Thus, the war between America and Visbania ended entirely with a single breath of flame from Fang Zheng.
The result was shocking to everyone— the entire U.S. Sixth Fleet was annihilated, the President, Vice President, and other high-ranking officials all perished under that breath of flame. The entire White House was completely destroyed, turned into ground covered by lava.
America fell into chaos because of this, and soon, the northern states that had previously united demanded independence, while the south still longed to elect a President to lead the nation. This plunged America into a messy situation, and a new round of civil war between the North and the South was about to begin.
Elsewhere, peace was equally absent. It could be said that during this time, the TV was filled with discussions and reports about Visbania and America. Politicians were debating how America should handle the situation, biologists were discussing the origin of that Giant Dragon, historians were more concerned about the records of the Royal House of Visbania’s ancestors, while materials scientists naturally focused on researching what kind of change Visbania Ore could bring to this world.
As for ordinary people, they were of course more interested in that Giant Dragon!
Not CGI, not fantasy, but a living, appearing in modern times, and fire-breathing Giant Dragon!!
According to scholars’ detection results later, the Pitch Black Giant Dragon spat out a flame that effectively bore a nearly kilometer-long tunnel, with the bunker beneath the White House that could resist nuclear explosions being reduced to nothing. Everything vanished into ashes under the high temperatures, not to mention that the creature could withstand nuclear attacks without a scratch...
Yes, without a scratch.
What drove scientists mad was that after all that, the Giant Dragon actually charged out of the atmosphere and then disappeared...
What kind of creature is this!
Now, some historians and archaeologists have begun to claim that those ancient myths may not be myths, that those creatures in the legends might truly exist. They could be beings from space that once roamed Earth at some point, before leaving for unknown reasons, blah blah blah...
All in all, human imagination is limitless, and Fang Zheng spent his time watching these things on his way back to Tokyo.
"I really didn’t expect you to make such a huge commotion."
Once home, Little Ai immediately bombarded him with complaints, having watched the news in its entirety. When she saw Fang Zheng appear, Little Ai spluttered out the water she was drinking.
Although Fang Zheng had told Little Ai he was going to create big news, she never expected it to be this big.
"What’s wrong, if the outcome is good, all is good."
Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.
"So you brought her back home too?"
Looking at Princess Mira—oh, no, Her Majesty the Queen in the living room, Little Ai was speechless, holding her forehead.
"For the time being, she isn’t suitable to appear in public. After all, she’s a Queen, not a celebrity, and I’ve given her a personal device, so there’s no problem."
The primary reason Fang Zheng brought Mira back was due to the significant aftermath of the incident. Just like the experts on TV analyzed, Visbania’s Giant Dragon has completely altered the global military balance.
Experts concluded that this Giant Dragon possesses terrifying speed, can escape Earth’s gravity, can withstand nuclear strikes unscathed, and has immense attack power. It’s more terrifying than a hundred nuclear warheads, and judging by its past behavior, this Dragon clearly has significant intelligence. Simply put... under the protection of this Dragon, other nations can’t even ensure mutual destruction with Visbania!
More importantly, no one is certain if there is only one of such creatures.
If you provoke one and summon a flock... then it’s a nightmare.
Consequently, nations have started sending representatives to Visbania for negotiations, aiming to establish relations and to seek Visbania Ore.
Before this, if Visbania openly sold its ore, other countries might have suspected some trickery involved, but now they don’t hold such thoughts— they don’t need nuclear weapons or EMP or Fifth-Generation Fighters, just one Dragon surpasses global military power...
Thus, even if Visbania sells the ore, it won’t cause itself any loss.
However, because of this, Visbania has become a hub of turmoil, with all kinds of people involved, what prompted Fang Zheng to decide to bring Mira back to Japan for safety.
After all, while things in the upper echelons were fiery and tumultuous, for ordinary people, it actually hadn’t impacted their lives much. Hence, Fang Zheng could have Mira live as a regular person in Japan, while Mira remotely controlled negotiations through her personal device.
Is there a chance of internal betrayal?
Joking aside, after historians uncovered the records of Visbania’s family history and those legends, most people have recognized the inseparable relationship between the Royal House of Visbania and the Dragon. Based on history, legends, and the Dragon’s declaration, it likely serves as the Guardian of Visbania, having stayed dormant as Visbania had never faced grave peril.
Until this time, when the Royal Family of Visbania has been all but left with Princess Mira alone, and facing foreign invasion, public speculation suggests that Her Royal Highness might have found a way to connect with the Dragon, causing it to appear.
Yes, this is why Mira is currently in danger in Visbania, as many believe that Her Majesty the Queen holds some method to communicate with the Dragon, and they wish to meet the Dragon, or even reach an agreement with it.
Of course, that’s the public face. Behind it, some organizations are raring to attempt to kidnap the Queen, and because of all these troublesome matters, Fang Zheng decided to bring Mira back to Japan and wait a few months for the storm to subside before sending her back.
Mira didn’t oppose Fang Zheng’s proposal. Although she’s reckless, she’s not stupid. Now that her big revenge has been taken, she naturally wouldn’t foolishly go out to attract hatred again. Thus, Fang Zheng helped her sneak into the country and gave Mira a fake identity—her current name is "Mirai Kuriyama," a distant cousin of Ran Mouri...
Of course, Fang Zheng also mentioned this to Ran Mouri and Conan. With Ran’s kind heart, she naturally agreed without hesitation. Conan was a bit hesitant, but ultimately did not oppose.
By the way, like Akemi, Fang Zheng also used his personal terminal to make some adjustments to Princess Mira’s appearance. However, unlike Akemi’s complete change in appearance, Fang Zheng only slightly altered Mira’s hair and eye color, deepening them slightly, so...
"How is it?"
Dressed in the Teitan High School sailor uniform, Mira proudly twirled around.
"Now, I look exactly like you, right?"
"Wow, it’s like looking in a mirror!"
Seeing Mira in front of her, Ran was quite excited. Although she felt the two looked quite alike before, now wearing the same clothes and having changed the hair color, they really did appear almost identical!
Thinking of this, Ran eagerly ran to Mira’s side, stood with her, and then waved to Conan.
"How is it, Conan? Can you tell which one is me?"
"If there’s no talking, I can’t tell, but if there is... it’s pretty easy."
Faced with Ran’s question, Conan was speechless. Indeed, just in terms of appearance, there’s almost no difference between them. But if they open their mouths, you can immediately sense the difference in tone. Mira, after all, was raised as a princess and is now a queen. Her assertive aura comes across the moment she speaks.
Ran is gentle and kind, always discussing things with people. So once she speaks, the difference in tone reveals the answer.
Moreover... the difference in their combat skills is vast. The one who can break a utility pole with bare hands is definitely Ran.
After all, Mira doesn’t have that ability.
"Hey, how about we go shopping for clothes?"
Mira cheerfully suggested.
"Last time in Japan, I was just focused on playing. Now, I plan to rest here for a while. I want to buy lots of pretty clothes. Ran, you should come too. We have similar figures and look alike. If we try on each other’s clothes, we’ll know if they fit or not!"
"Sounds good!!"
Hearing Mira’s suggestion, Ran’s eyes lit up. Indeed, as Mira said, the two of them are nearly identical in height and appearance. If they go shopping, they can try on clothes simultaneously, each wearing different outfits to see if they’re suitable. They can try two outfits at once! It’s definitely worth it!
"Conan, are you coming too?"
"I’ll pass..."
Upon Ran’s inquiry, Conan shivered and hurriedly shook his head with a wry smile.
He’s not joking; he’s gone shopping with Ran before, and for Conan, it was torture! He really doesn’t understand why women are so indecisive when shopping, spending all day and sometimes not even buying a single item...
"I’ll be heading out with Genta and the others later..."
"Alright then..."
Hearing Conan’s response, Ran nodded. At this time, Mira waved to Fang Zheng.
"Fang Zheng, want to join us?"
"Of course, I’ll also grab a few outfits for Little Ai."
"Oh, I’m going too?"
Upon hearing this, Little Ai was stunned, while Fang Zheng nodded.
"Since I’m paying in the end, we might as well buy everything at once."
Moreover... with Conan not coming, there’s no need to worry about encountering any cases.

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