that you won't say a word of your answer now, and it won't affect your relationship with Eri."

Lin Nian glanced at Tachibana Masamune but did not answer immediately. Instead, he silently glanced at the other three people sitting on his left and right.

Caesar, Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei all have serious and calm expressions on their faces, but their ears are almost as pointed as a Doberman with cropped ears.

Lin Nian was silent for a long while before he looked up and said calmly, "I have always felt that Eri is very well behaved, and I like her very much. I always feel that I can find a particularly intimate aura in her."

As soon as Lin Nian said this, Lu Mingfei's eyes widened, Chu Zihang on the side had a blank expression, while Caesar had a look of amusement.

Bad! Bad! Bad!

Lin Nian, you fucking... you can't... you can't do this! Mandy Gonzalez, that bad woman, can be said to be a dog-skin plaster that sticks to you. She can also find an excuse for you to say that you were forced when she was touched... But it's really hard for the fucking head of the Uesugi family to excuse you!

Lu Mingfei, a member of the Iron-blooded Lin Su Party, felt that the throne of the little angel far away in the sky was shaking wildly.

On the contrary, Chu Zihang's current thoughts are very simple: Lin Nian must have his considerations! No matter who he gets together with, it is his choice. In short, just trust Lin Nian.

Caesar's situation is even simpler: he has to find a way to record a conversation for this guy, so that Nono won't say every day that he is the most affectionate one in Cassel.

After saying this, he fell silent and did not explain further.

After hearing this, Lu Mingfei was suddenly stunned. He seemed to be chewing on this sentence in his mind, comparing some things with it.

Chu Zihang was also slightly startled and looked at Lin Nian.

"Is that so... No wonder Eri has such deep feelings for you. I used to worry that this might be a deception, but now it seems that I was too superficial."

After listening to Lin Nian's words, Tachibana Masamune nodded in agreement, his eyes showing admiration, "So, this is how you have always viewed Eri... You are playing the role of a brother... No, you are playing the role of a lonely child's sun?"

"The sun? Sorry, with all due respect, no one can be another person's sun. This is a rather dangerous emotion," said Lin Nian.

"But isn't this just like what your sister did to you back then?" Tachibana Masamune retorted, leaving Lin Nian suddenly speechless.

"You are a gentle person, Lin Jun. Someone has been your sun, so you know how important this kind of warmth is to lonely people. When you saw Eri, you remembered your past self, so you couldn't help but respond with that closeness. Unsurprisingly, this emotion is also love, a complicated love."

He exclaimed, "For you, this kind of love is like a perpetually clumsy relay. Maybe you will never be able to outrun the initial leader, but every baton-passing posture will always remain pious."