132 Chapter 132: Sirin, whose home was stolen, and Mei lets Kiana go, can't go back anymore
Raiden Mei really liked a lyric from a song in Shenzhou:
Is your backward step a serious move? Such a small movement causes such a big hurt~
But liking it doesn't mean she wishes to be the protagonist of this song. However, she had to admit one thing—she had indeed become the protagonist of this song, and even her state of mind had reached an astonishing similarity.
Three parts of sorrow, three parts of coldness, three parts...
"I'm sorry, Mei, I can't go back with you," Kiana's tone was firm, and her azure eyes stared directly into Raiden Mei's eyes, "I still have things I must do."
After experiencing certain things, the scenery in front of her was no longer the same as before.
Kiana was clear that she couldn't go back to her usual life. Perhaps she could accept Mei's proposal to return to St. Freya and continue being a carefree neet, drowning herself in the sweet moments of friendship with her companions, waiting quietly for the end.
But she couldn't do it.
She was no longer a child.
She had to do something.
She should do something.
..........
"Brother, what's wrong with her?" From a distance, Bella pointed at the crouching Raiden Mei, looking a bit puzzled.
"Hmm?" Chase followed Bella's gaze and suddenly chuckled. He cautiously leaned towards Bella's ear to whisper, as if afraid of being heard by others, "Mei, she, you know, she's just had a heartbreak~"
"Why did she have a heartbreak?"
"..." Chase, finding Bella's curiosity akin to that of a curious child, continuously probing, and her questions gradually becoming profound, almost touching on forbidden areas, couldn't help but laugh. He extended his hand and rubbed Bella's head, "Shh, little girl, you're not allowed to ask about this!"
Prevent the Saint Freya Yuri-fest virus; lest it infest those closest to him as well.
"Bella, let's talk about something else. How much concrete should be mixed into spaghetti?" Bella's statement was greatly appreciated by Chase:
"Eh?"
Her expression, like a petrified statue, was still and silent. Clear and silly, with a hint of the cute foolishness of a young girl, the entire dragon's CPU was directly overloaded and burned out.
"What are you talking about?" A voice came from the side, interrupting the interaction between the brother and sister. Bella was a bit dissatisfied that someone had disrupted the two-person time with her brother, but in a flash of insight, she quickly suppressed her displeasure.
"Kia-... I mean, Sirin." Chase unconsciously wanted to say hello, but halfway through, he suddenly noticed the golden eyes of the girl. He instantly understood and changed his words.
"Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮, you're somewhat sensible." Sirin, the version with the Queen of the Void, sat between Chase and Bella, snorted disdainfully, still as tsundere as ever.
Bella lightly bit her lip, with a hint of sadness mingled with her confusion.
In reality, Bella wanted to be in the middle...
The girl had always harbored a little-known dream – to be the left hand to her brother and the right hand to...
That is, to be close to both her big brother and the queen. Only adults make choices, and Bella wants it all!
Looking at her position being squeezed to the side, Bella, although feeling a bit sad, also understood. Before her, there was a much bigger question.
In what status, should she face the Queen of this world?
You know, my Queen is indeed in the stigmata of my big brother. If I get too close to this Queen, will my own Queen be angry?
Bella fell into contemplation, unable to come up with a solution, seeking external help.
When Chase saw Bella's clear and foolish pleading eyes, he remained silent. However, shortly after, he nodded seriously. Bella seemed to have received confirmation and eagerly approached the Queen, who was clad in limited leather.
Hehe (*^▽^*).
"Bella, my good Bella..." The Queen of the Void was also very moved. Thinking of the experience during the second Great Honkai, her proud eyes turned slightly red. She embraced Bella, and her ample bosom pressed against Bella's head, almost forming a chest-killing scene. "It's so good to see you again."
"I thought my majesty, Sirin, would be angry." While the Queen of the Void and Bella were intimately close, aware that it was not the right time to disturb them, Chase consciously entered the stigmata space.
He thought Sirin, the little angel, might be a bit angry. After all, he had signaled Bella to rebel. This time, he was prepared to be punched in the chest by the little pink fists, but it seemed she had no such intention.
Sitting on the rooftop, with two fair feet dangling in the air, the little angel had a faint smile on her face, calmly watching the scene outside, her eyes filled with a certain expression...
Joyful, content?
[Big brother, you're here!] Sirin saw Chase and happily greeted him to come to her side.
Chase came to the rooftop, sat down naturally next to Sirin, and then felt a weight on his shoulder. The girl's fragrance also followed—Sirin leaned her head against him.
[Big brother...]
"I'm here." Hearing the girl's call, Chase responded gently.
[Just now, big brother asked if Sirin is angry?]
[Sirin is not angry.]
The girl looked up at the black-haired boy, her golden eyes watery, seemingly with autumn-like charm.
[Because everyone is Sirin, so Sirin can understand... Sirin really likes Bella and really needs Bella...]
[So Sirin is not angry, and also...]
The girl's words suddenly stopped. She opened her arms, sat on Chase's thighs, facing him, and hugged him tightly.
[Big brother, didn't you come to accompany Sirin?]
Chase was speechless. His heart skipped a beat as if it had missed a half beat suddenly. He gazed at Sirin's eyes, full of seriousness, and couldn't help but laugh, saying:
"You, don't you fear falling? This is the rooftop."
[Humph, big brother asked why Sirin didn't avoid, because Sirin is not afraid!] Sirin raised her waist, proud.
"Stop looking up these strange things" Chase rewarded Sirin with a tap on the head.
While the Queen of the Void, who had just finished being tender with Bella, turned her head to look at Chase. She blushed slightly, somewhat proud, and said, "Thank you, big brother, for saving Bella!"
Carefully hugging him and giving a light kiss on his cheek, she then turned her head, blushing all the way to the roots of her ears, seemingly indifferent to how shocking this would be to others.
"No, don't think too much. This is just the customary way of expressing gratitude in my hometown..."
Chase: ?!?!
Bella: ?!?!
Sirin: !!!!!!!!!
As for Raiden Mei on the side... She glanced silently at this harmonious couple, with a touch of unique resentment in her eyes.
Clearly... Clearly, I came first, whether it was encountering Kiana first or having an intimate relationship with Kiana first...
Clearly, it's supposed to be a happy ending, so why does it turn out like this...
This season is called the White Album.
(TN: I'm just leaving this idiom as it is.)
.........
How many times have I passed by Kiana?
Raiden Mei questioned herself in her heart.
During the War of the Shicksals... facing off against Rita... when Durandal took her away...
It seems like every time, I was a step too slow. Time and time again, I could only watch her leave me behind, helpless...
"It's not your fault." Both St. Freya and Anti-Entropy comforted her like this, trying to make her feel at ease and not trapped in self-blame.
Yes, it's not her fault, just that the enemy she faced was too powerful.
Whether it's the Herrscher or the S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal, they are not opponents she can deal with right now.
Being weak is the original sin; the weak should naturally stay under the protection of the strong. Even if the sky falls, they have them to support it. They don't even have the qualification to bear the responsibility of failure; that's what it means to be weak.
But who wants to be weak?
The days when she was with Kiana gradually made Raiden Mei forget the pain, loneliness, and confusion of the past... but with Kiana's departure, Raiden Mei realized that nothing had changed.
It was her... Raiden Mei herself, who hadn't changed at all.
She was still as weak as before, curled up in a comfortable corner. When she looked up, she found that everyone's figures were gone.
It's because she hasn't changed at all... that she and Kiana have grown apart, and it has become what it is today...
Clearly, she wanted to protect that girl, but she had to admit that the roles on both sides had unknowingly switched.
The guardian became the one being guarded. Suddenly awakened, Raiden Mei wanted to protect the girl behind her again, but found that she no longer had the matching strength.
But she had to accept this fact. She, at this moment, didn't have the power to protect Kiana.
Raiden Mei didn't want to deceive herself anymore.
She, Raiden Mei, couldn't do anything other than cooking!
She, Raiden Mei, didn't want to be just a cooking lady hiding behind Kiana!
Late at night, Raiden Mei gazed at the crescent moon high above Nagazora City, biting her lip with unwillingness. Then she let go, and in her heart, a certain determination was made.
That night, the moonlight entered the room. Chase undressed to sleep, but suddenly heard a knock on the door.
Bang bang!
"Has White Dove gone to sleep?"
Bang bang bang!!!
"Is he really asleep, is he really really asleep?"
Bang bang bang!!!
Chase, still awake, got up angrily.
"I told you, you're not really asleep. There's communication for you." Raven looked at Chase, who still had a bit of morning anger, and grinned, showing a gloating expression.
Chase was somewhat moved.
Kevin... I'm touched.
Not only did he inform me at the first moment when the situation was updated, but he also reminded me to rest early.
Nagazora's sea is deep, but it's not as deep as Kevin's sentiment toward me.
Chase looked at Raven, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Little Raven, you knocked well. Don't knock again next time."
"No, who said I'm Little Raven?!" Raven became anxious, immediately retorting.
"Who's in a hurry? As I said," Chase seemed to have found joy, seizing the opportunity to retaliate for the disturbance of the evening at Kiana's place, "At that time, Kiana seemed to say that you had no expression, walked silently in the room back and forth, ran, rolled... kept muttering that everything was fine, but tears kept falling down in large drops..."
"Pigeon, don't say it again!"
Seeing Raven rushing towards him in anger, Chase smiled knowingly.
A gentleman does not keep grudges overnight. If there's a grudge, it should be settled on the spot.
