"Hm? " he was confused, is she going to confess to me, he thought narcissistically inside his mind, well maybe she has something important to say.
"Excuse me , Shiraishi -San why are you helping me? " Mei was confused.
The two of them are not even friends just casual acquaintances , there is no special relationship between them, so she couldn't understand why he was helping since there is no benefit for him in doing so.
He looked at her with a gentle smile and said "Do you need a reason for helping someone, I can't just sit back and watch you being bullied in front of my eyes".
She was stunned when she saw his smile, she blushed , to her his smile was so sincere and pure it blew all the haze in her heart.
Byakuya was confused seeing her standing there staring stupidly staring at him,
"Raiden-san, are you okay? ".
Mei came back to her senses, she was embarassed, she was behaving like a nymphomaniac, would byakuya think she was a promiscuous woman, Mei was worried and started thinking wildly.
"Raiden -san, are there? "
She woke up from her reverie " Yes, I was just surprised that you were willing to help me, you know I am the daughter of a sinner? "
Byakuya disagreed wth her self depreciating words " What does your father's crime have to do with you, I just think these people are jealous of you, and now they get the chance they just want to hit you while you are down"
Her heart warmed up slightly by his words " Thank you Shiraishi-san, I want to repay you for your help "
"No don't worry, I just helped you because I can't see standing them bully you " He was troubled by her words.
Mei looked at him with a firm look in her eyes "please , I insist Shiraishi-san"
Now he was in a bind, then he saw her bento
and he got an Idea
" I happen to have no lunch so Raiden- san can you share your bento" in his previous life Mei was given the nickname of herrscher of cooking so her food should be tasty and this would give him a chance to make their relationship closer.
"Eh! Oh.. Okay Shiraishi-san" While she was stunned by his request she was also happy to have her food eaten by her crush.
. .....
Byakuya patted his stomach very satisfied " It was delicious Raiden-san , you are really talented in cooking ".
He was feeling very happy inside, he got to eat food cokked by Raiden Mei, it was the treatment that only the protagonists of Saint Freiya Academy got.
" Thank you Shiraishi-san , if you liked it I can make it for you tomorrow " as she blurted it out Mei regeretted it ,she was very nervous, as what she said was too straightforward, what if he is misunderstood her as a casual woman .
Byakuya was stunned hearing her say that, he was wondering if she liked him, then he dismissed the thought as he wasn't arrogant enough to think that he could make a girl he met fall in love with him in one day, so Mei must treat it me as her friend as she is lonely, yep that must be it don't be narcissistic Byakuya, he chided himself.
"I would be happy Raiden-san if you could prepare my lunch, but would it bother you? "
Mei was happy he accepted her offer " No problem, I am all alone in my home so I don't have that much pressure "
After that they went back to class.
Throughout out the class he could feel Mei's gaze focus on him.
Byakuya is not dense, he is just self aware, now that he thinks about it it seems like Mei has a crush on him, he saved her bullying, he doesn't treat her with disdain and treats her with kindness, he is just like those prince in shining armor situations, he was very happy in knowing his crush was not one sided and the only problem was how to convince Mei to let him have a harem without her chopping him.
. .....
After class
Byakuya immediately left Senbai Academy and went back to his home a large villa located in the center of Nagazora City.
Yesterday he didn't have time to check the house as it was late, now he sees it he admires that the system is generous enough even though he didn't get any power this villa is luxurious enough.
But the third honkai impact is just around the corner when Mei turns into a herrscher this city will be destroyed and Mei may become a monster who only knows how to carry out honkai's will.
"I will save her even if it means to means to use my life to wake her up" He said with a hint of madness in his eyes, even if Byakuya was just an ordinary person he wouldn't hesitate because he just likes Raiden Mei, and he is really not a completely sane person .
....
After bringing enough money from home,Byakuya went out for shopping. Fortunately, the system arranged for him an identity of a wealthy man, which saved him a lot of trouble.
After all even if he was reincarnated way before, he was just like following a set behavior pattern and apart from daily necessities he won't buy something extra, so he has to make it all up now.
.. A few hours later...
" Technology of this world is much more advanced than that on my previous world.
Even though Otto deliberately suppressed technological growth in order to prevent civilization from developing too much, the technology of the current civilization is still higher than that of Byakuya's original world.
Byakuya bought a phone,a notebook, and a headset. The former is for daily needs, the middle is for gaming and the latter is purely for hobbies .
He has four hobbies in life: eating, sleeping, playing games, and listening to music. Byakuya especially likes music.
In his own words, he is a person who is extremely picky about music . He likes both classical music and pop music, and he has theoretical knowledge about almost all musical instruments and about music.
Now, if he were to travel back in time to a pre-civilization period ,Byakuya believes that he could compete with Eden... and then he was defeated!
But it's not like he didn't do anything productive after wandering around for a long time, he also observed the ME-Corp, he concluded that this place has been taken over by cocolia's lackeys.
"Tsk, as expected, Cocolia's people took over, there are many good things inside, eh, I hope they haven't been moved yet."
Although Mei believed her father, Raiden Ryoma, was definitely wronged, it was unfortunate that her father did indeed embezzle 3.4 billion US dollars.
The purpose was to research weapons to prevent and save Mei, who would become a Herrscher in the future.
The most famous one in the game is the katana 'Plasma Kagehide', which is said to be able to freeze Herrschers.
Byakuya expressed complete disbelief in this.
How could a Herrscher's status be so low? Not all Herrschers are like the Herrscher of Wind, who can be knocked out by three Titans. If this were truly effective, it would be strange.
"Honestly, that was a terrible move. If you hadn't embezzled funds, Father-in-law, you wouldn't have been caught by Cocolia and sent to prison, and Mei wouldn't be in her current situation. This actually greatly accelerated her progress towards becoming the Herrscher of Thunder."
Moreover, those weapons ultimately had no use and never appeared throughout the entire plot… 3.4 billion US dollars, just wasted like that, what a spendthrift!
"And that Cocolia is also an imbecile. She can't do anything, but she's excellent in internal conflict. This her actions are truly infuriating."
As a pile of things Cocolia had done in the early stages flashed through his mind, his fists clenched andhe made a harsh note in his mental notebook.
If he ever had the chance, he would definitely pin that vixen to the ground and beat her up! To tell her that even if she looked good, it didn't mean everything she did could be forgiven!
Project X-10, the Honkai Eruption in Changkong City, the replica of Welt Joyce, the torment of Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind, and even, roughly speaking, Kevin could be considered freed by this woman.
Her troublemaking ability was already comparable to Otto's, but her actual capability was an entire Solar System worse than Otto's.
Although the cuckhold Archbishop Otto deserved to die, at least he knew his limits, while this Coco Danzo had no self-awareness at all, a bronze thinking she was a king.
Byakuya considered himself a very civilized person, and even when cursing, he wouldn't use too foul language, but Cocolia, this woman, would be a menace even if she went to the neighboring Honkai: Star Rail.
[That's right, to prevent this woman from causing any more trouble, it is recommended that Host capture her and lock her in a small dark room, training her day and night as a fleshlight .]
"Eww~ Is this a system or a lewd software? Besides, I can't beat that vixen right now. Let's wait until later when there are plenty of opportunities. The urgent matter is to figure out a way to get into ME Corp and get some equipment."
The weapons Raiden Ryoma developed were not just Plasma kagehide; otherwise, Byakuya had reason to believe that most of the 3.4 billion US dollars had been embezzled.
After finally thinking of more than ten methods.
Byakuya decided to go home, wash up, and sleep.
He was just an ordinary person now. Infiltrating the ME Corp branch taken over by Cocolia was something to consider after a certain Paramecium appeared.
The best thing he could do now was to protect Raiden Mei from school bullying.
Herrscher transformation not only required absorbing a large amount of Honkai Energy but also required the Host to have a large amount of negative emotions.
Whether it was Herrschers from the Previous Era or the Current Civilization, they were basically born because they were treated excessively by humans, used as human experimental subjects, subjected to school bullying, ostracized and hated by those around them, and so on.
Hmm, except for a certain Miss Pink Elf, Elysia is perfect!
To this, Byakuya couldn't help but think,
"If these excessive things hadn't happened, if humans could treat their fellow beings kindly, and everyone lived in harmony and helped each other, would Herrschers not be born?"
[Host, it's not even dark yet, why are you already dreaming?]
"Screw you."
Of course, he was just thinking.
well people can dream can't they? byakuya thought .
"i should try to raise Mei's favourability starting from tomorrow ,for now its time head back or else it will seem suspicious ".
....
The next day at Chiba Academy.
"Hi, good morning, Raiden-san."
"Ah, yes, good morning, Byakuya-kun."
"By the way, here's your bento box. It was delicious, thanks!"
After returning her bento box, Byakuya yawned and went back to his seat to catch up on sleep.
Yesterday, due to the excitement of having just reicarnated, Byakuya surfed the internet for several hours before falling asleep.
He eventually found that information about Honkai Energy and Herrschers was indeed blocked; he couldn't find anything anywhere.
Other than that, the world was no different from his previous life.
It was mostly gossip headlines, funny videos, and seemingly impressive news about the celebrities. To be honest, Byakuya really found a sense of familiarity online.
Byakuya: "This is it, this is it. Seeing these idiotic netizens really feels like coming home."
He slept through the first two of the four morning classes. For these young masters and ladies from wealthy families, the teachers didn't dare say much and pretended not to see anything.
If they had been a bit more responsible, Mei wouldn't have been bullied so severely at the Academy.
The remaining two morning classes were physical education. As expected of a Far East Region Academy, PE even included swimming lessons, which Byakuya thoroughly enjoyed.
However, by noon,
Just as Byakuya was thinking of an excuse to see if he could mooch another lunch from the Mei, he noticed that Raiden Mei was nowhere to be found in the classroom.
"Did she go to the rooftop again?"
"Host, Raiden Mei is not there. Her current location is the girls' changing room in the gym."
"Huh? If she's being ostracized, doesn't she usually eat on the rooftop or in the bathroom? What on earth is she doing in the girls' changing room?"
As Byakuya wondered, the girls who had bullied Mei yesterday proudly walked into the classroom.
Although the classroom was quite noisy during lunch break, Byakuya, with his keen hearing, still caught a few disturbing short phrases—[Take her clothes], [Don't think about coming out], [No one will save her this time], [Make this fraudster's daughter never dare to come to school again].
Byakuya: "…Damn it!!!"
The next second, he rushed out of the classroom.