[Kiana, Mei has woken up. She seems to be looking for you.]
Kiana was still foraging when she received Theresa's communication.
She hadn't expected Mei to wake up so early; she hadn't even searched many rooms yet.
Darn it, why don't these people have any snacks? Did they eat them all, or did they never have any to begin with?
Too greedy!
But…it's better than her looking at a bunch of traces of life and owners who will definitely never return…
"Ah haha…why get sentimental about this? If there's nothing to eat, I'll go with Mei to find some elsewhere!"
Kiana patted her face. The place where she taught Mei how to cook had been bombed by Anti-Entropy's mecha.
Truly…a very hateful organization! They didn't even leave her anything to eat!
Angrily closing the door, Kiana planned to go back.
Just as she was about to step onto the stairs leading up, she suddenly saw Mei rushing down.
She hurried down, and upon seeing Kiana, she descended even faster, just like when she grabbed her collar and said not to die, she grabbed her again.
"You guy…"
Holding Kiana, Mei felt much more at ease, but for a moment, she didn't know what to say.
"Uh…that, I'm fine, the Honkai beasts here have been cleared by you, and there are no Honkai beasts either, so don't worry!"
Although typically Herrschers have the ability to command Honkai beasts, Mei seemed to have awakened incompletely, so she didn't.
Kiana felt that caring for her could be done in a different way, like patting her head or hugging her, instead of grabbing her collar like a delinquent girl!
"Heh heh, who's caring about you."
With an opening, Mei naturally followed, releasing Kiana, she said disdainfully.
"…"
This time, Kiana was silent. She felt that Mei rushing down so obviously couldn't possibly be for food.
The most important thing was, those few stubborn ahoges on Mei's head clearly indicated she had come straight down after waking up.
Other than worrying about her, she couldn't think of any other possibility…or perhaps missing her?
Hmm, impossible.
"Um, good morning, Mei! What's for breakfast!"
Although Kiana complained that her actions were driven by appetite, but…she was just hungry~
"…Whatever."
Mei returned to normal, as usual.
Provided you ignore the stubborn ahoges sticking up on her head, which must have been from not managing her hair well last night, plus Mei moving around…
Hahaha!
But they really looked so funny! On the queen-like Mei's head were several stubborn ahoges! Creating a contrast moe.
Very interesting, so Kiana chose to ignore it.
"Whatever, there's no whatever ice cream here…ah haha, is that joke a bit outdated?"
Kiana used a somewhat outdated joke to cover up her almost laughing expression.
Hmm, wait, she felt something was off.
Mei's normal state should be silently looking at her, and then she would read the meaning in her eyes as "whatever"! But now she actually said it directly!
Although she didn't know what happened, it seemed now…stargazing had an effect!
"Breakfast! Breakfast! Gotta eat well!"
Kiana searched for a long time and indeed found nothing. The Academy was really clean.
Fortunately, along the way, Theresa air-dropped free breakfast, which finally solved the problem.
"Then today, let's go see the Sakura Tree!"
This was the plan set yesterday. Even in a City like an apocalypse, seeing such a sight still made them want to go.
"We'll rest there, and then we can leave Chang Kong City together. There are still many inconveniences in this apocalyptic City."
Although they were going to leave Chang Kong City, Kiana already had the Hyperion on standby above her head.
They wouldn't even have to walk too far before Himeko would pick them up, provided…Mei was sealed by her.
"Leaving…?"
Mei muttered.
Perhaps…she couldn't leave, she was an anomaly.
The road to the Sakura Tree was not far from Chiyu Academy, almost right next door.
It's next door, yet no one noticed…how strange is that!
Well, at worst, she'll just solo Yae Sakura with the powerful Mei! No big deal!
Having a big boss behind her gave her a lot of confidence.
Walking on the road, cherry blossoms constantly fell all around, accumulating in a thick layer on the ground.
But it didn't hinder walking; instead, it created a unique sense of romance.
If someone from the Academy next door confessed here, it would surely have a one hundred percent success rate, provided…there was enough goodwill.
Hmm…wait, Chiyu Academy seems to be an all-girls school? Then never mind.
"Ah, by the way, Mei! Do you know what the flower language of cherry blossoms is?"
Walking in front of Mei, Kiana did a single-leg spin, sending a large swath of cherry blossoms flying. Turning around amidst the blossoms, she asked excitedly.
"What is it?"
Perhaps the scenery was particularly beautiful, even Mei was in the mood to respond to her.
"It's… pure and flawless love! Sakura represents an innocent young girl! After all, it's always full of life~"
However… the love of an innocent young girl always disappears with time, like blooming, fleeting Sakura, leaving only memories.
Kiana, of course, wouldn't say the latter part.
"Hehe! Speaking of which, we two should count as innocent young girls! Looking at it this way, this place is really very suitable for us to rest~"
Kiana decided to spend this morning here.
Just a slight movement can stir the Sakura on the ground. Staying here for a long time might get boring, but coming here for a short while is just perfect.
If it weren't inappropriate, she would have called Theresa to drop off a picnic set.
"Ah, but Mei should be considered a queen… after all, her demeanor is very cold, and she's tall…"
Kiana looked at Mei again, seeing that several of her ahoges already had Sakura petals on them. Forget the cold demeanor, she could be a comedic character in a different setting.
"Cough, cough, cough! Um, Mei! How about I help you comb your hair?!"
For Mei's image, Kiana decided to lend a hand!
And conveniently boost her favorability~
"Hair? I… alright."
Touching her hair, Mei finally noticed that quite a few strands were sticking up on her head.
The thought of having walked around like that… brought a strange sense of shame.
But why didn't that guy… hers were all tied up.
So Mei decided to tie it up.
"No hair tie… I'll take mine off! Mei, you have to help me tie it back later! A braid is really hard to do!"
Kiana chose to untie her own hair, unlocking… the single ponytail Mei skin.
It has to be said, a single ponytail really suited Mei.