"I had a guess, after all, you said before that you don't need food…"
Although she already knew Mei was a Herrscher, Kiana had to pretend not to know now, and the emotions she had built up suddenly vanished.
However…
Mei's emotions had already surfaced, and Kiana couldn't help but smile slightly.
This could be considered a mutual attraction, right~
"But you've been protecting me, haven't you? Is destruction your instinct?"
Kiana knew very well that it wasn't.
Mei was just chosen by the Honkai; the diffused Honkai could be said to be her fault, or not.
Thanks to Fu Hua, the great one, severing the connection of the collapse will during the Second Honkai Eruption, otherwise, Kiana would not be facing a bewildered and aloof Mei.
Instead, it would be Mei completely controlled by the Honkai.
Well, only in this kind of environment could the Third Herrscher's date operation unfold.
So if you really want to assign blame… it must be miHoYo's fault!
"I… don't want to destroy."
Mei even felt guilty about it; facing the ruined Academy, she could only sit there in a daze, occasionally facing attacks from Anti-Entropy.
Until… Kiana's arrival.
She had indeed been escaping reality for a long time.
After temporarily escaping reality with Kiana, she would eventually have to face it.
"Then there's no problem! As for the damage caused by the Honkai… let's make up for it! I'll help too!"
Liking Mei, that feeling of exultation in her heart urged Kiana to say this.
"Because… you are my favorite Mei!"
She could no longer think about what would happen next; now, her heart was filled with unprecedented anticipation for Mei's answer, and a little flutter.
"So, let's leave together!"
She still maintained her outstretched hand, as if she wouldn't retract it unless Mei took it.
"I…"
Time had already reached dusk; the warm sunset shone through the window, casting a picture-like projection on Kiana.
The current Kiana was like a light that illuminated her dark world.
She was truly… dazzling…
"But I'm a monster."
Mei smiled faintly, the curve of her lips almost imperceptible.
When you like someone, you're happy when they're happy…
However, as Kiana, who was constantly paying attention to Mei, she naturally noticed it.
So she directly held Mei's hand; Mei's hand was very warm.
Although she practiced kendo, her hands were still soft, perhaps due to the Honkai.
"Rather, I, who survived the Honkai Eruption, am also a monster, aren't I~"
Although she wasn't sure if she was the real Kiana, Kiana knew one thing: she, who could seal a Herrscher, must also be a monster.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Mei… after this, can you accompany me to the Sakura Tree? That biggest Sakura Tree~"
Important things should be said in a beautiful place.
"Hmm, and thank you… Kiana."
Mei nodded somewhat reservedly, but… her previously strong demeanor was long gone, switching from offense to defense, a complete role reversal.
"Hehehe~! Then before that, let's go get something to eat! I'm already very hungry!"
Although Kiana didn't know what it would be like after the sealing, she… wanted to take a good stroll with Mei now.
Holding Mei's hand, even though she was hungry, she walked slowly.
"Ah, this must be the cooking classroom from before, it's completely destroyed~"
Anti-Entropy's firepower was quite strong; destroying a building was no problem.
"This is… where you and I cooked together, and it was also… a very happy place."
Mei couldn't help but tighten her grip on Kiana's hand; she now wanted to dismantle a few more mechs.
"Don't get excited, it's okay. The place where memories were made is gone, but the people who made memories are still here~"
There was nothing here; even if Kiana found something, she wouldn't eat it.
"This is the convenience store. I searched it once before, there might be something left, after all, I'm just a normal person~"
They quickly arrived at the convenience store. Of course, Kiana had already signaled Theresa to put some things there.
Walking with Mei while too hungry… it wouldn't be good if her stomach growled.
"Hmm… the chocolate is very sweet, and the biscuits are delicious too."
Perhaps because she had spoken so little before, Mei was now very talkative.
But Kiana didn't find it annoying or strange.
She found some items, all hidden underground by Theresa, to solve today's lunch energy.
"Some instant food, just right to eat together under the Sakura Tree~"
"Hmm."
Leaving the convenience store, they arrived at the place where they first met.
"Wow, I remember you almost scared me to death here."
She felt like she was just a hair's breadth away from triggering her protective mechanism back then.
"I… I didn't intend to hurt you, it's just that Kiana, you kept hiding, and later it was just to eliminate a Deadman…"
"Ahaha, alright, we're out of the Academy!"
Kiana didn't delve deeper into that, but after walking around like this, she felt that she…
She had actually done quite a lot to win Mei over, plus the three options later… Ah, she really hadn't expected it.
The most unexpected thing was that Mei remembered everything.
As for the place to sleep and watch the starry sky… you can watch the starry sky anywhere~
Walking once again on the path where cherry blossoms fell, her mood at this moment was completely different, and their actions were also different.
"Sakura… Mei, do you still remember what its flower language means?"
"It's pure and flawless love, representing an innocent maiden."
Mei remembered it very clearly.
"Yes… the love of an innocent maiden is pure and flawless first love, and first love is either a fleeting flower or an eternal memory."
Kiana completed the entire sentence this time.
As she spoke, she once again arrived at… the place where she was electrocuted.
Under this tree, Kiana stopped, then turned to look at Mei.
"Mei, although I'm not entirely sure, but… I might have the ability to seal the Honkai, after all, I'm completely fine in this high-concentration Honkai…"
Kiana was still unsure if she could, after all, Theresa said it, and frankly, Theresa was really unreliable in her impression.
After all, she was known as Idiot Kiana, although… for now, she was quite reliable.
"…How do I do it?"
She didn't ask if it was true; Mei just asked how to do it.
"That… well… k… kiss…"
Although she had anticipated it, when it came down to it, Kiana was still a little embarrassed.
"Then… let's do it."
In contrast, Mei seemed particularly natural.
…Too strange.